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I decided to alter the guidelines for the [MakeItMeaningful] Challenges, so that it's not required to use the kits or products from the actual series. I want everyone to be able to participate and play along with us, and not be limited by what's in your stash! So, feel free to use whatever products you'd like (although be mindful of the CatScrap/MScraps gallery guidelines that require at least 50% of product from their respective shops.) Other than that, I hope this will open up the challenges to more people and allow us to all be inspired by each other!  

Being summer, I know a lot of people are on vacations and busy enjoying the warm weather, so it's difficult to get participation going right now. So, for those who might stumble across these challenges a little late (after the individual challenges have closed) remember, you can still submit a LO for any challenge (and even post to FB) to increase your chances for winning the FINAL drawing, when I tally ALL entries across the [MiM] galleries. :D

Thanks for having patience with me. I'm new to hosting challenges, so it's a learning process for me. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know! I'd love to hear from you! ;)

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Hope everyone is having a fantastic summer! I know it can get super-busy this time of year, but it's nice to find a few minutes to beat the heat and curl up in front of the 'puter to get some scrapping time in. We've only got another week left for the Embrace [MiM] Challenge, so I'm hoping we can get some more people to play along.

If you're just hearing about this now, you can find more info about the [MakeItMeaningful] challenges here. Just jump in where you're at, and have fun with it!

I thought I'd share with you my LO for the Embrace Challenge, about embracing my dream of becoming a writer...

"It was an unexpected and amazing thing when I discovered my true passion for writing stories. But with so much self-doubt and insecurity, I never allowed myself to believe I could ever be published or even have the guts to try. But I realized that it's better to try and fail, than to never try at all. I won't let my fears hold me back from embracing my dream of becoming a published writer one day."

Check back next week for the next [MiM] Challenge, using my True Strength Kit...Thanks for stopping by! ;)

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With summer in full swing, and lots of celebrations going on, I wanted to do a fun, bright kit, and lucky for me, the CatScrap Summer Catwalk colors fit perfectly with my concept, so, here is my Light Up The Sky MEGA Kit Collection!

An explosion of colors, stars and sparkly elements, this kit is chock full of awe-inspiring fireworks graphics, perfect for capturing any celebration's greatest moments...from 4th of July to birthdays, and everything in between, this kit will make all your most vivid memories POP!


I didn't want to limit this kit to 4th of July, since not everyone celebrates it, so I aimed for highlighting ANY celebration with fireworks-- birthdays, New Years, Disney trips, city festivals, etc. You can also incorporate the theme into layouts about your sweetie, or self- empowerment (Katy Perry's song, Firework, was hummed a few times while making this kit! )

The Solids and Fine Print paper packs, and Alphabet are very versatile and coordinate with the Catwalk colors, so I've offered those separately, if you wanna keep it simple. But the MEGA collection, which includes the Fine Prints, Solids and Alphabet, PLUS the kit-exclusive patterned papers and elements (there are a TON!), can save you a bunch if you're the 'gotta-have-it-all' type!

And it's ALL on sale 20% off through the weekend, so don't miss out! You can find all of the Light Up The Sky products HERE.
In the MEGA Collection, there are over 75 papers, 110 elements (from glittery fireworks graphics to unique star and fireworks buttons, epoxy wordart and custom-made firecracker graphics), so you'll have PLENTY of pretty sparkly things to play with!

The Fine Prints are a collection of 38 versatile subtly patterned papers (in 4 different patterns and an assortment of 13 colors), perfect for backgrounds and layering,and to help balance out the bright patterned papers and elements in the Light Up the Sky Kit. Plus, they also coordinate with any of the CatScrap Summer Catwalk 2011 products! ;)

And don't forget the Solids, 24 nicely textured and subtly shaded cardstock papers for a simple background....in the Summer Catwalk colors, as well!


And last, but not least, is the charming & versatile black epoxy alphabet, which turned out SO cute.....And the best part is, it's perfect for any layout or project! :) Includes upper & lowercase letters, numbers and some punctuation. [*word tiles in preview not included - for preview purposes only]


Here's a layout I created about my daughter and my niece at the Miley Cyrus concert....this kit was perfect for it!