Little Sighs!

So I have an idea for you all...

I am moving very soon... and I went through my paper scrapping graveyard and found the 500 (I wish I was kidding) pictures I had printed out from when Alton was brand new. I went through them and I found a TON of new pictures to scrap.

I never would have paper scrapped with some of them, but because I digi-scrap, old photos have new life! I know I can do stuff to them to make them better that would not have been possible in paper scrapping. I also would not have discovered them looking at my photo browser on my computer either... so I am really excited I had the paper photos to go through.

So my idea is this: Go through your old printed photos... there might be some gems in there!

Anyway, now that my public service announcement is done, we have some business.

You might have heard, I have a new kit, Little Sighs.

I absolutely love the newborn stage. It is the best sound in the world when your baby is resting on your shoulder and they make a tiny little sigh. So this kit is for scrapping all of those delicious newborn moments! It is filled with lots of stars, ribbon, buttons, ric rac and other scrapping necessities!


The kit is $5.00 in my store.

(So I finally opened the Flergs alpha cutter I bought back on National Scrapbooking day. If you make alphas, you NEED it.)

Anyway, I made this tag alpha that coordinates with the kit. I have to say, this is my favorite of all of the alphas I have made thus far. It comes with the upper and lower case letters and a string and brad for hanging your tag alpha.
It is $3.00

I did another collab with Bethany. She made these AMAZING word art element clusters that just finish the kit beautifully.
They are $3.00 in my store.

Isn't this kit yummy? Wouldn't it be great if there were a bundle for all of the fantastic extra goodies?

Well there is!
The bundle sells in my store for $9.00. That is almost 20% off if you bought the pieces separately.


If you love the word art element clusters, make sure you head over to Bethany's store.
She has another set of the word art element clusters for sale.

and now, the inspiration.

First we have a layout from Jeni who is not on my CT, but she won this kit for free at the Gingerscraps Forum.
I love how she shows it does not have to be a baby kit!

Next from Jenn
Jenn also used my template set for this layout. :)

and from Juli
Juli just got back from a trip to Maui. Lucky girl!

This is the first layout I made with this kit.
I hardly ever re-use a kit and I know I will use this one more than once! By the way, these pictures were photos I found during my paper scavenger hunt. ;)

If you get this kit, please e-mail me and send me a link to your layout. I would LOVE to see it!

Happy Scrapping!

Fantastic New Stuff from Amber!

Amber has made two of the cutest new kits EVER! The first one is a collab with Scraps by Jenn, and is called Play All Day.


Here is my first layout with it! I could not stop using this kit. So I did another one. The elements are FANTASTIC!!! I had problems limiting myself.
I also used Amber's new template pack:

Next is another awesome kit that I could not put down.
Here are two of my layouts that I did with Summer Sailor:
So go get these kits, they are AWESOME!!!!

I also used Amber's Oh So Negative with this layout. The alpha is In the City by Sahlin Studios.

Play All Day

Amber just released this Fabulous new kit!! It is a collab with Scrapps By Jenn

Play All Day


and here is my layout with it!


It is such an awesome kit! I had the hardest time making this layout because I wanted to use all of the elements!

Some New Layouts

Bethany has some great new masks out...

and here is my layout with one of them.

The rest of the kit is the Amanda Heimann/Bella Gypsy Collab, Tomfoolery.

This is the Flergs kit, Blaze. Word Art is by Elegant WordArt By Bethany.
Alton was being soooooo silly. I just wanted a picture of him smiling at the camera. He wanted to go back into Costco for more cookie samples!

Beach-y Layouts

We've been going to the beach a lot. It's not far from our house and it is really fun to watch Alton play in the sand.

I used the Graham Like the Cracker/Wyld Web Designs Collab, The Seaweed is Always Greener for this layout. I also used Elegant WordArt by Bethany's word art.

I used the Amanda Heimann/Ziggle Collab, Surfer Dude for this layout. The BOY alpha is from the Scrap Orchard June Mega, recolored.

Stolen Moments Latest and Greatest!

New from Amber and Trixie Scraps, Make a Wish. This is a DARLING birthday kit. I love the papers and the elements are beautiful too. You can get it on sale through this weekend, 25% off.

Here is my layout.

We took our son to Goofy's Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel for breakfast on his first birthday. It was soooooo much fun!

New From Madame Wing and Elegant Word Art By Bethany

This is Madame Wing's newest kit, a collab with Sya's Blueprints, Survivor. You can get it in her store on Friday. The word art in this layout was by Elegant Word Art by Bethany.

I am Guest CT!

For the fabulous Madame Wing at Sunshine Studio Scraps!

and I have a freebie for you!



