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MAY Match-Ups | Achievement & A Life Expressed

Amber — Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:07 +0000

You probably never considered mixing pices of the A Life Expressed Collection with another of SuzyQ Scraps digital scrapbooking kits, but I’m here to tell you it’s a great idea. Since it’s graduation time for a lot of people, Suzy chose Achievement {the kit} for it’s Match Up pair. Here are a few inspirational layouts from the QTs mixing and matching to get some great results!

I created this page using Achievement and A Life Expressed {Passionately}…

In this page Anastasia used A Life Expressed {Colorfully} to compliment the neutral color palette of Achievement…

Bre found the perfect match between Achievement and A Life Expressed {Joyfully}!

Another stunning combo is A Life Expressed {Passionately} and Achievement as shown here in a page by Lori…

Shannon’s found that A Life Expressed {Simply} and the gorgeous gold tone elements from Achievement were a masculine match!

Our resident hybrid guru Sara created some spectacular artwork to hang on the wall by mixing the A Life Expressed {Mega Alpha Stash} with a few pieces from Achievement.

Suzy whipped up a little freebie for everyone. Just click the preview to download!

Are you celebrating a graduation this year? We’d love to see your pages using Achievement {the Kit} and pieces from the A Life Expressed Collection. Leave a link in the comments! If you don’t have these kits in your stash pick them up at 20% off for the next week.

Splish Splash {Sneak Peek}

Amber — Tue, 22 May 2012 07:00:40 +0000

Who’s ready for a peek at the newest digital scrapbooking bundle from SuzyQ Scraps? I think you are just going to LOVE this spring themed, splishy splashy, good ol’ fashioned fun in the mud kit! And there are also coordinating alphas, word art, and templates that round out the rest of the collection!

You could be a winner this week just by leaving a comment on this blog post. Every week Suzy randomly selects a winner from all the comments left to win her new release! You have 3 ways to earn entries to the drawing:

1) Leave a comment. Any comment will do…Tell Suzy what you like most about her products or maybe share a link to one of your recent uploads to her designer gallery at Scrap Orchard.

2) Share a link to this post with your Facebook Friends. Come back and leave another comment!

3) Tweet about the new collection and giveaway on Twitter. Be sure to include the link to today’s post. Come back and leave another comment!

All comments must be left before 9:00PM Eastern time on Wednesday May 23rd 2012. Check back on Thursday to see who won!

Suzy’s Standout | May 2012

SuzyQ — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:36:12 +0000

Thank you so much for adding your beautiful pages to my designer gallery at Scrap Orchard!

This month’s gallery stand out is Photograph by kimmyscraps. Congrats! Watch your pm’s this week for a gift from me.

Be sure to stop by the gallery and leave her some love!

Want your gorgeous layout picked as a standout? Simply upload your layouts to the SuzyQ Scraps designer gallery at Scrap Orchard. Each month one outstanding layout is posted on the blog and the creator of the layout receives a $10 coupon to my store.

Play Date | Rhythm of My Life

Amber — Sat, 19 May 2012 07:00:17 +0000

Rhythm of My Life is the newest digital scrapbooking release from SuzyQ Scraps. A soft color palette and fun music theme make it perfect for a wide variety of scrapbook pages. Here are some pages from Suzy’s QTs to give you an idea of all the different things you can scrap about – related to music or otherwise! Grab it this week while it’s Fresh Fruit and on sale. There is even a Free With Purchase bonus to get the {Stash-Builders} Metal Alphas 2! And while your shopping, don’t miss the coordinating mini kit, Music in Your Heart.

How about a freebie? Here’s a cute little cluster frame I whipped up to share with you! Click the preview to download.

Winner of Rhythm of My Life & Metal Alphas 2

SuzyQ — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:54:09 +0000

Thanks so much for your comments!

The winner of this week’s digital scrapbooking giveaway is … #36, Rebecca W! Congrats! Please send an email to admin AT suzyqscraps DOT com so my assistant can send you your prizes.

Here’s what she won — Rhythm of My Life, {Stash-Builders} Metal Alphas 2, & Music in Your Heart Mini:

If you’ve been following me for a while, you might recognize the Music in Your Heart mini — it’s my half of a previous collab with a now-retired designer. All 3 are on sale thru 5/23 for 20% off. And the best part? If you buy Rhythm of My Life before 5/23, you’ll receive the metal alphas FREE!

