Sugarplum Paperie

A celebration of friendship and technology, Let’s Connect is bright, bold, funky and fun! Just take a look at all the pretty papers:

And the fun embellishments:

This kit is jam-packed with goodies: 85 papers and over 140 elements, including frames, stickers, flowers, glitter, ribbons, cords, speech balloons, word art and 2 alphabets. Wow!

Let’s Connect is the collaborative effort of a group of designers who came together to cheer up our friend (and a member of each of our creative teams), Andrea. She had been in danger of going off line for while after she got hit with a tripple whammy of bad stuff all in one day and she was going to cut her internet connection for at least six months! Can you imagine? We were so sad to see her go! So, we created this kit out of love for her (so she’d have something special to play with) and we’ve decided that the best presents should be shared, right? We hope you enjoy this fun kit and that it brightens your day, too!

Here are some layouts made with this kit to inspire you:

Tigz:

Crystal:

Kristin:

Happy scrapping!

Happy Monday! Hope you had a great weekend! Mine was full of good times with family and delicious food (summer fresh fruits and veggies—yum!), plus a little gardening and a little shopping. Busy, busy!

I have some beautiful and inspiring layouts to show you today! First, here is a elegant layout from Crystal, using a mix of A Little Birdie and Paper Garden:

And here’s a precious layout from Katey, using Plumberry Teacakes mixed with the Vintage Paperie alpha:

Here is a gorgeous layout from Andrea, using Paper Garden:

And here’s another pretty Paper Garden layout from Tigz:

And here’s a funky-cool layout from Kristin, using 7th Avenue:

And finally, I was honored to have the talented Bren Boone play around with the new Paper Garden kit, too. Here is her gorgeous layout:

Be sure to click on these layouts to leave these girls some love!

Tomorrow, there is something special coming to the shop! A fabulous and fun new collab:

Be on the lookout for this tomorrow! Now, I’m off to hunt down my muse and finish that new kit I posted about on Friday–LOL!

Happy scrapping!

Happy Monday! Boy, do I have a lot of great layouts to show you today! Not only has the Creative Team been a bunch of buzy little scrappers this week, I also have two gorgeous layouts to show you from the winners of the “Grab Your Camera” challenge! Let’s jump right in and be inspired:

Here is a beautiful layout from Shaz, using the Petite Fours paper pack. Look at this chickie! She’s all baby–no fat! I’m jealous because I never look this cute when I’m pregnant:

And here is a super cute layout from Jill, using A Little Birdie. I love the playful off-center feel of this one!

Here is a gorgeous layout from Tigz, using the new Paper Garden collab kit. She has such a way with elements!

Here is a beautiful layout from Nett, using a mix of Flirty Skirty papers, Printed Paperie and other fun stuff. I just love the combination of black and peach colors here. Just gorgeous!

And here’s a fantastic layout from Michelle, using a mix of Summer Sorbet and Grasshopper Kisses. I just love how she made the tag into a frame and the title is just perfect!

Be sure to stop by these lovely layouts and leave these girls some praise!

Now, to announce the winners of last week’s “Grab Your Camera” challenge! We had more than 20 players, so I’ll be sending out two gift cards! Our winners had such beautiful layouts, I just had to show them off here during Creative Monday!

Our first winner is Sabrina! Here is her gorgeous layout that she made using the Vintage Garden freebie (which you can find here):

And our second winner is Cheryl! Here is her stunning layout, using the new Paper Garden collection:

Congratulations, girls! I’ll be sending you an e-mail so you can go shopping! Aren’t they both fantastic layouts?! Everyone had such a great submissions for this contest. I just love seeing all your work. I always say that I like for you to leave me links so I can see your layouts. This one way (my evil plan!) to get you to send me those lovely little links. Mwua-haha!!

Well, I hope you find all these layouts to be inspiring… get your creative juices flowing and the like. Oh! And before I forget–one last thing! There is a new template at the Shanty, so be sure to stop by and pick it up. This week I picked one of my own paper layouts to make into a template. I hope you enjoy scrapping with it!

Just stop by the Shanty blog to pick it up!

Happy scrapping!

Tonight at midnight is the deadline for the “Grab you Camera” scrap challenge here on the blog! Don’t forget to get those layouts in! Need some inspiration? Well, I have some for you!

Kristin:

Amy:

Alice:

Jessy:

Gorgeous work, isn’t it? Wow! This is so much fun!!!

So, don’t delay–scrap a snapshot of yourself with your camera! Remember, the more people that enter, the more people will win!

Happy scrapping!

