Loads of Learning and a Beach Cantina!

Wow, I have really neglected my blog this month haven't I? It has been a CRAZY month! I have some great treats for you and tons of new items to talk about but first a safety message about TVs (especially older non-LCD models)

A few weeks ago my family and I were sitting and chatting in our livingroom when all of a sudden our 10-year-old Zenith television, which was turned OFF, flashed a bright light, made an ear-piercing sound, and started pouring smoke out into the room. That's right it appears that our TV blew up. Thankfully we were home. Moral of the story? If you have an older television you may want to unplug it when you are not home. Now I know there *should* be pictures to accompany this, but I was in so much shock I didn't think to grab the camera until later.

Add to that vacation in Montreal to visit family and the start of school for me and my preschooler it has been a busy month! I'm getting back into the groove though and you can expect a lot of fun things very soon. Tomorrow look for my September CU Grab Bag Reveal and if you haven't signed up for my newsletter, don't miss out because there will be a special something in there and it goes out tomorrow evening!

Now onto what you are really here for!

Loads of Learning Blog

That's right you are on the right track to grabs TONS of amazing goodies from the designers at Scrapable and Pretty Scrappy. Below is a preview of what you will get from me. Click the image to grab it and see the details of my latest collab!

Here is a peek at Beach Cantina a Designer Duo with Sweet Tomato Designs!!! Grab it now while it is 25% off until September 8th! Don't miss this great deal, it truly is an amazing kit!

Check out some layouts from our awesome CT members!

Naomi - GirlyWarrior

Jen - babybearjen

Erika

Jenn - Catgoddess

Tish - Tinkermama05

Times Gone By: A Blog Train Collab

You made it to the next stop on the Times Gone By Blog Train, Congrats!

Here is a preview of all 74 elements and my alpha. In addition there are 54 papers not shown! This is a huge mega collab with some amazing designers. I hope that you enjoy every part of it.

Here is a preview of what you get for stopping here!

You can download it here. I hope you enjoy :) As always I would love to see any layouts with my alpha. You can link them in the comments or email me at tiffikat at gmail dot com.

Here is the next stop on the Blog Train, ScrapDragon Designs.
If the next stop isn't up yet check back in a bit it should be up soon (we're all in different time zones and countries so there may be a bit of a delay).

If anything is not up you can go to the start of the Blog Train with FruitLoOp Sally here and to see everyone :)

Holidays in MY House - K Joi Dec Collab

I loved doing my part for this collab, it was just so fun! I hope all of you will check it out!

Direct link here (http://kjoistudios.net/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2462)

Holidays in My House is a FABULOUS Collaboration Mega Kit featuring the variety of ways our designers celebrate the Season in their homes. We have the honor of having designers not only from many US states, but from countries all over the world. I am facinated with the traditions of other cultures and countries. Here, we have asked each designer to include their own holiday traditions and symbols of how they celebrate the holidays in their country or culture. I hope that everyone will find something that warms their heart in this kit. It includes a total of 92 papers, 152 elements.

The elements in this kit include: 19 Unique Ornaments, 12 Tags, 12 Bows, 9 Frames, 7 Trees, 6 Word Art, 6 Gumdrops, 6 Various Strings-(lights, beads, etc.), 5 Stars, 4 Borders, 4 Element Clusters, 4 Gingerbread cookies, 3 Sprigs, 3 Crinkled Tape, 3 Ribbons, 3 Tape Labels, 3 Stickers, 2 Silver Snowflakes, 2 Wreaths, 2 Glitter Swirls, 2 Cupcakes, 2 Ornament Hooks, 2 Stockings, 2 Binder Clips, 2 Oval Buttons, 2 Journaling Mats, 2 Paint Swatches, 1 Overlay, 1 Stick Pin, 1 Wire Line w/ Candy, 1 Capiz Star Tree Topper, 1 Candy Cane, 1 Candy Cane Stick, 1 Wax Seal, 1 Decorative Box, 1 Jeweled Chain, 1 Garland, 1 Page Corner, 1 Holly Berries, 1 Gingerbread House, 1 Metal Nail Head, 1 Poinsetta, 1 Sparkle Element, 1 Cranberry, 1 Popcorn Kernal, 1 Row of Tinted Capiz Parol Lanterns, 1 Coffee, 1 Coffee Bean, 1 Bouganvilla Stamp, 1 Silver/Red Heart, 1 Glass Decoration, 1 Glitter Splatter, and 1 Hanging Glass Decoration.

The Kjoi designers are thrilled to have put this variety together for you and would love to see what you create with it...so feel free to post your pages or projects in our gallery!!

Some layouts with Winter Playground

My Fabulous CT member Donna jumped on the ball last night and produced three beautiful layouts using my new Collab kit with Stacey Crossley, Winter Playground (available at DigiScrapStation and K Joi Studios).

Before I post those though, for those looking on how to snag my Funky Caterpillar freebie go here.

Here are Donna's gorgeous layouts. Thanks again Donna for getting to it right away for me!!!



If you love this Collab but aren't able to pay the full price for it, it is currently on sale for 35% off and will be on sale Black Friday weekend for 50% off. There is also a contest to win the collab going on at DigiShopTalk in the Happy Place. All you have to do is post your favorite winter memory. Good luck!

Winter Playground Collaboration!

Stacey Crossley Designs and I have created an amazing Winter Playground kit for you!

It is available for 35% off until the end of November with a special sale coming for Black Friday weekend at both K Joi Studios and DigiScrapStation.



It is perfect for any winter layout that you may come up with and since there are so many elements and papers this kit can be used for tons of unique layouts!

Our Winter Playground Collaboration includes:
24 Papers
1 Doodled Alpha (capitals and numbers)
5 Glittered Swirls
1 Ribbon Wrap (in three colors)
1 Straight Ribbon (in six colors)
1 Tied Bow
1 Folded Ribbon
1 Curled Ribbon
3 Unique Buttons
3 Unique Tags
3 Charms
1 Etched Glass Frame
3 Stickers
3 Unique Paperclips
1 Journaling Box
2 Felt Snowmen
2 Felt Wordarts
3 Doodles People
2 Doodled Snowflakes with Glitter
2 Doodled Snowflakes without Glitter
3 Doodled Trees
2 Doodled Wordart Signs
1 Blank Doodled Sign
3 Doodled Sleds
2 Doodled Snow Borders
5 Doodled Snowballs and Splats
3 Doodled Snowmen
1 Doodled Wreath Frame

As you can see this kit is simply jam-packed with fabulous elements and truly a must have for all of your winter adventures. Come check out our Winter Playground so you can scrap yours.