A Layout

I attempted to create a layout today. I think it's been at least a month since the last time I created one. That's sad because there was a time when layouts were flying out of my hard drive and onto Costco's printing machine. That's where I print most of mine.

Well, okay, now I know why I love my CT so much! This is hard stuff. LOL.

So here is a layout using Orchid Dream The Beginning (purple orchids, bamboo, tea leaves, rock), Orchid Dreams Reawakening (background, journal strip, lace, back bamboo, jasmine, string, back of brad, frame), the bottom word art and butterflies are from Natali Designs Playing with Wordart 1 and 2. Everything is available at Scrapbook Graphics.

I'll be posting more layouts soon!

Orchid Dreams Collection

Do you love Orchids? If so, the following kits were made for you!

These are two new sets from the Orchid Dreams Collection.

Orchid Dreams the Beginning is a rework, well, the kit basically doubled, of the original Orchid Dreams. The Reawakening is the follow on. Both are stuffed with gorgeous backgrounds with fun and versatile elements.

* If you had purchased Orchid Dreams, you are entitled to the revamped kit. Please send me an email at ptonscraps@gmail.com *

These are available exclusively at ScrapbookGraphics.com.

Thank you so much for looking!

This kit contains 21 gorgeous backgrounds. Each is 12x12 and created at 300 dpi. This set was lovingly crafted and each page is a work of art in itself.

A fun zen rock alphabet comes with this set. Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and punctuation are included. Each is in its own file as well as full sheets for your convenience.

This set includes a generous assortment of coordinating elements. These include 1 bamboo, 2 flair buttons, 1 cool board frame for hanging, 1 neat bonsai, 1 small chain, 1 set of digital cherry blossoms, 1 pair of chopsticks, 3 frayed fabric flowers, 2 frayed fabric squares, 1 aged frame, 1 fun bamboo frame, 1 double frame, 1 can't be missed leather aged and stacked frame, 1 beautiful olive glitter splat, 2 aged journal strips, 1 lace, 4 different orchids, 5 ribbons, 1 ribbon tag, 1 zen rock, 3 unique and gorgeous orchid stems, 2 stitched frames, 1 hanging string, 1 tab, 1 tab label, 3 tags, 1 stitched tag, 1 set of tea leaves, 1 sheer ribbon wrap, and 1 leather wrap.

This set was originally released as Orchid Dreams.

This is the second of the Orchid Dreams Collection. The vision of these sets was to bring together gorgeous backgrounds, zen elements, and a wide array of versatile and beautiful elements.

This kit contains 29 gorgeous backgrounds. Each is 12x12 and created at 300 dpi. This set was lovingly crafted and each page is a work of art in itself.

A fun paper alphabet is included with this set. Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and punctuation are included. Each is in its own file as well as full sheets for your convenience.

This set includes a generous assortment of coordinating elements. These include 2 sets of bamboo leaves, 1 brad back, 4 flair buttons, 1 satin bow, 1 digital cherry blossom branch, 1 real cherry blossom branch, 1 smaller cherry blossom branch, 1 acrylic orchid frame, 2 clothespins, 1 old wooden frame as well as version with a hanging chain, 1 fun bamboo frame, 1 shadowed bent triple frame, 1 awesome old stacked papers frame, 1 photo with slightly tattered overlay, 1 hanging chain, 1 word art, 1 beautiful jasmine flowers stem, 1 illustrated jasmine stem, 1 aged journal strip, 1 lace, 1 beautiful lily bloom, 1 aged hanging hardware, 3 orchids, 3 orchid stems, 1 beautiful photo mask, 8 ribbons, 1 loopy string, 4 coordinating tags, 2 sets of starry clusters, 1 water out of a bamboo spout for fun layouts, 1 old water can, 1 neat rock frame, and 4 ribbon wraps.

Spooky Layouts

Here are some Spooky Layouts for inspiration! :)

By the talented Kristi. Don't look into their eyes...ooh...scary...and so stinkin' cute. :)

I just love how she placed the little spiders around the frame. Everything in the layout is from Spooky.



This one is from the adorable Tammy.

The clipped flower is from Contentment Mini (recolored). I don't know why I didn't think of it. Tammy, love your visions. The overlay is from Something Blue Studios.



Here's another one from Tammy. Her kids are so adorable, aren't they! She used bits and pieces from several of my other kits (some not available anymore...or yet).



Here is a totally fun one by Danesa. Everything is from Spooky, including word art. Poor little witch! LOL. Check out those cute eyes she put together. So fun.



This is a very adorable one by Lorraine. Look at that cute face! Great layering here. Of course the star is the cute little guy. Everything from Spooky.



This one is from sweet Helene, aka Pimp My Layout! This was an interesting one. Halloween is pretty much just celebrated here in the states, and Helene is from France. She emailed me and said I tried but I don't think I can make a Halloween layout. I knew it would be a challenge. So I asked if she could put together a card or something and I am so glad she did! This is a cute little card by Helene. Thanks for attempting this for me! :)

Spooky!

This is my first Halloween kit. I love this holiday, well, not as much as I love Christmas, but... who doesn't love Trick-or-Treating! I love coming along with my kids. I am totally living vicariously through them. I think you truly enjoy childhood through your children. Well, Halloween Parties are pretty cool too. It's on a Friday this year also! YAY!

So here's another kit for your arsenal. If you join in the SBG festivities this weekend, you can win it for free! Happy scrapping everyone!

Oh by the way, it's 35% off right now!

This page set is jam packed with 22 papers plus an extra one curled one, 47 elements, and a full stitched felt alphabet.





Oh, I almost forgot I have some new CU Overlays as well. No credit is required.

Pajama Party!!

I'm copying Becky's post over at DST here. Thought you might be interested in hearing the great sales and events over at SBG. Come party with us!!




Here’s just some of what you can expect at our Pajama Party this weekend:

CHAT SCHEDULE–all times Eastern

5:00 p.m. Meredith Fenwick Come chat with Meredith, ask about her new baby, and talk scrapping! Meredith will announce the winner of her Make It Yours contest

6:00 p.m. Fontologie & Anna Benjamin We’ll be the first to see Fontologie’s latest font created with Anna Benjamin — come get the font free, exclusively during the chat!

7:00 p.m. Lorie Davison Chat and receive a mystery freebie!



8:00 p.m. Doris Castle and Ramona Vaughn Come for a chance to win copies of Scrapbook Dimension e-zine, plus Doris is giving away this beautiful add-on



9:00 p.m. Stephanie O’Neill Stop in for a chance to win coupon codes to Studio Fontologie!

10:00 p.m. Leah Farquharson gives us some hybrid scrapping inspiration with a downloadable quick page to start your project, plus she’ll be giving away coupon codes to Studio Dianne and copies of Digital Artist Magazine!



11:00 p.m. Michelle Godin & Rachel Young with a special deal on their latest collaboration and a cute freebie!






MIDNIGHT Amy Pearson Join Amy for a hearty game of Truth or Dare! Participate and earn a template!

1:00 a.m. Michelle Reaves aka plumtuckered challenges you to play Xtreme Spirit Club for a chance to win a photo book from MyPicTales or one of five copies of Phuong Ton's new kit, Spooky:



2:00 a.m. Becky Troxel aka webchyck sends you off on a wild picture chase in our forum-based Photo Safari! One randomly selected winner will receive 20 page prints from MyPicTales; we’ll also give away several $15 coupon codes to the Studio Collective.


(The chats take a break for a few hours, but jump in on the fun over in the Pajama Party Forum!)

7:00 a.m. Berna Datema, Biancka and Jenna invite all our Dutch speakers to a Dutch Chat! Berna’s giving away this cute mini:



8:00 a.m. Studio Flergs Come chat with Megs about her newest designs!

9:00 a.m. Kimberly Gabriel aka nevermore wraps up our party by giving away some Quick Pages created by Mel and made with Studio Birgit designs.

SALES TAKING PLACE THIS WEEKEND

MAYA: 50% off October 3 & 4

BIRGIT KERR: 30% off October 3 & 4, no coupon code required, excludes Angel Use license




WENDYZINE SCRAPS: 50% off October 3 & 4 use coupon code WZSleepover



MICHELLE GODIN: 50% off October 3 & 4, no coupon code required



BAERS GARTEN DESIGNS: 40% off October 3 & 4, no coupon code required



NATALI DESIGN: 30% off October 3 & 4, no coupon code required

O.N. DESIGNS: 30% off October 3 & 4, no coupon code required

STUDIO FLERGS: 30% off October 3 & 4, no coupon code required, all outstanding codes will be disabled for the duration of the sale, your discount will be taken at check-out.



