Halloween 2009

Finally, back to scrapping our 2009 family book. This was one of my original designs with this kit and you can get this layout along with 2 others HERE. Happy Scrapping!

Boo to You Kit - Growing Pains Scrapped

Green Day QP

I ran across this cute QP by Sherri Tierney. You can click the picture above to go to her blog to get this. But when I opened it up to play around with it - I decided I wanted my openings to be bigger so my pictures didn't get lost in all the other stuff going on. I have redesigned this to fill a 12x12 more. All credit still goes to Sherri - as she came up with this great layout, I just did some editing. You can get my edited QP by clicking the image below. Hope you all have a great St. Patrick's Day.

Bunnies & Bows kit with a freebie

Tracy has been busy designing. She just came out with this fun Easter kit. The kit is going to her store but she will also have a freebie on her blog (click the kit preview). But what you're really here for (ha, ha)... here's my layout using this kit and more of Jen's wordart - you can check it out HERE. Keep going down for your QP freebie! I just love Easter and hope you can use this!


Happy Scrapping~

Hurry Up Spring kit and QP freebie

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for spring. Tracy's new kit is just in time "Hurry Up Spring." Click the kit preview to grab this kit while it's free. Also, if you like the word art you can see more of Jen's designs HERE. Don't forget to scroll down for a freebie QP just for you! Happy Scrapping.

click QP preview to download

Invite Freebie

My sister needed an invite for a church activity for girls - so I went to one of Tracy's kits "Girl Friends" and turned my layout into an invite. I love how it turned out and thought you might be able to use it also. I wanted to show the original invite with the diamonds used with the font - just an idea...

Click the blank invite to download - and just in case you missed when I did the original layout with this kit you can also get the QP below. SO... have a party and scrap it to!

All my Love Kit & Freebie

Honestly, my husband would probably die if he knew I used this picture. He's very much not a PDA guy. Anyhow - just had to with a cute kit like this. Tracy's "All My Love" kit is fabulous and full of some great papers and elements. The kit is in her store and she has some add on's on her blog - click the kit preview to check it out. And scroll down below for a freebie QP.

Click image to download.

Chores, Chores, Chores

Not a scrapbook freebie - but some good ideas...

I have tried several chore charts with my kids. I'm a big believer in kids doing chores and having responsibilities around the house. They make their own beds and clean their own rooms from about the time that they are 3. Now it doesn't always look great, and every so often I go in a do a good clean - but I want them to do their best and take responsibility for their things. So I've started a new "reward" program with Paige that has been fabulous. A friend gave me the idea and then I adapted it for our needs. We call it DOING DOLLARS. Paige earns printed dollars for doing her choirs or for doing things like being ready for school by 8:00. Then she is able to use those dollars to buy rewards. Below is the sheet that hangs on that back of her door.

This is the dollar I designed. She was so excited to have the CTR logo on it - which stands for Choose the Right.

My sister also just did this darling choir chart for her toddler. I had a similar one when Paige was young, but I love that this is on a magnet board and so she uses magnets to mark off when she has finished something. In the middle are some pictures of other choirs that she can choose to do - since they like to help at that age.

So I thought I would offer my dollars to anyone else who may want to try this. I have them 14 to a sheet, so they are fairly small - which is perfect. Then I printed them in grey scale on some colored cardstock. This program has made school mornings 100% better - no joke. Paige gets up without complaining and gets going on the day. No more hounding her to hurry and brush her teeth because her friends are already waiting for her. Now she is ready with plenty of time to work on practicing her piano and such. Can't say enough about it. It's worked FABULOUSLY for us!

You can download the Doing Dollars here.

Wishing for Spring kit & Freebies

Just in time for Spring, Kathy has released this fabulous kit. The colors make me anxious for spring - even though I wouldn't mind a bit more snow first. Actually, she and another designer did a colab so you can get two full kits that coordinate, which I love. Click the image to head to Kathy's blog to snag this kit and to get the link for the other. Here's my layout, followed by some fabulous freebies.

click image to get this QP freebie.

I have always enjoyed making my own blog backgrounds, but I have never offered them to the public, until now. You can also get this blog background for free. I don't plan on doing a lot of these, so I will not be offering the code because it has my account information inbedded in it. You'll have to download the image and upload it to a photo storage site and add the code yourself - sorry about that. Leave a comment if you need help with that.

Build-a-kit Freebie

Working with Tracy's designs for a build-a-kit, I have come up with a fun layout for my daughter's award ceremony for our local PTA reflections contest. She was so excited to be a finalist. Anyhow, I don't really promote any stores, just designers, but if you want to build your own kit using these papers, elements and that of other designers you can go HERE. Otherwise you can still get this free QP - click image.

Happy Kit and QP freebie

Ready for a fun, bright, "happy" kit?!! Tracy's got a new kit as a freebie for the next week. Click to kit preview to head to her blog. Here's my layout. I've been waiting to do these pictures cuz I think they are so cute and love how they go with this bright kit.

click image to download

Dino Museum 09

Prehistoric Kit

Mirror Lake Camping 09

This was one of those layouts that just didn't come together. I worked way too long on it - just couldn't get it right. I had a lot of pictures to put on it and I don't like it to be too cluttered. After redesigning several times I'm finally happy with it.

Indian Summer Kit - Stacey's Scraps

Cousins 2009

I heart Primary Kit - The Latest Scoop, Too

Tie-Dye QP freebie

I just can't go too long without offering a freebie. I love this bright layout from our family reunion last year (posted earlier) - it can be used for so many different things. So here's a two page spread QP for you! Click image to download.

Temple Open House 2009

Grassy Kit - Marti Scraps

Wheeler Farm 2009

Blooming Friendship Kit - Jady Day Studio

Easter 2009

Hello Easter Kit - ScrappyCocoa

Snowy Days 09

Winter Wonderland Kit - Summer Driggs

Family Reunion 09

2009 is over and now I get to start scrapbooking it. I did half this layout after our reunion just for fun but here's the full spread.

Bohemian Summer Kit

Cherry Chocolate Kit & Freebie

I'm back at it - but late. Tracy has just come out with this great kit - Cherry Chocolate. I could play all day with this one. I love the colors. She already has it free on her blog so don't waste any time getting it - click the kit preview to go to her site. With the busy holidays just winding down I was able to do one layout - however I would love to do more with this kit.

Click image to get this free QP!