It’s National Scrapbooking day, and Gotta Pixel is Celebrating in a big way. There are loads of challenges, games and contests planned for chances are some really awesome prizes. Not to mention the entire store has been marked down to 40% off from April 30th – May 3rd. Stop by and check out the forum throughout this weekend to see all the many ways you can win. (Also word is going around that the Facebook fanpage might have a prize or two as well)
Bella Gypsy has a new collection today at Gotta Pixel! 8 amazing kits for only $12! Our whole store will be 40% off as well! 🙂

There is also a great amount of Chats and crops going on throughout the weekend so there is sure to be something for everyone.

Plus there is a fabulous blog train going on this weekend, as our way of saying thank you to all of you for your continued support throughout this past year. Many of the GottaPixel designers have gotten together and created an amazingly huge collaboration for you- FOR FREE! Below you will find our contribution to the blog train.

Download it here.

The train will run from April 30th- May 3rd. After the 3rd the links will be disabled. Below is a list of all the participating blogs, each one holds a new piece of the collaboration. If at any point you get lost, you can always come back here for the master list. (If you find someone has yet to post, please check back as some of our time zones vary) I hope you enjoy, and have an awesome iNSD!!

******PARTICIPATING BLOGS******

GottaPixel: http://www.gottapixel.net/forum/blog.php
Liz (SweetDigiScraps): http://sweetdigiscraps.blogspot.com
Stacy Carlson: http://www.scrappingbuzz.com
Litabell’s Designs: http://litabells.blogspot.com
Isabel Mendez (Crisdam Designs): www.crisdamdesigns.com/blog
Marta van Eck: www.martavaneck.blogspot.com
Laura Burger: http://digidesignerlaura.blogspot.com/
Armina Designs: www.arminadesigns.com/blog
Mel (A+ Designs): www.aplusdesigns.blogspot.com
Connie Prince: http://scrapinfusions.blogspot.com/
LorieM Designs http://digiscrapdesigns-by-lorie.blogspot.com/
Lindsay Jane http://lindsayjanedesigns.blogspot.com/
Julie Marie http://juliemariedesigns.com
Kathryn Estry http://kathrynsdigitaldesigns.blogspot.com/
Kristmess http://kristmessdesigns.blogspot.com
Spinky http://spinkydinkscraps.blogspot.com/
simply.scraps http://www.simply-scraps.net
Captivated Visions http://blog.captivatedvisions.co.uk
Elka Romero http://elkaromero.com/
Silvia Romeo http://www.silviaromeo.blogspot.com/
Creations by Rachael http://www.creationsbyrachaelb.com/wordpress/
Denise Liemert – http://dl-creativedesigns.blogspot.com/
BellaGypsy http://bellagypsydesigns.blogspot.com/
Colie’s Corner http://coliescorner.blogspot.com/

Hi, I’m Amber and I am so excited to introduce you to our April Customer Spotlight, Lizzy27! Lizzy’s gallery is amazing! Please go to take a look and leave her some love, click here.

We asked Lizzy to show us her favorite Bella Gypsy layout and we love this layout also! Don’t you just want to pinch those little cheeks?

We wanted to give you an opportunity to get to know Lizzy a little better so we asked her a few questions.

Q: Tell us a little about yourself.
A: I’m a SAHM to two kiddos, Nathaniel who is almost 4 and Mary Grace, almost 2. They are my inspiration for scrapping! I live in MN with my hubby Jeff. Along with scrapping, my hobbies include blogging, reading, and volunteering at Church.

Q: How long have you been scrapping?
A: I’ve been scrapping since 1996! I sat down with my ticket stubs, graduation programs, and pictures from high school and put them into an album. I paper scrapped right up until 2008 after my daughter was born and decided the switch to digital made a lot of sense. I’m very addicted!

Q: Do you have a favorite subject(s) to scrap?
A: I scrap mostly milestones in my kids’ lives, holidays, vacations, and events. Also whatever my kids are doing at the time that I really want to document. I focus on important memories vs. everyday stuff.

I hope you enjoy getting to know Lizzy a little! Lizzy, thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us!

Ladies, keep on posting your Bella Gypsy layouts for us to see! You never know when you might have the spotlight shining on you!

Kim

Things are just ducky! Ahh, well, they are today,anyway! Hi folks, Lynn here, after a terribly long and exhausting weekend. We spent it in a hotel, not for a holiday, but out of necessity… not nice. Good to be home, and things are looking up now! So there was no sneak peek yesterday, sorry about that folks, again, my fault! BUT WAIT…

I’ll make it up to you if you hang on until the end of the post, promise!

In fact, I’ll start right now, have a look at this absolutely fun loving stunner from Bella Gypsy and Connie Prince: 

Totally cute, right? Well, as if that weren’t enough, check out the templates, too!

And if you totally love templates and haven’t seen these, they are in store now! 

So, you forgive me yet? I mean, it’s a totally awesome shopping bag, isn’t it? Well, just to butter you up, I’ve made this little freebie for you! Please click the cluster frame for your download link!

Friends again? I hope so. 😉

Happy Monday, hope you have a great week!

Oh yeah! I love a bargain, and scrappers, have I got a bargain for you! Morning, Lynn here, sharing the good news! There is a great deal on at Elemental Scraps, so hit the store today and pick up these gorgeous bits!

Have you been looking for a great first haircut kit? For girls, for boys? Or a pamper kit for makeover photos, or photos of  your little ones doing their own “makeovers” when they get into your make up? Well, have I got the perfect sets for you!

For the boys, Clean Cut papers and elements:

 Just put these two dollar buys together for the perfect boy themed hair cut kit for only $2!

Need some inspiration? Check out the Creative Team’s layouts!

For the girls, check out Mani/Pedi:

And for the girlie-girl version, you can get these two packs to put together this beauty for only $2, too!

And  now for some more CT eye candy:

Oh, oh, oh! And! You want a free kit? Yes, I thought you might be interested! Well, you can pick up this gorgeous spring themed kit, TOTALLY FREE! Just spend $5 in the girls shop at Elemental Scraps and get Budding absolutely free.

But don’t wait, the offer is only good until May 1st!

And speaking of freebies, here’s a little frame using Mani/Pedi that I put together, just for you! Just click on the preview for your download link!

Honey, have I got news for you! Hiya scrappers, Lynn here, sneaking in a late Freebie Friday post!

So, have you had a chance to look through the girls’ stores over at ES and GP? There is a buzz in the air, be it Spring weather or be it scrapping, I am enjoying it!

I won’t keep you too long, as the day is winding down here (it’s already dinner time in my neck of the woods!), and before the sun sets, I want to bring you this totally cute freebie, designed by Missy using Bella Gypsy’s Honey Bee Mine: