New kit SERENDIPITY and a cluster frame freebie

Serendipity - noun. 1. an aptitude for making a fortunate discovery while looking for something unrelated by accident.  2. Ruby Lane's latest and greatest digital scrapping kit.

This kit embraces you.  It is as comforting as a warm blanket on a rainy winter day.  It is soft and feminine - without being girly - and dramatic at the same time.  The peaches and greens and soft yellows stand out against the blacks, grays and creams:

The elements are absolutely delightful - I just LOVE the soft peach bow, it immediately caught my attention.  There is a beautiful skinny branch with lots of small shoots that end in delicate swirls; there is another branch, full of leaves, with the most fantastic natural shape.  The flowers are soft and feminine:  three are made of fabric, and the paper tulip has a very delicate peach pattern.  There is also a dramatic black chipboard flower that makes a great accent!

Another of my favorite elements is a leather string with a bow - this is something you don't see a lot of in kits.  There are also two green ribbons, a yellow button with a ribbon tie, two patterned flairs, a gorgeous two-layer heart, two chipboard word art, and two journal tags.  Here is the elements preview:

The kit also includes a whooping 14 papers.  Six of them are solids, but they are not your normal, run-of-the-mill solids - these papers have texture, and color variations, and character:  gray, brown, 2 in different tones of peach, 2 yellow and a gorgeous green.

And now the patterned papers:  the first one is a brown and gray damask that is incredibly luxurious and dramatic.  Next comes a cream paper with polka dots in all the colors of the kit that is so beautiful - this is a paper you will use over and over and over again.  The polka dots are followed by a soft plaid with peach and gray and yellow and a touch of green.  Another cream paper with a green lattice pattern that I want as a fabric for the chairs in my sunroom - it is that beautiful.  A gray and white houndstooth pattern that goes beautifully with the soft solid papers.  Then comes a beautiful green paper with the cutest little white flowers with black centers.  And last, but certainly not least, a gorgeous geometrical pattern in grays, peaches and greens on a creamy background.   Here is the preview of the papers:

And for a little inspiration, here are some layouts created with this kit by Ruby Lane's CT team:

by Toni

by Maria

by Glynis

by Nicole

by Amy

This fantastic kit is for sale at Funky Playground Designs.  But before you rush to buy it, don't forget to get this fantastic cluster frame freebie created by Ruby Lane for all of you:

You can download it here.  Enjoy!

Happy scrapping,
MariaS

New Collaboration with Misty O'Brien FALL FESTIVAL (and freebie)

Happy Friday everyone!

If I have said it once, I have said it a thousand times:  fall kits are like shoes - a girl can never have too many of either.  And to prove my point, here is another fantastic fall kit.  Amber has teamed up with Misty O'Brien to bring us Fall Festival, the latest fall kit to hit the stores.

Where do I start?  I love the colors of this kit - not only does it have the usual oranges and reds and yellows and gold, but it has plum!  I love the color combination of plum with the other fall colors.  Plum is rich and luxurious and warm and it completes the fall palette beautifully!  I love the color plum! And the combination of plum and yellow like in the polka dot paper? Scrumptious!

This is a full kit with 15 papers, 33 elements and the alpha.  Let's check out the papers; they have it all:  color, pattern, texture...they are fabulously detailed and rich.  Almost like rich tapestry fabrics for the home.   What a fantastic canvas for your layouts!    The elements are a study in contrasts: glitter over kraft, golden leaves and rustic pumpkins, glossy elements and wooden frames, swirls and stamps and chipboard elements and journal tags, wordart and buttons...there is even a beautiful border cluster.  The alpha has letters in all the colors of the kit's palette and includes beautifully detailed leaves to use as individual backgrounds for each letter, or as a journaling block or tag.   This is a must-have fall kit for all those perfect autumn pictures!  You can get it now at Funky Playground Designs at 20% off for a limited time.

Here are some layouts created by Ruby Lane's very talented Creative Team:

by Amy

by Astrid

by Claudia

by Glynis

by Kate

by Maria

by Monica

by Toni

And today, because it's Freebie Fridays, Ruby Lane has created this incredibly gorgeous freebie paper stack with the Fall Festival kit just for you:

You can download it here.

Happy scrapping!
MariaS

More I LEAF YOU layouts and a freebie cluster

Good morning!

Last week I introduced you the fantastic kit I Leaf You by Ruby Lane, on sale at Scrappity-Doo-Dah and at Funky Playground Designs.   This week I wanted to show you some more layouts created by Ruby Lane's talented Creative Team using this kit:

by Claudia

by Astrid

 

by Carolyn

by Maria

and by Ella

Ruby Lane has also released a set of cluster frames sold as an add-on to the kit, and here is the preview:

And because it is Friday, and because she loves you, Ruby Lane has created an exclusive cluster freebie for all of  you:

You can download it here.

Happy scrapping!

MariaS

I LEAF YOU - a new fall kit by Ruby Lane

I love the crisp autumn air!  I love the smells, the colors and the light of fall!  And I am absolutely in love with Ruby Lane’s new fall kit “I LEAF YOU”:

Let’s take a closer look.  First, the papers…oh the papers!  The oranges and browns and garnets with a touch of green and gold and creams… Did you notice the texture in those papers?  The patterns?  The variety?  I can’t wait to get my hands on those papers!

And now the elements – look closely at that quilted pumpkin!  Look at the detail work in that pumpkin.  I think I am in love with that pumpkin!  The leaf and flower elements complement the papers exquisitely, and add a touch of the outdoors to your layouts.  You can almost smell the woods!  There are three frames (a rectangular, a circular and a square frame) included in this kit.  They are so rustic and beautiful! They go great with accents of the lovely ribbons and bows, the bit of yarn and the organic strings, the bit of floss with beads, and the journaling tag and tape.  There is even a bit of netting and a nest!  Oh the possibilities! 

Last, but not least, and to complete it all, the alpha set and word art.  The alpha set works great either for titles or as a monogram or initial letter.  All in all, a phenomenal kit that you will definitely want to add to your stash!

So don’t walk – run to get it at either Scrappity-Doo-Dah or Funky Playground Designs and start creating!

These are some of the layouts created by Ruby Lane's super-creative team:

by Amy

by Amy

by Toni

Just to give you a taste of what you can do with this fantastic kit, Ruby Lane has created this beautiful Quick Page as a freebie for you:

Please download it here.

Happy scrapping!

MariaS

Release of I Remember When and a freebie!

Drum roll please.......

The much anticipated new kit by Ruby Lane's Designs "I Remember When" hits stores today at Funky Playground Designs and Scrappity-Doo-Dah!  Here is the full preview of the kit for both stores:

And for some added inspiration, here are layouts that Ruby Lane's fantastic Creative Team have created with this new kit:

by Amy

by Astrid

by Carolyn

by Ella

by Kate

by Maria

by Monica

How incredibly cute are these layouts?!  These ladies have outdone themselves working with this fantastic new kit!

And today is Friday Freebie Day here at Ruby Lane's Digital Designs blog, and you get two beautiful freebies:  a quick page made specially for you by Ruby Lane with her new kit I Remember When and a template made by me and available only here!.  Here are the previews:

You can grab Ruby Lane's quick page here and the template here.

Hope you enjoy these goodies!

Happy scrapping!

MariaS