Bouquet of Pixels Creative Team

Friday Freebie

2009-10-08T18:56:00.000-07:00

Today's Friday Freebie is a cute little cluster element that coordinates with our Daddy's Girl October collab! This is a great collab and the papers are so pretty and there are tons of great elements! I have had the opportunity to play with this kit and I loved it! Here are some of my layouts with it!

Here is a preview of the kit and don't forget that you can earn this kit for FREE by completing all of the October Challenges. Just visit the forum for more details!

And here is what you are getting! Enjoy!

Thrifty Thursday (freebie too!)

2009-10-07T18:56:00.000-07:00

I am not really sure what happened but I totally forgot to the Thrifty Thursday post the last couple of weeks! So sorry about that! So without further ado, here are some of the bargains you can find in the BoP Store this week! Go over and check them out! All the pictures should be linked but if for some reason they are not, just click the category heading to get to them!

$1 Shop

Bargain Bin

Monthly Specials

Freebie For You!

Thankful by MoonDesigns is a mini-kit that comes with 4 papers and 8 elements that is great for the many fall or thanksgiving pictures you are sure to take this season!

September Collab Number Two - And a Freebie For You

2009-09-20T22:12:00.000-07:00

Earlier this month, I shared the Fairy Fantasies Collab kit with you. Isn't that a pretty kit? I just love it. Today, I get to show you
the super cute collab, Mama's Boy. This kit is all about little boys,
and how much we love them.

You can pick this collab up in store, or you can choose it as your
free kit when you complete all the challenges in the forum. I think
that is such an awesome deal - you get great layouts done AND a free
kit!

Here is a layout I did, featuring my son who I love more than words
can express:

And here is a freebie quick page for you, made from this layout!

You can pick it up on 4shared. I'd love a comment if you like it!

Have a fantastic day!

Friday Freebie

2009-09-17T18:37:00.000-07:00

Time for another freebie (actually 2!) Both of the freebies were made from the two collabs that the designers are offering in the shop this month. If you haven't seen the collabs, you are missing out. They are both great and jam-packed full of elements and papers!

Don't forget that you can earn either of the collabs for FREE by completing our challenges! The challenges are fun and pretty easy to do, so head over to the forum and check them out.

Click the picture to download your freebie! Both freebies are in one download.

Thrifty Thursday (freebie too!)

2009-09-16T17:04:00.000-07:00

Time for another Thrifty Thursday post! We want to help you stretch your scrappin dollar farther so come on over to the Shop and check out these great deals!

Hows this for a great deal-- CU Products for a $1!

Not into CU products? No problem, check out these great brag book pages and word art found in the Bargain Bin! You don't want to miss them!

Maybe you are into Tagger kits, well here are two that are on sale right now!

Some of our other products on special this month include:
Baby Girl Clipart, CU Shapes, Little Birdie kit, Flower Frame template, Sqaure Brads, Sand-filled Alpha, Paris Dreams Quick Pages, Grab Bag #1, Party Balloons, and Color My World kit.

If you made it this far, then you deserve a little gift! Here is a freebie for you to pick up! Enjoy!

Layout of the Week

2009-09-13T06:47:00.000-07:00

Hi, everyone! Here is this week's pick for layout of the week. I love the way the picture is used - extractions make me happy for some reason!

It was created by Tanya and you can click the picture to visit her gallery at Bouquet of Pixels. Happy scrapping, everyone!!

Thrifty Thursday (freebie too!)

2009-09-10T12:51:00.000-07:00

Every Thursday come and see all the ways you can make your scrapping budget go further at BoP as we tell you about special bargains, dollar items, and other great sales from our designers!

Right now in the Bargain Bin category you will find lots of great Overlays in many different themes by Niks Scripts and Scraps for only $1.00 each! And if that wasn't good enough, they are all CU and CU4CU ok! Here are a few of them:

Also in the Bargain Bin area you will find some really cute kits by Designs by Mel and Monkia Designs for $2 and under! Here are just a couple of them:

Then if you head on over to the $1 Special Category you will find these amazing deals by LilleyScrap's:

Plus you don't want to miss these great bargains! You will find amazing deals on the images below, so click on over and save up to 50% off!

And finally, you can get this great kit from KnC Scraps for 75% off!! That is a great deal! And it also comes in Tagger Size as well as Full Size. And the tagger size is 71% off too!

And you can grab this freebie from the store while you are there!

Check out the September Collab - And a Freebie For You!

