as we strive to build what we need for ourselves and our loved ones in the face of topsy turvy and uncertainty…

• we work on becoming better versions of ourselves
• we chase goals, count blessings and give grace
• we are put on brave faces and stand tall and build what we need for ourselves and our loved ones
• we hold on to whatever we can look forward to, whatever warms our hearts…
• I am reminded, as ever, of the importance of making memories and documenting personal histories and celebrating all the things, big and small that live in the details of our everyday.

And so my heart is full as the celebration of storytelling and memory keeping hullabaloo that is Digital Scrapbook Day. This year, as always, the Lilypad Designers have created a fresh series of free downloads to kick of this year’s Digital Scrapbook Day festivities!  The Work, Rest, Play collection helps us to document the building blocks of what our story looks like. So welcome to my little bit of the memory keeping parade! You may have found your way here from ForeverJoy as you hop along collecting these inspiring and empowering bits.

So hope you enjoy!

The Work collection is available for download by clicking on the image above, the download link or the text here: Work.

Note: Chrome users. Chrome is not playing nicely with download links. If you have trouble you can copy and paste the text link into your browser or you can right click the image and then choose “open in incognito window”. The download should automatically when the incognito window is open.

You can also take a peek at other free downloads in the Plant Your Story free download gallery {here}.

And be sure to sign-up for my newsletter to stay in the loop of all the latest news, exclusives and happenings with Sara Gleason and Plant Your Story…including the latest newsletter subscriber’s exclusive free download (available only to Garden Report subscribers).

And, if you love what you see visit my shop for more story-centric inspiration!

The Work collection is available on our hop until 11:59pm EDT on Thursday September 30, 2021. Please be sure to visit all of our stops before then. If you missed a spot or have lost your way, simply head to the beginning.  The first stop is at Soco’s site HERE.  Then, watch for the Rest and Play collections as free with purchase collaborations during our Digital Scrapbooking Day celebrations, from October 1-4.

You can continue on to the next stop on the hop at Paula Kesserling. Paula has something completely amazing for you!

in the midst of a landscape of uncertainties and unknowns and carving new paths …

• we find steady in our everydays, fresh routines and redefining “normal”
• we chase the Yes, celebrating each that we find
• we are putting on brave faces and standing tall and guiding our paths
• we hold on to whatever we can look forward to, whatever warms our hearts…our personal yeses and favorites
• I am reminded, as ever, of the importance of making memories and documenting personal histories and celebrating all the things, big and small, that color our lives with joy.

And one of those “Yeses” we can find joy in and count on is the fabulous bit of storytelling and memory keeping hullabaloo that is Digital Scrapbook Day. This year, as always, the Lilypad Designers have created a fresh series of free downloads to kick of this year’s Digital Scrapbook Day festivities!  So welcome to my little bit of the memory keeping Happy! You may have found your way here from Paula’s blog as you hop along collecting these sunny and pretty bits.

My very first blog, back in the days of “once upon a time” was titled “Everything Which is Yes”. It was an homage to the poem by e.e. cummings of the same name but also a reflection of my heart’s hope: to seek and document the Good Things. The Yeses. I really believe it is the little details and moments that build the beautiful mosaics of our Story. So hope you enjoy!

The Yes collection is available for download by clicking on the image above, the download link or the text here: Yes.

YouYou can also take a peek at other free downloads in the Plant Your Story free download gallery {here}.

And be sure to sign-up for my newsletter to stay in the loop of all the latest news, exclusives and happenings with Sara Gleason and Plant Your Story…including the latest newsletter subscriber’s exclusive free download (available only to Garden Report subscribers).

And, if you love what you see visit my shop for more story-centric inspiration!

The Yes collection is available on our hop until 11:59pm EDT on Thursday October 1, 2020. Please be sure to visit all of our stops before then. If you missed a spot or have lost your way, simply head to the beginning.  The first stop is at Soco’s site HERE.  Then, watch for the Maybe and No collections as free with purchase collaborations during our National Scrapbooking Day celebrations, from October 2-5.

