Write with me - Simple Pleasures

Hello again! Last week I challenged you to create a layout about a simple pleasure and to include some journaling about it. This week I thought I would tell you a bit about some of my simple pleasures to help inspire you with your layout.

One of my favourite simple pleasures is my wax/oil burner. I just love filling my house with the smell of Lemon Icebox Cookies, Vanilla Hazelnut, Rosemary & Thyme. The best ways to get those scents in my kitchen would be to actually do some baking, but I don't always have the time. So sometimes I light a candle and burn a favourite scent, close my eyes and take in a deep breath of those wonderful aromas. Then I feel relaxed, calm, and ready to take on the rest of my day - or ready to end my day on a wonderful note.

Mmmm... another yummy simple pleasure. This cup was given to my by my mother years ago and I love it. It's a bit larger than our other mugs, so sometimes it's really nice to fill it up with some gourmet hot chocolate, or a nice hot cup of coffee, then sit back and relax. It's pretty, it's big, and I just feel all warm inside and happy whenever I use it. To me it's a wonderful, simple, pleasure.

Another simple pleasure for me are these pansies. I found some old pots lying around in my garage, filled them with some old potting soil I had a bag of , and planted some cheap seeds. It was a great project for my 4 yr old DD and I, and we got to watch them grow from tiny seeds into big lush plants with a variety of different coloured blooms. It was so wonderful to step outside my door this Summer and see this small display every day. It added colour to our day and reminded us of a wonderful mother/daughter day we had planting them. It was simple, and a pleasurable memory I will always cherish.

I hope these simple pleasures that I've shared with you will help inspire you to create a layout about something that you find to be a simple pleasure. For a chance to win a kit by Kristin Cronin-Barrow, check out the corresponding challenge that I posted last week!

Who's in the spotlight today??

Happy Wednesday everybody! Today we are highlighting one of our very own
CT members, Sasha, aka mom2peanuts. Her beautiful style & arrangement of elements truely astonishes me. Her layouts are simply amazing! Her layering & shadow work are what draws the eye to her pages and sets her apart from many of the others styles! Here are a few of her latest creations:

little dancer using Kristins newest kit: Tiny Dancer a collab with Lliella designs


Read, using Bookworm


Dream, believe, discover using Daydream believer


Autumn Days using Falling Leaves


swing using All about her

You are truely an inspiration to us all Sasha! Keep inspiring! Here is
a link to Sasha's gallery so you can go browse her gallery, find inspiration & leave her some love!

Trivia Tuesday!

Hello all! Heather here, bringing you the first installment of Trivia Tuesday. Kristin is such a good sport that she let me hi-jack the blog. So, just for fun, I have decided to ask a few questions about this date in time! I wonder how many of you can get these five questions right? Leave a comment with your answers. If you don’t know, Google it! Or make something up, be creative!
1. Which actress from my favorite TV show was born on this day in 1969?
2. How many shopping days are left until Christmas?
3. On this day in 1958, what priceless item was donated to the Smithsonian by Harry Winston?
4. Which Washington D.C. attraction first opened to the public on this date in 1982?
5. And what iconic TV show premiered on this day in 1969?

So don’t ever let me hear you say nothing good ever happened on November 10th! I look forward to reading all your answers and I will be back to post the correct ones tonight.
Thanks for playing!

Happy Monday 11/09

Hey everybody! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I am so excited to have this opportunity to contribute to Kristin's new blog and to bring you such awesome inspiration!!

So to top off your Monday, I've designed this template freebie just for you...



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Here's my page using Kristin's Garden Party...



Have a great week!

~*Leah*~

Spin a Lift Sunday with Kristin's girls!

Hi everyone! Vanessa here bringing you some inspiration and a challenge this week. I hope everyone is having an awesome DSD weekend.

We lifted Glynis (gracelikerain)

First page is by me, I lifted Ninja Moves

Next is by KayM she lifted Same Smile




next is by rainydays, she lifted Smile

Next is by Kjersti



Next by Jennifer, she lifted Enjoy Your Life



Please play along, pick a page, spin it, come back and post a link to your page & the link of the page you lifted. Kristin will be giving the winner a GC good for one kit to her shop. The winners will be announced at the end of the month.

New Release - DSD style!

Kristin teamed up with Lliella Designs for this fabulous scoop!

Tiny Dancer

And some inspiration by the KCB Crew:

by Kiki


by Kay


by Laura


by Kjersti


by Tara


by Angel


by Rochelle


by Stéphanie


by Nikki


by Sasha


by Jennifer F


by Jennifer


and by me (Sonja)

What an exciting weekend!

Hi everyone. Kiki here. I can't tell you how exciting it is to be posting here on Kristin's blog. It's so great to have it back, don't you think? I have a special treat for you, so read on, and maybe you'll find out what Kristin is up to for this Digital Scrapbooking Day!

I want to highlight some of the amazing hybrid projects that have been done recently using Kristin's products. There are some amazing hybrid gals on her CT, let me tell you.

If you are like me and have never done hybrid, I hope this inspires you to try it out, as it has inspired me. I think I can handle making a couple of these projects. Take a look!

First up, take a peek at these beautiful bookmarks using Kristin's Bookworm kit.

Didn't Cayla do an amazing job? I love the idea of the book list! What a great way to log all the books that Sofia has read.

Next up is Jill with her selection of cards that she did in both All about Him and All about Her.

I love how she's used so many of the different papers, sometimes using four papers for each card. These kits were just made for hybrid. Stunning!

Now, I have a special treat for you. I have the privilege of giving you a little sneak peek of what Kristin has in store for tomorrow's fabulous DSD!! Check this out!

Kristin has teamed up with Lleilla Designs on this fabulous Scoop called Tiny Dancer! You don't want to miss getting this tomorrow! Here's a layout I did using the kit.

So have fun this weekend with all the fun going on at Sweet Shoppe Designs, and be sure to stop by Kristin's shop to pick up some amazing products, and try making a hybrid project with one! If you do, we'd love to see it, so link us up with a picture of your project!