Friday, September 24

Football Fever Is In The Air!

Fall has arrived and along with it the sights and sounds of football. In our neighborhood Friday nights mean we hear the cheering and bull horns from the local high school game. The weekend for many is filled with college and pro games. It's hard not to get tangled up in the spirit of football season!

Football Fever is the perfect collection to capture those football moments in your scrapbook pages. Whether it's your kids games, your grandkid's games or the numerous football parties you and your friends will have glued to the wide-screen TV, Football Fever will help you preserve those memories for the years to come.

The Football Fever Collection includes: an Element Pak, a Paper Pak, an Embellished Words Pak and an Alpha Pak. As always these are available as individual packs or save 25% by purchasing the Complete Kit (includes Paper Pak and Element Pak) or save 35% by buying the Collection Pak (includes the Paper Pak, Element Pak, Embellished Words Pak and Alpha Pak).









In addition there is a new FREE WITH PURCHASE kit available at DDR. Order $10 and get part A, order $20 and get both parts A and B!


Do you want to stay up-to-date on the latest sales, freebies and new collections in my store? Be sure to click the "follow" button in the "Networked Blogs" box on the right-hand side of my blog. Want to get the latest news from DDR click on the newsletter link also on the right-hand side of my blog.

Fall is in the air. The weather is changing and so are the leaves. Be sure to get out and enjoy it while you can and of coarse don't forget to snap a few pictures to add to your scrapbook. Happy Scrapping!

Colleen Lynch,
Digital ARTchives


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Saturday, September 18

DDR Newsletter Freebie Only Available a Few Days!

Are you registered for the DDR Newsletter or my blog? If not you may have missed this. New today this freebie that matches my Fall Carnival Collection and the September Blog Train Freebie! You will be able to make a bundle of adorabble fall layouts!

Get this freebie here.

September Blog Train Freebie

Get this freebie here.

Find the rest of the blog train details in my original post here.

Also check out the coordinating Fall Carnival Collection. Get any of these at my store here.







Hope you all are having a nice weekend. Happy Scrapping!

Colleen Lynch,
Digital ARTchives

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Friday, September 17

It's here...Journey to the Soul!

The Journey to the Soul Chat, based on the book and movie, EAT PRAY LOVE, will take place at 2pm EST and 10pm EST. Choose which ever time works best for you in your part of the world. You can find details here in the DDR forums. Today we will be discussing the trip to Italy and what it represents; the challenge to remain passionate and find the beauty and pleasure in our lives. Participants will be given a challenge to create a layout and journaling about where they are in this journey. Here is the layout I created.


The collection I used to create this layout is my own P.S. I Love You!

Happy Scrapping!

Colleen Lynch,
Digital ARTchives
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Friday, September 10

Kick-Off to the "Journey To The Soul" Chat & Challenge Event

Journey To The Soul

The "Journey to the Soul" chat and challenge is a 3 month long event. It is based on the book and movie, EAT PRAY LOVE. This will be a self journey to find the essence of your own life. With today's busy life styles it is often hard to find time for ourselves. Time to see the beauty all around us, to enjoy the moment, to take time to quiet ourselves, listen and pray, and to love without completely losing ourselves. This is what we will explore over the next 3 months. You do not have to have read the book or seen the movie to participate and it is not necessary to attend all three chats... jump in whenever you can...all are welcomed!
Schedule of Events

In September we will take the journey to Italy which represents the eating. Remembering to eat foods you love, but not just gobble them down. To savor the aroma, the texture in your mouth, the flavor and the way it makes you feel. Really being there, not just going through the motions. Get your appetite back. Your appetite for food, yes, but also your appetite for life.

September: We will chat on September 17th at 2pm EST about getting your appetite back for life. Then you will create a layout and journaling about where you are in this journey. What you are doing well and where you need to improve. You do not need to use a photo especially if you aren't comfortable with pictures of yourself, but get creative and use photos of things you journal about. Your layout must be made with any kit from me in the DDR store, but specifically "P.S. I Love You! was created just for this. You will receive a 25% off coupon code at the chat for any kit in my store and 1 or 2 pieces of word art from my P.S. I Love You! Embellished Words Pak that pertain to this months topic. This is a "snail scrap" so you have plenty of time to think about your journaling and to create a layout. You will have til the last day of the month to post your layout. I ask that all who participate remember to come back to the gallery at the end of each month to leave some "love" for your fellow participants.

In October we will take the journey to India, which represents the praying. We will explore your spiritual life. This will not be about religion. It will be more about you and your spirituality. It won't matter what your religious beliefs are, all that believe in something larger than themselves will find this chat and challenge inspiring.

October: We will chat on October 15th at 2pm EST about your spiritual life. Then you will scrap and journal about where you are in this journey. What you do to support this vital part of yourself and what you feel you still need to work on. You do not need to use a photo especially if you aren't comfortable with pictures of yourself, but get creative and use photos of things you journal about. Your layout must be made with any kit from me in the DDR store, but specifically "P.S. I Love You! was created just for this. You will receive a 25% off coupon code at the chat for any kit in my store (this is only for attendees that missed the first chat) and 1 or 2 pieces of word art from my P.S. I Love You! Embellished Words Pak that pertain to this months topic. This is a "snail scrap" so you have plenty of time to think about your journaling and to create a layout. You will have til the last day of the month to post your layout. I ask that all who participate remember to come back to the gallery at the end of each move to leave some "love" for your fellow participants.

