Digital Scrapbooking by blushbutter

New Blue Butterfly Quickpage album, Click to view in store HERE

I finally got around to adding my beautiful butterflies scallop and bracket albums to the shoppe for you all to enjoy. These albums can easily be used for both girls and boys and loads of themes. I'm so surprised that I was able to get them loaded into the shoppe as where I live in Australia we are experiencing a HEATWAVE , it topped 43.7 degress Celcius here yesterday in Victoria, in Adelaide it topped 45 and it's going to continue with this HEATWAVE for the next 4days when it will hopefully drop down to 30degrees, which I can live with. It's so hot out right now it's 43 again and it feels like it would roast me if I stayed out too long, our air con's are working over time trying to cope with the Heat. Half the city blacked out with the higher use of power lastnight. It's just dreadful on the poor guys working in it. Reading this would be quite bazaar for some of you who live in the Northern parts of the world and are under inches of cold freezing snow, I think I really love saying snow mmmmmm, the thought of it cools my brain down!
So far it's been 3days of this heat, oh I best do a conversion for my Northern friends not used to the Celcius temp talk, Australia uses Celcius.43.7 celcius works out to be 110.66 Fahrenheit! LINK to convertor
Please spare a thought and prayer to the eldery and babies who are effected the worst by this heat.

New Blue Butterfly Quickpage album,, Click to view in store HERE

I made these templates awhile ago to help me in creating my own baby books for my sons and quickpages for my shoppe, I hope by my making them available for you to use in the store you will also be able to save on time and energy when your stuck for ideas and the procrastination bunnies get you like they do with me from time to time. I've added in a few extra embellishments for the templates.

New Layout Template Creators, Click to view in store HERE

New Layout Template Creators, Click to view in store HERE

These Layout Creator Templates are also available in individual template packs, some on display here.

New Layout Template Creators, Click to view in store HERE

New Layout Template Creators, Click to view in store HERE

New Layout Template Creators, Click to view in store HERE

New Layout Template Creators, Click to view in store HERE

New Layout Template Creators, Click to view in store HERE

New Layout Template Creators, Click to view in store HERE

I just had to show you the album cover I made for Novembers Quickpage exchange, I'd haven't had the time to post before now. I'm such a fan of Loretta Young's acting in the old black-n-white movies, she was so glamorous!

Cover for Logans baby scrapbook
I've been using Janet Phillips bracket and scallop templates to make Logan a baby boy scrapbook with a blue butterfly theme
Papers from Country kids kit and elements from Blue Fairy kisses with the exception of the beautiful butterflies which are from Art Trails www.dustybear.com and HoleyCow Designs.
I made these pages in 12inch size with the intent of using artscows new 12inch size bound book and can't wait to get this finished. I know these templates are meant for use with the Basic Grey chipboard albums but I just love the shapes of edging on the larger full 12inch page. I have beautiful blue butterflies embellished on all my pages and just loved the theme so much, I tried to avoid using the typical flowers as my darling Hubby doesn't approve of my using them on his boys pages LOL I hope he doesn't mind these pansies, I couldn't resist using them as they matched so perfectly with the butterflies colours.

a layout using Thena Smiths beautiful poem Does Heaven Hold a Flock of Butterflies
When I found a free widget site that would let me create a link to my favourite blogs I just had to make a widget for Thena's a Poem a Day blog, love her blog for the most down to earth everyday scrapping poems! She covers a wide range of emotional themes and has been greatly blessed by the Lord with her wonderful gift of wording. Some of her poems make me cry like this one where she has dedicated this to a Mother of a boy child of four whom died. I have 4 boys as you know and one being 3 going on 4 and one being 5 at times are just terrors, especially getting towards the end of the holidays and being bored with everything. Logan is counting down the sleeps till he starts school now. Even though I feel like climbing the walls, this poem has made me take a deep breath stop and reflect on the blessings I have, but alas those peaceful moments last as long as a breath sometimes especially when I hear them crying out from the bedroom because Rohan hit Logan in the head with his sword and Logan scared Rohan from jumping out from behind the door roaring at him, on to more squealing and now I hear "Mummmmmy" being called LOL
Above is another page for Logans baby boy scrapbook
Papers from Heartstrings Baby boy kit and Faery kisses in blue, butterflies from Fairy kisses and butterfly wings kit, pansies from the craft scrapbooking kit recoloured.

Happy New Year Everyone!!
I hope you are all having a great holiday and break from Work.
If you had to work during the festive season I hope you have been able to keep safe in your travelling.
I've been a little behind on blog posts because as some of you may know two of my sons broke bones just before Christmas and it's kept me on my toes on the home front. First my oldest son Connal broke his toe and did it at the growth plate and needed specialist treatment and then Rohan my youngest son broke his bone in his forearm dislocating the wrist only two days later.
The good news is that both their bones are healing really well and they don't need to have pins or further operations, Praise God! My 3year old insists on climbing anything and everything as soon as my back is turned so he has really limited my computer time,trying to ensure he doesn't go ahead and break his other arm. Thank-you for all the prayers of love and support, I have appreciated them alot!
I'm sorry that I haven't been able to put anything new in the store for sometime now, I have kits sitting here just waiting to go into the store and waiting for me to make the previews. I'm sure, I'm not the only one who is busy with family this time of year though and I know you will all understand and forgive my long absence, thank-you.

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Beautiful Layout by Helen of her wedding and made using the True Love kit

On Sale in the store is the Quilling Paper fillagree kit 30% off till the 31st January and the Princess Party printable kit which is 60% off!

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Lady of Faith by Lisa Randazzo using the Quilling kit and Easter kit with the Lace Creme circle frames

Princess Party printable kit which is 60% off!

Just a quick scrapbooking page I made using the freebie from last months challenge of my Boys, Family Memories

Below are some stunning digitalscrapbooking pages by Debi of her daughters Wedding, I just love wedding layouts and love to post about them especially when I find such beautiful work!

Isn't that just breathtaking?!! Thank-you so much Debi for sharing this with us your daughter made a very beautiful bride! You can see more of Debi's layouts in the gallery here: LINK

Inspiration Book links to some finished book previews at Artscow:

Catherine Leong's
http://www.artscow.com/share/gxe0ollh3z21

Ramona's
http://www.artscow.com/share/yb5wbx03hr18
Idgie's
http://www.artscow.com/share/jyip1m9n72vs

one of mine: http://www.artscow.com/share/pna7z7l3alru

God Bless your New Year with Family, Health and Prosperity!
Love, Vanessa ~ blush