Fresh Seeds | Grace Collaboration with Lynne-Marie

Grace means different things to different people.  To me, “grace” is about kindness; forgiveness; seeing the best in others and ourselves; seeing the good things in the world; letting go of hurts, mistakes and dark times in our lives; knowing that we are all works in progress; intentionally finding the beauty around us, in others — and importantly — in ourselves; and feeling the empowerment of loving and caring in spite of circumstance.  It’s at once a gift to give and to receive.  It can be a source of great joy and peace.  And it’s something that inspires my everyday.

And so when I saw that this theme and topic was one Lynne-Marie mapped out for a place in her Love Yourself journey, I jumped at the opportunity to be a part of it.  The result of our collaboration was a fabulous exercise in creativity and expression as we both poured our hopes into this product.

And today I’m so happy to introduce Grace, a collaboration with Lynne-Marie:

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DigiScrap Parade February 2014 :: For The Love Of…

The DigiScrap Parade is a fun “hopping” experience for scrapbookers and storytellers wherein they can “hop” about a series of blogs or Facebook pages to gather pieces to a coordinating collection to scrap their memories.  It is meant to be a sampling of products from wonderful designers in the community, offered quarterly.  I am happy to be a part of the February hop which features a collection rooted in cheerful color, love, and happy hearts.  For more information and for all the links to the hop, please stop by the DigiScrap Parade website.

Here’s my contribution to For The Love Of…:

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Fresh Seeds | DSD 2013 Grab Bag

Happy Digital Scrapbooking Day!!

I am so happy to say that in addition to my fresh November BYOC products, the opportunities for savings with the PYS savings guide, a new Sparkle Confetti freebie on my Facebook page, my contribution to the quarterly DigiScrap Parade, and all the fun and games to be had in The Lilypad forums, I also have a brand new release!

One of my most favorite “traditions” of celebrating All Things Scrappy, is the collaborative fun I have with long-time friend Crystal Livesay. And every year we look forward to creating our annual Grab Bag for DSD.

It’s here and it’s inspired by paper play and as ever these page designs are versatile enough to suit any scrapping style or story:

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Digital Scrapbooking Day 2013 :: The Happenings

Happy Happy Digital Scrapbooking Day weekend!!

I confess I feel a little extra lucky to have deep love for digital design and memory keeping because we get to celebrate our love for all things story and scrappy *twice* a year!

And even though I feel a little big bit like a chicken with my head cut off preparing for the hullaballoo that comes with Digital Scrapbooking weekend, I’m always so happy when it arrives at last.  I love all to see all the beautiful pages and stories that land in the gallery. I love to see everyone having so much FUN celebrating love for scrapbooking and storytelling.   There is such a wonderful energy this time of year!

Here’s Everything You Need To Know about what’s happening for Plant Your Story this weekend (all images are linked).

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I hope that  you enjoy this weekend of fun and games and scrapping and shopping!  I’m hoping to spend some good time in the galleries soaking up amazing inspiration, having a chat or two and doing a little shopping!  Happy Scrapping!

DigiScrap Parade November 2013 :: Our Life

One of the wonderful happenings for DSD weekend is the launch of the quarterly DigiScrap Parade!

The DigiScrap Parade is a fun “hopping” experience for scrapbookers and storytellers wherein they can “hop” about a series of blogs or Facebook pages to gather pieces to a coordinating collection to scrap their memories.  It is meant to be a sampling of products from wonderful designers in the community, offered quarterly.  I am happy to be a part of the November hop which features a collection inspired by warm love and color for scrapping stories of family, home, love and happy hearts.  For more information and for all the links to the hop, please stop by the DigiScrap Parade website.

Here’s my contribution to Our Life:

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You can snag Our Life by clicking on the image above or the link button below.

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My contribution can also be found on my Facebook page where you’ll find another fresh (and sparkly!) free download and lots of news and savings opportunities.  Happy Scrapping!

Fresh Seeds | Ash Tree

I really find myself inspired by all things list-y, by numbers, and by any stories that find themselves rooted in those things.

Journaling a list is a fantastic method for capturing the story and the details that live in our every day.  And it can be fun to center the story around a number by creating a portrait of a loved one (or yourself) at a certain age, for example, or by documenting a specific day or time of day, or even documenting the number of times your daughter wants to watch her favorite My Little Pony show (we’re at 73, for the record).

So many stories have a connection to numbers, and to listing.  And so it was that spirit of story that inspired my latest collection fresh for the November BYOC at The Lilypad and just in time for Digital Scrapbooking Day!

Meet Ash Tree {elements} and Ash Tree {papers}:

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And joining the element and paper collections is this set of {words and numbers}.  FULL of various numerals and number-centric elements, journal cards, and of word art pieces that focus on counting gratitudes, giving thanks, finding the good things, focusing on what matters most.

This set is a beautiful complement to Ash Tree and would work perfectly for celebrating gratitude, finding the positives and embracing deliberate thankfulness. It lends itself well to 30 Days of Gratitude projects or any other story or page featuring numbers, gratitude or both:

 

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Get inspired with these pages..I love the range of story here!

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I hope you enjoy playing with the Ash Tree collection!  I would love to see your pages!  Share with me on Facebook or in my gallery at The Lilypad or Plant Your Story!

And now it’s time for the Digital Scrapbooking Day hullaballoo to begin!  Happy Scrapping!

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