Hi there, girls…SP here with yet another PROJECT SCRAP check-in post, lol :o) I recently completely my MAY layouts, and thought I’d share!  This will be a bit of an abbreviated post, simply because I am away from my computer (have been for a week or so)…and just can’t get into photoshop to re-size/share more inspiring layouts from the gallery with you!  HOWEVER, as always – it is super easy to find INSPIRATION for project SCRAP…anytime you want/need!  Just visit the PROJECT SCRAP 2011 gallery (we have one specifically for this purpose)…and take a look at all of the amazing layouts/spreads that have been uploaded!

So…here are mine!  As usual – it was difficult to narrow down the photo selection, lol…especially for May – it is a BIG month for us and our family :o)  But…alas, I made it work and will add in an extra two-page-spread (or two)!  P.S.  I will be sure to add these pages to the gallery as soon as I get back home!

 And, even though I can’t readily share the spreads here and now…I wanted to at least point you in the direction of a few of the MAY LAYOUTS posted in the gallery SO FAR :o)  Kylie…oh my sweet Kylie – her project SCRAP pages (and all others) always blow me away…and her May layouts are no excpetion!  You can see them HERE and HERE!  Also, you won’t want to miss corrin’s GORGEOUS pages for May as well…you can find them HERE and HERE!  Fabulous work :o)  Of course, there are many more to take a peek at, and draw inspiration from…so head over THERE whenever you have a moment!

And, while we’re at it, LOL…please check out sthruby’s amazing gallery :o)  She has worked with our project SCRAP templates to create an album about the remodel project of their home – LOVE IT!  What a great idea…and a wonderful subject to scrap!  THANKS!

Alright…that’s it for me today :o)  Be SURE to visit tomorrow as we share a special treat for Father’s Day!  And then…something NEW at the Shoppe on Friday (well, Saturday at the LATEST…but hopefully Friday)…YAY, lol!  Until then – have a BEAUTIFUL day/night!  xoxo — SP

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hi guys, SP here :o)  And, I’m very happy to be sharing the MAY templates with you for project SCRAP 2011!  Seriously…still in shock that we are almost finished with MAY!  It’s been a good month here, albeit BUSY as EVER!  We tend to have lots of parties and celebrations during May…so it feels very non-stop, lol!  That feeling generally carries on into June and July as well, lol!  So, I guess I will just start looking forward to August for a little ‘rest’?  LOL!  Hopefully not…but it sure seems that way sometimes (yep, I know you girls know just what I’m talking about)!  BUT…that doesn’t mean that we can’t find time to SCRAP, too?  right?!  I tell ya…this project SCRAP is helping me soooooo much!  I have truly NEVER been so up-to-date on my photos/events in my LIFE, lol!  So, I am LOVING it and hope you are, too :o)  I also find that the project is helping to motivate me to take more pics!  I keep reminding myself that I do not want to go to work on my templates…and not have enough photos, lolol!  Quite the opposite has been true for me so far…I spend a LOT of time trying to narrow down my pics to my fave eight or nine :o)  If you have the same problem, remember that you can always add extra pages to your 2011 album!  I’m a little worried about just how HUGE mine will end up being…what with all of the ‘extra’ pages and photos, lolol!  hmmmm…that’s a GOOD problem to have though :o)

Alright…how about I share those May templates with you now? :o)  How do you like my ‘Colors of the Carribean’ color palette?  Wishing I was there right now (and that’s literally where the inspiration came from…my daydreams, lol)!  LOVE these and hope you do, too!

Project SCRAP ~ bundle ONE is now available for purchase at the Shabby Shoppe…CLICKING HERE will take you straight there!

PLEASE NOTE: if you participated in project SCRAP 2011 right here at the Shabby Shoppe’s BLOG…you do not need to purchase this product. Be sure to check your hard drive before purchasing :o)

 You can click on the image above…or, CLICK HERE to download the MAY templates!  I’m excited to scrap my May pics with these layout templates…they are so PERFECT (thanks again so much to Kylie for all of her help and work on these)!  I think you will really enjoy working on May :o)

Of course, if you are not familiar with our scrap project (if you ARE familiar with it, skip this paragraph, as always lol)…THIS POST is a great place to learn more!  Also, if you click on the PROJECT SCRAP 2011 category (on the right side of the blog)…you can ALWAYS easily find ALL posts related to the subject!  It’s your go-to place if you want to keep up with everything!  But, as a little and quick reminder…here is the project in a nutshell:::

Please, please, please be sure to post your finished May pages (well, all of them, lol) in the project scrap GALLERY!  We always look forward to seeing how you work with our project SCRAP templates :o)  I’ll be doing a May check-in before long…and will, of course, be sure to include some May inspiration with these newest templates!  Until then, have fun scrapping (and photographing)!

I’ll see you back here tomorrow with JUNE’s FREE DESKTOP :o)   If you missed yesterday’s post…be sure to scroll down for the free Birthday Bash goodie :o)  Have a happy and fun day/night!  xoxo –SP

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hey girls…SP here with another PROJECT SCRAP check-in post, lol :o)  I just finished scrapping my April layouts…it took me a couple of weeks to get through all of my photos, lol!  I know from browsing the gallery…that many of you have already completed (and posted) yours…YAY!  Doesn’t it feel good when you have them done and are ready for the next month?  Just LOVE that feeling of being ‘caught up’ – instead of always running BEHIND :o)  It’s a different feeling for me, and I like it, lolol!

k…enough rambling, how about some inspiration for the APRIL layouts?

First, we have my pages (SP)…I had soooooo many April photos – so this was a difficult month to scrap!  I will have to do extra layouts for more pics, without doubt!  It was also difficult because with so many photos, there was no real ‘color palette’ to work with, know what I mean?  I tend to enjoy scrapping more when I have a definite direction with color, lol!  But…I really like how this turned out…and it certainly ‘challenged’ me, which was nice :o)  We went on a vacation in April…so there were lots of photos from that (way more than I could include on these pages)…and a few other mingled in as well!  I have been loving how Kylie works with the Darling Paper Collection as a ‘foundation’ for her project SCRAP pages…and am thinking of taking her lead with mine!  I really think it will result in a beautiful album at the end of the year…that flows well from page to page, month to month (even though you might work with different colors each month…the papers will still tie together from layout to layout)!  The best part about the Darling Papers is that there are SO many colors…and, you can mix/match with just about any kit (and Goodness knows I DO, lol) :o)

Next, we have Kylie’s yummy pages!  As always, I adore her color scheme…and use of the Darling Paper Collection!   GREAT JOB, Kylie…super fun pics…and beautiful, too (especially love those bunny ears)!

I also had to share these precious pages by jessg26!  I believe I included her pages on the March check-in, too – lol!  Sooooo inspiring – keep up the great work – I know I look forward to each month :o)

And last…but way far from least…I just had to include mommy2two’s gorgeous April pages!  Does it get any cuter?  Her paper and element choices are genius…and from the pics – it looks like a pretty fun and special month :o)  LOOOOOOVE!

As always, there are lots more PROJECT SCRAP layouts (January – April) in our special PROJECT SCRAP gallery (wish I could show them ALL here, lol)- so be sure to check it out – I just know you’ll be inspired :o)  MANY THANKS to all of you who have joined in the fun of project SCRAP!  I think in the end, we all inspire and motivate each other…so keep posting and sharing :o)

You won’t want to miss the blog tomorrow when Kylie shares some hybrid inspiration with us :o)  XOXO — sp

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hi guys, SP here :o) the ‘real’ project SCRAP post is below…but i wanted to update you really quickly!  I’m away on vacation right now…I was supposed to return home on Sunday (as in LAST Sunday, lol)…but we are having such a great time…that we decided to extend our stay a little bit!  Anyway…as a result…it has thrown the blog schedule off just a teensy bit!  Well that…AND, the fact that my very kind and loyal ROYALNERD accidentally mixed up some blog posts, lol!  Ya see…I planned ahead before leaving for vacation and had all of my posts done in advance and ready to go!  well…he posted the FREE DESKTOP when he was supposed to post the PROJECT SCRAP templates (which I am now sharing below, lol)…but i can’t complain too much because he took the LOTW post which he wasn’t planning on, lol…and did a WONDERFUL job with it!  anyway…enough rambling, just wanted to update ya!  oops…also, tomorrow was supposed to be our newest Gallery Girl post…but since I’m not home yet (and have very little computer access…and I do mean VERY little, lolol – let’s just say that adding this paragraph has been quite the ‘job’) – I’m rescheduling it for this Friday!  I’ll be back home by then and able to put the post together and give it the proper time and attention that it deserves (be sure to check back in on Friday for that)!

THANKS so MUCH for stopping by…now on to our regularly scheduled programming…lol :o)

–XOXO — sp

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HELLO…is this thing on <tapping mic, lol>!?! Are you guys still out there? I know when we first started project SCRAP 2011 - we had lots of participation (comments)…but here we are in April, and I’m wondering how many of you ladies are still with us?  lol!  It’s gotten awfully quiet on these posts :o)  Come on girls…WE CAN DO THIS!  I promise…if *I* can do it…then I just KNOW that you can, too…trust me…lol!  Even if you have gotten a little behind…it is NOT too late to catch up and stay on track for the rest of the year!  Now…if it was August – I might not be able to say that, lol…but technically – we have only SCRAPPED three months so far…so, there is still time!  I do hope that you guys will continue to join us so that we can keep offering these fun templates, projects and challenges!  LET’S HAVE SOME FUN and get those memories scrapped :o)

So, here we have the APRIL templates (two separate templates to create a ‘spread’) for project SCRAP 2011!

Project SCRAP ~ bundle ONE is now available for purchase at the Shabby Shoppe…CLICKING HERE will take you straight there!

PLEASE NOTE: if you participated in project SCRAP 2011 right here at the Shabby Shoppe’s BLOG…you do not need to purchase this product. Be sure to check your hard drive before purchasing :o)

You can click on the image above…or, CLICK HERE to download the APRIL templates!  I cannot wait to scrap my April pics with these templates…they are so fun (thanks again so much to Kylie for all of her help and work on these)!  I think you will really enjoy working on April :o)

And, if you are not familiar with our scrap project (if you ARE familiar with it, skip this paragraph, as always lol)…THIS POST is a great place to learn more!  Also, if you click on the PROJECT SCRAP 2011 category (on the right side of the blog)…you can ALWAYS easily find ALL posts related to the subject!  It’s your go-to place if you want to keep up with everything!  But, as a little and quick reminder…here is the project in a nutshell:::

Please be sure to post your finished April layouts in the project scrap GALLERY!  As always, we truly look forward to seeing how you work with our fun templates :o)  I’ll be doing an April check-in before long…and will, of course, be sure to include some April inspiration with these newest templates!  Until then, have fun scrapping (and photographing)!

We’ll see ya back here on Monday with a new LOTW!  Have a WONDERFULLY BLESSED and HAPPY weekend!  xoxo –SP

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hey girls…SP here with the promised PROJECT SCRAP check-in post, lol :o)  I finally got my March pages scrapped…hope you have, too – or are at least working on them (let’s not get behind)!  We can do this, lol :o)  I know, some months are going to be more difficult than others…some will be busier…others might be boring, lol!  But, let’s keep our eye on the goal…which is to have a two-page spread for each month of the year (along with a cover, etc.) when the year is up!  Ya know how it goes…if we ever let ourselves get behind…it will be SOOOOOO difficult to catch back up again (and more than likely, we never will, lol)!  OK…that was your pep talk/motivation for the month, lol :o)  I hope it was helpful, he he!

So, how about some inspiration for the MARCH layouts?

First, we have my pages (SP)…as always, this was a busy month and we did all kinds of fun stuff!  So much that I might have to include a couple of extra pages for the month as well…which is FINE with me…I kinda like the idea of a BIG book at the end of the year, lol!  We’ll see how it goes and if I find the time to scrap those other pages (wish me luck)!  I had bunches of fun working on these though…and enjoyed the happy color palette I went with!  Sometimes it can be difficult with so many different photos and colors and themes, etc…but you can really pull everything together with the elements :o)

Next, we have Kylie’s gorgeous pages!  I love (I mean LOOOOVE) her color scheme (my three fave colors!) and the way she ‘tied’ everything together with the flowers and other fun elements!  There is so much interest and so many adorable photos!  SUPER SUPER SWEET!

And, I just HAD to include these ADORABLE pages by one of our super talented gallery posters (jessg26)!  Sorry, I couldn’t resist…just LOOK at that face on the left…and all of the precious-ness on the right hand page?!  Seriously!  lol…it is all just sooooo good and I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it :o)  Be sure to check out jessg26′s gallery for more yummy inspiration!

 Of course, there are lots more PROJECT SCRAP layouts (January – March) in our special PROJECT SCRAP gallery - so be sure to check it out – I promise you’ll be inspired :o)  THANK YOU ALL soooo much for joining in the project…and for sharing your pages with us (we hope to see MORE and MORE as the months go by)!

We’ll be back on Monday with LOTW…see ya then :o)  xoxo –SP

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