Just Another Romance - Cluster Frame Freebie

To celebrate the release of Just Another Romance, here is a cluster frame freebie for you all. Don't forget to grab the kit during Scrapbook Bytes' GAB week for a great price.

A+ Designs @ Scrapbook Bytes

  Click on the image preview to download.

Trick or Treat (Mostly Treats)

I'm back with a couple more freebies from Harvesting Hope. I made a layout featuring my Grandma- I love the warm and vintage feel that the kit gave my layout-

I used one of Mel's templates for my layout- you can't go wrong with any of her wonderful templates.

I know I've said before, but I think it bears repeating, the quality of the papers and elements are always top notch- I scrap with other designers products from time to time, and there are times when I have to clean up jagged edges, or there are odd pixels that need to be deleted. I have never had to do that with kits from A+ Designs! Do you know how much time that saves me? I also love that each kit has unique elements, not just re-colored items that I've seen before. 

Here are your treats for today:

click image to download

click image to download

Have a great week!

Harvesting Hope Tag Cluster

Have you checked out Harvesting Hope?

I had a chance to create with this beautiful kit, I'll show you what I created a little later, but first I wanted to let you know what's included in your purchase.

FREE with purchase - worn papers

10 papers
4 alphas
1 glitter acorn
1 felt squirrel
1 bling
1 bow
1 button
1 corn
6 flowers
1 flower vine
3 frames
1 heart wire
4 leaves
1 locket frame
1 ornamental wire
2 ribbons
1 rickrac
1 rose bud
2 stitches
1 string
1 swirl
1 vine

It's  alot! and the variety gives so much to work with to create beautiful pages.

Have you seen this beautiful page? I love how the worn paper circle is used as a foundation for the cluster. Can you see the repetition of the elements? And how the layout forms a nice visual triangle? If you wants to try your hand at clustering, this is a wonderful layout to lift.

by Mlee- Layout linked to Gallery

Click on her layout to go leave her some love!

I created a couple of freebies for you, the first you'll get today, and come back on Halloween for a couple more treats!

Click image to download

See you on Monday- have a great weekend!

What are your Fall Plans?

What are your Fall Plans? County Fairs? Raking leaves? Apple picking? A little football? You can scrap all that and more with this fun little kit. I love the rich reds and the muted blue together.  I'm looking forward to using the papers for some halloween layouts, a little shabby elegance for my "spooky" pages!

click here to pick up Fall Festival

I made a little photo cluster for you today. Have fun!!

Click image to download

When you pick up the kit, the row of tickets is all connected. If you'd like to make it seem torn, use your lasso tool,  making sure your line is jagged like the tickets have been torn. I like to create a new layer via cut, then move the ticket to where you'd like it. Then you can merge the two layers or apply your shadow to each individually.

Bahama Mama sweet layouts

Throwback Thursday-

not too far back... this fun kit was released in July. Duo-licious has delivered again!

A few of the beautiful layouts created using this kit:

Want to see more layouts?? Click here.

Now a freebie from Bahama Mama: a simple frame cluster

Click image to Download

Gallery Love and a Challenge

Have you checked out the gallery over at Gotta Pixel Lately??

If not you are missing out on some worderful inspiration and beautiful layouts.

Picking just a few layouts was difficult, as there are so many to choose from.


I love the simplicity of this layout, I also love how the colors from the photo are echoed in the colors of the paper. The elements are grounding the photo frame it nicely.

by kerryt

Don't you love how this page is bursting at the seams and all that goodness is just pouring out?

scrappyt

Both of these layouts feature June's Gotta Grab It - Got a Feeling

This pallete is just beautiful and I can't wait to play with it myself.

  

Don't forget- Gotta Grab It is only $1.00 but only for a limited time.

wtunison

June is halfway over, but you still have time to get in on the Crock Pot Challenge over at Gotta Pixel. If you need inspiration check out the layouts that are already complete in the gallery.

Here's the list of ingredients for the challenge:


3 papers
1 stitching
1 trim
1 string
1 button
4 flowers
1 leaf
1 title and/or journaling
1 bead filler (or some other type of "filler")
1 photo
*You may duplicate any element that you need to*

Make sure you use at least 60% of Gotta Pixel products or if you use all of A=Designs products then you have a chance to win a $10 GC to Mel's entire store! Yep, that's right. One participant in this challenge will win a ten dollar coupon to Mel's store. Collabs, of course, are not included.


I have a cluster I made with Whisy's Sake- If you'd like to grab it Click here (download expired)

Echoes of Love Cluster

Make sure to scroll down and see the wonderful new release from Duo-Licious!

I played with Echoes of Love again tonight, I know I've said it before, but Mel's kits are amazing and fun to play with. Beautiful Papers and lots of amazing elements.

It's even on sale now!! Remember A+Designs is having a sale now, so pick up the things you have been wanting and waiting for.

This is a simple little cluster (shadowed at 45 degrees). Just tuck a photo under neath, add your journaling and a background paper or stack and your page is done.

Click image to download

Have a great week, I am in the middle of finish up a semester at the University, and can't wait for summer to "start" even though we are still getting winter weather!

Love for Duo-licious

Have you checked out the Duo-licious Collab:

Punch Drunk Love?

Scrapbook Bytes
Gotta Pixel

I played with this beautiful kit tonight and here is what I came up with:

Here is a link for the Cluster Frame I created as I made this page.

Image is linked

I'll be back next week to give you the paper stack for the background.

Don't forget that Mel is being featured over at Gotta Pixel, you can pick up pieces of a mini kit everyday!

Pretty in Pink & Cluster Frame freebie

Remember how I said that I love clustering with Mel's kits because she has such beautiful elements? Pretty in Pink is no exception, the kit includes so many high quality elements that you can mix and match to create so many different looks.

This cluster "only" took me about 3 hours to complete! :) (have you ever had a disagreement with your computer? I never win and my projects take far longer than usual)  

Usually with these wonderful kits I am able to play with the elements, arrange them to my liking and have a lot of fun in the process. Tonight was more of a challenge! 

I hope you enjoy the cluster, I like it and now I need to make a stack of papers to put it on- how would that be for a freebie? Maybe next week!

Go check out Pretty in Pink:

Gotta Pixel

Scrapbook Bytes

Image is linked- click to download

Challenge Reminder and a Freebie

Remember when Kimberly introduced Mel's 

CrockPot Challenge?

I loved the idea and decided that I had to give it a try. It was harder than I thought it would be, Mel has a lot of things in that list! 

Here is my layout, I used mostly items from Bloom's Symphony, but I had hunt around a few other of Mel's kits to fill out the required elements. 

Go to Gotta Pixel

And here is a little freebie I made from elements on my page.

Click image to download

Have fun this weekend and don't forget to check out the Speed Scrap tomorrow at Sugar Hill Co.

I have a freebie for you!

I decided to use one of Mel's older kits for a freebie today. I fell in love with the kit Always and Forever. I plan on scrapping a lot of my sister's wedding with this kit. I'm also hoping for a vow renewal with my husband next year, whether at home or at Disney World and these colors would match perfectly. Mel has so many amazing kits and I think you all should get to see some of them in case you might have missed them in the stores.

Here's what the kit looks like and it's linked to the store 

This is the kit with just Mel's part

Here's the whole collaboration

Here's what your freebie cluster frame looks like. It's linked to 4shared.

Please feel free to let me know if you prefer cluster frames or word art over quick pages. I'd rather make things that others will use :)

Have a good rest of the week!

--Amy Jo

Punch Drunk Love Released Today and Freebie

Mel and Dani have truly outdone themselves with this bright, fun kit. It will be great for those upcoming Valentine pages or just your everyday love pages. It has templates, artistic smears, and super cute elements. I really love the papers! You can get it at any of their stores. It's currently only $5.00 for this huge kit. 

Image is linked to Scrapbook Bytes.

Here are my layouts created with it

I created a free cluster frame and word art for you. Preview is linked to my 4shared.

Hope you like them! If you have any problems with the download, let me know.

Thanks--Amy Jo

Beautiful Life Freebie Cluster

Mel has bee super busy lately, if you haven't seen all her newest stuff you are missing out!

You should pick up:

The Beautiful Life

at Gotta Pixel

Here is my page, about my wonderful sister. 

I altered the cluster a little for the freebie, and if you'd like to smears to go with it, you'll need to pick up the kit.

Click Image or Here to Download

Have a great weekend!

Revitalize Freebie Cluster

Well you've been introduced to two of Mel's beautiful new kits, how about a little freebie??

First here is the preview of my newest favorite kit- Revitalize

This is part of Gotta Grab it -

One Swatch & 40+ Products

Mel has created papers, elements and artistic smears. Each piece is only $1.00

Here is my layout:

And your free cluster:

Click here or on the image to download

I can't wait to see what you create with this beautiful kit!

New Year's Wish Freebies

It's less than 2 weeks before the new year so I thought it would be good to showcase New Year's Wish and create a couple of freebies for you. I love the gold in this kit. It looks so nice against the darker colors. The smears are fantastic. It's an all around fun kit for your New Year's layouts.

Here's the layout that I turned into a quick page and cluster frame freebie for you

The preview is linked to 4shared

I'll be back on Wednesday for Layouts of the Week so get your layouts posted to the galleries!

--Amy Jo