Sugarplum Paperie

I forgot to post about this last week, so you’re in for a double treat this week!

Here is last week’s template. I just LOVE this one. Lots of possibilities…

And here is this week’s template. Love the scalloped mat!

Just stop by the Shanty blog to pick them up! And I hope you’ll play along with us, too. I always love to see your creations!

Happy scrapping!

Hello all! Happy Wednesday to you!

There’s a new kit in the Sugarplum shop called Plumberry Teacakes:

I hope you like it! There are some really pretty two-toned papers in this kit, which are hard to show off well in a preview. Here’s a sneak peak of my favorite paper:

And I have a little freebie for you, too–something I created for this kit and then wondered if it really went with the collection after all. So, I thought I’d give it to you and let you put it to good use either way.

Word art stickers are getting quite popular, so I played around a little and came up with these:

Enjoy!

And as always, happy scrapping!

Hello to the Future! I’m writing to you from the past! What am I talking about?! Let me explain…

This is one of the reasons that I just love using WordPress! You see, I wrote this post for you yesterday morning because I wanted to let you know about lots of fun stuff, even though right now I’m currently relaxing at home without my laptop. I need some time away from the computer to reorganize my life and rethink my priorities, you know what I mean? Having my husband literally take the computer away from the house is the only way for me to get that done—Ha!

So, I’m taking a break from the computer, at least for the weekend. If you have any customer service issues with the shop, I will help you with them as soon as I am able to! I didn’t want to walk away from things without giving you a heads up.

In other news, I have some fun things to share with you today! First of all, my weekly freebie template is now available at the Shanty blog! Here’s the template:

This week I plan to give away a $5 gift card if we have more than six people play along with us. For all the details, see the thread here: Scraplift Conversion - May 23rd.

And I also wanted to let you know about a free mini kit I designed for my Squidoo lens on Digital Scrapbook Freebies! I figured, if the lens is about freebies, why not put a freebie on the lens? Brilliant! Don’t know why I didn’t think of that sooner… Ha! Here’s a preview of the kit, Vintage Garden:

Feel free to stop by the lens to download the kit–no registration required; no strings attached! It’s just a link. So, enjoy the kit! And feel free to upload any of your layouts to my Sugarplum Sunshine Gallery! I’d love to see what you create.

Until next time, happy scrapping!

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 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!

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!

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!