Celebrating iNSD

Guys, don't miss this super sale going on this weekend in celebration of iNSD!


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Birthday party invite

My husband had a birthday last week and we decided, at a very late hour, to have a birthday dinner party for our parents and siblings this coming weekend. I quickly whipped up a little invite and sent it out at the beginning of the week.

I wanted to do classic, sleek, simple so I chose to go with brown and white. I used a paper from my La Storia paper pack and a beautiful image of a pumpkin. The dotted border adds that little extra without overpowering the white space of the design.

I printed it on highly textured cardstock and it came out looking quite fabulous. I wish I had a letterpress in the back of my house but alas I had to make do with the Epson printer.



Oh, and did you know that I have a new brush set in the shop? It was released yesterday for One Buck Wednesday but even if you missed the super low price yesterday you can still pick it up!

Journaling Brushes

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OK, so I've got a deadline to meet and a bed to hit, see you soon again, hopefully with party pics and P52 photos!

New in store; The story of Template

This week I have a new Template and Quick Page combo up in the shop today!


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Brenda made this layout

Shop news

I have added a commercial license option to  my products in my shop at JessicaSprague.com.
I was getting quite a few requests for this and was finally able to work the details out with our dear site admin Laurie. She takes such good care of us, I tell you!

I have been forthcoming and added a link to my Terms of Use to every product page should anyone want to read it before purchasing the commercial license.  Please do note that the commercial use does not apply to digital scrapbook designers who want to find designs to use and sell as their own!

In other news I was hit by another major cold so I might be out of comission for a few days or so. Take care of yourselves people.

New in store - Postage Alpha, on OBW

You want to check out One Buck Wednesday today! There are lots of great stuff up for grabs for almost no money at all, including a new product from me!

Postage Alpha

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You can pick this alpha up for $1 today. Tomorrow it will be at its regular price. Don't miss it!

New in store - La Storia

I said last week when I posted my front page for the book I have started that I used new products. They went live today in my shop at JessicaSprague.com. Yay!

La Storia Paper Pack


This paper pack was inspired by the beauty of an old Italian castle where the splendor and luxury has been aged and distressed with time but has still remained intact. The pack features gorgeous damask patterns and amazing texture. There are twelve 12x12 papers in the pack in beautiful muted colours.

La Storia Elements Pack

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Designed to compliment the La Storia Paper Pack this set of elements adds the perfect touch of beautiful sophistication with a twist of distress and grunge.

The pack includes:
1 worn paper, slightly smaller than 12x12 (Not pictured in the preview)
1 text rubon
1 swirl rubon
1 scroll border
3 frames
2 labels
2 butterflies
6 wordart
1 ribbon

Here is some beautiful inspiration using the La Storia packs:

Erin made a beautiful hybrid page about herself.

Jenn made this striking layout

And you've seen my layout already (that's the paper included in the elements pack that isn't included in the preview).

There will be more layouts from me using these packs as I am going to try and use them throughout the book.

A sneaking little sneak

On Monday I have a new product going live in my shop over at JessicaSprague.com and I thought I'd share a little sneak peak with you.

I've gone all colourful and happy with this one y'all. I felt I needed it right now.
Isn't it amazing how colour can make you feel little butterflies of happy in your stomach?


Be sure to check out the shop on Monday my friends!

Giveaway winners!

Alright people, it's time for some excitement as we reveal the winners of the giveaway of two CGs worth $5 in my shop.

First, let's start with the comment drawing. But first, let me thank those of you who shared your inspirations with me. I always love to hear about inspirations as it's such a big part of my own creative life.

Now, there were nine comments, and random.org got to help out with picking the winner:

So, counting down from the top, the fourth comment is by Jeanne!
"ah, but you are lovely! And as you know, my husband inspires me. But otherwise it is my itch to leave a legacy for my daughter through photos and scrapping. To leave her a connection with the past, including her own."

Lovely comment Jeanne. Thank you for sharing!


Then let's carry on with the followers drawing.
There are currently 54 followers, and once again I turned to random.org for some help

And number 15 going in alphabetical order the winner is FABY Cuello!

Congratulations to the both of you!
Shoot me an email by clicking the letter icon on the right hand side and I will send you the GC codes.

Thank you for participating guys! Look forward to more giveaways in the near future!

Now I'm off to nurse my really, really, really bad cold. I will no doubt be back when I feel better. Love!

It's a giveaway!

Like I said the other day, hitting 400 posts needs to be celebrated. And what better way to do that than to have a giveaway? Yeah, no better!

So, here's the deal: I have two beautiful and shiny gift certificates to my shop over at JessicaSprague.com to give away. Each one is worth $5. If you would like to get your little hands on one you can
1: Become a follower of this blog (just check the right hand side)
or
2. Make a comment to this post

Now, I'm not wanting just any old comment telling me how lovely I am (although that would be nice too). No, I'm making it a little harder on you guys. I'd like to know what inspires you in your life. If you are a scrapper, what makes those little scrappin' fingers itch? If you are a photographer, what brings out the focus in you? If you devote yourself to something else - whatever it may be - what gets you motivated? Spill the beans why don't you?!

So I will be drawing one lucky person from my list of followers and one winner from the comments. If you do both, your chances of winning automatically doubles. Who doesn't like those odds, huh?

You have until Tuesday to become a follower and comment. Winners will be announced on Wednesday!

Bonne chance, and happy weekend everyone!

A little sneaky sneak

Just thought I'd share a little sneak peak of what's coming next week in my shop at JessicaSprague.com!
Don't miss it! :D

New product in store, It's a Start Templates 4

Guys, I've got a really good one for you today! It's a new template set going live in my shop over at JessicaSprague.com today!

It's a Start Templates 4

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In this set you get six 24x12 fully layered .psd templates. That means you can create twelve beautiful pages (or six double pages). You can mix and match and repeat as many times as you like to create a book with these templates. I have actually used these templates myself to create a book that I had printed with Shutterfly.

Click here to view this photo book.

Here are som other gorgeous layots made with this set:
Michelle created this gorgeous layout

Chrissy created two colourful and striking layouts

Roshni made this layout

Heather took one of the templates and altered it to fit her needs and it came out great

I also created this layout

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I hope these images have provided you with lots of inspiration to create your own!

New in the store - Wanderlust mini kit

While I was away I had a small kit go live in my shop over at JessicaSprague.com.  Needless to say I had my upcoming trip in mind when I created the kit, lol.

In this kit you get 6 papers, 3 paper elements (a post card and a ticket stub in two versions), 12 wordstrips, and two wordart in both .png and .abr format.



Brenda created this layout with the kit

Chris created this layout

Roshni created this layout

Miki created these two super cool layouts about her trip to Chicago and Spraguefest

New product in store - Be Berry

I have a new paper pack going live over in my store at JessicaSprague.com today. It's a paper pack with a colour scheme in pinks and creams. I am so in love with the colours in this paper pack that I could eat it all up! Could be the reason I decided to name it Be Berry! :D

This paper pack is a tribute to sweet summer berries and fruits. Like delicious treats from nature these papers have the colours of sweet berries warmed by the sun. Use these papers for a sweet, warm, and soft touch to your layouts and projects.


There are eight coordinating 12x12 papers in the pack. There are four solid and four patterned papers included in the pack. All the papers are beautifully textured.

Be Berry

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I will be back later today with some yummy layouts using these papers.

Have a lovely day!

OBW in da house!

Yup, it's that time again for some OBW treats. This week I've got a bite size little wordart set to celebrate summer. If you get it today you get it for $1.

Summer Bites

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Here's what Chrissy did

Here's what Eileen did:

New products in store for One Buck Wednesday

If you are up for a steal, then check out this new set of templates that I have live in my shop at JessicaSprague.com today. And check it out today because it's part of OBW (One Buck Wednesday) all day long.

It's a Start Templates 3

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Here are a few samples for you to enjoy!

I made this one

Lisa did this one

Roshni did this one

Chrissy did this one

New products in store, Tricolor

Today I have two new products live in my shop at JessicaSprague.com. I think at least some of you Americans will love this one as it's just in time for your big day on Sunday. Even if you happen to live elsewhere, I think there will be some great stuff in there for you as well. :)

The first product is a paper pack caller Tricolor (heh)

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The other product is a matching elements pack

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The paper pack includes 12 papers with a vintage red, white, and blue theme. Some of the papers have a traditional stars pattern, but I also made sure to include some non themed beautiful patterns as well as some solids.

The elements pack carries the vintage feel through and contains 25 items: 2 starry rubons (in colour and white), 2 wordart, 3 stitched flagtags (one of which is without drop shadow), 1 journaling card, 2 paper flowers, 10 numbered round tags (0-9) and 1 round tag with a star, 1 stacked paper cutout, 2 .png rubons, and 1 brush set with four brushes.

I have to admit, I am in love with the look of this stuff! I've had this urge to print everything out and cover my house with it all week. Hee!

Now, I also want to share with you some gorgeous stuff that our fabulous creative team have done with the kits.

Erica made this wonderful page

Jenn did this beautiful page

And Chrissy did this lovely page























Amazing stuff, eh? I love our creative team!

New digi scrap products

I think it's been way waaaay too long since I posted something about my digi stuff. So I thought I'd share a little. I've been a busy little bee as of late and put up quite a lot of stuff in my shop.

The Budoir Solids Paper Pack

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This large paper pack of colourful solid papers coordinates perfectly with the Classic Budoir Paper Pack. There are 18 12x12 papers in an array of beautiful colours in the pack. All the papers are highly textured.

Miki Kreuger made this layout with these papers:























Here's a page by Michelle Seizys

The 7 Days in May Template

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This was originally a freebie for the seven days of challenges Liv and I did on the Spraground in may. It's a 12x12 fully-layered .psd template with room for up to seven photos. There is ample journaling space for you to tell your story and by adding papers and embellishments of your own choice the possibilities are endless.

Joan Samuels did this page

Jenn McCambe did this page

and here is a page by Michelle Seizys

Glassy Alpha

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This set includes one uppercase and one lower case full alpha a-z, numbers 0-9, as well as punctuation that all look like beautiful pieces of glass. Also included in this product is a teal version of each alpha set. All the sets feature a beautiful drop shadow.

Life Is Good Template and QP

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This is a 12x12 fully-layered .psd template that is designed to showcase up to three photos and to let you tell the story behind them. The template is elegant and sleek in design and very versatile as there is ample room for your personal touches.

As a bonus there is also a 12x12 .png Quick Page included featuring beautiful cool papers and grungy paper frames.

Use the Quick Page to create a beautiful layout in a matter of minutes – just add your photos - or use the template to customize the look to your own needs.

Reeta Treat did this page

Heather Prins did this page

And Kelly did this one

Alright, I think I need to break this post up, it's getting out of control, lol!