contests + giveaways

and the {6.24} giveaway goes to….

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Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to comment in the latest {fresh seeds} giveaway featuring the new releases Larkspur and Grow With Love: Letters {July} landing at The Lilypad.  More than that, thank you for all the kind comments!  It is always such a ray of sunny to me, so thank you!

So.  I met with Mr. Random (of Random.org) and he has selected the lucky winner!

Congratulations to post # 43 — Stephanie! Stephanie, I will be emailing you shortly with your coupon code.

And thank you again to everyone who participated!  I so hope you have a beautiful weekend!

{blooming soon} Larkspur + Grow With Love

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So it’s been awhile since we’ve done a {fresh seeds} giveaway and the sun is shining and it’s Monday and so it feels like it’s time for a little fun and a little sharing.

I have TWO wonderful new releases coming to The Lilypad on Friday and here’s a chance to win both!

Larkspur is the latest in my Full Bloom series of templates, which are typcially richer in layers and details and papery goodness.

And here’s a peek at a couple pages my team has created already…soooo loving the amazing they are bringing!!

by Madlen
by Madlen
by Niki
by Niki

It’s also time for a fresh set of Grow With Love: Letters templates and Crystal and I are really having fun with this month’s emphasis.  It’s something I think we can all find inspiration to scrap….our hobbies.

Sooooo I’d love to share BOTH these fabulous new releases with one lucky commenter!   If you’d like to win Larkspur + Grow With Love: Letters {July}, just leave a comment below, for a chance to win before Thursday 23 June at 7pm (PST).   You can increase your chances at winning by posting about the giveaway on Twitter and Facebook, if you’d like.  Be sure to come back here with a link in the comments (please post as a new comment each time).

I will announce the winner here on the blog and in my newsletter on Friday 24 June when these {fresh seeds} hit The Lilypad.

Lots of luck!

and the {KCB} giveaway goes to…

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Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the giveaway sponsored byAMAZING Kristin Cronin-Barrow!!  She has such a dear heart and is so talented!!  Crystal and I looooooved seeing all of your entries.  Every one was heartfelt and personal and different and BEAUTIFUL.  I loved seeing what songs resonate with you and move you!   So thank you for taking the time to share a little bit of yourself and your pages!  I hope that you all feel happy with what you’ve created!

So…I sat down for a few moments with Mr. Random (of Random.org) and he has selected our lucky winner!

Glory — Glory submitted this beautiful layout featuring her theme song “Unwritten”…I just love the sense of possibility she captured here!

Congratulations to post #4 — Glory!!  Glory, I will be emailing you shortly with your gift certificate!  And thanks again to everyone for playing along and sharing your songs!

And keep your eyes peeled for more opportunities to win too!  Some new giveaways are on the horizon.

and the {Jacque Larsen} giveaway goes to…

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Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the giveaway sponsored by the ever fabulous Jacque Larsen!!  I loved seeing all your picks!  She really is a wonderfully creative designer isn’t she?!  I sat down for a few moments this morning with Mr. Random (of Random.org) and he has selected our lucky winner!

Congratulations to post # 13…Trina!!  Trina, I will be emailing you shortly with your gift certificate!  And thanks again to everyone for playing along!

There are more opportunities to win too!  Right now the Scrap Your Theme song giveaway is in progress and it runs through the end of the month, so you still have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Kristin Cronin Barrow‘s store!  Plus be on the look out for more fabulous giveaways in the weeks to come!

Happy {inter}National Scrapbooking Day

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Happy Happy {i}NSD!!  I hope that everyone is well and enjoying a happy and scrappy day today enjoying all the fun on blogs, and in the stores and forums!!  And I hope that you get to enjoy some time scrapping your stories this weekend too!

This weekend is one that not only celebrates this hobby and storytelling journey I love so much, it is also the anniversary of my design debut!  This time last year marked the beginning of Zinnias and Swallowtails and I am SO very grateful for all the support and inspiration I have received from all of you along the way!  Thank you!

There is SO much to share today so I’ll dive right in!!  I have some {fresh seeds} share and some blog hoppy {free seed} goodness too!

You may have found your way here from Laura’s blog as you travel the fabulous DSA iNSD blog train but if you’ve missed a spot or lost your way, you can head to the DigiScrapAddicts forum to find the complete list and start fresh.

Or you may be visiting today as part of the amazing hoppity hop-ness of The Lilypad blog hop.  In which case you probably found your way here after visiting Krista’s blog.  If you get missed a stop on the TLP hop or have lost your way you can find a complete list {HERE}.

