DST April Blog Train - HOP INTO SPRING!

I LOVE the colors for this month's DST Blog Train!  In fact, I used it to create an entire spring-themed collection!  My "HOP INTO SPRING" Collection is ON SALE at all of my stores.  Be sure to read all the way through this post - I've got TWO FREEBIES for you!

MAGSGRAPHICS | MYMEMORIES | WITHLOVESTUDIO

And for this blog train, you can get the ALPHA for FREE!

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-- PLEASE NOTE!  It is ILLEGAL to re-share any part of this kit on a file-sharing website.

Please direct your friends to this blog to download the kit.  Thank you.

For a complete list of designers participating, please GO HERE.

Take a look at some beautiful layouts created with this collection.

by Kathy M.

  

by Heather and by Jessica at WLS

  

by Tammy at WLS

by Kathy B.

  

  

by Cori

  

Want another FREEBIE?  

Visit my FACEBOOK PAGE to snag this set of TITLES:

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I hope you will visit my stores and pick up the rest of this collection.  Of course, I'd love to see your layouts!  Please join my Gallery Showcase Group and show off your work!

Be sure to stop by my blog TOMORROW for another Blog Train with a mini kit that coordinates with Hop Into Spring!

:) Mags

"I'll Be There For You" - the Ultimate FRIENDSHIP Collection!

Hey Scrappy Friends!  It's time to help out a fellow designer in need!  

The digital world is a small world, indeed. Friends from all over the world come together and form friendships, like they've never been able to before, due to the availability of the world wide web and our ability to share so much of our lives via our crafting and scrapbooking adventures. This has given us a new opportunity to support each other in ways that would have never been possible before.

Susan Godfrey of Susan Godfrey Designs and her family recently lost their home and possessions in a horrible house fire in early February of 2014. Digital designers and scrapbook artists from around the world got together to make a collab, full of thousands of pieces of beautiful artwork to sell in order to help Susan and her family in this time of need. All monies (minus paypal fees) will go directly to Susan and bless their family during this time. 

The digital scrapbooking collection includes pieces from dozens of designers and aspiring designers all over the web. Be sure to share your pages here in the GingerScraps gallery so we can see how you've celebrated the friendships in your life! 

I'll Be There For You Mega Collab includes: 
11 alphabets, 221 12x12 papers in assorted patters, paints, solids and textures, 3 arrows, 7 butterflies, 16 assorted buttons, 5 clips, 3 brads, 2 staples, 6 pieces of flair, 61 flowers, 29 frames, 38 journal cards, 21 leaves, 20 pieces of paint & confetti, 33 ribbons & bows, 6 banners, 20 pieces of stitching and string, 6 elegant swirls, 7 assorted tags, 93 pieces of word art, and dozens of other assorted pieces. Not all pieces are shown on preview.

I was so honored and humbled to help with this kit.  Please go and snag it up!

:) Mags

Spring Memories Collab with Designs by Mandy King!

It was a great day when I found out that a colleague from MyMemories lived just 10 minutes away from me!  Mandy King and I have had a blast scrapping together, and we've collaborated on a SPRINGTIME MEMORIES Kit that you are going to LOVE!  

Take a look:

It's 30% OFF at MyMemories and GottaPixel.

Take a look at some layouts that our Creative Teams have made...

From Cori

  

From Joynce

  

By Kat & Menda

  

By Deanna & Tanni

  

So what layouts can YOU make with this adorable kit?  Mandy & I would LOVE to see them!  Post them to the GottaPixel Gallery and the Gallery Showcase Group.

We'd love to show off YOUR work!

:) Mags

Scrapbooking Bible Study - Session 8

Hey Friends!

My friend, Kim, found this graphic and we shared it in Bible Study this week; it matches so well with our study!

The website where it's from has a "JOY DARE" daily devotional that you can join.  

Fits right in with our study. :)

Here are the layouts I created for last week's lesson:

 I'm hoping with continued reminders, my kids (and me!) will remember that it's our choice to seize joy!

This week's lesson is about looking beyond yourself and focusing on building JOY in OTHERS.  We are reminded to "Be Kind.  Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." 

(-Philo of Alexandria).

DOWNLOAD SESSION 8 INFO HERE

I shared a scene from my all-time favorite TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, (yes, I really did!).  In the episode, "Earshot," Buffy has been infected by a demon to where she can read the thoughts of everyone around her.  In the midst of the cacophony of noise, she hears a plot to kill everyone in the school and is on the hunt to find the culprit.  She discovers the nerdy Jonathan up in the clock tower with a rifle - although it turns out that Jonathan isn't plotting mass murder, he wanted to kill himself.  This is what Buffy tells him:

JONATHAN
Stop saying my name like we're friends.
We're not friends. You all think I'm an
idiot. A short idiot.

BUFFY
I don't.

His hands tighten on the gun. He's getting angry.

BUFFY
I don't think about you much at all.
Most people here don't. Bugs you,
doesn't it? You've got all this pain,
all these feelings and nobody's
paying attention.

JONATHAN
You think I just want attention?

BUFFY
No, I think you're in the bell tower
with a high powered rifle because you
want to blend in. Believe it or not, Jonathan,
I understand. About the pain.

JONATHAN
Oh, right. 'Cause the burden of being
beautiful and athletic, that's a crippler.

BUFFY
I'm sorry, I was wrong. You are an idiot.

This stops him.

BUFFY
My life happens very occasionally to
suck beyond the telling of it. More than
I can stand sometimes. And not just me.
Every single person down there is
ignoring your pain because they're way
too busy with their own. The beautiful
ones, the popular ones, the guys that
pick on you... everyone. If you could hear what they're feeling -  the confusion, the loneliness... It looks
quiet down there. It's not. It's deafening.

I wanted to post the video, but those darn copyright laws get in the way... *sigh*

I can, however, show you THIS video that reminds us of the same lesson... Take a look:

Concentrate your layouts on what you can do to build joy in OTHERS.
I can't wait to see them!

A reminder that since our class skips next week for spring break, I won't be posting session 9 until April 3rd.  

:) Mags

March Faith365: Faith, Hope, & Love Collection

Are you ready for the next collection in my year-long FAITH365 Series?!  I'm really excited about this wedding-themed kit that's based on the popular verse, 1 Corinthians 13.  Take a look:

The main kit alone has over 100 PIECES in it!  And there is a wide assortment of add-on packs to compliment this kit.  Some of my scrappy friends have worked with this - here are their gorgeous layouts:

From Cori

 

 

From KathyB

 

From Tammy

I'm amazed at all of the different looks they achieved using the same kit!

You can find FAITH, HOPE, & LOVE at all of my stores:

MAGSGRAPHICS | MYMEMORIES | WITHLOVESTUDIO

The first two collections in the FAITH365 Series are also available:  

CHOOSE JOY and FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

  

And I have a FREEBIE for you that coordinates with this kit:

DIRECT DOWNLOAD HERE

I hope you'll share your layouts with me!  Please follow my Facebook Page or join the MagsGraphics Gallery Showcase Group!

:) Mags

"Happy Easter" Facebook FREEBIE!

Easter is just around the corner, and I have a new mini kit for you on my Facebook page!

This freebie has expired, but you can snag it at my store!

I have a wide assortment of Easter & Spring-Themed kits in my stores, and if you use the COUPON CODE: MAGS_SPRINGFLING at MagsGraphics.com, you can save 30% off your order through the end of March!

  

  

  

  

I'd LOVE to see your layouts!  

Join the MagsGraphics Gallery Showcase Group on FB to show off your work!

:) Mags

Scrapbooking Bible Study - Session 7

Kim, from my Bible Study Class, found this fun cartoon.  Since we had been giggling in a previous class over the parody poem "Buttprints In The Sand," this was especially apt.  I am sure that MANY times God has to D-R-A-G us for a while to keep us on track... ;)

Here are the layouts I created for last week's lesson.  I wanted to show the difference between choosing GOD'S Value System vs. that of the World.  The photos I used are inspirational moments through our church over the last 6 months - a HUGE food drive, clothing drive, money for wells in Zimbabwe, CIY Youth Group Weekend, Hands Against Hunger Food Packing Event, and the inspirational funeral for Jessica Elam.

This week we talk about making the DELIBERATE CHOICE of choosing Joy...

DOWNLOAD SESSION 7 INFO HERE

JOY results from our deliberate choices to THINK differently, ACT differently, and FEEL differently.  It is not an accident - it is the fruit of our choice to place our trust in God.

One of the cutest things is to watch a group of preschoolers sing together - whether it be at a church or school concert, their excited faces and actions are just to precious.  The song below is a popular one for Vacation Bible Schools.  Just imagine the JOY of the kids singing as you watch.  THAT joy is what we are striving for. :)

Remember, God LOVES YOU.  He will never love you any more than He does now, and He will never love you any less.  You are loved - in spite of any dumb choices you might make. ;)  That, in itself, should bring you joy.

I hope you'll share your layouts with me!  

Have a blessed week!

:) Mags

Basketball Fun - 50% OFF Sale!

Anyone else have kids who just finished their basketball season?  

We only have two boys... yet somehow, I found myself at 5 basketball games in 24 hours last weekend!

  To help you scrap your tournament pictures, I have marked down my 

BASKETBALL FUN 

kit by 50% at all of my stores!

Find it at 

MagsGraphics, WithLoveStudio, and MyMemories! 

At MyMemories, you can also pick up the matching ALBUM TEMPLATES at 50% OFF too!

Game on, my friends!

:) Mags