Moving day...

Not my house. Not my stores. My blog!!! Is moving over to HERE... go check it out! I've got lots of fun stuff coming up once I get it really up and running. Yay!!!

New blog is at www.cpzdesigns.com/blog

Hello Change!

Wow. 4th grade. How the heck did we get here already???




We're not afraid of change in this house, no way! Lots going on over here and although it is not all good, its all good. We've got each other and we're plugging along and its all going to be alright.

Isabella started 4th grade on Monday. Seriously, cannot believe it. I know all parents say that, but she's my one and only and that's NOT changing, so I'm a bit in shock that it's been almost 10 years since we discovered we were pregnant and that it's been five years since we left San Francisco and moved to Houston. Time is flying by and I feel like I've missed something. Something BIG.

My job that helps pay the bills is not paying any bills at the moment. Real estate is slow. So I'm looking for a part-time job to make up some of the difference and that means going back into accounting. Not a bad thing, just CHANGE. I've got a good lead and I am hopeful it's going to work out. Cross your fingers for me, say prayers, chant, do rain dances, whatever it is YOU do for good luck, do it for me too!

Scott's job is going well at the moment. All is good on that front. Let's keep it that way, handsome.

Girl Scouts starts back up this Thursday, our troop ROCKS to be perfectly frank. The girls are THE BEST DARN GIRL SCOUTS IN FORT BEND COUNTY. And I'm not kidding. We've got a really cool year ahead of us, they've got lots of neat ideas, so that is about to take off like a rocket.

Isabella is starting Wednesday night Hebrew school next week. And softball starts in a couple of weeks. And 4th grade homework is harder already and its just the third day of school. All CHANGE. For the busier. For the tougher. For the better.

I'm making a CHANGE to my blog soon. I'm going to be a bit more organized and planned and structured, but hopefully without losing my innate goofy geek-ness that you all know and love.

I'm making a CHANGE to my relationship with Scrap N'Art. Stay tuned. Lots more fun, lots more creativity.

All in all, I'd say this is the season of CHANGE and guess what? Bring it on, baby! I can handle it! I've got the best handsome hubby, the most awesome 4th grade (!) daughter, and two cats who well, they don't help much, but they do purr and keep me company in my craft room!

Stay tuned and don't give up on me!

Yellow Bicycle is in my stores!

Okay, so I have to be honest. I {heart} this new collection. How obnoxious is that? I really do love it though and I am so excited it came together almost exactly the way I planned. That doesn't happen very often!

The Yellow Bicycle Collection is a fun collection of modern, versatile elements with unique patterns and a whimsical, slightly retro feel. You can purchase each pack separately or get the entire collection in the mega bundle. If you do purchase the

mega, it includes two bonus quickpages and two bonus templates!

This collection can be found in all three of my stores (links to the left over there), and for the first week it is on sale for 35% off!

I hope you enjoy this one as much as I do! See you around the forums!

All in the Family

If you recall, I'm guest designing in the Scrap Outside the Box store, and that means some wonderful deals for you! I'm releasing a new kit every three weeks, with new kits being on sale for only $2.50 until a new kit is released!

Right now I have this very versatile kit, "All in the Family", made during the be kuler™ challenge, on sale for only $2.50. With neutral colors, detailed elements and great family related pieces, this kit will be perfect for preserving all your family memories.

You can find this kit here in my Scrap Outside the Box store.
Thank you for looking, and have a great week!
~Carol~

Retro Photos

There was a challenge posted yesterday on the ScrapNArt blog called Phantastic Photos. I *think*, because I am a digi-scrapper, I was supposed to do something like blend a photo, or extract a photo, or something equally cool. Instead, I went hybrid and using a Rubik's cube, made something fun. Go check it out here and scroll down for a photo of my retro cube!!!

Mama's Garden

This pack of elements and papers were inspired by my mama's backyard garden. I hope you enjoy it as much as she enjoys her flowers! Lots of bright colors, cute elements, and fun journaling tags are sure to make a wonderful layout. You can buy these separately or buy them both!

Dogtags

I made dogtags for all of my "crew" who went to play paintball this past weekend. You can see them on the ScrapNArt blog HERE!

Hybrid Address Book

Do you have lots of friends and phone numbers and you need a fun way to keep track of them? Then check out this fun new Hybrid Address Book I have in my stores! Use your favorite digi kit to decorate it, and with the simple to use templates, a little binding and a little of your time, you will have an awesome custom made address book to put all that important info in!

Vintage Tea Party Kit

If you remember, I'm guest designing in the Scrap Outside the Box store, and that means I'm releasing a new kit every three weeks, with new kits being on sale for only $2.50 until a new kit is released!

I currently have this gorgeous soft kit, "Vintage Tea Party", made during the be kuler™ challenge, on sale for only $2.50. This kit was a collab kit with TRK Designs and with pastel colors and delicate elements, it is sure to look great with all of your heritage photos, or maybe pictures of your little girl's tea party.

You can find this kit here in my Scrap Outside the Box store.

Back 2 School Mega Collab Blog Train!

Its another blog train! Toot toot!! With 100 designers all using the same palette and the same back to school theme, you will surely find something to inspire some layouts! Whether its you or your kids going back to school, or maybe you just want to learn something new this fall... this kit has got TONS of cool stuff!

Here's a slideshow preview of everything you will get...





And here's a preview of my portion! You can click on the preview to start the download.


If you started here are my blog, you might want to go HERE to start at the beginning. If you are working your way through the train, your next stop is KrazyMary. Happy downloading!

And here are some layouts using my portion of the kit from my fab CT members!