New, new, new…

Staying up to date as much as I can right now 🙂 It will be nice when football season is over and I have my evenings back again. But until I do, I will make the best of it and get here when I can. We spent the afternoon with football games and our team lost pretty badly. I’m not sure what all they are doing wrong, or what they are doing right. Hopefully they will get it all together.

In digi-land, there are some fabulous new releases this week and I had the privilege of working with the best!!

First up, Danyale teamed up with Studio Basic this week for one amazing collab – Everyday Brave. I am so in love with this one!!!

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Everyday Brave by Etc. by Danyale and Studio Basic TLP September Challenge Template by Just Jaimee

Next up, Jaimee teamed up with JM Designs (one of my retired favs) for a fantastic collab – Storyteller 2016 :: Another Year – Sept. Add-on

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Storyteller 2016 :: Another Year Kit Collab – September Add-on by Just Jaime and JM Designs Storyteller 2016 :: Another Year Journal Cards – September Add-on by Just Jaimee and JM Designs Storyteller 2016 :: Sketched Templates – July Add-on by Just Jaimee

I absolutely love the colors in the new release from River~Rose – Everything Changes 

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Everything Changes by River~Rose Play All Day Templates by River~Rose

Sahin Designs has a beautiful new collection this week – Woodnote

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Woodnote | Bundle by Sahin Designs Blockbuster | Templates by Sahin Designs and Jimbo Jambo Designs

And last, but certainly not least, I am thrilled to now be creating for Amber LaBau Designs and her new kit – Brave New World – is perfect for my daughter.

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Brave New World by Amber LaBau Storyteller 2016 :: Sketched Templates – July Add-on by Just Jaimee

This it for today. I am off to update my planner and hopefully try to get back here tomorrow to share what I’ve been up to with that lately. I also need to do some catch up work on my Life in Pockets. Hope you have a fantastic Saturday night!! Peace, out…

Oh Life…

How you have a way of keeping me from blogging hahaha. Yep, I’ve been away for a bit. I think I just needed a break from being at the computer so much. Other than keeping up with my CT obligations and scrolling through FB occasionally, I haven’t been on line all that much. We’ve been doing things in the time before school started, and then there has been football practice…every day, and games, and life. Now that work and school have started, I am trying to get some order and organization in my life and coming here, I hope, will be a part of it. I’m not going to post all the pages that I’ve done over the last few weeks, but I have updated My Scrap Pages with all of them and I hope to have my Life in Pockets updated by tomorrow. I still have a couple of weeks to catch up on there. I also have some planner updates to share and what I hope will be #plannerpeace. Maybe.

I am going to share my latest layouts and then hopefully from here on out I’ll be back on a more regular schedule…and with some other things, too.

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She Flew Elements by Etc. by Danyale She Flew Papers by Etc. by Danyale Journalers No. 7 by Valorie Wibbens
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Real Life In Pockets | Bad Mom | Element Pack by Just Jaimee Real Life In Pockets | Bad Mom | Filler Cards by Just Jaimee
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Monochrome Fall by Sahin Designs
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360 Degrees Element Pack by Amy Wolff 360 Degree Paper Pack by Amy Wolff And She Flew Elements by Etc. by Danyale And She Flew Papers by Etc. by Danyale Simply This Templates by Lynne Grieveson
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Time Teller Bundle by Etc. by Danyale

We are less than a month away from welcoming our grandson 🙂 Things are getting exciting around here. Hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend!!! Peace, out…

Busy, busy…

Yeah, summer is still happening here. Football practice started right after my last post and it is two hours a day, every day. It seems like we no sooner get up, get chores done, and eat, then it’s time to head out to practice. Such is the life. I have two more weeks of summer vacation and I already see the days filling up with things that need to be done. I’m determined that we will squeeze some fun in there! But I’m not going to dilly-dally here. I’m just going to drop off some pages so you can see what I’ve been up to and the gorgeousness from my amazing designers and then I’m off to bed to start all over tomorrow.

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Mixed Paint Paper by Etc. by Danyale Mixed Bag Elements by Etc. by Danyale Alphabet Soup – Mixed Bag #1 by Etc. by Danyale August Challenge Template by Heather Joyce
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Willamahoo Paper Pack by Amy Wolff Willamhoo Edges by Amy Wolff Mixed Bag Elements by Etc. by Danyale Storyteller 2016 :: Sketched Templates – July Add-on by Just Jaimee
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Sunday Morning Bundle by Sahin Designs
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Play All Day Papers by River~Rose Play All Day Elements by River~Rose
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Storyteller 2016 August Collection by Just Jaimee

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Gentleman Bundle by Sahin Designs Good Day Layout Templates by Sahin Designs

And don’t forget to check out Penny Saver at The Digital Press!! Talk about some amazing deals!! I’ll be back with more on that and some other things I’ve been up to in the next day or so. Have a great start to the new week!! Peace, out…

Yeah, so…

What happened was…summer. I’m feeling like I haven’t been very productive, but I have managed to clean out a few rooms and do some fun things. C and I ended up taking off for the beach, just the two of us. R was hoping for a phone call about a new job and didn’t want to leave, so since it would be the only chance for us to go because of football starting, C and I jumped in the car about mid-week and took off for a few days. It was really nice to spend some time together and do a lot of the things that he and I like to do. Since we’ve been back, I’ve just been catching up on some things around the house and hitting the pool and a few baseball games. And we’ve been playing a lot of Pokemon Go! It’s about to get crazy here again, so I’m not sure that productivity will happen this summer ha. Football practice starts tomorrow, I have to go in to work on Thursday, and I need to start doing some pre-work stuff before school starts.

I haven’t even scrapped all that much, but here are the pages I have managed to get done 🙂

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Pop Culture Kit by Etc. by Danyale Storyteller 2016 :: Sketched Templates – July Add-on by Just Jaimee
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Storyteller 2016 :: Sketched Templates – July Add-on by Just Jaimee Storyteller 2016 July Collection by Just Jaimee Storyteller 2016 :: Summer Stories Kit Collab – July Add-on by Just Jaimee and Sara Gleason
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Think Positive by River~Rose Think Positive Single Template by River~Rose
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Storyteller 2016 :: A Stacked Mess – July Add-on by Just Jaimee Storyteller 2016 :: Stacked Frames – July Add-on by Just Jaimee Storyteller 2016 July – Mixed Media Paint by Just Jaimee
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Love Lines Genealogy Kit by Etc. by Danyale Template by Dawn Inskip
Sunshine
Mr. Golden Sun by River~Rose Mr. Golden Sun Papers by River~Rose July TDP Challenge Template by Wishing Well Creations
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Picnic Day Bundle by Sahin Designs Blockbuster Templates by Sahin Designs and Jimbo Jambo Designs
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CU/PU – Grunge Edges Set 4 by Etc. by Danyale CU/PU – Grunge Overlays Set 4 by Etc. by Danyale Jars and Blooms Papers by Etc. by Danyale Jars and Blooms Elements by Etc. by Danyale Jars and Blooms Paint by Etc. by Danayle Bottom Up Template by Pink Reptile Designs
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Boy-tween Kit by Etc. by Danyale Boy-Tween Paint by Etc. by Danyale Alphabet Soup – Worn by Etc. by Danyale Preserved by Sara Gleason

I have a couple of weeks of PL to catch up on and I hope to do that today…after I enjoy some reading and sunshine 🙂 Hope you have a great rest of the weekend!! Peace, out…

Motivation…

I’ve finally found a little motivation and have been doing some cleaning out and purging around the house. I hate taking the time to do it, but it feels so good to get rid of junk and de-clutter!! I’ve done 3 rooms now and today I worked on the out building, sweeping and cleaning. Now to just finish the rest of the house!!

Needless to say, I haven’t scrapped a whole lot because I’ve been doing all the other things. But I did want to come by and share what’s on sale this weekend. It’s some gorgeous stuff!

Starting with this amazing collab from 2 of my favorites – Just Jaimee and Sara Gleason:

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Storyteller 2016 :: Summer Stories Kit Collab – July Add-on by Just Jaimee and Sara Gleason Storyteller 2016 July – Template Pack by Just Jaimee

 

Next up is this beauty by River~Rose:

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Bright Side Kit and Template by River~Rose

 

This layout was done for the first Summer School Challenge at The Lilypad. It was a fun one:

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Storyteller 2016 May – A Stacked Mess by Just Jaimee Emphasizers Vol. 2 by Pink Reptile Designs Let’s Get Lost Stamps by Valorie Wibbens Urban Blight Brushes by Paula Kesselring

And that’s pretty much it for this week. I have one week to catch up on in my Life in Pockets and tomorrow I will get my planner all prettied up for next week and try to get some photos. Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!! Peace, out…

Newness…

Ummmm, how did it get to be July already? I feel like I blinked and June was gone! If we are accomplishing anything with this summer break, it’s relaxing. We’ve done that very well!

Just stopping by today to share the newness that you can find in the digi-world this weekend. There’s still time to grab them on sale!

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Soleil Papers by One Little Bird Soleil Elements by One Little Bird
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Be-tween Papers by Etc. by Danyale Be-tween Elements by Etc. by Danyale Be-tween Frames by Etc. by Danyale Chasing Summer {Dressed Down} by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
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Galileo by Valorie Wibbens Galileo Alpha by Valorie Wibbens Sprinkles V44 by Valorie Wibbens
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Beach Bum Papers, Elements, and Extra Elements by River~Rose
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Whispering Willow Papers and Messy Marvin by Amy Wolff Be-tween Elements by Etc. by Danyale Soleil Elements and Journal Cards by One Little Bird Chasing Summer {Dressed Down} by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
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Project Grateful | Paradise by the Project Grateful Team

 

I am off to do some organizing on the computer and post updates to my Life in Pockets. I finally got all caught up with that. I hope to get some Planner pics and update that as well. Hope you have a wonderful Sunday and a happy, safe 4th of July!!

Newness and some prayers…

Before I get in to all the amazing new designs that are on sale this weekend, I want to take just a second to ask for prayers for so many people here in the state of WV. 44 of 55 counties are currently under a state of emergency due to devastating flooding in some parts of the state. Last I heard, 20 people are dead and many have lost their homes. It’s so sad. This all happened just an hour or two north of where I live and many are still trapped. Thoughts and prayers would be appreciated.

Now on to some good news. I have quite a few layouts to share for this week. So many amazing kits and collections on sale!

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Let’s Go Fishing by Paula Kesselring
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Posh Polaroids, Today Elements, and Today Papers by Pink Reptile Designs
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Chapt. 4 – Defining Him by Etc. by Danyale Chapt. 3 – Being Me by Etc. by Danyale Lifetime Stories by Etc. by Danyale
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Felicity by Valorie Wibbens Bold Printies by Valorie Wibbens Fearless Stamps by Valorie Wibbens
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Storyteller 2016 July Collection by Just Jaimee
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Dynamic Duo Kit by River~Rose Dynamic Duo Extra Elements by River~Rose
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Lemonade Bundle and June 2106 Layout Templates by Sahin Designs
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Parade Days by Lynn Grieveson It’s All in the Details {Dressed Down} by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs

 

This kit is not on sale this weekend, but I love it so! I’m thinking I need some beach time!!

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Joyful Noises by Sahin Designs

I’m still not caught up on PL, but I hope to be at some point this weekend!! Hope everyone has a great one! Peace, out…

Just a Quickie…

I really intended to post a few days ago, but time once again slipped up on me. I’ve been spending the last week or so getting ready for the little guy’s birthday. I might even try to post some of those photos…try. I didn’t get my layouts for last Friday shared while they were still on sale, but I will put them at the end of this post. These kits are awesome, on sale or not.

I thought I would come by real quick tonight while SOSN at The Lilypad is still going on. There’s some gorgeous stuff 50% off!! I have totally enjoyed my time as a guest Polly and hate to see it come to an end after this month. Here’s what you can find in the shop and on sale today only!!

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This or That by Etc. by Danyale
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Bittersweet Papers and Elements by Amy Wolff
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In Summer.y Bubbly Backs, Bits and Pieces, and Alphas by Allison Pennington

Also, new this week from Sahin Designs and available now at her personal shop are Lemonade Bundle and June 2016 Layout Templates!

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Lemonade Bundle by Sahin Designs June 2016 Layout Templates by Sahin Designs

And here are my pages from last weekend 🙂

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Storyteller 2016 A Stacked Mess and Stacked Frames June Add-on by Just Jaimee
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Patio Daddy-O Kit and Journal Cards by ForeverJoy Designs
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Storyteller 2016 :: Sketched Templates – June Add-on by Just Jaimee Storyteller 2016 June Collection by Just Jaimee
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#1 Dad Collection by Dawn Inskip Springboard Templates No. 1 by Lynn Grieveson
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Wander by River~Rose
Love-You
A Hot Mess by Dawn Inskip Shades of White Papers by Etc. by Danyale

 

Ok…that’s it for me tonight. I seriously need catch up on my Project Life pages and update my planner page here. You’d think I’d be more productive on summer vacation haha. Peace, out…

 

Wonderful Wednesday…

Honestly, the only way I even know it’s Wednesday is because of SOSN at The Lilypad! I’ve been uploading pages all over the place today. It’s nice to have the extra time to do it 🙂 So, I just thought I’d run by real quick and show off the fantastic stuff that’s available today at 50% off. It’s a heck of a deal on some gorgeous designs!! Don’t miss it!!

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A Hot Mess by Dawn Inskip Shades of White Papers by Etc. by Danyale
Hello
Happy Hipster Papers and Elements by Amy Wolff
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Urban Blight Bundle by Paula Kesselring and Springboard Templates No. 1 by Lynn Grieveson
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Storyteller 2016 A Stacked Mess and Stacked Frames June Add-on by Just Jaimee

I’m heading off now to put clean linens on the bed and do some scrapping for the awesome releases this Friday. Peace, out…

Simply Tuesday…

I think I’ve said before that Tuesdays don’t get much fanfare. Just a day, unlike Monday when everyone is bummed, or Wednesday when everyone is all about humping, or Thursday and Friday when the weekend is calling. Tuesdays are just kind of there. Not as bad as Monday, but not so good either. Simply Tuesday. I’m starting to get adjusted to simple. I haven’t done a whole lot since school was out. Going from 100mph to 0 is tough on an old lady. But I’m finally getting in the groove and getting some things done.

What I did realize is that I haven’t shared the layouts that I did for Simple Scrapper this month. I love being a part of the team at Simple Scrapper. I really feel like it helps me to create some meaningful, purposeful layouts and inspires me to create pages that I may not have thought of otherwise. The Premium Membership offers exclusive content and a supportive, generous, and inspiring community. Some of the benefits include a private Facebook group, Spark Magazine, chats, podcasts, sketches, and story starters. Totally awesome! And here are my pages for this month:

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When Skies are Grey by Valorie Wibbens Sprinkles V31 by Valorie Wibbens Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
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Chesterfield by Salin StudioTemplate and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
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Let’s Get Lost by Valorie Wibbens Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership