Notes from the side of a volcano

Life locked down

Hello from locked down New Zealand. We are allowed out to the supermarket or pharmacy or a short walk if you must around the neighbourhood, but that's it.

Our small apartment has now become a greenhouse (to cut down on supermarket trips!), a school and a recording studio. We are reading books to children of friends online as well, so the box of kids' books has been dragged out of storage, and we have the clothes drying in the living room as the usual spot for the dryer has been co-opted for a desk.

It's fair to say it's a little different ...not helped by the fact the dishwasher broke down the day before lockdown so that's it out of commission for a month (at least) - but that's a tiny worry in the scheme of things.

I hope you are doing OK where you are and have lots to keep you busy.

PS If you haven't already, you might like to follow my Facebook page

Meanwhile, I have three mega-kits on special should you need to add to your stash

Stay safe and well xx



Mellow kit Down to $4.99

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Rise kit Down to $4.99

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Bird Call kit Down to $4.99






And here is some more inspiration with the kits from the wonderful team and Pollys at The Lilypad:











~ Lynn

On sale today ...

Got a lot of photos to scrap?

The Divide and Rule templates are perfect for documenting travel and events, as I did with our last trip back to Singapore.



And the Good Love templates too :-)






Plus a classic kit:





And some unique frame clusters:






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
















~ Lynn

Toodlepip

There's nothing like scrapping to get your mind off things and carve out some peaceful, creative time.

And if you are looking for some fun templates, the Toodlepip templates are half price today :-)






Plus one of my own favourite kits:




The kit comes with extra bonus titles, but if you prefer you can buy just the papers or just the elements in the sale as well:






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

















~ Lynn

Happiness is ...

Hello from New Zealand :-)

I have been thinking about how creativity is such a blessing - and a way to retreat for just a little while from the world into something meaningful and satisfying.

I hope you can find some time this week to create.

I have new templates in the store this weekend ...



This is Daughter-Two yesterday morning, while chatting to me in the kitchen about her thoughts on the possibility of her school classes going online.



This month the featured product in my store is the "Sometimes Prickly" kit

For a short time you can snap up this big kit for 40% off.



There are so  many scrapping options here :-)








And here is some more inspiration with the new templates from the wonderful team and Pollys at The Lilypad:














~ Lynn

Did you miss my travel workshop?

Do you have lots of travel photos to scrap but don't know where to start?

My travel photobook workshop will give you lots of inspiration and tips and tricks, as well as exclusive templates and elements.

And ... it's half price today!


Here's some of my photobook pages using the included templates:








Also in the sale is this fun kit inspired by our trip to Tokyo and all the fun stationery shops there:


And finally some unique photo overlays





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













~ Lynn

Feeling nostalgic? Or upbeat? Or both?

This is my Nan and Grandad soaking up the sun in Spain on one of their many holidays they took as soon as package holidays became common and affordable. I think it was my Gran's initiative and he followed in her slipstream ...



This is them again. She was amazing. She left school at 13 to work in a laundry and she lived in a tiny two-up, two-down terraced house in the North of England. but she was always very glam and reinvented herself as an artist in her 60s.

Both the pages above were created simply with one of the new products just released at The Lilypad.

It's the first Friday of the month, and that means it's BYOC ('Build your own collection') time at The Lilypad.

I have a new type of product: a 'page builder set' of five ready to use backgrounds with bonus elements.


Here's another layout scrapped with just this set alone:

Little orphan Annie was what I was called for obvious reasons.


And there is a Design Story collection too, available as separate papers and elements or as a 'best value' kit which also comes with bonus titles and phrase strips.

























~ Lynn

Half price today ...

We didn't do our usual trip to the northern hemisphere (and snow and ice) this holiday season, instead opting for a "summer vacation" in New Zealand (it rained .. of course!).

But when I want to revisit past trips, I have the Creekside collection to turn to.

It's half price today!



if you prefer you can buy just the papers, or just the elements:





AND some classic templates:



And finally some really useful brushes:



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












~ Lynn