Spring Cleaning SALE!! And some layouts. :-)

I woke up this morning to check my email and saw a few newsletters .. which led me to the forums ... which led me to this:



ScrapMatters is having a SALE! Ohhh, I really can't resist good digi-scrap sales!!

Plum Dumpling Designs is taking part; take a look at some of the goodies you can grab this week at a discounted price (before they're gone forever!):



Us CT members were shocked and almost sad to see that Everyday Thanks (one of our favorite kits) was going to be retiring ... but the good news is that plenty of people can grab it while it's on sale -- it's SIXTY percent off!!

A couple other on-sale products from other designers get my endorsement, too:

• Shimmer and Shine by Jennifer Barrette is 50% off! I got this in a grab bag and still use them ALL the time! I used it on a couple of layouts this week, even.
  
• Everyday Memories by Chelle's Creations and Juno Designs is 60% off! I've scrapped at least three pages with this kit and all three of them are in the running for some of my favorite-ever pages. And again, I scrapped with this kit again this week. It's a great, bright summery kit.
  
• Birds of a Feather by WM[squared] Designs is 50% off! I've used the mini-kit version a couple times and love the fun, funky color scheme.
  

As for things I'm going to get? Probably "Pure Perfection" from Stolen Moments, "All Stitched Up alpha" by Chelle's Creations, a string collection from Denise Beatty, a template pack from Sya's Blueprints (that one with LOTS of photos), and maybe kits from Jennifer Barrette, G0lden Girls, WM[squared] ... oh gosh, I want too much! (Good thing it's all on sale!!)

The sale's coming at a good time for me because I've been digging into my two-year-old stuff to scrap this past week (and while I feel frugal doing this, it's really not as fun! Haha.) Here are my latest pages:

I like how this mimicked the Italian flag! The template I found was perfect for this.



Blog Template 16 by Misty Cato
Just So minikit by the Heartistic Touch (Irena Alexeeva)
red ribbon from Give It to Me Straight by Amanda Heimann
red button from School Scribbles by Pineapple Plantation Designs
small red flowers and black button from Spiro-Graffiti from Pineapple Plantation Designs
flowers from A Little Bit Country by ScrapOrchard Seedlings

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Here's one using all Andilynn Designs products!



I Love Templates No. 1 by Andilynn Designs
My Favorite Valentine by Andilynn Designs
Losing It by Andilynn Designs
fonts: Digs My Heart, American Typewriter

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This page was a little difficult to scrap, as the story was very serious and poignant but the colors from the pictures are almost fun. I ended up taking quite a few cues from the pictures. Hopefully it's not, like, irreverent.



Inspired by Kim templates by Britt-ish Designs
Fairchild add-on by Britt-ish Designs
Land of Fantasy add-on by Britt-ish Designs
Hooligans add-on by Britt-ish Designs
My Ribbon Jar by Britt-ish Designs
Glitzy Spills and Thrills by Britt-ish Designs
Snipettes: Enjoy the Moment (recolored) by Sahlin Studio
font: American Typewriter

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I did a first version of this without the glitter and curvy text, but it needed something. (I think it still might need something, but I can't figure out what ... so it'll have to do.)



text path template by Britt-ish Designs
Girls Day Out add-on by Trixie Scraps Designs
Sparkle and Shine by Jennifer Barrette
Curvaceous Templates and Text Paths by Happy Scrap Girl
fonts: An Unfortunate Event, CK_Ali's_Hand_Official, American Typewriter

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I took awhile with this page. These conglomeration-type pages are harder to do than single-event ones. I really like the titlework on this one!



Tuesday Template 6-2-09 by Cyndi Price
Let's Camp S'more by Chelle's Creations
fonts: American Typewriter, CK_Ali's_Hand_Official

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I've got another page I finished twice, since my sister-in-law sent me more pictures after I scrapped the first one. Here's version one:



Lift of mighttyjomomma's Caught Your Smile
Everyday Memories by Chelle's Creations and Juno Designs
frame and stamped border from Apple Cart #1 by Ziggle Designs
Sparkle and Shine by Jennifer Barrette
Tabby Dates by Britt-ish Designs
MSS November DAK alpha by Sir Scrapalot Designs
font: American Typewriter

And the redo (I like this version better, actually!):



Everyday Memories by Chelle's Creations and Juno Designs
frame and stamped border from Apple Cart #1 by Ziggle Designs
Sparkle and Shine by Jennifer Barrette
Tabby Dates by Britt-ish Designs
MSS November DAK alpha by Sir Scrapalot Designs
font: American Typewriter

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And one more! This one was tough to scrap because those Sweet Shoppe templates always have SO many layers ... and the kit I picked didn't have that much stuff in it! I had to piece a lot of things together.

I wasn't sure what to title this (something about swings?), so I went back to Julianne's pictures online for inspiration. She had captioned one of the pictures "taking a break on the swings," so instead of the swing angle, I decided to go with the break one -- especially since her umbrella broke in the final pic! I really like how the title turned out.



Cookie Decorating 101 - Jan. 27, 2009 template by Tracie Stroud
Wild Weekend by Miss Mint (Peppermint Creative)
Funky Stripes Collection paper pack by Britt-ish Designs
Naturals by Nydia's Scraps
Borderific by Britt-ish Designs
All Stitched Up by Tracie Stroud
Alpha-Bits by Plum Dumpling Designs
Alpha Beads by Ziggle Designs
Celery alpha by Britt-ish Designs
fonts: American Typewriter, Pea Yar Yar

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There you have it -- thanks for looking ... see you at the SM sale! ;-)