Pumpkin Scraps

I actually got this news mid last week, but was waiting for the official announcement, then got sidetracked by a busy life! LOL!

Anyways, I'm thrilled to announce that I've been chosen to scrap with Keely Simpson's delightful sketches! She creates them under the name Scraps 4 Shane Designs, to raise funds for her son Shane's medical bills. She sells them at Natural Designs in Scrapbooking and hopes to expand to a few more stores. I'll let you know when that happens! Our team blog can is called Scraps 4 Shane Designs. And another kewl thing is that my good friend Ripal was asked to join Keely's team too! Plus another 3 scrapping gals I'm looking forward to getting to know.

We get to scrap 2 layouts from each of her sketches, and need to work with at least 2 sketches a month. That should be a great help with my scrapping schedule at The Daily Scrap, plus just totally fun for me!

Keely is totally kewl. :-) I took her original sketch we were all asked to scrap with, and turned it into a rectangle. I mean, I really only scrap in rectangles, except for special projects. I was worried that she'd object, given I revised her work. But she loved it, and directed me to the rectangle sketches she had in her gallery. I mentioned a few others that I'd love to see as rectangles. Which she very promptly revised! She also asked me to look at her other squares and suggest others that'd make good rectangles too!

And now Ripal and I get to play with blinkies ... oh the fun!!

I'm in good company, there are lots of us out there who'd love to be on a CT or three! And Peta has found a way to help us, through her fab new blog project! It's called Wana be a Digi Star and it features a new scrapper every couple of days, a scrapper searching for a CT. Well today is my day! Only one comment so far but I'm so thrilled to be featured! And hopefully something will come of it!

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Wow, I was hit by this group, but didn't even know it! Saw a post in The Daily Scrap forums that someone at our site had been hit by them, followed the link, and found that a couple of us had been hit! Check them out at Kudos Team My Determination layout from Diva Thursday was hit August 18th. :-D

Wow, I made great time today, it's still 3 hours till midnight! This is my last day, my last 3 kits to choose for my golden week!

The first kit I requested is Miss Pix's vibrant Lil' Engineer. Going to see what I can do with train pics from the St Louis Zoo. Kit #2 is Brenda Johnson's sweet and sparkly Shabby Daisy. Kit #3 is Cheryl Whitesel's oh so pink Think Pink. No clue what I'm going to do with the last 2, but hey I have time!

Here's how the kits look!



I totally loved all my layouts today. So I'm going to share them all!

First was Strawberry Face. MIL got a strawberry cake for dh's two sibs' birthdays. Complete with honkin big glazed strawberries. Rusty was into those like a dirty shirt, lol! And had the face to prove it!



Next was Dana. A gorgeous photo of my girl, simply showcased in a glowing mini kit.



And my girl again, kicking up the water at Six Flags St. Louis. I even made the background paper!

And it's only an hour past midnight, done my Saturday bunch!

The first kit I requested is Berna Datema's richly coloured Raspberry Rhapsody (& Blackberry Blues). Kit #2 is Lucy Marino's Sunset Bay mini kit. Kit #3 is Maryanne Curth's Basic Blooms & Borders doodles. No clue what I'm going to do with any of it, that's my project before I go to bed!

Here's how the kits look!



And one from yesterday ... Hockey Sisters. Dana and a friend, hanging out at yet another hockey arena while their brothers played hockey.



And on a fun note, I won the Wall of Fame this week, so I'm officially the Golden Diva! But because I was just a fill-in diva, I don't get the unlimited access. Phew! I would have keeled over if I had! But I get my name up on the wall as the Golden Diva, and I get to choose any 5 kits from the store. Plus I still have my 1 pick from my Bronze Diva tie with Ripal the other week. Ideal, since once I've scrapped my last 6 layouts, I'll have 6 more I'm interested in ...

Though I guess that should read Diva Saturday, as it's 4 in the morning! But I've finished scrapping another 3, requested another 3!

