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November 2022 Suite Sampler Theme: Candy Canes or Boughs of Holly

Did you know my Suite Samplers are just $29? Yeah baby! I am ALL about the color coordination. I LOVE putting a curated collection of paper, cardstock, die-cuts, embellishments and trims together for you each month!

Each monthly box includes:

• 1/2 a pack of the patterned paper of the month
• coordinating colored cardstock in 12x12
• coordinating colored cardstock in 8.5 x 11
• envelopes
• adhesive
• three kinds of trims
• three kinds of embellishments
• die cuts, embossed pieces, punches and more!
  
  Subscribe by the 10th of November and let me know if you'd like the bold, bright Candy Cane Christmas box or the rich, regal Boughs of Holly box! It's our first-ever YOUR CHOICE month! Both will include bonus bling--free metallic snowflake charms.
  
  Never tried a Suite Sampler before? They are 100% satisfaction guaranteed! There's an inspiration gallery every month for ideas, too, and free access to My Layout Library for the month. WOW!

Email me to start your subscription with your choice of this month's holiday boxes! [email protected]

NEW SITE COMING SOON!! Big news from Song of My Heart

After experiencing prolonged outtages and service issues with my website provider, I've decided to move! I am sorry to leave Typepad as I've enjoyed and recommended their services since 2008.

There have just been too many days when I couldn't upload any photos, or save any changes, and too many times when friends have not been able to get the site to load. I can no longer wait and hope they fix their ongoing server problems, when my sites are my income and main source of information and education for my customer friends.

So... I'm a little overwhelmed, but here we go!

Please bear with me in this season of "construction" as we move sites and everything is up in the air for a bit. I'm excited about a fresh start and maybe some better organization and updated categories. Looking forward to sharing the new site when it is live!

As always, the BEST and most up to date source of information from Song of My Heart is always the newsletter. It's free, it's only once a week, and you can subscribe here.

Thanks for your patience and understanding!

A wonderful friend needs this card from you today!

My friend Linda sent me a lovely card with a great layout, so I grabbed my ruler and learned to make it myself! I chose Orchid Oasis for the cardstock, ink pad, glimmer paper, patterned paper, and even the embellishments! I love it when everything matches.

Here's the measurements, and below is the supply list so you can save time and make this pretty design, too!

* Orchid Oasis cardstock 5.5 x 8.5 inches card base, plus scrap for circle

* Basic White cardstock 4 x 5.25 inches (2), plus scraps

* Orchid Oasis Glimmer Paper, 1 x 3.5 inches

* Patterned paper #1, 2.75 x 3.5 inches

* Patterned paper #2, 1.5 x 3 and 7/8ths inches

Product List

Amazing Year Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Orchid Oasis 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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2022–2024 In Color™ 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[159253]

2022–2024 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper

[159246]

Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin' Pad

[159214]

Blender Pens

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Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

2022 2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots

[159186]

Basic White Medium Envelopes

[159236]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

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Love easy cards like this? I hope you always find the inspiration you're looking for at Song of My Heart! Thanks for visiting today.

Blue & White Christmas combos with ombre glimmer paper

I really love blue and white for Christmas cards, don't you? This year I've been drawn to the blues even more than usual due to the beautiful new Stampin' Up InColor collection. Here's two holiday cards I've made recently with Tahitian Tide and Starry Sky!

The gorgeous glimmer paper that is available for the InColor collection is a big factor in why I'm reaching for it in holiday crafting, not gonna lie! It's so effortless and sparkly. I'm amusing myself coming up with ways to get the most from each 6x6 sheet!

Supplies Needed: click any link to shop with Lyssa!

Joyful Flurry Cling Stamp Set

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Starry Sky 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Ombre In Color 6" X 6" Glimmer Paper

[159246]

24-ct iridescent Wonderful Snowflakes

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Fabulous Frames Dies

[159163]

Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Ink Pad

[159212]

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

Basic White Medium Envelopes

[159236]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

2-Settings

Heat Tool

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That same glimmer paper is what inspired this next card as well. The ombre turquoise is just so lovely, it reminded me of a snow-covered lake at dusk when paired with the Aspen dies and a little torn paper snowbank. Easy and glam!

