CT Spotlight and Sneak Peek

This week I am spotlighting my lovely CT member Christie! She's a dedicated and talented scrapper and I'm so happy to have her on my team. Here's what you need to know about Christie:

She's engaged to her sweetheart Robby and has two sweet children Sean and Seth. She lives in Georgia and enjoys photography, collecting coins and Barbies, and (of course) digital scrapbooking! This time of year (Spring) is her favorite and she enjoys long walks where she can hear the birds. She is a stay-at-home mom - her toughest job ever! and she enjoys reality TV and Ruby Tuesday's - especially their Blondies. Yum! She's deathly afraid of snakes and hates having to get up early in the morning, but she does it because she loves her boys so much. :)

Here's what she says about being on team GGD, "I love being a GGD girl because I get the most fabulous kits to play with to capture life's wonderful moments with. The girls on the team are fabulous and very creative and I am proud to be along side of them."

I'm glad she's on my team because she is a great support to me. Here are some of my favorite layouts that she has created.



And here is a QP freebie that Christie designed to share with you. She used my kit 70's Flashback available exclusively at Inspiration Lane in their club click for the month of March. (It will be available in my store there in April, but not for such a great deal! LOL) Click on the image to download the QP. :)


Also, I have a new kit coming out this weekend and I wanted to give you a little sneak peek. I'll give you a hint - it matches the alpha I gave away a few weeks ago. ;) Here's a peek. Watch for a free QP with this kit coming up this weekend.

Last of all, I wanted to give you a head's up that I will be hosting a speed scrap on Monday, March 29th at 8:00 EST at Divine Digital. On that day you will have another chance to get my Hoppy Days kit for free so put it on your calendar. I hope you'll join me for some laughs and a quick layout.
Happy Scrapping!
Larisa

FUN, FUN, FUN!

I had so much fun tonight at the Speed Scrap at RAK scraps. What a hilarious bunch of friends! I laughed harder than I have in a long while. :D I wanted to show you the alpha that I gave away tonight as part of the crop. It will be available in stores tomorrow! I also wanted to give you a little freebie I made with the Hoppy Days kit. It's a QP. :) Click HERE or on the image to download it. Check back in a couple of days for a sneak peek of my next kit release coming soon! Larisa

New Store - Inspiration Lane

I have officially opened the doors to my new store Inspiration Lane. I am so excited about this new venture! Inspiration Lane is such a fabulous store - I am honored to be able to sell my designs there. I hope you'll check out my new store. I have my entire store 25% off for my debut and a new "exclusive" kit called A Day to Remember. Here's a beautiful layout done by my CT member, Stephanie. Isn't she talented? And here is a free QP just for you! Click on the picture below to download. I also have two more new kits coming out in the next week or so with fun freebies to come. I hope you'll check back soon! It is with a sad heart that I announce the closing of Scrap Outside the Box. I sold my kits there for over a year and was quite sad that it had to close. Thank you to my loyal customers who supported me there. I hope you will look for me at 3 Scrapateers or at my new store at IL! Have a great day!

Dino-Mite NEW Kit!

My dear friend and fellow designer, Tabby of Tabby Scraps Designs, created a super fun collab kit with me. It's a dinosaur themed kit! Dinosaurs ROCK! It's called Dino-Mite! Check it out exclusively at Scrapable.net. Here's a freebie quick page for you to enjoy. Click on it to download. Happy Scrapping! Larisa ~ Garden Girl Designs

Happy Easter!

It's Easter weekend - yay! I look forward to a fun time with my family. My daughter is all ready for church with her Easter dress and gloves and hairbow to match. I can't wait to see her and take lots of pictures! My boys will be handsome, too, I'm sure. So, I have been on a mini kit kick recently. I have been making kits for my darling CT members and friends by request and also finishing up a lot of kits that I started months ago, but never quite got around to wrapping up. Here are some pics. You can click on any pic to go see the kit in one of my stores. Happy holidays, everyone!

And here's a free QP with Squeaky Clean, made by my own CT, Heide! Thank you, girl!

A Promise of Spring

Today the weather was beautiful! It was a bit chilly, but the sun was shining and warmed my bedroom with it's golden glow. I can't wait for Spring! All of the new flowers, the smell of growing grass, the feel of the cool wind blowing my hair around - I love it all! So, to honor this wonderful time of year, I created a kit called A Promise of Spring. I fell in love with the colors in this kit. I packed in realistic flowers and leaves to represent the "life" of Spring. I was honored that Scrapable.net chose it as their featured kit of the week. :) I hope you enjoy it, too. It is currently 30% off in all of my stores. Here's a preview of the kit and a few CT layouts. Click on any of the images to go to my store and see the detailed kit. Scroll down for a free QP! Layout by Linfes (Frannie) Layout by Linfes (Frannie) Layout by DJ Layout by Dani Here's the quick page freebie. It is hosted on FileSavr. Click on the pic to go there. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for visiting. Please come back soon for more freebies! Or subscribe to my blog to receive an email when I publish new posts. Happy scrapping! Larisa

Happily Ever After

I finally finished my kit called Happily Ever After! I've been working on it for months! I packed this kit with 30 papers and 95 elements! Almost all elements are realistic photo extractions. The theme of this kit is fairy tales. There are items to create several famous stories or rhymes, including Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Three Blind Mice, and much more. The possibilities are endless! You'll also find flowers and leaves, fairy wings, little critters, a beautiful unicorn and even a castle! Here's a peek:

You can find this kit in my stores! Here are links:

http://www.scrapable.net/shop/product.php?productid=2454&cat=0&page=1

http://www.scrapoutsidethebox.com/shop/product.php?productid=893&cat=0&page=1

http://beentherescrappedthat.com/shoppe/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_43&products_id=469

Plus, right now ALL of my stores are 30% off! So this $8 kit is only $5.60 right now! Don't wait! Now I just have to show you some of the layouts created by myself and my very talented CT.

Layout made by Alicia

Layout by Garden Girl Designs

Layout by Garden Girl Designs

Layout by Garden Girl Designs

Layout by Garden Girl Designs Layout by Heide

Layout by Kimberly

Layout by Colie's Creations Layout by Shannon

Layout by Frannie

Isn't my CT so talented?! I'm so proud of their fabulous layouts.

Now, since this is a new release, I am giving you a freebie! YAY! This is a quick page I designed using the Happily Ever After kit. You can download it for free at Been There Scrapped That. Or you can download it here.

Happy Scrapping, everyone!

Larisa

Hypocrisy

Like the rest of the United States, I watched the recent elections with great interest. I was not too surprised at the results of the presidency. But I was amazed when I heard that Proposition 8 passed in California. There are actually more people that believe in traditional marriage than those who don't? Wow! I was excited to hear the news until I read about what has been happening as a result of this proposition passing. You see, I am a Mormon. Actually we call ourselves members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My church president asked its members to vote yes on Prop 8 because we believe in the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman. Now, don't think that we are against homosexuals. For some reason, this is how our support of Prop 8 has been interpreted. This is not the case at all. I grew up in the Portland, Oregon area and had several friends and acquaintences who were either bisexual or homosexual. I had no problem being friends with them because their sex lives were their own business as my sex life is my own business. I would never judge a person based on one single characteristic of who they are. As for my church's stance, we believe in being kind to everyone. We believe in being Christians in the truest sense of the word. Our support of Prop. 8 was simply about defining "marriage." My church has no problem with civil unions between whoever! But if a law were passed that marriages must include homosexual unions, our church could be sued and forced to perform those unions - or risk losing their tax exempt status. Taxes would then be taken from the voluntary charitable donations of its members. So, suddenly the freedom of our church and its members would be in jeopardy. Isn't that what our nation was founded for - to protect freedom of religion? I wanted to clear up the confusion a bit, but now I want to discuss what has brought me deep sorrow the past few days. After the passing of Prop. 8, illegal protests were held on the grounds of the LA temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Protestors mocked our religion in signs and posters. They attempted to climb the gates and storm the temple. Some people tried to remove graffiti left on the temple gates and were beaten. The temple was forced to close to protect patrons. Members of my church had their homes and yards vandalized and their lives threatened. For those of you not familiar with our temples, they are considered sacred to us. They are supposed to be places of beauty, peace, and contemplation. The temple is a precious gift God has given us to grow closer to Him. To even think of the temple being vandalized or mocked nearly breaks my heart. The part that bothers me most, next to the desecration of the temple, is the hypocrisy of the situation. Those protestors are angry because they feel that my church is being intolerant. So, they are being intolerant to my church? It seems like an obvious contradiction, but somehow those who are angry don't see that. If someone began vandalizing gay bars, or beating up homosexuals, there would be a public outcry! If someone stood in front of a Mosque with degrading signs or mocked Islams, it would be a national headliner. What I don't understand is why the government sits back and does nothing about this situation in LA. Since I am just one person and I can't do anything to stop what is happening, I wanted to do something to share my feelings about the temple. In the temple, couples are married not just until death do they part, but for eternity. Even after death, they are joined together. Isn't that great?! I am so thankful that I can be with my sweetheart forever. So, I created a quick page using a photo I took of the Salt Lake City Temple. I hope some of you will find use for it. Either way, I hope that you will join me in encouraging tolerance and love between all men.

Click on the preview to download. God bless!

I'm an Affiliate!

I just discovered the most fabulous scrapbook storage system. It's so cool. It's called The Original Scrapbox. I want, I want, I want! I discovered that if I signed up as an affiliate, I can post a link on my blog and for every person that clicks through and makes a purchase, I get to earn points toward my own system. Yay! So, if you're looking for a terrific way to store your paper scrap stuff, check it out. By going through my site, you also get $100 off shipping! The Original Scrap Box is a scrapbooking storage system for the stylish home with fold out table and cabinets. The scrap book organizing armoire converts into a storage craft table for the home. Also, it offers shelving, racks, carry totes, ribbon boxes and drawers, and tons of other features. Check it out! Now, I promised you a free QP with the Steppin' Out Kit. So, click on the pic below to download this little goodie.

Also, here are some layouts my fabulous CT and friends created with the Steppin' Out kit.

Mary's Graduation by DJ Whiting.

True Tianna Style by JenJen.

And, Beautiful by Mel, Mom_of_5.

You can find the complete Steppin' Out kit at SOTB or SOL. Thanks for visiting my blog. I will be posting again soon about NDSD. Happy Scrapping!

Halloween Freebie

Hi, all! I asked my creative team to come up with something special using my portion of the Halloween Collab at Scrappin' Out Loud and Mel came up with this adorable brag book QP set. I'm offering them here for free for a short time. You can buy the full collab kit at Scrappin' Out Loud. Below is a preview of my portion of the collab and a preview of the QP set. Click on either one for your freebie. Here is the full preview from SOL.

Here's a layout I created with my portion of the collab. This is my niece. Isn't she cute?

Happy scrapping, everyone!