Melissa's Scraps

Come celebrate with Kiki Halbert Designs!

2009-11-19T15:48:00.000+02:00

This month sees Kiki enter her 4th year as designer. Congrats!! AND she is designer of the month at Scrapbook-Elements. To celebrate she has some awesome gifts for you! First up is a 30% off sale on selected products in her store. There will also be freebies on the team blog from now until the end of the month.
One last thing before I send you off to get your gift: don't forget about Kiki's CT call going on right now. She is awesome to work with!
So now, hop on over to Kiki's team blog for your first gift.

November Scraplift Challenge at Inspiration-Lane

2009-10-30T17:57:00.004+02:00

The November scraplift challenge has been posted at Inspiration-Lane. Join me as we draw inspiration from two different layouts and combining them into one.
You can earn up to 3 points which add up to $ savings in the boutique.
Here's the layout I made for the challenge.Be sure to check out all the other awesome challenges in the forum too!

Rain down on me

2009-09-11T16:44:00.006+02:00

Is the beautiful new paper pack from Kiki Halbert Designs. This stunning collection of watercolour papers come in every hue under the sun, and is available exclusively at Scrapbook-Elements.
The sunflower paper was just the perfect background to use for this layout of my niece and nephew relaxing on the first picnic of spring.

Studio Maya Play Day

2009-08-18T14:46:00.003+02:00

This week's featured designer at Scrapbook Graphics is Studio Maya. Go to the blog to see some layouts the Studio Crew made with her products. Here's my page.Then hop on over to the forums and join the Studio Maya Play Day challenge. You could win a $15 Studio Maya coupon.

BOTCT Round 4

2009-08-10T14:35:00.004+02:00

Here is my layout for the last round of this contest. The challenge was to take layouts from 2 of your team members and combine them into 1 scraplift.Credits:
Digital Couture's Sweet Sophisticate; Simply Worn alpha
Creative Confusion's Mud on My Mary Janes (string - recoloured); Jungle Gym All Star (ribbon)
Loved by the King (font)
Scraplift of Stefanie's Natural Beauty and Kat's SLBOBKatT1Safari.
Unfortunately the Couture Cuties are out of the voting this week, so we definitely won't be in the running for grand prize winners :o(
But you can still vote for the Studio Girls, who have been amazing throughout this entire contest!

RAK Alert!

2009-08-05T18:31:00.005+02:00

Digital Couture has released a set of funky labels at FPD.
If you would like to win these, leave a comment in this thread at Inspiration Lane!

BOTCT Round 3

2009-08-02T09:50:00.005+02:00

Man! This round's challenge was TOUGH! But it was so much fun to come up with a recipe and search for all the different items!
The Couture Cuties' recipe looked llike this:
10 Staples
9 Buttons
8 Stitches
7 Flowers
6 Ribbons
5 Papers
4 Photos
3 Frames
2 Fonts
1 Alpha
After many hours of adding, removing and restarting, this is my final layout. I love how it turned out!

A whole month of birthday fun

2009-07-31T17:43:00.000+02:00

The birthday celebrations are in full swing at Inspiration Lane. Just look at all the fun we have planned for this month! Hop on over to the birthday forum and join in on all the fun.
If this is not enough for you, be sure to check out the August challenges, where you can accumulate points to earn gift cards to the store.
While you're there, be sure to check out the products of guest designer Valorie Brown, and the two fabulous August Mega kits, Happy Birthday Inspiration Lane and Under the Bed.

August desktop challenge

2009-07-27T11:20:00.003+02:00

I can't believe how fast this year is speeding by! It's already time for the August desktop challenge at Scrapbook Graphics!

Play along with us and you could be the winner of a collab kit from the Studio Girls.

Here's the desktop I made for dh using Flergs' 6k74 kit and borders.

It's party time!!!

2009-07-25T18:03:00.003+02:00

Inspiration Lane is turning 1 in August, and we are celebrating with a huge bunch of fun!! Click on the image to go to the birthday thread at IL

To kickstart the fun, be sure to sign up for the Scrap Your Pants Off contest. Sign up for it right here. You don't want to miss out on the chance of winning $25 to the IL store!

BOTCT Round 2

2009-07-24T19:53:00.011+02:00

The challenge this week is to incorporate a musical theme in our layouts. The Couture Cuties decided to go with "sunshine" songs, and scrap someone or something that brings sunshine to your life. My interpretation of that was to scrap a summer's day picnic - it's one of the best things of summer! Credits:
Digital Couture's Barnyard Bash (brown paper, orange ribbon, word strips)
FPD Designers' Hopscotch collab (green paper)
Digital Couture & Jennifer Fox's Under the Rainbow (flowers, tree, pink stitches)
Hillary Heidelberg's Jumbo Water Masks 1 (photo mask)
Mom's Typewriter (font)
Lyrics are John Denver's Sunshine on my Shoulders

Battle of the Creative Teams

2009-07-18T16:44:00.007+02:00

I'm playing for Digital Couture's Couture Cuties.
For the first week's white space challenge the Cuties used the colour scheme of Digital Couture's M Squared kit, and the common theme of Disney layouts. Here is my layout My last visit to Disney World was years back! I don't remember much, but at least I had a comfy ride all day! Yup, that's me in the pram...

