Oh boy, I can finally share what I made for my mom and mother-in-law!

Isn’t this a FUN kit? Hipster Moms by SMJ! Fonts by Fontologie :).

I LOVE this new kit, Follow Your Bliss, by Heidi and Gina of Weeds and Wildflowers!

OK, have a wonderful day Moms (and everyone else too)!! I need to make some very important phone calls now :)!

 

Shabby Princess had a big new release for the third anniversary of her store recently, and I have LOVED playing with all of her beautiful new products! I can’t believe the Shabby Shoppe has been open for three years already!!!! I still remember loading my shopping cart to the brim when the store first opened (hehe). I’m still thrilled with each new release, and this one was no exception :)!

Full credits for all the projects below can be seen here.

Here are a few digital layouts using the new kits:

Using Damask & Dots (lovely, isn’t it?)

Using Whisper with a template by Kissed Studio, plus two new Fontologie fonts.

Using Bounce (SO CUTE) plus, you guessed it, another new Fontologie font :)!

But my favorite kit in the new release is TWIRL!!!!! I recently made a faithbook page with this kit (seen here). I also made a super fun hybrid card, but you will have to wait for another post to see that one (coming soon). In the meantime, here are a few more hybrid cards I made recently using some of my other Shabby Princess favorites!

I used the Olivia Kit, and embellished it with some Prima flowers :)!

This one uses Olivia, Flea Market Chic and a non-digital paper from her Bo Bunny Line. Oh, and Prima flowers, of course :)! The cute oval frame is from Oriental Trading Company - love their scrappin’ stuff!

Thanks for stopping by! Here’s a free template for the card above :).

*Click Here To Download The Free Card Template*

 

 

Here’s my latest page! If you haven’t been following my faithbooking journey, you can get caught up right here, basically I’m making a faithbook based on a Beth Moore Bible study about the Psalms of Ascent. I was so happy about how quickly this page came together - it was fun creating with this beautiful kit by Shabby Princess :)!

Also, I need to catch you up on my memory verse cards - I have still been making them, but I haven’t had time to post them in weeks. Still keeping to the theme of my faith as a journey, and also refreshing Bible verses that I’ve memorized in the past - in fact, this passage I’m memorizing now contains one of my all time favorite verses, which I think will be the close of the little mini book I’m making :).

(I just couldn’t resist adding the words to a wonderful old song we used to sing in the church I grew up in. I can’t think about this Bible verse without hearing the simple, beautiful melody. The ladies would start the song off, then the men would start in and we’d sing it in a round. I can still hear my mom and dad’s voices singing this…)

The cards were all made with these quick pages by SMJ and Dani Mogstad :).

That’s it for now. Hope you’re having a great week!

 

Well, I hope your day has been as lovely as mine has, there’s nothing like a whole day to celebrate SCRAPBOOKING :)! I know I was only able to see a tiny portion of the events going on in the scrapbooking world - but I almost prefer it that way, it can be a bit overwhelming to see SO many sales, and SO many freebies, challenges, chats, prizes etc! Phew!

Speaking of which, I’m sorry if I have overwhelmed you by posting so many times today (especially you, email subscribers)! I don’t usually do that, but I haven’t had a chance to blog in so long, and my husband was soooooo sweet to watch Gabe for me today while I helped host the Prima Hybrid Crop, surfed a few other events, shared tons of my most recent projects, and of course, got some scrapbooking done!!! (Thanks Babe)!!!

Anyway, in case you missed some (or all) of my NSD postings in all the excitement, here’s a little recap for you. If you are reading this on Saturday night or Sunday, you might still be able to catch some of these :)!

Prima Hybrid Flower Girl Blog Party: Click here to grab my free template and blog hop to find lots more too!

Shabby Miss Jenn: Big sale with tons of super adorable kits for $1 each!!!

Weeds and Wildflowers: Click to learn more about the huge sale and my NEW quick Album :)! Also, I shared a mini review of Heidi’s revised kit.

Prima Hybrid NSD Crop Party: Click to read about my Layout Challenge ALSO Click to read about my Prima Flower Challenge, they end Sunday night :).

And here are a few other things I came across today that should be noted:

1) A fun and funky FREE kit by Emily Powers can be found here.

2) ScrapArtist is selling a super-sized collab kit for only $3.33 (for their 3rd Birthday :)!

3) If you are STILL looking for more, I’m sure you can find all you need at the DigiShop Talk {I}NSD Forum!

