Happy Halloween!

I can't believe it's already the end of October. DH is busily putting the finishing touches on our daughter's costume then we have a party this afternoon and trick or treating this evening. Today is new release day at Inspiration Lane so lot's of fun new goodies there.

I wanted to share a layout I did this past week of last Halloween. I used this fun Halloween kit.

Here's a layout with my daughter dressed up as a cat. I love the colors in the kit and that bat patterned paper is too cool!


Hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween!

New releases at Inspiration Lane: Saturday Oct. 24

And the best part...they're all 20% off for today. To see all the new items click here.

Here are few layouts I did with a some of the new items.

I love templates so I was very excited to see that Laura Bozeman Designs has a new template set out this week.


I combined one of the templates with a couple of her paper packs (Rainbow Solids Papers and Sparkly Hearts Papers) and her Sparkly Hearts Freebie and created this layout. My DD thinks these papers are "awesome" and can't wait to do her own page with them.


Next is a kit from Kristi W designs. I love the soft colors and of course the penguins and polar bears. I think it would be an awesome kit for some hybrid winter projects.


This layout is from my dd's first time on ice skates (actually these were the blades that you just buckle to their shoes). She had a blast out there!


Next is a new kit by TotallyD Designs. I think the colors are so fantastic. Love those greens especially.


This layout was done with one my absolute favorite photos of my daughter. My mom took it and I just love the expression on her face.


Hopefully I won't be so long until the next post. This past week has been a little chaotic. Hope everyone is well and I'll have more layouts to share soon.

Great new kits at IL + a new designer

Here are a few more new releases from Inspiration Lane. To see all the new release click here.

First let me show you the State Fair kit made by the IL Design Team. Lots of items perfect for you fair photos! The best thing...it's free through today with a $5 purchase from IL (will automatically be added to cart when you reach $5).

Here's a layout I did with the kit. The kit was perfect for capturing my daughter's first Ferris Wheel ride.


Jen Yurko has released another food related kit. This time another favorite of mine: strawberries.

Of course strawberries are even better with chocolate. Here's a layout using the new kit.


There is also a new designer at Inspiration Lane this week. JennCK Designs has released quite a few kits her first week here. To visit her store click here. Many of you may already know Jenn (catgoddess) since she's a member of the Inspiration Lane Creative Team. I'm so excited to be able to work with her designs. Here's one that I picked to work with this week.


I fell in love with the colors of the kit. Here's a layout of my daughter I did using the kit.

New from TotallyD Designs

Tamara has released a couple of new items this week at Inspiration Lane. First off is the kit Tendency.

I was amazed at how well the colors in the kit matched our new pet.


Also new today is Bubbling the Bundle. This is a huge kit!


Items are also available individually. Just visit Tamara's store to see all the individual pieces. Here's a page I did with one of the premade cluster frames. Loving the alphas also!


I'll have some of the other new IL releases in a little while. Can't wait to share them with you.

Scrapping the Everyday- New challenge posted today.

It's time for a new Scrapping the Everyday challenge at Inspiration Lane. This time it's all about your favorite drink. Anyone who knows me won't have any doubt what my page is about, but first I want to show you the products I used for my page.

The first one is Cardboard Jungle by shelleyrae designs. I love the bold colors paired with the cardboard.

I think this next product is just super cool. I love that you can use it to make a custom alpha for any kit.

And here is my layout.



Tomorrow is new release day at IL so come back then and I'll have some pages to share with you using some of the new release kits. See ya then!

New Date Tags available today at PDP

Sir Scrapalot Designs has put out these fun new date tags. I love the variety of attachments he included with the tags.

A few weeks ago he also released these alphas which I just now got a chance to play with.

I paired the tags and the alphas with last weeks Harvest Ball and did a layout about one of my daughters current crazes.


All of Polka Dot Plums new releases are 20% off today, so it's the perfect time to go grab those tags and browse the store for other great deals.

New Releases at Inspiration Lane: Saturday Oct. 10

Once again the designers at Inspiration Lane have created some beautiful products that were released today. To see all the yummy new stuff click here. As usual I have a few layouts that I've created with some of the new kits.

First up is TotallyD Designs Pop My Color. Love the hot pink and black together.


This photo was taken a couple of years ago and still cracks me up everytime I see it. I especially love how she took the beaded choker and used it as a headband, and a very awkwardly placed headband at that.


Next is Wonderment by ScrapperGirl Designs. This is so not her normal style but I think she rocked it. Love the colors in the kit.


Here's a layout I did with it. I loved the different metal words that came with the kit so I knew I had to use one of those.


Who doesn't love chocolate? I knew I wouldn't be able to resist when I saw this next kit. Love it!


Here's my DD eating chocolate pudding when she was a toddler.


I have one last kit to show you. This one is, in my opinion, simply gorgeous.


Rachael also released a new alpha this week.


This layout uses both the kit and the alpha. It basically tells the story of the Halloween that I didn't get a picture of my daughter in her costume.

Harvest Ball: New from Sir Scrapalot Designs

Sir Scrapalot Designs has this awesome kit new today at Polka Dot Plum. Aren't the colors fantastic?

Here are a couple of layouts I did with the kit. First up is a page about my daughter's search for a new pet.


And this next one is a photo of my nephew from last autumn.


Click here to check out Sir Scrapalot's store...so much fun stuff!

New Designers at Inspiration Lane

October brings two new designers to Inspiration Lane. I am super excited to get to work with their products.

Jill DZines has some really cool products including this huge combo pack.


Here is a layout I did about my daughter and her love of drawing.


The items in this kit are also available in smaller packs. To see these and other products by Jill Dzines click here.

The other new designer is Meetje Designs. I fell in love with this paper pack! Aren't the papers gorgeous?


Here's a layout I did with the papers. I used a shape that comes with my scrapbooking software to create the clipping mask for the date tab in the top corner. I love how well the yellow paper works as a mat and for the lettering also.


To see this paper pack and other products from Meetje Designs click here.

I can't wait to see what fabulous stuff they have in store for us in the future!

More new releases at Inspiration Lane

I have a couple more releases from yesterday to share with y'all. First up is the collab Indian Summer. Here's my layout with this one (it really is an autumnal kit but for some reason I ended up with a very non autumnal page).


Next is a layout using Breathless by Sarah Morgan Designs.

To see all of the new releases from yesterday, click here. There are some amazing new products out this week including fab stuff from two new designers (more on that later this week).

TotallyD new kits plus a template set

TotallyD Designs has some beautiful new kits out today. The first one is a mini kit named after one of her CT members. I'm loving the soft blues and browns in the kit.


Here's a page I did of my daughter with the kit. The photo was taken at the local nature center this past August.


The next kit is a gorgeous seaside kit.


I paired it with a template from this new template set.

And came up with this layout. This was from my first visit to the beach. It was a very cold and drizzly January day but when my friends found out that I'd never seen the ocean they decided that it was time. It was gorgeous even if the day was a little gray! This was the first of many trips to Rehoboth Beach.


I'll be back tomorrow with some more new releases from the Inspiration Lane Designers. Gorgeous stuff this week (as usual).

New Challenges at Inspiration Lane

The beginning of the month brings all new challenges to Inspiration Lane. Among these challenges I have two...The first one is a quote a challenge. I picked a favorite quote of mine. "Life is a journey, not a destination," by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Great quote! Here's a layout I did with it.


I used two products for this page. First up this fun mini kit from Steel City Scraps.


I also used this cool alphabet tool from Sherri Tierney. This is so much fun and and a great way to get a custom alpha to match any kit.


The second challenge I have is my Scrapping the Everyday challenge. This time I challenged everyone to scrap their favorites of something (could be anything). I chose Christmas Songs.


I used this fantastic Christmas kit by shelleyrae designs. I loved all the musical elements in her kit so it worked perfectly for this layout.


For these two challenges plus many others check out the challenge forum here. These challenges are a great way to earn digiscrapbooking products at IL, so whatcha waiting for? Go take a look.