Notes from the side of a volcano

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Lighter mornings

Yes, it's a crazy life - and it's been a crazy day here in New Zealand. Dozens of earthquakes starting with a massive one that woke everyone at 2.30am. But fortunately no major damage (was out at sea) and the tsunami warnings have been lifted.

So here I am, back at my desk and ready to show you the new products for this month's BYOC ('Build your own collection').

First some pretty paint for layering under elements and photos for artsy pages in a snap:

LIGHTER MORNINGS PAINT


[AND EVEN MORE WITH BYOC 'SPEND AND SAVE' OFFER IF YOU SPEND $15 OR MORE ACROSS THE WHOLE LILYPAD STORE]

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AND two template packs.
LOTS OF POCKETS: QUIRKY


I am only now working my way through our photos from LAST January ie Jan 2020, the time 'before' ...!

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QUIET HOPE TEMPLATES





And remember, with the BYOC the more you spend (from ANY of the designers in the store), the more you save.

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Have a good, and possibly scrappy, weekend!
I'll leave you with some ideas from the team and the Pollys  :-)

 

~ Lynn

Which kit to pick?

This week I have three kits in the half price sale - very different but all packed with lots of unique papers and elements.

OH MY DEER KIT

 

GLOW KIT

 

FORESTIER KIT


Plus there are some templates and really useful brushes :-)

FORESTIER TEMPLATES



REALLY USEFUL HANDWRITTEN BRUSHES No2

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PLUS: This month's featured product is the sweet 'Sing to me' kit
Now just $3.99 for a full kit

 

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I'll leave you with some inspiration from the team and the Pollys  :-)

~ Lynn

This is what endures

So much changes, but some things still remain the same  :-)

Memories are a funny thing. I can remember things so clearly from 12 years back (when that photo of M and I was taken) yet in many ways we are both almost completely different people. I often wonder if having photos and video of our former selves changes how we think about life, compared to people in the past?

But being able to look back and reflect upon the past, as well as to document the present, is something I am grateful for.

I had a lot of fun creating this week's template set, and a lot of fun scrapping with it too.

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I'll leave you with some ideas from the team and the Pollys  :-)

~ Lynn

Half price this week!

Daughter-one in France with Ducky: she never went anywhere without him

Scrapped with one of the specials that are half price today:

THIS LIFE HERE KIT

 

Plus some templates:

 

INSTA-LOVE TEMPLATES





WHAT WE DID ALBUM




And you can add realism and depth to your pages with these commercial worn edges!

WORN PAGE EDGES No3



 

 

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I'll leave you with some inspiration from the team and the Pollys  :-)

~ Lynn

Magic releases at The Lilypad

This is Miss M dressed up as The Cat in the hat for book day, with the faithful Fluffie as Thing One.

This month's M3 collaboration collection - Let's Make Believe - has landed in the store and it is packed with magical, fun elements and papers.

LET'S MAKE BELIEVE



Of course, like all new releases it is reduced in price for this introductory weekend.


I have an add-on collection as well. And like nearly everything in my store (other than collabs) it is slashed in price right now because Friday 19 December is my day to be in the spotlight at The Lilypad, as part of the "Love our designers" event.

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Here's the new collection:

[our home is] OUR CASTLE





It comes as separate elements, papers and paint as well ....

 

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Here's how the team and the Pollys used the new goodies  :-)

Let's Make Believe:

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OUR CASTLE:

~ Lynn

It's all about love

The Valentine's sale is underway at The Lilypad, and there are extra discounts on some of my favourite paint. Lots of ways to use them on non-Valentine's pages too!

HEARTFELT PAINT - now just $2

 

 

I FEEL LOVE PAINT - now just $2

LOVE IS A MESS - now just $2

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And the regular half price sale for today only is underway as well, including these fun templates:
THE JOURNEY TEMPLATES





 And two classic kits:

MADRAS KIT

DAILY DELIGHT

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Some more Valentine's sale goodies now 205 - 50% off:

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I'll leave you with some inspiration from the team and the Pollys  :-)

~ Lynn

One day at a time!

I've been looking through old travel photos and having fun scrapping some of them. (These one is a particular fav of mine because the winter light was so amazing. We had many winter holidays in Europe - the short days are a shame but the light - when it is around! - can be incredible).

Anyway, it's fun to look back on and I remind myself that eventually we will be able to do that again! One day .... :-)

Meanwhile, the new BYOC ('build  your own collection') has landed in store at The Lilypad:

ONE DAY AT A TIME



You can get the papers, elements and paints separately or all together in a best-value bundle option.







And remember, with the BYOC the more you spend (from ANY of the designers in the store), the more you save.

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Here's how I had fun using it for both heritage and new photos:


 

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Have a good, and possibly scrappy, weekend!

 

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I'll leave you with some ideas from the team and the Pollys  :-)

 

 

~ Lynn

Winds of change

What's in today's half price sale? This moody, artsy M3 kit:

WINDS OF CHANGE KIT

 

Or something completely different?

LOVE IS ALL AROUND

 

And some fun elements:


ARCHITECTURAL FRAMES

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PS also a reminder that my Worn Photo templates are currently on sale at a reduced price too, including these two sets:

EUROPA WORN FRAMES
 

SUMMER EASE

 

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I'll leave you with some inspiration from the team and the Pollys  :-)

~ Lynn

The long and the short of it

This was last year in Australia, when we brought Daughter-Two along on a work trip back when we could still travel - but in the middle of forest fire season :-0

We are lucky here in New Zealand that we can STILL travel within the country (at the moment at least). I just got back yesterday from doing just that. A ''summer holiday" that mostly looked like this:

(To be fair, not sure what I was expecting given the next landfall after this is Antarctica - but I wasn't expecting to spend most of a "height of summer" trip in a puffer jacket that I only chucked into the suitcase at the last minute!). I think this photo pretty much sums up my feelings, as I rested the ankle I sprained on the first day  ;-)

 I was fun being away together, though, as always.

I am catching up on scrapping our recent memories, and using the new photobook templates that are fresh in store today:

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This was before I went off to Europe by myself early mid-2019. We three had a weekend away, a good chance to reconnect.

This is moving out of the old family house into the downtown apartment where we are now. It was 7 years since I photographed Daughter-Two in an empty house the last time we moved, so I snuck that pic in too. She was a lot more help this time!

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I'll leave you with some ideas from the team and the Pollys  :-)

 

~ Lynn

What's half price today?

This was January four years ago. This January we are (happily stuck) in New Zealand so no snow fun this year.

Plenty of rain though, as the message that it is mid-summer seems to have been lost in translation. Current status: huddled in a puffer jacket in front of woodburner in a beachside rental!

I've also sprained my ankle (getting into the Uber to get to the airport) and can't find the screen glasses I swore I packed - so all in all it's looking like several days of literal enforced rest!

Anyway, speaking of cold, I love this muted kit, which is in the sale today

 

MISTRAL KIT

 

And a whole lot of template fun too:

WOODVILLE ALBUM NO2




SNUGGLE TEMPLATES



And these customisable elements - layered paints that you can tweak to match any layout

TEXTUAL LAYERED TRANSFERS No3

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WHAT ELSE?
 

 There is a new colour challenge live at The Lilypad - scrap with a certain palette and be in to win $10 to spend in my store :-)

The colours are those in the Creekside and Winter Paint collection so to make it super easy, they have been slashed in price for the next month.

So, even if you don't intend to play along with the challenge, here's a chance to grab a bargain!

CREEKSIDE KIT

WINTER PAINT

 

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I'll leave you with some inspiration from the team and the Pollys  :-)

~ Lynn