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Its New Release Sunday at Scrapbook-Elements ! Lots of wonderful goodies and they are on sale too! You just can't beat that!! All those wonderful door-buster specials from last week are in the store now, so hop on over and snatch up a bargain! Rina's Bells of St Clements Collection has hit the virtual shelves in the store! Embellishments, Stacked Papers, Frame Clusters and a wonderful new Danglement are now available as well as the Page Kit. Kimberly Stewart is one of the most prolific designers at Scrapbook-Elements and her store is just bursting at the seams with lots of new goodies! For a sneaky peek, here are some pages I created with some of this week's new releases. The PYT word art used on the above green layout is a freebie I posted yesterday, so scroll on down to pick it up as well! And I have a couple of freebies for you today as well! But first, I wanted to remind you to check out Meisie's Doodles where Charne has a wonderful Bells of St Cle...

As soon as I saw this Skeered Digi Kit by Lorilei Murphy , I knew I had just the right pictures to use with it! The cute little Skeered monsters have really inspired me, and Lorilei's Skeered QuickPages gave me a real jump-start on an album for my niece! They went on a little camping trip with their family and friends last Halloween, and she will get a real kick out of little surprise! Along with the Skeered Digi Kit from Rosey Posey Studio , I am using Fun Templates by Mikki Livanos for some of my album pages. The Skeered Digital Scrapbooking Kit and the Quick Pages are currently on sale for 25% off, and don't forget to check the Rosey Posey Studio Blog as well for you can pick up two Skeered QP Freebies to get you started on your album! Happy Scrappin!

Lorilei Murphy's Urban Garden Digital Scrapbook Kit has rich earthy tones of greens, lavender's, teals and browns, and the slightly shabby elements have a natural feel for the scrapper's delight. I have used it for two pages I would like to share with you below. My son Nicholas drove to Florida, picked out this house (by himself-mind you), bought it and moved his family from Texas before he left for his Tour of Duty to Afghanistan last year. I hope they live in it happily ever after! The other night my Granddaughter called me crying with her loose tooth hurting her. Mommy explained it was just barely hanging on so I told Erynn to tie a string to the tooth and then to the door knob...shut the door and the tooth would be gone. This was a fun trick that worked with my own kids sometimes but she was afraid. However, when Daddy got home, he did it and she was very pleased to have the tooth ready for the tooth fairy! I have accepted a position on Lorilei's Creati...

“Oranges and lemons… The Bells of St Clements…”. The words of this old English singing game identified the church bells in and around London and are the inspiration behind Rina’s “Bells of St Clements” collection. Full of juicy fruity freshness in citrus shades of cream, lemon yellow, orange and lime green, this collection is sure to become a summer favorite. As part of the Door Buster Event , there will be some new coordinates for Rina's new (soon to be released) kit that are priced for only $1 or $2 !!! I have loved playing with this beautiful kit! Here are some layouts I have finished today. This is a special page I made for my DS#2 and his lovely wife! I love you guys and wish you only the best which life has to offer!!! Thank you for stopping my blog today and here is a freebie I made for you from the layout above. ***SORRY-NO LONGER AVAILABLE***

Lorilei Murphy recently gifted me with her pretty vintage 4 Pak of Quick Pages using the Posies Kit from Rosey Posey Studio ! Wasn't that sweet of her?! Included in the kit are vintage feeling elements like a warm basket, watering can, and old cornice, lace, pretty flowers, and unique frames just to mention a few. Also included is an alpha made from old paper and 12 - 12x12 papers @ 300 ppi for high quality printing. The soft colors of dove grey, raspberry and blush are great for whimsical and heritage layouts! Below are two "family" pages from me using the lovely quick pages. My brother had custody of his three girls after his divorce and did an outstanding job with them! He met Mary, who had one son from a previous marriage. They married and shortly thereafter, Danielle gave birth to their first Grandchild. Above is my family. Well, the way it was in 1980! My parents (Mama is holding my DS #2) and my brothers (Jay was the only one married at that time, ...

Here is a little sneaky peek at a couple of the products by Kimberly Stewart hitting the SBE store shelves tomorrow. The Royal Muses created Precious Baby Boy Quick Pages and Precious Baby Girl Quick Pages. Here are some of the pages I have created with them. For the Precious Baby Girl QPs, I used photos which came from a friend who emailed them to me so I could print them out for her daughter's school project. I was not aware of this program in the local school system until then but I think it is such an excellent idea! As part of their high school curriculum, young teens are assigned a partner and for six weeks they become parents to one of the most annoying babies in the world! These dolls cry and respond just like a new baby. They scream when they're hungry or need a diaper change, and some even get stomach aches or colic, and cry most all night no matter what the parent does. These dolls are programmed to cry at all hours of the day and night and stop only aft...

I received an email from one of my DILs which I used in a layout and I wanted to share it with you guys today, and as a form of appreciation for allowing me to share with you, there is a little freebie involved as well! I have always tried to teach my kids that in order to get respect one must first give respect. It is evident that this teen was brought up the same way. His belief influenced his actions, and in return, there is a most positive reaction from his peers for their graffiti has stopped. "There is a huge rock near a gravel pit on Hwy.25 in rural Iowa. For generations, kids have painted slogans, names, and obscenities on this rock, changing its character many times. A few months back, the rock received its latest paint job. Ray "Bubba" Sorenson is the teen-age artist and since he shared his awesome talent the monument has been left completely undisturbed." That is just amazing!!! I used the Something Nautical Page set by Rina Kroes with fr...