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Good morning/evening, scrappers!  You know it’s mid-August, just prior to school starting, with all the tax-free weekends and the glorious new products at FPD.  The designers have been at it again, creating all sorts of fun new products for those special pages.  Of course, there are other fun goodies, too, that cover just about all your scrapping needs.  Welcome to New Products Monday and enjoy!

The title alone of this product just brings back tons of memories for me!  Am I the only one that would cover their books with grocery sacks so that I’d have TONS of space to write on and decorate???  Boy, I sure could have used these from ChereKaye.  :o)

Or these…

From Miss Corina, and I have to say that I *love* these.  Your stash of arrows can never be too big, in my opinion.  I love arrows on my pages, and these are to die for!  The shapes, buttons, and funky colors are PERFECT.  Thanks, Corina!

And speaking of Corina, no one does paper like her.  Check out these AWESOME “solid-ish” papers…  definitely going in my go-to folder.  These are gorgeous with just the perfect grunge factor.

If you’re like me, you won’t be able to decide which pack to get.  So, Corina just made it a lot easier:  ALL OF THEM!  She’s bundled them up together.  Just throw this puppy in your cart and get to scrapping.

Well, we all know Laura Bratcher has some of the most clever ideas in the digi realm.  These papers are no different.  For a new twist on papers (or an alpha…  see Angela’s page below), don’t forget to check out Laura’s Initially papers: a total of 32 papers!  I can’t imagine the time she spent on these for you, but it was well worth it.  These are too cute!

And from Lauraskathi, a quickpage album for you from her kit last week.  What a beautiful album this will make (and in LESS time, always a plus)!

Traci Murphy goes all swanky on us with these photo masks.  How elegant are these?!?  Beautiful, Traci, and yes…  they’re gallery-worthy!

And, while I can’t speak for your kids’ grades, your pages will sure to be A-plusses with these papers.  Definitely your more upscale back-to-school papers, these will be perfect for your older kiddos.  So pretty and, heck, they’re versatile enough that you can use them just because they’re beautiful.

New at FPD for you hybrid scrappers…  this is an EXCELLENT idea.  Head on over to FPD and read up on this:  click me!  You won’t be sorry!

And, I did warn you, right?  The August hybrid goes digi, and it’s a doozy!  Check out these fabulous colors and elements.  This kit is FULL of goodness, ladies!  Don’t miss out.  You’ll be sorry if you do!

Back by popular demand… (okay, not really, but because I know you love the inspiration)…  The FPD site CT showcases all this Monday madness for you.  Not sure how to use a particular element or color???  Check out these pages.  You’ll find MORE THAN plenty of excellent and creative ideas!

Page by Angela:

Pages by Kristy:

Page by Julie L.:

Page by Jamie:

Page by Michelle:

Page by Joyce:

Page by Carolee:

And, that’s a wrap.  I’m off to kick start my week with a double dose of caffeine.  I wish all you fabulous ladies a wonderful week.  Enjoy scrapping those pages and stop by next Monday, too, for more FPD goodness.  There’s always something for everyone!

Cheers!

Hey, gang.  It’s Amy again, here to report those fabulous new products going into the store today at FPD.  Kids are going back to school soon, so you know what that means:  fun and funky BACK TO SCHOOL kits.  Get ‘em here, folks, and scrap those memories!

Okay, but before you “get back to school,” you really have to CELEBRATE what this summer has been all about…  time with family and friends and BBQs and vacations and all those photo ops of the things we love best in our lives.  To help you scrap those, get ready for the August Hybrid (coming August 15th).  Pre-order your hybrid kits or snag the digi-kit, but don’t miss out on this gorgeous August collab from FPD!  Here’s you a little sneak preview.  :o)

Okay, now getting back to business…  Here’s one of the CUTEST “back to school” kits ever:  new and refreshing…  just what it’s supposed to be about.  My one and only starts kindy this year, so…  if I can see enough through the tears, I can’t wait to scrap pics from that day with this from LaurasKathi!

And for you a la carte folks…  the alpha, elements, and papers are all sold separately, too.

And, I’m sure Laura Bratcher has the PERFECT school kit.  It’s not as if she isn’t an old pro at this.  Grea job, girl.  I can’t wait to see all the scrapped beauties with this!

And if you love these bold papers, Laura’s packaged them up separately for you, too.  She’s nice like that!  :o)

Cori Gammon is on fire this month as FPD’s guest designer.  She brings you two cute “go to” element packs, because as scrappers, you know you can never have too many ribbons or alphas!

And if that weren’t enough…  she teamed up with our FPD co-owner Traci Murphy for a SENSATIONAL collab.  These two are dangerously clever and creative together! 

Speaking of alphas…  Ms. Murphy also delivers these hot, little numbers (alphas).  She does glitter and glitz like no others.  Check out these beautiful babies!  Perfect glitter in perfect colors!!!

And, one more GOT TO HAVE kit for you:  Morning Melody by Marcie Reckinger.  Isn’t this beautiful???  So feminine and pretty!  Thanks, Marcie! 

I hope you didn’t miss the announcement last week.  Tracy Blakenship has joined FPD as the master of templates.  Check out these and then RUN TO THE STORE and snag them up.  You won’t regret it.  Templates make your life so much easier!!!  Fabulous job, Tracy!

And creating lots of pages to inspire and wow you, the FPD site CT showcases the beautiful work of all the designers’ efforts.  Thanks, ladies!

Page by Julie B.:

Pages by Michelle:

Page by Julie L.:

Pages by Angela:

Page by Joyce:

Page by Laura:

Page by Kristy:

Page by Beth:

These girls are HARD AT WORK.  If you enjoy and appreciate their work, go ahead…  drop by and leave a comment or visit their galleries.  You know, we all love a little unexpected praise!

 Have a most excellent week, my friends.  Scrap hard and enjoy these remaining “dog days.”  As for me, I’m going to be enjoying my central AC.  I don’t care, Texas or not, no one should have to live in temps of 106 and higher!!!

 Cheers!

It’s August, my friends! It’s nearing that time for the kiddos to go back to school, and thus, leaving you with MORE scrap time. This means that these New Products Mondays are even more fun, fabulous, and funky than ever before. Take a seat, sit back, enjoy!

As if the alphas from Dollar Day Thursday didn’t do her in, Lauraskathi brings THREE more cool alphas. This lady is a machine, folks. Check these out (and don’t forget the previous ones, too). She also brings a new kit: Lisa. How pretty and fun is this?!? Lots of cool word art in this one… check out the layout from the CT below for a fabulously creative page from Michelle using all this word art.

Laura Bratcher pulls off this GORGEOUS kit: Cottage Style. Aren’t these colors unbelievably pretty? Makes me think of spring, which is a good thing right now with temps reaching 107 in my area! Beautiful, Laura. You never cease to amaze!

And for your shopping pleasure… the papers and elements a la carte!

Wanna see something totally fun? Look at this fantastic new kit by Cori Gammon! How cute are these elements?!? I’m always such a sucker for denim on a page. Too cute! Thanks, Cori!

And to showcase all these fab goodies, the site CT has been hard at work again. Well, not really. They all love scrapping and make this seem so effortless. Thanks, girls, for the beautiful pages and inspiration.

Pages from Julie L.:

Page from Laura:

Page from Julie B.:

Page from Joyce:

Pages by Michelle:

Pages by Carolee:

Page by Kristy:

Page by Jamie:

And I would like to step in and say HI HI! I am joining the Funky Playground Team selling my templates! I am so excited to be here! I have had a long time crush on these girls for eons and have been on their CT for two months as well as on kathi’s and ChereKaye’s individual CTs.

A little about me. I have been a SAHM for 5 yrs….before that I worked for the CA State Legislature. I am step mom to three beauties…Breanna, Jennifer and Kristen. I have Chase and Hayden here at home with me. I am also a proud grandma to Tobee.

I love to hang out with friends and family…they are very important to me. We camp, hit thrift stores, read and craft. I am very involved in my kiddos education….volunteering on both’s boards and at the schools.

I look forward to the fun we are bound to have together here at the Playground.

Here is what I released today…both on sale. click here to go to my section of the store:

Brand new template pack full of lots of fun extras (includes instructions)

and set 14

Enjoy your Monday everyone. We’ll see you same spot, same time next week. Have a wonderful week, and happy scrapping!!!

Carolee here with several fun and funky August desktops for you!   With all the amazing Teacher’s Pets we have with us this month, one desktop wasn’t gonna be enough.  So we have ELEVEN here to choose from - plenty for you to have a fresh new desktop every few days if you’d like.  Are you blown away by the talent in the Teacher’s Pet galleries like I am?  There is some amazing new stuff in there and if you haven’t checked it out yet these desktops provide another peek at the free kits that are available.  Desktops come in two sizes.  Click on the images to download.

From Flutter Expressions:

From Sherry Tierney:

 From Happy Scrap Girl Designs:

From Ana Amorim:

From Rachel Martin:

From Kari Hentzelt:

From Kim Jensen:

From Joyce Paul:

From Biebels Scraps:

From Dunia:

From Silke:

From everyone here at FPD and all the Teacher’s Pets we hope you enjoy these and have a great month!

Good morning, all.  I hope you brought your coffee (or tea or whatever your drink of choice is in the morning).  There are some fabulous new products this fine Monday, so you might be here for a while.  Enjoy!

You got a little sneak peek of this last week from Corina.  Go forth, drool, and all that crazy stuff, and then…  head on over to FPD, because it’s now on the shelves.  Wonderful and fun!

Or if you just need some fabulous solids…

Or if you’re insane (and a heck of a lot more talented than me) and want to make your OWN papers…  Of course, these overlays make it seem so EASY!  Quick.  Someone try them and get back to me. 

Laura Bratcher is back with her Mango Tango.  I think her move to Hawaii was the best designing decision she’s made.  All that gorgeous inspiration around her is really paying off.  LOL!  :) 

Now, hold on to your hats.  Lliella Designs brings this ADORABLE kit for you, but she doesn’t stop there.  She follows it up with these incredible pre-made goodies, too, that are amazing and clever both!  Check out some of this goodness.

The kit:

The bragbook album:

The quickpage album:

The papers:

The elements:

And amazing clockface:

And alpha:

Or the whole kit-n-kaboodle:

The “Austin” clockface:

And, Traci’s destructive again, tearing up those photos for you as only she can!  Check out these cool torn photo templates…  for the ultimate grunge!

And I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t show off all these nifty (did I just really say ‘nifty’) new products in action.  Straight from the FPD Site CT, here is some beautiful work showcasing all these beautiful, new products.  This team never fails to fascinate!

Pages by Michelle:

Page by Joyce:

Page by Angela:

Page by Julie L.:

Page by Jamie:

Page by Julie B.:

Page by Carolee:

See, I warned you that you might be here a while!  I bet you’re heading for your second cup by now.  Hey, no worries.  Grab that, and then head on over to the store.  You don’t want to miss out this week!  Have a wonderful one, ladies and/or gents.  See you next Monday!

Why are you still here?!? Email us already! Well, check out the Dollar Day goodies first, LOL!

Hi, everyone.  I’m back from a not-so-peaceful vacation in New York City.  While it was a fabulous vacation, well, it is New York, and I’m still recuperating.  Please accept my apologies in advance for cutting to the chase.  This girl needs to catch some ZZZZZs.  So without further ado, here are this week’s new products at Funky Playground Designs.

Laura Bratcher creates these adorable, colorful frames.  How precious and fun are these?!?  If you’re like me and hate to see the raw edge of a photo, here’s your solution.  There’s something for every page!

And, if those frames weren’t enough, would you just look at these?!?  I love the cheerful, summer colors.  What a fun way to showcase your photos!

Corina knocks herself out with this gorgeous kit.  Can you believe all the yummy goodness that’s packed in here?!?  Go check it out in the store.  I bet you won’t regret it! 

Traci Murphy delivers this soft and pretty kit.  I think she’s done an excellent job of incorporating a vintage feel with some newer, trendy elements.  Wow, girl.  This turned out beautifully!

And a preview of Traci’s gorgeous papers in her new kit… 

And from our July guest designer-Jofia-this fabulous Alphabead:

And that’s a wrap folks.  Check out these pages and projects below.  As usual, the FPD Site CT rises to the occasion with some amazingly stellar and inspirational work.  Just incredible! 

Pages by Michelle: 

Pages by Julie L.: 

Pages by Joyce:

Pages by Kristy:

Pages by Tracy:

Page by Carolee:

And some hybrid projects for you…

Project by Michelle:

Projects by Andrea:

From everyone at FPD, have a wonderful and safe week.  While I’d love to hang out all night scrapping with these yummy new products, this chick can’t wait for her head to hit the pillow!  :o)  Happy scrapping!

Happy Monday!  Site CT gal Carolee here, filling in for our lovely bloggirl Amy.  Hope your week is off to a great start.  I am excited to announce that we have five amazing collaborations debuting today and we’re calling them the FPD Summer Collection!  Each is stuffed with a huge variety of papers and elements and they all have absolutely stunning color palettes.  There is something for everyone in this versatile collection, so let’s get started!

The first collaboration is called Sassy Bikini, and it lives up to its name.  Bright, bold colors and whimsical patterns stand out in this one:

Our next collab, Beach Vacation, is perfect for your beach and water shots!  This kit makes me crave a trip to the ocean. I think it’s such a stunner!

Our third collab, Lemonade and Sunshine is so soft and pretty. There are some beautiful, delicate treasures in this one!

Our fourth collab just screams ‘boy’ to me!  Summertime Backyard is full of wonderful primary colors.  It’s the perfect kit to scrap all those kid photos and more.  There is an amazing amount of word art in here!

And finally, we have Breezy Afternoon. So pink and pretty and fun! Perfect for your girly girl.

Each collab is available separately or you can purchase the entire FPD collection together at a special price here. This collection is oh so versatile and works so well mixed together, as you can see in many of our site CT layouts:

From Julie L:

From Michelle:

From Joyce:

From Jaime:

From Carolee:

From Kristy:

From Angela:

That’s it from us this Monday!  Have a wonderful week!

Howdy, ladies.  I hope you are all recovering from a safe and fabulous 4th of July.  My celebrating is done, and I think I might just need a vacation day to recooperate!!!  It was a whirlwind day.

It’s Monday, and as usual, I’m here to let you know about the wonderful new products going in the store.  Hang on to your hats, gals, and let’s get started!

First off, the July Guest Designer for FPD starts the month off with the bar raised SUPER HIGH.  Check out this gorgeousness!

Right behind her, Laura Bratcher outdoes even herself with this amazing paper pack!

And back with more funkiness, Corina steps out with these adorable (and funky) new products!

And, closing out this week’s new goods, here are some totally cute products from Traci Murphy.

And these (check out the matching Crazy Cool papers from last week)…

And to demonstrate all these lovely new goodies, here’s some wonderful work from that rockin’ FPD site CT.

Page by Michelle:

Page by Julie L.:

Page by Julie B.:

Page by Joyce:

Page by Beth:

I hope you guys all have a SMASHING week, and I’ll see you in a couple of weeks.  Take care and HAPPY SCRAPPING!!!

Traci here with a hot new desktop for you! Click here to download. Comes in varying sizes and has a version with and without holes.

Enjoy!!