Credits:
Digital Couture's M Squared;
Digital Couture & Jen Yurko's Birdhouse Rock (red clip; frame);
FPD Designer's Chinese Whispers collab (stitched brackets);
CK Footnote (font)

Seeing Spots

2009-07-06T12:12:00.006+02:00

Kiki Halbert Designs' Seeing Spots paper pack is now available at Scrapbook-Elements. In addition to the fun patterns, there are 5 coordinating solids. Perfect for adding a splash of fun to any layout!Here's a layout I did with the paper pack:

(Click image for credits)

Travel

2009-07-01T12:00:00.000+02:00

"... to begin a journey to someplace new and unexplored. The anticipating, planning, packing to make the journey a reality.To anticipate and dream an adventure, a moving forward to someplace unfamiliar. To plan and pack for going someplace other than here. To journey forth, having to adapt to my new surroundings, letting myself be present in that unfamiliar now of somewhere else. To expose myself to colors, people, country I haven't seen before. To discover and be humbled and to savor that which I did not know firsthand."
The Impressions of Travel collab from the Studio Girls is going to help you scrap all your travel photos this summer. With a light, fun color palette and whimsical elements and word art, you'll find you have everything you need to create fabulous pages.

(click on image for credits)

If you want to win this kit, be sure to check out the many forum challenges at Scrapbook Graphics. This kit is given to random participants in all challenges from 1-15 July. So, the more challenges you do, the bigger your chaces are of winning this wonderful kit!
If you can't get enough of this kit, check out the Digi Files #6 at The Daily Digi, where Scrapbook Graphics is the monthly store sponsor.

Studio Arisu Playday

2009-06-30T06:00:00.000+02:00

Today on the Studio Matters blog we are playing with the awesome templates of Studio Arisu. Here's a layout I did using Studio Arisu's latest template set, In Threes.

(Click on image for credits)

Get to know Alice a little better, and grab the awesome template she is giving away. Then head on over to her store where she has a generous 30% sale!

Layout share

2009-06-26T16:37:00.004+02:00

I seem to be continuing my love affair with red... probably because it is winter here and I am happy to try anything that might make me feel even the slightest bit warm!
Just a quick share of my first layout as part of Digital Couture's CT. I am so excited to be working with her fabulous designs!!
My hubby has a real strange sense of humour when it comes to taking photos, and I often find photos of moon-eating dragons and the like on my camera!

(Click on image for credits)

I used DC's M Squared kit, available at Funky Playground Designs.

Play day with Tangie

2009-06-24T15:38:00.004+02:00

Today on the Studio Matters blog we are celebrating Tangie Baxter's wonderful designs. Here is the layout I created for Tangie's Play Day (click on the image for credits):I loved using Tangie’s quirky goodies to add some fun to my page!

To celebrate being in the spotlight, Tangie has a coupon, a fun contest and a freebie up on the blog. Come play along for the chance to win a $10 coupon to Studio Tangie!

Lust for Life

2009-06-18T06:36:00.004+02:00

If you haven't done so yet, you absolutely have to check out the beautiful Lust for Life from Kiki Halbert Designs.It is jam-packed with stunningly textured papers and a whole bunch of really cute elements.
I made this layout with the kit (Click the image to see additional credits)

June challenges at SBG

2009-06-01T16:37:00.003+02:00

First up is the RAK challenge, where you get to scrap someone else's photos, and get yours scrapped by them in return! Sign up here by 15 June.

Spirit Club is back with a twist this month. Anyone who makes over 200 posts in the gallery and forum stand a chance to win the beautiful June collab, Impressions of Whimsy.

Come play with Franziska Altmann at SBG

2009-05-27T22:30:00.002+02:00

This week we are playing with Studio Ziska's products at Scrapbook Graphics. See the Ziska feature on the Scrap Matters blog, and play along with her challenge. Anyone that participates in the Play Day challenge by posting a page made with Ziska’s goodies will be entered to win a copy of the Studio Girls’ Impressions of Whimsy, the June collab from the Studio Girls.

(Click on image to see credits)

June desktop challenge at SBG

2009-05-26T22:44:00.005+02:00

Come join the June desktop challenge at Scrapbook Graphics and stand a chance to win the Studio Girls' June collab kit, Impressions of Whimsy (to be released on June 1st). Here's my June desktop:

(Click image for credits)

Freebie, anyone??

