Time for the scrapping community to VOLUNTEER!!!!!

Hi ladies! Jennifer here. I just wanted to let everyone know of a fantastic website and what is for and invite you to join and become a member!

On Monday I was selected as a CT Member for Benevolent Boutique. The site is a place for digital scrappers mostly because they only sale digital kits. However, if you paper scrappers have ever been interested in trying out digi, after you purchase your first kit from ACOT, come on over and purchase a kit there and get started!

See, BB is a charity site. All of the kits created there are created for free and then sold for charity. Last month they sponsored Make-A-Wish Foundation and raised over $230.00!!! That is fantastic but I know the scrapbooking community can do better than that. There is a forum, shop, blog, and great kits waiting to be bought! Hope we see you there! When you sign up, just let us know where you found out about the site.

Thanks and HAPPY SCRAPPING!!!

Nothing is more beautiful than a....

garden at sunset.

Hi readers! Sorry to overwhelm you with FANTASTIC stuff tonight, but I have one more GREAT kit to share with you! This kit by Monica Evan is called Sunset Garden. It is so full of bright and crisp colors, yet it is so soft! I can't get enough of it.

Here is the layout I did with it.



You can get the kit at Scrap Matters.

Here are some views of it to tease you and get your mouth watering! Click the image to go to the store to buy it though!



It's not always about looking at the flowers during the sun-
light hours. Sometimes they are even more beautiful as
the sun is going down. This kit is inspired by those night
time viewings.

This kit includes:

• 10 papers, all 12"x12" at 300 dpi
• 2 Full Sheet Chipboard Alphas
• 5 paper flowers
• 2 folded flowers
• 2 buttons
• 1 ribbon border
• 1 folded ribbon
• 1 straight ribbon
• 2 paper frames
• 2 folded flower frames
• 1 folded journal strip
• 1 notebook paper journal
• 2 overlays
• 2 ribbon flowers
• 3 flower stickers
• 1 flower corner
• 3 stitched buttons
• 2 ribbon ties

Summer days on the "Back Porch ".

Thats right! You get to see TWO fabulous kits from TWO fabulous designers in ONE blog!! What a deal! :-) Okay, now that I got you here, let me tell what I got for ya!

The first kit is from Isabel Mendez with Crisdam Designs. The name of it is so perfectly titled "Back Porch". It reminds me of sweet summer days, sitting on my grandparents front porch drinking lemonade or sweet tea. It has a fabulous vintage feel with classic and gorgeous colors.


This is my layout created with it!

You can get the papers only, elements only, or you can buy the whole shebang and create glorious digital pages. Click each photo to go the store. Click here to get to the main page for Crisdam Designs at A Cherry On Top.

My First Template Freebie!

So on Fathers Day I was able to create my brother the cutest little thing. It was a template that made a book. When closed it looked like it spelled out DADDY (see pics in previous posts). Well today I gor creative and created one that spelled out MOMMY. I am very proud of it. Best part of all, is that I have posted it here for you FOR FREE!!!




Of course the template will be shaded gray. My sample has papers (Grungy Grub by Raspberry Road) on it. Just click the photo and it wil take you to the link!

Hope you like!!

I Have GREAT News!!

PickleBerryPop has their entire store on sale for $45.00!!! Thats right ladies! (For you ACOT gals, I didn't know if it was cool to post about another store over there!) Just thought I would share the wealth! (**Edit.... its not the whole store, just one store within the website! Sorry to get you all excited!)

And now the most exciting part of my week........

I have been selected to be a part of Monica Evan CT! I am so excited to begin this venture with her and the other girls. There will be many more things to be offered in the future; I am also still with Isabel Mendez at Crisdam Designs! I am so happy to have someone think of my creations as beautiful work!

June Digi-Swap in ACOT

This is the layout I have been working on the June Digi-Swap over at ACOT. I love doing these so much because it gives me chance to be super creative and play with someone elses pictures! Its so much fun!

This is Vincent. Isn't he adorable?!?!

I have found the BEST website EVER.

Okay, so I was browsing the internet today and found the GREATEST website ever. This woman is fabulous and has just inspired me to do SO MANY things! I love blogging and just never really felt like I had enough to talk about. I didn't realize how ones life could be so entertaining! Now I do!

Go to The Pioneer Woman and see for yourself! She is amazing and so informative, especially if you are in to photography and cooking.

Also, there is a new kit from Isabel Mendez coming soon! Stay tuned for more information!

My First Hybrid Project!

I am sooo proud of myself. I think I am in a creating mood again and these last two projects are just coming out of nowhere! I just wanted to share them with you.

The first is a hybrid project I have been working on.











The kit used to create this was the "So SUNny Collaboration Kit" by Scrap Orchard and Sunshine Studio Scraps. The template used was created by Mimi's Digi-Scraps.



The next thing I created was a page about me.



The kit used in this layour was Summer Driggs "Inspiration".

Thanks for looking, hope you enjoy!

Cool Sensation Add-Ons Freebie

Hello Crisdam Design Fans and Scrapper Delight Fans!

I have another freebie for you! This is an element pack for the Cool Sensation Kit created by Crisdam Designs. You can buy the complete kit at A Cherry On Top. The kit is fantastic. It has cool and calming colors and designs. The element add ons I created were geared more towards the beach or ocean, but they can be used for anything. I hope you enjoy.



Click on this link to download. Be sure to leave some love! Also, make sure you visit Crisdam's website, there are links to more freebies and links to the AMAZING kits Isabel has created!

Cute wittle freebie!

I have another gift for you! Someone on ACOT was needing a dragon the other day for a layout and I created this one quickly. Hope you like!



Click here for the download link!

It's time for a new QP page!!!!

Here is my next page in the "QP A Day Giveaway". The page was made using Crisdam Designs Coll Sensation Kit. I absolutely love the colors and elements used in creating this kit. Its such a cool and calm collection.





You can click here to get the download! Hope you enjoy! Don't forget to leave some love. We CT's have worked hard to bring you this! :-)

DADDY Book

Have you ever been to Scrap Orchard? They have a FANTASTIC site! I love that place. And the big hunt and freebies didn't hurt either...lol Well they recently had a contest called "So You Think You Can Scrap" and some GREAT designers came out of the woodworks.

I found on their site this fabulous freebie template and I am in love. In pieces it looks like nothing, but when put together, it becomes a chipboard album that spells DADDY. The template was created by Mimi with Mimi's Digi-Designs and the papers and elements I used are from the collaboration kit offered by Scrap Orchard and Sunshine Studio Scraps.

Word Art Freebie!!

I was over at Suzee Q's Blog and noticed she had a quote on there she really liked a lot. She suggested that someone should make a word art with it and I found that it went with my Americana kit very well so I did! Here is one more freebie for you!



Just click here for the download link! (.psd format)

It's here finally!!! My latest kit and freebie!!!

I have had a heck of a week, especially Tuesday! My computer has been acting really silly lately and heating up badly, so I decided I was going to take apart my laptop and clean the inside and the fans and such. I got everything all unscrewed and tried lifting the back off and realized there was another screw somewhat hidden (Have you ever tried to take apart a laptop? Don't its a complete headache!!). So, I got the screwdriver and proceeded to unscrew it only to realize that I wasn't actually unscrewing it. It had a security screw in it!! Needless to say I drove all over my town that day looking for a screwdriver to undo it with and apparently they don't sell them much in the stores! I was LIVID! I finally found what I think is going to work and get it home only to then realize its too big and the store I purchased it from didn't have any that were smaller. So, I pried it apart as best as I could and cleaned with canned air. My computer has worked like a charm ever since!

So, in light of all of my troubles I decided to create a new kit. I have gotten really interested in digital design lately and am trying new things. I decided to create a kit for independence day. I have titled it Americana (how fitting huh?...lol) Anyway, below is the previews and the links.

With the kit you will get 46 elements and 13 papers. The elements include stars, safety pin and paper clip, staples, tags, vintage US memorabilia, US monuments, vintage war leaflets and documents and lots more! The papers are very cute. You will get one with the Star Spangled Banner, Dec. of . Independence, and The Constitution overlayed onto them.

I hope you enjoy the kit as much as I do. Please leave me links to your layouts so I can see them! I would love to post them on my blog too. Don't forget to leave me some love!!





Click here to get the papers. (Approx. 30kb)
Click here to get the elements. (Approx 36kb)

Make-A-Wish Kits.......

I have found the best kit ever! I am a volunteer for Make-A-Wish foundation and I just came across a kit that is donating proceeds to MAW! I have never been more excited for a kit!







The kits are found on Benevolent Boutique!! The kits are called "Jack" & "Jill". Below is the description on their website:

"Benevolent Boutique has it's first 2 releases! Jack and Jill are coordinating kits designed for a wonderful charity The Make-A-Wish Foundation. To learn more about these gorgeous kits and this super cause click the previews above. And now for your freebie, a safety pin potty training charm. June is National Potty Training Awareness month so it seemed appropriate at the time (I feel kindly silly about it now though LOL). Click the image to download, password is wish."

Being a MAW volunteer this is one of the greatest ways to get involved! I did my first Wish Granting event last weekend and it was fantastic! It was the most rewarding and heart warming experience one could ever be a part of!

Sunday Freebie!!!

Sorry I am a little late getting this to you! We had a storm yesterday and a power outage so everything was chaotic! Here is the link for the QP Giveaway today! I am having problems getting the preview to work, so I will get it as soon as possible. If you look at the big preview from my last post it is the one with 2008 along the left side. Enjoy!

Freebie Preview!!

I told you there would be a giveaway! I now have a preview of it for you! Crisdam Designs CT's have put together a GREAT giveaway for you. We are calling it the "QP A Day Giveaway". You will have to "blog hop" to get the new one each day for 8 days! This will be fun and you are going to get a great collection of QP's!

Here is your preview as promised!



Here is the schedule for the blogs:

Sunday 6/01 Jennifer (mine)

Monday 6/02 Zakirah

Tuesday 6/03 Dnad

Wednesday 6/04 Val

Thursday 6/05 Rachel

Friday 6/06 Cassandra

Saturday 6/07 Ronny

Sunday 6/08 Jennifer (mine)

Stay tuned for the excitement! You will love this giveaway. If you would like to purchase any of Crisdam Designs products, you can find them at ACOT.

Cool Sensations, a coupon, and a freebie.....soon!

First I just wanted to say that I figured out today how to make my blog get a four star rating on the Digi-Free site. Since this is where 90% of my traffic comes from I think it would be fantastic if I were listed closer to the top rather than so far down. To do this, just click on this ping link, Technorati Profile, and it will help to increase my star rating there!

Isabel Mendez has many delightful kits available for sale at "A Cherry On Top"! And she is offering a coupon for 60% off of one regular priced item in her store!

The layout below is an example of of just two of her many kits. Click on the picture for a link to download. In that link you will find a coupon to use at the above mentioned website. If you click on their link it will take right to Crisdam Designs store!




Stay tuned to my blog because we, Crisdam Designs Creative Team, will be hosting a QP giveaway very soon. The QP's are coming from the new kit "Cool Sensations". It will be "A QP a Day Giveaway".

Yowzers!!

It has been a heck of a month!!

I left for vacation on May 2nd headed to Tallahassee, Florida and then to Monroe, Louisiana. I returned back to my home on May 12th. We had an incredible time! I took my niece and nephew (my brothers children) home with me to visit my dad and my sister and her family. It was nice getting to see all of the kids play together. However, my niece is 4 and my nephew is 2 and they are a HANDFUL!!!

Then on May 14th, I had to return to Monroe, Louisiana (a 16 hour drive one way) for a tragic happening. My fathers girlfriend of 15 years was much too soon taken from this earth. She passed away from smoke inhalation due to her home burning. It was very sad for us all, but she is in a much better place than all of us! My father and her two children are taking it best they can, but its a sad and tough time for them all.

Now, back to happier news.....
I am still LOVING my position as a CT for Isabel Mendez! She is fantastic and her designs are incredible! She just released a brand new kit (which you can purchase at ACOT) called "Cool Sensations". It has such a calm color and "cool" color palette.








Some layouts I have created with it are below! I love this kit and you will too. Go to the above mentioned website and purchase all three parts!!

Scrap-Around-The-Clock

Yes, you can scrap around the clock this weekend! And might I say, it is TONS of FUN!!! Go to A Cherry On Top and join in! You will love all of the prizes and points being given away. The games and challenges every hour is not to shabby either!