Lately, I have been having lots of fun doing scrap/art related challenges over at Creative Therapy.   Well, last week I won one of the awesome RAK’s for participating!  :)  I am so excited! 

Every week a winner is selected by random draw from that weeks participants and then post the winner mid-week.  What is so adorable is that “the little boy” holds up the winner’s name and a picture is taken.  It is adorable! I was thrilled to see him holding my name!  Thank you cute little boy!

Check out what I won!  The gift is coming from Scarlet Lime who was the sponsor of the week’s Creative Therapy Catalyst.  This is one of their awesome monthly kits from May!  Can you believe all the stuff in this kit?  Christy Tomlinson (the owner of Scarlet Lime) was so generous to donate the prize!  Thank you ma’am!  Can’t wait to play with the goodies!

If this kit has you drooling, like it does me… go check out Scarlet Lime and if you are in need of a prompt or challenge to get your creative juices flowing, go check out Creative Therapy!

The designers at A Cherry On Top came up with a whole new twist on collaborative kits!  Each of us designed a mini kit according to an agreed upon color scheme.  The results are amazing!  This is great for customers too!  You get to pick and choose which pieces of the kit you want to purchase!  How awesome is that? 

Here is my contribution to the Collection #1- Revitalized ACOT Collab kit…. which will make it’s debut a little later today!  Just in time for National Scrapbook Day 2008!

Here is a layout of my daughter, Andrea,  She turns 18 in about a week!  Ughh!  I cannot believe how fast time flies.  I could have sworn that just yesterday, she was a baby!  I created using my mini kit and the stitching is from Julie Bullock.  Fun Stuff!

Oh… and don’t forget ACOT is having a weekend long celebration for NSD 2008!  It is sure to be a great time!  The CT always has tons of great challenges, games, chats, and prizes! 

My husband, son, and I went to Eureka Springs, AK for a much needed, weekend get-away.   I was in awe of the beauty that surrounded me and felt completely refreshed when we came home.  Feasting on the beauty of God’s creation was good for my soul!  

 I discovered this song by FlyLeaf, called There for You.   There is a verse in this song that perfectly describes what I hear when I see the beauty God created for his children. 

Whoot-Whoot!  Are you as excited about our NSD Crop on Saturday, May 3rd , as I am?  We are planning a fun-filled day of games, challenges, classes, chats, and fun!  It is going to be an all day PARTY! :)  Oh, did I mention we are giving away some AWESOME prizes?  Check these out!

The GRANDE prize is this awesome rolling tote, valued at $79.99!  It is to be given to the person with the most points. (You’ll get points rewarded for every challenge, game, class, and chat you participate in).

We’ll also be doing a few drawings for these handy-dandy desktop tool caddies!  Everyone who participate in the crop during the day has a chance to win!  We will randomly draw winners from everyone that plays along with us!

Also, this is a great time to stock up on your favorite scrapbook prodcucts from the AWDML Store !  The more you participate in the crop, the more points you will earn, and the larger your savings will be!  Not to mention, Lisa will also be offering some great sales, discounted shipping rates, and free gifts with purchases!  Mark your calendar and tell your friends!  It is going to be a good time!

Kelly Shults

It is gonna be a BLAST!  We have planned a day full of games, classes, challenges, prizes, chats, and MORE!  You DO NOT want to miss this crop!

 In the meantime, Lucy just posted a fun National Jelly Bean Day challenge on TSS Blog.  Yep, you heard me right…. It is National Jelly Bean Day!  Pssttt… she is giving away an RAK for this challenge too!

I am so happy that Spring has finally arrived!  This is my favorite time of year!  I love the flowers, the rain, and the promise of new beginnings!  To celebrate I would like to offer you a couple of free Wordart downloads.  These files are in PNG format so if you use a graphics program like Photoshop, the background is transparent.  Which means you can layer it!  I have also included a mini tutorial that demonstates how to add word art to your photos before you print.  You can also print the wordart out on cardstock or a transparency to use in your projects and layouts.  Enjoy!

Download Here

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Download Here

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To add wordart to a photo using Photohshop:

Please Note:  This will make permanent changes to your photo once you save it, so make sure you create a duplicate copy of your photo before proceeding.

1.  Open your photo and the wordart file in Photoshop.

2.  Make sure your wordart file is active and hit CTRL+A, to select the word art.  You should see “marching ants” around the canvas.

3.  Now press CTRL+C to copy the selection.

4. Activate the file with the photo and click CTRL+V.  This will paste the selected word art into a new layer in your photo file.

5. Make sure the layer with the word art is the active layer and select the Move Tool from the Tool Box at the left of the screen.  It looks like this—>     Now, position the word art where you would like it on your photo.

6.  Save and print!

Tip:  You can change the color of your wordart to fit your photo better.  With the word art layer selected, go to Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation>  and play around with the sliders to change the colors of your word art.

Happy Spring!

Thanks ladies for your comments!  The winners of the Tropical Paradise Page Set are …. 

Post #9:  Rose

Post #12:  May

Post #2:   Maisie

Congratulations! 

“Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture.”
– Norman Vincent Peale

GIVE-AWAY INFO:

Want to win this kit?  All you have to do is reply to this post!  That is it.. .just leave a comment!  I will pick 3 random winners (using a random number generator) on Sunday, April 13, 2008!

Introducing: Tropical Paradise Kit

Dreaming of a vacation get-away or how about a tropical paradise?  This kit is full elements and papers inspired by the tropics!  This gorgeous kit is sure to help you scrap your beach, vacation, fun in the sun, or just laying by the pool photos! 

This kit includes: 9 patterned papers, 4 solids, torn paper and stamped alphabet, stickers, stamps, page gems, tags, labels, glitter borders, and more!

Only Available @ A Cherry On Top Digital Shoppe

If you ever feel stuck when trying to come up with a title, quote, or journaling prompt for a layout, the web is full of inspiration!   I have compiled a list of some great sites to help get the creative juices flowing! 

Searchable Quote Databases:

http://www.quotationspage.com/
http://www.wisdomquotes.com/ 
http://www.coolquotes.com/ 
http://www.quotegarden.com/

Page Titles:

http://www.theperfecttitle.com/ 
http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/2269.asp 
http://scrapsayings.com/say-top.htm
http://www.hummiesworld.com/ScrapTitles.html

Journaling Prompts:

http://journalingprompts.com/ 
http://writingfix.com/classroom_tools/dailypromptgenerator.htm
http://www.acreativejournal.com/category/journal-writing-prompts/

Do you have a favorite site for quotes, titles or journaling prompts that I haven’t listed?   Please share it with us in the comment section!

Until next time…

Happy Scrapping!

Kelly Shults