Awesome goodies from Memory Clips from Ramona!

I recently joined the cretive team for Memory Clips by Ramona. Ramona has so many awesome designs in her collection! And how amazing is this... Every month she gives away an entire kit! It's a daily download deal, where you have to visit every day to download it just a couple pieces at a time, but at the end of the month you have a full FREE kit! This next layout I used the free kit for June - Scrap Your Story: June, along with the coordinating pieces from the bundle (for purchase). I love the soft color scheme!

This is a new release, Happy Boaters. It coordinates with an older kit, Happy Camper, that I haven't worked with yet but look forward to working with. A little birdie told me they might be available as a bundle soon! I love the sandy elements and the hand drawn doodles.

This next layout was made using a fantastic bundle - Toothless! It's got everything you need to scrap photos from the first lost tooth, dentist visits... even things for getting braces. Perfect elements and photos for all your teeth-related needs. I love this photo of my second son and the kit was a fun choice to scrap it. How cute is that banner?!

 Finally, for this last layout I used the awesome School Time bundle. I love all the journal cards and elements from this fun collection! Wonderful for all the school time memories. I love paper variety and this bundle certainly has it!

I look forward to working with more of Memory Clips by Ramona designs! There are so many AMAZING upcoming collabs with other fantastic designers that I can't wait to share with you all.

More Chelle's Creations layouts!

I didn't do quite as much scrapping since the last time I posted so I have just a couple of layouts to share with you from Chelle's Creations awesome design catalog.

First up, I used Get Well Soon and the coordinating word art to scrap this page about a recent injury-filled weekend of ours. Sorry if that photo grosses you out! It grossed me out too. :) I love the band-aid elements, and the word art made for quick and easy title work. You can bet, with 5 boys, that this kit will get lots of use over the coming years!

For this layout I used some older photos of my boys. I was happy to get the memories down for them! Working backwards through my photo catalog is exhausting, but I know how my sons will appreciate it later in life. I used the Eeeeek! bundle and the matching scatter pack to create this layout. Love how many Halloween elements are in this bundle! Halloween is my favorite holiday, so I love how many layouts I know I'll be able to create with so much variety with this bundle.

Lastly, I used the We Wish You a Merry Christmas bundle to scrap this photo from my oldest son's Christmas band concert. I adore that sheet music paper! How awesome is that?! It's so festive and absolutely perfect for Christmas concert pages.

That's what I've created from Chelle's Creations designs since last time! I've slowed down a bit with the summer holidays. I can't believe I'm halfway through my guest term already. I'll be sad when my time is up - I know I won't want to go! I guess I'll just enjoy it while it lasts. :)

On a roll with Chelle's Creations kits!

I am such a glutton with full access to the store! But wouldn't you be too, if you had free reign? Here are the latest layouts I've made with Chelle's Creations designs.

 First up, I used the Prehistoric bundle. This pack is chocked full of dino goodness!  The natural color scheme is perfect for dinosaur layouts, and the dino felties are so cute. I loved using it to make this layout about a recent trip to the local children's museum.

Play and Grow and the coordinating word art are what I used to create this next layout of my third son as a baby in his jumperoo. How amazing is this color scheme and the perfect playful elements?! I know this isn't the last layout I'll create with this kit because I can't count how many photos I have of my boys playing with stacking rings, xylophones, rings, all kinds of baby toys.

We hosted a messy play date just last weekend, and I could.not.wait to scrap it! I used Chelle's Creations' Summer Lovin' and the coordinating gingham paper pack to make this double page spread. I love the fun color scheme... it's very summery and not girly at all, which is sometimes something I struggle to find. 

And the individual pages:

After our messy play date, we cooled off with some popsicles outside, and Chelle's Creations Beat the Heat and the coordinating popsicle stick word art was a fantastic choice to scrap that layout! I seriously cannot get over how creative and cute the popsicle sticks are. I knew I had to use them!

In the vein of "cooling down," I chose to use Chelle's Creations Winter Thrills bundle to scrap this layout with some old photos of my second son. I love the strong, bold color scheme and I'm a sucker for a good plaid paper. Plus, how adorable are those frosty elements?! 

If you've read my blog before, you've heard that I am slowly but surely scrapping my mother's life. I love this photo of her, my uncle, and my cousin from her childhood. Once I saw Chelle's Creations bundle Gnome Sweet Gnome, with its fantastic gnome elements and colorful palette, I knew it was the perfect choice to scrap this moment.

Finally, for this round of layouts anyway, I used a template from In the Pocket {squares} and The Mane Event bundle to create a layout about my third and fourth sons' haircuts. I had a ton of photos for this page, and I really didn't want to do a two page spread about it, so this template let me fit everything I needed in there wonderfully. I really enjoyed the unusual color scheme and all the themed elements!

That's all for this round of Chelle's Creations layouts! I don't know what's up next to work with, but I know I can't wait to dig in and create some more!

Manic Monday at ScrapMatters

Once a month, ScrapMatters has a day of bargains! This month, MHK Scraps has three super cute kits for a steal: A Year in Pictures: Life's a Picnic, Pretty as a Peacock, and A Little Bit of China. Look at the goodness I created with each of them!

A Little Bit of China... look at those cherry blossoms and pandas! Too cute!

 Pretty as a Peacock (and the coordinating alphas)- I adore this rich color scheme, don't you?

Part of the A Year in Pictures collections, AYIP: Life's a Picnic... Look at that lantern banner, and all the fun foodie elements!

Pick them up for 50% off today only!

More Chelle's Creation layouts!

Phew! I am blessed and overwhelmed having access to Chelle's catalog of amazing designs! I'm being a complete glutton during my guest period and trying to use as many as I possibly can while I still can, so here's another round of layouts made with her awesome products!

 

First up is this layout I made about my mother as a child. I've recently made it a mission to document as much of her life as I possibly can, so I'm busy scanning photos and prying details out of my mom. She took dance lessons as a child! As a mother of 5 boys, I was pretty fun to work with a ton of PINK! If you'd like to check out this fantastic bundle for your tiny dancer, the Tutu Cute bundle is absolutely a joy to work with.

 

As well as documenting my mother's life, I'm trying to stay a step ahead and document my own for my children. With this page, I worked with the Now Showing collab from the Scrap Orchard designers, as well as Chelle's Creations Now Showing Banners and Now Showing Felties and a coordinating template from Fiddle Dee Dee Designs. The colors of this kit are so fun; don't you agree?

 

I have been waiting forever to work with the Ready, Aim, Fire Felties from Chelle's Creations! We are huge Nerf fans in this house, so it was a total no-brainer. These are amazing! I know I'll use them again. I matched them with Chelle's Creations' About a Boy kit and Scrapping With Liz's Simple Journal Card Inspired Templates 2 for a fun and easy page. And of course I used a banner... if there's a banner in a kit, you can bet I'll use it!

 

I'm glad I scrapped this page for my sons, because they don't remember this event at all! I combined two wonderful, patriotic kits: Fireworks and Rock the Vote, both by Chelle's Creations, of course! I love how they combined so cohesively. A perfect pair!



 

I love the Sesame Street inspred kit by Chelle's Creations: Street Smarts! This bundle is chock full of goodness that works wonderfully to scrap both preschool and Sesame Street layouts. I haven't worked with the Make a Monster set yet, but it looks way fun.

 

We have a zoo membership, so I knew I needed to work with the cute Zoopendous bundle! Who can resist the adorable animal felties and the nature-inspired color scheme? (By the way, I'm super pleased with that tiger photo!)

 

Chelle's Creations' newest release is a berry sweet kit - Berry Berry Blue and the coordinating alphas! I used it to scrap a recipe page, but the kit is so cute I want to find a local pick-your-own-berries place so I can scrap those photos with it too. I used Chelle's In The Pocket {strips} templates for an easy page design.

I don't often work with pink and frilly, so the Tea for Two bundle and coordinating gingham papers were a breath of fresh air for me. So cute!

 

Finally, a sweet page with my favorite photo of my second son as a newborn. I used the Beary Cute Baby Boy Bundle, which included the template I used too! The colors are so sweet and a perfect match for the photo. Sigh. But wait - there's no banner with this kit! I decided to try my hand at making my own with Chelle's CU Banners V3, and I'm pretty pleased with the results.

World of Fantasy by MHK Scraps

I was so excited to be selected to join MHK Scraps' creative team because Amanda, the designer, is a big Disney fan, just like I am! I was eager to work with her World of Fantasy bundle and the coordinating World of Fantasy icing. You can see for yourself - it's fully loaded with awesomesauce!

 

(in the bundle, which you can also purchase individually)

 

(and the icing)

 

See what I mean! It makes me just giddy looking at this fantastic kit. Here is the layout I made with it. I can see myself going back to it again and again! Isn't it perfect for Disney or princes layouts?!

 



May Build-a-Kit - So Handsome

Heather of HD Creations created some fun pieces for the May Build-a-Kit at Stuff to Scrap! I love this color scheme; it was great for a recent photo I took of most of my sons while hiking. But first, here are the previews!

 

 

You can pick up the elements, patterned papers and the solid papers, and while you are there you can check out all the coordinating pieces from other awesome Stuff to Scrap designers. Build yourself a mega!

 

If you're like me, you like to see the kit in action before you make your purchase, so here is what I came up with. Aren't the colors fabulous?!

 

 

Stuff to Scrap's June Build-a-Kit and Collab

Look at these awesome previews I was just sent!

This build a kit just screams girly!

 

I love this color scheme. Very manly, perfect for Father's Day photos.

 

Joining more CTs!

I've recently joined two more creative teams! New designer Amanda Yi Designs (at One Story Down) and MHK Scraps at Scrap Matters. I'm so excited I have the opportunity to work with such incredible designs!

 

Amanda Yi is a new designer with a lot of exciting things coming out in the weeks to come! To celebrate her new store at One Story Down, she has a mini hop to snag a HUGE bundle. It's called Everyday and it's bursting with goodies. Visit her Facebook page to get started finding the goodies on her there... It'll lead you to snag all the awesome pieces! Here's a sneak peek, of a layout I made with it:

 

Check out all that awesomeness! Snag this fantastic freebie today! Amanda also released her first kit in store, Captured, part of The Little Things collection. Look at this preview:

 

 

Here's a sneak peek with the layout I made of my littlest son with it:

 

I'm getting ready to make my first layouts with MHK Designs kits today... I'll be back to update soon!

Guesting at Chelle's Creations!

My guest term for Chelle's Creations is for June and July, but I was able to gain access to Chelle's amazing catalog over a week early! I have worked with so many of her awesome designs already... I can't wait to see what she comes out with next and I know I'll be sad when my guest term is over. Here are my layouts...

 

Using History Lessons and the awesome Military bundle. I made it in honor of Memorial Day and all the brave men and women who serve our country.

 

Using the Military Bundle again. This one is of my grandfather Irwin, who passed a few years back. He served in the Navy during WWII.  

 

I made a Facebook timeline with this too for Memorial Day. Lots of my family used it for theirs as well!



 

The next two layouts are using the Great Outdoors bundle and Forest Friends Felties. I love so much about this bundle! We went on a camping trip recently and it was perfect for scrapping our camping and hiking memories. And the felties... seriously, they are so cute!

 

 

I also used Chelle's templates In the Pocket {bundle} for the bottom one. Awesome for Project Life type layouts or for ones with a ton of photos! I can't wait to use more from this bundle. With 5 kids, I take a lot of pictures!

 

Chelle's kit Putt-Putt and Hole in One Word Art were perfect for our recent mini-golf photos. The bright color scheme was just delightful to use... how can you not feel happy looking at those colors? I love using word art for quick titling on a page.

 

I loved using Bugcatcher for this next layout! Though the main focus of the page is on the awesome large photo, it is the title and the caterpillar in the jar that make me feel giddy inside. I look forward to reusing this kit a ton!

 

Next I used Bluebird on My Shoulder, a relatively new release by Chelle's Creations. I was lucky enough to snag mine from The Digi Files a couple of months ago, but I finally had a great excuse to use it. Its bright, fun spring colors made it a perfect fit for our Easter brunch photos.

 

It's that time of year, when so many graduate from various levels of school! Chelle's Creations kit Graduation and the coordinating Graduation Word Art are great for scrapping all those memories. This particular layout is about my mother's high school graduation. I absolutely LOVE the year charms! There are charms for 1980 to 2019... lots of years covered!

 

Finally, I worked with the new release Summertime. It was once Chelle's contribution to a mega kit at Scrap Orchard that has since been retired, and is now available on it's own. I love the patriotic color scheme! Especially that banner. I pink sparkly heart that thing!

 

I've worked with so many kits already, but there are so many more I still want to! Chelle's Creations catalog is full of so much awesomeness... I can't wait to dig in!