ScraphappyMama's Scrapping Corner

My 200th Post!

2009-11-11T07:11:00.000-05:00

Wow, whoda thunk it?

I wanted to share with you some layouts I made using the latest templates by Nibbles Skribbles. I love working with templates. They are very useful in placement of the photos, papers and elements, but they can be altered to suit your needs.

Here is a layout I made today with Manda's Template Set #6:

That's my ugly mug. LOL! The kit I used is Summer Love by Just So Scrappy.

All of the paper placements, photo placement and the placement of the flowers was on the template.

Seriously, using templates makes scrapping so much easier and quicker too. Click on the link above to be taken to Nibbles Skribbles store at STS to look over her template collection. I'm sure you'll find something you'll like!

$2.00 Tuesday

2009-11-10T14:19:00.006-05:00

Did you miss the Speed Scrap last Saturday morning? Well, if you did, you have another chance at grabbing this fabulous kit for only $2.oo today only! Scrappy Kat has decided to put this in her $2.00 bin today so that those who missed the speed scrap get a chance to grab this at a bargain! She's got the add-on kit and the full kit in the bin. Just as a reminder, here are the previews:

Here are some layouts I made with these kits. The first one is the one I did for the speed scrap, the second one I just did today.

Just click on the flyer above to be taken to the Stuff to Scrap store. Get it while it's on sale!

2009-11-09T19:26:00.000-05:00

More fun at Stuff to Scrap to celebrate Digital Scrapbook Day all month long. Click on image to be taken to the store for some bargains.

What a great day!

2009-11-08T08:20:00.004-05:00

Yesterday was the (inter)National Digital Scrapbooking Day and the gang at Stuff to Scrap really had a good time with it. There was something going on nearly every hour! I can't believe I "wasted" a wonderfully sunny and warm day and spent it indoors scrapping. LOL.

Here are some of the layouts I created for the challenges. I will not, however, be sharing the rather unflattering layout I made for the dare I asked for in the Truth or Dare game held in the chat room last night. LOL. I'll share with you some of the speed scrap/Challenge a Day layouts I've done this week too.

For the November 4th Challenge a Day I made this layout of my son when he was in his "punk" phase. The challenge on this day was to use photomasks. I used a free photomask by Bouille. The kit I used was the Wicked collab between Scrappy Kat, SealScraps and FunkyTime Designs:

For the November 5th Challenge a Day, we were to make a layout with a recipe. So I made a recipe card using the kit Golden Sunshine by Summer Driggs:

For the November 5 Speed Scrap I made this layout using a combination of things created by Linda Walton of Bon Scrapatit, mostly from the kit Fresh as a Daisy.

For the first speed scrap yesterday, I made this layout using the free kit we were given for the speed scrap by Scrappy Kat called Falling for Fall Add On (the participation prize was the whole kit):

The second speed scrap I made this layout using a yet to be released kit by Nibbles Skribbles called On the Ice. Stay tuned for this one later as I've got more layouts made with this kit:

And one of the many games we played yesterday was BINGO. We made our own cards too. I used Nibbles Skribbles kit Picking Perfect Pumpkins:

Today promises to be another warm, sunny day and I have a boatload of outdoor chores to get to today after church, so no more digiscrapping for me today. Hope you'll hop over to Stuff to Scrap and join in the fun. It continues all month long!

So much going on tomorrow!

2009-11-06T16:52:00.000-05:00

You won't believe all the fabulous stuff going on over at Stuff To Scrap in celebration of {Inter} National Digi-Scrap Day. We aren't just celebrating this Saturday, we are having a party all month long!

We have already kicked off the festivities with a sale in the store and with our challenge a day, but starting Saturday we are going to kick things up a notch. All day Saturday there will be challenges and activities going on in the forum and in our chat room. The best part is that there are prizes to win and everyone will receive participation prizes.

Here is the chat room schedule for Saturday.

Saturday & Sunday the entire STS store will be on sale. Click the ad below to head over to the store.

The first big event of the day over in the chat room is a Speed Scrap hosted by The Scrappy Kat.

Here is the participation prize you will receive for attending.

The second Speed Scrap of the day is being hosted by Scrap N Pieces.

Here is the participation prize for that SS.

At 4 pm MST you can head over to the chat for a hybrid challenge, head over now to find out what supplies you will need.

Both days this weekend Janice from JW-DigiScraps will be hosting progressive challenges, she promises they will truly be challenging and they sound super fun!

In the chat room & forum on Sunday there will be another Speed Scrap, hosted by Mad Genius Designs and following the Speed Scrap there will be a Scavenger Hunt taking place from the chat room as well.

If you like prizes, you will want to participate in our Challenge A Day. Each day a host will post a new challenge, they will announce the deadline for getting your assignments posted to the thread and the gallery (if required). All participants in the challenge a day (as long as you complete at least 3 challenges) will get a Participation Prize at the end of the month!

And don't forget that we are giving away a little piece of Scrap Yourself Silly on the STS Blog each day in November.

Speed Scrap coming up

2009-11-05T23:05:00.000-05:00

Saturday at Stuff to Scrap is going to be a busy day. Lots of stuff! The Scrappy Kat is hosting a speed scrap. The info is on the flyer:

And look at the participation prize! I LOVE that frame!!!!

Click the flyer above to be taken to the STS forum.

Me & My Kitty

2009-11-02T06:51:00.005-05:00

The Scrappy Kat has created a very special kit to honor the memory of a very special cat. And as the "mom" of 3 cats I was excited to use this kit. But this kit isn't only for cat lovers. The colors and elements are just beautiful and can be used for all sorts of kits. Here is what I created with this kit:

The kit is on sale for 30% off this week. Take a look at what you'll get:

$3.99 $2.79
Save: 30% off
Meow! This kit was inspired by a sweet little kitty named Sebastian. Me & My Kitty is perfect for scrapping all your kitty cat photos. The kit contains 16 papers, 46 elements, & 1 alpha (includes upper, numbers, & punc. in both sheet & individual png files).

$2.49 $1.87
Save: 25% off
Meow! If you are in a hurry, but want to scrap some great photos of your little kitty cat, these quick pages are perfect for you. Just put your photos beneath & add a title and you are done. Included are 6 ~ 12 x 12 inch 300dpi quick pages made using my kit Me & My Kitty.

Click on the previews to be taken to Kat's store at Stuff to Scrap.

Pilgrimage Home

2009-11-01T14:05:00.002-05:00

One of "my" designers, The Scrappy Kat is hosting the QuickPage Exchange Challenge for the month of November. Click here to be taken to this thread in the forum.

Here is the kit that will be used for this exchange:

Don't you just love it? It is 30% off for the entire month of November. So for a measly few bucks you can purchase this kit and create a qp to enter into the exchange. At the end of the month you will also get all the qp's that were made by the other contestants in this challenge. What a deal! I'm looking forward to it. Keep an eye out for what I'll be giving as my qp. I'll post it later in the month.

I made a few bragbook pages for my Thanksgiving album with this kit.

Come back tomorrow for some more goodies!

November at STS

2009-11-01T08:30:00.004-05:00

November is a very good month, in my opinion. Not only is it the month that contains my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, but it is the month I gave birth to my 2nd daughter 23 years ago. It is also National Home Care and Hospice month and as a home health nurse, I am getting lots of goodies in my office for this month.

And it is also National DigiScrap Month and the designers at Stuff to Scrap have got a whole lot of fun planned for this month. I will try to keep up with all of the fun and post about them for my loyal followers (do I have any followers? Hahaha).

Make sure to check the STS blog everyday as the designers are offering a Download a Day kit. Click on the preview to be taken to the blog.

Here is the schedule for the Challenge a Day challenge. I hope to be able to jump into a lot of these!

And they are planning on big sales all this month. Here is the sale going on this week:

Big Opportunity

2009-10-30T08:13:00.003-04:00

Nibbles Skribbles is donating the proceeds from her shop for today only to benefit a terrific cause. Check out the flyer for the details. Then click it to be taken to her shop to grab some of her goodies!

Ack!

2009-10-24T23:28:00.002-04:00

I so totally forgot to post this on Wed. evening. I am so bad! Here is my free quickpage using The Scrappy Kat's awesome Owl O'Ween kit. Just click on the preview to get to my 4shared acct. Sorry I'm late with this.

More New Stuff at Stuff to Scrap

2009-10-23T23:41:00.000-04:00

MandaK, aka Nibbles Skribbles, is such a go-getter! This girl has got ideas, I'm tellin' ya! She has created this nifty little 2010 Calendar Grid kit. Wouldn't this be a great gift for Christmas? You could scrap your own calendar. And, these are CU friendly, so you could use them to sell if you wanted to. Click on the preview to be taken to her store at Stuff to Scrap

CU Textures

2009-10-22T23:34:00.000-04:00

Katina, aka The Scrappy Kat, is branching out into some new things in her store. She has created some CU textures that can be used for creating your own paper. I'm really not interested in designing at this time, but maybe you might be interested in these? Take a look:

$1.99

This super grungy set of paper textures are perfect for every designer's stash. Included are 5 ~ 12x12 textures. All textured overlays have been created at 300 dpi. These great textures are versatile, full of depth, & will not be blurry when magnified to 100% like a lot of textured overlays you will find out there.

