Under Construction

If my blog looks a little wonky for a while, don't worry. I'm working on a new background! Thanks for your patience!
(road barrier from "Detour" by Ellie Lash)

But before I go, let me share a new kit out at Sunshine Studio Scraps. It's called "Bring on the Music" and it is jam packed with awesomeness by 10 different amazing designers! You've got to see it for yourself! {image is linked to the kit in the store}


Have a great weekend! Be blessed.

xoxo, Krista

Do you like Freebies?

Today is Freebie Friday over at Brandy Designs' blog. I'm in charge of the freebies for the month of June, so make sure to watch Brandy's blog to pick them all up!
Today I made a QP (or quick page) for you all. I used Brandy's kit "Believe", which is SO pretty, and her last free template from her blog template challenge. I put them together and this is what I have for you:

Now make sure you hurry over to Brandy's blog to pick it up!

I also scrapped a page using Sunshine Studio Scraps' Designers Collab, "Point Break". I joined a really cool challenge for the SUN's birthday. It's a Paper to Digi challenge. I'd never seen on of those, and the gallery that was chosen to scraplift from was AMAZING! So, of course, I had to play along! First of all, here is the gallery we were to find inspiration from. Amazing, huh? So it was really hard to pick just one page I wanted to lift, so I picked a couple extras and put them in my favorites folder to come back to later. But here is the page, by KathyT, that I chose for the challenge:


And here is my page:


You should come play along! The SUN is full of goodies right now, and more is being added every Saturday!

Speaking of New Releases, Creations By Rachael's new kit "Berry Sweet" is available now at The Digi Chick! Here is a reminder of that yummy kit:
Hurry and get it now, while it's on sale 20% off!

Well, that's all for tonight. I hope tomorrow is the start of a wonderful weekend for you, wherever you are! I'm hoping this rain will end and the sun will shine through! My kid's school gets out next Thursday and I am praying for LOTS of sun this summer!

xoxo, Krista

Another end to another month...

Happy Memorial day, to those of you in the States! In our family we take a few extra minutes on this day to remember not just our service men and women, but also those in our family who have gone home to be with the Lord. My Dad is one of those who have gone ahead of us. We have made it a family tradition to go out and take Dad flowers and talk about him at his graveside on this day each year. My husband and kids never got to meet my Dad, as he passed when I was 17 years old. Dad and I had a very strained relationship for many reasons, one of them being that he was my 'step' Dad, even though I've never called him that, because I was only 7 months old when he met and married my Mom. Growing up he and I never seemed to find a common ground... Until now. Well, make that about 15 years ago. That would be when I met and married my hubby and his 2 kids. When I became a 'step' Mom I was able to see and understand his side of things SO much better. I only wish he had been around long enough for me to tell him how much I appreciate what he did for all of us. What a wonderful man he was for marrying my Mom, with her 2 little girls, and raising us to the best of his ability. What an amazing example of a husband he was to all of us kids. My Mom was always his first joy and priority. He was an amazing provider for our family, and definitely a man of God. If it had not been for his insistence that we attend church while I was growing up, I probably wouldn't have the relationship with my Heavenly Father that I do now. I wish that he could've met my Husband and children. He would have loved them all and they would've loved him, too. So, I today I take just a couple extra minutes to tell my Dad how much I love him and miss him. I love you, Dad!

Alright, enough, cuz now I can hardly see thru my tears... So, let's get back to scrapbooking ;)

Here is one that I completed a couple weeks ago, for Brandy's Design. When I saw this kit, my first thought was, "Hmm... None of my boys have ever been into dinosaurs :(" But then I got looking at the kit more closely and realized just how versatile it can be. I really liked the unique elements that Brandy included in this kit. And the color scheme is soft and natural. I really liked it! Take a look at the kit (which is linked to the product in the store), followed by my page:

The template I used is Blog Freebie #13 by Colie's Corner. And the fonts are Socially Awkward and Reservoir Grunge.

I also had some fun playing with some of Brandy's older kits for this next page! These are the products I used (again, linked to the store):

*A little news from Brandy Designs: Brandy has decided to close her shop at Scrapable for personal reasons. But, she can still be found at Polka Dot Plum! The template set was sold at Scrapable, so I'm not sure if/when it will be made available at PDP.

Here's my page:

I used a Word Art by Katie Pertiet. And the font is Larger Mime. I also used a photo action by Pioneer Woman called "Soft and Faded".

Now for a bit of a catch up again, but this time it isn't my fault. All of these pages where due at the same time! The SUN was down for a total of 16 days for remodeling, and tomorrow will be our first day back up! Yay! AND, It's also our 2nd birthday!! Whoo Hoo! So I hope you'll join us for TONS of new challenges and excitement this week! (Just remember, these kits won't be available until tomorrow, June 1st.)

Here is a page I just completed using Valarie Ostrom's "Boys Club Grab Bag". This kit is a great deal! You get 2 mini-kits, a full alpha AND a template pack! Remember, the page image is clickable to see it larger. (I will come back tomorrow and link the kit previews up to the products in the store, once they are available)

I LOVE the color scheme of this kit! And it's, obviously, very versatile as well! The template is Freebie 45 by ChrissyW, and the font is Century Gothic.

My next 2 pages are also made with kits you'll find at Sunshine Studio Scraps, but they were both made with kits by Ellie Lash. (Can I just say, I am LOVIN' being on her CT! Her style is SO my style! I can't get enough of the cute!)

My first page is made from her grab bag, which includes 2 full kits! It's FULL of total cuteness!

That is just one of the kits in the bag. The template is from a template pack called 'Lotsa Paperz' by ChrissyW ( I just LOVE her templates!!) And the font is DJB Coffeeshoppe Venti.

Ellie's other kit, available tomorrow in the SUN, is called "Little Grad's". Just in time for all those preschool and Pre-K graduations that are fast approaching! I decided to us this kit to showcase another educational milestone that Zach met not too long ago... learning to read!

The template is 'Layout Builders - Wave On Wave' by Amanda Heimann and the font is DJB Coffeeshoppe Venti. I love that font!!

A little note about Ellie: Her guest spot over at Scrapable has been extended another month! So you can find her there through June, as well as in the SUN! She has some adorable new kits coming out exclusively to Scrapable, too. I'll be back to share those with you soon!

And last, but surely not least... A couple of amazing new kits by Creations By Rachael.

Rachel is a guest designer at The Digi Chick for the month June! How exciting is that?! Her first exclusive kit there is called "Berry Sweet" and it is Oh, SO SWEET! I just love it! (Kits will be linked tomorrow, when available in the store)

I used this great template by wm[squared] from a Tuesday Template Challenge at Scrap Matters. The font is Pea Cari.

This last kit by Rachael is a collaboration with Late Night Scraps. They work together quite often under the name of Plucky Pear Designs. This kit is called "Star Light, Star Bright" and can only be found at Scrapbook Bytes. I love the dreaminess of this kit. There are so many unique elements and some gorgeous background papers. It's just beautiful!

I used another template by ChrissyW, 'In The Middle' Template pack. The font is SS Whimsy.

The template is 'For The Fans' Freebie by Tiny Toes Designs. I used a Photo action - 'Faded Day Dreams' by CoffeeShop. And the fonts are DJB Angel Baby and Love Ya Like A Sister.

Well, that's it! I hope you've found some inspiration, or at least enjoyed my pages! ;) I also hope that June brings you all the love and blessings you can handle, and then some more! Thanks for visiting my little corner of the world!

xoxo, Krista

All better!

I just came back to fix the images in that wonky post, and now I have some updated links! (all ads are clickable!)

First off, news from Brandy Designs. You can now find Brandy Designs' Scrapable store here, and here is her PDP store. She is having an amazing 50% off sale at BOTH of her stores, running from April 30 - May 2! Don't miss that, and don't forget to grab up that HUGE QP bundle from her blog!

Next, Ellie Lash's Scrapable store is now open! Click on her ad to go there!
And don't forget to visit her Sunshine Studio Scrap's store for more sale, sale, sale!

Now, here's what's going on with Creations By Rachael. She's having sales at ALL of her stores. Check out her ads:

Here is her NSD Grab Bag, only available at Scrap Matters:

Gotta Pixel:



Now, what are you waiting for? NSD, and the sales, will all be over Sunday night! And.... Go!

xoxo, Krista

Time for an update?

Yeah, I think so. lol.

So, NSD is this weekend!! WHAT?! You don't know what NSD is?? Oh, no, that won't do! It's National Scrapbooking Day! Any kind of scrapbooking, traditional paper or digital! But here in the digi world of scrapbooking we pull out all stops! Sales, chats, challenges and FREEBIES!!! Oh yeah! For example, if you head on over to Brandy Designs blog, she's giving away a BUNCH of QPs that were made by all of us girls on her CT. You will love them all! Go check that out to get you started.

You'll also notice that she's opening a new store over at Scrapable. Check that out too, while you're there. She is re-releasing several of her kits plus she's got lots of new stuff exclusive to Scrapable. I am so excited to work with her new stuff!! In fact, I've already used one of her Template Packs, "Fingerprints Set 2" along with one of her older kits "Gone Huntin". Here is the page I made:

You will also still find Brandy's Designs at Polka Dot Plum. I don't have the link yet to her Scrapable store, but I will link you up as soon as I can. :)

Creations By Rachael is opening her new store this weekend, too! She can now be found at Scrap Matters, as well as her original haunts, Plucky Pear, Gotta Pixel and Scrapbook-Bytes. She has tons of great plans for NSD at each of her stores, which include sales, a blog hop, and a MASSIVE Grab Bag (which will only be available at SM)! You do NOT want to miss that! Here is a 2-pager I made using just a small bit of her Grab Bag:

Funny story... I actually made my hubby take off with me last Saturday for a special Road Trip to Astoria just so I would have pictures to scrap! We took Zach and went and found new things we'd never seen before and did new things we'd never done before. Unfortunately Zach is TERRIFIED of heights, So he and Charles stayed on the ground while I climb all the way to the top of Astoria Column. I wish I had counted the stairs, I just know I was cramping by the time I got to the top AND bottom! lol But the view from the top was outstanding! Well worth it! And we had a GREAT day!

Now for some SUPER EXCITING news of my own! I am now CTing for Ellie Lash!!! She is SUCH an amazing designer! And her style is right up my alley. I absolutely LOVE working with her kits! She has a great eye for color, texture and her doodled elements are absolutely adorable!! Here is the link to her blog. Go take a look for yourself and see how much fun she is! I am having a BLAST! Ellie took some time off from designing last year, but after about 6 months she found she was ready to come back, and I am SO glad she did! She was one of the original Sunshine Studio Scraps girls and that's where she has come back to set up shop (that's how I met her... while CTing for SUN). But, for the month of May she will be a Guest Designer over at Scrapable! (I don't have the link for that one yet either, but I will post it asap).

So far, I have had the privilege to work with 5 of her kits and have LOVED every one of them!

So far I've used "Rainy Day Ducks":

"Detour":

"My Favorite Things":

"Birds of a Feather", which is new in her SUN shop today:

and "Ladybug Hotel", a collab with Project B, also new today at SUN:

My last one will have to wait, because it's her first exclusive kit to Scrapable, and her store isn't quite open yet. Hopefully by later today...

That about wraps things up for now! I hope I've given you a little taste of what to expect this weekend. NSD is AWESOME!! I hope to see you around, shopping...and playing... and shopping, Lol! Have a wonderful weekend!

xoxo, Krista

The SUN is always shining!

Tonight I want to share the pages I've done recently for Sunshine Studio Scraps. I'm in the process of working on another one tonight, but that kit won't be released until this weekend. So you'll just have to wait ;)

"Akaila - Growing Up So Fast!"
I like the color scheme of this kit. It isn't something I would normally pick, but I'm glad I did! I just loved working with it! The kit is called "Time Flies {girl}" by Flutter Expressions and Simply.Scraps. The template is from "Midnight Snack Template Pack" by JennCK. I also used "Mask It! Set 1 Splat" by designz by Kristi. And the font is Problem Secretary Normal.

"Peace"

I LOVE these colors together. They're just so warm, like the sun! And I love the way this page turned out, also. I have been wanting to scrap these pics for a while now, and I'm glad I saved them. They're perfect for this kit! The kit is called "Concrete Sunrise" and it's by JennCK. The template is from "Be Inspired-Amanda" by WM Squared. The stitches are by gg digital designs.

DateStamps - 'The Only Date Stamps You'll Ever Need' by Stolen Moments.

"Fun in the Sun"

Aww, I LOVE this page! I took these photos last summer of Zach playing in the sprinkler in the backyard. I was impressed how my camera actually caught the water in mid-air like it did. That's so cool! But I really Love the close up of Zach. He has the most precious little Angel Kisses {freckles} across his nose and cheeks. I LOVE them, he hates them. Typical little boy, huh? ;)

The kit is "Denim And Daisies" Sunshine Studio Scraps March Collab. The Photo Action is "Coloriffic" by Jennilyn Designs. The Alpha is "Painted Alpha" by Sahlin Studio. And the font is SS Whimsy.

