My Pride and Joy

Another old layout redone.

Journaling: "Christmas time is wonderful now that I have you. I love to see your faces of enthusiasm and wonder. Everything is extra special for you and you can’t wait to enjoy it. You know that it is a time to spend with family, be good to our neighbors and be the best we can be. I don’t know what I did to deserve such happiness. You are my pride and joy and am happiest when you are with me."

CREDITS: Traci Sims’ Fancy Glitter Borders; Janet Phillips’ Holiday Grabbag; Bren Boone’s Fun with Frames (round frame), Merry Memories; Faith True’s Safety Pin Alpha, Kim Jensen’s Date It Plastic Beads; Kristin Cronin Barrow’s Frosty Frolics (stars); FONT: Velvet

Waiting to Meet Santa

Messy Little Stitches by Bren Boone

Font: Sweetheart Script

Gingerbread man and loose sequins by BBoone/MerryMemories page set.

Template by Janet Phillips .

Kit: Impressions of the Holidays by the Studio Girls at Scrapbook-Graphics.

Note: Unless otherwise stated, everything is from the Impressions of the Holidays mega kit.

Aren't these papers luscious? Every time I see this cranberry paper, it makes me think of Strawberry Daiquiries. :)

Enabler Alert, Part Deux

Now that you have the templates and are in a Christmas mood, you will need a kit. Well, I found that for you, too. Bren Boone's Chilly Willy is just perfect. Just look at those pprs., and the snowflakes, the glitter, the wordart on a path...it doesn't get better than this, folks.

Chilly Willy by Bren Boone/SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=19433&cat=0&page=2


Perfectly Imperfect/Janet Phillips/SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=19449&cat=0&page=1


Winter Wonderland/Janet Phillips/SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=19451&cat=0&page=1

Oh Christmas Tree/Janet Phillips/SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=19452&cat=0&page=1

It should not be a surprise to you that I am a template lover; I can't get enough of them. These layered sketches make my life easier, if not faster. You would think that because I have a layered sketch, the process would go faster, but you would be wrong in that assessment, at least when it comes to me.

I am amazed when people say that their layouts can be done in 15 minutes. It takes me 15 minutes to pick what photos I want to use and determine if they are good enough. It takes me just as long to determine if my shadow looks good. Determining what papers look good together will take twice as long. Anyway, you can see where I am headed with this...I obsess over everything that I put on my pages. I may not be a good scrapper, but I do try. And I won't put out a page out there that I am not happy with. Many a times I finish a page and I don't like the results. If I am not happy with it, I delete it and start over.

Now to the reason I brough up the topic of templates...have you seen the fabulous Christmas templates that Janet Phillips just put in her store...I tell you I am drooling over them. COME CLOSER, let me SHOW THEM TO YOU.

I wouldn’t be a good friend if I tempted you with
these goodies, and fail to tell you that these templates are ALL ON
SPECIAL!

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ORANGE IS THE COLOR OF MY OBSESSION!

This is my layout for Studio Start 63 at Scrapbook-Graphics. Isn't this orange bg. ppr. amazing? And those flowers are to die for. Love, love, looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove orange.

Font: CS Tootsie by Carrie Stephens/SBG
Smile wordart (recolored) by Gina Marie Huff from Weeds and Wildflowers
Fun and Fresh Template from October Grab bag-Supersized by Janet Phillips/SBG
Floral Bg. and White bg. from The Secret Smile by Bren Boone/SBG
*Note The flowers were extracted from a floral ppr. in the kit)
Orange bg. ppr. from The Peacock Lady page set by Bren Boone/SBG

If you'd like to see it, click on the gallery links on the upper right hand side of the blog.

To Make A Wish Come True (Funky Train Layout #3)

This is my 3rd page where I have used the Funky Train kit from Scrapbook-Graphics. I wanted to keep this page nice and simple to focus on the beautiful butterfly picture and the lovely colors and textures of Michelle Godin's portion of the kit.

If you would like to see it, upclose and personal, click on the gallery links. 2123

Janet Phillips Scraplift!

Janet Phillips is one of the 1o finalist of the Scrapper of the Year contest. To celebrate, the studio crew decided to celebrate with her by scraplifting her favorite pages. Good luck in the contest, Janet, though with your talent luck is not needed.

Scraplift of Janet Phillips’ I Love Sweet Baby Feet
http://phillipsfamily.typepad.com/photos/my_favorite_pages/sweetbabyfeetforweb.html

Credits:
Shimmer Shoppe: Shimmer words by Kristin CB
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=18302&cat=0&page=2
Orange floral ppr.: Beauty – My Wish Collection, Kristin Cronin-Barrow
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=17745&cat=0&page=3
Notepaper from Meredith Fenwick's Everyday Inpiration Element set.
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=17414&cat=0&page=1
Vintage frame by Krista Meddler's/Jessica Bolton's collab. kit, Little Darlin’
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=18702&cat=0&page=1
Brushed paintstroke from Traci Sim’s Be Free set
Barcode label I made using Sausan Designs' Vintage Paper Polas.
Fonts: Fg Amelia, Times New Roman
Sparkle overlay by Ztampf
Floral ppr.#8 from Debbie Pearson's May Day ppr. pack (now retired)
Stitched heart by Christine Nash. 1779

New Layout: Love

"Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving." Kahlil Gibran

Text within torn edge:
fam·i·ly \fam-lē, fa-mə-\ : the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children

Romantica page set by Sausan Designs, SBG,
Elements: http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=18556&cat=0&page=1
Patterned Ppr. http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=18558&cat=0&page=1
Solids: http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=18557&cat=0&page=1
Torn out and curled paper templates 1 by Jen Caputo, SBG, http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=18314&cat=0&page=1
(Note: For my effect, I duplicated the template and was rotated @ 180 degree angle.
Oh So Pretty Templates by Janet Phillips, SBG, http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=18173&cat=0&page=1
Wordart by Doris Castle.
Font: Times New Roman

Thank you for looking. Kait

Posting Galleries:
SBG http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=14109&cat=500&ppuser=4310
DST http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=132043&cat=500
SBB http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=238528&cat=500&ppuser=19252
Designer Digitals http://www.designerdigitals.com/ddgallery/showphoto.php?photo=32693&cat=500