Friday, March 14, 2014

Miss Mary Mack

I have quirks.  I'm not ashamed to admit it.  One of them might be demonstrated by this week's digi kit.  I will get a mental picture of something and get a little obsessed, and chip away at it until it leaves me alone. Not all of these items see the light of day, thank goodness, as they turn out being truly awful.  But sometimes the result is pretty successful, and I think that was the case this week.

Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
All dressed in black, black, black
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
All down her back, back, back.
She asked her mother, mother, mother
for fifty cents, cents, cents
To see the elephants, elephants, elephants
Jump the fence, fence, fence.
They jumped so high, high, high
they reached the sky, sky, sky
And didn't come back, back, back
Till the 4th of July, ly, ly!

Some of you are nodding your head, because you either jumped rope or played a handclapping game to this little ditty.  Or knew a little girl who did.  For some reason it ran through my head recently and I just had this cool mental picture of a row of silver buttons in a digiscrapping kit.  It grew from there, and now I present "Miss Mary Mack:"


She's a classy girl, our Mary, with a sense of style and adventure.



Now, you may be wondering if such a kit is going to contain ridiculous items to go along with it's silly rhyme.  I think these lovely layouts show that it's pretty versatile, but if you want the lowdown on the quirk, here it is:


1. Jumprope rhyme (this was how my older daughter learned it)
2. 4 July.  Ha ha, sneaky, right?
3. The Fence.  No ugly fences for this elephant, nosirree.
4. Fifty Cents.  Unless you are not from the US.  Not sure what various exchange rates would be ;)
5. Silver Buttons all down her back.  This is the mental picture that set this whole thing off.
6. An elephant.  Cute fella.
7. Another elephant.  I like elephants.  This one is cute too!
And of course the star scatters refer to "touching the sky."

So there you have it - fun AND elegant!  And it's on sale for a limited time, so get your scrap on with style :)

~Julie

Friday, March 7, 2014

Love and Laughter

We're coming up on a favorite holiday of mine - I think it dates back to the fun of wearing green in grade school so I wouldn't get pinched :)  Now I just love it because I love green, and Ireland fascinates me... it's nice to have an excuse to play with the theme.   And here's the kit:


Rich, earthy colors and Celtic motifs combine with vintage touches to create a bit of the old world, but still practical enough for daily scrapping. The title is drawn from an Irish Blessing -
"May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!" 


Lots of extras - you can mix and match to get the look you want.  Also available in the bundled version.
Some beautiful samples from my team:


 Layout by Jenni
  Layout by Dolores
  Layout by Jenni



Layout by Poki

 Layout by Conny

Tamie made these fun Facebook Headers:


And because my favorite way to scrap right now is to use a photo tray, there are a pair of shamrock trays to go along with all the Irish goodness ;)


These photos have been on my hard drive for over a year, but I just hadn't had a chance to sit down and scrap them the way I felt they should be scrapped.  In twenty minutes, I had a nifty page that did the photos justice without being too boring, or too busy.  And it was fun!  I guess this is my version of project life, LOL.

After all of this was tucked away in my store and distributed to CT members, I realized that I failed to provide a single journal spot.  How humiliating.  So here's a set that everyone can enjoy:

you can download it HERE

Have a wonderful week, and happy scrapping!

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

Thanks to everyone who left such kind comments!

Here's the "reveal..."


And there are lots of goodies to go along with it - something for everyone!



There are even coordinating photo clusters and photo trays:

  

And lots of beautiful examples from my team:




Let the Sun Shine In will be at the introductory sale price in the shop so it's a perfect time to start thinking about spring - or just happy sunny thoughts :)

What's that?  I've forgotten something?

Of course not.  We have a WINNER!


Number 17!  Donna, aka Mummy D, please send me an email at TheSherwoodStudio (at) gmail (dot) com and I will send you your prize :)  Congratulations!

Monday, February 24, 2014

Sneaky-Peek time - want to win it?

I have a new collection ready to go Thursday evening:


I scrapped a two page layout with it today, and the color palette is so cheery and happy!  Would you like a chance to win?  Just leave a comment for me and Mr. Random Selector will be in on Thursday to pick a winner :)


Friday, February 14, 2014

Live Passionately. Oh. And shop Passionately, there's a sale!

Back in November, I was fortunate enough to be the featured designer on the Scrapbookgraphics blog.  It was a lot of fun, I was silly, and there was a freebie:


(It's still there, by the way)

At the time I told myself that I should really follow through and make a whole kit with that color palette, and then it was Christmas, and then it was busy, and then...   Well.  I finally ran out of excuses and found some motivation, and here is the result ;)


I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out (so much so that I'm champing at the bit to finish this blog post and go scrap something, LOL).  There's also a set of textured solid papers to go along with it.

More good news.


That's right - it's all on sale, through Monday.  I know.  It says through the 16th.  That's because in my head Valentine's Day is tomorrow.  Or tomorrow is today.  One of those things.  Calendars and I seem to have our issues.  It's a good time to work on your wish list, or buy yourself a new kit for Valentine's.  You deserve it!

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Sherwood-Studio/

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Be Happy :)

Be Happy.  It's good for you!

Download HERE

Friday, February 7, 2014

A Matter of the Heart

Valentine's Day is nearly upon us, are you ready?  I don't think I am, since I have been in denial just the tiniest bit, but I'm ready to scrap it ;)


Soft, pretty, vintage-y... 




And some beautiful examples:

 Layout by Conny


Layout by Pamie

Layout by Jennifer

 Layout by Tamie


Layouts by Poki

Everything is at the introductory sale price for a limited time - enjoy!