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Saturday Scraplift No. 129

I’ve had this gorgeous layout by Esther in my favorites for a while and I would love to see some lifts of it in the Saturday Scraplift gallery:

I love this one with it’s big photo, worn look and stitching. That photo tells such a story, and this design lets it shine.

Angie and Elena were inspired to create these great pages:

Credits: layout by Angie, Million Miles kit, Worn Hearts and Dirty Words by Lynn Grieveson, Stitching by Anna Aspnes, Classic Curled Photo frame by Katie Pertiet, Staple Its!by Pattie Knox.

Credits: layout by Elena, stitching by Anna, Classic Cardstock:Energy (coming soon), Classic Cardstock:Natural Beauty, Painted Fall masks, Photo Clusters No.24 and Tabbed dates by Katie Pertiet.

Looking forward to see what you come up with. If you are inspired to lift Esther’s page, don’t forget to post in the Saturday Scraplift gallery.

~ Lynn

Inspiration can be a funny commodity. A color, a picture, an advertisement, a scent, or a sound can evolve into a work of art on a scrapbook page. This week’s template by Pattie is filled with inspiring elements: the circular design, the intriguing spaces for paper or pictures, the white space. It’s a great canvas just waiting to inspire your next page.

Speed Byte No. 003

Kayleigh’s (Kayleigh) darling Makenna is the focal point of this great page with Kayleigh’s signature stitching and impeccable choice of elements.

Credits: Speed Byte No. 003, Botanica Paper Pack and Ribbons, Cut Ups: Baby Collection, Hush-a-Bye Element Pack, Tailed Journalers, Classic Cardstock: Muse, Roughed Up Alphabet: Krafty, Flossy Stitches: White, Natures Best Flowers, Stitched by Anna White No. 2, Stitched by Anna Circles No. 2

I knew what photos I wanted to use with Pattie’s template, but I didn’t have any concrete ideas beyond that. Once I started working with it, however, the circular elements inspired my title and journaling.

Credits: Speed Byte No. 003, Have a Heart Felts No. 2, Simply Stripes Paper Pack No. 1, Spot Dots No. 13 Paper Pack, Chipboard Alphabet: White, MultiStitched by Anna Black/White No. 1, MultiStitched by Anna Circles Black/White No. 1, SandScratched Overlays No. 1 12x12, Miscellaneous Brads: Red, Miscellaneous Brads: Blue

This versatile template is one of the Thrifty Thursday specials; you can pick it up for 30% off. I hope you’ll join in this challenge and post your page in the Template Challenge Gallery so that we can see how you were inspired.

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I’ve got a great piece of inspiration for you this week!
Searching for gifts for my really hard to buy for Hubby, I came across this CD cover. How could I resist this for an iTunes challenge?!

And heres how some of the creative team ran with it…

Sam worked her usual magic and made this pretty, pretty page -

Anke made a perfect seasonal page, with clever 3D font and row of photos -

Debi made a striking sports page that just leaps at you…

And heres mine. Nothing like I was going to do, but I like the outcome, so I guess thats all that matters right?

It makes me chuckle; I think we should put it on the wall. Just need a house with more walls…so many pictures I want to frame and put up, as you can imagine!

Really looking forward to seeing what you create from this inspiration. Make sure you post it in the iTunes very own gallery, so we can spot it easily and leave it some love!

Next challenge in two weeks time. There are some Christmassy itunes inspirations coming very soon! Cant wait!

It’s time for another Simply Inspired Contest and your chance to win $10 worth of free goodies from the Designer Digitals store!!! Hope you all had a great weekend and are ready for some cool new design inspiration! This week we’re using this fun poster to jumpstart your creativity: 

This baby has been sitting patiently in my inspiration folder just waiting for me to call it’s name. Well, today is the day! Bold typography. Great use of white space. A color combination that is purely delicious. What more could a girl ask for? Start your next layout by pulling inspiration from one (or all three) of these great design starters. OR feel free to be inspired by those adorable little graphics or simply create a page about all the things YOU like. Take whatever speaks to you and run with it!

When your layout is complete, upload it to the Simply Inspired gallery on or before November 30, 2009 to be in the running for a $10 gift certificate to the Designer Digitals store!!!

I can’t wait to see how you are simply inspired!