Garden Of Remembrance

Hello Friends!

Just wanted to share a quick post with you.

Catherine has a new kit out called Garden Of Remembrance.  It seemed so fitting to use it for this photo of my father in law who we lost 2 years ago.  

Scrapbooking for me is such therapy.  When he passed I did up an album and a video to match.  I shared it with family and friends at his funeral which of course was nice, however I really found that it helped me deal with his passing and felt like such a tribute to who he was and how we would always remember him.

I hope you will find some time in your day to enjoy our wonderful hobby and share it with others.

Happy Scrappin!

Ann

She's Baaaaack...

Hello all my fellow scrapbookers!
I know it has been awhile, I guess the personal life takes over every so often (I am sure you've been there) but my hobby is never very far from my heart or my thoughts.  I had the pleasure to work with a new mini kit this week from CatDesignz and my creativity has once again been sparked into action.
This new little mini is called Lavender Love and is available at My Memories.  You can swing by and grab it now for $3.49, a steal of a deal for this cute little kit.
(I recently upgraded from my poor old Photoshop 7 to Photoshop Elements 12 so really had a chance to play with some new techniques).

Lavender Love Mini by CatDesignz

I hear through the grapevine that there just may be some new kits coming down the line very soon so stay tuned...

I am so very happy to be back scrapping with you again.
Until next time,
Happy Scrappin!

Ann

Spring Is In The Air & Summer Is On The Way!

Hi Everyone!
Hope you have all been well.  Things have been a bit crazy for me so a bit less time for scrapbooking & designing :(  , but I found some time last week to do a couple of layouts featuring a few kits from CatDesignz.

This layout features items from the kit English Garden and the wordart is from Spring

I used photoshop basic shapes and clipped papers to them for a little something extra.

I played a bit and mixed up some kits with this one.  Wordart is Inspirational Wordart Set3, Totally Tropical, Summer Smiles, Summer Notes, English Garden, and Spring.

Summer Smiles, Summer Notes, English Garden, and Spring are all .99 cents right now at Catherine's My Memories store.  Get it while it lasts!

Well that's all for now.  Hope you are all enjoying a beautiful spring and getting lots of scrapbooking done!

Happy Scrappin!

Freebie Hell On Wheels!

Hello all my fellow Scrapbookers!
Today I am so happy to tell you that I have FINALLY finished the scrapbooking kit that I have been working on for months and months!  It is called Hell On Wheels and was inspired by the television show that is based on the building of the transcontinental railway.  I just love the vintage look and have incorporated it all through this kit in various forms.  So without further ado, here it is, Hell On Wheels!

Hell On Wheels Digital Scrapbooking Kit

Hell On Wheels Digital Scrapbooking Kit Papers

Here are a few layouts that I did up to show you the many occasions that this kit can be used for.

 

 

 

This kit is now on sale and available at Catherine's My Memories Store, along with the coordinating clusters, stacked papers, and even as a bundle!  To celebrate I am giving away a FREEBIE called Looking Into The Past Quickpage!  Please click on through to pick up your free quickpage!

Looking Into The Past Quickpage FREEBIE

AND here's a bonus!  If you go on over to my facebook page and LIKE my page you will find a link to a My Memories Photobook called Coral Kitty Photobook.  Click on the link and tell me how many kitty's are featured in the 20 page book.  Everyone who LIKES and COMMENTS below the link on my facebook page with their answer will be entered into a drawing to get the Hell On Wheels kit for FREE!  (If you have previously liked my facebook page, just post your answer and I will make sure you are entered too!)

Don't forget to stop on by Catherine's My Memories Store before the end of the month, she has amazing sales happening everywhere including 3 sets of quickpages that are 40 PAGES EACH for only $3.99!

Set of 40 Quickpages for only $3.99

I just love quickpages!  They make your scrapbooking so quick and easy and with 40 pages available in these giant sets you are sure to find something to suit all your needs!

