Delightful Desktops

When was the last time you dressed up your computer's desktop?  This month I'm hosting the Decadent Desktop challenge at Brownie Scraps, and it has been fun to see not only how cute everyone's new desktops are, but also how many of them used products from Ramona the Pest!  Since I happen to be on Ramona's CT, and she happens to be one of my favorite designers, I felt like showing off some of the great desktops these talented scrappers have been creating with her kits this month.  All of the images are linked to the gallery, so feel free to hop over and leave them some love!

Melissa has the most adorable kiddos!  I always love her clustering, and I LOVE the way she used Ramona's Today kit here.

My fellow Pest, Ashley, lives on a farm, and her lucky little girl gets to live every little girl's dream - she has a horse!  She used Splendidly Spring, which Ramona and March created together, to showcase those fabulous photos.

Jennifer used the February Baker's Dozen, Love Story for her desktop, and those frames and most of the flowers are from Ramona!  I just love her adorable family photos!

Naturally I had to play along with my own challenge.  I had scrapped a page with all my girls, and I love it - it makes me smile every time I see it.  So I took parts of that and used it for my desktop.  Now I get to see those cutie girls every time I start up my laptop.  I used Ramona's Love U Still kit.

It's not too late to join in the fun!  You can find the desktop challenge HERE at the forum.  If you use current product from the Brownie Scraps store, you will earn 2 Brownie Points when you turn in your desktop by the end of the month.  The more Brownie Points you earn, the bigger the coupon you'll receive to buy more fabulous products in the store!  You don't have to use Ramona's product, but I would love to see you try! ;)

Krispie Kisses

Are you looking for a fun and easy Valentine's Day treat?  This one is a favorite of mine! 

The first year I tried them, I surprised my kids with them, and they were completely awestruck.  It did wonders for my ego.  Since then I have let the kids help me make the treats, and they have so, so much fun.  They love smashing the krispie goo into the funnels, deciding what to write on the tag and wrapping them in foil.  Somehow I have managed to make them year after year without taking a single picture, so I borrowed this one from Bee in our Bonnet.  She also gives some instructions and has some other cute ideas, too.

Here's the basic idea.  Melt your butter and marshmallows and add the rice krispies as usual.  You can add color if you want for the extra wow factor.  Then, instead of pouring all the goo into a big pan to set up, you use a funnel to make the kiss shape.  You can use any size you want or even an assortment.  Write your sentiment on a tag and then wrap the kiss in foil with the tag sticking out the top.  Voila!  That's all there is to it!  So simple and so fun!

LO Spotlight

Let's shine the spotlight this week on another gorgeous LO in Ramona's gallery.  Ramona's new kit releasing today is absolutely gorgeous, I mean really, really gorgeous.  And to prove it, our spotlight this week is on this fabulous LO by Heather (isaacsmom) using Ramona's new kit, Friends Forever.

I just love her photo treatment, the gorgeous clustering, the stitches around the page, the fabulous journaling, the adorable kiddos...  Awesome!  Head on over to Ramona's store or check out the Fresh Baked Brownies to find a great deal on this gorgeous kit.

Do you know how you could win a $3 coupon to Ramona's store?  It's so easy!  Scrap a page with one of Ramona's kits and show it off in her gallery.  That's it.  Remember the kit you choose needs to be a current one in her store, and you must upload it to the Ramona the Pest Designs gallery, not just the main store gallery.  Each week we'll choose a LO to spotlight, and if yours is the LO chosen, you will win a $3 coupon to Ramona's store!  Just think... if you had that coupon, you could get this fabulous new kit for less than $1!!!  How is that for an amazing deal?

LOTD!

I just visited the Brownie Scraps gallery and found that my LO was the layout of the day!!!  Totally made my day.  This new kit of Ramona's is so fun to work with.  Between Bre's template and Ramona's kit, this was one of the most fun and fastest LOs I've created in a long time - and I loved it when I was done.

Isn't it fun?  Here are some links for you in case you want to snag any of these fun goodies.

Gallery view

Kit: Cosmic Adventures by Ramona the Pest Designs

Template: Rainy Day Guides vol. 7 by Rainy Dayz Designs

Weekly Winner!

Another week, another fabulous LO to showcase and another $3 coupon to Ramona's store given away by the amazing (and generous) Ramona the Pest.  It's so fun to search through Ramona's gallery and see all the amazing things scrappers have done with her awesome kits.  This week, this LO by lwentkie really caught my eye.

Don't you love it?  She used Ramona's Potty Star kit, and it's absolutely the perfect choice for this great LO.  The photo is fabulous, the journaling is awesome, and I love that strip of elements - all those stars = so cute!  So head over to the gallery to leave her some love, and congrats to you lwentkie!

Don't forget that Ramona is giving away a $3 coupon to her store every week!  All you have to do is scrap with Ramona's current product - easy and fun - and upload it to her gallery at Brownie Scraps.  Then watch the newsletter for the announcement each week and you could be the next winner!!  Happy scrapping and I'll see you in the gallery!