New - Carded Volume 1 from Melidy Designs

This week Melissa has a new template pack hitting the store, perfect for those of you that love journal cards but feel restricted by pocket scrapping... Carded: Volume 1 is the perfect template pack to get you out of that creative 'block' and is great a way to get your layouts built - quick. The templates come in PSD, PNG, Page and TIFF formats making your pages come together seamlessly no matter what programme you use!

Carded: Volume 1

Here's the page I made using the new templates:

Make sure to check Melissa's blog too, to see what the CT team created with the new templates. If you want to try out this template style, Melissa is hosting the template challenge tomorrow, over at Mousescrappers. Join in the fun... pick up a free template and scrap a layout!

Have a magical weekend!

That Globe - New kit by Melidy Designs & Freebie Alert

Melissa has a brand new kit hitting the store today! That Globe is a kit inspired by Spaceship Earth at Epcot.  You can't enter the park without taking your picture in front of that iconic monument, and this kit has all you need to scrap those precious memories! The metallic elements add a fun, futuristic touch, whilst the soft colour palette means your pages will still have that classic look:

That Globe

The kit has 12 patterned papers. 6 solids, 65 elements and a full upper and lowercase alpha - everything you need for preserving your innovative memories. Whether you use this kit for Epcot snapshots, trips to the science museum, science fair projects or just all your bright ideas, this kit has you covered!

Plus if that wasn't enough she also has a couple of add-on packs:

That Globe - Journal Cards

That Globe -  Bonus Alphas 

Here is the page I scrapped with the new kit:

Head over to Melissa's blog for all the wonderful layouts created by the CT members. And here the freebie created by me using the latest kit, just click to download.

Now head on over to Brandy and Becca's blogs for some additional freebie goodies everyone, these ladies too have been busy creating for you. Plus, head over to Melissa's blog, facebook page and check her newsletter to pick up a few co-ordinating freebies!

She's also hosting two speed scraps at this weekends Speed Scrap Marathon over at Mousescrappers! The first of which is at 4pm Eastern today.  Complete a page within the time limit and receive this co-ordinating prize pack:

She's also hosting one tomorrow at 5pm eastern with a set of Toy Story Journal cards for completing your page:

Plus, she's donated several products to the goodie bags! You aren't going to want to miss it!

Have a magical weekend!

We're off to the movies with 'That Hat'

This week Melidy designs is off to the movies, so grab your popcorn and settle in for "That Hat":

This kit is packed full of everything you could possibly need for your movie related pages with 12 patterned papers, 6 solids, a full gold outlined uppercase alpha and over 70 elements! This kit has elements to cover all your movie needs - from trips to a famous Studio Park, to family movie nights, outings to the cinema or nights at the drive in!

Plus there's also a co-ordinating Film Cell alpha to add that little extra touch to your pages:

Here is the page I scrapped with the new kit (click here to see more inspiration from the rest of the CT):

And if you want to pick up some coordinating freebies head to Melissa's blog and Facebook page you'll find one contributed by me! Head on over, but make sure you 'like' Melissa's FB page. Don't forget about the speedscrap later tonight for the opportunity to get the matching add-on to 'That Hat'.

Have a magical weekend!

Creative Team news for Melidy Designs & Speedscrap announcement

Got some cool news to share. Melissa from Melidy Designs asked if I would consider coming on board to her creative team and scrap using her latest design kits. Was really easy saying 'yes' to her invite and looks like she got a few new ladies added during her CT call last month. Keep an eye on her blog, she has a new kit releasing this Friday 12 (Europe time) and if you head over to Mousescrappers there's also your chance to participate in a Speedscrap and receive a bonus mini kit to accompany her latest release 'That Hat'.

Hello my Digi GIMP World

Has it REALLY been 4 years since I last posted here. Where has the time gone...
The truth is work and family have taken over and the blog with scrapping has had to take a backseat. Hubby and I have only this year managed a first over-seas holiday in 7 years, flew into Sydney from Wellington for an 11 day South Pacific cruise - also a first! Plenty of good times had and had to book our next for February 2015. According to the countdown only 172 days till embarkation day, just can't wait.

Looks like digiscrapping has also suffered a long absence of 3 years, but have opened GIMP of late and started a bit of digiscrapping by participating in weekly challenges at MouseScrappers and it feels I'm riding a wobbly bike, am a bit rusty but finding my feet slowly again. Have dabbled in a speedscrap and a few weekly challenges, sure is gratifying to upload the final results.

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I'm Disneyland dreaming

Credits: Sahlinstudio - rejuvenate paper, enjoy the moment papers, Melancolie - a world of sweetness elements

Credits: Pink gem from The Valentines Collection, all remaining from The Mouse Collection both available from scrapbooksgonedigital

We've enjoyed such mild weather until late May, but winter has now really arrived with a very wet & cold vengeance! So started looking around and found this awesome forum MouseScrappers.com totally dedicated to Disney scrapping with a fantastic gallery and amazing challenges. Couldn't help myself and entered my 1st Challenge and look forward to receiving my participation gift shortly. I'm in the process of getting hold of my own Disneyland photos from before Colin was born back in the early 90s, so have been scrapping Lynn's ones from 2006. All going well our 2 families will go together hopefully in 3 years time, so will end up with a whole heap more to scrap.