2009-05-23T08:20:00.010+02:00

Choo Choo , the train has arrived!
In celebration of all the new store fronts opening on Inspiration Lane, A whole bunch of us have gotten together and decided to give away a HUGE coordinated kit for you!
Everything you collect along the way will be created using this color palette:

The First stop is in the forums at IL : HERE
The blog list for the rest of the stops:
Stefanie
TheMommason
Melissa --you are here :o)
Tracy
Julie
Shannon
Robyn
Sassy
Donna
Kiki
Petra
SuperBad
Sarah
Jen
Brandy
Diane
Rachael
Chris
Christie
Laura

Please keep in mind that we are all over the world, thus in different time zones. If someone does not have their link posted, check back a little later. All links will remain active at least until the end of May.

Well, I guess what you're here for is the freebie, right? Here you go:
Just click on the preview image to download!
ETA: Added new download links here and here

ScrapbookGraphics February Dektop Challenge

2009-01-30T12:52:00.003+02:00

Join us for the February Desktop challenge at Scrapbook Graphics and stand a chance to win the Studio Girls' February Collaboration, Impressions of Delight (to be released on 1 Feb).

Color Line Design has a new look

2009-01-08T17:04:00.000+02:00

Color Line Design is back with a brand new fresh and funky look. Along with this colourful new look comes some new designers and a brand new month of challenges. If you do any 3 forum challenges in a month, you will earn a fabulous mega kit made by the CLD designers.
To celebrate the new site design, the December challenge mega kit is on sale at less 33% for this week only.
Complete with glitter, sparkle, party hats, noise makers, and more, this kit is packed to create layouts of all of your New Year's pictures. So, hop on over to the new-look Color Line Design and be inspired to scrap!

Impressions of Imagination

2009-01-03T16:47:00.000+02:00

Fresh, funky, imaginative... that is the new Impressions of Imagination collaboration kit from the Studio Girls at Scrapbook Graphics.This fantastic kit is jam-packed with a beautiful colour palette, painted, textured backgrounds, paint and glitter, flowers, a new font, shadow styles and even some untied string!

Contributing designers are Alana McCarthy, Berna Datema, Bluebell Design, Dana Frantz, Doris Castle, Ellie Lash, Flergs, Fontologie, Helene Douchet, Jan Hosford, Studio mgl, Phuong Ton, Tangie Baxter, and Wendyzine Scraps.

Hop over to the Studio Matters blog to see this awesome kit in action. (I love it so much, I used it for my blog's new look!)

And that's not all... if you take part in any of the Scrapbook Graphics forum challenges this month, you stand a chance of getting this awesome collab kit for FREE!

ADSR Season 4

2009-01-01T08:32:00.003+02:00

Sabine and I have teamed up again for this year's Amazing Digi Scrap Race. You can follow our tavels on our team blog, the Coffee-Tea-Ria. The first challenge will be posted on 4 January. I can't wait to see what it is!

Damask Romance by Kiki Halbert

2008-10-12T07:00:00.001+02:00

Romance, charm and vintage... All of this can be found in the beautiful Damask Romance by Kiki Halbert Designs, now available at Scrapbook-Elements.
Here's a layout I did with this elegant kit (image is clickable for additional credits)Don't forget about the party on Kiki's blog!

Fall kit from Monica Larsen

2008-10-11T22:12:00.006+02:00

Monica Larsen's new kit celebrates the rich, warm colors of fall.This stunning kit is on sale at Scrapbook-Elements.

It's party time!!

2008-10-11T17:43:00.003+02:00

Some of the highlights going on this week:

Everything at PDW and SUN = $2, and $2 off everything $3 and more at SBE.
At all 3 stores: Every 10th sale gets a $10 GC
Daily downloads on the Kiki Halbert Designs blog
Random RAKs at DST here
Layout challenges
and so much more...

So, subscribe to Kiki's blog to ensure that you don't miss anything!

Layout and a little freebie

2008-10-08T21:04:00.005+02:00

I made this layout today, and really like the way the wordart turned out.

So, if you like it too, you can grab the wordart here.
Link me up if you use it, please.

Color Line Design October Collab Kit

2008-10-06T17:35:00.002+02:00

Fall/Autumn is the season many of our CLD staff and members are enjoying at the moment so we have made a collab to compliment all those wonderful photos you will be taking over the next few months. The color palette is rich with a wonderful assortment of deep colors, you will find yet another super selection of plain and patterned papers along with a huge assortment of elements, alphas and also card templates! How do you get this amazing kit? Simply complete 3 LO's from our October challenges to receive the amazing Fall in Love kit for FREE!

FOBTY 9/25 - Typing test

2008-10-01T23:40:00.003+02:00

The Sweet Shoppe girls challenged us to a typing test this week. I didn't score too great :o(

47 words

Speedtest

Impressions of Comfort

2008-09-30T08:07:00.010+02:00

Comfort... the softest socks in the world, an old photograph, a warm cup of cocoa, sweatpants and sneakers, a mother's hug, macaroni and cheese. Comfort... a soothing balm for body, mind and soul. Comfort... words, actions, objects that fill the heart with warmth. Comfort... to give strength and hope, to ease grief or trouble. Comfort... a feeling of relief, or well-being; a strengthening aide; a solace in time of worry; an experience that gives or brings joy. Comfort food, comfortable, creature comfort, comfort zone.

This is the theme for the Studio Girls' October collab kit, Impressions of Comfort.And here is my LO with this stunning collab. It's the first one I made as new member of the Studio Crew! I am so thrilled to be part of this group of talented scrappers :o)You can earn the companion kit, Spirit of Comfort, by joining in the Spirit Club on the forum.

We're having a Pajama Party!!

2008-09-29T17:43:00.004+02:00

Find more details about the fun events in the Pajama Party forum

CLD is open!!

2008-09-23T11:30:00.006+02:00

The store at ColorLine Designs is open, and there are fabulous specials all week!
And there is still time until Sept 30 to do 3 challenges and get the amazing Girly Girls collab kit absolutely FREE.

FOBTY 9/18 - Vampires

2008-09-20T11:17:00.002+02:00

You Could Be a Vampire... If You Had To

Like most people, the thought of being a vampire has crossed your mind. But you're not sure if you'd do it, even if you could.
Living forever doesn't sound half bad, if you could live forever with the people you love the most.
But do vampires even love? And would the vampire version of you even be you?
It's all too much to contemplate. Luckily, the chances of you ever becoming a vampire are astronomically low.
What you would like best about being a vampire: Living forever
What you would like least about being a vampire: Blood stained teeth

Could You Be a Vampire?

Kiki's buy the store promotion

2008-09-19T11:07:00.004+02:00

Are you ready for some HUGE news??

Right now at Plain Digital Wrapper, for Two Days ONLY, you can buy Kiki's entire store for only $19.95. Get there now to take advantage of the sale! You can get everything in her store for a fraction of the price, but only while the sale is going on. It starts September 19th, so don't miss out on this amazing deal. You don't want to walk the plank on this one!

And if that's not enough, for those two days, everything in Kiki's store is either $1, $2, or $3!! Hurry over! Here's a quick way to get there:

Click here to get to Kiki's store at PDW.

FOBTY 9/11 - Keeping it real

2008-09-12T10:24:00.002+02:00

Another week, another fun blog quiz courtesy of the girls over at the Sweet Shoppe.

You Are 80% Real

You know who you are, and you're pretty darn comfortable with yourself.
Like everyone, you struggle with the parts of yourself that aren't so great...
But you're good at accepting who you are and not dwelling on your faults.
As a result, you're confident, optimistic, and very real.

How Real Are You?

More blog train

2008-09-10T18:34:00.002+02:00

There are 2 more stops on the blog train! Please stop by these blogs and see what fabulous goodies you can find at these stops:
Rhuth http://scrappingpinay.blogspot.com
Sugar'nSpice http://picarook.blogspot.com

And don't forget to stop at the other stops listed below too :)

It's Party Time!!!

2008-09-09T10:53:00.004+02:00

To help celebrate the reopening of Color Line Design and to thank all of our customers, community members and fans, we've got a surprise for you - a FREE smoking mega kit - Labor of Love!

If you've found me mid-party, be sure to check out the other designers, MMM's and CT members to collect all the pieces - list below!
Here's what I have for you at this party blog stop:

Download here

Be sure you visit these other fabulous ladies to collect all the pieces!

Kellie Puddy - Party Starts Here!

Greedz Graphics

Chris Young / Heavenly Scraps

Andrea / Boyerville Scraps

Paula Phillips Designs

Valarie Ostrom Designs

Super MMM Heather

Super MMM Mel

Super MMM Kris Ann

Super CT'er Len

Super MMM / CT'er all around Ruby

*Please note - we are located in many different time zones and at the time I post, not all the others may have. Hang tight, they will be there! :)

Enjoy the goodies, and have a fabulous week everyone!

New from Kiki

2008-09-08T18:42:00.004+02:00

Kiki Halbert teamed up with Crystal to create the beautiful Pigtails and Popsicles. This collaboration is available as a full kitand a paper pack.

FOBTY 9/4 - Colourful

2008-09-05T08:57:00.003+02:00

I haven't bought crayons in about 16 years *shock*! So this week's FOBTY at the Sweet Shoppe was a real test. The Crayola website has a test to see how many colors you know. Clearly I am not a colour connoisseur - In naming the 64 colours, I made 4o mistakes. Altough I am still classified as a certified colour genius LOL!Check out the quiz at the Crayola website here.

Freebie alert!

2008-09-04T12:01:00.002+02:00

Hop on over to Kiki Scraps' blog and pick up this alpha freebie

Layout & CT goodies

2008-09-02T22:33:00.006+02:00

I did this layout for the September Template challenge at Scrapbook-Elements. It uses Kiki Scraps' Not Easy Being Green (found at the same store).
On the subject of Kiki Scraps: be sure to check out her blog. There is a scraplift challenge that run until Saturday 6 September, and several fabulous freebies!

FOBTY 8/28 - Spelling

2008-09-01T09:00:00.001+02:00

This week at the SSD blog is a fun quiz about spelling. Here are my results:

Your Common Spelling Mistake Score: 95% Correct

Your spelling is excellent.
You don't fall for common spelling pitfalls, and you spell almost everything correctly.

Do You Make Common Spelling Mistakes?

Layout share & challenge

2008-08-25T13:54:00.003+02:00

This LO is for a scraplift challenge on Kiki Scraps' blog. If you participate, you stand the chance of winning a $5 GC to one of her shops!

FOBTY 8/21 Back to School

2008-08-24T13:59:00.002+02:00

You Were the Arty Kid
Whether you were a drama freak or an emo poet, you definitely were expressive and unique. You're probably a little less weird these days - but even more talented!

Who Were You In High School?

FOBTY 8/14 - The one about accents

2008-08-16T18:11:00.002+02:00

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Northeast Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak.
Philadelphia
The Inland North
The Midland
The South
Boston
The West
North Central
What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

Funny, I'd have said I have a South African accent! LOL

FOBTY 8/7 - Grease. It's The Word

2008-08-15T09:30:00.001+02:00

This week's FOBTY@Sweet Shoppe Designs is a quiz on the movie Grease. Guess my multiple choice ESP is working pretty well, I've only seen the movie once and guessed most of the answers :o) But my results are:

You know the movie

You have correctly answered 9 of 15 questions.

Frosty Limeberry by Kiki Halbert

2008-08-13T09:21:00.005+02:00

A tall cool frost citrus drink on a hot summer's day. That's what Frosty Limeberry is all about. Warm summer days at the beach, picnics in the park, fun in the sprinklers. This kit is perfect for pictures of children having fun, beach activities and picnics. Bright summer days, and this kit, make for bright summer layouts.
You can find this beautiful kit here at Scrapbook-Elements.

(Click for credits)

New CT Layout and goodies from Kiki Scraps

2008-08-08T12:34:00.006+02:00

Kiki Scraps released a gorgeous new kit called Retro Jungle at Sunshine Studio Scraps. The color palette of deep brown and orange, shades of green and a bit of neutral will perfectly pair with color photos or black and white. Embellishments include acrylic and metal frames, glittery paint splotches, cardboard items, foiled accents, brackets, barbed wire, borders, a full alpha and so much more.Here's a page I made, documenting some of the animals we saw on our recent trip to Pilanesberg Game Reserve:

Left side / Right side

Oh yes, before I forget...Kiki has some fabulous elements that match the Haute Pink paper pack on her blog.

FOBTY 7/31 - Show Me Happy

2008-08-08T10:52:00.006+02:00

Everytime I look at this layout, I get a warm fuzzy feeling of happiness.

(Click on the image for credits)

I love how happy and full of life my niece is is these photos. And I love the fact that the colours and fun template I used echo her joy.

CT layout & new product

2008-08-06T21:12:00.004+02:00

Haute Pink is a beautiful new paper pack by Kiki Scraps at Sunshine Studio Scraps.
The paper pack contains 9 papers in all shades of pink, from light rose to a true cardinal's red. Each paper has a unique texture ranging from woven to a distressed and crumpled look. The Haute Pink paper pack is a must have for any stash as it lends itself to so many fun digital scrapbooking techniques.

Here's a sample layout I did with the paper pack:

(Click on the layout for additional credits)

August prize kit at CLD

2008-08-05T17:47:00.004+02:00

Once again the designers at Color Line Design came up with a fabulous party-themed collaboration kit.However, this kit isn't just limited to parties and celebrations, you will find a wide variety of textured, patterned and solid papers in stunning blues, orange, pink and purple tones. A super collection of elements ranging from swirls, tags, frames, ribbons, confetti, balloons and templates.

This kit can be yours if you complete at least 3 of the super fun challenges at CLD.

Here is a layout that I did for the template challenge:(Click on image for credits)

CT for Kiki Halbert

2008-07-28T21:10:00.007+02:00

I was a guest CT member for Kiki Halbert during July, and just got asked to stay on as a part of her permanent CT! Woohoo!!! I am so excited to be working with her gorgeous designs!
Kiki sells at Scrapbook-Elements, Plain Digital Wrapper, and Sunshine Studio Scraps.
Here are some of the pages I did this month: (images are clickable)

From Our Blog 2 Yours 3/07

2008-07-05T15:09:00.001+02:00

In the spirit of independence day, this week's blog prompt is a Fireworks test

What Your These Fireworks Say About You You are deeply passionate about a few things in your life.
Everything else, you couldn't care less about.

Your passions tend to hold steady over time. If anything, they intensify.
Once you hold on to something (or someone), you don't let go!

From Our Blog 2 Yours 26/06

2008-07-04T11:34:00.003+02:00

My favourite birthday year? Probably the year of my 24th birthday. I spent 8 weeks in Bergen, Norway on a study/work trip. It was there, far from everyone I know & love that I really grew up to be independent and extremely happy! And I got to spend my birthday in an absolutely amazing city!

