Small Wonders Blog Hop

Welcome to my stop on the Gotta Pixel Blog Hop! If this is your first time visiting my blog make sure to sign up for my newsletter, so you can keep up-to-date on my new products, specials and freebies. The link to sign up is in the side bar on the right. Also if you are on facebook stop by my fan page and "like" it. Be sure to swing by my Gotta Pixel store to check out all the fun products I have.



You can download my portion of the blog hop here. You need to be signed into the store to see the links to download.

You should have come from Mandy King's blog and will now be headed to Pixelily Designs. If you get lost along the way just head back to the Gotta Pixel blog for the full list of participants.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you come back to visit again very soon!

Beaches & Cream

Hope everyone has had an awesome week. I've got another fun kit to show you this week! This past week my kids have been away and I thought I'd be able to get so much done around here and be able to spend some time alone with Paul. I feel like I still accomplished nothing and even though Paul got done with work early a couple days we still didn't get to see much of each other. Oh well, it's been a nice (and much needed) little break again. The girls spent the week at Paul's parents so Michaella could work with her calf that she is taking to fair in two weeks. Hopefully she has gotten it to cooperate a lot more than it has been and hasn't been drug around by the calf the entire week. Apparently her cell phone is dead and she doesn't have her charger either, since she hasn't texted to see how the baby bunny that we have been trying to nurse back to health has been doing. Not looking forward to telling her when she gets home today that he didn't make it. :(  Hunter is with one of his friends at church camp. I brought the boys on Monday and boy did those two talk my ear off the entire way down there. lol. They all come home today, so the house is about get get a lot noisier again. lol. They also get to help me make sure the house is clean for when our 4-H club comes over on Sunday for our club tour. I'm sure they will be very impressed. ;)

Tomorrow we get to go pick up our new camper. So excited to finally get it home. We bought it two weeks ago, but haven't been able to bring it home since the service department has to go through it with us and it's first available time we had that they were open. We decided after spending the entire weekend stuck in our camper because of the bugs that our current one is getting a bit too small for us. We have been looking at new campers about as soon as we bought our current one since we knew we would eventually get a different one. The timing was perfect! We finally found one that marked off all our must-haves and a couple more and the best part...we can pull it with the vehicle we already have! All the other one we have looked at we would have had to upgrade our tow vehicle first before getting a new camper.

ScrapMatters is having a sale on all our in-store collabs this weekend. The more you buy, the more you save!



I had the pleasure to work with Tanya of Crossbone Cuts Design for this week's new release, and boy to I have a HUGE kit to show you! :) This kit is absolutely LOADED with goodies that are perfect for scrapping anything cool, yummy treats to a day at the beach and everything in between. This kit is part of the sale so you can pick it up for 25% off though Sunday!









Check out these fun pages that my CT made using this collection.





I had so many papers I wanted to include in this kit that I have this freebie paper pack for you of those that got left out. You can also head over the Tanya's blog and grab her freebie. Click on the image to go to the freebie in the store. PLEASE DO NOT ADD IT TO YOUR CART. The link to download the freebie is right below the product description.



Until next time...Happy Scrapping! :)

Color Your World

Hope every that celebrates Independence Day had a fun and safe time this week! My family and I went to my parents last night to celebrate with them since my dad can't leave the house for another week and a half because of his neck surgery. My grandma and one of my aunts also showed up there so we had a nice little visit. My kids put on a little firework show with their smoke bombs, sparklers and sparkling fountains. When we got home we were just in time to catch some of the neighbors large aerial fireworks. Kailee was so excited every time one of them exploded in the sky.

Thank you everyone for your comments on this collection. The lucky winner of this week's new collection is schnoodlemom! Congratulations! :) Please contact me with your email address so I can send you the coupon to pick this up.

This week I have a fun new release to show you called Color Your World. The colors of this kit have turned out to make it very versatile. I was so excited to see what each of the CT members was able to scrap with this collection! Don't forget to that all new releases are 20% off through Sunday. You can get each piece of the collection individually or if you have to have it all grab the bundle for extra savings. Make sure to check out my Facebook fan page for another set of awesome stacked papers using this collection from one of my CT members.











Check out all the different things my CT and the ScrapMatters' CT were able to scrap using this collection.

Can't wait to see what YOU create using this colorful collection! :)

Until next time...Happy Scrapping! 

Featured Kit, Peek & Win and a Freebie

I have a lot to show you today! Since it is the start of a new month that means it's time for a new featured kit. July's featured kit is A Sparkling Good Year. You can grab it for 25% off through July 31! Make sure to read all the way to the end of the post because one of my awesome CT members made some stacked papers and a cluster for you using this kit. :) They will only be available though through the end of the month, so hurry up and grab them now.



Check out the fun new pages my CT scrapped using this festive kit.











I know it's been a little while again since I've had anything new to show you, but wait until you see my new collection coming out on Friday! I'm so excited to show it to you. Here is a little sneak peek at the kit for you. Leave a reply to this post by 4 PM Central time on Thursday for a chance to win the entire bundle! Also make sure you are signed up for my newsletter by Thursday night because I have a coordinating freebie that will be in this week's newsletter!



You can grab this freebie from the ScrapMatters' store. Just click on the image and then scroll down under the product description area and there will be a link to download it. No need to even put it in your cart! :) Enjoy!



Until Friday...Happy Scrapping!

Full of Character

So did everyone have a great weekend last week during Digital Scrapbook Day (Weekend)? Did you get a lot of pages scrapped? I had plans to get some pages done, but my mojo seems to have taken a vacation on me. This year has been really slow for me in the scrapping department. I think with all the changes we have had around here in the past year, have really started taken a toll on my creativity. Thankfully I've been able to keep on designing to still have a bit of a creative outlet. I'm really hoping that I can finally start to get a bit more in a groove with everything and scrap more very soon. Does anyone else ever seem to get in such a rut that you have trouble digging yourself out of it?

This week I'm releasing the individual pieces that were part of my grab bag last week. The colors of this kit are just so bright and cheery! Not only is it great for scrapping pictures of your magical character interactions, but also great for scrapping your everyday pictures. Like always new releases are 20% off through Sunday! :)











If you just have to have it all, than grab the bundle and save!



Here is a little bit of inspiration using all the pieces of the Full of Character collection from my CT.







If you haven't stopped by my Facebook page and grabbed my journaling cards yet, make sure to do so this week before they get put in the store next Friday.



Until next time...Happy Scrapping! :)

New Facebook Freebie

I have a new freebie up on my Facebook page. It is part of the ScrapMatters' Facebook and Blog hop. Head on over and "like" my page to pick it up. :) All of our parts coordinate, so if you visit all the stops you will have a great collab when you are done.



Also how would you like to win a $10 gc to my store? As part of the DSD celebration I'm hosting a scraplift challenge in the ScrapMatters forum. Find out what you need to do for your chance to win in this thread. You have until 11:59 pm ET Monday night to post your layout. While you are there, make sure to also post to your favorite MHK Scraps product here for your chance to win it. Hurry though because this giveaway ends at 10 pm ET tonight!

Fall's Fanciful Colors and a Freebie

I can finally start putting weight on my foot! :) I went in for another follow up on my ankle on Monday and the doctor gave me the go ahead to start trying to walk. I have to go to physical therapy 2-3 times to work on it. It's going to take me a while longer than I had planned for me to be able to walk without crutches or the boot. I've made good progress though so far. I was able to put pretty much all my weight on it yesterday at physical therapy. My heel is pretty painful yet though when I try to walk.

I have to say though that going to Michaella's volleyball games on crutches is much easier than with the scooter. We stayed busy with all her games last week. She had 3 of them! This week she only had one, so that was a nice break. She only has 2 more before the season is done. It has gone by very fast. She has improved so much since the start of the season. I've been a bad mom though and haven't taken a single picture. :O I should just try to take her camera with me to her last couple games since it's so much easier for me to carry right now. It would definitely be easier than trying to take my big camera bag.

This week has really been starting to feel more and more like fall. The afternoons have been nice and warm, while over night it has gotten down to freezing a couple of times already. The furnace even kicked in last weekend. It's so hard to decide what to have the kids wear to school in the morning, so we they have been going in layers of clothing, which leads to more laundry. I have to say I had been enjoying my little break of not having to do all the extra laundry. :) It was almost impossible for me to get my knee scooter by the washer and dryer so Paul and the kids have been having to do it all. (Though I did still have to fold it.) Now I can kind of get to the washer and dryer and have my little helper use a clothes basket to bring the laundry to the family room for me to fold.

The cooler weather has also made me feel inspired to bring you a new fall kit! :) Fall's Fanciful Colors is inspired by all the gorgeous colors that the leaves start to change to during this time of year. It also was inspired by our trip to the pumpkin patch two years ago. Kailee was such a cutie running around picking out her pumpkin (and then trying to lift it. :) ).





Love the way this kit turned out and it's going to be perfect to scrap those great memories we made that day. Don't forget all new releases at ScrapMatters are 20% off through Sunday.



Here's one of the pages I have scrapped of those pumpkin patch pictures so far using this fun kit. Can't wait to work on some more.



Make sure to stop by ScrapMatters starting Monday for the new daily download. Here is a little sneak peek of the kit you will get FREE if you stop by and grab the pieces each day. The first one will go up at 12 am EDT on October 1. Don't miss it!



Not only do we have this awesome daily download starting on Monday, but the new designers from our recent call will also be revealed! Want a little peek at the goodness they are bringing to the store? Check this out!



So many exciting things happening and they are only going to get better! :)


I also have a coordinating freebie alpha for you today! :)



You can download it here.


Until next time... Happy Scrapping!

ScrapMatters Birthday Blog Train

Welcome to the ScrapMatters Birthday Blog Train. ScrapMatters is turning 5 and it's time to celebrate! We have brought back some of the designers that have been at ScrapMatters in the past to have this rockin' reunion for you all month long. To kick things off we are having a store wide sale! Don't forget to stop by my Facebook fan page where you will find an All Access Pass with some extra savings, too!



BTW, you can get this awesome kit FREE with a $15 purchase.



And here's a little freebie from me with it.



Click on image to get download.

You probably came from Designs by CRK's blog and will now be headed to Crossbone Cuts' blog. Don't worry though if you loose your way, just head back over to the ScrapMatters blog to find the complete list.

Thanks for stopping by!

New Facebook Freebie

Hop over to my Facebook fan page and grab my new fan exclusive freebie and follow the train around to the other ScrapMatters' designers pages to pick up some great clusters and paper stacks using the ScrapMatters' collab that is free with a $15 purchase this weekend.



Until next time...Happy Scrapping!

Twitterpated

Wow last weekend was a busy weekend. I got asked to make two different kids' birthday cakes. Thankfully it was a normal school week for me and I had Friday off so I was able to get them done. The first one was for one of Paul's cousins. Her little boy wanted a Mario cake so bad, but she couldn't find anything for him. He had his party with the family the week before and had a sports themed cake, but said he would REALLY like to have a Mario cake for his friend party on Friday night. She remembered I had made one for Hunter's birthday in May, so she sent me a message to see if I could possibly be able to do one for her by Friday. It's a little different than Hunter's but I still think it turned out great! :)



The other one I was asked to do was a penguin themed cake for a little girl's 3rd birthday. I met her mom through Kailee's early childhood classes. I think she turned out pretty cute! Everyone thought it was a stuffed animal at her party according to her mom. lol.



As I mentioned last week Friday night was Hunter's testing for his orange belt in Tae Kwon Do. He and I went into town early so he could get changed and warmed up before testing started. Thankfully Paul made it home and got the girls just in time. He got there while they were doing their warm-up routine. It was pretty packed down there that night, so I'm glad I was there early so I could get us seats. He did such a good job! From what I could tell he did both his forms right. When they were showing their sparing techniques his partner forgot how to do them. So Hunter tried helping him remember them and didn't get upset that he wasn't able to get through his own all the way. Then it was time to break the boards. He tried breaking it 3 times before they switch the holder. As soon as they switched the holder he got right through it! I'm proud to say he now is an orange belt with two stripes (the highest orange he can get)! I am so proud of him! :)



Saturday morning was spent watching my oldest at her second volleyball tournament of the JO season. They won 2 out of the 6 games they played. Unfortunately this tournament only had the first and second teams on each court move on to tournament play, so she was done playing after the pool play. She has come such a long way though from last year. She was able to get just about all her serves over the net! Still have to work on getting a little more muscle behind them, but that will come. Right now all the parents of the girls on her team call her serves "trick serves" because they look like they aren't going to make it over the net, but they do just before they drop. She makes them look like they are just gliding through the air.



Now before we go on to the new releases this week I want to make sure to remind you not to forget about applying for my CT call. There are just a few more days before it closes on Sunday at midnight Central time. To apply just click on the CT App tab up above.



Time to show you my new releases for this week! The Mixed Matters bags from last week have been broken down, so I have added my kit from it to my store this week. Springtime is definitely in the air and as Owl from Disney's Bambi says, "Nearly everyone gets twitterpated in the springtime." This is such fun, elegant spring kit that is great not only for your spring memories, but also pictures of you with your loved ones.



Here is some inspiration from my CT using this kit.


Wendy


Melinda

Next I have my Girly Girl Alpha that coordinates with last weeks' new release. It was the participation prize for the last weeks' Queen of Scrap challenge, so please check your files before purchasing.



Here is some inspiration from my CT using this fun girly alpha.


Melinda


Wendy


Melanie

Have you "liked" my Facebook fan page yet? If not, now is a great time to do so because I am offering this alpha that coordinates with this week's new release, Twitterpated, for free to my fans! Hurry though it will only be available for a limited time before it gets put in my store.



Well I think that is all for now. Off to spend the day with my kids since they don't have school today because of Easter. Also hoping to get a little bit of spring cleaning done before they have to go to practice tonight with Paul for our church's Easter cantata.

Until next time...Happy scrapping!