"Pure Joy"

And another sweet photo of my baby. {Shh! Don't tell him I called him that! He keeps trying to tell me he isn't a baby anymore. But he'll always be my baby;)} This photo was taken in '08 at our Church Family Camp. I love that they have a playground in the campground. The kids play there all weekend long! Well, when we're not in the water! lol

The kit I used is "Pure Joy" by Tami Miller. The template is from "Feature It Template Pack" by JennCK Designs. Again, I used "Coloriffic PS Action" by Jennilyn Designs. And the font is Teacher's Pet.

Like I said, I'll have another one shortly. And I can't wait to share it! Have a great day! Hopefully it's sunny and warm! Ah, Spring is here!

xoxo, Krista

The rest...

I have quite a few pages this time, just because I want to get caught up again. And I'm going to attempt to keep up better this time. :)


The Amazing Digital Scrap Race 5 has begun! You've heard of the Amazing Race on tv? Well, this is the same thing, but we're running around the World Wide Web to find the clues to our next scrapping challenge. We're in the second week and on our 4th challenge. Here are my pages so far:

5.1: This is my partner in the race, and my friend, Caro.
Here is what I used on this page:
Kit - "Romantic Blues" by Alexis Designs.
Title made from "Her First Kiss" Alpha by Polka Dot Plum.
Font - Iris.

5.2: "5 things I love in my life":
Kit - 'Feels Like Home' by Sarah Bennett.
Black BG paper from 'Drewskie Solids' by Sarah Bennett.
Brown ric-rac from 'Sweet Sophisticate' by Digital Couture.
5 elements: buttons.
Alpha's:
'Simple Basics' by Sarah Bennett.
'Pretty Litttle Lady' by Sarah Bennett.
'Rayne Man' by AMurphy.
'Milk and Cookies' by Gina Cabrera.
Font: Lima Bean.
Template - Laurie's Scraps Template Challenge #9.

5.3 "Blue Eyes"
'All About Me' by ZigZagScraps - Blue Paper, Mask and Alpha.
'Taking Chances' by Wild Dandelion Designs - bow.
'Manger' by Wetfish Designs - flowers.
'My Friend Lilli' by Syrin - striped paper.
'Snow Day' by Tracey Howard Designs - white paper.
'Into The Night' by Stolen Moments - stitched frame.
'My Sweet Child' by Lilipruneau - lace.
'Date It Tags' by GG Digital Designs.
'Border Dates' by Erica Zane.
Font - Pea Summer Sweetness.

5.4 has us making ATCs, one for the one we love and one for our team mate. I'll show you those next post. I'm not quite done with my second one yet.


We are on challenge #3 for the Wrap Star Contest. We had to scrap about something we are proud of. Here is my page, "Family Hike":
I plan on making a second page to this one, because I have so many more photos of that day.
Here is what I used:
Kit - 'Colorado Nature' by Julie.itis. Alpha - 'Take Me Away Alpha' by Jennifer Fox.
Font - Plantagenet Cherokee.


Here are the pages I've done for Creations By Rachael:
1. "Dreams':
Kit - "Welcome" and "Emma" by Creations By Rachael.
Font - Susie's Hand.

2. "Casting Crowns":
Kit - 'Urban Chic' by Creations By Rachael.
Font - BritannicEFBold.

3. "Darius Rucker":
Kit - 'Urban Chic' by Creations By Rachael.
Template - 'Lot to Say 4' by Chrissy W.
Fonts - Boris Black Bloxx and Aparajita.


My Sunshine Studio Scraps pages:
1. "Spring Day":
Kit - "Revive" by Project B Designs.
Font - Susie's Hand.

2. "Forever Love":
Kit - 'Love Out Loud' by LDrag Designs.
Photo treatment - Coloriffic Action by Jennilyn Designs.
Fonts - Susie's Hand, PreludeFLF.


And last, but certainly not least... My latest for Brandy Designs.
"Fun in the Field":
Kit - 'Serenity' by Brandy Designs and em designs.
Template by Jen Yurko, from IL template challenge.
Font - Problem Secretary Normal.


Thanks for visiting me! And I hope you enjoyed my pages as much as I enjoy making them.

XOXO, Krista