STACEY'S Template Contest and more!

GOOD MORNING!! AND GASP! I'm on here 2 days in a row! LOL!! Stacey's Contest has begun!!! Here are the rules again:

1-Use this template-- you may alter it slightly
2- You must use at least 90% of Stacey's (kits) on your page
3- Load your LO to the Stacey's challenge album in the Scrap That Idea Gallery
4- Winner will be chosen by Stacey's CT and the winner will recieve a 20 dollar gift certificate to her store!!! AWESOME PRIZE HERE!!!
Email Stacey with any questions at stacey (at) scrapthatidea (dot) com
Here is the template! Be sure to leave a comment if you like it!! :)

Download Here! This is template 3 you can look in yesterdays post for number 2 and below that for number 1!


Here is the layout that I did before I created this template. I used Stacey's To The Beach kit!


Can't wait to see what everyone does with this contest template!!!!!!


Mel has a new freebie for you on her blog! It's called Miaaaow - all about cats of course! It's super fun! Here is my layout created with this FAB kit! Make sure you stop by her blog to snag the freebie parts of this kit as they come up! You can get the papers today!! I don't have any cats so Cheryl was kind enough to e-mail me pics of her Belle!


And if you love NATURE type kits then you'll love Vicki's new NATURAL BEAUTY! This is a freebie you can find on her blog! Here is the layout I created using this fun kit! You can get the papers today!


And did you know that Scrap that Idea has a group BLOG? It's just getting started so you can look in one place for info! There will also be weekly challenges, prizes, ideas, and more!! Check it out here!

Well that is all for today!! Hope you are having a great memorial day!!! My kiddos are playing, the sun is shining, and it's gonna be a glorious day!!! HAPPY SCRAPPIN'!!!!!!!

NEW TEMPLATE FREEBIE and DIGI FUN!

So yes it's been a while again! I am trying to nail down a regular schedule for this blogging thing! ONE day I'll get it; it will click in this brain of mine and off we go! LOL!! BUT for now thanks for bearing with me and my sporadicness! (so not a word but oh well! LOL!)

Tomorrow STACEY is having a BLOG CONTEST!!! It's a good one too! Here is the scoop on that - it will be using my template #3! BUT WAIT - you are all saying - what happened to template #2!??!? WELL at the end of this blog post you will get it!! So you'll be getting 2 in two days!! HOW cool is that!!!?? Template 3 will be up tomorrow on Stacey's blog as well as here!

So here is the CONTEST info:


Sounds like fun!!! AND Stacey created that fab contest info using her new DANCING QUEEN kit! THIS kit had me singing the song in my head as I scrapped! LOVED this kit! Here is my layout using it, if you subscribe to the Scrap that Idea newsletter this was included in the most recent issue! If you don't subscribe you can do so here.


Stacey also has a freebie that you can snag from her blog called 2 by 2! Here is my layout using this fun kit:


MEL has been super busy lately! I've got 4 layouts to show you from her most recent kits! First up is her HELLO DARLING kit! I created this fun 2 pager showcasing my son cooking his own dinner! He loved the process from beginning to end!


Then there is NOTE THIS - a fun kit to highlight the musicians in your life! THis layout was created to highlight my husbands grandfather who is the most amazing trumpet player!


Next up is LOVELY. This kit was just perfect for my Hawaii vacation pics! THis is one of my favorite pics taken of Mike and I after the wedding! Love this man!


Last but not least is her HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU kit! The doodles in this kit are so much fun! This is once again my husbands grandfather who celebrated his birthday while we were on vacation!


Sara has a beautiful new kit called JUST PEACHY - it's gorgeous! I really enjoyed working with it so much that I created 2 layouts!



Here are 3 layouts created with kits from Vicki! One from her Colour me Happy kit (my love) , one from Over the Moon (get lost in a book), and one from Toy Box (little zookeeper)! I enjoyed creating with all three of these kits!!!!!







NOW for the FREEBIE!! I had 500 scrappers download my first template!!! WOW! I was just thrilled by that! It makes me happy to know that I created something of use to someone else!! AND thanks for the comments left! SO due to the awesome response here is template number 2! AND THIS is a FREEBIE within a FREEBIE! Included with this template is a grunge border I created. I've used it on a lot of my layouts!! THANKS for making my first template freebie a success!! AND if you have used my template please e-mail me at wiseguys@mtaonline.net with a picture of your layout! I'll post it here!!!

Download HERE! And yes I did double check the link this time! LOL!

AND look for template number 3 tomorrow! Please leave a comment if you download! I love to hear your feedback! I love collagey type layouts and I'm sure a few of you do as well!! This template was based off the layout I created using the Scrap that Ideas MAY'S Scrap that Season COLLAB which you can still get at a great price!

LINK FIXED FOR TEMPLATE

SOOOO sorry! Not sure why the link didn't work!!!

TRY THIS ONE!!


THANKS for your patience!! I totally thought it was working! LOL!! I guess I really should of checked it again huh?? LOL!!

Can't wait to see what you all do with it!!

Another boy - SCRAPPY Goodness - and A FREEBIE!!

So in my family there are SIX girls and one boy - my poor father didn't get his boy until 6 years ago!!! I have 3 boys and one sister has 2 boys and one sister has 1 boy AND she just found out she is going to have ANOTHER BOY! So my parents will be the grandparents of SEVEN BOYS! WOW!!!! One of these days one of us will break the trend and have a GIRL but for now BOYS RULE in our family!! LOL! They now officially outnumber our original Six pack of girls!!! And when you add in all the brothers in law we are now the MINORITY in the family!! LOL!! Totally different but it is a BLAST! BOYS are so much fun!!!!

NOW onto the SCRAPPINESS!!!!!!

Okay so PAPER first!! LOL!! As you know I design for 3ScrappyBoys. I just love my paper kits!!!! And Heather has the best ones!! Here is a layout I did using February's kit! Yes it was a while ago but I have some scraps left! This kit was just perfect for a few wedding photos I printed out! I also used my CRICUT for this one! Gotta love it!! The large black scalloped paper was cut using the Mini-Monograms cartridge!

You can go here to see my online gallery!!

NOW there is LOTS to share in the digi world! Sara, Mel, Stacey, and Vicki have been SUPER busy at Scrap That Idea! So many great kits!!!! Here are some layouts I have created using their kits!! Some of these kits are in the store and some are freebies found on their blogs!!

First up is a kit called Suede from Mel! I always find the girly kits hard to work with but this one just came together so beautifully! I think this is one of my favorite layouts to date!


Next Mel put together a kit called Bath Time! Perfect for all your fun bath pictures!!! Now I don't have many of those so I went a different route and just did pics of my youngest out in the dirt!!


Sara is up next! She has put together a cute kit called Ladybug! It's adorable!! Granted I have no girls so I am getting really good at using girly stuff on boy pages!! LOL!! Hopefully my boys forgive me when they are older! HA! THis is my oldest being silly with Mr. Potato Head's mustache of all things!


Now onto Stacey! She has 3 fantastic kits out now!! First up is one called 2 Little Bots. It's adorable! You can get this FREE from her blog.


The next 2 kits are called Lil' Prince and Lil' Princess! You can buy these kits together or seperately. Here is a layout from me using each of these kits! I think you'll be able to tell which is which! LOL!




Last but not least is VICKI! She has a few new kits up as well!! The first is called Puppy Love! This kit is adorable!! I really enjoyed putting this layout together!


The next kit is one available on her blog! She has a collab with Nicole called Darling Buds of May! This kit is VERY colorful!! Worked great for some EASTER PICTURES!! AND - TADA - here is where my FREEBIE is! I loved this layout look so much I made a template of it!!! So after reading this REALLY long blog post - whew, it's like my longest ever - you deserve a treat!!!!

So here is my layout:

And here is the template!! You can download it HERE! I have a few templates in the works so let me know what you think of this one!! I'd love to know!


Now these gals have also put together TWO different COLLABS!!!! The first is Showers in Spring! Super fun kit from Mel, Stacey, and Vicki! Visit their blogs to pick up all the parts and pieces!! This was posted on their blogs last day of April so you should still be able to get it all!! I created a few layouts with this COLLAB:



And the next Collab is from Sara, Vicki, Mel, and Stacey!! This one is called Scrap that Season and is JAM PACKED- pick up this fabulous kit for only $4.00! Here is my layout using a part from each season!


I think that is enough fun for one BLOG POST!! This is what I get when I wait so long to post I guess!!!! THANK you for sticking with me!!!! I really am trying to be better at this blogging thing! I'll have more layouts and a few more templates to come in the following weeks!!!! FOR NOW - HAPPY SCRAPPIN'!!!!!

HAPPY SUNDAY and a COUPON!

Well I am obviously not a consistent blogger! LOL!! I have to say that my trip to Hawaii was WONDERFUL! It was heaven and I loved the warmth and the beauty! But now it’s back to business and I have been super busy scrapping!! Digital Scrapping for the moment!! I have joined a few more Creative Teams and am thrilled to be working with all their kits!! Read on to see 3 beautiful kits and a few layouts I have created using them!!

