Project Life Free Printables & Giveaway from me!

Since Project Life is sweeping the scrapbooking world these days...here are some links to a few free printables I created for CK Magazine and Scrapbook and Cards Today. All can be printed and cut for use in your PL books. Go directly to the links to download the PDF!

Round Journaling Spots for Scrapbook and Cards Today - can be used with a circle punch as well!

Family Quotes created for Creating Keepsakes May/June 2012

Journaling Spots created for Creating Keepsakes May/June 2012

(there is a brown version too!)

These borders I created for Creating Keepsakes 50K Facebook Fans may be useful too!?! Lots of other great Creating Keepsakes freebies here as well!

Tips from Me:

1. If you are using cream based papers, try printing these on cream cardstock to match your papers.

2. If the shapes are too big to fit your needs, adjust the scale in your printer dialog box to make them smaller.

3. Test on plain paper in "use black ink only", fast draft setting to save ink and good paper until you get the size you want.

I have some really cool free printables coming up in a few new issues of CK so stay tuned!

Some of my TwoPeas kits could be used for Project Life as well.

My goal is to start adding new content to my digital shop at TwoPeas. I always have great plans but somehow get too busy with my regular workload. No complaints - I have the best clients in the world. i just always have so many great ideas, not enough time to execute. Anybody want to be my intern lol?

I will always offer digital diecuts but want to start adding printable and punchable projects as well. What would you like to see me offer? Leave me a comment below to Win 3 digital kits of your choice from my TwoPeas shop! Random winner will be chosen and posted next Monday May 7th!

Simple Scrapbooks Giveaway

Two posts in one week! I am on top of my game and feeling very excited about all the projects I have on my desk right now. Lots of new and different design work. You know you love your job when you sneak back down to work on a Friday night at 9pm. I remember when I worked in the architectural field, I would sit at my desk watching the clock. Counting the hours until I could be free. It just wasn't as creative and imaginative as I had imagined. Designing papers, dies, stamps and stickers? I would work 24/7 if I didn't have to stop and sleep.  My teenager complains, "Don't you get tired of sitting at the computer?". Not really! I am extremely blessed to have the clients I work with and so many amazing projects to be a part of. My only complaint, not enough scrapping time. I would like to find more time to play with paper. Luckily being on the Jillibean Design team forces me to step away from the computer and create a few pages each month. Assignments from Creating Keepsakes always help me to stop and create as well.

I was extremely excited and honored to be asked to contribute to the Simple Scrapbooks Special Issue. My graphic style of pages has always been similar to the "Simple Style". The Simple Scrapbooks issues were always my favorite when I started scrapbooking in 2006. I was so sad when they stopped publishing that magazine in 2008. (darn economy!) I usually throw out my magazine after a year...but I still have the last two years of Simple saved. I still go back and look at them for inspiration and ideas.

Fast forward to 2012 and a new special issue of Simple Scrapbooks is on sale now at the Scrap & Paper shop!

As always, Creating Keepsakes has included some great downloads and freebies that go with this issue. You can get all of this bonus content right here!

Here is your inside look and sneak peek of this great new issue!

My contribution to the issue? A baseball page of course! My page has photos of Max from his first Travel team to his current Varsity team. The page captures how much he has grown and how far he has come as an athlete and a person. I really need to do more of these comparison pages. They really tell a great story.

Be sure to check out an amazing Jillibean page on Page 109 by my friend Aly Dosdall! It was one of my many favorites in the issue! I hope you enjoy this issue as much I do. It is definitely a "keeper" to refer to for years and years!

Want to win a copy for yourself?!?!

You have a couple of ways...

First chance, leave me a comment below by Sunday at midnight and tell me what is inspiring you right now. I could use some ideas for some new products I am designing! I will pick a winner on Monday April 30th.

Second chance? Stop by my friends blogs to enter their giveaways too! Good luck!

Piradee Talvana - talented, amazingly kind and sincere!

Stacy Cohen  - who creates the most amazing pages of her girls! The complete opposite of me and I love it!

Patty Cieri - creates some great projects and unique albums!

Winner, Pages, a SALE and More!

The best part of these blog hops?!? I get to see new people visit my blog and visit theirs too! Lots of great inspiration for me! It's about time I re-do my blog, I have never really been happy with the layout. Visiting everyone else's is getting me inspired to work on mine!

