Guest Gig 1

Hello and Happy Sunday friends! I am excited to announce that my friend Victoria of Victoria Feemster Designs is back to designing and right now she's guesting over at Scrap Matters. That means that I get the pleasure of creating some sweet pages with her awesome products!
This week Victoria released a new collaboration kit with the lovely Litabells. 100 Percent Boy is perfect for all the guys in your life both big and small.

Here's my page using this cool kit :)

Victoria also re-released a couple other kits including the gorgeous Luck kit and matching Luck Messy Mats.

Here's my layout using both Luck & Luck Messy Mats :)

I liked creating with this kit so much that I created a cluster frame that you can pick up for FREE over on the VFD blog!

Well that's it from me today.. I'm off to get ready for a double birthday party this afternoon.
Happy Scrapping!!

February Freebie!

Hello friends! I hope everyone's been doing well, I've been doing alright for the most part.. pretty happy and I want to share that happiness with you all by giving you a free template to scrap with. It's the first freebie I've shared in a LONG time and I really hope you enjoy it.

I created a layout for a challenge over at The Lily Pad last month and afterwards decided to turn my page into a template to share on my blog. Here's my page:

I created my page using the Cute and Fun collaboration kit Love, Love, Kiss, Kiss by Pink Reptile Designs & Studio Basic Designs.


I had a lot of fun putting my page together and I hope you will have a lot of fun creating your very own page using the template.

You can download HERE.

Happy Scrapping!!

-Kristi

1st GSO's of 2013!!

WOOT WOOT!! So far 2013 has been an AWESOME creative year for me!! (and I hope I'm not jinxing the rest of my year now) LOL. So far since mid January I've had not 1, not 2 but 3 GSO layouts!!! My first was a Froggy Fave over at The Lily Pad.

Credits: Lift of Week 5 by Corej, Not Pictured by Allison Pennington, Grunge Factory 3: Wet & Wild by Michelle Godin,Suzy Q Alpha by CD Muckosky, Have a Hoppy Birthday Mega (FB Freebie) by The Lily Pad Designers, Every Day Alpha by Kate Hadfield, iNSD 2010 by Designs by Lili, Heart Doodles & Masks by Scrapping with Liz, Font: Pea Miley Mix. My second GSO page was over on the GSO blog on January 31st.

Credits: Inspired by Life {Bundle} by Sugary Fancy Designs and Fuss Free: Messy Miss 2 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs. And finally, just yesterday I got a GSO over at Scrap Matters for this page.

Credits: Stronger by Victoria Feemster Designs and Mixed Media Mashups No.2 by Krystal Hartley, Font: Vaguely Repulsive. I am beyond excited because it's been a while since I had a GSO anywhere and all of sudden I have 3. I think this is going to be a Great Scrapping Year for Me!! Happy Scrapping!!!

Woot Woot!!

So last night I was checking my Facebook updates and I see I had a message from a wonderful designer from Sweet Shoppe Designs.. the one and only Rubia of Studio Basic Designs.. asking if I'd like to stay on the team PERMANENTLY!! Yayy, I'm so excited! I've been guesting since November and was hoping I could stay on a little longer.. wasn't expecting to be a permanent creative team member for her! Thanks Ru!!

Something Sweet Saturday

Hello fellow scrappers and friends. So today is Saturday and that means that over at Sweet Shoppe Designs they've released their new goodies YAYY!! Through the end of the month (and hopefully after) I am a guest CT member for Studio Basic Designs and let me tell you Ru is such a sweetheart. I love guesting for her. This week she's put out a few new products. A little something for everyone - scrapping, hybrid and even Project Life! I have a couple pages I scrapped to show off these awesome treats! First up is a Triple Dip (Collab) by Ju Kneipp, Studio Basic Designs and Traci Reed called Favorite Moments.

It's available alone as just the kit (which I used) or as a bundle which is the kit, templates and journal cards!

Here is the page I created using the gorgeous Favorite Moments {Kit}.

I also used a template from Scrapping with Liz's Recyclables 17 pack. The second page I created I used Just A Note {Paper Pack}, Just A Note Journal Cards 3x4, and Just A Note Journal Cards 6x4.

Here's a closer look at the 3 Just A Note products I used by Studio Basic Designs. Just A Note {Paper Pack}

Just A Note {Journal Cards 3x4}

Just A Note {Journal Cards 6x4}.

