August 30th, 2010
Happy Monday everyone! It’s Gemma here, and it’s my first blog post for La, eek!
This week La has a gorgeous kit called Longtime Sunshine. I love the colours of this kit so much!
Longtime Sunshine by Lauren Grier.

And here’s a few pages from the awesome team:
By jennbarrette…

By Lizzy257…

By ltarbox…

By 4noisyboys…

By eranslow…

By mrs_jb…

By Coila…

By mummytothree…

And finally one by me(Gemma)…

That’s all for this week, have fun shopping! 
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August 23rd, 2010
Happy Monday everybody! La has some amazing new stuff in her store today. But, before we get to the brand new stuff, I want to reintroduce you to a fabulous kit that is making its debut in her personal shop. I give you At The Bus Stop:

This kit was previously released at Sweet Shoppe Designs, but is new in La’s personal store. Be sure to check La’s newsletter for a special coupon that makes this kit a SUPER bargain. Not signed up for the newsletter? Well, just go here and sign up today! You’ll have access to exclusive freebies, coupons, and more!
Okay, so now for all the new stuff. Do you love La’s doodles? Well, you are going to be in heaven with these new releases. La has put together 3 packs of CU doodles that can only be described as YUMMY!



But, wait, there’s more! Check out these amazing Doodle Dates. They come in five different styles, with layered templates in 4 styles. You are sure to love them!


Didn’t I tell you? Doodle heaven!
That’s all for now! Have a great week!
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August 20th, 2010
Wow, can you all believe that it is the 20th of August!?!?! It just seems like yesterday my kids were hopping off the bus from their last day of school with the gleam of a summer’s worth of adventures shining in their eyes!!! And now in just 10 short days those same kids (plus one since my oldest son starts kindy this year) are gonna hop back on that bus and head back to school with summer sun kissed skin and many many tales of summer fun to share with their friends!! *sigh* This time of year is so bittersweet for me, I love the hazy lazy days of summer with nothing to do but have fun and I’m so sad to see those go, but I also love and crave the structure that school days bring to my crazy chaotic house!!! I also find that this time of the year my mojo starts to wander, not sure if it’s the hectic-ness of getting back into a routine/schedule. It could be that it too is mourning the loss of sunny summer days too, but all I know if I open open PS to scrap and stare at it for 10, 15, 20 minutes and nothing “comes”. Then I close it and open up Firefox and aimlessly wander the internet for extended periods of time….trying to find something….anything to inspire me!!! But today I’ve hopefully found the answer to my little problem. In my blog surfing I came across a link to a very talented man, Carl Kleiner. He is a still life photographer out of Stockholm and his work is just beautiful/amazing/stunning!!! You can checkout his site ::HERE:: And I’ll share just a handful of his work that I just found so beautiful and inspiring!!!
My all time FAVORITE!!! Love Love this!!!



I think this one is so cool looking!!!

This one almost inspires me to do a fantasy page….ALMOST!!! *lol*

And this one is my second favorite!!! It’s just so FUN!!!

His site is just packed full with tons of inspiring stuff, from composition, to color, to texture that I’m sure if you find your mojo lacking there is bound to be something to spark your creativity back to life!!! Happy Scrapping!!!!
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August 16th, 2010
Happy Monday everyone! Debra here this week to show you a few gorgeous new kits from La!
Right Now by Lauren Grier

and a few gorgeous pages by the team:
by Elizabeth

and Lizzy257

Here’s a new amazing Shauren kit that is probably one of my personal faves!
We’re all Waiting for Something by Lauren Grier and Shawna Clingerman:

and here are some gorgeous pages for inspiration from La’s team:











Have fun shopping and happy scrapping! Remember, new releases are 20% off Monday and Tuesday!
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August 6th, 2010
Happy Friday everyone!! Lizzy here with a new challenge for you. This month it’s template time! So here it is:

I based this on my layout with La’s gorgeous collab with Sugarplum Paperie:

Nikki played along too, here’s her fabulous page:

So download it here: PSD or TIFF and go fill it with La goodies and come back here and link us up for the chance to win!
Can’t wait to see what you do with this 
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August 2nd, 2010
hiya! La Here :] Since my newsletter seems to be plllb’ing itself- and i’m eyeballs deep in packing.. I’m just going to c&p the newsletter to the bloggie <3
Hey Everyone! I’ll have a short and sweet newsletter for you all this week as I’m in a sea of boxes and Crazy! hah. Moving alone, with a child- is…….. well not as fun as I imagined it would be. I did want to give you all an update as I promised I’d let you know about any downtime etc in my last newsletter. As of now- we look to be good for a smooth easy transition- but you know things never go as planned. I’m scheduled for minimal downtime, about the time it will take me to carry my computer to my car and drive to the new apartment. Internet and so forth will be activated and de-activated on the same day so we’ll see. Either way I’ll be scarce the 6th-8th as I don’t think sitting on the computer reading emails or doodling would please those huffing my heavy stuff up to the apartment for me
So long story short.. I will be within reach- for the most part.
I did put one new kit up in the store for you all today. In case you missed my latest collab with my bff shawna clingerman- it’s now available at my personal store www.scrapfasticdesigns.com for 20% off through wed.

This kit is really meaningful to both of us- especially with everything the two of us have gone through (separately- but well, she’s my bff.. so we’ve lived it all together :p) the past year. She’s an amazing woman and I’m so proud of how far she’s come. She’s my strength and just the greatest friend I Could ever ask for <3 Sorry.. Had to have a sappy weird moment there. Shhh. Anyway- Pick up Live for Every Moment today! <3
With that I’m going to scoot and start back on my sea of boxes. I hope you all have a fabulous week!!
*muah*
La
www.scrapfasticdesigns.com
*** See. This is why you shouldn’t do work related stuff whilst yer packing
New releases are always 20% off mon-tues. Sorry for any confusion <3 ****
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August 2nd, 2010
Hey y’all! Deb here. Sorry I’m posting this a little late. But, the winner of my dreams challenge that random.org chose is…COILA! Congratulations Coila! If you’ll email or PM La @ SSD she’ll get you hooked up w/your prize! Thanks to those who played along!
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July 26th, 2010
Eeeeee, it’s that time of the week again fellow La lovers!!! Time to show off La’s brand new yummy goodies!!! But first I have two very special things to tell you about!!! First off, La is retiring some CU goodies for just $1 bucks….yes folk’s I said ONE DOLLAR!!!! You can find those sweet deals in the “CU Elements” Section right :::HERE:::
Secondly La is putting all her CU Doodles 40% through Tuesday!!! Yes peeps 40% OFF!!! This sale EXCLUDES CU designer templates: LUIY’s are not included in this sale, it’s just La’s CU Doodles. You can find these yummies right ::HERE:: So run…don’t walk to the store and stock up on La’s delicious doodles!!!
Now onto this weeks NR’s that as always re 20% off Monday and Tuesday. First up is La’s solo kit “Lost In My Thoughts”.

Check out what La’s team did with this kit!!

Next up is a Scoop with La’s bestest friend evah, Shawna!!! “You Give Me Butterflies”. Isn’t this just scrumptious!?!?!

Here’s what the team did with this little slice of heaven!!!

And last but certainly not least La has a brand new pack of CU Paint, Painty Paint.

See you loyal La La Land followers right back here next week for some more new La awesomeness!!!!
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July 19th, 2010
Hello peeps, Jenn here to bring you some La-goodness! First up a fun new kit - So Much to Say -

Look at how La’s CT rocked this fab kit! -

Also, La has opened up here grab bag, and you can pick up all the goodies individually now.
Layered up in You: Page Templates 4

CU - Layered up in you: Frames 2 (you can also check out the personal use version HERE at SSD)

I Keep Believing

Dream it Alpha

ALSO…long post today LOL, La is sponsor for a super fun designer contest! So flex your design muscles and sign-up for a change to win!
Check it out here -

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July 16th, 2010
Hi everyone, Vanessa here. Sorry for being late, life has been super hectic for me lately.
I thought I’d pick a few of my favorite one photo layouts in Lauren’s gallery over at SSD. These are just some that caught my eye. I always have such a hard time just doing 1 photo layouts. Hope this helps you figure out some new ideas!
flattsgurl

ijenny

irish_eyes22

jacinda

coila

Please check out these talented ladies galleries and leave them a little love.
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