I’ve been trying to spend more time scrapping.  It’s not easy, when your busy like I’ve been, but it is so important, I think.  So I’ve been trying to do challenges.  I’ve really enjoyed the challenges at The Lilypad.  Each month they have BYOC.  It’s a great mix of stuff showing off their designers best style and it’s on sale!  They have a special challenge where you use what you bought from BYOC.

Here’s a few of my favorite items…

These alphas are really cute!

How awesome are these instagram-like frames?  I love them!

I am guesting with Amy Martin this month.  She’s really got some great stuff… here’s her BYOC stuff… Her templates are UNIQUE and awesome.  So much fun to use!

These stitching frames are really fun to scrap with!

I made a page for the BYOC challenge… well, two actually… here’s what the two pager looks like…

Okay, That’s all I have today… now, go shopping!

Kat

What’s all that hoopla you say?  ScrapMatters has been reconstructing the challenge system.  We’ve said bye bye to MOS (Matter of Scrap) challenges and HOWDY NEW FRIEND to ScrapMatters Bingo!  This is actually pretty cool and a really fun way to do challenges.

Click image to go read more!

So can you guess where I am opening up shop?  I love hanging out at my current shop, Polka Dot Plum.  The gals there are great but since I planned to stay non-exclusive, I jumped on the opportunity to open a shop at my “home”, ScrapMatters.  You’ll see some new goodies going into the shop tomorrow!  Come back tomorrow for a freebie and some previews of my newest work!

Til then, (Hugs)
Kat

Just a quick post this morning while I wait for the caffeine to kick in!  I’ve placed my SHOP on sale for 40% off today and tomorrow only!!  It’s a great deal.  I have a few more things coming too!  Scroll down to see my peek of my contribution to the blog train that starts tomorrow!  Now, back to work and I’ll see you all again this evening!  {hugs} Kat

I’ve been working on some things for the BIG weekend!  What big weekend?  Well, Saturday is Digital Scrapbooking Day!!  A day just for us digi scrappers with lots of big sales, great new products, and a lot of fun.  I mean, ALOT of fun.  Most of the sites I know are hosting games, prizes and speed scraps!  There’s lots of free stuff out there and sales that you can’t miss.

Saturday, November 5th.  DSD.  I’ll be participating in a blog train and I’ve got a little peek at what I am offering you to grab for FREE!  There’s more… keep reading…

I also have a coupon and a freebie that newsletter subscribers will receive, so get signed up and watch for my first official newsletter to come out.  I’m still pretty new to designing so my shop doesn’t have a great stock yet, but it will and soon!  You won’t want to miss what I’ve got coming up.  So, I’ll see you again very, very soon!

{hugs} Kat

I am so excited to tell you that I’ve opened up shop!!  I am now selling my digital designs over at Polka Dot Plum.  It’s a great site to be at.  Very friendly and welcoming!  I am so glad to be there.  Here’s what I’ve put in the shop.  I’ll be adding more items for DSD weekend!

I’ll be in the DSA blog train this weekend with a freebie for you and you MIGHT even see a coupon or two.  Be sure to share your layout links with me and watch for a CT call coming up VERY SOON!

{hugs} Kat

This is free for a limited time only!  I’ll be opening up shop soon so I am working through some product that I’ve already done and giving it away for a brief time.  I love doing papers, especially solids.  These are great colors so I hope you like them.  They are only free for a limited time!  You can click the image to be taken to the download.  Please tell your friends and while you are here, sign up for my mailing list.  I’ll be offering freebies through it once my shop is set up.

Happy Thursday!
{Kat}

The deadline has been extended to October 25th!

I’ll admit it… I applied.  What a fantastic opportunity! Happy Tuesday!

Click the image to see the DST Thread

You guys won’t believe what I have been up to… I’ll give you more details soon, but in the meantime, grab my mini kit for the “Design Quest” competition over at Scrappin’ Fairytales.

Click the image to go to the Scrappin’ Fairytales gallery and get the download link.

Have a great Monday!

Are you enjoying your ride on the train?  All of these Quickpages were created using Britt’s new Grab Bag!  Britt’s work is fantastic.  It makes your layouts just fly together like you are working in auto mode.  This layout using all the stuff from the new Grab Bag took me less than an hour.

So here’s your next QP download… enjoy!  Click on the image to download.  If the servers are too busy… try this link instead.

Here’s the page I did, I absolutely LOVE it!

Your next stop on the blog train is Kelsy‘s Blog!

Here’s the full list of stops in case you get lost along the way:

1) Britt

2) Melissa

3) Christy

4) Tanya

5) Kendall

6) Kim

7) Kat

8) Kelsy

9) Heather

There is also a chat this morning!  Enjoy the ride on the train!  Don’t forget to check out Britt’s fantastic Birthday sale!

Looking for the blog train?  Scroll down!

I designed a kit for the Digital Scrapbook Addicts Designer Apprentice contest.  I am considered a new designer although I’ve dabbled in it for a while.  I still use a lot of CU stuff but I try to make it my own and I am learning to do my own original stuff.  It will take some time.  In the meantime you can download my mini kit over at DSA.

I was inspired by Water For Elephants to do this Old Fashioned Circus mini but once I get better at designing, I’ll do one that actually matches WFE.  It’s one of my favorite books! I hope you like it.  The download link is HERE.  Be sure and check out all the great freebies in the DSA Designer Apprentice Gallery.

How’s your train ride?  You’ve made it pretty far.  Did you get a lot of puzzle pieces yet?  Well, you can click my download HERE to see if you have another one!

Next up, stop by for a visit with BECCA!

Some people think I am a silly girl.  Every night, I turn on Harry Potter and fall asleep watching it.  When the dvd player went out and we couldn’t get a new one, I set up my iPhone by the bed and when I can’t sleep, I turn on Harry Potter.  They are my “go-to” movies.

In 2001, I was too cool for Harry Potter, I thought it was dumb.  By the 3rd movie, I watched it, and the end confused me.  So I bought the book.  I read it cover to cover and enjoyed it so much that I went out and bought the 4th book.  In 2005, I saw my first Harry Potter in theaters, The Goblet of Fire.  I’d read the book and loved it, and kept reading until the end of the series.  But this movie, number 4, was the first I’d seen in a theater.  I went alone on my day off.  My husband was thousands of miles away on a military deployment.

Since that time, Harry Potter has been a part of my life.  There was something magical about it.  The boy who lived.  The simple yet complicated idea of a magic done with your wand, the wand that chose you.  The imagination was packed into the story so deeply and it inspired me.  I began to read again and never, ever got tired of picking up a Harry Potter book when I didn’t know what else to read.

So, call me a silly girl.  These speeches given by the author, J.K. Rowling and the Potter trio brought tears to my eyes.  Hogwarts is home, and a happy, magical place for kids to go to learn magic.  While I might be muggle born, I am sure that if Hogwarts existed when I was 11, I’d have gotten my letter.