 

Supplies Needed: click to shop with Lyssa (thanks!)

Joyful Flurry Cling Stamp Set

[159804]

Tahitian Tide 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159261]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

2022–2024 In Color 6" X 6" Glimmer Paper

[159246]

Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[159210]

Aspen Tree Dies

[159798]

Fabulous Frames Dies

[159163]

Basic White Medium Envelopes

[159236]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

Pearl Basic Jewels

[144219]

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What I made with my October 2022 Suite Sampler box and the Sun Prints suite

What fun I had with the Suite Sampler this month!! I chose Sun Prints as the featured collection for our goodie box in October 2022 and thoroughly enjoyed myself when I sat down to make some inspiration projects for you all. You will be just as inspired when you see all the pretty shades of cobalt and navy blue, and the lovely, timeless patterns of the plants and flowers in the designs.

One thing I love about nature-based designs combined with a great monochromatic palette of colors is that you can never overdo it! It just looks better the more elements and textures you add. It was so easy to pull together little groupings of ferns and flowers to attach to the pretty background papers.

All in all I made 9 cards and 6 scrapbook pages from my Suite Sampler. Not too shabby for a month that included three family members down with covid--again!

There are so many blues in this collection, you can match it with Starry Sky, Pacific Point, Night of Navy (current colors) and Misty Moonlight or Midnight Muse (retired shades). Love how that makes you feel like an artist even though I'm anything but! I also found the papers went with metallics you could ask for--copper, gold, silver, pewter--they all matched the feel.

Are you ready to become a Suite Sampler subscriber yet? The October 2022 theme shown here was the nature-inspired Sun Prints collection. Each box was packed with 1/2 a pack of the 12x12 paper, coordinating 8.5x11 and 12x12 cardstock colors, cards and envelopes, matching ribbon, twine and embellishments, plus embossed papers, die-cuts and more!

Begin your Suite Sampler invoices this month! [email protected] November's box will be YOUR CHOICE of either Candy Cane Christmas (bright colors and fun festivities) OR Boughs of Holly (elegant, jeweled-tone and classic).

Quick FAQ's about Song of My Heart's Suite Samplers:

• exclusively from Lyssa! Accept no imitations : ) There is NO better deal out there.
• All Stampin' Up products except the occasional bonus goodie or embellishment
• Complete color-coordination. You WILL have what you need to go with the papers.
• try a variety of products inexpensively before you buy full packs!
• Plenty of inspiration projects shared to spark your creativity
• Free password to My Layout Library for the month, every month you play.
• play ONLY when you want to. Don't care for the theme that month? Just delete the invoice.
• Cost is $29 a month plus 6.95 shipping, through monthly PayPal invoice.
• Start anytime with the upcoming box! [email protected]

Hope to see an email from YOU pop up shortly... then you can be sharing what YOU have made with YOURS!

 

My favorite stamp sets for nature inspired sympathy cards

Just a quick share today. I've been restocking my card supply in anticipation of craft fair season, and sympathy cards are always a big seller. They seem to be the one occasion everyone still sends a card for, even if other ways of communicating have chipped away at other card-giving opportunities in our modern world.

So I try to have a good variety available to pick from, and make each one individual so that even if multiple persons give handmade cards to the family, they'll not risk giving the same one. Here's a few of my recent makes!

Here's my favorite stamp sets for sympathy/nature cards from Stampin' Up currently:

Product List

Sending Smiles Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Eden's Garden Cling Stamp Set

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Nature's Harvest Bundle

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Hope & Prayer Cling Stamp Set

[159009]

Amazing Silhouettes Cling Stamp Set

[157814]

Inspired Thoughts Cling Stamp Set

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Amazing new birthday card organizer kit!!!

