My First Blog Post

I've finally decided to start a blog to document my digital scrapbooking adventures. I love fairy tales and used to read all the fairy tale stories I can get my hands on at the library when I was younger. That love for fairy tales is still with me now that I'm grown up. I discovered digital scrapbooking in late 2009 and love everything about it. Digital scrapbooking allows me to bring the fairy tales in my imagination to life. How fun is that?

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Autumn Magic by Scrapper's Delights

This gorgeous autumn kit is available at:
Here are the pages I made using this kit:
Title: I Thee Wed
Photo: My sister-in-law Hien and her husband Robert on their wedding day

Title: Mushroom Forest
Photo: My son Alex

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Longing For Past Days by Eena's Creation


Eena's Creation just released this fabulous Longing For Past Days kit. The scenic papers are gorgeous and the vintage elements are beautiful.
The kit is available here:
Here's a page I made using this kit:
Title: A Moment In Time
Photo: My son Alex and I
A special thank you to Shirley (shirley1md) for mentioning this page in Gallery Standouts (10/19/10) at the digishoptalk forum.

Just Married

Title: Just Married
Photo: My sister-in-law Ha and her husband Abram on their wedding day.

Credits:
La Dolce Vita Page Kit by Lauren Bavin
Swan Lake Page Kit by Lauren Bavin
Summer Moments Page Kit by Lauren Bavin
Spring Songbirds Page Kit by Carole Harden

Lauren Bavin chose this layout as her Pick of The Pack on her blog on October 10, 2010. How awesome is that? :)

Happy Sixteenth

Title: Happy Sixteenth
Photo: Angel Jet's daughter Rianne

This layout is a RAK for Angel Jet's daughter Rianne. Angel Jet had the wonderful idea to create a photobook for her daughter's sixteenth birthday using layouts from various digital scrapbookers, each person with a different style. Rianne's birthday is on Halloween, October 31st so we're all doing Halloween-themed layouts for her.

Credits:
Haunted House - Attic and Parlour Page Kit by Carole Harden
The Fairest Value Collection by Nicole Young
The Repose Page Kit by Nicole Young
My Immortal Beloved by Folkvangar
The Time For Secrets by Albina Design
Dark Spirits by NK Art Designs

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Fizzy Pop Designs 1 Year Digiversary Celebration!

Fizzy Pop is celebrating her 1 year digiversary and you are invited! All weekend long join us for games, contests, freebies and more! Today's contest is for free My 4 Hen's goodies!

Friday, October 15, 2010

eqrAveziur CU Retirement Sale

eqrAveziur is retiring her CU products at Scrapinsider and all her Commercial Use products will be 30% on October 15, 2010 and October 16, 2010.

Go here to shop:
http://www.scrapinsider.com/ShoppingCart/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=32

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

More Freebie Finds

It's raining outside today and I thought I'd post up more freebie finds. My kids are enjoying watching the rain from the window. Komarik Designs is offering a Lucky Lake addon kit for the October Challenge at Matrioshki Scrap Designs.

Go here to download and leave her some love:
http://matrioshkiscrapdesigns.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1096

Pink Lotty Designs has this Beautiful Autumn kit for free for the October Gherkin Goodies challenge at Shabby Pickle Designs.

Go here to grab it and leave her some love:
http://www.shabbypickledesigns.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8275&page=2

Createwings Designs is giving away a free minikit called Into The Pumpkin Patch for the October On the House challenge at After Five Designs. It's gorgeous!

Go grab it here:
http://www.afterfivedesigns.com/shoppe/product.php?productid=2144


The super-talented Ms. Lorie Davison is offering a free kit for only 3 days. The kit is called Feathers and Mittens and it has the most adorable birds and knit items along with beautiful snow-covered branches. I think this kit was already in the store yesterday so you have 2 more days to grab it for free. I just love her work - always gorgeous and incredible artwork.

Go (Run!) here to grab this kit:
http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Feathers-and-Mittens.html

Be sure to drop by Lorie's blog to leave her some love:
http://loriedavison.blogspot.com/

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Freebie Finds

I love digital freebies - especially entire digital scrapbooking kits. Here are some awesome free kits that I've found. This gorgeous September Colors kit by Starlight Designs was offered at the Shabby Pickle Designs forum for a challenge in September but it looks like the download link is still working. Hurry and grab it before it's gone:
http://www.shabbypickledesigns.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8129&page=4

I love Dawn Inskip's adorable doodles. She just started a newsletter and is offering this free Joy minikit to her newsletter subscribers. You don't want to miss this!

Go here to subscribe to Dawn Inskip's newsletter:

Steadfast and Immovable is offering this Night Owl kit for free to her newsletter subscribers for the month of October. Go here to sign up for her newsletter and get this kit free:
Steadfast and Immovable's blog:


Cilenia Curtis is participating in Designer Apprentice 2010 at the digiscrapaddicts forum. She is offering this Viva Las Vegas kit for free for this week of the competition.

Here's the link to grab the kit:

Leave her some love here:


In celebration of her new creative team, Studio Rosey Posey is giving away her Destination minikit for free! This offer expires on October 6, 2o10 so hurry!

Go here to grab the kit:

Leave some love for Studio Rosey Posey on her blog here:

Maui Aquarium

Lauren Bavin's Neptune's Garden Value Collection is gorgeous! It's perfect for scrapping beach and aquarium photos. I love the twirly ribbon plant life in this collection. By participating in Lauren Bavin's Gimme Me More Crops with Lauren challenge (deadline is October 3, 2010 12 PM EST), this Mermaid's Garden Page Kit is free as the posting bonus:

Isn't this so beautiful? I'm a sucker for mermaids and underwater kits and can't wait to get this posting bonus.
Here's a page I made using the Neptune's Garden Value Collection:
Title: Maui Aquarium
Photo: My sons Christopher and Alex on their first visit to the Maui Ocean Aquarium.
Credits:
Neptune's Garden by Lauren Bavin
Mirrored Reflections Alpha by Meryl Bartho

The kit is available here:
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_245&products_id=12698
The alpha is available here:
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_20_124&products_id=9808

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Take A Trip by eqrAveziur


This fun and fabulous travel kit is available at:
Here is a page I made using this kit:
Title: Maui Vacation
Photo: My son Christopher and my husband Son. The photo in the Kodachrome slide is of the dancers in the Old Lahaina Luau we went to.
Journaling reads: Christopher and Daddy enjoying the view on the 7th floor balcony overlooking the ocean in Maui. June 2010.
A big thank you to mom2peanuts for mentioning this page in Gallery Standouts (9/24/10) at the digishoptalk forum.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Mellow Autumn by Sunny Scrap Designs


This beautiful and adorable hand-painted kit is available here:
Here are the pages I made using this kit:
Title: Flying South
Photo: My son Alex
A special thank you to Dida (dida1357) for mentioning this page in Gallery Standouts (9/26/10) at the digishoptalk forum.
This page also won a September Matrioshki Doll at Matrioshki Scrap Designs. Yay! :)
Title: Little Pumpkin
Photo: My son Christopher
A big thank you to Maryse (mumure) for mentioning this page in Gallery Standouts (9/24/10) at the digishoptalk forum.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

I Walk In The Rain by Albina Design


This gorgeous rainy day kit has beautiful scenic papers and elements and is available here:
Here are the pages I made using this kit:
Title: Pugs and Me
Photo: My son Christopher
A big thank you to Mini-Renne for mentioning this page in Gallery Standouts (9/23/10) at the digishoptalk forum.
Title: Heading Home
Photo: My son Alex

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Summer Stories by Shulyansky Design


This gorgeous hand-painted kit is available at:
Here's a page I made using this kit:
Title: Look, Mom!
Photo: My son Alex
A big thank you to Charito for mentioning this page in Gallery Standouts (9/21/10) at the digishoptalk forum.

Monday, September 20, 2010

September by Alevtina Designs

This gorgeous kit has adorable, realistic elements and is available here:
http://www.digidesignresort.com/shop/designers-alevtina-c-1_175/kit-september-by-alevtina-p-7838
http://scrapbird.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73_205&products_id=4156
http://scrap-wishes.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=70_114&products_id=3587
http://www.sunflowerscrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_161&products_id=2892

Here are the pages I made using this kit:
Title: In The Apple Orchard
Photo: My son Alex
A big thank you to Shawna (Shawna34) for mentioning this page in Gallery Standouts (9/19/10) at the digishoptalk forum.

Title: Chasing Mr. Hedgehog
Photo: My son Christopher
A big thank you to Lisa (Lisadee) for mentioning this page in Gallery Standouts (9/19/10) at the digishoptalk forum.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Shabby Autumn Collaboration Kit by Indigo Designs and Flash Line Design

This beautiful autumn kit is available at:
http://www.pickleberrypop.com/shop/product.php?productid=8016&cat=0&page=1
http://matrioshkiscrapdesigns.com/shop/Collab-Shabby-Autumn-by-Flash-Line-Design-and-Indigo-Designs.html

Here is a page a made using this kit:
Title: Autumn Harvest
Photo: My son Alex

We Love Autumn by Albina Design


This gorgeous, hand-painted kit is filled with beautiful autumn elements and papers and is available here:
Here are the pages I made using this kit:
Title: The Colors of Autumn
Photo: My son Alex
A special thanks to Charito for mentioning this page in Gallery Standouts (9/16/10) at the digishoptalk forum.

Title: Autumn Romance
Photo: My husband Son and I
A big thank you to nirina and Charito for mentioning this page in Gallery Standouts (9/20/10) at the digishoptalk forum.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Forest Kit by Kenta Designs


This beautiful hand-painted kit is perfect for scrapping fairy tale pages and forest scenes. This kit is available here:
Here are the pages I made using this kit:
Title: Treetop
Photo: My son Alex
A special thanks to Maryse (mumure) for mentioning this page in Gallery Standouts (9/14/10) at the digishoptalk forum.
Title: Sharing A Laugh
Photo: My son Christopher
A special thank you to Dida (dida1357) for mentioning this page in Gallery Standouts (9/14/10) at the digishoptalk forum.