Brook - Featuring SBG's New Collab - Impressions of Peace

One of my favorite poets is Robert Frost. When I found this photo, I knew the poem "Going For Water" would be a perfect compliment.

CREDITS: All papers and elements from Impressions of Peace (background paper, ribbon, frame, hinges by Studio Lorie; floral swags by Studio Flergs; overlay by Studio Dana); alpha from Vintage Valentine/February Guild Exclusive from Digital Scrapbook Artisan Guild; Poem is "Going For Water" by Robert Frost; Photo by Diana Evans/stock.xchng

DECK OF ME CHALLENGE, WEEK 4

Our prompt this week is: a symbol you love. It could be something that defines you or something that you are drawn to repeatedly.

For this challenge, I knew immediately what my symbol would be . . . the cross. It's been a constant throughout my entire life and is definitely a symbol I love.

CREDITS: Paper and elements from All About Love by Danielle Engebretson with the exception of the cross charm from Breast Cancer Awareness Collection by Danielle Engebretson. Font is You Are Loved.

You can view Emily Falconbridge's card and read her blog entry for the day as well CLICK HERE.

Don't forget to post your cards HERE IN THE SHAKIN' CHALLENGES DECK OF ME GALLERY

Look of Contemplation

This is an RAK for a fellow CT member, Jasmin, and features her sweet little boy!


CREDITS:
Doodle frame, doodled grasses, flower swags, doodled vines, doodled sun and ribbon: My Sweet Garden by Vera Lim
Background paper, flower/grass overlay and LOOK frame: Just For You Freebie by New Life Dreams
Background paper: Prairie Gal by Studio Lorie
Jeweled flower: Flittery Sparkles by Studio Lorie
Sun/moon/stars circle (at sun): Eeki Freaky by Studio Lorie
Paper pieced sun and grasses: Sunny Days Freebie at Faith Sisters by Nikki Painter
Alpha and butterflies: Vintage Valentine Guild Exclusive from Digital Scrapbook Artisan Guild
Light beams brush: Stephanie Shimerdla/Obsidian Dawn
Font: CuttyFruty

Steel Magnolias Quick Page Freebie

Carolyn at Scrap N Tag has a new collection called Steel Magnolias. She has allowed her CT members to create Quick Pages to give away as freebies on our blogs. And today, you get mine!

Whenever I think of magnolias, I am reminded of my grandmother. She has a huge magnolia tree in her front yard that I played under as a child. I can remember trotting my Barbies across fields of moss under the tree and making all kinds of things with the leaves and seed pods from the tree. So here is my grandmother . . . a picture I took of her in January 2008. All papers and elements are from Steel Magnolias, with the exception of the alpha, which is a freebie called Misty Night Alpha by New Life Dreams.

Here is a preview of the entire collection. There are so many wonderful collections in the store right now. Take a few minutes to have a peek here: SCRAP N TAG STORE.

And here is the quick page preview, which looks exactly like my layout but without the alpha.

LINK EXPIRED

The link will only be up for 48 hours, so make sure that you get it while you can! I do hope that you will enjoy it. Oh! And make sure you unzip the file as soon as you get it . . . there just might be another surprise in there!

My Little Man - Featuring My Sunshine by Scrap N Tag

Awwwww . . .

I know that's what you wanted to do when you saw this page. This is my little man when he was just about 3 months old. We had gone outside for some fresh air and he was enjoying his bouncy seat. All of a sudden, I looked down and he had fallen asleep. He was so precious that I had my husband run to get our camera! It's been a long time since I've looked at these pictures, but I'm finally starting to scrap some older pictures, too.

CREDITS: All papers and elements from My Sunshine by Scrap N Tag; font is Baron Kuffner; light swirls brush by Stephanie Shimerdla/Obsidian Dawn

Spring - Featuring Do It Digi's March Inspiration Kit

There are always tons of challenges going on over at Do It Digi and there's a bonus! You can earn points for doing the challenges and with 20 points, you can get an inspiration kit for free! The Do It Digi March Inspiration Kit is a collection of soft colors just perfect for those Easter and Spring layouts.

I am so ready to see the grass turn green again, and all the flowers and plants in my back yard come to life! This layout expresses my desire to see the beauty of nature unfold in the Spring.

CREDITS: All papers and elements, with exception of alpha, from Do It Digi March Inspiration Kit (background paper: Angelfaye Designs; ribbon wrapped frame & flowers: Trish H. Designs; butterfly: BooLand Designs; doodle vine: Alabaster Box); Photo: Marja Flick-Buijs/stock.xchng; Alpha from Vintage Valentine from Digital Scrapbook Artisan Guild

Surfer Girl & She's Got Her Head In The Clouds - Featuring Water Spirit/Studio Lorie

For an RAK Layout Swap at Faith Sisters, I created these two pages for Rowena/Willro&Co Designs. These are of her daughter learning how to surf. The Water Spirit Collection is brand new, and when I saw Ro's pictures, I just knew I had to use it.


CREDITS: All papers and elements from Water Spirit by Studio Lorie; light beam brush by Stephanie Shimerdla/Obsidian Dawn; font is CK Cursive

CREDITS: All papers and elements from Water Spirit by Studio Lorie; clouds brush by Miss M./rebel-heart.net; fonts are Base02 and Bleeding Cowboys

Guitar Star - Featuring Jannylynn Brokken Designs

This is my sweet little niece Abi who got a Barbie guitar for Christmas and nearly deafened all of us with her rock star skills. This photo of her was caught during a break in her studio session LOL!

CREDITS: green paper stack from Dreadfully Happy, a collaboration freebie from scrap-shop.fr; background papers, flowers, folded and stiched ribbons from New Bag by Jannylynn Brokken Designs; jeweled chain from Spunki Charms by Studio Lorie; beaded border from Flittery Sparkles by Studio Lorie; triple frame from Prairie Gal by Studio Lorie; leaf from Kit No. 14 by ON Designs; alpha from Rustic Country by Broken Jar Creations; font is 1942 Report

I won the Vera Lim Blog Scraplift Challenge!!!!

OH . . . MY . . . GOODNESS! I am SO happy.

I won the scraplift challenge on the Vera Lim Blog! CHECK IT OUT HERE

I can't believe they picked me . . . there were some really lovely creations! Of course, with Yvette as inspiration, you really can't go wrong!

This is the layout that I submitted . . . using Vera Lim's One Season from Prima Hybrid.

Party! - Featuring papers, elements & alpha by Krystal Hartley

CREDITS:
All papers and elements, including alpha, designed by Krystal Hartley.

The 21 Day InspiRation Challenge Starts March 1st!

Have you heard? The 21 Day InspiRation Challenge starts March 1, 2008, hosted by Rhonna Farrer at Two Peas. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE

Shine - ON Designs Challenge

I created this LO for the first challenge for the ON Designs Challenge Site. There are some fabulous layouts by the ON Designs Creative Team. Check out what they've done and enter the challenge yourself! ON DESIGNS CHALLENGE SITE

CREDITS:
Cardboard Box from Box It Up by Maya; Leaf garland and jeweled flower from Water Spirit by Studio Lorie; Light Beams Brush by Stephanie Shimerdla/Obsidian Dawn; all remaining papers and elements, including alpha, from Kit No. 14 by ON Designs; font is 1942 Report

DST Trash to Treasure Hunt Challenge Layout

Well, I had a lot of fun this weekend hunting down all the freebies the designers donated for the DST Trash to Treasure Hunt. This is my layout created from some of the goodies I discovered!

Background Papers, Paper Butterfly, Lace: Avant Garden by Digital Scrapbook Artisan Guild; Ribbon Wrapped Frame: Blushbutter; Paper Frame with Staples and Notepaper, Journal Page, Key: Broken Jar Creations; Cardboard Strip, Dirty Cardboard Alpha: Scrap Kitten; Album Cover: Cari Lopez; Tabbed Index Card: Kathryn Estry; Brown Ribbon: Kuoha Designs Ink!; Buckle Ribbon: Lisa Joy; In The Garden Quick Card: Mad Scrapper Designs; Leaves: Sugarplum Paperie; Frame, Glitter Doodle, Flower from Berry Ice: Sweet Digi Scraps; Font: Henry Morgan Hand

Go Forth - Featuring New Collection by Studio Lorie

Anticipated date of release of Studio Lorie's newest collection, Water Spirit, at scrapbookgraphics.com is Monday, February 25, 2008. It is a magical watery wonderland that I'm totally in love with (I know, surprise, surprise). The collection is just fabulous. The quality of the papers and elements is superb and they are a joy to work with . . . go ahead and snatch it up! You know you want to do it!


CREDITS: All papers and elements, including alpha, from the Water Spirit Collection by Studio Lorie (anticipated release date Monday 2/25/08). Font is Henry Morgan Hand.

DECK OF ME CHALLENGE, WEEK 3

Our prompt for this week is: I AM.

Create a card that makes a statement about you. "I am woman, hear me roar!" "I am invincible!" "I am sad." "I am worth more." These are just some examples. What can you say you are?

You can view Emily Falconbridge's card here: EMILY'S WEEK THREE CARD

Please upload your cards to the Shakin' Challenges/Deck of Me gallery here:
DECK OF ME GALLERY

These are my cards for this week's challenge:

CREDITS: All papers and elements from My Silly Kitty by Danielle Engebretson. Font is Baron Kuffner.

As always, I'm looking forward to viewing your creations and learning a little bit more about each of you. Thanks for playing!

The Love of a Father Runs Deep

CREDITS: Background paper, ribbon wrapped frame, glitter, circle stitching and flowers by Chaos Lounge from February Birthday Member Kit/Digital Candy; aged frame by Maja Designs from February Birthday Member Kit/Digital Candy; twirly twig from Archive Collection by Studio Lorie; passion leaves from Twitterpated Passion by Studio Lorie; Another Boho Love Affair Alpha by Tracy Collins; Green Glitz Alphaz by Vicki Stegall Designs; Tiny Tattered Type by freedigitalscrapbooking.com; Inked Cork Alpha by The Paper Tag; font is Hartin2; lyrics from "I Loved Her First" by Heartland

Dreamy Daniel

CREDITS: Background paper by Chaos Lounge (two papers blended: one from Doodle Love and one from Secret Garden Freebie); swirl doodles from Colour My Doodle by Chaos Lounge; photo mask by K. Myers; jewels from Jordan Claire by Scrap N Tag; stars from My Sunshine by Scrap N Tag; light swirl brushes byObsidian Dawn/Stephanie Shimerdla; handstamped alpha by Michelle Coleman; font is Scriptina.

Seize The Day!

I am so proud of my husband. He ran his first half marathon on Sunday, and finished under the time he set for himself.

CREDITS: All papers and elements from Candy Jar No. 9 Mini Kit by Ziggle Designs with the exception of one patterned paper from Celebration Freebie by Chaos Lounge and brushes from Celebration by Rhonna Farrer. Font is Rage.

Sweet Sisters - Featuring Doodle Love by Chaos Lounge

CREDITS: Papers and elements from Doodle Love Collection by Chaos Lounge; red jeweled flower from Blog Freebie by Chaos Lounge; Alpha from Rustic Country Collection by Broken Jar Creations; font is CK Becky

Sweet Dreams Baby

CREDITS: All papers and elements from Sweet Dreams Baby by Scrap N Tag; font is problem secretary