the post you've been waiting for...

I just want to say thank you so much for playing along, joining whatever groups and sharing the post to help us get our name out there, and of course for sharing your memories about your dad. I wish everyone a prize for being a follower (or twitter buddy, or facebook fan etc.) If you have won please email me your name and address so I can ship you the prize.

On to the good stuff!

For the category of being a follower of this blog, or on twitter, receiving the newsletter, or fanning Scrap This Kit on facebook, the winner is...

Alvar Selena!

For the category of posting and sharing our name on the web, the winner is...

Teisha Daniels!

And for the category of sharing a memory of her dad, the winner is...
AScrappersDelight!

And an honorable mention Angela L. Send me your address and I will send out a small prize for you. Thanks for sharing that story, my dad earned the name Mr. Wizard. He would mix things together like the one time he poured ammonia and a cleaner with bleach in it down the sink. At the same time. It about blew the pipe off the sink, and we had to sit on the porch for an hour waiting for the house to air out. ;) Love you Dad!


Congratulations to the winners! And thanks everyone for playing along!

Latest newsletter

Read the latest newsletter here and check out how you can get the kit that made the cool easter banner uber cheap!

Newsletter 03/15

some pretties from Sharyn

Stay tuned, Sharyn is going to bring on the Zing!
PS. Don't let the clovers fool you, this kit is versatile!

Beware of the Ides of March! Or is that the Prize of March?

Monday, the Ides of March, is my father's 60th birthday. Happy birthday to the man who has made me laugh and cry for 35 years. You gave me my name, my humor and my thin hair. I love you!

When I think of my dad and my youth, one profound memory always jumps to the top of my head. I was 16 and had a crush on our neighbor. Late one night, well late in teen hours it was probably 10:30PM, I was out front with some friends being loud and giggling. We were being silly girls flirting with the neighbor, my crush. Then, right there in my own yard; in front of my crush, my dad yelled at me. I was mortified. I couldn't tell you what he said, I'm sure a "you're waking the neighbors" was in there. I know if a car would have been driving by, I seriously think I would have jumped in front of it. Everyone quickly scattered (including my crush), and I went inside and told him he just committed social murder. Pleaded with my mom to make him understand what he just did. Argued that I was a good kid hanging out at home, not walking the streets or doing 'bad' things, then stormed off crying to my room. The next day my dad handed me a brown paper bag with a quick "I shouldn't have yelled". I looked in the bag and there was every candy bar I'd ever declared my favorite. Thinking back, I wonder if my dad was afraid he was losing his little girl. I also wonder if he knows hows much that gesture meant to me.

Ok, enough with the mushy stuff.. on to the giveaway! Or should I say giveawaysss... three kits to be precise! Three ways to win, one kit for each way!

1. Celebrate your dad by posting your favorite memory of him on this blog.
2. Help Scrap This Kit get their name out there. Spread the word about this giveaway on Twitter or Facebook.
3. Follow Scrap This Kit. Use the links on this blog page to follow the blog, follow us on twitter, fan us on facebook or sign up for our newsletter. If you are already a fan, follower or newsletter recipient you are already entered!

Winners will be drawn Monday, March 15th .. the Ides of March!

She's done it again...

More lovely to look at layouts from Paula Gilarde. First up, a beautiful (and soon to be copied by me) banner for St. Patrick's Day.

And now a beautiful shot of rolling green hills..

Just click here and you can get your own kit and CASE these layouts... just like I'm about to do!

Oooh she's so good!

I am LOVING these layouts by Paula Gilarde.

First is this picture of the cutest smile... but I especially love how she used a photo strip on the layout and accented it with strips of paper.. using small touches of patterns leaves the focus on that cutey patooty!



Then she did this layout that is breathtaking. I love how she cut the die cut in an off center spot then used those spectacular panoramic shots to 'tie' them together.. Honestly, so talented.


Love the photo strip? Check out how she does them here. And stay tuned for more layouts from Paula and Sharyn Tormanen!

My gal pals

I took the sketch summary and the March Kit to make these layouts. It's always best to use double sided paper and on this particular sketch summary you need to for at least the top left patter, though the top right is easier with double sided as well.

My layouts are from a girls weekend I had with two of my close and dear friends. We headed up to a retreat then explored my friend Cindy's home town area. The Fairlawn layout is interesting to me it's a former mansion home that was converted into an orphanage for quite some time. Seeing where these children all lived was amazing. The rooms seem so small, then to see where they had come back to visit and left notes or signed memorabilia was really touching.