All Aboard! STS Blog Train!

It's the beginning of a new month, and you know what that means:  Choo! Choo!  The STS Blog Train!  This month the theme is "At the Park."  Download my contribution below!  PU/S4H/S4O.

Happy July!

Here are the rest of the train stops:

Lotsofprettythings
Scraps by Andrea
Simply Kelly Designs
Flower Pot Designs
Brianna's Scrapper
scraphannah
Jensen Motley Crew Designs
DoubleTrouble Scraps
Let Me Scrapbook!
The Scrappy Kat
Sweet Creations
Saphira's Scrapdesign
Scraps N Pieces
Lovely Creations
Shel Belle Scraps
Scrappin Serenity
The Digi Scrapping Mama
Note-able Scraps
Every EverAfter Moment
Eva Marina Scraps
Scrappin Ninnie

Quicksand Recipe and other fun Summertime Science

If you thought making the quicksand in my last post looked fun, you can look back to my review of The Curiosity Files: Quicksand.  My kids loved this study and learned SO MUCH about Quicksand!!  I love The Curiosity Files and highly recommend them for a complete study of fun science oddities.

While I was doing that unit study, however, I was also turned on to another great internet resource for homeschool science:  Steve Spangler Science.  You can find a simple recipe for your own quicksand here.  While Steve Spangler sells all kinds of fun science stuff (and if you're like me, it will be hard not to go crazy like a kid in a candy store!) he also has FREE science experiments that you can do with household products.  Just the thing to chase away the summer doldrums when it's too hot to play outside and you almost (but not quite) wish it was time for school to start again!!

You can also see him on YouTube here.  This guy is cool!

"Spa Dots" Freebie!

Sprouting Seeds Studio has a Freebie for you today called "Spa Dots!"  Full of dots and fun summer colors, it's great for water pictures, beach pictures, or whatever summer memories you are preserving!  Coincidentally, one of the colors also matched the Quicksand we made recently for a science project!

Click on preview below to go download the FREE KIT from Sprouting Seeds Studio!

Then click the next image below to download your free QP from 4shared!  PU only.

Happy Scrapping!  :)

Disclaimer:  I received a free copy of this kit for the purpose of making a LO and review.  No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.

"Art Studio" by Sprouting Seeds Studio

It's time for the release of "Art Studio" by Sprouting Seeds Studio!  This is a great kit with all your basic paint tubes, paint palette, and squiggles, but not in the typical colors you find in most children's arts & crafts kits.  It also has a fun tag alpha.

You can find the kit at these three fabulous stores:

ScrapDelicious

Divine Digital

Misses BeeHaven

Click HERE to download your QP from 4shared.  PU only.

Happy Scrapping!  :)

Disclaimer:  I received a free copy of this kit for the purpose of making a LO and review.  No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.

LO of the Day at Divine Digital!

Yay!  My "All Dressed Up" LO was chosen "Member Layout of the Day" over at Divine Digital!  I used the kit "Spring-ish" by Sprouting Seeds Studio.  Thanks to everyone for your fantastic comments!  Go check out the galleries at

Divine Digital

These pictures bring back fun memories.  We were on our way to a wedding out of state, which is why we were "All Dressed Up," when we had time to kill and decided to walk along the beach.  A surfer asked if we'd like to use his board as a prop in our photos.  So there we are, all dressed up, on the beach, with a surf board.  I love the contrast in themes.  My only regret is that we didn't get one picture with the whole family in it, rather than my husband and me alternating with the camera.  Fun pictures, nevertheless!

If you would like the free QP to go with this LO, you can find it here.

Disclaimer:  I received a free copy of this kit for the purpose of making a LO and review.  No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.

Sprouting Seeds Studio Is Having A Summer Sale!

With the official start of summer just a few short days away, get ready to stock up on kits with Sprouting Seeds Studio's Sizzling Summer Sale!!! They have marked down many of their kits at 40% OFF, so be sure to pick them up while they are on sale, so you will be ready to scrap all summer long! SSS resale kits are available at three places for your convenience:

ScrapDelicious Shoppe                            Misses BeeHaven Shop    

                             Divine Digital Boutique

Father's Day is coming up this weekend, and SSS has released their new Dad's Day Kit available at any of the above websites. It is also currently 40% off and is not only a great kit to scrap Father's Day photos with, but guys photos in general. Take a peek below at the fantastic Ideas and Inspiration Pages from the Creative Team on just a few of the ways you can use this kit! They are also posted over in Sprouting Seeds Studio's Gallery. 

