WM2 Birthday Blog Train

If you haven't heard, yesterday was Wendy's birthday and we've been celebrating all week long! There's still time to play along with some of the games, so if you haven't checked them out yet head on over to the forums @ ScrapMatters and join in on the fun!

Now on to why you're really here. The Birthday Blog Train! You should have just come from Heidi's Blog. Wasn't her QP awesome?! And after you're finished here you're going to head on over to Cathy's Blog to pick up the fabulous little treat she's got ready for you.

I had fun creating this page about my hubby's birthday back in March. We big fans of Phineas and Ferb so that's what he asked for as decorations for his party. It was a lot of fun.



Anyway, I just pulled some of the elements off the page and made this awesome cluster for you to use on your pages. Just click the preview to download the freebie!



So off you go and have fun on our blog train - and if you haven't already, make sure you go grab Wendy's awesome new birthday kit!

My First Challenge!

So. I'm hosting my first challenge as a Hybrid CT member over at ScrapMatters and I was thinking maybe I'd share my card and get some of you to head over and check it out! It's the 5/12/11 It's in the Cards challenge and I've whipped up a pretty awesome template, if I do say so myself lol







See? Pretty fabulous isn't it? ; ) So head on over there and the challenge - and play along!

iNSD Blog Train

Hi there and happy (inter)National Scrapbook Day! We've got so much fun planned this weekend at ScrapMatters and I really hope you'll join us. Right now you should be chugging along our huge blog train of freebies to add to the amazing collab from the ScrapMatters designers. You should have just come from Fran's Blog. Should you ever loose your way just head to the ScrapMatters Blog to find you way back. Here's what I whipped up for you!



Just click the preview to get to the download. Then after you're done downloading head on over to Heather's Blog for your next stop. And don't forget to stop by ScrapMatters and check out all the fun this weekend!

iNSD Weekend at ScrapMatters

Happy (inter)National Scrapbook Day everyone! As I've mentioned before, there's a ton of fun happening at ScrapMatters this weekend. Speed scraps, chats, games, our awesome scrap-a-thon, tons of prizes and a huge sale! Sound like a lot? Well it is, but here's a handy (and gorgeous) schedule for you to follow and keep track of all the fun!



Hope to see you at ScrapMatters this weekend!

iNSD Speed Scrap at ScrapMatters

I'm so excited about tomorrow night. I'm going to be hosting my first speed scrap at ScrapMatters! If you ask me a good old fashioned speed scrap is the best way to celebrate iNSD! So make plans to join me tomorrow night in the ScrapMatters chat room!

It's That Time Again!

Need I say more?

4/23/11 Saturday Special

Simona (lightmistress) is hosting a fabulous Saturday Special over at ScrapMatters. It's all about photo collages! It totally inspired me to finally scrap some photos of Tori's bathtime tea party I did with her when she was little. I totally love my layout! You should definitely head over there and check out this awesome challenge!


*image linked for full credits*

April 5th Tuesday Template

Just wanted to pop in share this week's Tuesday Template Challenge over at ScrapMatters. The template is by the fabulous Yari of Jady Day Studios and it was really fun to work with! Here's what it looks like and what I did with the template:





*image linked to gallery with full credits*


Doesn't that template look awesome?! Just click the preview of the template to head over to the challenge and play along!

Stay scrappy,

Wanna Be A ScrapMatters Girl?!??

Well then here's your chance!



Details:
*Leave 10 meaningful comments a day in the gallery
*Monitor the gallery postings and report layouts that are violating forum rules
*Periodically conduct interviews for the Sunday Spotlight Blog
*Periodically choose Layouts and Projects of the week
*Select layout and project of the month
*Be active in the ScrapMatters Girls Forum
*The opportunity to post on the ScrapMatters Gallery Stand Out Blog (not required)

And (what you all want to know) Here are the rewards!
*One full kit from selected designers each month
*The opportunity to earn up to 30 dollars more in gift codes by leaving more
comments than required
*All site SM designer collab kits
*Monthly designer collabs after enabling
*The ScrapMatters Stack exchange kit
*The newsletter kit before it is available to the public

I was part of the team for over a year and let me tell you, it was the best! It's not only a fun job with great rewards, but also the best place to make the best friends. So get your apps in and if you have any questions for Amanda before sending in your app just head to the official thread in the forum by clicking HERE.

Stay scrappy,

Oh Yeah! I Have a Blog!

I know. It's been awhile. A long while. December was, well December. Plus I got put on bedrest for the rest of my pregnancy, so that added to the craziness. Then, finally, Jan. 10th I had little miss Bailey Ann! After many trips to the hospital and more blood work than even I wanted to deal with, we finally got told to get ready for the c-section. Things went pretty well. My BP jumped right after my spinal block, but then leveled out and Nick was brought in and we had a baby! Her official stats were 8lbs, 10oz and 19 1/2 in. long! My shortest baby and my heaviest LOL!

Anywho! As you can imagine getting life back on track took some time and I didn't fully get back into the swing of things, scrapping wise, until this month. But it was so wonderfully awesome because I got to be a guest on the ScrapMatters Hybrid team!! WooHoo!! I've had such an awesome month and I've totally scrapped my butt off. If you want to see some of that awesomeness, just use the link over there ---> and check out my gallery.

And it gets better. Oh yes. So much better. Cristina has asked me to stay on as a perm. member of the team! Can I get WooHoo!?! I accepted, of course, but at the same time I had to make the decision to step down from a couple of my other commitments. I've seriously worked my butt off this month with everything and I've felt like I haven't given my all. So at the end of the month I will officially no longer be creating for Plum Dumpling Designs and I will no longer be a ScrapMatters Girl. I'm going to miss both groups SO much, but I really felt it was time to move on. I'm definitely still creating for WM[squared] Designs and Band Geek Designs.

Speaking of Liz (Band Geek Designs) she just competed and won Design Star at ScrapMatters. What does that mean? She's an apprentice there and selling there now! I'm so happy for her and so excited about the future for her. Congrats Liz!!

I'm so glad to be back fully and really looking forward to the new ventures I'm making in my scrapbooking. And before I leave I have a little SM news. Starting tomorrow ScrapMatters is breaking out the spring cleaning supplies and having a huge sale!



All the designers are going to be having fabulous sales and you definitely don't want to miss out on them. Here's a look at what Wendy is going to be having available!



So don't forget to check out the shop this week and be a part of these awesome deals!

Stay scrappy,

New Release for WM [squared] Designs

It's Friday and Wendy has a fabulous template set out today! I absolutely love these templates and will definitely be using them again and again! I've already used all four in the set!





Don't they look great? Heidi is a fabulous scrapper, so naturally templates coming from her pages are going to be so much fun to work with! I decided since I'm part of the hybrid team for Wendy to not only create a layout [or two] but to also convert a couple to card size and make some cards. I was worried it was going to be harder than it was, but it was actually super easy and [I think] the cards turned out fabulous!

So here's my bit of inspiration for you. 2 layouts and 2 cards - though one isn't printed yet since I can't really finish it until the baby comes!











Click any of the images to see the full credits of the products used - they all come from Wendy, so you won't want to miss out on them!

New Release for Band Geek Designs

After a little break, Liz has got a fabulous new kit out today. Like I said yesterday with the peek, I'm loving the colors. They're so warm and lovey. You'll definitely want to have it to scrap all those moments of love in your life! Just click the preview to find this fabulous kit in Liz's store!





I had one of those scrap the page before choosing the photo moments and got stuck with my layout. I had thought about using this photo, but I've scrapped it before so I was trying to think of something different. Finally I decided to use it anyway. I haven't scrapped it like this before now! You can click the image to see full credits!

Sneak Peek for WM[squared] Designs

The fun isn't over yet! I've got one more fabulous peek for you from Wendy. Even while hanging out with her cute little nephew in AZ she's got new stuff coming out! Tomorrow's new release is one of my favorites from Wendy. I had so much fun with it, I've got 2 layouts and 2 projects to share! Hey, I've been sick so I've had a lot of time to scrap!

Here's your peek and don't forget to come back on Friday to see the full reveal and my bits of inspiration for you!

Sneak Peek for Band Geek Designs

Happy Sneak Peek Day everyone! I think this is probably my second favorite day of the week. Obviously seeing the full kits on Friday is the best, but getting a little peek at what's coming on Thursday is pretty awesome too!

Liz has a fabulous kit coming out tomorrow at Digiridoo Scraps. I really love the colors of it. And if you hang around the forums much, you've already seen a little taste of it in my fabulous signature [okay, maybe I'm a little biased as far as the fabulous part!]

So here's your peek and be sure to come back tomorrow to see this kit in all it's glory and a layout I created with it!

I'm SO excited!

I've got some fabulous news! Wendy of WM[squared] Designs had a CT call at the first of the month and of course I applied. Anyone that knows me, knows she is my absolute favorite designer. Well we got responses back this week and I got picked as a hybrid artist! I'm so excited! I've been a guest for Wendy before, but to be a full member of her team totally rocks!





So be on the look out for her fabulous products here on my blog for at least the next 6 months - and hopefully longer!

Band Geek Designs - Featured Kit!

This week I'm featuring one of Liz's older kits since her new kit isn't quite ready to hit stores. I picked out Here Fishie to show today. Not only because it's super cute, but also because it's not going to be available much longer!! That's right, come Dec. 1st this kit, along with a few others, will be gone forever. So be sure to grab it quick before it's gone!





And here's a layout I made using this cute kit. It was perfect for these photos - taking Tori to see Finding Nemo in the theaters!





Be sure to check back next week for a fabulous kit Liz has coming out!

It's a Ooky Spooky Friday!

Happy Friday! Liz has probably the cutest Halloweenie bundle ever for you today. The bundle includes a full size kit, a smaller kit and two bonus alphas. It's absolutely adorable! Check it out:



Isn't that just the cutest ever? I've been using the heck out of this bundle and I'm not done yet! Here's what I've done so far:





I'm so in love with my countdown. It turned out so much better than I expected!

Also, Liz unpacked her grab bag this week and for a limited time only you can get each of these products for $1.00 off! The new bundle is also 30% off this week - or if you just want one part of the bundle, each seperate peice is also 30% off! So head over to the Band Geek Designs store at Digiridoo Scraps right away and grab these awesome products at some great prices!

Peek at This!

It's the spookiest month of the year and Liz has a super spooky, cute kit coming out tomorrow. Wait. No, Liz has a super cute, spooky, fabulous bundle coming out tomorrow! That's right. She was so inspired by October's spookiest day she made not one, not two, but three awesome products that can grab at one low price tomorrow!

So you want a little peek? Check it out:



Come back tomorrow for the full reveal and a look at the fun I've made!