NOTES FROM THE HOLLER

It's that time of year when I love to listen to Christmas songs and wish I was still the Mommy of three wonderful, mischievous little boys whom still believed that if they were very very good Santa would come and leave them lots of goodies under the tree on Christmas.  Alas, those days are long; even their own children are getting big enough that they are beginning to question whether Santa is, in fact, real.  However, thanks to adorable scrapbooking kits, I can scrap to my hearts content about Santa and the fun times of Christmas! CathyK Designs' Dear Santa is one such kit.  Dear Santa is a celebration of Christmas and letters to Santa. With the wide assortment of papers and fun embellishments, you'll be delighted that you have this kit to scrap all of your Christmas layouts. Download includes: 15 papers, 2 doodled borders, ricrac, smushed ribbon, 4 curly ribbons, row of stitching, bead scatter (shadowed and unshadowed), paint splatter, North Pole postmark, 2 acry

WooHoo!  It's Friday and that means new releases in the GingerScraps store today, and with that, the North Pole Express has arrived!  CathyK's new release, The North Pole Express kit includes: 21 papers (7 solids and 14 patterns), Santa, sleigh, train, tree, North Pole sign, berry stem, banner, 3 gifts, evergreen branch, holly cluster, bell with tie, 2 charms, 6 flowers, crochet snowflake, 3 accordion flower stacks, string bow, string of lights, 6 ribbons, 2 string, row of stitching, ribbon tree, 3 frames, stamp frame sheet, 5 pocket-style journal cards, 3 other journal elements, 3 buttons, bow, and a paint splat. I used the kit to make several scrapbook pages from Christmas 2010, and you will love the variety of elements to scrap all your Christmas memories.  I even have a freebie for you today as well, so let's get straight to it! Scrap for Hire/Scrap for Others (S4H/S4O) friendly NORTH POLE EXPRESS Kit by CathyK Designs   NORTH POLE EXPRESS Extra Papers

I am sorry to have been neglectful during the Digital Scrapbook Day weekend.  I had good intentions of doing so much but then when I became a little under-the-weather, I failed to do much of anything.  However, I was able to take advantage of a few of the blog hops, and of course, I did not miss out on purchasing a couple of kits during the great sales throughout the digi-scrap stores.  I hope you enjoyed it for I know a lot of designers and sites really worked hard, and I would like to say thank-you to all of them :) This past Sunday, November 3rd also was my birthday, and I am at the age where I definitely have to face that I am getting old but that is ok for I am young at heart, and I definitely am not ready to face the alternative, if you know what I mean!  I was sick with sore throat and my lymph nodes in my neck were swollen but one of my sons surprised me just the same when he brought his girlfriend and her daughters down to visit me.  The girls were so excited for they brough

  Visit the DSD GingerScraps Blog HERE to read more about everything  happening on this big weekend!  Here is a Full CHAT ROOM Schedule, print it out so you don’t miss a single chat! Find the details in the DSD GINGERSCRAP FORUM HERE for the  DSD 2013 Scavenger Hunt Here is a Full Chat Room Schedule, print it out so you don’t miss a single chat! - See more at: http://gingerscraps.net/gsblog/#sthash.Nl3OG524.dpuf All you have to do is hop around the GS designers Facebook pages, make sure to "like" them while your there, and pick up a bunch of goodies.... they all coordinate together to form one big collab! Once your on their FB look for the tab on the top {You might have to "like" the page to access the freebie.} The tab will look like this- When: Wednesday, October 30th, starting at 10am EST. Hop will end Wednesday, November 6th @ 11:59pm EST Where: Here is a quick list of all the GS designers Facebook pages t