Keep smiling & making music!

SuzyQ Classiqs | Dino-RAWR! 2

Bre — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:08:53 +0000

Chomp-Chomp…Stomp-Stomp…Dino-MITE! This kit from SuzyQ is perfect for scrapping your little ones exploding with energy, with personalities larger than life. It has fun colors and of course includes some of her adorable little dinosaurs.

{Dino-RAWR! 2}

Let’s take a look at see what the QT’s have created using this fun dinosaur kit!

{layout by Amber}

{layout by Bre}

{layout by Lenka}

Lenka also used this themed kit to create a layout not related to the dinosaur theme.

{layout by Lenka}

And to see more layouts using this kit, be sure to check out {SuzyQ’s gallery}!

What have you created using this kit? Link us up so we can leave you some love! If you don’t own it yet, you can pick up {Dino-RAWR! 2} for 20% off!

Go create!

Soul Music {Sneak Peek}

Amber — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:28 +0000

This weeks digital scrapbooking releases from SuzyQ Scraps are for all the music lovers out there! Whether you play an instrument, sing, or just have music coursing through your soul, you’ll find something to help you tell the stories about those special times when music touches your life.

We’ve got 2 new mini-kits and another {Stash Builders} Alpha set! One of the new kits really isn’t new, and some of you who’ve been fans of Suzy’s for a while will probably recognize some of the unique elements in the following sneak peek. This used to be a collaboration with a former Orchard Girl, and Suzy has broken out her portion to add back into the store. The second new mini-kit shares the color palette so they coordinate!

1) Leave a comment. Any comment will do…Tell Suzy what you like most about her products or maybe share a link to one of your recent uploads to her designer gallery at Scrap Orchard.

2) Share a link to this post with your Facebook Friends. Come back and leave another comment!

3) Tweet about the new releases and giveaway on Twitter. Be sure to include the link to today’s post. Come back and leave another comment!

All comments must be left before 9:00PM Eastern time on Wednesday May 16th 2012. Check back on Thursday to see who won!

Home Sweet Home

SuzyQ — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:30:00 +0000

Growing up as an Air Force brat, we moved around a lot, so it was difficult to call any one place “home” — home is where the Air Force sends you, right? And of course, wherever your family is! Even after my dad took his last assignment and my parents bought a house, it didn’t feel permanent. Within a few years I was on my way to college.

And college brought a lot of moving as well. Each year (sometimes semester) found me in a new location. After college I stayed put for just a couple of years. Then I got married and we moved three times in two years. Every move has just been temporary, and when it feels temporary, it’s hard (at least for me) to really connect to people and let myself get comfy. Such is the life of a renter.

But last week we bought a home — a place to call our very own for years to come. I find myself thinking about all the memories will make and the friendships we’ll share and it gives me a cozy peaceful feeling. Like we’re no longer wanderers — that now we really and truly belong.

What about you? Have you lived in the same place for ages? Or do you move frequently? What makes a house a home to you?

Play Date | Celebrate You

Amber — Sat, 12 May 2012 07:00:23 +0000

Celebrate You and the Celebrate Alpha are 2 coordinating digital scrapbooking products by SuzyQ Scraps. The color scheme & fun elements are perfect for all kinds of celebrations…birthdays, graduations, new babies, fun times, and more. Take a look at all the gorgeous layouts Suzy’s QTs created. Be inspired, and Celebrate YOU!

And to celebrate this fun new kit I have a freebie for you! I turned my layout into a quickpage. Click the preview to download:

We’d love to see any layouts you’ve done with the Celebrate You kit or Celebrate Alpha. Link us up in the comments!

Stamp It! Stamp It Real Good!

Amber — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:42:22 +0000

Hey digital scrapbooking friends! QT Amber bringing you a fresh video tutorial with some tips & tricks for using the recently release {Stash Builders} Stamp Alphas. In addition to the things I went over I had meant to talk about using blending options to give the stamps a more authentic “handstamped” feel. Since I forgot, I’ll just direct you to Suzy’s tutorial at The Daily Digi using the Fonts Don’t Float technique.