New Digi Kit = New Blog

I so fell in love with Jen Martakis' new digi kit:  Snowy Day .  So much so that I changed up my blog with some of the elements from the kit.

It's so easy to use digi kits to dress up your blog.  Many of Jen's products are perfect for this.  I used her frames for this one a while back:

{The little birdies are an American Crafts image that I altered}.

Every new release I have to stop myself from changing my blog again.  Changing up your blog can be a bit addicting, can't it?

Snowy Day has these sweet soft wintery images:

Besides using kits for your blog headers, Jen's frames can be used for sidebar headers:

and a pretty swirl or border can help indicate changes in subject matter on your blog like this:

soooo . . . now onto a different type of kit . . . the Jenni Bowlin Mercantile kit is revealed and goes on sale tonight.  There have been a few sneaks here and there . . . check out the Inspiration Blog .

I'm loving the kit.  I just can't post anything yet because I'm a very.slow.scrapper.  But I am making one of my favorite layouts with the kit right now.  I was inspired by Doris' layout here to use an older photo.  Ahhhh, such sweet memories!

and here's what's going on for giveaways and challenges with prizes at Jenni Bowlin:

May Arts Giveaway (deadline Friday)

JBS Inspiration Challenge (deadline Dec 5th)

JBS Red/Black Challenge (deadline Dec 12th)

Have a great day!  and thanks for visiting!

Maybe THIS Christmas . . .

. . .  I'll be organized!

I made myself this neat little list holder in hopes that it will make my holiday shopping easier . . .

It folds out like like an accordian with pockets on each panel . . .

I made my list holder with the Jenni Bowlin Mercantile November Project kit . . . 

The gold foil star is from my stash. I made my receipt pocket expandable (with a couple of folds) because I may end up with a bunch of receipts . . .

I made a bunch of tags that go into each pocket . . . 

A notebook clip serves to keep the book shut and in order when it's in my bag.  I tied a May Arts ribbon from my stash around the clip . . .

I have so many goodies left over from this project kit to make more projects or layouts with . . .  This kit has so much stuff!  If you check it out on the Mercantile website, you'll see what Jenni did with this same kit - such an adorable Hodge Podge Christmas album.

If you'd like to give something like what I made a try, I have a printable sheet of the tags here:

Make a List Printable Tags

They are sized to fit 4.75 inch x 2.25 inch tags.

And here is a printable sheet of the pocket titles:

Make a List Printable Titles

They are sized to fit the 4 inch JBS journaling spots.

And check out the Inspiration Blog for the current challenges with great prizes up for grabs!

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Berry Beautiful

I love fall and winter berries.  They add such a nice spark to a bare landscape.  Natures jewels.  They even catch my eye on the highway.  I've got to really concentrate this time of year on keeping my eye on the road!

These are from various places in and around town:

I'm sure some are technically seed heads and not berries.  If you're interested, this is what they are left to right:

1. Jack in the Pulpit
2. Viburnum
3. Pokeweed
4. Bittersweet
5. Porcelain berry

The Porcelain Berry was in-cred-i-ble.  I saw them while i was watching a fall baseball game.  They were climbing on a fence.  Unbelievable colors: purple, teal, all shades of blue.  Gorgeous!