July challenges at Color Line Design

2008-07-02T17:23:00.004+02:00

This fabulous kit is yours if you complete only 3 of the fabulous challenges at CLD. Of course this kit isnt just limited to summer, as you will find a wide variety of textured, patterned and solid papers in rich orange, blue and brown tones. A super collection of elements ranging from flowers, tags, overlays, buttons and even templates.

Go check out the challenges at CLD now to make sure you get yor hands on this great kit!

From Our Blog 2 Yours 12/06

2008-06-17T12:18:00.003+02:00

This week's blog prompt at Sweet Shoppe Designs defintely warmed me up here in miserably cold and overcast Pretoria. It's all about favourite summer activities.

Summers are for barbeques, picnics, beach holidays, playing in the park with my niece... Hmmm, hang on, we do those things in winter too! We just dress up in warm winter clothes. I guess that's one of the advantages of living in a place where it snows perhaps once every 27 (and counting) years!

And just to prove that winter here is just like summer, just a bit duller in nature, here are some layouts of my niece in the park.

(Click image for credits)(Click image for credits)

From Our Blog 2 Yours 05/06

2008-06-05T16:32:00.003+02:00

This week's blog prompt is a fun quiz that celebrates nerds.

Verdict: Not nerdy, but definitely not hip.

From Our Blog 2 Yours 30/05

2008-06-02T08:03:00.002+02:00

The new blog promt on the Sweet Shoppe Blog is:
"Where would you go if money were no object and there was a neverending supply of gas?"
I have so many places on my want-to-visit list:
Rome, Peru, Paris, London, Argentina, Greece, Spain, Russia, the Serengeti...

Friends are better than diamonds

2008-05-22T17:43:00.005+02:00

Three designers, three shops, three friends - one kit! Rikki, Manu and fotosusu have worked together to create an awesome kit about friendship. The soft colors will go with all sorts of pages, there is something for everybody.

The kit includes:
25 papers
55 elements (incl. 5 wordarts about friends or friendship)
1 template
1 full alpha set with numbers and punctuation marks

Find it in Rikki's store at PBP, Manu's store at DXD, and fotosusu's store at TTS (will update as these become available)

Sale at Color Line Design

2008-05-19T17:01:00.004+02:00

CLD has a new sale in the store beginning this Tuesday where every item in the *Hot Shots* category will be just $1.00. The sale will run for 5 days each month. Click on the image to go to the store.

For the guys

2008-05-17T07:05:00.006+02:00

I've recently been scrapping loads of pages of the men in my life. Click on the images for credits.

Monica Larsen's 3 for 1 deal

2008-05-16T20:13:00.005+02:00

Monica has a fabulous deal going on at her store: Buy her fabulous new Patriot kit and get 2 additional kits for FREE!The three kits you will be getting are (click on the images to go to the store):

Patriot Home of the Brave Ja Vi Elsker

Hurry on over to her store now and get these beautiful kits to scrap your patriotic photos!

TOOT: LOTD

2008-05-07T16:56:00.003+02:00

Woohoo! I am so excited!! My LO Bondi Beach was chosen as LOTD for 7 May at ScrapScandiStyle.

(Click on the image for credits)

Caffeine...

2008-05-02T19:12:00.003+02:00

This week's FOBTY at the Sweet Shoppe is all about my favourite addiction: caffeine!

What Your Latte Says About You

You are easygoing and pretty simple to please. You don't put up a fuss... ever.
You can be quite silly at times, but you know when to buckle down and be serious.
Intense and energetic, you aren't completely happy unless you are bouncing off the walls.
You're addicted to caffeine. There's no denying it.
You are a child at heart, and you don't ever miss the opportunity to do something playful.
You are dramatic and intense, but you are never moody.

What Does Your Latte Say About You?

More truth to this week's quiz than the personality quiz...

New layout

2008-05-01T22:33:00.007+02:00

(Click on image for credits)

This layout is made with Kjersti Designs' Sailor's Delight kit at ScrapScandiStyle and the freebie template found in Christy Haig's May newsletter. You can sign up for the newsletter here.

What's your personality type?

2008-04-30T19:30:00.005+02:00

This week's Sweet Shoppe FOBTY is a personality quiz.

You Are An ESFP

The Performer
You are a natural performer and happiest when you're entertaining others.
A great friend, you are generous, fun-loving and optimistic.
You love to laugh - and you like almost all people equally.
You accept life as it is, and you do your best to make each day fantastic.
In love, you are a smooth talker and incorrigible flirt.
While you get into relationships easily, you don't tend to stick around when times get tough.
At work, you do well in groups. You keep everyone laughing through difficult tasks.
You would make a good actor, designer, or counselor.
How you see yourself: Capable, fair, and efficient
When other people don't get you, they see you as: Incompetent, stubborn, and silly

What's Your Personality Type?

This is so completely off the mark! LOL!

New CT layout

2008-04-30T12:51:00.009+02:00

My niece definitely inherited the family music gene :o) I couldn't resist snapping these cute pics of her "playing" the piano...

(Click on the image for credits)

And they work great with HZ Designs' new kit Love Music available soon at K-Joi Studios.

