Where have I been?!?

I haven't been posting much this month, have I? I've been taking a class for my master's program, trying to find a fall practicum site, find daycare for the kids, prepping for my hubby's deployment, and designing for three collab kits! :) It's been a crazy month...

I can't wait to reveal the collab kits! Two are for Benevolent Boutique and will be coming out July 1. I'll post a preview around that day! And the other is for the Aspiring DigiScrap Designers group. This kit is HUGE and FREE. Over 40 different people participated this month, and I'll have links to all the parts on my blog here. Check back July 1!

CT layouts!

I've been having fun with my newest kits from Brittney Ferguson and Xandra Martin!

First up, here's a layout I created using Brittney Ferguson's Dinoland. I really like the whimsical, playful look of this kit! This is one of the first LOs I've done where I've extracted an image. I like the way it turned out! Almost like I got into his head and can see his imaginings! :) (font:Eurostile & Frosty)

Next, I chose to work with Xandra Martin's Summer Sorbet. I love the colors and the papers are gorgeous!

(font: Elephant)

(font: Algerian)

Make sure you check out the Birthday Blitz freebies that have been posted on Brittney's CT blog. Next week, they will continue on Xandra's blog. And I just noticed that Xandra has a Father's Day freebie kit too! Go check it out!!! :)

Spring Swing LOs

I just got back from a mini vacation! It was great to get away for awhile. I had to scrap a few pages from the trip with Sarah Belle's newest kit "Spring Swing". I LOVE the colors and fun elements!

(Credits: Spring Swing by Scraps from Sarah Belle. Eurostile font)

(Credits: Black paper by me. White frame from Chase by Michelle Underwood. Everything else from Spring Swing by Scraps from Sarah Belle. Arial font)

A layout done by my hubby!

My husband did this a couple nights ago. No, seriously! He did! He picked up my newest copy of Digital Scrapbooking magazine, found a technique he wanted to figure out, and he did it! I was quite impressed! :)

(Credits: Paper from He's got Personality by Michelle Underwood. Dinosaur from Dinoland by Brittney Ferguson. Algerian font.)

One of the other CT members on Brittney Ferguson's team, Phreyfall, is giving out a free quickpage she made from the Hope Chest kit! Go snag it now!

Freebie: Edge of Reason kit!

As promised, here is my first kit for download! Special thanks to the people who helped me to figure out how to zip a file. Wow. WAY too easy! Seriously. Just click a button. I overcomplicated everything! I had to get up at 5:00am to do this uninterrupted by my little ones, I think THAT was the true reason for the holdup. I CAN'T FOCUS! lol!

While this kit is for personal use, it is also S4H/S4O friendly! ;) I know TOUs can be confusing, so I will clarify this point: S4H does not = Commerical use! Any questions on this, please e-mail me: joy@sharejoymemories.com

Enjoy! And I'd LOVE to see some LOs! (You will be rewarded! Add-ons!)

Please note that there are 3 separate links! :)

Edge of Reason Papers

Edge of Reason Elements

Edge of Reason Quick Page

Baby announcements

I've been working on my Scrap-for-hire website the past few days. I know I promised that freebie kit a week ago! SORRY!!! I need to figure out how to zip the files. (Any help?!?) I'm not very computer savvy, but I'm discovering that most things are not as tricky as I make them out to be! I will try to get to that ASAP.

Here are two birth announcement samples that I designed a few days ago:(Credits: Photo taken by me! The parents and baby named here are ficticious! Ribbon from Dreaming of Spring by Michelle Underwood. White paper from Beautimous by Summer Driggs. Brown/pink paper by Share Joy - yes, me! Edwardian and Eurostile fonts.)
(Credits: Photos taken by my little sis, Anna! Ribbon from Boy oh Boy by Summer Driggs . Edwardian and Eurostile fonts.)

By the way, if you have not checked out Summer Driggs' digital scrapbooking kits, you really ought to! I love her work, and all of her kits are free. I like them so much that I purchased a commercial use license from her!

I'm working on a freebie kit! :)

Check back in a few days, I'm finishing up my first kit! :) I'm so excited about it!!!
Here's a preview!And a layout:

(Edge 0f Reason kit by Share Joy. Vladimir Script, Weltron Urban fonts)