After its tour of the North Island on the roof of the car, the kayak finally made it into the water at Scorching Bay the other day:

While The Husband and Daughter-two have been sporty, I have been getting messy playing with ink:

And some hand-drawn swirls and vintage text, and you get the sort of brushes I love to place behind photos and elements on my layouts:

Here in pink:

And here in blue:

And in black by Jenn:

And in patriotically French colours by Arumrose!

We used some of the other new products in store at The Lilypad today:

And also in store at the Janvier Kit and Worn Out Reviews templates:

Here's how the team and I had fun creating with them:

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