fresh seeds | Plant Your Story

Fresh Seeds | Grace Collaboration with Lynne-Marie

February 20, 2014 By Mrs. Gleason

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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Fresh Seeds | DSD 2013 Grab Bag

November 1, 2013 By Mrs. Gleason

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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Fresh Seeds | Ash Tree

October 31, 2013 By Mrs. Bonneville

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}:

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:

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

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!

Fresh Seeds | Petals no. 7 & Story Snips No. 1

October 17, 2013 By Mrs. Gleason

I love all things autumn-y. I love that combination of crisp air and warm color and glowing sun.

I also love all things word-y. I love playing with language, embracing my own quirks of lexicon and assigning meaning to things with my words.

And it’s both of those loves that have inspired this week’s fresh releases.

Meet Petals no. 7:

This Petals collection is an earthy, warm, happy, and paper-y collection of hand-crafted layered paper borders/mats. Petals no. 7 features 23 different mixed media layered paper borders: tissue borders, painted borders, chevron borders, scallop borders, papery borders featuring a variety of textures. No two are the same and none are re-colored. Use them alone or layer them to create custom mats and trims. There are several pieces that really let versatile neutrals shine (cork, kraft, cardboard) so they can work cohesively with many different palettes and products.

Petals no. 7 is available at The Lilypad for 30% off through Monday October 21st, 2013 as part of the Halloween Bash. Subscribers of the Garden Report also get an exclusive additional 10% savings.

I’m also really excited about Story Snips no.1:

Story Snips no. 1 is a set of 16 hand-written word-art esque phrases, words, and doodled snips for use on photos, in digital or hybrid scrapbook layouts and projects.

TLP has launched a new line of “mobile ready” fonts for use in smartphone applications.

Story Snips is just one such mobile-ready “dingbat” font that you can download immediately to your smartphone or tablet upon download. And then you can load the font into apps such as Over (iOS) or Phonto (Android + iOS) to use for embellishing and “decorating” photos for uploading to your favorite sites and to social media. (You can see a kind of visual outline of how this works in this blog post on The Lilypad blog).

AND/OR you can purchase Story Snips as PNG and brush files. These PNG files act as word art and .abr files can be used as brushes. Both allow for easy re-coloring to match the palettes and products of your digital or hybrid storytelling and scrapbooking projects.

The best deal is the bundle (both!) which you can select from the drop down when you put the product in your cart.

Story Snips no. 1 is 20% off through Monday 21, 2013. Subscribers of the Garden Report also get an exclusive additional 10% savings.

And here is some beautiful inspiration:

I hope you enjoy playing with the Petals no. 7 and Story Snips no.1! I’m turning my eyes and energies toward the joy that is DSD which is — can you believe — only two weeks away?! Looking forward to all that is on the horizon for that!

In the mean time be sure to stop by the Halloween Bash over at The Lilypad. It’s full of fun and games and savings!

Fresh Seeds | Paperwhite {confetti}

October 11, 2013 By Mrs. Bonneville

I love little details on my scrapbook pages and scatters are one of my most favorite design details. Paperwhite {confetti} is the latest of my confetti collections, featuring vellum scatters that offer the perfect touch of light and subtle detail to your pages and projects.

The Paperwhite {confetti} collection includes 41 different scatters — no two scatters are exactly the same — in solid colors and a variety of mixes. Shapes include: circle, hexagon, star and heart. Perfect for adding that extra touch of detail, fun, whimsy or color to any layout, card or blog post in a more subtle way. Great for celebration pages, pages of imagination, or any every day story!

Paperwhite {confetti} is available at The Lilypad for 20% off through Sunday October 13th, 2013. Subscribers of the Garden Report also get extra icing – additional 10% savings.

Take your eyes on a festive journey with a sprinkling of Paperwhite {confetti} across these inspiration pages…

I hope you have fun playing with the Paperwhite confetti scatters!

Fresh Seeds | Beech Tree

October 3, 2013 By Mrs. Gleason

I think I find the greatest value in the documentation of everyday stories. Maybe it’s because those little stories are the things that make our lives *full*. The details, the conversations, the portraits of moments, the snapshots of character that reveal themselves in everyday happenings. That’s precisely the kind of story that inspired my contribution to this month’s Build Your Own Collab collection at The Lilypad.

(Incidentally, I have to say. This is one of those BYOC collections that makes my scrapbooking heart go pitter patter. It really is full full full of beautiful contributions from the TLP designers.)

Inspired by the spirit of everyday storytelling, documenting the details, and leaving a legacy, the Beech Tree collection echoes the intent of the Beech Tree album which I created to document “in the life” stories.

The Beech Tree {elements} feature cohesive, colorful pieces and classic story-centric pieces for telling those everyday stories:

The coordinating paper collection includes 17 versatile papers in colorful yet restrained hues and patterns. Meet Beech Tree {papers}:

And rounding out the Beech Tree collection is a versatile, structural full upper-case alphabet (plus numbers and punctuation) in six colors. Meet Beech Tree {alpha}:

The Beech Tree collection is available at The Lilypad for 20% off through Sunday October 6, 2013. Subscribers to The Garden Report receive an additional 10% savings.

I loved seeing the inspiration pages for Beech Tree. Each one reveals the beauty of everyday kinds of stories.

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 through the contact form or share them on my Facebook page.

I so hope you have a beautiful weekend full of memory making (and keeping too!).