Counting the Days - Black Friday Sale by Pink Reptile Designs

Mirjam of Pink Reptile Designs has a BUNCH of kits from the Christmas themed Counting the Days on sale today.  This is such a useful bunch of kits.  I love the clean design of this page.  I kind of designed the page around that cute journal card.

Christmas 2013

Pink Reptile Designs | Counting the Days 

Cardboards:  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Counting-The-Days-Cardboard.html

Elements: https://the-lilypad.com/store/Counting-The-Days-Elements.html 

Vellums:  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Counting-The-Days-Vellum.html

Instaframes:  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Counting-The-Days-Instaframes.html

Brads:  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Counting-The-Days-Cardboard.html

Journal Cards:  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Counting-The-Days-Journal-Cards.html

Word Frames:  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Counting-The-Days-3x4-Word-Frames.html

The Plan

Pink Reptile Designs | Counting the Days

Cardboards:  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Counting-The-Days-Cardboard.html

Elements: https://the-lilypad.com/store/Counting-The-Days-Elements.html 

Brads:  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Counting-The-Days-Cardboard.html

Journal Cards:  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Counting-The-Days-Journal-Cards.html

Papers:  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Counting-The-Days-Papers.html

Alpha:  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Counting-The-Days-Alpha.html

Font | The Short Caps

Black Friday Sale from Kim Jensen Designs

Kim has some really steep discounts on a whole bunch of kits today.  I managed to put something from each one into this layout.  I love the graphic design of this page.

Play

Kim Jensen Designs

Bloomin\' Rolled  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Bloomin-Rolled.html

Cord Crazy Bundle  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Cord-Crazy-Bundle.html  

Eclectomania 1  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Eclectomania-1.html

Painted Paper Alpha  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Painted-Paper-Alpha.html

Phrames  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Phrames.html

Stringbats  https://the-lilypad.com/store/Stringbats.html

Also:  Amy Martin | Whip It Up V18 (retired)

Font | The Short Caps

Charity Collab for a CT of Amy Wolff, Lean On Me

One of Amy's CT suffers from Meniere's disease. She has terrible vertigo, balance and hearing problems as well as tumors in her ears. She just had to cut back on her hours at her job.  She applied and is qualified for a service dog, but it isn't cheap.

Amy asked her talented friends and designers to help out and they've created this HUGE beautiful kit. All proceeds will go to Kari's go fund me account.

I'm very proud to help promote this lovely kit.

Together

Lean On Me - collab

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Lean-On-Me-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends.html

This is a very special charity kit for our scrapping friend, Kari.  

I used items from the following designers:

Amy Wolff

Allison Pennington

Etc. by Danyale

Just Jaimee

Kim Jensen

Pink Reptile Designs

Also:  Amy Martin | Whip It Up V 18 (retired)

Font | Rock On

Piggy Pajamas

Lean On Me - collab

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Lean-On-Me-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends.html

This is a very special charity kit for our scrapping friend, Kari.

I used items from the following designers:

Amy Wolff

Allison Pennington

Etc. by Danyale

Just Jaimee

Jen Maddocks New Release -- Noel

Jen Maddock has a new Christmas release today, Noel.  It has lots of versatility.  I made three layouts with it.  One of the layouts was for an Anna Aspnes challenge.

Waiting

Jen Maddocks

Noel [Bundle]

Sketch Alpha

Angels

Layout for AnnaLift Challenge

And All God's Children Say "Amen"

Jen Maddocks

Noel [Bundle]

Black Friday / Cyber Monday Specials and a New Release from Jen Maddocks

This layout also has some product from Anna Aspnes since it was for an AnnaLift Challenge at Oscraps.  The bulk of the layout has Jen's designs.

Angels

Jen Maddocks

Noel [Bundle]  ON SALE THIS WEEK-END for 36% off.

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Noel-Bundle.html

Kiss of Winter [Kit]  ON SALE THIS WEEK-END for 36% off.

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Kiss-of-Winter-Bundle.html

Also:

Anna Aspnes | APP Christmas Magic, Urban Threadz Framed No. 1

Fonts: Pillowbook, Rock Out

XOXO Elements, Papers, Alpha from Pink Reptile Designs

On sale today are three kits from Mirjam of Pink Reptile Designs.

I love the fun of this layout.

V. & L.

Pink Reptile Designs

XOXO Elements - SOSN at The Lilypad, 50% off TODAY, Nov. 25

https://the-lilypad.com/store/XOXO-Elements.html

XOXO Papers - SOSN at The Lilypad, 50% off TODAY, Nov. 25

https://the-lilypad.com/store/XOXO-Papers.html

XOXO Alpha - SOSN at The Lilypad, 50% off TODAY, Nov. 25

https://the-lilypad.com/store/XOXO-Alpha.html

Fonts | Angelina, The Rose

Selfie

Pink Reptile Designs

XOXO Elements - SOSN at The Lilypad, 50% off TODAY, Nov. 25

https://the-lilypad.com/store/XOXO-Elements.html

XOXO Papers - SOSN at The Lilypad, 50% off TODAY, Nov. 25

https://the-lilypad.com/store/XOXO-Papers.html

Glittery Papers from Amy Wolff on Sale for 50% Off TODAY!

I am not usually a fan of glitter, but these papers were really fun to blend, combine and recolor.  I love how sweet this layout is.

Let It Snow

Amy Wolff

Dressed Up Kraft - SOSN at The Lilypad, 50% Off TODAY, 11/25

I used 2 of the papers, I recolored and blended the snowflake paper with Overlay, Screen and lowered the opacity on the plaid paper.  Totally fun to play with!!!

https://the-lilypad.com/store/dressed-up-krafts.html

Also used:

December Dots and Doodads - DYD 2015  (These come with psds which can be really versatile!!)

https://the-lilypad.com/store/December-Dots-and-Doodads.html

Itsy Bitsy Vol 5 - alpha

https://the-lilypad.com/store/itsy-bitsy-alphas-vol.-5.html

Messy Marvin Deconstructed, Messy Marvin Vol 2, Our Life - threads

Sassy Pants - frame

Art Journal Challenge at Scrapbookgraphics

I used some of Jen Maddocks' products to do a shop challenge.  It's my first time to do this challenge.  I love the urban feel of it.  The quote is from this week's notes in BSF.  I made a note of it as I was reading the notes and thought about the layout in bed this morning.  I didn't put the CT template on it since it is religious in nature.

Believe

Jen Maddocks Designs

Urban 5 Overlays

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Urban-5-Overlays.html

Urban 6 [kit]

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Urban-6.html

Believe - word art

Font | Rock Out

Amy Wolff's November Wolff Pack at The Lilypad

I love the softness of this pack.  I picked elements from a variety of Messy Notes' psd files to make this layout.  I love the softness of the RadLab filters on the photo, too.

Nitey Night

Amy Wolff

November Wolff Pack is on sale, 20% off, Nov. 20-22

Messy Notes

https://the-lilypad.com/store/November-Wolff-Pack-Messy-Notes.html

November Papers

https://the-lilypad.com/store/November-Wolff-Pack-Papers.html

November Alpha

https://the-lilypad.com/store/November-Wolff-Pack-Alpha.html

Also:

Jimbo Jambo Designs | Nitty Gritty

Font | Pea Mel's In Between

Speed Scrap at The Lilypad

I started a rough template before the chat started and then as the directions were given I moved around the parts.  The template really helped me get the layout done quickly.  I just bought this kit from Danyale yesterday; it was fun to use it so soon.

Paper Angels

Etc. by Danyale | Baby It's Cold Outside, Just My Type

Font | Angelina, Manhattan Darling

Kim Jensen Designs - DYD 2015: Stapled Sequins 3 - Numbers

I missed making this layout when the DYD kit was on sale, but it is still a great kit.  I used a whole LOT of other Christmas things from Kim to complete this page.