You may use this product for your personal use or in your digital scrapbook designs for resale. Credit is always appreciated but not required.

$1.99

This fun set of paper textures are perfect for every designer's stash. Included are 5 ~ 12x12 textures. All textured overlays have been created at 300 dpi. These fun textures are versatile, full of depth, & will not be blurry when magnified to 100% like a lot of textured overlays you will find out there.

You may use this product for your personal use or in your digital scrapbook designs for resale. Credit is always appreciated but not required.

Click on the previews to be taken to her store at Stuff to Scrap.

Changes

2009-10-20T08:57:00.001-04:00

I was saddened when I received an email from Jamie of Every EverAfter Moment Designs, that she had decided to close her store at Stuff to Scrap. But I totally understand why she made the decision. She has a young son at home and she wants to spend as much time as she can with him. And I know that time flies by fast. Click here for her blog post explaining her decision.

So while I support her decision in every way, I'm sad because that means she doesn't need a CT any longer. But for fans of hers at Stuff to Scrap, it is a great opportunity to pick up her wonderful kits for half price! Here is her store at Stuff to Scrap. But you'll have to hurry. This deal is up on Oct. 31. After that, these kits will be gone.

New Template Sets by Nibbles Skribbles

2009-10-19T21:12:00.000-04:00

MandaK is back! Well, she wasn't really gone, just so busy at work and home that she hasn't been as busy designing as she usually is. But she has made some new things! Take a look at these template sets:

I haven't had the chance to make any layouts with these templates, but you can bet I will soon. I love, love, love templates!

And look at this nifty little offering:

Manda is so clever! This Date-It thing can be used for all sorts of layouts, but I'm thinking of using it for desktop layouts. Hmmmmm, my wheels are turning with this one.

She's got them in her store at Stuff to Scrap right now for 20% off until next Sunday, 10/25. Click here to be taken right to her store.

It's that time of year!

2009-10-19T08:43:00.004-04:00

It's time for spooks and goblins to wander the streets looking for tricks or treats. And I've got the perfect kit to scrap all those photos of your own little spooks and goblins on Halloween.

The Scrappy Kat has a new freebie kit on her blog called Owl O'Ween. Isn't that a cute title? It is a collab she's done with another STS designer, Scrapping Rainbow Designs. I don't have the previews to SRD's portion of the kit, but here is what Katina has:

I'm afraid that I have paper-scrapped almost all of my kids' trick-or-treating days so I was pretty limited in what I could digi-scrap! But I did find this photo of a Halloween costume show my local JoAnne Fabrics had many years ago. I think this is from 1993! I always made my kids' Halloween costumes except for one year. My two youngest begged and begged me to buy them Power Rangers costumes from WalMart. I did, and those costumes lasted long enough to make it through trick-or-treat and then they fell apart. I still have all the costumes I made in a box in the attic, waiting for my future-grandchildren to play dress-up with.

Ahh, but I digress. Here is the layout I made, using portions of the kit from both designers;

Click here to go to The Scrappy Kat's blog to pick up this kit. It's free this week on her blog. She'll direct you to SRD's blog to pick up her portion as well. Don't miss it!

2009-10-17T20:14:00.001-04:00

Many of us have been touched by cancer, in some form, in one way or another. That is why several Stuff To Scrap designers decided to collaborate to design the kit Rainbow of Hope. All proceeds from the sale of this kit and it's coordinating Quick Page Set will be donated to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.

Great effort was made not to exclude any forms of cancer in the making of this kit. The kit includes 60 papers, 76 elements and an alpha. There are awareness ribbons in each of the colors represented. The colors chosen for this kit represent the following forms of cancer.

Orange: leukemia
Yellow: Liver cancer, bladder cancer, osteosarcoma
Green: kidney cancer
Blue: colon cancer
Purple: pancreatic cancer, cancer in general
White bone cancer
Black: melanoma
Brown: colorectal cancer
Grey: brain cancer
Lime green: lymphoma
Teal: ovarian, cervical and uterine cancers
Burgundy: multiple myeloma
Periwinkle: stomach cancer
Pink: breast cancer
Light blue: prostate cancer
Pearl: lung cancer

Please visit Stuff to Scrap to purchase this kit. It is for a cause that touches the lives of nearly all of us.

Picking Perfect Pumpkins

2009-10-14T19:52:00.005-04:00

This is my favorite time of year because I just love the autumn colors. And this new kit by Nibbles Skribbles has all of my favorite colors in one kit! Just take a look!

