It's an other huge one!!

I hope you all had a great weekend. I enjoyed mine, it was busy but good! Saturday was spent with the wonderful Lilly. She is such a little bundle of joy that I look forward to my Saturdays and nothing...but nothing stops the visits. They are really precious to me, time that I can watch her grow and witness the changes as she turns from a helpless little scrap into an animated tiny person. It's pure joy!! OK..I know, enough of that!! But it's so true! I also managed to get some new stuff up into the shop...read on for details and a great bargain!!
But first this weeks challenge! It's a colour one and I hope you agree the colours I picked are ideal for Spring. Have a look at the palette.

The challenge is to use 3 or more of the colours in a layout. I'm flexible on this meaning start with these colours and if you end up with a shade lighter or darker..fine but you must use the palette as the basis. You can make your own kit or use any kit of your choice, it doesn't have to be mine.If you send a link to your layout or a copy of it to me at june.schutrups@btinternet.com by next Monday 28 April you'll receive a download link for the posting bonus.

Please include full credits for any items used so that I can list them (check the designers TOU to see if recolouring is OK, it normally is).

If you could let me know in your email if it's OK for me to post your layout to my blog I would be grateful. I would hate to upset anyone. So come on give it a go and play along! Have a look at the Posting Bonus..these should go with your new colourscheme too!

Get in on the Great paper Swap!! Check out my chat tomorrow at SDK it's going to be fun!! Last week we talked about background papers and this week there is a freebie download with items to make some papers. Download it before the chat and then come along and get some tips and a links to download some tuts on how to use them to make some great papers.

The idea is that you all make 2-3 papers by next week and then send me a download link. I'll package them up and...we have a great Paper Share!! All welcome no matter what level of scrapper you are. If your an experienced scrapper come along and share your knowledge or if your a newbie drop by and learn loads of great stuff!

Chat Times are Tusday 22 April 3.30pm EST (8.30pm GMT)12.30pm PST

So check out the thread in the forum at SDK for full details and get the download link to get in on the Great Paper Share!!

Now to the new stuff in my shop. I have a new kit, Monet's Garden inspired by impressionist paintings and a French garden. It's soft and gentle and lends itself to lots of different layouts. Full of flowers and lace. Like all new items it's 40% off for the first week in the shop so if you like it get it now!!

Monet's Garden in my shop at 40% off this week

An other new addition are my doodles. I have some already "dressed up" for you to pop into your layout and some that are just waiting to be "prettied up"!

The doodle sets are the start of a series and parts 1 and 2 are now in the shop. The basic doodles are for personal or commercial use.

Brackets and Stuff in my shop at 40% off this week

Cen's Doodles Set 1 in my shop at 40% off this week

en's Doodles Set 2 in my shop at 40% off this week

Good news! I have redone my TOU to bring it up to date to include OK for S4H. If you want to check the new TOU in full, click on the Designers TOU blinkie in the top left of the page to go to it. I have uploaded a copy of my personal/S4H and Commercial Use to Designers Terms of Use, a great site where designers lodge a copy of their TOU for you to check easily.

I will just manage to fit one layout in today and thats a fantastic horsey one from Jessica. I lvoe the angle these photographs were taken at!! It's a brilliant layout using a variety of kits and will make a great addition to your album Jessica! Wonderful!!

Credits: Frames Wild Things, Boys Mini freebie and Ingeborg's Garden all by Cen's Stuff.
Jessica also has a great freebie on her blog at Scrapaholics today. Check it out. I love that dragon fly!!

OK finger dyslexia is setting in so I need to go!! I hope that you managed it to the end and that I'll see you at tomorrows chat..if not I'll be back Wednesday...hopefully with a smaller post, lol!!

Take care and stay safe!

Blog Freebie, Commercial Use OK and a Quickie Guessing Challenge.

