Sentimental Journey is Here!

Sentimental Journey is a brand new scrap kit created by Manu (Scrapbook Graphics).  The kit is full of gorgeous vintage elements and papers from the 1940's era and is perfect for family photos from long ago.  The first layout, Fashionista, shows a picture of my MIL's mom walking through downtown San Antonio.  Downtown has certainly changed since then! LOL

Even though the kit lends itself to heritage style photos and layouts, it can still be adapted quite easily for modern day photos too.  My second layout shows two of my children in a fantasy scene that uses one of the background papers from the kit.

Be sure to check out this wonderful kit and take a look at the coordinating cluster pack and wordart packs too :)    Here is the link for Manu's store at SBG:  http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=44

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and will have a safe and happy New Year! 

Snowy Fun

 

Texans don't get a chance to see too much snow... at least not the Texans that live in South Texas so this is most likely going to be as close to snow as my family gets for this season.  LOL

The kits used in this layout can be found at Digidesign Resort and the wordart is a blog freebie from Studio Manu.  Here are the links:

Dreaming of Christmas by Mistica Designs (Digidesign Resort)
http://www.digidesignresort.com/shop/designers-mistica-designs-c-1_4/mistica-s-dreaming-of-christmas-p-5277
A Christmas Carol Add-On by Digidesign Resort Designers (Digidesign Resort) (Candle and glitter spray)
http://www.digidesignresort.com/shop/adventcalendar-c-182/digidesignresort-collaboration-kit-a-christmas-carol-add-on-p-5156
Magic Christmas Wordart by Studio Manu (Blog Freebie)
http://digital-scrap-spirit.com/manudesigns/

The second layout shows a picture of the Alaskan glaciers and a couple of really cute kitties all decked out for Christmas!  This layout uses Mistica's 'Dreaming of Christmas' and a modified template by NatashaNaSt Designs titled 'Autumn and Winter Templates.'  Here are the links:

 Products Used:
Dreaming of Christmas by Mistica Designs (Digidesign Resort)
http://www.digidesignresort.com/shop/designers-mistica-designs-c-1_4/mistica-s-dreaming-of-christmas-p-5277
Autumn and Winter Templates by NatashaNaSt Designs (Shabby Pickle Designs)
http://www.shabbypickledesigns.com/boutique/product.php?productid=18064&cat=0&page=1

More Christmas Fun!

And yet another Christmas layout... tis the season after all!  LOL

This layout features out kitty, Maya, who died earlier this month.  She had been with us for 14 years and was a wonderful, loving companion whom I miss very much.

The layout was created in CS3 using 'A Christmas Carol Collaboration Kit' by the Digidesign Resort Designers.  It can be found here:  http://www.digidesignresort.com/shop/digidesign-resort-megakits-c-52/digidesignresort-collaboration-kit-a-christmas-carol-p-5039

Christmas Cheer

Just a few days now and Christmas will finally be upon us.  My kids are so excited and somehow my youngest son, who is 8 years old, keeps finding items to add to his Christmas Wish List. LOL

Here are a few Christmas themed layouts to help us all get into the holiday spirit.  The first two layouts (titled 'Merry Christmas' and 'Our Little Miracles') have been created using a bundle of products from Verena Karoli.  These products are also sold separately and can be found at Digidesign Resort.  The third layout (titled 'Openingthe Christmas Presents') uses a wonderful new kit, 'Christmas Dreams' by Carena's Designs and can also be found at Digidesign Resort.  

Here are the links:

A Christmas Carol Bundle by Verena Karoli

http://www.digidesignresort.com/shop/designers-verena-karolyi-designs-c-1_152/a-christmas-carol-bundle-by-verena-p-5010

Christmas Dreams by Carena's Designs

http://www.digidesignresort.com/shop/christmas-specials-c-183/christmas-dreams-by-carena-p-5100

Sleepy Time

'Night Dreams' by PrelestnayaP Designs (Digidesign Resort) is a beautiful kit that is perfect for all those sleepy/bedtime photos :)  This layout features a photo of our yougest cat, named Trouble, as he naps in one of our gym bags. LOL

Night Dreams Kit

http://www.digidesignresort.com/shop/designers-prelestnayap-c-1_173/night-dreams-by-prelestnayap-design-p-4629 

New Layouts...

I have three new layouts to share with all of you today :)  The first layout is a birthday layout featuring my youngest child when he was an infant.  The kit used is from Irene Alexeeva (Scrap Orchard) and it's called 'Birthdee-Doo.'  Irene has also created coordinating sets of quick pages and Blog Couture and they are available here:  http://scraporchard.com/market/product.php?productid=19105&cat=292

The second layout was created using a HUGE collaboration kit from the Digidesign Resort designers and is called, 'We Are Family.'  This kit is approximately 1gig zipped and is well worth having in your collection as it can be used for so many different types of events and layouts.  The kit can be found here:    http://www.digidesignresort.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=52&products_id=4654

The final layout is a Christmas layout and the photos were taken at our family gathering last Christmas.  The kit used is a brand new one from Carena's Designs and is called, 'Winter Frost." It is a beautiful winter kit that can be used for wintery and holiday layouts.  The kit can be found here:   http://www.digidesignresort.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_23_146&products_id=4682


I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! 

Wintery Goodness...

Here's a touch of winter today!  The photo in this layout was taken by my inlaws on one of their Alaskan cruises several years back.  The kit, Amazing Snowland, is created by Irene Alexeeva (Scrap Orchard) and is full of goodies and gorgeous papers to help you scrap both wintery and Christmas holiday photos.  

Links:

Amazing Snowland Full Kit by Irene Alexeeva

http://scraporchard.com/market/product.php?productid=18998&cat=292

And for all of you celebrating Halloween tomorrow...  have a SAFE and HAPPY Halloween!

 

A Halloween Freebie from Me to You!

Happy Halloween to all of you who celebrate it.  I've created a little gift for you that you can download and use.  These avatars are based on my own 2d/3d artwork and each avatar is approximately 200 x 200 pixels in size and has been saved in png format.  Feel free to use and resize them.  The only thing I ask is that they remain for personal use only.  Please do not redistribute them or use them for commercial purposes.  

The avatar package is located at MediaFire.  You may download it here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?2mznjq2tzjt

Pumpkins

Pumpkins abound in my most recently posted layout using Irene Alexeeva's products from her 'Fall Fantasia' product line.  I've used the Fall Fantasia kit, word art and 3d Hay Alpha to bring a bit of Fall to what is, for us, a very green city right now. Such as it is living in Texas!  LOL

Link:

Fall Fantasia Full Scrap Kit by Irene Alexeeva (Scrap Orchard)
http://scraporchard.com/market/product.php?productid=18976&cat=292

Angelic Meadow is Here!

Trudie (Scrapbrat Designs) has a new kit out and it's gorgeous!  It's called 'Angelic Meadow' and is available at Digidesign Resort ( www.digidesignresort.com ).  Here are a couple of layouts using this beautiful kit...

  

Cats

Digidesign  Resort has released a wonderful collaboration kit this month and it's full of fairytale elements and magical papers.  The kit is (appropriately) titled, Fairytale Collaboration Kit, and it is comprised of elements and papers from many of the Digidesign Resort designers.  The word art was a blog freebie that I found at Elegant Word Art by Bethany's website some time ago and reads, "Cats are like potato chips... you can't have just one."

Here is a layout that I did using this kit....  the photos are of some very special family members!

Fairytale Collaboration Kit by the Digidesign Resort Designers:

http://www.digidesignresort.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=52&products_id=4362

 

Potion Master

Anyone up for a little Harry Potter?  

Here's a picture of Justin taken at Halloween several years ago.  He wanted to dress up as a Harry Potter student from the Ravenclaw House so my mom made him a wonderful wizard robe which he wore proudly... and often!

The primary scrap kit that I used for this page is called, Spooky Hour, and it's by the wonderfully talented Irene Alexeeva.  You can find it, along with the coordinating Quick Page and Blog Couture products, in her store at Scrap Orchard. 