TOOT and another layout

2008-04-21T12:57:00.005+02:00

My layout Explore was chosen as LOTD at both ScrapScandiStyle AND Digitals on 19 April! I am so thrilled!!

I also made a layout for the scraplift challenge on Jen Wilson's blog.

(Click on the image for credits)

Layout & new kit

2008-04-16T21:04:00.004+02:00

(Click on the image for credits)

I used the beautiful new collab kit Fairytale of Golden Dreams by Princess Sophie and Monica Larsen to make this layout.

It is available at ScrapScandiStyle, and if you hurry you can get it at a 20% discount!

Tagged!

2008-04-16T08:58:00.000+02:00

I've been tagged by Val, who found me through ADSR3 and has the nicest things to say about me on her blog! Her words sure made my day :o)

The tag is to list 6 things about me:

After my recent holiday there, I am madly in love with the city of Sydney
My favourite season is winter
I sing along to the radio at the top of my lungs when I drive in my car
I love being by myself so I can read or scrap uninterrupted
I hate the fact that I have to work in an office when I can just as easily do the same work from home
But I really do love my job! It's just the hassle of getting ready to go to the office that irritates me...

So there you have it, 6 totally random things about me...

And I choose to tag
Kat
Mary
Manu
Nina
Sabine
Sonia
and anyone else who'd like to play along...

DSTV Episode 4

2008-03-25T10:07:00.008+02:00

The latest episode of DSTV goes hybrid! It shows you how to make this gorgeous layout.

Go find out more at the DSTV site.

Here is my interpretation:

(Click on the image to view credits)

Another toot!

2008-03-24T17:43:00.004+02:00

Lisbet Olofsson from HZ Designs asked me to be part of her CT and I accepted! You can find Lisbet's designs here at K-Joi Studios.

And here is my first CT layout with her soon to be released kit Red Spirit.

(Click on the image to view credits)

New layout

2008-02-01T21:56:00.000+02:00

I did this layout for the Spin-a-Lift challenge at Sweet Shoppe Designs.

(Click on the image to view credits)

Clubb 200 challenge at ScrapScandiStyle

2008-01-31T19:47:00.000+02:00

The ladies at ScrapScandiStyle have stanted a fun new challenge.
The name of the game is try to create at least 200 layouts during the year of 2008.

There will be gifts at the end of the year, not to mention there will be made a really cool Club 200 at SSS Blinkie for everyone who makes it to 200!

Great motivation to keep scrapping my memories! I'm on 14 so far :o)

Take a look at the challenge n the forums.

From our blog to yours

2008-01-28T12:18:00.000+02:00

The week of 26 January is all about coffee... This so describes me at the moment LOL!

You Are a Double Espresso

Hey Energizer Bunny Girl! Do you ever slow down?
You're a mix of high energy and ambition, perfectly matched with strong espresso
When you want something you get it - by any means possible
You're driven, determined, and no nonsense. Which is just how you like your java.

What Kind of Coffee Girl Are You?

New Monica Larsen Goodies

2008-01-27T10:05:00.001+02:00

The beautiful Magical kit at ScrapScandiStyle
.

The stunning Rustic Heart kit is exclusive to Scrapbook-Elements.

ADSR 3

2008-01-25T16:54:00.000+02:00

Sabine (sabdesbois) and I have teamed up as Team Coffee, Tea, Ready for ADSR 3. I am SO exited to be part of this race! I have such an amazing scrapper as my teammate :) And I really like where my scrapping style is moving to.

Stay tuned for more when the first challenge starts on 22 February!

From our blog to yours

2008-01-25T16:21:00.001+02:00

The prompt for the week of 11 January was: What are your goals in 2008 as a scrapper?
So here they are:

1. Scrap my photos of my trip to Slovakia in 2001 (gasp!!) Yup, I have a whole drawer full of photos and mementoes from that trip that need to be scrapped. Thank goodness for the tructure provided by SBG's Theme Album challenge. I'm sure I can handle one 2pager a month!
2. Compete in my first ever ADSR. I've teamed up with the fabulous Sabine (sab1desbois).
3. Have fun!!

From our blog to yours

2008-01-25T16:13:00.000+02:00

The prompt for the week of 18 Jan was: Post your favorite YouTube video on your blog.
I love this Alanis spoof of the BlackEyed Peas' My Humps:

and this brilliant Evolution of Dance clip.

From our blog to yours

2008-01-23T19:17:00.001+02:00

The prompt for the week of 4 Jan is to post about your favourite SSD challenge. This is such a difficult decision, as each challenge has its own appeal. But I do think I'll pick the Slogan Challenge.

"Every other week, one of us will offer up a popular advertising slogan as inspiration for your page. It's up to you to interpret the slogan into your design. We just ask that the slogan somehow be incorporated into the title of your page."

Here's one of the layouts I've completed for this challenge. Click to view credits.

Monica Larsen Flower Actions

2008-01-23T18:45:00.000+02:00

Monica Larsen has released some beautiful flower actions at commercial-use.com.