SSS has a special Dad's Day Freebie that will be in this week's ScrapDelicious Newsletter that matches the above kit. If you aren't already subscribing to the ScrapDelicious Newsletter, there is still time to sign up before it goes out on Friday, so hurry on over to subscribe here. It takes about 10 seconds and you will receive a free gift, just for subscribing! Sweet....

Have a terrific Father's Day Weekend!!

Designed By Sprouting Seeds Studio

Designed By CT Artist Deb Reynolds

Designed By CT Artist Stacy Robbins

Designed By CT Artist Jennifer Powell

Designed By CT Artist Note-able Scraps

Disclaimer:  I received a free copy of this kit for the purpose of making a LO and review.  No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.

"Dad's Day" by Sprouting Seeds Studio

Hello, Everyone!  Sprouting Seeds Studio has a lovely new kit called "Dad's Day" just in time for his holiday this weekend!

Even more exciting, SSS has set up shop in two more stores now!  You can get this kit in any of the following:

ScrapDelicious

Divine Digital Boutique

Misses BeeHaven Shop  

And if you have a Hero-Dad you'd like to scrap, download a free Quickpage from 4shared!  Click on image below.  PU only.

Happy Father's Day!  :)

Disclaimer:  I received a free copy of this kit for the purpose of making a LO and review.  No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.

Vicki from A Work In Progress at MyMemories

Featured Designer and a Giveaway!

Today's featured designer is Vicki from A Work In Progress and she has another FANTASTIC giveaway to offer you this week!


Hi, I'm Vicki! . I live in Bristol, England and have done for the past 20 years. I love it here, it's a big city and there is so much going on. We are, however, moving out to the countryside later this year for a bit of a change!

My extended family is HUGE - I have something like 30 first cousins and I've lost count of second cousins! My Mum has 4 siblings and my Dad had 5, so that's a few aunties and uncles to begin with! However, my immediate family - those I live with are just my hubby and two Labradors, Pompey and Lily. I love my little family and there are no plans to extend it - small is beautiful!

I started as a card maker and paper scrapper (and I still am), but we bought a house that needed a lot of work and there just wasn't room to have a dedicated scrapping area at that time, so I started spending more time on the internet looking at layouts for inspiration when I would be able to have a scrapping space. One day I found a layout that looked like paper, but it was digital - I was so impressed and that got me hooked - I realized I could indulge my hobby without the space and mess! Designing came not long afterwards - I use photoshop at work and know it quite well and I figured I could use that knowledge to make my own kits. I have to tell you, my first efforts were not brilliant, but I guess we all have to start somewhere!


I have a Canon EOS 1000D which is fairly new to me, but I adore it. The photos it takes are so much better than my point and shoot even in automatic mode. However, I am learning slowly how to use manual and the photos are improving more :)

When designing I take inspiration from lots of things - items of clothing, events, colour swatches and sometimes just an image I see on the internet. There is so much inspiration everywhere you look! I guess when I design I nearly always have a colour swatch first before anything else. That swatch usually says something to me and I find a theme from that.

A random fact about me..... When I was 11, I was convinced that I would one day marry George Michael!

Learn more and register to win at the MyMemories Blog!

"Misty Morning" by Sprouting Seeds Studio - Freebie!

Well, the morning isn't misty here - it's pretty hot and dry.  But Sprouting Seeds Studio has a refreshing freebie on the blog!  Here's a LO I made with "Misty Morning":

Hurry over to Sprouting Seeds Studio to grab the free kit!  Preview is linked.

Click on image below to download your free QP from 4shared!  PU only.

Happy Scrapping!  :)

Disclaimer:  I received a free copy of this kit for the purpose of making a LO and review.  No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.

"Licensed Driver" by Sprouting Seeds Studio!

Sprouting Seeds Studio has released a terrific new kit called "Licensed Driver."  I love the little traffic lights and all the road signs - perfect for scrapping pics of little boys and girls who are always on the move!  With it's basic, bright colors and versatile papers and elements, it could be used for just about any theme of layout.

And the best part is that this week, "Licensed Driver" is a $2 Tasty Treat!  Click preview below to go grab yours from ScrapDelicious while it's on such a great deal!

Don't forget to download your free QP from 4shared!  Click image below.  PU only.

Happy Scrapping!  :)

Disclaimer:  I received a free copy of this kit for the purpose of making a LO and review.  No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.