It's On.. Like Donkey Kong!

Brand new in my store and just in time for NSD...So many things all at great low prices all weekend long! Come and check it out!

Oscraps

PurplePaperFlowers

BlytheEvans.com

My Mommy Loves me!

Dan left for the races this morning, he'll be gone today through Sunday. One of my ever so lovely children failed to put the lid to the coffee pot back ON the coffee pot when unloading the dishwasher. This is a must have thing to brew a pot of coffee because if you don't it won't drip!!

My mommy brought me a cup of coffee on her way to work.. ahhhhhhh sanity in a cup. I need to get a new coffeemaker. I think I am going to get one that only does 1-2 cups at a time and brews straight into your cup. I'm the only one in the house who drinks coffee so why not?

On another note, guess what?? It's that time again!! Yep, it's NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY on May 3rd! I'm declaring it National Scrapbooking WEEKEND because all 3 of my stores will be on sale ALL weekend long!!!

Purple Paper Flowers will be 30% off, PPF will also be having a discount on Print Services (30%) and MyBook Planners (50%) so check those out.

OScraps & BlytheEvans.com will both be 35% off all weekend starting tomorrow!

Hey Look, It's Sunday!

Not sure where the week went, it seems to be a huge blur for me. I've been quite busy working, trying to put out new stuff each week, especially having this rockin new store to stock up! I really enjoyed my first week at the O. Everyone is so friendly and a pleasure to work with over there.

I haven't had any luck getting my computer reformatted yet. Only because I can't find my XP disc OR the Vista disc that came with my laptop. I did manage to find my XP upgrade disc but that doesn't do me any good.

Dan applied for a job at our local electronics store so wish us luck!!

Free Desktop 4 You!

Hey, everyone I have a little something special for you this Saturday.

One of my fabulously talented Creative Team Members has created this beautiful desktop for you using my brand new "A New Beginning" Page Kit, which by the way for the next 2 days if you buy the kit from my Oscraps store you'll get the coordinating Bracket Album for free!!

Click here for the Special Offer.

For your convience, this desktop has been made available in 3 different sizes. Please choose the one nearest your desktop resolution size.

1440x900

1280x800

1024x768

If you know someone who you think might enjoy this little download, please send them on over to snag it!

Announcement!

That's right, I have joined the OScraps team. To help kick off my first week, I've got this special FREE with purchase offer for you. Buy my "A New Beginning" Page kit and get the coordinating Bracket Album set for FREE!

This kit and offer will be exclusive to Oscraps for one week only. LOADS of other new products also, come check it out!

ADSR Layouts

Yep, Im a slacker.. I have no excuse lol. Anyway, here are challenges 3-8. Only one of us had to do #6 so Rachel did it, which is why it's not here. Enjoy!

D-U-D-E!!

My Creative Team Member Jodie is having a sale on her word art at Oscraps....plus you could win prizes! Her Rock On! Word Art is on sale for 30% off - and the 10th person to buy it today will get a $5.00 GC to Vicki Stegall's shoppe at Oscraps.

The Lucky Duck Word Art is on sale for 25% off and the 10th person to buy it will get a $5.00 GC to Sweet Genevieve's shoppe at Oscraps.

ADSR #2

No, you didn't miss #1. I didn't post it b/c I wasn't really happy with the final page. It was cute but it really wasn't my style.

However, challenge #2 was much more "me". The challenge was to collaborate on one layout with our partners. We each had to do half of the page. Not just you start and I'll finish but literally divide the page in half, any which way we wanted.

Rachel and I opted for the checkerboard approach. She made a template for us to use and we decided to celebrate large families. I have 5 and Rachel has 4. Once we plopped in our pictures, we merged the pieces and each embellished our halves then combined them together for one final page.

This is what we ended up with: Click for full list of credits.

Picture It On Canvas

Last week, I received an email from a very nice man asking if I would be willing to do a review of his website, services, and product in exchange for an 11x14 inch photo on stretched canvas. I have been wanting to try this for my layouts for a really long time, so when I got this email I thought what better way to try it out?

