Cara Olson Designs

I Made the ScrapMatters Creative Team!!!!!

Can you hear me shouting from here?!?!! I cannot believe I made the team! What an honor. I'm totally still pinching myself. :) I'm still learning my way around the back-end of the SM site, but I'm thrilled to be on the team with so many creative and talented ladies! I'll keep you posted about awesome new kits coming out from ALL of the SM designers (so great to look behind the curtain - LOL) and will also tell you about some great activites and scrapping challenges. Keep your ear to my blog....

Until next time....
Cara

I can't stand it!!!!

Okay, so I told you that Chelle's Creations is coming out with an awesome new kit on August 27. And I told you I was creating the Sneak Peek for next week... but I can't wait that long to show you!! This kit is so PERFECT for me. And I do mean perfect. Two of my favorite things: scrapping and [mystery topic]. Heee hee hee. Sorry for the suspense, but I shouldn't really let the cat out of the bag yet. .. oh, okay, since you're going to MAKE me, here's a look at the sneak peek (my first):

New kits!!!!

Happy Friday, everyone! I've got a couple awesome new kits to show you today. First up is Chelle's Creations new back-to-school kit, called - what else? - Back 2 School. It's so darn cute! Here's a look at the kit:

I love these vivid primary colors. And aren't those felty crayons to die for? So cute. Click the link above to go to ScrapMatters' store to get it. Here's what I made with the kit - Drew's first day of PRE-preschool (LOL!):

Next up is the today's new kit from Scrapmuss Designs. Maria also put out a back-to-school themed kit called Learn Twice. Here's a look:

Aren't those muted tones yummy? I even tweaked my photos to match the tones of the papers. Here's what I did with her kit:

Pick yours up today at ScrapMatters' store.

See you soon! Chelle has something AWESOME cooked up for next week and it's right up my alley. Can't wait to show you the Sneak Peek (which is my job this week). Ro from Man in the Moon also has a super cute kit coming out next week. Stay tuned.....

Wow! Where has the last month gone?

Holy cow! I'm so far behind here. Life's been crazy with my career 360. I'm taking insurance classes to become licensed to manage risk and coordinate insurance coverage. I've certainly fallen off of the radar. Now that I've finished my last class (for a while, anyway!) and just have to take my last exam, I'll have more time again for scrapping. (That's way more fun anyway!!!!)

I did want to show you a really cute kit that came out today at ScrapMatters; it's called Wizarding Magic. Here's a look:

Isn't it super cute?? If you are lucky enough to get to Orlando/Universal Studios this is the perfect kit to scrap your visit to Hogsmeade or Hogwarts. Plus, the movie is coming out this fall too. OR, it's great for Halloween pictures too. Got get it today!

See you soon! Happy scrapping. :)

It's a BIRTHDAY celebration!!

Chelle is celebrating her birthday in style.... and we, her CT, are giving away TONS of goodies! From now through the end of the month, visit Chelle's Blog to catch all the great giveaways and play in all the festivities. To whet your whistle. here's my giveaway for Day 7 of the celebration:

You can get the freebie by going to Chelle's Blog or directly by clicking here. Hope you enjoy it! And please stop by here and/or Chelle's blog and show us what you did with it! I'd love to see it.

Are You Chelle's Super Fan??

Are you a fan of Chelle's Creations... then you will love this new feature that will score you a new product of Chelle's EACH month... for FREE! Yep a FREE product of Chelle's each month! Plus have a chance to win a gift certificate to her store! Wanna see what's up for grabs this month?

What do you need to do? Link up your layouts that you do using her products on the Link Up on her Blog to any gallery you have it posted at - so we can be sure to leave you some much deserved love! The layouts you link up MUST be created during the Link Up period. For this month that will be July 3rd to the 30th.

When should I do it? Each month we will post a new Link Up - after the previous one has finished - simply link your layouts that you create. Just linking one is enough but we would love to see more so feel free to link them all up!

So head over to Chelle's Blog and link up your layouts!!

Madly Scrapping

It's summer and it's crazy busy. What, with taking my little fish swimming and some surgeries/medical issues, it's been so out-of-control. But here I am to show you a little of what I've been working on. I can't show you everything (sinister grin) because not all the kits I'm working with have been released yet, but you'll see them soon. :)

Chelle of Chelle's Creations has been a machine this month as she's doing a guest spot at The DigiChick in addition to her regular stuff at ScrapMatters... and she is featured at The Daily Digi this month as well. All this and she has children too. She amazes me. Anyway, I've got a Product Flashback featured on her blog that posts tomorrow. Check it out!

It's Christmas in July as ScrapMatters and Chelle has her winter kits on sale 30% off until July 15. Here's her newest kit, Ho! Ho! Ho!

And the layout I made with this super fun kit (the button tree is awesome, isn't it??)

Here's a kit of Chelle's that only available at The DigiChick, Grandpa's Garden. It's so cute.. and perfect for scrapping photos of my little boy and my dad working together at the farm. Here's the kit:

Here's my layout:

Scrapmuss Designs is participating in the ScrapMatters Christmas in July sale too. Maria created a new kit called Knit Me a Winter Mini. It's adorable and on sale for only $2.45! Here's a look:

And my layout:

And here's another layout I did for Sarah Bennett with her kit, Old Glory - a collab with Trixie Scraps. It's very vintage. I really love it. Here's the kit preview:

Here's my layout:

And last, but not least (of those that I can show you today - LOL) is a layout I did for Designs by Tater. I used her super cute collab kit, Yankee Doodle Doo, that she did with Keepscrappin' Designs. It's the perfect kit. It's like it was made for me. I love the little felt people and the awesome alphas. Great kit!