Inkin' & Thinkin'

Sunday Morning Inspiration

Good Sunday morning to you!  How's everyone doing today?  Are comfy?  Do you have something to quench your thirst as you check out today's goodies?  Here we go...

Creamy Bacon Fettuccine

Balls of Energy

Chicken/Asparagus Black Bean Enchilada

Lemon Muffins

 

Oatmeal Cinnamon Chip Cookies

Milk Chocolate Dulce De Leche Bars (I swear I closed this tab three times before I gave in and copied it here.  I'm trying to avoid so many goodies but let's face it...PMS can do some crazy chocolate things to your brain.)

Caramel Walnut Tart

Have a wonderful day!

Super Saturday Sale at SNP!

Since I released Simply Red this week, I thought I'd give you a chance to pick up the coordinating kits today for a great deal!  Here's a look at Simply Red...

Here are the three kits you can pick up on sale today...

$6.99 $3.00

$4.99 $2.00

$4.99 $2.00

Heidi and Lori also have some great deals today!

For just $2.00 each, you can grab any of these kits.  Images are linked to the store.

 

Speed Scrap @ SNP!

And here is the prize:

Simply Red CT Freebies

I released my latest kit, Simply Red, yesterday and today I have the links for all of the awesome CT freebies for this kit!

Here's another look at the kit (it's 30% off at SNP this week and if you get my newsletter, you'll find out how to get it for 50% off!)

Here are all of the freebies!  Enjoy!  Just click on the previews to head to their blogs to pick them up.

Have a great day!

Simply Red

I am so excited to be showing you the newest kit in the Simplicity Series!  This kit is all about the reds!  It's called Simply Red and it's perfect for Valentine's Day, Christmas and so many other occasions!  It's 30% off this week only at Scraps N Pieces!

Check out what my CT did with this kit...they're so awesome!

I also have this little journal cluster freebie for you. 

You can download it by clicking here or on the preview.

Don't forget to come back tomorrow for all of the CT freebies...you're not going to want to miss these!  They're so amazing!

There are lots of other freebies at CraftCrave, CBH, and SQS.

Have a great day!

Diggin' For Dinosaurs by Scraps N' Pieces

Heidi has raised two boys that LOVED dinosaurs.  In fact she has a tote with all of their Dinosaurs that they played with growing up that she's saving for their kids some day.  She said that this kit was so much fun to create.  I hope you will enjoy using it to create some awesome layouts.  This kit will be on sale for $3.00 for one week at Scraps-N-Pieces.  You can also find it at Stuff To Scrap and at My Memories.

Previews are linked to Scraps-n-Pieces.

Here are the layout from our CT

Here are a couple of pages I made with this kit.  I couldn't find any dinosaur photos (although I'm sure we have some somewhere) so I took this kit in a different direction.  I love the colors and it was so versatile that it was easy to use it in other ways although I would have loved to use some of those awesome dino ellies that Heidi made for this kit!

I also have a freebie for you...

I've included both shadowed and unshadowed versions that you can download by clicking on the preview or here.

There are lots of other freebies at CraftCrave, CBH, and SQS

Have a great day!

 

Meet The CT Monday ~ Let's Meet Shawna!

Name: Shawna S. 

Birthday: October 17th, 1974

Current Location: Great Bend, KS

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Color: Light Brown

Height: 5'3

Left or Right Handed: Right

Heritage: Polish/Finish

Shoes You Wore Today: Just my socks, it is Sunday and we stayed home all day. 

Your Weakness: My kids. They know just how to win me over. 

Your Fear: Tornadoes 

Any Superstitions: I have a superstition that if something bad has not happened in a long time, it is DUE to happen. Silly, I know! 

The Perfect Meal: Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus, and a tall glass of Milk. Mmmm Mmmm Good! 

Drink of Choice: Coke

Do you sing? Only when I am alone in the van, when I AM alone in the van singing, I sing loudly! 

Do you like thunderstorms? I LOVE them, no matter how scared I get LOL.

Do you play an instrument? No

# of CDs You Own: 3, all relaxation C.D's

Favorite Movie: Twister, although I am terrified of tornadoes, I also find them very fascinating! 

What are you listening to right now? One of my C.D's- "Yoga, Pure Relaxation"

What country would you like to visit most? I would love to visit a third world country and do volunteer work at an orphanage. 

# of Piercings and/or Tattoos: No piercings, two small tattoos

Favorite Time of Day: Evenings, when the house is quiet.

Who was your teen crush? A fellow named Wayne Smith, he was my crush for YEARS. 

How long have you digi scrapped and how did you get started? I have been digi scrapping since 2008. I stumbled upon digi scrapping while searching online for traditional scrapbooking supplies. I have never looked back on traditional! 

Favorite Kit From Wendy Tunison Designs? Without a doubt- Autumn Harvest! 

 

When do you scrap? On and off throughout the day, but the majority of my scrapping gets done in the evenings when the twins are in bed for the night. 

Last Book You Read: "A Parents Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism" 

3 of Your Favorite Layouts: 

 

 

 

Favorite Recipe: My Moms Tuna Noodle Casserole. I get hungry just thinking about it! 

Tell Us About Your Family: In our Family we have Bo (my husband), Myself, Ryan (son) who is 19 and in the military, Brittany (daughter) who is 17 and thankfully still at home with me, and my twin boys Jacob and Brandon who will turn 5 years old in February. We are a very close family. Bo is a truck driver and is not home very often, so when he is home, computers get turned off and we spend time together as a family. We love to travel, visit museums, and talk about history. 

Do you roller skate? No, I would for sure fall on my rear end! 

Best Pizza Topping: Extra Cheese

Best High School Experience: Meeting my first love. 

Best Part of The Past Year: Watching my kids grow. They all went through some pretty big changes for the better during the last year. Im a very proud Momma. 

Favorite Teacher: My sons preschool teacher Ms. Kari. She is awesome, I wish she could teach my kids all the way through high school, she is THAT good! 

Late Night Snack: Popcorn

Sports: No thanks! LOL

Favorite Color to Wear: Black

What program do you use to scrap? Photoshop Elements 10, and My Memories Suite V3

Do you start a page with photos or a kit? I usually start with photos first and then find a kit to match the theme of the photo. 

What's your favorite kit of all? I really don't have a favorite kit. I love so many of them I could never choose just one or even two! 

How many hours do you scrap each week? Oh my! Probably more than I should *blush* about 49 hours! 

Do you do any other crafts? I am just starting to dabble into Hybrid Scrapping, Im no good at it yet but I will be trying my hardest to get better at it! 

Share Your Favorite Photo:

Who do you admire? My Mom, she was and is a fantastic mother to 5 kids. 

What's your job title? Mommy

Guilty pleasure? Cherry Icees from Burger King, YUMMY! 

Phobias? Germs and Tornadoes

Celebrity Crush:  Can I choose four?  Leonardo DiCaprio, I just love him to pieces! Larry the cable guy, Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs, and Hugh Lauri from House! 

Anything else we should know about you? I am extremely shy. I get nervous talking to people even on the computer.

 

Snow Much Fun by Shel Belle Scraps & A Freebie

Shel Belle Scraps has a beautiful new kit out called Snow Much Fun and I couldn't resist the color combination!  There were plenty of wintery ellies included but I was pulled towards the softer side of things and couldn't help but scrapbook my cousin's baby girl.  Here's a look at the kit (which is on sale right now!):



She also made some coordinating Template packs...




I told you it was a beautiful kit!  Here's a look at two layouts I made with it this afternoon...





If you head over to the STS Inspiration blog, you'll find this freebie there waiting for you as well!



Now hop on over to the store and pick this kit (and the templates!) up while they're still on sale!

Scraps N' Pieces is the Featured Designer at Stuff To Scrap

Scraps N Pieces is so excited to be the Featured Designer at Stuff to Scrap starting on Monday the 23rd.  To celebrate, they have lots of fun for YOU!

First off, they will be having a scavenger hunt in our store at Stuff to Scrap.  It will start on Monday and you get a $2 coupon to their store if you get those all correct.  Scavenger hunt list and instructions will be in the forum at Stuff to Scrap.  There will also be a special challenge in that same area of the forum where you can grab a coupon code for some additional savings on all of their MUSIC related kits and if you participate in it, with one of their music kits, you can earn another $2 coupon to their store.  You can earn a $1 coupon if you participate in it with one of their kits other than a music kit.

Next, they will be having a designer chat on Tuesday the 24th at 3pm MT.  Attendees are eligible for prizes and Meagan can't be there to host, so Heidi and Lori will be hosting it themselves with an awesome GAME where you can earn pieces of their new mini kit "You're A Hoot".  So make sure you are there on time because the longer you are there, the more pieces you have a chance to earn.  Then, to make it EVEN MORE FUN, if you do a layout within 24 hours with the pieces you earn, you can get the rest of the pieces that you missed.  It's kind of a chat/20 questions/use it all/speedscrap/get some awesome prizes all rolled into one!  It's going to be a blast.  It is on the store calendar, so make sure you add yourself a reminder there so you get an email and don't miss out.

They will have almost our entire store at Stuff to Scrap marked down 40%.  So get your wishlists filled with all the kits you want to get during that time because it will only last a week!.

Here is the kicker........you will get one entry for each thing you participate in to go in a drawing for a $25 shopping spree to their store!  There will be at least one lucky winner and maybe more if there is lots of participation.

Sunday Morning Inspiration

Good morning!  I hope everyone had a great week!  We had a crazy busy week this week and I am looking forward to a little slow down.  So let's put our feet up and take a little inspirational break, shall we?

Chipotle Rhubarb Salsa

Oatmeal Cinnamon Chip Cookies

Chocolate Filled Chocolate Chip Cookies

 Here we go with another firefox crash...so frustrating...so no links for a few pics (sure wish Typepad would auto-save as I typed)...

ok..back to linking up...

Sweet Potato Curry Hummus

Chicken Broccoli Casserole

I have a favorite picture of Izzy when she was still in diapers.  She had pulled everything off the bookshelf in our pantry and climbed up on a shelf and fell asleep with her little diaper butt in the air.  I wish I could find it to show you!

Cauliflower Cheese Crust Pizza - no dough involved

GF & DF Thai Chicken Pizza

GF & DF Hot Chocolate Cupcake with Homemade Marshmallow Fluff

Green Curry of Broccoli Soup

White Bean Soup with Crispy Prosciutto

Have a wonderful day!

How Sweet It Is by A+ Designs

Mel has another wonderful kit for you.  Her mojo is in high gear. Don't you just love the colors?  How Sweet it Is is such a bright and cherry kit with Mel's signature bling and a touch of romanticism. You can get it at Scrapbook Bytes or  Gotta Pixel

Our CT has awesome layouts for you!

Here's what I did with this kit...

Kaylee is always telling me how she is moving to Paris or New York City as soon as she can so she can be an artist and a fashion designer.  What better way to show that off?  LOL!

AmyDane Designs is the Featured Designer at SNP

AmyDane Designs is the featured designer at SNP this month and I gotta tell ya...I love their kits!  They are two fabulously fun women who create amazing kits!  Here's a little more about them...

Their entire SNP store will be on sale from 1/16 to 1/31, at least 50% off everything!  Be sure to keep an eye on the forum and on their facebook page.   They will be having very limited special offers at random times--we’re talking coupons, free products, fun stuff like that! While all that is going on, you will be able to earn a coupon for up to $6 to their store by completing the challenges you will find here in the SNP forum!

Here are a couple of pages I've made with their kits in the past...

Credit:  Most Wonderful Time by AmyDane Designs

Credit:  Bohemian Rhapsody by AmyDane Designs & Scraps N' Pieces

Credit:  A Good Read by AmyDane Designs

Credit:  Fresh & Funky by AmyDane Designs

Credits:  Fresh & Funky by AmyDane Designs

Credit:  Emma by AmyDane Designs

Head over to their store and check out all of the awesome deals and even more awesome kits!

Super Saturday Sale at SNP!

Happy Saturday! I've got three kits on special for you today....drumroll, please?

$1.00


$2.00


$3.00

 

Scraps N' Pieces also has 4 kits in the Super Saturday Sale today.  Each of these fun kits are on sale for $2.00 today only.

Have a great day!

In The Spirit CT Freebies

I'm telling you that these ladies are amazing!  Just wait until you see all of the awesome they've made for you today!  Here's another look at the kit they used to make these beauties...

It's on sale this week at SNP for 30% off!

Now on to the delicious freebies!

Have a great day!

In The Spirit

Now that Christmas has passed and my girls are back in school, I have some time to scrapbook all of the Christmas pictures!  Yeah!  Of course, I am a traditionalist when it comes to Christmas and I love the red, green and sparkle of it all!  So I set out to make a kit that encompassed all of that and then some.  Let me introduce you to In The Spirit which is available at SNP for 30% off this week!

There are 115 unique ellies, 20 papers and an alphabet in this huge kit but that's not where it ended.  I'm telling you I just couldn't stop!  So I created 56 more unique ellies and another full alpha for you! 

Just wait until you see what my CT did with this kit...it gave me goosebumps!

I also wanted to remind you that I'm hosting the Template Challenge at SNP this month and I'd love it if you stopped by to grab my template and make a layout with it!

And finally, I have a freebie for you that I hope you'll enjoy.

You can download it by clicking here or on the preview.  Enjoy and be sure to come back tomorrow to pick up all of the freebies my CT made for you (THEY'RE AWESOME!!!).

There are lots of other freebies at CraftCrave, CBH, and SQS

One more thing...I will be sending out a newsletter from now on so be sure to sign up with the link on the right so you can be notified of new releases, special sales, coupons and exclusive freebies!

Have a great day!

 

 

Speed Scrap At SNP!

Speed Scrap by KatyBugScraps at Scraps-N-Pieces Thursday night at 7pm cst. The prize is a set of Quick Titles from her Bright Lights kit.

Heave Sent by Duo-licious

The Duo-licious girls are at it again! Their latest is Heaven Sent.  You can get it here.

 

Here is inspiration from out CT:

Sharon

Kristin

Angela

Brooklyn

M'Lee

Jessica

And here's what I did with it...

Stay tuned....Mel has another new release this coming weekend and another newsletter and freebies!  Keep an eye out for our wonderful tutorials coming soon!!!

Sunday Morning Inspiration

So a funny thing happened this morning (Sunday, Jan 8...yep, I start these posts as soon as I finish the last so it's easy to link all week long) as I opened up my blog reader.  The first thing I saw made me laugh a little because I made a page for myself yesterday that basically said the same thing.  Here's the page I made last night...

(Credits: 8 Second Ride by Wendy Tunison Designs)

and this was the very first thing I saw when I opened my reader today...

Seriously?  Yep.  I got the message loud and clear.  Isn't it funny how life sometimes just puts it out there for you to see? I love it when that happens. 

But, enough about me and my epiphanies, how about some inspiration?

I'll be honest...this was all about the measuring spoons.  I have a container for all of my measuring cups and spoons but for some reason, I can never find the spoon I need when I need it.  I love how they look in this little bowl! 

Hmmm, I am sure I have a crib bottom in the basement.  We've already used the headboard and footboard to create an easle for Kaylee...maybe she needs a memo/pin board to go with it?

Speaking of organizing and pin boards (kinda), the chore chart has always been a non-working thing at my house.  I have tried laminated sheets, mini sheets, popsicle sticks, random draw jars, you name it, I've tried it.  Nothing has worked.  And I hate printing them all the time so this week, Lexi (my genius) evolved the chore chart in a wonderful way.  We had been driving to and from her orthodontist appointment on Friday when she brought up that she'd love to have a cell phone.  UGH!  Yeah, I don't even have a cell phone (pick up your jaw) so why would I get her one.  Oh yeah, because she is constantly on the go from school, school activities, church activities and sports...oh the sports!  So I will admit that it would be wonderful if she could easily get in touch with me and I with her.  So I told her that I would buy her a cell phone and pay for half of the monthly bill if she would pay for the other half.  Sounds fair, right?  But then she brought up that she has no way to earn money other than her grades.  No, we don't pay an allowance at our house...we pay for food, clothing and a home to live in instead.  Our kids still get the things they need (and want most of the time) but we've tried the allowance game before and it never worked out.  So with a big gulp I told her to come up with an allowance plan/contract and write it down so I could read it.  Well, the little genius sent me a google doc spreadsheet with all of the things she was willing to commit to in order to get an allowance and what she thought it should be.  Ummm...duh!  That was awesome.  So I added my thoughts and together in google docs, we created a spreadsheet that both she and I can edit/check things off as well as track her allowance and what's getting done around here.  No more printing, no more "losing" the chore sheet, no more whining about she always draws that stick.  Just a simple place for her to report and me to read each week.  GENIUS...yep...that's what she is.

Chicken Bundles

Toasted Ravioli

Crock Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken

Ummm...yeah, that could fix a chocolate craving in a hurry!

Sweet Potato & Apple Soup

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Crunch Bars

Ryan Gosling is not on my hot list but I thought these were hilarious.

Ok..so firefox just crashed while I was writing and I lost some links so these next few won't be linked up.  I apologize.

Ok...nevermind...I guess it was just two.  PHEW!

Seriously?  What is up with firefox?  It crashed again.  Here's another slew of unlinked pics...sorry about that!  If I repeat something, I hope you enjoy it doubly.  ;)

 

Back to linking up now. 

Have a great day!

CHOO CHOO!!! SNP Blog Train Departing!

This month our theme was In The Kitchen and you know I love that idea!  LOL!  Here's what you can pick up at my blog...

Click here or on the preview to download.

Here's the rest of the blog train...

Scraps N' Pieces Store Blog

Amy's Designs

Memories by Digital Design

Magic Moments Scrapped

Mirelle Candeloro Designs

Karen Diamond - scrapN2Nspire

Ladybug Pics n Scraps

Queen Wild Scraps

Donna's Scraps Of Life

DoubleTrouble Scraps

Scraps N Pieces

Wendy Tunison Designs -------------------->>>YOU ARE HERE

Keystone Scraps

Ponytails Designs

Just For Fun Designs

Mommy Made This

Monkey's Musings

From My Heart Creations

Lisa's Scraps

Have a great day!

3 New Releases from A+ Designs

 

Mel has been busy creating and creating lately and this week she released 3 new kits!

This first kit is part of Scrapbook Bytes Grab-A-Byte and you can grab Mel's parts for just $1.00 each for a limited time.

You are my Sunshine:

Here is what our awesome team has come up with!!

 

Here's what I made with this kit...

She also has 2 great kits for Gotta Pixel's Gotta Grab It this month...

When Mel looked at the color swatch, she decided one kit wasn't enough, so lucky for you...she has two!!!!  Don't forget that each part is only $1 for a limited time only!  You also want to make sure you get our newsletter, because we will have another freebie there!!  Woo Hoo.

Love is a Many Splendored Thing

Baby Baby Oh

 

Here are some layouts from our super talented team members:

 

 

 

Here are layouts I made with these two kits...

I also whipped up this timeline topper for my sister's facebook timeline.

Have a great day!

Nothin' But Net by Scraps N' Pieces

Scraps N' Pieces is releasing another great sports kit!  This one is all about basketball and I loved working with it!  It's available at SNP (1/2 off!), STS and MM.

Here's a look at what our CT did with this kit...

   

  

And here's what I did.

I also made this great word art freebie for you...

You can download it here or by clicking on the preview.

There are lots of other freebies at CraftCrave, CBH, and SQS

Have a great day!

 

Speed Scrap At SNP!

Speed Scrap #31 by Karen Diamond (aka scrapN2Nspire) at Scraps-N-Pieces Monday night at 8pm cst. The prize is her "New Beginnings Kit".

Super Saturday Sale at SNP!

It's Super Saturday and I've got 3 fabulous goodies on sale just for you today! WHOOT! WHOOT! Okay...one more WHOOT! for good measure. LOL!







You can pick them all up for just $2.00 today only! That's more than 60% off each of them. OH YEAH!!!

Scraps N' Pieces also has some great kits on sale today...

Pick any for $2.00 each

And if you check out the Super Saturday Category in the store you'll find so many more kits...like these:

There may be even more...you'll have to stop in and see!

I'm Hosting A Speed Scrap at SNP on Friday!

I hope you'll join me...it's going to be so much fun!

Here's the prize I'll be giving out for those that come and participate...

You'll have to wait until next week for the release of the full kit but this add on is awesome and chock full of 56 ellies and a complete alpha (upper, lower, numbers, puctuation...everything).  I can't wait to see you there!

Paper Pizazz Templates by QueenWild Scraps

Do you love a good template, like I love a good template?  I have used several of QueenWild Scraps' templates in the past and I was so excited to get to work with her latest release Paper Pizazz Templates!  You're gonna love them too!  Here's a peek at what they look like...


I grabbed her kit Back to Basics: Bold and made this first page featuring my Bieber crazed daughter on her birthday last year...


And then I grabbed Meagan's Creations' kit As Wonderful As She and made this next layout featuring my amazing mother, grandmother and great-grandmother...



And I also made you a freebie Quick Page with Back to Basics: Bold & Paper Pizazz Templates



You can pick it up here at the STS Inspiration Blog.

One more cool thing before you go...Paper Pizazz Templates are on sale this week!  Whoot!