Sugarplum Paperie

Wanted to let you know that this week’s Scraplift Conversion challenge is up on the Shanty blog: Scraplift Conversion & Template #6.

Just stop by the blog to pick it up! And happy scrapping!

I wanted to let you know about a special kit at Scrap Orchard! Have you heard about it?

I have to tell you a little of the back story first… The Sunshine Girls have this tradition of celebrating one another’s birthdays by collecting up some cash and buying something nice for the birthday girl (you may have seen what they got me on my other blog). Well, it was Shauna’s birthday and we were thinking up ideas for her when something tragic happened to a friend of hers. I’ll let her tell you more about it in her own words:

Sincerely touched… the only two words that can describe how I felt when I received this gift from some of my dearest friends in this designing community, The Sunshine Girls. The gift came in response to a request that I had for my birthday. Instead of a gift card for some digi goodies, I asked my dear friends to contribute to a small fund that I had started for a friend of mine. A friend who had recently lost her dh to the war in Iraq. it wasn’t the first first friend that my husband and I have lost to this war, unfortunately it will in all likelihood not be the last. But each time we lose a friend we try and support the family as best we can, and I thought it the least that I could do to send her a small something from me and my dear friends.

In response to my request, not only did these wonderful designers send me my gift to forward on to my friend, they also surprised me with this GORGEOUS kit to sell and to raise even more money for her and her children. Sincerely touched…and why I named the kit what I did… a gift FROM friends, to support and give a gift to another friend, isn’t that what it’s all about?

I wanted to give you a little peak at this kit and encourage you to head over to Scrap Orchard to pick it up. Here are the pretty papers:

And the elements:

And these Flergalious Quick Pages:

Here is a lovely layout, created by Livia who’s one of the Sunshine Sweeties, using of one my papers and flowers from Gift for a Friend:

I hope that this kit will bring much joy to many lives…

Happy scrapping!

I made a little something for you today! It’s a trio of “word art” frames. I’m sure you talented people will come up with all sorts of creative ways to put these to use. Here’s my little attempt:

(Click for credits.)

I’ve saved these frames as .pngs and as an .abr brush set so that you can either use them as is or easily change their color (when used as a brush). (FYI: I changed the blending mode to Overlay for my layout.)

Here you are! Enjoy:

DETAILS:
Contains three word art frames
300 dpi, saved as .png and .abr files
Drop shadow for illustration only
Approx. 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 inches in diameter (shown here @ 15%)

Happy scrapping!

What a crazy Monday at my house! My mother-in-law came to visit today (along with my SIL and my BIL and his fiancée, too). We had a nice time catching up. So, I was “stuck in real life” today… that’s why it’s after 6:00 and I’m just getting to this! It’s my favorite post of the week, so let’s get right to it…

First, here is a soft and sweet layout from Katie, using Strawberry Café:

And here is a beautiful layout from Amy, using a mix of A Mother’s Love and Sorbet Kisses:

And then here is a great layout with such a wonderful message from Tigz using the new Flirty Skirty kit:

Here is a simple yet stunning layout from Sya, also using Flirty Skirty:

And finally, here is a beautiful layout from Jeannette, using a mix of Grasshopper Kisses and Film Noir:

Such lovely work! I’m so blessed to have such a great team! Be sure to leave these girls some love for all their beautiful work.

Well, I’m off to make dinner! Hope you all have a wonderful evening. And, as always I wish you “happy scrapping!”

Happy Freebie Collab Day! Hooray! The Sunshine Girls would like to celebrate Mother’s Day with you. Mothers are incredible people—they deserve to be celebrated. So, we’d like to help you do just that!

Here is my contribution to A Mother’s Love. Enjoy!:

And you can find all the links to all the other Sunshine Girls’ blogs on the Sunshine Blog! How easy is that?

We hope you enjoy using this kit to celebrate the special people in your life. Be sure to stop by the Sunshine Gallery and share your layouts with us! There’s even a special new category, just for you: A Mother’s Love Gallery. Can’t wait to see your creations in there!

Happy scrapping!

It’s time once again for my favorite post of the week! I have some stunning things to show you today. Let’s get right to it!

First, here is a fantastic layout from Amy, using the newly re-vamped 7th Avenue kit. I just love the design of this and all the fun circles!

And here is another fabulous layout using 7th Avenue from Crystal. Looks like it could be the first page of an album. So cute!

And here is a gorgeous layout from Andrea using a little Confetti & Candy along with the Hybrid Printables freebie. What a great snapshot!

And then just to show you how the little details can change the whole feel of a kit, look at this soft and sweet layout from Rosanne, who also used the Confetti & Candy papers for her layout. I love they way she also combined two frames here:

And to wrap it all up, here is this beautiful layout from Kristin using the new Flirty Skirty kit. Aren’t the flowers and the title so pretty?

Be sure to click on these lovely layouts and leave these girls some love for all their inspiring work! They SO deserve it. ::wub::

Well, this week I’m determined to do it all! I’m going to get the upstairs in order (i.e., I’m going to get all those darn clothes off the bedroom floors!) and I’ve also got plans for some bloggity freebie fun, template goodness and, of course, the Mother’s Day Extravaganza! Are you ready? Me, too!

Must be time for Spring Cleaning, because I’m feeling so perky, organized and ready to conquer it all! If only I could feel like this the other 51 weeks of the year—HA!

Have a lovely day! And happy scrapping!

EDIT: Oh, my goodness! Did you notice that I put this post in rainbow order? I think I need help! LOL!

Just wanted to let you know about a few freebie templates that you might like to grab. The first one I made for last week’s Scraplift Challenge… since no one played–you little stinkers! Just stop by the Shanty Blog to pick it up:

And also, one of my wonderful CT members, Susanna, created this wonderful template to share with us! Be sure to stop by the Sunshine Blog to pick it up:

And speaking of the Sunshine Studio… guess what’s coming soon? Another freebie collab! Get ready for all the fun:

Be sure to keep an eye on the Sunshine Blog for more details as the big day approaches!

And, as always, happy scrapping!

Happy NSD to all of you! And happy 6 month anniversary to me and Sugarplum Paperie! I opened my little shop on November 3rd last year (on what was then Digital Scrapbooking Day). And what a blast it’s been!

I hope you’re having fun with all the festivities that are to be found today. I have some festive things to share with you, too! The first is this little freebie. I love seeing people use the paper strips from my Leap Frog freebie so much, that I decided to make some more. Enjoy!:

DETAILS:
Contains ten paper strips
300 dpi, saved as .png files
Drop shadow for illustration only
Approx. 1 1/2 x 3/4 inch in size (shown here @ 25%)

And the other thing I wanted to share with you is my newest kit, Flirty Skirty! Here are the papers:

And here are the embellishments:

Buy the whole kit ‘n’ kaboodle and save $1.00!

Also, you can save 25% in the shop all weekend using the following coupon! Just enter the code happynsd when you checkout:

Enjoy! And most of all, HAPPY SCRAPPING!!!

Even though I design digital creations, when I scrap for myself I mainly scrap with paper. And seeing that I know all the advantages that there are to digital scrapping, my layouts are usually hybrid layouts.

I’ve written two articles in the last two days on the subject and I wanted to share them with you! The first is an article on the Craft Critique blog. It’s mainly a review of my favorite little pair of scissors, called Paper Snips (more commonly known as Cutter Bees). I wrote about how I can’t do hybrid layouts and other paper projects without them! You can check it out here: Craft Crititque - Cutter Bee Scissors.

The other article I wrote was for the Shanty blog on the topic of using digital designs on your paper layouts. Be sure to check it out, too: The Shanty - Hybrid Scrapbooking.

And when you go there, you’ll also find this freebie that I designed:

Just stop by the Shanty blog to pick it up! I’d love to see what you do with this, either in paper or in pixels.

Enjoy! And happy scrapping!

Here’s a little something fun to play with—some little foil circles! I’m sure you creative people can come up with all sorts of great uses for these:

DETAILS:
Contains eight metallic circles
300 dpi, saved as .png files
Drop shadow for illustration only
Approx. 1 to 2 inches in diameter (shown here @ 30%)

Coordinates perfectly with the new 7th Avenue kit!

Enjoy! And if you create something pretty with these, be sure to leave me a link so I can see! I’d love that!!!

Happy scrapping!