Saturday, November 30, 2013

"Chocolate Covered Everything" is December's BitsnPieces Theme at SNP

This month the theme at SNP for Bits-n-Pieces is "Chocolate Covered Everything. YUM! 
A Fish Design made the card stock and a pretty template pack for this theme. Both of these pieces will be on sale for ONLY $1 from Dec 1st through Dec 7th. Then they go up to full price. 

Feast your eyes on the card stocks below. Aren't those colors scrumptious?!!
You are thinking about yummy things covered in chocolate now; aren't you? Me too! 


Now for the templates!!! Pretty, versatile AND they look good enough to eat! 


My fellow "STARS" did a fabulous job as always. I'm lucky to work with such talented ladies!

    

Don't forget to grab these while you can! 
Remember $1 from 12/01/13 through 12/07/13

Happy Scrapping! 

Sunday, November 24, 2013

A Fish Design New Releases and Sale!

LilyAnn from A Fish Design put Seasons of Change in her store at SNP.  And it is 50% off for the first week.  Don't you just love the muted tones with the pops of yellow and orange?


Her newest, never seen before item, is a set of Quick Pages.  These she made using her favorite kit (so far) Just Lovely.  This kit is so flexible it could be used for any pic showing love and compassion.  Not to mention it is just perfect for Valentine's Day!
This set of Quick Pages will also be on sale for the first week of release.


Here is where I used this kit to scrap my wedding day!


Both of these new kits are linked to the Scraps-n-Pieces store for your convenience. 

Also, if you are still looking for the Dr. Who blog train, it is still here! Scroll down or click HERE






Saturday, November 23, 2013

50th Anniversary of Dr. Who (I'm so excited!)

Update:
This was available here FREE until December 31st 2013. It was FAN ART ONLY and freely shared as such. I have discovered that it was pirated and is still being sold on certain websites, in spite of my multiple attempts to have it removed. Please DO NOT PAY for this mini kit or any of the others that were a part of this fan art blog train. Contact any of the artist designers involved and I am sure that we will be happy to work with a fellow Whovians to get you a FREE mini kit. It's art, and it's a celebration. It was meant to be shared, and to keep in accordance with what the BBC allows so that no copyright infringement would occur AND in the sense of community, unselfishness and wonder that Dr. Who has always fostered and inspired.




Dr. Who is a phenomenon. Everyone who has ever enjoyed the show seems to have their favorite incarnation, or version, of The Doctor. I remember staying up past my bedtime as a child to watch the show with my mother when Tom Baker was sporting the famous long scarf!

The Doctor shows us that we should never be alone. It isn't healthy to dwell too much on things that happened in our past. He teaches us to explore, to learn, to jump in and swim and that it's okay to be afraid. One simply puts on a brave face and opens the next door just the same. He has proven that you don't have to have muscles, or be pretty to save the world, nor do you have to be ugly or scary to be a villain. He taught me to be observant, to be kinder to machines, to accept that the unknown might really be known just not yet understood, that trust has to be unconditional and that people tend to see only what they want to see in other people. So look deeper.

Obviously I have had a love of Dr. Who that has lasted for many years, and the things that I have enjoyed in the program have evolved as I have matured. Clearly my fangirl squeals are contagious, because my husband and children are now Dr. Who fans as well. My two older sons watch it with their wives, and our teenagers join my husband and I for every episode.

I was thrilled to be invited to join and contribute my FAN ART in the form of a digital scrapbooking mini-kit for personal use only. You can scrap those pictures of everyone gathered at your house to watch the 50th Anniversary Episode: Day of the Doctor! :)

Here is my portion, just click the preview below to download.

Here is a layout I made with my mini. 
Yes, I did make my husband a scarf like Tom Baker wore when he was the 4th Doctor. 

LINK EXPIRED

Thank you for joining us in an effort to celebrate Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary! Please remember: All kits included in this blog train are Personal Use Only and are strictly WORKS OF FAN ART. No part of any of these kits are to be sold or traded for monetary gain.

Here is a list of the rest of the stops on this journey of Whovian adventures. 
Have fun using this free fan art to scrap your family enjoying watching Dr. Who together.

Janece Scraps <-- You are here! 
Psephi's Creative Corner

One of my sweet fans shared that Craft Button Designs also has a Dr. Who kit to give away also. Please remember that this is not a regular part of our "blog" train so once you click her link, you will go to Facebook instead of a blog. She does have the link on her page to get you back to here to my blog, though, and I have ALL of the links on my Facebook page if you get too lost! Enjoy!
Craft Button Designs

Friday, November 22, 2013

Movember by Ponytails Designs

Get your moustache on! Are the men in your life sporting some interesting new facial hair? Movember is all about raising awareness for men's health issues. Just as October has become synonymous with breast cancer awareness, so has November become the month of the moustache... and raising awareness for prostate cancer and other men's cancers. From the official Movember website: "Movember’s vision is to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health. During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of millions of moustaches around the world. Through the power of the moustache, vital funds and awareness are raised to combat prostate and testicular cancer and mental health challenges." This is a cause that became very personal to Natasha this year, as her father was diagnosed with bladder and prostate cancer early in the year. Thankfully, he is now officially cancer-free! Natasha wants to do her part by bringing attention to this cause, and hopefully raising some funds herself. 

 All proceeds from the sale of Movember will be donated to the Movember foundation.

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 To learn more about Movember please visit: http://ca.movember.com/about To visit Natasha's personal Movember page (and make a donation if you like!) please visit: http://ca.movember.com/mospace/9551141

Friday, November 15, 2013

Giving Thanks

This is the time of the year when we all start gathering together the 
people we love. We join hands to give thanks for those people, 
for the time with them that we have. 
For the memories that we have a chance to make with them. 
This month the Scraps-N-Pieces blog train is taking you on some lovely 
destination spots so that you can scrap the memories you make of thankful moments 
during this special time of family and friends. 

Here is what you can get here at destination stop: Janece Suarez Designs
Just click on the preview to download


Don't forget to add a stop on your journey of thankfulness and go to my Facebook 
page to pick up my special coordinating fan only freebie. It's beneath the "star". 
Here is what it looks like. Clicking it will take you to  my Facebook page, Janece Scraps


Don't forget to visit all of the other destinations this month! Links are below. 


Enjoy your November! Happy scrapping! 

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

On the Border Templates kit by A Fish Design

LilyAnn, with a Fish Design, is releasing her latest template set today. These templates are
 fun and super easy to adapt to nearly any style or scrapping need!
I used two templates for two completely different challenges with totally unique looks
and both came out pretty terrific! I will let our "Queen Star Fish" herself tell you
more about these templates AND her introductory special price! :) 

A new set of templates just hit my store at Scraps N Pieces!  They are called On the Border Templates. These 4 templates have Big, Bold borders.  They each have 3 photo spots and lots of "white" space.  But they can be changed up by twisting, or turning them.  You can also add to or subtracting things from them.
Here is a look at the set of templates.

My "Stars" did an amazing job with these templates!!!

These templates will be on sale for 50% off until Nov. 21st.  Get them while you can!

Friday, November 8, 2013

"Find Your Bliss" New Release Ponytails Designs

“To be happy, one must find one's bliss.” ― Gloria Vanderbilt 

 Isn't that what we all are looking for, in one way or another? Joy, happiness, contentment, bliss... whatever you name it, we want it! Find Your Bliss is a softly hued, somewhat dreamy kit that encourages your to find your own measure of happiness. The faded watercolor effects and the sweet elements of this kit will surely help you get there! Find Your Bliss was one third of the DSD grab bag shared by Ponytails Designs, Wendy Tunison Designs, and Keystone Scraps. They were three amazing kits bundled up together, but if you missed the grab bag you can now pick up the parts individually. Find Your Bliss is 30% off for the first week! ponytails_findyourbliss_preview ponytails_findyourbliss_papers ponytails_findyourbliss_alpha buy gingerscraps buy scraps n pieces _prev1 _prev2 Now, there's just one last thing... In her haste to get all of the DSD posting done, Natasha forgot to include a little freebie for you when she advertised her GS Buffet kit, Giving Thanks. Here's a little reminder what the full kit looks like... ponytails_givingthanks_preview     Remember that you can also pick up the elements and papers separately if you prefer. You can pick up this coordinating paper pack on Natasha's blog. Enjoy! ponytails_givingthanks_xtrpprs