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Coastal Breeze

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Feel the sand between your toes and enjoy the ocean breeze on your face. With its beautiful beach tones and a shabby feel, the COASTAL BREEZE collection by Magical Scraps Galore evokes the magic of the seashore and includes gorgeous papers and embellishments such as seashells and starfish, a beach hut and fishnets, ropes and buoys, a beach bag and flip flops, among many other fabulous goodies and patterns. Perfect to scrap your favorite seaside photos and coastal memories.

Find the full collection at 58% off -or the individual kit and add-ons at 30% off– through Tuesday midnight  at GingerScraps and The Digichick.



I really like the journal cards in this collection and wanted to make sure and use at least one. This first page is from a trip James and I took to San Francisco in 2011. This page documents one of the yummy restaurants we visited.

Digikit: Magical Scraps Galore – Coastal Breeze
Template: Fiddle-dee-dee Designs – My Darling Dressed Up
Fonts: Sunshine (title); KG When Oceans Rise (date/journal)

This double-page spread is from a weekend getaway we took to Galveston after we attended James’ friend Ray’s wedding. We ended the getaway by visiting the beach.

Digikit: Magical Scraps Galore – Coastal Breeze
Template: Dear Friends Designs – Wanderlust
Fonts: KG When Oceans Rise

Some wonderful inspiration from the Creative Team:


Stay tuned for Marina’s new collection coming to stores in July:

100 of My Favorites Vol. 7

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I’m pretty excited that Jennifer is back to designing word art after taking some time off to spend time with her family. Here’s one of her new word art packs, 100 of My Favorites Vol 7.

With the school year wrapping up, my eye was immediately drawn to the teacher word art. Now I finished this layout before I got end of year pictures this year, so I chose this photo of Jessica and her teacher Mrs. Calabrese last year. Mrs. Calabrese retired this year. Jessica told me that there was a group photo taken of all the kids who had Mrs. Calabrese (who were still at Baranoff) as part of her retirement send-off.

Digikit: Word Art World – Love Learning
Template: Scraping with Liz – Monthly Blog Challenge May 2018
Word Art: Word Art World – 100 of My Favorites Vol 7
Font: KG Primary Penmanship

Bioluminescent World

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BIOLUMINESCENT WORLD by Magical Scraps Galore is a magical collection inspired by Pandora, the World of Avatar section at Animal Kingdom park. From the astounding floating mountains to the bioluminescent flora, Na’vi natives and soaring banshees, this collection includes everything you need to scrap your Pandora pictures, whether you are exploring the otherworldly landscape during the day or after sunset, riding the boat down the Na’vi River, or taking flight on the back of a mountain banshee.

Find the full collection at 58% off -or the individual kit and add-ons at 30% off– through Tuesday midnight at GingerScraps and The Digichick.

I love this kit! Unfortunately, I haven’t been to Pandora yet, so I had to think outside of the box for what to scrap. I ended up choosing these photos from a visit to the Rainforest Cafe in Galveston.

Digikit: Magical Scraps Galore – Bioluminescent World
Template: Fiddle-dee-dee Designs – Fiddlesticks Number 35
Fonts: KG When Oceans Rise (date); KG Second Chances Sketch (FUN); Signatura (family)

Digikit: Magical Scraps Galore – Bioluminescent World
Template: LJS Designs – Photo Focus 2017 January
Font: KG When Oceans Rise (journal)

Some wonderful inspiration from the Creative Team:

Here’s a peek at what’s coming to Magical Scraps Galore in June!

Thank you and have a great day!

Proud to Be an American and Page Starters Vol. 1

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While many people have pride in our country, some people take it to the next level and step up to defend it. Scraps N Pieces’ latest kit Proud to Be an American honors those brave heroes of the United States military and those who defend it. The sedate color palette draws upon the red, white, and blue of the flag, as well as camo green, rich cream, and pops of silver – perfect for scrapping stories old and new. Featured elements include the American flag, Uncle Sam, dog tags, and a weathered wooden alpha. There are seals for all 5 branches – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and the Coast Guard – as well as patches and insignias. The papers pair nicely with the elements, ranging from more traditional patterns like arrows and argyle, to the stars and bars, weathered wood, and camo. Whether you’re scrapping heritage photos of your family’s service or telling the story of a loved one’s deployment, do those photos justice with Proud to Be an American.

50% off at Gingerscraps and My Memories this week. Clusters at Gingerscraps and My Memories

Cluster pack sold separately.

Page Starters Vol. 1 is a new word art pack from World Art World. It has a good variety of word art for all kinds of layouts.

I knew that I would be scrapping some heritage pages with Proud to Be an American and the freedom word art coordinated perfectly.

This first layout is my grandfather, Adolf Kubicek. In the top left corner of the photo, there is a sign above the door that you can only partially see that says hall, so there is speculation that either this photo was taken at the Mess Hall, maybe at Fort Benning, or the VFW. The journaling comes from his separation paperwork. The second photo is my great-uncle, my grandfather’s older brother Raymond. They were both in the Army during World War II.

Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – Proud to Be an American
Template: Scraps N Pieces – Template Pack 38
Fonts: Signatura Monoline (name); Albertsthal Typewriter

Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – Proud to Be an American
Template: Scraps N Pieces – Template Pack 38
Word Art: Word Art World – Page Starters Vol 1
Font: Traveling Typewriter

Southern Charm, Template Pack 32, and Our Mother

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There’s just something about an antebellum plantation home: the silence of the Spanish moss, the stillness in the shade of trees, the grace exuded by the stately decor, and the luxurious feel of the sumptuous fabrics. Bring that feeling to your layouts with Southern Charm. This timeless scrapbooks kit lives up to its name, with perfectly charming details aplenty. The gentle, whitewashed color palette adds color tastefully, with delicate patterns that add class without detracting from your photos. Floral motifs, cameos, and ephemera complement the washed newsprint solids, grungy paint, cotton branches, and typewriter key alpha. If you’re looking to conjure up a timeless grace in your layouts – whether you’re scrapping genealogy, a family vacation, or simply your favorite photos – look no further than Southern Charm.

This kit is part of the May Buffet at Gingerscraps and is available exclusively there this month.  It will be in My Memories beginning in June. You can buy the complete kit, or purchase the different packs separately to mix and match.  The template pack is sold separately.

In addition to Southern Charm and Template Pack 38, I also used a new word art pack, Our Mother, from Word Art World.

As soon as I saw this kit and the cotton bole, I knew I would be scrapping a photo of my grandfather, a farmer who grew cotton, as well as wheat and watermelons. I turned the inscription on the back of the photo into my title. I love that I have his handwriting on this layout.

Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – Southern Charm
Template: Queen Wild Scraps – Something Simple Vol 3
Fonts: Traveling Typewriter (bookplate); KG When Oceans Rise (journal)

Now I really wanted to use the new template pack, but I couldn’t think of a photo that would work with it and Southern Charm, so I chose a different Scraps N Pieces kit. I really like this photo of Jessica and I that we took during her field trip to the Austin Nature and Science Center.

Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – A Bugs Life
Template: Scraps N Pieces – Template Pack 38
Word Art: Word Art World – Our Mother
Font: Lightweight (date)