Wow, I blogged eight times today! That has to be my all-time record :)! Hmmm, how shall I celebrate? Leave me a comment on any of today’s (May 3rd’s) blog posts telling me your favorite thing about National Scrapbook Day, and perhaps I will choose one or two people to send a little gift too ;)!

 

 

*ARE YOU HERE FOR THE BLOG PARTY FREEBIE?* Scroll down to the first post of the day, I’ve been blogging a lot today :)!!!

Have you SEEN all the awesome challenges going on at Prima Hybrid?? I have learned a lot and I’m filled with ideas I want to try now :)! If you want to get in on the fun, and possibly win some prizes, go check it out - the deadline for all the challenges is tomorrow evening :).

Here’s my second challenge (of two) for the Prima Hybrid crop: Prima Flowers Challenge!

OK, so this one is even easier than my first one (IF you like flowers as much as I do, that is)! Remember: each challenge has a winner, so with 17 challenges, your chances of winning some Prima Hybrid prizes are pretty good :)!!! Please check it out, I love seeing your projects!!

And here’s my layout for the Prima flower challenge :)….

 

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While I’m on a roll getting caught up with blog posts today, I thought I’d show you a Weeds and Wildflowers page I hadn’t had a chance to blog about. Heidi Williams revamped her kit Discovering You: she made some improvements here and there, added some things and refreshed the look by adding some pink (who can argue with that? LOL!). I got a lot of use out of the first version, and I know I will get even MORE out of this one :). Here’s a page I made using Discovering You: Revised:

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Photo Texturizing Technique (Photoshop)

Using a coordinating paper from the kit (shown at left), I had fun playing with a technique for adding some texture to my photo on this page. First I changed the paper to black and white (shown below, left), and increased the brightness and contract a bit. Depending on the pattern and texture of the paper you use, you may need to vary your adjustments a bit, but basically you are trying to create an interesting black and white texture that will work nicely with your photo. Some papers and/or photos will work better than others, so you will just have to experiment a bit :). Next I placed the black and white texture in a new layer over the photo. Then, all I did was to go into the layers palette, and change the blend mode to soft light, and the opacity to about 23%. Try other blend modes and opacities too - there are lots of different possible effects! TIP: Another technique I used for this photo was to lightly “burn” the edges with the burn tool (from the tool palette), set to a very low opacity and using a large, soft brush.  It just helps draw your eye into the center of the photo a bit :). If you try this technique out, let me know - I’d love to see what kinds of results you can get :)!
 

*LOOKING FOR THE BLOG PARTY FREEBIE?* Scroll down a few posts, I’ve been blogging a lot today :)!!!

Wow, there are already TEN challenges going on at Prima Hybrid right now! They are such beautiful and inspiring projects - I want to try them ALL :).

Here’s my first one (of two): Hybrid Layout Challenge: Grow!!

Trust me, it’s an easy one! And each challenge has a winner, so your chances of winning some Prima Hybrid digital AND physical goodies are very high :)!!! Please check it out, I’m so excited to see what you make!!

Here’s my layout for the challenge:

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If you’ve been waiting for the perfect day to do some shopping at Shabby Miss Jenn’s lovely shoppe, TODAY’S THE DAY! She has an amazing $1 sale going on, you just can’t beat that price!!! And she has a brand new kit for the event too, also only $1!

Here’s what I made with the new kit:

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I also have a bunch of other projects to share, using SMJ goodies - I have been creating like crazy lately, but I just haven’t had time to blog about it :).

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What’s not to love about Shabby Miss Jenn’s gorgeous kits?? So run over there and grab some ;)! 

 

Just wanted to let you know I updated my blog party post with a hybrid page using my free template for the Prima Hybrid NSD blog party :). To see the page and download the freebie, check out my post below (from earlier today)!

Also: Stay tuned for the first of two challenges I’m hosting for the NSD festivities going on at Prima Hybrid ( TIP: There will be LOTS of awesome prizes awarded to challenge participants at Prima Hybrid this weekend)!!!

*If you’re here for the Prima Blog Party, look below :)*

Just wanted to let you know that I have a new quick album for sale at Weeds and Wildflowers, using the Loving You kit, by Gina Marie Huff! And there’s a fantastic sale at Weeds and Wildflowers today, with everything from 20% to 75% off!

Here are some layouts using a few of the pages from the Loving You Quick Album (of course I couldn’t resist printing some and turning them into hybrid pages :)!!!

Also check out my other goodies on sale today: Being Me Quick Album, Layered Shape Templates, In Bloom Brag Book, and Layered Shape Templates: Autumn Set!