Dixie Pieces *December Reveal*

So much for posting every day this month. There just aren't enough hours in the day when caring for 3 little ones!
I'm still playing catch up with my blog postings, so tonight I have the Dixie Pieces December kit reveal. This was a fun kit because it wasn't your traditional Christmas kit. Some scrappers have a hard time scrapbooking the themed events. If that's the case, this is the perfect kit for you.
I kinda felt like Sherry and Brenna (the owners) looked into my kids closets and custom made this kit based on their wardrobe. And that's happened more than once with the DP kits.
Here are my pages:




And a card.

Check it out here>>Dixie Pieces.

Dixie Pieces *November Reveal*

Sometimes it amazes me when I look at the last time I posted. Where did the last 2 weeks go??
I can't believe it's already November!

Today I've got my November pages from Dixie Pieces to share with you. Here is the November kit!And here's what I did with it!



There are some great specials going on over there right now.
Any new subscribers will receive a free goodie bag valued at $20. These bags include alphabets, chipboard, papers, ribbon, and other embellishments. So be sure to go check it out!

Dixie Pieces *October Reveal*

It's that time again! The new kit is up for sale over at Dixie Pieces.
Here's what I did with the kit:

I had these pictures of Abigail from last fall that I still hadn't scrapped yet. When I pulled them out I was just amazed at how much she has changed in 12 months! How come as parents, we never get used to that?:)
I used my Making Memories Slice to cut those scallop hearts.

And here's the second page I've done with Jonathan. I LOVE that I can scrap girl and BOY pages now! I thought the banner trend that's so popular right now went great with a Roll Tide page!

Isn't she just soo cute with those pigtails? Used my Slice again to cut out that 2.


There's a fun roll of red tape in this kit. I used it to make those red starburst flowers. I laid the flower out on a white piece of cardstock and then just cut it out. There are also some stamps in this kit. The "Make a Wish" is one of them. Stamped it on some brown cardstock and cut it out.

Another item in this kit is this cute little accordian album. I cut it apart to make this mini cards. The album is big enough that once you cut it apart, you could make four of these little cards.
Head on over to Dixie Pieces gallery to see what the rest of the team did!
Don't forget we also have a fun contest going on over there through the end of the month. You can join in anytime.

Dixie Pieces Reveal - August 2010

This month's kit is now available over at Dixie Pieces! Here is what I created:

No, I haven't had the baby and already done a layout about it! :) These are some pictures from when Abigail was born that I hadn't scrapped yet. I'm very excited about holding another little bitty one in TWO weeks! I punched circles out of one of the patterned papers, cut them in half and used them to make the scalloped border.




I've had these pictures of Natalie sitting in my stash to be scrapped for a while. I need to go back into my picture files and figure out when they were taken so I can add the date to this page. I think she had just turned two.

When you head on over to Dixie Pieces to look at the other gals designs, be sure to check out the challenges this month. They are all about photography tips, tricks and techniques and I hope you will play along with us! The random winner this month will get a $15 gift certificate to the store!

Dixie Pieces Reveal - July 2010

I am so behind with my blogging! I've only done one update on this pregnancy and I've only got 8 weeks left, Abigail turned two, and in scrappy news I had a layout with pictures of Natalie published in a magazine. I hope to do some posts over the next week going into a little more detail about some of those things, but for now on to the task at hand!

It's a new month and a new kit over at Dixie Pieces!
Hand sewn; Vintage; Beautiful patterns and designs; all of these things describe the new July kit "Antique Homemade" from Dixie Pieces. This kit is filled with beautiful vintage patterns and sewing designs from well known manufacturers like Cosmo Cricket, Pink Paislee, and October Afternoon. Along with this kit you will receive a wide assortment of coordinating embellishments to make your crafting experience truly homemade.

Here are my creations:

This first one is about my grandparents who have been married for 65 years! They are truly an inspiration and you should be able to click on the layout to make it a bit larger if you'd like to read the journaling.




Make sure you head over to the Gallery and see what the rest of the team did!

