A Few Layouts

Hi, everyone! I feel pretty crumby and uncreative today, so I'll slow down on the scrapping and show you some of what I've been working hard on this week.

I am loving the Art Journal Caravan at ScrapbookGraphics!!! Here are some of the layouts I've done for that.


Credits:
Incredible blended ackground paper, butterfly and "find your path" word art from Studio Phuong Altered Inspired kit. All else from Art Journal Caravan kits from Tangie Baxter.



Credits: Papers - Studio Baers Garten Bloom newsletter freebie; Butterfly - Tangie Baxter - Marie kit



Credits:
Done entirely with SussieM's Secret Garden kit

Here are a few that I did for challenges at After 5 Designs.


Credits: From the On The House challenge mini kit from Lily Designs - Vintage White.



Credits: Everything is from CreateWings Designs Sweet Pea kit (which I am in love with!!)



Word art from Vintage White from Lily Designs, everything else from Blue Chocolate from Kimla Designs.


One I did for a chat challenge at ScrapbookGraphics. It's a scraplift of my third layout, to see how we've grown. (I wish I had grown more!!)


Credits: LDrag Designs - Butterfly's Whisper kit.


And lastly, my entry for this week's portion of the DSA ScrapOff 2010.


Credits: Glitter Spray and white paper - Ramona Brown
Flower, Worn Paper and Nameplate - Correen Silke
Flower Spray and Doodles - Charlize Creations
Background and Butterfly - BZB Designs

Until later... take care!

Nostalgic Day

BlackCat Designs has just released a stunning new kit, "Nostalgic Day".


Here are my layouts done with it

In The Garden



Lazy Day

Are you Ready for Chirstmas??

I'm not! I'm getting there though! I am currently knee deep in tulle, as I am trying to get some gifts made. I'm hoping I have some very excited daughters and nieces, but I don't want to show any photos yet, as someone might see them who shouldn't. I can hardly wait to show you, though!!!

Awesome news - I was accepted onto another creative team!! I now proudly create for BlackCat Designs too! She is very new, but check out a couple of her awesome kits!
Happy New Year - a collaboration with Rena Designs



My layout




Time of Relaxation





My layout



I plan to blog again before Christmas, but just in case I get too caught up in everything else, please know I am wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! Take care!

Autumn Serenade

Well, as we are experiencing blizzard conditions right now, it does't feel much like autumn, though technically it still is! But I was so excited to get a chance to work with the absolutely beautiful kit - Autumn Serenade from digi_licious designs!!





Here are my layouts from it:

Two Chicks



Beary Special Day



Tractor Love



Until later... take care!

Big Announcement

Hello dear friends! Believe it or not, my computer is STILL at HP! But, I am finding ways to make fairly simple layouts. As long as I save after every element I add, at least if the computer dies, all is not lost! I am super excited to tell you some news! Last time I posted, I mentioned that my hope is to someday be on the creative team of some of my favorite designers... Well, I AM!!! Yay!! I am now a CT for Digilicious Designs!! I love Christine's designs, and am so thankful that she is willing to give a new girl like me a chance!!! So, be prepared to see lots of goodies from Digilicious Designs! First up are two layouts from her FABULOUS new kit, "Two by Two". This is a great kit that includes 20 papers, 1 alpha, and 48 lovely elements. And you want to hear something awesome? For this week only, you can get all that for $2.00!!! Yes, you heard me right, $2.00!!






Here are the layouts I did with it:

She also has a great kit called "Twilight Zone", with which I made this layout with a picture given to me from when my Grandma and Grandpa got married. It is such a special photo! And expect to see many more layouts from this kit!



Okay, that's it for today... I still have a lot to do during the baby's nap!! Take care!

My First Extraction

I am so excited - I did my first extraction tonight! My computer is still with HP - I hope I get it back soon, but I'm not counting on it. I saw the week #2 challenge at Gotta Pixel, and when I saw that the challenge was to extract, I knew I had to at least TRY!! I had to be really careful not to use too many elements, and it shut down on me once, but I persevered. So, here is my first attempt. I used Marta van Eck's lovely kit Le Fabulist.



