Teal Toes
On March 31, 2011, I was diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer. I was 35. Thirty-five. Ovarian cancer is nearly impossible to detect; many times the symptoms are not related to your cycle. Often times there are no symptoms at…
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September Challenges
Happy September everyone! Â Polly Karen here bringing you a post all about the new challenges for this month. Â Once again the Challenge Polly’s have created 7 all new challenges to get your creative juices flowing. Â With this week being back-to-school…
Beautiful places to go
Hello everyone, it’s Val Piemonte here bringing you a brand new post on a lovely Saturday morning. Can you believe it’s September already? Oh my word, where has the year gone?? It seems we celebrated Christmas just yesterday and now…
Froggy Friday at the Pad
Hi Everyone! Â It’s Liana here and I’m so excited to share the newest products at the Lilypad for Froggy Friday. First up, a delightful kit from Valorie Wibbens called “For the Record.” Â With its organic tones and pops of color,…
5 hybrid scrapbooking tips
Hi, it’s guest Hybrid Polly Sharon (aka skyezak) here with a few tips for those of you that might be considering dabbling in the world hybrid scrapbooking. If you’re a pure digital scrapbooker, you might wonder why you’d want to…
SOSN: Layout Makeovers
The post you’ve all been waiting for! Or at least, I’ve been waiting for. I challenged the Pollys to choose one of their old layouts and remake it, using the same or new product. I won’t babble on today, let’s just…
Must. Have. APPLES!
Oh my! Fall is knocking at the door… let him in I say, let him in! With fall comes a multitude of gorgeous things and tasty treats and, for whatever reason, as fall approaches this year I am obsessed with…
Big Photos
I’ve been noticing a new trend in our gallery lately – BIG photos. Photos that fill the page and make us take notice. In fact, my husband happens to be a huge fan of big photos – they are his…
Back to School Gifts
It is that time of the year where you aren’t thinking about popsicles, swimming in the pool, or even sleeping in anymore. Gears have changed and we can’t stop thinking about pencils, notebooks, backpacks, sack lunches, and just how well…
August Challenge Spotlight
Hello and happy Friday everyone! Â It’s Karen here to bring you a post filled with fabulous pages all created for our monthly challenges in the forum. Â I look forward to this post every month and love that it takes me…
DIY Notebook
Since I last wrote about the different methods of binding a mini book together, I have discovered a new binding method that I had to try out! It’s called disk binding. I saw this system online in the DIY planner…
SOSN Wednesday
I know last week I promised some cool layout makeovers today, but unfortunately that’s getting pushed to next Wednesday. But don’t leave yet! The TLP Designers always come through with a collection of awesome old and new stuff on sale…