2009-09-06T21:26:00.000-07:00

Did you know that each month there is not one, but two Bouquet of
Pixels Designer Collabs? Yep, there is so many fabulous designers,
they couldn't fit all the collab goodness into one kit, so they make
two! And I get to have the pleasure of introducing you to the collabs
this month and sharing a freebie:)

I couldn't pick a favourite, so I decide I'd just go in alphabetical
order - so I'm showing you this awesome kit first - Fairy Fantasies!

I absolutely adore the colours of this kit, and all the magical elements are wonderful. You can purchase this kit in store, or you can get it free with a $10 purchase of any other products form the store. Or, you could chose this kit free when you complete all the challenges in the forum - how cool is that?

I made you a quick page - I hope you like it as much I liked making it! First, I'll show you the LO I did with it:

And here is the QP;

Pick it up on 4shared. Remember I love to read your comments.

I'll be back mid month to show you the other collab. See you then!

Sunday Sunshine!

2009-09-06T11:58:00.000-07:00

Today it is rainy and dreary where I am so I thought that I would title this post Sunday Sunshine, because I would love the sun to peek through the clouds right now!

On Sundays we will highlight one layout from our gallery that CT member Ariana chooses as the Layout of the Week. However, this week she is out of town. So I got to choose the LOTW! And lets hope it brightens your day and get the creative juices flowing! So without further ado, here is this weeks LOTW!

I chose this layout because for one I love the picture! That is a great picture, and I love the way it looks faded and worn. A couple of my other favorite things about this layout are the paper tearing effect and the accent pieces at the top of the page. This layout is by BoP member adelina and you can see more of her gallery here! Enjoy!

Tzigane

New Sketch Freebie

2009-09-04T22:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the first of many Sketchy Saturday posts! Sketchy Saturday will run every other Saturday of the month! Hope you will bookmark us and come back for a free sketch! Our sketches are being brought to you by our Creative Team member Cissi! Here is a preview of the sketch:

Here is a layout that I put together using Cissi's sketch and the BoP Collab The Games We Play.

Click one of the links below to download the template.
Media Fire- PSD Template
Media Fire- PSD Template (rar file)

Friday Freebie

2009-09-03T22:00:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! Have you seen some of the great things going on over in the Forums? We have some great challenges that have just started and the prize for finishing the challenges is awesome! You get YOUR choice of a FREE COLLAB kit! These kits are great and they are jam-packed with papers and elements! Go check it out.

For today's freebie, we are giving away a very versatile psd template.

Just click on the above image to be taken to the download. And visit us in the Forums because there are some more freebies there!

Tuesday Tutorial - Snapshot to Fabulous Editing!

2009-08-31T23:45:00.000-07:00

Hi, I'm Jennifer (you probably know me as Knittinjen) and though I'm no kind of professional, I have learned over the years how to take a pretty blah snapshot, and turn it into something I'm proud to scrap and share! For starters, I'm using Photo Shop Elements 6.0, so that's how my instructions will read - if you are using something else, I'm sure you can do all the same steps, it may just be different key combinations or whatever. So...ready?
Let's take this VERY unimpressive snapshot which I actually scanned into my computer (hmm, let's start with that...I scan at 600 ppi in TIFF format - this allows me to have a higher-quality original if I want to do something with it later. Before any editing, I change that 600 ppi TIFF into a highest-quality, 300-ppi JPEG). So I've done that, and this is what I have. Too orange, blurry, grainy...not too impressive, but not horrible.

The first thing I ALWAYS do is adjust levels - not automatically, but manually. In PSE, that is Ctrl+L. Particularly when scanning, there is generally some "empty" areas at the lightest (right) side and darkest (left) side of the histogram (that's that mountain/hilly looking thing). So the first thing I do is slide the sliders (the little triangles at the bottom) for the two outside levels in to where there is actually some "hill" - see what I mean here.

With preview box selected, I mess around with the sliders until the photo looks the way I want it. More or less. I know I will be adjusting this stuff again later, so for now, I'm happy with this. So the next thing I want to take care of is this horrible orange tint! The first thing I will always try is removing a color cast, because if that works, bam! Done in one simple click. Go to the menu Enhance, Adjust Color, Remove Color Cast, and here's what you get (that box down there). I chose the refrigerator from the background as the "white" spot, and I think if anything it looks MORE orange! I tried a few other things, none worked, so I hit cancel, and will go on to the next option.

This can be found under Enhance, Adjust Color, Color Variations. You can see your "before", and the "after" which changes as you make selections. On the bottom is a nice grid showing what options you have...

99.99% of the time, I leave the area to adjust at midtones, but the Color Intensity needs to be de-intensified by sliding the slider down to the beginning, in order to make small changes. See how the options all mellow out after you move this? That's okay, because you can click the same thing as many times as you want, and it will change in those small increments.

so I chose "reduce red" two times, and this was the result.

Better, but I will be revisiting the color variations again, I think.
The next thing to take care of is NOISE! Do you notice, unless you have some fabulous camera that I don't (which you very well may, mine is a very inexpensive point & shoot) that if you try to fix the color, especially if you make it lighter, you have all these little color dots, teeny-tiny little dots, that make the picture look....not smooth? That is called noise, and one of the greatest days of my life was when I discovered this product called Noiseware. You can buy a version and work with it right in PSE, but I have the free one, so now I save my pic as a highest-quality JPEG, close it, and open my Noiseware program, and plop the partially-edited photo into the program. Viola!

Notice all the nifty little sliders on the left side - I'm not going to go deeply into them, you can play with them to your heart's content if you download the free version, I'll just tell you what I do.
When you hit the drop-down box, you have choices besides "Default" and I always at least begin by choosing Full Suppression (stronger noise).

After choosing that, I choose +2 or +3 sharpening. I do this to prevent the noise suppression from possibly suppressing too much of the detail (eyes and hair mainly).

I click on "go" and here is what I get. To see what it begin as, I simply click on the picture. Then I can decide - did I get it right? If not, hit undo and try different settings. Usually what I do is click on the picture and amaze myself with what a great job the noiseware did for me! It is really amazing!
So after being all amazed for awhile, I choose "save as" and leave the default, which is the same file name with "_filtered" added - I always keep the original for awhile, just in case. Just in case what, I don't know...but still...
There, that's just so nice and smooth and lovely - but now it's REALLY orangey! For some reason, running this filter tends to make my pix redder. So my first step is generally to go back to color variations.
So after clicking "Decrease Red" so many times I lost count, I decided to bump my little intensity slider up one step, click on Reset Image, and began again. Then I clicked "Reduce Red" 3 times, and was happy with the result.
Now I decided that fridge (which did me no good as a white spot ANYWAY) is too distracting - needs to go. So I choose my crop tool, and crop it out (along with some irrelevant dark stuff, too).

Much better!
Now one thing about reducing noise is that it also reduces sharpness. And the pic wasn't too sharp to begin with! By sharp, I mean...well, let me show you.
Over in your palettes, there's the Effects palette, and under a bunch of artistic-type effects, you will find "Unsharp Mask". This little box is what it looks like. The little close-up sample looks awful, but I ignore that and watch the full photo on the screen. I generally start out with settings of 100, 10, 5. Exactly what they mean I could not tell you, but I do know that the last one sort of "undoes" the first ones partially. If I choose 100 and 10, some of the pic looks great, but the faces tend to actually get splotchy. Choosing 5 in the last box softens them back up a bit. It's something you really just have to play with! But by clicking the preview box on and off, you can see the difference. What I really want to do is make the eyes pop, clarify any lines that are a little muddled, see the purdy smiles, and the hair. So I was happy with these settings. I'm practically finished!
But see the little specks all over? I'm not going into a long description how to use the clone stamp and blending tools (the one that looks like a band-aid) but maybe in another tutorial...
See that really obvious speck? I use my stamp tool, pick a non-speck spot near the speck, set opacity to 90% (or more or less depending on my needs) and stamp it out!Viola!
Now I could go thru and do that to all the little specks, and I may just do so if I'm going to scrap this page, but you get the idea. And I'm sure you don't want to watch me do all that!
So here is the Before & After Pic - see how much better it looks? Better color, no graininess, sharper eyes and smiles, just better!

Okay, I have never done a tutorial before in my life, and the only reason I chose this specific subject is because I have gotten comments on how nice and smooth, sharp, crisp, clear, blah blah blah, my pix look, so I figured I'd take you thru my own personal, messy, sometimes downright arbitrary editing process. If you decide to edit pix like me, you will almost immediately change some of the steps to suit your taste, your camera, your screen, your kids, your whatever! And you should! And if in doing so, you come up with some FABULOUS idea, be sure to post a comment and let me know! I'd love to learn from you, too!
If anything about this tutorial was difficult to read/follow, also leave a comment (but gently, please, this is my VERY first effort), so I can improve my ability to share with you what I do!
Thanks for checking out my Tuesday Tutorial at Bouquet of Pixels blog!

New Challenges and a Freebie

2009-08-31T22:09:00.000-07:00

Oh my, September already! Sarai has been back at school for a week. Today marks the beginning of the second week of school. Plus this month is my husbands birthday AND my birthday! Anyways on to the business at hand!

New challenges are up at Bouquet of Pixels and waiting for you to jump right in! We have a couple new challenges, a couple improved (hopefully) challenges, and a new host! Tracy (one of our designers) is hosting an Ad Inspiration Challenge and she has taken over hosting duties for the Font Challenge! Thanks Tracy for stepping in and helping out!

We did not change what you get for completing our challenges! You will still get to choose one of the Monthly Collab kits for FREE when you complete all the required challenges. You can read more about that here. And just buzz on into our shop to see the collabs! So on to the challenges!

Of course, I am hosting the Color Challenge again this month. The color palette is called Apple with Cinamon and there are a couple cute elements that I created for you included in the freebie (if I do say so!). The hex numbers for the palette are:

Here is a preview of my layout that I created for the challenge!

Here is the freebie for this challenge! Remember if you participate in the challenge you don't have to use the freebie, it is just an added bonus to say thanks for being a part of Bouquet of Pixels!

Hope to see you in the forums!

Word Art Freebie

2009-06-04T19:27:00.000-07:00

June's challenges are up in the forum HERE.

You will get some goodies in order to participate. One of the goodies you will be getting is June's Word Art. Click on the image to download. Look around in the challenge forum, because I bet you can find a free and AWESOME template (PU), too!

If you join in and play in our challenges....creating 7 layouts....one for each challenge...we will give you our monthly collab. Vacation Destination FREE! Now...how can you beat that? Go to the forum now to check out the fun challenges!

Take care and enjoy this digital scrapbooking freebie.

Would you like to get May's collab, Tie the Knot for FREE?

2009-05-10T18:39:00.000-07:00

In our forum, we have 7 challenges posted. If you upload a layout for each challenge, we will give you May's collab., Tie the Knot for FREE. Click HERE to find out the details about May's challenges.

Not only can you get the collab for free...you can pick up a template and word art set free, as well. The word art was made by Inkin' Creations and the template was made by gotJPEGs? to complete the template challenge.

Click on the images (word art and template) to download.

Here is Tie the Knot...the collab that you can get for FREE for participating in all 7 of the challenges:

Bouquet of Pixels Blog Hop....with a Twist

2009-05-01T15:34:00.000-07:00

To celebrate NSD, the Creative Team at Bouquet of Pixels is hosting a blog hop. There is a twist to this blog hop. When you visit each creative team member's blog, you will collect words along the way. At the end of the blog hop, you will email Tzigane with the phrase and your name will be entered in a drawing to win Sunset Funk, a kit by Inkin Creations.

"I hope you are having a great National Scrapbooking Weekend, and that you enjoy this brag book page I made for you.

Click HERE download.

If you are playing along with Bouquet of Pixels' blog hop with a twist game....you need some words.

* own fair beauty

Next you will go to Erika's blog HERE.

If you came to my blog first and you would like to win a prize for going to each blog and collecting some words, you can start at Tracie's blog HERE.*

Have Fun!

National Scrapbooking Day Events...you won't want to miss this!

2009-04-28T12:39:00.000-07:00

Easter Surprise by Monika Designs

2009-04-18T19:43:00.000-07:00

Monika Designs has a vintage Easter kit called Easter Surprise. This kit has the most beautiful colors and textures and such fun elements. You will LOVE it. You can find her kit in the store HERE.

Credits: For the first layout I used a template by ChrissyW

THE DRAGONS JEWEL

2009-04-16T18:25:00.000-07:00

This is our daughter, Kelly, a couple years ago.
Kit used is the Dragons Jewels designed by Cuddle Beez Designs at Bouquet of Pixels.
http://bouquetofpixels.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_46&products_id=1031

THE JEWELLED DRAGON

2009-04-16T18:23:00.000-07:00

this is one of my photos from Anna and Josh's wedding. The girls looked gorgeous, and I love fun candid shots! Kit used is the Dragons Jewels designed by Cuddle Beez Designs at Bouquet of Pixels.
http://bouquetofpixels.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_46&products_id=1031

I Give A Hoot

2009-04-16T00:44:00.001-07:00

Wow - this kit is so cute I can barely stand it. I love the colours, and the owl, and the trees....and...well, OK, you get the point *grin*

And here are two layouts I did with it:

You can pick this up at Inkin' Creations Store - and it's even on sale!

Mad Genius Designs- In My Little Boy's Pocket Collab

2009-03-30T20:57:00.000-07:00

Today I worked with Mad Genius Designs' kit- In My Little Boy's Pocket collab kit. It has such fun colors, great textured papers, and the perfect colors. You can find this collab kit in the store HERE.

For my first layout, I used gotJPEGs? template she made for our April template challenge. You can get the template free HERE.

For the second layout, I scraplifted Lois' layout for the April scraplift challenge found HERE.

Serene by RW's- Sprintime Mini

2009-03-29T18:13:00.000-07:00

This kit has just the most wonderful colors. They made my photos just pop off the page. You can find Serene by RW's kit- Springtime Mini HERE.

