June Triune Blog Train

As an ex-patriot (I hate that term - I am not an "ex" anything! I am still an American even if I lay my head down each night on foreign soil!), the 4th of July is bittersweet for me. It was always such an exciting day for me growing up, filled with family, fun, food, and fireworks! It makes me sad that most of the time my daughter doesn't get to experience that. Due to plenty of violence against Americans (yes, even in Europe!), I choose not to dress my half-American daughter in anything "American" unless we are staying at home. So the fourth generally passes by with little more than a quiet barbecue to mark it.

Last year was different, though. Last year we were in the states for Independence Day for the first time since Luna was born. We did it up in style, with a huge family party (family came from all over the states!), tons of food, a stars and stripes dress handmade by mama, and of course, her first fireworks (she liked them!). So many beautiful memories from that day!

Ok, ok, thank you for listening politely. Now its time for the freebie you came for. :) Here is the mini kit I used to create the simple layout I shared:

You can get it HERE.

Here is the complete list of stops for the Triune "I Will Make Them One Nation" train:

Sairi Designs
A-M Digital Designs
Cajun Diva Scraps
Triple J Designs
4OSAi
Speyegull Designs
Callaluna Creations
Digital Designs by Elisa
If you lose your way, head back to the Train Station at Sairi's blog!

Don't forget this month's special in my shop!

Thanks for stopping by!

June Sale

Its a great time to buy "The Man With the Moustache!" Buy this fun kit during the month of June and receive a coupon for a free kit of your choice!

Be sure to check out my new CU template set, Beachy Keen, while you are there!

Free Ride by Build a Memory and The Scrappy Kat

I had such fun working with the latest kit from Build a Memory! Free Ride is a collab she did with The Scrappy Kat, and its great for you to scrap your wild side! Motorcycles and gears and grunges and smears, this kit has it all!

Here is Build a Memory's part:

And here is The Scrappy Kat's contribution:

Build a Memory's portion of Free Ride is available for 35% off during the month of June, and if you purchase it before June 10th, you can get the add-on for free! The Scrappy Kat is offering her portion for 30% off right now.

Free Ride is also the featured kit for the June Quick Page Exchange challenge! Check the challenges forum for details!

Here are a couple of pages I made with the kit:

Heart Rock Song by Lorien's Workshop

My CT extraordinaire, Lorien, has been busy lately! She just completed the mentoring classes at Scraps-n-Pieces! She made this beautiful and funky kit, Heart Rock Song:

I just fell in love with this kit and HAD to make a layout with it!

Heart Rock Song is available for FREE if you register in the SNP forums and go HERE. Be sure to leave some love for Lorien, and check out the Lorien's Workshop blog as well!

Talk to the Animals Collab

Have you gotten your copy of the mega collab Talk To The Animals yet? Talk to the Animals benefits the Animal Protection League of Indiana, and includes over 55 papers, more than 120 elements, 2 alphas, 7 quickpages, 21 journal cards, 6 filler cards and 2 clusters, plus a $5 coupon to MollyScraps! It can be yours free if you make a $10 contribution to the APL!

Make a donation HERE.
Email your receipt to: talktotheanimalscollab@gmail.com
You'll receive download links within 24 hours. Its that easy!

Message me with any questions!

Alopecia Areata Awareness Blog Train

I had never heard of Alopecia Areata prior to joining this blog train. One of the participants has a six year old daughter that suffers from the disease. Can you imagine being six years old and losing your hair? Children can be so cruel! I'm dedicating this mini kit to Jenny's daughter. You can read about her here.

According to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, alopecia areata affects 2% of the population - that is more than five million people just in the U.S.! Alopecia areata is an autoimmune skin disease that causes bald spots on the scalp and other parts of the body, and in extreme cases can result in complete hair loss. I learned a lot about the disease by reading this article from the New England Journal of Medicine.

Here is my contribution to the blog train:

You can download it HERE.

There are so many beautiful creations for this train, have a look at the "master preview" made by Shannon of Shuckclod's Stuff:

Here is a complete list of stops on this blog train!

Leterati Artful Scraps

Touched By A Butterfly

Patty B Scraps

Sugarbutt Designs

Mandog Scraps

Shuckclod’s Stuff

Princess Mahi

Mama’s Designz

ABCreations

Yez Designs

Jenny’s Designz

Cindy’s Tags & Tuts

The Maltese Scrapper

Queenies Signatures N Kits

Dakota Winds Graphics

Crazy Tiffs

Dillie’s Designs

Becky’s Creations

Aprilthescrapaholic

Misplaced Mermaid

EmJay Scraps

Callaluna Creations <-----You are here!

Kreations By Sparky

Crafting With Jack

Shirly Ann’s Download

If you are new to my blog, please take a minute to look around. Plenty of freebies to be found! Also, please check out my store and my Facebook page (pssssst, more freebies!). Thank you for stopping by!

New Release: Beachy Keen Templates

I am excited to announce the release of my first template pack! Beachy Keen includes four greyscale templates in layered .PSD and .PNG format. Use them for kit creation or page creation - you can turn them into something amazing in just a few minutes!

Get them now! They are 25% off through the end of May.