Now, a question for anyone who might be reading this... my sincere hope is to become a member of some of my favorite designers CTs someday. But, as I have been reading CT calls, I've noticed most say to link to at least 2 other galleries other than the store where they sell their products. I'm pretty sure you could link them to DigiShop Talk, which I just found a few days ago (love it!!!), but where else do they have galleries where you can upload and link to ANY shop or designer? I assume these places would also be the best places to start my own galleries as well, correct? I'd really appreciate any help on this you can give me!! Thanks!

Here's to hoping Best Buy calls tomorrow and says my computer is fixed (fat chance!) Take care!!!

Rebecca

An Award and a New Layout

First off, I want to thank Dorthi for giving me this award! What a sweetie! And after I've had this blog for such a short time!!

I would like to pass it on to

Works in Progress...

Designs by Funky Fever

and

Bitz 'N' Bobz by Loz

Things have been a little crazy around here. My two girls have had what is presumed to be H1N1 - I took my oldest girl in to the dr. yesterday, because she had it last week, and it appeared to go away, and came back. Everything I've read says if they have it, and it goes away, and symptoms come back, they need to be seen... so she was. And they said it's likely just swine flu. They are not running tests anymore, because, frankly, they have very few left, and most that they've sent in were positive. The youngest is feeling better now, thank goodness!

Then, yesterday, my 12-year old boy landed wrong while jumping in gym class, and hurt his ankle. The teacher told him to "Walk it off." When he got home, his ankle looked like a tennis ball. I took him to the doctor this morning, and he was diagnosed with a severe sprain. Poor guy had to go through the rest of gym class, and the rest of the school day limping around like that. My husband exchanged a few words with the principal this morning... : ) I have to take him later to get fitted for a walking boot that he has to wear for two weeks.

Anyway, in the midst of all that, I have gotten ONE layout done (wishing for so many more!!) The baby got his first tooth recently, so I had to commemorate that! My plan is to make him a scrapbooked baby book - I hope to do that for all the kids eventually - sadly, I didn't do very well at filling the baby books for the last, well... 4 kids.... I know, BAD MOMMY!! Anyway, I have lots of pictures, and some things written down, so I think I can make them something pretty nice yet! But, here is my newest layout.

I love the Animal Crackers kit from DIGI_licious Designs! And I love the onesie that my sister got for the little guy, that says so well what happened on that day! I know in this small preview, you can't really read what the shirt says very well, but it says "Yay! My first tooth!" Take care!

My first layouts

Well, if you are here, you are going to be fairly unimpressed, I'm sure. I've had great kits to work with, and good instructions on some, but I know the eye for a good layout is certainly not mine yet! But, here they are:

My very first layout ever - it was just to play around with the new goodies I got from Designs by Anita. I love her Brand New Day kit, which you can find here . While you are there, check out all her other great goodies - her work is awesome!

Secondly, I made this layout for the DSO Colour Challange - I was trying to keep it really simple, and really didn't want to add the pink and green and yellow, but threw those in at the end. This was done using mini kits offered in challenge - here

My third layout was made for the SDD Wordie Birdie Art Challenge - here I used LDrag Designs's new kit, "Butterfly's Whisper", and love the results! This is a totally awesome kit!! The word art was also provided by LDrag.

Lastly, for the moment at least, I did this tough one. This was for the DSS Mr. Bluebird's Number Challenge. Fortunately my oldest son took a digital graphics class in high school last year, and could help me with coloring the balloon - I was totally clueless - my ideas were WAYYY off! But, I really like the results of this, and hope he will help me do a few more like this, until I get the hang of it! I'm honestly not sure where the paper came from, as when I first started downloading things I did a VERY poor job of keeping track of where they came from, and deleted some things I shouldn't have... Sorry!

I hope to have more to show soon!! But, my 5 year old has what we suspect is H1N1, as it is going rampant in our area. Though I'm trying desprately to keep her from spreading it, I fear I'll be unsuccessful...