Click here to download from 4shared.

I made this layout with her kit, A Star is Born. I also used the Statements by Jodi template, You Amaze Me.

Pop & Fizz

Amber's got a new store! She is now selling at Sunshine Studio Scraps! You can get her gorgeous new kit, Pop and Fizz here.

Here is my LO that I did with the kit.

I "borrowed" my model here from Char... it is her daughter Lilah from when they came to visit in March.

Another one of my Layouts

On our wedding day. :)

Kit is In the Spotlight by Misty O'Brien Designs
Word Art by Elegant WordArt by Bethany.

Tonight's Speed Scrap

In my Gingerscraps Gallery

1. Choose 4 papers and 1 photo.
2. Back your photo with three of your papers and use the last paper for the background.
3. Add a string and a tag.
4. Add 4 flowers, 2 leaves and 1 other element of your choice. Giving you this instruction a minute or two early so you can hunt those down :) (flowers, star clusters, those are the same, right?)
5. Add 2 copies of a flying animal. (SOME elephants CAN fly!)
6. Date your layout, but you can't put all of the date on the tag; it must at least be partially dated some other way...for example, a date slider, text written on one of your papers, etc.
7. Final instruction! You may journal on your tag (and elsewhere if you wish!).

I totally rebelled on my speed scrap. But I LOVED how it came out!

Collaboration between Jacque Larsen, Jenna Desai and Karah Fredricks from The Lily Pad called The Bottom of the Toybox

Word Art by Elegant WordArt by Bethany

My Layouts

I haven't done a lay out post in forever! I have been busy!

I made this LO from the Scrap Orchard May Mega. I LOVE this LO. It was the second LO I did with my new computer. It was weird; as soon as I got my 23" wide screen moniter, I could cluster. ROFL. I sure couldn't on my 15" laptop!

I did this one at today's speed scrap. The Kit is Leaving the World Behind by Britt-ish. This kit was bought during my NSD spending spree! The letter A is from the Amanda Heimann "To Infinity" alpha.

The kit is Magical Vacation by Amanda Heimann.

The kit is Magical Vacation by Amanda Heimann.

This kit is by Ziggle Designs and Amanda Heimann... it is called Firefly Lane. I love this kit!


This layout was made with the Amanda Heimann kit Tomfoolery... I think it was a collab, but I am too tired to look. This one is soooooo one of my favorites. I LOVE the pictures! This was the first LO I did with my new computer.

Not an Amanda Heimann kit, HA! But it is was the Scrap Orchard February Mega, and I can't guarantee that there isn't an Amanda Heimann item in there somewhere... a paper maybe?


I never posted this one! I LOVE this kit. Would you believe the kit it'self is actually quite floral? Seriously. Amber was shocked and said, "Wow. That's an interesting take on the kit." It is from the Stolen Moments kit, "Pure Perfection". (I think. Bad CT member!)


So do any of them catch your eye? I can totally make a QP out of Amber's but since I am not on Amanda Heimann's CT, I don't have permission to make QPs out of her stuff.... Maybe I could try my hand at template making. Thoughts?

Everyday Elegance

Amber has her whole store on sale!

If that weren't exciting enough, Amber just put a new kit in her store!

and here is my layout.

If you already have most of Amber's kits, you can buy individual items in her store for 40% off!

Today's Speed Scrap

1. pick at least 5 papers...at least 1 should be solid for your background. the others can be solid or patterned if you like

2. choose 3 pictures, they should be from the same day or event...

3. forgot to tell you what to do with the other papers...oops! sorry!
Take your other papers and make circles and rectangles and arrange them in the middle of your page from left to right in different sizes

4. choose a frame and copy it for all 3 pics...arrange your pics on your patterned papers...the whole picture doesn't have to be on the papers, but some part of it should

5. now add your elements...behind your frames, between your papers...but in the same area as all your patterned papers and pics...

6. now add your title, either on the top portion or bottom...whichever you don't add your title to, add some journaling or a date...

Thanks for a great Speed Scrap Tara!

Today was my first SS with my new computer. OMG! I am IN LOVE!

I used the Amanda Heimann Collab, Tomfoolery for this layout.

Wynken, Blynken and Nod

Wynken Blynken & Nod is perfect for all those sleepy, bedtime, baby photos and so much more.
The theme is bedtime, but there are tons of versatile elements in this awesome kit that you will want to use in all kinds of layouts!!

Here's the kit


And as a special...just for today
when you buy the kit...
you get the alpha add-on
FREE!!
(make sure you add both the kitand the alpha to your cart to get it!)
Here's the alpha



and here is my layout!



Do I need to do another QP post? Let me know!

and finally, Amber is having another sale: