Happy Birthday ScrapMatters!!

ScrapMatters is turning 4 and to celebrate we are having a party!

There are lots of fun games going on in the forum, some chats, some speed scraps, an amazing sale and of course…….

what you are all here for …….

the BLOG TRAIN!

Woo hoo! Welcome to your next stop on the birthday blog train! You should have arrived here from Heidi’s (scrappurple) blog. Have you been collecting all the great freebies made using the gorgeous Garden Party kit from the ScrapMatters Design Team?

This kit was so fun to play with! Here is what I made for you, a clustered frame:

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There's a BONUS! While riding the ScrapMatters 4th Birthday Blog Train, take a moment to check your downloads for a BONUS photo puzzle piece. There are 10 pieces total and when you find all 10, you can complete the puzzle, upload it to your favourite photo hosting site and send a link via PM to Kat through the ScrapMatters forum. All completed photo puzzles must be received by August 8th to receive your prize.

Now off you go to the next stop along the way: Kendall’s (kendallt) blog. If you get lost along the way you can get a complete list of stops on the ScrapMatters Blog. Have a great weekend and enjoy your freebies!

Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!

It’s the ScrapMatters iNSD Blog Train!! Welcome aboard! You should have arrived from Cheryl’s (gonewiththewind) blog.  Are you having a fun weekend or what?!  ScrapMatters is having a rockin’ party this weekend, if you haven’t already, be sure to check out the festivities and join in on some of the fun games and events that are happening. Check it out:

Here is the master schedule:

Now for what you’ve come for….the blog train! I hope you are loving all the goodies you’ve been collecting along the way! They are all made with this fab new kit from the ScrapMatters Design Team:

Isn’t it gorgeous? It’s all about vintage with a fresh and fun colour palette, I love it! I love vintage-y things in general. I love the story behind these things, the memories they invoke. One of my favourite possessions is an old hand knit sweater that my one Grandmother knit for my other Grandmother. It’s as old-fashioned as tea (as my Grandmother would say LOL) but the fact that it holds memories of both Grandmothers just seems to make it more cozy and comforting than all the other sweaters I own!

Speaking of my Grandmothers, here is some “Classic Beauty” word art for you all, I hope you like it!

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Link expires on May 14th so be sure to download before then!

Now on to your next stop…..Amanda’s (abhall76) blog! If you get lost along the way you can find the full list of stops at the ScrapMatters Blog.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Fiona

DSD 2010 Blog Train!!

Choo Choo! Welcome everyone to your next stop aboard the ScrapMatters DSD 2010 blog train! You should have arrived from Jennifer’s Blog.

For my part of the train I made you a cluster frame and some coordinating wordart:

***Sorry! Download is no longer available!***

Here is a close-up of the GORGEOUS kit my freebie was made with:

It’s FREE with a $20 purchase from the ScrapMatters store!!

And so you don’t miss a thing, here is a master list of all the events happening this weekend in celebration of DSD:

Well it’s time to head on to your next stop on the train: Amy’s Blog

If you happen to get a little lost along the way, you can “ask for directions” over at the ScrapMatters Blog, a master list of all the stops is posted there!

Hope you enjoy the weekend everyone, it’s gonna be a blast!

A Little Bit of Magic

Welcome aboard the Magical Moonlight Blog Train! You’ve arrived from Liz’s Blog.

Here is that AWESOME kit we’ve all been talking about:

If you purchase before Aug. 19, you get this great pack of Word Art free!

Here is the layout I made using the kit:

And here is your freebie, a QP made from my layout:

Click to download! Password is: CMWizarding

Now on to your next stop: Krisi’s Kreations

If you get lost along the way, just head back to Haynay’s Blog to get a complete list of blog train stops.

Here is a little reminder of all the Magical goodness happening this weekend:

Enjoy the ride, and have a great weekend!

ScrapMatters Birthday Blog Train

Hi everyone! Welcome to my stop on the ScrapMatters Birthday Blog Train! You have arrived from Plum Dumpling Designs.

I love birthdays, and each one is special in it’s own way. But one especially memorable birthday for me, was my son’s 8th birthday. He chose to have an “Echo Age” Birthday. Their premise is One Meaningful Cause, One Meaningful Gift. My mom had just been diagnosed with cancer and it was definitely on all of our minds, including my son’s. He chose to donate half of his birthday money to Camp Ooch, a camp for children with cancer.  I was so proud of him for choosing to do that at such a young age. My mom was in tears when she heard who he had donated to. It was such a special birthday. We had a big party for him and for his One Meaningful Gift, he got a new bike:

(image linked for credits – this is an older layout, not made with the new birthday kit)

And here is your freebie made with Cupcakes and Candles which is free with a $20 purchase (Aug 6-12) from the ScrapMatters store!