Speed Scrap coming in ONE WEEK (April 3rd)

2009-03-27T06:45:00.001-07:00

Come to the Bouquet Of Pixels forum, which is where you will find instructions on how to get into the chat room. There will be a gift for everyone who participates. Oh, and while you are there, don't forget to check out the challenges in the forum. Do all 7 and you can earn the fantastic store collab for free!

Don't know what a speed scrap is? You hang out a bunch of great fellow digi scrappers in the forum for an hour. At the top of the hour Jewel (CT member and Designer)will give you one instruction. You will get another one every 10 minutes for the next hour, for a total of 7 instructions. You will get an hour to complete your layout and upload it to the gallery. You come away with a posting gift, a completed page, and (hopefully!) a smile on your face!

Layout using For the Kids- Charity Collab.

2009-03-25T19:37:00.000-07:00

The Creative Team here at Bouquet of Pixels have been busy using the For the Kids to create 12x12 Quick Pages that we are going to sell to help raise money for Linda's nephew and family...(read post below for details).

Here are 2 layouts that will also be included in the quick page sets.

2009-03-25T14:12:00.001-07:00

Bouquet of Pixels designers created this charity collab for Linda's (Linda's Dream Designs) nephew & his family. Linda is a designer here in our store.

Here's a little of their story: Joey and his wife, Karri, have 5 children: Kylie (12), Emily (10), Nathan (9), Cayden (8), and Braden (6). They were among the families tragically affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma in February of 2009. They had a fire in their home during these storms, and they lost everything. They were unable to afford insurance and are, therefore, left with absolutely nothing. Their fire was due to the grass fires that happened and the storm winds stoked the fire that caught their home on fire. Thankfully, nobody was home at the time it happpened, and they are all safe. They are staying with family for a short time.

This fun collaboration includes 90 papers (300 dpi) and 167 elements. Also included are 2 templates (psd and png files) and 1 FULL alpha! Don't pass up this amazing deal and let's help Linda's nephew and family! Thanks!

This great kit is only available until May 1st, so grab it while you can! All profits will go to the family mentioned above.

Get the kit HERE

Don't want to get the kit but still want to donate money? No problem!!! Just use this button to make your donation:

I give a HOOT by Inkin' Creations

2009-03-22T18:09:00.001-07:00

Erika created the cutest kit ever!!! I love the colors and elements and that darn owl is just way too cute.
Check it out:

You can pick this up at Bouquet of Pixels!
and here are a few layouts that I did with the kit...too fun!!

Young Love

2009-03-19T19:33:00.000-07:00

I have one word that sums up this kit 'glorious'. I love it for all the rich colours and lots of luxurious elements.

Here are a couple of layouts I did, one more elegant and one a little whimsical:

Love it? I thought you might. You can pick it up here.

For the Love of Ladybugs by The Gifted Goose

2009-03-18T17:23:00.000-07:00

Is that not the cutest name ever? I love it!! And I loved working with this kit too, the color combo of the black and lime green with a punch of red is just awesome! There are some really great elements in this kit and I love the scalloped paper included with the threading holes....and even the ribbon to put in the holes too!!
Here is the preview of the kit:

You can pick it up in the Bouquet of Pixels Store.

And these are the two layouts I did with the kit:

I really enjoyed working with this kit....and I bet you will too!!!!

Victorian Blues by CJ's Dreams

2009-03-12T16:35:00.001-07:00

Totally fun kit to work with!!! And the chandelier is to die for, a definate must have!! It is available at the Bouquet of Pixels shop, check it out:

and these are the two layouts I did with it:

Oh the possibilities with this kit ;)

We are Bursting with Spring kits

2009-03-11T14:09:00.000-07:00

Our store is bursting with such gorgeous Spring kits. Here is one from Designs by Mel, called Touch of Spring. It has the prettiest colors and such fun elements. You can find Touch of Spring, and an Add-on HERE.

First layout-template by Pencil Lines (Michele Filo)
Second layout-template by ScrapMatters CT

Thanks for looking!

Breath of Spring Part 2

2009-03-06T14:25:00.000-08:00

Monika Designs has a GORGEOUS spring kit out...it is a "must have"! The colors are wonderful..and the textures of the papers are just perfect. I love this kit (can you tell?..LOL!)

You can buy this kit in the store HERE.

credits: Violin layout based on a Pencil Lines sketch.