Thanks for spending a few minutes with me today.  I hope you like my new kit and enjoy your free quickpage and all of the wonderful deals happening at CatDesignz.  Until next time....

Happy Scrappin!

Ann

Coral Summer Quickpage Freebie!

Happy Friday Everyone!
Well, it seems like there is the slight possibility that summer may actually begin here in July!  Our weather has been so terrible we are about 2 months behind in the soaking up the sunshine department, instead we have just been soaking!  So what do you do when you need to feel some summer but the weather won't
co-operate?  You scrapbook with some delightful summery feeling scrapbook kits of course!  I have been playing around with a couple of gorgeous new kits from who else but  CatDesignz!  Her two new kits Coral Summer and Coral Summer II are sure to inspire you!

Coral Summer Designer Scrapbooking Kit 

Coral Summer II Designer Scrapbooking Kit

To go along with these delightful kits, I have created some Coral Summer Clusters for you as well.  They make a great add on to these kits, saving you time in your creative efforts!

Coral Summer Clusters Kit

This is the Quickpage I created using the Coral Summer II kit and it is this week's Fantastic Friday Freebie in celebration of the coming of summer - finally!!!!

Coral Summer Quickpage Freebie!

To get your freebie, just click on the link below the photo.  This page is in .png format so can be used in whatever program you like or also downloaded in the My Memories format if you prefer.  Enjoy!

That's all for today!  Please feel free to leave me your comments, I always love to hear from you!  Have a fantastic weekend and please feel free to subscribe, I have inspiration and freebie's for you every Friday and something wonderful in line for you coming next week, so stay tuned!

Happy Scrappin' Everyone!

Ann

Happy Freebie Friday!

Hello Everyone!
I can tell, it's going to be a Rosie Posy day!  I have the perfect little FREEBIE to pass on to you today!
I have created another quickpage, this time using a kit from  CatDesignz called Deco Rosie Posy.  This is such a stunning kit!  The beautiful pinks and creams, the gorgeous roses that feel like you can reach out and touch them, everything about using this kit makes me feel all Rosie Posy inside!  This kit is available at Catherine's My Memories store.  Once you use it, I know it will be one of your favorites too!
                                

Deco Rosie Posy Kit

And here is the quickpage that I created using Catherine's beautiful kit.  This page is in .png format so can be used in whatever program you like or also downloaded in the My Memories format if you prefer.  Enjoy!

                                

Download Rosie Posy Quickpage FREEBIE HERE!

That's it for today!  I hope you like today's freebie and I wish you a fantastic weekend with tons of scrapbooking time for you to enjoy!

Happy Scrappin!

Ann

Sharing My Special Memories & Freebie Friday!

Hi Everyone!
Today I would like to show you something very special to me.  I created a video using software from My Memories and a beautiful digital scrapbooking kit from CatDesignz called Birdhouse Blossom.  These are photos of my daughter, they are the first photos that we have taken of her that really show how she is growing up before my very eyes.  Sooner than I know, she will leave our nest and fly on her own.  We had such a fantastic Mother's Day together on our special walk taking these photos.  These are the memories I will always cherish!  So without further ado, here is Birdhouse Blossom Beauty!

When I created this photobook using Catherine's beautiful kit, I was really pulled toward the tree with the blossoms and of course the birdhouse.  This entire book was created using only 3 elements from the kit plus the background paper and then I added in a few wordarts for a little extra pizazz.  It just goes to show that you don't need a lot of materials to make a big impact!
If you enjoyed this video, you can make your very own.  Just use my code   STMMMS74799    to get a $10 discount on the My Memories software and hop on over to Catherine's My Memories store to pick up the Photobook Template Birdhouse Blossom Beauty, plunk in your photo's and your done!

Now onto your Friday Freebie!  This is a little Freebie I have created for you using an element from my latest digital kit called My Favorite Things.  I really enjoyed making this kit and I feel it works so well with so many memorable events.  It is available now in Catherine's store as well as all of it's add on goodies!