I'm so excited for the newest Kits Collection kit from Stampin' Up! I really hope you get this one because you will be SAD if you miss out! It's a darling card organizer you embellish PLUS it makes 12 full-size birthday cards & envelopes, six girly ones and six unisex.

It's so easy and cute AND there's no stamping required, making it a fabulous gift for non-stamping friends and family who enjoy creativity but might not want to get into a whole hobby. And it's all packaged in such a fun box you won't even need to wrap it!

Ordering starts October 4th, 2022. I can't wait!

So what's all in this beauty? Here's what you'll get!

• Kit includes one 8" customizable monthly planner with space to record birthdays each month as well as a pocket sleeve to hold birthday cards.
• creates 12 full-size birthday cards, 6 each of 2 cute designs, and 12 coordinating envelopes.
• Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, adhesive-backed embellishments, and Tear & Tape adhesive included!
• die-cut florals and pieces ready for you to use­—no prep work required, just press out!
• sticker sentiments (no stamping necessary!) and die-cut labels in English
• Gorgeous color combo: Basic Black, Evening Evergreen, Petal Pink, Sahara Sand, and Soft Succulent
• Item number (starting October 4th) is #161056

New event planned! I'm thrilled to add this cute card organizer to the class schedule at Embellish here in Watertown. If you're local, ask to be added to my emails for the studio calendar and choose a night that works for you. [email protected]

Need a bunch for Christmas gifts? Contact me with the number you need and a special price quote! This will be the easiest gift-giving year ever! [email protected]

Fabulously inspiring fall colors for cards

The colors delighting my gaze these days are so gorgeous! The giant tree outside our house made me literally gasp the other day as I rounded the corner towards home. It was so brilliantly yellow against an absolutely cloudless turquoise sky.

We have another tree in our neighborhood that has this one branch that turns bright red right away every autumn, while the rest of the tree stays dark green for weeks. The comical contrast makes me laugh every time I pull up to the stop sign.

Natalie and I have developed a super fun but growingly expensive habit of stopping by the pop-up pumpkin patch that our neighbors across the river put out on their lawn every year. Driving past that sea of orange is an instant mood-lifter every morning.

This year they've added pumpkins in not only white but shades of yellow, pale blue and even gray! And the baby ones that fit in your palm are only 50 cents!!! You see our problem. When I have change in the cup holder and they put a new batch of babies out, and that primo parking spot is open on the way home from school, we're gonna stop and take a minute to drop some coins in the old mailbox wired to the oak tree and pick out a couple to add to the tableaux on the front porch.

With all this inspiration around, it's no wonder a bunch of what I've been making lately is fall cards! I'm behind in posting all these pretties, but hopefully you'll forgive me? once you get distracted by all the leafy fun!

Ready to get some of this gorgeousness? Here's a list of my absolutely favorite fall-related Stampin' Up goodies and why I love them!

Product List

LIMITED TIME left!!! Pre-cut Leaf Label & Amber Gem Combo Pack

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Rustic Harvest 12" X 12"  Designer Series Paper (all patterns shown above)

[159633]

Linen Thread, my go to basic fiber trim for all nature & masculine cards

[104199]

Soft Seedlings Cling Stamp Set soooo pretty & classic!! 

[159905]

Painted Pheasant Cling Stamp Set I don't have this yet but I want it!

[159846]

Bough Punch, a MUST HAVE for any floral/nature cards

[157711]

Copper Foil Sheets, a nice warming metallic for fall

[142020]

Stamping Sponges, to weather and distress natural projects

[141337]

Brushed Metallic Adhesive  Dots my fave faux "brads" look

[156506]

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I hope you take some time to pull some pretty fall color combos and play this weekend! All that color is so good for the soul.

October 2022 Suite Sampler Theme: Sun Prints

The October 2022 Suite Sampler from Song of My Heart Stampers features Stampin' Up's brand new Sun Prints nature-inspired paper in gorgeous cobalt blues and earthy taupes, paired with coordinating cardstock in both 8.5 x 11 and 12x12. Inside will also be ribbon, twine and silver metallic sprig charms along with iridescent pearl embellishments to coordinate. You'll have everything you need to create STUNNING cards and pages for a fraction of what it would cost to get full packages of everything!

