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April BYOC at The Lilypad

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I have fallen waaaay behind on blogging, but I thought I’d pop back in to share a few pages I made with the April BYOC from The Lilypad, since it was so inspiring, and I loved using it.

Supplies:

Captivated | Templates and Captivated | Elements by Pink Reptile Designs

Now is the Time Paper Pack and Now is the Time elements by Lynn Grieveson Designs

Homebound Houses by Amy Wolff

Supplies:

Now is the Time Paper Pack and Now is the Time elements by Lynn Grieveson Designs

Captivated | Elements by Pink Reptile Designs

Supplies:

Captivated | Templates and Captivated | Elements by Pink Reptile Designs

Homebody Papers, Homebody Elements and Homebody Stamps by Sahin Designs

Color Washed by Michelin Lincoln

Homebound Houses by Amy Wolff

This last page was also featured in the Gallery Standouts blog!
How are you holding up in these difficult times? I hope you and your loved ones are safe.

New at The Lilypad

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Well hello there! I haven’t been posting on my blog in a while (oops), but I have been steadily making scrapbook pages, so I thought I’d pop back in and share a couple of the latest. I also have some December Daily albums to share in preparation for this year’s Document Your December release at The Lilypad, coming this Friday!

Supplies:

Sound Waves 12×12 Template by paislee press

Wander & Explore: Bundle by Rachel Jefferies

New Orleans word art from Project Mouse (New Orleans): BUNDLE by Sahlin Studio and Britt-ish Designs

Supplies:

Autumn Stories | Kit and Autumn Stories | Journal Cards by Sahlin Studio

I was honored with a Gallery Standout for this page, which prompted me to start blogging again. 🙂 I’m excited for the holiday season to start, and the end of the year. Drop me a note if you are still reading, I’d love to hear what you’ve been up to!

Mid-week update

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Hello and happy almost-Wednesday! I have a few pages to share today – mostly made with products that are 50% off in the weekly sale at The Lilypad (through Wednesday).

Supplies:
Feb. 2018 template, Xoxo ephemera, Journal Graph Cards and Painted Alpha by Sahlin Studio

This page was so fun and easy to make with the lovely free template by Sahlin Studio!

Supplies:
London by Rebecca McMeen
Background paper from You & Me [Kit & Pockets] by Rebecca McMeen
Typeset Alphas No. 3 and Painted Alpha by Sahlin Studio

This next page was inspired by the Digital Art Journaling for Scaredy Cats class.

Supplies:
Crazy Love Bundle by Lynne Marie **50% off for SOSN**
“this outfit” word art from Messy Beautiful Elements by Paislee Press

EDIT: this page was selected for Gallery Standouts on Feb. 14th!

And then the last page I made just for fun.. I love how it turned out!

Supplies:
Junque Journal Love Note Collab Bundle by Etc by Danyale and Studio Basic
Photo mask from You & Me [Kit & Pockets] by Rebecca McMeen

Month of Challenges at The Lilypad – Week 2

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I am so happy to day I completed 7 more challenges at The Lilypad (check out the Month of Challenges here – it’s not to late to play along!!), which brings me to 14 for 14! “Only” 17 to go to finish up the entire month! 🙂

Day 8 – Bingo

I chose the row with: washi tape, something glittery, doily/lace, handwritten font, stitches
Supplies:
Curated no. 2 by Paislee Press
Memory Pockets Monthly: SPARKLE from The Lilypad
Shiny + Happy: Elements by Allison Pennington
washi tape from Gifted elements by Allison Pennington

Day 9 – Advice to Your Future Self

Supplies:
From Where I Stand Papers, From Where I Stand Elements and Typo Viewpoint by Valorie Wibbens
Shadows {Dressed Up} by Fiddle-dee Designs

Day 10 – Clean and Simple

Supplies:
Permanent Press by Paislee Press
Shadows {Dressed Up} by Fiddle-dee Designs
From Where I Stand Elements and Typo Viewpoint by Valorie Wibbens

Day 11 – On This Day

Supplies:
Makers Gonna Make collab from The Lilypad – free with $15 purchase!!
Date It 2018 by Sabrina’s Creations

ETA: This page was chosen for a Gallery StandOut!

Day 12 – Throwback Photo

Supplies:
Generations by One Little Bird and Paislee Press

Day 13 – Filled Template

Supplies:
Fiddlesticks Number 30 template by Fiddle-dee Designs
Permanent Press by Paislee Press
Oak Tree by Sara Gleason

Day 14 – Document Your Day

Supplies:
You Are Here by Paislee Press and Queen of Quirk
Oh Happy Day alphas by CD Muckosky

Yay me – I can’t believe I have completed the first two weeks already! Yay me!! Are you playing along?

Mixed Media Monthly: November

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Hello and happy almost Friday! I am very excited to share these pages I made with this week’s newest releases from The Lilypad (20% through the weekend).
First off, a fall page! Such a gorgeous kit!

Credits:

The Way It Is templates and Hester kit by Lynn Grieveson Designs

Then, since I’ve been immersed in Christmas shopping, a Christmas page!

Credits:

ETA: this page was selected as a gallery standout!

And finally, a page made using this month’s Mixed Media Monthly collection – it is so gorgeous and I look forward to spending some extra scrapping time with it this weekend!!


Credits:

The papers in this collection are all so good, it was hard to pick this one to start!
Have a great weekend!

Day in the Life 2016

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Hello and happy almost Wednesday! It’s time for the weekly 50% sale at The Lilypad and this week I had fun!! I documented my Day in the Life (from a couple of weeks ago) and I love the result!

Credits:

Painted Leaves by Jacque Larsen

I don’t often participate in Ali Edwards’s Day in the Life, but this time I happened to have a number of photos for the day, so I went for it. 🙂 This page was totally inspired by the background paper, which I used as a guide for photo placement.
Have a great rest of the week! And get ready for some Christmas goodness coming on Friday!!

ETA: this page was featured on the Gallery Standouts (GSO) blog today.

Memory Pockets Monthly: Home

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There is something in this month’s Memory Pockets Monthly at The Lilypad that really spoke to me.. it may be my favorite collection yet!

I loved using it on its own on this page:

Credits:

And I loved mixing it with the MPM add ons for the rest of my pages.


Credits:

Flibbertigibbet templates by Jimbo Jambo Designs
Home papers by Sara Gleason
Memory Pockets Monthly: HOME from The Lilypad

Credits:
Happy Place Papers and Drama Queen no. 4 by Valorie Wibbens
Cozy Cut Files by Paislee Press


This one is probably my favorite page of quite some time! I only used papers and some paint… I am a patterned paper lover through and through!
ETA: And it made the Gallery Standouts Blog!

Credits:
Cozy Papers, Cozy Cut Files and Cozy Elements by Paislee Press
Homebody: Glitterbets Alphas by Allison Pennington
Some elements from Memory Pockets Monthly: HOME from The Lilypad

Have a lovely weekend!

October M3 at The Lilypad

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Hello and happy Friday! I’ve been quiet around here lately.. just dealing with a couple emergencies at work. But I have two three pages to share made with the new Mixed Media Monthly collaboration and add ons at the Lilypad!

This was so much fun to play with! I especially found the background papers amazing.. All my pages were inspired by the backgrounds in the kit.

Credits:
M3 Add ons by Lynne-Marie: Artsy Bits, Sketchbook 03 and Dymo Family Edition
The Dirty Dame font by Heather Joyce and Valorie Wibbens

We did a couple of outings last weekend and I got some great shots.. this is one of them. Can’t wait to scrap the rest (pumpkin patch anyone??)! 🙂

Credits:
M3 Add on by Lynne-Marie: Artsy Bits
M3 Add ons by Quirky Heart: Build a Mess 2, Home Sweet Home and Journal Spots
The Dirty Dame font by Heather Joyce and Valorie Wibbens


A picture from our trip to Chicago at the end of September. Seriously, I would never get tired of that view.. breathtaking!
ETA: and yay, this page made Gallery Standout! 😉

Credits:
M3 Add ons by Lynne-Marie: Artsy Bits, Sketchbook 03 and Dymo Family Edition
The Dirty Dame font by Heather Joyce and Valorie Wibbens

This is a last minute page I made last night.. Once again, using one of the amazing background papers in the kit. I’m in love!

Neon Crush

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There’s a new collection in the store at Digital Design Essentials.. and it’s a super fun one! I love the neon look but I find it’s not easy to pull off on a page.. however, with this collection, I was able to put together two pages in no time, and I have a 3rd one coming!

 
 
 

Everything is 20% off right now so you should snag it right away!
For my first page, I had a completely different look+topic in mind, but when I pulled out that awesome journaling card, I was hooked and had to make this page instead! 😉

Credits:
Neon Crush journaling cards, Neon Love paper pack, Label Crush and washi tape from Instax Crush by Digital Design Essentials
Fonts: Strangelove, Teletype

I LOVE how it turned out, and I got a gallery standout too! 😉  For my second page, I went with a monochromatic look.

Credits:
Font: Teletype

I thought the hot pink matched really well the cheesiness of this page. 🙂 I’ll be back soon to share my third page. 😉

ETA 3/12: here’s the last page I made!

Credits:
Font: The Damsel Series by Valorie Wibbens and Heather Joyce

Off We Go (..I Wish!)

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Have you seen the new travel themed products by Digital Design Essentials?? They are so fun to play with! I love the colors and all the travel elements! These are the papers:

and these are the stamps:

Here’s how I used them along with the other new products:

Credits:
Font: Carbon Type

This was a photo from last summer. These products have a great design and they would work really well for non travel pages too!

ETA 3/19: this page was features on the My Scrapbook Art blog and on the Club Creating Keepsakes blog! 😉