Either way there are a bevvy of amazing freebies to snag today and I’m so happy to share a little something with you too!

I was inspired by all things fresh and sunny and celebratory to create something fun and versatile.  I so hope you like it!  You can {download here} or click on the image below.

Your next stop on The DSA {i}NSD train is Live Your Stories which is home to my dear Crystal where she has a couple fabulous somethings for you today! Don’t forget if you’ve missed a spot or lost your way on the DSA train, you can head to the DigiScrapAddicts forum to find the complete list and start fresh.

Your next stop on The Lilypad hop is Rebecca’s blog.  I know you’ll love what she has to share too!  And remember if you get missed a stop on the TLP hop or have lost your way you can find a complete list {HERE}.

And now on to even more {i}NSD fantasticness…

I have two, nay three amazing collaborations coming to The Lilypad today!  And I hope that you will find they are just what you need to help you scrap all the amazing goodies you are snagging this weekend!

One year ago, NSD marked my designing debut and I celebrated with the support and cooperation of my dear friend Crystal as we released a special template-only grab bag together.  And we thought it would be fun to revisit the grab baggy spirit and fun!  So I’m happy to present the 2nd Annual {i}NSD Grab Bag collaboration from Zinnias and Swallowtails and Crystal Livesay.  This is a versatile set of 8 layered templates inspired by layers and a play with paper.

And here is a full reveal of what you will find inside this fun little grab bag:

You can grab this bag o’ templatey goodness in my store for $3 throughout the weekend.  After this time it will return to it’s original price of $9.

Here is a spot of grab bag inspiration:

I have also teamed up with the ever amazing Amy Martin to create a set of templates inspired by the process of moving, packing and unpacking.  We always have fun collaborating together and this set was no exception.

Meet Packed, a set of 10 layered templates created in the spirit of  tighter, layery, stacky compositions:

And Unpacked, a complementing set of 10 templates created in the spirit of  airier, looser compositions in mind:

You can also grab the bundle, Packed and Unpacked to enjoy the full set of 20 templates.

And here’s some amazing Packed and Unpacked inspiration:

And lastly, Amy and I have created this fun set of Thankful cards, which are perfect for creating heartfelt custom thank{full} greetings for those people in your lives whom you’d like to shower with thanks!

And don’t forget to check out all the fresh goodness at the Pad for this month’s BYOC.

As always I looove to see your stories and art too, so please feel free to share with me anytime.  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.

There are also two giveaways happening now.

Be sure to check out:

Brought To You By the Letter J for your chance to win a gift certificate provided by Jacque Larsen

Scrap Your Theme Song for your chance to win a gift certificate provided by Kristin Cronin-Barrow

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And with that, I shall send you on your way with wishes for a beautiful weekend full of all things scrappy!

brought to you by the letter J {a giveaway}

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There are some products that just seem born to be used in amazing scrappy and story-centric ways.  You know the kinds of unique elements that add THE perfect touch to your story?   And there are some designers who are positively gifted with this kind of creativity.  Jacque Larsen is just that kind of creative force.  Her products are fun and full of unique energy.  And because she creates them with her own hands, with real life paper, they provide a fantastic sense of realism to pages that I just adore and that totally satisfies my love for paper-y goodness .

I was just talking about the awesomeness of photo-less scrapping.  Highlighting, among other things, just how photo-less scrapping & theme-centric, unique products are Made For Each Other…and I can’t tell you how many times I found *just* what I was looking for in Jacque’s store.  She creates AMAZING products, both “theme-y” and more general and without fail they bring out the best in my pages and they are just the kind of products I was talking about…they can be put to use so beautifully in photo-less scrapping.

Here are a few of my most favorite Jacque products:

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I am SO SO thrilled to present a special blog giveaway today sponsored by Jacque.  She is generously offering a $10 gift certificate to her store to one lucky commenter.

I would be willing to bet that you will find something dozens of somethings that endear you in Jacque’s store which is FULL of unique hand-painted and pieced paper pieces.  And to enter, that’s all you need to do.  Simply take a peek in her store, wander around a bit and come back here to share the name of one of your favorite Jacque products.  Or if you happen to know the name of a favorite off the top of your head, that’s wonderful too!

To increase your chances of winning, you can tweet this contest and/or post on Jacque’s wall FB group wall telling her how much you agree with me and think she’s made of awesome, lol!  Just come back to share a separate comment with the link to your tweet or letting me know you showered the love.  🙂

You have until 8pm PST Monday 9 May to enter.  Lots of luck!!

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