Different designers have different strengths.  When it comes to great-looking background papers, I often will reach for Jen Wilson.  She has a way with papers that I just love.  Whether they're plain or patterened, they're always richly textured, grunged, almost "chalky" in texture as if hand-painted.  I used a few of her papers on my recent "The Dahlias of Volunteer Park" layout.

The other thing Jen is good at is coordinated collections.  And this year, she's promised to put out new items weekly until Christmas in her new "Holiday" collection.  She already has a few paper packs and element packs in the line-up.

I, for one, will be checking in on this collection often to see what's new.  And if I don't end up with half of it on my hard drive, I'll be surprise!  The two paper packs I'm featuring here look quite wonderful -- rich colors, unique patterns, some glitter and grunge...  Go see!

Here's the shop page for Jen's "Holiday" collection.