In November we will take the journey to Bali that represents loving. It is fitting that it is last because we must have good footing in our lives, love ourselves and know who we are before we embark upon a loving relationship. Otherwise it is all too easy to become what the person we love wants, to meet their needs and forget our own and have trouble with setting limits and boundaries. This will be the basis of our chat and challenge this month.
November: We will chat on November 19th at 2pm EST about our love lives or even lack of love lives. You will scrap and journal about how we maintain ourselves while taking a chance and opening ourselves up to another person. How is your love relationship working now? What works, what doesn't in your current relationship and explore how our past love relationships worked or failed. You do not need to use a photo especially if you aren't comfortable with pictures of yourself, but get creative and use photos of things you journal about. Your layout must be made with any kit from me in the DDR store, but specifically "P.S. I Love You! was created just for this. You will receive a 25% off coupon code at the chat for any kit in my store (this is only for attendees that missed the first chat or second chats) and 1 or 2 pieces of word art from my P.S. I Love You! Embellished Words Pak that pertain to this months topic. This is a "snail scrap" so you have plenty of time to think about your journaling and to create a layout. You will have til the last day of the month to post your layout. I ask that all who participate remember to come back to the gallery at the end of each move to leave some "love" for your fellow participants.
"Journey to the Soul" is an event to get you to explore your self and scrap about who you are. We all scrap so many pages about the others in our lives, but what will remain to tell our story to our kids and grand kids?


Drawing for Keys to my Store

All participants will be entered into a random drawing. For each chat you attend and every challenge you complete on time your name will be entered into the drawing. You can enter up to 2 layouts per challenge for credit. So if you participate all three months in the chat and you post 2 layouts for each challenge you can earn up to nine entries in the drawing. The more entries you have the higher your odds for winning. Winner will be picked by random.org. The lucky winner will walk away with the keys to my store. All you can download for 1 month-free!

Get additional details at the DDR Cocktail Hour forums.

Happy Scrapping!

Colleen Lynch,
Digital ARTchives Pin It

Thursday, September 9

Its a Wonderful World!

Yes, it is, and you will really think its a wonderful world in October when the DDR (DigiDesignResort) FWP (free with purchase) kit is release. I just finished my contribution to this fabulous collaboration and here's a preview to wet your appetite.


Remember this will not be available until October, but the link above will take you to the page in the store where it will be once it is released. I can't wait for you to see some of the other contributions! We have such a talented Design Team at DDR!

Don't forget the October Blog Train: Fall Carnival is still in full swing! Scroll down for more info and links to the freebie. And the September Mix & Match Event is called P. S. I Love You! So many wonderful kits to choose from and so little time...it runs through the end of the month. And look for information on a new Chat & Challenge called "Journey To The Soul" a 3-month event beginning on September 17th! Details will follow later this week.

Enjoy all the wonderful happenings at DDR this month, Happy Scrapping!

Colleen Lynch,
Digital ARTchives
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Monday, September 6

P.S. I Love You! is Here

P.S. I Love You! is part of the September Mix & Match Collection. Be sure to check that category in the store for other coordination kits. You might note my collection took a bit of a deviation and is inspired by the movie and book, EAT PRAY LOVE. I think the kit name works so well for this collection because P.S. is a post script, an after thought...and all too often loving and taking time for ourselves is an after thought. EAT PRAY LOVE is a journey of self discovery. Finding the joy in life again, a spiritual awakening and the capacity to love again is what this self-journey is about. It is set against the backdrop of a trip to Italy (the eating), India (the praying) and Bali (the loving). No matter where you are in your journey this is the perfect kit to scrap your progress with, yet versatile enough for so much more.

The P.S. I Love You! collection includes: an Element Pak, a Paper Pak, an Embellished Words Pak and an Alpha Pak. As always these are available as individual packs or save 25% by purchasing the Complete Kit (includes Paper Pak and Element Pak) or save 35% by buying the Collection Pak (includes the Paper Pak, Element Pak, Embellished Words Pak and Alpha Pak).







You will find the Complete Kit here and the Collection Pak here.

Hope everyone is having a safe and wonderful Labor Day weekend. Happy Scrapping!

Colleen Lynch,
Digital ARTchives
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Saturday, September 4

Oops...Please read if you had a problem with the coupon code!

It was brought to my attention that the coupon code for the September Blog Train 25% off coupon did not work properly. This was my error. I overloaded the system by adding in all the products you were able to use it on (everything in my store!) rather than subtracting what you couldn't use it on (nothing). Anyway thanks to our wonderful Admin at DigiDesignResort.com and their web guru the coupon is fixed and should have been working as of noon CST. I am so sorry for the inconvenience. Pin It

Wednesday, September 1

All Aboard the September Blog Train!

Welcome to my portion of the September Blog Train. This months collaboration is called Fall Carnival. A beautiful palette of jewel-tone colors perfect for the upcoming season.

You have arrived here from Color With Caryn.

You are at Digital ARTchives by Colleen Lynch. This is my freebie contribution:
Download here or here or here.

You will be downloading from You Send It, a secure file sharing site. No need to worry about viruses, waiting or ads.

Your next stop on the blog train is Eye On Design.

If you get lost go to the Blog Train Blog to find a complete list of the 100 contributing designers.

One more freebie that matches this available Sept. 17th - Sept. 19th only!


Get it here.

This was such a fun palette to work with I created a full collection that is in my store now.






Also I have a few layouts for you done with this collection.






If you like what you see please remember to click on the "follow" button on the right-hand side of my blog in the "Networked Blogs" box. This way you can keep up to date on the latest freebies, sales and new releases.

Thank you for stopping at my blog today. I hope you stop back soon!

Happy Scrapping!

Colleen Lynch,
Digital ARTchives


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