Happy Birthday ScrapMatters!

I've had a lot of really great birthdays. My 35th is coming up in just a few short weeks and I'm so lucky to get to spend the day with my family and friends. And hopefully a cake. For me, planning the party was always one of the best parts of the whole celebration. I've had rainbow parties, park parties, McDonald's parties and even a dinosaur party. The most memorable, by far, was my 16th birthday. We celebrated with a 50s dress-up party at my house. 50s music, posters of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean on the walls, Rebel Without A Cause on the TV. We had hula-hoop contests and did the limbo. It was a blast!!!

I hope that you are having a great time too as you ride the birthday blog train today! Your birthday present from me this year is an element cluster to use on your pages. This kit is a can't-miss! Super fun with lots of great elements and papers suitable for girls and boys. Starting today, August 6 and going through August 12 the kit, Cupcakes and Candles, will be free with any $20 purchase at ScrapMatters. Woohoo!!!


(click here to download)

To be sure you are on the right train you should have come from Kat's blog. Next you will be heading over to see Becca. Remember if you get lost you can always check back at the beginning for the full list.

Lots of fun going on during the SM Bday Celebration. Here's the Master Schedule for you:

Party On!

Check it out! It's a party!!

Hope to see you there! :)

Scrapping in July

Even though July was incredibly busy I did manage to get a few LOs completed! Here's my scrapping for the month:


Britt-ish Designs: All for One Templates and Made in America
Wimpychompers Creations: Polka Dotty Alpha
Sahlin Studio: Glass Pebble Alpha




Trixie Scraps Nature Girl Kit





Wimpychompers Creations: Camping Kids kit and Polka Dotty Alpha




Sya's Blueprints: 1,2,3,4...Go! Template Set
Sahlin Studio: After Dark Kit, After Dark Word Art and After Dark Blog Add-On



And here's one from June that I missed:

Connie Prince - 6/15 Tuesday Template
Sahlin Studio - Life's A Beach Kit and Life's A Beach Snippettes



All of the kits are linked for you. Thanks for looking!!

Choo-Choooooo!!! Blog Train Stops Here!

Welcome to the next stop on the ScrapMatters iNSD Blog Train! Can you believe what a gorgeous train this has been?! You probably arrived here from Natasha's (bcnatty) site. We are celebrating Moments That Matter on our blog train and you've probably read lots of great "Moments" stories by now. I'll keep mine simple. :) Everyday with my kids there are tons of moments for me. My son has his 5th birthday party today and my daughter has her 7th birthday party tomorrow. Here's the photo that started it all.....my DD on her birth day:

Awww!!! So sweet! Well, on to your freebie. I put together a decorated wedding cake for you. I know that's a big moment for a lot of you. Here ya go!

Grab it here...

Be sure to head on over to ScrapMatters to get your iNSD goodies at 40% off. Moments That Matter is free with every $20 purchase! On to your next stop on the train. You are heading to LuAnn's site for another freebie. Have a great iNSD weekend!

News This Week...

So much is going on this week. Both kids have birthday parties, National Scrapbook Day is almost here and the Queen of Scrap contest is right around the corner. Here are all the details (and a little scrapping I've been doing!):

iNSD starts Friday, April 30, and we will kick it off with a fabulous blog train bright and early on Saturday. Come back for some really fun freebies! The ScrapMatters Design Team has put together a really amazing collab with a Free With Purchase offer. Check it out:

Queen of Scrap will also start on May 1. Here's the info:

And finally, I actually got a little scrapping done this week! Yay!!

"Miss O" using Happy Birthday to You from Haynay Designs:

"Jasmine" using Arabian Nights from Britt-ish Designs:

"Little Lady" using Sunday Best from Jeni Hopewell and Stacy's Backdoor Designs:


"Sweet" using Love Everyday from Happy Scrap Girl and Designs by Tater:

Off to bed now! See you on the blog train!

Get Ready!!!!

New Releases 4/2/10

Designs by Tater and Keep Scrappin' Designs release their new collab kit called Birthday Mania, available at ScrapMatters. Here's the kit:

And here's what I scrapped with it for the Tuesday Template challenge using a template from Trixie Scraps: