Sweet Shoppe Designs

Defense

MelindaH — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 23:55:13 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: A page about Blake's 1st year of middle school football. :) Kit 1st and 10 by Traci Reed

Defense

MelindaH — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 23:55:13 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: A page about Blake's 1st year of middle school football. :) Kit 1st and 10 by Traci Reed

cutie

MelindaH — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:44:28 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: a relative at a recent family get-together. isn't she a cutie? Kit: Lucky Charm by Traci Reed and Melissa Bennett Thanks for peeking! :)

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love you bunches

MelindaH — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:34:02 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: I made this layout using a template by Angie based on her *Super Girly* layout. Kits: Sweet on You, and Bad Sewing Machine - Round and Round by Traci Reed Thanks for looking!

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Deck the Halls

MelindaH — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:47:53 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: For KCB's Birthday challenge ... I hope I didn't interpret the rules for the deadline incorrectly. :) Kit: Gone Campin' by Kristin Cronin-Barrow Fonts: Girls are Weird, Pea Carrie My kids finally were allowed to decorate the tree just a few days before Christmas this year, even though the tree had been up over a week before that. It was pretty late, so the starry background was perfect. I decorated the tree with the ric-rac, buttons, and a star. :) Thanks for looking!

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Christmas Turds

MelindaH — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:04:03 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: I would use quotation marks, but I know it'll get all goofed up, so I'll use apostrophes instead. :) My kids called their Christmas colored NERDS 'turds' instead!!! It was too hilarious not to scrap about it. :) Fonts: Miss Brooks, You are Loved (title), DJB Andrea D by Darcy Baldwin (journaling) I used the December Cookie Exchange template by Meems, and Berry Merry Mini Kit by Sarah Meyer (some pieces recolored). Thanks for the great template! Thanks for looking! Melinda

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Woodland Fairy

MelindaH — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:37:34 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here is my little Woodland Fairy ... my daughter in her Halloween Costume for this year. She was so excited with it! I loved being a fairy when I was a kid, too. Kit: Wish on a Rainbow by Traci Reed Template by Dani Mogstad for December Cookie Exchange

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Always on the Move

MelindaH — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:29:04 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: December 14 Cookie Exchange - based on LO by Shannon -- template made by Meghan (modified) Kit: Beep Chugga Zoom by Kristin Cronin-Barrow and Shawna Clingerman My little man LOVES everything that moves ... I thought it'd be fun to journal about what he did in a list form. It worked really great!

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SWEET Crib

MelindaH — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:51:26 +0000

Baby it's Cold Outside

MelindaH — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:47:41 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Blake and Julia enjoying the snow last January. No doubt about it that we'll have enough snow this winter for playing outside. We got our first snow the first week of December, and it sounds like we might get some more soon! Kit: Silly Snowman Gang by Kathryn Estry Template: Heather Roselli's December Cookie Exchange template (modified) Fonts: DJB Andrea D and DJB Tweenybopper by Darcy Baldwin, Hotel Coral Essex for Its Cold Thanks for the great template!

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Happy 2nd Birthday!

MelindaH — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:40:09 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: I used the MSA Birthday Collab kit: Aja Abney - brown paper Gina Miller - pink paper Laura Bratcher - yellow/orange paper Traci Reed - white flower paper, Glitter splat Melissa Bennett - balloon (recolored) C gam - blue/green paper applied to scallop frame by Libby Weifenbach and (not in MSA birthday collab) Heather Roselli - cupcake Neverland Scraps - candles Template by Bree Clarkson for Cookie Decorating 101 challenge

SweetHeart

MelindaH — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:04:24 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here is my layout for mizamylou to see from her crop tonight! Kit: Live for the Joy - Kay Miller Pink alpha (recolored) by Connie Prince Tan alpha by Connie Prince Frames by Sonja Welli Designs

BOOtiful Day

MelindaH — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:51:56 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here is a 2nd page about Halloween for my book! Thank you! Template by Meghan Mullen ... kit: Cute Spooks by Kay Miller! Speed Scrap #2!

