Hi Everyone!

I get the pleasure of showing you all the wonderful Hybrid Highlights for March! I love browsing through the Hybrid Gallery. There is so much wonderful inspiration there!

There are so many creative and awesome projects, it’s so hard just to pick a few!

Look at this adorably box by tiffanydimples

Love this Egg Basket by profiler_mar

Love this “Your Faves” Mini Tin by, leightheo

Look at this cute Pink card by, OksanaA

There are some great new Hybrid products in Store too!

I hope you enjoy looking at all this Hybrid goodness! I hope to see some new Hybrid projects posted in the gallery from you soon too!

Julie

Hello Scrappers! This week we are highlighting Monique. Her gallery is filled with simple STUNNING layouts. I’m sure you can find tons of inspiration.

I chose to lift: So Happy Together

Here’s mine:

And here’s some inspiration from the ScrapMatters Creative Team:

Heidi chose to lift:  So Different

and here’s her layout:  So Alike

Gi Christina chose:  Right Now

And here’s her layout: a moment of pure magic

Jamie chose: Be happy being who you are

And her layout: Aiden

Becca chose: France

and here’s her layout: Lili

And Marlen chose: Sven is the Man

and here’s her layout:  Ritter Sport Museum

Challenge reminders:
-You will receive one point for posting your layout in this thread & in the Grand Theft Layout gallery. You can receive an additional point for using new Scrap Matters products; please make a note of new products in your post. And at the end of March I will choose one layout at random for a bonus point!

-You have until the end of March to complete your layout for your points to be counted towards March points.

-Remember no double dipping…your layout must be unique to this challenge.

-You don’t have to use Scrap Matters products, but we love it when you do!

Can’t wait to see what you create!

–Chelle

Hi everyone, Connie here with my first chance at hosting a Template Tuesday challenge here at SM. I’m very excited to share this template with you & can’t wait to see what you come up with!!

*There are no rules this time other than to use the template

Download Here: http://www.4shared.com/file/237555197/50ac1bd7/cap_031610Tuestemp.html

My layout:

And some amazing inspiration from the team using the template!

By JillyFish using: “Alvean’s Beauty Parlor” by Andilynn Designs

By kim21673 using Plugged In and Hang Up Word and Date Tags by Connie Prince

By misfitinmn using I Wuff You by Connie Prince & Bella Gypsy

By profiler_mar using The Bees Knees and The Bees Knees WA by Connie Prince

By abhall76 using SM Birthday Gift Kit & Felty Alpha by WM[squared]

By .megan. using Play by Sahlin Studio and Decrow Designs

By anrobe using Vibrant Memories by Pri Rocha

By loribear using Remember Me by Sarah Bennett

By QuiltyMom using The Good Life by Juno Designs

By jennamy82 using Banana Split by Britt-ish Designs and Gwenipooh Designs

Now before you go, just a few quick reminders:

* Post your layouts to the Tuesday Template gallery, then link us up here so we can leave you lots of love
* You will earn one point by participating in this challenge. You can receive an EXTRA point for using a product that has been released in the seven days prior to your post – be sure to make a note of this in your post so you receive proper credit!
* Your layout must be unique to this challenge – no double dipping..
* You have until the end of the month to complete the challenge
* At the end of the month, I’ll choose one random winner to receive an EXTRA point

Have fun creating!!!

Connie Prince

It’s “just another Manic Monday” at ScrapMatters.com!!! Monday ONLY!! Select items for $2 or 50% off!! Visit the ScrapMatters Shop for more details!!

*Manic Monday sales go into the shop early Monday morning and will “disappear” around midnight! HURRY! What are you waiting for!?! *

Berry Crush by Erica Zane and Mari Koegelenberg

Springtime for Krista by Britt-ish Designs

Lil Mr. Fix-it by Designs by Tater

Happy Monday everyone!!!

I’m new here to Scrap Matters & I LOVE it!!! I’m sure you’ll all agree that this place is a very relaxed, comforting environment.

When I signed up to post the What Matters post I had a pretty good idea about what to write. Then a week ago Sat. that all changed!

My wonderful hubby & a friend of his took our son to target practice. They go all the time & have a blast. I get a phone call a couple hours later from my husband saying that his friend was taking him to the ER! Hubby was having an irregular heartbeat & almost blacked out.

I meet them there & by then all was well. They kept him overnight for observation. I took our son (he’s 12) home to get some rest. Gavin (our son) was crying & I convinced him that I wouldn’t have left daddy if things weren’t good.

Sunday, the Dr.’s released him stating he had to come for a stress echo on Mon. We went & they saw that one of his valves wasn’t moving. They then wanted to send a camera into his veins to see what was going on. They thought it was just a spasm that could be taken care of with meds. We went on Wed. for this procedure.

The Dr. came to me & stated that one of my hubby’s arteries was blocked 100% & another 75-80% & he had to put in 2 stents. It was either that or open heart surgery which he didn’t want to do on a 39 year old man. We didn’t want it either.

They took him back several hours later to have the stents put in saying it would be 45 minutes.

I’ve known fear in my life. I’ve miscarried. I’ve taken Gavin to the ER when he wasn’t able to breath very well. Nothing could possibly prepare me for this. Praying that my husband, my best friend would be alright. Holding my son while he clings to me, crying that he doesn’t want his daddy to die & me telling him that daddy would be alright while praying that I’m not lying to him.

2 hours later the Dr. comes out & tells me that he almost gave up. He couldn’t get 1 of the stents in & was about to do open heart!! The Dr. then told me that he had to put 4 stents in my husbands heart!!! 2 in each artery.

My husband is physically fit. He works out & eats right. We were told that if he hadn’t kept fit he would have had a major heart attack & died instantly! As it was the left side of his heart made it’s own bypass by creating veins to feed the right side of his heart!

I know I’ve babbled on & on but this is what matters. Your family!!!

I don’t know what I would’ve done had I lost my husband. I came so close that it’s terrifying.

Stop everything that you’re doing & tell your significant other how much you love them!!! Hold them & make sure they know how much you care!

Leave the dirty dishes & clothes & play with your kids. Yes, even leave that unfinished scrapbook page! Without those that we love we won’t have anything to scrap anyway.

I did tell my hubby that he better not shy away from the camera. I will take his photo & even though he probably won’t like it, he’ll do it. Because he loves me!!!