Ready For Spring?

With all the snow around this winter, I am sure most of you are like me and fully ready for spring!  I can not wait for some warmth and the bright yellow of daffodils! Kimmi has been busy and has whipped up some really cute releases this week to help us satisfy that spring itch!

 

  

 

I have used both Kimmi's Just Another Spring Day and Kimmi's Mooo Kit together for some really cute pages!

 

  

  

  

 

To help you break free from the cold icy grip of winter, I have a cute little Quick page made from the above layout!

 

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Red Velvet Cake

If you have never had Red Velvet Cake, then you are missing a real treat!  I must admit that I have not even had it very often, let alone make it but I while working on Marie's wedding album, I made me a couple of recipe pages to include in my recipe book to prompt me to bake this delicious yummy more often.  First let me show me show you the new pages I made this morning.

 

  

Rina's Beloved Collection at Scrapbook-Elements 

I think the pages turned out really nice so I thought why not share them with you!
Since I have many recipes I am wanting to include in my recipe book, I may start sharing more with them, if you would like...just let me know.

 

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Beloved Add Ons from Rina

I always look forward to the add-ons Rina releases with her kits!!!  Today she has Beloved Stacked Papers, Frame Clusters, Borders and of course, her Danglement in the Scrapbook Elements Store, and of course they are on sale but for two days only so run over and grab them all for some wonderful and easy layouts to include in your Beloved page kit

 

  

  

  

  

I have been using them to make some more wonderful pages for my niece's wedding album!

  

  

I hope you enjoy this little gift I am offering as well!!!  Happy Scrappin!

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Embellished Quick Pages

I love to use quick pages!  Over the years of my freebie searching, I have amassed quite a collection of beautiful quick pages that I am determined to use.   The problem I have is, as a means of saving space on my hard drive, many times I just save the QP itself and I have no record of who made it or what kit is made from so I can not credit the designer(s).  They are just so pretty, I am going to use them in spite of that fact.  Often times, I like to further embellish the quick pages so they are unique.  Here are some examples, I have made recently:

 I found this "Thinking Of It" QP in my stash but I have no idea who made it, or what kit was used but I wanted to include it in my niece's wedding album I am working on.  I used Birgit Kerr's new Art Masks-Volume 1 and additional elements from Plum Tuckered from the Studio Crew's Spirit of Delight at Scrapbook Graphics

 

 

 I like to make two corresponding pages in my albums when I can, so I searched through my stash and found another QP (above).  Again, I do not know the designer(s) but so it would better go with the previous page, I added it to one of the pretty papers from the Studio Crew's Plum Tuckered Kit, and added a nice wedding poem I found on line.

This next set was made by using  Microferk's QP Blog Gift from Miki's Meadow.  I added the QP atop beautiful papers from the Beloved Paper Pack by Rina Kroes.  On the second layout, I reversed the QP and added
Microferk's The Grove Frame Cluster made by Scoobie81 (Lisa) which was a gift from one of the SBE Newsletters.

Both Miki and Rina often offer the most beautiful quick pages on their blogs!
Bookmark them and visit them often! Don't forget to tell them, I sent ya!
Microferk Designs Blog              The Reluctant Recluse Blog  

Because you have read this all the way to the end, I have a little belated Valentine gift for you...
A QP made from my SBE Scripture Challenge Layout using Rina's Beloved Page Kit.

 

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And as a note to designers and bloggers, name your QPs with designers' names, as well as the Kit's name.
Then if it gets separated from its file folder, your beautiful and most generous work can still receive proper credit.

HAPPY SCRAPPIN!

BELOVED

I hope everyone enjoys a day filled with lots of hugs and kisses on this day of love, Valentine's Day!  I have enjoyed a love-filled weekend as DGS Isaac has spent the past few days with us.  He is just the sweetest little thing!  He loves for Granny to cuddle up with him on the couch and watch movies.  This weekend we went back to some old favorites of his:  Thomas The Train and Nemo.  We baked peanut butter cookies (oh how I wish I could talk hubby into getting us a camera for moments like that) and then Pap took us to Walmart and let him buy Valentines for his Mommy and Daddy, and of course, a special treat for him and his Sissy.  He chose a Valentine Teddy bear for his Mommy and Sissy, and a box of chocolate for his Daddy.  On the way home, he said I am going to name my bear Mr. Fluffer!  I said but you did not get a bear, you bought a toy instead, and he matter-of-factly informed me that Mommy would share her bear with him!  He knows how to work it to get it all, doesn't he, lol!

Speaking of working it, Rina has worked it once again!  I knew her first kit of 2010 would be well worth the wait and she has not disappointed with the release of her BELOVED.

Whether you are celebrating a wedding, anniversary, engagement or Valentine's Day, Rina's beautiful "Beloved" collection will provide plenty of inspiration for cherishing those romantic moments with the love in your life. Composed of softly faded shades of ivory, sage green and mauve (with just a dash of scarlet red for passion) and accompanied by shimmer and glitter, sparkling gems, delicate lace and florals, it can also be used for every day that you celebrate love throughout the year.

 

  

Included in this download you will receive 12 shimmering background papers (12x12 inches) in blended shades of gold and silver enhanced by subtle glitter overlays. All of the elements come in BOTH pre-shadowed and un-shadowed versions!
With over 500 photos from my niece's wedding and reception, Rina's Beloved has inspired me to get her a wedding album fixed!  Here are some pages I made this week:


 I was browsing through the talented "rainydays" gallery at My Scrapbook Art and it is oh-so inspiring!
This is a scraplift of That Face by rainydays.

For a full list of credits for the above layout CLICK HERE

For my submission to the SBG-Noteworthy Challenge #3 using lyrics from the  Eurythmics, I made this

And then with  Romantic Word Art I found from Garden Girl Designs I made these two pages:

 

  

As always, a full list of credits for my layouts can be seen in my DST GALLERY 

HAPPY SCRAPPIN!

LEGACY OF LOVE

Have you heard?
It's time for another U-Build-It at Scrapbook-Elements!
"Legacy of Love"

All items in the Legacy of Love U Build It! Category  are priced either $1 or $2.

http://store.scrapbook-elements.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=274

A rich palette of berry, pear, maritime, eggplant, amber and sepia to give you plenty of choices!
And 16 of the designers have created OVER 70 coordinated items-
all KINDS of papers & elements for the low price of $1 or $2 so that you can mix and match!

Available at these prices for a limited time only. 

I have had a lot of fun playing with this collection!

Here are two pages I created using Kimmi's Legacy of Love PP 5

Here are two pages using Rina's Legacy of Love Collection 

with news from my home town

And then I mixed papers from Kimmi's Legacy of Love 
with Rina's Legacy of Love Cluster Frames for this one

For a full list of layout credits, you can check out my  gallery here 

Happy Scrappin!

Frosty Weather

We finally had some significant snow here in the holler!  Significant for us is nothing to many of you but five inches of the pretty white stuff is a big deal to us here in Kentucky for we seldom get snow any more.  I am sure the grandchildren had a ball during their snow days and I can't wait to get some pictures from them!  Kimberly Stewart has released several lovely kits I can use to scrap all those snow pictures!

I have used the Frosty Mini Kits for several pages to include in my 2007 Christmas Photo Book.

 

  

  

You can check out my SBE Gallery if you would like to see full credits on these, and more pages using the

adorable Frosty Mini Kits, and please check out Kimberly Stewart's store for lots more!

And just to let you know that I have not forgotten about you, I turned one of my layouts into a cute quick page for you!

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