Ad Challenge

ScrapMatters.com is having a really fun challenge right now, where you take your inspiration from an ad and make your own layout from it. I did my first one from this gap ad: and here's my version:

and had so much fun, that I thought I'd try another, so here's my inspiration:

and here's my version:

head on over to ScrapMatters and join in the fun- they're handing out two giftcards to the ScrapMatters store for your participation!

Spagghetios

Amanda kit by Luiza Garay

Sticker Man

Amanda Kit by Luiza Garay

M's First Tooth

Blue Storm kit by Scrappy Blue Stones
Jute from Brittish Design's Brown Eyed Girl Kit

Friends Day Jun-07

Paper and some elements Waiting for Summer kit by Andilyn Designs

Rest of element from Inspire Me kit by Happy Scrap Girl

Both available from ScrapMatters.com

Cascading Flower overlay by Misty Cato

Broomstick Cowboy

Sweetest Summer Kit by Kellie Salmon available at www.digiscrapboutique.com

Big Sale at ScrapMatters!

Go check out the Scrapmatters.com blog to get an additional 10% off everything in the store!

For all those out there wondering what to do with your digital pages once you're finished- this is what I did- I've almost got all of 2007 scrapped (huge for me!!!!) and I'm going to order another photobook like the one I made for 2006 through Shutterfly.com- the 2006 book was absolutely incredible- the site is super easy to use, and the finished product is great. I love that my kids can flip through the pages and I'm not dying because I'm worried their going to pull off a ribbon, or tear the one-and-only version of that page. With my book, if things get mangled, I have the option to order another one, and I still have the original safe and sound on my computer. The quality is great and you can almost always find at least a 20% off coupon online.

Tomboy- Jillian

My Little Tomboy kit by Sunshine DigiScraps, available at http://www.scrapmatters.com

Drool Baby

This beautiful kit is called Sweetest Summer by Kellie Salmon available at http://www.digiscrapboutique.com

Yep! It's time for the Tuesday Challenge at ScrapMatters.com

Shari's in charge of the one this week- it's a monochromatic with one color challenge, go here to read the full details. Here's my entry:

Background and black ribbbon from Let's Polka kit by Andilyn Designs

Doodles to punch out frame and on frame from the Doodlie-Doo element kit by Britt-ish Designs

Orange overlay from the Vibrant Autumn Kit by the ScrapMatters Team

Splash

Last CT design with this fantastic kit- Adorable Leonardo by Nandinha Menezes

If you're just getting started digital scrapbooking, I thought I'd share three really great links to get a lot of free stuff and another link where you pay a small fee and get to download all you want to help you on your way,
free stuff:
www.shabbyprincess.com- they have some really fun, beautiful kits- this is where I got my first freebies to start out with.
http://happyscrapgirl.blogspot.com and http://ikeagoddess.blogspot.com- both of these sites put out great lists almost daily of digital-scrapbooking freebies.

The unlimited downloads for a small fee are found at http://www.atomiccupcake.com, and they are discontinuing the unlimited at the beginning of February, so now's the time to get on there, and download everything you want.

Kaden 2 years

I'm loving this kit! The bright colors are so much fun to work with!

Adorable Leonardo kit by Nandinha Menezes available at http://www.digiscrapboutique.com/.

J Halloween

I already scrapbooked one of these photos, but I wanted to do one for each of the kids seperately for their own books.
Adorable Leonardo kit by Nandinha Menezes available at www.digiscrapboutique.com.

Blending Challenge and Pretty Ballerina

For this week's challenge at www.scrapmatters.com we were supposed to use a picture as part of the background, so page number 2 is my entry.

Brown paper- by me
Pink paper from Whimsical Wonderland collection by Sugarplum Paperie
Photo frame by Mindy Terasawa
Brads from Modern Girl kit by Jenlin Designs
Flower Stamp by gypsychick
Circle Stitch from Brown-Eyed Girl kit by Britt-ish Designs
Scribbly Flowers brush set by Gypsy Chick

New Years Resolution week #1

For my Scrapbooking New Year's Resolution I decided to do Brittney's Digi-journal challenge at Scrapmatters.com. I'm going to use this same template for all of my weekly journal entries.

Abby kit by Dana Zarling

Modified template for pictures by Simply Sarah

Recolored alpha from A Little Something Fab by Kim Christensen