Goodbye 2011! In The Small Things Coupon

Oh, shame on me for not blogging for a whole month! Bad, Sarah!

Well, hopefully I can make up for it a bit with this post. :-) First let me say, Happy New Year!! I'm so excited for 2012! I have some awesome kits planned for the coming months, and I have opened up shop at the newly christened Berry Sweet Scraps! If you haven't already, be sure to come and check out the store and forum. It's such a fun place to be :) Everything this 50% off for the grand opening!

And finally, I'd like to offer you a coupon! Available at all three stores, if you use the code itstNYE, you can take $3 off any $5+ order! But hurry and shop this weekend! Code expires on Monday.

Have a wonderful New Year's Eve tonight and a very happy New Year's Day tomorrow. Have fun and stay safe!

24 Days until Christmas!

WOW! It's December! It's time to haul out the decorations and lights and put up the tree, not to mention shoveling the sidewalk, bundling tight and drinking hot chocolate (or coffee, in my case, lol)! Tonight my kids and I watched Miracle of 34th Street, which of course just fueled the Christmas fever! :)

I have a new release for you this week; it's very shopping-centric (perfect for this month, am I right??) Stuff to Scrap's Build-A-Kit for December is all about...you guessed it...shopping! Yay! And for those of you who don't already know, there's an awesome coupon you can use to buy 3 and get them 50% off!

So here's a little peek at the goodies in the build-a-kit:

And here are my contributions:

Stuff to Scrap is also hosting an awesome course for Daily December! I'm so excited about it because I'm actually going to scrap every day this month with the help of the templates (and the super awesome kit...all of which come with the course)! It's a perfect way to capture all of those holiday memories in spite of the busyness that seems to ensue this time of year. It's a must-have! :) Just click on the image below for more information!

And the awesome kit that you'll get when you sign up:

 

That's it from me for now! Head on over to STS and check out the BAKs and the Daily December event! :)

Until next time, stay warm, and happy scrapping!!

Sales, Sales, Sales and a Sneak Peek!

I cannot believe that it's Thanksgiving Week already! This month has just flown by. We will have family visiting from out of town, and I'm so excited and thankful to spend time with them this coming week!

And of course, who's ready for the Black Friday/Cyber Monday extravaganza? I am!! :-) I'm having a BIG sale over the weekend, and for you early-bird shoppers, I have a special discount! These sales will be at both my STS and PDP stores!

And I thought it'd only be fitting to have a big new release for the sale, too. So, here's a little sneak peek of the kit I will be releasing on Wednesday :-)

And finally, STS is having an awesome class in December. It's a "Countdown to Christmas" class. See details below and click on the image for more information/sign-up. It will be awesome, so be sure and catch this great deal all the while enabling yourself to keep up on that holiday scrapping ;-)

New Release and Freebies

Wow, I cannot believe it's the middle of November already! Seriously, where has this month gone??

I've been busy in my digital workshop working on some goodies for the holidays as well as a girly animal/pet kit that will be released next week.

But for now...I have a little mini new release for ya. It's available at both STS and PDP, and if you travel to this blog, one of my fabulous creative team members, Tonya, has a matching freebie for you as well! :-)

And last but not least, for those of you who haven't already seen, I have a new Facebook Freebie for fans of In The Small Things, be sure to grab it!

Happy Hump Day, and happy scrapping :-)

Happy Halloween! Trick-or-Train Blooog Train Freebie!

Happy Halloween! I'm so excited for today! My kids have had their costumes for about 6 weeks and I just finished working on the accessories for my daughter's princess costume-- I *think* I may be more excited than they are... :-)

Anyway, I was feeling rather festive this week about Halloween and decided to whip up a mini kit. It will be on my blog free for today only! It will then be released in both of my shops. :-)

You probably arrived from HD Creations and your next stop along the way is Gettin Scrappy with Britt. Please see below for a full list of stops.

 Elements

Papers 01

Papers 02

Digi-designs by Nicole
B2N2 Scraps
Meagan's Creations
Lovely Creations
Scraps by Andrea
3 Little Monsters Designs
MDK Scraps
ScrappinSerenity
Designs by Snowlady
Adriana's Cafe
This Little Missy
The Scrappy Kat
Queen Bee Scraps
Scraps N Pieces
Growing Pains Scrapped
Seal Scraps
JMC Designs
HD Creationss
In The Small Things<---You're here

Gettin Scrappy with Britt
Shel Belle Scraps

Have fun today, stay safe, and happy scrapping!

.

ITST is Joining Stuff to Scrap!

I'm so excited to finally spill the beans! I'm opening my shop at Stuff to Scrap today! I'm having a Grand Opening Sale, where you can snag all of my products at 40% off!

Come and check it out!
Happy Scrapping :-)

New Release- Free to Be...and a freebie mini!

Inspired by all things imperfect (aka life, lol), I created this kit with thoughts of every day, life, ups and downs and everything in between. It's a little shabby and a little bling, and a lot of fun! :)

I'm also hosting the October Challenges at Polka Dot Plum, and for everyone who completes at least one challenge, I created this participation prize!

Be sure to check the challenges--the Sugar Plums have created some great ones! And have a fantastic remainder of the week!

Until next time, happy scrapping!

October 2011 Blog Train

Happy October! You probably are coming from Snuggle Berry Pie. Your next stop will be Jensen Motley Crew Design. And if you get lost along the way, you can always find the full list of stops at the Blog Train Blog.

Here's my portion of the train!

Download Here

Happy Scrapping!

New Releases!

The season of football, homecomings, and tailgating has arrived! One of my favorite things about fall is going to the football games and eating grilled goods from tailgate parties! So, in honor of this tradition, I created a kit capturing all of those things!

I'm also releasing a CU coffee shop vector set! All images come in PSD and PNG files.

And don't forget that all of my products are 40% for my grand opening at Polka Dot Plum, and will be through Friday!

I'm a Plum!

I'm so excited for today that I *almost* don't need the mug of coffee in front of me...almost! :-) Today is the grand opening of my store at Polka Dot Plum! I'm having a grand opening sale today through September 30th, so be sure to check it out!

I also looking for a few more additional scrappers for my creative team, so I'm having call now through September 30th! Details are below; email me or click on the link to the right to apply!

Happy Friday with a Freebie!

Happy Friday to all! Sometimes it feels like four-day work-weeks are longer than regular weeks, and it really did in my house this Labor Day week! I'm very happy it's Friday!

I'm so excited to tell you that I have a new Facebook Fan freebie up, an exclusive for all of the In The Small Things FB fans. Just click HERE and 'like' my page. Next click on "TabEdit" on the left to get a special fall mini kit just for you. :-)

I hope you enjoy! And until next time, Happy Scrapping :-)

Morning Glory New Release

Waking up to the beautiful smell of fresh coffee is truly a morning glory! I was inspired to create this kit first by my almost obsessive love of a really good cup of coffee.It's slightly shabby, soft, and encompasses the glory of coffee (both in the morning and all day long! ;) ) as well as the wonderful conversations and moments friends have over a good cup of coffee.

I will be sending out my newsletter this evening and there will be a special discount coupon inside of it for all of my subscribers to get 40% off this kit! So click that little button on the right to sign up to receive my newsletter! :-)

And here are some layouts from my wonderful CT ladies!

Audrey

Nancy

Sue

Designer Apprentice Challenge 1 Freebie Mini Kit

I'm so excited to be participating in Digiscrap Addicts' Designer Apprentice Season 2. I thought I'd share my Challenge 1 entry with you here! The challenge was to extract a minimum of two elements for the kit. Here's what I came up with. :-) The image is linked to the DSA gallery, where the download link is. :-)

Chugging Along--August Blog Train Stops Here For a Fabulous Freebie!

Happy August! I love this month--it's such a wonderful time of transition when summer gracefully bows out to fall, new school-year magic is in the air, and around here, it's also full of fun things like the county fair. I think the palette chosen for this month's blog train encompasses all that is wonderful about this month simply with color. And with an open theme for this month, I chose to give homage to lady summer and bask in its warmth for these last few weeks before it gets cold...again.

Anyway, enough of my musings! You have probably arrived here from BZB Designs and your next stop will be the blog of the wonderfully talented Designs by Connie Prince . If you happen to get lost along the way, you can always head back to The Blog Train Blog for a full itinerary of the stops along this journey!

And finally, here's the mini I created just for you!

Elements

Papers 1

Papers 2

Enjoy, and happy, happy scrapping!

~Sarah

Oh, Baby! New Releases for 7/31!

Today I'm releasing two kits all about babies! I have a TON of baby photos to scrap still, and I really love having a variety of baby kits for all of the photos and milestones. I also love journaling about my babies' firsts, milestones, check-ups, etc, so I created little journaling strips to go along with the kits! And I went a little unconventional with the girl kits and used purple rather than pink...because quite often I find myself wanting something other than pink baby kits when I'm scrapping my daughter's baby photos. :-)

Anyway...enough of my babbling! :-) Check out these kits and the journal and word art packs. All available at my shops (images are linked). I also have a girls' bundle with the kit and additional packs, as well as a boys' bundle--a little savings if you want the whole shabang. :-)

 

And, one of my creative team girls, Brandi, has created a quick page freebie for you all! Please visit her blog and snag it! :)

Templates: Love 'Em or Hate 'Em?

Just recently I've found a love for templates. I haven't been digiscrapping all that long, especially compared to seasoned scrappers, but from the beginning I had an aversion to using templates. I'm not exactly sure why. It may have been because I felt like the resulting layout wasn't truly mine or that I was somehow stinting my creativity by using templates--maybe both. In spite of my feelings, I've used them a few times, whether for CT assignments or template challenges in forums, but just recently I bought a pack and used a couple of templates simply out of time constraints. Since I've started designing, I really haven't had much scrap time--something that I definitely need to find balance for because I still really love scrapping.

So just yesterday I was using these templates I'd purchased, and I discovered something wonderful. It's something that lots of people say--that templates are simply meant as a guide to help you construct your layout, but that concept finally sank in for me as I started with the template and slowly worked it into my own layout. The foundation was there, but with my added touches, it truly became my layout. I've also realized that having really amazing templates (used templates from  the very talented Sara aka Zinnias and Swallowtails and Marie H Designs) did wonders for my attitude toward them! I was so pleasantly surprised.

Any template lovers out there? Who are your favorite template designers? Any template haters? On the fence? Tell me what you think! :-)

New Release!

I have a fun new release for you today that's 30% off at Misses BeeHaven! This whimsical kit is summery and doodley and full of fun. There's also a corresponding add-on and word art pack. And of course, you can get them bundled and save!

And here are few layouts created with it :)

By Audrey

By Brandi-who has a lovely freebie QP of this kit for you on her BLOG.

By Sarah

Speed Scrap 7/09!

I'm hosting a speed scrap at Misses BeeHaven tomorrow (9 pm EST)! 7 Instructions, 60 minutes, fun chat and a participation prize! Everyone who completes the speed scrap will get a $3.00 off coupon for In The Small Things! Head to the MBH forum to play!

Blog Hop and more Freebies!

So one of my very favorite designers, Pretty in Green, is celebrating her one year anniversary of designing! There are so many fun things in the celebration, including a blog hop and the awesome (and FREE) mini kit she's offering on her blog.

Here's my portion of the hop. Feel free to snag it and then continue on to catch the awesome freebies the other creative team members made for you! :-)

A set of six 6"x4" brag book pages created with Pretty in Green's Pet Shop Goldfish:

DOWNLOAD HERE

And a cluster frame created with Pretty in Green's Chilly Delight:

DOWNLOAD HERE

And be sure to check out all of the other wonderful goodies! :)

  Pretty in Green
  Sarah
  You're Here->Sarah I <-You're Here

Kimmy
 Jacque
  Colleen
Missi
Donna