NEW! "Charming Gardener" kit & a freebie!

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." -- Marcel Proust My new kit, "Charming Gardener" was inspired by this quote. It's a lovely kit filled with beautiful papers and darling elements. The cool, fresh colors will make you feel as if you stepped into a beautiful shaded flower garden. It's perfect for scrapping pictures of the "charming gardeners" in your life! It's on sale for 20% off until August 16th! The kit includes: * 12 papers * 3 frames (one includes a shadowed and non-shadowed version.) * 4 fresh flowers * 1 silk flower in 2 colors * 2 leaves * 1 vine * 1 branch * 1 trellis * 1 fence * grass * 1 watering can * 1 seed packet * 1 pair of gardening gloves * 1 hat * 1 bird * 1 birdhouse * 1 butterfly * 1 butterfly scatter stamp * 1 word art in 2 colors * 6 word strips in both shadowed an non-shadowed versions * 1 straight ribbon in 2 colors * 1 twisted ribbon in 2 colors * 1 bow in 2 colors * 1 string * 1 tag * 2 buttons * stitches in 2 colors * lace trim * 1 bead scatter * 1 staple * 1 alpha in uppercase, lowercase, numbers and common punctuation Here are a couple of layouts for inspiration! This FREE coordinating photo clipping mask and frame is my gift to you! Enjoy and thanks for stopping by! - Ro

ScrapMatters is having a CT call!

If I wasn't a designer there, I'd apply myself! Its such a great opportunity. You get full access to the store and the designers are fabulous! There are lots of new products every week! Hurry! The call ends on Sunday!




Here are all the details!!

To be on the SM CT you must:

*create 4 LOs a month
*participate on the team blog
*host challenges
*be active on the forums/gallery

To apply, please send an email to smctcall@usa.com including a link to your best gallery, a little bit about yourself, a list of other CTs you belong to, and a link to your favorite LO that you’ve scrapped. Applications MUST be sent by midnight (PST) on Sunday night, Aug. 16th.

We look forward to receiving your applications!

It's the ScrapMatters Birthday Bash Blog Train!

I hope you are enjoying the ride! You should have arrived here from Denise's blog . If you should get lost along the way, you can visit ScrapMatters this afternoon and a complete list of stops.

The theme of our blog train is A Perfect Picnic and I wanted to share a little memory of my perfect picnic. In my opinion, there is no place around here that's better for picnics than Como Park. There are acres of green grass, shade trees and flowers. There's a paved path around a beautiful lake where swans can always be found. There are waterfalls and statues and fountains. And there is no shortage of families gathered around picnic tables laughing and playing together while the food sizzles on the grill. When I was a kid, my favorite parts were viewing the frog sculpture that still sits amid the lily pads in a huge rectangular pool and then ringing the bell of and old train engine that used to be on display there. Of course, there's also the zoo, conservatory and Como Town amusement park. You could easily spend the entire day there and not see everything. If you're ever in Minnesota, you ought to check it out!

Now here's my blog train freebie!

Download here

Thank you for stopping by! Next stop: Suzannes's Blog!

Happy Birthday ScrapMatters!

Scrap matters is celebrating it's 2nd birthday with a huge sale and lots of fun activities!!!

Also, you get this wonderful collab kit called "A Perfect Picnic" free with a $15 purchase!

In addition, if you spend $20 or more, you also receive the coordinating "Hybrid Party pack"!

Here's the complete list of Speed Scraps for the celebration. They are giving out fabulous participation prizes, so I hope you can join us for some of them!


There are games with prizes and a chat too! Go check it out! And don't forget to come back tomorrow for the Birthday Bash Blog Train! I promise that you will LOVE it!