WooHoot and more!!!

Digi-Designs by Nicole has some exciting things in her store at Stuff to Scrap this week! First up is WooHoot. It is an adorable kit with great colors and cute owls! I'm not a big owl person, but these are just adorable!! She also has a template pack in the store called Template Temptation Volume 2. There are SIX awesome templates in this pack and they are so great!! Check out what I've done with both of these great items!

The 1st two layouts use WooHoot and I really love the colors in this kit...they go with so many photos we have.

The 1st LO is of Alexa playing with a GIANT cucumber a lady from Tom's work grew in her garden. Alexa LOVE cukes and was just so amazed by this one, as we all were!! It was almost bigger than her! LOL!


This LO is of Alexa after a swim. I LOVED this froggie robe we got from a friend for her baby shower! It is so cute with the frog eyes on top & it has come in very handy this summer after swimming!


If you buy the kit and the quick pages you get these adorable matching flairs. All preview images are linked to the store!


This is the kit...so cute!!


If you go to Nicole's blog by Wednesday, you can get a couple of awesome freebies!!!



I used the kit Dreamin by Digi-Designs by Nicole for this layout using a template from the Template Temptation pack. If you have pictures from anything Disney, this is THE kit for you! This LO is from when we went to Walt Disney World in October, 2007 and we went to Ohana for breakfast. It was so much fun and the food was awesome!! All the characters were dressed in Hawaiian clothes & they had a parade with the kids...tons of fun & great memories!


I used the kit Family Ties by Digi-Designs by Nicole for this layout using one of the templates. This kit is so versatile!!! LOTS of great elements & papers!! This LO shows off my beautiful & wonderful family!! It features one of the only photos of all 5 of my kids since Tommy no longer lives at home and one of the most recent photos of Tom & I, since I HATE photos of me! LOL!


And this is the template pack...check it out!!!

Lots of great New Stuff!!!

Digi-Designs by Nicole has some really awesome stuff in her store over at Stuff to Scrap right now!!! I've been a bad, bad blogger & haven't posted in the last 2 weeks, so here's what you may have missed...and don't forget to check out the Two Dollar Tuesday specials...a bunch of new ones EVERY Tuesday & they last all week!!!!

Rafting Fun was just released today...it has some really great colors and elements in case you don't have any rafting/boating pictures (like me!!! LOL!). If you check out her blog, you can get a freebie!!! Go check it out! Here's what I did with it(from a night out seeing our friend's band play!!!) & you can click on the preview to head to the store to get it!





Last week, Nicole released two awesome kits...Girls Rock Star & Boys Rock Star! I got to play with the girls kit & had a hard time choosing which papers & elements I wanted to use since there are so many to choose from!!! I have to run to the store to pick up the boys version since there are different items in both kits! Click on the previews to go check it out!!

Gone Fishing & $2 Tuesday!!

Digi-Designs by Nicole has a new kit in the Stuff to Scrap store called "Gone Fishing". It has some really great colors and awesome embellishments that will go with any fishing pictures you have but there are also elements that are for just about anything.





Today is also $2 Tuesday...check out what is just two bucks at Stuff to Scrap this week!

Kickin It

Okay...so I've REALLY been MIA lately. My hard drive completely took a dive and luckily Tom has a friend at work that is working on it. In fact, he is so nice that he put a loaner HD into my computer until the new hard drive comes in...he even put all my files on it! Isn't that awesome?!?!

Anyway, Nicole from Digi-Designs by Nicole has an awesome new kit out for all the cowboys and cowgirls in your life. Now, anyone that knows me, knows I'm NOT a country fan, but this kit is SUPER cute! Although there are cowboy boots and hats, there are so many other things that are neutral. I was able to make a layout using the cowboy items...check it out! Also, if you use the code Western you'll get the kit and the quick pages for only $5!!! Click on the preview to go to the store.

FREEBIE!!!

I made my Wild Thing Layout into a QP for you...enjoy!! Don't forget to go to DDBN & Scrappy Cocoa to get your free kit this week!! Also, there are quite a few QPs on other CT's blogs!!

New Kits Out this Week

I have quite a few layouts from kits that are releasing this week.

First up is Dreamin (revamped). Digi-Designs by Nicole created this kit last year when she first started designing. I loved it! This kit has so much more & I made 2 layouts for this new kit(the 1st one is in the QP set for sale in the store & the 3rd one is one I made with the original kit, but some of the same items are still in there PLUS more!). I REALLY need to get working on my WDW photos...I have 2 trips worth of digital photos to do and this kit will SO do it!!







Click on the Preview to go to the store. Also, if you buy the quick pages & kit, you'll get the flairs for FREE!!! Just put in the code DreaminDeal






Digi-Designs by Nicole also has a FREEBIE collab this week. It is with Scrappy Cocoa and it is called Wild Thing! It is so cute!! Lots & lots of bright papers and elements...so much fun! Be sure to go to both blogs to get the whole kit!!! Click on their previews to go get them!







And last but certainly NOT least, Just For You Digi Scraps has a new freebie kit this week called 4th of July Picnic. There are so many patriotic-themed items for those BBQ & fireworks layouts. Really great kit!! Go get it this week for free!!! After that it will be in the STS store!

Bad, Bad me!!

Sorry to have neglected my blog over the past few weeks! The musical is upon us & between run throughs, dress rehearsals and the shows, we have been going non stop!! To top it off, Tom is the Stage Crew director & he didn't get a lot of stage time so we had to wait until the cast was finished before he could work on the finishing touches on the set! What a crazy week that was!! We didn't get home until 10 or 11 at night all week last week and this week!! It has been very trying & tiring, but it was all worth it in the end!!

We're putting on Bye Bye Birdie this year. My oldest daughter, Cyndi is Mrs. Peterson & Austin, my younger son, is Hugo Peabody. They are having such a great time and it is so awesome to see them perform. This is the first year that they are performing on different nights. This is because Cyndi has seniority for her role but Austin doesn't. It's tough on the family, but they are making every effort to come see them both, which is awesome!!

ANYWAY!!! I have neglected my CT duties as well, but luckily I have awesome designers for "bosses" & they've been patient & understanding with me, since I didn't do layouts for them for the past 2 weeks :o(

This week, Digi Designs by Nicole is releasing a collab with Getting Scrappy with Britt and it is called Summer Days. It is a really great kit that will work with so many of my photos!! I chose to use this cute photo of Cyndi with her friend Kevin, who asked her to go to his Junior Prom with him. Of course it was the night before Dress Rehearsal #1 and I had to drive around like a nut to get photos, dinner and drop her off!! Crazy!!


Here is the preview for Nicole's kit. Click on it to go to her blog every day to get each piece of the kit FREE!! Don't forget to come back so you can click on Britt's preview to go get her's & then come back again to see what Michelle has to offer this week! You won't be sorry!!!!

Life is Like a Box of Chocolates Quick Page

I am a day late & definitely a dollar short LOL! Here is my freebie Quick Page for Digi-Designs by Nicole's latest Kit Life is Like a Box of Chocolates. Be sure to visit both her blog and Stacey's for your freebies because they'll be gone soon!! Also, don't forget the sale & fun at One Single Seed this week!! There are new challenges each day & a Speed Scrap on Friday and Saturday!!

Click on the preview to get the freebie & PLEASE leave me some love!!!

Digi-Designs by Nicole News

It is soooo cold here today I can hardly stand it!! We were supposed to get hit with a "MAJOR" snowstorm, but all we got was about 3-5 inches and A LOT of wind & cold!! YUCK!!! I just wanted to stay in bed all day!! Luckily the school district was closed, so Kelsey & Austin didn't have music lessons & Austin & Cyndi didn't have Musical practice so I didn't have to go ANYWHERE!! WHEW! Tom did have to take Cyndi to work later & pick her up, but I got to stay inside all nice & warm :)

Here it is Monday already (actually almost Tuesday LOL!) and I haven't posted my LO for this week's kit! Sorry!! This week, Digi-Designs by Nicole has released Best Friends ~ A kit for dogs but it really has a lot of papers & embellishments for those of us without dogs!! It really is a great kit with great colors!! Here is my LO using Alexa with my Mom's dog, Luke. He is so cute!!! Alexa doesn't really like him too much...he is a little hyper & LOVES to lick her face & just doesn't want to have any part of it! She does "pat" him though (more like hit!!), so she is getting a little used to him...he loves to be held & is such a baby!



Here is the preview for the whole kit...you can click on it to go get your freebies each day!! Don't forget ~ it's only available this week & also leave Nicole some love!!



There is a Speed Scrap tomorrow afternoon!! Hope to see you there!! Click on the flyer to go to the forum and check out the participation prize!!!! It is one of a set of 3 so make sure you come to the next few SS!!!



One last DDBN bit of news....several "older" kits of Digi-Designs by Nicole are being retired so she can make room for some new goodies! So, Nicole is having a sale! Be sure to check it out before they're gone...only ONE DOLLAR buys some really great kits!!! Click on the flyer to go to her store!

Lots of stuff happening around here!!

Wow! What a busy weekend we've had!! I worked Saturday & Sunday...not fun at all!! We have been so busy! I keep asking, "what recession???" People just seem to spend money like there's no tomorrow!! Today, a woman purchased $444 worth of Easter "china"...plates, mugs, bowls, serving platters, etc. WOW! How crazy!!

We went to dinner with friends last night...Tom, Alexa & I, that is! It was nice to get together since we haven't done it in such a long time!! We went to Hibachi, which is a Japanese restaurant where they cook in front of you. So cool! We had a really great time! Tom took Kelsey, Austin & Alexa to Chuck E. Cheese's for a BD party...so sorry I had to work LOL! I really just don't like the noise & the 400 kids running & screaming like lunatics!! Not my idea of a fun time. Tom said the kids had fun, though & Alexa really enjoyed watching all the kids running around. Did he bring the camera like I asked???? NOOOOOOOO!! Next time I need to just put it in the diaper bag like I wanted to!! After I finished work, we went to Lonestar Steakhouse for dinner to celebrate my dad's birthday, as well as Kelsey & Austin's. Did Tom bring the camera this time ??? NOPE!!! GRRRRR! This is so typical!! I have been taking "everyday" shots for project 365, but I have NO special occasion shots, if they've happened outside of this house!! Crazy!!!

Anyway...if you have a Lonestar near you, sign up for their E Club...they send you a coupon for a free appetizer when you sign up & then they send you another coupon for a free entree for your birthday (up to $15!!!). They are pretty quick about it, too...I signed up the day before my BD & got it within an hour!!! Cool gift & yummy food!!! 11 of us ate for $113 before the tip!! We had 2 appetizers & 2 ice creams, too!! Pretty awesome!!

I was cut from the Pretty Scrappy Race today :o( That's ok, though, since I don't think I really had time to be on that team right now. I did have fun, but I REALLY love the kit they are working with this week. I'm not sure if I liked how they had us in 2 groups using different kits...didn't really seem like a level playing field, but whatever. Anyway, here are some layouts I've done over the past few weeks or so.

Speed Sprap #7 from Digi-Designs by Nicole's forum
I used "Dreamin" for everything except the staples and string (The Necessities & All Girl) by Digi-Designs by Nicole
This is from the annual musical we're involved with. My eldest son, Tommy (LeFou), suprised us all when hetried out for the part. He normally did technical crew & stage crew. He loved it & was perfect for the role & did an awesome job!!


Template Challenge at Digi-Designs by Nicole's forum



This was for a "whisper down the lane" type challenge over at CafeMom

I used "Alias" for mostly everything, except the alpha is from "All Boy" and the bracket is from "The Necessities" all from Digi-Designs by Nicole

Lots of Great New Stuff!!

I have been slacking in posting this past week!! Sorry!! Digi-Designs by Nicole has lots of great stuff happening!!! She's released her first kit that was released only in her store. It's called Sweet Love and is available for $2.50 this week!!! It is such a great kit and can be used for much more than for love & Valentine's Day LOs. Here is my layout and below that is the preview of the kit. Click on the kit to go to the store!!

Just for the record...YES! That's my dad!! He is the greatest, yet GOOFIEST, dad in the world!! Somehow he & my mom roped my husband and my brother-in-law to also dress up in this crazy outfit!!! They gave my sister & I an 8x10 of them for Valentine's Day a few years ago!! Too funny!!

Nicole has also released a new freebie kit this week (boy is she busy!!!) It's another collab kit, this time with Vicki from A Work in Progress and it is called Sweet Flora. Be sure to visit BOTH blogs each day this week to get all the pieces!!! It is awesome!!! Here is my layout followed by each preview. Like always, click on the preview to go to get your freebies!!! Be sure to leave some love, too!!!






Lastly, I hosted my first ever speed scrap last week! It was actually a lot of fun & the participants made some AWESOME layouts from my instructions. I used Just for You Digi Scraps kit "Heart Attack" for my layout. I've put the instructions below the layout.
#1 Choose an odd number of photos. If you do more than 1, make 1 of them larger than the others.
#2 Pick out an even number of papers. only ONE may be a print!!! (textures as long as they aren't really patterned can count as a solid!)
#3 Alter 1 photo in some way. You can remove the color(make it B&W, sepia, etc), extract, recolor, use an action...anything you want.
#4 Frame 1 photo in some way. You can use a frame, ribbon, paper, buttons...get creative if you'd like!!
#5 OK...I know it's early, but you need some math skills LOL! Divide the # of papers by 2 and you must use 2 each of at least 2 elements. For example, I used 4 papers, so I used 2 paper strips, 2 glitter swirls & 2 pins. Clear as mud?!?!
#6 Title your page using one word and one word only!!! It can be a word art, font or alpha.
#7 Date and journal if you would like. Extra Challenge~do something creative with the date

Try it for yourself!!! It really is fun to have direction when you're stuck for a layout!! You can check out all the great layouts in the gallery at Digi-Designs by Nicole Forum Just look under Speed Scraps and then check out the rest of the great things everyone has been creating!!!

Rustic Grass

Nicole with Digi-Designs by Nicole has released another kit!! This one is called Rustic Grass. It is a really cool kit...not your typical colors but they really pop!! Check it out!!! Here's my layout for this week!!

Here are the papers. Click on the image to go to her site. Don't forget to stop by each day to get the entire kit! I LOVE the alphabet!!


Nicole with Digi-Designs by Nicole has started to sell her kits at a new store. If you've missed any of her older kits, check out the store!! She's got a great "Disney" kit!!! AND she's having a Grand Opening Sale!!! It starts Monday! Click on the flyer to check it out!!