While you are there, have a look at her other beautiful flower actions:

What's your Holiday stress level?

2007-12-07T18:15:00.000+02:00

Your Holiday Stress Level is Moderate

The holidays sometimes stress you out, but mostly because they wear you down.

Take it easy! You can have a fun holiday without running yourself ragged.

What's Your Holiday Stress Level?

TOOT for me

2007-12-06T12:48:00.000+02:00

I'm now a member of Monica Larsen's CT! Yay. Her awesome designs can be found at:
ScrapScandiStyle
DigitalScrapbookingPages
ScrapbookElements
Scrap-Garden

This is her brand new Christmas kit Holiday Dream at ScrapbookElements.

What Your Handwriting Says About You

2007-12-03T20:34:00.000+02:00

You are a fairly energetic person. You know how do pace yourself, and you deal well with stress.

You are somewhat outgoing, but you're not a natural extrovert. You think first before you act. You tend to be independent, rational, and logical.

You are very detail oriented and meticulous. You are a careful thinker and a true intellectual.

You need a bit of space in your life, but you're not a recluse. You expect people to give you a small amount of privacy, and you respect their privacy as well.

You are somewhat traditional, but you are also open to change. You listen to your head and your heart.

You are a decent communicator. You eventually get your point across, but sometimes you leave things a bit ambiguous.

What Does Your Handwriting Say About You?

What Part of Thanksgiving Are You?

2007-11-26T18:07:00.000+02:00

You Are The Stuffing

You're complicated and complex, yet all your pieces fit together.
People miss you if you're gone - but they're not sure why.

What Part of Thanksgiving Are You?

For Laura benefit kit

2007-11-18T09:20:00.000+02:00

I've been eyeing the awesom For Laura Benefit Kit by the Sweet Shoppe Team for some time now. Not only is this kit packed with gorgeous goodies, but it's for a really good cause too!

Favourite layout

2007-11-18T09:03:00.002+02:00

Saw this prompt on the Sweet Shoppe blog.

It was such a difficult choice, because I have so many layouts I really love. But if I have to choose, I'd say my current favourite is this one:

(Click on the image to see credits)

If I were a Pilgrim

2007-11-17T19:04:00.001+02:00

I'd be known to everyone as

Your Pilgrim Name Is

Mercy Standish

What's Your Pilgrim Name?

Am I glad I live in more modern times :o)

New freebie and new challenge

2007-09-10T18:06:00.000+02:00

There’s a new freebie in the Scraps for Charity shoppe…

A quickpage using the September Mega kit, by one of our talented CT’s, Dodo. Head over to the shoppe and pick up this great freebie! It will be available for one week, then we’ll post a new one! While you’re there, why not pick up the great kit to help out The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! It's just $7.00!

Also check out the new quickpage exchange we have going on.

SFC September Scraplift Challenge

2007-09-09T10:51:00.003+02:00

This month we are lifting the talented Bren Taylor-Boone. This is the layout we are scraplifting:

Use the pictured layout to inspire yours in some way. You may use ANY product that you'd like. Post your layout in the Scraps for Charity gallery and link to it in the forums. Bren was generous enough to make a goodie for ALL who participate!! One lucky participant will WIN a gift credit in the S4C Shoppe worth the price of a FREE monthly kit which can be used on a future Charity Kit. The S4C Creative Team will nominate the top three scraplifted layouts and then Bren will judge the winner.

Please go to the Scraps for Charity forum to read more.

September SFC mega kit

2007-09-07T23:37:00.000+02:00

Our SFC Design team has got together to collaborate on an AWESOME kit to benefit The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation!
Available now in the SFC shoppe!
It is PACKED with lots of great papers and a TON of different elements!

On sale now for just $7 until Oct 6th! You can also buy each mini designer kit individually for just $2.50!
Be sure to stop by our gallery for inspiration and our forum for some fun chit chat and games!

Here are some LO's I did with the kit. (Click on image to view credits)

Layouts with the August Scraps for Charity kit

2007-08-24T15:17:00.000+02:00

Just wanted to share some layouts I made with this kit.
Credits here

Credits here

Credits here

Scraps for Charity: August kit

2007-08-15T15:16:00.000+02:00

The Scraps for Charity August kit is now on sale. This month's profits will all go to the Armed Forces Foundation.
Click on any of the images to go to the store

While you are there, check out the scraplift challenge in the forums. (Posting bonus for doing the lift, as well as 1 GRAND PRIZE).

Scraps for Charity: July kit

2007-07-21T14:03:00.000+02:00

If you haven't done so yet, pop over to the revamped Scraps for Charity store and check out the AWESOME July mega kit.

This kit is packed full of papers, elements and quickpages, and is a steal at only $10!!
You can also buy each designer's kit and the quickpages separately.

100% of the profits from this month's kit will go to the Ronald McDonald House, IN.

Hurry and get your kit now at Scraps for Charity. It disappears on Aug 7!