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Speed Scrap

MelindaH — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:36:43 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here is my Speed Scrap submission! The ribbon was the perfect color! :) (and I got Halloween scrapped ALREADY! WOOT!) Kit: Cute Spooks by Kay Miller Template: DSDChatTemplate by ??? Thanks for looking!

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Leaf Pile Fun

MelindaH — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:57:27 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here you can see a few more of my photos besides the one I submitted for the shutterbug shakedown. Fall is one of my favorite seasons and I had a BLAST taking pictures the other day! Used: A Few of My Things Bracket Album by Sarah Meyer Paper by Sarah Meyer from the kit of the same name Thank you for looking!

Fall Fun - Shutterbug Shakedown

MelindaH — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:52:02 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here is my submission for the Shutterbug Shakedown ... layout to follow soon! :)

SWTSB# 39 - Eight Photos!

MelindaH — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:49:30 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here is my layout for challenge #39. This was great because I needed a layout about my daughter's 3rd birthday for my photo book, AND we went to the fair that day so we had lots of pictures! This was a cute way to get eight photos on one page without looking too cluttered. :) Kit: Calico Cutie by Sarah Meyer Quickpage inspired by CindyB (altered a bit) Thanks for looking!

Shutterbug #25 - Cry Baby

MelindaH — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:55:05 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Well, the opportunity presented itself tonight. Chase was over-tired, and he was so upset that his train wouldn't stay together. So, in the sensitive mommy way ... I grabbed my camera to get another Sweet Reward point, lol ... I have no shame! ;) (He did get hugs afterward ... and sent to bed.)

Just Dig It!

MelindaH — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:45:35 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here is another layout for my photo book which I need to wrap up in the next hour or so ... good thing I only need to create one more page! LOL! Template from Cookie Decorating 101 challenge #48 - template by Aggie Aviso based on layout by babycake Kit is Gotta Getaway by Kristin Cronin-Barrow and MandaBean Thanks for looking! :)

Lovin' the Choo-Choo

MelindaH — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:34:28 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: My little man LOVES trains (and motorcycles, and cars, and bikes, and 4 wheelers, and lawn mowers ...), so when I saw this template I knew just what to do! :) Kit: Sweet Digiscrap Designs: Round the Track Template created by TraceyHoward based on an adorable layout by BeccaBoo Font: DJB Smartypants Thanks so much for looking!

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Shuterbug #24 - Defog

MelindaH — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:56:43 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Before and After!!! I was so shocked at the difference. I was having a hard time seeing a difference in the first couple of examples ... but wow! I think I will start doing this routinely! (and was so surprised to find it in PSE 3.0!) 20%, with Radius 60 Kit used in my little before and after is Sweet Digi Scrap's "Round the Track" Font: DJB Smartypants

Shutterbug #23 - Self-Portrait

MelindaH — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:58:49 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Hi, this is me ... only prettier because of the angle and the "diffuse" filter in Virtual Photographer! Hee hee! Thanks for looking! :)

The Leaf Pile

MelindaH — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:55:35 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: This layout was made with inspiration from "first and last" by Lisa Dickerson, and is for the Paper 2 Digi Challenge #26 from July 30th: [IMG]http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s89/mindynkids/1378083s.jpg[/IMG] which can be found here: http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1378083 I would love to do a school based layout using this same color scheme ... wish I could just insert my pictures into her layout, lol. Kit: Summer's Sunset by Michelle Pieters Fonts: Leaf1, CK_Alis_Writing

First Day of School

MelindaH — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:29:45 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Still working on that photo book ... covering the 1st day of school for both kiddos, from last year. They were both going to Head Start last year. This is for the Cookie Decorating 101 template by Missy Strand based on layout by Jasmin Kistner, using Kay Miller's newly released "School Rules" kit! Thanks for looking!

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Julia Bowling

MelindaH — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:41:11 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: I'm working on a photo book that will review 2007 ... this will be my very first photo book. I had some holes where I'd missed important events, and I seemed to be missing pages that featured my oldest son ... so I'm going through and creating pages for those moments. (I think my issue is mostly that I have lots of girly or baby-ish kits!) So ... here is one of my 2-page spreads! I used a water-kit ... but hopefully it isn't completely apparent. I was careful about what I used. :) Kit: Dani Mogstad's Deep Blue Sea kit (I've been wanting this one forever ... ok, since June when I joined, LOL) ~Template by Kristmess~ Font: DJB Smartypants (page 1) Girls are Weird (titles)

Blake Bowling

MelindaH — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:41:11 +0000

The Greatest Ice Cream EVER

MelindaH — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:59:06 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Yesterday we went to the parade in town ... and afterward we visited at a local icon ice cream parlor. It's a special treat when we go. Usually my oldest chooses the most colorful ice cream, but today he chose chocolate! I was really surprised. Kit: Giggles by Kristin Cronin-Barrow Fonts: DJB Smartypants (journaling) Hotel Coral Essex and Lokicola (title) For Challenge: One Word Challenge (didn't start out as being for the challenge, but then I was trying to think of a title and remembered this challenge, hee hee!)

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Busy Blake

MelindaH — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:51:50 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Today I started backing up photos and things and wanted to back up my scrapbooking pages too, so I started opening up old PSD files that weren't saved as JPEGs that I could tell. I found one of my FIRST scrapbook pages ... and I fixed it up! Here is the original: [IMG]http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s89/mindynkids/Blakesfirst.jpg[/IMG] I re-did it using He Said, She Said ... and the end result is much more fun! So anyway ... I had to share! :)

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Just STUFF it!

MelindaH — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:37:57 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here is my submission for the Shutterbug Shakedown #22 -- SMILE! My daughter is smiling around a cupcake she stuffed in her mouth! I've used Kristin CB's new "GIGGLES" kit! Thanks for looking! Melinda

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SMILE - shakedown #22

MelindaH — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:00:51 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here is my daughter trying to smile around a MOUTH full of cake ... LOL! Layout to follow soon! ~Melinda

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Hugs

MelindaH — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:51:12 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: My littlest man ADORES his Papa ... he will follow him anywhere, and do anything with him. So, I was very excited to get this shot of him giving my dad a hug goodbye the other day. Kit: Build a Dream by Traci Reed new 7/27/08 Template by Kay Miller based on layout by Cindy Schneider - Cookie Decorating #44 thank you for looking!!!

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My album cover ...

MelindaH — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:47:42 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: I plan on making this my album cover to my first ever photo book. I created this layout using the Cookie 101 #39 challenge template made by Missy Strand based on a layout by Mimi Kim. Kit: He Said, She Said with pieces by: Dani Mogstad, Eva Kipler, Melissa Bennett, Heather Roselli, Lauren Grier and ASlagle

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Reach for the Stars

MelindaH — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:12:44 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: I can't believe I forgot to post this! This is my layout for the Shutterbug #18 challenge - perspective! Blake just LOVED the swings at the Como Zoo ... and I had fun playing with my new camera! Kit: Bright Star by Michelle Pieters Thanks for looking!

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Where Magic Lives

MelindaH — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:18:09 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: This is for the Slogan Challenge for "Where Magic Lives" as well as for the Color Confectionary 7/18/08 Challenge (primary colors - red, yellow and blue). I scrapped photos of my daughter at the fair. The primary colors are perfect for fair photos! This also gave me a chance to use my second set of photos that fit the Shutterbug Shakedown - Perspective challenge. I'd forgotten I'd already submitted for that and took more! That's ok though ... I'll be trying lots of new perspectives now because it was so fun! :) Kit: So Sunny Sunshine Studio Scraps kit with pieces by: Franziska Altmann, Lliella Designs, MGL Scraps & Shawn Headly. Lynne Simmons' Text Paths for Photoshop Elements Users Template - Workin' It Gift by Bree Clarkson

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100% Genuine American Cuties

MelindaH — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:03:59 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: I created this layout for the One-Word Challenge for "Genuine" ... I actually made the page using a photo of my neighbor's kids all dressed up in their red white and blue, but since I haven't asked her if I can share it, I've substituted the photo ... and, it's a cute photo of my 3 kids at that. :) Thanks for looking! Everything from the July "Stars and Stripes" by Lynne Simmons and Connie Prince (Digidiva Designs) except for "American" which is from Patriotic USA word art by Michelle Pieters Blue paper, stars - Digidiva Red paper,checked paper, tied ribbons, and star with ribbons - Lynne Simmons Template by Andrea Gold (modified)

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Shutterbug #18 - Perspective

MelindaH — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:51:25 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here are two photos of my daughter that I took at the fair on Saturday. One was straight on, and the second was me looking down at her from the horse next to hers, as mine went up and hers went down ... and I LOOOOOOVE this perspective!!! :D This is for Shutterbug #18. Thanks! ~Melinda

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So Sweet #36 SWTSB

MelindaH — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:18:47 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: My little man Chase is so sweet! These photos are from when he was 5 months old. I couldn't afford professional photos, so I took these myself. Not too bad, though I wish I hadn't had to use the flash. {ETA -- how could I forget -- Photo frame by: FlirtatiousBrat (Meghan)} Kit: Lullaby for Chase by Sarah Meyer (made for me to match his nursery) Lace from Sundress Sweetie Page Kit also by Sarah Meyer White Doodle Swirls by Andrea Gold from Template 190

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Shutterbug Shakedown #18

MelindaH — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:32:56 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here are my different angles of my son on the swings at Como Zoo! :) Thanks for looking!

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Goodbye Hugs - the photo

MelindaH — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:46:53 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here is my photograph for the Shutterbug Shakedown #17! Task: capture an emotive photograph I love this photo of my youngest son giving his Papa a hug goodbye yesterday at a Fourth of July get-together.

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Goodbye Hugs

MelindaH — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:46:52 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: Here is my layout for the Shutterbug Shakedown #17 - emotive photos! (using Cookie Decorating 101 template) Template by Missy Strand based on layout by Mimi Kim Kit: Gotta Pixel July 2007 Mega Kit ~everything by Stacy Carlson except for the pinwheel (Tenessa Allen) and the ribbon (Michelle Swadling)~

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FLY, Julia!

MelindaH — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:19:57 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: I created this layout for the Cookie Decorating 101 #34 based on a beautiful layout by Kay Miller! The template was created by Aggie Aviso. The photo is a really fun action shot of my daughter on the swing set last weekend. Thanks for looking! KIT CREDITS: Sarah Meyer's Summer Skies Page Kit swirl from Santa Baby by Connie Prince (recolored) small silk flowers from Sundress Sweetie Page Kit by Sarah Meyer (recolored)

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Happy 5th Birthday!

MelindaH — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:37:31 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: I used a template by CSchneider for this Cookie Decorating challenge #38 of a layout by Tracey Howard . The kit I used is a mini-kit by Eva Kipler called Fresh Fusion ... I made some additional papers using the background paper to make the paper strips and the stars, and used the colors in the papers to make my word strips, with a brush metal effect on the alpha to make it look 3-D. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out! Thank you for looking!

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Walking On Sunshine

MelindaH — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:01:27 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: I made this for the Cookie Decorating Challenge #37 with Jenny Jorgenson - template made by Kay Miller Kit: Gotta Getaway by MandaBean & Kristin Cronin-Barrow Updated with revised layout: 7/29/08 original in miniature: [IMG]http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s89/mindynkids/070107_BlakeFountainFun-1.jpg[/IMG]

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Reflection

MelindaH — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:45:12 +0000

by: MelindaH

Description: For my first layout here at SSD, I present "Reflection" for the One Word Challenge in June! Kit: Kay Miller's Live for the Joy Page Kit also used: zig-zag stitching from Sarah Meyer's Sweet Little One Mini Page Kit Font: CK_Alis_Writing

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