The first kit I requested is Sandra Adamson aka Seascraps's lovely and patriotic I am Canadian. It called out to me "Come make a new siggie with me!" Next I requested Stephanie Ogren's deliciously pink and black Calling all Girly GIrls. Going to scrap a cute "hockey sisters" pic with it. Lastly I asked for Tracey Caudle's Rusty Boys. Going to try scrap a pic of Mitch with his goalie helmet with it.

Here's how the kits look!



And one from yesterday ... Graduation Girl. Dana at her nursery school graduation party, in a lovely, dreamy dress. And Stacey's kit was such a treat to scrap with!

Four days done, technically another four available to me, that's half way! And I've got 13 layouts done, so I'm totally on target!

The first kit I requested is Stacey Sansom's rich and gorgeous Simply Lush. It just arrived in the store yesterday, had to had to have it! Found an ethereally beautiful pic of Dana to use with it, it's going to be so fun scrapping with a friend's stuff! Next I requested Rebecca Myers' A Girl's Room. Ironically or perfectly, I have pics of Dana's redesigned room that I'll scrap with it! Lastly I asked for the TDS Team's Buckets of Paint. I have an old layout I did of a paint-smeared Rusty that I never liked, going to try make a decent layout of it this go around!

Here's how the kits look!



And one from yesterday ... Determination

Three down, almost half way there! Getting into the swing of scrapping, posting, looking for more.

The first kit I requested is Jafer Design's elegant Vivian's Inner Beauty. Haven't figured out what pics I want it for, but it's so pretty. Next I requested Deena Hagen's cute This One's for the Boyz. Going to try it with some really cute pics I have of a resourceful Rusty. Lastly I asked for Kristi Reever's cool and funky Flashback. Looked specifically for that red, so I can scrap a series on my very determined Mitch.

Here's how the kits look!



And two layouts from yesterday ... Dana and Avery



And the TDS Elements Team Primary Essentials July kit I participated in ... used my papers!



And a bummer note, I didn't get on Misty Cato's team. Some days I get fed up with applying. But at least I got a $6 coupon. Problem is, I only apply to teams where I really like the designer's stuff, I'm going to have to show some restraint in order to get out of that store with only $6 worth of merchandise!

Two days done, still fun! It *is* starting to get a little mind-numbing though, all that pouring my creative energy into 3 layouts a day. Posted my layouts round the digi-world, and sent off for my next 3 kits.

The first kit I requested is Kim Higueria's Michelle. Going to try use it for my St. Louis pics. Next I requested Marina Brendstrup's Dreamcatcher. Lovely rich colours that'd go great with some pics I have of my mum and grandparents. Lastly I asked for Amor Leblanc's absolutely gorgeous Fleur de l'été. No idea what I'll do, but I had to have it!

Here's how the kits look!



And one of yesterday's layouts ... Splish! Splash!

One day done, what fun! I was up till almost 5 am scrapping! But I've got my first 3 layouts done. Aiming for 24 in the week!! Posted my layouts round the digi-world, and sent off for my next 3 kits.

The first kit I requested is Alma Townsend's Splash. I've got some old pics of Mitch at age 2 or so filling a pool. Next I requested Kashiabean's delightful Floral Brushes Set. It'll look gorgeous with some black & white photos I have of a friend's girls. Lastly I asked for Khristy Schmidt's Boy Toys. No idea on that one, but it was so cute I couldn't resist it!

Here's how the kits look!



And one of my first layouts ... Open House.

Wow! I've been participating the past few weeks in The Daily Scrap's Wall of Fame challenge.

Here's this week's layout.



Lots of fun. This week I tied for 2nd, which makes me a "Silver Diva". Yeah! But even better, the chick who won is on vacation. So they're giving her her turn next week. And since the other Silver Diva won last week, I get to take on the Golden Diva duties! And what might they be? Only unlimited access to the mall at The Daily scrap!! Okay, not quite unlimited. One by one I can request and scrap with a kit from each designer in the mall. If I manage to work through all the designers then I can pick what I want. And actually, since I'm on the TDS team so they know and trust me, they're letting me pick 3 items at a time. Perfect given that I do most of my scrapping late in the evening and into the morning, lol! I don't have to hope and pray that either Vivian or Kristi is up and about when I'm ready for something new. In fact I'm just about to get scrapping. The first kit I requested is Diggi Q's rocking Under Construction. I'm going to use it to scrap some of the pics I took at our local Dufferin Aggregates open house. Man, those are some big machines and a big quarry! Next I requested Jessica Dixon's Elegant Linens, this week's Wall of Fame kit. No idea what I'm going to scrap with that one, better get thinking! Not that I can win Golden Diva for another month, but still the fun of scrapping! Lastly I asked for Terri Walsh's terribly cute Baby in Blue Jeans. That one is easy, her sample layout on her kit promo sold me. I have a great pic of Rusty and two baby group buds, looking adorable!

Here's how the kits look!



And I have extra inspiration to use with all these kits! Yeah, I spent a good chunk of today browsing through Scrapbooks Etc. But I also got an email from Jen Caputo yesterday. Sigh, another rejection. I'd submitted a logo to her contest. But for submitting, I got a $4 coupon to her store, so bought her new 8.5 x 11 templates! We're convincing her to design in rectangles as well as square! I confused the heck out of her though. I've been using both my given name and my nickname in the scrapping world. Started off with one, kinda starting to switch to the other. Used one to submit to her, another to cash in my coupon. So she was wondering just who the heck I was cashing that in. Sorry Jen!

And here's her collection, way kewl.



Yeah, and speaking of rejections, I didn't get onto Ashley Olsen's team either. Sigh. But she did say she thought my gallery was "lovely". So I keep trying to improve my scrapping, keep trying to grow. And keep trying out for CTs that appeal to me!

My friend Ripal just came up with this term. People always refer to "negative space" and she used this phrase today instead. I like it! I mean, what the crap is "negative" space? And if you do the same layout with a white background, all of a sudden it's "white space" instead. Heck, it's all just breathing room!

Ones where they give you assignments, want you to give them a layout with their stuff ... I really like that. I mean, when you give a link to your gallery somewhere, that's somehow not totally representative. I usually give them the link to my Scrapbook Bytes gallery, because it's the most comprehensive one. But it has pages of stuff there, going back a good year or so. I'd like to think my scrapping has improved over time. I'm working on making my gallery at DigiShopTalk.com mostly of my good stuff. And on my to-do list is to make a "favourites" gallery here on my blog. Though of course my slide show is already partly that. Maybe I'll do it when I update my family website, and my digi-scrapping stuff there. LOL, rambling, possibilities!

Here's a new layout I just finished today. I know I already scrapped it before, but I love that picture, wanted to try doing it differently.



Won't say who it's by, though I guess I'll be putting it up on several forums so it won't be exactly secret ...

LOL, okay, not exactly. But I did a layout from a sketch by Ginger Thibodeau, and she put it up on her R U Square blog. Too kewl! I'm liking a lot of what I see there, including the fact I'm not the only weirdo to scrap rectangles! ROFL! Here's the layout, one I did for The Daily Scrap.



I used Saskia Bokkers' William kit available in the mall at The Daily Scrap. My friend Stacey aka 4guysandme gave me the idea to cut out the "swimming" from one of my photos and I think it's just too kewl! Fonts are Gill and Gilligan's Island.

I just added a slide show to my blog! And it was soooo easy! Just went to slide.com. The hardest part was signing up, but after that I just picked my fave layouts, organized the order, copied it to my blogger template, and voila! I'm so happy!

Been kinda busy, not sure doing what though, lol! I've applied to 2 creative teams, let's see what happens. Missed the call for Jasbeanies' team, major bummer! And I'm playing with some more papers, they're kinda kewl. But I've gotta do some more tuts, expand my repretoire some more!