Bad me... bad bad girl!

I have been a bad bad girl... It is Spring Break here this week and with my son home from school, I forgot what day it was... several days now! So, uh... Edward can spank me! Ha ha... if you are a Edward fan and/or Twilight lover and LOVE the HOTness of the characters - oh yea... you need to visit THIS THREAD at DSA. But seriously... if you don't like HOT guys (what?) or have issues with skin.... do not go!

Ok... whew! I need to cool off! So, Charlie's Digiscraps has a cute fun and bright kit out - FUNKY LOVE BIRDS. Check out the preview! Aren't those little birds adorable? Charlie drew them. And do know where you can get this kit??? uh. uh. Yeppers, over at Enchanted Studio Scraps. If you buy it this week you can get it for ONLY $3.50! WOW... what a deal!
Here is the layout I did with this kit! That branch really helped me scrap this pic that I have been holding onto for a while. If you want to see more inspiration from Charlie's CT... go to her blog!


Digi-Designs by Nicole has a freebie kit on her blog this week so hurry over and grab it before it goes into the shop! DREAM BIG is a space themed kit but is so adorable for many other layouts. I love the colors of this kit... probably because I have boys! You can grab this kit at Digi-Designs by Nicole's blog.... there is also QP's from the other CT girls. Sorry, no QP from me this week. Keep your eye peeled for next week though... hint hint!
Here is my silly layout! I downloaded the camera after like several weeks of not doing it and I found some of the strangest pictures... obviously taken by a 3 year old... only because he is the only thing NOT in these photots. There are pictures of the underside of the dining table... pictures of his brother's Uggs - attached to his brother's legs. And then I found these hysterical pics of my DH... who, BTW, doesn't remember having his picture taken.


Here is another cute kit with a star theme - A Star Danced! This time by Graham like the Cracker. You can find this rich textured kit at Gingersnaps and right now, it is on SALE. Click on the preview to go to the shop.
Many of Jen's CT girls used this great kit to scrap their babies - check them out here. I used it to scrap my babies also.... my 4 legged babies. These warm brown colors always remind me of my doggies fur... ha ha... (sorry, joke). My dogs are Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers. Here is a pic of my princess and the new baby we got (and me hiding behind the dogs).


Sales... sales... April is apparently the month of sales. Stolen Moments is having a Now & Later sale. (hmmm... remember those yummy chewing candies?) Right now until April 15th, if you buy anything in Amber's shop, you will receive a coupon for the same amount to spend in the second half of the month! So... go spend $5 and get a coupon for $5.... Or better yet, go spend $20 and get a coupon for $20! Shopping.....
Did you know that Amber of Stolen Moments also hosts several challenges at Digital Candy? Yep, yep! One of them is called WHET YOUR PALETTE. In this challenge, you are given a color palette, and you either make a mini-kit or layout using those colors. You get participation points to go toward a GC at the store, AND this super cute freebie! So whatcha waiting for? Not hard, right? Click on the preview to go to the forum.
Amber is also hosting an element challenge this month at Digital Candy. Oh, So Sweet! Elements Confection Challenge is a challenge where Amber has you use your elements in creative and out-of-the-box ways. You also rack up the points in this challenge. So be sure to play along!

Last up... there is a Speed Scrap at Stuff to Scrap (formerly known as DDBN forum) on Saturday. I hope you will join us! Stuff to Scrap is a fun, warm and friendly forum.... where they always say HI and get to know you! You can't find too many places like that around....



I will update my sidebar with all the other Speed Scraps around later today! Gotta go paint!

Sales, tales and a freebie!

This is quite the lengthy post so bear with me all the way thru. Somewhere is a freebie for you as well as lots of news, deals, steals and coupons.

Trixie Scraps has lots going on this month! Currently she is the SPOTLIGHT DESIGNER at Digital Candy!!!! And she has a sale going on to SPOTLIGHT her stuff!

Tracy had this info on her blog: To celebrate, I am having a sale on EVERYTHING in my store - its all 30% off, including all my new releases, between now and April 15th. In addition, anyone who places an order over $10 between now and April 15th will receive an additional 50% off coupon, good for your next order placed between April 16th and April 30th - so, two times the chance to save big!! Go wild!

So, whatcha waiting for???? I have only seen Trixie Scraps stuff on sale once before so GO ----> GO!

And - what else does Trixie Scraps have going on this month? A CT CALL!!! Oh, you bet! If you are a HUGE FAN of Trixie Scraps, like I am, then you should apply! This is a super friendly CT and the kits just can't get much better! Hurry, apply - the deadline is Monday!


The ad reads:
I need to fill several positions on my Creative Team, so I’m having a call! I’m looking to hire for the following positions:

4 to 5 Layout Artists (Requirement: 2 kits/4 layouts minimum per month)
1 or 2 Hybrid Artists (Requirement: 1 Kit/1 Hybrid Project per month)
1 Advertising Assistant (Salaried position)

To apply, please send an email with your relevant experience, including a link to your best gallery, your blog address, and your current CT or advertising positions, to tracyk527@gmail.com

This call will be open until Monday, April 6th.

You can see Trixie's designs at Digital Candy.

So many of the girls I have CT'd with are turning right round baby right round... into designers! WOW! And I have the pleasure of being an honorary ct member for Jen of Graham like the Cracker! Check out this super cute layout I was able to make out of a kit she created - called Spring Fling! You can find SPRING FLING at Gingersnaps and GUESS WHAT - its on SALE right now!! The kit contains 18 adorable papers and 31 elements and you can get it for $3.75


Here is a layout I did for a speed scrap using Something Cutsie - a cute collab by Christie Lemmon Designs and Steel City Scraps. Something Cutsie is a super versatile kit with so many great colors to choose from - red, blue, pink and purple. In this layout, I used mostly the purples and I love how it turned out.
Christie and Rachel are in a generous mood this month and have so many ways for you to SAVE or get something FREE... what is better than that? Check out the specials.
And since I CT for Steel City Scraps and Christie Lemmon Designs - lookee what I have for you.... COUPONS! So let's go shopping at Digital Candy! Click each coupon to go to their respective shop. REMEMBER - these coupons are only good until April 6th so don't forget to use it soon!



I got to play with something fun this past week - the Scrapbook Graphics April Collab - Impressions of Renewal. Now if you are a fan of all the Studio Girls, you have to check this collab out. There were so many possibilities for layouts that I was almost overwhelmed. So I made this simple but lovely layout as my horrible migraine began to subside. It was very calming to work with this kit... so beautiful... all of it!


Hold your horses... hold it... hold it - ok! Next is a birthday wish - so sing with me!

Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday super sweet Ellie -
Happy Birthday to YOOOUUUUU!
(Isn't my online voice SO much better than Jemenifer's at the MY peeps blog)

And because it is Ellie's birthday she put her ENTIRE STORE on sale! Holy cow!! Run over to Scrapbook Graphics and shop till you drop!

And here is a preview of Ellie's most recent release - Hop Along. This kit is ADORABLE and in great Ellie fashion, it works great for boys and girls. If you purchase HOP ALONG this weekend, you will get 6 Quickpages FREE.... go go, wait, scratch that... HOP HOP!
Here are two layouts I made using HOP ALONG. The first layout is my son Dylan last year. I was sure we were not going to get the eggs done with any intact. He was handling them like footballs or skeeballs! In the second layout is Ryan, my oldest. But that picture was taken was he was just a wee 9 months old. I sure wish they stayed little like that.



Just a reminder that CW Picket's Grab Bag sale ends tomorrow and then the bags will be unpacked. So if you are looking for a FANTASTIC personal use kit or great commercial use items, then grab these bags now... while the price is LOW LOW. And I will still give you a coupon to use that gets you $2 off the bag... so you can get a personal use bag for $2 only and a CU bag for $3 - so LEAVE ME A COMMENT WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS!


Last but definitely not least, but saving this for the end is a FREE QP made by me from the recent collab with Digi-Designs by Nicole and ScrappyCocoa - Hello Easter. I am in love with this fun kit and you can see more of this kit in my blog header. Yep... I used Hello Easter. If you hurry hurry, you can still pick up this cute kit for FREE on their blogs (just click on their names in this post). To download the QP, just click the image below.