Hello Friday

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Hello and happy Friday! I have a bunch of fun, colorful pages to share today, made with the new releases from The Lilypad (20% off through the weekend)!

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All of Me Loves Dressed Down Templates by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
Glitz Girl kit and Glitz journal cards by Lynn Grieveson Designs

It’s also the day of the release of the Memory Pockets Monthly collection, which is absolutely fantastic this month!

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I had to cut of my poor husband’s head in this photo because there was a lamp right behind him that looked like it was on his head – ugh! I hate when that happens, and of course I didn’t catch it at the time I took the photo.

Finally, I made a hybrid page using the MPM add ons by Sahlin Studio.

 

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Not your typical snow colors… but I love how it turned out!

Have a wonderful end of the week!

ETA: and I scrapped one more over the weekend!

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Drama Queen Adore by Valorie Wibbens
Adorable: So Transparent by Allison Pennington

Art 2 Heart Update

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I realized that after my first enthusiastic post, I haven’t blogged anymore about my experience with Wilna Furstenberg’s year-long Art 2 Heart workshop. But my enthusiasm hasn’t waned in the least! So it’s time to show a couple more pages I’ve made since.

The first two are directly lifted from Wilna’s pages from October. This first one is definitely one of the favorite pages I’ve ever made.

The printables also come with the workshop.

Apart from the visual aspect of the class (lots of eye candy!), my favorite thing about this workshop is that it makes me reflect upon the small and big things in my life. Maybe saying it’s life-changing is a bit much, but it’s certainly inspired me to give deeper thought to some things that I’d otherwise not have thought about. Every single month.

This page was also a really fun one to make. Wilna gave us the printout of her floral+writing combination, and I traced it with watercolors.

I have slowed down a bit in creating, and made only one page inspired by the November workshop:

This page has been a work in progress for a long time. I painted the background back in November, but then it just sat there, waiting for a good theme for the page.

I used some copper mist from Studio Calico to add some shine to the page. I also used it on top of the wood letters, though it’s hard to tell from the photo.

To embellish the page, I used some very old embellishments from my stash (Dear Lizzy) along with some bits and pieces from the Canyonlands scrapbook kit and Redstone embellishment kit from Studio Calico.

And that’s all I’ve made so far from the workshop. I have a page in the works inspired by the January content, so be on the lookout for that soon. 🙂

Wednesday Digi

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Hello there and happy Wednesday! I have quite a few digi pages to share today! This past weekend I have successfully finished my 2015 Project Life album, and after that accomplishment I’ve been getting a few digital pages done. Feels good!
All these pages use items that are 50% off in the sale at The Lilypad, through today.

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Poppy Templates and Stated by Sara Gleason
Plastic Alpha by Paula Kesserling

That is a fun alpha indeed.

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Poppy Templates by Sara Gleason
Plastic Alpha by Paula Kesserling

As I mentioned, I had surgery a couple weeks ago. Everything went well, and I am now scrapping that experience (of course I took photos in the hospital, for my scrapbook! :)).

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Go 4 It! by Lynne-Marie

I love the pops of red on this page.

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Go 4 It! by Lynne-Marie
Stated by Sara Gleason

ETA: I made one more page using products by Allison Pennington, some of which are 50% off today! Here it is:

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For the Love of 2016: Bundle 1 by Allison Pennington

I hope you are having  a good week! I have fallen off my blog schedule as of late, but I do have a couple of exciting things I want to post (I’ve discovered foiling… I love it!!) so look for that soon.

Ridiculous

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I had fun with the latest kit by creashens, which is out today and 20% off! For a limited time, you also get a free set of acrylic frames if you purchase the kit.

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Ridiculous kit and Ridiculous Frames by creashens

My husband always complains when I ask him to be in a photo, but this time the joke’s on him because I decided to use this photo of him making fun of me. 🙂 The theme of this pretty kit was just perfect for this story! 🙂
Have a great weekend!

What I’ve Been Up To

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I am home recovering from a small surgery, and spending most of my time in bed. I have been catching up on my 2015 Project Life (printing photos from my bed is really quite efficient!) and getting up only for short periods of time. In one of my breaks from bed rest, I put together one more page using the Canyonlands scrapbook kit from Studio Calico.

I am also thrilled because I received my Mega Date Stamp this week and put it to good use on this page. I love it and highly recommend it!

Have a great weekend!

So Very Ready

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The Eloquent Eloise kit by creashens is 50% off today, and I thought it was perfect to make this page:

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Eloquent Eloise kit by creashens

Making this page was great scrap motivation for me – I had (my very 1st ever) surgery yesterday (all went well.. I am home recovering now) and I really needed to focus on the positive. I’m ready to get better, and hopefully this is the first big step in that direction!

Traveler’s Notebook

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As promised yesterday, I wanted to show you a bit more of what I am doing in my Traveler’s Notebooks.

So far I’ve only been using the little passport-sized one for note taking on the go, but I started playing a bit more in the larger, red one.

The red one is to big to carry around for me, but it is perfect to use at home with my stamps.

I started by making a log for my exercise, which is one of my 2016 resolutions.

{Stamps by Studio Calico, mostly from past Documenter kits}
I find that having a visual reminder/motivation works well for me, and I am happy each day to check off my workout. Hoping this lasts!

I’m also really excited to be using the Mega Date Stamp in my notebook! This stamp is back in stock but is selling fast (and likely won’t be restocked), so if you’re thinking about it, don’t wait too long!

New Workshops at Studio Calico

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Did you see the new workshops that will provide monthly inspiration for the Scrapbook and Documenter kits at Studio Calico?

I wanted to check out what the workshops were about, and I started with the scrapbooking one. This month’s workshop is taught by Paige Evans. I was really inspired by her main kit only lesson, which is based on a loose grid, and I used this technique for my page. Alas, I don’t have the Arendal kit, so I used the November one (Canyonlands) instead.

There are three lessons in each workshop, and each lesson comes with a video – I love it! It’s just the right amount of inspiration to look at your supplies in a fresh way.
I love how my page turned out! I picked all blue and green elements from the kit, laid them out, and that was it. Easy page but I love the result!

After five months strong (June-October), I slacked in my Kill My SC Kit series. Alas, I am not giving up, in fact I resumed using my Canyonlands scrapbooking kit now that December Daily is over and done with. 🙂 Only 3 pages done so far, so I’ve got a ways to go.
Kill my Studio Calico kit is a monthly series I started on my blog to hold myself accountable and use up my kits. My goal is to use up a kit before the next one arrives.

You can subscribe to the Studio Calico Scrapbook kit here.

Oh… and I almost forgot to mention the best thing – if you are a subscriber to either the Scrapbook or the Documenter kit, you can sign up to the corresponding workshop for the month of January for free!

Hello Cold Days

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It’s been really cold here the past few days!
Today is the day for the weekly Something Old, Something New sale at The Lilypad – 50% off select products, through today. Here’s what I made with some of the products on sale:

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If you haven’t yet, it’s not too late to join the Month of Challenges at The Lilypad!

Lots of inspiration and great prizes!