Jodi used the new "Poppies" kit to create some magic:
And the very talented Joanne also used the "Poppies" kit"
The "Totally Trashed and Windswept" paperpack:
And Scrap Express 129 template:
Which was also used by Terri:
I love this summery page by Myra, using Summer Sunset kit:
Mollie made the ultimate Parisien page, using the "Belle Francaise" elements:
And Connie made a delightful page with "Delighted" kit:
New in store at Designer Digitals:
Some lovely digital scrapbooking inspiration this week from Sharon, using the new Gemma kit:
And the new "Garden Mystery" kit:
1. The special hell which can be a school trip was refined to it's highest order yesterday, when I was a parent helper on a school trip to the Boat Show at the showgrounds near to the school. Which involved firstly a 2km walk along a busy road shepherding the 34 kids, some of whom had only one speed (slow, with added smirk when you asked them to move a bit faster particularly when crossing the roads). Then, when we got into the showgrounds building, my confusion over why they were told they had to bring swimming gear was answered by the sight of two huge temporary pools set up inside. So then I had to get my group changed into swimming gear and they got into the pool for 10 minutes where they were taught basic snorkelling techniques. I didn't realise that even the snorkelling googles weren't enough to convince Daughter-Two to open her eyes underwater until she swam into the side of the pool and nearly broke her nose. With the 10 minutes up and her in tears, they had to get out and struggle back into their uniforms before setting off on a circuit of the other activities. Some, thankfully, were ones I could sit on the sidelines and watch but we finished with "spinnaker sail" packing races. Splitting into two teams left one team short of a person so the young yachtie running the activity simply volunteered their "teacher" (ie me) to make up the balance. (I'm not much taller than most of the kids after all ... not much taller but a lot older and not as healthy as I may look ... I am suffering today). I never had any interest in yachting and now I have even less ...
Nevertheless, as always I was glad I went ... and Daughter-Two won the 'dress up as a lifeguard and do a pretend rescue race' despite putting both legs through one leg of the shorts.
2. Lots of people have been asking how we arranged the trip to France, and our experience of the home exchange. It was a very spur of the moment thing (which we can do, both being largely self-employed). We were jealously discussing the neighbour's planned trip to Europe, and I said that "one day" we should do a house swap. Purely for daydreaming purposes we looked at www.homeexchange.com and there was someone wanting to swap their apartment in Brittany with a house in Auckland. "Wouldn't that be great' we sighed, "wish we could do it". And then we looked at each other and realised that we could (by cashing in all our nearly expiring frequent flyer points and taking Daughter-two out of school for a couple of weeks). So we listed our house on the site and within a matter of hours had arranged that swap plus another with a couple from Strasbourg. And the actual exchanges went very smoothly, with everything as described and people very keen to make the experience as good as possible. The only drawback to it is the time you need to spend beforehand emailing and making arrangements and making sure the house is all in order. It's definitely not the same as booking a hotel then sitting back and daydreaming about the holiday.
3. It's sale time at Designer Digitals!
Every regular item is now marked down 30% AND there are 31 new items also marked down 30% as well. This is a great time to stock up on all your favorite items. The sale runs through midnight California time next Tuesday (May 22nd).
That also means that this week's new designs are already in store:
4. Here's how I scrapped with them:
(with Belle Francaise elements)
(with the new template and Belle Francaise elements)
(with Gemma kit)
(with Cubist templates)
5. We all went to the zoo last weekend, and saw the lions close up for the first time, as they made the most of some autumn sun. (there is glass between them by the way)
New in store this weekend at Designer Digitals:
spring and floral theme digital scrapbooking kit blue and gold
I used it for this page inspired by this week's Saturday Scraplift page (you can find the page that inspired it and more lifts here
(Bows, wordart, epoxy and frame by Katie Pertiet, all found at Designer Digitals)
A companion page for her album:
And having fun scrapping some of the favourite pics from Paris:
We are celebrating {Inter}National Scrapbooking Day (iNSD) at DesignerDigitals!
Tonight through midnight California time tomorrow (Saturday) every regular item is marked down 15% AND we have 33 new releases as well including one priced at just $ 99 cents. Those releases are marked down 20% and will be at that price until 6am EST on Tuesday morning.
And we will have two chats for tomorrow so make sure to join in for the fun and freebies!
Here are my new releases which are now in store:
Here's how I used the new Trashed Backgrounds:
And here's how I used the new template:
Another "My Windows" template with a distressed layered mat.:
I used it for one of my regular layouts about Daughter-two's artistic creations:
And another set of "Totally Trashed and Pale" papers, ripped and torn layered papers stitched together to make background bases:
Here I am, up with the street cleaners again.
Hope you are having an enjoyable Easter break. If you are looking to scrap your Easter pics, some options from Designer Digitals:
digital scrapbooking easter kits and elements
New this week at Designer Digitals:
Here's how I used it:
Plus another two sets of Worn Borders, the perfect finishing touch for a layout:
Another set of "Lots of Shots" template, perfect for collaged or colour blocked layouts:
Plus another set of "Geometric Hint"brushes and stamps:
