Sugarplum Paperie

It’s time for some creative love! Boy, do I have some stunning layouts to show you this week. The girls make it so hard for me to narrow it down to just five—in fact I had to add six this week (eight if you count the links!). If you’re looking for inspiration and layouts to lift, look no further—I’ve got lots here!

Let’s start with a little Sunshine, shall we? If you missed the announcement, the Sunshine Girls not only had a huge freebie Easter Egg hunt, we also have just released a collab kit and all sorts of other goodies (see them all here: Sunshine). Here’s a beautiful layout by Amy using pieces from the Mega Collection:

And to see another fabulous Walking on Sunshine layout, checkout this beautiful one by Kate: Sweetheart.

Next, here is a stunning layout by Jessy using the China Blue kit to make an elegant wedding page:

Stephanie also used China Blue to make this lovely layout of her sweet little girl:

And for one more fabulous China Blue layout, be sure to check out Tigz’s: How sweet it is.

Next, here is a precious layout by Shan with her little sweeties using the Sugar Princess kit:

And here is another Sugar Princess layout by Flo. Look at her fabulous extraction!

And finally, here is a beautiful landscape layout by Sya, using a bit of the Sunshine Sweets freebie along with Grasshopper Kisses:

Be sure to click on these layouts to leave these girls some love! They make such pretty layouts, don’t they?

Are you looking for a team to join to work some creative magic for? Be sure that you don’t miss the Sunshine Girls Creative Team Call!

Just visit the Sunshine blog for all the details!

Happy scrapping!

I saw this the other week and it made me laugh so hard, I just had to share it! And what better day to do so…

I hope you are having a wonderful Easter today! We’ll be visiting with family and celebrating Jesus’ most happy day. Hallelujah! He is risen!

Happy scrapping!

So, something that I’ve been wanting to tell you all about has finally become published news! I’ve been added to the Craft Critique team as a digital reporter (and web-master)!

I’ll be writing articles on digital topics (maybe even web-related things, too) and helping to give the site a new look. I’m excited to get started on that! And–oh, happy day: My first article is live! I’ve been waiting to share this (for what feels like forever)… Ha!

Would you like to learn how to make your photos look better in Photoshop? Then check out my article: Quick Photo Fixes in Photoshop.

I’ve written a little bit about adjusting levels and other quick fixes. Then I reviewed a few actions from Microferk Designs, Amy Eileen and Addicted to Design. I hope you find the article to be informative. And I hope it helps you love your photographs even more!

Happy scrapping!

Okay, okay… I had one last thing on my to do list, and it was to get this week’s Scraplift Conversion Challenge ready for the Shanty’s Challenge Blog! And this week, I made a template to share with you all:

Be sure to stop by the Shanty’s Challenge Blog to pick up this template and play along with us!: Scraplift Conversion and Template Freebie.

And please join us in the challenge! The more, the merrier. Happy scrapping!

Happy Good Friday!

I hope you all are enjoying the Easter Egg hunt. I know there have been a few snags along the way. Be sure to check in at the Sunshine blog this afternoon for a reveal of all the participants and their blogs. (Here’s a clue in the meantime: If you ended up at Amanda’s blog twice, you need to go to Trish’s blog next.)

And I have a new kit in the shop! A little something that’s sweet and full of Springtime goodness: Sorbet Kisses!

I can’t wait to see what my creative girls do with this one! I think this kit will mix in well with some of the other kits and shop freebies I’ve made.

I especially love these flowers! They were made at the request of Flergs (and she even helped to name the kit, too). Megs keeps trying to talk me into making commercial use items and I’m seriously thinking about it after making these flowers for the kit! The pretty button center was a something that Kristi gave me to play with. Want to see a close up?

And then there are all the pretty papers in this kit–each one different! Here is my favorite one:

I’m starting to wonder if my favorite color is still green or if it’s teal now. I just love teal lately. So pretty! I think I put a lot more teal into my kits then I do green! Ha!

Well, I hope you have a wonderful weekend! I’m going to enjoy it and try to relax after all the work I’ve been doing lately to not only get this kit ready for the shop, but also help get the Sunshine blog ready for the Easter Egg hunt and help with organizing the Walking on Sunshine kit (Monica says I should do previews for hire and I will pack all her kits up for her now–LOL!).

Whew! What a crazy week… but have I mentioned how much I love my friends lately? The Sunshine Girls are just the best! I don’t know what I’d do without their love and support, encouragement and constructive criticism. I’m so blessed to know each and everyone of them.

Well, I’m off to pretend like I’m on a holiday! Happy scrapping!

Welcome to the Sunshine Sweets 1st Annual Easter Egg Hunt!

The Sunshine Girls (and surprise: we’ve added a Mr. Sunshine to our group this time around) hope that you enjoy our newest collaborative freebie: Sunshine Sweets!

And in the spirit of a traditional Easter Egg hunt, we’ve decided to send you on a little and VERY easy hunt for our freebies! Simply click on my egg to download my freebie and start the hunt:

Inside the egg you will find my portion of Sunshine Sweets! Here’s a preview if you can’t stand to wait to see it:

Do you like the flowers in the preview? Well, you’ll have to complete the WHOLE hunt in order to find them! They are hidden somewhere else. Hee hee! I’m sneaky like that…

So, once you’ve downloaded my file, you will find a file inside with a link to the next blog of another Sunshine Girl (just double click on the file and the shortcut will take you right there). You’ll see her egg on her blog so you can continue on your hunt!

And what would be an Easter hunt without the GOLDEN EGG?! Somewhere during your hunt, you will discover the Golden Egg and this link will take you to somewhere where you’ve never been before–someplace new and very exciting! This new place will have a great surprise for you and only you, the loyal egg hunters that you are. It will also contain a link that will help you continue on your hunt until at last your journey brings you back to the start (my blog) and your hunt will be complete!

There’s no rush–all of our links will remain active so that you can find all the eggs, crack them open and enjoy your sweets! So, get busy! And have fun

Happy Easter!

Oh, my goodness–people put on your sunglasses! Things are about to get very bright! The Sunshine Girls have just released our first collaboration–Walking on Sunshine:

This kit is jam-packed with both sunny and shabby goodness! It includes over 80 unique papers and over 280 elements, including floral and glittery overlays, brackets and mats, along with 7 alphabets. Over 750mb all together!

And that’s not all! You can purchase this kit in two separate parts: Bright & Sunny and Shabby & Chic. There is also a collection of Quick Pages (sold together and in sets of 3: #1, #2, #3), a set of Styles (glitter, plastic and plastic glitter), a Brag Book and a set of Paper Overlays! It’s insane! We all had a part to contribute and we made the things we were best at! (We made a lot.)

So, do you love us for all we’ve done for you in the past? Do you want to give us a little show of support? Then check out the Sunshine section of the Sugarplum Shop and get yourself a little bit of sunshine!

Happy scrapping!

Is it Monday again already? Wow! My life is flying by… well, let’s get to the beauty!

Here is a beautiful layout by Jessy, using the new Fashion Candy kit. I love how she took what I thought was a very girlie kit and made a masculine layout with it:

(Also, check out this great layout she did for the Scraplift Conversion challenge on the Shanty blog using China Blue–it’s awesome!)

And then look at how Amy did the same thing with a mix of Fashion Candy and Queen of Hearts!

Now, unless we forget the girls, here is a sugary sweet layout by Christine (who I’m going to start calling Tigz from now on–didn’t want to confuse you, but that’s what I call her in my head anyway!), using Sugar Princess:

And here is a sweet layout of Flo’s adorable daughter, using the Grasshopper Kisses kit:

And another great Grasshopper Kisses layout by Sya (love the colors here):

And yet another fabulous Grasshopper Kisses layout by Daniela! Look at all these fun circles:

Be sure to click on these layouts and leave these girls some love for all the beauty they share with us!

Well, this week is going to be crazy–full of surprises and LOTS of goodies for you all! I hope you’re excited… I can’t wait to tell you all about it!

Happy scrapping!

Just wanted to let you know about the call at the Shanty. Feel free to spread the word!:

The Shanty is looking for YOU! We are looking for a few talented digital designers to add to our creative team to work with sponsor products and create inspiring projects for our members and guests!

To be considered for our Digital Design Team, please post links from the gallery to five of your favorite layouts in this thread here: Digi Design Team Call.

We are looking for members who can work with many types of digital products and have a broad appeal. We want all types of scrappers with many different styles of scrapbooking. So, please don’t exclude yourself! We’re looking for YOU!

Chosen design team members will be required to be active message board participants in addition to submitting design work. Submissions will be accepted starting Saturday, March 15 and ending at midnight (EST) Monday, March 31. The current design team will review all submissions and we will announce finalists on Friday, April 4th!

Thank you for submitting your designs. We look forward to seeing your work!

The Girls at the Scrap Shanty

There’s a new kit in the shop–one I’m ever-so proud of! Here is China Blue:

I also thought it was about time to share a little something with you, too. I know I’ve been so busy, I haven’t shared much lately! I’ve been working on those “bigger” freebies you said you liked. Hee hee!

So, here is a pretty paper flower that matches the new kit perfectly! Enjoy:

DETAILS:
Contains one paper flower with button
300 dpi, saved as .png file
Drop shadow for illustration only
Approx. 3 1/2 inches in diameter (shown here @ 30%)

If you think I’ve been busy lately, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Just wait until next week. You won’t believe your eyes!

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Happy scrapping!