Would you like 20% off your next purchase at Scrap that Idea? When you check out enter coupon code: STI-SARA-7360. You have to spend a minimum of $3.00 but that is sooo easy to do at their store!! Their kits are amazing! This coupon is good until the last day in April! HAPPY SHOPPING!!!

First up is a kit from Vicki – see her blog here! She also sells at Scrap that Idea's Store!

Vicki's newest kit is called Flutterby Flowers! And is fantastic!!!


Here are 2 layouts I have created using this kit:





Next up is Stacey!! You can check out her blog here! She also sells at Scrap That Idea Store! Her newest kit is called SERENITY! It's only $3.00 in the store!! Here is a preview:



And here is a layout I created using it:



Next up is SARA. Her blog can be seen here! She also designs for Scrap that Idea!! Her newest kit is called Dreamland! You can get this kit for $4.00 in the store! Here is a preview of her kit:




And here is a layout I created using it! I tried my hand at a picture extraction! I love how it looks like the kids are actually hanging off the tree!! LOVE IT!




There will be more to come in the future as these gals have a lot of GREAT kits in store for you!! I have also joined Mel's design team! You can see Mel's blog here! And you can check out what she has created lately!! I have a layout here that I created using her BLISS kit that you can get in the store!!




I am so happy to be working with these 4 incredible designers!! Digital scrapbooking is SUPER fun!!!! I am also a die hard PAPER SCRAPPER and will post more about my paper scrapbooking tomorrow!! Heather at 3 Scrappy Boys has put out some AMAZING kits for the month of April that will have you drooling!! March kits were SUPERB and April's will not dissapoint! I'll post some of my creations with March's kit for you tomorrow!! You can see my 3SB Gallery here!

Have a fantastic SUNDAY!! I'll blog better I promise!! AND I'll have a few freebies up for you this week!!! A kit and a template! My goal is to start making my layouts into templates as I create them. We'll see how that goes!! LOL!! But I have 2 done already!!

HAWAII as well as Butterfly Kisses and Let it ROCK!!!

We are going to Hawaii in EIGHT DAYS!!! I am getting SOOOOOO stinkin excited. I found a bathing suit today that I LOVE and am just happy with! It's in a size I haven't worn in a LONG time! Doing the happy dance!!! WOOOO HOOOO!! Got some flip flops as well. Okay I have always HATED things in between my toes. BUT these flip flops aren't bothering me! And I am 29 and this is the FIRST pair of flip flops I have EVER OWNED for this very reason! LOL!! I'm wearing them around the house right now trying to get used to this strange and IRRITATING feeling! But I know once I'm in Hawaii I'll really like wearing them and will enjoy them so I'm trying to "break" them in so to speak! LOL! I'll have to do a layout about my flip flops! I got 2 pairs by the way. A black and a brown. Gotta match everything right??


So in my digital world I've been enjoying Sara's new kits!! Sara has 2 new awesome kits available!!! One is in her store called BUTTERFLY KISSES! Here is a what that kit looks like and 2 of the layouts I created with it:






She also has a freebie on her blog called LET IT ROCK! This kit is a collab with VICKI and you can go to Vicki's blog to pick up even more of this awesome kit!! And this kit will only be Free for a short time then you can find it in the Scrap that Idea Store in the $1 section!

HEre is what it looks like plus 2 layouts i created with it:

Digital FREEBIE!!

OKAY here is another freebie created by me. This also was done like 2 years ago! I happen to really like the 2 stitches in this one! And this is when i figured out how to make washers so there are 2 in here as well as some ribbons and papers! I had created a layout using it but my photoshop closed in the middle of it and I decided to make my layout with it later! (LOL!! Darn photoshop!)

Anyways- it's called ERIKA and here is a look:




And you can download the kit here:

PAPERS

EMBELLISHMENTS

ENJOY!!! If you happen to use this kit at all let me know!! Send me an e-mail: thewiserlight@hotmail.com or link to your layout in your comment! And like I said I'll post a layout using this kit later tonight or tomorrow!

New digi kits by Sweet Blossom Designs

Sara has been hard at work creating some gorgeous kits!!! (yes my name is Sara too so it's a bit confusing! LOL! I guess I'll call her Sara B! basically I don't want anyone thinking I'm talking about myself in third person! LOL!! HA!)

Here is one called Fresh Ideas. It is actually a collab with all the gals at the new : Scrap that Idea store!!! It's so fun!!! I love the color scheme! These gals: Vicki, Stacey, Sara and Mel have been hard at work with their new store! So be sure to check it out!!



Here are 2 layouts I have created with this AWESOME kit!!





Sara's new kit in the store is called Spring is in the Air. Here is the kit:



I'll show you my layouts using this kit once they are posted on her blog - Sweet Blossom Designs.