"Renew" - Sweet Shoppe's Portfolio #13

I thought it would be fun to see what our creative team did with one of the portfolio challenges at the Sweet Shoppe. I chose #13 - One Little Word Challenge: Renew! Scrap a layout based on that word (use it as your title!), and this is what they came up with. They are all so different which is what I love about the portfolio challenges. I love seeing the different interpretations for each of them.

by Crystal, using Baby Girl
by Laura, using Baby Boy
and by myself, using Bookworm
We would love to see your layouts if you participate in this challenge... be sure to link us up so we can leave you some gallery love!

It's Not Just A Recycling Kit...

One of the things I love so much about Kristin's kits is how versatile even her themed kits are. She has so many non-themed elements and papers in them so you can use it again and again and again. I was going through Kristin's gallery today and wanted to show you, the readers, that Kristin's new release "Go Green" is so much more than just a recycling kit! The colors and all the fun outdoorsy elements make for some really beautiful layouts and hybrid projects. Check out the amazing creations I found in the gallery using "Go Green".

This layout by Sheri just blows me away, seriously STUNNING!

another gorgeous page by Kay

and an adorable layout by Rebecca

and a gorgeous altered coaster by Joana

Go Green

Here it is!!! Go Green ~Such a versatile, BEAUTIFUL kit!!! Love the colours and it was so easy to scrap with!! Get it this weekend while its 20% off!!

Jacinda has created this BEAUTIFUL quick page for you all!

which you can download here!

Sneaking a PEEK!!!!

Coming April 9th 2011.......

Spotlight on Lizzy!!

Hey everyone!! Crystal here with my first blog post here! I am super excited to be able to spotlight on Lizzy! I so hope you enjoy getting to know her and make sure you stop by her gallery and check out her amazing pages! I am sure you will be as inspired as I am!

How long have you been digi-scrapping? And how did you get into it?
I first looked at digi-scrapping back in 2008. I downloaded a trial of Photoshop (I can't even remember why), and as I was searching the web for PS tutorials, I came across lots of scrapping blogs, and quickly got hooked! I was pregnant at the time and soon fell away from it as I got close to my due date, and my son was over 6 months old before I had the time to go back to it again in January 2009...and I haven't stopped since!

What program you use? and what camera?
I use Photoshop CS5, and a plain old Sony point and shoot. It's nothing special, but I'm happy with it, mostly because I'm too lazy to learn how to use a DSLR!

Do you print out your layouts? Have you made any photobooks?
I have hundreds, probably thousands of layouts sitting on my EHD waiting to be printed. I have printed some pages, but mostly just to see what they looked like in print! I do plan on printing my pages in photobooks, but as I don't always scrap chronologically, I have yet to complete a book for printing (but I'm almost there on my 4.5yr old's first year book!!).

What are your favourite layouts and why?
Tough question! These would probably change if you asked me again tomorrow, but right now it's these:

I love this one because it's one of my favourite kits, and we rarely get the weather for beach trips here, so I loved these photos!

This was a page that was a long time coming because I never could decide how I wanted to do it, but I love how it turned out.

I just love how this one turned out, the kit was just perfect for my photos.
What are your favourite KCB products?
I tend to lean towards girly kits, so anything with pink! But I love these ones:

And my favourite beach kit ever:
What's your favourite type of picture to scrap?
I love everyday photos. 99% of what I scrap is my kids, and I try to capture little details, their personalities, quirks, etc (things that will probably change over time) so that we'll always remember them. I also love scrapping themed photos, because then I don't struggle with trying to match the photo to a kit!

What inspires you?
I'm always inspired by photos of my kids, especially if I manage to catch them smiling! I'm a template user, so it's always a template that inspires the start of my page, and it goes from there!

Do you have any digital scrapbooking tips and tricks you want to share?
Um...not really! I have learned though, to only scrap what I want and in a style that I'm comfortable with, and not in a way that I think I should or that others do. My favourite pages are the ones that I scrapped how I really wanted to.

Hybrid Showcase

Hi everyone. I'm here to show off some of the amazing hybrid projects that have been made recently using Kristin's kits! Take a look!

Jackie made this cute everyday card using A Wonderful World:


Next up Heather made this gorgeous card (I swoon for pink) using Baby Girl:



Paula made this gorgeous wall art using Reach for the Sky, A Mother's Love, Bad Day Blues, and Sweet Escape:


And Colleen makes me want to go back to Paris with this hybrid page using J'Adore:

And last but not least, Joana made this beautiful shadow box using Sweet Escape:

So get your glue and scissors out and see what you can make this week using Kristin's lovely new goodies!

New Release: Baby Boy and Baby Girl kits

Heather here, to show off Kristin's new releases today. She's got two new baby kits packed full of gorgeous papers and fun elements, including month stickers and tons of word strips. Be sure to grab them while they are 20% off... If you want both kits, be sure to grab the value bundle for extra savings! Check them out!

Baby Boy

by Stephanie

by Terra

and myself

Baby Girl

by Rochelle

by Shannon

by Laura

and check out this adorable card by Jacinda