Month: June 2009

Two Dollar Tuesday

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It’s $2 Tuesday at the DigiChick and I cannot believe the amazing deals today!!

Mari’s latest kit, LuvBug, and the badge book set are on sale today for only 2 bucks each!!


Don’t you just love the colors? Perfect for babies, but grown ups too, boys and girls alike!


This badge book is just gorgeous, and makes a great gift for grandmothers and friends. Just snap your pictures in, print, and you’re done!

Go snag them right away because they’re for sale today only!

Ooops..

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I forgot to post this page from last week!! I did it for the latest Roadmap to Scrap at ScrapMatters and I’m really proud of how it turned out! 😉

Credits:
Spread the Wealth Templates by Denise Beatty Originals
Independent by Britt-ish Designs
Foam Stamp Alpha White and Foam Stamp Alpha Sorbet by Sahlin Studio
Fonts: Note this, My Own Topher

I made this cupcakes during my mom’s visit, and she picked the US theme. 😉 I’m very happy with how they turned out, because red is very hard to obtain when coloring fondant, but I think it turned out very nicely!

Project 365 and Other News

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Last week I didn’t do my P365 page because my mom was here and I didn’t have time for it, but this weekend I did 2 weeks’ worth of pages and I’m all caught up again. 🙂

Credits:
Hodge Podge #12 by Gina Marie Huff
Striped alpha from Independent by Britt-ish Designs
Alpha from Life’s a Beach by Sahlin Studio
Photo stamps from Project 365 #2 by Sugarplum Paperie
Fonts: Note this


Credits:
Hodge Podge #10, 11 and 12 by Gina Marie Huff
Alpha brush from Children’s Day by Amy Sumrall
Photo stamps from Project 365 #2 by Sugarplum Paperie
Fonts: Note this, Pea Olson

I love the summery colors of these pages! 😉

And, some excellent news: I made it through the second cut in the CT contest at Scrap Orchard and I’m now in week 3!! This cut was a big one and only half of the contestants are going on: I feel so lucky to be going on!

Page Done with Mini Sampler

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The CT call for Mari Koegelenberg was different from the usual calls: she wanted the applicants to use a mini sampler of her designs to create a LO or a hybrid project. Here’s what I did:

Credits:
Lovebug sampler by Mari Koegelenberg
Font: Pea Olson

I’m quite happy with the result, and what’s more important it got me a place in her amazingly talented team!! 🙂

W00T!!

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Check out my new blinkie:

I’m so happy to be creating for Mari Koegelenberg!! She’s so talented and I know I’ll have lots of fun playing with her stuff! 😉

Finally Friday

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There’s a bunch of new products out today at ScrapMatters and I used one right away to make this page:

Credits:
Girl Power by Chelle’s Creations
Font: Pea Olson

I used Girl’s Power by Chelle’s Creations: it’s a Girl Scout kit but it works beautifully for other pages too! 😉 I fell in love with that blue background paper.. simply gorgeous!!

On another note: gosh, I miss my mum!!!! It was so great to have her here! I really wish my parents and grandmother lived nearby.. *sigh*

Giveaways

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I cannot resist entering a good giveaway, and there’s more than one out there! 🙂

Some hybrid goodies at Doodle Palace that I’m drooling over..

And some very cute projects at The Hybrid Chick too! I’m in love with these little mini albums by Mari Koegelenberg!!

Another Contest

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I got through week 1 of the CT contest at ScrapOrchard, but when I saw the kit for Week 2 I got worried because it’s not my style of choice.. But I gave it a try and I’m SO glad I did: I love the page I did – totally my style! 😉
This page came together in no time: I downloaded the kit and started working on the LO last night before bedtime, and finished it this morning during breakfast! 😉

Starry Night by Faith True, Sherrie JD, Designs by Sine and Decrow Designs
Font: My Own Topher

So, I really hope I make it to week 3: we’ll see! The didn’t cut too many people last week (we went from 130 to 99) so I’m expecting more cuts this week, since it’s a 4-week contest and we’re almost half-way through..
I’d love to stay in till the end, because I’m having much more fun than I anticipated!!

A Speed Scrap and 2 My Story Matters LOs

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My mom left yesterday and I’m back to my usual routine. We all really enjoyed her stay very much and we’re sad she left.. 🙁

I have some pages to show from these past few days.
This page I did for the daily Speed Scrap on Monday and I love how it turned out. These were the instructions:

  1. Go to your favorites folder and find a layout to scraplift. It doesn’t have to be an absolute scraplift, though. You could be inspired by photo placement, photo subject matter, element placement, color scheme, title work, etc. Don’t forget which layout you’ve chosen because I’ll want you to link us up in your credits so the rest of us can see what inspired you.
  2. Picture time!! You have to use a picture (or pictures) that you have taken this month. The month of June. The year 2009. 🙂
  3. Use at least 3 papers.
  4. Since this isn’t supposed to be an exact match scraplift, I can be a little bossy about embellishments, right? Put in some ribbon, some string, and some button(s).
  5. For your title, use an alpha only. NO fonts in the title.
  6. Journaling – be creative. Put your text on a path, on little strips, around the border of your page, etc.
  7. Creativity again – Date your LO, but no boring dates just typed on the page in Century Gothic (what I do almost all the time lol). Add shadows and any other finishing touches.

I lifted a page by Denise, and actually used her template based on that page! 😉

Credits:
Spread the Wealth Templates by Denise Beatty Originals
From the Grab Bag #2 available until 6.30.09 before it’s split up: Boy Wonder by gg digital designs and Button from The Cool Dad by Jeni Hopewell
Label Tape Alpha by Britt-ish Designs
Striped alpha from Independent by Britt-ish Designs
Font: My Own Topher

then there’s two pages for the My Story Matters challenges at ScrapMatters. The first one is about my style as a kid:

Credits:
Ribbon from Independent and Label Tape Alpha by Britt-ish Designs
From the Mystery Mix Grab Bag #1, for sale until 6.30.09 (then it will be split up):
Most Awesome Templates Ever by Denise Beatty Originals
My Happy Life Mini Kit by Haynay Designs
Iconology: Everyday by Plum Dumpling Designs
Buds and Blooms by Mickey B Designs
Font: Note this

and the other is about my favorite toys:

Credits:
Life’s a Beach by Sahlin Studio
Brown Town Alpha by Britt-ish Designs

I only have one more page to do about a holiday/trip when I was little, and then I’ll be caught up with all the My Story Matters challenges. 🙂