Happy 5th Birthday CatScrap!!!

Just here to wish CatScrap a Happy Birthday! Ok, the birthday is in a few days BUT the shop is having sales ALL week to celebrate!

My First Collab, some stuff, and a Blog Challenge & Freebie at the CatScrap Blog,

Where the heck have I been? Where did July go? Shame on me for my poor blogging habits. One of these days I'm going to give my blog the TLC it deserves.

In the meantime, I have oodles to share with you.

1. I am super excited about my VERY FIRST COLLABORATION!!!! MellyBird Designs (uh, that's me) and CheekyMonkey Designs got together and made our first collaboration entitled "Go To Bed". Our initial plan was for a different theme but every time I tried to get to work, my dear sweet and adorable daughter would interrupt with another bedtime request. She struggles with getting to bed in the summer. It turns out we designers shared this night time challenge with our little ones, and a kit was born!

As I write this post, I am dealing with the challenges of getting a child to just "GO TO BED"! Oh, here she is again... and to quote her: "Mommy, I have to blow my nose. Mommy, please get me a tissue, I feel a booger coming out". So, if you'll excuse me, I'll be right back.

Tick tock, tick tock....

I'm back. If I had taken photos and notes of the past 10 minutes I could make a layout using this kit. Oh, and the little blond girl is modeled after my daughter. The purple monster illustration was created from my daughter's description. One night she had used "being scared of purple monsters" as an excuse to stay up. The next day I asked her to describe said monster and this was what it looked like. Not so scary really.

Without further ado, here is Go To Bed:

2. Last Tuesday I released the first two products of my Comfy Kitsch collection. Here is the alpha and paper pack. Stay tuned for more products from this line. 

3. Be sure to check out the blog at CatScrap to download a little freebie I made for a blog challenge.

Post your layout in the gallery and link back in the comments area of the CatScrap blog post. You'll receive a 30% coupon to my store for participating and be entered into a draw that will close at the end of August. The winner will receive $10 to use in my store.

This is what the freebie looks like:

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

A Fine Day for Freebies! Get your Summer Catwalk Quick Page here!

Yes, I've made a quick page for all you to download. Please take a moment to leave a comment. It is always noticed and appreciated! Feel free also to join my newsletter (see to the right) for exclusive coupons.

Here are the products I used to make my layout.

Alfresco Papers by NRJ

Alfresco Elements by NRJ

Summer Sunshine full kit by Ju Kneipp Designs

Summer Sunshine Alpha by Ju Kneipp Designs

Asian Summer by MellyBird Designs

Shmootzy Journaling by NRJ

Found Brushes by NRJ

Here is the layout I made:

Here is the quick page for you to download:

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to check out all the wonderful CatScrap Summer Catwalk products on sale now!

You came from Bethie's blog :  NEXT UP is Nicole's Quick Page at my other blog

My First Catwalk!!!!! I'm on the Catwalk, I'm on the Catwalk....

It's here! CatScrap's Summer 2011 Catwalk is out today. Are you familiar with the Catwalk? Every season the designers of CatScrap create coordinating kits and product. This is the first time I've participated and I am SOOOOO excited to be a part of such creativity. The designers at CatScrap are a truly talented group! Please be sure to check out the full Catwalk selection.

If that's not enough, then you are in luck! CatScrap's creative team (including a couple designers) have whipped up some quick pages using Catwalk products for a Blog Hop STARTING TOMORROW (July 6)! Be sure to download them all. Start off at CatScrap's blog but don't forget to come back here tomorrow to grab mine too! I'd love a comment to know what you think.

Without further ado, here are my Catwalk contributions:

Here is what the papers look like:


What's that? You can get an Alpha free with purchase? Yes, it's true!


See the Ad and all the beautiful layouts created by CatScrap's Creative Team.

Oh, did you see the sneak peek for the kit? The winner of the draw is Amelia. I'll contact you shortly with your prize code.

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Enjoy your July!

Here are more Catwalk products to drool over!

Happy Canada Day!!!

Just a short note to wish my Canadian readers a Happy Canada Day!!!

Also, see the post below for your chance to win my newest kit releasing on July 5 for CatScrap's Summer Catwalk collection. Add your comment below that post and you'll be entered into the draw. Have a wonderful weekend!!!

SNEAK PEEK and a chance to win next week's kit release!

I am really excited to show you what I've been working on this past little while. So here is a little sneak peek. Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think the kit might be about, or what you'd like it to be about, or just say hello. I'll enter all the comments into a random draw for your chance to win the kit releasing on Tuesday. Tweet about my sneak peek and get an extra entry by leaving a comment mentioning the tweet. Do you like me on Facebook? Let me know in a comment and I'll enter that one into the draw too. Heck, why stop there! Sign up for my newsletter, tell me in a comment and get entered again! Contest ends on Sunday night at 11:59pm. I will announce the winner on my blog and in my newsletter on Tuesday, June 5th when my new kit debuts!

Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!

What's new? How about a CatScrap Collaboration?

The designers have come together and created this very cheerful and summery kit called Sunnyside Up!
Buy it now on sale at CatScrap.

Here is the page I created with the kit.

 Now I must get back to my designing!!! :)