The Bee's Knees Digital Scrapbooking Kit Freebie

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Apparently, I've gone too long without designing a kit. Shaunte, over at This Too Shall Pass has progressed to harassment in order to get me to design another digital kit. This is good, because I apparently need harassment levels of persuasion in order to get me motivated to do anything after graduating. While harassment isn't supposed to make you feel desirable, I feel privileged to be Shaunte's object of harassment. If she progresses to stalker I will probably never be able to deflate my ego.

(If you don't read Shaunte's blog, you should. She's the type of funny that makes me realize that my attempts at humor are. . .how can I be kind? . . .underdeveloped. Perhaps if I had gone the extra step and had five children like her instead of four, I would have gone that extra bit of insane that would have imbued me with the truly funny stuff--not that I'm commenting on Shaunte. Really. Just on me. But, it's too late now to add any more crazy to our house. I must be content with envying Shaunte's comedic ability and forever wishing I had her finely-honed thrift-store shoe-finding abilities.)

I'm also hoping that this kit will be helpful to another friend who is in charge of an girl's camp this summer. Their theme is centered around bees, hence the theme of this kit. It just so happened to work perfectly with Aubriana's Halloween costume from this past year. Even if you don't have a need for a bee theme, there are plenty of unrelated papers in this kit--I'm quite fond of the clouds and the chevrons.

So, cheers all around for my first digital kit in ages! I enjoyed making it--I forgot how much fun it is to have an excuse to watch endless TV and dink around in Illustrator. I hope you like it!

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Kit contains: 33 pattern papers, 1 set stitches, 1 overlay, 1 sheet honeycomb stickers, tags, 1 mask, 1 torn edge, 2 bee stickers, 2 flower stickers

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A Hoot and A 1/2 Digital Scrapbook Kit Freebie

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I think I might have missed the owl trend craze by a little bit. I've heard that roosters are the new owl (although that is almost a year old). I think that is crazy talk. I love owls. Chickens scare me. Hopefully, we won't move onto ducks/geese from here. If we do, I will be the trendiest person ever, because my thrift store is full of ceramic ducks of all shapes and sizes, and I can totally do that for nearly nothing.

Anyway, considering I still like owls, I ignored the trend and designed this kit. I'm cool challenged, so I will continue to like owls.

This layout is my nephew, Miles, with two of my little guys. Miles is a hoot. He's freakin' hilarious, even though he doesn't really talk much and when he does, they are all one syllables and sound exactly the same. Only my sister has the code cracking skills necessary to understand him. Doesn't matter. He's got a glint in his eye that always makes me grin right back. It's like I don't even have a choice.

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Kit Contents: 9 Pattern Papers, 4 Colors Ric Rac, 2 Journaling Blocks, 1 Date Label, 1 Set Stitching, 4 Owl Stickers, 1 Branch Sticker

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Up & Away Hot Air Balloons Digital Scrapbook Kit Freebie

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This week spring is in the air in Utah, thank goodness (or at least it was when I wrote this. Now it's been snowing). I hate winter. This has put me in the mood for bright colors, patterns and pretty stuff. I saw a hot air balloon on a card and just needed to do this kit.

I picked a picture of my boys being silly in the backyard for the layout. It was kind of being overwhelmed with color, so I thought I'd turn the photo black and white. While I was trying to do that in my layout, it turned the background black and white and I actually loved the pops of color. It really put the focus back on the photo and those adorable hot air balloons.

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Kit Contents: 12 Pattern Papers, 1 Set Hot Air Balloon Stickers, 3 Tags, Eyelets, 2 Labels

PS Now that you've settled in after Easter, don't forget to check out last week's free kit, Easter Egg Hunt, if you haven't already. I know you have Easter pictures you're itching to scrapbook!

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The Xander Digital Scrapbooking Kit Freebie

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Awww, it's the last in my four part series. Maybe I need to keep going with The Kara and The David, because I had a lot of fun designing these kits for my kids.

This week has two inspirations. A while ago on Project Runway, Amy designed these pants:

Now, I'm not saying I like these pants or that I would like to own these pants or that these pants should exist in a world where you can buy perfectly sane black pants that don't do that fluttering thing, enlarge the look of your butt and turn you into a strange mermaid from the waist down, but I do like the colors together and the pattern was really inspiring.

The judges main criticism was that they were a weird color combination. Now, I can see criticizing the weird petals and too many colors, but the color scheme is your basic complimentary colors. Blue and orange are across the color wheel. This makes me wonder about the judges. Have they never studied color theory? Because I guarantee that blue/orange is one of the first ones you learn.

On the other hand, isn't that petal skirt on the girl so cute!?! I must make one for Aubrey, ASAP.

The other inspiration would be some vintage fabric, and I could throw Xander in there, for being totally adorable and sharp as a lawn mower (and nearly as loud).

I love the slightly retro feel of these papers. The blue and orange really pop. And here is my cutie, Xander. He's one of the smartest kids you will ever meet and he's super affectionate too. I did this page about how he is starting to read chapter books on his own (he's in 1st grade). I don't get it, but he really likes non-fiction. I keep thinking he'll like fantasy, but he doesn't. Of course, his favorite series is the Magic Treehouse series, because those are packed with non-fiction type information. I mean, I love some types of non-fiction, but they generally have some sort of meaningful or deeply interesting story, while Xander just wants to memorize the facts.

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Kit Contents: 5 Pattern Papers, 2 Background Papers, 1 Overlay, 1 Journaling Block

(Do you see my pant-inspired paper there at the bottom? Love it!)

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The Bree Bree Digital Scrapbooking Kit Freebie

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This week I did the Aubriana version of my four kit series, which a kit for each of my children. I love working with girl patterns and colors! Aubrey is a girly girl, but she has a streak of the tomboy, because of her four older brothers (for instance, she talks about Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Darth Vader quite often). This kits definitely celebrates her girly side.

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Kit contents: 16 Pattern Papers, 4 Solid Background Papers, 3 Labels, 1 Title Block, 1 Sticker, 1 Metal Border Accent

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The Max Digital Scrapbooking Kit Freebie

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When I design a kit, I normally do whatever I feel like doing, then find photos that will work with the kit I just created. This time, I went backwards, choosing the photos first (of course, the photos of the hat I just knit for Max, because I can't resist his dimple), then creating the kit from the photo. I really enjoyed creating this way, and I think I will do a kit for each of my children. I could not think of a name for this kit, so I finally came down to calling it "The Max," which fits it nicely and neatly takes care of thinking of names for the rest of the series. If you haven't noticed, titles are not a strength of mine.

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Kit Contents: 6 Pattern Papers, 2 Background papers, 2 Journaling Blocks, 1 Set Brads, 1 metal label, 3 Paper Labels

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Rejoice (Christmas) Digital Scrapbooking Kit Freebie

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Wow, it doesn't feel right to be doing fall leaves last week and then Christmas this week, but I know Christmas will be here before I'm ready. We are nearly done with our Christmas shopping. I have a few projects still to do, but I'm not feeling the least bit stressed yet.

This layout is from Christmas morning pictures from last year. It was a special Christmas, because it was my Great-Grandma Jensen's last Christmas before she passed. I didn't realize that before making this layout. It will be sad not to trek up to Ogden this year to see her. I can't remember the last Christmas that we didn't make the trip.

I think I'm getting better at the whole digital layout thing. Making these kits has really forced me to practice. Oh, and I was going to mention that some of the patterns were inspired by vintage Christmas wrapping paper.

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Kit Contents: 6 Pattern Papers, 1 Overlay, 1 Flower Sticker, 1 Bird Sticker, 1 Flower Flourish, 1 Journaling Block, 1 Background paper shape, 1 Rub on Label

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Piles of Leaves Digital Scrapbooking Kit Freebie

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This is one I started a long time ago, which I just finished up this morning, just in time for Thanksgiving. The photos on the layouts are ones I took at our local park two years ago. I can't believe how much my kids have grown, especially my baby.

I've definitely gotten better at the whole digital distressing thing. I still feel like I'm not great at it, but it was fun to play with. I hope you enjoy it!

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Kit Contents: 8 Pattern Papers, 1 Solid Paper, 3 Labels, 1 Journaling Strips, 1 Set Brackets, 2 sets of sticker leaves, 1 Scallop Circle Mask, 1 Row Brads, 1 Word Art

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The Blob Digital Scrapbooking Kit Freebie

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Wow, it's been a long time since I put up a kit. I'm had a little spare time this morning, so I finished up this kit.

This layout is all about Griffin right now. He's a hoot right now. He's not what I would call "laid back." He has tons of quirks and challenges, but he's never boring, for sure.

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Kit contents: 15 Pattern Papers, 3 Journaling Blocks, 3 Labels

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Fun with Atoms Digital Scrapbooking Kit Freebie

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This kit is inspired by my Science Foundations class. We are learning about radiation this week and carbon dating, so a little retro 50s space age science kit was in order, I think. It might be fun to do a kit based on each class, but I'm not making any promises at this point.

Here's the layout I did with this kit. My boys are so grown up! I went looking for a picture of the three of them together and when I opened that one, taken six days after Griffin was born, I literally started crying. They are just so big now! I'm so proud of them; they are each amazing.

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Kit Contents: 18 Pattern Papers, 1 Journaling Block, 1 Ribbon, 1 Ribbon and Staples Combo

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End of Summer Digital Scrapbook Kit Freebie

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My favorite season is just about over. The kids have been in school for a few weeks (so weird right now, Griffin is the only one around and awake--weird) and I start college classes tomorrow. In case you didn't read that carefully, I am going to attempt 13 credit hours, while being Mommy and taxicab and chef and all that to my four children. If I suddenly disappear for several months, don't worry. I'm holed up with my laptop trying to jam information into my over-taxed brain and wringing my hands and mumbling.

The layout is my kids getting ice cream from Grandma via an ice cream truck. This was a highlight of the summer. I love how out of eight feet, only one has a shoe.

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Contents: 14 full-size pattern papers, 1 journaling block, 1 set stitches, 1 background shape, 1 scallop mask

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More American Crafts stuff

Ok, I had some more things air, so yay! I can post them on my blog. Clarice spotted one of my albums on QVC and wanted to see more of it, so this is for you girl! They are all 6x6" pages, which fit into those cute mini albums American Crafts makes. I decorated the cover of my ablum.

The inside pages:

These two were for a different kit. I adore and love these papers with an endless devotion:

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If you regularly watch HSN. . .

(and I know you do), you might have seen my layouts and cards! I get such a thrill from it. Very cool to see your stuff on TV. Here's a closer look at some of the projects you might have spied in the journaling stickers and glitter markers segments.

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Layout Time!

I think I am finally getting over being burned out on scrapbooking, which is cause to rejoice. I've been having lots of fun doing stuff just for fun in between assignments. Anyway, here are a few recent ones (a few of them were for American Crafts):

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Some of my work for American Crafts

Yay! I'm so excited to share with you. It's kind of sad how rarely I post scrapbook related things. Gotta do better about that.

Anyway, AC is the best company to work for. I love their products. Yum.

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Sketchers Challenge, Week #2

Here's the sketch for this week if you want to play along!


And the layout I did using it, plus the layout I originally did and based the sketch on:


And the thread on CX. So, I think that's all ya need to know. I so love doing this challenge--not only is it great to get some scrapbooking done each week that I can share on the web, but it's so fun to see everyone's take on the sketch!

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Weekly Sketch

I'm so excited to start a weekly sketch challenge over at CreativExpress! I'm also going to post it on my blog every Monday, so everyone can play along if they want.

Here's this week's sketch:

And my layout based on it:

Others will be posting their takes on this thread if you want to check it out!

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