Sertoma Butterfly House

This is another layout I worked on today using Pixel Scrapper Goodies.

It is called Sertoma Butterfly House

Pond Life Bundle from Janet Scott.

Marisa Lerin Large Hexagon Template

Thank you for stopping by today;)

Pixel Scrapper "Use the Whole Kit" Challenge

Rachel and Jessica at Wild Water West Water Park.

I made this digi page for the "Use the Whole Kit Challenge"

Over at Pixel Scrapper

Hurry up and play you have until August 21st to enter your creation in the gallery.

Page by Sara Paschal Pixel Scrapper Cheer Team Member.

Font used on page is "Our First Kiss"

 Kit used is Sweet Summer by Marisa Lerin

 I used the Triangle Fun Layout Template by:

 Janet Scott

Thanks for stopping by today;)

Love You Loads Mini

Welcome to a MINI blog train from

Pixel Scrapper.
*If you are a member of the Pixel Scrapper site take the first link.  If you are new to
the Pixel Scrapper site take the second link and
 sign up so you don't miss the other freebies along the way.

I missed out on the January train trying to get my digital business up and running

then getting sick. BLAH!!!!

 My sample page:

*Download link has expired*

Kit will be available in my store soon.

Purchase my digital kits at the following:
My Memories Store Sara's Creative Adventures
Shoplocket Store

 Sara's Creative Adventures is Social:

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
LinkedIn

Thanks for stopping by today;)

Merry and Bright CT

I used the fan freebie kit from

Created by Christin Thomas over on FB

Go like her page and pick up your FREE mini kit,

"Merry and Bright".

That is correct a FREE  SCRAPBOOK KIT!

This kit will be moved to her STS store

on Jan 1st so go pick one up today.

Just want to let you my precious readers to be aware that 

Christin Thomas has allowed me to create "FREEBIES"

from her wonderful kits.  The files I will create and share with you will be in .png or .jpg form,

they will only contain some elements and or papers from her kits.

(This type of "FREEBIE" does not include the full kit.)

I will always post the links to where you can pick up the entire complete kit at her

Stuff to Scrap store.

There are also posted links in my header and sidebar be sure you hop over and see what

Christin is up to;)

I have created a layout using a photo of the kiddos and a friend with Santa (this was last year 2011).

I love how I was able to get the photo to fit within her fun frame, so CUTE!

To place the photo into the frame (using PE10)

1.  open files

2.  place photo behind the frame in your layers

3.  click on your eraser tool and the photo layer

*make sure your photo layer is highlighted or you will be erasing on a layer you do not want removed.

4.  start erasing your photo into the frame line.

That easy and you get a totally cool result;)

Next I cut the background paper with the cookie cutter tool to create the mat under the frame.

Here is the entire FREE kit preview:

Elements preview:

Papers preview:

 Get over and like

Created by Christin Thomas to pick up your FB fan freebie!

 Thanks for stopping by today;)

Bethlehem's Baby by Christin Thomas

A wonderful CHRISTmas based new release  from 

Christin Thomas

 for

Stuff To Scrap:

Bethlehem's Baby

Here is my team layout and take on her fab kit that was a perfect match for my photo.

It is staring J and the Calvary kids CHRISTmas program in 2011.

Here is the beautiful kit in all of its glory, I fell in love with the colors right away

& the elements are just so CUTE.  

The elements...

The papers, 22 total, 8 solid and 14 prints:

You can visit Christin on Her Blog

Created by Christin Thomas on Facebook

Christin Thomas on Twitter

Thanks for stopping by today;)

My Memories Fabulous Fall Challenge

Here is my layout for the

Fabulous Fall Challenge

going on over at

My Memories Blog

"Links are now closed for this challenge"

I used the album download Seasons that comes with the software, 

placed my pics swapped out a few elements making the page my own.

Such fun and so easy;)

Make sure you take time to visit this post

PARTY ON

and get entered for your chance to

WIN

My Memories Suite Software Download.

Contest ends OCTOBER 31, 2012.

And if you are shopping for the My Memories digital software today enter my code:

STMMM97

to receive your discounted price.

See Sidebar for all the details

If you have questions about MyMemories software

please email me at

paschal.sara@gmail.com

License 2 Drive

I have yet another Scrapbook page for you today

this one is for Elizabeth.

I used a super fun digi kit from

D Mogstad called

"One For the Road and or Hit the Road"

and it is a FREE kit to boot!

Thank you Dani;)

And the page blueprint is from

Design House Digital

My Memories Suite

I have been so very blessed these past few weeks.  I woke up one morning to a very happy email

day from Liz at My Memories Suite.

She said she had been by my blog

 (yes, the one you are reading right at this very moment)

and was wondering if I would like to become an affiliate for

My Memories Suite.

I would get a free full version download to try

AND

I would also get a free full version download to GIVE AWAY!

Holy Help Me Hannah!

Yes, Please!

I have used many different scrapbooking software programs over the years

mainly going with photoshop as my go to program.

There is one downside to PS for creative

people as myself it is very distracting.

I tend to loose days while working on projects.

It is so bad I have enrolled in a class on how to use your time

wisely and yet creatively while using PS.

Hehehe, I know!  

Seriously, it is that bad there is a special class

just for peeps such as myself.

My Memories Suite was a blessing.

It comes with

  multiple preloaded templates

(I call them Drop and Plop)

Everything is right there you need to pick your photos and

drop them into place.

Yes, it is that simple!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT

you can also use any image files you already

have on your computer.

THERE IS NO LIMIT!

The same files you can also import into your current programs

such as Photoshop.

That is right, My Memories Suite does not use an exclusive file it

simply uses any image file such as  .jpg

Here is a preloaded template page that I used right out of the gate it 

comes from the template All Year Round Seasons...

Here is a screen shot of the album

and the page I chose to create with.

Below is an introduction video that is very helpful in explaining just how easy

yet powerful this program is.

And for the GIVEAWAY...

Here are the rules.

Please become a follower of my blog, you can easily do

that in my sidebar.

I  also require you to like

Sara's Creative Adventures

Over on

FACEBOOK

There is a link in my sidebar to that page as well.

That is it, I will pick a random winner from

the eligible entries on

Friday August 31st 2012.

So, some pretty big news and a gigantic freebie to boot!!!!

I also have a permanent number that will save you $10.00 on

your purchase of

My Memories Suite 3

and give you a number

for $10.00 

to use in the 

My Memories Suite Store.

That special code is found in my sidebar under My Memories Suite logo.

And when you visit My Memories Suite you can set up an account

and download tons of freebies!

So go check them out today.

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless.

A Blog Transformation

Good Grief!  I have not switched my blog around in a long time.

I decided on a new look...FINALLY!

And a quick digital page of

Your's Truly;)

The papers and elements I used for my blog hack and SB page were free downloads from

Jessica Sprague

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

Birthday Quick Page

This is a PSD quick page designed by No Reimer Reason

You can find her freebie page HERE

She has some really cool DPs and kit downloads as well.

DH and I on my Birthday.  He took me out to Dinner at Spezia.  YUMMY;)

Thank you all for the Birthday Wishes!

My Sister was over to stamp and brought us lunch.  I will be taking some pics of our creations for you in the coming days.  Not to mention the large pile of crafty goodies she gave me for my Bday.  

Wow, thank you Julie;)

Have a Happy Stamp Day.  God Bless.

Shabby Miss Jenn

Working on Blog redesign Hack using
Shabby Miss Jenn's
Love Birds

I was first hooked with Football Fumble. Now I am totally addicted to all her AWESOME DIGIness.

Friend her on Facebook for a FREEBIE plus discount on St. Patrick's Day Kit.

Happy Stamp Day. God Bless.

Faith Sisters Sweet Sweet Song

Faith Sisters Sweet Sweet song challenge with free download, find out more at this link.

from Faith Sisters site...Can you think of a song that reminds you that you have a perfect Heavenly Father? Or a song that makes you think about your own children and how much you want to be the very best parent you can be for them? Maybe just a song that brings you the comfort and protection that only being embraced by Him can bring? I hope you will join us this month in creating a layout inspired by your favorite songs. Below are a few songs I thought fit this topic, but feel free to share any song that you feel drawn too.

Already Home- Thousand Foot Krutch
In My Arms- Plumb
Prodigal- Casting Crowns

To hear Come Home Running by Chris Tomlin take this link.



For my song I used Come Home Running by Chris Tomlin. Chris has been a long time fave of mine, he also sings Amazing Grace My chains are Gone. Some words to this song that remind me of the love and Grace of God are...
Oh child of God, so dearly loved...and called by name.
Isiah 43
43:1 But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.

God is forever loving we are fearfully and wonderfully made(Psalms 139:15), he has named us, counted the hairs on our heads (Luke 12:7). So Come Home Running his arms are open wide.

12 Days of CHRISTmas

That's it the twelve days of CHRISTmas from Faith Sisters, 12 wonderful **FREE download mini kits and now we know the meaning of this crazy song;)
**If you are going to download some of the kits they are now in the shop for minimal cost and some are yet offered as FREE**

To search all of the digi pages I did with the downloads search these keywords...
Faith Sisters
12 Days of Christmas
Digi Page
Scrapbook
If you scroll to the bottom of this page you will also find a slide show of the 12 days pages.






On the twelve day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
12 Drummers Drumming, (12 points of the Apostles Creed)
Eleven pipers piping, (the 11 faithful disciples)
Ten lords a-leaping, (The 10 Commandments)
Nine ladies dancing, (The 9 fruits of the Holy Spirit)
Eight maids a-milking, (Beatitudes as told in Matthew)
Seven swans a-swimming, (The 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit)
Six geese a-laying, (6 days of creation)
Five golden rings, (The first 5 books of the bible)
Four calling birds, (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John the writer of the Gospels)
Three French hens, (The gifts of the Spirit FAITH, HOPE and LOVE)
Two turtle doves, (The Old and New Testaments)
And a partridge in a pear tree. (Christ is the Partridge the cross is the Pear tree)

Faith Sisters 12 Days of Christmas Week 8 & 9

I have to catch up on these pages, make sure you go do the downloads right away they are free only for a limited time you can find them all up through week 10 at this link. They are beautiful and you can use them for much more then just the 12 days of Christmas what a wonderful addition to your Digi Kit Download Library.

Faith Sisters Downloads and Blog Train

Faith Sisters has a Friends of Faith blog hop going on today with prizes you can find more by taking this link Friends of Faith Blog Hop Train

They also have a free kit for faithbooking up today you get the download for free by entering the provided code at checkout Faithbooking kit freebie link here.

Last but not least Day 7 download kit for the 12 days of Christmas is posted (these keep coming so fast seems like I just completed one here is more. Not that I am complaining these kits are nothing short of WONDERFUL. You can get the download link by clicking here Day 7 kit

Faith Sisters 12 Days of CHRISTmas Week 6

Here is my layout celebrating day 6 of the song 12 days of CHRISTmas. Day 6 is represented by 6 geese a laying these 6 geese represent the 6 days of creation.

If you have not taken the short trip yet to the Faithsisters site it is so worth it these amazing free digi kits are so wonderful.

Have a Happy Stamp Day!

Away In A Manger

I just had to purchase this digi kit over at Faith Sisters created by Simply Susan Godfrey. It was a Rock Bottom price at $1.oo and I used it for my holiday blog skin. This is my first ever Purchase of a digi kit up til this point I have just downloaded the freebies;) Totally in love with supporting the TRUE MEANING of CHRISTmas in such a wonderful way!


I really took a ton of time on this layout and did some extra bling to it, what do you think? A few more tweaks I need to teach myself and possibly then I will be happy with it. Good thing for my digital walls NO HOLES only a few glitches if you stop by while I am swapping things out.
Thanks for hanging in with me this past weekend.
I will be back on Tuesday with a Card Creation to show, Happy Stamp Day!

12 Days of CHRISTmas Day 4

You can find more on the 12 days of CHRISTmas free download mini kits at Faith Sisters these kits are totally amazing and fun to play with.

So here is what we have illustrated so far up to day 4...

4 Calling Birds represent Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
3 French Hens represent the fruits of the Spirit Faith, Hope and Love
2 Turtle doves represent the Old and New Testaments
A Partridge represents Jesus and the pear tree the Cross

Who would have ever imagined such a goofy song had such deep meaning to it, I can't wait to see what the upcoming weeks have in store.

Run and grab the free downloads while you can you won't be disappointed.

Have a happy stamp day!

Faith Sisters 12 Days of Christmas week 2 and 3

Phew, now I am caught up on the 12 days of Christmas from Faith Sisters, you have to check this out in the end you will have 12 wonderful FREE downloads faith based on the 12 Days of Christmas. Does it get any better...I would have to say not! You can find more over at Faith Sisters.


All digital Free downloads from Faith Sisters and Nova Development Scrapbook Factory program.

Have a Happy Stamp Day

Faith Sisters 12 Days of Christmas Week 1

What a wonderful Challenge you can find over at Faith Sisters they will be hosting a 12 days of Christmas Challenge with free digital download kits to go with each day. What a Glorious Gift this first kit is AMAZING and you can find it here...
Faith Sisters Pear Tree and I also have a blog link button in my sidebar, go check it out it is a wonderful site packed of YUMMY digi treats and challenges.
Challenge info found here
Here is what they have to go along with the Pear Tree Digital kit to show how it goes along with CHRISTmas (this is taken from there site).

This week's challenge is hosted my Susan Godfrey, from Simply Susan Designs and features the first verse:

On the first day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.

I know, I had a hard time figuring out how a partridge and a pear tree could represent anything scriptural, so I was surprised to learn that you really can tie them to Scripture.

THE PARTRIDGE: The partridge in a pear tree is Christ Jesus upon the Cross. In the song, Christ is symbolically presented as a mother partridge because she would feign injury to decoy a predator away from her nestlings. She was even willing to die for them.

THE PEAR TREE: The tree is the symbol of the fall of the human race through the sin of Adam and Eve. It is also the symbol of its redemption by Jesus Christ on the tree of the Cross.

MY TRUE LOVE: True Love refers to God

For a limited time, you can download this digital mini kit for FREE