Another new kit from Chris!

***UPDATE*** Here are the pictures of the new kit "Plain Jane" by Chris Turnbull that I used in the above LO

Here is another awesome kit from Chris Turnbull - I just love the colors. Here is a quick LO I did with the new kit - I will update tomorrow with the pictures of the kit and the credits...time for bed now since I will only get 3 hours of sleep before I have to get up and go to work!!

Dz~

DD Quote Challenge using Chris's new papers!

WoW! These new papers of Chris's are awesome. I love the colors and the textures! I used the grunge paper as the background and the brown graph paper for some of the circles. Katie Pertiet designed this really cute and fun to work with quote and 12x12 template. If you want to join the challenge just click here to get the freebies and enter! The pictures I used are of my DD and our dog Rikki in the Fall of 2005.

Credits:
Background paper, graph paper, flower, girl tags, cardboard, button, paint swoosh and staples all Chris Turnbull and you can get those here.
Stitching - weeds and wildflowers and font=journaling hand

Well, that's it for me tonight (that is if it doesn't start storming again) because if it does, I'll be up all night!

~DZ

a NEW look!!

Well, what do you think? I don't have a new layout to post yet (but there is still Sunday left) but I did get a chance to finally design my own header. I also made a blinkie too -so please, grab it if you are a fan :-)! Of course, all the papers and elements I used were from Chris Turnbull's AWESOME designs! I used the "It's not all pink" kit for both the banner and the blinkie with the one item (paint swoosh) from her "Blackberry Lush" kit. Both these kit's can be found here. Let me know what you think of the new design, or what you think needs to be added/subtracted from this blog - I am looking for some suggestions!

Well, I really need to get a new LO done, so I better go and get started.
See you all tomorrow!
~DZ

Chris's New stuff!!

I would like to introduce Chris Turnbull's 2 new paper packs and new flower packs. I love the graph paper design, the grunge papers (especially the colors) and the flowers are awesome! They all can be found here. Also, other members of Chris Turnbull's creative team have already designed some really cute LO's with these new papers (yes, I am the slow one) and you can check them out here.

Tuesday's Tidbits

I’ve been thinking about posting some scrapbooking tidbits. You know, things that help our fellow scrapbookers decide if they need this tool or that tool or just questions we have about scrapbooking that another fellow scrapbooker answered for us so kindly. So, here’s round one of “Tuesday's Tid-bits”.

Tools you can live without (Here are 3 that I can think of off the top of my head)

• The Tag Maker by Making Memories – Yep, I did it. I went out and bought it as soon as I saw the previews for it. Well, it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I thought this tool would cut your tag then frame it with the metal tag. Nope. It comes with a stencil like plastic frame template that you trace your picture or paper with then you cut it out by hand. You then insert your picture/paper into the metal frame then use the tool to bend the metal frame to your paper. Which, you can do using your fingers because the metal is very thin. Actually, it works better without the tool! So, if you were ever thinking about buying this tool – I would advise you not to and instead just buy the metal frames because each metal frame kit you buy – comes with the plastic template that you need. UPDATE – they are now selling a Tag Maker punch kit that will punch out the shapes perfectly for the Tag Maker rims. BUT – I would still advise to just buy the Tag Maker Rims and not the tools that go with it.
• The Fastenater by EK Success – Ok, I learned my lesson on the tag-maker so when this new tool came out, I let my friend Maureen spend her money on it and I would then find out if it was worth it or not. Well, she showed it to me and we thought it was “ok” until I realized that I could poke the staples (that came with the stapler) thru the paper just like a concho and then bend the pokie’s down with your hammer (or whatever you want to use or normally use for concho’s)! So, I saved a few bucks by leaving the tool in the store and walking out with the cool staples! Not to mention that you can put them anywhere on the page without limitations – whereas using them in the stapler you are limited as to how far it reaches on your page.
• The Ribbon Iron by Pebbles – Yes, this is a VERY cute tool, but odds are you have a curling iron – preferably a flat iron, but if not the “curling” ones work just as good to flatten out your ribbon too.
  
  So there you have it – today’s tools you can live without!

~dz

One more thing...

Oh, before I go - you must check out the kits I got from the Sweet Shoppe all for $10! They are having a sale and if you buy $10 or more, you get the "some kind of wonderful" kit for free! VERY GOOD DEAL. Here's a few of the specials I got along with the "freebie kit".

Wow! AGAIN!

I can't believe it - on the same day I submitted my entry for 2 creative teams, thinking that maybe, just maybe I might get selected for one, and guess what? Both lovely ladies chose me to be a part of their teams! I just really can't believe it. I am so honored to be a part of their teams and I will try my best to make them both proud of their designs. Thank you Jonash of Jonasch Designs for also giving me the chance to be a part of your team. and again, Chris, Thank you too!!! Wow, I just might get an album filled by the end of this journey. Yippee!

I'm off to bed, I told myself at midnight the computers are going to be shut down...well, it's already 12:30 so I'm signing off. Good night.

~Dz

Father's Day

Ode to Dad day! I think I'm a little bit over due on the Father's day submission, but better late then never. The pictures I used were of my dad in his younger years. I thought he looked so handsome in these pictures. I often tease him that he looked like Elvis in his young days! Well, I better get to bed, 6am comes early for me. Before I go, here are the credits...

Background paper, patterned paper, staple, id plate, alphan (My) all designs from the Summer Grunge kit by Chris Turnbull available at: http://www.pickleberrypop.com/shop/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=4&sort=add_date&sort_direction=&page=2
Cardboard tag, clip and today sticker - Danielle Young; Handstamped alpha (DAD) - Michelle Coleman; Font: Angelina

Creative Team Layout #2!

This is a couple of pictures of me and my hubby (of 10, going on 11 years) at his daughter's wedding dance. I think this is the first page I have done with just the two of us! I wanted black and red because to me those colors together are sort of "romantic" and I was trying to set the mood :-)! I tried to use the pickleberrypop scraplift challenge layout (from April) as an example but kind of made it my own at the same time.

Here are the credits:

Stick Mint Swirl kit (background paper, flowers, heart, button, beads and rickrack), It's not all pink kit (flourish), cardboard pieces, Freebie4U2 (brads) and Romantic labels - All Chris Turnbull's awesome designs which are all available at http://www.pickleberrypop.com/

Stitching was a freebie from Natali at:www.scrapwithnatali.blogspot.com

Frames are templates from PSE5 vintage photo #2 frame

Font: Euphemia

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~dz

First Creative Team Layout

Wow! I just finished my first layout for Chris Turnbull's Creative Team. I used a picture of the girls I took after Maria's Kindergarten graduation. They all look so lovely I just had to scrap it! I wish I would have posed them a little more fun like rather than so "family portraitishy"!! Oh well, there are plenty more chances for me to get that perfect picture of the 3 of them together. I better run, I have to upload the layout to my galleries and start on the next!

credits: Background paper and paper tag - Freebie 4U2 kit; flowers, rickrack, circle stitches, corner and jewel brads - It's not all Pink kit; Sisters - glitter fun alphabet....ALL Chris Turnbull available at: http://www.pickleberrypop.com/shop/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=4
Staples -pink posie freebie... ksharonk designs; Swirls - Anna Aspnes; Frame - Adobe Photoshop Elements 5; Font -Tunga (2007)



Good Night
~dz

I can't believe it!

I was just chosen to be a part of Chris Turnbull's Creative Team!! I am so excited that she chose little ol' me! I can't wait to get started designing pages with her awesome digital kits and I can't thank Chris enough for giving me this chance to be a part of her team. All of her designs are at http://www.pickleberrypop.com/ and her blog is at http://www.bearicutesfab.blogspot.com/.

~dz

Rhonna's Pink Challenge

Well, I finally completed a layout for this weeks challenge. I will add the credits to the digital elements tomorrow as it's just too late for me to track down where the elements I used came from! I should have a few minutes to do that tomorrow night. I can tell you that most of the elements I did use were freebies so I'll be sure to let you know where I found them. Even the cool white border overlay! Hope you check back in tomorrow and I'm sure it will probably be a late post again :0)

~dz

My Cowgirl

Good afternoon everyone! It's been a few days (again) since I've done any layouts - so today I decided it was about time! I found this really cool template from Shandy Vogt's website. I chose these pictures of my DD for the LO. She really like's cowboy hats, she has about 5 different ones in about 3 different colors and 2 natural colors. Every where we go and she sees a new cowboy hat - she has to have it! Good thing I don't let her get every one she wants or we would have a houseful of cowgirl hats! Anyway - you should check out Shany's site, she has some cool freebies including this neat template that I used.

Hopefully, I will get one more posting today for Rhonna's new challenge "pink" - one of my favorite colors!

See ya Later

~dz