Toot Toot! It’s an NSD Blog Train!
Happy DSD, Everyone! I hope you all have scored some killer deals and had lots of fun! Welcome to my stop along the ScrapMatters DSD Blog Train. You’re most likely be coming from Jen’s blog, and once you pick up my hybrid goodie, you’ll be heading on to Amber’s blog. If you get lost, there should be a master list on the ScrapMatters Team blog.
A note on this batch of freebies- they will only be available for a limited time- until next Wednesday, the 11th- so don’t wait!
I hope you’re enjoying the new Collab kit- A Slice of Life. I love the rich colors found in it! I’m going to love having this staple kit in my collection. Life seems so chaotic right now that there feels like no routine, but I was able to take a moment last evening to just enjoy little everyday things. I took my daughter to an organizational meeting for a Girl Scout Daisy troop, and while the adults were getting bombarded with information and figuring out how we’re going to do this, I would glance over at Natalie every once and a while. It’s kind of fun to watch little first grade girls interact with each other- coloring My Little Pony pages, and playing under chairs, and giving hugs as we were leaving… These are the good times!
Here is my hybrid freebie for you:
(image is linked)
It’s one of my ubiquitous cube boxes, plus a cluster embellishment to add to the top and a gift tag to pull it all together.
If you like these and are looking for templates, please check out my new releases for this week:
Enjoy the DSD blog train and have a wonderful weekend! Your next stop is Amber of Stolen Moments Designs!
Mark your calendars! Speed Scrap Thursday night!
Wow- it’s been forever since writing anything. Time to crawl out from under the rock…
I’m hosting Thursday night’s Speed Scrap At ScrapMatters:
And, here’s the participation prize if you can make it through the instructions:
We went to the zoo today- Natalie and Braeden had a chance to do “Boo at the Zoo.” It was cold (50 degrees F) but at least the sun was shining! My photography mojo was in the zone today, and I got some AMAZING animal photos- that I’ll post later once I DL them from the camera.
See you Thursday- and hey! I might even promote new products this week! <Gasp!>
Hey! Freebies on my holiday blog!
Did you know I’m maintaining a sub-blog to this one? I jumped on board the Holiday Grand Plan again this year, and I hoped that if I encouraged people to be crafty, that I might stay with it longer.
And so, I created:
veryhybridchristmas.wordpress.com
And if you head over there today, you will find a link to two new card templates- that are free!!!! So go enjoy!
It’s New Bags for New Release Friday!
Just call me Geeky Diva, the Bag Lady…
It’s Friday which means New Release Day at ScrapMatters! And, I’ve got a new template set this week:
New tag bags!! And my CT went nuts with them. Please, come admire with me!
Using the new kit by Ziggle Designs- Rocket Doodle
And then Chel went and made these ADORABLE sorting bags for her son- isn’t that a great idea???
And then there’s this amazingly cute (I already used adorable in this paragraph!) by Melissa:
Really awesome work from my team this week (thanks, Ladies!!!)
Finally, one from me. This was my hybrid contribution to the ScrapMatters Mega Collab given away this past weekend, A Perfect Picnic:
There’s another new release I want to tell you about. Britt (of Britt-ish Designs) released a new alpha today, called Alphabetical. Here’s what I did with it:
The Alphabetical alpha is the white one, paired with the brown alpha and other components from her kit, Shiver Me Timbers. This is a great alpha- I love the style and it recolors really easily!
That’s it from me! Stay tuned for Monday for my latest Manic Monday item on sale for $2! Have a great weekend- wishing you sunshine and balmy temperatures!
Lots of ads, recent CT projects, and a Blog Train Freebie!!
Welcome! You may be coming from Michelle’s blog at http://mickeybdesigns.blogspot.com/ – scroll down to the bottom of the post to grab my QP freebie! (You may have also been directed here by my pal, Kimbytx- if so, you should also head over to Denise’s blog at www.denisebeattyoriginals.blogspot.com). Right now, it’s time to get caught up on all of the awesome things going on at ScrapMatters! Are you ready?
(Stay tuned on Monday for a $2 item from me!)
I haven’t done a quick page exchange at SM before, but I really like this kit from Juno Designs (I’m quickly becoming a fan of hers!!!), so I think I’m going to jump in and see what everyone comes up with!
So, since there’s a sale going on at SM, I released some new products:
My Creative Team went nuts went I put the templates up- that made so many beautiful things with them!!!
Projects by Me! These were using the new kit that Britt-ish Designs released yesterday in collaboration with Molly DeCrow of DeCrow Designs- called I’m Yours. It’s my first CT project as a Hy-Britt Girl!!!!! I’m so excited! The pyramid box is a template from a kit that I released last month- Hybrid Dice- Level Up! I’m so happy with how it turned out. Also, it was the first chance I had to try out a product called Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels- I used Pearl to spray the Primas- love how they are all shimmery!!!!
Ok, so last but not least, I have a quick page freebie to share! This quick page uses the new Mega Collab kit- A Perfect Picnic. It’s available at ScrapMatters and is yours free with a $15 purchase this weekend!
(Click image to download)
Here’s the full page I made with it:
Enjoy all of the goodies! And don’t forget to stop by SM for all of the celebrating this weekend! Your next stop on the train is Miss Casey, found at http://caseykrause.com.
ScrapMatters appears to be back up!
Hey, all! Looks like SM was down last night, and for a bit of today. However, I’ve been over there and it looks like most of it is back up -like the store! Yippee! Sale on!
Therefore, if you go down to the next post, you’ll see that the previews are now linked to the store, and are active. Happy Shopping!
For those of you coming over from Digifree- thank you!!! There is a template freebie for you down at the bottom of last night’s post- please grab it and enjoy!
New products, a sale, a concert review, and a template freebie!
Wow- that’s a lot to write about!
First off the sale going on At ScrapMatters, since all of my new products are included!
Many of my products can be used for holiday themes, so a lot of my shop is on sale! Here are some of my new goodies added just for the sale:
Aren’t they cute? Please head over to SM and show me that staying up until 3:30am to load them into the store was worth it! LOL!
Right then. Now let me tell you about Tuesday night. This year was mine and Jeff’s 10 year anniversary, and for his gift, I got us tickets for the Billy Joel/Elton John concert that was coming to town. That was this past Tuesday night.
Best. Concert. Ever.
What an amazing night! It started a little after 7:30pm, and between the two of them, we got 3 1/2 HOURS of music. Two pianos facing each other rose out of the stage, and out walked Elton and Billy. They played about 6 songs as duets, three from each artist. Then Billy took a break, his piano sunk down in to the stage, and Elton John played for the next 90 minutes. It was like I put my Greatest Hits CD on and just let it go- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Crocodile Rock, Saturday Night, Rocket Man, Philadelphia Freedom. It was heaven.
And if that had been it, it would have been Ok. But then, you realized there was another half of the ticket!
I grew up on Long Island, so Billy Joel has a special place in my heart- because he’s an “Islander like me”. Jeff’s also a big fan, and he’s already seen him in concert (Washington DC in 1998). Billy Joel played for another hour- and, again, it was like pulling out the boxed set! And then, he endeared himself to Columbus forever. There’s a break in the song River of Dreams- which he used to play a little bit of Hang On Sloopy!! It’s an OSU Marching Band thing…
That wasn’t quite it. Elton came back out (after a costume change from a purple shirt and dark glasses to a red shirt and glasses), and they played another set of 7-8 duets, ending with Piano Man, with the whole audience swaying and singing along. Amazing. My hands ached by the end of it- can you imagine playing piano that long- let alone AMAZING piano. I haven’t been to too many concerts, but this one as definitely the best I had been to! So, if they are coming to town, you really need to try to go!!! Happy Anniversary, Jeff!!!!
Oh, and here’s the one picture I took with my phone:
Ok, so you’ve waited though the ad, and you waded through the concert review, so I have a reward for you- a template freebie! This is a challenge sketch for Columbus Scrappers this week for our Summer Challenge Festival, so I thought I’d share. It’s based off of one of the cards in my Diamond Life card templates- enjoy!
(image is linked to 4Shared)
Here’s the full-sized version of the page I made with it. It’s featuring a new kit by Sugarplum Paperie called Candy Sunshine, with a couple of pieces from Lime Twist thrown in:
Oh, and one last note- I’m the hostess for the next ScrapMatters Speed Scrap- it’s Tuesday night, 7/21, at 9:30pm EDT. I have a really cute alpha to give away from WM[squared] Designs, so you don’t want to miss it!
Monday’s Hybrid Goodie for the SM June Daily Download
You have a few more hours to pickup Monday’s edition of the June Daily Download- go snag it over at the ScrapMatters store. I’ll switch it off at noon Eastern time on Tuesday!
I’m really happy how this QP turned out:
Natalie’s not a fan of fireworks, so we didn’t go to any this year, but I did do the sample with one of the fireworks pics I took at Disney.
