Notes from the side of a volcano

 
 The home of digital scrapbooker and designer Lynn Grieveson
 
For digital scrapbooking inspiration (and random ramblings about the life of a kiwi scrapbooker - formerly of the UK and Australia - on the side of a New Zealand volcano) read on ..

To visit Designer Digitals, the leading source for digital scrapbooking supplies (featuring kits, papers, brushes, alphabets, templates and more from designers Lynn Grieveson, Katie Pertiet, Cathy Zielske, Ali Edwards, Mindy Terasawa, Pattie Knox, Andrea Victoria, Maplebrook Studios and more) click HERE.

 

 

New Worn Borders Do-it-Yourself

New this week at Designer Digitals, the perfect finishing touch:

(note: this are layered psd templates but there will be ready-to-use png overlays in various colours and styles coming over the next few weeks).

Here's how I've been using them:

 

 

 

 

 

Five on a Friday

1. We went to Thorne Bay last weekend for a late afternoon swim. It was the perfect time - not too hot but the water was warm and the golden light was lovely. Unfortunately I didn't take the camera. There was a family there trying out a paddleboard. It's the first time I've seen one being used here in New Zealand, though we saw them a lot in the States (and this family was American). They had an adorable little baby, naked apart from a string of amber teething beads, and they were tossing her in the air as they swam, laughing and looking for all the world as if they were just waiting for someone to take a photo of their new perfect life in NZ and pin it on pininterest.

2. The weather remains crazy, and it's as if we are now living in the tropics. The other day I was working away when I heard the loudest thunder I have ever experienced. I went outside to look up at the sky (because our house was bathed in brilliant sunshine). The neighbour was doing the same, and we wondered if it was thunder or perhaps armageddon? The sky was totally black over the city, and apparently the thunder there broke windows and set off burglar alarms.

3. I am still scrapping my way through Daughter-two's baby photos. For travel pages, where I only have a few poor quality pics I love to blend at least one of them into the background.

4. Daughter-Two has started One Day School (a "pull-out" programme run by the gifted education centre) on Mondays, along with another boy from her class. She is loving it and settled in with no transition worries at all. Not loving the challenge of getting her to the venue - a school in a "disadvantaged" suburb on the other side of town. I asked her on the first day if they got to use the adventure playground and she said "no, it was too charred".

5. This layout serves as a sneak peek of the new Worn Border templates coming to the store at Designer Digitals this weekend:

Digital scrapbooking inspiration from the Designer Digitals gallery

Love what Laura did with the "Iced" kit:

Jodi always has wonderful "Project 365" layouts, including this one using "Freeze day" kit:

Melanie used a "Ripped and Stitched d.i.y" torn paper template:

 

A delightful page by Merrilee:

And I love this by Paula using "In Distress: Naturally":

New at Designer Digitals

A truly retro digital scrapbooking kit inspired by the colours and designs of the 1950s:

Find it at Designer Digitals.

 

Five on a Friday

1. On the final stretch with the organising/decluttering project. Trouble is, I fear it is becoming addictive. I keep looking at things and thinking "hmmm, I could sell that ...".

The Husband thought I was getting addicted to buying vintage suitcases as well, but every one had a use:

(This one is on the top of the bedroom cupboard , tagged "Vintage Clothing")

 

2. I don't get blog spammers. How can it be economically viable to trawl through google-looking for old blog posts that mention re-roofing or house-painting so you can post a spam comment touting your own services? No-one but me reads comments on those old posts I am sure, and I delete the spam as soon as I am alerted to it. Having blogged that I have just re-roofed and repainted am I likely to think "oh, gee, this  guy in Florida that just spammed me sounds like a great cheap option. So cheap I can't pass it up so I'll just get the house painted again. Of course, I'll have to pay for his airfares from the US to New Zealand but that shouldn't be a problem..."

 

3. Sewing again, just because I love gingham:

 

4. Daughter-two is turning 10 soon, but we will be on the other side of the world when she does. I am starting to accumulate birthday presents that can be packed and taken with us. Trying to think small - but even so there were a couple of slightly larger things I couldn't resist. I'll had them under the warm clothes from her .. and from The Husband who has to carry the heaviest suitcase!

 

5. Going really retro this week at Designer Digitals. Here's a sneak peek of the new kit coming this weekend:

Inspiration (and supplies!) from Designer Digitals

As I write there is only a few hours left of the Designer Digitals sale.

Here are a few of my own favourites among my products which you can find all on sale:

 

And here are some favourite layouts from the Designer Digitals team..

 

Anke used the new "In Distress: Naturally" paperpack AND the new "Ripped and Stitched No.05" ripped paper pieces:

And I love this page she did, also with the "Ripped and Stitched No.05":

 

Which Joanne also used:

Here's the element pack preview:

 

I love this stunning wintry page by Joanne, using Icy and Snow Day kits:

A gorgeous page by Sharon with new "In Distress: Naturally" paper as a background:

 

Great use of Worn Strips by Julie:

And an adorable collage of "kids on wheels" by digigrandma! (Using the "In Distress" Naturally" paperpack as well - with the title from "Wild One" kit)

More for the Designer Digitals sale

Two new products heading into the store this weekend, and still on sale along with everything else in store:

 

 

Find them here at Designer Digitals.

 

Designer Digitals quarterly sale

A great chance to pick up digital scrapbooking essentials and build up your stash.

In my store you'll find lots of kits:

Unique Photoshop brushes and elements:

and lots of album templates and single and double page spread templates. I specialise in digital scrapbooking templates for event and outing scrappers:

All supplies can be found at Designer Digitals.

 

Five on a Friday

1. We spent Waitangi weekend in Napier, about half a day's drive away, visiting The Husband's relatives. It was a weekend of rain and gray skies interrupted by the occasional burst of scorching sun, and of fun interrupted by the need for anti-histamines and creams for Daughter-Two when something set her off.

2. One of The Husband's cousins has a lifestyle block inhabited by chickens, donkeys, a crazy puppy and some extremely humorous looking alpacas. They have the most amazing eyes.

We were lucky enough to have a night at a family bach (holiday home) as well, at a beach over the hills from Napier. It's too dangerous to swim in the surf, but there was an estuary lagoon where Daughter-two played for about an hour as well as a pontoon ferry that crossed the creek to a campground.

 

3. I have started scrapping our short break on the Coromandel Coast:

4. I used the new template set that is in the store at Designer Digitals now. Here's what's new this week:

5. AND the quarterly sale is now underway in store!

Check out all my products here.

Every regular item is now marked down 30% AND there are 32 NEW Items marked down 30% as well. The sale runs through next Tuesday at midnight California time so it's a great time to stock up on your favorite items!

We will be having chats with freebies throughout the day on Saturday as well. We look forward to seeing you there!

Sale is valid through February 16, 2012 3am EST. Applies to all digital scrapbooking products. Offer does not apply to gift certificates, CDs or extended licenses. Does not include shipping charges for CD orders and is not redeemable on prior purchases.

 

 

New photoshop brushes and templates

New at Designer Digitals:

New distressed vintage photoshop brushes featuring hearts and cupids, in time for Valentine's day.

Another set of Tiny Treasures digital scrapbooking templates perfect for scrapping baby albums.

Used here: