hello all!  sorry for the unexpected blogging break.  things got crazy and blogging fel by the wayside.  here’s a quick sneak peek at what WM[squared] has coming out tomorrow.  be sure to check out the shop tomorrow to grab it!

these days it’s pretty rare for me to spend much time looking around at shops other than SM, but i still get emails from many.  peppermint creative has always had great kits, but they released one last week that really caught my eye called “Miso Funky.”  it was on sale and i just couldn’t resist and boy am i glad i didn’t!  i downloaded it a couple of days ago and have already used it for 3 pages.

here are a couple of previews of the kit, as well as the pages i’ve done with them (i’ve mixed in a few things from other kits, so be sure to click the links below the images for credits):

http://www.scrapmatters.com/gallery3/showphoto.php/photo/59916

http://www.scrapmatters.com/gallery3/showphoto.php/photo/59918

http://www.scrapmatters.com/gallery3/showphoto.php/photo/59917

I’m so excited to reveal this kit to you all!  Like I said yesterday, it’s just fabulous!!  Here is WM[squared] Design’s *NEW* kit, “Back to School.”

Isn’t it just gorgeous?!?

She also made a super cute stamp kit to go along with it:

And, for this week only, you can grab them both together, for a discounted price!

As if that weren’t enough, Wendy also has a great Add-on freebie (which is quite large in my opinion!) on her blog, so be sure to check that out too!

And finally, here’s what I put together with this beauty:

Enjoy and happy scrapping!

WM[squared] Designs has a FABULOUS new kit coming out tomorrow!  Seriously y’all…it’s AMAZING.  All of Wendy’s kits are gorgeous, but she’s really outdone herself on this one.  I’ve been absolutly blown away by how beautiful and different each of the CT layouts has been.  Be sure to check back tomorrow for a complete preview and link to her store!  For now though, I’ll leave you with a little sneaky peak…

Congratulations to Laurie on winning a GC worth $5.50 to SM!  And thanks to Heather of Haynay Designs for her generosity!

***EDITED to announce that Heather is hosting the “Name that Kit” challenge for the chance to win a gift certificate to her ENTIRE STORE!!  Yes, you read that right.  One lucky winner who correctly names each of the 16 kits in the image below will win EVERYTHING in Haynay’s store!!!  That’s amazing folks!  Here is the link to her blog with the details.***

Haynay Designs is celebrating her first birthday over at ScrapMatters and she is celebrating in style!  There are tons of giveaways, a speed scrap, and  loads of new products in the store.  Here’s the flyer one of the other Hunnies put together:

****keep reading for TWO chances to win a gift certificate to her store****

One of the things she released today is a kit called “Pebbles and Butterflies” which coordinates well with “A Stone’s Throw.”  Here is what I put together with it:

and here is the preview of the kit (linked to her store):

And now, onto the GIVEAWAYS!  Heather is hosting a “Name that Kit” challenge.  I put together this little gameboard and all you have to do is guess which kit each little preview came from.  Email her your answers by 5:00 MST on Sunday and she’ll choose one lucky winner who correctly guesses them all to win a gift certificate for HER ENTIRE STORE!  Good luck!  Be sure to read all of the details HERE on her blog.

(image is linked to her store)

Email your answer to: hhaynay@gmail.com by 5:00 pm MST Sunday afternoon for your chance to win!  Good luck!

As if that weren’t enough, Heather has also given me ANOTHER gift certificate to give away here on my blog!  It’s also worth $5.50 and all you have to do to win is leave a comment on this blog post with your name, email address, and which of her kits is your favorite.  Check out her store and comment by midnight (PST), Sunday night and I’ll choose a random winner and announce on Monday morning.

Finally, be sure to check out the threads at SM and DSA (digiscrapaddicts.com) for lots of other chances to win!

i spent most of the evening tonight scrapping and got quite a bit accomplished!  here’s what i came up with:

this may wind up being one of my all time faves.  my sister’s friend took this photo and i love the coloring of it and how it goes w/ the kit i used (“love life” by sahlin studios)

this one is using Haynay’s new kit, “pebble and butterflies” and her new photo block “together forever.”  she’s celebrating her one year birthday over at SM this weekend (more on that to come in a bit!)

this was for an “Everyday Magic” challenge where you were supposed to scrap something that someone close to you says a lot.  well, my dad said this verse to me every single day for years as i left for school, so of course i scrapped it!

this was for a template challenge and i thought this photo just went too perfectly!  it’s an old photo of my grandfather and i just love it.  he looks like he’s having such a great time!

and, finally, here’s one i actually scrapped last week but forgot to post, using one of WM[squared]’s template sets she released last week.

hello all!  well, things have settled down quite a bit and i’m sort of on “vacation” for a bit.  it’s nice to have some downtime!  this past weekend was ScrapMatters’ 2nd Birthday celebration.  there was a HUGE sale (30% off of EVERYTHING) and a TON of speed scraps.  i’ve been enjoying scrapping with some of the new goodies i picked up, and even got to participate in a few of the speed scraps.  here’s a quick look at what i’ve been up to (all images linked to the gallery for credits):

and, finally, WM[squared] released a FABULOUS grab bag this weekend that includes the best birthday kit ever!  here’s what i did:

(my final BOTCT LO)

Haynay also released a FAB grab bag and a SWEET collab kit.  here’s what I did with the collab kit:

whew!  i’m worn out just looking at all those!  KUDOS to you if you stuck it out all the way through!  thanks!

Round 3 voting is up for our Battle of the Creative Teams.  Here is the link.  We’re the first team – [squared] Divas.

This assignment was tough.  We had to come up with a formula and then follow it.  So, we had to have 10 of something, 9 of something else, 8 of something else, etc., all the way down to just 1.  Also, you could ONLY use what was in your formula.  Here’s my layout and the formula:

10 staples
9 circles
8 items of nature
7 ribbons
6 papers
5 fonts
4 photos
3 frames
2 alphas
1 glitter item

my mom has been here this week so i’ve not had much time for scrapping.  luckily, both designers that i CT for have also been busy and didn’t release anything this week.  i did do a bit of catching up on my Project 365 LOs though, as well as another LO for the Battle of the Creative Teams: