Beauti-fall new release

Fall is one of my favorite times of year! I love the changing leaves, the cooler temps, the cider and donuts... Amy Stoffel has released an absolutely gorgeous kit for fall called Beauti-fall. Is is awesome or what?

Here's a 2 pager I made with it and a template from the Double It up #2 set by Cindy Schneider at Sweet Shoppe Designs:

Hope you're enjoying fall where you are! Happy Scrappin'!!

Choo Choo!! All Aboard The Trixie's Scrap Stars Blog Train!!!

If you haven't heard by now, one of my fave designers, Trixie Scraps, is this month's Featured Designer at Digishoptalk? She has created a beautiful kit which is a FREE download for all the Gold/Diamond DST members! Here's a look at it... you can head to DST to read her Featured Designer interview and download the kit if you are a Gold Member!

In celebration of her time in the spotlight, Trixie has placed everything in her store on SALE for 30% off! Also, mark your calendar for all the fun events that are planned this month - see the schedule below so you don't miss a second of it!

Finally... the reason you are here!! The Scrap Stars have gotten together to turn all of our pages with the fabulous Gold Member kit into Quickpages and we're offering them on this Blog Train for FREE just for you! Here's a look at the Quickpage I have for you today.

Just click here or on the preview to download it!

I included a version both with and without the title. I hope you like it!!

You chugged on in from Lori's Blog

And your next stop is Jamie B's blog

Don't worry if you get stuck along the way - just stop by our team blog for the full list of stops! I hope to see you this month at one of the chats or speed scraps Trixie has scheduled and don't miss out on the extra freebies and sales this month - it's going to be a GREAT month!

Happy scrappin'!

A Bushel and a Peck Kit

September is here, and it's time for another awesome Grab Bag by Connie Prince! What says fall better than apples???!! By us, all the schools do field trips to apple orchards. I just love fresh apples, cider, donuts.. the whole package. And, I love the name of this set!! When we were little my mom used to always sing that song to us "I love you. A Bushel and a peck. A Bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck." Fall, apples, love. Hope you love it too!!

These are available at her stores at:

Gotta Pixel * Scrapbook Bytes * Ginger Scraps

Hope your fall is off to a great start! Happy scrappin'!!

August Templatetopia

It's time again for another month's templatetopia!!! 16 fabulous templates brought to you by North Meets South Studios - the duo of Connie Prince Designs and Trixie Scraps! I love all the variety that each month's set brings!!

I couldn't decide which one to use first! Here's a page I made with the Great Wilderness Lodge Kit featured a few posts down:

These are only available in a bundle for less than $4 for one month so make sure to pick these up soon!!

Happy scrappin'!

Master Chef Kit

Now that the weather is FINALLY cooling off a bit, I'm getting a little more excited to spend some time in the kitchen and do some baking. I LOVE having my kids help, too! Trixie Scraps just released a kit perfect for all your cooking/baking pictures - Master Chef!

In addition to the kit, she has coordinating textured cardstock, clusters, alpha and even blogwear!! I just love this kit!! My son has been having the best time this summer with an old little tykes kitchen I picked up at a yard sale. Here's the page I made of MY Master Chef:

I used a template from the Summer Meadow set by Little Green Frog Designs. Can you tell I like to use a lot of pics on my pages?!

Until next time, happy scrappin'!

Summer Releases

Wow! Summer has gotten away from me. Moving has not been a friend to my blog. LOL! There have been some wonderful releases by my favorite designers. So without further ado...

Earlier this summer Trixie Scraps released the fabulous Great Wilderness Lodge kit:

Is this so cute or what? Perfect for camping, fishing, making smores and all those general outdoors pictures!! Here's a page I made from our trip to the Northwoods Childrens Museum:

This week Trixie Scraps released pieces of the Blush Beauty kit as part of Grab-A-Byte at Scrapbook Bytes. When you put all the pieces together, you get this:

So pretty!! Here's a page I made with it:

Connie Prince also has a gorgeous set of pieces for Grab-a-Byte called Lovin' My Life:

There is also a gorgeous pack of border clusters, some word art, a fabulous template pack and a gorgeous QP set!! I made this page with the papers, elements, border clusters and template pack:

One of absolute favorite new releases of Connie Prince's is her Ready for School collection. It is absolutely huge and stunning! In addition to the kit, there are so many fab extras!!

I just love it!!!! I made this page with a little bit of all the different pieces of the collection:

This is just a small sampling of the fabulous goodies Trixie Scraps and Connie Prince have released this summer! Be sure to check their blogs for more previews and some awesome freebies!!!

Siblings are Friends Kits

I am SOOO excited about the new releases today by North Meets South Studios! If you aren't familiar with NMSS, they are incredible duo of Connie Prince and Trixie Scraps!! First off is My Brother My Pal:

I love all the blues, greys and that hint of orange!! The elements in this kit are just incredible - incredible stars, buttons, circles.... I just love it!!

Next up is My Sister My Friend:

Another great kit! I love the burgundy colors and the rich papers!

Following are some pages I made with these kits!

These fab kits can be found at any of the following stores:

Trixie Scraps Shop * Gotta Pixel * Scrapbook Bytes * Funky Playground Designs

You will not be sorry you added these to your digi-stash! They are just loaded with papers and elements and so versatile for more than just sibling pages!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

iNSD Grab Bag

It looks like grab bags are going to be very popular for interNational Scrapbooking Day. What better way to get all kinds of goodies for one low price?! Amy Stoffel collaborated with Jen Yurko and Shilo Designs for 3 Girls and Grab Bag:

The contents are revealed in the store, and I don't think you'll be disappointed. Here's a page I made using bits and pieces from the different kits/add-ons. The ribbons are my favorite part!

Don't forget to check Amy's store at ScrapMatters for her other iNSD releases!

Happy Scrappin!

Amy Stoffel Sneak Peaks

Amy has been busy getting ready for interNational Scrapbooking Day! Here's a sneak peek at the goodies she's releasing tomorrow:

You can snag all of these great kits at her ScrapMatters store.

Happy scrappin'!!

Time

Amy Stoffel has released an incredibly gorgeous and deeply emotional kit called Time. It is inspired by the very fact that time is something you should never take for granted. This is a kit designed with some serious scrap-therapy in mind and if you look closely you will see Amy’s heart sprinkled throughout.

This is a page I made with it and Cindy Schneider's latest Facebook freebie template.

I hope you love the gorgeous blues and browns in this kit as well as the sentiments as much as I do!! You can find it exclusively at Amy's store at ScrapMatters.

Happy scrappin'!

You Lift Me Up

I am absolutely in love with this new collab kit, You Lift Me Up, by Connie Prince and River Rose. The colors are gorgeous and the papers, elements, predeco papers... all just blow me away. Can you tell how much I love this kit! Here are the pieces:

These are available at her stores at:

Gotta Pixel - Scrapbook Bytes - Gingerbread Scraps - Funky Playground Designs

Here's a page I made of my BFF. She's been super supportive of me while I've been dealing with tough personal issues.

I hope this kit makes you as happy as it makes me!! Happy scrappin'!!

Bug Collectin'

The one thing I don't like about the return of Spring is the return of bugs. Fortunately, Suzy Q Scraps has an absolutely adorable Bug Collectin' kit to help make super cute bug pages. You can see the kit and papers and elements below:

Here's a page I made with it. I just LOVE the skewed plaid paper and the bright colors! I also used a template from Set #55 by Cindy Schneider. Love her templates!!

Hope your Spring isn't too buggy! Happy scrappin'!