Free BragBook!!!!

The creative Team has come together to create a 10 page 4x6 bragbook using Kristins fabulous kit~ A Whimsical Garden!!

Click here to Download and Enjoy!!

Another little treat from the Creative Team

Today I'm bringing you some fun from Sally. She does the wonderful ads that you see on the weekends on the blog. Here's her contribution:


Naturally You is one of my all time favorite of Kristin's kits. I've used it for several layouts since it's release, and I just love how soft and natural the kit is. It's one of my go-to kits in my stash. The qp you're getting today is based on a layout I just finished for the March SSD portfolio. I left my title off of the qp so that you can add your own or some journaling if you wish. I hope you enjoy!

Here's the original layout:


and here's the qp

You can download it here.

Thanks so much Sally! This is gorgeous and I know I'll be using it! Have a great day everyone!

Wednesday Freebie - Template from Jen

Hi everyone. I have another new freebie for you today from one of the creative team members, Jen.

I don't know about you, but I know I love me a good themed kit. And one of the cutest ones I've seen is Scoop It Up - a delicious scoop (hehe) that Kristin did with Julie Billingsley! (Psst - it's in the penny candy section right now - making it 30% off!!!)

And here's a template I made from that layout.

Download here.

Stay tuned for more fun and goodies from the team this week!

Recipe swap!! Who's in?

Hey there! Hope every one had a great family day long weekend! We stayed at home and painted, LOL, it was great!! I thought for todays post and it will be ongoing...we would try doing a recipe swap! So every tuesday I will post a new recipe and any others that I have received from any one who would like to participate! And in four weeks I will send out all links to the cards, sound fun?! This is a great way to get fun new recipes and they are already written out on a cute card! all you have to do is print them!
So here is the deal:

1. let us know in the comments that you would like to participate
2. make a 4x6 recipe card save and zip it up, please send the link to shannon along with your name and email address
3. in 4 weeks you will recieve the links in one big download of all the recipe cards that we will have collected! Its that simple!

Here is my first one:

(made with Kristin & Fee's new kit!)

and I also wanted to share the site that I actually got the recipe from...GREAT site with lots of GREAT recipes!!!

Lick the bowl good

Thanks in advance for all those who participate! This is gonna be fun! :)

J'adore desktop background

Hello KCB fans! Monique here with a free desktop background for you all to customize your computers in February! There are 3 sizes in the zipped file, 2 that I find are popular and 1 that's sized for my laptop... lol... so I threw it in there for you :D It's also in png format so you can add a photo of your own.

Created using Kristin's beautiful J'Adore kit available in the Sweet Shoppe along with a hybrid printable set!

Here's the desktop background preview, the link to download it is just below the image.

Download HERE.

Chilly Tuesday gift!

Hi there,
 Sorry I am late, had a business convention to go to tonight after work, then it took us a little longer to get home as the temps are dipping way below -40C tonight! The vehicles are having a hard time! Anyways on our way home we stopped for some hot chocolate and it made me think of Kristin's kit: I love cocoa! Such a beautiful, warm kit! And thats just what hot chocolate is, LOL, beautiful and warm ;) I thought tonight I would make a little freebie for you! And for all the ladies at work as a gift tomorrow!

Click me to download!

Made with I love Cocoa which you can grab here!

Here's to staying warm!

December Desktop

Good Morning! Shannon here on this cool, snowy morning to bring you, on by the way, the LAST day in November...ACK...a December desktop! You know what that means right? Officially 25 shopping days left until Christmas!!! This Desktop was made with one of Kristin's new Christmas Collection kits that she released last weekend! I used Tis the Season: For family

Here you go!

in 1280x800 and 1024x768

Free desktop background for November!

Hello KCB fans! I'm here today to share with you a desktop background for you all to use in November! There's room for 2 photos, and there's no calendar or even a date on it so you can use it whenever and for as long as you like!

You can download the desktop backgrounds here: Glow Desktop Background
Or check out this beautiful fall kit in the Sweet Shoppe!

It's Freebie Time!

Hi all! Kiki here with a little fun cluster for you to enjoy. I have to say that when I saw Kristin's Glow kit the first time I set eyes on it. The colours are so rich and wonderful for this time of year. Warm and it just glows.

I had to scrap with it. So I did, twice! One of my layouts had a cluster that was really fun to make and just made the layout pop. So I'm giving it to you to play with. You'll notice that that centre of the cluster is empty. Simply layer on a small photo anywhere you like, shadow the cluster and the photo and your layout is almost finished if you decide to use quite a bit of white space.

I hope you enjoy this. You can download it here. If you use it, be sure to link us up in the comments so that we can leave you some love. Have a great week!

Show me your Halloween Layouts!!

browsing through the gallery at SSD I found some awesome Halloween layouts that I thought I would share!
Here are some made with Bewitching~ by Kristin:

by aly321

by teresa

by dana

by LibbysMommy

And a few made with Cast a spell:

By g8rbeckie

by jennilyn

by rochelle789

by Kjersti

Link us up to some of your Halloween Layouts! Halloween is one of my all time favorite days, and I can not wait till this year! I will be escorting a 'beautiful' sleeping beauty and a scary little spider! LOL

Here is a little freebie I have made using Cast a Spell~ Enjoy!

October desktop background

Hey KCB fans! Monique here with October's desktop background. It comes in 2 sizes, both are included in the zip file... just download and choose which one you'd like to use. Kit used is called Bewitching, it's Kristin's newest Halloween kit and it's totally spooky! You can download the desktop background *HERE*



ETA: I've changed the download link to come from box.net instead of 4shared. Hopefully this will work better.

KCB's Celebration Continues - Freebie!!

It's day three in our week long birthday celebration for Kristin!! Today we are having a fabulous freebie I think you are just going to LOVE.Yari has made a word art freebie set for those wonderful layouts we make of our boys and girls. These are full size so they are actually larger than what they appear to be on the preview so that you can use them as word art or titles for your layouts.Yari made these with Kristin's My Wish for Her and My Wish for Him kits which are perfect for any girly or boyish layouts. I hope you enjoy and here's a shout out to Kristin!...HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRISTIN!!! Thank you for letting us celebrate with you!

Download here!

September is around the corner!

Sigh, summer here has ended that is apparent in the cool fall temperatures that we are getting right now. I sure hope we get a few more warm days! Today I have a desktop freebie for you made with one of my all time favorite kits ~ Sweet Caroline:

You can download here:

1024 x 768

1280 x 800

1280 x 1024

Have a great day!

Can't wait until tomorrow to see what's new?

Boy oh boy are you going to love what's coming tomorrow. I can't say much, but let me tell you a little bit about the gorgeousness that will hit stores tomorrow. Think blue skies, bright sunny colours to scrap your summer memories with. Oh and don't forget the very cool journal tags! Yes, I have to say that Kristin is one of the reasons that I scrap. You may think that you've lost your scrapping mojo, but when you open this new kit, I can almost guarantee that you'll find it again.

Now if you really need to see what I'm talking about: 1. you have to check out Kristin's store tomorrow and 2. you need to download the August desktop I've made for your enjoyment.


You can download the desktop here. The one zip contains 3 sizes, 1440X900, 1280X800 and 1024X765.

And then you can get ready for some amazing shopping in Kristin's store tomorrow morning when the new releases hit. Have a great weekend everyone!

July's desktop background is....

...here! Yep, I finally got it done! I've been working on it all day off and on -with the heat we're getting I've had to turn the computer off throughout the day so as not to overheat it. That's why it took me all day to get this done... lol. So here it is... July's freebie desktop background made with Kristin's Over The Rainbow kit and the alpha from her latest kit - Juicy!

Just click *here* to download a zip with all 3 desktop sizes, then you can customize and use whichever one you need!

p.s. What desktop background size do you use?

Summer's a commin'!!!

June is just around the corner, and for many that means the end of the school year and the beginning of some summer fun! Our little girl will be done this year of playschool on the 12th of June and a few weeks later my husband and I both took a week of holidays but have yet to decide what we are doing! We need some ideas! What are you summer plans? I have a little gift for you today made with Kristin's Bookworm kit and an alpha from Happy Go lucky, it is yours to download for free...but if you do: hehe...I am asking you to post your summer plans and maybe even a few suggestions for us!!

Schools out Download

Have a great week!

Desktop Background for June!

Hi KCB fans! Monique here with a free desktop background for June - just for you! There are 3 sizes available, and they are all included in one zip... so you can just use which ever one you want once you've downloaded them all. You can download them *HERE*. Here's the preview:

As you can see, the kit used is called A Whimsical Garden - a super cute kit that's good for scrapping boys or girls!

Have a happy scrappy day everyone!

Mother Quotes and Poems!

With Mothers day coming up I thought it would be fun to make a list of some Mothers quotes!

Here are a few that I found:

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan
Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love. ~Mildred B. Vermont
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. ~Rajneesh
If the whole world were put into one scale, and my mother in the other, the whole world would kick the beam. ~Lord Langdale (Henry Bickersteth)
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. ~Abraham Lincoln
Some mothers are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together. ~Pearl S. Buck
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. ~Honoré de Balzac
She never quite leaves her children at home, even when she doesn't take them along. ~Margaret Culkin Banning
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts. ~Washington Irving
A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them. ~Victor Hugo
I never knew how much love my heart could hold until someone called me "mommy."-- Author Unknown

And one of my favorites....makes me cry every time I read it....
 

BEFORE I WAS A MOM:  Author Unknown

Before I was a Mom
I made and ate hot meals.

I had unstained clothing.

I had quiet conversations on the phone.

Before I was a Mom,

I slept as late as I wanted

And never worried about how late I got into bed.

I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was Mom

I cleaned my house each day.

I never tripped over toys or forgot words of lullabies.

Before I was a Mom

I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom

I had never been puked on

Pooped on

Spit on

Chewed on

Peed on

Or pinched by tiny fingers

Before I was a Mom

I had complete control of:

My thoughts

My body

And my mind.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom

I never held down a screaming child

So that doctors could do tests

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom

I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces

When I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small

Could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom

I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond between a Mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small

Could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Mom

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay

I had never known the warmth

The joy

The love

The heartache

The wonder

Or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

And for staying with me till now, I have a little gift for you!

Made with A mother's love by Kristin Cronin Barrow and Susan Bartolini

Click here to download!

Help bring us some inspiration by linking us up to your layouts made about you as a mom, your mother, your children, your grandma!

May Desktop Freebie!

Wow, Can you believe May is just right around the corner?! I have made up a little desktop freebie for you using Kristin's kit: Good Morning Sunshine! Hope you enjoy!

1024x768

1280x800

March Desktop Freebie!!

Here's a little desktop freebie for you! Enjoy.


Download it here.