Did you know the month's My Layout Library password is included FREE with the Suite Sampler subscription?! WOW!

 

To join my monthly box shipment, simply request to start receiving the $29 invoice on the 1st of the month. Pay the invoice by the 10th of the month but ONLY when you want to participate based on the theme, announced in advance. Just delete the invoice if you don't want to play that month. Easy! The jam-packed boxes ship out around the 15-17th of the month, with $6.95 for Priority Mail.

I created the box shipment program I wished existed... incredible value, zero obligations, one simple click to skip a month. A subscription that works for both cardmakers and scrapbookers. Perfect color coordination, lots of texture, and tons of inspiration samples.

See why it's been a huge hit! This is the perfect box to see what it's all about. [email protected]

What I made with my September 2022 Suite Sampler box! He's the Man suite

This might be the easiest suite I've EVER played with! He's the Man was the collection I chose to base the September 2022 Suite Sampler goodie box around, and I can't wait for you guys to get it! Not only do all the patterns and colors coordinate SO well, the pre-cut page accents and all the matching metallic accents just came together almost by themselves.

If you like EASY AND FAST, this is the perfect suite for you!

I was so pleased all how many cards I got from this Suite Sampler. Including bits and bobs from my own scrap bin and cardstock, I would up with more than twenty guy cards, each one different!

Last month I also made six scrapbook layouts with the same 1/2 pack you'll get in your Suite Sampler. The pages look like a professional kit, they are so well put together. Stampin' Up outdid themselves with this specialty paper pack and really the whole collection.

I love that there's a BIG variety of motifs in this pack. It's not just golf, or just fishing... it's classic cars, tools, bow ties, grilling out, mustaches, camping, hiking, vintage motorcycles and yes, golf! There is something for everyone on your list. How fun to have the perfect paper or saying just for them.

BONUS! Specially included in your Suite Sampler this month is a set of tiny gear embellishments in mixed metallic finishes. They're nice and flat for mailing but provide the perfect finishing touch. You're going to be SO glad you got this one!

Are you ready to become a Suite Sampler subscriber yet? The September 2022 theme shown here is the rustic autumn-inspired He's the Man papers. Each box will come packed with 1/2 a pack of the 12x12 paper, coordinating 8.5x11 and 12x12 cardstock colors, cards and envelopes, matching twill trims, twine and mixed metal embellishments, die-cuts and more!

DEADLINE: Email me no later than Sept 12th to begin your Suite Sampler invoices this month! [email protected] After that your first box will be based on the Sun Prints collection, new from Stampin' Up this year.

Quick FAQ's about Song of My Heart's Suite Samplers:

• exclusively from Lyssa! Accept no imitations : ) There is NO better deal out there.
• All Stampin' Up products except the occasional bonus goodie or embellishment
• Complete color-coordination. You WILL have what you need to go with the papers.
• try a variety of products inexpensively before you buy full packs!
• Plenty of inspiration projects shared to spark your creativity
• Free password to My Layout Library for the month, every month you play.
• play ONLY when you want to. Don't care for the theme that month? Just delete the invoice.
• Cost is $29 a month plus 6.95 shipping, through PayPal invoice.
• Start anytime with the upcoming box! [email protected]

Hope to see an email from YOU pop up shortly... then you can be sharing what YOU have made with YOURS!

Exclusively from Lyssa when you join Stampin' Up this month!

I've got a beautiful new team tote bag waiting for you! I can't wait to send you a welcome to the team box when you join Stampin' Up under me this month!

You'll love the super-soft, heavy duty cotton canvas shoulder bag with adjustable strap, sturdy zipper closure and multiple pockets inside! This bag is customizable, too--go artsy on the backside if you want! It's also big enough to hold a whole Paper Pumpkin kit (sample shown below) or a stack of catalogs with room to spare. All of those aspects were important to me when choosing a team tote.

Inside will be some fun stamper's goodies, a special cardmaker's notepad, and a handmade congrats card from me which will explain all the fun perks of being a demonstrator and part of the Song of My Heart Stampers sisterhood.

You'll also get a note with how to access My Layout Library for FREE every month, and how to earn MORE team bling to match your tote, just for learning how to stamp and sharing that love of the craft with others. We're going to have so much FUN!!!

If you thought being a Stampin' Up customer is fun... you should try being a demonstrator! http://bit.ly/joinSUnow

NEW Welcome to the team pack when you join my Stampin' Up family!

I've got a beautiful new team tote bag waiting for you! I can't wait to send you a welcome to the team box when you join Stampin' Up under me this month!

You'll love the super-soft, heavy duty cotton canvas shoulder bag with adjustable strap, sturdy zipper closure and multiple pockets inside! It's so nice I'm honestly tempted to use mine as purse!

Inside will be some fun stampers' tools, a special cardmaker's notepad, and a handmade congrats card from me which will explain all the fun perks of being a demonstrator and part of the Song of My Heart Stampers sisterhood.

You'll also get a note with how to access My Layout Library for FREE every month, and how to earn MORE team bling just for learning how to stamp and sharing that love of the craft with others. We're going to have so much FUN!!!

If you thought being a Stampin' Up customer is fun... you should try being a demonstrator! http://bit.ly/joinSUnow

31 Pages in 31 Days Day Thirty-one! 2022 We made it!

 

Hooray!!! I did it! Another 31 Pages in 31 Days is in the books. Literally!  Thanks for joining me on this journey of immersion scrapbooking every year during the month of August. If you are just coming in on the tail end, (welcome!) I encourage you to scroll back through the last 30 or so posts and enjoy pinning ideas you might be able to use later!

My final inspiration page for this year's series is a cute layout celebrating the fun and friendships of book club. I love the old-fashioned feel that the distressed gold paper on the die-cut photo corners gives the whole spread. It makes the patterned paper (from Rings of Love) feel like wallpaper or the beautiful patterns they used to put inside of book covers.

The theme is further played up by the use of a long tag that resembles a book mark... and the small Just Jade mat on the left page is waiting for a printed list of the books you read in club this year!

Now, are you ready for the final page count???? Drumroll please....

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I got sixty-two pages done in August!!! That's crazypants! That's like triple what I manage to get done the rest of the year combined. Folks, that is why immersion scrapbooking works! Set yourself a month--a whole month--and just go to it. Leave the mess out, spread out, work on it every chance you get with NO GUILT (this is important!), and then when the month is done pat yourself on the back, put it all away, and return to normal life.

I encourage you to try it... it might be the answer for you like it has been for me. We've gotta find a way to make room for the beautiful things we enjoy doing for our families and for our own mental health and creativity.

September 2022 Suite Sampler Theme: He's the Man

Did you know my Suite Samplers are just $29? Yeah baby! I LOVE putting them together for you each month. Subscribe by the 10th of September 2022 to participate in this month's autumn color-inspired He's the Man box. Sign up after the 10th and start your shipments with the stunning Sun Prints collection in natural fern-infused cobalt blue and granite shades.

We're having FUN over here--join us! Email me to set up your once a month PayPal invoice today. Don't love the theme one month? Just delete the invoice and carry on. You can quit or pause at any time with a simple email.

Hope to see your name pop up in my inbox soon!

[email protected]

 

31 Pages in 31 Days Day Thirty! 2022

Ok I'll admit it! I'm glad 31 Pages in 31 Days is coming to an end for 2022. I have NEVER been this behind so regularly in the entire ten year history of this annual blog series! This is the year that almost broke Lyssa!

I'm finally all caught up to today, but I do have to apologize that some of this month's daily posts had to be back-dated so they lined up with the correct date (you may not have even noticed, and in the future no one will know nor care).

But it matters to me, so I'm proud of sticking it out until the end because I really do believe that if scrapbooking is important to us, we have got to find a way to do it. Whether it's month-long immersion scrapping like I do, retreats or crops, or just you plugging away whenever you have a free minute, we're making it happen for ourselves and our families.

Today's pages are more of that gorgeous Abigail Rose collection from Stampin' Up, with the flower accents from the stamp set that coordinates with the suite. I love that rose--it doesn't even have to be colored in, it's so pretty by itself.

I wasn't planning on it, but I wound up with a Petal Pink and Smoky Slate color combo with mixed metallic accents. Somehow it works! The photography color was a little off... I tried adjusting it but me and Photoshop aren't friends. So you'll just have to take my word for it that the page coordinates better in real life than online!

I worked in some of the free Sale-A-Bration 2022 Silver Foil 6x6 paper pack, some of this gorgeous striped Rose Gold ribbon, and Copper foil cardstock lettering. Then some Adhesive Gems & Sequins jumped on the page. It just wanted to be blingy and there was nothing I could do!

Ok, I'm off to the studio this afternoon to work on the very last spread for this year's series! I can't thank you enough for playing along. Every single like, comment, share, shop and subscribe is important to me. Too many people online take, take, take and never give, and that's not true of Song of My heart fans. Every interaction is positive and encouraging, and I love you for it.

See you tomorrow for the grand finale and our prize winners!!! You are going to be SO HAPPY you participated this year.

31 Pages in 31 Days Day Twenty-nine! 2022

Our inspiration layout for Day Twenty-Nine (almost done!!) celebrates a new office move/remodel. It's fun to document a change in the place you spend so much of your waking hours, your favorite coworkers, and the little ways you make it your space.

I always think it's fun to learn what an ancestor did as their profession (except that one ancestor who apparently was a horse thief!) If you get a chance to scrapbook about what you do for a living, it will make a really great heirloom when the album gets passed down the line. 

I didn't have very many "office" themed embellishments handy, so I made my own motif with thin strips of metallic paper "nailed" down with the matching metallic dots (in my case, copper.) And because the overall feel is more masculine, there's no bows or twine on this page--just a plain ribbon laid flat and trimmed into points.

Would you believe these tiny geometric and ledger-print papers are from the Abigail Rose pack? It's not all roses! I pulled the houndstooth pattern from the He's the Man suite.

Thanks so much for making Song of My Heart a stop on your inspiration tour of the internet today! If I can help you get Stampin' Up (or get started with Stampin' Up!) please let me know. I love what I do and I'd be honored to help you build a little side gig (or a life-altering career change!), too.

See you tomorrow for Day 30! Whoop Whoop!

31 Pages in 31 Days Day Twenty-eight! 2022

Hello everyone! Welcome back to 31 Pages in 31 Days, my annual scrapbooking immersion blog series! Every day in August 2022 I'm posting an inspiration layout for you to see the possibilities for using your Stampin' Up supplies to make fun pages for your family photos.

Today's inspiration layout is another fun non-traditional Christmas spread, this one in a combo of black and white with Shaded Spruce, Flirty Flamingo and Coastal Cabana.

The background papers (from Celebrate Everything by Stampin' Up) are hand colored by yours truly! They started off black and white, and the cute scribbly style of artwork made me want to color in the trees. So I spent a very satisfying 10 minutes adding my chosen colors in with Stampin' Blends markers in these colors.

Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154889]

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

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It was fun to just play up the whimsical feel with some scraps of glitter paper and punches and keep a casual layout for this one. I used the new Halloween washi tape set in glitter black for one of the fastest and easiest photo frames ever!

I am getting so much more good out of the In Color 6x6 Ombre Glimmer Paper stack than I ever dreamed! It's just the right size to cut out headlines, and I can get totally different looks if I use only the darker or lighter ends of each pieces. Below, the word "merry" is cut from red Sweet Sorbet glimmer paper, but the light end, so it matches my Flirty Flamingo pink perfectly. Fun!

I promise I know how to make traditional red and green Christmas pages : ) I just really haven't dug in to Christmas papers yet this year. Plus I have a ton of scraps from Scrapbooking Summer School packet prep to use up and they're all laying out where I can see them and get inspired. So you get what you get!

See you tomorrow for Day 29 of 31 Pages in 31 Days! Can't wait for that final page count.

31 Pages in 31 Days Day Twenty-seven! 2022

Today's inspiration layout for 31 Pages in 31 Days is so bright and happy! I used the daisy punch for some easy accents, and the Biggest Wish stamp set for a quick headline. Have you seen this trick yet? If you have a stamped word or phrase that is not big enough to be a headline on it's own, you can stamp it several times across and then join it with the matching marker. Just another way to use stamps in your scrapbooking!

This paper (from the gorgeous Awash in Beauty pack) has a lot of colors you can draw from, but I chose the brightest ones to play up the summer feel. They are Polished Pink, Crushed Curry, Old Olive and a little bit of parakeet Party and Sweet Sorbet glimmer paper. It is fun, busy and bright! About as different from yesterday's subdued elegance as it is possible to get.

So how are you doing with the challenge? Are you anywhere close to 31 Pages in 31 Days??? I can't wait to see my final count! I think I'll beat last year's, just because I haven't needed to do as many single pages this year, mostly spreads. We'll see! No matter what gets done, it is all BONUS because at the start of August I had nothing!

See you tomorrow for another layout you can snag and make your own! Please take a moment to like, shop, comment, pin or share--it helps me stay encouraged to post regularly. I appreciate it!

31 Pages in 31 Days Day Twenty-six! 2022

Today's inspiration layout for the 31 Pages in 31 Days challenge is a memorial layout in beautiful shades of purple. I handcut flowers from the Wonderful World paper pack (free with any $100 order, while supplies last!) to embellish it simply and elegantly.

A spread like this has room for journaling, the little memorial service booklet from the funeral home, and the cards included with the floral arrangements, too. It is a lovely memorial to a hard day in the life of a family. Do you scrapbook funerals? So often some of the best family pictures come from the mini-reunion a memorial usually draws.

That's it from me tonight.... technical difficulties abounded during the making of this blog post! Everything took about four times as long as normal to load. Better luck tomorrow. See you then for Day 27 of our annual scrapbooking immersion series!

31 Pages in 31 Days Day Twenty-five! 2022

Helloooo, scrappers! I'm delighted to welcome you back to 31 Pages in 31 Days, my annual blog series challenge where, you guessed it, we scrapbook every day for the month of August! We're almost done with out tenth year in a row, isn't that so fun? Let's see, that's a year's worth of pages. WOW!

Feel FREE to copy any of my layouts or themes--the ONLY CATCH is, I wanna hear all about it! Be sure to use the hashtag #31pages31days when you share online and I'll pop over and leave you some love! You'll also be entered in a drawing EVERY time you post the hashtag, for the chance to win some beautiful scrappin' bling from Stampin' Up! (United States participants only, sorry)

The inspiration layout for today, Day 25, is some cute papers from the Celebrate Everything pack. I know, I know, I have used those a LOT this month! But there truly is a paper or two for every occasion or holiday all year round in that stack. You can get this hostess-only paper free with any $150 order when you shop for Stampin' Up with Lyssa.

I used my fave new Alphabest stamps and punch bundle again for this headline, this time with a stamped border as variation. You can spread the letters far apart or as close together as you need to get the title to fit where you want it to go. Nifty! And the best thing is, the lettering is not too large to use on cards, too. So it really is a super versatile bundle.

Love pages that help me use up a ton of scraps! I was able to create this spread from one sheet of 12x12 striped and one sheet of Basic Black, and the rest of the papers and cardstock came entirely from the scrap bin! Makes me feel very thrifty.

Are you keeping up with the challenge this month? I'd love to hear how it's going! Leave me a comment and let me know if you're scrapbooking too, or just pinning to save the ideas for later.

See you tomorrow for Day 26 of #31pagesin31days!