BERNA DATEMA: 30% off for the weekend

TRACI SIMS: 40% off October 3, 4, & 5, no coupon code required



PHUONG TON: 35% off October 3, 4, & 5, no coupon code required

STUDIO FONTOLOGIE: 35% off personal use fonts October 3, 4 & 5, no coupon code required




RACHEL YOUNG: 40% off October 3 & 4, no coupon code required

DANA FRANTZ: 50% off with coupon code pjparty October 3-5



DORIS CASTLE: 35% off with coupon code Pajama5 October 3-5

MEREDITH FENWICK: 40% off October 3 & 4, no coupon code required

VERA LIM: 30% off October 3 & 4, no coupon code required

JEN CAPUTO: 35% off with coupon code jc-jammies October 3-4



mgl Scraps: 35% off with coupon code PartyWithMe October 3-5




JANET PHILLIPS: 50% off October 3 & 4, no coupon code, all outstanding coupon codes will be disabled for the duration of the sale


DIANNE RIGDON: 30% off, October 3 & 4, no coupon code required




JESSICA BOLTON: 35% off, October 3 & 4, no coupon code required

AMY PEARSON: 40% off, this weekend, coupon code pending.

CHALLENGES & GAMES IN OUR FORUM

You’ll want to stay tuned to our Pajama Party Forum for all sorts of fun games, challenges, and contests that will be posted throughout our party including:



Hybrid Card Challenge by Denise (one winner to receive a package of traditional supplies)

We Can Build It by Karen Maggie (posting bonus for playing along!)

Scrap a Birthday Memory with Five Favorite Things by Jenn (posting bonus for playing along)

A special edition of our Quick Page Exchange

Studio Starts #114: Scrap Your Slippers–participate and you’ll earn this posting bonus from Baers Garten Designs:




Hybrid Card Challenge by Jen with a template to download

Word Jumble (with all our designers’ names) by Karen Bowers

Scavenger Hunt by Tammy (5 $5.00 Fontologie coupon codes will be up for grabs)

Battleship by Iara from Baers Garten Designs

Wish for a Kit (possible RAKs from designers)

Wish to Inspire (possible RAKs from designers if ideas used)

Flower Count Contest on the blog by LauraKaye (one winner to receive a RAK Scrap from Laura)

Cover Girl Layout Contest (details to come!)

Surprise RAKS via PM for playing along with us this weekend!

As you can see…a jam-packed sleepover party! All to celebrate Scrapbookgraphics’ 5th Birthday! We sure hope you can join us!

__________________

Becky Troxel

on behalf of the Studio Girls @ Scrapbookgraphics

Flerg's is offering this at her chat.

Impressions of Comfort

Impressions of Comfort Studio Girls Collab is out! The colors are so warm and fuzzy. It's pretty warm here in Southern Cal today, maybe even 90 degrees, but I am sure it will cool down soon enough.

Not all items shown!



It's a huge kit as usual. Here's a sampling of what's inside.







Of course this is NOT ALL of the previews!! I just picked random images to display here.

Designers include Impressions of Comfort. Baers Garten Designs, Berna Datema, Dana Frantz, Studio Flergs, Jen Caputo, Jessica Bolton, mgl Scraps, ON Designs, Phuong Ton, Wendyzine Scraps, and Lorie Davison.

So how about some layouts!


by Kristi


by Gislaine


by Danesa

more to come!

The Artisan Notebook Ezine & Win Free Kits

I'm so excited to announce that I'm the featured designer in the Digital Scrapbook Artisan Guild's Ezine this month.

I downloaded my copy first thing this morning. It was like Christmas morning.

So won't you join me in celebrating! Woot! I'll be picking 5 random responders to receive 2 free products of their choice, including ones that have not been released yet (hint... Orchids, Halloween, Christmas).

Here's the thread at DST to respond to if you would like a chance to win.

This month's issue features a Blend Modes Primer with tutorials in PSP, PSE, and good old PS. Each issue includes a membership kit and filled with tutorials, trends, coupons, freebies, and other goodies.

Get your copy today!

My section includes a coupon (doesn't expire until end of December) and free mini kit. Here's the mini kit and couple of layouts for you.

Thanks so much for celebrating with me!!

http://www.dsaguild.com/



Here's a layout by sweet Kristi. She used some stuff from Floral Grunge, the stitches from the Date It, and twine from Tropical Oasis and By the Sea.



Here's one from the talented Lilja



Credits:
Kit: Studio Phuong - Contentment Mini Kit
Alpha: Studio Phuong - Clear Alpha
Overlay: ON Designs - Old Paper Overlays
Frame: Paislee Press - Mailing Label Frames No4
A couple of Tracy Ann Designs Frippery Wisps No1
Wordart (recolored with paper from Contentment + blended): Natali Design - Fall Delight