3 Li'l Monsters has a great new kit SUNSHINE LEMONADE

Amy at 3 Li'l Monsters Designs released her newest kit SUNSHINE LEMONADE at both Digi Scraps Drive In and Stuff to Scrap on Monday.  I've been busy working on layouts to promote the kit. 

 My first layout was created with a NON-THEME topic.

I really love these photos that I took at Zilker Gardens a few years ago ... the water lilies seemed to be the only thing fourishing in the heat of the Texas summer!  This is the layout that I entered into the GO FOR THE PINKS (color challenge) at DSDI which Amy is hosting!  You should go check out the challenges there.

I thought I really needed to do a THEMED layout as well, so I created this one for the Recipe Challenge at Stuff to Scrap which Amy is also hosting. 

I didn't have any photos that would work here so I did an internet search for some stock photos and found these two great photos at inmagine.com and google.com.  They "fit the bill" perfectly I think.

Amy has a FaceBook Fan exclusive Add-On for this kit on her FaceBook page ...  I love the touches of cherry red here! 

This morning I woke up thinking about this add-on, so the first thing I did was create a frame using one of the papers from the kit, and elements from this Add-On.  It will be available shortly here on my blog as a freebie ... I have to go load them at 4shared.  Both are *.png files with transparent opening to fit easily over your favorite summer celebration photos! 

No shadows on this one - click on image to download

This one has embossed frame and drop shadows - click on image to download!

Hope you enjoy my Freebies!

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Nice Surprise!

I had a nice surprise - a layout I did in July was nominated for Layout of the Month at STUFF TO SCRAP - go check it out at the forum

Digital Credits:  3 Li'l Monsters ACROSS THE PICKET FENCE and JULY GRABBAG TEMPLATES:  STRIP IT

TWO Blog Trains this weekend

I am participating in two blog hops  this weekend! 

3 Li'l Monsters Designs IT'S A PARTY blog train - freebies for the Daily Downoad kit! 

(posted July 22, 2011)

and

DSDI July Blog Hop

Kits and add-on Freebies available!

(posted July 21, 2011)

Another BLOG HOP ... Saturday, July 23

Wow!  Amy of 3 Li'l Monsters Designs has had a busy month of celebrating over at her blog - it's her birthday this month!  Happy Birthday, Amy!  But everyone else is getting the presents!  I hope you have been collecting her special IT'S A PARTY kit from her blog ... if you have missed some days of the DAILY DOWNLOAD, be sure you are signed up for Amy's newsletter you will get a "second chance" on all the pieces.  Sign up here

Amy's Creative Team has been busy too ... we've all made freebies using  IT'S A PARTY!  Here are the freebies you can collect for this kit, along with blog address where you can find them on Saturday, July 23.

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Christi 

http://www.craftymommy.com/

Heidi
http://justmeandmyscrapping.blogspot.com/

Kim

http://scrapinmamas.blogspot.com/

Kirsty

http://littlestscrapheap.blogspot.com/

Kristin

http://kristinsscrappylife.blogspot.com/

Lahni

http://queenwild.ca/scraps/

poki

YOU ARE HERE!

Trish

http://handfullofstamps.blogspot.com/

Here is my IT'S A PARTY freebie (actually there are two, one with shadows and one without)

ps_3LM_IMPclusterSHADOW.png

available here

 ps_3LM_IMPcluster.png (no shadows)

available here

While you are at my 4-shared account, you can also get a "second chance" on my QUICK PAGE that was offered earlier this month on 3 Li'l Monsters webpage - the day that I was introduced as a member of her Creative Team.  Here is the  http://www.4shared.com/photo/k4j1OYeG/ps_3LM_YGMW_qp.html

I originally made this frame for a layout of the Lilac Festival in Highland Park, Rochester NY for my vacation album.  Each of the 9 blocks had a different variety (and color) of lilac in it.  Then I reworked it with paper from Amy's kit YOU GIVE ME WINGS behind the frame, and a photo that Mike took of me the day before my cast was removed.  The journaling on the tag reads:

"poki SURVIVED 8 weeks in a cast and created 62 layouts one handed!"

I challenged my friends over at DSDI to create one layout using only their NON-DOMINANT hand ... no takers yet!  Not even a nibble ...  Actually, I'm quite happy using my mouse with the left hand, and have not moved it back in the month since the cast has been gone!

DSDI Blog Hop

The Pink Ladies and Paper Shakers at Digi Scraps Drive In have a beautiful new collaboration to share with you.  Here are the previews to the kits in the Blog Hop, and also my contribution, a Quick Page using 4 of the kits and Jen C Designs CU template called SINGULAR FOCUS!  I just love the color palette and went to work right away with it when I got it last night! 

Giggly Polka Dots http://gigglypolkadots.blogspot.com/

 Jen C Designs http://www.jen-c-designs.com/blog/

 Melly Scraps http://www.mellyscraps.blogspot.com/

 Cjoy2Day Designs http://www.digiscrapsdrivein.com/blog/

 Simple Girl Scraps http://simplegirlscraps.blogspot.com/

 And here's my contribution - a Quick Page!  (To use my qp, open a new project, add the photo on a new layer, than place the png over it and adjust picture to fit!)


Made by poki!

http://www.4shared.com/photo/XYNTSbPq/ps_julybloghop.html

My friend Mary wanted to contribute a Quick Page as well but she doesn't have a blog, so I am hosting her page as well.  Here is her contribution ... enjoy

http://www.4shared.com/photo/Uzk36AlK/marys_HappyDays__qp.html

And here are a few more links from Pink Ladies  and Paper Shakers

Gail http://gailsmomentsintime.blogspot.com/

Jenni http://momentintimescraps.blogspot.com/

Janie http://scrapastrophe.blogspot.com/

Trish http://www.handfullofstamps.blogspot.com/

Template Challenge at 3 Li'l Monsters FB

Here is a layout I created with 3 Li'l Monsters Designs kit ACROSS THE PICKET FENCE for her template challenge on Facebook. 

My friend Pat, who is the owner of these adorable dogs, just loved this layout, and has already requested a copy for personal printing!  (I did send it her way last night - the photos were hers!)

You can go visit 3 Li'l Monsters Facebook page here, and get the template as a FREEBIE!  If you use it, enter to win a kit from Amy ...  here is link to 3LM's page

If you would like to purchase the kit. you can get it at Stuff to Scrap here

Daily Download has begun!

There is a Daily Download which started today over at 3 Li'l Monsters Designs web page.  It's a great birthday kit - and I for one, cannot have too many birthday kits!  I've been making digital birthday cards for family and friends on FACEBOOK, and having papers and elements on hand has been terrific!  I actually created an invitation to my BUNCO UN-BIRTHDAY party with this kit the other day. 

Later in the week there will be add-ons to this kit from 3LM's Creative Team.  Be sure to go to 3LM's Facebook page to get directions to the freebies