New Goodies from Lilach Oren Designs

WOO HOO!!! I got an email today from Lilach Oren allowing me the use of one of her new paper packs to be released this week! She is releasing Monthly Artsy paper pack, a new set of grunge papers that can be used for Project Life! Here's my layout...

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Papers: Monthly Artsy Paper Pack (Lilach Oren Designs); Travel Dreams (MScraps Designers Collab)

Embellishments: Scrapaholic Pinback (Lilach Oren Designs); Captured, Last Days of Summer and Travel Dreams (MScraps Designers Collab); Chic n’ Sweet, Nouvelle Addresse, and My Life My Rhythm (ninigoesdigi)

Font: Baby Boston

Template: Bunch of Templates (Dunia Designs)

She also has Monthly Artsy 4x6 Journal Cards to match! 

Of course, now I have to float back down to Earth and finish what I was working on - trying to get the supplies together for a simple Christmas card-making session I have tonight, LOL!

Random Stuff of the Day

Sometimes this blog becomes a place to list all sorts of random thoughts re: scrapbooking. Today is one of those days! :)

Random Thought #1:  I have a layout that I did this morning, based on a color blocking challenge for ScrapMatters:

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Papers, Embellishments, Alphabet: Crazy Beautiful Life (Memory Clips)

Font: Bebas Neue

Template: Road Maps Boxed Freebie (Down This Road Designs)

I haven't uploaded it on to the challenge page yet since it looks like I haven't done any other ScrapMatters challenges this month. I'll have to see if I can get a couple more completed. The only reason I even had time for this one was because the little guy was awake at 4:30 am. When he fell back to sleep around 8:15 am, I couldn't go back to sleep. It's no wonder I'm a little cranky today.

Random Thought #2: Echo Park is offering a free Season's Greetings Idea Book! If you haven't snapped it up already, try to do it soon. I'm not sure how long the freebie will last.

Random Thought #3: The Lilypad is having a PADvent event! For the next 25 days, The Lilypad will feature a different designer and have one item from that designer for $1.50. Everything else in the designer's store will be 25% off for that day. Today was Michelle Godin Designs! I'm a big fan of Michelle's stuff - especially being part of her CT. Tomorrow will be Micheline Martin. I love her stuff too. Let's put it this way - The Lilypad is one of my favorite digi stores, LOL!

Random Thought #4: Have you heard of Minted.com? You can make beautiful printed holiday photo cards on heavyweight paper. I felt the sample in the Nov. 2012 issue of Real Simple and was so impressed, I had to visit the site to check it out. Unfortunately, the cards are a little pricey. I decided that the cost wasn't quite worth it for me at this time. But, I love the quality!

Random Thought #5: Persnickety Prints is offering a free holiday digiscrap kit called BMerry.  It's got fun, bright colors that are not traditional, but still cute!

OK, that's it for now. The little guy is tearing up the living room trying to get my attention. Be back soon!  :D

Thankful for You

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping weekend! I did hit Black Friday sales - online only! - so I didn't have to worry about crowds or parking!

I also had time to do one layout - don't ask why just one - using a kit from Two More Days.

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Papers/Embellishments: Turning Leaves (Two More Days)

Font: Century Gothic

Template: ScrapMatters Tuesday Template Challenge 11/20 (Siamese Studio)

I haven't used a lot of blues (my fave color!) in layouts lately, so it was fun to do it with this one. I'm so glad I finally got a chance to use Kim's Turning Leaves kit, which I bought back on Digital Scrapbooking Day (early November).

Now, off to attempt challenges...