Bouquet of Pixels' March Collab- Cozy Cottage

2009-03-05T08:31:00.000-08:00

If you haven't seen this month's collab...you MUST...it is gorgeous. This kit is packed with 110 papers and 177 elements that are fresh, lovely, and pretty, and includes an alpha. This kit will appeal to your feminine side. Our Cozy Cottage color palette is a combination of beautiful and soft pastels. The papers and elements in this kit have a hint of vintage, shabby chic, and french county styles...and oh, so pretty. This kit will be perfect for heritage albums, as well as scrapping all those important women and girls in your life.

Click HERE to find the collab in the store.

Credits: Observe Layout- Pencil Lines template
Love You Always- Inspired by Jana Eubank

2009-03-04T08:11:00.000-08:00

Boy-oh-Boy kit from Inkin' Creations

2009-03-03T20:16:00.000-08:00

This is a great kit. Designer blog is http://inkincreations.blogspot.com/

Digital Scrapbooking Freebie

2009-02-27T11:58:00.000-08:00

Do you want a digital scrapbook freebie? How about this awesome quick page? Julie's Addiction (a.k.a gotJPEGs ?) worked with Inkin' Creations newest kit called Organic Bliss, so she created a Quick Page for you all to play with, hope you enjoy!

Click on the image to download.Thanks for stopping by and if you enjoyed this digital scrapbook freebie...let us know by saying, "thanks".

Kathy Goldstein Designs'- Make it Pop

2009-02-24T11:53:00.001-08:00

Kathy Goldstein Designs' has a gorgeous new kit in the store called- Make it pop. It has the most pretty shades of blue, and gray...that just pop off the black. You can find it in the store HERE.

I used gotJPEGs?' new template for the dress-up layout. You can find the template in Group 1 templates in the store HERE (they are all FABULOUS!)

The "Cherish" layout was inspired by Jana Eubank.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Serene by RW- Expectation

2009-02-20T20:38:00.001-08:00

Serene by RW has a wonderful new spring-y kit out called Expectation. You can find it HERE. There are the two layouts that I made using her kit. Thank for looking.

Happy Camping by Meetje Designs

2009-02-17T19:27:00.001-08:00

Meetje Designs has such a fun kit in the store called Happy Camping! I just LOVE it. The top layout was made using a template by Kiki and the bottom was from a template by Pencil Lines. TFL!

Victorian Love

2009-02-11T11:59:00.000-08:00

Monika Designs has a new kit in the store (a gorgeous one!)....called Victorian Love. Here is the layout that I made using her kit. Alpha by Sweet Digi Scraps.

You can find the kit in the store HERE.

Classy Me by MoonDesigns

2009-02-08T22:59:00.001-08:00

I have been playing with a kit by MoonDesigns called Classy Me, available at Bouquet of Pixels. I have to say the colors are awesome together and very rich, great texture. The elements are so realistic, love the ivy and staples and stitching, this is one awesome kit, check it out:

And these are two layouts I did with the kit:

We have challenges

2009-01-31T21:46:00.000-08:00

Starting Feb. 1st...we will be having some fun over at the store's forum! Click HERE to view the challenges. There are 8 challenges posted and you can win our monthly collaboration kit by participating. All you have to do is complete all 8 challenges before midnight EST, Feb. 28th.

Don't get discouraged if you can't complete all 8...a winner will be chosen (at random) to win this kit from the store. For each challenge you complete..your name will be entered into the drawing. The more challenges completed...the more chances to win.

Boy-oh-Boy...By Inkin' Creations

2009-01-23T14:10:00.000-08:00

Well...I am wearing a couple of different hats now. I am both the creative team leader (fearless, lol!) and a brand-new designer! To celebrate, I put my 3 kits on sale...20% off until Valentines Day.
Here is my newest kit, Boy-oh-Boy and 2 layouts. The first layout was inspired by a sketch on Inspired Blueprints, and the second is from a sketch on Splitcoaststampers. Thanks for stopping by today.

Some New Layouts!

2009-01-21T11:40:00.001-08:00

I everyone! Jessica Dixon here! I just wanted to share some layouts I made using Moon Designs beautiful New kit "Be Mine". I hope that you enjoy looking at them!

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Monika Designs'- Midnight Garden

2009-01-21T05:53:00.000-08:00

Monika has a kit in the store that is so elegant and the colors are just gorgeous. You can find Midnight Garden in the store HERE. Today she has posted some extras (freebie) for this kit on the Bouquet of Pixel blog HERE.

I made 3 layouts using her kit. I used a template for the second layout from Pure Scrap. The third layout I used a template by Aisyah Roisan-Sya's Blueprints. Thanks for looking!

At Christmas Time

2009-01-18T21:06:00.000-08:00

I had the opportunity to work with this wonderful kit by The Gifted Goose available here. It is FULL of elements and wonderful papers.

Here are my two LO's with them (both are clickable):

Be My Valentine!

2009-01-16T09:52:00.000-08:00

Hey all! I thought I'd take a turn at posting since I'm so inspired by Renata's new kit - it is just beautiful! It's called "Be My Valentine" and it's in the store now. I used it to make a page for the Thursday challenge on Splitcoast to honour 'the hubster' and it worked perfectly.

I love the colours and the elegant embellishments. I especially love the word art. Way cool - Thanks, Renata!!

Be My Valentine by Serene by RW

2009-01-16T00:00:00.000-08:00

I had the opportunity to scrap with this FAB new kit Be My Valentine by Serene by RW available here. It is wonderful, so versatile and loaded with great elements! By far one of my favorite kits so far.

So without further ado here is a preview and my 2 LO's with it (both are clickable):

DigiLover's Addictions'- All My Love

2009-01-15T19:53:00.001-08:00

DigiLover's Addiction has a brand new kit in the store called All My Love. It has such beautiful and soft colors. You can find it in the store HERE.

For the first layout, I used a template found at Pencil Lines blog.

For the second layout I was inspired by a lo by Jana Eubanks...on her blog, From My Feathered Nest.

Thanks for stopping by!

Speed Scrap

2009-01-07T20:27:00.000-08:00

I want to make sure that everyone remembers to join us for a Speed Scrap at Bouquet of Pixels on Friday, Jan. 9th at 9 CST. Check out the details HERE....and because the theme of our Speed Scrap is Christmas...all Christmas kits will be 50% off that day!

Designs by Mel- Christmas Joy

2009-01-03T20:18:00.000-08:00

What a fun kit that Designs by Mel has in the store...called Christmas Joy. I have so many photos of the kids opening gifts that I could make several more layouts. You can find Christmas Joy in the store HERE.

For my first page I used a template by Miss Erin's Design, Word Art by DirtyFeet Designs.

and the second page I used a template by Sarah Barber.
Thanks for stopping by.

Another Layout using Ahoy Mateys

2008-12-31T13:28:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year! I hope 2009 is full of good health and good cheer.

Here is another layout I made using Serene by RW's kit- Ahoy Mateys!. You can find the kit in the store HERE.

Ahoy Mateys by Serene by RW

2008-12-30T13:04:00.000-08:00

Serene by RW has a brand new (totally fun) kit in the store. My little guy LOVES pirates...so this kit is THE BEST! You can find Ahoy Mateys in the store HERE.

I used DigiLover's Addiction's graph alpha on this page.

TFL!

Designs by Helly- In Your Eyes (En Tus Ojos)

2008-12-27T13:49:00.000-08:00

Julie from our creative team made some wonderful layouts that I want to share with you. She used Designs by Helly's kit-In Your Eyes (EnTus Ojos) kit.

Here is how Helly describes her In Your Eyes (En Tus Ojos) kit: "When you look into the eyes of someone who truly loves you, you will see so much more than what you can perceive of yourself. In the eyes of my children, I am beautiful...I am strong...I am loved.

In Your Eyes has both English and Spanish text, a reflection of my own family."

You can find Helly's In Your Eyes (En Tus Ojos) kit in the store HERE.

Monika Designs'- A Victorian Christmas

2008-12-24T08:32:00.001-08:00

Monika has a new kit in the store...and it is GORGEOUS! She made a full-sized kit-A Victorian Christmas, an add-on, AND a matching alpha. You can find A Victorian Christmas kit in the store HERE, A Victorian Christmas add-on HERE, and A Victorian Christmas Alpha HERE. Have a wonderful Christmas!

Another Layout using Cold Hands, Warm Hearts.

2008-12-21T20:37:00.000-08:00

Seriously...I could use this collab. everyday for the next month and still have papers and elements I have not yet used. There are so many great elements and papers....I just keep making more and more layouts. Someone is going to have to tell me to stop! Until then...here's another one.

You can find Cold Hands, Warms Hearts on sale for $3.74 until Dec. 28th...so hurry up and grab this huge kit. You can find it in the store HERE.

25% off EVERYTHING...including the Dec. collab.!

2008-12-21T06:33:00.001-08:00

Bouquet of Pixels is having a 25% off sale...everything in the store. Hurry and shop, because the sale ends on Sat., Dec. 28th. With the sale...that makes the huge Dec. Collab. only $3.74. I am guessing I could find nearly that much in the cushions of my couch!

Here is another layout using the Cold Hands, Warm Hearts Dec. collab. You can find the kit in the store HERE.

December Collaboration- Cold Hands, Warm Hearts

2008-12-19T10:02:00.000-08:00

If any of you readers are bargain hunters...you MUST check this out. For $4.99 you get a humongous kit (and adorable, too). This kit has 93 papers and 167 elements, and I just love the color combination! You can find the collaboration in the store HERE.

I completed my page for a digital scrapbook challenge that Karen, from our CT, hosts over at Splitcoaststampers. The challenge was to scraplift a paper scrapbook page. I scraplifted dougnat's page HERE. Thanks for stopping by!

Serene by RW- A Little Something Kit

2008-12-18T21:27:00.001-08:00

Serene by RW has a new kit in the store inspired by primitive art. This is the perfect kit for those who love collecting country treasures. Here is what I (Erika) created with this kit. You can find the kit in the store HERE.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Metro Retro by The Gifted Goose...Layout 2

2008-12-16T19:37:00.000-08:00

Here is another layout using The Gifted Goose (Heather's)- Metro Retro kit. Metro Retro is still on sale for $1...Click HERE to find it in the store.

Thanks for stopping by today!

The Gifted Goose- Metro Retro

2008-12-14T19:51:00.001-08:00

Tonight I got a chance to work with The Gifted Goose's kit- Metro Retro. I love the fun colors and the great elements (I LOVE owls). Click HERE to find Metro Retro in the store...you won't be disappointed. Right now it is on sale for $1.00...wHoo-hooO!

This layout was inspired by a lo by renee82 at the Lilypad gallery. Thanks for looking.

Have you been collecting the Brag Book Freebies!!

2008-12-13T23:19:00.000-08:00

Available every day in the month of December on the Bouquet of Pixels blog, created by the Creative Team members of Bouquet of Pixels.
I have been completing them daily and will be printing them out to make brag books for Christmas. These are my grandbabies!!!

2008-12-10T18:56:00.000-08:00

Hello, Everyone! I just wanted to show off a couple of LO's I did with a fab kit from Delicious Fudge by Gwenipooh available here.

Here's a preview of the kit:

And my LO's (which are clickable!):

And Another

2008-12-10T18:23:00.000-08:00

I just can't seem to stop seeing potential layouts since getting Serene by RW's kit-Loves Me Love Me Not. Find her kit in the store HERE. For this digi-page I was inspired by a lo by Tiki on the Spice of Life blog. Font is 1942 Report. Thanks for looking.

Bouquet of Pixels Speed Scrap

2008-12-09T20:25:00.000-08:00

Join us on Jan. 9th for a speed scrap at Bouquet of Pixels. Amanda (In a Fog) is hosting it...and it should be so much fun!

Another Loves Me-Loves Me Not layout

2008-12-09T13:26:00.000-08:00

Here is another layout I (Erika) made using Serene by RW's Loves Me-Loves Me Not kit. I was inspired by a layout by Mrs2a50 at Lilypad. You can find the kit in the store HERE. Thanks for stopping by!

Serene by RW- Love Me-Loves Me Not

2008-12-07T20:44:00.000-08:00

There is nothing NOT to LOVE about Serene by RW's new kit-Loves Me-Loves Me Not. The elements are just the most fun and I love the papers as well. The colors are so versatile...I could go on and on! LOL! You can get the kit in the store HERE. It is on sale right now for $3.37, but only until Dec. 8th (which is tomorrow). After the sale is over it still is only $4.49.

This layout was inspired by a page by ScrapTigz at Lilypad. Thanks for looking!

Jenn Gigowski of BMC's Sweet Temptations

2008-12-04T18:21:00.000-08:00

Take a look at this very fun kit that Jenn has in the store HERE. I had loads of fun creating layouts using this kit...how couldn't I? For the first one I used a template by Purescrap and the second layout I used a template by Monsu. Thanks for looking!

Do you know about our Brag Book Freebies?

2008-12-04T18:17:00.001-08:00

Every day throughout the month of December, Bouquet of Pixels is giving away a brag book page. Here is today's freebie. Di from our team made this one using Gwenipooh's Soft Mango kit. Go ahead and collect them all. The creative team did such a fabulous job making all of these. THANK YOU! Also, if you download...we would love to hear a "thanks' from you! Enjoy!

DigiLover's Addiction- Baby Its Cold Outside

2008-12-01T20:04:00.000-08:00

Here is one more page using DigiLover's Addiction's kit- Baby its Cold Outside. Template by Pencillines and word art by Pam Lefors. Thanks for looking.

Baby it's Cold Outside

2008-12-01T11:01:00.000-08:00

I used DigiLover's Addiction's kit-Baby it's Cold Outside...Click HERE to find it in the store (P.S. You will find some great free things at Bouquet of Pixels for the grand opening today as well.). Thanks for looking!

2008-11-26T05:27:00.000-08:00

Click HERE to see all the great digital products!