From what I understand, prints on canvas are usually a pretty penny. The sites I have checked out have ran about 100 dollars or more. PictureItOnCanvas charges $51 plus shipping for a print on stretched canvas. The site itself was very easy to navigate and I placed my order fairly quickly. The only issue I had was uploading my photo because is was a 10 megabyte file, so it was rather large. I emailed to let them know about the problem I was having and all I had to do was send the file as an attachment and they took care of the rest. Customer Service response time was very good. Any time I had a question, my emails were answered in a timely manner.

My order shipped out on the 15th and it arrived today. I chose to print a layout I had done of my niece to give as a gift to my brother and sister in law. The quality is absolutely amazing. The colors are crisp and vibrant. I can't wait to give it to them. They also do square sizes but you have to call or email them for a quote.

This here is the original layout:

And this is the print on canvas, you can see how much more vibrant the colors are in print, although my photo really does not do it justice. I apologize for the glare, it's really hard to take a photo of a photo inside the house. :)

Credits:

Paper, staples, ribbon from Micheline Martin's My Colourful Wonderland. Glitter- Micheline Martin's Sparklemess 2

The flowers are Karah Fredricks- Pixie Dusted Posies, the charm and stamped flourish is mine. The frame is by Stefanie Burt.

The journaling says:

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat, but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.

New Scrap Blog...

Just posting a little note to let you all know that I will be moving all my scrap ads and team layouts over to my new store blog. I will still be keeping this blog but it will be for more personal posts and layouts. Anything pertaining to my own product can be found here at: www.blytheevans.com/blog

Today is the Grand Opening, I've got loads of new product for you, a HUGE grab bag of sorts, a 25% off sale TODAY only, and there's even a little blog freebie for you too!

Hope to see you there!

End of another day....

Today actually went by rather quickly.. Dan had to work today and the kids were off from school so I expected it to be a very long and very loud day. However, that was not entirely the case!

The morning was a little rough, it was raining and the kids had to all stay in the house. The big ones were fighting, the little ones were fighting, then the big ones started fighting with the little ones.. oh it was the picture of a perfect day! My mom came over and we took the little ones to the grocery store while the big ones stayed home and did their chores without little ones around to undo their work.

We stopped at my brother's to drop something off and visit with the girls for a little bit. Then we hit the store. We came back home unloaded everything and I started dinner and cleaned up a bit before Dan got home. My sister in law and I decided to (actually, it was my idea and I wasn't letting her say no) go out for a little one on one girls night. We went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. We had a nice time, talked, ate, had dessert and I think we are both a little bit happier.

I got home around 8 and I started making a little something new for my PPF store next week. I haven't had much computer time today at all.. I was on for a brief bit earlier this afternoon and just as I was getting off my popup blocker went a little wonky so I shut down and now that I'm back home and rebooted it seems to be working fine!

Oh and that little secret, I told y'all about a few weeks ago? Well.. start counting down the days, all will be revealed on Monday, Jan. 28th!!

CT Layout Time!

This week's LO is by eri

Everything seen here can be found in my PPF Store!

Been Sick..

I just noticed after posting earlier today that it's been a whole 4 days since my last blog, so I thought I owed you a little explanation. I got sick over the weekend, I started feeling yucky on Sunday and by Monday I was officially feeling run over.

DH stayed home Tuesday to let me rest and I slept til 11 am. He's so sweet.. I felt tons better the next day.

Not to mention, I've been busy helping Amanda get things ready for the Grand Opening at PPF.

Tomorrow is the last day that my products will be available in my OAKS store. Some things will be getting retired but most will be in my NEW store at PPF. There will be very little downtime between moves.

And of course my new little secret project has been keeping me busy as well. I can't wait to let y'all in on the little secret! Stay tuned!

I have some news!

But I can only tell you half of it! Sorry to keep you in suspense but believe you me.. it will be well worth the wait.

You may have heard or read recently that One of a Kind Scrapz is closing. This is due to personal issues on the owners behalf. Victoria was a wonderful owner and I thank her for the oppertunity to work with her. I wish you all the best!! Never fear, I will not be left in the dust. I already had taken on some new responsibilities.

What I can tell you, is that Purple Paper Flowers is just about ready to re-launch!! I am extremely excited about this site opening up. I will be one of the more diverse digital stores out there. We will have TONS to offer and not just by way of digital items. Amanda Dykan, owner and designer, has recently put out a designer call and the new PPF Design Team has been announced!!

Please welcome:

• Amanda Dykan, Owner/Designer
• Blythe Evans, Design Team Leader/Designer
• Kate Ross-McClellan, Designer
• Paula Phillips, Designer
• Crystal Wilkerson, Designer
• Cindy Freeman, Designer
• Gina Arzaga, Designer
• Julie Staley, Designer
• Neverland Scraps, Designer
• KJ Conners Designs, Designer
• Melissa Daniel, Designer
• Vickie Hennessy, Designer
• Rachel Martin, Designer
• Kaye Winiecki, Designer
• Danielle Engebretson, Designer
• Cherie Shields, Designer

Welcome and Congrats!!

Crafty Mama

Wow, I am worn out tonight! I needed a break from the kids tonight so I ran out to Target and Michaels in search of soome craft supplies, namely paper punches. I cannot tell you why because it is a secret but I promise it will be well worth the wait.

I was able to find a couple at Target, believe it or not they had some in the dollar bins! I know, I was floored too. So I got a few there and then I got a more expensive one. Then it was off to Michael's because I needed a larger size punch for my little project. I got a few more there and some other fun crafty items on sale.

I have been sitting on the living room floor for the last 2 hours, punching shapes and putting together my little paper craft items. Another reminder of why I love digital so much. I have so patience for this stuff. I only made like 6 little items in those 2 hours, but they are so cute.

Before digital, I used to make cards and invitations so this is really be being nostalgic and reminiscing. Weddings, Baby Showers, Birth Announcements, you name it I've done it. Then I started doing my invitations online which inevitably lead to digital scrapping, and here I am now.

I still do cards on occasion, I recently got to do my new niece's birth announcement and Christmas and Thank You cards for a friend of mine. It was nice to get back in the game.

Your Smile... (Layout)

Full Credits

Creative Team TOOT!

Recently, one of my creative team members, Iris, had one of her layouts spotlighted at the Sweet Shoppe and they loved it so much that they asked her permission to turn it into a template for their Cookie Cutter Challenge. How exciting!

The layout was really amazing.. she used the Friendship collab by myself and Micheline Martin.

Angel- click for full credits

Congrats again Iris!!

It's A Boy Layout...

I am on a scrapping roll since I am on a "design break" lol.

Got another page done tonight.. I am just loving my new frames!!

This is my youngest's birth announcement photo, he's being held by one of his older cousins.

Full Credits

So much to do!

And so little time! Sorry I haven't blogged yet today, I have been up to my eyeballs in work today. I have literally been glued to my laptop today designing away like a maniac! What is it you say? Well,I can't tell you just yet lol. Sorry, but I promise you it will be well worth the wait!

I am also in the middle of redoing all my previews to get ready for the Grand RE-Opening of Purple Paper Flowers!! I am very excited about this store, I have very high hopes for PPF.

I am hoping to go up to my brother's hosue tonight to go meet my new niece, so I am excited about that too. I can't wait to get some pictures of the little one so I can scrap them. I really want to make her a pretty little Baby's First Christmas Ornament for her. I found a really nice one that you can have a photo put on it at Shutterfly. It's pewter with a little red ribbon to hang it from. Really pretty, I can't wait!!

Layout

I did this a few days ago, I was going through some of my old photos and came across some of Greyson when he was about 10 months old enjoying some yummy broccoli. It's still one of his favorite foods!

I know.. my children are strange lol.

Full Credits HERE