Er, Time Flies... but it flies Sky High!

There's always a bit of a lull after one of the "big" scrapping holidays.  This blog certainly reflects that!  I had a week off while my husband and I traveled to Durango and explored down into Monument Valley and the surrounding area.  It's always good to get away, although I admit having a couple hundred more photos in my scrapping folder might put a little pressure on the pleasure just a tiny bit, LOL.

Anyway, I've been back in the groove this week, and have a pretty new kit for you.  It's fresh and springy and light and versatile -

There are some spiffy solids and extras to go along:

And a fun set of birdwatcher brushes - we are all enjoying having the birds back and active for spring!

Beautiful examples from my Creative Team -  love these talented ladies!

 Layout by Poki

 Layout by Dolores

 Layout by Tamie

 Layouts by Jenni

 Layout by Conny

 Layout by Lexy

Layout by Edna

Layout by Jennifer

Of course you can get all the pieces of the collection bundled up for extra savings, too - the whole kit and caboodle will be at the introductory sale price for a limited time.

Another harbinger of spring is flying kites - I remember doing this a few times with our daughters when they were little.  I've put together a little photo tray for you:

It includes PSD, TIF, and PNG files, and Jennifer kindly converted it to .page files as well - you can download it HERE.

I think that's it for me this time - hope you have a wonderful weekend!  I'm going to see if I can get started on those new photos in my guilt folder  ;)

Celebrate iNSD with Studio Sherwood. Let's scrap Pets!

It has been a long time coming.  I finally sorted through all the jumble in my head, and got down to creating that pet kit I've always wanted.  I think the fact that both of my daughters have new pets helped quite a bit - when one is constantly scrapping adorable photos and yet more keep rolling in, you sort of get inspired.  Combined with just a teensy bit of guilt because you KNOW you are procrastinating, LOL.  Anyway.

So here it is.  Full of outdoor colors and pet fur colors, and lots of vintage awesomeness (I can call the vintage stuff awesome, because let's face it, I was not the creator, just the curator, LOL).  Let's scrap!

There are about a trillion add-ons.  I told you, I have procrastinated a long time, but I was still collecting ideas:

(I love confetti.  I hope you share the love LOL)

(What's a collection without photo trays?)

Or you can get the whole kit and kaboodle in the big bundle:

 I also have a little matching freebie that I think would work great with the photo trays (but it's purrfectly neutral, so you can use it for any purpose):

You can download it HERE

Best part is all the new goodies (well, and the other goodies too) are on sale through Monday!

So happy shopping, happy celebrating, and most of all... happy scrapping!

Attitude. Check!

I guess we all have our own little quirks.  Mine may or may not be a tendency to whine...  usually in good fun and a bit tongue-in-cheek.  Usually.

Sometimes my whining develops into a schtick - a way to interact with others in an amusing fashion.  Yes, this is what I have convinced myself is true.  It's just my way of giving back.  LOL.

So in my selfless desire to amuse my fellow designers the other day (and vent at the same time), I shared a little rant via email, and later chatted cheerfully about it with Lorilei of Rosey Posey Studio.  As a designer there are always many jokes of "ha, should make a kit out of THAT" and this was no exception.  I went off on my merry way and didn't think too much about it.

Until later that afternoon when she sent me the preview of her portion of the "collaboration."  There's some pressure right there, folks.  Put up or shut up.

As a result, I present to you Attitude: Whiny

Who knew whining could be so pretty, right?  I love the colors Lor chose.  Here's a peek at her version:

Love her vibrant, artsy style!

And just for the weekend, you can purchase both kits in a super-duper money saving bundle:

The layouts from my creative team have demonstrated just how versatile this set really is:

I also have a little freebie to go along:

You can download it HERE

There you have it!  Get the great deal while you can, and happy scrapping!

Anchored in Hope

I have a new collection in the store today. I've wanted to do a nautical-themed kit for some time but couldn't quite wrap my head around how to go about it without being too themey or worse, clichéd. I finally settled on a color palette and thematic variation that I love, and I hope you love it, too!

Lots of extras with this one.  They are available separately, or in the money saving bundle:

As always, beautiful examples from my talented team:

There's also a new addition to the Photo Cluster family:

Sometimes you don't want a whole page of photos, just a few:

These photos were from 2005.  Whew.  Do you know how good it feels to get them off my hard drive and into a layout?!  And it was quick and easy :)

Anchored in Hope will be at the introductory sale price this week.  Enjoy, and Happy Scrapping!

Spring Cleaning, Birthday Sales, and TAPE!

Yesterday was the first day of Spring.  It was also my birthday.  And since I would never clean my house on my birthday, one being fun, and the other NOT being fun, I just cleaned some kits out of my store and put them in the @rchive @ttic at a reduced price.

And then I put my store on sale :)

I do have a new set of Photo Clusters in the shop.  They are extra spiffy, because they come with TAPE!

Enjoy the sale, I'm going to go sit in the sun and listen to the birds :)  Happy Scrapping!

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

Made a little avatar for Facebook this morning - Feel free to grab it for yours, if you like :)

The entire Love and Laughter collection will be on sale all day today to celebrate!

Have a wonderful day (and don't get pinched!)

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