Dixie Pieces Reveal - June 2010

Time for another kit reveal over at Dixie Pieces.

Floral and Feminine is what describes the new June Precious Pastels kit from Dixie Pieces kit. This kit arrives just in time to scrapbook all of your Mother's Day photos; spring garden luncheons; days out with the girls; or possibly some of your "not so feminine" photos. Whatever you decide, you definitely will want to add this kit to your scrapbooking collection.
Here's what I created this month.




Head on over to the gallery to see what the rest of the team did!

Dixie Pieces Reveal - May 2010

I have lots of pages to share over the next few days! Starting with the May kit reveal for Dixie Pieces. Another great Monthly kit is available at Dixie Pieces.
May's kit is called Vintage Summer, and it worked perfectly for some Summer Beach pictures I haven't scrapped yet.
Here is everything I created:



And then here are a couple of cards:

Make sure you check out the DT Gallery to see what all the other gals did!

Dixie Pieces Reveal - April 2010

This months kit over at Dixie Pieces was right up my alley. Just a few days before I saw our color scheme and what was in the kit, I had taken the girls to the park for a little photo shoot. Then when I saw the kit I just couldn't believe how perfect it was for the pictures I had just taken. So these first two Layouts are from our first spring photo shoot of the year.

(Supplies: Dixie Pieces April kit; Making Memories Slice Machine (heart and "Soars"); and Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch)

For this one I used the Glimmer Mist in the kit and sprayed the white cardstock. I cut some flowers out of one of the patterned papers in the kit and used them as a mask.
(Additional Supplies: Fiskars Threading water Border Punch; Back Zig Pen)


I struggled a bit with the placement of these photos. I like using one bigger picture with 2 wallet sized. I do it a lot. But usually they are portrait orientation, and these are landscape. I actually ended up placing all the patterned paper pieces first, and then the pictures fell into their home. I love those big sunglasses on Natalie. They're so big, that if you look close enough you'll see my reflection in them taking the pic! ha!
(Additional Supplies: Small plate for tracing and cutting the circle :)

And then here are the 2 cards I made:



The full kit:

You can check out more about HERE. We have a great Design Team at Dixie Pieces with a wide variety of styles. You can check out what all they did with the kit HERE.
We've also got a whole new month of challenges. So if you one of my scrapping blog readers, come join us on the forums!

Dixie Pieces Reveal - March

The March kit is now up for sale over at Dixie Pieces! Head over here to check it out!

Here is what I came up with, using this fun, colorful, kit!




You can click on any of the layouts for a larger view if you can't read the journaling and would like to.
The is lots of inspiration in the gallery this month. We had TWO guest designers, plus even Sherry (the kit club owner) made some great stuff with this one. You can check all of that out here.

All Things Dixie Pieces

This was my first month designing with the Dixie Pieces kit. And it's such a fun and colorful one!
So without further ado, here are my pages and a card.

Journaling on this first one says: Taking a family photo is usually always an adventure. I'm glad my brother kept clicking in between posed shots. It tells a more complete story. Like how John just really wanted to show off Abby's baby belly!

(My cute nephew Wyatt features in the page above.)


I also just purchased the Slice die cutting machine with some Christmas Money, and I put it to use cutting the title and some flowers for "Outtakes" and I also used it to cut those big letters in "RICE KRISPY"The kit is on sale HERE. And you can see what the other gals did with it, HERE.

In other Dixie Pieces news, we have the 3rd annual Beat the Winter Blues Crop coming up this weekend. Feb 5th-7th. The crop will get underway on Friday, February 5th in the morning. Challenges and games will be posted all weekend. Can't scrap that weekend? No worries! The deadline for posting your creations is not until February 18th! That's right, you will have almost 2 weeks to qualify for the Grand Prize Drawing! Prize? Yep, you heard me right! The Grand Prize is a brand new March Kit and a goodie bag of fun stuff that Brenna & Sherry(the owners) picked up at CHA!
Put next weekend on your calendars and come on over and join us for some fun! The Design Team also used the Feb. kit for the challenge examples, so you'll see even more stuff created with the kit.