Guest CT

Hey everyone. I wanted to pop in and show off some of my recent layouts. I'm lucky enough to be a guest CT member for Sarah Bennett this month. I LOVE her kits and am thrilled that I'm getting the chance to play with them. I've already plowed through 4 layouts and I'm only halfway through the month! So, let's see 'em:

I started off the month with this LO. I really love how it turned out. It's my hubby and youngest son when the baby was only about a week old.

For this LO, I used Sister Sue.

Next, I have two LOs from the same kit; Storytime.

I love this kit!!! It's so fun and bright and just perfect for my little bookworm:

Finally, I just finished this next LO this morning. It's another page for my youngest son's birth-blessing book. This is our first meeting, just after he was born.

For this LO, I used Memories of You and Lined Up Templates.

These kits are so fabulous. I'm having a great time and I can't wait to see what the second half of my stay produces. Check out more of Sarah's products at Scrap Matters.

Trixie Scraps Spring Cleaning

This week, Scrap Matters is hosting a GIANT Spring Cleaning Sale. Lots of designers have some things on sale, but Trixie Scraps has a whole grundle of kits, mini kits, alphas, etc on sale for 50-60% off. Check it out:

All these kits will be on sale this week and then disappear into retirement:

A Rainbow Promise collab kit
All Hallow's Eve
All Hallow's Eve add-on mini
Amethyst Sky mini kit
Ariel's Room mini kit
Beat the Heat mini kit
Bree's Butterflies mini kit
Cottontail's Garden
Cottontail's Garden brag book
Cozy New Home mini kit
Donna mini kit
Early Birds collab kit
Early Birds brag book (collab)
For the Girls
For the Girls brag book
For the Girls quickpages
Katie mini kit
Lisa mini kit
Make a Wish collab kit
Me & My Teddy collab kit
Robert mini kit
Sage Sunset alpha pack
Sage Sunset mini collab
Sarah's Song mini kit
Walton mini kit

So, get into that shop and stock up while you can!

Catching Up with ASDR 5

How about a ASDR update? I've been through the first 5 challenges and the 6th challenge will be handled by my partner. Since I've got a little break, I'll show off those first 5 pages. :)

The first challenge was to scraplift a page created by our partner and use the lift to showcase something about them.

The second challenge was to create a layout with a them of "5 Things I Love About..." There had to be a 5 in the title, 5 different fonts/alphas, 5 photos with the number 5 in one of them, and 5 different elements of the same type. In my case, I used 5 different buttons.

The third challenge was to use selective coloring in a focal photo, have at least 20 words of journaling and use a date element.

The fourth challenge was, indeed, a challenge for me. My partner and I each had to complete two ATC (Artist Trading Cards). Now, neither of us had ever heard of these, so it was interesting to see what came out of it. We each had to create one card for "The One You Love" and another one showcasing our partner. We decided the best way to showcase each other was to place our LOs on the cards in a patchwork fashion. My two cards are on the right, Bethany's are on the left.

Challenge #5 required us to use at least 6 of the following in our page design: 2 papers, 1 staple, 1 button, 1 ribbon, 1 tree, 1 flower, 1 alpha, 1 set of stitching, 1 frame, 1 tag.

So far, it's been a pretty fun ride, and I'm enjoying the excuse to talk with Bethany more often. :) If you'd like to follow us along, we are team #160. Our forum is HERE. There you will find all the links to my pages in the gallery as well as Bethany's.

Sneak Peek!

Irish Kisses

Digi Scraps Drive-In is hosting a HUGE competition celebration for Valentines Day and St Patrick's Day called "Irish Kisses".

Competition runs from Feb 14th through March 17th.

Tons of Fun and great Prizes!

Do you have what it takes to be a GRAND PRIZE winner?

ASDR 5

I will be participating in my very first Amazing Digi Scrap Race this year. I'm partnering with my oldest friend. Together, we are the Caffeine Queens!

I'll be posting updates and layouts here for all to see. If you want to know about the race, you can check it out HERE. Registration for this year is closed, but you can follow all the teams along. I'm excited to see what they throw at us. Let the race begin!

Christie Lemmon Retirement Sale

I got the details on Christie Lemmon's retirement sale:
Christie's only store is at Inspiration Lane, so get over there and take advantage of her sale and the Steel City Scraps sale I mentioned last time. Hurry, you've only got 5 days!!