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Your next stop on the train is: Lori Bear

Be sure to check out all the fun birthday celebrations at ScrapMatters! Here is a master list of the festivities for you:

Have a great weekend everyone!

Freebie!

Hey everyone!! I made a freebie for you all and it’s over on Chelle’s Blog ! Check it out:

Be sure to look through all the awesome downloads available and contest and games going on. You’ll have a ton of fun and might win some great prizes too!

It’s Chelle’s Birthday!!

And she  is having a HUGE birthday bash... it’s been going on for a few days now but there is still time left! Head over to her blog and see the Daily Download and details on all the awesome games that are going on. There are some amazing prizes to be won!!

And check this out... there is a special birthday speed scrap tomorrow at ScrapMatters:

and this is the awesome participation prize:

See you all there!

Are You a Fan?

Head to Chelle’s blog and link up your layouts done with Chelle’s products this month! You will get a gift from Chelle (a product yet to be released) plus.…  a chance to win a gift certificate to Chelle's store!  All you need to do is share the gallery you posted the layout in on her blog. Come join the rest of the Superfans and show your Chelle pride!

And guess what... Chelle has this months gift ready to show you! This will be given out at the end of the month to everyone who links up a layout:

Isn’t it awesome! Now what are you waiting for, get those layouts posted! :)

Daily Download Is Back!!

The daily download has returned to ScrapMatters!! Check it out:

Head right on over here to download the first instalment.  Trust me, you don’t want to miss it, this kit is gorgeous!! [as you can see from the ad ;) ]

Speed Scrap This Wednesday!!

Hi everyone!! I’m hosting a speed scrap this Wednesday at ScrapMatters! I would love for you all to come, it’s going to be so much fun! Check it out:

and look at this awesome participation prize from WM [Squared] Designs:

Speed Scraps are a ton of fun anyway but when you throw in a prize like this…….how can anyone resist? Find out all about it right here.

And go check out Chelle’s Blog. I got to make the Tuesday Freebie today, it’s set to post at about 3am, go have a look!

Moments That Matter – the ScrapMatters iNSD Blog Train!!

Hi everyone!! Welcome to the next stop on the ScrapMatters [inter]National Scrapbooking Day blog train. This train has stops ALL OVER THE WORLD!!! You have probably just come from Courtney (aka cnscraps) blog.  That's the stop before this one. And now you've arrived in Ontario, Canada at my (canadianmommy) blog!

Our NSD mega-collab at SM this weekend is called "Moments that Matter" and the whole theme of our celebration is all about those moments in our lives that really matter. At each stop you'll find a story about a Moment that Matters along with a freebie!! There are TONS of stops on this blog train, so you can pick up a LOT of goodies!!

The 'moment that matters' I've chosen to share is . . . the birth of our first child!

My husband and I had pretty charmed life you could say. We met in high school. Went away to college together. Got married a couple of months after graduation. A year later we decided to start our family and two months later we were expecting. After a very healthy and stress-free pregnancy, our son Ben was born on June 24, 2001.  Until this point I don’t think I had ever had a single worry. Not a real worry anyway. Well this is the point that life as we knew it, changed.

I had a really long labour that ended up in an emergency c-section. There were complications during the c-section and things got pretty scary. By the end of it all I was just so worried about him. I remember thinking that  I didn’t care what I had to go through or what had to be done. I just wanted him safely in my arms.

He finally got there, in my arms.  Everything that happened before that moment was completely worth it after seeing his perfect little face. But to be honest, the worry has never left me. Since that day, I worry constantly. Is he eating enough?  Is he sleeping enough? What if he falls? Will he be okay at school?  He’s playing outside and I can’t see him! Ack! I was starting to feel completely neurotic and then I read this quote:

“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” – Elizabeth Stone

There is so much truth in that!  I now know that the worry will always be there. My life has changed, I have children. I will always worry about them. I will probably never have a moment’s peace again.  But it is and always will be worth it.

So here is my photo, of the moment my heart started to forevermore, “walk around outside my body”.

(Don’t laugh at the messy hair and exhausted face! LOL)

And now for your freebie!  Using Moments That Matter by the ScrapMatters Design Team (free with a $20 purchase during iNSD):

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Hope you like it!  Link will be active until midnight Thursday night 5/6. Then all these blog train goodies are getting gathered up and put into the store! 

