A Perfect Picnic Blog Train!

I am so excited to be a part of the Scrap Matters 2nd Birthday bash blog train featuring the awesome collab kit 'A Perfect Picnic' by the SM Design Team!  Isn't it sooo cute?  The best part?  It's FREE with a $15 purchase at Scrap Matters this weekend!

Have you heard about everything going on at SM this weekend?  Games (including Bingo and a comment contest), a Chat with prizes, SEVEN Speed Scraps (all with participation prizes), a big  SALE, and a HUGE blog train (see below).  There is a ton of fun to be had, come on over and join in!  Head over to these forums for all the details!

All of us hosting a train car are sharing our favorite summer picnic memories in honor of the party....I am fortunate to have good friends that we share a lot of time and fond memories with.  It's hard to pick just one...but a favorite is definitely our annual 4th of July trip to see fireworks, always with a stop for fried chicken!  We get together early in the day, have lunch, the kids all play.  We always have a cake or cupcakes to celebrate America's birthday and we always sing Happy Birthday.  Then, we load up the car(s) and head off to get our chicken and stake our claim on a good fireworks viewing spot.  We get to watch them over the water at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in VA...it is really beautiful!  We all hang out and eat, the kids play some more, we bring light sticks for the kids and at 9PM, we all huddle up and watch the sky light up!  I really really look forward to this day every year.  Partially because I get to spend it with great friends and partially because I am very patriotic and so this day means a lot to me.  I hope you have equally as awesome memories with your family and friends, either on July 4th or whatever other days you have picnics together.

And now for the blog train...are you enjoying the ride so far?  Boy, do we have some FANTASTIC goodies for you!  So CHOO-CHOO!!  Hop on and go grab your loot, then, head to SM to join in on all the events and browse the awesome shop full of great products to buy ON SALE!!  Fill up your cart and don't forget about the FREE collab kit with a $15 purchase..so easy to spend there...the shop is amazing!  Happy Birthday SM!!

So, if you are following the train from the beginning, you should have come from Heather's blog (Haynay Designs).

And here's my goodies for you, a three-pack of wordart that coordinates with the collab 'A Perfect Picnic' -- FREE with a $15 purchase this weekend!

Next, head to my fellow CTM Kim's blog and see what she has for you!

And if you get lost, just go to the Scrap Matters Blog to get back on track.

Thanks for celebrating with us!

Come join the celebration!

Soooo...there is a TON going on at Scrap Matters this weekend for the Birthday Bash!

There will be a free with purchase, AWESOME new collab kit...spend just $15 at SM (and there's a sale to spend it on!) and receive this awesome collab kit FREE!

There will be games, a chat (which I am hosting), a big SALE, and SEVEN Speed Scraps, each with their own participation prize! What a fun weekend it will be! Check out these threads at SM for all the details. And here's a couple of the ads for the events so you can get planning! I'll see you all there starting tomorrow...get shopping so you are all prepared for the rest of the festivities:)




'Nite

ANOTHER Speed Scrap!

Natasha is hosting another SPeed Scrap this week at Scrap Matters, this week's night time SS. Here's her ad....hope to see lots of you at all these, they are my favorite Scrapping challenges!

LOTS to catch up on and a freebie!

So, I had a very busy weekend and didn't touch my computer other than to check email for 2 days, yikes! SO, now there are lots of things to catch you up on!

First, Scrap Matters is having a birthday! Yay!! We are celebrating all weekend with lots of fun events and special games and prizes!



And I am lucky enough to host two of the events!

The first is a Speed Scrap, of course, because you know how much I love these! There are going to be SEVEN this weekend for the celebration! I get to host the first one on Friday night...



And I am going to host a special Chat at Scrap matters on Saturday...there will be a little game with prizes and lots of fun! Scrappers, CT and Designers will all be there to gab gab gab!



AND, as if that's not enough fun...there's a daytime Speed Scrap this Thursday to get us warmed up for the celebration...



Now, about the catching up...there were lots of great new products introduced at SM this weekend! Go check them out at the SM blog...really cool things this week!

Chelle's Creations has this beautiful new paper pack...you can check it out and all her other great products in her store at SM.



AND...on Chelle's blog, she is offering this August Desktop freebie that Krisi from our CT made for you all...



So, that's it for tonight...but I'll be back with other important announcements about the Birthday Bash at Scrap Matters, you won't want to miss them!

Nite!

Chelle is Hosting a Speed Scrap at SM

Hi everyone! I know I have been full of Speed Scrap ads lately, LOL! But here's another... Chelle of Chelle's Creations is hosting one at Scrap Matters this Thursday night and take a looksie at the prize she made for us!




Aren't those gorgeous!?! I love Chelle's stuff! Oh, and did I mention that I am on her CT now? Yeparoonie, I am the proud new wearer of her CT blinkie, hehehe. Thanks again Chelle!

Here's what I made for my Speed Scrap yesterday...we had fun!



So, I hope you all have a great day, I am off to clean, do laundry, bills and workout. BUT, my reward is i can scrap later! Yay!!

Jen

Scrap Matters Speed Scrap

It's time again for a Scrap Matters Speed Scrap...I am hosting this one, its my first daytime one!

It's tomorrow, July 27th at 1PM.  They are so much fun!  You can visit this thread to learn all about a Speed Scrap and how they work, but really just know that we have a lot of fun!  

Here's the participation prize you get for completing the Speed Scrap:

Hope to see you at SM tomorrow!

I am back and a freebie template

Well, I've said it before...I am a bad blogger...I am just returning from: a scrapping leave of absence (burnt out), vacation and my Mom being in town.  My creativity slump is gone, I am back in business, but the timing was right when I was to have a VERY busy late June (in Walt Disney World, yay!) and early July (Mom visiting from out of town).  So, I was still in the forums and on my blog.  Mom and I did manage to Speed Scrap together though, I hosted last week at Scrap Matters and came up with this layout:

If you've never done a Speed Scrap, you should try it!  They are soooo fun!  The next one at Scrap Matters is TODAY at 1:30PM EST.  You can find out all the details including specific times and where to go plus the rules/guidelines for doing a Speed Scrap here.

Anyway, to ease myself back into blogging, I thought I'd make you all a template from my Speedy layout last week...and here it is.  Image is linked, just click to download.

Thanks for reading and I hope to see you all at a Speed Scrap soon!

Jen