Have fun with those!

And now, for a little something that everyone everywhere can join in celebrating… I’m having a sale in the Sugarplum shop starting now!

Save 30% off any order over $5.00 this weekend (starting today, since here in America it’s a holiday and a lot of us have the day off). Just use the coupon code happyfireworks during checkout!

From what I’ve been hearing over at DST, there are a lot of you that have certain kits on your wish list for a while now. So, I thought it was time for a little sale so that you could get your hands on them and play! Enjoy—and happy shopping!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend with friends and family. Take lots of great snapshots while you’re at it. Happy scrapping!

The hand-drawn elements in this kit were designed so that you could play around with them to make your own patterned papers! Or you can add a drop shadow to make them into stickers and embellishments instead–-it’s all up to you!

Here are some layouts to inspire you:

Ooo! I just love these! Squee! You know, I get the comment from some people (Mari!) that I make a lot of girlie kits that they can’t play with because they have boys… so I hope this one is flexible for those of you who just have little guys. And don’t worry—I do have a boy kit in the works! I’m so excited about that one…

Well, tomorrow is the 4th of July! I’ll have a little something special for you, so be sure to check in sometime this weekend to get it. I hope you have great weekend full of photo opportunities for some happy, happy scrapping!

Did you know that designers love to CT? Yup! We do! Some of us were talking about it at DST and someone I happened to have I snagged myself a CT spot in Krystal Hartley’s “Creative Ensemble!” Krystal was so kind as to invite me to come and play with her pretty designs–what an honor! I’ve been a fan of hers for quite some time now. Here’s a little page I made with her new kit, The Moody Hues: Zen:

And speaking of creative team news, at the Shanty this month we have the fabulous Amy Hutchinson of ah! Designs as our sponsor for July! We’ve been busy scrapping away with her delicious Berry Me in the Sand kit. You’ll have to stop by The Shanty to see all the beautiful layouts everyone is making! Here’s one of mine:

Well, tomorrow is “Newsletter Day”—the day were I spend all day grinding my teeth, praying that PHPlist cooperates with my hosting plan to send out my newsletter in just the right way. I’m starting to dread Thursdays… (plllbt!) Hopefully things will go through nicely. If not, then you can always check back here on the blog for the latest news! There will be a new kit in the shop, too. Yay! So, see you back here tomorrow!

Until then, happy scrapping!

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!

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 scrapping!

But my hubby is on it, determined to get under the hood and figure it all out for me so I won’t have them any more! I love that man.

Sincerest apologies if you get three copies of the darn thing! In the meantime, I have a little something I’m working on finishing up today…

Off to make some more goodies…

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!

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!

Would you like to take a closer look at the kit now? I am happy to oblige! Here are the gorgeous papers:

The pretty embellishments:

And the entire Paper Garden collection:

Normally, you would save $1.00 when you purchased the whole kit, but this weekend you’ll save an additional 25% off! Be sure to pick it up a.s.a.p.—you don’t want to miss this deal!

Franziska and I also have something special just for you. Be sure to stop by her blog to see just what she has in store for you! Here are my little goodies:

Enjoy! And happy scrapping!