Sugarplum Paperie

Almost there… tomorrow is the last day for my part of the Sugarplum Anniversary Party! Then on Friday my wonderful creative team will be sharing some of their presents with you!

And tomorrow will also be THE big day! Yes, I’ll be spilling the beans a day early. Aren’t you glad?! I can’t wait! I’ll give you some little bits of news right now: there will be a brand new kit, a grab bag for just $3.00 and a 20% off sale! But there’s more to it then that… I’ll tell you all about it bright and early in the morning.

As for today, here’s the piece of the Party Hat that I have for you to enjoy!:

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Happy scrapping! And see you tomorrow for the BIG, BIG POST!

The party continues!

Here’s today’s piece of the Party Hat, just for you:

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I can’t wait to see what you create with these goodies! Remember, you are always welcome to stop by the Sunshine Studio and leave your layouts in my Gallery over there: Sugarplum Gallery. I try to check in there every few days to see if you’ve uploaded something new. I love to see your work, so please feel free to share it with me.

Enjoy the goodies! And happy scrapping!

Creative Monday—coming soon! But first: FREEBIES!

It’s Day Three of the Party Hat Blog Birthday Extravaganza! Here is today’s freebie:

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Enjoy! And I’ll be back a little later with some creative inspiration from the girls to get you scrappin’!

Aww!!! You all have totally drowned me in your love and appreciation! Yes, I read every comment! Next time I have a bad day and I’m feeling blue, I’m going to come back here and re-read all sweet, sweet comments you’ve left me. You guys are just the best! Thanks for putting me on Cloud 9!

So, are you ready for Day Two of the Sugarplum Paperie Blog Birthday Bash? Here is today’s piece of the Party Hat freebie kit:

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I can’t wait until Day Seven to show you all the things the girls have made to celebrate my blog-a-versary with me. It’s going to be so much fun! And I know, I know… you all want to know the big news. Well, let me tell you–I’ve hidden it inside of Day Six’s download! So you will know a day before I spill the beans to the world. I couldn’t resist. What fun!

Hope you’re enjoying the Party! Stop by tomorrow for more goodies (a sneak peek is in today’s download)!

Happy scrapping!

“Happy Birthday!” to the Sugarplum Paperie blog! One year ago today I bravely took my first step and wrote my first post, stepping out into the world of digiscrap design. What an amazing ride it’s been since then! I’ve made so many great friends and had such a wonderful time making freebies for you to download and enjoy.

Well, you know I couldn’t let this day pass unnoticed! Are you ready to put your Party Hat on? Over the next six days, I’m going to be giving away pieces of an entire kit that I’ve designed just for you! Then on the seventh day the girls and I are going to have a grand finale along with some exciting news!!!

Are you ready to get started? Well, here’s today’s piece of the Party Hat, the plain papers:

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There’s a sneak peek inside this folder of what tomorrow’s freebie will be! I hope you like it. Be sure to come back tomorrow and all next week to pick up the pieces. This kit will only be available for a short time, so be sure to get it now!

Enjoy! And happy scrapping!

Happy Monday! I hope you’ve all been enjoying our sweet Mango Tango Sunshine freebie. Those are some tasty colors, don’t ya think? Yum!

Well, it’s time for another round of creative beauty! Let’s jump in and find some scrapping inspiration, shall we?

Here’s a tasty layout from Amy (using the above referenced Mango freebie). I love the layers and little things around the photo here:

And here’s a lovely layout from Crystal, using A Little Birdie with a mix of Paper Garden goodness. Love the simple combination of teal and green here:

Here’s a sweet and simple layout from Jeannette, using Twitter Blossoms. I just love her title work with the Graph Paper Alpha here:

And here’s a stunning layout from Kate, also using Twitter Blossoms. I just love it when she plays with color in her photographs:

And finally here’s a layout from Tigz, where she played around and created a new look for the Twitter Blossoms paper. I just love it!

Goodness! I just realized that it’s “Southpaw Monday” this week. Look at all these left-aligned layouts—Funny!

On to the Sugarplum news for this week… well, get ready to get busy! We’re coming up on the blog’s one year anniversary and me and the girls on the team have been making lots of party plans for you… and you know what that means—FREEBIES!

First order of business: I’m retiring all the old freebie kits from shop. I will be moving them over here to the blog so that anyone who would like them can freely download them! So, don’t worry, they won’t be going away for good, unlike the retiring kits in the shop. Starting tomorrow look for those kits to start showing up here.

Then the party really gets underway starting on Saturday! I’ve planned six days of freebies for you along with a Grand Finale from the girls and some special news that I can hardly wait to share with you. Get ready to put your party hat on!

Happy scrapping!

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a great weekend! We visited the church across the street from us yesterday, thinking that we’d just attend the early service, and found ourselves instead in a great little Sunday School class and then at their annual summer pool party/cookout. Great way to meet new people! Tons of fun for the kiddos. But my poor hubby looks like a lobster now. I always forget about sunscreen for him, since I rarely ever burn. Oopsie!

Well, the girls created so many beautiful things this past week. Let’s take a peek at some of them, shall we?

First we have a sweet layout from Kristin, using Paper Garden with a mix of things from Plumberry Teacakes, too:

And here is a layout from Tracy, using the Flirty Skirty kit. Love her little hearts!

Here’s a great layout from Michelle, using Twitter Blossoms. Love all the action in this one:

And here’s another Twitter Blossoms layout from Sya. Love her title work here!

(ps. remember that if you like the alpha from this kit, it’s now available all by itself in the shop: Graph Paper Alpha.)

And yet another sweet Twitter Blossoms layout from Tigz. Just gorgeous!

Well, I’m off to work on a dozen or so projects on my to-do list this week. Lots and lots of behind the scenes things I have planned for you including freebies, new kits and a party at the end of the month. Would you like a sneak peak at what’s coming this Wednesday? It’s time for some SUNSHINE!:

See you then!

Some cool news: I’m this week’s featured designer at The Daily Scrapper!

Go and check it out! There’s also a drawing—three lucky winners will receive the kit of their choice from the shop. Be sure to enter!

News, news and more news! I don’t post all week and look what happens: It all piles up! Oops!

First of all, there’s a clearance sale going on now in the Sugarplum shop!

Left to right, those kits are:

Fashion Candy - Petits Fours - Confetti & Candy
Sorbet Kisses - Little Veranda - Summer Sorbet

They will be on sale until the end of the month. After that, they’ll be gone forever!

Also new this week: I’ve decided that two of the alphas that I made in my most recent kits were too cool not to offer them as separate items for alpha lovers everywhere! So now you can pick up the Clear White Alpha, from the A Little Birdie kit:

And the Graph Paper Alpha, from the Twitter Blossoms kit:

Also, I’ve been busy repackaging my Vintage Paperie alpha set:

And Printed Paperie alpha set:

…so that they’d all be nice and neat together! Makes me happy just to look at them!

Now, for more news! I’ve been invited to take part in yet another fantastic design (a.k.a. creative) team for Erika Martin’s on-line Journaling 101 course! You can find out more about it as I ramble on about all my various creative teams over here at my blog: creative chick-a-dee. I think what she’s doing is so needed in the digital scrapbooking world and I’m thrilled that she’s asked me to be a part of this course!

And while we’re talking about creative teams, don’t forget that Friday is “Template Day” over at the Shanty blog! There’s a new template up for this week’s Scraplift Conversion challenge. Come along and join us, won’t you?!

And now… for the sort of news I KNOW you love to hear: FREEBIES are coming in MASSIVE DOSES! Next week it’s Sunshine Girl Freebie time again! I’ll give you a sneaky peeky on Monday.

And after that, there’s the little matter of a certain little blog’s one year anniversary. I bet there will be lots of freebies… maybe a whole week of them. Hmm. And I bet there will be a grand finale, too! You won’t want to miss this Birthday Bash! More to come on that…

Well, that’s all for now! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! And of course, much happy scrapping, too!

Well, people… you sure do know how to take advantage of a sale! I’m so glad that you all enjoyed the coupon over the weekend. I hope you find some time for some scrapping away as soon as possible! And to help in that department, it’s time for Creative Monday inspiration!

First this week, here is a gorgeous layout from Jessy, using a mix of fun stuff from Queen of Hearts, Fashion Candy, Summer Sorbet and the alpha from A Little Birdie. I love her title work here:

And here is a darling layout from Jeannette, using Paper Garden. I love the softness of this one–it’s gorgeous!

And here’s a stunning layout from Rosanne, also using Paper Garden. I just love the crop of her photo and all that pretty purple!

Here’s a precious layout from Katy, using the Plumberry Teacakes kit. Look at how she used the journaling tag for a clipping mask for her photos! Isn’t that such a neat idea?! I love it!

And then look at this amazing work from Andrea, using the new Twitter Blossoms kit. I love the little garden she’s made here!

These are all so wonderful… in so many different ways! I’m so blessed to have so many wonderful scrappers on my creative team–and each one so unique! Be sure to click on these layouts to leave these girls some love! And I hope you found something here to inspire you on to scrap.

If you need any more motivation to get scrapping, be sure to visit the Shanty blog and play along with us in the Scraplift Conversion! Here’s this week’s template:

Be sure to stop by the blog to pick it up!

Happy scrapping!