New month, new BAKs, sales, and exciting news!!!!

Good morning and Happy August! Can't believe it's August already...it's been so hot here ALL summer that it's felt like August. I'm ready for some cool temps!

Well, for those who don't know, the beginning of a new month means LOTS of stuff is happening in digiland! There are new blog trains, new BAKs, etc, etc. BUT FIRST....I want to share some super-exciting news....after doing a guest-spot for each of them, I have now been offered PERMANENT CT spots on both Scrappin Serenity's and This Little Missy's CT teams!!!! I am SO excited and so honored to be able to work with these two great ladies and their fabulous designs! YAY!!!! So be on the lookout for more fun stuff from them (including a new release from Scrappin Serenity late this week...you'll love it!).

Now....on to the goodies! First up, STS is rolling out August's Blog Train, and it's a fabulous color scheme, Painted Desert...click the preview to go to the blog list and have fun collecting all of the beautiful minis the designers made with it!

The Blog Train Blog also rolled out a new train today, but did things a bit differently this month. Each of the designers created their own theme based on the same color scheme, so there's 1 color scheme, and 100 themes! You'll have to go HERE to check out all of the creativity!

Lastly (I think), the new BAKs release at STS today! Lots of pinks, greens and browns creating lots of bugs, birds and critters!

So at $1.99 per piece, if you buy 3 or more pieces, you'll have a good-sized kit (or paper stash, or element collection!) for only $2.99!!! That's  great deal, so head over later today (preview is linked) and pick some up!

For example, you may want to get the pieces that Designs by Snowlady created...her set is called "Going on a Bug Hunt" and if you have little ones who like to catch or play with bugs you'll love it! It's perfect for boys or girls (as you can see from my layouts below) and super fun:

Here are my layouts:

It was really fun to work with and considering that I actually have a category in my stash labeled "Insects" (yes, I have two boys!), I'm sure I'll use it lots more!! Since I'm blogging early today, some of the designers are still loading their stores with the BAKs, so be sure to check back later today for the FULL selection!

OK, I KNEW there was something else...LOL STS is also having a HUGE Retirement Sale throughout the month of August!

There's gonna be some great deals to be had on retiring kits from a variety of designers, so be sure to check it out while you're at STS (flyer is linked)

OK, seriously this time, I think that's it! Thanks so much for staying with me through such a LONG post ...and I don't even have any freebies for you :(  ... but check back Friday and I'm sure you'll find something cute (hint, hint!)!!! Happy Blog Training!!!

Put Me in Coach layout (by my young'un)

We were fortunate to get tickets to a Texas Rangers game this week, and while it was hot, and I mean H-O-T kind of hot, we still had fun. We went into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame (air-conditioned, ya know). I took this pic of the boys in front of a display of the Rangers farm team jerseys. We were sitting around bored today and my oldest (11) asked if he could scrap something, so the recent baseball pics came to mind. He chose the kit himself, and it is Scrappin Serenity's "Put Me in Coach". Here is his layout:

Here is the full kit, available in her store at STS (image is linked):

Good job, Cody! I need to send him to the STS forum to the junior scrapper thread, I think!

Yep, it's that time of week again! $2 Tuesday at STS!

Designs by Snowlady has 2 kits in the bin, "Start Your Engines" and "Tea for Two"

This Little Missy also has 2 kits in the bin, "Americana" and "Freshly" ( I LOVE Freshly, by the way!):

And lastly, Scrappin Serenity also has 2 kits in the bin, including the just-released "Keep the Faith"! That's right, a brand new kit in the $2 bin!!!

The quickpage set is also $2

The other kit Scrappin Serenity has in the bin is another newer release, "This Wonderful Life":

And of course, the quickpage set as well

Also, you might want to head over to Scrappin Serenity's blog to find a couple of super cute freebies!!!! That's all for today, but keep an eye out next week when there will be several new releases!!! Happy Scrapping!

Beautiful new kit from Scrappin Serenity -- Keep the Faith! (and a FREEBIE!)

Scrappin Serenity has a beautiful new release this week. The kit is called "Keep the Faith". It's full of gray, silver, brown, pale greens & yellows...perfect for scrapping life's uplifting, inspiring, or encouraging moments!

 

The kit is on sale for $2.79, but maybe for today only, so I'd go grab it NOW if I were you! There's also a quickpage set, of course, to help you get started and it's on sale right now too, for $1.74:

 

Here is a layout I did with the kit:

As a reminder, this is also the LAST week Scrappin Serenity will have her "BUY MY STORE FOR $20" SALE!!! She'll take the offer out of the store on July 31. She has some amazing kits and this deal is BEYOND fabulous, so go check it out before it's gone!

Lastly, for sticking with me this long, here's a freebie for you! It's the cluster from my LO above....just click the preview to go to the download. I hope you like it! Thanks so much for looking, and happy scrapping!



Mr. Metal -- new kit from Scrappy Cocoa (and a FREEBIE!)!!

Zowie (does anyone say that anymore?!?! LOL)...another busy day here and I just remembered that I hadn't told you about Scrappy Cocoa's new release. Mr. Metal is so cool!!! No flowers, hearts or girly things...nope, this all dude! It's got a monochromatic color scheme with some pops of yellow and blue, so without further delay, here it is:

Told you it was cool! ;) Here are my layouts:

You can pick it up at Gingerscraps or DSS for 25% off...limited time only! So go get it while it's on sale!!

And here is the freebie I promised...I made the first layout above into a QP for you! Just click the preview below to go to the download!

New kit from Designs by Snowlady (and a FREEBIE!)

Wow, things have been so busy around here that I almost forgot to tell you about this awesome new kit! Designs by Snowlady just released "Boys of Summer"....a super-fun beachy/surfy-themed kit with a vintage feel. And don't be misled...just because it says "BOYS", doesn't mean that you can't use it to scrap your surfer GIRLS too!!! So here it is:

And here are my layouts with the kit:



For a limited time you can pick up the kit for $2.50! What a deal! Go grab it while it's still on sale! Also, the CT put together some freebies for you so head over to Misty's blog . Look for her CT pics on the right...click our pics to be taken to our blogs to grab your goodies!!! For checking out my blog, here's your QP freebie (just click the preview to go to the download)! Hope you enjoy it....happy scrapping!

Happy Tuesday!

Good morning scrapping fans! It's Tuesday again, so that means time for another round of "What's In the $2 Tuesday Bin at STS"!!!! LOL

This week, Designs by Snowlady has 2 kits in the bin...another portion of her "Fruit of the Spirit" series...Joy this time; also "In the Garden" (get it before your gardens dry up like they have here in Texas...ugh!):

Also, be on the lookout for a *NEW* kit from Designs by Snowlady releasing later this week...there may be freebies involved! ;)

Scrappin Serenity also has two kits in the bin this week. If you have boys (or men) in your life, you need to check out her $2 Tuesday offerings this week - "The Boy" and "Dig It", as well as the coordinating quickpage packs for each kit:

That's all for now, but be sure to check back later in the week!

P.S. You might find a little something extra if you take a look at Scrappin Serenity's items above (images are linked)! ;)