Autumn Blush

I know there are a ton of fall kits out there, but I have found one that I am in love with! Jennifer Barrette debuted Autumn Blush at Gotta Pixel this month, a kit full of fun rich colors that can be used long after fall is over!



Here are 2 LOs I made with it:

Thanks for looking!

How It Works layouts

I am lucky to be working with HeatherT this month at Gotta Pixel and I just finished up 2 fun layouts with her kit How It Works.

Now, I am always on the lookout for good boy kits, and this one definitely delivers! I love all the gear elements and the soft gray and brown colors, not to mention the awesome metal alpha! Head on over to Gotta Pixel to pick it up now!

New Blogware!

Does your blog need an upgrade? Mine did! While I loved the title, I just could never get the background quite right... Well, Ramona the Pest (who has so many things going I'm not sure how she stays sane enough to raise her 5 kids!) makes blogware from her designs and gives them away for free! Visit Home Baked Blogs to see all her goodies and get yourself dressed!

October fun

Hey bloggers! Can you believe that tomorrow is October?? I sure can't. And it's setting up to be another busy month for me... I get to go with Tyler on his first Cub Scout camping trip the 16-18. Now, he's super excited about it, they get to shoot bows and arrows, bb guns, all the fun boy stuff. Me, not so excited for tent camping. But I'm looking forward to the time with him of course, as well as getting some good pictures! Tyler is also going on a school camping trip at the end of the month and he has his first band concert, along with 3 weekends in Tucson!

Have you purchased your October Brownie Addiction membership yet? It is going to be hosted by FlutterbyeFaery and today is the last day to get it for just $5! Starting tomorrow it goes up to $10, but even then it is so worth it! Evie previewed the Halloween kit she made for it - I can't wait to get it!



I also signed up for Brownie Scraps' Fairytale Academy , a 6 week course of design challenges and lessons. I have never done any designing before and I am really excited to learn some basics! By the end, I will have a full kit designed, hopefully I will be happy enough with it to put my name on it and give it away here on my blog… No guarantees though lol. Class starts October 5, and “school supplies” are only $5, so come join the class!

Autumn Afternoon

Karen Lewis {Designz} has her Autumn Afternoon kit out at Gotta Pixel


I also used her Edge Overlays Vol. 3, a super versatile set that I will use over and over again!



Check out my layouts I made using them!

Making the Grade, my first Freebie and more!

Ramona the Pest has a wonderful new kit out! It's called Making the Grade and it's a fun non-traditional back to school kit. I love that it's great for younger and older kids alike and it's not the same old primary colors! Find it HERE at Brownie Scraps!

Here's the page I made using Making the Grade:

(Paper shape from Mara Wegner and Chalk Alpha from Kristin Aagard)

I like this page so much, I made it into a Quick Page for you!

Download HERE

How would you like a coupon for Making the Grade? All you have to do is become a Facebook fan of Brownie Scraps!

Ramona is also working on a hybrid project for this kit, so keep an eye out for that!

Do you get the Brownie Scraps Newsletter? You don't??? Sign up HERE! It is a fabulous weekly newsletter filled with new releases, interviews, hybrid projects, recipes, coupons and of layout inspiration! Well imagine my suprise when I opened up the second issue this morning and was greeted by... me! lol This layout was chosen as Layout of the Week!

credit: Country Home from Tinkay Designs, Funky Stitches from Ramona the Pest

I think that's it for the night... I need to sleep!

A long overdue blogging...sit back and enjoy the ride!

I have been meaning to update, but you know how it goes, it's been a busy month!

I was lucky enough to work with Out of this World by Karen Lewis. I love the bright but soft colors and there are so many fun elements! You can snag this kit at Gotta Pixel!

Here are the super cute pages I made with it!

In between work, Tyler's homework, band practice, cub scouts, trips to Casa Grande and Tucson, I've been trying to get lots of scrapping done...

Brownie Scraps has the Birthday Celebration going on all month, with a new challenge everyday, in addition to the usual monthly challenges, speed scraps, scrap alongs, and Bingo games! My goal is to get challenges done and I'm at 6 so far, so I'm hoping I can meet my goal! Here is a LO I did for the last speed scrap and one of Birthday Challenges:

credit: Sweetly Sassy by Dreamer*s Magic Designs, photo mask by Ramona the Pest Designs

I am also still in the Sunshine Studio's Scrap Idol Contest, and it's been fun pushing myself toward the 50 LO goal to earn all the prizes! I'm at 22 layouts created in the month of September, so I've earned the Level 1 prize -a great pack of Templates, and I just got to Level 2 tonight - a super cute collab kit I can't wait to play with! See my full SUN Gallery HERE

I've been lucky enough to get some great RAK's lately too, I have a whole list of kits I want to work with... I need to get some more pictures taken and I have a whole bunch I need to scan, I'm going to run out of pictures to work with pretty soon lol! But we are going camping this weekend, so there will be lots of opportunities, especially Tyler with his new bike he got tonight!