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Hues: Silver Celebration

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Connie Prince’s newest Hues collection is called Silver Celebration. It is perfect for monochromatic layouts. You can pick it and the nine coordinating add-ons up at Scrapbookbytes, Gotta Pixel, Gingerscraps or Go Digital.

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The kit kinda screamed “over the hill” to me, so I decided to scrap a page from my Mom’s 50th Surprise Party. The lighting wasn’t quite right in the larger photo, so I had to lighten it up and then it looked a little grainy, but turning it black and white fixed that. I like how the smaller photo is the only pop of color. I really love how happy my Mom looks in that picture.
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Digikit: Connie Prince – Hues: Silver Celebration (kit, extra paper, word art)
Template: Connie Prince – Big Picture Vol. 7
Fonts:  Kaushan Script (journal/date)

Auf Wiedersehen

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Germany’s history is steeped in tradition and classical motifs. Whether you’re scrapping a visit to Deutschland, family history or simply a page with a German flair, Auf Weidersehen contains everything you need. This latest kit from Scraps N Pieces blends timeless cultural elements, bright colors and a modern flair to perfectly integrate tradition and memories. Auf Weidersehen even includes location markers for some of the most important locations in Germany. You can get this kit during the first week of release for only $3.00 and you can grab the Christmas add-on for $1.00.

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Don’t forget to pick up the Christmas Add-on for this kit as well.

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I really love this kit. In fact, I love it so much, I made three layouts this week using it. First up is a commemorative type page of one of my favorite teachers from high school. Journaling reads: Frau Hayes was my German teacher 10th through 12th grade. She was one of my absolute favorite teachers. I loved her class. She made learning a new language fun and interesting. The cultural aspects of German class were a lot of fun too. We prepared German food and then took turns being the waiter or the restaurant patron, while only speaking German. It was an opportunity to try food like steak tartar. I loved participating in German compeition, espcially Pass Auf, a team trivia type event. Our practices outside of school were held at Frau Hayes’ house. She had the most amazing cuckoo clock. At Christmas, we always would search for the pickle ornament on her tree. I kept in touch after graduation and even invited her to my bridal shower.
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Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – Auf Wierdersehen
Template: Shel Belle Scraps – SNP Template Challenge Dec. 2014
Fonts:  You Won’t Bring Me Down (subtitle/journal)

Next up are two layouts from our recent Disney trip. (Yes, you’ve already seen these two layouts if you read the previous post about the template release.)

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Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – Auf Wierdersehen
Template: Queen Wild Scraps – The Good Life Vol. 13
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Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – Auf Wierdersehen
Template: Queen Wild Scraps – The Good Life Vol. 13
Fonts:  Popcorn Mountain Cond (journal)

Here are some fun layout from the rest of the CT:

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2014 Derick Mission Snails and other edibles

And I have a freebie for you today. It’s a 3×4 journal card. Don’t you just love that little cuckoo clock? Click here or the preview to download.

And if you are signed up for our newsletter you can get this freebie also.

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Have a great weekend!

The Good Life Vol. 13.

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This week’s new release from Queen Wild Scraps is The Good Life Vol. 13. It is the final installment in this template series. It is perfect for your Project Life/P52 style layouts, but also perfect for those events when you have lots of photos. You can pick it up at starting today and at starting tomorrow. It is 40% off now through December 25th.

Here’s my layout using The Good Life Vol. 13. I scrapped two pages of photos from our Walt Disney World vacation this past summer.

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Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – Auf Wierdersehen
Template: Queen Wild Scraps – The Good Life Vol. 13
Fonts:  Popcorn Mountain Cond (journal)

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Country Christmas

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Keystone Scraps has an awesome new kit out as part of Gotta Grab It. All three pieces are $1 each until December 19th.

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I decided to scrap this year’s first Santa encounter. My OB/GYN’s office does a Santa encounter each year with Steve Armstrong Photography providing a free photograph. This year was the first I was aware of it. Jessica didn’t want to sit on Santa’s lap, but didn’t have any problem sitting on the wrapped box next to him. We almost couldn’t get Janette to even sit next to Jessica. Yet, this picture turned out extremely adorable.

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Digikit: Keystone Scraps – Country Christmas (elements and papers)
Fonts: Beyond Wonderland (title); KG When Oceans Rise (journal/date)
Photo: Steve Armstrong Photography

 

Santa Express

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It’s Gotta Grab It time at Gotta Pixel.

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Connie Prince has the perfect kit for any polar express rides you may have taken. You can pick up any of the Santa Express pieces for $1, December 13th through December 19th.

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When I saw this kit, I knew I had the perfect photos for it. I had gone with my parents when they took my girls and my neice Aspen on a Polar Express ride. I made a double page spread using one of the templates from the December template bundle. Journaling reads: We ended our day trip to Lubbock with a ride on the Polar Express via the West Texas and Lubbock Railway. Nanny and Papa bought special tickets that provided each of the cousins with their own wrapped copy of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. We all drank hot cocoa and ate cookies. About midway through the trip we arrived at the North Pole and Santa came aboard the train. On the way back to the station, all the girls danced in the aisle with the elves. Aspen, Jessica and Janette all had a lot of fun.

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Digikit: Connie Prince – Santa Express (elements, papers, extra papers, inked bits)
Template: Connie Prince – Double Page Volume 3
Fonts: DJB Holly Berry Wonderland (the in title/date); KG When Oceans Rise (journal)