I have just got this lovely kit from Silly Beans Scraps ( www.getdigiwithit.com ) and just how versatile is this little kit! I loved the retro feel which was suitable for the old photo of my two nieces, Julie and Donna when they were children in the 70's and still look good for a modern photo of my tow cats cuddling up. I just adore the glitter papers in here!

How easy is it to scrapbook with templates? I downloaded these templates from forums as a challenge. The first one og the cat Tabitha used the template from K-Joi studios and the one with my daughter Michelle used the template from the pickleberrypop forum. I used the Live Love Laugh kit from designs by Angel for both of these, two very diffrent looks from one kit

Are you making Easter cards this year? Are you a digital scrapbooker? I have last years Easter kit which includes felt chick, bunny and lamb available FREE if you would like it. There is also matching backround paper available free as well. Claim your freebies HERE but remember this hasn;t been updated from last years Easter kit if you have already claimed it.

Designs by Angel has launched a new kit today to celebrate Autism Awareness month. As I am on the design team I got a sneak preview and the opportunity to play. The riot of bright colours and diverse elements make this kit highly useable. Two full aphas make titles easy. The first layout is of my eldest granddaughter Amyleigh who now wants to be know as just Amy. The second brag book page is of a friend Nic on our night out to a casino. Two very different looks from one kit. You can get the kit on special HERE at www.Prettyscrappy.com

I have been taking the Painting with Light photography course with Cheryl Johnson. This is the second course I taken with CJ and i am looking forward to the weekend photography bootcamp in May. I am really enjoying the course althouh I must admit that the weekly assignment deadlines are a little too tight for me to achieve with my work and design team commitments. Here are a few photos I have taken this week with my assignments in mind. They include the iconic Transporter Bridge, one of the two remaining in the world and a local visit ot a graveyard at sunset. Watch out this week for news of a brand new bright and cheery kit from DESIGNS BY ANGEL.

WOW I cant believe that my layout below was chosen as layout for the week over at K-Joi forum. It made my day! Anyway I published my part of the Kindred Creations digital collaboration kit last week (see below) but the full kit of all the parts is now available from here Grab yourself a mega freebie. But dont forget to go on the designers blogs and leave a bit of love for their effort.

How was your Mothering Sunday? Mine was lovely with cards from my children and granddaughters through the post and daughter Michelle and Ben visiting for the weekend. We even had time to spend with my parents and mother in law. I have been playing with the Spring Awakenings kit from Designs by Angel from over PrettyScrappy. I love the little ripped frames and the daisies from the April showers kit.

There are loads of designers working on a collaboration free kit over at Kindred Creations forum. I have added this mini kit to the colab but there are loads of others available in the same colours. So why not drop by Kindred creations forum to pick up all the parts of the March kit. Whay not down load this free either from my site shop HERE or from 4shared.com

Well not me but my Blog. I have been having fun creating backrounds and headers looking for a new design which I like. I have settled on this one for now, but as I have figured it out, I may have to change it more regularly. What do you think? Let me know and if you like it I will create a few more styles as freebies for the store.

I have been working on the new Spring Awakenings Kit created by Designs by Angel as part of her creative team. To promote the new kit, a blog train starts today with free Brag book pages on different members of the creative teams blogs. Hunt them out and get a complete brag book free. All pages are co-ordinating designed with this massive kit. It is perfect for pregnancy, new babies and Easter. The top images areof the mega kit and Angel is offering the Quick page and Brag book pages FREE with purchase from either Pretty Scrappy or K-Joi Studios . The blog train, visit the Creative teams blogs listed at the end to pick up your additional FREE brag book page and check out their work. Dont for get to leave a little love and comment as a thank you for the freebies. You can get your free Brag Book pages from Scrapdragon HERE Blog Addresses Angel Breanne Cindy Helen Kay Kim Lisa Melissa

We have just got back from visiting our new Granddaughter Daisy Grace. I cant beleive how much she has changed sine we first saw her. Daisy is now five weeks old and startign to smile and chuckle when we amuse her. the next time we see her will be Easter weekend when they all come to visit so that the great grandparents can see Daisy. Now I have sorted those photos, I have to prepare for a Blog train which is happening on here Tuesday with free Brag book pages from the new Spring Awakenings kit from Designs by Angel which is about to be launched. Check back here on Tuesday for more details.