FREEBIE FAVORITE THINGS TAG 

***Please note: Terms of Use are Personal Use/Scrap For Hire.  You can get a copy of my TOU here.  If you like this freebie, please feel free to tell your friends, but I do ask that you send them here to my blog to get it.  Thanks!***

Well, that's all for now, I'm off to preserve some more memories.  Enjoy your freebie!
Until next time, Happy Scrappin!
Ann

Fluttering Freebie Friday!

Good Morning Everyone!

Are you all ready for the weekend?  I know I am, and I think we are going to get a bit of sunshine too so it's looking like it will be a good one!

This week I spent most of my time finishing off a new digital scrapbooking kit, I don't think it will be very long before it pops into Catherine's My Memories store.  In the meantime, you can go and take a peek at the new kits available from CatDesignz.  She has a couple of real beauties, Deco Rosa, Rachel, and of course  Birdhouse Blossom which I absolutely love.  I will be doing a couple of layouts with the  Deco Rosa this coming up week to share with you, and perhaps inspire you to get working on a few layouts of your own.  For now, here is my Friday Freebie for you, enjoy!

Butterfly Colored Metal Embellishment

Happy Scrappin!

Ann

Beautiful Birdhouse Blossoms!

Hello Everyone!
Hope today treated you well.  It was a beautiful day here, a perfect day to get me in the mood to play with a gorgeous new kit by CatDesignz called Birdhouse Blossom!  This kit is so beautiful, I fell in love with it the moment I saw it, I am sure you will too!  Here are a couple of pages I did up using the kit.  They feature my beautiful daughter on our Mother's Day walk along a parkway path where there is a bird sanctuary.  This kit fit my need perfectly.  I can see it used in so many scenarios, can't you?

If you would like to enjoy this kit for yourself, you can pick it up over at Catherine's store at My Memories.

Happy Scrappin!
Ann

Friday Paper Freebie!

Happy Friday Everyone!
Well I don't know about you, but I have a crazy, busy weekend ahead of me!  I didn't want to have you miss out on your FRIDAY FREEBIE though, so I will make this short and sweet today.  Many things on the horizon for me to share with you, but for today I will just leave you with this.  Enjoy!

FREEBIE - EMBOSSED BUTTERFLY PAPER

(This paper is created at 300dpi and is 12" x 12" in jpg format)

(PLEASE NOTE: THIS FREEBIE CAN BE USED FOR PERSONAL USE AS WELL AS SCRAP 4 HIRE - BUT PLEASE DON'T COPY AND RE-DISTRIBUTE.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, AND I HOPE YOU DO, PLEASE DIRECT YOUR FRIENDS TO MY BLOG TO DO SO).

Don't forget you can pick up more accessories that go with the freebie today.  My debut digital scrapbooking kit that I designed called "So Beautiful To Me" is available at the My Memories store.  It is full of bright, beautiful colors to compliment your photos, whatever the event.  You can download it in My Memories format, or in General format to work with whatever program you like to use.

Happy Scrappin!

You can also purchase my new kit "So Beautiful To Me" by clicking on the Add To Cart Button.  This will take you to my store on Tradebit for a secure download.

My Very First Digital Scrapbooking Kit is now available!  This is a very versatile kit, perfect for all occasions!  Bright, sunny colors will make your scrapbook memories come to life!

A BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL KIT PERFECT FOR ALL OCCASIONS!

14 BACKGROUND PAPERS IN LOVELY COLORS!

TEXTURED DETAIL TO ADD INTEREST TO YOUR PAGES!

WORDART FOR THE PERFECT PAGE SENTIMENT!

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER TO CREATE VERSATILE SCRAPBOOK MEMORY PAGES!

USE A BIG BOLD BACKGROUND PAPER AND ADD YOUR PHOTOS AND WORDART! 

Files are in .JPG and .PNG formats so will work in any scrapbooking program.  Just click on ADD TO CART to purchase.  Thank you and enjoy!
Happy Scrappin!
Ann