Autumn...beautiful colours and a freebie!

Would you know, I actually got this done! whoooot!

The trees are starting to colour fast now. It is sooo pretty. There is a nip in the air and the rain and foggy weather has returned.

Rina Kroes is Designer of The Month at Scrapbook-Elements this month. She has a beautiful selection of goodies in her discount box. Take a look at these HERE. It includes the kit I used for the freebie (see below) Check out the whole Collection of coordinating items HERE

I just LOVE the colours in this collection!

Here is another fun Autumn Kit by Rina

And finally your page overlay freebie. It is a 4 sided border overlay in png, and the greenish background paper is not included! Enjoy!

You can download the freebie HERE and a QP freebie featuring this kit can be found HERE 

Over on Rina's Blog you'll find yet another free QP HERE

Serenity - New from Rina Kroes

I'm still working on the July pages (when I'm not cleaning/sorting/packing - we are downsizing...need I say more?) so I'll be posting those shortly (I hope!)

Meantime I have a freebie for you down below. It features Rina Kroes new kit Serenity. Take a look at Rina's store for the rest of the collection, with new additions releasing tomorrow (Sunday 21/08)

There's some beautiful LO's over on Rina's blog featuring this kit. As well as a 12x12 QP freebie.

And here is my little gift for you...enjoy!

You can download you freebie HERE

Thanks for stopping by!

Finally...

Wow that was quite the effort to get that lot loaded?!? Still don't know why but I'm glad I managed :-)

You can see the entire Revelry Collection in Rina Kroes' store.  Rina also has different previews and a beautiful freebie on her blog, The Reluctant Recluse.

Here is the page set Revelry. I simply love these colours, and Rina is amazing with her use of colour. She pays attention to the timiest details.

And here the long promised Freebie Quick Page I like to leave them fairly 'clean' I figure it is easy to add more goodies, but how do you take them away on a QP? ;-)

Rina has a new kit coming out this Sunday and it is 'delicious' (hint hint)

For now, I'm off to go play with some new goodies coming into Kimberly Stewart's store this weekend :D





More Family Pictures

I was just looking at a disc featuring family pictures taken at the end of last year and the picture on this LO was taken in the early fifties. What a joy and privilege it is to have cameras, pictures and captured memories. Distance is no longer an obstacle either. Pictures zip around the globe in no time at all. Just on the weekend I got a set of pictures from friends that they had taken at our house back in the 80's. Wow! The memories! friends, games, the apartment, the books on my shelf. A real trip down memory lane...

For my LO I used a QP found over on Rina' Kroes' Reluctant Recluse blog.

It features Rina's new 'Cherished' Page Set.

Rina has several items that make up the Cherished Collection. Do take a look, it is beautiful! And Add-Ons are coming this Sunday the 13th!!

See you soon!

A Year in Review

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I only waited till the end of the year to do monthly LO's...trust me to make life difficult for myself LOL. Truth is I wasn't sure that I wanted to do it...I tried a daily picture/ weekly LO for 3 months...but in the end decided this was probably as realistic as I should try to be. ( I LOVED the daily picture idea, but I got so involved I didn't get anything else done. Maybe one day when I'm all caught up, right....? ROFLOL

So I headed on over to Kimberly Stewart's Royal Court blog and Rina Kroes' Reluctant Recluse blog and grabbed the Quick Pages and templates from there (One month the Quick Page is on one blog with the template for the page on the other blog, next month, it is the other way round.) I found them under 'digital freebies' on Rina's blog and on Kimmi's I just went by the months and scrolled till I found what I was looking for. The downloads for March are not working. I'll see if we can get that sorted out.

Here are my pages for January and February 2009. Please click on the images to go to the galleries for full listings of products used.

For January I used the Quick Page on Kimmi's blog (plus a few added bits)

For February I used the template for the February page instead, as I needed something cold and snowy. The February Quick Page is beautiful and I will be using it for sure...

I'll be back with more pages asap. Meantime Gypsy Couture is releasing some great Project 365 stuff tomorrow. I got my LO's ready and waiting...see you then!

Glorious...

and sumptuous! That is how I would describe Rina Kroes' latest Page set : Glorious

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Here is a better look at the papers:





I used it here, not for a Christmas LO, but for a Golden Wedding Anniversary.

The alpha used is one that coordinates with Rina's Christmas Traditional Page Set and is not currently available.

I made my LO into a freebie for you.

Download it HERE...and then hop on over to Rina's blog for another beautiful QP by Kabra..and over on Debbie's blog you'll find yet another one! Whooot!

Enjoy!

Oh yes...I hear rumours of a blog train coming through....I'll keep you posted!

Creekside Lodge Autumn Collab

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I mentioned the new collab by Rina Kroes and KimberleyStewart in my last post...here is what it looks like Creekside Lodge

Head on over to Rina's Reluctant Recluse blog for more previews and sample LO's Rina and Kimmi have added lots of extras to the basic (huge) kit, such as decorated frames, decorated journal blocks, borders and stacked papers. 12x12 and 4x6 brag book albums will be available shortly.

And while we wait for the albums : this free QP is available on Rina's blog HERE

Hoping to get some scrapping done withis beautiful kit myslef this week, but i don't know...it looks like another one of 'those' weeks on the calendar ;-) YIKES!!!

The Smell of Orange Blossoms

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Do you know what they smell like? The most wonderful of fragrances, one of the smells of my youth, full of memories. That is what comes back to me when I look at Rina Kroes' latest Page Set "The Bells of St Clements" remember to check the Doorbuster sales over at Scrapbook-Elements for additions pieces to the St Clements Collection!

For today and Monday you can still buy the Page Set as a separate Paper and Elements pack, in Rina's Doorbuster sale.

Fresh, clean and fragrant. Invigorating. That is what it stands for!

Now if you zip on over to Rina's Blog, you'll find a beautiful QP freebie by Kabra posted for you there,

and if you scoot over to Debbie's blog, you can scoop up another QP.

Add these to the Quick page album in Rina's store and you have a beautiful album ready in no time at all! (still only $2.00 till tomorrow ! (Monday))

I also have a blog gift freebie for you today : a border, cluster and decorated tag set. All made with elements from The Bells of St Clements.

You can download you blog gift freebie HERE

Thanks for dropping by!

Those Danglements

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Remember the post I did about Danglements? (see HERE)...well Rina has a new one in her store today. This one co-ordinates with the "Sea Spirit" Page Set.

I'm really pleased with how this turned out!

I blended two papers...I needed that lighter corner in the bottom for the Wordart to show up well. Isn't the Wordart amazing? I found it on the Tempus Fugit blog, and the shells are part of it! Super duper stuff!!!
Also...if you head on over to Rina's Reluctant Recluse blog, you will find this Quick Page, made by Kabra, waiting for you. It co-ordinates with the Something Nautical Page Set released today (see yesterday's post)

I used it for this LO
It is a beautiful, sunny day here...with a stiff breeze, I'm blogging while hubby is sailing!
Have a wonderful Sunday!

I Love The Ocean

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My love for the ocean has been life long....I'm so glad to be living near it now.

In the previous post I showed you Rina Kroes new "Sea Spirit" kit....and here is my LO with it.

You can find a QP made from the LO on Rina's Reluctant Recluse blog HERE

Enjoy! I shall be braving the grocery store today and the ever growing number of tourists....LOL. Our population explodes every summer, without fail...

Don't miss out on super deals during this sale : Rina and Kimmi both have wonderful products at $1-$2!!!

FINAL DAY - Sale ends Monday May 25th at midnight central The SBE designers have put together some awesome specials for your Memorial Day weekend! Not only are most things in the store* 30% off, but we have a HUGE selection of $1 and $2 items in our Doorbusters section!

Don't miss these great bargains! Scrapbook-Elements Memorial Day Weekend Sale Friday-Monday, May 22nd-25th(sale ends at midnight central time)Over 250 Doorbuster Items will be available - priced at $1-$2*30% off most items - Exclusions include items regularly priced at $2 or less, Designer of the Month and Spotlight items, Designer Resources, CD Burns, Gift Certificates, Doorbusters and Close Out Specials

May Desktop Calendar

Rina Kroes has a gorgeous desktop calendar for you today!

You can download it from Rina's Reluctant Recluse blog HERE

Fresh New Joyful Awakening

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Rina Kroes' new kit from last week, Joyful Awakening, really celebrates the freshness of spring time!

And this week Rina is releasing a set of Quick Pages for the Joyful Awakening Page Set. There is also a set of cluster frames, a danglement and an alpha! What a fine collection!

I have a freebie Quick page for you to download today. You can get this Quick Page HERE.

Hop on over to Rina's Reluctant Recluse blog and you'll find another quick page HERE.

Scoot over to Debbie's blog and pick up another beauty.....and while you are collecting....scoop up a delightful cluster on Lorilei's blog!

Wow! Just look at the collection you have now!

Remember Rina's new items are on sale only Sunday and Monday. But with National Scrapbooking Celebrations coming up next weekend, go ahead and add all you like to your wishlist....you should be able to pick up a few good bargains then too!

Moroccan Nights

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Rina Kroes has a new kit in her store over at Scrapbook-Elements, called Moroccan Nights.

Take a look :

Apart from the colours that are just wonderful : they vibrate together in a way that both contrasts and compliments, thus creating a vibrancy and excitement, that makes you look and look and look. But what stands out to me most, is the vast selection of textures that Rina included in this set. Treated with her customary incredible attention to detail, I see satin and glass beads, rough stone walls and cloth, brass and copper and woven baskets. Truly a feast for the senses.

See what I mean?

The Page Set as well as the Alpha, decorated frames and the Danglement are on sale Sunday and Monday.

Freebie time! And what a selection for today!

From me to you : A Quick Page to download HERE

and over on Rina's "Reluctant Recluse" blog you will find this beauty, made by Kabra,

and...! Over on Debbie's blog, you'll find a set of wordart:

Wow! Now that is the way to start the week!
Happy scrapping! I'll see you later with my LO from which I made the Quick Page!

Have you seen these Danglements?

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What is a danglement you ask? A Danglement is one of Rina Kroes's elaborately decorated frames. I think Rina gets an enormous amount of pleasure out of making these, and I must confess, I love the way they look on a page. And seeing as she makes them so beautifully, I am just too 'lazy' to make my own! Besides, Rina does them so well!

Now a little birdie told me -LOL- that there will be a new one in Rina's store this Friday....during the 2 days March Madness Sale....and really, to pay one $1.00 for one of these is quite 'ridiculous'

Let me show you what I mean : Here is my LO of Edith

I took this danglement that co-ordinates with Rina's Summer Garden kit

for the background I used a couple papers from the Summer Garden paper pack. (I blended them using a grunge brush as my eraser)

and used an overlay for Rina's Elegant Page Overlays to add a delicate border to the page.

Then all I needed to do was add the journalling and I opted to use the matching Summer Garden Alpha and the TXT LongHand font.

In no time my LO was done...and I love how it turned out!

Searching for 'Danglement' in the SBE store leads me to these results. The danglements are included, in the results, as well as the kits they co-ordinate with.

Here is another example of how I used one of these decorated frames :

For this LO I used some items (papers & folded Ric-Rac) from Rina's Polka Dot Prism series (now on close-out -great bargain!)

and the Red, White & Blue Danglement

Very quick and easy....and very pretty indeed.

For more danglement LO's (including the latest ones in the store) : head on over to Rina's Reluctant Recluse blog

Go ahead! try a Danglement today!!

Till next time : Happy Scrapping!

Gorgeous New Kit : In Memoriam

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It may not sound like something you are interested in, but before you dismiss it, do yourself the favour to take a good look at this amazing collaborative kit by Kimmi Stewart and Rina Kroes.

In Memoriam and here I'm going to quote Rina in her product description: " Anyone who has lost a loved one knows how much they cherish them and want to preserve their memory. Putting together a Memory Album is one way of remembering them, now and for future generations. Rina and Kimberly have come together in bringing you the "In Memoriam" collection that exemplifies gentleness in strength. Inside this large collection you will find a myriad of embellishments and papers that are suitable for both softly feminine and more rugged masculine pages. It is delicate and sensitive, yet strong and thoughtful. The colors are peaceful, yet with an intensity that gives them strength. You will be able to choose from a number of color combinations: from crisp silvery white and lavender, to the soft glow of gold leaf and sky blue, from warm caramel and taupe to shades found in nature, and finally to accent colors of scarlet red, navy blue and dark purple. "


And still quoting Rina : "Often times our emotions are still very raw from our loss and we may find it difficult to draw on our own creativity to assemble tribute pages that will bring justice to our loved one's remembrance. So in addition to this basic page set we have also put together an assortment of ready-made items that are so quick and easy to use so that you will have gorgeous pages in no time with the minimum of effort. Among these items (each available separately so that you can choose your own look and style according to your needs) are a variety of Stacked Papers and clustered frames ("Danglements") which you can mix and match. More items will be added shortly. "

Head on over to the Reluctant Recluse blog for more previews.
And here is a couple of special treats from a couple of Muses (CT members) :
Debbie has this super Wordart on her blog here.
and Lorilei just posted this beautiful QP on her blog here
I'm looking forward to showing you the rest of this gorgeous collection in the near future!
Till a little later!

New kit : Rina Kroes! and a freebie!

Have you seen Rina Kroes's new kit TeenTude? It is on sale this week, but not only that...rina has a bunch of add-on products for the kit, that you can pick up at rock-bottom prices ($1.00 each) for this week only, after that they will still be available, but at regular prices!

Skip over to Rina's Reluctant Recluse blog to see all the details and to pick up a wonderful freebie 12x12 page, made with TeenTude!

Whatcha waitin' for? LOL

Sweet Treats and a Sale : Rina Kroes!

More terrific deals and fun stuff for you! Over in Rina Kroes's store at Scrapbook-Elements

and if you head on over to Rina's blog (The Reluctant Recluse) you can grab this freebie, made for you by Debbie (bragbook pages) and me (the card)!

but before you grab...take time to read the amazing blog post that Rina wrote to go with this! I'm so inspired to do a LO with that concept! Rina YOU ROCK GIRL!