Meg here with a spotlight on one of our QT’s, Mel!

Mel took the time to answer some of my questions:

1. Your screen name? KSCroppyChick
2. Are you married/have children/pets? I have been married to Tod for almost 14 years, we have 3 kids; 10 yo Quentin, 7 yo Tyler, and 4 yo Teanna. We also have a shih tzu named Nitro
3. Where is home for you? A small town outside of Wichita, Kansas; now, though thanks to my husband’s job; there have been several little Kansas towns that have been home in the last 14 years.
4. Snacks…Salty or Sweet? Depends on my mood, activity, or cravings, usually chocolate, gummy bears, pretzels, or dill pickle sunflower seeds when scrapping!
5. Beverage of choice? Diet Pepsi with Vanilla, Diet, Dr. Pepper, or Iced Tea usually, sometimes I am boring and go for water!!
6. PC or Mac? PC, I want to be a Mac Girl, but compromise means I am a PC Girl!
7. How long have you been digi-scrapping? I started digi scrapping about 5 years ago. After keeping scrapbooks all my life, and loving playing with paper; I swore that I wouldn’t go digi, I resisted it for a while, but here I am.
8. How did you get in to digi-scrapping? I was on the design team of a paper scrapping site, and during an event at the site, we had a digi challenge. I created my first layout then. I wasn’t very  impressed and didn’t do another layout for months. About a year later, my mother in law asked me to create a gift album for her mom, I decided that with the time constraints I had, it would make more sense to do it digitally. 5 years later, I do more digital layouts than paper layouts.
9. What is your favorite Suzy Q Scraps kit? I can’t really say that I have a favorite kit; if I had to pick, I would say that it would be the Journey 365 because of the versatility. Of the themed kits, I would probably say Roughin’ It since my family spends many summer hours at the lake!
10. Do you have any other hobbies besides digi-scrapping (are there other hobbies)? When I am not scrapping (either digitally or paper), I enjoy cooking and baking, reading, photography, camping, hanging out with friends, spending time with my family. Most of the activities still have some scrapping thoughts attached since I am always taking pictures!
11. What is the most challenging part of scrapbooking for you? Stopping and going to bed at night! I scrap throughout the day when time and kids allow, but in the evening I scrap while Tod watches TV and I don’t usually want to stop, I tend to stay up WAY too late!!
12. What are your favorite movies/TV shows? I am not a huge TV and movie watcher, but my can’t miss TV includes True Blood and American Idol. My favorite movies are mostly older than me; Gone With The Wind, The Wizard Of Oz, and Grease are among my favorites. I also enjoy a good chick flick, or 80’s flick when the movie mood strikes!
13. What is something unique about you? Honestly I can’t think of anything, how sad is that? I was raised hanging out on my grandparent’s dairy farm and at their bait shop and fish ponds. Girly girl that I am, I can clean a fish and milk a cow with the best of them!

Here are some of Mel’s layouts.  Aren’t they amazing?  Click each image to see layout credits.

In honor of Mel’s awesome layouts, Suzy has created a free template inspired by her So Sweet layout.  Click the image or link below to download!

DOWNLOAD TEMPLATE FREEBIE

The possibilities are endless with this template, as shown by the QT’s!

Have fun with your new template everyone, and thank you for the inspiration, Mel!

Hey all welcome to another New Release post! This week SuzyQ Scraps has teamed up with Krisitn Aagard to bring you…

That’s right – buy the kit between now and March 11th & not only do you get 20% off, but you also get the quickpages for free!!!

And if you take a visit over to Kristin’s blog you can pick up a FREE quickpage! Click on the image below to go pick it up

And now for some inspiration from the fabulous QTs…

And the lucky lady that has won a free copy of Vroom Zoom Chugga Choo by leaving a comment on here yesterday is….

KRISTINA!!! Congratulations Kristina – please email suzyqscraps AT gmail DOT com to claim your prize!!

I also have news of a small freebie for you! As you may know SuzyQ Scraps is this month’s sponsor at Log Your Memory. Last night she hosted a chat and gave away a freebie template! The template is still available for you to snag in the Log Your Memory forum and if you complete the challenge by Friday night, you’ll get a free alpha!! Here’s the template – click on the image to go to the thread at LYM

Well that’s all the news I have for you this week, I’ll write again next Friday!

Happy scrapping,

Just popping in real quick to let you know you can download this freebie at Log Your Memory:

It’s an add-on to the full kit I created especially for Log Your Memory, which will be available in about a week. Read Today’s Your Lucky Day at Log Your Memory for details on how you can earn downloads to this kit and receive the entire kit for free.

Be sure to join me at the chat tonight at 9 pm Eastern in the Log Your Memory chat room — free template, prizes, and the chance to earn an alpha that coordinates with the add-on and the kit.

And for a chance to win my new release, see the next post!

Hey everyone! Amber here with a desktop freebie for the new month, but first an exciting announcement! SuzyQ Scraps is featured at The Daily Digi today! Suzy has a wonderful new kit in The Digi Files #12 that you do not want to miss. Be sure to pop on over to The Daily Digi Blog to see Suzy in the Sponsor Spotlight!

Can you believe March is just around the corner?? It seems to me like the New Year’s festivities were just a couple weeks ago! I’m betting there are quite a few people out there like me who are ready for spring to make an appearance. This winter has been pretty brutal for much of the United States, so I made a fun, bright, cheery desktop for everyone to enjoy. Just click the preview to download:

Popping in real quick to announce that I am the featured designer in this month’s issue of Flourish! I am so excited and so humbled to be featured in this issue. Here’s the kit I designed for their subscribers:

If you’d like this free kit, please head on over to My Scrapbook Art … and be sure to sign up for their newsletter so you don’t miss out on other free kits and great articles through the year. (If you were previously subscribed, like I was, you’ll need to resubscribe, and you won’t be receiving an email this month, so you’ll need to get the free kit from their site. So sorry about that!)

Be sure to scroll on down to this week’s sneak peek for your chance to win it!

First to the new release … It’s Fresh Fruit Friday over at the Orchard which means another fabulous new release from SuzyQ Scraps! Actually this one is a fabulous collab with Jady Day Studios – another Scrap Orchard Designer! This jam-packed kit will be 20% off until February 18th Are you ready?? Here you go…

And as always here’s some inspiration from the amazing QTs!

I’m in love with this kit!  It also reminds me of an old Nintendo game I used to play called Dr. Mario – do you know the one I’m on about?

Next up I want to tell you the winner of the Sneek Peek yesterday! Congratulations to….post #10, JoanneKW! Joanne, please email SuzyQ at suzyqscraps AT gmail DOT com to claimyour free kit!

Don’t worry if you weren’t lucky this time – come back on Thursday to have a chance of winning next week’s new release(s)!

And finally I have a LOVE-ly freebie for you from SuzyQ Scraps! Some of the Scrap Orchard Designers are creating some fantastic Valentine cards for you! And here’s one for you from SuzyQ! Pssstttt….don’t forget to check inside the download for a coupon

And that’s all the news I have for you today! I’ll be back next week to announce another winner(s) and show off the new release(s) from SuzyQ Scraps!

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and it’s had me thinking about love, chocolate (of course!), traditions, and something sweet I can do for my hubby. I have a little gift for you at the bottom of the post, just to say “I love my fans!” but first I thought I’d show off some yummy love kits — a couple I own and a few on my ever-growing wish list.

I ABSOLUTELY love this super yummy collab from Amanda Heimann and Ziggle Designs.

And isn’t the vampire in this kit totally cute (and definitely a unique take on a love kit)? Gotta love this one from Ziggle Designs and Amy Sumrall.

I also picked up the February Mystery Mega from Scrap Orchard — I don’t have a preview of this one, but here’s a layout I did with it last night for the Mega Challenge at SO. A definite must-have if you’re looking for something more grungy with great elements for teenagers and adults.

Ok, so now to the ones on my wish list. I am a big fan of Shawna Clingerman (I think most of my wish list at SSD is comprised of her fun stuff) and this is definitely on my next-to-buy list. I definitely don’t have enough kits for scrapping about me and dh.

Then there’s this adorable one from Jady Day Studio called Sweet Love o’ Mine. Love that owl and tree!

I’m seriously in love with the colors and patterns in All You Need Is Love by Dani Mogstad.

And isn’t the bear in Love You to Bits by AnnaBV Designs absolutely adorable?

Finally, I’ve been eying Sweet Tart by Digital Design Essentials — love me some ricrac and that alpha looks YUMMY!

Thanks for letting me show off some of my fave love kits! And now, on to the freebie — because I love you this much. (Click on image to download.)

I designed it to be generic enough to work with lots of different kits, but the colors definitely coordinate with Love Monsters.

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for a sneak peek of this week’s release and a chance to win it. And, come back Friday for the full reveal and another freebie from me.

Happy Monday Everyone!! I’m popping onto the blog today to bring you a template freebie. I hope you enjoy it, and I’d love to see what you do with it.  Please leave a comment with a link to your completed page. I made a layout with the template using SuzyQ Scraps’ kit And Many More {Bright}:

Here’s your template. Just click the image to download!

I’m very much a one-photo-to-a-page kind of scrapper. What about you? What do you look for in a template? I aim to please, so let me know what you like! I’d also like to remind you to become a fan of SuzyQ Scraps on Facebook or a follower on Twitter. Suzy has been randomly posting coupons, and you don’t want to miss out! The last one was 45% off…what a deal!

Hi Everyone! Amber here with a desktop wallpaper freebie for the coming month. February 14th is Valentine’s Day in the United States, so I made a love themed desktop to share with everyone. I don’t like to have a calendar on my desktop, but there is plenty of room to add one if you so desire. There are a couple size choices in the download, and I’ve also included a version for our friends using MAC. My husband is a MAC person, so I just included the copy I made for him. I stay as far away from his computer as I can, so I admit I don’t know much besides the fact that the icons go on the opposite side as a PC! I hope it works. I used SuzyQ Scraps newest digital scrapbooking kit Love Monsters. If you haven’t picked this one up yet, you need to! This is by far one of the cutest kits I’ve ever seen, and it’s just so much fun to use.

I won’t keep you waiting any longer. Here is the download! Just click the image:

February Desktop Freebie Preview

I worried about not offering enough different sizes to accommodate everyone, so please leave a comment to let me know if there is a size that you need. Even just a note to say thanks is always appreciated!

Hello Everyone, Kate here hoping everyone is staying warm this month! January is crazy at my house. Trying to catch up on sleep, life, and scrapbooking! It seems I sometimes need a template to either help me get digi scrapbook layouts completed or to help me with some inspiration! I hope this template with do that for you! First, is my layout I did using SuzyQ Scrap’s Gagets & Gizmos.

Here is my little template freebie for you!

Don’t forget to check out SuzyQ Scraps’ store for some fabulous templates of her own. Remember, bundle up and stay warm!