More new stuff...

New Jenni Bowlin, Doodlebug Spot Glitter cardstock and My Mind's Eye today.
Enjoy.

More new stuff...

Little Yellow Bicycle's Traveler line is now here.
Get it while you can. There are no reorders from this company! When it's gone, it's gone!

Fruits of the online crop

I love when the online crop comes around. Because, no matter what... the gallery is bursting with gorgeous layouts and creative ideas that next day!

Here are some of my favs from the June online crop...

designed by Leigh

designed by our newest member, Sherri

designed by Susi


designed by Nicole, who also co-hosted and is our guest designer this month

designed by Errlee

designed by Tanya

designed by Laurie

designed by Tammy

If you haven't checked out the gallery yet, make sure you do!!

Early Bird Challenge #5 (aka Sketch # 27)

A two-page (8.5x11) multi photo sketch to hopefully inspire you during the crop weekend!

and here's my layout using the June kit:

Link up your layout using the sketch here or in the Crop Forum!

Online Crop this weekend!

Starting....
now!

Join in on the fun here.
Challenges will be going up throughout the day and will remain open till the end of the weekend!

New October Afternoon paper pictures

I got some new pictures of the October Afternoon papers on the site. Now they show both sides of the paper.

Also, new Thickers are now instore as well as the new Making Memories "I Do" collection.

Featuring June Kit Layouts!

Rise and Shine... the June kit is here, and the June gallery is filling up with layouts! I thought I'd feature a few of my favourites this month... but make sure you check them all out in the June Kit Gallery!


Nicole is the Guest Designer this month, and I love what she did with the kit. I love the stitching she uses on her layouts, and the way she uses patterned papers as the background. This one caught my eye because of the title placement and layering.



Jen always uses the kits in ways that don't even occur to me, but inspire me when I see them. I absolutely love the way she used the paper as inspiration to make her own stem with leaves as an accent. And the photos... she's so lucky to have them!

I love the topic of this layout Leigh did... I thought of a similar idea when I saw this paper in the kit, but I couldn't make it come together. Leigh's journaling always inspires me... love the font, love the way she justified it, and I love the way she did the title.

I love the way Marcy uses blocks of paper on her layouts, and this one jumped out to me in the gallery thumbnails. I love the way she used the edge of the Sassafrass paper along the top, and that crumpled bit of paper with the stitching at the side adds so much detail!

When I saw all the buttons included in this kit, it made me remember how much I like using them on layouts... I used them as accents on the polka dot paper and for my flower centres. I always look forward to seeing the stamp with the kit each month, and I try to use it a couple different ways. The one in the June kit is perfect for putting dates in, using behind a title (like Leigh did on her Hike No. 2 layout) or making a border like I did on this layout.

I hope some of these layouts inspire you to use your June kit... I know I have lots of ideas after browsing the gallery!