TSG ~ Box of Dreams Challenge ~ June 2008

First things first .... the featured kit for this month is my Shades of Summer Bright which is on sale for only $2 for the month of June.



Also as a bonus, I've put my Dream Your Own Monogram for Summer on sale for only $2 also. This coordinates beautifully with the Shades of Summer Bright kit and gives you all kinds of monogram, alpha and extra elements options. It's kind of like a super special add on kit. :)




Now on to the challenge, this month we are going to do an ad challenge. Here is an ad that I used for inspiration for a layout I did quite a while back.




The rules are simple. You MUST use the featured kit (or the Dream Your Own Monogram for Summer kit) and do a layout inspired by this ad. Your bonus is a fabulous bracket album created with the Shades of Summer kit. I've finished the album and am working on the preview which I will post as soon it's done.

I will have some additional goodies available to you that coordinate with the kit throughout the month. Keep your eyes open for them!

Post your layouts in the Box of Dreams gallery so we can oooohhhh and aaaahhh over them. Be sure to post a link to your layout back in this thread so I make sure to get your bonus out to you.

I can't wait to see the layouts!

TGIF!!!!

Woohoooo it's Friday. Hoping for a laid back day in the office where I can catch some things up and get ready for the weekend. I have lots to get done. Time to start putting the heavy winter stuff away and dragging the summer stuff out. We had a super cute bird house the past couple of years, but it was coming apart and the wood for the house part itself was rotting. Ollie and hubby built a new one this week and I got paint for it yesterday. They took the cute cat piece off the front and put it on the new house. Need to get a coat or two of paint on the main part of the house, hubby is going to put real shingles on it and then get it out there for the birds. Hoping we'll get a finch family like we did last year.

Ollie has a game on Saturday, clinic and a game on Sunday. They are calling for chilly and rainy, but I'm hoping for some warmer and sunny weather so I can get back out in the yard and get some stuff planted.

We had a great crop last night at TSG. You can find the recap and the challenge in the forum here. You did not have to come to the crop to participate in the challenge, so I hope everyone will jump in and play along. The posting bonus is great and you won't be sorry!

There are lots of NSD celebrations and sales this weekend. Everything in my Digital store will be 30% off from May 3rd through 10th. Be sure to check out all the great crops and challenges going on there too (there is are pieces of a phenominal mega kit as the bonuses). My scraplift challenge there can be found here. You'll love the posting bonus for this challenge too!

Ok, back to work..... if I don't make it back here. Have a wonderful weekend!

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We would love to have you join us at Digitals for our massive, week-long National Scrapbook Day event May 3-10.

Stop by the store for a 30% off almost everything sale (some exclusions apply) and special NSD grab bags for $3 - personal use and $7 - commercial use. While you are there, score a free mini-kit from our Weaving Time in a Tapestry Mega Kit and download a new card each day from Glenda Ketcham.

Then swing over to our forum for a fun Treasure Hunt hosted by Amanda Thorderson where you can win free kits daily and prizes! Then scroll down and join some of our 22 challenges, 20 of which reward your finished tasks with another part of the Mega Kit! While you are there, click on our forum calendar to see the 8 fun crops scheduled this week to be held in our chatroom. Each crop hostess has several prizes to give away to participants.

Then take a hop to our store blog where you can join Karla of Lifesong Kreations in a layout contest to win prizes.
And be sure to subscribe to this forum for all the latest info and be sure to thank our sponsors for their generous prize donations.

Let the fun begin!

Box of Dreams Crop ~ May 2008

Are you ready for a fun crop this week?!?!

Purchase my ***BRAND NEW*** Fresh Meadow kit for only $2 (on sale from May 1st through 15th... that's 55% off the regular price!). There will be some coordinating goodies at the crop and for participating in the challenge. You don't want to miss out!

Hope to see you there!

FUN CROP!

FANTASTIC, FABULOUS, WONDERFUL crop last night ladies! I want to thank you all for coming back to the crop after my leave of absence. Everyone at TSG is just the best! For those of you who didn't make it, we had a great time. The chatting and giggles were fast and furious! hehe Hope we'll see even more people there next month.

The challenge this month is to use my Rachel & Friends kit (on sale for only $2.00 through April 15th) and the template to create a layout.



You can twist, turn, whatever you want to the template. Remember templates are likes sketches... they provide a basis for the start of the layout but do not have to be a strict guideline. Post your layout to the Box of Dreams Gallery and then a link back to the recap thread so that we can ooohhh and aaahhhh over your layout. Also so that I can keep track of who completes the challenge. There will be a super fun add on alpha and stickit for all who complete the challenge.

You can still participate in the challenge even if you didn't attend the crop. You can download the template here. I can't wait to see the layouts!

Sneak Peek ...

Here is a sneak peek at tonight's attendance bonus.

Box of Dreams Crop

The crop is back! Not sure how prepared I am for this month, but we'll wing it and have some fun.

Purchase my Rachel & Friends kit for only $2 (on sale from April 1st through 15th... that's 64% off the regular price!). There will be some coordinating goodies at the crop and for participating in the challenge. You don't want to miss out!

Hope to see you there!

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I made hubby his wallpaper using my New Years Jewels kit which is on sale at TSG for only $2 through January 15th. Also on sale for only $2 are my 2008 Calendar Brushes.


Please come join me and my Dream Team for our monthly crop at The Scrapping Garden. It's a new year and we are celebrating. I have a fun template and challenge ready to help you recap the past year.


The crop is on Thursday, January 3rd at 9:00 p.m. EST in the TSG chat room.

December 2007 ~ Box of Dreams Crop

Please come join me and my Dream Team for our monthly crop at The Scrapping Garden. We are having a pool party!

The crop is on Thursday, December 6th at 9:00 p.m. EST in the TSG chat room.

Purchase my Dreaming of Christmas kit for only $2, attend the crop and do the challenge with the kit. You'll get a fun attendance bonus for coming to the crop and then a great add-on kit for completing the challenge with the Dreaming of Christmas kit.

Here is a sneak peek of the attendance notice for tonight's crop:

You can find my Dreaming of Christmas kit here.

Hope to see you there!

November 2007 ~ Box of Dreams Crop

Please come join me and my Dream Team for our monthly crop at The Scrapping Garden. This crop is paired with weekly challenges each month.

The crop is on Thursday, November 1st at 9:00 p.m. EST in the TSG chat room.



This month Raylene from my Dream Team has created a fabulous Brown Paper Christmas kit and card templates. You can see a glimpse of these goodies in the ad. We will have a fun holiday card challenge each week, so bring your creative mind and join in the fun!

Box of Dreams Crop

Please come join me and my Dream Team for our monthly crop at The Scrapping Garden. This crop is paired with weekly challenges each month.

The crop is on Thursday, October 4th at 9:00 p.m. EST in the TSG chat room.



This month Diann from my Dream Team has created some fun Halloween goodies. You can see a glimpse of these goodies in the ad. We will have a fun challenge each week, so bring your creative mind and join in the fun!

Box of Dreams Crop - Thursday, September 6th

Please come join me and my Dream Team for our fourth crop at The Scrapping Garden. This crop is paired with weekly challenges each month.

The crop is on Thursday, September 6th at 9:00 p.m. EST in the TSG chat room.

This month we are celebrating back to school! I've been working on a fun kit full of school days goodies. You can see a glimpse of some of the kit in my in this ad. We will focus on some journal challenges this month, so bring your creative mind and join in the fun!

Almost Box of Dreams Crop time ...

Wow, I can't believe the crop is tomorrow. Time sure flies sometimes! Here's another ad for the crop, a preview of the pieces that Diann made for the attendance and challenge freebies.

Here's another ad that I'm sending out for Peggy's Rose. Corina from my Dream Team CT did two very wonderful layouts for me to advertise with and I'm excited to send this out.

Have I mentioned lately how much I LOVE my Dream Team and my Dream Team CT???? These lades ROCK!

June 2007 Box of Dreams Crop

Please come join me and my Dream Team for our second crop at The Scrapping Garden. This crop is paired with weekly challenges each month. The crop is on Thursday, June 7th at 9:00 p.m. EST.



This month it's about celebrating those special guys in our life. Diann has created a fabulous kit just for them called Just for Dads. You can see a glimpse of some of the kit in my layout on this ad. We will focus on some WordArt challenges this months, so bring your creative mind and join in the fun!

I hope to see you there in the TSG Chatroom!

p.s. A huge thanks to Diann for working so hard on the kit. I truly couldn't do this without my Dream Team and the rest of my CT!

Please come join me ...

Please come join me and my Dream Team for our first crop at The Scrapping Garden on Thursday, May 3rd, 9:00 p.m. EST. I am starting a new series called Box of Dreams and we are excited to pair it with weekly challenges each month. This month it's a belated birthday party for me and a chance to introduce ourselves. We will be using sketches for our first month of challenges. There will be a fun sketch challenge each week and completion and posting of each challenge will earn you a piece of a mini kit that my fabulous Dream Team member Raylene Brooks put together. What kind of kit you ask???? Why a BIRTHDAY KIT of course!


Just for fun, I've made some birthday candles for you to start the celebration. They coordinate with the colors of the kit. You never know when you'll see more pieces pop up, I believe that Diann is working on a special blog surprise too! hehe You can download the candles here.

Here is a sneak peek at the preview for the birthday kit by Raylene. I hope you'll come join us for lots of laughs and scrapping!

p.s. A huge thanks to Raylene for working so hard on the kit and to Diann for making the main part of the ad above. I truly couldn't do this without them and the rest of my CT!