You'll want to visit the store tomorrow!

Hi everyone. So sorry that this post is being put up later than usual, however, I have to say that I am rather glad that it is. Because KCB's got a new kit coming in store tomorrow and it's absolutely perfect for layouts of your little guy, or your big guy as well! It has such a wonderful colour palette that you can use in over and over for any season. It's just incredible when you take a peek and see that there are actually FIVE alphas that are included! You'll see more in a bit.

But first, I want to announce the winner of the last recipe challenge. Eggshell was selected at random as our winner. So I'll be in touch with you soon with your gift certificate code! Congratulations!

Now, without any further delay, here's a peek at Kristin's new kit, All-Star, coming out tomorrow at Sweet Shoppe Designs.


How cool is this kit? It's so versatile, and I know that it is going to be a great addition to my KCB stash for masculine layouts. So remember to drop by the store tomorrow to pick this up on sale so that you have it on hand for your holidays when you'll be scrapping your memories!

December Journaling Inspiration

I’m back this week with some photos of a few of my fave ornaments on our tree! I’ll tell you a little bit about each of them, then next week I’ll use that journaling to create a layout about some of my favourite and special ornaments!

If you have time to create a layout before Christmas, I’d love to see a layout with journaling about some of your favourite Christmas ornaments! Check out last week’s post for challenge details!

This ornament is one of a set of 6 that my mother gave me when I left home. I even have the original packaging for them. Each box has a different Santa design, they are made of cardboard with a bright red string for hanging. They are so susceptible to weather damage and yet, I still have them and they are in amazingly good condition. These are some of my favourite ornaments on the tree, reminding me of the years we would all go out searching for that one perfect Christmas tree.

This tin star shaped Santa ornament is one of a pair my husband received when his grandmother died many years ago. When she passed away, my in-laws went through her ornament collection and collected a few for my husband and for his brother. These 2 Santas are some of my favourites on our tree, they remind us of lost love ones who are always there with us, in our hearts.

This ornament as you can see was for my daughter’s first Christmas. Of course this ornament had to be included in this favourite collection, it reminds us of our first Christmas as a family with a child. Buying baby toys, seeing her expression as she opened her gifts. Big smile, wide open eyes and wonderful facial expressions will always be remembered when I look upon this ornament on our tree.

I think this ornament is the most beautiful one on the tree. We bought it when we went home for Christmas for my daughter’s first Christmas. I absolutely love snowflakes (had a January snowflake themed wedding), and the Snow Baby collectables are so cute! The year we bought this ornament it was retired, which makes me so thrilled to own a retired collectable as beautiful as this.

So there you have it, a handful of my favourite ornaments and a little story behind each. By next week I’ll get these into a layout and include my journaling. I’m even hoping that if I can get the rest of my holiday stuff done, I can find time to make a whole album about the ornaments on our tree. I really want to document the stories behind them so that as my daughter gets older, she’ll be able to read about what these ornaments mean to us and how they came to be in our collection. That way no matter what ever happens to us or to the ornaments themselves, the stories will still be there to cherish.

See you all again next week!

~Monique.

Wednesday's Spotlight!!

Hi everyone! Hope you are all doing well, and getting in the Christmas spirit!! I love this time of year! Busy as ever but I am so excited.
Todays spotlight is focused on one of our very talented hybrid girls, Deb Pierce, also known as dbrprc! Her gallery is filled with absolutely amazing hybrid projects, so creative and I would love to have a go with some of them!!

Here are some of my favorites!

Snowman poop!



Reindeer Poop!



Nugget gift box!



Ballet sign!



Card & box set!



Her photo wallet!



And this box!



Seriously, Deb's gallery is FULL of cool gift ideas and great projects! Here is a link to her gallery, take a gander and leave her some love! I know I got some great ideas from you Deb!

Let it Snow!

How appropriate that as I sit here just across from Canada's capital, snow is gently falling to the ground and actually staying! I love the snow and when Kristin released her amazing new collection I knew that these would be kits I would be using all winter. I hope that you enjoy the collection as much as I do.

Here's a little something for you to celebrate the start of winter, no matter where you are. If you like it, please leave a comment for Kristin and I. Thanks!



You can download this quick page here.

Not Quite A New Release

Kristin had such a big week last week, what with releasing 5 Christmas mini kits, that we decided to let her have the week off. LOL! But I felt the urge to scrap. So I went and got this sweet kit to play with!

I know that it is December, but it was 65 degrees here yesterday. So I am not quite ready to scrap winter pictures yet. But Natalie has an infatuation with rain and leaves. She was doing a happy dance when she woke up one morning to this scene outside. I knew that "Falling Leaves" was just the kit for these photos.

Join me in my winter resistance and scrap your fall pictures!

Write with me ~ December challenge!

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Tis the season for a lot of us to be putting up our Christmas tree, decorating the house, baking cookies and decorating the yard! So to celebrate I want you to create a layout about a Christmas ornament, and of course be sure to include lots of journaling about it!

Now you can take this challenge and write about a single ornament, a fave or special ornament, maybe a collection of ornaments. And if you don’t celebrate Christmas, see if you can interpret this in another way, do you have some other kind of holiday ornament or memory that you can journal about?

Challenge Layout Requirements:

Create a layout about one (or more) Christmas (or other holiday) ornament. Be sure to include journaling (maybe aim to write 3 or more lines of journaling?) in your layout explaining or describing what it is and what it means to you. Photos are optional.

Create your layout using 75% KCB products.

Post your layout at the Sweet Shoppe Gallery or at DST’s Gallery and leave a link to your layout in the comments here so the KCB CT can oooh and aaah over your layout and leave you some love!

If you post a link to your layout by December 17th you will have a chance to win a free kit from Kristin! One layout will be chosen by the CT by the end of the month to win the kit of your choice.

Good luck and have fun!

I’ll be back next week with some journaling prompts, ideas to help you along…and the week after I’ll show you my layout for this challenge! The fourth Thursday this month is Christmas Eve so I’ll be taking a blogging break. And I’ll be back the final Thursday in December with a journaling freebie for you all!

Have a happy scrappy day KCB fans!

Freebie Today!

Hi everyone, its December 2nd, can you believe that? Christmas is just around the corner and I'm so excited. I love the holiday season.

With that, I did 2 different desktops for you to use this month. Hope you enjoy them!



Download here