Here is the link for the 'Spooky Hour' kit:  http://scraporchard.com/market/product.php?productid=18940&cat=292

Lilac Dreams Freebie

Throughout the course of the past few weeks I have showed you a couple of layouts that I made using a couple of kits from Irene Alexeeva's (Scrap Orchard) fairytale series.  The kits are 'Thumbelina,' a very feminine kit perfect for little girl photos, and 'Tom Thumb,' which is a kit created from a variety of blue shades that is perfect for little boy layouts!  A few days ago she released 'Lilac Dreams,' which is an add-on to the kits mentioned above.  It is comprised of lavendar shades of color and include two papers and ten elements.  Best of all it's free on her blog! This layout uses the entire 'Lilac Dreams' Add On and a few elements from Irene's 'Thumbelina' Kit.  Here are the links:

Irene's Blog for 'Lilac Dreams' freebie:

http://irenealexeeva.blogspot.com/

Thumbelina Full Scrap Kit

http://scraporchard.com/market/product.php?productid=18619&cat=292 

The layout here is a picture of my daughter, Jordan,  several years ago on Halloween.  Her fairy costume was made by my mom and by the end of the evening she was very tired and her eyelids were drooping more often than not!  LOL       

One Little Miracle

Irene Alexeeva (Scrap Orchard) has released another kit today and this time it's the coordinating kit to 'Thumbelina' (an all pink kit perfect for girls) which was released a few weeks ago.  Tom Thumb is created in a beautiful array of blue colors and I had such a blast creating this layout of our second oldest child, Justin.  Needless to say that this photo was taken many years ago as Justin is now 13 years old!  LOL

Here are the links to the Tom Thumb kit.  Irene also has a coordinating quick page set and blog couture (for use with Blogger blogs) in her store!

Tom Thumb Full Kit:  

http://scraporchard.com/market/product.php?productid=18761&cat=292

Autumn Leisure

Carena's Designs has a wonderful new way to herald in the Fall season!  Autumn Leisure Kit and Autumn Leisure Clusters can both be found in Carena's store at Digidesign Resort and they are a lot of fun to work with.  Here's a layout I just finished using both products.  The photos are of my nephew during a Pumpkin Patch visit last year.

Autumn Leisure Clusters by Carena’s Designs
http://www.digidesignresort.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_23_146&products_id=4228
Autumn Leisure Full Kit by Carena’s Designs
http://www.digidesignresort.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_23_146&products_id=4227

Milkshakes Anyone?

Irene Alexeeva has a brand new kit today called 'Milkshake' and it's super adorable!  Here's a picture of my oldest boy when he was an infant (wasn't he a cutie?), along with papers and elements from Irene's kit and 'Boys World Word Art' from Studi Manu.  

Here are the product links:

Milkshake Full Kit by Irene Alexeeva (available at Scrap Orchard)
http://scraporchard.com/market/product.php?productid=18714&cat=0&page=1
Boys World Word Art by Studio Manu (available at Scrapbook Graphics)
http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/product.php?productid=23448&cat=0&page=1

   

Sweet Nature Layout...

WooHoo!  Irene Alexeeva has a new kit hitting the stores today and it's a beauty.  Melon Smoothie is a combination of pastel papers and elements including handpainted and can be found at her store ( www.scraporchard.com ).  Here's a CT layout that I came up with today and it shows the kids on one of our nature walks at the Lost Maples State Park in 2004.  

Journaling:

The Lost Maples State Park is a wonderful place to visit pretty much any time during the year. During Spring and Summer, the vegetation is green and during the Fall the maple leaves turn beautiful shades of brown and gold. These photos were taken during one of our weekend walks on the East trail in 2004. The kids had a blast but were very hot and tired by the time we reached the Odell park bench along the trail!

 

A New Digi-Scrap Kit

Carena's Designs (www.digidesignresort.com) has released her latest kit, Cherished Love, and it's jam packed with a ton of gorgeous goodies.  I was fortunate enough to play with this kit a bit and here is one of the layouts that I came up with... 

Welcome!

Welcome to 'Creative Mischief' where you will find postings concerning my various creative endeavors ranging from digital scrapbooking and CG artistry (2D & 3D) to the more traditional pursuits of fictional writing, knitting, crocheting, needleworking and jewelry making. Along the line you'll most likely hear various musings concerning my husband and four children and any other bits of 'this and that' which come to mind. Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to seeing everyone as this little piece of my world progresses! :)