Well the trip was a great success, a great time was had by all, despite it only being a long weekend. It would have been good to have had more time but work didn't permit that this visit. Bruge was still lovely in the rain and France as always had it's own charms...great food and wine!! We clocked up just under a thousand miles by the time we had reached home again as lots of travel but it goes quickly on the motorways, the miles just fly by..mind you early mornings make for long days!! My camera nearly went on strike as I was taking pictures in the rain and then putting the lens cover on resulting in an unusable lens when I took it off...silly me!!
Download the Patches here

When I got back there were so many emails to plough through and the chat on Tuesday plus day stuff that I did not post yesterday as promised...sorry about that. So I have done the usual Wednesday Freebie plus instead a challenge with a difference. Because we are so far through the week I thought it would be better to give you a quickie puzzle this time and back to the normal Monday Challenge next week. So...this weeks challenge is just a question and answer one. Send your answers to me june.schutrups@btinternet.com and you will receive a little frame freebie!
It's an Enamelled Frame, great for vintage layouts or Spring, flowers winding around the edge.

So, the questions you need to answer are:

1. How many free items do I offer in my store, Cens Stuff at Scrappin Digi Kreations?

2. What's the name of my element and paper set with the little Ballerina (answer in the store)?

3. Name two other designers at Scrappin Digi Kreations.

That's it..simple!! Send the answers to me before Monday 24March and I'll send you the download link for the frame.

Challenge Gift

Lots of layouts today and they are all brilliant...thank you for sharing them ladies!!
Chris has done a layout with the Windy Washday freebie and it is just how I like them...a touch of humour!! That photo Chris is just so great..goes so well with the word art and you have made fantastic use of the kit...lots of imagination!! I can remember those days too..oops my age is showing....again!!

Credits: Windy Washday Freebie by Cens Stuff

The colours of Dorys layout are wonderful..these pastels work great for this one and the butterfly and flower add to the soft, gentle look..fantastic!! You have excelled yourself Dorys!! The journaling reads: "My daughter, I never thought that I could found so much love in you. I love you. Mom". How beautiful is that? I love it!!

Credits: Promise Collection Kit from Shabby Princess and template Challenge 10 Cens Stuff,

An other one with pretty bright colours and lovely little buttons is from Cheryl. Those buttons add a great touch to this and the lovey smiling photos are wonderful!! A really great layout of a special day!!A gorgeous layout of a birthday for "Miss Cheeky". Great job Cheryl!! Hope your feeling better now.

Credits: Happy Birthday - Color Line Design by creative.chaos, Font used - Papyrus, Template Challenge 10 by Cens Stuff.

Melanies layout is about her son and it has beautiful journaling and wonderful photos...he really is a gorgeous little chap!! I love the scroll, staples and stitches Melanie...great little touches!! A really unique record to add to your fantastic scrapbook!!

Credits: Faded Beauty by Cens Stuff.

Jessica was really quick off the mark with this layout...it was last nights chat gift and that girl has really moved it!! A wonderful layout Jessica..I adore that matting and Lucas looks gorgeous as usual!! A fantastic happy Spring layout, it's beautiful!!

Those CT girls have been busy with the freebies again on their blogs whilst I was away and what a great collection they have!! So checkout their blogs.


Tracy has a beautiful Spring Stitches Kit for you, pastel colours and a touch of Spring!! Pay her blog a visit and take a look.
Jessica has a new freebie paper pack so drop by her blog and take a look, its got wavy line patterns on the paper and it could be just what you've been looking for.
Kim has some more great Word Art...this time it's for cats! So take a look at her blog..lots of fantastic layouts too!
Linda has some gorgeous QP's so snag those at her blog.

Time to go ! I will be back on Friday, hopefully more organised and back to normal...well, normal for me!! Take care and see you soon.

Part 4 _Spice of Life and tons of news!

An other busy post coming up!!! Lots to tell and show, so much is happening and those challenge layouts are just so gorgeous!! News of a new challenge I am running at Mellow Butterfly and a Friday Freebie...just for one day!!

First, Part 4 of Spice of Life is 15...yep...you heard me...15 Brag Book Pages made by the wonderful TragedyScrappinAnne from the CT. She used the first parts of the kit to make them!! That girl is a brag book wizard...she has made a wonderful job of this great set...so don't miss out! Take at look at this example of what she has put in the set for you. So drop by her blog and leave her some love!!

Download Part 4 Spice of Life Brag Book Pages here

Now news of a challenge that I am running over at Mellow Butterfly until the 25 January. It will get you all thinking outside the box...literally! Read the poster and you'll see what I mean!!

Not all the filmstrip set is shown but there are a set of six filmstrips, some curled, various colours. So come on and join in!! You can post you layouts in the gallery there specially for this challenge. Plus...For ONE day only I have a Friday Freebie in the shop there (no purchase necessary) Its some cute flowers with stem. So drop by and snag them!! But it has to be today!!

Friday Freebie..today only at Mellow Butterfly

This is my layout...no don't laugh...that's cruel!!! It's the one I made for last week's Colour Challenge at Mellow Butterfly...the thank you gift was just so fantastic I had to play along!! I only just got in on time...so had to rush it!!

Kim sent me in a wonderful layout of her son when he was little and what an awesome job she made of it!! The word art "Cute as a Button" is a freebie on her blog so if you want it drop by and get it....I did!!

Credits: Word art by Kims Scrappin

Button Frame - Cens Stuff Button Up Frames Set

Paper - Cens Neutral Paper Pack freebie

Button Up Template - Tracy Drane

Fonts used are Bizzy Bee, Carmine Tango, & First-Grader

This weeks Monday Challenge has produced some stunning work from you all!! I am really impressed!! Melanie made this beautiful one and the word art she used is so right!! The colours of this kit work so well and Melanie as usual has produced an other of her amazing works!! That girl has soo much talent!!

Credits:Kit "Because"merkeleydesigns

Alpha " Shabby Fall" from (Kristie)shabbyprincess

Fonts: Lucida Handwriting, Papyrus and the King and Queenfont from www.dafont.com

Template:Amy Bleser for first half of template challenge at digitalfreebies

I love the next one!! It's by Dorys and it shows her angel, her daughter! I love the stick pin and the way she has framed this beautiful photograph is lovely!! It journaling reads: "It's your joy of life and your smile that makes you the most wonderful person of the world". How gorgeous is that? I really love it!! Thank you Dorys for sharing your wonderful layout with us!!

Credits: kit from Akiloune named Bleu Douceur,

Rectangle frame comes from the kit Feeling Turquoise - Digitalscrapbookgrafix,

Alpha called Caffeine, circular journaling word art by Dorys

Jessica has been soo busy scrapping!! One of her layouts is of Lucas enjoying himself playing Neighbours from Hell and look at that smile, he certainly seems to be enjoying himself!! A fantastic layout and I love how she has included the disc box from the game. Great layout Jessica and an other beauty added to your collection!

Credits: Little Tike Page Kit - Cens Stuff

The next layout tells the tale of a little girl and a sheep. They met and it was instant magic!! She loved him and he loved her!! The story is wonderful and Autumn has saved it for the future with this stunning layout and awesome photos! A wonderful reminder of how childhoods magic moments! Great job Autumn!!

Credits: Animal Farm Kit - Cens Stuff freebie

On the subject of animals, we have a prince of canines next, Harry. He looks so stately and wise...just like a monarch holding court for his subject!! Louise sent me this and she has done a marvellous job on Harry and the layout..talented lady!! Thank you for sharing!!

Credits: Spice of Life - Cens Stuff

Well, I did warn you it would be a long one...but we have finally almost reached the end!! Thank you all for sharing your talent and letting us share in your wonderful layouts, it is much appreciated by us all!!

Monday has a new challenge with a thank you gift and don't miss next week two further parts of Spice of Life...plus I am sure lots more news!!