Without further ado...The winner of the Creating Keepsakes May/June issue is....#8 
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Rhadonda said...

Thanks for not only sharing the issue but the stickers. Great page.April 19, 2012 3:01 PM

Rhadonda - Send me your address so I can get your issue to you ASAP! lainalamb1 at gmail.com

More sports page anyone? Can you tell how I spend the majority of my free time when not designing?

Last fall was the the MESSIEST, rainest fall I can remember. Both little guys played Saturday morning flag football. Many of their games were cancelled from the extreme cold and rain - and they never cancel football lol. The games that were played were an absolute mess. The field was a complete mud pit and got worse each game. Not that my boys complained though. They thought it was great. I am completely convinced this football season cost me a washing machine. Ours died after only 5 years! Needless to say, I bought a very heavy duty, high capacity replacement version.

Basically, two versions of the same page here...one for each of their school/activities books. Titles cut on my beloved Cameo machine. Everything Jillibean - Game Day Chili!

Speaking of diecutting...It's been forever since I have added any new Digital Diecuts to my store at TwoPeas. I love creating digital cuts but sadly those have fallen behind due to other design commitments. The good news...I have finally created some new kits and will be releasing at least one a month. Be sure to check out my current kits if you haven't before. TwoPeas is running a one day sale. Click on the link below to get 25% off all digital products today only!

Earth Day Digital Sale - One Day Only - receive 25% off all digital product with up to 50% off select closeout digital product. This offer is valid only on Monday, April 23, 2012.


I'll be back tomorrow with another GIVEWAY! Hurray!

Creating Keepsakes May/June 2012

Spring is here in Cleveland - it actually came a few weeks early! I absolutely love this time of year. My grass is growing, the kids are busy with baseball and I can actually wear flip flops once again.

I was pretty excited when the mailman brought me the latest issue Creating Keepsakes issue late last week. I love having a new issue to flip through while I am waiting for one of the boys to finish up a practice. May/June does not disappoint! Lots of great articles, tips and of course tons of great pages. I am in love with Cindy Tobey's Common Thread layout on page 44. Simple style, great balance and a beautiful mix of colors.

You can purchase your own copy of the May/June issue at the CK store right here.

I have a page in the same "Family Gallery" article. My 3 Sons on page 50 showcases all three of my boys with their likenesses and differences. See that great little quote below the journaling??? It's one of the eight FREE journaling stickers that I created for the article. You can download these AND another page of journaling spots (shown on page 96) that I created for this issue as well by heading over to this link!

Want to win a copy of your own? Simply leave me a comment below by midnight Sunday April 23. I will post the winner on Monday.

Want even more chances to win? Stop by my friend's blogs to learn more about the new issue and a chance to enter on their blogs as well!

Stacy Cohen  - who creates the most amazing pages of her girls! The complete opposite of me and I love it!


Patty Cieri - creates some great projects and unique albums!

Mou Saha - another artist that is completely different from me and wows me in every way. I love that she is always trying new things.

Good luck!
Laina

CK Giveaway!

Good Monday Morning! I am back and ready to start my first full week with NO KIDDOS home! We had a great summer but it was definitly time for them to go back to school!

How about we celebrate my quiet house with a giveaway?!?



Creating Keepsakes has a brand new Special Issue out this week - Budget Friendly Scrapbooking. If you are like me, you spend way too much on supplies that don't always get used. This special issue will give you ideas on using up those supplies in new and unique ways.

I have a couple of pages in the book. Here is one that shows how to use sketches to plan your layouts and stretch your supplies. You can see more of the book in a special sneak peek right here!

Want to win your own copy of this Book? Simply leave me a comment below to be entered! I will pick a winner next Tuesday morning September 5th!

Special Summer Issue!

I made it back from Chicago in one piece despite sitting on the tarmac for 2 hours waiting for a huge thunderstorm to pass. One week in Chicago and now I am headed back out for a week in Tennessee with my entire family. We are headed to the hills for some rest and relaxation. My cousin owns a home on a lake where we can boat, fish, hike and much more. The boys are over the top excited to leave bright and early.

CK has another one of the fabulous Tips and Tricks Special Issues out just in time for all those summer vacation photos you need to scrap. You can see a sneak peek of the issue here. Summer Fun and Travel hits newstands on June 25th and is a steal for $6.99! Use Coupon code: CKFUN10 good for free shipping in the US on all orders of $25 or more. Expires 8/8/11    

I had the opportunity to create a double pager for this issue about our trip to Cedar Point last year. Want to scraplift my idea? You can download my Digital Die Cut flags and some other freebies from the CK website here.

Want to win a copy of your own? Just leave me a comment by Sunday July 31st and let me know something fun you have done this summer! I'll pick a winner August 1st!

Inspiration GIVEAWAY!

I don't know about you...but Winter is my "scrapbooking season!" I get more pages done between January and March than any other time of the year. Looking for some great books to get you going? Check out these new special issues from Creating Keepsakes.

Everyday Moments is filled with pages that cover just about every event of the year. Here are two sneak peak pages (recognize that cute little boy?) You can see more of the issue here.

Tips and Tricks Stamps and Ink is another great special issue. I bookmarked a ton of pages and techniques that I want to go back and scraplift. You can see more of the issue here.

Want to win a copy of one of these issues? Leave a comment below to enter by midnight December 10. I will pick and announce the winners on December 11. Make sure I have your email to contact you!

Can't wait until then? How about a coupon for these amazing issues?!?! Just enter CKDT15 (this is good for 15% off all items in the store, and it expires 12/20/2010)

sketch

I haven't done a sketch here in quite a while. I was approached by Mélissa Malebranche a Creating Keepsakes reader this week for the sketch of my Apple Picking page in the October 2010 issue page 73. It was so nice of her to contact me and of course I wanted to share with her. I whipped the sketch and thought, why not share with my blog readers as well?


Here's the sketch:

And for those who love my free digital cut files...here is the Tree in the back ground too. Most of it was covered by the crepe paper leaves but I thought it might be useful for a spooky Halloween page too!

Download Tree SVG

Download Tree GSD

Download Tree DXF

Download Tree PNG

Download Tree AI

Don't forget about the new Jennifer McGuire Book giveaway! You have until Sunday at midnight to enter!

New Book and a Giveaway too!

Are you a huge fan of Jennifer McGuire? Me too! I always flag at least one of her techniques and ideas each month in her Tools and Techniques CK article. I have learned so many things from her over the years. When the editors at Creating Keepsakes asked me to contribute two pages to her new book, I was honored beyond belief.

I had the opportunity to receive an advance copy of the book for preview. It is amazing. CK always publishes top notch publications, this one goes above and beyond. The title says 101+ and it delivers. Many of the ideas use products you most likely have on hand. Jennifer sparks your creative process and inspires you to use those products in new and different ways.

Here is a preview of one of my pages in the book:

To see more of the book, visit this preview area as well. Want to get a copy of the book for yourself? You can purchase the new issue right here. I even have a coupon for you to save a little money! Use coupon code FS101B for free shipping on orders $25 or more and expires 12/31/10.

Want to win your very own copy of the book? One lucky blog winner will win a copy from me! Simply leave me a comment below and I will pick a random winner. You have until midnight Sunday Oct. 10 to enter. I will post the winner here on Monday morning.

PS - Told you I was a fan...here I am getting my photo taken with Jennifer at CHA Summer 2010. I did refrain from asking her for her autograph. :)

CK Today

Head on over to the CK blog today for a chance to win some super cute new school themed rubons from Crate. While there, you might notice some cool teacher lunchboxes made by...me. :)

Surprise Freebie! (and a giveaway below!)

I'm still at CHA but thought you might like a bonus freebie while I away!

Check out the Club CK blog to download the Starburst Cutting file I designed to create my Summer Fun layout!


Do you like the layout? I had to create an extra premisted page, template and the little pattern paper pieces for the magazine article. Which means, I now have an extra layout here at my house waiting for photos and a title. I would like to give the page kit and and a box of scrapbooking goodies to one lucky blog reader. Leave a comment below. I will pick a random winner Friday when I return from the show!

I am a dork.

I am addicted to blogs, reading about scrapbooking. I am on my PC every night and almost always read the CK blog. Except of course when they post my pages!!! For the third time in a row, I missed the post featuring my page. Dork.
You can see Mandy's post right here. Thanks Mandy! Maybe next time I'll see three days earlier!