More from last week

I didn't want to bog down a post with all of the layouts I did last week, so here are the rest that I accomplished:

Cookie Creations A/Cookie Creations O - Using Leave Room for Sweet from Edeline Marta

Naked Cowboy - Using Country from Polka Dot Pixels and a modified version of Moody Miss template from Ya Yeah Designs.  Font credits: Bleeding Cowboys and Serial Publication

And Then Some...

And then some?  As in, "It's been a few days since I've blogged... and then some".  I've been completely MIA from the digi world for some time due to so much life happening!  But I've been back and busy and have lots to share!  Spring is in the air people, and it's in new kits too!

First, Polka Dot Pixels came out with a darling all pink kit called "Spring Daze".  It's seriously too cute for words!

Future Home

Jen Martakis has had two Springtime kits out these past two weeks. First up is "Hello Spring".

Egg Hunt

 

This week Jen put two great kits in here store: "Easter Morning" and "White Space 9-12" templates. I've used both in the following layout.

 

 

Easter

Well, I'm sure that's more than enough for you to check out for now. I'll be back tomorrow with some AMAZING new kits from Tickled Pink Studio and some information regarding a new digital scrapbooking site! 

 

February Pea Soup

Some great kits that will coordinate nicely make up February's Pea Soup.  What I love is that it's not all pink, white red.... you've got hot pink, black, orange.  LOVE IT!  Below is a layout I made and then some of the Pea Soup items you can find at Two Peas in a Bucket.

From Polka Dot Pixels:

From Jen Martakis:

 

From Tickled Pink Studio:

 

Lovely, Delovely, It's all about LOVE!

Two great new kits out today from two AWESOME designers at Two Peas in a Bucket.

First, Polka Dot Pixels has "Delovely" out.  I made some decor to go on my mantle.  It's also a freebie on Em's blog: Polka Dot Pixels.

Delovely

LOVE

The next kit is called "Lovely" from Jen Martakis.  I had a lot of fun making this layout.

Lovely

Precious Moment

 

Well, that should be enough to get you through Valentine's Day! 

Two Peas Tuesday

Last month, Two Peas in a Bucket started what they're calling "Pea Soup".  Each month they give their designers a color scheme, and the designers create with those colors.  It's nice because then you can go through and pick and choose what kits you like and you know they're going to coordinate.  So, here's a layout I did using Pea Soup products from Jen Martakis:

still life

And here are some of the products from Jen:

Pea Soup Papers

Pea Soup Elements

... and some from Polka Dot Pixels:

 Lacey Papers

Lacey Frame Brushes

Monthly Ornamental Stamps

 

SALE!

Now through Sunday, all digital kits at Two Peas in a Bucket are on sale for 30% off!  That means all of Polka Dot Pixels, Jen Martakis, and Tickled Pink Studios is on sale!  Head over and snag some for all of your DSD scrapping this weekend!

Give Thanks

It's November?  This year seems like it has flown by!  Last week I promised you a link to download the "Give Thanks" bunting that I had made for my mantle.  Here's the promised link to Polka Dot Pixel's blog post (under the kit preview is a link for the freebie).  I've also taken a shot of the updated bunting.  The last one I made, I just couldn't see the letters well enough.  So, below is the bunting that is available for download:

In the download there is a different option for what goes in between the two words as well.  Download the printable and unzip the file.  Inside there will be six pages of bunting to print (two triangles per page).  Print them out and then cut out around each triangle. Be sure that at the top you leave some white edge that will lip over the yarn.  Like this:

Then, all you do is find some yarn, fold the top lip down, and tape it over the yarn.  I taped the yarn to the back and then taped the lip over the yarn so that the paper wouldn't move.  I have more work to do with the mantle, but it's the beginning of the month!  I have time, right?!?! 

I leave you with pics of my monsters last night on Halloween.  Thunder and lightning rolled through about 20 minutes before Begger's Night was supposed to begin! Thankfully, the storm stopped just in time and the kids had tons of fun! 

Thankfully, Rapunzel was ok with having the sweats on (this was not the case earlier this month!).  It was SO COLD in Ohio last night!


 

Trick-or-Treat

Happy Halloween everyone!  Our trick-or-treat is scheduled for this evening, but my kids didn't have a bag to collect their goodies.  When I was little we just used a pillowcase. I didn't want to purchase a cheap bag that we'd end up throwing out (and wasting), so I made my own.

I went to the local craft store and purchased these blank burlap totes, totaling less than $7.50 for both together.  I already had some fabric transfer paper laying around... not to mention a multitude of digital scrapbook goodies at my disposal.  I simply created a fun design in Photoshop Elements, one for each side.  Take and look!

Please click on the pictures for credits. *WARNING* Should you attempt this at home, don't forget to flip your image horizontally so that it's backwards when printing!  When you iron it on, it will turn out the right way.  Luckily, I caught my mistake early and was able to salvage that piece of transfer paper to use for the kids' names.  WHEW!

Thankful

I have many things to be thankful for this year.  I have two pretty awesome kids, one AMAZING husband, a new house that we're making a home, family who I love and can count on (and can count on me in return), all of my children's basic needs are met (and more)...  Sometimes it's easy to dwell on the negative and what you don't have.  There are others in this world who would pass out when they see the lives we lead because they couldn't fathom it.  You are blessed.  Sometimes we all need a little reminder.  I know I definitely do!

So, now that you're ready to give thanks this holiday season, why not do it with a little bunting on your mantle?  I made this last week but have since improved it so you can see the letters better.  It will be given away as a free printable on Polka Dot Pixels blog here in the next day or so.  I'll be sure to link up when it is. It was all made from Em's new kit "Thankfully", which you can find at Two Peas in a Bucket.

The new one I made for the freebie has something behind the letters so you can see them better. You'll be able to print them out on 8.5x11 white card stock, cut them out, and hang them up!  I just left a little white space at the top of my triangles so that I could fold it down over the yarn and then I taped it.  As soon as I have some time I'll print the new bunting and get a pic up.

I also made some subway art this week for our new home.  I'm IN LOVE with subway art for holidays and I'm having a hard time restraining myself from not hanging some type of subway art in each room of my house.  But this one is definitely going on the wall!

Yeah, I know.  There are our names.  But if I blanked out all of our names AND our address, what would there be to look at?!?!?  I'll be printing it at a photo place as an 8x10. This took a little bit, but was so easy to make.  All I did was pick the fonts I like, typed in my wording, and then I resized my text box to fit in the area I wanted it to go in ( I use Photoshop Elements 8 for all of my digital goodness). After that I chose my paper, recolored my text to match, and voila! For this I used Vinnie Pearce's "Live, Laugh, Love" paper, also available at Two Peas in a Bucket.  All of my blessings, in subway art form! :) Have a blessed week everyone!

Hi!

My name is Mrs. Pepper.  It's been almost a month since my last post.  :(

Sorry peeps!  We moved into our new house on September 27 and I've been a bit... overwhelmed!  That would be the word.  So, scrapping and creating kind of took a back seat. BUT I'M BACK!  I've got a few lovelies to share with you as well.


Polka Dot Pixels came out with a great Halloween kit called "Spooked". You can find it at Two Peas in a Bucket.

I'm pretty sure my sister might die if she knew I posted this picture online.  Let's just keep it between us, k?  PDP is coming out with a Thanksgiving kit next week, so be on the lookout for a super cute project I did.

Wild Blueberry Ink has had some kits come out that I just simply missed getting my projects out for. Can we say stressed?!?! I promise to be better!  "Muse" can be found at MScraps.

Early Morning can be found there too.

And WBI's "Innocence" was featured at The Daily Digi!

Finally, Jen Martakis' store at Two Peas in a Bucket is on sale right now for 25% off. I've been waiting for a sale because I had some toothless pictures I wanted to scrap with Jen's "The Tooth Fairy Kit".

Well, I think that's enough for now, right?  I've got to pick up the toothless wonder from preschool in a bit.  Happy Friday everyone!