Happy New Year!!

Hope you are having a wonderful time celebrating the coming New Year!
I hope to be scrapping lots this weekend.
I'm here to let you know that Ramona's releasing a new kit Saturday!!
Here's a look:
Love and hugs and wishing you all a fabulous New Year!

The Pest Test

As you all may know I'm a Pest - Ramona's Pest that is -
and the Pests are hosting a 4-week layout challenge
called the Pest Test.
Sign-ups are now open!

You must register in the Brownie Scraps forum, but that's free!!
Hope to see you there!

GC winner!

I posted last week about the chance to win a $5 GC to Brownie Scraps.
And today a winner has been chosen!
First, here are the comments that were left on what you'd buy!

7 comments:
Angie said...
There are so many I want!! I would buy Christmas Wishes! Thanks for the chance!!

Caroline B said...
I agree with Angie. there are a heap of gorgeous kits :)I'd buy Baby on board. :)

Suzee said...
Its so close between "Monkey Munch" and "No Peeking". So since I must choose at this moment...and I'm in the holiday mood I will have to choose "No Peeking". Really cute holiday kit! Thanks for the chance to get RAKd!

Ohana Designs said...
Love the new kit Ramona! I'd use the GC to get your "Love walks In" kit and of course I'd have to buy the matching alpha to go with it. Thanks for the chance to win, have a Merry Christmas.

Jackie said...
Great colors in your Christmas kit Ramona :) I'd use the GC to get Cherish Friends. It's so pretty, and versatile. Thanks for the chance to win!

Melanie said...
Love this kit! And I'd love to win $5 to the store. I'd buy Love Walks In. Thanks for the chance! :)

Michelle said...
I really like Be Nice or Else.

Great choices!! And random.org chose the last poster ... Michelle - I left a comment on your blog This Texas Native!
Enjoy!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone!

“No Peeking” Hybrid

I have a quick, cute last minute stocking stuffer project for you!  I made these game pads using Ramona’s newest release -  No Peeking!


I have included both game pad covers and inserts for you, download from 4hared HERE.  I printed the covers on cardstock and the inserts on regular copy paper.  I don’t measure any of the folds, I just fold the bottom up about an inch, then line up the front and fold it down.  Staple it all together and you’re good!  Each book will hold 16 pages and still staple closed easily, so print 4 sheets of inserts for each book.
Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

RAK winner!

I am terrible, I forgot to post the winner of the RAK for the No Peeking bundle! I sure hope you will forgive me! :)

I hope that you don't forget that the bundle is on sale until Christmas Eve, so treat yourself to an early Christmas present!

So without further ado, the winner is.... sewingthing! Check your PMs in just a little while for your coupon!

To make up for my forgetfulness, I will be back later with a hybrid project for you! :D

Mara will also be back on Monday to announce the winner of the gift card RAK!

Happy Friday!

Mara here again to wish you all a Happy Friday, Happy Holidays and all that.
We're all going to be taking a little break over the holidays, so there won't be too many posts until after the first of the year.

But right now I have lots to tell you.

Here's another look at Ramona's newest kit "No Peeking"


And another layout by me with this kit. This time it's my Bryce being silly!


Ramona has created another fantastic word art to share with all of you!

*Click the image to download*

And the last tidbit of news....
The Pests are holding a contest beginning Jan. 1!!
It's called The Pest Test, so look for signups and more information coming soon in the Brownie Scraps forum!

Word art freebie

Hello blog readers!

Ramona released her "No Peeking" kit Saturday.
If you haven't picked it up yet, you can buy the parts individually or the whole bundle - at a nice discount!!

Today I get to share a free word art with you made by Ramona!!

You can download it from 4shared here.

Layouts and a chance to win $5 GC

Ramona released "No Peeking" Saturday.
It's an adorable Christmas kit and you can enter
for a chance to win it in the previous post!!
OR you can just head on over to the Brownie Scraps store
and get the bundle at a great discount!!
I love these fun pictures of my Seth:

And now for the chance to win the $5 GC!!
I enjoy giving things away.
It's fun to share, not just during the Christmas season!!

So for a chance to win the $5 GC, visit the store at Brownie Scraps
and tell me what you'd get with the $5.
I'll be back in one week (next Monday) to choose a winner!

No Peeking...

Did you peek? I hope so! I am so excited about this new kit! In fact, I am so excited I even redid my blog decorations to match! This kit has been swirling around in my head for weeks now and I'm so glad I finally got it out of my head and onto the computer screen! I hope you like it as much as I do! I also have an amazing freebie for you today, so be sure and read down to the end, so you don't miss it!

Everything is sold individually, but I'm going to talk about the bundle and also start a RAK for the bundle! Plus, from now until Christmas Eve, you can buy the bundle for only 20 cents more than you can buy the kit separately! So, you will want to snag it quick! In the bundle, you will receive this Alpha:



You will receive a set of 8 Christmas Tags:




Then check out this cute Brag book! Do you know what I'm going to do with this album? After Christmas, I'm going to put all my favorite photos in this quick album, print it out and keep it with my Christmas decorations. Then every year, I can pull it out and set it on my fireplace for all of us to remember Christmas 2009! Imagine 10 years from now, getting to look at this little book? So fun!



And now for the actual kit:



Isn't that fun? You can get ALL of this, for only $5.20 between now and Christmas! Just click HERE to go buy it. If you want to try and win it for FREE, here is what you need to do:

1. post a comment HERE.
2. Post about it on your facebook page and come back here and in a NEW comment box, link me to your facebook.
3. Blog about it and come back here and in a NEW comment box, link me to your blog.
4. Twitter about it and come back here and in a NEW comment box, link me to your tweet!

4 chances to win! How cool is that?

Okay, are you ready for your freebie? I had some help in putting this freebie together! I used an amazing template from Marni Designs! She creates amazing templates! In fact, she gives away a new template every Tuesday on our store blog, so check those out too! But, she has template packs for sale and if you buy them in her packs, they are CU friendly! That means you can create quickpages with them and sell them! Isn't that awesome? I LOVE CU templates! Here is the pack that I used to make today's freebie:



Didn't I tell you they are darling? You can see and pick up all of her template packs HERE.
And here is the quickpage I made for all of you, using my new kit, "No Peeking" and one of the templates from set 4:



You can download it HERE.

Picture A Christmas QP

If you haven't gotten a chance to check out Ramona's new kit 'Picture A Christmas' then today is the day to do it! So head on over to the store and check out this sweet kit!

Here is a layout I made with it this week:

You can download a QP of this layout HERE. Enjoy:)

RAK winner!

Angie is the RAK winner of Picture A Christmas!
Thanks for playing, be looking for a PM from me!!

Sneaky Peek!!

Here's a peek at Ramona's latest kit.
It will be released on Saturday in the Brownie Scraps store!
I love it and think it's totally adorable.
And she's made a matching alpha!! I'm so excited!!

I'm sure you can guess what kind of kit it is ...
and I know you will love it!!

Be sure to keep checking back with us for more freebies for Picture A Christmas!

Picture a Christmas

Did you pick up this adorable kit yet?

I love the felt elements and they're just so cute!
Here's another look.
You can get it at Brownie Scraps for
20% off the rest of the month!

I made a cluster frame for you to download free!
*Click image to download from Boxnet*

Picture a Christmas

Can you believe we are in the middle of another busy, crazy holiday season? I love this time of year! I love the lights, the music, the yummy treats, the excitement on my children's faces as they wait for Santa to come! I really don't know what a year would be like without the joy of Christmas!

However, I also find it is so easy to get so caught up in all the busyness that we forget what started it all! We forget "The Reason for the Season". I wanted to create a kit that would help capture that! I also wanted a kit to scrap those nativity pictures, the pictures of my kids in their plays and singing those beautiful Christmas Hymns like Silent Night. This kit will do all of those things! The muted tones give it a timeless feel and the cute felt figures help us remember those first key figures in the very first Christmas night. This kit is available in my shop, exclusively at BrownieScraps and for the rest of December, it will be 25% off.



Here are a few layouts by my amazing girls!
Mara

Laura

Wendy

Shannon


Next, I have a RAK for you again! It's very simple! Just like last week, you can earn points by posting here, tweeting about it, blogging about it, facebooking about it, etc. Each person can earn up to 4 points! Just respond here in the comments after each thing you do, and on Thursday, the girls will tally up the points and choose a winner. If I get lots of comments, I just may give 2 of the kits away!

Oh, and as always, I have a free wordart for you.



Download HERE

Happy Friday!

Yay! I'm so glad Friday is here!

I know you've seen Ramona's Baby on Board. We've been giving away coordinating word arts, so if you missed them be sure to check earlier posts from this week.

And we have yet another word art freebie for you today!

This one was made by the fabulous Pest Laura. I think this is just darling!

*Click on the image to download*

And remember, Ramona will be blogging tomorrow about her newest kit which will be in the Brownie Scraps store tomorrow!!

Festival of Lights, RAK winner and a coupon!

Looking for the blog train? Find it HERE, but be sure to read through the posts, we've got lots of other great freebies!

Do you have your ticket to the Festival of Lights yet? Brownie Scraps is gearing up for another fun event, running December 14-18. Your "ticket" to this event is this fabulous collab kit!

*preview is linked*



I don't know what all the Brownie Bakers are cooking up, but if this is anything like past Brownie events, you do not want to miss it! Expect lots of challenges, games, and probably a prize or two :)


I also get to announce the winner of the Baby on Board RAK!
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Angie!! I will PM you your coupon!


Ramona also gave me a coupon to share with all of you for Baby on Board! Use coupon code babyblog25 to get 25% off the kit!


Keep your eyes out for Ramona's next new release, and of course more RAKs and freebies! :)

***Edited to add the Baby on Board discount coupon is good through Dec. 15!***

Baby on Board!!

Ramona was sweet enough to create her newest release, Baby on Board, for me. We are adding another addition to our family! I am currently 12 weeks pregnant and thought a kit with mostly black and white would look great for ultrasound and the black and white maternity shots. I was so touched when Ramona whipped it right up and can't wait to use it when I'm waddling around in five months or so! If you are expecting or creating a baby book for someone that is, you MUST have this kit to capture all those precious moments that no mother wants to forget:



And here is some fabulous word art Ramona created to share with you:

DST Blog Train Stop

Sorry that I'm a bit late in posting this! Here is one of the stops on DST's blog train! My piece is small, but hopefully will add to all the other parts you are collecting!



You can download this piece HERE

New sneak peek!

Ramona will introduce a new kit on Saturday,
but I get to show you a peek today!

This was a fun kit to work with, I can't wait for you to see it all!