And now you're off to the next stop on the blog train . . .

Plum Dumpling Designs

Have a wonderful iNSD!!

What am I doin’? (and a freebie!)

Hi everyone!! It’s been awhile since I showed you some LO’s so thought I’d post some today. I’ve been scrapping up a storm since joining ADSR Season 5.  It’s a blast, if you have never participated in it, give it a try next year, you’ll have a ton of fun and get awesome prizes!! 

This was our first challenge…..we had to journal about our race partner:

That’s Emilee!! We met on the ScrapMatters CT and we were both looking for someone to race with…..she rocks!

Our second challenge was based on 5, we had to journal “5 things I love about…”, 5 pics, 5 of one type of element, 5 alphas/fonts and one of our pics had to have the number 5 in it.

Our third challenge was to use a pic with selective colouring:

And we just completed our fourth challenge, we had to make ATC cards, one about something we love, one about our race partner.  I had never tried these before but they were actually a lot of fun to make.

There was so much drama over this challenge, people hating ATC, people mad at the people that hated ATC…..LOL It was kind of funny really. I was stressed just reading it all but once I tried them it was not bad at all. They are just like mini layouts….the trend is to do them altered art style but that isn’t a requirement.

I have totally fallen off the P365 wagon……I keep forgetting to take daily pics, I think I remember about half of the time, LOL. I am going to have to rethink this project….maybe P52?

I hosted my first Saturday Special Challenge at ScrapMatters yesterday!! You can check it out here.  The challenge was to journal on a path, I had a blast making the tutorial for it…….try it out, I would to see what you come up with! Here is the page I finished for it:

I also got time to go to a speed scrap this week!! woo hoo!! Here is my finished page:

I love the chat in a speed scrap, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with what everyone is typing but it’s definitely entertaining.

I have also been glued to my TV screen this week, watching the Olympics. My kids are seriously obsessed. My ds even has been appointed the speed skating reporter at his school. He’s taking it very seriously, carrying around a clipboard with all the stats and looking very official! I did up a LO to commemorate my little fanatical kiddos:

Those stitches are a new release from Chelle’s Creations this week….I just love them!!

I even had time to scrap a pic of the Valentines cards I got from the three loves of my life….

How’s that for a week of scrapping goodness? My bum is permanently fixed to my computer chair now but it’s been fun!! LOL

Now how about a freebie for you? I made a template based on this layout:

Check it out:

Download it right here.  Enjoy!

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Freebie Alert!!

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’ Day! I just wanted to let you all know that I made up a little freebie for you all!

I used “Sweet Thing” and “Sweet Thing – January Newsletter Kit” by Chelle’s Creations and Jeni Hopewell to make them.

You can scoop up this little freebie over at Chelle’s Blog starting today!

Happy Tuesday!

Freebie, Freebie, Freebie!!

Hi everyone! I have a freebie for you and a bunch of new layouts from some awesome new kits that I got to play with this week. But I can't show you the layouts right now because ScrapMatters is having some server problems. They are working on it though so as soon as I can get in there I have a bunch of stuff to show you! Until then though, here is the freebie:



I made it based on one of the layouts I did this week using a gorgeous new kit by Chelle's Creations and Jeni Hopewell called Sweet Thing. Here is the layout:



Isn't she a cutie? That's my neice after she got into the icing while we were making cupcakes. This kit was PERFECT for this picture, I will tell you all about it and show you the preview as soon as ScrapMatters is up and running again. I am in SM withdrawl right now! LOL

Click on the template preview to take you to download and enjoy your freebie!! ((hugs))

Project 365/ Resolutions Update and Another Freebie!!

Hi everyone! Well I am here to update you on all my resolutions....

I have been taking my P365 pics, daily, as promised. Maybe someone can help me out though, am I supposed to blog each pic everyday, or wait til the end of the week, scrap the page with seven pics on it, and then blog about it? Anyone know? Hmmm...

As for the other resolutions, I have organised one room so far this week, my daughter's. Her room was a crazy mess, and we still hadn't opened all her Christmas present boxes. So I switched up her room a bit to give her more space, and opened the rest of the boxes that needed opened, and found space for it all. It's a work in progress but it is def. better than it was. And it makes me feel better to look at it. LOL

I have excersised for one half hour each day since Christmas!! Well except for yesterday. I have a cold and actually had a fever with it yesterday. So no excersise yesterday, but otherwise I've been good. I've even lost 1.2 kg. I should look that up and see what that is in pounds. Cuz I don't have a clue about kgs.....

