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Update on my previous creative block: I have done a completely 360 and am now drowning in inspiration. I have so many ideas about so many things that I'm almost wishing for the creative block to come back, but not really. I'm working on a Mexico Bundle and it's exploding. It will be quite large. And bright. And full of glitter. Prepare yourselves.

This week I have some random fun for you!

We just had the sunniest and most wonderful weekend. On Saturday we drove to Salem, the state capitol to enjoy some tremendous cherry blossoms. We didn't even know the blossoms were going to be there, so it was really a happy coincidence that we went right when they were in full bloom. Needless to say I have a lot of scrapping ahead of me because I am not capable of taking less than 100 photos when I see cherry blossoms.

It's another random release week where I indulge my desire to make whatever I feel like. The calendars available this week were made in response to a request I saw in the forums, and if you have any thoughts about something random you'd like to see, I love to hear it!

Today I have a few more random kits for you to enjoy. Also, March is kicking off my ocean month. I have not one, but two ocean inspired bundles coming out. They are quite different in mood, so if the first one isn't to your liking, don't worry! I have some ocean things for you today, as well as some other bits and bobs.

As I mentioned on Friday, I've been feeling random lately, so I've started working on more individual kits, usually templates, although in some cases other bits and bobs as well. I am definitely in love with the current gold trend, so it was time that I tried my hand at making some gold textures. I like them well enough, and you'll be seeing them pop up in future designs.

A new giant bundle for you this week, all the way from Egypt! Over a year ago, Jordan and I took a dream trip to Egypt and finally I have scrapped the experience! And made this enormous bundle! Since I actually used this bundle in a project, it directly reflects how I like to scrap. And it doubled in size from when I initially thought it was finished, since there were a ridiculous number of photos to scrap. I hope you can find things to enjoy in this bundle, even if you haven't been to Egypt.

There have been so many tremendous layouts being made for the 30 Day Challenge. We have just 1 week left, and I'm pleased that my 2 goals should be accomplished by then. I had two projects I wanted to get done, and I finished one of them during the week and I wanted to share!

A super fun bundle this week to celebrate Chinese New Year! I am somewhat in love with the little animal faces I drew for this bundle, and crossing my fingers I got all the Chinese right (copy-pasted from Wikipedia...) I am quite keen to use this bundle for some personal scrapping, but it's so far back in the archives I don't know when I'll get around to it...I actually graduated from high school in Hong Kong, and my family continued to live there while I was in college, so I visited often. Lots of old photos to scrap...

I've got a new wintery bundle for you this week. I know lots of you are in the midst of a cold and snowy time. My sister lives in Minneapolis, so I get cold updates from her. Jordan and I are out on the Oregon Coast right now. It's chilly, but not really if you consider somewhere like Minnesota...So this bundle is for those of you going around all bundled up. Think cozy thoughts!

I'm super excited about this kit, mostly because I'm really looking forward to using it with my photos from my trip to the beautiful Lake District last summer. It was a wonderful little stop on our way back to the States, you can read more about it here if you'd like. As for designing this actual bundle, it really was something of a struggle to get the colors right.