Season's Renewal....new kit by myITSYBELLE

Just wanted to stop in quick and share a couple of LOs that I created with the wonderful new kit by myITSYBELLE called Season's Renewal. It definitely makes me anxious for Springs arrival!
You can find her beautiful kit available here.

Thanks for looking and I know I keep saying but I truly hope to get back to being more consistent in posting here. So please keep checking back!

Have a great weekend and happy scrappin'!

Dorene

All Aboard the MLAS Birthday Blog Train!

That's right! My Life and Scrap is celebrating it's birthday. And not just for 1 day but for a whole month! Starting February 14th through March 14th it's going to be a party atmosphere at http://www.mylifeandscrap.com/. There are going to be oodles of contests and challenges with some fantastic prizes. I'm not even going to tell you what they are you just have to come check them out for yourself. All I'll say is you won't be disappointed! And what's even better....although it's MLAS's birthday....you're the one who gets the presents! Hop on the blog train and pick up some amazing mini kits created by the wonderful designers at MLAS. And that's not all....a bunch of other MLAS team members have created some awesome QP's for you as well. I was so excited about the celebration that I created 4 of them for you! Here's a preview of some of the great kits and QP's you can gather by following the blog train links at the end of this post.

So what are you waiting for? You can get this party started by downloading the QP freebies I created just for this awesome celebration!

Click the link below each one to downlaod. The blog train has now ended. The links have been removed.

Hope you enjoy the QP's! Now Hop on the Train and pick up the rest of the goodies!

Board the train here: My Life and Scrap
Designs by Kelin
Scrappy Towne
Kate Designs
Dorene's Digiden You are currently here!
Z Pink Boudoir Designs
SAS Designs
These Are My Moments
@ Jacquie's
Scrapbooking Family and Life
Rebecca PSP
Confessions of a Digiholic
Bubblescrap Designs
A Digi Cat Tale
Mama Mia Designs
Littlekiwi Creates
Rucola Designs
Tempus Fugit
My Life and Scrap

Thanks for visiting! Hope to see you at the celebration!

Happy Scrappin'!

Dorene (dweber in the forums and galleries in Scrappin Digi Land!)

Birthday Party, Retirement, This N That

Wow...have I ever been the slacker....life has been so crazy the last 6 mos...wedding, grandbaby, 75th birthday, the holidays....I'm exhausted! But I'm so glad to finally be getting back to hopefully a normal routine and back into getting more scrapping done! Anyway....I wanted to stop in and tell you about a few things.

First of all....Congrats to Creations by Rachael...she is now selling her wonderful designs at Scrapbook Bytes! How exciting is that! And just in time for their 7th birthday bash! They have a really fun birthday collab available this weekend in celebration of the event. Go check it out! It's a fabulous kit. See the add below for information on the festivities they have going on this weekend. Click the image and it will take you to their site.

Here's a layout I did with this fun birthday kit!Creations by Rachael is also having a retirement sale...so here's your last chance to pick up some of this wonderful designs! Check them out here at www.pluckypeardesigns.com!

I just have to share this beautiful kit This N That by mITSYBELLE. The papers and elements are just gorgeous! It's the perfect kit for those vintage photos or any photo. You can pick up this gorgeous kit here.

The layouts below were created using This N That. I absolutely love this kit!

Last but not least, I want to let you know that My Life and Scrap is beginning preparation for their birthday bash starting on February 14th. There are a lot of fun and exciting things being planned so I hope you come join us for the festivities!

Well, guess that's a wrap for now. I hope my return to a normal routine continues and I can get back to putting posts out here on a regular basis. So ..... until next time.....Happy Scrappin'!

Dorene

Happy Birthday Ettes & Company!

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday dear Ettes & Company...Happy Birthday to You!

That's right....Ettes&Company is celebrating it's 1st birthday! Wow did that year fly by! And what amazing designs they have put together over the course of the last year. But the best part of this celebration is that you get the presents! They are having a great sale and freebies throughout the day. Check out the ad below for more details. Click on the image to be taken to their shop.

Wait until you see the wonderful birthday kit they have put together. It's called Celebrate and it's perfect for all those birthday layouts, for young or old! Here's a layout that I created with the Celebrate kit. I just love it. Just click here to go to their store and check out this fabulous new kit.
They also have 3 other mini kits that are being introduced at their birthday celebration: Barnyard Friends, Rocketman, and PSiLY. They are absolutely adorable! So stop on in and help Ettes & Company celebrate, grab a few freebies and some new kits of course! It will be a wonderful day.

Thanks for looking and happy scrappin'!

Dorene

You up for a challenge?...also another freebie for you!

Are you up for a challenge? My Life and Scrap has some really great challenges going on right now....you should really go check them out! Read all about them below and then go here. They are tons of fun and will provide you with lots of inspiration!

So did you go pick up the Dec 1st freebie from Ettes and Company? Well...here's another! It a calendar page for February! Keeping going back each day through Dec. 12 and you will have a fantastic, easy to complete calendar project. And did I mention how totally cute it is too! Click on the image to download from the Ettes and Company store!
Thanks for looking and check back tomorrow.....you never know what surprises I might have!

Happy Scrappin'

Dorene

It's a Birthday Bash you won't want to miss!

Okay...first of all I want to send my apologies to the designers and stores I CT, and to those of you who take the time to take a peak at by blog now and again. I have neglected my poor blog for too long! But lots has happened in the last few months. Our son got married, my mom turned 75 and I became a grandma for the first time. So forgive me and I promise not to let it go so long again!


Okay so on to the fun stuff! Ettes & Company is celebrating their first birthday! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! But the best part is......you get the gifts! That's right! Starting Dec. 1 for 12 days leading up to the big birthday bash there will be a daily freebie. Collect them all and you'll have yourself a calendar all ready to go.....just add pictures! That sounds like a wonderful Christmas present in the making to me! And better yet it's free! Check out the ad below for additional information about Ettes & Company's birthday celebration.

Here's the Dec 1st freebie. The image is linked so go on..... check it out!

I'll be back in a day or two with some of the LO's I've been scrapping over the last couple of months.

Thanks for taking the time to look....see you soon!

Happy scrappin'

Dorene

Team MLAS is in the house.......

Okay, so I told you that I was a part of team MLAS and we are participating in The Battle of the Creative Teams at Digiscrap Addicts. Well.....here is my week 1 submission. Our challenge was to create a page with white space and all five team members had to create LOs with the same color scheme. We went with Black and White, using a Black and White photo. We all did selective coloring on our photo and added a splash of green to make the LO pop. So...here's my week 1 LO.

I'd love to hear your comments! (If you click on the image it will take you to the gallery at DSA.) Better yet.....check out the Team MLAS thread here. My other team members have some amazing LOs. Click the image or the links in the thread to leave a little love in the gallery! And if you'd like to become a cheerleader for us.....check out this thread. If you like what you see we'd so appreciate your votes on Monday or Tuesday. (One vote per person, per category each week for 4 weeks).

Thanks for your support!

Team MLAS

Mara, JennifferMarie, Anne, Grace and Dorene

Thanks for looking!