I have been eating somewhat healthy, but still making my way through all the Christmas chocolate so until that is gone, I still need to work on this resolution. I think I still have about half of a Terry's Chocolate Orange left. LOL

I have been getting lots of sleep. But the kids have really been cooperating and sleeping in late in the morning. So I've been able to stay up late and still get my eight hours. Reality starts tomorrow; back to school, back to work. I will have to watch my bedtime tonight....

And that leaves me with my resolution to drink more water. *Aargh!* I can't!! This is my hardest resolution. I just don't like it! I think I spend most of my life dehydrated. I just don't drink very much. And when I do, it's tea. And it's so freaking cold outside today, I can't imagine drinking water right now! So I have not been good with this resolution. Any tips for me? I think most people like water, I'm the only weirdo who doesn't....... *sigh* Still need to work on this one.

So that's my update, how are yours going?

Oh yeah, I've got another freebie for you! A template:



It's based on this layout I did using Chelle's Creations' Homemade kit:



Click on the preview to download...enjoy!

Goals and a Freebie!

So it's that time of year, the time for resolutions and goal setting. I've been thinking a lot about mine. This past year has been one of the most stressful years....scratch that, THE most stressful year of my life. While dealing with all that has happened to my family over the last year, I've seen myself get less and less organized, less and less healthy, eating more, sleeping less, and often forgetting to look on the bright side. I truly have so much to be thankful for, but for the first time in my life I have been concentrating more on all the bad stuff that has been happening. And that is so not me, I am usually the eternal optimist. So I want the old me back. Plus a bit more organized, that's never been one of my strong points. LOL So that being said, here are my goals for 2010, written for you all to see.......now I can't back down from them right?

1. I have 8 rooms in my house....I will organize two per week, that way every month, each room will be organized.
2. I will get 8 hours of sleep each night, whether I like it or not, LOL.
3. I will eat healthier, drink more water, take a daily multi vitamin.
4. I will excersise for half an hour, each day - more if I'm having fun, ha ha!
5. I will participate in Project 365, I love to scrap, and what a great reminder of the blessings I have.

I'm going to go out tomorrow and getting a journal, to keep my progress notes in, I'm calling 2010 - "Project Fiona". I will keep you all updated, wish me luck, LOL. What are your resolutions for this year? Want some word strips to get you started?


Click on the preview to download.

Check back on Friday for some awesome new stuff from ScrapMatters!

DSD + Blog Train = 2 Freebies For You!

It's DSD!!!!!! I am so excited for today, I plan on it being a day of scrapping and chatting and well, fun!! If you are here for the blog train then you have some to the right place! The ScrapMatters CT and DT have gotten together to make one gigantic blog train, full of freebies for all of you! In case you are a little lost, you should have arrived here from Liz's blog.
Now, here is my little freebie for you, a frame cluster:



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If you totally love the awesome kit that all these freebies were made with, you can get it in the SM store, free with a $15 purchase!! And right now, everything is 35% off, except CU which is 25% off!! Awesome deal eh?

Now back to the blog train, your next stop is Krisi's blog. Now, just in case you are totally lost, remember you can get the full blog train list on the ScrapMatters blog.

I bet you are wondering where that other freebie I was telling you about is! Well Chelle has gone DSD crazy and is offering a freebie mini kit exclusively to her facebook fans! Check it out:



All you have to do to get it is become a fan of Chelle's Creations on facebook before Monday at 8pm EST. Everyone who is a fan will receive this awesome mini!! How cool is that? Just click here to become a fan!!

And don't forget to join in all the DSD fun at ScrapMatters, there is tons of stuff going on, just click here to find out about it all!

Happy DSD!!

Coming Soon!

My poor neglected blog!! I haven't been here in weeks!! I have some super exciting news, this Saturday is Digital Scrapbooking Day!! There is so much stuff going on this weekend, clear your calendars, it's going to be a blast!! Check it out:



There will be games, awesome sales, a blog train with amazing freebies, a gorgeous collab kit, and grab bags!! Some seriously awesome deals, I've seen the previews and and the designers at ScrapMatters have outdone themselves! Be sure to check it all out, coming soon, right here.

Freebie Template

I did a layout with my freebie template and forgot to post it!! Here it is!!



Image is linked for credits! You can get the template one post down. :)