Notes from the side of a volcano

Memories ... and your bloghop directions :-)

(By MCurtt)

Hello!

Here in New Zealand we have a concept called 'the bubble'.

Basically it refers to the people that you live with, who are the only people you should be having any physical contact with. (It leads to strange statements such as :"Wish you were in my bubble" or "Oh no, their pipes burst and they had to move in with friends, so that's their bubble burst!"  - which would have made no sense even a matter of weeks ago).

I hope that your bubble is safe and well.

My mother isn't in my bubble but we talk on the phone. Lots of the team have been scrapping THEIR mothers with this week's new template collection :-)

And look further down in the newsletter for the info on how to access your bloghop freebies!

Here's the new set from The Nifty Pixel and me:

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And it's a special week this week, as we launch another Lilypad bloghop.

Here's the full kit you get if you hop to all the designers' blogs:


And here's my contribution, which you can download from the link found on my website








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





















~ Lynn

Daisy Daisy ...

The two products I used to scrap this (very old!) photo are half price today: The "Daisy Daisy" kit and "Finnfara" templates.




Here's another page with the templates:





The kit comes with extra titles and is cheaper than buying the separate paper and element packs, but they are in the sale too:





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




















~ Lynn

Winds of Change

Hello again from locked down New Zealand.

Daughter-Two has started her remote learning programme and is deep in a fascinating sounding criminology assignment.

As for me, I've been busy creating for this month's Mixed Media Monthly :-)  I don't know about you, but I feel like we are living through a pivotal period in history and I can feel change in the air. Which way it goes, who knows. Meanwhile, we are living through the immediate storm.

But storms always run out of rain eventually.

I hope that you are staying safe and well wherever you are :-)



Here are my pages created with the papers and elements created for the collection:







But wait there's more  ... ;-)

I had such fun creating, I carried on to make this add on kit:




You can pick up the separate elements and papers too, if you prefer







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











~ Lynn

Glow girl ...

We are moving slowly towards winter here in New Zealand, and part of me is looking forward to the darker evenings and the glow of the lights of the city (a very quiet city right now), while it is still warm enough to be out on the balcony.

Speaking of glowing, there is a warm, happy kit in the half price sale today:





The kit comes with extra titles and is cheaper than buying the separate paper and element packs, but they are in the sale too:




Plus, some photobook templates are slashed in price too:


I used it to scrap a return to Singapore, where we lived for a short while in the early 2000's.






And I love how Iowan used them here:




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
















~ Lynn

Happy Easter

Hello again from locked down New Zealand.

It's a lovely sunny Good Friday here. We have big plans: a Monopoly Deal tournament and several walks around the neighbourhood!

I hope you have a lovely, if quiet, weekend wherever you are.

Stay safe and well xx

If you are keen to spend some time scrapping we have some new templates from The Nifty Pixel and myself




(By Armygrl)





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























~ Lynn

Snug as a bug

A blast from the past this week in the half price sale:


Plus the co-ordinating paint transfers:




Loving the look of paint transfers? (I struggle to scrap without layering one underneath a photo or some other elements)

There's another seasonally themed pack in the sale too:







And some useful brushes too:

And favourite templates:





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










~ Lynn

Now is the Time

Round Here templates and Now is the Time kit

It's definitely a strange time for all of us.

I hope you are doing OK and staying safe and well where you are.

That's Daughter-One striding down the middle of the (normally busy) street round the corner from our apartment. We are only allowed out for short walks in the local area or to go out for food or to the pharmacy. I am allowed out to take photographs as well, and she comes with me for the company and the exercise. It's fascinating and eerie to watch the city change, with the pigeons and the piles of leaves taking over the street (it's autumn here in New Zealand).

The other way I've been getting my exercise is through my friend Virginia's dance classes, which have now gone online. I am sure I provide a lot of amusement to people in the other apartments, but I consider that a public service ;-)



It's the first weekend of the month, and that means it is "Build Your Own Collection" time.

I have a template set:


And the "Now is the Time" collection, which comes as a seperate paper pack and two element packs - or you can get the 'best value' bundle of all three.








And don't miss out on your free template that's waiting over at The Lilypad:






























~ Lynn

Well, it's April ...

It's a bit hard to believe isn't it? Bit hard to believe lots of things at the moment though. No need for any April's Fools jokes, that's for sure.

Also hard to believe it's 8 years since she and I took a train trip to the beach shortly after moving to Wellington  :-0

I used the "April Morning" kit to scrap it:



Even further back:


But there are also some BRAND NEW from The Nifty Pixel and myself in store as well and also half price!



These sweet templates are in the sale too:






And some fun paint:







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


















~ Lynn