I'm Sad to Announce a Closing Sale

Hi all!  It's getting awful close to Christmas, isn't it?  That also means it's close to the end of the year, and with that comes another ending. I'm sad to say that Scrappity Doo Dah will be closing on December 31st.  The owners, like many of us, found they had too much on their plates and had to make some choices, one of which is to close their shop.  I was at SDD on and off for the last couple of years, and I have to say that it was one of the more fun places to be.  The members were all very friendly and welcoming, and they had a great challenge system.  The good news, though, is that almost every designer is having an awesome sale from now until the end of the year, so head over to the shop HERE and see what you can grab!

My last official project to work with as a member of the store Creative Team is the December version of the monthly Mega Grab Bag that SDD releases: 

I *grabbed* one of the templates, a lovely vellum overlay, the alpha, and some paper or elements from just about every kit in this collection and came up with this layout, a re-do of one I did several years ago:

Brrr!  I love how it came out!  Again, the store will only be open until the end of the year, so make some time to check it out, and then come back to see me soon.  I'm not done reveling in Christmas goodies just yet!

And now for something a little different...

Hi all!  As promised, I'd like to show you some fresh and lovely new goodies before we head into the holiday season.  These kits inspired all sorts of flowery creativity to flow to my computer...take a look!

First, from Angel's Designs, we have a gorgeous kit called Mysticisme:

I was feeling nostalgic and scrapped some photos from our wedding:

You can get Mysticisme HERE at Scrappity Doo Dah!

I also played with a sweet kit from Partners in Crime Designs called All My Heart:

I loved the colors for these photos from my daughter's Homecoming dance several years ago:

Here's hoping everyone is having a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!  I hope you come back and see me soon...the Christmas season is here and I can't wait to show you what's in store!

Fabulous Fall!

Hi all!  I have one last autumn-themed kit to show you!  I had a fun time with Fabulous Fall by Simple Girl Scraps:

The palette of the kit was perfect for a color challenge at Scrappity Doo Dah:

You can grab the kit HERE at Scrappity Doo Dah!  

Come back and see me later this week when I'll have some non-seasonal goodies to show you, and then, get ready for Black Friday and all the Christmas deliciousness that's around the corner!  Here's a little peek:

See you soon!

Shades of Autumn

Hi all!  One of the things I love about autumn is all the rich warm colors outdoors...colors I don't usually surround myself with other times of the year.  Those colors translate into yummy scrapping palettes this time of year as well!  Take a look at some new releases I've worked with these last few weeks:

From Partners in Crime Designs is this re-release of a kit that Michelle released under her Ohana Designs name a couple of years ago, but is now available HERE at Scrappity Doo Dah (scroll down to see how you can get this kit FREE!):

You might recognize these layouts I did when the kit first came out:

And here's how you can get Autumn Memories free!  Partners in Crime has also released this seasonal kit called Falling For You:

 

Pick up Falling For You HERE, place it in your shopping cart, click the "check for special offers" tab on your shopping cart page, and Autumn Memories is added to your cart for free!  How fun is that?  Two kits for the price of one.  But wait, there's more!

I have not yet shown you the huge Scrappity Doo Dah Free With Purchase collection for the month of November.  It's called Reunion, mindful of how the Thanksgiving holiday often brings family together, but would work well for scrapping those summer family reunions too:

It will automatically be added to your cart for free when you spend $10!

Here's a layout I did with Reunion for a challenge:

 

Over on The Digichick side of town is this lovely mini kit from Wishing Well Creations called Thankful:

I love me some plaid papers and made sure to get this one in there for this layout:

Well, that's it for now.  I hope to post a bit more before the Thanksgiving holiday next week, so come back and see me!

Happy DSD 2012!

Hi all! For those of you not in the scrapping world, today is Digital Scrapbooking Day. Most shops and forums have huge sales, fun challenges, and free goodies of all sorts! While these two new releases are not specific to DSD, they ARE on sale throughout the rest of this weekend, so perhaps take a look at the shops! First we have this gorgeous kit from Dana's Footprint Digital Designs called Sweet Elegance, available HERE at Scrappity Doo Dah:

I used the kit for an upgrade in the minikit challenge at SDD:

Next up is Country Chic, geniaBeana Scraps' contribution to the monthly Mix-A-Kit collection HERE at ScrapMatters:

I used a little of all 4 parts to make this layout for a challenge at ScrapMatters:

So, if you're a digital scrapper, I hope you get a chance to have some fun this DSD weekend.  And if you're not a digi scrapper, I hope you enjoyed seeing my pages, and also enjoy your extra hour as we move back from Daylight Savings Time!

Summer on the Beach

Hi all!  With all the focus on autumn and Halloween, it was refreshing to play with this summery kit from Desytka Designs called Summer on the Beach:

I loved the watercolor look of the background papers, and thought a blended layout could be fun:

 

You can pick the kit up HERE at Scrappity Doo Dah.  Have a fun Halloween, and I'll see you in November!

Who Doesn't Love a Grab Bag?

Hi all!  I'm back again to show you some fun goodies I played with yesterday while the weather here was chilly and gloomy.  Each month Scrappity Doo Dah releases a Mega Grab Bag with an eclectic mix of products.  Take a look at October's offering:

 

I went bright and cheerful, using one of Jellebelleke's templates and Kit Sweet by Neia Arantes:

 

You can grab the Grab Bag HERE at Scrappity Doo Dah!  And when you get a chance, come back and see me!

Halloween

Enough said, right?  It's that time of year, you know!  Here's a kit I worked with yesterday for a challenge at Scrappity Doo Dah.  It's called, appropriately enough, Halloween, and it's by Lisete Scrap:

My layout:

I've got more goodies to play with, so come back soon to see what I'll be up to!

Spring Antique

"But wait!"  you say..."it's the end of summer, not spring!"  Hi all!  That's the beauty of this lovely kit from Dana's Footprint Digital Designs, called Spring Antique...the rich colors work well for this time of year.  Of course, there is plenty to love from the antique point of view, too:

 There's also a coordinating add-on mini kit available HERE:

 

 

I went with the antique feel of the kit and mini to scrap this photo of my grandparents:

Happy scrapping, and I'll see you soon!

Good Old Summertime

Hi all!  Boy, did I have a fun afternoon yesterday doing some scrapping.  I had the extreme pleasure of working with the latest release from Papier Creatif at Scrappity Doo Dah:

This kit is HUGE.  Good Old Summertime includes 33 assorted digital papers, 136 assorted elements, and 23 assorted frames & borders, including 3 photo frame clusters!  The sunny, cool day outdoors and the wonderful natural elements in the kit inspired me to create this (extremely flowery) page:

You can grab the kit HERE.  Make sure you do!  And then come back and see me soon!

Exciting news from Scrappity Doo Dah!

Hi all!  As I told you last time, I'm taking advantage of some "me" time by kicking back and doing some scrapping.  And, as of last week, I have a new reason to carve out some time...I have joined the Creative Team of Scrappity Doo Dah!  I wasn't really planning on joining any new teams, but I always have fun there when I visit, and when they had a team call, I thought, what the heck!  :)

The first goody I've gotten to work with is this colorful kit that is FREE with any $10 purchase in the Scrappity Doo Dah shop for the month of September:

I thought the hues were perfect for this photo of my daughter on vacation last month:

I'll have more goodies to show you soon, so make sure you come back to see me!