And the winner is...

OK I've put all the names into the randomizer



and congrats to

justjaymes and of course Kathryn, too. I'll be sending you email soon.

Thanks everyone for your comments. I really appreciate them. Check back soon for more freebies. I'm planning on trying to get at least one a week out to share with my blog followers.

More Jake's Favorite Things...

I wanted to come and show off some LOs from my CT using Jake's Favorite Things. They did an amazing job with it.

From Chanin:





From LauraLea


From Melissa:


From Janine:


From Kimi:


From Belinda:


From Chel:


And here is one I did for the GDS Birthday Celebration Speed Scrap I hosted:


and I made a QP out of it to share with everyone:



I will come back later with an new post to announce the winners for the free copy of Jake's Favorite Things. So be sure to grab the add-on alpha from the other day and leave me a comment and a way to contact you just in case! Check back soon for the winner.

One more chance to win Jake's Favorite Things.

I wanted to come back and give away a copy of Jake's Favorite Things, but the only comment I have is from Kathryn and I don't have a way to contact you :) If you see this post leave me an email address.

Today I'm going to give away 1 more copy AND I have an add-on alpha freebie to share.




So don't for get to leave a comment if you'd like a free copy of Jake's Favorite Things. And don't forget to leave me an email address to send your prize to.

Jake's Favorite Things at GDS!

I've got a brand new kit in my shop at GDS this week. It is inspired by my little boy. It is full of things all little boys love. In fact, if you were to look in the pocket of any little guy you just might find some of these things. Marbles, rocks, leaves, bugs, etc.

Many of the pieces came directly from Jake's little treasure box or are things we found together when we were out walking. The marbles belonged to his Nani when she was a little girl. The pine cone was found at the park in Houston when he was visiting his grandparents there. The leaves came from our front yard.

There is a little story that I could tell you about nearly every piece included in the kit, but I'll stop now ;)



I don't have a freebie to give away today, but for those of y'all that watch my blog I'll come back in tomorrow night and pick one of comments to win a free copy. Be sure to leave me a way to get in touch with you in case you are picked.

Sneak Peek Time!

It's been a week since I opened up shop at GDS and I'm EXCITED to say I am so happy to be there. I'm so excited that I've already got another kit all ready to go into my shop. It was inspired by my son. I hope to release it this weekend. Its full of things little boys love.



I've even got another little freebie for you. I haven't had a template freebie on the blog in a long time. I hope you all like this one.



Thanks for stopping by and peeking at the new kit. Stop by GDS later this week. I'll be giving a couple copies away for free. I'll update the blog when I start the giveaway. I look forward to your comments.

Val

Speed Scrap tonight!

Come join in on the birthday fun at GDS tonight. I'm hosting a speed scrap and we're going to have a blast. If you play along you can get this Hoo's My Boy Add-On. It starts at 9:30 EST.



Chel, one of our awesome KgB girls made these adorable counting cards with Hoo's My Boy. If you want to try out a hybrid project, these are perfect for printing out and making a little something for your little someone.



She used some great templates from Geeky Diva Designs.

See you at the speed scrap!

Hoo's my Boy Revealed!!

I'm so excited to finally be releasing my first collab with Kimi today! Hoo's my Boy is in the shop at GDS today. Its even 50% off right now during the GDS 3rd Birthday Celebration!!

So here it is:


The collab contains 2 alphas, but also made this awesome little bark textured alpha to coordinate with the kit. Its the perfect compliment to any fall, outdoorsy layout.



and here is all the lovely layouts from our AWESOME KgB team:

Here is a little QP freebie for ya'll:



Don't forget to swing by GDS and check out some of the birthday festivities. There are quite a few freebies to be found in the Scavenger Hunt. I hope to see ya'll at the speed scrap Saturday night at 9:30 EST. You can pick up the little add-on pack that coordinates with HMB if you play along.

Happy Birthday GDS!

Come play at GDS this weekend and help celebrate the site's 3rd birthday. I'm hosting a speed scrap Saturday night and there are lots of other fun things going on throughout the weekend.


