Time for Scrapbooking and Friends

Good Morning!
After a long day at work yesterday I got home and decided to relax my tired feet!  I sat on the couch with my laptop and put together a layout from a picture that I took last summer.  I love this photo so much!  It wasn't spontaneous (I asked the girls to go sit at the end of the dock), but it does convey the relationship the girls have with each other.  They have known each other since my daughter was a baby and even though there is an age difference they have always gotten along.  Their friendship will stand the test of time.

I used this layout to participate in a challenge at Scraps n Pieces.  Each month they put up a list of different challenges.  This one used kits from their Bits n Pieces line for June.  

The kits are from Karen Diamond Designs (BFF Elements, BFF Extra Papers, BFF Grafitti) and Scrappiness Designs (Best Friends Forever Papers).  The staple is from Wendy Tunison (35mm).

I hope this layout has inspired you to scrap one of your favorite moments of friendship.  Until next time...

Happy Scrappin!

Ann

A Little Story of Memory Preservation

Good Morning Everyone!
It's shaping up to be a lovely day in my area!  I hope there is some beautiful weather on the way for you too!
I just wanted to share with you a wonderful little podcast that I listened to a couple of days ago.  I found it on Layout A Day with Lain Ehmann. She interviewed a lady by the name of Darien Gee who told her inspiring story of how she left everything behind, moved to Hawaii, and held onto the things in life she cared about most, forgetting about personal "things" to live the way she and her husband really wanted to live. She talks about how WE ARE ALL memory keepers in some fashion or another even if you don't consider yourself a scrapbooker! (Blasphemy! Just kidding, lol!) Have a listen (I found it to be lovely to listen to in the background as I was working on some pages) and then take a look at her wonderful paper scrapbooking photos below the podcast. Enjoy! (Podcast Ep78, June 5, 2013)

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!

Spring Blog Train from CatDesignz

Happy iNSD Weekend! I hope you are all enjoying yourselves with all of your shopping and scrapping! I know I have been! Catherine of CatDesignz has decided to do a little blog train for you all to celebrate iNSD so if you are following our train then you should have arrived from our very first stop which is Catherine's site www.CatDesignz.com

Has Spring Sprung in your area? Everything is starting to come alive here, but with a mix of sunshine and the odd snowstorm it is definitely spring weather, but much more like a lion than a lamb! I have had no problem feeling very spring like though when I have been playing with Catherine's new kit Spring Comes Softly. This gorgeous kit is soft and beautiful and really makes your photos come alive!

Here are a couple of layouts I made with it...

This beautiful kit is available now at Catherine's My Memories store and right now you can get it for an additional 25% off!  The store will give you 25% and by using this special coupon code    Catz25     at checkout you will get an additonal 25% off~  This coupon is good thru to May 6th!  Be sure to hop on over and take advantage of this great deal!

And now, last but definitely not least, here is my part of the freebie for the blog train.

Just click on this link Spring Comes Softly Frame to access your freebie!

I hope you have enjoyed your time with me, your next stop will be my fellow CT member Linda at her blog Mommies Place Of Play  http://linda-mommiesplaceofplay.blogspot.ca

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Scrappin!

Ann

Eggcellent Easter - A New Digital Scrapbooking Kit

Hello Scrapbooking Friends!
I hope your Easter celebrations were wonderful last weekend.  We had a very quiet Easter with just our immediate family and a very simple dinner.  My daughter who is past the Easter Bunny stage, still requested an egg hunt so I watched her wander around collecting all of her treats that had been hidden for her.  I am happy that she still has some child-like wonder left in her about things like that.
Speaking of Easter, I wanted to show you the brand new Easter kit that I created.  It is called Eggcellent Easter and it's bright, happy colors are the perfect backdrop for all your Easter photos and all of your pictures!  Just take a look what my friend Linda has done with her layouts.

Aren't they beautiful?  Eggcellent Easter has 11 Background papers and 22 Embellishments all created at 300dpi so are suitable for printing purposes.  Hop on over to my store and take a peek! (It's Commercial Use friendly too!)

Eggcellent Easter

I have also created some matching Stacked Papers to go with the kit.

Eggcellent Easter Stacked Papers

Well, I am off to sit back and do a little scrapbooking, so until next time...

Happy Scrappin!

Ann

Free Quickpage Get It Before The End Of March

Just a reminder, I will have my "Looking Into The Past Quickpage" free for you until the end of the month.  It goes with my brand new kit Hell On Wheels (you can read all about it if you continue on reading below and also can have an opportunity to win the kit).  Grab your free quickpage below and enjoy!

Click Here Looking Into The Past Quickpage FREEBIE

Happy Scrappin!

Ann

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