Stay tuned for more hybrid goodness tomorrow!
New Hybrid Products In My Shop!
Have you seen the sale at ScrapMatters for the holiday weekend? It celebrates the July 4th weekend, Andrea (owner of ScrapMatters)’s birthday, and the launch of the new Hybrid Design Team. Whoo hoo- I’m now part of a team!!!
Anyhoo, I’ve been working all month to get some new products into the shop, so you should drop by and see them! Oh, and buy- if you send $10 on hybrid products this weekend, there’s a fun hybrid printable grab bag that will appear in your cart.
So, without any further ado, here are my new items!
And from the #4 Mystery Mix Grab Bag (with AnnaBV Designs, Designs by Tater, and Dirty Feet Designs):
I have to say, I’m particularly pleased with how the autograph book project turned out. I had no idea it would be so massive! I am so excited that my first collaborative project is with one of my digi-scrapping idols, Britt-ish Designs! It’s also an example of just how prototypes are supposed to work. I initially made this project for Natalie and Braeden for our Disney trip back in March. And then I tweeked it when I printed out a set for our friends’ trip a month later. And then I tweeked it further to make it simpler to assemble, and so you see the version you see in the shop. So. Pleased. With. It!!!!!!!
I have a few examples to share, but that’s for another post!
Oh, and pop into ScrapMatters next week, starting Monday, July 6th- I’ll be rounding out the June Daily Download with a week of printable hybrid projects!
Disney Trip Report, Day 3: EPCOT
Let’s get back to the trip report before it all leaves my brain, shall we?
Monday morning, we awoke to light rain and drizzle. Originally, I had planned the morning at Disney Studios, and the afternoon/evening at EPCOT (we had dinner reservations at Teppan Edo in Japan), however, we decided that it would be easier to dodge raindrops between the pavillions at EPCOT.
We discovered the outstanding location of the Tahiti longhouse- it was a short, but pleasant walk to the Ticket and Transportation Center, which offered a wealth of transportation options. This morning, we chose the direct monorail to EPCOT. As an added bonus, the line wasn’t long, so we asked to ride up front with the driver. Initially, they said no, but then something freed up and we were ushered up front! The trip to EPCOT is the best time to sit up front, particularly when you make the circuit around Future World before you pull into the monorail station- we have some lovely pictures!
While the sky was overcast, the rain had let up for the most part, so we proceeded with our plan as usual. Jeff took Natalie and Braeden to The Living Seas, and I headed to The Land to pick up fastpasses for Soarin’. I met everyone at the Living Seas, where we rode the clamshells, admired the fish, and took in Turtle Talk with Crush. Braeden was fascinated by the fish- I think he could have stayed there all day.
After seeing all we were going to see at The Living Seas, we moved on to Journey Into Your Imagination. We rode the ride there, and spent a fair amount of time at the Image Works. We couldn’t talk Natalie into seeing “Honey, I Shrunk the Audience,” so instead she and Braeden played in the dancing fountains outside.
The Fastpasses for Soarin’ didn’t open until 2:30pm, so we had some time to spare. We thought we would get some lunch, but Natalie either couldn’t decide or wasn’t hungry. We rode the boat ride in Mexico, and then worked our way around World Showcase. We decided to head over to The Beach Club resort and get some lunch and ice cream at Beaches and Cream. There was a wait to get a table, so we spent that wait next door in the game room. Once we got our table, we decided that lunch would be too late considering we had dinner scheduled for 5:30pm- we had ice cream for a midday snack. 
We returned to EPCOT via the boat shuttle, and we were greeted in the UK by Alice and Mary Poppins.
Back around World Showcase and back into Future World to The Land, as our window for Soarin’ had opened. Jeff rode with Natalie, while I rode Listen to the land with Braeden (he was still too short for Soarin’), followed by my turn on Soarin’ (Natalie decided that one trip over California was enough for her). We then rode Listen to the Land all together, before returning to World Showcase and Japan for dinner.
The above page is a summary of our evening in Japan: dinner at Teppan Edo with “the Cooker” (that’s what Natalie calls the chef that cooks at your table), shopping at Mitsukoshi (Natalie got a plush Hello Kitty, and I got a pearl!), and listening to the drummers.
It was a full day! After our activities in Japan, we decided to head back to our room for an early evening- oh, and watch the fireworks again…
Hopefully, it won’t be three weeks before another part of the trip report.
