So it’s official: summer has arrived here in the desert Southwest…we’ve experienced our first “Severe Heat Advisory” warnings of the season which pretty much just means that the heat has evolved from Hot to Ridiculously Hot. It also means that we spend a lot of time indoors enjoying the blessing of air conditioning (ohhh how grateful I am) daydreaming about if it’s possible to actually fry an egg on the pavement or rapid rise a loaf of bread out on my patio.
But apart from that heat-addled brains kind of daydreaming, I find myself daydreaming about making pretty things and why I love scrapbooking so much. And it’s both of these…The Pretty and The Crafty…that have inspired this week’s {fresh seeds}. I’m so happy to share two — yay! — new releases to share this week.
Meet Larkspur. Larkspur is the latest in the “Full Bloom” series of templates are designed in the spirit of a “fuller” page, richer in layers with many little details and a little more depth. It’s been awhile since I’ve released a “full bloom” set, and I have to confess I have a soft spot for them. They are derived from some of my most favorite pages and they can really be so beautiful and well, full while still affording you room to “play” and modify the page to suit your personal scrapping sensibilities.
And here’s a bevvy of beautiful inspiration from the girls and the Pollys:
Annnnnd. We’re on the precipice of July (yes, seriously.) which means it’s time for the next installment of Grow With Love: Letters Edition with Crystal Livesay.
If you’re not familiar with the Letters Project, Grow With Love: Letters Edition is a fresh regular monthly feature in the Artisan Notebook for the year 2011. It is a series of templates and journaling prompts rooted in letter writing that we hope will encourage you to step out of your comfort zone a little bit, reflect on your relationships and loves, and love a little more deeply and truly. This is not only a scrap project. This is about changing yourself and your relationships for the better. Still, as ever, these templates can be used apart from the prompts to tell any story and scrap any page tailored to your own scrapping needs and style.
This month’s offering is rooted in our creativity and crafty and scrappy. It’s fun and happy!
And here’s a spot of inspiration:
Both new releases are available in my store at The Lilypad for 20% off through Sunday 26 June.
As always I looove to see your stories and art too, so please feel free to share with me anytime. Really! Just shoot me a mail or share them on my facebook page. And if you haven’t signed up the newsletter yet you may want to do that so you can be the first to hear the latest news and get the latest exclusive savings (and maybe a fun summer freebie soon and very soon!)
Also!!!!
Registration for Grow With Love: Staycation has begun! Staycation is a fun and relaxed and inspired summer adventure in storytelling. I encourage you to learn more about it {HERE} and listen to Crystal and I yabber about it in this fun post too. We so hope you’ll join us in this fun adventure!!!
I hope you have a fabulously pretty and crafty weekend!!