in the midst of stormy seas and uncertainties and the topsy turvy …
- we are drawn to things that can steady us, the things – no matter how small – that we can count on
- we embrace the blessing of each new day
- 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, whatever routines and everyday little joys
- I am reminded, as ever, of the importance of making memories and documenting personal histories and celebrating all the little routines and rituals of our lives
And one of those “rituals” we can find joy in and count on is the fabulous bit of storytelling and memory keeping hullabaloo that is National Scrapbook Day. This year, as always, the Lilypad Designers have created a fresh series of free downloads to kick of this year’s National Scrapbook Day festivities! So welcome to my little bit of the memory keeping Happy! You may have found your way here from Liz’s blog as you hop along collecting these sunny and pretty bits.
And I’m so very glad that this landscape of documenting along the hop encourages us to document the little routines and bits of regular that fill our days. I really believe it is the little things, that build the beautiful mosaics of our Story. 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.
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 Rituals: Morning collection is available on our hop until 11:59pm EDT on Thursday April 30th 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 in the Lilypad blog HERE. Then, watch for the Afternoon Rituals and Evening Rituals as free with purchase collaborations during our National Scrapbooking Day celebrations, from May 1- 4.
You can continue on to the next stop on the hop at Allison’s site. She has something completely amazing for you!
Enjoy! Happy Scrapping!
Jen
April 23, 2020 at 7:22 pm (5 years ago)Sara, you are always so eloquent with words. Thank you for so generously sharing your beautiful designs with us. Love these! Blessings, Jen xo
Dana
April 23, 2020 at 8:53 pm (5 years ago)Thank you so much – the kit looks awesome !!
Anne-Marie
April 23, 2020 at 8:53 pm (5 years ago)Thankyou for your lovely contribution to this great Blog Hop.
Cheryl N
April 23, 2020 at 11:20 pm (5 years ago)Thank you so much!
Laramie Ford
April 23, 2020 at 11:31 pm (5 years ago)Love what you have created and going to enjoy this so much, thank you!
cathy
April 24, 2020 at 1:06 am (5 years ago)love these. thank you for sharing
Sue White
April 24, 2020 at 2:15 am (5 years ago)Thanks Sara… so beautiful!
willimena
April 24, 2020 at 6:29 am (5 years ago)As per usual your work just makes my heart so happy. Thankyou for sharing it so generously.
ajk
April 24, 2020 at 7:40 am (5 years ago)Thanks, Sara. Love the variety in your pack!
justine bellbird
April 24, 2020 at 7:56 am (5 years ago)love how you summed up everything in your post and linked it to rituals, thank you for your part of the hop kit too
Brenda Smith
April 24, 2020 at 9:20 am (5 years ago)Thank you!
Karen
April 24, 2020 at 9:39 am (5 years ago)Thank you so much!
Claire Grantham
April 24, 2020 at 9:57 am (5 years ago)Great freebie, thank you.
Susan
April 24, 2020 at 9:58 am (5 years ago)Thank you!
Michele Kendzie
April 24, 2020 at 11:06 am (5 years ago)Thank you!
Amanda Johnston
April 24, 2020 at 11:12 am (5 years ago)Thank you so much!
Jamie Larsen
April 24, 2020 at 5:25 pm (5 years ago)Your kit looks so amazing!! I tried to download and for some reason no matter which option i pick when it downloads all i get is a small picture of the full collection. I was just curious if anyone else was having this problem? Thanks for offering such a great collection!
Sara
April 24, 2020 at 7:33 pm (5 years ago)Hi Jamie! I just double checked to be sure I hadn’t accidentally linked to the preview image and all the links do look in order on my end, so you *should* be getting the .zip file that includes a folder with all the goodies inside. I will say, that I have made it so the folder has the preview image on it..this is to make it easily identifiable for Mac OS and also PCs. My doing this *does* make it look like just the image was downloaded in some browsers. Be sure to go to the location where your downloads go to have a peek. It should be the full folder. If it’s not, please let me know..I’ll have to tap into some people smarter than me to figure out why haha. Because it *should* be there. <3
Barbara
April 24, 2020 at 7:19 pm (5 years ago)Thank you!
Annette V
April 24, 2020 at 9:19 pm (5 years ago)Thank you. I love this
Electra
April 25, 2020 at 12:33 am (5 years ago)Love this! Thank you!!
Lis
April 25, 2020 at 10:51 am (5 years ago)Thank you so much for your lovely contribution!
Lisa
April 26, 2020 at 6:50 am (5 years ago)Much love for your illustrator style!
Chloé
April 26, 2020 at 1:44 pm (5 years ago)Thank you very much for this awesome kit !
Jo
April 26, 2020 at 4:20 pm (5 years ago)So fun! Thanks for such a an awesome hop! 🙂
mrey
April 27, 2020 at 9:53 am (5 years ago)goodness! who can resist?
Tammy
April 27, 2020 at 1:18 pm (5 years ago)Thank you!
Christie ~Chippi~
April 28, 2020 at 3:28 am (5 years ago)This is beautiful! Thank you!
Pam K
April 29, 2020 at 1:44 am (5 years ago)Thank you!
Kuini
April 29, 2020 at 4:08 pm (5 years ago)Thank you so much for sharing.
Traci Lowrey
April 29, 2020 at 9:50 pm (5 years ago)thank you so much. i really love the journal block/square with the photo opening