Manic Monday!

Hi everyone!! It's Manic Monday at ScrapMatters!! Yay! That means some AWESOME sale today and today only. Check them out:

















Here are some tags I did up using the Tag Sale Rounded Tag Templates (see above) for my kids to add to the treat bags they will be giving friends/ cousins for Halloween this year:



I also used Jeepers Creepers and Midnight Crow by Chelle's Creations.
All images are linked to head over to the store and pick them up!! And Happy Monday!

New Releases, Miss September and My First Challenge!

Hi everyone!! I have some awesome new releases to tell you about this week! First check out this awesome template pack from Geeky Diva Designs:



Check out the page I made with one of them:



For my page I also used these gorgeous kits from Designs By Tater:







Now check out this amazing new kit by Chelle's Creations:



and here is the page I made:



And guess who is the Miss September Britt-Girl? Me!! That's right! I got a guest spot on the fabulous Britt-ish Designs CT!! Here is her new kit out this week:



and another coordinating alpha:



gorgeous eh? here is my page:



As usual there are so many awesome new releases at ScrapMatters this week.....just click here to check them all out!

Now to tell you about my very first challenge over at ScrapMatters. I am hosting the Roadmap to Scrap! What is that you ask? Well, I give you 8 instructions to make a layout. You have until the end of September to make your layout. Upload the layout to the ScrapMatters gallery, post it in the Roadmap to Scrap forum thread, and you will earn points! You can use these points to earn coupons to the ScrapMatters store! Find out all about my RTS challenge right here. Here is my sample page for the challenge:



I used So This Is Love by Sahlin Studio and Most Awesome Templates Ever by Denise Beatty Originals.

I would LOVE to see what you come up with!! All images are linked, have a great weekend!!

New Release Friday and a Freebie!

Hi everyone!! Today is my first NEW RELEASE FRIDAY on the ScrapMatters CT! I'm still bouncing off the walls with excitement!! I have some awesome things to show you! How many of you paper scrapped before you went digi? I know I did. One thing I miss about paper scrapping (probably the only thing I miss, LOL)are those scissors to make those funky edges on your papers and photos. Well if you miss them too, never fear, Chelle's Creations has a fix for you! Check these out:



How cool are these? Such an amazing idea! Here's what I scrapped:


click here for credits

It was so hard to resist using these babies on everything! Click here to go scoop these up. If you hop on over to Chelle's Blog she even has a coordinating freebie for you!

Do you like the template I used for my page? Well it's one of the templates included in this awesome charity grab bag created by Geeky Diva Designs:



All proceeds from the sale of this grab bag will be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, such a great cause! Click right here to pick up this amazing grab bag.

Now check out this awesome kit combo from Erica Zane:



Here is what I scrapped with it:


click here for credits

I love finding great boy kits! But what's really cool is there are girl elements in there too for all of you who know girls that love to build! You can get the whole bundle here or buy each part inividually.

There is truly some amazing new stuff this week at ScrapMatters, click here to check it all out!

And now for your freebie! There is a super cute blog train heading your way next week and instead of a sneak peak I made a wordart to give you all a taste of what's to come!! Here you go:



Click here to download. Have yourself a great weekend!

Some Exciting Stuff and Freebie of Course!

Hi everyone!! How has your week been? I have had an extremely busy but fun week. Last weekend's birthday bash at ScrapMatters was a blast!! I wish they had birthday's more often!! LOL But if you missed out, you can still pick up a lot of the participation prizes in the store as well as some awesome new products!!
Check out these Tag Bag Templates by Geeky Diva Designs:



These are so versatile! The CT came up with so many different uses for them. I made a favour bag for a baby shower:



Click here to go grab these awesome templates! And if you like the kit I used to make them just click right here, it's called Baby Jackson from MickeyB Designs.

Now check out this awesome kit by Chelle's Creations:



It's just what you need for all those summer BBQ pics! Here's a page I scrapped with it:


click here for credits.

click here to go grab Chillin' and Grillin'!

Chelle's Creations also has a new collab with Juno Designs called Everday Memories.



It's perfect for scrapping those everyday moments and 365 project layouts. Here's one I did:


click here for credits.

Now click here to buy Everyday Memories!

And I also wanted to tell you about these awesome CU flowers that MickeyB Designs just released:





Click here to go to MickeyB's Store!

Now that you have made it all the way down here I have some VERY exciting news!! My aunt just had a beautiful baby boy!!! Hence all the baby boy favour bags/ invites/ etc. LOL. His name is David John Stephens and he's is just PERFECT!!! He was born 3 weeks early and weighed 6 lbs 14 oz! I could just look at him all day long, he's just so cute. Here's some pics of him when he's only 15 minutes old!! Yup! I was there when he was born!! So exciting!





that's me holding for the first time!!

And to celebrate I am giving you all a set of four wordart freebies, check it out:



click here to download!

And I'm going to try something new this week......anyone who emails me a LO or project made using one of my blog freebies will get a Welcome to the World Mini Kit exclusive!! It will coordinate with the word art and will only be free to those who send me a layout!! How does that sound? Here is my email address:
fionapotter77 "at" gmail "dot" com

Have a great weekend everyone!!

A Birthday Celebration and a Freebie!!

Oh there is just so much to tell you about!! Where do I start? There is an awesome sale going on this weekend at ScrapMatters!! It's their 2nd birthday which means tons of games, speed scraps, prizes to be won, an amazing blog train, and of course a huge sale and give-away, check it out:



Click on the image to take you there!
And the sale comes at the perfect time because there are some awesome new releases from my fave designers. First, check out Wild Oats by Chelle's Creations and Sarah Bennett:



Isn't it adorable?? It's packed full of amazing papers and adorable elements! Check out what I scrapped with it:


image is linked for credits

And if you head over to Chelle's Blog she has an awesome coordinating freebie for you!!

Next, have a look at these awesome The Honour of Your Presence templates by Geeky Diva Designs:



You can buy each pack seperate of in a combo and they are just perfect for any invites or card you want to make. They can be used for hybrid projects or digital. Check out what I did with them:






images linked for credits

I used kits by the amazing MickeyB Designs and Sugarplum Paperie.

And finally I want to tell you, that one of the speed scraps coming up at ScrapMatters will be hosted by the one and only Chelle of Chelle's Creations....check it out:



and take a look at this AMAZING participation prize you get just by completing you LO on time:



how cute is that?? You don't want to miss it!! I'll see you there!
And now that you made it all the way to the bottom of this post, here's a little freebie for you:



click on the image to download and have a fabulous weekend!! :)

A Freebie and "Sprinkler Parties and Christmas Tags?" It could Only Happen at ScrapMatters!

Well happy Friday everyone!! I have some awesome deals to tell you about. Check this out:



That's right!! It's Christmas in July!! Woo hoo! Everything Christmas-y is 25% off from now until Tuesday. Check out some these awesome kits:









That's just a few of the awesome deals, click the images to take you to the store! I did up some Christmas tags for this year using Geeky Diva Designs Love in the Library tag templates and MickeyB Designs I Dig Snow. Both kits are on sale now! Check out what I came up with:



I'm so excited, I can just print these in a few months and I'm all set!! One less thing I'll have to do during the busy holiday season. LOL I'm loving the new hybrid stuff and printables at ScrapMatters, there are so many projects I want to do now!!

Now what goes hand in hand with Christmas? Well sprinkler parties of course!! Check out this new kit by MickeyB Designs and Man in the Moon Designs:



It's just perfect for all those summer pics: pools, sprinklers, waterguns, bubbles, etc. I jut LOVE this kit! Check out my LO's:





Awesome eh? Get it here.

And now how about a freebie? In celebration of Christmas and Sprinklers I give you some wordart:



Click here to download. Enjoy!! :)