Wow, long time, no post, huh?

It certainly has been awhile, hasn't it? Guess I can blame it on life. It just seems to get in the way sometimes, doesn't it?

Oh, well....I wanted to stop by and let you know about the Sunshine Studio Scraps Valentine's Day Blog Train.

It starts on the SUN blog and I have something there for those of you who choose to ride along and collect some Sunshine love.

Happy Scrapping and I will see you next time!

Fun, Fun, Fun - A Sunny Blog Train & a Contest

So, sorry I am late to the train depot, but I am here! Wow, I sure missed SUN while the server was being upgraded, did you? To help celebrate, and to help kick off the Scrap Idol Contest some of the designers and Wonder Girls have put together a little blog train for you.. "Funtime in the Summertime"..

Here's my portion..

You can download it by clicking on the image

Now be sure to ride the rest of the train to grab all the goodies.. And don't forget to stop off at the Scrap Idol forum to sign up for our little contest.. It starts tomorrow, and you won't want to miss a single day!!!!

Stolen Moments - http://stolenmomentsdesign.blogspot.com/

Teri- http://teri-scrappingmylife.blogspot.com/
Joanne (jaye) - http://jayedid-designs.blogspot.com/
ViVa Artistry - http://vivaartistry.blogspot.com/
JACQUEscrapper Designs - http://jaquelinebampi.com.br/scrapterapia/
Amanda - www.amandalaborde.com/blog
Madame Wing - http://madamewing.blogspot.com/
AE Designs http://aedigitaldesigns.com/blog/
You are here -->Janel - http://janelscraps.blogspot.com/
Flutter Expressions - www.flutterexpressions.blogspot.com
Fairytale Studios Scraps -http://fairytalestudioscraps.daydreamerdesignworks.com
Rhonda - http://designsbyrhonda.blogspot.com
Designz by Kristi - http://webdesignzbykristi.com/blog
Scrap Idol Sign-Up - http://www.sunshinestudioscraps.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=146

Sorry I was out of commission for so long, I have been sick for a while and spending a lot of time getting well and trying to play catch up!

Happy Scrapping!

That is all for now, Wonder Girl Janel, signing out until next time.

::: Same SUN-shine, Same SUN-channel :::

Lots of National Scrapbook Day news at SUN & a freebie

 First:  Sunshine Studio Scraps is having a huge sale!

Second:  Join Wonder Girl Teri for a chat on Saturday May 2nd at 7:15am EDT to kick off album in a day. She will be giving out the links to 2 FREE 6x4 brag book templates! Then, you can start your album!! Each hour after that, you can find the link to 2 more pages in this thread! When you are done, you will have a total of 8.  What a great way to make a gift!!

Third:  The Wonder Girls are having a blog train!  You came here from Wonder Girl Laura’s blog right?  Here is what you can gather up if you hop on the train.

Isn’t that an awesome collection of stuff?  Here is the link to download my part!

So, follow the train, and you will have a great bunch of goodies to scrap with!  Next stop is Wonder Girl Ale!

Fourth:  There is going to be a Speed Scrap, tonight, at Sunshine Studio Scraps at 7pm EDT.  Speed Scraps are so much fun, I can hardly wait!

Fifth:  The Wonder Girls have a freebie from the new collab, Saturday Night Fever, from Moon Scraps and Madame Wing.

Download the freebie, here!

Happy Scrapping!

That is all for now, Wonder Girl Janel, signing out until next time.

::: Same SUN-shine, Same SUN-channel :::

Wonder Girls Beach Party…

…beach number 5.

G’day Mates! Wonder Girl Janel joining you on Bondi Beach, just outside of Sydney, Australia! I hope that you had a “wonder”ful time visiting with Teri in Waikiki!

I am having such a wonderful time here at Bondi Beach! I am so glad you could join me to enjoy the blue skies. How about we just wander up and down the beach listening to the surf and enjoying ourselves. Isn't this just a beautiful place to relax and just enjoy life.

Have you been picking up the designer party favors along the way? I sure hope so! You should have 4 so far. Bondi Beach is the last beach of the Wonder Girls beach party, so you will now have the complete set of "Designer Extras" that coordinate with the Bahama Mama collab by the Sunshine Studio Designers.

Download your last party favor, here!

Well it is time to leave this lovely beach and head on back home. If you missed any of the beaches, hop back on the plane and head back to the first beach on the SUN blog.

If you end up at one of the beaches and one of us are not there yet to greet you, please be patient and wait for us. These "wonder"ful beaches are a little far apart and it might take us a few hours to get there!

That is all for now, Wonder Girl Janel, signing out until next time.
::: Same SUN-shine, Same SUN-channel :::

Hop on the train….

...come and join the fun!  I’m Janel, and I am stop #3, on the Team Polka Dot Plum Blog Train!

 

SO, a little about me, I live in the presently melting mid-west of the United States.  Earlier this week it was –3 F and today it is going to be 50 F!  I love digital scrapbooking, as you can tell by looking at my blog, LOL  I hope that you enjoy the quick pages that Team PDPlum is making for you over the next little while.  Amy and Lauren are the most gifted designers and I enjoy working with their designs.

 

Yesterday, I hope you were at SassyPixie’s blog for stop 2 of the train.

Here is what my quick page looks like:

Download it here!

 

Tomorrow, make sure you head over and check out Emily’s blog, she will be the next stop on the train!  You need to make sure that you stay on this train until it reaches the final destination!  There is going to be something you are not going to want to miss!

 

Happy Scrapping!

How exciting, I made it to round 3!!!

That's right I made it to the next Mission (#3) at the Sunshine Studio Scraps Design Contest!! So I wanted to share my entry with you and give you a matching freebie!

Here is my entry, it is called Raspberry Ice:

You can download it here as long as you are registered and logged in.
And you can pick up many others, including most from the previous Missions too!

and here is my freebie, a matching alpha:

I have both individual characters and sheets, grab which ever you like!

Hope you enjoy!!!

Secret Mission, round 2!

A few posts down I mentioned the Secret Mission at Sunshine Studio Scraps, well I decided to enter and made it to the next round! (Well, everyone made it to the next round, LOL!) Here is my entry for round 2!!


You can go and get lots of freebies there, including mine, in the Mission Gallery, just make sure you are registered and logged in to download!

Sunsets are for the Birds and other random news....

......I am serious! I am on vacation in Florida and I like to sit back and enjoy the sunset, maybe have a margarita while I am sitting there. Either way, I haven't really had the chance to enjoy one. The past 2 nights it has been really cold here (OK, so cold for Florida temperatures anyway) and I have watched the sunset under a blanket. And the night before these past two chilly nights, the sunset was obscured by birds! Check it out:

These past few nights are not really the way that I envisioned my vacation sunsets to go....I guess I will try again tonight!


In other news.......

• A few posts down I mentioned the Secret Mission at Sunshine Studio Scraps, well I decided to enter! Here is my entry:
  You can go and get lots of freebies there, including mine, in the Mission Gallery, just make sure you are registered and logged in!

• Do you want a chance to win this AWESOME kit by Armina from Sunshine Studio Scraps??
  Here's your chance!
  At the Give Away Desk, some designers will offer a chance to win their new products to those who advertise them on their blogs.
  How does this work?
  Check the topics in this forum.
  Then just post the image of the product on your blog, and link it to Sunshine Studio Scraps Store and tell why you think this product is super cool.
  After you are done with that, leave a message in the thread for the designer with the link to your blog.
  That's it!
  We'll do a drawing one week after the original thread opened and give the gift card to the winner!

  Contest ends for the Amalia Kit on November 3.

  Keep checking the Give Away Desk for more chances to win FREE products!!

• And have you seen the new look of Sunshine Studio Scraps, it is beautiful!!!
  

That's all I have for now! Wonder Girl Janel, signing out until next time.
::: Same SUN-shine, Same SUN-channel :::

Sales, New Stuff, and a Party, plus a freebie

First the Sale!

In the shop there will be a Sunny Sunday category!!!

Be sure to check it out tomorrow!!! I know I will!

Second, new stuff!
Vasco has an add on to Urban Solitude, available at Sunshine Studio Scraps

I love the original kit, and I am going to have to get my hands on this add-on!

Third, the PARTY!!!

Be sure to keep checking back for updates on this one!!!

Fourth, the freebie
The weather here has been beautiful, with the great colors and cooler fall weather. I decided to make you a great autumn alpha out of distressed copper. As soon as I embraced the weather and colors the weather turned back to summer, the forecast for this weekend is Sunny and 85! LOL

Freebie, anyone???

The time is here for the Anchors Away Blog Hop Party, brought to you by the fabulous Wonder Girls!!!

Just follow the trail from the blog of one Wonder Girl to the next and you will have a great kit that coordinates with the Sunshine Designer Collab Anchor's Away.

Ale


Dani


Janel


Jen


Joanne


Laura


Mandi


Mari


Teri


Wendy

Here is my contribution:

(click the image to download)

If someone doesn't have theirs up yet when you get to their blog, be patient, they all don't get up as early as I do! LOL

Please join us, starting tomorrow for Sunshine Wonder Week, at Sunshine Studio Scraps. It will be full of events, fun and prizes!!!!!

Well, that's it for now. Wonder Girl Janel, signing out until next time.
::: Same SUN-shine, Same SUN-channel :::

So many new kits, so little time (& money!) and a freebie!

These are all new at Sunshine Studio Scraps, can you believe it? I love and want them all!!! (All the images are linked for your shopping pleasure!)

From Franziska, there is the lovely and soft Cutie Pie Kit:


From Kelly (aka Greedz Graphics) is the beautiful Ashely Rose kit:


An amazing collab kit from Designz by Kristi and Amanda Kay, the Black Tie Affair Kit:


And Kiki Halbert has a set of Commercial Use Damask Overlays that are just fantastic:

If I can get my hands on these overlays, you guys are in for some awesome freebies from me!


Well, speaking of freebies, here is what I have for you this time, a blocked template:

(click the image to download)

Here is a layout that I made using it:



Well, that's it for now. Wonder Girl Janel, signing out until next time.
::: Same SUN-shine, Same SUN-channel :::

Groovy man and a freebie!

Groovy, check out what is new in the Sunshine Shop from Kristi:

And Kristi has a matching freebie on her blog!!!!!

I am so loving this kit. I am pretty sure that she made this kit just for me! I made some layouts with it over the past few days:




I am hosting a recipe challenge this week on Kiki Halbert's blog and if you want to try it, here is a freebie that will make it easy for you!

(click on the image to download)

And here is my layout as an example for the challenge!

and these are the things I used: Barely There, Mum's High Tea and Pigtails and Popsicles

Wonder Girl Janel, Peace out!
::: Same SUN-shine, Same SUN-channel :::

Lots of random news and a freebie!

So it has been an awesome week for me! On Monday, I had a freebie featured on Ikea Goddess' Blog and last night I found out that I have a quick page album up for sale in the Sunshine Studio Scraps Shop.


Can you believe it? How cool is that?? This is what it has to feel like to be famous!!! LOL


Lauren and Amy, of the amazing design team, Polka Dot Plum, have a new kit out. I gave you a sneak peek earlier this week and now, the big reveal!!

It is available at Scrap Orchard and at Sunshine Studio Scraps. I had a chance to use it already and made this layout. The colors and textures in this kit are just wonderful. I love it.



And I can't leave you with all the good news I have had this week without a freebie! It is a cluster frame with both aged and white frames, though only the aged is shown here. Click on the image to download.



Last minute news: The Vasco and Ellie chat has been postponed. Here is the word that I received, "Sorry guys, we can't really make it this week, one of Ellie's sons has chicken pox and just started fevering. We want to give you the best cat possible so we'll have to delay the launch to next week. Sorry..." I will be sure and let you know as soon as it gets rescheduled!!!!


Wonder Girl Janel, signing out until next time.
::: Same SUN-shine, Same SUN-channel :::

Birthday Wishes & a freebie!

First off, I would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Vasco! He is the fearless leader of all the Wonder Girls at SUN and a fab designer!!! I was going to make actual cupcakes and send them, but I figured they would not have survived crossing the Atlantic, so I just ate the frosting out of the can and called it good!!! I hope you have an amazingly "wonder"ful day!!

* Thanks to Flergs for the BYOC (build your own cupcake!)

Speaking of Vasco, a post or two back, I told you that he was working on a collab with a mystery designer, turns out he was working with Franziska and they come up with this:

click on the image to go to the store

I love this collab, I am sure it is going to be one of the ones I go to time and again when I am looking for just the right funky paper or element. (Which, let's admit is pretty often!) Here are some layouts I wanted to share:

From Wonder Girl Joanne (Jaye)

From Wonder Girl Heather (5peasinapod)

and one from me:

I was inspired to create something for the rest of you based on this amazing collab, so here is your freebie:

click on the image to download

Well, that's all I have for now. Wonder Girl Janel, signing out until next time.
::: Same SUN-shine, Same SUN-channel :::

I love a good Mystery, don't you???...I love a good freebie too!!

Come to the unveiling of the Mysterious collaborative designer for Moon Scraps latest kit. Meet us in the Sun Chat Room on Friday, August 22 at 7:30 PM EST for the big reveal!


The new kit will be on sale and then join us for a speed scrap at 8 PM. Remember to bring pictures of kids looking cool...or some great urban photos!

Don't forget to get in on the kits at the Give Away Desk at SUN! There is some awesome stuff for you to win!

Also there are some great new kits in the store at SUN, check some of these out:

Denise has the cutest new kit, inspired by her little boy!


And Shawn has the classy "Cosmo-tini" (I have this on my wishlist!)



Mimi has 2 amazing kits in the shop: (I love the quilled elelments in these!)

You will want to check the shop frequently, there is all kinds of new stuff popping up!

On to the freebie. It comes in a .psd and a .tif file. If you would like to also have .png files included in my freebies leave me a comment. The drop shadows are included in separate layers if you choose to use them. Click the image to download!



Well, that's it for now. Wonder Girl Janel, signing out until next time.
::: Same SUN-shine, Same SUN-channel :::