NSD is coming!!!

Sorry I've been gone for so long but I've been a busy little bee! I have SO much stuff coming out next week you're not gonna want to miss out. Next Friday kicks off the HUGE [inter]National Scrapbooking Day at SM!


I'll have a new kit out, a grab bag, and some super exciting news! Check back next week!

It's time for a. . .

I've been CRAZY-busy cleaning my house and I thought my store could use a little spring cleaning too! You won't believe all the $1 deals I've got there! Hurry though, it won't last forever. I'll be retiring all these products next week!

New stuff, announcement and a blog train!

Sorry it's been so long since my last post! Life has been CRAZY, I tell ya! I've finally got some new stuff out for you today and a little freebie for ya! First off - the announcement:

So exciting! Fridays have always been my new release day but now it's storewide so you KNOW there's gonna be a lot to see over at ScrapMatters! We've had several new designer join the team and they are absolutely AMAZING!

Well, here are my few new releases today:

Design Stuff, Volume III, by Jeni Hopewell

Shiny Bubble Alpha - Black by Jeni Hopewell

Shiny Bubble Alpha - Green by Jeni Hopewell

Shiny Bubble Alpha - Brown by Jeni Hopewell

Shiny Bubble Alpha - White by Jeni Hopewell

And GG Digital Designs is turning two this month so we're doing some serious celebrating over there! Check out her blog for some yummy freebies every week and and a NEW kit every week! Plus a sale and chances to win some gift cards to the GG store. How fun! The new kit for this week is:

I love the fun colors of it! Here's a page I made with it and GG's {Green Dotted Alpha}:

I also made this cute little hybrid freebie for ya too! A bunch of GG's CT girls made some yummy treats for you with this fun kit so hop on the blog train and grab them all.

Click on the preview or HERE to download.
Your next stop on the blog train is: BROOKE

That's all for today! Hope you have a great one!

A Special Charity Collab

For this week's new release, Megan Turnidge, GG Digital Designs and I collaborated together to bring you an absolutely precious kit. Angel of Mine is a charity kit to benefit the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep organization. We have a friend who was recently touched by this organization and this kit is in memory of her sweet Alexis. Please read the product description to learn more.

Here's a better look at everything included in this bundle:









This sweet kit is so beautiful, and perfect for scrapping your baby photos. This kit is packed full of gorgeous elements and soft papers. It has enough to scrap both boys and girls. In addition to this beautiful kit, you will also receive 4x6 brag book QPs, badge album QPs, and a large set of gorgeous 12x12 QPs. The kit is HUGE. $10 is such a small thing you can do to give back to others and help families who have lost their little angels. There's never been a better reason to purchase a scrap kit. We are not making any profits from this bundle. It's all going directly to this charity, so PLEASE do NOT use any discount or gift coupons on this charity bundle! We appreciate your cooperation!!

It's all about family today!

Just like the title says, it's all about family today with my new kit, {Family Ties}. That name makes me think about Alex P. Keaton - anyone else? LOL


I'm ready for some springtime around here and this kit shows it! Lots of glitter too. Have you noticed I've become a little obsessed with it lately? It's just fun to make and looks pretty. Yes, I'm easily distracted by shiny things - LOL! So, of course, I've got some coordinating glitter styles.


Also sort of new this week is a past speed scrap participation prize. A fun pack of charms and lots of attachments. VERY versatile. These attachments can be used for just about anything!


Here's some inspiration from my CT and the ScrapMatters CT as well.





Aren't they fabulous?! I'm so lucky to be associated with ScrapMatters and all the awesome people there. I just love it!

Well, now for the freebie. I don't know how many of you have been following this thread at DST but there seems to be some NASTY stuff out there at 4shared, which makes me really wary of posting a freebie. BUT, I'm absolutely positive that none of my stuff has viruses and most of the stuff you download from 4shared probably doesn't either. It's all the ads and garbage that come along with using 4shared. I also wondering if part of the problem may be all the crazy widgets people have on their blogs. Be very careful of those third party widgets (like the music players and stat counters and maps.) You have no idea what's really there. I haven't had any problems with any viruses or other junk from there but I also don't download a ton of freebies - very rarely actually. I have Vista on my laptop and that's supposed to help but I'm not positive about that. I also have the paid version of AVG, use Firefox with the No-Script and AdBlock Plus add-ons. Everything is updated several times a day and I scan my computer often. THIS IS SOMETHING WE ALL SHOULD BE DOING. Sorry for the rant, I just want to let everyone know that I will still be using 4shared (only for the lack of a better alternative - although I'm still searching for it!) and I think it's safe to use 4shared as long as you are protecting yourself. This isn't just a 4shared problem - it's an internet problem and if you are using the internet it could happen to you.

OK - on to the fun stuff. Here's a little freebie add-on for {Family Ties}.

Just click on the preview to go to 4shared. Included are 2 papers, 1 distressed wordart, 1 vellum circle, 1 ribbon tie, and another tree. I hope you enjoy it! If you do leave me a little love here on the blog - I never remember to check the comments at 4shared. Have a great day!

Monday's going to be a busy day!

First off, ScrapMatters is getting ready for another Daily Download. All you mom's of boys addicted to video games (or maybe wives of husbands?) you're not going to want to miss it. It's so cool. Check out the SM forum on Monday for the first day!

And next, ScrapMatters is having a Designer Contest. It sounds like so much fun and I can't wait to see all the entries.

There have been some more details posted in the SM forum here. Hope you'll join us in the fun!! The mentoring alone sounds like such a great prize - I wish there had been someone out there to help me when I first started. Especially someone to tell me how sad those first few kits were! LOL!

Speed Scrap time!

And just for joining the fun you can get this brand new element set by me! I'm hoping I can be there but I have to teach a little class to 12-year-old girls tonight at church (scrapbooking stuff of course!) so I don't know if I'll be home on time. :( I may jump in late though, we'll see!