You can continue on to the next stop on the hop at Paislee Press. Liz has something completely amazing for you!

Happy Scrapping!

today I am encouraged to remember …

• we are planting seeds of Stories that can only be told through our own personal lens, with details and points of focus that are meaningful to us
• we have all come a long way from where we began
• and the story of the Journey-ing is beautiful
• it is important to leave behind traces of what we love, what we are and what we hope for
• I am blessed to paint my own self portrait in words and photos and art and stories.

The Lilypad Designers have created a fresh series of free downloads to kick of this year’s Digital Scrapbook Day festivities!  So welcome to my little bit of the Hullabaloo! You may have found your way here from Kristin’s blog as you hop along collecting these poignant and pretty bits.

And I’m so very glad that this landscape of Story along the hop encourages us to paint our self portraits. It is one of my greatest heartsongs for memory keeping: the keeping of our own stories. I hope it helps us to celebrate the stories of the things we love *and* celebrate ourselves, beautiful works in progress that we are. So hope you enjoy!

As the hop has come to a close, this collection is no longer available for download. Be on the lookout for part 2 and 3 at The Lilypad this weekend.

You can also take a peek at other free downloads in the Plant Your Story free download gallery {here}.

And be sure to sign-up for my newsletter to stay in the loop of all the latest news, exclusives and happenings with Sara Gleason and Plant Your Story…including the latest newsletter subscriber’s exclusive free download (available only to Garden Report subscribers).

And, if you love what you see visit my shop for more story-centric inspiration!

The All About: Me collection is available on our hop until 11:59pm EST on Wednesday October 2nd 2019. Please be sure to visit all of our stops before then. If you missed a spot or have lost your way, simply head to the beginning.  The first stop is in the Lilypad blog HERE.  Then, watch for the All About: You and All About: Us as free with purchase collaborations during our Digital Scrapbooking Day celebrations, from October 3 – 7.

You can continue on to the next stop on the hop at Lynn Grievson‘s site. Lynn has something beautiful for you!

Enjoy! Happy Scrapping!

at its core storytelling and memory keeping is about time …

• it’s about curating memories from yesterdays
• making fresh memories today
• wrapping these stories together with hopes and lessons and bits of ourselves as we build lasting legacies for tomorrow
• it’s about pausing time through photos and words
• it’s about revisiting moments shared with loved ones
• and ultimately it’s about making the best of the time that is given to us.
• and inspired by that notion, the Lilypad blog hop “It’s About Time” aims to helping us to document the photos, stories and moments of yesterdays, todays, and tomorrows with a collection designed just for Digital Scrapbook Day 2018. 

The Lilypad Designers have created a fresh series of free downloads to kick of this year’s Digital Scrapbook Day festivities!  So welcome to my little bit of the Hullabaloo! You may have found your way here from Krista‘s blog as you hop along collecting these poignant and pretty bits.

As a storyteller, I was captivated by the inspiration of documenting yesterdays and immersing ourselves in those memories, letting the nostalgia run over us. So hope you enjoy!

This download is no longer available.  It was available for a limited time as part of the Lilypad’s Digital Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop “It’s About Time”.

You can also take a peek at other free downloads in the Plant Your Story free download gallery {here}.

And be sure to sign-up for my newsletter to stay in the loop of all the latest news, exclusives and happenings with Sara Gleason and Plant Your Story…including the latest newsletter subscriber’s exclusive free download (available only to Garden Report subscribers).

It’s About Time: Yesterday is available via our hop until 11:59pm EST on Wednesday October 3rd 2018. Please be sure to visit all of our stops before then. If you missed a spot or have lost your way, simply head to the beginning.  The first stop is in the Lilypad forum HERE.  Then, watch for It’s About Time: Today and It’s About Time: Tomorrow during our Digital Scrapbooking Day celebrations, from October 4 – 8th.

You can continue on to the next stop on the hop at Scrapping With Liz’s blog. Liz has something amazing for you!

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Here’s to documenting our stories of our yesterdays, todays, and tomorrows. Here’s to all the bright and beautiful and authentic memories. Happy Scrapping!