So, I was teasing Jessy the other day, telling her that if I couldn’t get her to make digital layouts for the Creative Team, I’d just start using her paper layouts that she’s posting at the Shanty. But I did kinda mean it—she’s been inspiring me! Take a look at this great layout:

This layout really got me thinking. I love her snapshot. So much so that we’re going to have a Challenge! Here are the rules so you can play along:

1) Grab your camera!

5) Come back here and leave me a link to your layout to enter!

I’ll give you the weekend to play and then pick a winner on Monday morning. So feel free to leave me a link up until midnight on Sunday, June 22nd (EST)!

And what’s the prize? A $5 gift card to the Sugarplum Paperie shop! And how many will win? Well… that depends on how many play along! For every 10 people who play along, I’ll give out 1 gift card—so the more scrappers, the better! Feel free to spread the word!

Here’s my layout:

And here’s one from Andrea:

And another from Crystal:

Come and join us and make your own. So much fun!

Best of luck to you and happy, happy scrapping!

Hello all! Boy, do I have some stunning layouts to show you this week! And quite a mix of different looks and colors, too. I just adore my CT! Have I said that lately?

Let’s start with this beautiful one from Amy, using the Vintage Garden freebie that’s available on my digi scrapping lens.

By the way, I’ve seen so many great layouts using that freebie! I’m so glad to see that you all are enjoying it!

Here is a lovely layout from Kristin, using the new Monogram Collection:

Here is a sweet and simple layout from Franziska, using the new A Little Birdie kit:

And here’s another Little Birdie layout that’s simply stunning from Tigz:

Here is a playful layout from Kate, using the Flirty Skirty kit:

And here’s a fun layout from Jill, who used a mix of Flirty Skirty with some Grasshopper Kisses and Printed Paperie, too:

Be sure to click on these layouts and leave these girls some love for all their beautiful inspiration!

Well, I’m off to work! I’ve got lots of ideas burning in my head and I just want to dig right in and play around! Hope you all have a great day! And happy scrapping to you all!

Ah! Happy Monday! Need a little something to inspire you and get your creative juices flowing? Yup, it’s that time again! Let’s dive right in and take a look at all the beauty…

First, here is a lovely layout from the Queen of Simplicity, Tigz, using a mix of Flirty Skirty and the new Plumberry Teacakes kit:

And here is a beautiful layout from Kristin, using lots of free goodies from the shop and from my Digital Freebies lens:

Here is a bright and sunny layout (in my favorite color!) from Crystal, using Grasshopper Kisses:

And here’s another sweet layout from Sya, using some Grasshopper Kisses with a mixture of Sorbet Kisses–a very “kissy” layout!

And finally, here’s another Grasshopper Kisses layout, but this one is a hybrid layout from Jill. And she also used some paper swirls from Printed Paperie! So cool…

I just love that snapshot. Too cute!

Well, be sure to stop by and leave these girls some love for all their beautiful work! I hope they’ve inspired you to some happy scrapping. They always inspire me! [insert "wub" smilie here]

Hello all! I’m back with another installment of Creative Monday! Boy, I’ve missed this. I just love to show off the beautiful layouts from my wonderful team! So let’s get to it!

First, we have this beautiful layout from Sya, using Flirty Skirty. I love how simple, yet stunning this is! Perfect simplicity…

And here is a stunning layout from ‘Nett (she won a few Gallery Standout nominations for this one!), also using Flirty Skirty:

And here is a simply gorgeous layout from Kristin, using the freebie mini kit, Vintage Garden, available here on my Digital Freebies lens. I love all the layering she placed behind the photo. And what a photo!

And here’s a precious layout from Crystal, using China Blue and last week’s template freebie from the Shanty blog. Just look at this little guy’s face! Too cute!

And finally, here is yet another stunning creation from Tigz! I just LOVE how she seamlessly combined Flitry Skirty and China Blue to create this lovely page:

I hope you are inspired by these beauties! They are each so lovely! Be sure to click on each layout and leave these girls some love, okay?

Well, I’m off to get back to work on a little something for you… yes–a freebie. Maybe even a new kit, too! Can’t wait to show you. I need to think of some more little finishing touches to add.

Until then, happy scrapping!

Happy Monday! It’s a flirty, flirty week! The girls made so many pretty layouts using Flirty Skirty, I thought I’d share nothing but Flirty layouts this week! Enjoy the beauty:

Kate:

Crystal:

Amy:

Shaz:

Andrea:

Be sure to leave these girls some love for their beautiful inspiration! Hope they leave you feeling scrappy.

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!