(Late) New Releases

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I have been a bad blogger this week! I have two new releases from Friday to share, and am only getting around to posting them now! First off, a gorgeous element pack by Kate Hadfield at The Lilypad:

And here’s my page, also using a mix of products from the July BYOC.

July 4th Picnic

Journaling:
This year we went to our first 4th of July concert+fireworks! It was Ralph’s idea, although he almost canceled when he found out that this year they changed the ground rules, and you can no longer bring your own food and drinks. But we convinced him to go anyway, and it was fun! We ended up buying some cheese and wine there. We bought new camping chairs for the occasion. It was mighty hot, but still fun, and Ralph and Jeff were good company. It would have ended well, if only the Off clip-on mosquito repellent had worked. But even that was not the main problem, since I only got 4 mosquito bites. What was worse was the reaction to the bites: my feet/legs were swollen and hurting for a week and I ended up missing the fireworks in our town. I guess I should stick to indoor picnics… 🙂

Credits:
Liberty Templates and background paper from Let Freedom Ring Paper Pack by Emily Merritt
Al Fresco by Kate Hadfield
Red paper from Gingham Summer Papers by Kelly Schmidt
Patriot Tickets by Amy Martin

Next up, a great bundle by WM [squared] Designs at ScrapMatters:

I didn’t have any camping pictures to go with it, but the adorable animals in it are perfect for hybrid cards!

Beary Happy card

Credits:
The Great Outdoors bundle by WM [squared] Designs
Fonts: The Typewriter by Heather Hess and SociaL AnimaL

Hello Sunshine

| cristina

I am so excited to show you Mari Koegelenberg’s latest kit, out today! It is huge and absolutely gorgeous!

I scrapped with it last night, and to give you an idea about how awesome this kit is, let me tell you a bit more about last night. I was not feeling too well and was super tired, so not exactly in the mood for scrapping, but I started making a page anyway and I got so into it that it’s one of my favorites ever!

Photobucket

Credits:
Hello Sunshine by Mari Koegelenberg
Font: Dear Joe 4

This kit is soooo much fun! I love scrapping so much! 🙂 And you really can’t go wrong with such an awesome kit!

Puppy

| cristina

No, we do not have a new puppy, nor do we plan to get one, but a dear friend of ours recently got a cute little puppy, so I had to scrap about it! 🙂

Today is Wibbit Wednesday, which means a lot of great products are for sale 50% off at The Lilypad, including these beautiful templates by Valorie Wibbens:

And here’s my page:

Gabby

Journaling:
Brian’s new puppy, Gabby, is too stinkin’ cute! He’s been home for a little under a week, but he is the prince of the house already!

Credits:
Topography Set no.11 by Valorie Wibbens and Must Love Dogs by Valorie Wibbens and Holly Designs
Gimme Space font by Lauren Reid and Darcy Baldwin

I LOVE how this page turned out! 🙂 Oh, and let me give a shout out to what has quickly become my favorite font!! It’s a must have!

Have a great rest of the week!

Doodley Goodness

| cristina

Jenn Barrette is guesting at ScrapMatters this month! Here is this week’s new kit:

Here’s the page I made with it:

Mom's Visit Day 8: Good Times Together

Credits:
Lazy Days of Summer by Jenn Barrette
Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

And here is today’s new kit at the Sweet Shoppe:

I’ve never been camping, not do I wish to go (I need my comforts!), but this kit is just too cute! I used it to make this card:

Camping card

Credits:
Happy Camper by Jenn Barrette
Font: CK Hand

DH and I are trying to plan a trip next month, we’re still not 100% sure it will work out, but we’re hoping it does. I am so looking forward to it!

Exciting News!

| cristina

I have some fantastic news to share! As of today, I am a Pollywog!!! I was asked to join the CT at The Lilypad and of course I said yes. I’ve been wanting to be a Pollywog for a very long time! So check out my new blinkie! 🙂

TLP blinkie

I will be doing some marketing for TLP (just posting the new releases and sales, and enabling) and I get to be a Pollywog in exchange. How cool is that?! 😉 I haven’t scrapped this week, but I have a couple pages left over from the weekend to share. They happen to be all TLP products. 🙂

Mom's Visit Day 8: Enjoy Every Moment

Credits:
Dear Mom by Valorie Wibbens
Red and yellow papers and word art from Enjoy the Moment and Doodley Borders & Frames Vol.1 by Sahlin Studio
Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

Mom's Visit Day 4: Trendy Restaurant

Credits:
Lovely Papers and Lovely Elements by Rachel Young Designs
Frame from Monkeying Around by Jenn Labre and Kate Hadfield
Fonts:The Typewriter font by Heather Hess, CK Ali’s hand

It’s going to be hard for me to concentrate on work after receiving this news, luckily it’s Friday! 😉

Summer Sunshine

| cristina

Ju Kneipp has a gorgeous new kit at Catscrap:

Like all her kits, this really makes me want to scrap! I started by making this card:

My Light in the Dark card

Credits:
Summer Sunshine by Ju Kneipp
Font: Pea Noodle’s Girlfriends

I have a couple of pages to show that I did this weekend, I will post them tomorrow.

Happy July!

| cristina

I’m no longer a guest Pollywog (sigh), but do check out the great sale going on, and the fabulous new BYOC!

This means that Krista’s store is also on sale!! She also has two gorgeous new products for the July BYOC:

I love them both! I used them to make a fun little party decoration:

July 4th Flags

July 4th Flags

And the fact that I don’t have any 4th July party planned is totally irrelevant. I can eat my watermelon in any way that pleases me, right? 😉 😀 I made a fun 4th July card too, but I’ll show that to you on July 4th. 🙂

In My Head

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I have played in all seven of the June monthly challenges at The Lilypad. The One Word Challenge was the one that got me most stumped. We had to incorporate the word “head” in the title, but I just couldn’t come up with anything. But then I got the idea for this page, and I love how it turned out!

In My Head

Credits:
Conversation piece no. 3 template by Paislee Press and One Little Bird
Papers and elements from Vintage Carnival and Vintage Carnival word art by Sahlin Studio and Jenn Barrette
Books wordart from Snipettes: Explore. Learn. Grow. by Sahlin Studio
Love hope joy wordart from I’ll Love You Forever collection by Sahlin Studio
Fonts: The Typewriter font by Heather Hess, Impact, Jellyka Saint Andrew’s Queen

I just listed a few of my passions: what I love to eat, what I love to photograph, and what I’ve been reading lately. Probably should have used a smaller font size to fit in a few more categories, but I didn’t want to over-crowd the page. 😉
I got a GSO at Me So Scrappy and a GSO at ScrapMatters too! 🙂