Christmas Eve Joy

Kim Jensen Designs

Stapled Sequins 3 - Numbers, part of DYD 2015

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Stapled-Sequins-3-Numbers.html

Shabby Christmas Papers

Christmas It! Plastic Beads

Deck the Halls

Bloomin\' Rolled

Holiday Shaker Flair

Torn Tape Dates

Rubdown Geometric

Pink Reptile Designs | Simple Things - splatter

Font |The Short Caps

Kate Hadfield Blog Challenge

Kate has the perfect kit for the photos from Ewan's soccer games.  She also gives a great prize for her challenge, $15 to her store.

Goal!

Kate Hadfield

Football Crazy

Edgy

Scraplike Jenni - challenge freebie template

Font | The Short Caps

Pink Reptile Designs SOSN Offerings at The Lilypad

I have loved Simple Things for the longest time.  I had the elements but not the papers and alpha, so I was delighted to work with them on this layout.

Hanging Out With Rachel

Pink Reptile Designs

Simple Things Papers - SOSN at The Lilypad, 50% off TODAY, 11/18

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Simple-Things-Papers.html

Simple Things Elements - SOSN at The Lilypad, 50% off TODAY, 11/18

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Simple-Things-Papers.html

Simple Things Alpha - SOSN at The Lilypad, 50% off TODAY, 11/18

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Simple-Things-Alpha.html

Fonts | Manhattan Darling, Problem Secretary Normal

SOSN at The Lilypad -- Amy Wolff , Messy Edges and Winter Washed Paper Pack

I love how Amy's papers go so well with the photo of Ewan in this layout.  Since there were no elements this time I added a lot of things from other kits by Amy.

Brrr - It's Cold!

Amy Wolff

Winter Washed Paper Pack - SOSN at The Lilypad, 50% off TODAY, 11/18

http://the-lilypad.com/store/winter-washed-paper-pack.html

Messy Edges - SOSN at The Lilypad, 50% off TODAY, 11/18

http://the-lilypad.com/store/messy-edges.html

Also:  Junk Drawer Frames

Masked and Messy

Giddy Alpha

Itsy Bitsy Vol 7 - alphas

Font | The Dorothy

New Siggy for Scrapbookgraphics

It is fun to have a special signature at each store I visit.  This is a new one that shows I am on Jen Maddocks' CT.

November Siggy

Jen Maddocks

Urban 6

Believe

Soar

Go Your Own Way

Kiss Of Winter by Jen Maddocks -- Layout #2

Jen's new kits are so wonderful, I had to make another layout.

The Chill of Winter ...

Jen Maddocks

Kiss of Winter {Bundle}

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Kiss-of-Winter-Bundle.html

Font | Ke Aloha

Catching Up on Challenges -- Sahlin Studio

This is such a great template, I think the colors I picked dictated that it would have to be about me.

Love This View

Sahlin Studio | Viewpoint, Nov. 15 template

Fonts | Javanese Text, Ke Aloha

Dawn Inskip November Template Challenge

I couldn't get to sleep last night so I made a layout for Dawn's newest challenge.  She provided a fabulous template that featured a huge photo spot, which I LOVE!!

I took the photo on a tilt which wouldn't work for the photo mask, so I did some cloning so I could straighten it out so the horizon could be level.  Ewan was trying to hide so I just played that up.  I love the easy, natural pose of Rachel.

Focus on the Good

Dawn Inskip

Focus

Wreaked Art Papers

Midnight

Blog Challenge 48 - freebie template

Blue Flower Art - November Inspired by Type Challenge at Oscraps

I won a $5 gift certificate for the October challenge from Blue Flower Art.  I did this layout for the November challenge.  The challenge was to use an ampersand, big and prominent.  The layout had to be 100% Oscrap products and I only had one ampersand from that store.  I used the Quentin and Co. kit again because it is a great boyish kit.

Run & Play

Blue Flower Art | Quentin and Co. - elements & papers

Anna Aspnes | APP Together - ampersand

Kiss Of Winter - A New Release From Jen Maddocks

Jen has a new release as of yesterday.  It has loads of brushes, frames, papers and elements.  I used a photo of the first snow at Vivian's house for this layout.

I combined two masks and recolored it and the swirls on this.

Snow Day

Jen Maddocks

Kiss Of Winter {Bundle}

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Kiss-of-Winter-Bundle.html

Font | The Dorothy

Pink Reptile Designs November Blog Challenge and 3 Way | Stamp Savvy

I used the third technique from the blog post at Pink Reptile Designs, 3 Way | Stamp Savvy ," Use A Stamp To Fill A Shape" to fill in an extra large letter from the kit, Heimili.

Pink Reptile Designs | Heimili

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Heimili-Alpha.html

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Heimili-Elements.html

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Heimili-Papers.html

Other: Font | Problem Secretary Normal

Tragedy in France - God can turn around any situation.

This quote from Pinterest seemed to fit what's happening in France and around the world perfectly.  Man needs God's help.

God Can Turn Any Situation Around

Jen Maddocks | Urban 6 - paper, Urban 5 - overlays, Sketch Alpha

Photo from the internet

Fonts | Amelian Script, The Dorothy

Here is another version for the Nov. 14 AnnaLift Challenge.  It's on my heart and mind.

Anna Aspnes

APP Metro Graffiti

APP Downtown

LoopDaLoop No. 1

Photos from the internet

Font | The Dorothy

A New Kit, A New Challenge and A New Font

I tried a new challenge over at Scrapbookgraphics.  The Font Challenge furnished a new font which needed to be on the page somewhere, somehow.  I decided to use it as the title/message.  I picked up a new kit from Jen Maddocks for it too.  I LOVE the stamp of the girl and knew I wanted her to be the standout of the page.  I like the birdcage and knew I had to use it somehow.

I found the quote on Pinterest and had to fashion the cage with an open door.  I erased the closed door and flying inside birds; I copied a section of the wires for the open door.  I had to do some cloning too.  I used a different bird from Jen's Soar kit to get a perched bird.

There are a lot of added textures and stamps to finish it off.

Freedom

Jen Maddocks

Believe {The Kit}

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Believe-The-Kit.html

Soar {The Kit}

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Believe-The-Kit.html

Cocorrina -freebie font for the November Font Challenge

Polly Picks Challenge from wendy85 at The Lilypad

I had 11 of the kits Wendy picked for her challenge.  I only used three for this layout.  Lorry lifted one of Wendy's layouts and I was inspired by Lorry's layout to try it for myself.

Love This Life

Pink Reptile Designs | Everyday of the Week Elements

Sara Gleason | Self Portrait

Etc. by Danyale | Life Love Etc.

Font | The Dorothy

This is a scraplift of wendy85\'s layout titled "Pieces of Me"

DYD at The Lilypad -- On sale this week-end!!

First up is a set of kits from Amy Wolff.  These papers and elements have as much glitter as any person could ever want.  I was able to use a glitter spot to clip onto the font and even glitter that.  I love this sweet photo of Vivi; I've used it before and it went so well with this color palette.

Christmas Morn

Amy Wolff

These kits are part of DYD 2015 at The Lilypad, on sale this week-end, 11/13-15.

December Dots and Doodads

http://the-lilypad.com/store/December-Dots-and-Doodads.html

Twinkle Lights Paper Pack

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Twinkle-Lights-Paper-Pack.html

Font | Greatesque Brush Script

 Next are kits by Pink Reptile Designs.  I love, love, love the clear pockets in the kit with photos and elements.  They come in psd format which makes them EASY to use.  The reduced some of the stamps and tucked them into the pockets.  The fir alpha was reduced and used on one of the journaling cards.  These are so fun!

I had to recolor a paper to go the this year's DYD color palette.  I also used an older Christmas kit from Mirjam to round out the page.

Christmas with Vivian

Pink Reptile Designs

 Countdown to Christmas-elements, Pretty Pockets No 3, O Christmas Tree- alpha, 

Counting the Days - papers & elements, All Eyes On You-alpha

Lastly but not least"ly"(?), Kim has a numbers kits for dating your December pages.  I don't document my December like many do, but they are sure cute enough to use on any winter or Christmas layout.

Anna Aspnes Color Challenge - November 6 -19

The color palette came with a Volkswagen in the picture which made me think of something I had pinned in Pinterest. I didn't copy the artist's painting, but I was inspired by it.

Here is my layout.  I used half Anna Aspnes' products and half Jen Maddocks'.

I Get Around

Anna Aspnes

App Downtown

Archi Textures No 2

Color Challenge Palette freebie

Jen Maddocks

Urban 6

Font | Greatesque Brush Script

Here is the inspiration painting:

Gallery Standouts Fingerpointing for "Sh-h he sleeps"

It is always a great honor to get acknowledges by Gallery Standouts.  I did this layout for my new CT gig.

http://gallerystandouts.com/fingerpointing/2015/finger-pointing-november-11th-3/

Experiments With Shadows

I was watching a tutorial from Etc. by Danyale's blog about tweaking shadows using Photoshop.  I don't have the warp tool that she used, but I have been accidently skewing elements with the ctrl + transform tool.  I wondered if I could use this accident on just a shadow to give a warped appearance.

I loaded up a bunch of elements onto a document and started to play.  I did my usual procedure of putting the shadows on their own layers, recoloring them, giving them a Gaussian blur and then I started to warp it using the tranform handles and the ctrl key.  Since there are not as many handles as the warp tool in PS, I couldn't get it as refined but it worked pretty well. I used the smudge tool to fine tune it as needed.

Once the elements looked the way I wanted, I assembled a page around them.

Experiements & Learning

Etc. by Danyale

Willow

Unfortunate Events

Fonts | Emerson, Cheddar Jack

SOSN at The Lilypad -- Amy Wolff

Amy has two great kits on sale today.  I already had them in my stash.  Since they are kits that work for sadder emotions, I thought my attack by a shopping cart would be just the photo to use.

Smash

Amy Wolff

All Time Low Papers - SOSN at The Lilypad, 50% OFF TODAY, 11/11

https://the-lilypad.com/store/all-time-low-paper-pack.html

All Time Low Elements - SOSN at The Lilypad, 50% OFF TODAY, 11/11

https://the-lilypad.com/store/all-time-low-element-pack.html

Also:  Think Happy Be Happy collab with Studio Basic

The Places You\'ll Go

Scrapping with Liz | Template Revisited 29

TLP November One Word Challenge

The one word for this challenge is BREATHTAKING.  The little dog was so amazing because he had no back legs. yet he could run with that little contraption with wheels.  Amazing and kind of breathtaking.

An Amazing Dog

Little Butterfly Wings | All Dogs Go To Heaven

Amy Martin | Busy Boy (retired template)

The Lilypad November Product Challenge

Here was another chance to use my Etc. by Danyale products.  I love her designs and have purchased so many I'm glad to be able to use them on my pages.  This photo is from Rachel's phone so I don't have the date or location on it.

LOVE in the forest

Etc. by Danyale

Chapter No 2 - Slightly Worn

Font | Nella Sue Demo

Scrapbookgraphics November White Space Challenge

I thought it would be nice if I used some of Jen Maddock's designs in a SGB challenge.  I made the layout, posted it and discovered I had a type in the template part of the page.  Ugh!!  I changed it at Scrapbookgraphics and Scrapbook.com but the facebook pages are a lot harder to edit.

Dinner Is Ready

Jen Maddocks | Value Bundle No. 13, Sketch Alpha, Go Your Own Way Alpha

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Value-Bundle-No13.html

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Sketch-Alpha.html

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Go-Your-Own-Way-Alpha.html

Etc. by Danyale's November Blog Challenge

The challenge was to make a layout about my top 5 of something.  I used her new collab with Pink Reptile Designs.  I LOVE the bold papers in the kit.

What I'm Lovin'

Etc. by Danyale | Just My Type

Pink Reptile Designs | Just My Type - white flower, small heart

Font | Manhattan Darling, The Sophia

November Fill It Up Challenge

This challenge was to fill the page with elements, papers and photos.

ATV Tour

Etc by Danyale

Gentle Rain - paper & elements

Morning Coffee  - paint

Willow - paint

TLP November BYOC Challenge

I used BYOC kits from 4 different designers for this layout.  It is one of the seven challenges at The Lilypad.

Bubbles

Amy Wolff | Cozy Sweater Papers, Cozy Sweater Elements, Itsy Bitsy Alpha Vol 2

Pink Reptile Designs | Daily Routine Papers & Elements

Gina Miller | The 35th Year

Etc by Danyale | Pocket Stories 3 - Bold Fall

Kim Jensen | Triangulation Paper Pack, Stringbats 11 - Triangles

Font | Fake Smiths

Jen Maddocks Template

I wanted to use one of Jen's templates from the Value Bundle for Thankful.  I struggled with how to adapt it until I saw these photos by Vivian and then it all fell together seamlessly.  I love that the costume goes so well with the colors in the Thankful kit.

Thankful - Vivian's 1st Halloween Costume

Jen Maddocks

Value Bundle No. 13 (Thankful)

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/Value-Bundle-No13.html

My Favorite & My Best No. 10 (included in the Thankful Bundle or as a single kit)

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/My-Favorite-and-My-Best-No10.html

Gina Miller Designs DSD Kits & a DSD Challenge

Gina added some kits that coordinate with the papers she gave during the Designer Blog Hop.  I used the notecards as a title and journal card.  I used a lot of blending modes on this to recolor the title and some of the elements.

This layout is also for a DSD Technique Challenge.  The challenge was to combine 2 templates into one layout.  I used Gina's newest duo set.  It was actually easy to do.

Here are the two templates.

Here's the layout I made:

Thankful

Gina Miller Designs

Traditions Papers

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Traditions-Paper-Pack.html

Traditions Trims

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Traditions-Trims.html

Filler Notecards 26

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Filler-Notecards-26.html

Autumn Story - elements - some items are recolored

The 35th Year Template Duo - I combined both templates on this layout

https://the-lilypad.com/store/The-35th-Year-Template-Duo.html

Amy Wolff's DSD offerings

Amy Wolff has a Mega Solids kit available with more solids papers than you can believe.  She also has a kit from the designer's blog hop available.  I made a layout for each.

I used nearly every blue paper in the blue folder for the background on this first layout.

Total Control

Amy Wolff

Mega Solids Vol. 4

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Mega-Solids-vol.-4.html

Itsy Bitsy Alpha Vol. 2

A Little Bit of This - frame

About A Boy

Think.Plan.Do. - elements & frame

Amy Martin | Polly Love - template (retired)

This layout is for TLP Random Challenge for November.  The challenge was to repeat an October challenge.  I opted for the close-up challenge.  Since a lot of Amy's flairs were a bit feminine I used a lot of the tapes and most of the messy edge.  I added a few boyish elements from another kit.

My New Tooth

Amy Wolff 

Miscellany Sampler - edge, tapes, flairs

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Miscellany.html 

Itsy Bitsy Alphas Vol. 7 & Vol. 5

About A Boy - some elements

Mega Solids Vol. 4 - paper

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Mega-Solids-vol.-4.html