There has been a lot going on this week since we got back from wedding dress shopping in Burton. Friends and family have all been buying little gifts for our granddaughter Daisy. We have a load to take down to Lyndsdey and Gary when we visit Manchester on Saturday. I made some little Thank You cards with Daisy's photo on as a digital page using the NewLife Dreams Oh Baby kit (its georgeous; I love the little feathers and sparkles! ) After printing the layout, I have made lots of hybrid cards with paper and ribbons so that Lyndsey and Gary can write out the cards and post them out to all who have bought for Daisy. I also decided to sign up for the Race for Life. There are a few people at work doing it and I have never attempted it before. But as my mum is currently undergoing treatment for Breast cancer, the least I can do is try and run a bit and raise some money to support the Cancer Research. I am overjoyed at the reponse to sponsor me so far as I only set it up on 9th M...

This weekend has been great fun. My daughter Michelle is getting married on 10 October this year and we went going wedding dress shopping on Saturday. On Friday night we left work and drove down to Burton on Trent where Michelle and Ben bought a house. On Saturday we walked into Burton Town to Moss Bros and looked at the men's outfits and made some decisions about those. We had an appointment at the little wedding dress shop at 2.00pm on the afternoon and Ben's mum came along to join in the fun as well. Michelle tried on about eight or nine different styles, some where very Victorian and full of flounces, others were more fitted. She even managed to try a large full net meringue style dress on. Although it was quite difficult to sort out the manoeuvring into them. After a while Michelle narrowed it down to two dresses. Then the difficulty was to make a decision, but she finally chose one and a matching headdress for the event. On the evening we were booked into...

It was a shock to they system to go back to work after two weeks in the sun. Especially when I haven't even finished wading through the mountain of laundry. As a distraction to avoid looking at the laundry, I have been reviewing the photos which I took in Egypt while I was playing with my new Canon 450D camera and the 50mm lens which Allan bought me for Christmas. These very clever carvings were on display in the hotel restaurant. They had lovely displays of fruit and vegetables everyday. I just had to capture the colourful display. I set off tonight for my Tuesday weight watchers class in anticipation of the two weeks all inclusive menu of the Hauza Beach Resort in Sharm would have increased my weight dramatically. I was overjoyed to find I had stayed the same as before my holiday and not managed to put on an ounce! I don't believe it, we must have drank at least a bottle of red wine each day. I will have to be really ggood for this week otherwise it will show on m...

A quickpage freebie based on the Twit Who kit is available if anyone can use it. get it safely HERE

Some people have had concerns using the free files 4 sharing site due to virus downloads. So if you still want the sampler from the Kindred creations forum free kit and quickpage, you can download them safely from my store. other free kits are also on there. visit the links http://www.scrapdragon.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=69&products_id=966

Sunday was a day of rest, we strolled along a beach and ate a leisurely breakfast. We were booked in for a luxurious Egyptian aromatherapy massage and had an hour of being pampered to relax us on our holiday. We met some lovely people last night, Lisa and her mum Margaret from North Sheilds. There are also a few boys here up for a laugh and Steve kept us entertained all night. We must have been having fun as we didn't go to bed until 2am and this time it was Allan a little worse for the red wine! Its quite strange blogging via phone as I can't see if it goes up alright! I have just had an error message so apologies if this has sent twice to the blog ------------------

It was lovely to leave the cold ad snow in Teesside on Thursday and ecgange it for the warmth and sun of Egypt. We have come to the Hauza Beach hotel in Sharm to celebrate our 38th wedding anniversary. So those who have logged of for scrapbook insoutstion will just have to make do with my ramblings and photos from my blackberry! I will try and remembe to have fun whilst recording our adventure. I managed to do my usual when we first come away on an all inclusive break, sample the strength of the local brew. I got so drunk on the first night I was ill and didn't get up until 11am the following day. Even then I needed painkillers to get rid of the hangover before I could face food. Well now I know how strong it is and in future will moderate my drinking For today anyway... ------------------

Just before I go on my holidays, I thought I would share some digi-scrapbook freebies with everyone. I have been involved in the forum KindredCreations.com and they are arranging a mega free kit for February with about twelve designers taking part. I posted a picture of the sample pack earlier, but now here is the link to download the kit and also a free Quickpage designed with other elements. The link for the Quickpage is HERE The kink for the sampler kit is HERE You can access my part of the kit but you will need to join Kindredcreations to access the rest of the mega digital kit. I would love to see what you create with the kit. please send me links to your gallery or blog.

As we are off on our holidays on Friday, I thought I would test the blogging from a mobile. I will be amazed it it works! ------------------