A hint of the exotic...gets me every time!

I will admit that I am a sucker for things that are a little bit out of the ordinary.  Put it down to my inner stubbornness, I guess.  One of my favorite things EVER is when Hobby Lobby has a big bunch of items marked down 50% or less - the sale stuff is usually exotic and gilded and textural and exciting and nothing like my rather pedestrian and ordinary existence. Mind you, being the methodical creature that I am, a non-pedestrian and non-ordinary existence would probably frighten the living daylights out of me... so I garner my touch of excitement and please my thrifty side (and my husband, LOL) at the same time, while adding interesting touches to my decor at the same time - win-win!

That whole "furtive exotic touches" thing was the major influence behind Thriftique... The World Bazaar.  As you may know, I've created a collection around a mythical thrift/antique/collectible store in my head.  My head isn't particularly confined to reality, I would like to point out, but it can be a fun place :)  I've been in thrift stores before where the staff has gathered the unusual items in their stock in a single area and have titled the collection accordingly, and that was the impetus behind this particular kit.  As with the other Thriftique kits, the pieces are a bit random, but brought together by the color palette and papers into a whole that curiously makes sense.  And while we are on the subject of color palettes, I'm completely in love with the delicious drama of this one!

So without further ado (i.e. yammering), here's Thriftique... The World Bazaar:

I'm loving the examples from my talented scrapping team:

Layout by Anita (TDC)

Layout by Kate (TDC)

Layout by Kim

Layout by Pamie

The applications are many - after all, we scrappers like to think of the World Before Us when we are feeling philosophical... or heritage photos, or else there are the literal applications of the various elements (travel, adventure, or just really, really lovely colors, LOL).  Whatever inspires you, try adding a taste of the exotic to some of your photos, and enjoy the thrill!   :)  (The World Bazaar will be at its introductory sale price at my DigiChick store through Friday!  Happy Scrapping!)

Colorado Springtime

Springtime in Colorado is an interesting sort of season in the best of times.  Sometimes the transition between "winter" and "not winter" gets a little blurred...with snow, LOL!  And a year such as this one is the other side of the coin... we somehow got May weather in April, and April weather now that it's May.  No matter!  It's still beautiful and inspirational :)  

My husband and I took a trip through southern and western Colorado, and there was no shortage of inspiration.  I took lots of photos (and I SCRAPPED, see below!) and had a pretty good time!  There are lots of greens in this kit (Ma Nature loves green, and she has a variety of them), plus the blues of the sky and the deeper purply blue of the mountains.  And there's a bit of grey, too.  Because it rains/snows in the spring, doncha know!  

 Layout by Anita

 Layout by Jennifer

 Layout by Jeri

 Layout by Kim

 Layout by Michelle

 Layout by Pamie

Layout by Lexy

 One from me...

Another from me...I'm having such a good time with this kit!

  And as a little boost to your creative fire, I've created a bonus alpha that coordinates with Colorado Springtime:

(Download HERE)

Colorado Springtime is available in my Digichick store at the introductory sale price through Friday.  Don't wait, scrap your spring photos now!

In His Garage

This week's digital scrapbooking kit is near and dear to my heart.  Inspired by my very talented husband, it's all about his garage:

There's a separate pack of slightly brighter but still tool-centered papers:

And a pack of "Extras" to add the finishing touches:

Of course, it's all available in a bundle, too (and there's a preview of the alpha here, too, which comes with the main kit)

My creative team rocked the inspiration (as usual, how I ♥ them!)

Layout by DJ

 Layout by DJ

 Layout by Jennifer

 Layout by Kim

 Layout by Lexy

And one from me! (probably only the first of many)

The In His Garage collection will be available at my Digichick store at the introductory sale price through Friday, so rev up the MAN quotient in your stash and save!

Heart You

♥ You is a sweet little digital scrapbooking kit with an unusual color palette.  There's a story behind that palette, too :)  My younger daughter loves TOMS shoes - loves the way they fit, and loves that they give shoes to needy children.  So I thought I'd scrap her little obsession and put together a color palette using the colors from her collection - grey, yellow, and red.  Well, that was more than a "couple of years ago," LOL.  The yellow pair was worn to shreds in the meantime, so when I asked her for some photos of her shoes, only the grey and the red made it into the layout.  Oh well.  Could have been worse - at least I got 2 of the 3 ;)

And here's the long-anticipated layout:

My team has put together some awesome examples for you as well!

 Layout by DJ

 Layout by Jan (TDC)

 Layout by Leah (TDC)

Layout by Lexy

 Layout by Jeri

 Layout by Pamie

Layout by Jennifer

♥ You will be available in my shop at The DigiChick at it's introductory sale price through Friday.  Scrap someone (or something) you love today!

 (Note: this kit was available as a freebie on the QDSF Blog for a limited time, so check your stash!)

Last Day Sale Sadness, and a teensy cure.

As I mentioned on my Facebook page, I'm always a bit sad on the last day of a big sale event.  Well, in between gloating over my new goodies and wondering where I'm going to unzip them, LOL.  I thought maybe there would be others feeling that way, too, so I saved a little treat for the last day:

This pretty little set of striped papers coordinates perfectly with the Spring Breeze collection.  And there's a fun little banner string to go along with it :)

Of course, if you don't HAVE Spring Breeze, yet, it is still on sale, 40% off.  And will be - through tonight.  Because it's the last day of the sale.  :(

Spring Breeze

Well, here we are again.  It's that happy time in the Land of Scrapbooking - {inter}National Scrapbooking Day!  I have a lovely new collection to celebrate :)

   

There is also a separate Paper Pack:

And a set of clusters and underlayers:

Or you can save $$$ and buy the bundle!

I admit to having fallen in love with this palette - the sample layouts are just so pretty!

 Layout by Jennifer

 Layout from me :)

 Layout by Lexy

 Layout by Kim

 Layout by Michelle

Layout by Sondra

 Layout by DJ

Layout by Jeri

Layout by Pamie

And the "weekend" sale in my shop is starting early - today, in fact!  All Digital Scrapbooking kits and accessories are 40% off :)

Happy Shopping AND Scrapping!