Never fear, the other products haven’t been retired, they are simply in progress of being moved into their new home which will be opening soon! 

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I’m running a little behind on the Me: A to Z workshop and the next prompt will be posted within the next few days.  It will be the last prompt that will be hosted at Funky Playground – the February 15th prompt will be posted at my new home.  So if you’d like to continue following along with the workshop, please sign up for my newsletter or become a fan of my facebook page to find out where it will be located.

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Andrea and I are kicking off Funky Playground’s 2012 Project 52 with this awesome set of templates, which you can pick up for 50% off with code HALFOFF now through Dec 31st.  Then be sure to visit the FPD forums in January for weekly P52 challenges and mini kits from the designers!

These templates can be used for other projects as well – scrap about each week of your pregnancy, weight loss journey, or even each week of your child’s school year! The possibilities are endless!

And be sure to check out the coordinating Paper Blocks 365 Collaboration with Little Green Frog Designs and my Paper Blocks {Months} Collection! The month templates would be perfect as “title” pages or dividers for each monthly section of your Project 365 album. And the words and their “slots” in all three of these template sets are sized exactly the same so they are perfectly interchangeable. Pick up a second set and expand your layout options!

Here’s an example from Andrea’s CTM Laura using one of the Paper Blocks 52 templates with a day number from the Paper Bocks 365 set:

And here’s one from Andrea’s CTM, Roxanna where she’s inserted her own title into the space on the template.  The possibilities for these really are endless!

And here’s one from FPD CT Shauna using it with one of the included week numbers:

Paper Blocks 365 Collab with Little Green Frog Designs

Speaking of our Paper Blocks 365 collab, today is the last day of our grab bag price of $6 – starting tomorrow the price will be raised to $20 (which is still 50% off the ‘valued at’ price of $40 and a great bargain!)

Here’s the full reveal:

Me: A to Z

The mini from the last prompt is now available for purchase in my store for just $1.50:

And the next prompt has been posted – due to the holidays, there will be no new prompt on Jan 1st – so you have a whole month to complete this prompt and/or catch up with us!  Visit the forum to get a 50% off coupon for the current letter template as well – it is available in both 12×12 and A4 sizes!

Product Retirement Sale

Funky Playground is having a 50% off product retirement sale from Dec 17 through 23 – I just retired a bunch of products last month, but I did find a few more that I think I am ready to part with – so here’s what you’ll find on sale from me:

Other Recent Releases

I missed a few blog posts, so if you aren’t a subscriber to my newsletter, here’s a recap of what you may have missed:

Unpacked my Paper Blocks {Months}, Paper Blocks {A to Z} and Paper Blocks {A to Z} A4 size Grab Bags – all of which are currently on sale at a reduced price.

Released all of the individual Paper Blocks templates A through Z (each includes the letter in 12×12 and A4 size) – I’m not going to take the time to link them all up, so just visit my store   They are all $1.50 each.

And last week I release my parts of last month’s collaborations that I participated in: Picture Perfect Alphas, We are Family Word Arts, Tribute to Tyler Alpha and Tribute to Tyler Papers

New Facebook Fan Freebie

Last but not least, I have a brand new fan freebie up on my Facebook Fan Page

We Are Family Word Arts 2 (an add-on to my We are Family Word Arts)

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Grab Bag: Paper Blocks {365}
Collaboration with Little Green Frog Designs

Thinking about scrapping your Project 365 this year? Little Green Frog Designs and I have created this fantastic collection of templates to get your album made in a snap! Just choose one of the embellished or photo-and-text-only templates and a day number png and you’re on your way!

Intimidated by the prospect of doing 365 layouts?  These templates can be used for other projects as well – scrap about each day of your vacation, document your pregnancy or weight loss journey, count down to a special occasion, or scrap a month.   The possibilities are endless!

These templates perfectly coordinate with my Paper Blocks {Months} Collection too!  The month templates would be perfect as “title” pages or dividers for each monthly section of your Project 365 album.

If you don’t like surprises, just visit the product page in the store and click on the additional images link below the preview – the entire collection is completely revealed!

Here are a few sample layouts (more can be viewed in the store in the additional images):

Build Your Own Grab Bag

I know that finances are tight around this time of year, and with the economy being what it is, I’ve decided for the first time EVER to offer a Build Your Own Grab Bag deal.  Actually, THREE deals!  The more you buy, the more you SAVE!  These offers will be available through Sunday, November 27th only!

Last Chance Grab Bags

Time’s running out for you to buy these other spectacular grab bag deals – offers expire Nov 30!

Me: A to Z Workshop

Don’t forget about prompt two in the Me: A to Z workshop!

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From Misty AKA Miss Mis Designs, the designer behind this charity collab:

Every once and a while someone comes along and sparks something in you. For me that person was a two year old angel.

A CT member of mine brought Tyler Burdick’s story to me just over a week ago and I was moved. I read his CaringBridge journal right before I put my two boys, ages 7 & 3, to bed. I brushed teeth, got jammies on and read bedtime story all while fighting back tears. I laid in between them in the bottom bunk while we read and then waited for them to fall asleep. I have days where I’m frustrated, up to my limit, and days I wish I could lock myself in the bathroom for five minutes of peace and quiet, but right then I wanted nothing more than to spend time with them, smell them, feel them and take in all the blessing that they truly are. I thank Tyler for that. He is a reminder that nothing is permanent. Even the things we think are perfect can be here on this earth for a short time. I have my babies and I thank God, a bit more today, that they are healthy.

At the prompting of my CT member, Mary Walden, I rallied a group of generous designers to create what has became my favorite piece. Tribute To Tyler.

31 designers have come together to create a huge kit in Tyler’s honor with all proceeds going to his family.

Please help us support The Burdick Familiy as they begin to heal and remember their small angel. You can read their story here: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tylerburdick

In addition to making a contribution to the collab, I offered to put it up for sale in my store at Funky Playground as well.  You can purchase this HUGE collab for just $10:

Here are a couple layouts the FPD Creative Team made with it:

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Per customer request, Paper Blocks {A to Z} are now available in A4 size!

Miss the prompt one mini?  Grab it for 25% off through Sunday!

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Everything in my store is 40-60% off!

It’s time to clear out some of the products in my store to make way for newer, more fabulous things! So, now through November 17th, take 60% off all of my retiring products! This includes nearly all of my commercial use products, collaboration kits and much more!  Here are just a few of the MORE THAN 45 products being retired this month:

ME: A to Z WORKSHOP AND TEMPLATES

Together, starting TODAY, we will be going on a year-long journey to create an A to Z album. Your album can be about yourself, a loved one or any other subject that YOU choose! Feel free to use whatever album template you have on hand, or you can use the one that I’ve created just for this workshop.   Prompt One has been posted – just click the image below to find out more and to pick up your coordinating freebie:

My complete, coordinating template collection will be available in my store November 4th through 30th as a grab bag for just $5.00 – grab it up at this low introductory price because starting December 1st the bag will be unpacked and the collection (as well as individual letter templates) will only be available at its normal retail price.

Full Reveal is viewable in my store (just click on the “additional images” link below the product preview) or in the Prompt One thread of the Workshop.

NEW TO THE CAFETERIA

Now that last month’s FPD Collab, A Noise in the Attic has retired, it’s time to add my contributions to the Cafeteria!

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NOVEMBER PLAYGROUP

Today I want to tell you about Funky Playground’s November Playgroup – we’ve put out some awesome Grab Bags and they’re all $3 each and available for the entire month of November!  YAY!

Here’s my grab bag, Paper Blocks {Months} Collection – you’ll notice that it coordinates with the A to Z paper block templates that I gave you a peek of last week (yep, those are still releasing on Nov 4th when my workshop kicks off):

There’s a full reveal in the store (just click on the additional images link under the preview)

NOVEMBER COLLAB: WE ARE FAMILY

Of course, first of the month means another LIMITED EDITION designer collab at Funky Playground.  Get We Are Family for 50% off through Nov 5th! It is jam packed with all sorts of goodies so make sure you pick this one up before it retires on Nov 30th.

FREE WITH PURCHASE: PICTURE PERFECT

This month the designers and creative team members of Funky Playground teamed up to create this whimsical collab, Picture Perfect.  It’s FREE with any single purchase of $12 or more at Funky Playground during the month of November.  Pretty awesome hey?

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

In addition to the above:

• Cindy will be kicking off Funky Playground’s DSD Celebration with a Speed Scrap
• The creative team has some fun forum games planned
• There will be a store-wide sale Nov 4-7th including lots of new products from the designers
• Me: A to Z Workshop begins on November 4th

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Together, starting November 4th, we will be going on a year-long journey to create an A to Z album. Your album can be about yourself, a loved one or any other subject that YOU choose!

Feel free to use whatever album template you have on hand, or you can use the one that I’ve created just for this workshop. My complete, coordinating template collection will be available in my store November 4th through 30th as a grab bag for just $5.00 – grab them up at this low introductory price because starting December 1st the bag will be unpacked and the collection (as well as individual letter templates) will only be available at their normal retail price.

Here’s a sneak peek (image is not linked – product will be added to my store on Nov 4)

A new prompt will be posted in the Funky Playground Inspiration Station forum on the first and fifteenth of every month (except the first prompt, which will be posted November 4th). There will also be a limited-time-only freebie offered with each prompt in the forum that will coordinate with our current letter.

To keep things exciting, we will NOT be working in alphabetical order – so be sure to check the forum to find out which letter we are working on!

Hope to see you November 4th for our first prompt!

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By Melissa (also using The End is the Beginning):

By Becki (also using This is Halloween Collab):

By Memi (also using This is Halloween)

Seeing those Creative Team layouts with my older Halloween products along with Leah’s Fun House brought back some fond memories, so I decided to have a 50% off sale on them through Oct 31st – Lowest price of the year!

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