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Picklemama Report
by
Annette (fazzbech)
Many of us who start digital scrapbooking really sink our teeth into it, and fast! Before we know it we are scrapping pages madly, purchasing all the latest products that catch our eye, making photobooks for memories or gifts, and getting involved in our favourite online communities. Sure, it takes up a lot of time, but is also very rewarding. Lately however, for some reason, I have been asking myself this question:
What would I be doing if I didn't digi scrap?
For those of you who have been doing this for a while now, can you even remember what you did before digi scrapping?! I for one would probably have a much tidier house, even though I am luckily still a bit of a neat freak! You could also apply this to many crafts, including paper scrapbooking. For a bit of fun, come and visit us on our discussion on this on our Facebook Fan Page, and share your thoughts!
Pop Deals!
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Playful Reverie!
A PBP free-with-minimum-purchase Collaborative Kit!
This month the talented designers at Pickleberrypop have come together to create a collaborative kit called Playful Reverie to help Pickleberrypop celebrate their 3rd Birthday in style! This kit is absolutely perfect for all your flights of fancy! Take flight in a magical land of make-believe where you can be as free as a bird, as fast as a plane, or light as a fairy! Relax and let your mind wander into a playful reverie where anything is possible!.
This kit is packed to the brim with a huge variety of delicious goodies! The papers are beautiful, and they range from fabulous scenes to subtle textures, providing something for all your paper needs! There are a huge range of elements in this kit that not only include some delightfully whimsical pieces, but there are also many beautiful pieces that will suit the more classic scrapping layout. If that is not enough there is also a separate Quickpage Album and Hybrid Pack!
But don’t just take my word for it, have a look at the beautiful pages created by our talented Creative Team:

by Nockosh

by Teresnlilly

by DebF

by WendyW

by Kawouette

by Mama Cass
Amanda's Fabulous Font Find!
by Amandac
Everyone here at Pickleberrypop is completely nutty about fonts and we aren’t afraid who knows it! So it goes without saying that we are always on the lookout for that perfect font to provide the finishing touch to our pages. Well we have decided that when we come across a great font, it isn’t very fair of us to keep it all to ourselves, and so we are going to share our Fabulous Font Finds each month with you!
This months fabulous font is called Homework.

It is the perfect font for all those pages where you need nice, childish hand-writing. Homework normal is a nice thick rounded font that will look wonderful on all those back-to-school pages, while Homework sharp is a great journaling font!! Homework can be found here at dafont.
Gallery Standouts!
Check
out the gallery for more inspiration!
Have you seen the amazing work that is popping up all over the PBP gallery of late? Here are just a few layouts that really caught our eye over the last few weeks!
Keep on scrapping and uploading to the gallery, you never know when your layout might be featured here!
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In
This Issue :
Picklemama
Report
Pop Deals!
Special Collab - Playful Reverie
Fabulous Font Find
Gallery Standouts
Challenges!
Pickle Baby Alert!
Welcome LorieM Designs
Pickle
Pick of the Month
Free Desktop Wallpaper!
Photography Corner
10 Dreamy Quotes
Info and great Deals!
Challenges!
So many challenges, so little time, but there is also PBP $$ to be won!

A colour challenge with a twist! Scrap a layout using the colours of summer (blue, yellow and orange) but your layout must not contain any people!
Post your layout and/or link in the forum BEFORE the challenge closing date, to be eligible for the gift certificate prize.

For this month's scraplift challenge, we are lifting Mary Pop. I'm sure you will be able to find a layout to inspire you in her gorgeous gallery!
Post your layout and/or link in the forum BEFORE the challenge closing date, to be eligible for the gift certificate prize.

The Photography Challenge this month is all about the number three!
Yep that's right 3, three things, the number three, anything that has anything to do with three!! (Above photos 1. The three muses 2. Three 3. Three barrels via flickr).

Take part in the current Pickle Jar Challenge and receive this awesome bonus freebie from our guest Designer Kaye Winiecki!

Post your layout and/or link in the forum BEFORE the challenge closing date so you don't miss out!

A fantastic, versatile new template by Kirstiegai has hit the forums just this week! Get a head start on your next page and join in this challenge!
More Pickle Babies!
We have another new picklebaby! Our long-time Creative Team member extraordinaire Nee gave birth to a little girl, Eden Grace, on July 21st.

Pickleberrypop would like to congratulate Nee and her family, and wishes them many happy times and snuggles ahead!
Welcome LorieM Designs!
You simply must check out the products in store by LorieM Designs, she has some adorable kits, co-ordinated brag books, doodles, and templates! We are so pleased to have her join the team!




Pickle Pick of the Month!

This amazing page I love you by 1girl1boy is the Layout of the Month for August. This page stood out in the gallery this month with it’s simple yet fun design, funky colour scheme and wonderfully loving journaling. All these elements come together beautifully!
Congratulations1girl1boy! Please PM fazzbech via the forums to
receive a special gift certificate for your next order in the pop shop!
Free Desktop Wallpaper!

This whimsical September desktop wallpaper was created by amandac using PBP's August collaborative kit, Playful Reverie! It now comes in 3 sizes too:
1024x768, 1280x800 (widescreen), and 1280x1024
You can grab the desktop from
>>HERE<<, no coupon required.
Photography Corner
Photography by morguefile.com
Fantastic short tips to help you take some amazing and creative photos!

We are on the downwards slope towards Christmas, and so, it's time to start thinking about your Christmas photo shoot for this year's Christmas cards! You do all make your own cards...right?!
10 Dreamy Quotes!
Perfect for your layouts using the Playful Reverie Collaborative kit!
To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act. - Anatole France
He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it. - Douglas Adams
You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, "Why not?" - George Bernard Shaw
Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. - John Updike
The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning. - Oprah Winfrey
There is nothing like dream to create the future. Utopia to-day, flesh and blood tomorrow. - Victor Hugo
Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives. - William Dement
If you can DREAM it, you can DO it. - Walt Disney
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. - Les Brown
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon--instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. -- Dale Carnegie.
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