Hi there everyone. Lori, here again with some awesome layouts with Amanda’s goodness to inspire and delight you this week.

Lets take a peek at what I found!

Amanda teamed up with Kami of Ziggle Designs this past week to make the cutest Christmas kit ever - Santa and Friends! I just love the felt people and reindeer so I have to show off some of the creations made from this kit.

This sweet page was made by Roxygerlie

Julie made this cute one.

and this little face was too hard to resist so I had to show off what Bre11414 made.

Now I know that some of you are not in the Christmas mood yet so how about a peek at some of the other great pages using other kits that are out there.

This one from Lady Ponies 23 is made with For the Boys which was Amanda’s collab with Wild Dandelion Designs.

And we will leave off with a gorgeous page from Eranslow for all of those of you who are celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend. You can’t beat the fall colors in this page made with Fall Frolic, the collab between Amanda and Jennifer Fox Designs.

So I hope these have inspired you to get some holiday pictures ready to be scrapped, whether they are Thanksgiving, Christmas or any of those everyday special moments.

Until next time,

~Lori~

A couple weeks back, I issued a challenge to use an older release and make a new layout.  Unfortunately nobody was able to participate in that challenge and so I’m still holding onto a $5.00 GC to Amanda’s store!  Which means you all get a second chance at it!

I know that this is a super busy time of year for everyone, with Thanksgiving coming up (for you in the US), and Christmas getting closer.  So I’ll make this super simple!

All you have to do is go to Amanda’s store and pick your favorite kit, template pack or whatever and post it here along with why its your favorite! Easy peasy right??  Next Wednesday I will announce one winner for the $5.00 to Amanda’s store for you to pick up your wishlist item (collabs NOT included – solo products only).

I hope to see some entries!  With this expensive season, who wouldn’t love to win something for free?!?

~ Jaedyn ~

Hi there everyone! Sorry for the lateness of the post – it has been a day and a half for me. I won’t bore you with all the gorey details but lets just say I am glad it is almost over!

So although today is Friday there are no new releases to show you but all that means is keep your eyes peeled closely because there will be some fantastic new things very soon! Until then how about a bit of info on one of our Creative Team Members!

Today we will hear from Kelly aka emmasmom. Lets learn a bit about what makes her tick!

Tell us a little bit about you

I am a SAHM with 4 children. I have 3 boys and a girl. Colin is my oldest, he is 7, Connor is 5, Emma is 2 and Jack will be 1 on December 26. I am homeroom mom for my oldests son’s class which ended up being a 20 hr a week volunteer job but I love it…I really have no life outside of my kids

What are your passions in life?

my family,scrapping and running in that order :)

What do you hate to do?

Wal Mart…I won’t go there…ever..hate the way they do business..thankfully we have like 9 targets in a 10 mile radius here..lol

What got you into digiscrapping?

I can’t paper scrap although I really tried!

What is your favorite Amanda kit?

I love I Sea

Favorite layout?

My favorite Amanda layout so far is this one

Favorite foods?

I love Starbucks (even though it’s not a food) and anything chocolate or pumpkin..pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread..you name it

Top 5 TV Shows

The Biggest Loser, The Office, 30 Rock, Mad Men and True Blood (when its on)

Last book you read

honestly…
Last movie you saw

Couples Retreat with my girlfriend..I give it a B definetly not Vince Vaughn’s funniest at all..but it had a few good laughs

Thanks Kelly for being so open about yourself! And here is a little treat Sara (kscwgirl)  made for you – a template based on Kelly’s favorite layout above. Just click here to download!

Thanks for stopping by! Unitl next time!

~Lori~

Well, DSD is over for another year.  I hope you all had a fun filled weekend and were able to grab Amanda’s new release!  Unfortunately, with all the challenges, games & mad scrapping, a lot of us have lost our mojos.  I know I have, and I am going out of my mind!  So what better time for me to post a bunch of inspiration for us!  I hope this will be the push I need to open up PSE and just make something already!!

I love this layout by Bec – it is so full of fun – it really emphasizes her title!

This one by mrsburgess is stunning in its simplicity but also the AMAZING photo blending she used!

This one by Sara is just adorable! I love little baby kisses – awwww!!

Then there is this one by bre11414 – could those pictures possibly match any more with that kit??  What a perfect choice!!

The layouts featured here used the following items:  Lucky, For the Boys (was part of the DSD Grab Bag), Oregon Trail, and The Backs: Brown Paper.

I hope that this inspires you to open up your editor and get creating – I know that it has for me!  Now just to find the time to get something going… :).  Have a great week!!

~ Jaedyn ~