Here are a couple of layouts that I created with this kit:

You can purchase this kit at Stuff to Scrap. Some of Manda's CT members turned our layouts into QPs for this kit too, and you can purchase them at Stuff to Scrap as well.

And just because, I'm offering you this freebie embellished word art made to coordinate with this kit. Click on the preview to be taken to 4shared to download.

Another Speed Scrap

2009-10-12T22:25:00.001-04:00

Speed Scrap is scheduled for tomorrow at Stuff to Scrap. The details are in the flyer. Just click the flyer to be taken to the speed scrap forum. And look at what the participation prize is. How cute is that?

Snuggle

2009-10-12T08:37:00.004-04:00

Awwww, who doesn't like to snuggle? I'm a snuggler, that's for sure. But THIS Snuggle is a new kit by Jamie at Every Everafter Moment Designs. This kit is so soft and sweet and can be used for girl or boy layouts. Take a look:

Isn't it precious? I love it!

Here is a layout I made with this kit featuring my beautiful oldest daughter (well ALL my daughters are beautiful!)

This kit is only $2.00 at Stuff to Scrap. But you'll have to hurry to grab it, if you want it. Jamie is retiring from designing and this will only be available until the end of October. In fact ALL of her gorgeous designs are on sale for 50% off. I'll tell you more about that in a later post. Click on the preview above to be taken to her store.

And as a freebie gift to you, I am giving you the wordart I made with this kit. Click on the preview below to be taken to 4shared to download it.

Oh My Goodness!!!

2009-10-08T20:45:00.007-04:00

I am such a bad CT member. That, plus the past week kind of imploded on me. Hubby has had a bump in his recovery that has him reeling a little bit (his incision became infected and now he has a wound vac on) and on Monday, I traveled to Indiana to pick my baby girl up from college to come home and recover from mono! *sigh*

So, all that to say, The Scrappy Kat has a new kit out in her store this week. It is just perfect for scrapping those autumn photos that don't involve pumpkins and Halloween things. The colors are so pretty! Take a look at Apple Festival:

Click on the preview above to be taken to her store at Stuff to Scrap to grab up this delicious kit. Don't you think you could scrap some Christmas photos with this kit too?

And she has offered on her blog a freebie cardstock add-on. Click on the preview below to be taken to that post for that freebie:

Do you like the layout I made with this kit? Well, I created it into a QP for Katina to sell. Here is a preview of the other QPs as well:

October Road Brag Book Train

2009-10-01T21:56:00.001-04:00

I hope you are enjoying these fabulous bragbook pages for this beautiful kit. Here is my offering:

Click the preview to be taken to 4shared to download. Then hop on over to The Scrappy Kat's blog for links to the other blogtrain blogs!

Sunshine Playground

2009-10-01T09:45:00.001-04:00

This month, the designers at Stuff to Scrap have decided to donate the proceeds from their monthly collab to a very worthy cause. Read the flyer below to learn how Tara, a fellow CT member, is involved in this project:

Don't you think this is a wonderful idea? I deal with disabled adults on a daily basis and I know how much they struggle with the day-to-day tasks of daily living. Imagine being a child! A child's play is his/her work. This will contribute to the children's physical, emotional and social skills in so many ways. Please find a way to purchase this.

And, just what exactly will you receive for your purchase? Well take a look at these previews. I think this kit is just absolutely adorable!

Click on any of the previews to go to the Stuff to Scrap store.

I've returned and I've got some stuff to share

2009-09-28T19:12:00.008-04:00

from Stuff to Scrap designers!

The Scrappy Kat, Flower Scraps and Growing Pains Scrapped have a new collab out this week. It is perfect for scrapping your fall photos. Here are their previews:

And here is a bragbook page I made with Katina's portion of the collab:

Click on the previews above to be taken to the designers' blogs. Then come back Friday for some goodies!

Time off

2009-09-12T10:54:00.002-04:00

I will be taking at least the next 2 weeks off from scrapping and blogging. Too much going on at home to be able to keep up with this.

If you are so inclined, please keep my husband in your prayers. He is to have a very serious back surgery on 9/18 (originally scheduled 9/11). It is anticipated to be a 6 hour surgery and now 3 surgeons will be involved. He will have a very long recovery, not expected to be able to return to work until early next year. And he works a desk job! My second daughter is scheduled to have minor oral surgery tomorrow, but she'll do just fine. It's just that she'll need some help this week and my poor hubby just can't do anything.

So, I'll be back to scrapping soon. You can't keep me away from it that long.