Who-Village releasing at GingerScraps!

December is here! Christmas is just around the corner - and things are chaotic as ever in my house - how about yours? Between Halloween, MN Hunting, WI Hunting, Thanksgiving, and leaving for Arizona in 13 days - things are CRAZY. Not to mention I know have two of my three children on amoxicillin - boy are we having fun yet?!

Anyways - with December brings a new buffet at GingerScraps!! I had the privilege to work with a bunch of the pieces this week - and I must admit - they're all AWESOME! I had such a blast working with them - it put me in the Christmas Spirit (despite the craziness at my house!) Here are a few of the items I worked with (all images should be linked to the store):






And here is one page I created using these pieces (and a few others!) My Little Grinch - she looks so young in this page! Hard to believe this was 3 years ago alraedy! I think we need another outfit like this - what do you think?! (hint hint GRANDMA!) And here's another 2 page LO that I made using a bunch of other pieces
And last but not least - heres a link to all the buffet pieces - did I mention they are only $1 EACH! Hurry and grab them NOW!!

Huge Sales at GingerScraps!

Happy 11-11-11! :) What better way to celebrate the day then by SHOPPING some fantastic sales at GingerScraps!

First I'd like to tell you about one of my Designers - Jodi - she's having her 33rd birthday TODAY! And to celebrate her ENTIRE store is on sale for 33% off ALL WEEKEND! Click on the ad to be taken to her store!


And in celebration of her birthday she has a new Birthday Bash kit out - that will be on sale for only $1 all weekend! How can you beat that!!

http://store.gingerscraps.net/11.11.11-Birthday-Bash.html

Then last but certainly not least check this out! GingerScraps is having an 11 day bake sale! Which means for 11 days you will find different products throughout the store for ONLY $1!! The products will be changing daily - so stop in OFTEN!!

New Goodies from Wyld Web Designs!

Char from Wyld Web Designs has a guest designer spot at Log Your Memory. She's giving away this freebie - go check it out!!


Here is a LayOut I made using her add-on (and some other goodies - shown below)


Here is the kit that it coordinates with - watch her store in Decemeber for it's release!


And to complete the kit and add-on - here is an adorable alpha to go with it - I LOVED this alpha! It's a must have!


And continue to watch her store as she has this template (and 3 other FABULOUS templates) coming SOON!! I'm sure you will see a few more LO's with her templates on my blog soon!! :)

Statements by Jodi - FREEBIE!

Have you seen grab bag!? It's adorable - and it's free with a $10 purchase this month at GingerScraps!

I had the perfect pictures to go with it - Trevor's first trip to the dentist! I just love how it turned out!!

And it's your LUCKY DAY! I thought my little title turned out pretty cute - so I turned it into a FREE word art for you!! ENJOY!! (You can click on the image to download)

http://www.4shared.com/file/NoQxmq71/KYbyK_1stDentistWA.html

Now head on over to GingerScraps and do some shopping!

2012 Calendar Templates

So I made some calendar's last year for Christmas gifts - and I thought they turned out pretty darn cute (if I do say so myself!) I've debated back and forth about doing them again this year - and had decided maybe not - not sure if its good to give away calendars year after year - thought maybe it would get boring? I don't know - any thoughts (comments APPRECIATED!)

Well then I was inspired to use Jen's (from Graham like the Cracker) 2012 Calendar Bottom Templates - I had this great idea to turn one of the LOs I created into a calendar bottom!

And this is what I came up with - didn't it turn out SUPER CUTE?!? I thought so too! ;)


And here are the templates - linked right to Jen's store - so go over - pick them up yourself & get cracking on some Christmas Gifts!
http://shop.scrapmatters.com/product.php?productid=10147&cat=0&page=1">

And if you like the pieces I used to create this calendar - check out my other post for more information on the kits & alpha I used!
http://scrappingourlivesaway.blogspot.com/2011/10/graham-like-cracker-is-back.html

Graham Like the Cracker is BACK!

Some exciting news for you today!! Jen is BACK! I've been missing her lately - she's been busy making all sorts of homebaked goodies - but she found some time to design! She made three different pieces for the Make a Kit at Scrap Matters - (all images are linked to her store!)






I of course JUMPED at the chance to work with her goodies again! I participated in the October Scraplift challenge at Scrap Matters - and came up with this:


I also used the ellies from this Wyld Web Design's kit (recolored the witch's hair slightly :))


It was fun to work with Jen's goodies again - I hope she has time to design more stuff soon!

Christmas in...August?!

So you've heard of Christmas in July - but I'm scrapping Christmas of 2008 - and it's August - close enough right? Anyways - I'm almost done with scrapping 2008 - so not quite 3 years behind! Hope I can catch up soon!!

So I participated in a Scraplift Challenge over at ScrapMatters and LOVED how this LO turned out!! The right side is the one I lifted, then for the left side I flipped and did a little changing and got a balanced LO! I love it!

Here's the 2 pages side by side:




And here are the individual sides (so you can see them a bit closer up!) They are also linked to my gallery if you have questions about credits or whatever :D







And of course to make this adorable page I had to use this adorable kit by Graham like the Cracker - it's called "Believe". I used the HUGE Collection which includes the kit (alpha, paper & elements), Worn Papers, Extras (extra alpha & extra elements).



This amazing kit alone has an alpha, 28 papers & 76 elements! The kit is $7.50 - but the collection is only $10.99 and you get a TON more! You get an additional 33 elements, an extra alpha, a distressed paper pack containing 8 seasonally appropriate papers. Last but not least there are also 4 templates to make scrapping your holiday memories a breeze!!

New Post :)

It's been a while since I've blogged - I seem to go in streaks! I scrapped some recent pictures and thought I'd share the page (I dont' scrap recent stuff too often - as I'm trying to catch up - and if I get sucked into the recent pictures I'm afraid I'll never go back!)

But I got the chance to work with this kit from Connie Prince - and once you see the kids' outfits that they had for 4th of July - you can see why I just HAD to scrap recent photos - the kit was just too perfect for them!

Here is the way to cute kit - I just love the crab and whale - I didnt get a chance to ues the whale on this page - but you can be certain it will be showing up in the future!! (you can click on the image to be taken to GingerScraps)



And here is the LO I created with it (plus the word-art add-on and the templates!) How cute is this? I just love it! The kids were too funny this day - and it was a quick 8 min photoshoot - but we got some good shots regardless! They took turns being sick over the 4th of July - so didnt get many good pictures then - so we had to take them the following week!



Head on over to my gallery to see the full list of credits!

Happy July - I hope you're staying cool!

GingerScraps Campout! (and FREEBIE!)

Hey All!

The ladies GingerScraps has come out with an awesome buffet again this Month! This month's theme is "Camp-Out" - and its PERFECT for all your outdoors photos - camping or not! You may get each pieces for only $1 for a limited time - which is a STEAL!



Here's the first page I created with this - using many different pieces (click to be taken to my galery where you can see a FULL list of the credits!) I just love how it turned out!


I loved the first page so much - I decided to tackle a second - this time using only Connie's pieces. I also participated in the June "scraplift" or "sugar swap" challenge - scraplifting a LO from Hobbes130's gallery!


And last of all - I created this with Jodi's portion - I just love the little owl & branch - I used that a few times - hee hee!



And I was told I should offer up the alpha I used in that last LO as a freebie - so here it is! I hope you enjoy it! It coordinates nicely with all the Camp-Out Buffet Pieces!

http://www.4shared.com/file/S_gvXLyt/Campout_Alpha_Trina.html


Ok - I got 4shared to work :D Enjoy the freebie - leave me a message if you download it and use it! :D I'd love to see your work!

Strive for Five - Template Mini-Pack

I threw my back out last weekend - so i didn't get to do as much scrapping for iNDS as I woukd have liked (or at all this week for that matter!) But because Char (from Wyld Web Designs) came out with these perfect multi-photo templates I was at least able to get one page done - and I really like how it turned out!


Here is Char's mini-template pack - available exclusively at Scrap Matters


I used this amazing kit by Jen from Graham like the Cracker called "For Him"


And to coordinate with the kit are these cool Worn Papers! I used these also!

GS iNSD Grab Bag by WWD

Today is interNational Scrapbooking Day! To celebrate Char (of Wyld Web Designs) has released ANOTHER grab bag - this one is at GingerScraps. This grab bag is valued at over $13, and is priced at only $5 this week! Don't like a surprise? Visit the store and you can see all the contents :D


Here is the super fun LO I created with 3 of the goodies found in the grab bag (Date Me: Get in Line, Dandelion Daze Kit, Rockin’ the Layouts: Volume 5 – Round the Block Template Pack). I thought the colors of the kit were PERFECT for these photos! (I created the tractor myself – that was NOT included in the grabbag – otherwise everything else was!)

SM iNSD Grab Bag by WWD

Char (of Wyld Web Designs) is releaseing five brand new personal use products for an amazing deal this week to celebrate international Scrapbooking Day for only $5! This collection of digital scrapbooking goodies is valued at over $15, that is a savings of over 65%! This deal will be available for one week only, so be sure to grab it now! For those that don't like surprises, the bag contents are shown in the detailed images below the main image at the store!


I'm lucky enough to be on Char's Creative Team - so I had a chance to work with all of these goodies this past week - and let me tell you - FUN FUN FUN! I used all 5 pieces to create this LO! It's not my typical (lots of photos) type page - but I LOVE how it turned out. I can't wait to scrap with this stuff again!

Puddle Jumpers All You Can Eat Buffet

GingerScraps has an awesome new mix & match "All You Can Eat Buffet" going on again this month! This month's theme is "Puddle Jumpers" in celebration of Spring (now I wish Spring would officially come - it's 34*F here this AM - BRRR!)

Here's the LO I created with this buffet: (you can click on the LO for FULL credits & links!)


Here's an example of one thing I used to create my LO - this adorable "wet" alpha by Wyld Web Designs! (click to be taken to the store)



I also used this mini by Statements by Jodi - I just love the ellies in here! (click to be taken to the store)


There are a total of 22 products that all coordinate and go together! (click to be taken to the store)

Quentin & Emma - RELOADED!

Jen has added some gorgeous new goodies to her kit "Quentin & Emma" I've used the kit quite a few times - and had NO problems using it yet again with these new additions!!

Here is the LO I made using the original kit, worn papers, template (modified to include more photos), & scatters! I just LOVE this LO - the template was soo fun to work with and the kit is just plain adorable!


Here are the worn papers that coordinate perfectly!


The scatters are a super fun addition - who doesnt love scatters?!?


And last, but certainly not least - these AMAZING templates!!


And here is the original kit!