Hello August

And just like that August has arrived! Rather than go into panic mode that summer is coming to an end, I will focus on the happy things. And the new BYOC (build your own collab) at The Lilypad is definitely something that makes me happy. 🙂

I will start off with this hybrid page I made with designs by Sahlin Studio. This page was so much fun to put together!

 

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I made it to celebrate my love of photography. I just added a kraft background, a red doily and some stamps from my stash. The rest is all printed out on Canon matte photo paper.
I also made three digi pages.

Credits:
A Bit of Earth papers and A Bit of Earth elements by Stolen Moments Design
A Bit Brushed and Outliners alpha by Amy Martin
Sprinkles v26 by Valorie Wibbens

This next page took me 21 minutes (that’s the difference in timestamps between the saved LO above and the one below). I’ve always considered myself to be a fast scrapper, but I find that my pages hover well above the half hour mark. So I was pleased that this page turned out so quickly, because I happen to love it!


Credits:

Straight Up papers and These Are the Days by Kaye Winiecki
Outliners alpha by Amy Martin
Happy Hour by Quirky Heart
Sprinkles v26 by Valorie Wibbens

Five weeks ago.. this is where I was. Sigh.. I need another vacation! 😉

Credits:
Pictures and Words no 14 by Paislee Press
Sprinkles v26 by Valorie Wibbens
A Bit Brushed by Amy Martin

Have a great weekend!

Be Amazing

The weekend is almost here, and boy am I ready for it!! In the meantime, I had fun with this lovely new kit by Lynne Marie – which is 20% off through the weekend!

Bright colors? I’m sold!!

Credits:
Zest and Zest journal cards by Lynne Marie
Font: Gimme space

I cannot believe we’re in the last week of July.. But I have to say I am loving the cooler weather this year! This is most definitely my kind of summer.

We Are Storytellers

It’s a fun time at The Lilypad! For starters, it’s SOSN (50% select old and new products) today. Then, there’s also a fantastic event going on called We Are Storytellers. It includes a free daily download (collect all pieces for a gorgeous collaboration kit!) and wonderful inspiration via challenges and tutorials. I am a long-time scrapper, but this event really made me think back to why I love this hobby so much, and made me want to scrap even more.
But, getting back to SOSN… here’s what I scrapped with some of the products on sale!

Credits:
Heart You to the Moon by Laurie Ann
“remember when” word art from We Are Storytellers collab by The Lilypad designers
Font: Gimme space

I have plenty of photos from our recent vacations that are scrap-worthy, and I’m definitely having fun with it.

Credits:
Hello Austin! alpha by Pink Reptile Designs
Font: Gimme space

I hope you’ll join us in the We Are Storytellers challenges!

Summer Fun

Yay, it’s Friday again! It’s no secret that I’ve been enjoying this summer, and I love the new products at The Lilypad because they help me document these memories. I played with two new releases. The first one is by Just Jaimee.

Such a fun, fun collection! Works for a lot of different pages. Here’s what I did:

Credits:
Real Life in Pockets – Summer Camp Collab by Just Jaimee and Mommyish

There’s also this pretty mini by Sahlin Studio.

Perfect colors for a summer sunset!

Credits:
Hello Sun by Sahlin Studio
Font: Gimme space

Hope you’re enjoying the summer as well!

Happy Friday!

Boy, am I ready for the weekend!! One more day to go.. In the meantime, it’s Froggy Friday at The Lilypad and the new releases are 20% off through the weekend. Yay! I have been scrapping this week! Here’s what I’ve been using.

These bright colors are so much fun!

I’m kinda in love with this photo I took in our backyard… It yells summer to me!

Speaking of summer…

Yes, this has been elected drink of the summer over here. 😉

I was on vacation when the July BYOC was released, so I missed it. So happy to play with it now that Lynne-Marie released her products combined into a kit! I also used this gorgeous new templates and journaling cards.

 

I made a month in review page. 🙂

And that’s all I have to share. Happy Friday… and happy shopping! 😉

Why I Love Wednesdays

Hello and happy Wednesday! This is my favorite day of the working week, because it’s SOSN (Something Old, Something New) – 50% off selected products at The Lilypad. I love it because it’s the best way to grab some gorgeous products I missed when they first came out, and add some new ones too! Here’s what I made with today’s goodies.

Credits:
The Roots fonts by Heather Joyce

Yes, I used a cleaning kit to make a page about a haircut. 😉

Credits:
Mini Dot Alphas by Amy Martin
The Roots fonts by Heather Joyce

This gorgeous kit was from last July’s BYOC and I had not scrapped with it, I was so happy to do it now because it’s gorgeous!

June BYOC

I scrapped this week. Oh yes I scrapped. And I bet you will want to too, once you see the June BYOC at The Lilypad. :))

I really am not much for purple at all, but I’ve fallen in love with this BYOC!

Credits:
Drift Away Elements by Sahlin Studio
Summer Days Badges by Stolen Moments Designs

Such a great mix of papers, elements, alphas and templates!

Credits:
Painted Rounders v2 and Mended Around by Amy Martin
Summer Days Pocket Cards by Stolen Moments Designs

I also made a card for my MIL with the BYOC products by Sahlin Studio.

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Next up, I have a page documenting a very special happening.

Credits:
Timeline templates by Paislee Press
Sprinkles v24 by Valorie Wibbens
Dreams Do Come True Elements by Little Butterfly Wings

We have a robin nest on our deck, and we’ve been able to look at the progression. It’s just so sweet! The nest is quite high and we’ve only been able to sneak phone pictures there (sadly out of focus), but it was worth documenting! And this timeline template was just perfect!

OK.. last page now.

Credits:
Sassy Pants Papers by Amy Wolff
Painted Rounders v2 and Mended Around by Amy Martin
A Bit Worn no. 7 and Sprinkles v24 by Valorie Wibbens
Dreams Do Come True Elements by Little Butterfly Wings
Summer Days Badges by Stolen Moments Designs
And for being someone who doesn’t like purple.. I am digging the purple on this page! 🙂