I Forgot!

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I forgot to show you another new product by Jenn that was put in the store yesterday: this fabulous alpha!

I am a sucker for alphas, and this is an absolute must have!
I combined it with another of the kits Jenn released at SSD in the past few weeks that is perfect for this season:

Those owls are so adorable! I made a page for my calendar with it, but I turned into a LO as well because I liked how it turned out:

Credits:
Pumpkin Spice and Unseamly Stitched Alpha by Jenn Barrette
Photo action by My Four Hens Photography
Font: Vintage Typewriter

Only 1 more page to go for the calendar. Yay!

Told You I Would Be Busy!

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I told you I would be busy catching up with Jenn’s latest kits, so next I scrapped with this jaw-dropping kit:

The colors are just amazing and inspiring! So here’s what I did with it:

Credits:
Pieces of You by Jenn Barrette

Ever since I’ve seen those number templates in Erica Zane’s store I’ve known I would use them for my calendar cover, and I finally did! 😉 I LOVE how the cover turned out!! Now 2 more pages to go, then I can finally have them printed. 🙂

Also, today Jenn is re-releasing her gorgeous Fly Free kit in her store, and it’s 20% off! (you can check it out in action two posts down)

Have a great weekend! Mine’s been going pretty well so far. I have work to do, but I haven’t started yet; I have finally finished the ScrapMatters Nov. newsletter project on which I’ve been working for the past week, and this time I cannot double guess myself because I had a very special friend come visit and show his approval! 😀

He liked it and I’ve decided he’s a much better sport than DH! 🙂

Some Very Cool News!!

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Finally I can spill the beans! I am so excited and happy and I’ve been dying to tell everyone!! 😀
As you probably know, as of October 1st one of my favorite designers, Jenn Barrette, has left ScrapMatters to move to the Sweet Shoppe Designs. She recently had a CT call, I applied, and she picked me to be on her hybrid team!!!!

How amazing is that?? I am super excited to be on the team! And even though she’s been at her new home for just under 3 weeks, she has so many beautiful new kits already! I can’t wait to be all caught up with all her creations! You can check out her shop here.
I started with her Halloween collab with Lauren Grier:

The papers in this kit are stunning! I put together a card in no time:

Too bad you can’t really see the glossy accents I used on the clock from the picture. This card turned out so pretty and is already in the mail on its way to my mom!

CD Calendar

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I really don’t know how to stop: I’m working on… let’s see, 2 hybrid projects (the Dec. daily – which by the way is huge – and the Nov. newsletter project) and one digi project (2011 8.5×11 calendars) all at once, yet when I saw these new templates by Mari Koegelenberg for a CD calendar I couldn’t help myself. So I am now doing a CD calendar too. 😉

These pages are so easy to put together! I have designed 4 pages (but only printed 2 out so far because I ran out of time) and what took me most time was picking the pictures. 🙂 Here’s the cover:

Credits:
2011 Calendar Template by Mari Koegelenberg Creations
Fly Free by Jenn Barrette

Mari also put in the shop today one of the gorgeous kits with which she won the designer contest at DSA:

So I used it for my September page:

Credits:
2011 Calendar Template and Fallin’ For You by Mari Koegelenberg Creations

I’m having so much fun putting some pretty embellishments on these calendar pages! 😉 At first I wanted to do it with pictures of us, but then I got bored because I’m already doing the digital one and there’s only so many pictures of us, so I decided to go with some of my favorite pictures. I’m not sure yet if I want to bring this calendar at work or keep it safely at home, we’ll see! 🙂

Don’t You Just Love A Great Sale?

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As you may have noticed, the $2 Tuesdays at the Digichick are long gone. But, being the great person as she is, Mari Koegelenberg has decided to make her own weekly sale: each Tuesday, one of her kits is put on sale for 25% off, for a whole week. This week, here’s what you can score:


I used it to make a quick card to send to a friend:

(sorry for the poor picture, I had to up the ISO quite a bit…)

Work in Progress

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OK, in one week, I only worked on the album 20 minutes tonight. But hey, at least what I did is pretty important, it’s the cover! 😉 I need to find more time to get this done fast!
I simply used a reflective tape to cover the chipboard of the album. (Pictured: back cover)

Too bad the picture does not show how nice and shiny it is. On a whim, I inserted a tree shape cut out from a cereal box on the back cover before applying the reflective tape. So pretty!!

We Have a Pumpkin!

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We’ve been in this country 3 years and we’ve yet to carve a pumpkin. :/
Three years ago, DH was out of the country (for a 5 week trip nonetheless!) during Halloween. Two years ago, we went to a tea party at which they showed us how cool it was to carve your own pumpkin and we promised “we’ll carve a pumpkin next year!”. Last year, DH was busybusybusy so by the time we got around to looking for a pumpkin (Oct. 30th or thereabouts) they were all sold out. But this year, we made it! We secured our pumpkin! Now, I don’t know if we will actually get around to carving it, but at least it’s a step forward, right? 😀

Credits:
Background paper from Hoo-hoo-hoo by Karah Fredricks
Foam Stamp Alpha Black by Sahlin Studio
Alpha from Around the World by Sahlin Studio and Britt-ish Designs
Stripey Line Alpha by Kaye Winiecki
Doodled pumpkin from A Day of Giving by Valorie Wibbens
Other pumpkin (used also for photo mat and frame) from Halloween Goodies by Britt-ish Designs
Heart from Cottage Garden by Kaye Winiecki
Font: Traveling Typewriter and Pea Olson

I only accomplished about half of the stuff I’d been meaning to do this weekend. :-/
On the plus side: got a much needed haircut; came to the lab to take some pictures I need for a presentation; did the above LO; started the hybrid project for the Nov. ScrapMatters newsletter.
On the minus side: not finished the hybrid project for the Nov. ScrapMatters newsletter; not finished the 2011 calendar I need to get printed soon so it can get here in time for Christmas; not done a hybrid card I was hoping to squeeze in.
Why are weekends never long enough??

Anyway, I have some very very exciting news I’m really giddy about. I should be able to spill the beans soon! Stay tuned! 😉

Getting Ready for Christmas

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Getting ready for Christmas with a fall page??? Yes, because I made this for the October page in my 2011 calendar, that I will give to our parents for Christmas as usual. 🙂 And since I loved the page (especially the blending of 2 papers for the background, isn’t it pretty? 😉 ), I turned it into a regular LO too:

Credits:
So Grateful by Sahlin Studio and Sugarplum Paperie
The Alpha Files no. 1 by Krystal Hartley
Font: Traveling Typewriter

I’ve owned this (and 2 others – pictured in the post below) brush alpha by Krystal Hartley for almost a year and hadn’t used it so far, for some reason (forgot about having it…….) – but it is SO pretty and versatile! I’m glad I dug it out again! 🙂 I love stamped alphas and having them as brushes makes them so much easier and quick to use. 🙂

Anyway, I’m down to 2 pages to go for my calendar, plus the cover. Now I’m hoping to find a good offer like the past 2 years to get them printed. And I need to order them quick so they can get here before my trip home for Christmas!

Charity Collab: My Inspiration

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I was given the opportunity to scrap with a gorgeous new charity collab for breast cancer awareness put together by some of the designers at The Digichick. All proceeds from the sale of this kit will be donated to the American Cancer Society. And it is such a gorgeous kit!

All the lovely pink in this kit made me want to scrap a page about the most important woman in my life, my Mom. We live far away and I miss her a lot!

Credits:
My Inspiration charity collab for breast cancer awareness ** LIMITED EDITION– Available October 14-31, 2010 only! **
Completely Curved by Sya’s Blueprints (retired)
The Alpha Files no. 4 and 5 by Krystal Hartley

The journaling ended up being a bit too personal so I’ll work up a softer version before I show this to my mom. 🙂 I am sure she will love it!

Spookville!

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Halloween is coming up and Mari Koegelenberg has designed the cutest Halloween kit ever!! It’s new today and 20% off!

It’s just sooooo pretty! The colors and the patterns are so unusual and eye catching, and look at that adorable girl and the cat!
I used it to make two additional tags for my Halloween banner and I just love how they turned out! (And, as you can see, my black soot distress ink has arrived! Yay!! 😉 )

Credits:
Tag shape from Tag Sale Rounded Tag Templates by Geeky Diva Designs
Spookville by Mari Koegelenberg Creations

I cannot wait to hang this pretty banner in my home… Almost 2 weeks to Halloween, maybe I can put it up this weekend! 😀

For more Halloween inspiration, check out Craft Critique’s Halloween blog Carnival!