Grand Opening

I may not have scrapbooked for over a year (maybe 2) but that doesn't mean I have not been busy!  I often make digital items for gifts, lessons, announcements etc.  I finally decided to try to sell some of my creations.  I am so excited to announce my new Etsy shop!

If you are like me, I am sure you have been a HUGE fan of Etsy for a long time.  I often just browse and dream about what I would get if I could.  There are some REALLY amazingly talented people out there.  While I don't claim to be even remotely talented... I decided to try out selling some of my creations.

Please check out my shop and click "like" on the items you would love to have!  I hope to add selections often.

And what kind of Grand Opening would it be without a sale???  Make sure you grab my Patriotic Subway art and use coupon code BIRTHDAY29 for an additional 29% OFF!

As always, I appreciate your support.  Tell and friend and then get your prints ordered.  It is just the right time to decorate for July!!!

I have been MIA

My poor scrapping blog has taken a back seat for over a year!  It is still decorated for fall from 2009!  I have not been MIA but I have rearranged my priorities a little.  Shortly after my last post my mom passed away very unexpectedly, she was only 56.  After that I focused on the more important things in life and let myself heal and grieve etc.  I am back in the scrapping mood.  While I want to share a little of the pages I have made over the last... while... I don't have time to re-do my blog and make it pretty and up to date.  So please enjoy this cute fall background, after all... fall is my favorite time of year so it is fitting that this decor stays.  

I hope these help inspire you and that I will have more to share soon.  

Until then... Happy Scrapping!

Quick Keys

I taught a Digi-scrap class today to a wonderful group of friends!!! It was really fun and I think it went well. One thing that they all commented on is they need a list for all the quick keys I use. So, as I write them all down I thought I would share them with anyone who stops by.

[CNTRL] J = Duplicate Layer

[CNTRL] Z= UNDO

[CNTRL] S = SAVE

[CNTRL] U= Adjust Hue and Saturation

[CNTRL] L= Adjust Levels

[CNTRL] G= Create clipping mask

[CNTRL] N= Create a new document

[CNTRL] O= Open

Those are the ones that I use most often, if I think of any more I will add them. Hope that helps!
Happy Scraping!

Hybrid Goodness

Let me tell you something about me. I love fall. Seriously... I love everything about it. I love the cool crisp air, colorful leaves, the harvesting of my garden, the canning, baking, but most of all I love the decorating! I started putting up my fall decor in my home on August 30th. Sitting in my family room with soft lights on and my fall decor around me takes me to my happy place. I look forward to doing many fun fall things this season.

Here is a little something I made for my work card exchange group. It is a little Chinese take out box that I designed using the kit Corn Maze by Melissa Bennett. i think this is by far my favorite fall kit that I have seen so far this year. I printed these boxes out at Kinkos to get the quality I wanted and then I cut them out and glued them together and filled them with my favorite treat of the season...candy corns! I finished it off with a little embellishment on top. Who wouldn't love to get one of these this time of year? I had the thought that these would be perfect place settings this Thanksgiving. I could just write their names on the from and place them by the plates. Too fun!
I hope you all are starting to feel fall in the air. Thanks for stopping by!

HayNay Annerversary Freebie and Give-A-Way!

I told you to come back! I hope you did.

To Celebrate Haynays 1 year Anniversary at Scrap Matters I am giving away this adorable qp made from her brand new kit available this Friday called

Pebbles and Butterflies!!!

(click image to download)

WAIT!!! it doesn't end there! Leave me a comment on this post telling Haynay Congratulations and I will pick a random number to win a $5.50 Gift Certificate to her store!!!!

Let the games begin! Check out her blog for where to find more Freebie goodies....

Last but not least here are the Layouts I made from the qp, I couldn't pick which one to show, so I had to post them both! Super cute!

Are You Ready??

You are in for a treat. Check out Haynays Blog from to find out what all the excitement is about. And check back here on Friday for a special FREEBIE!!! All I can say now is new, new, new, and NEW products with lots of free Give-A-Ways! Should be fun!

Scrapping on vacation...

I got a few pages done while I was on vacation last week. I still have some more that need a few finishing touches and then I will post them.

I used the kit My shining Star by theresa Borntreger and a T365 template by Haynay

This is a 2-page LO. I used the kit Giddy Up from Nitwit Collections and a template that I flipped horizontally for the mirror image effect. (template designer not known)

While I was gone I missed the chance to post the New Releases from Haynay...

Here is a LO that I did with the Collab kit by Haynay and Purple Tulip called Thoroughly amused.

This is a LO I made with haynays new kit Wild Princess. It was in her SM birthday Grabbag, but if you missed it is now available here. Super cute, fun kit!!!

Hybrid Happiness

I told we that I have been up to some Hybrid stuff and I finally got the pics off the camera so I could post.

This is a gum wrapper that I made for a card exchange at my work. I put bubble gum in there. Yum! Smells good. I used Celebration Kit by GG Designs.

Cute huh! Well... I even thought that a gift card would fit inside this so perfectly for those friends that you like more than $1 worth. (don't get your hopes up friends ;)

I had so much fun making the Birthday Wrapper that I made a TEMPLATE! You got that right! You could have one of these too, and it would take maybe 15 minutes to personalize and print! This will be the first thing that I sell of my digi-scrap stuff!! Look for the paypal button coming soon, or email me and I can email you the link.

Here is another one that I made using my new template!!! I used GG Designs Trooper Kit for this one. I gave these to the scout leader in our pack that went to the Day Camp with the boys. It Says: "Thanks for all the EXTRA things you do!" And yes, I did in fact, put Extra gum inside! The possibilities are endless!

One last thing really quick... I am also in a card group with some ladies in the neighborhood and they are INCREDIBLE!! So I always feel like I have to raise that bar when I make cards for this group! Here is the one I did for this month. They always know mine will be digital somehow. This is just a simple bird on a branch that says: Hello There (my ds favorite line from the movie Up.) The bird is from Kay Miller and I can't remember what kit the branch is from (sorry). I even "chalked" the edges digitally!! Woot! Woot! I printed out the front and mounted it on some card stock, tied a ribbon, and viola! Super Cute Card!
Check back soon for the link to grab your template!!!

My Happy Life

Haynay has a new kit out today called My Happy Life... it is fun-tastic! You can go grab it here but check it out below. If you were lucky enough to get Haynays grab bag in June, then you will already have the mini kit...there is an add on in the shop too that would expand it to this fab mega kit! Don't you just love the colors in this?? Great for scrapping boys and girls!

And here is my LO. I was going for the effect that our family is the treasure at the end of the rainbow...not sure if I captured it, but I LOVE the orange...that is my color of the year!

No go snag My Happy life and start downloading!

New Look

Happy Pioneer Day to my fellow Utahn's! Hope you are enjoying the festivities today!

This blog has definitely been neglected lately. I have been doing a lot of hybrid projects that I still need to post pics of...trust me, I think they are worth the wait. I have started designing again and have a super kit that is almost finished! It needs a few more finishing touches and then you will see it here for the first time hopefully within the week!

To get ready for all these new posts I decided the blog needed a new look. What do you think? I used the Bright Blogwear by Haynay available here at Scrap Matters! It was super easy to do and SUPER cute! If you have hesitated personalizing your blog because HTML codes scare you...y a blogwear kit, they are fool-proof!

Thanks for stopping in! Look forward to some new things soon!

Attached at the Hip

Haynay has a new release today. It is called Attached at the Hip. Evey attachment you could ask for in one little kit! Here is the page that I did, it is a GNO invite I used her Fancy Pants kit as well. Love that kit! Check out her store here. (and you will LOVE what is coming soon...)

Shhh... Top secret

I can't believe it has been so long since I scrapped. Life has taken other turns lately.

Just thought I would share this sign that I made. A friend of mine has breast cancer and is going through chemo right now. We are all taking a turn at decorating her door while she is at her chemo treatments every 2 weeks. My friend and I have a chance to do this tomorrow and I am so excited for this opportunity to serve her in this small way. Our theme is Just Keep Swimming. We bought a kiddie pool for her boys (she has 4) and we are filling it with water toys for the boys and some special treats for her. TI should be fun, I will take some pics when we are done. I will get back to scrapping soon I hope. and be able to post some new LO!

Remember, top secret until tomorrow!

Playing Catch Up

When I printed out my scrapbook pages last week or so I realized that I was missing some big events, like Christmases and Birthdays etc. I realized that I never scrap these big events, they scare me. I want them to be so perfect, and I have so many pictures, but I don't want a ton of pages either. So, I just skip them.

This month, my goal is to get caught up. I looked through my scrapbook and I am filling in the blanks! Here is what I started with.

Above LO using Can I be Frank from Nitwit CollectionsAbove and below Lo using a template from Haynay and Batty for you by GG designs

My first Clone!!!

I am sure you have all taken a picture and there is something in the background you wish wasn't there! I have tried so many times to use the clone tool and make it look good. It never does, I get frustrated and move on. But, check out what I did.

Here is a picture of my mom and dad on our cruise last year. My mom is so mad that I put this picture up, but, I like it and I don't have many of them together, so I needed to make it work. They are standing in front of a beautiful background, only you can't see it because there is a giant light post behind them.

Using the clone tool in photoshop I took that ugly post out so we could see the beautiful mountain and ocean behind them. I am so proud of this it is now hanging on my wall until my mom and dad provide me with a better pic ;)

What I have learned about photoshop is you just have to practice. I have been using it now for over a year and I just got this to work for me. But I LOVE it! Can't wait to clone something else now!

Happy (inter) National Scrapbook Day!!!

I have finished some LO's that I made using my new kits from Haynay. They are so fun!

This LO is using all her stuff from her NSD grab Bag. Everything is on sale this weekend, so go check it out!!

This LO is using her kit Sweet Pea!

This is from Just the Right Medicine!

Now let me say this... if this is your first National Scrapbook Day... you are in for a treat!!! There are freebies galore and deals to be had! I would definately check out the Blog Train at SM and all their kits are on sale with a super cute kit free with $15 purchase too! Start the Blog train here.