The scavenger hunt has already started. There are 13 prizes hidden around the sight for you to find. Saturday night I'm hosting a speed scrap at 9:30 EST. I've got an add-on to the collab Kimi and I are releasing soon to give away as the participation prize.




So don't forget to stop by GDS this weekend and check out the festivities and maybe pick up some prizes in the scavenger hunt or some scrap supplies in the shop while it is 50% off.

More news, a peek, and a freebie!

I don't think I really mentioned me and my pal Kimi of Kimi's Kreations have combined out creative teams yesterday. We've been scrapping and designing, and learning together almost from the very beginning. We both opened our first shops around the same time and have been dying to do a collab together ever since. Last month, when I proposed a collab to her, we both had the opportunity to join the Design Team at GDS and we both jumped on it!

Now a month later we've got our combined CT doing some amazing work for us, our first collab is all finished, and we've FINALLY been announced as designers at GDS. We are hoping to release the collab this weekend at GDS. Here is a little sneak peek.



Click on the image to get a chance to win a free copy. And in continued celebration of our merger, grand opening, and the upcoming release of our first collab I've got a little freebie for you. It coordinates with the collab.



If you haven't already, don't forget to hop on our blog train and make your rounds at the party. Leave our KgB girls some love, too, if you don't mind. They've done a wonderful job putting together all of those freebies.

Oh and my daily download is still up at GDS if you haven't already grabbed it. Also, my entire shop is 35% off until the 7th. You might want to stop by GDS this weekend, too. I hear something big might be happening!

Exciting BIG news!

Gosh its been a LONG time since I posted on my blog. I hope to remedy that and have a blog overhaul in mind. However, THAT is not the reason for this post.

I'm excited to announce that my good friend Kimi of Kimi's Kreation's and I have combined our CT's to form an awesome team of talented ladies. We've got even bigger news! We're both opening new shops at GDS !! We're so excited about it that we've both put together new kits to celebrate our merger and the new stores. Both of our shops at GDS will be on sale for 35% off for the next week.
(its not up quite yet, but please check back later for our shops openings!)


My new kit, It's a Party, is not your usual party kit! It is for grown-ups. Its perfect for scrapping your night out on the town, bachelorette parties, or just hanging out at home with some friends.



and some CT inspiration:

from Chanin:


from Brandi:


From Belinda:


From Janine:


From Zeee:


From Mamabear:


From Melissa:


From Chel:



I have LOTS more LO's to show off for the kit, but I think I'll come back tomorrow with another freebie and post a few more. These ladies really went above and beyond with their wonderful layouts!

Kimi's new kit, "Girl's Night Out," is awesome!



"Girl's Night Out" and "It's a Party!" both work great together, too. Together
with the help of our amazing KgB girls we've arranged a BLOG PARTY full of freebies. So follow the links and you'll find QP's and word art and other fun things. Once you have gone through all the links and collected all of the freebies
you should the makings for a pretty cool QP album.

Here is my present for the blog party. A fun QP made with Kimi's Girl's Night Out kit.



Don't forget to stop by the rest of the KgB blogs and snag all of the goodies! (Keep in mind we are all on different timezones, so if anyone's post isn't up yet, be sure to check back later.)

geniaBeana Scraps (Val) <-- you are here! Kimi's Kreations (Kimi)
Zeee Pink Boudoir (Zeee)
AZK Dreamin' Big (Angie)
Miss Mis Design (Misty)
Once Upon A Scrap Time (Niki)
Dylabel Designs (Belinda)
Scrapping Chel Creations (Chel)
The Cluster Queen (Mar)
Digital Scrappin' Rocks (Neeny)
Mamabear Scraps (Mamabear)
These Are My Moments (Brandi)
Laura's Daily Madness (LauraLea)
Kaelira's Digiscraps (Sara)

OH! and before I forget I have to tell you about the Daily Download Freebie at GDS. It's my first day in the shop and I have the month's first Daily Download! I've made this little mini kit to coordinate with last month's GDS Collab "Another Year Older."



It'll only be free for 1 day so go grab it today. While you are there take a few minutes and check out some of the fun challenges and say hi. I look forward to seeing you around GDS.

Thanks for stopping by and have fun at the Blog Party!

Val