I also used these other SSD products for my Project Life 2013: Week 1 page. 365 Unscripted: Slip Ins by Traci Reed, Layered Journaling Cards 1: 3x4 by Cindy Schneider as well as Layered Weekly Labels and Journaling Cards also by Cindy Schneider. Addiction: Banners by Studio Basic Designs, Back to Basics:Must Have Papers #1 by Studio Basic and The Tag {Hearts} The Alpha by Studio Basic. The final release of this week from Studio Basic Designs is the Love Coupon Book. The coupon book comes in 2 versions the pre-made version in which the lovely Rebecca Kuchenbecker helped create or the Templates version which is totally customizable by YOU the customer!! Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to play with the coupon book because my printer is out of commission but here's a closer look at the book.

Well, that's it from me this Saturday but I'll be back again soon with some more yummy eye candy. (BTW, I didn't forget about posting the freebies I found around digi land last week, but our house was invaded by the flu bug and I was unable to make it the computer to go searching, sorry.) Until next time, HAPPY SCRAPPING!!!

Fresh Fruit Friday!!

T.G.I.F. I've been waiting to get to this day All week.. not that it's been a bad week because honestly it was a pretty good one, but because I've been wanting to share my first Fresh Fruit Friday post in a L O N G while. :) Fresh Fruit Friday is where I share some of Scrap Orchard's New Releases right here on my blog with layouts created by yours truly. Yay, it's been a while since I've shared any of my pages so I'm excited!! So let's get to it... First up is Recyclables 18 by Scrapping with Liz.

and I've made not 1 but 2 new pages using these "former freebie" templates.

**Other Credits** Overjoyed by Kristin Cronin-Barrow & Studio Basic Designs. Font: 1942 Report

**Other Credits** Got Nothing But Love by Tracie Stroud Designs & Jady Day Studio. Fonts: Georgia, Hello Sark The second New Release I got to play with this week is Away With The Fairies by Little Green Frog Designs.

**Other Credits** Capture Life: January by Tracie Stroud Designs Capture Life: Starter Pack by Tracie Stroud Designs Font: Bohemian Typewriter Be sure to head on over to the Scrap Orchard Market and check out ALL of today's Fresh Fruit because there are so many goodies added that I didn't get the chance to play with yet. Like this bundle and FWP (Free With Purchase) rub-on set by Chelle's Creations called Love Grows.

If you purchase the Bundle during Fresh Fruit week you'll receive this coordinating rub-ons pack for FREE!

Well that wraps it up for me today but I'll try to come back tomorrow to share a sweet new release tomorrow from the designer I'm guesting for through the month of January. Happy Scrapping!!

Hello 2013

Hello scrappers and friends alike and welcome to 2013! I am going to do my best to share some inspiration (my digi scrap layouts) and lots of freebies with you this year. So to kick off the year I'm sharing with you 10 freebies that I found from some of my favorite digiscrap designers and/or their creative teams. 1. Head on over to Scrapping with Liz's blog and play along with the monthly blog template challenge and pick up this template and have a chance to win $5 to Liz's shop at Scrap Orchard.

2. Over on BellaGypsy's blog there is a frame cluster freebie using their new release Start Fresh.

3. Have you ever needed a striped paper or 2 in a color palette for your favorite kit or do you like to create your own digital scrapbooking papers? Then head on over to the Designs by Megan Turnidge blog and pick up this CU Stripes Overlays freebie.

4. How about a 2012 Year In Review template? Well Chelle's Creations is sharing a free template over on her blog.

5. Have you all seen the HUGE freebie that Scrap Orchard is giving away in the Scrap Orchard newsletter?

Well, over on their Facebook fan page they are giving away the coordinating freebie alpha by Kristin Aagard.

Speaking of Facebook fan pages just about EVERY designer who has one offers exclusive freebies for just "liking" their fan pages. Here are some freebies I've received for being a fan. 6. Memories & Moments (Christmas Alpha Freebie) from SuzyQ Scraps.

7. Sweet Inspiration #5 (Templates) by Studio Basic Designs.

8. Spangled Holiday Alphas on Traci Reed's FB fan page.

9. Over on The Lily Pad's FB fan page they're giving away a Full Mega Collab kit!!

10. And last but not least a designer who I've heard of but haven't played around with her kits until recently is Pink Reptile Designs. Head on over to her blog to pick up this free template and play along with the challenge for your chance to win $25 to her shop!!

Well that's it for the freebies tonight but I'll be back soon to share some of my pages using some of these freebies (and other awesome products). Have a nice day/night/weekend depending on where you are at in the world and remember.. Happy Scrapping!!