Janeal's Corner

A new layout and wordart freebie

2010-10-30T05:18:00.000-07:00

I have done a layout for the Digitalscrapbookpages challenge He Said, She Said Challenge. This is what I came up with. I just wanted to share it with you at this time. I have more layouts to share but I will do that later.

I loved this quote for the He Said, She Said Challenge here at Digitals. I had to do this quote with my husband and my youngest son. I will put this wordart up on my blog if anyone wants it.

Cameron's Classic Charm in Chocolate and Sky by Shawn Walter; fonts: CaramelNuggets, Castellar

So here is the word art if anyone would like it:
Go HERE to download this word art.

Some Scout Camp layouts

2010-10-07T17:01:00.001-07:00

Here are some layouts I have done for Scout Camp this past summer.

I have used a great kit called Love of Fishing by Karens Scraps and Graphics.

Here are the layouts:

This is the boys at scout camp sleeping outside. The journaling says it all. Basically they wanted to sleep together outside so they did.

Those boys were so funny! I love how they just had to sleep outside even though they were warned about animals and such.

One more thing I did with this kit was I made a recipe page for my book. This was made for the Cookin' Recipe Challenge at Digi Scrap Station. Come over and join in on the fun and receive some great recipes for your own cookbook!

This recipe was just delicious just like it says. I enjoyed this soup I am sure I will be making it a lot this winter!

Hello I am back with a freebie

2010-08-17T16:39:00.000-07:00

Hello all! Yes, it has been quite some time hasn't it. I am so sorry about that. I actually tried to post something a few months ago but I forgot to finish the post. I will get that template up later.

In the past year and a half I have had a baby and tried to keep up with him and my other 6 boys. Yes, 7 in all! I am TIRED! Phew! My oldest is 14 right now and he is just as tiring as my 9 month old. I am sure you all know what I mean. Ha ha!

This is my baby and my 3 year old. What a pill!

Anyhow, I was so sick with the pregnancy and have also been having some complications since having him. I am ready to take some sanity time for myself and get back into scrapping. I thought the perfect thing to get me going would be just to jump right back in and continue making some templates.

Anyhow, enough about me and my wonderful little family. I have some goodies for you. I thought I would share with you what I have made. I have some wordart for you and I have a scrapping template for you. I hope you enjoy them. First I wanted to share with you what I have done with them. Here goes.
This isn't with my template but this is a card I made with the same kit I used for all of my layouts I have done here. At Scrappindigikreations they have a few challenges and one of them is a card challenge. SammyD even has a great card template to use if you want. Anyhow, this is what I have made using the template provided with the challenge and this wonderful kit.

The kit I have used for all of the layouts and the card is Tide of Life by SammyD Kreations . Isn't it a wonderful kit. I am going to have get some more layouts done with it.

Here is a layout of my 12 year old. At the end of the last school year he finally allowed me to cut his hair. We had a deal that after the last day of school I could cut it as short as I wanted. Yay! I was so happy to finally get rid of all that extra hair.

Here is my next layout with my 3 year old. He wanted to get his hair cut too. He loves getting his hair cut so here he is showing it off.

These are some pictures of my baby and my 3 year old. They are always together playing and having fun, even when the baby is in the highchair. I found this quote on wordsimaged blog. Thank you for such great wordart hun!

This layout was of some of my boys enjoying some quiche I made. I don't normally make this type of thing but they enjoyed it until it was all gone.

This was the layout I made the word art for. I think it is funny myself. Men eating quiche and asking for more. FUNNY!!! Hahahahahaha!

Here is my new template.
pick up the 12x12 HERE

pick up the 8 1/2 x 11 HERE

To get this wordart please go HERE to get it.

As always I would LOVE to see what you do with my templates. Please send me a link to your blog or gallery so I can come and comment or even put your results on my blog here! Thanks bunches all!

2009-06-15T10:35:00.000-07:00

Sharing some layouts with a Freebie Quickpage!

First this is the layout I have done with the quickpage that is available below. I hope you enjoy it!

It has been so difficult with this pregnancy to get much done. The last few days I have felt good enough to get on my laptop. Very shocking for me.

I have been on bedrest for the past few days due to spotting and cramps. The doctor says that the baby is okay right now but that I am to keep off my feet until the spotting and cramps stop. I have to say it is nice but now I am going stir crazy.

We had to postpone Jonny's baptism which I am very sad about but I really do want to be there. My friend took him out to ice cream so he felt better about it. Thanks Angela!

Now a huge surprise for me. Three of my very close friends showed up at my home this morning (they are still here), and are cleaning my house for me. Can you believe it? I can't! I have told everyone to leave me alone and we will be okay. Dang it! Don't they listen? I hate having people in my house when I have been on bedrest and doing nothing. (I do appreciate my friends and thank you very much to them. I just get embarressed)

What was really shocking is that my husband has been working his tail off cleaning in the kitchen. I think he now realizes why it is never finished. As soon as you get close to being done you have to cook or feed the kids again! Gee I wonder why a kitchen is never clean with 6 boys?

These first few pages I have done are with DeDe Smith's great new kit Summer Smilez by DeDe Smith which will be the give free daily download at the end of this month over at Digitals.

I have also used Summer Smilez Too by DeDe Smith that is at the store now. I have also used the wordart Pool time fun by elegantwordart2 by Bethany.

This first page is of Jonny,Daniel, and Matthew being funny with expressions while enjoying our pool in April when it was warm. A lot warmer than it is now!

Here is my son Michael making a splash in the pool in April and enjoying himself to the fullest. Thank goodness they enjoyed it then because it is too cold now that it is almost summer. How funny!

This is my silly boy Daniel. He loves to make silly faces that he calls scary faces.
Summer Smilez Too by DeDe Smith ; wordart by elegantwordart by Bethany

Here is a page I did of my backyard at the beginning of spring. Credits: My Girl by Designs by Shelle which is part of this month's 3S Club at 3Scrapateers (you get 4 kits for less than $10 a month) ; font: Edwardian Script ITC

Now here is the kit I have used for today's quickpage freebie. It is called Graceful Days by Lisa Minor. Graceful days contains:9-12x12 papers, 1 border,4 bows, 2 square brads, 1 oval brad, 1 branch-flowered element, 1 bordered folded paper, 1 fence, 3 flowers,4 frames, 1 rope and 1 journal strip. All for only $1!!!!

So now, here is the quickpage I have made with this wonderful kit. I hope you like it!

Please go HERE to pick up this quickpage! Thank you for stopping by! I would love to hear from you!

2009-05-15T09:04:00.000-07:00

Fun, Games, and a Freebie Template for you!

Well, I had fun and I have been playing with some challenges that seem like games to me. This first layout I have done I used my ABC freebie Template to do. I am helping out over at Angels That Scrap and I am hosting the ABC Template Challenge there.

Credits: Pick Me! by angelfaye ; fonts: 2Peas Raspberry,Acorn Intials,2Peas Crazy Pooch
So on top of getting my ABC Templates in order ect, you also get a participation prize from me. Yup, another template! This is what I did with my new template.

This is my 5 year old being goofy with his goggles! He is so funny.

Credits: Spring Delights by angelfaye ; fonts:2Peas Spazbucket

So here is my template that I gave away as a participation prize. Next time I will give you all a bit of time to finish this challenge to get it. This challenge officially ends today if you want to try and earn the prize. I was thinking that I will give you until the end of the month if you would like to come over and try to earn it. Just go HERE and read the rules. Basically use something from Angels That Scrap and make an A page with my template. Upload it to the gallery and go back and show me the link in THIS THREAD. Then I will send you your prize!

Here is the previews to the participation prizes for the ABC Template Challenge

Now this is a funny story. I started to do this page for the He Said, She Said Challenge at Digitals then I realized that this kit was not even sold there. What a goof I am sometimes. I love this anyhow. I am definitely keeping it.

Credits: Gioia by Silvia Romeo ;fonts: Peas Stacey,JF Junglerock,Lovelight

This next couple pages is of my niece's Kayti's wedding. Credits: Blessed Be Page Set by Maddy Fernandez

Now here is a page you have all seen if you have been to my blog before since I gave it away last week as a QP! But this is my inspiration for my new template I have giving away.

Credits: Silly Summer Fun by Lisa Minor ; fonts: Bickley ScriptBernard MT Condensed
This is my nephew's new wife as of last year too. I used my new template to do it. Now this template I used a font for the flowers just to do something different. I used Amanda's Peas Stacey Doodles.

Credits: Carilopez's Ivory, Gold, Pearls and Roses by Cari Lopez ; font: Three Dates, One Night
To Pick up the 8.5x11 go HERE. (PNG and PNG+ files included in zip)
To Pick up the 12x12 go HERE. (PNG and PNG+ files included in zip)

I would love to see any pages done with my templates. Thank you!

2009-05-07T10:14:00.000-07:00

Hello all! I am glad that I am feeling better now but I do need to let you know that I will be back and forth for a while. I started having cramps last Thursday so it kind of scared me. I am feeling better now but I am waiting for blood test results. It is making me nervous waiting.

Anyhow, I thought I would share with you a few layouts and then give you a little freebie!

My boys most favorite past time is riding motorcycles and quads. It is even better when they are out with friends in the desert.

Credits: Gettin' Dirty by Shannon Fahrnbach ; font: CK Applause

This is Jonny's new motorcycle. He just loves to ride whenever he can. Luckily we got it right before this new "LAME" law came into effect. We have a few of these little bikes but this one is bigger and fits him way better.

Credits: Hunk 'O Tin by Kathryn Estry ; Pieces Layered Templates by Dea Spina ; font: CK Amelia, CK Amalgamation

This is my youngest just as messy as can be. He just thinks it is so funny to make a mess all day long and that does not stop at his face obviously. Every time I go to take a picture he has a messy little face. Oh, well. Someone might start to wonder if I ever clean his face? I do!

Credits: Pizza Lovers by Cari Lopez ; fonts: Yikes,Viner Hand ITC

Now it comes to the freebie for today. It is a QP. I hope you all like it! It is made with Lisa Minor's Silly Summer Fun.

Check out her blog HERE and her store HERE! The amazing part is her kits are only $1 each.

I hope you like this QP and I would love to hear comments if you have time. To pick up this QP please go HERE.
Enjoy! And have a great day!

2009-04-25T12:07:00.000-07:00

Sharing pages and a Freebie for you!

Okay, I have meant to get things up faster than I have but I have not been feeling as wonderful this week as I would have liked to. It doesn't feel so great to sit up at my computer right now or at all this week. So finally yesterday I went to Best Buy and got a laptop! Woohoo! My baby spilled orange juice all over my last one about 10 months ago. Maybe I can at least do something while I am feeling horrible now.

Well, even though I am not feeling so hot I did get a few things done this past week. Here is a small sample of my pages done. I hope you like them and you can get some type of inspiration. If not well, just enjoy looking and laughing! Haha!

There is a quick page for you too. Enjoy!

This first page is a quick look at our Easter Day, Easter Memories from this year. It was wonderful. I really liked this template from digitreats so I had to do something with it right away before I forgot.

Kit: Nearly Spring by Dea Spina

fonts: Harrington

This page is of my son Michael enjoying Easter. He just loved finding eggs and his basket.

Kit: Nearly Spring by Dea Spina

Fonts: JI Bunny Caps, homework normal

Template: Pieces Layered Templates by Dea Spina
Here is a page I did for the Sketchy Details Challenge over at Digitals.

Travis was so funny! I just loved how he used our speaker as a microphone. He just cracked me up how he would constantly climb up on to my chair and use it for a stand and try to talk to Daniel that was outside the motor home.

Kit: Dots n' Swirls Paper Pack by Jennifer Maceyunas , SAll Dotty Alpha Pack by Jennifer Maceyunas , (brad recolored) from Super-Dee-Dooper Element Pack by Jennifer Maceyunas

Font: I can't remember! Woops!

Sketch copied after SCRAP-A-SKETCH TEMPLATE #12 by Jen Maceyunas.
Well, I do have to say that I love challenges. This page was for the He Said, She Said Challenge at Digitals.

These are my boys Easter Dinner. I thought this quote was perfect for this picture. Thanks for the great quote Lynne!

Kit: Irish Blessing Page Set by Maddy Fernandez

Font: EK Imaginary, EK Laughter

This page below is Chris and Jonny and their Tooth drama! Chris didn't tell us that he was having tooth pain and finally he came to me saying that he just couldn't stand it anymore and something was wrong. I looked and he had one tooth in front of the other. Literally! He had both his adult tooth and baby tooth in the same spot practically. So I yelled for Tony and he looked at it and pulled gently and it popped out! OUCH!

Jonny was a little less dramatic but long awaited. When he was two he had to have his teeth removed due to Juice Rot. He had artificial teeth put in. Well over 5 years later he finally got the artificial teeth taken out and his teeth were starting to grow out on top. Well, enough of the teeth talk.

Kit: Lemon Sunshine by Lisa Minor

Fonts: Abusive Pencil,Andy

This following page is what I did with the Quickpage that is available below. My boys were bored one day after school. It was hot and they were not sure what to do with themselves. So some dug in the sand box with huge shovels. Some ate cinnamon pita chips. And then some of them thought they had to act like muscle men. I am sorry but he is too young to be doing this I think. What do you think? They do like to play together though. That is the good thing.
Kit: Lemon Sunshine by Lisa Minor

Fonts: LD Flutter, LD PolkaDots

Wordart by www.wordsimagined.blogspot.com

Not only do I have a freebie but so does Lisa on her blog so head on over there and pick up this wonderful alpha:
This is the kit that Lisa just came out with called Lemon Sunshine. It is a very pretty kit and like all her kits they are only $1.
Here is the Quick Page I have made using this kit. I hope you like it. Please go to the download below.

DOWNLOAD QP

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to hear if you like this or not! Keep an eye out for a new template coming on Monday!

2009-04-13T18:33:00.001-07:00

I have been too busy today! Freebie QP today!

This first page I did earlier this month but I got chosen for the LOTD over at Gotta Pixel. I was so shocked. I had actually used a template for the Blueprint Challenge and turned it. This is my Daniel being his "Adventurous" self. Kit: Spring Blooms by Silvia Romeo ; Template by Brenda Miller for Blueprints Challenge ; wordart by elegant Wordart

This second layout I did with a photo I have been wanting to scrap. I used some gifts that Lisa Minor gave the CT. So I did an overlay blend and used her photo mask.

This last layout I did with Lisa Minor's Silly Summer Fun. It was a lot of fun. I saw something similar in a gallery but can not remember where.

So here is the QP! I hope you like it. It was made with Silvia Romeo's Vintage Glam.

PIck up this QP here!

2009-04-07T15:07:00.000-07:00

A few surprises for all! Maybe a Template Freebie????? What else?

Well, if you can actually read this one then you know my surprise. Yes, it was today I found out and my hubby is shocked. We are both happy but still shocked. I feel so old! Can I do it? I know I will but I still feel OLD especially when I look at this picture! I can see all the wrinkles that are forming. Augh!

credits: Spring Rain Daily Download Kit by Kimberly Cameron and Jennifer Barrette

font: Jellyka,Saint-Andrew's Queen

Here is a layout I have done of my Great-Great Grandmother on my father's side. I don't have many heritage pictures but the ones I do I cherish.

credits:

Vintage Glam by Silvia Romeo

I did this for the font challenge at Gotta Pixel and then realized that this is an exclusive kit at Scrapbook Elements. Oh, well.

font: Jellyka,Saint-Andrew's Queen

I found this beautiful layout made by Melissa Green through the Memory Makers newsletter today and I just had to do something with it! So I made some templates for you all! Now I had to be creative with the PNG+ files because you can only do so many layers so I had to merge a lot to get this together in one file. Otherwise the flowers are on separate layers. Now the bling and the twinkles are on separate layers too. Oh, I hope you like this one. It took a long time to make. Thanks for looking. Click on the links below the individual picture to get your files. Thank you in advance for your wonderful comments!

Please click here to get the 12x12
Please click here to get the 8 1/2x11.

Thanks for looking! I hope you enjoy this template as much as I have.

2009-04-03T23:35:00.001-07:00

A new type of freebie from me. Wordart Freebie! I hope you like it!

Hello all! I know that anyone that follows this blog is probably following it because of my templates. Well, I have to say that I have lost my creative juices for that type of thing. I love templates and I use them all the time. My problem is that I can not find anything I feel like I can be creative with anymore to make my own. I do apologize. I am still going to try to stop being lazy and get the rest of the PNG+'s done. Not today though.

So, I am going to try to start a few new things. First I used to do wordart a lot when I worked for 1HourScrap. It has been a while since then. I realized that I love word art so I am going to try it again. I am not perfect at it but I guess you don't have to be. That is just me!

So first I thought I would show you a little of what I am working on and then share with you my word art. If you don't want to look at the pages feel free to skip to the bottom.

Here is a page I did this past week to show my strawberry patch. Oh, the strawberries I have been getting are delicious!

I thought I would do a page about one of our newest projects on our little "farm". This is our new strawberry bed. Well, this is us making it and filling it. Of course, only my youngest three actually helped make it. Weird huh? I keep telling by big boys have you ever heard of the Chicken and the Wheat story? I know they have. Anyhow, this is us working together to do this.

Materials used:

Farm Tearz by DeDe Smith ; and strawberries from Fruit Stand by SandraK

fonts: 101 Strawberry Delight, Harrington

Here is one of my latests. Here is a page I have done just to match this wonderful wordart I have found. I love the saying it goes: "Family faces are like magic mirrors. Looking at people that belong to us we see the past, present, and future." Then I found this template that just fit it perfectly.

Materials used:

Love to Love by Dea Spina ; Wordart by elegant wordart ; template by Christina Brown Designs

Here is something I did a while ago. These are my boys climbing the fig tree at my MIL's house. This is a tradition if I ever knew of one! They have to try to hide themselves the best they can. They love this tree because it is so full all the time. Peek-a-Boo!

Materials Used:

Charlotte by Broken Jar Creations.

Okay, one more layout to share before the freebie! This one is one of my more recent layouts. This is my family a few years ago. I can not believe it was that long ago. I can remember it almost day to day when we were in the hospital. My poor baby. It truly was a miracle that he got through what he did. Some people may call it magic. I call it what it is...My baby.

Material Used:

Believe in the Magic by DeDe Smith ; font: LD Walt

Okay, so here is my little gift for you today: I hope you do like it. I would love to hear from you if you can. Below this is the layout I did when I made this word art. To collect it please go below to download! Have fun!

Here is a photo I have found in some film I just recently got developed. This is my third son Michael and I at the beach. I have always liked to just hug my kids especially when they are that young. Now he will be turning 10 this month and I am just sad because they don't like to give hugs any more. This one is for him to remember that we did used to hug at one time. Also, this word art that I have made is available on my blog.

Materials used:

Spring Ballerina by Cari Lopez (this weeks Scrap-a-Deal) at 3Scrapateers. Fonts: Pea Jeannie Script, Pea Stacy's Doodle Script, 20.000 dollar bail (Larabie Font).

So you want the word art now? Go HERE to pick it up! Thanks for stopping by!

2009-03-30T10:16:00.001-07:00

No freebie right now but I wanted to share with you a site you might l0ve!

She has the greatest fonts for your scrapbooking and anything else you need it for! Check it out!

http://kevinandamanda.com/fonts/fontsforpeas/

2009-03-10T11:18:00.000-07:00

Procrastination Nation and Template Freebie PNG+ for E pages

Hello. I know probably nobody will remember me after the break I have taken. So much has happened to me the last few months. The main thing was I was sick for so long. Seriously, I did not feel good at all. After I got over my sickness and my babies sickness I was still feeling sick. Well, I found out I was pregnant. It was tough on me because not soon after finding out why I was sick I miscarried. This was especially hard on me because I was feeling guilty for my mixed feelings about the news.

Anyhow, all is well now. I feel better and I am trying to get back into the swing of things. I am getting busy with the outside now too. I know most of you are like "What!". Well, in Southern California it is time to start your garden. It still is frosting over a bit at night but not too bad of frosts. So I got some strawberries out a couple weeks ago. I also started seedlings in the house of snap beans and peas. Also some other plants but the beans and peas are growing fast.

So I started thinking this morning that I really am sick of being a procrastinator. How about you? I know we all have our 'procrastinating' things. I have many, especially cleaning. I have a long list. Last week I tackled my bedroom. It still is not done 100% but almost there. So I can not say I have won the battle yet. So that is my new challenge in life is take a project each week and work on it.

I want to pass this challenge on to you out there. I know you all are scrappers but you can scrap about it too. I am going to scrap about my procrastination here in the next week or so. If you can get something done that you have been procrastinating and send me a scrapbook page about it I will have a new template and alpha ready for you. So you get both. I will try to get the preview of the template done soon too.

So there is your challenge from me. I guess I was thinking about challenges because I am now working with 3Scrapateers on their Challenge Board. They are changing things around and I am so excited about it. You have got to check it out if you have not already. This is a work in progress so give them a little bit of time to get it all tweaked out. There is at least one challenge up right now so go and check that one out now!

Now DoItDigi has a new owner. She is a sweetie. She was so kind when I had to take a break due to all the mess in my life. LOL! But she has a lot going on over there too! Their promotional kit of the week is gorgeous! It is called Simpler Times. Check it out! Their Inspirational Kit for March is absolutely musical called Music of our Lives. (check out the front page of the site for info on all of this)

If you don't know what this is check out the forum for the information on how to get this free.

Well, on with my show and tell. I have not been too busy lately but here are a few pages I have done recently:

I have done this for the Lyric Challenge at DID. I love this song by the way. Thanks bunches angelfaye. These are my children's eyes.

Credits: A Fresh Start by angelfaye

fonts: LD Stitched, and I don't remember the script font here.

Here is a page I did for the Font Challenge at Digitals. Here is my baby having fun playing with the mop water. I know not that clean but after he was done making a mess he got cleaned up pretty good. Of course, I actually got "some" mopping done but not much!

Credits: My Lovely Valentine by Maddy Fernandez; My Valentine Layered Template by Dea Spina ; fonts: timtastic, Smiley Font

This is for the He Said, She Said challenge. I loved this quote. "When I count my blessings I count you twice".

Credits: Cupid Life by Dea Spina ; My Valentine Layered Template by Dea Spina

This one was for this month's He Said, She Said Challenge at Digitals. This is my mother with my youngest son (her youngest grandson) and her oldest great-grandson (my sister's grandson). What a picture. I love it. I liked this saying too from the He Said, She Said Challenge.

Credits: My Lovely Valentine by Maddy Fernandez ; fonts: Amazone BT, Adobe Caslon Pro

Now if anyone is still looking for the PNG and PNG+ files for the ABC templates here is the next one. This is one of those Procrastination things I am working on. If you don't have the original PSD file go HERE and pick up all the ABC Templates. To get the PNG's click on the picture below to take you to the file.
If the link on the image is not working go HERE.
If the link on the image is not working go HERE.

2008-12-02T03:41:00.000-08:00

Yes, I have been gone for a while haven't I?

I am not sure if anyone has noticed me being gone but I have been. I had a child break his leg a very weird way and had to have my constant attention for the first 3 weeks. Then things just went from there. Boy, what a month. I guess I just got tired and never got back to it. But I am back now and I hope to get some freebies done soon. I also hope to get other things done too. I really am sorry about all the procrastination with the PNG+ files for the ABC templates. I really will try to get them done soon.

This week I am doing a boutique so I will be quite busy with that.

I did want to show you that I have been working on some layouts. Here are my most recent:
Here is one more reason I have been busy. I have been working out and trying to get myself back. Yes, I think I lost myself in all this baby fat I received from my wonderful children in the past 12 years. LOL!

In the past 3 months I have lost over 3o lbs. I know that is weird huh? Well, it is true. I feel so much better about myself. I feel so liberated! Just 30 more lbs to go!

It really is not that hard when I have a nice Weight Control Doctor holding my hand and showing me what to do.

My hubby is happy with the change. LOL! I have more energy and not as grumpy - all the time that is.

This is a picture of the two of us just two weekends ago.

At the beginning of October we went to the Pumpkin Patch and I actually got all my boys together in one spot for a couple seconds so I started snapping away. I got a nice picture!!!

Here they are - all 7 of my little and big men!

One more thing in my life is my husband's grandmother. She is such a sweetie. Yes, she is still alive at 97 years old. His other grandmother just passed away this past year just a few months under 100. What a longevity line. Unfortunately it is the women that have that wonderful longevity so my hubby probably won't inherit this quality. I wish I could. But then again, I don't think I would ever want to be so lonely.

She really is a sweet woman. I feel bad she lives so far away and we only see her here and there.

Well, that is about all for now. Thanks for listening and looking!

2008-09-26T13:55:00.000-07:00

Good News for you - Another Template Freebie, but great news for me......

Well, my great news first. I started going to a weight control doctor about 5 weeks ago because I am just fed up with my weight and it not going anywhere. So, with a very reasonable diet , fast walking very early in the morning and some other help after just 5 weeks I have lost 20 lbs! Woohoo! Just 45 more to go!!!! I figure at least 10 lbs for each baby I've had. No more baby fat would be great! So I am excited to say the least.

Oh, and one more thing I wanted to share with you. I found the cutest game the other day. Well, a lady from a yahoo group told us about it. It is called Scrapbook Paige. LOL! Scrapbooking even in a game! Heaven! Check it out if you want here:
http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/4071/scrapbook-paige/index.html?afcode=afa55d5fb1d3
Well, on with real scrapping. I have been playing with DID's new Workshop items again. This time it is the Calendar Workshop. I am a bit behind but I will catch up. I plan on making these for their grandma's for Christmas. So this is January. I am using pictures from the previous year at that time of year for each month.

Didn't it turn out so cute. I always have to put extra on. What a goof huh?

Okay, so I did a few layouts with the latest template. Just a few ideas for you. I plan on doing a few more. The first one I did was a scraplift for Digitals newsletter so I can't share that one with you but here are two more:

These are some pictures of us playing with some friends in the pool after riding motorcycles. It was a great way too cool off!

Of Sand and Sea by Maddy Fernandez

font: Generic Uncials 'Snowcapped', Chaucer

I turned this one on it's side. This is my 4 year old getting ready for Preschool. He loves to sit and draw and now even write his name. What a big boy!

Angela Sharrow's School Days

font: Chalkdust

So here is the template I made. Like always there is PSD, PNG's, and PNG+ in the zip. Enjoy!

Click on the image or HERE for 12x12.

Click on the image or HERE for 8 1/2x11.

2008-09-17T16:28:00.000-07:00

New Template Freebie for you! And some more pages I have finished in the past week.

Hello all! Yes, I have made another template for you. I was doing a layout yesterday and I was thinking that I could do a template of it. And I did. Anywho, I just wanted to share some layouts I have been doing too so here goes!
This first page is my favorite for sure. It is what I am "grape"ful for. Yes, I know a little corny right? Well, I thought it was cute. I love this kit and I want to do as much with it as possible. I think I might even print this one out and put on the wall. What do you think? I am biased because it is everything I am grateful for.

The Winery Kit by Silvia Romeo ; font: CK 8 Ball, Vtks Blank 1.0

This page was made for a friend of mine. Her son is really good friends with my oldest. I thought I would do a page for her. I hope she likes it. This is graduation last year.

School Days by Angela Sharrow ; Big Photo Layered Template by Dea Spina ; font: ChalkDust
Well, these are my two oldest boys. They took my camera last week and had to snap a few pictures of each other. Well, to say the least they were a "bit" dramatic. It was quite hilarious.

Fussy Frenzy by Cassel ; Font: LD Crosstich

What is this mother's dream? To someday have my two boys be this close again. They were close when they were young and now they are like oil and water. I do look forward to the day when they can get along.

Dea's Gathering Pieces 1 by Dea Spina ; font: Zinco

This is a page I have done for the September 08 Kreative Font and Word Art Challenge at ScrappinDigiKreations. It is on happiness and I found this quote that just made it perfect for me. I also used my last template on this one too, doesn't it look familiar?

Well, there are some exciting new things happening over at Do It Digi. They have a new section in the forums that you have to sign up for. They are workshops, one for ABC and one for Calendars.

Here is the information about the ABC Workshop:
Do It Digi is now offering Workshops!! Join one or all of the workshops available and get your projects complete. Most workshops will offer product, instruction & inspiration!!

To subscribe to a DID workshop, log into the DID forum, go to your USERCP , scroll down to 'Miscellaneous' and click on Paid Subscriptions.

The 2009 Calendar Workshop

Each week from September 15 until December 14, you will receive a new monthly calendar template in sizes 12"x12" and 8.5"x11", layout template and collection of at least 10 papers, frames and embellishments for the month. These collections will be somewhat themed for seasons with both summer/winter and autumn/spring in appropriate months so that no matter where you live in the world, these will fit your season! The colour palette will be interchangeable and will also co-ordinate with the ABC Challenge Workshop by BrokenJar Creations. If you sign up for both workshops, you'll end up with a HUGE collection of papers and elements that co-ordinate!!

Instructions on printing and binding your calendar for gifts or personal use are included, as well as inspirational ideas to help you in your creations!

*BONUS: This workshop will include the calendar template, layout template and collection for January 2010!!

Calendar templates will be available in the store for $15.00Monthly Calendar Collection Kits will be available in the store for $3.00 each week

That's a total of $54 for the complete collection. BUT Calendar Workshop subscribers will receive the whole collection for only $20.00!!

Once you pay for your subscription you will have access to the Calendar Workshop forum for as long as it exists! Sign up NOW!!

ABC Workshop

What: ABC Workshop
Where: Digitalscrapping ~ Do It Digi forum
When: Beginning September 12th, 2008
Why: To complete an ABC album or project

How: ABC Workshop Subscribers will receive all the A - Z kits (26 in all) along with templates and inspiration to complete your ABC projects. At least one new letter kit will be available each week. There will also be some exclusive freebies for subscribers only! We will share ideas on different ABC projects and ways to print or present your books.

Individual Letter Kits (excluding templates) will be available in the shop for $4.00 each, for a total of $104.00 for the whole collection. ABC workshop subscribers will receive the whole collection plus templates ,inspiration, exclusive freebies, fun and more for only $25.00!! That is a minimum $104.00 value for only $25.00!!!

Once your pay for your subscription you will have access to the ABC Workshop forum for as long as it exists!!

Really????: YES!!!Be the first to have these fun, versatile kits , get one or many projects completed AND get the best price available!!

The kits for each workshop are coordinating so you will have TONS of beautiful papers and embellishments to work with!

So here is my first layout for this workshop! I love the kits they are providing for this workshop. What fun and beautiful colors.

I loved this poem by N2scappin found on organized scrapbooks. Thanks Wendy for the heads up. A is for asking.We ask when we pray.God's happy to answer, And help us each day.

These are pictures of my son when I was praying a lot. He was in the burn hospital for two weeks when he was a baby. What a tramatic time for all of us.

Here is my hubby with my two youngest this past January. They just would not get off his lap. What is funny is that is what they usually do all the time. Poor Daddy I thought with a chuckle in my mind - It is your turn! LOL!

Fussy Frenzy by Cassel. Font: STOMP_Bullpen

Okay, here is what you probably came here for and enough of my ramblings and excitement right. LOL!

Here is two templates for you to grab. They both have the PNG and PNG+ files with ,of course, the PSD format all in one zip. So enjoy!

To pick up the 12x12 template please click HERE to pick it up!

To pick up the 8 1/2 x 11 please pick it up HERE.

2008-09-11T00:22:00.000-07:00

A new freebie Template and some more layouts!
That is correct. I finally did another template! Can you believe it? Sorry it took so long. I guess I had been burnt out on templates for a while. But here you go. The above layout is with the latest template. I did another layout for the Digitals newsletter so I have to wait to show you that one.
I have used Of Sand and Sea by Maddy Fernandez. The fonts are LD Chubby and LD Dainty.

Now my big project today was getting my nephew's brag book for his wedding done. Well, I did it. I had started this last month and forgot to finish it. Well, here it is:

I have used Wonderful Wedding Mini by Jennifer Maceyunas ; Scrap-A-Sketch 5"x7" BB Templates - Set #1 by Jennifer Maceyunas

on this one I used word art by Kathryn Estry for the It's Only Words Challenge at Digitals for August.

Guess what? I did the PNG files for the "D" pages. So please click

on the image you want to go and pick up the PNG and PNG+ files.

Okay, so here is the template I made for you all. I hope you like it. Thanks in advance for all your kind words. Click on the image for the file for that size:

Thanks for coming and looking! Have a great day!

2008-09-09T12:35:00.000-07:00

Modern Vintage QP Freebie and a few little blogs to visit!

Again, I have children sick. We are trying to work through all of it. I think this will be the last day they are home or I might go bonkers! I did get sick last night unfortunately but I am better now. So I guess I should get going on chores around the house but first....

I was blog hopping and reading e-mails again this morning and found a few things that I wanted to share with you. First, I just LOVE The Scrappin Cop blog. She is so cool! I love her CU items that she gives away all the time. I am still trying to snag all I can. Then I found another blog train. And one last thing to share is this e-mail I got from my mom this morning. It is a bit long so just skip it if you want the freebie but it really is a touching story:

The Sandpiper
by Robert Peterson
She was six years old when I first met her on the beach near where I live.
I drive to this beach, a distance of three or four miles, whenever the world begins to close in on me . She was building a sand castle or something and looked up, her eyes as blue as the sea.
'Hello,' she said.
I answered with a nod, not really in the mood to bother with a small child.

'I'm building,' she said.
'I see that. What is it?' I asked, not really caring.

'Oh, I don't know, I just like the feel of sand.'
That sounds good, I thought, and slipped off my shoes.

A sandpiper glided by.
'That's a joy,' the child said.

'It's a what?'
'It's a joy. My mama says sandpipers come to bring us joy.'

The bird went gliding down the beach. Good-bye joy, I muttered to myself,
hello pain, and turned to walk on. I was depressed, my life seemed
completely out of balance.
'What's your name?' She wouldn't give up.

'Robert,' I answered.. 'I'm Robert Peterson.'
'Mine's Wendy... I'm six.'

'Hi, Wendy.'
She giggled. 'You're funny,' she said.

In spite of my gloom, I laughed too and walked on.
Her musical giggle followed me.
'Come again, Mr. P,' she called. 'We'll have another happy day.'

The next few days consisted of a group of unruly Boy Scouts, PTA meetings,
and an ailing mother. The sun was shining one morning as I took my hands out
of the dishwater. I need a sandpiper, I said to myself, gathering up my coat.
The ever-changing balm of the seashore awaited me. The breeze was
chilly but I strode along, trying to recapture the serenity I needed.
'Hello, Mr. P,' she said. 'Do you want to play?'
'What did you have in mind?' I asked, with a twinge of annoyance.

'I don't know. You say.'
'How about charades?' I asked sarcastically.

The tinkling laughter burst forth again. 'I don't know what that is.'
'Then let's just walk.'

Looking at her, I noticed the delicate fairness of her face.
'Where do you live?' I asked.
'Over there.' She pointed toward a row of summer cottages.

Strange, I thought, in winter.
'Where do you go to school?'

'I don't go to school. Mommy says we're on vacation.'
She chattered little girl talk as we strolled up the beach, but my mind was
on other things. When I left for home, Wendy said it had been a happy day. Feeling surprisingly better, I smiled at her and agreed.
Three weeks later, I rushed to my beach in a state of near panic. I was in no
mood to even greet Wendy. I thought I saw her mother on the porch and felt
like demanding she keep her child at home.
'Look, if you don't mind,' I said crossly when Wendy caught up with me, 'I'd
rather be alone today.' She seemed unusually pale and out of breath.
'Why?' she asked.
I turned to her and shouted, 'Because my mother died!' and thought,
My God, why was I saying this to a little child?
'Oh,' she said quietly, 'then this is a bad day.'
'Yes,' I said, 'and yesterday and the day before and -- oh, go away!'

'Did it hurt?' she inquired.
'Did what hurt?' I was exasperated with her, with myself.

'When she died?'
'Of course it hurt!' I snapped, misunderstanding,
wrapped up in myself. I strode off.
A month or so after that, when I next went to the beach, she wasn't there.
Feeling guilty, ashamed, and admitting to myself I missed her, I went up
to the cottage after my walk and knocked at the door. A drawn looking
young woman with honey-colored hair opened the door.
'Hello,' I said, 'I'm Robert Peterson. I missed your little girl today
and wondered where she was.'
'Oh yes, Mr. Peterson, please come in. Wendy spoke of you so much.
I'm afraid I allowed her to bother you. If she was a nuisance,
please, accept my apologies.'
'Not at all -- she's a delightful child.' I said, suddenly realizing
that I meant what I had just said.
'Wendy died last week, Mr. Peterson. She had leukemia.
Maybe she didn't tell you.'
Struck dumb, I groped for a chair. I had to catch my breath.

'She loved this beach, so when she asked to come, we couldn't say no.
She seemed so much better here and had a lot of what she called happy days.
But the last few weeks, she declined rapidly...' Her voice faltered, 'She left
something for you, if only I can find it. Could you wait a moment while I look?'
I nodded stupidly, my mind racing for something to say to this lovely young
woman. She handed me a smeared envelope with 'MR. P' printed in bold childish letters. Inside was a drawing in bright crayon hues -- a yellow beach, a blue sea, and a brown bird. Underneath was carefully printed:
A SANDPIPER TO BRING YOU JOY.

Tears welled up in my eyes, and a heart that had almost forgotten to love
opened wide. I took Wendy's mother in my arms. 'I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry,' I uttered over and over, and we wept together. The precious little picture is framed now and hangs in my study. Six words -- one for each year of her life -- that speak to me of harmony, courage, and undemanding love.
A gift from a child with sea blue eyes and hair the color of sand
-- who taught me the gift of love.

NOTE: This is a true story sent out by Robert Peterson. It happened over 20
years ago and the incident changed his life forever. It serves as a reminder
to all of us that we need to take time to enjoy living and life and each other.
The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less.
Life is so complicated, the hustle and bustle of everyday traumas
can make us lose focus about what is truly important or what is only a momentary setback or crisis.
This week, be sure to give your loved ones an extra hug, and by all means,
take a moment... even if it is only ten seconds, to stop and smell the roses.
This comes from someone's heart, and is read by many
and now I share it with you...
May God Bless everyone who receives this! There are NO coincidences!
Everything that happens to us happens for a reason. Never brush aside
anyone as insignificant. Who knows what they can teach us?

I wish for you, a sandpiper.

Now on that note I would like to share with you my most recent page done for my husband's grandmother's album. I used Modern Vintage Collection Bundle by Kim Smith. I made this into a QP for you too (below).
Pick up this QP HERE or click on the image below:

I hope you all have a good day! I have another QP already made and ready for tomorrow I hope.

2008-09-08T14:34:00.000-07:00

All Boyish QP Freebie - and a few layouts!

This morning was an interesting morning. First, after a long weekend with a few sick kids, I woke up with a few more sick kids. High fevers, chills the whole 9 yards! Augh. So instead of running around taking kids to school I stayed home and blog hopped and read e-mails after getting them all settled down. Unfortunately, I think I am coming down with the same thing! Bummer.

Well, while I was blog hopping I had to go to my favorite of all favorite scrapping blogs: DigiTreats. I am sure everyone knows that one right? Well, anyhow I was reading her past few posts because I have been bad and not as consistant on my stalking of the blog. She asked if those from the United States were Republicans or Democrats. She is Canadian so she was just being curious. Anyhow, I sat there and read all the responses and it was quite interesting.

Then, I started reading my e-mails and a lady I know from one of the yahoo groups I am in with was telling us about a student of hers that was just killed in a car accident. That brought me to tears because it made me start thinking of some close friends I lost at the age of 15. It was so tramatic for me I can just imagine the friends of these girls and what they are going through. Very difficult times indeed. My prayers are with you all.

So, since I am not feeling very well I thought I would just sit here on the computer so I don't have to move very much. And I got a few things done. I uploaded some layouts to some more galleries and did some more site and blog hopping. Here are the pages I was just getting up:

This first layout I did is of my son Jonny when he was like 4 I think. He just loved plastic baseball bats and loved to play with them. Even in the water. LOL! Silly boy!

Play Ball by Scrappin Brat
font: Signboard

Here's another baseball layout. This is of a friend of ours' son playing baseball in our backyard for a birthday party.

Play Ball by Scrappin Brat
font: Signboard

These are some pictures that I took of the family getting together with their cousins. They had so much fun! I am glad they could spend some time with them.

Summertime Picnic by Ellen Massey
font: Hamilton

Now these next two are of a friends' sons birthday party a few years back. He had an animal guy come and share some of his animals with us. It was quite interesting. Something I am not going to forget ever.

Go Wild Complete Kit by Cen's Stuff
template: Multi Photos 2 Layered Templates by Dea Spina
fonts: Snake Venom, Signboard
Go Wild Complete Kit by Cen's Stuff
fonts: Signboard

This was done with the challenge for September in mind over at SDK. I really like this quote. This is how I preceived this quote. These are my children and one of my sister's children.

Mixed Medley Papers Volume 1 by Cen's Stuff
font: Harrington , Edwardian Script ITC

Well, just as simple as the title-What do you do in the summertime is a song we sing in church. I thought I would do a page about what we do. We play in the pool and get hair cuts. That is basically what our last summer consisted of.

Summer Days by ScrappinBrat
font: LD Chubby, LD Cute Curls

This is my sister, her daughter, and me. Her daughter looks just like me at that age. Sometimes it can be weird. I think there is a family resemblance there somewhere?

Summer Days by ScrappinBrat
font: Hamilton

And..... Last but not least this is a layout I just finished using Kim Smith's Always Boyish Addon. I know it is very boyish but you know what there are some other women out there that have boys too. LOL! So this is for all those boys' moms out there.

I have made this page into a QP for everyone. Just click HERE to get the QP below. I hope you like it.

2008-09-01T00:08:00.001-07:00

Freebie QP for you! And I finished all the challenges at Digitals! WooHoo!

Here are some pages I have done with Wonderful Wedding Mini by Jennifer Maceyunas.

font: Nelson Script

this is a challenge called Scraplift Challenge. So I did it two ways. I like both of them.

Of Sand and Sea by Maddy Fernandez

font: LD Potpourri

This one is the Calendar Challenge. Amanda Thorderson gave us a mini kit to play with to make this caledar and now it is on my desktop. Well, probably until tomorrow.

This is my son sleeping. I was so happy. I took him to the dollar store and he picked out a soft teddy bear. The next thing I knew he was out! Woohoo! I should take him more often. I had put his full name on the bottom left hand corner but blurred it due to privacy. Thanks for the Ad Challenge for this one!

This is my niece and her boyfriend, also her son. These were taken at my nephews wedding.

Roses are Red by Maddy Fernandez ; fonts: KellyAnnGothic, Kunstler Script

This was for the Font Free 4 All Challenge.

Yes, 14 years. It does seem like a long time, yet such a short amount of time. I am so happy to have spent the last 14 years of my life with my hubby! I did this for the Sketchy Details challenge.

Roses are Red by Maddy Fernandez

fonts: Loverboy, Lucida Calligraphy

Now on with the freebies!

Well, the first 3 are freebies I have made and are available when you get the newsletter. Signing up is free and you get some great freebies too! There are even more than this in the last one!

So go sign up or just go to the link at the top of the page on the right and get to the newsletter! The following QP's are designs of mine and are available right now on the newsletter. They were made using Septembers Inspiration Kit. You can earn this kit too by doing the challenges at DoItDigi!

Now here is the page I have made and I hope you enjoy it! It was made with Kim Smith's Celebrate over at SDK!

To get this QP please pick it up HERE. It would be nice to hear from you too! Thanks all!

2008-08-26T22:10:00.001-07:00

Sorry no freebie here today but look at the bottom of this poast at some freebies I have made and are available for you at Do It Digi!

Here are some pages that I have made using some great kits. This first one is my youngest mad because he wanted to go with Dad to work. He did not want me to bother him and he was going to go!

Kit: Don't Bug Me by angelfaye
Font: Harlow Solid Italic, Scrap Picnic

Here is a page I did of a friend of mine and her son at our Mother's Day Tea last year. How sweet are they!

Kit: Happy To Be by Veronica Spriggs

And here is another friend of mine with her daughter. I think they look so much alike. How adorable are they!

Kit: Happy To Be by Veronica Spriggs

This is a page of my mother-in-law on her last birthday. We had fun!
Kit: Happy To Be by Veronica Spriggs and Happy To Be Add-on by Veronica Spriggs.
FREEBIES:
This first set of QP's are available on the latest newsletter. Normally I have at least one freebie on the newsletter for everyone. It depends on what the designers put up. Anyhow here is the QP preview:

The only thing you have to do is go and sign up for the newsletter at Do It Digi. It is on the front page of the site up in the upper right hand corner. Then go and look at all the fun things there!

Here is another freebie for you all. It is a QP I made with the upcoming Inspiration Kit (which you get for free also if you participate in the challenges!). It is now up in the forums:

Keep looking around the forum and you will find even more pages and such under RAKs, Draws & Contests!

2008-08-14T11:00:00.000-07:00

Page 9 of the Melon Key Plate Album Freebie fixed!

I am really sorry about that but I put the wrong page in on the last zip. You can download the correct blank page 9 by going to the bottom of this post and pick it up! Thanks bunches all!

But on a personal note! The kids started back to school today! Yay! Now I only have two at home. And boy are they wanting Mommy! Augh! Please come back boys! LOL! My oldest started Junior High and I am very nervous about that! Anyhow, back to the scrapping stuff:

I am making a recipe book with all my favorite recipes in it. This is one of my favorite cookies. Thumbprints. At least that is what we called them growing up. This is so easy. Just use the Peanut Butter mix and after it bakes you put a Hershey's Kiss on it. Oh, my! I am getting hungry!

made with Country Kitch by Broken Jar Creations

The next recipe is Creamy Coleslaw. I just buy the preshredded cabbage and make a simple mix of Mayo, sugar, vinegar and salt. Oh, yummy too! My kids actually will eat this.

made with Country Kitch by Broken Jar Creations

And then I made a brag book for our trip to the Kern River last weekend. We had a lot of fun. Just thought I would make a quick little album for the family. Now to get it put together. LOL!

I made this page with Bright n' Buggy Brag Book by Jennifer Maceyunas.

Now you can pick up this page HERE or click on the image above.

2008-08-07T17:54:00.000-07:00

Day 10 - Page 9 of the Melon Key Plate Album Freebie (last day)!

Thank you all for coming and picking up the album. I hope you enjoy them! I am going to try to get one finished of my boys and I want to give it to their grandmothers. I will show you when I finish them. But for now, I will keep the zips up until the end of the weekend and then I will one at a time start taking them down. That should give everyone enough time to get them. Thanks again all!

I thought I would share with you a layout I did yesterday.

Here are my two youngest being very silly and playing with their toys in some water the baby poured into a plate. They just were cracking up so much, Travis could not stop laughing.

Dea's Gathering Pieces 1 by Dea Spina
fonts: Scream, Inch 75, Informal Roman

The Melon Key Plate Album was made with Melon by kimsmith designs at ScrappinDigiKreations.

This has been download has been removed.

2008-08-07T17:49:00.000-07:00

Day 9 - Page 8 of the Melon Key Plate Album Freebie!

Nothing else to share today just that I have a horrible migraine and it is not going away. No scrapping today for me. Whaaaaaaa!

But you can enjoy the Melon Key Plate Album that was made with Melon by kimsmith designs at ScrappinDigiKreations.
This has been download has been removed.

2008-08-07T00:16:00.000-07:00

Day 8 - Page 7 Melon Key Plate Album Freebie

Sorry all that I am so late. What a day. At least 20 boxes unpacked today. What a job. And it was our anniversary! Woohoo! My husband got his motorcycle track finished today too, what timing huh? Anyhow, he is stoked, I am tired and all is well. It is past midnight and I remembered that I needed to post. I hope you enjoy the freebie at the end of the post. Here is the layouts I did yesterday:

My two youngest are playing Pan War! At first they were just seeing how loudly they could bang but then they were teasing each other and making noise together.

Kit: Zach's Toybox by Susan Wood
Fonts: EK Memo, Lucinda Console

This is my youngest playing in a drawer I keep ready for him. It is just my measuring spoons and cups so I don't really mind. He is so funny and spills them out like the old Pick-Up Sticks. And it is so fun to put them away too! LOL!

Kit: Zach's Toybox by Susan Wood
fonts: EK Imaginary, Enviro

This is my youngest and his Sippy Cup. If you touch it he will scream and yell, if you don't fill it fast enough he will scream and yell. Do you think he loves it? I do!

Grunge Stripe Paper by Fillydesign
Commercial Doodle by Fillydesign
Labels Date by Filly Designs

This is my son Chris. He broke his toe at the beginning of the summer and had to be on crutches this whole time. He was so anxious to get off them. I just had to do a page so he could remember what he did.

Kit: Happy Thoughts Eco Kit by Susan Wood
Labels Date by Filly Designs
fonts: Lucida Calligraphy
Template: Multi Meaningful Photos Layered Templates by Dea Spina
Commercial Doodle by Filly Design

Here I am with my boys last summer at the pool in Hawaii. It was just so beautiful. I wish we could go every year.

Chambray Spring by Susan Wood
fonts: EK Summer, Enviro

Here we are having Breakfast in Hawaii. It was so fun. The food was fantastic and we even met a celebrity!

Kit: Happy Thoughts Eco Kit by Susan Wood
fonts: LDJ Festive Fun,Lucida Calligraphy

Today is the 8th day but the 7th Page. Enjoy! The Melon Key Plate Album was made with Melon by kimsmith designs at ScrappinDigiKreations.
This has been download has been removed. Thanks for stopping by!

2008-08-05T00:24:00.000-07:00

Day 7 - Page 6 Melon Key Plate Album Freebie

What a day. I had to go and buy a new dishwasher today. I have gone almost 2 months now without a dishwasher that will clean throughly and actually dry the dishes. Even right now I have dishes stacked because I am so done doing dishes. So I spent most of this afternoon at Sears finding the perfect dishwasher for me. Well, it took a while but I finally did it. I hope it will get here by the end of the week because I have about had it! LOL!
Well, here are a few things to share with you today. The first two was an experiment trying to see if I could write tutorials. Guess what? I can't. LOL!

I took the same image and made two layouts. One for Daniel's album and one for the family album. Goofy boys. they decided to draw on themselves. Which they did get scolded for but I had to take pictures anyhow. I told them I wanted proof that they were disobedient when they were young.
Kit used: One for the Boys by BrokenJar Creations at DID.

Here are some pages I did today for my recipe album. I am only putting in things that my kids will eat and that I will make again. This is Wacky Taffy Apples by Paula Deen. I love her. Isn't she just great! I think sometimes I probably need to cut that butter in half though don't you? LOL!

Kit used: Grunge Stripe Paper by Fillydesign
Font: Tutti Paffuti NF

Template: andreagold_temp215rec by Andrea Gold

This is another one of Paula Deen's. Wild Rice Salad. This is soooo good.

Kit: All Our Yesterdays Digital Elements and All Our Yesterdays PaperPack by Susan Wood

fonts: Tutti Paffuti NF, JFWildWood,JuiceITC

template: andreagold_temp225rec by Andrea Gold

One more recipe - Mexican Chicken. Yes, Paula Deen. This is sooo good too. I really enjoyed this one!

Kit: All Our Yesterdays Digital Elements and All Our Yesterdays PaperPack by Susan Wood

fonts: Mexacali, Enviro

template: andreagold_temp435rec by Andrea Gold

Now here is what you probably came to see: The Melon Key Plate Album. Today is the 7th day but the 6th Page. Enjoy! The Melon Key Plate Album made with Melon by kimsmith designs at ScrappinDigiKreations.

This has been download has been removed.

2008-08-03T19:54:00.000-07:00

Day 6 - Page 5 Melon Key Plate Album Freebie

Here is the Melon Key Plate Album made with Melon by kimsmith designs at ScrappinDigiKreations.
This has been download has been removed.

2008-08-02T11:44:00.000-07:00

Day 5 - Page 4 of the Melon Key Plate Album Freebie!

Another busy day with my sick baby. Luckily the doctor says it is just a virus but that also means I can not do anything but wait for it to pass! Bummer! So I have a few minutes while he sleeps. Lots of laundry to do!
I just thought I would share with you a series of layouts I did for the Father-Son Campout this year. The kids love to have fun with Daddy at the campout every year.

I used:
Sunflower Kit by Filly Design at SDK. This also includes the alpha used on page 1 and 2.

This was their camp area and some nice nature photos.

Here they are enjoying the cooking over a fire and hanging with everyone.

Here the boys are enjoying climbing rocks with all the friends!

Here is the Melon Key Plate Album made with Melon by kimsmith designs at ScrappinDigiKreations.

Thank you for stopping by. This has been download has been removed.

2008-08-01T20:12:00.000-07:00

Day 4 Freebie for the Key Plate Album

I know I was looking at my posts and realized what I had done. When I was uploading the freebie for Day 2 I uploaded the Page 2. My horrible mistake, but guess what? I did put the correct link for the page. LOL! The link you clicked took you to the correct page to download so if you have been downloading you are fine. Don't worry about it. Things will get sorted out.

I don't have much time because my baby is very sick and doesn't want to me to do anything. Daddy is holding him but that will not last too much longer.

Just a few things I wanted to let you know about:

Wendy (BrokenJar Creations) is looking for CT members over at DoItDigi. She is awesome! I use her designs a lot in my layouts. I am a CT member for her along with DoItDigi. I love the site. All the gals over there are so great! She is also looking for 10 more designers for the store right now so head over there if you can.

Okay, I have to tell you about something I found out about today. There is this challenge going on over at funkyplaygrounddesigns that some designers are competing in this challenge. It is so cool. I went over to look at them (a few of the women I CT for are actually competing but I won't say who - there is at least 3 of them I know). But these kits are awesome! If you have a chance head over to http://www.funkyplaygrounddesigns.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=522 and check it out. You do have to register to get access but that is pretty normal. Go to the Gallery. It is called Teacher's Pet and well worth your time if you go and look. Very promising designers over there.

Here is today's page of the Melon Key Plate Album. This is made with Melon by kimsmith designs at ScrappinDigiKreations.

This has been download has been removed..

2008-07-31T17:33:00.000-07:00

3rd day Freebie of the Melon Key Plate Album

Today's page is below for you all!

I wanted to show you a few layouts I did today and some older ones I just finished last week.

But first I wanted to show you my most FAVORITE book of all time! I got this about 6 months ago I believe and just love it. It shows how to show off sayings in a whole new way. You might have seen these before but I think it is beautiful. Anyhow, the first layout I did today was inspired by this book.

This is the layout I was referring to. It is a layout I did of my husband's grandmother that just recently passed away. She was 99 when she passed away just a couple months shy of 100.

Anyhow, this picture was taken I believe about 10 years ago. She was always so happy. I loved this quote because it is so true.
Kit: Silent Forest by Adelina.
fonts: Adobe Caslon Pro Bold,LD Type Keys White, Amazone BT
This layout was of Lenora and her sister around the late 70's or early 80's I am guessing. This is in Oregon.
Kit: Silent Forest by Adelina.
fonts: Luna Bar,Lydian BT

I used Luna Bar because I am featuring this font for our Font Challenge at Do It Digi. Come and stop by and check it out.

Okay here is a layout I did last week or was it two weeks ago, but I wanted to share it with you. This is my youngest out in front of our house. I wanted to get some nice pictures of him but he refused. He just cried and whinned! It was interesting.
Kit: Cherry Crushed Denim by Veronica Spriggs

This is my youngest again "Giving me Kisses" at the fireworks display on the 4th of July. I just love how he puckers his lips for kisses.

Eirene Forever Love Kit by Eirene
Frame for Elements Challenge by Pixelfairy-Design at ScrappinDigiKreations
fonts: Lovedrops, Polonaise

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2008-07-30T13:05:00.000-07:00

Melon Key Plate Album Page 2 and some layouts I have done this past week
I hope you all have had a good day. I have, I took my oldest to Payless to get shoes and I came out with two new pairs of shoes for myself. I never had a shoe feddish until I had my last boy. I think the thought of never being able to buy cutsie shoes for a daughter drove me over the edge. LOL! My kids now tease me constantly that I have way too many shoes.

It doesn't help that I sell Avon and their shoes are to die for. I just got some more flip flops last week, and their cool new ankle boots that should be coming out very soon.

These boots are so cool! I can not wait to use them this fall! And these are my favorite flip flops of all. They are so comfortable. I wear them all the time even if it doesn't match because they feel so good.

Okay, enough of my shoe problem. On with scrapping!

Here is my son enjoying Laffy Taffy Apples. I think he was actually enjoying it for the 2 minutes he spent trying to eat it. LOL! It was quite funny!

Eirene Forever Love Kit by Eirene

Here is the Newlyweds. Yes, my nephew and his new bride. How precious are they?

My Love by Fillydesign

Here is my son Michael. He goes around all day with his Nintendo. He doesn't have to be playing it but it is in his hand. Yes, it is pink (it was mine at one time but that didn't last). I just can not believe he is old enough to have this type of "TOY".

Kit: Madame Butterfly by Filly Design
Template: Quicky Template Album #3 (page12) by Gwenevere Dupus
Fonts: Amazone BT

This is my baby with his pappy. He just loves them so much sometimes he has more than one either in his mouth or hands.

Little Miss Summer by Katey Green
fonts: RugeBoogie,Sherwood
Sketch by Jen Maceyunas for the Sketchy Details Challenge

This is my husband standing in the middle of the sand enjoying the fresh ocean air. We had been traveling all day and he knew we were by the ocean so he just HAD to stop even though we were all tired.

Little Miss Summer by Katey Green
fonts: Kingthings Whizzbang, Socket

And here is what you came for the next page of the Melon Key Plate Album:

This has been download has been removed.. Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

2008-07-30T08:53:00.000-07:00

Regarding Templates F,G,H,I & J

A kind woman let me know that the templates are not working. Oh, I am so sorry. I had no idea. I am assuming that there must be a problem with the links. So I am going to give you all my whole freebies folder link at 4shared. I hope you find all you need. So if you are collecting the ABC templates go and get them a bit easier this way. Also, there are a few more templates in this folder so have fun collecting!

http://www.4shared.com/dir/2091304/3b0544fe/freebies.html

Keep an eye out for todays freebie a little later.

2008-07-29T17:13:00.000-07:00

New Freebies for all!

Hello blog friends. Yes, it has been a while hasn't it? And I had promised you that I wouldn't be MIA so much too. Bummer! I just seem to get busier and busier with my boys. I am sure you know what I am talking about.

Anyhow, today in between emptying boxes I made a Key Plate Tag Album for you. I saw some of them on some friends blogs and just had to make some for you too.

I asked some of the gals over at ScrappinDigiKreations if I could use their kits to make some. Of course what do you think they said? Yes! So I have started with Kim Smith's Melon kit and made a beautiful album with it.
So what do you think? Well, it is for you! I am going to give out one page with a blank page everyday for 10 days. Except today of course. Today will be the Front/Back Cover. It can be used for both, just flip it upside down and you have the back.

Pick it up HERE.
I will leave each download up for one week, but after one week I will need to take it down, sorry.

2008-07-20T16:41:00.000-07:00

QP Freebie up on Do It Digi!

Okay, I made a QP out of Favourite Colors by Alabaster Box. She just put it up on Do It Digi as a freebie. So anyone interested please head over to the forum and pick it up. Go check out her kit too. It is so fun! I love it! You probably have to be registered over at the forum but it doesn't take much to do that.

You should also check out all the other fun things over at Do It Digi. Every week they have a New Product RAK forum. They pick 3 people who reply to the post with their favorite New Product to receive that product for free. Isn't that cool! So head on over. There are lots of things going on over there all the time.

Enjoy all!

2008-07-18T16:34:00.001-07:00

A QP I made is a freebie in the DoItDigi Newsletter!

For the past two weeks this kit Serene Summer by Broken Jar Creations was the free kit with purchase over at DID. Well, I made a QP with it and it is not available in the newsletter. Go check it out here:
http://www.digitalscrapping.com/ads/didnews/didnews71808.htm
Now the new kit with purchase is up. Favourite Colors by Alabaster Box is now the kit with a $10 purchase. Here are some pages I have made with the kit:

These are pictures of my husbands grandmother. I can not believe how young she was there. How amazing.

This is her with her husbands and a boyfriend.

2008-07-17T16:55:00.001-07:00

Check out the Free with Purchase kit at DID - Last day is Today!

I have been playing around with Serene Summer by BrokenJar Creations. It is the free with purchase kit over at Do It Digi. I needed this just now because my flowers are finally blooming all at once. Woohoo!

Wording:
Going 7 years without a nice garden wasn't too hard. I just put up with it. Now that I have beautiful roses and trees make me appreciate the nature around me even more.

Here are some pictures of my flowers close up! Yippee!

Yes, more flower pictures. Sorry to bore you. I was making a QP with this kit and just plopped in the pictures.

2008-07-08T13:08:00.001-07:00

Got some layouts done!

I can not believe it! I actually got some layouts done. No templates this time too.

I love this kit I found. It is at DoItDigi right now for free if you purchase $10 or more. Which is definitely not hard because they have some awesome things over there!

This lasts until July 10th so go and get it now. There is also a section of things on sale so that is even a better buy!

So both of these were done with the kit: BEE Happy by DigiSkrapNMomma Designs.
Fonts: Lucida Calligraphy, LDJ Bee Sting, Market

2008-07-08T11:23:00.000-07:00

Please Read Regarding Template Freebies-

Hello all! This is not bad news at all so please read.

I have decided that I would change the wording on my TOU. I really do not have a problem with you using my templates to make QP's. I have reworded my template to allow anything but the resale of my templates. You can make pages to sell even if you want. All I ask of you to do is to please credit me in your TOU that you have used my template and Please give credit as follows: 'TEMPLATE NAME' by Janeal K. at http://janealscorner.blogspot.com”.

So please come and download my new TOU. It will be in all my templates from now on. I will not replace them in my old templates because I just don't have time for that. Thank you all for your interest in my templates and I hope to have some more soon for you including the rest of the PNG's for the ABC templates.

2008-07-08T09:21:00.001-07:00

Hello all! Nope, no freebie today but I wanted to share with you what Lori did with my last template. It is so cute.

She used Norma's Joy Main Kit by Lifesong Kreations. Funny enough I have not even seen this kit. I used to be on her CT, well never officially left but this is a cute and fun kit. Thanks Lori for sharing it with us.

2008-07-06T00:24:00.000-07:00

Another Template Freebie - Little Scalloped Edges

Here is another template for you. I hope you like it. Here are a few pages I have done with this template:

Here is my baby enjoying his favorite food in the whole wide world. Watermelon. Yes, he will eat it all day long if I let him. Silly boy!

Fruit Stand by SandraK
fonts: LD Watermelons; LD Tillie
Template below

This is my son at a party we were having and he would not stop eating the Chocolate covered strawberries. I had to hide them to stop him. LOL! He now says they are his favorite food of all time.

Fruit Stand by SandraK
fonts: LD Harlequin
Template by me

Here is the template for you. Again, there is the separate PNG's, PNG+, and PSD files in one zip. Enjoy! Just click on the picture to take you there.

2008-06-27T15:36:00.000-07:00

Template Freebie ready for you.

Now before I share with you this template I do need to let you know that this is not my design. I got it from a great magazine called Scrapbooks Etc. Page Planner. I did however take hours making the templates and my own little elements to put on the page so please have fun. I just had to do this one template for you because the magazine is just so awesome! There are so many sketches in the magazine so go find it if you can. I got mine at Walmart. But if you want to see some good sketchs too go to: http://www.scrapbooksetc.com/sketches/index.html .

So thank you Kelly Noel for your great layout "Shades" on page 60. I had lots of fun with this one!

Okay, I hope that I can at least do one template for you a week now that I am back to the old routine. I am still unpacking but I still need my free time so keep your eyes peeled. I used this template 4 times to show different uses of it.

Cherry Crushed Denim by Veronica Spriggs
Oodles of Circles by me
fonts: Comic Sans MS, Jellyka Castle's Queen

Spring Song by Eugenia Bacon
Oodles of Circles by me
Fonts: Algerian, Amazone BT

Celebrate Your Day! by Broken Jar Creations
Oodles of Circles by me
Fonts: PC Love Letter, Today, Algerian

All About Denim by Alabaster Box
Oodles of Circles by me
Font: Amazone BT

Well, now here is the template I used for these layouts. In the zip are the separate PNG's, PNG+, and PSD file. I hope I covered my bases? Please show me your layouts, I am so anxious to see if anyone actually uses my templates. Thanks bunches and have fun! Click on the image to get the zip!

2008-06-24T22:36:00.000-07:00

Sorry it took so long. Freebie PNG templates and PNG+ templates for DIP users-A, B, and C templates.

Hello all! I know you are wondering where I have gone. Well, there was a good reason for being MIA. I had eye surgery done and there were some complications. I am still not seeing too wonderfully well. I always feel in a daze and it is annoying me.

And to top everything off, we finally found a house we LOVE and moved. We are finally in and almost completely done moving things over here. So that means lots of unpacking! AUGH!!!

Now before I put up the freebies I need to clarify a bit. The A templates I have already done the separate PNG files so if you already have them skip them. I have just added the PNG+ files to those. I just wanted to have them all the same with both the PNG's and the PNG+. I hope these work for you.

Below I have put some layouts I have done and wanted to share first and then the freebies are after. Thanks for looking. I will have a NEW template up in the next day or so with all the PNG's and PNG+. Thanks all!

Here we are on Santa Monica Pier. The boys are having fun with the little boats.

Brownish Exorbitance (recolored for challenge) by Dea Spina
Template 13 by Racketty Scrappetty
Font: Heather

Santa Monica Beach in January. It started fogging up and we couldn't see the beach right after this was taken.

Brownish Exorbitance by Dea Spina
Template No. 25 by Moriginals
font: Heather

Here are the boys loving the Mississippi River while we visited La Crosse.

Spring Song by Eugenia Bacon
template: No. 32 by Moriginals
font: Beaches and Cream

The Cake pictures at my nephew's wedding. They were so funny but mean. LOL!

June Inspiration Kit (earned by doing challenges) by DID designers
THD_t96 by Templates-N-More (Trish H. Designs)
fonts: Kunstler Script, LD Chubby, LD Dainty

Jonny's Birthday. Lovin it all the way!

Celebrate Your Day! by Broken Jar Creations
font:Comic Sans MS
template: Square Template 15 by Racketty Scrappety

Celebrate Your Day! by Broken Jar Creations

font: Comic Sans MS

Chris is so proud of his award of the Bronze Medal for the Obstacle Course in the 5th Grade Olympics.

American Stars by Dea Spina
Template no. 36 by Moriginals
fonts: Biondi, Amazone BT

Here is my son with his Mustang Milestone's awards. Congrats hun!

American Stars by Dea Spina

Big Photo Layered Templates by Dea Spina

We went on vacation to Oahu last year and this was the drive up to the northside from the south. It was just gorgeous. I hope someday I will get to go back.

Caribbean Rush Kit by Rachel Clark

Here is some friends of mine in the pool at our house. They had so much fun.

Caribbean Rush Kit by Rachel Clark
Ericas Template 12 by Ericafont used but blurred: Kunstler Script

A 12x12 Template PNG's are HERE.

A 8.5x11 Template PNG's are HERE

B 12x12 Template PNG are HERE

B 8.5x11 Template PNG are HERE

C 12x12 Template PNGs are HERE

C 8.5x11 Template PNGs are HERE

2008-05-11T08:10:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day and a Freebie Template for you! Including a PNG+ for all you DIP users!
Yes, I have figured out my DIP program finally! So I made the template for everyone. I also made a folder with separate PNG files for anyone that needs it that way. So I think I have covered all my bases - do you think? LOL!So I hope you enjoy your Mother's Day and that you enjoy the template I made for you. Just scan through all my layouts and the freebie is at the end. If you have time, take a look at my layouts that I have been working on. Have a great day all!

One For the Boys by Broken Jar Creations

C Template by me here on my blog

fonts: Signature,Shoplifter

kit: Bloom by Broken Jar Creations

template: E Template here on my blog

fonts: AC1 Easter Bunny, Amazone BT

Kit: Colour Me Autumn - Paper Pack and Colour Me Autumn - Element Pack by Broken Jar Creations

Template: F Template here by me on my blog

Font: Brush Script MT

Kit: Layer Me Lilacish by Broken Jar Creations

Template: G Template by me here on my blog

fonts: Britannic Bold

Kit: Rough & Tumble Element Pack, Rough & Tumble Paper Pack by Broken Jar Creations

Template: H Template by me here on my blog

Fonts: Franciscan, Enviro

And last but not least another page for the What I love album:

Over The Rainbow Page Kit by Kay Miller

Template by me (below)

fonts: Pegasus, Palace Script MT

By the way, this photo is not mine. I used it for my page because I thought it was just gorgeous. You have got to check out this HERE.

To get the templates just click on the images and it will take you right over there. All files are in one combined zip so no need to hunt around. Have fun and I would LOVE to see what you do with the templates!

The 8.5x11 template does have the photomats I just didn't get them in the first preview. Just wanted to let you know.

2008-05-07T09:40:00.000-07:00

I have been scrapping again! Green Balloon Alpha Freebie!

Yes, can you believe it? I can't. I have finally gotten time to scrap again! And to blog about it. The baby is standing next to me playing in my desk as I try to type. LOL! Goofy boy!

Anyhow, I am going to share some pages with you and then I have an alpha that I made quite a while ago for something else that is still in my computer. I thought I would share it with you today. I am looking around for anything else I have not shared yet too so keep an eye out. Also, later on today or tomorrow I will be putting up some more of the PNG pages of the ABC templates up too. Don't forget to go to the bottom of this post to get your alpha!
Here is our dog Ginger helping out in the garden while we were planting our tomatoes. She wanted to help but I won't let her in the garden area. If you can see the garden is well protected from her.
Cupid Life by Dea Spina
Scrap-A-Sketch #13 by Jennifer Maceyunas
font: French Script MT

Here is a page I did at the same time. This is my son Daniel helping me out plant. LOL! Well, I don't know if that is helping me either but he found a friend to play with too.
Junkyard Fun by Sharia Braxton
Racketty Scrappety Template Square 53
Fonts: Andy, Alfredo's Dance
Well here is my front page of the challenge from ScrappingTwister group. This is the only picture that I could bring myself to put on it.
Kit: Maddie at 6 by Broken Jar Creations
Template 190 by Andrea Gold
Font: Edwardian Script ITC

This is my second page for my What I Love album. It is about the Seasons and how I love the different weather of the seasons. Fall being my favorite of course.

Kit: Colors of Summer by Amber Rose Designs
Template 225 by Andrea Gold
fonts: Sega Script, decemberice, LDJ Spring, LD Bubbles, LD Leaves

Here is the freebie I promised. It isn't much but it should help you out when doing a birthday page. Thanks all for coming. Just click on the preview and it will take you to 4shared.

2008-05-05T05:47:00.000-07:00

I am scrapping again thanks to all the challenges out there.

I have joined a group called ScrappingTwisters - it is a yahoo group. I love this group. They also help you find a lot of the cool freebies out there. They are doing a challenge to scrap about what you like. My first page for this month was about Family. Here is the page I have done for this challenge:

Kit: Rough & Tumble Paper Pack and Rough & Tumble Element Pack both by Broken Jar Creations
Fonts: Kingsthings Whizzbang, LoosieScript
Both of these fonts are the fonts I am featuring for the Font Challenge over at Do It Digi! You should come on over and play. Not only are these great fonts but once you have received 10 points from doing challenges you can earn an Inspiration Kit. Here is this months:

2008-04-19T21:51:00.000-07:00

Q Template freebie link is fixed.

Sorry about the problem with the link. I appreciate you gals letting me know that it wasn't working. But I am going to give you all a link to the folder of all my freebies so go ahead and grab them all if you haven't already!

http://www.4shared.com/dir/2091304/3b0544fe/freebies.html

I know that I still need to get going on the PNG files but I was hoping to get them done in a PNG+ file but that program still isn't working on this Vista! Augh!

Thanks all for your interest. Have a great day!

2008-04-07T00:05:00.000-07:00

A new template freebie for you! And a LOT of pages done! Take a look at my new pages done for the ABC album I am starting again!

Here is my A page. I am doing this album for the whole family. I hope they like it when it is done!
Credits:
Flutterby by Broken Jar Creations at Do It Digi.
Template A by me (available on the blog somewhere)

B is for Bus! Of coarse, the first day of school this year.
Credits:
Apple Country by Broken Jar Creations
B Template by me

This page was made for the album I am doing for my husband's mother of his grandmother.
This page was also done for the Template Challenge over at DoItDigi.
Credits:
Layer Me Fresh by Broken Jar Creations
Template by Trish H.

Yes, this is my boy that thinks he is a Muscle Man. LOL! Believe it or not this is just a few months ago. It was pretty hot that day. And yes, his undies are on backward. That is just how he does it!
This page was done for the Element Challenge over at DoItDigi.
Credits:
Lovin Life by Broken Jar Creations

Another challenge done and a cute bunch of kids. This was for the Ad challenge at DoItDigi. This is just half the boys being goofy and silly.
Credits:
Apple Country by Broken Jar Creations

Okay now, this is my favorite one of the day! The challenge was Bits and Pieces. I got a picture of all my boys feet. What a chore. LOL!
Credits:
Layer Me Funky by Broken Jar Creations
Template 71 by Templates-n-More (on her blog)

Here is my page with my new template:
I also did this for a challenge for ScrappingTwisters Yahoo Group. This is my husband's Grandma and Grandpa. Credits: Layer Me Fresh by Broken Jar Creations

Well, I hope you all like this new template. I had fun making it. I got the idea from a page I saw in The Ultimate Guide to Digital Scrapbooking. So click on the image to take you to the templates. The PNG files are in these too.

2008-04-04T14:10:00.000-07:00

I think I am back! LOL! PNG files of the A page freebie!

I have been away for quite some time haven't I? I have been so sick. I got the horrible virus that is going around and it turned into a very serious sinus infection. Well, I am half way through the antibiotics so I hope things get better soon. On top of that I am still dealing with health issues otherwise.

But I really do want to get back into creating again. Today I have a page to share with you. This is my mother-in-law on her wedding day. I am still working on some photos that my husband found of his grandmother after her passing back in February. I have a lot of work to do.

Products used:
I See Spring Paper Pack by Veronica Spriggs
Beautiful Botanicals by Veronica Spriggs
Fancy Border Stitching by Veronica Spriggs

Now, I do have something that you can take if you want. A few of you have asked for the PNG files of my ABC template series so I am taking it one day at a time and I am going to try to put them up for you all. I hope that you like them. I will try to get some time to make some new templates soon.

Pick the PNG files up for these two here:
8.5x11
12x12

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all enjoy the templates once again.

2008-03-29T14:21:00.000-07:00

Sorry that I have been MIA lately. About 6 weeks ago I started getting sick and it as taken me this long to get over it. I am not completely over it yet but it is finally almost gone. On top of me being sick so has my babies. It is not a fun day when you have to all be sick and miserable. I just wanted to pop my head in and say hi. I know there are some things that need to get going on doing so I will try to do what I can when I can.

Also, one more thing. When the sicknesses started I had decided to step down from all my CT's but one-Wendy (Broken Jar Creations). So to all those wonderful designers out there that I had the opportunity to work for - Thank you so much! I miss you all and I hope to see you all around. I do have one exciting thing happening. I was just accepted on Veronica Spriggs CT. I am excited. I hope this might help me to come out of my shell again.

Thanks all for your lovely thoughts and checking in on me. Keep an eye open for some new things coming soon!

2008-01-19T20:27:00.001-08:00

I've been published!!! Woohoo!

I have not told many people just those on Silvia Romeo's CT but my layout has been published in 3Scrapateers new Jan/Feb Ezine. I am so excited and just had to share with you all!

I made this layout with Vintage Basics by Silvia Romeo; optikVerve Labs Virtual Photographer; Scraplift from Lemenor; Fonts: Cooper Black, Edwardian Script ITC

I had not even realized that they had one until I was checking my mail one day and a notice came through for submissions for it. I thought I would try for it. Then a week later I got an e-mail stating they wanted to use my layout for the ezine. I am so stoked.

Anyhow, I was looking through the Ezine tonight and boy they have a lot of cool things in there. And over 300 mbs of freebies. My favorite is the Love It kit by Stacey Kluczny and DeDe Smith. It is so cute! I might just be getting this every month because it is only $5. Well, I am still excited. Things like this doesn't happen to me very often.

2008-01-18T10:56:00.000-08:00

Are you inspired? Where does your inspiration come from?

Have you ever just got that creativity block and nothing seems to cure it? Well, that is where I am at right now. I am so sorry that I have not been around much as of late. I remember this time last year I couldn't stop doing pages. Well, I guess I can this year.

Where do you get your inspiration from? I usually get it from the paper scrapping magazines and sometimes through the new digital scrapbooking magazine. I like the paper ones more because it gives me more of a challenge to make it look like paper scrapping. I also love to look through galleries. I have to say that it is really fun. Well, I just have not had time to do any of these type of things so I am in a rut. I guess I need to free my time more don't I?

I did want to share with you all some sites I have come across in my little time I have spent on the computer and maybe it will inspire you. The first few are not scrapbooking sites but paper craft blogs. I hope you like them as much as I do.

The first is Work In Progress. She has such creativity I don't know how she sleeps at night. LOL! I wish I could do this. And I love her new challenge so check it out!

Second, is Taylored Expressions. Again, this is more of a paper craft blog but I bet you can get some great ideas for layouts but also to maybe craft a little with that love for scrapping!

Now here are a few of my favorite blogs that are scrapping blogs that give me great ideas for my scrapping and some actually have awesome templates if you are looking for some.

Kirsty Wiseman has to be one of my favorite blogs of all time. She is so creative. She does these awesome overlays once in a while but I think what my favorite thing about this blog is that she is such a terrific photographer. She really has an eye for taking absolutely fabulous pictures.

Andrea Gold's Blog is always a pleasure to stop by. She has the most amazing templates.

Gunhild Storeide's Blog is awesome. She has some great freebies you can play with.

Racketty Scrappety has a great blog and awesome templates, tons of them!!!

Shauna's Blog has some more great templates and inspiration!

Trish H Designs has some great templates too. I just love her designs.

The Meadow has some great layouts in her Old school challenge that I thought were fantastic.

Valerie Ostrom has some lovely layouts to inspire you.

Okay, that is just a very few blogs that I fregquent when possible. I hope that will help you and maybe help me with some inspiration for new layouts!

2008-01-04T16:52:00.000-08:00

The last 4 Alpha freebies ready for you!

I had lots of fun finishing these up for you. I hope you like them and can use them. Enjoy all! Have a great day!

Just click on the picture and it will take you to 4shared.

2007-12-29T08:49:00.000-08:00

QP Freebie-ABC templates will be up in the next day or so!

QP Freebie for you all made by me!

I made this quickpage freebie for everyone to come and get. So just follow the links at Lifesong's CT blog to pick them up! I hope you like them!

2007-12-11T00:52:00.001-08:00

Links to the template freebies have been corrected!

I had no idea there were some problems with the links. I have uploaded zips of the templates and they seem to work fine now. Please just go to the previous post and the links work now. Enjoy!

2007-12-09T17:15:00.000-08:00

Guess what? R, S, T, U, V template freebies ready for you.

I am so sorry but I have been really sick the past few weeks and didn't get as much time on the computer as I had hoped. Well, as you can tell the next 5 templates are ready for you. I hope to get the last of the series done this week. I hope tonight if possible. To receive these just click on the picture of the template and it will take you to the download! I hope you all enjoy these. I will try to get some samples made up this week for you too.

I hope you all enjoy these as much as I did making them. If you have any questions just let me know!

2007-11-25T22:27:00.000-08:00

Another Freebie from me-Check out my other contribution to this months Super Digi Kit (ScrappinDigiKreations Monthly Freebie kit at the store).

I have to say that I really enjoyed making this alpha! Boy it was fun! I saw this done with something else, I can not remember what so I just had to try it out with the striped birthday candles. Oh, man am I going to have to make a page with all the goodies at SDK! There are now 13 parts to this wonderful HUGE freebie over at SDK! You have got to go and look!

Anyhow, here is my alpha that I made for the kit so go and get it HERE.

2007-11-23T07:30:00.000-08:00

Templates freebies N, O, P, and Q! I hope you like them!

I do not have any pages done with these yet to show you but I am going out of town for the weekend so I wanted to get these to you today. I do hope you like them. I know I am on a stars rampage aren't I? LOL! Enjoy! Just click on the picture to take you to the download. Thanks!

The Q12x12 is in a zip because 4shared would not upload.

2007-11-22T20:28:00.000-08:00

Storewide Sale* & Grab Bag Blitz @ Digitals

Come shop at the Digitals Store Friday - Sunday, Nov. 23-25!

Storewide Sale
30% off Friday 20% off Saturday & Sunday
*Some exclusions apply including advertising,

CD burning, gift certificates, affiliates, and custom services $20 and up

More than 30 Grab Bags!

$3 for Personal Use Bags

$7 for Commercial Use Bags

All contain at least 3 never seen before products and have been quality checked.

Available Friday - Sunday only!

2007-11-21T22:52:00.000-08:00

Guess what? My Freebie Birthday Template is up at ScrappinDigiKreations! Woohoo! I have been so excited to show you all this one. I had lots of fun playing with this one. I actually made the candles each as separate little templates itself. So go to HERE to pick it up!

Oh, and almost done with a few more alpha templates so keep an eye out!

2007-11-06T23:41:00.000-08:00

Sharing some layouts done! A preview for another couple templates. Guess which ones?
I just had to show you the layouts I have done tonight. These are all done with Trick or Treat by Broken Jar Creations from DID. These are some pages with pictures from a Halloween Party that we went to before Halloween. Tons of fun!

2007-11-05T11:03:00.000-08:00

Do It Digi back and raring to go-Challenge waiting for you all!

One of my favorite sites is back. They are into full force again at Do It Digi. Congrats Wendy! I am so happy to see you back!

Now, I have missed them so much that I am going to be on Wendy's CT team (yeh, I know don't I do enough as it is?! LOL!) but I truly missed her while she was not around. So I have a few new things going on because of it and one fun thing is that I am hosting a challenge.

Yup! A Challenge over at DoItDigi. It is a Font Challenge. Come check it out HERE! Now there are two fonts for you to choose from to use.

And guess what you can get - an alpha made by me for posting:

Cool huh! Well, I hope to see you gals there joining in with the challenges and getting to know these great designers again. And you never know you might be seeing some of my designs there soon too!

2007-11-02T12:14:00.000-07:00

K, L, and M template freebies are ready! Also-my first templates in the store at SDK!!!

I know what took me so long? Well, I made a few mistakes on the templates but they are fixed and raring to go.

But first look! I finally got my first templates up in the store at SDK. If you have been around for a while and have been stalking my site then you know these look familiar. These are some templates that I have taken off the blog to make room for the Alpha templates. I have changed them around and grouped them together.

Here is a bundle of templates that will keep you busy all day long and into the night! I have combined two of my favorite shapes. Circles and Stars. You can turn these many times and get numerous different styles out of them. I hope you have fun with these!
They are perfect for holidays such as Memorial Day,Independence Day, Labor Day, or even any ordinary day you need to scrap for.
You can get these templates as a bundle HERE or buy them individually: Template 1, Template 2, Template 3, Template 4.

Now on with what you all came here for! The Alpha Templates are ready!!! Now I am officially half way done. Now I just have to get the others finished before the end of the month right!

Here is the first one. This is the K template. This first layout was done with Hawiian Delight by Shannon J at SDK.

You can pick up the 12x12 template HERE

and the 8.5x11 HERE

This layout was done with Wendy's (Broken Jar Creations) Days Gone By at DoItDigi.

You can pick up the 12x12 template HERE

and the 8.5x11 HERE

And last but not least this page was done with Gwenevere Dupus' Stary Stary Night Papers and Stary Stary Night Elements

You can pick up the 12x12 template HERE

and the 8.5x11 HERE

2007-11-01T22:50:00.000-07:00

Big oops! I thought I was done doing the next three templates and guess what! I put the Alphas on the wrong part of the page. Now I have to go back to the drawing board and do it again! Augh! Please forgive me!

2007-11-01T13:05:00.001-07:00

Update on me and the templates! And my freebie at SDK to pick up!

Hello all! I am so sorry about the delay. I am not sure if anyone has really known about what was going on this past month here at our house but we were stressed out being surrounded by fires for over a week. I know I should have let you know before but I have been stressed and having the kids home stressed didn't help either.

Yup! I live where all those wild fires are going WILD!!!! We literally had 6 fires surrounding us within 3 days. Scary! Yes! The even scarier part was it was just difficult to keep a brave front up for the kids. To say the least I could not concentrate much on my computer at the time. I tried but just couldn't. Unfortunately, the Santa Ana winds (which cause the problems) are expected this weekend again so please pray for us if you can. I am a bit nervous.

And before that happened I had been finishing up my Fundraiser CD for the school so all my extra time went toward that. Well, I figured out I probably spent about 130-140 hours preparing the CD. Wow! That is a lot of time when you think about it.

So, to say the least October was a very interesting month, especially since the last part was my birthday! Yup! Not even going to say how old I am because it doesn't matter anymore I just FEEL old! LOL!

But, here is the good news. There a few more parts to the Supa Digi Kit at SDK up. Great designers. Now my contribution is not as big as the others but this is what it is:
It is a purple spider web alpha both with the beads and without. I hope you all like it. To get it please go to the SDK store and pick it up HERE.

Don't forget to pick up the rest of the Supa Digi Kit HERE!

So.....regarding the ABC templates. Yes, I need to get going on them don't I? Guess what I am almost ready to post the next one so keep an eye out. Thanks for understanding.

2007-10-23T11:13:00.000-07:00

ScrappinDigiKreations has a great give away for the month of October! Come check it out!

You have got to see this great kit that the designers at SDK have made for everyone this month. My contribution has not been put up yet but will be I hope next week. All you have to do is register at the store and you can put this in your shopping cart for free! Check it out HERE!

2007-10-22T10:13:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! Lots of news for you all! And a freebie!

First, I just wanted to share with you all something Barbie Chewning made for me. Wasn't that so nice. Now I just have to put it up. I am not sure how to do that but I am sure I should be able to figure it out. On top of being so awesome and making this for me, she is also back from a much needed vaca. If anyone doesn't know- Barbie she has been a designer at 3Scrapateers for quite some time. For a while she was selling at ACOT but is now exclusive with 3S. Woohoo!

I would like to invite you all to come to her FUN crop over at 3scrapateers this Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 1:00PM EST. I am sure it is going to be just lots of fun! I hope to see you there!

The next great news is that DoItDigi is back! Yes, it is! I am not sure if you all remember it but I do. This was the first site that I ever got involved in. It closed for a little bit but it is now up and running. I am going to help Wendy out from time to time so I will try to post some things here for her. But I hope you all get over there because she is one awesome lady and as soon as the site gets going I know it will be back to it's awesome self. Come over and see what is going on!

Now for a freebie! I have been doing a few alphas to add to my fundraiser (which is finished and I will tell you all about it in another post). Here is one that I enjoyed making and would like to share with you. You can pick it up HERE or click on the picture

I hope you like it! Have a great day!

2007-10-16T08:33:00.000-07:00

I am finally in the store at SDK!-with a freebie alpha too!

I have been a CT member for ScrappinDigiKreations for about a year and a half. Wow, how time does fly right! Well, I have had fun. I am still a CT member over there but they also asked for me to sell my templates and such there too so I am excited.

Now, I am working on a template kit but my first real product is in the store. Here it is:
This is an Elegance Alpha that I made that is a type of marble look in the center with a gold outline. I love these types of alphas because you can use them so many ways.

To go to my store and check it out go HERE!

Now I do also have a celebration alpha that I made to share with everyone! I was so excited to start up that I had to make a thank you alpha for everyone. Now to receive this alpha you need to go to the store and "buy" it but it is free. Just go to this link HERE and put it in your shopping cart. While you are there you might want to check out the AWESOME kit this month that is our freebie at the store too! It is called Hobgoblin and you can get it HERE!

Now that is not all! I have also made a matching alpha for the Hobgoblin kit and it will be coming pretty soon to the store. I will let you know when and where it comes out. So keep your eyes peeled for this freebie as well!

Have a good day!

The templates are coming soon if my baby will let me do anything today! LOL!

2007-10-12T10:54:00.000-07:00

Busy, busy, busy! That is what I am!

Yes, I have been quite busy this past month and I hope that you all like what I have been doing. First, I made a couple pages for this:
It is a kit and a quickpage Album that is just beautiful and you can get it HERE. To check out who Amy is and why we have chosen to do this for her please read HERE.

And there is a matching alpha that is just gorgeous HERE. All proceeds go to Amy Clarke's family.

These are the quickpages I made for this ensamble:

Now here is Boy! It's a Birthday quickpages that I made for my store at 1HourScrap last month and just wanted to share with you.

This second set is called A Star Girl I just loved because it is so pretty. I love playing with "pretty" things since I don't have any girls I had to use my sister's girls. LOL! I don't think she minds since she never gets to scrap. In fact she is always so happy to get these when I send them to her.

So what do you think? I hope you like them. I had fun playing.

I hope to get some real work done in the next few days. I still have those templates I am working on too. Man, can I slow down yet? LOL! I am still working on the previews for the fundraiser.

Have a great day all!

2007-10-11T08:43:00.000-07:00

Hello all! I am so sorry that I am MIA lately.

Okay, believe it or not but my kids were out last week and I thought I would have MORE time to do things. Guess what? I had way less. My husband decided to take a few of those days off and take the kids to a few different places. The kids had lots of fun but they took up my whole week.

Then this week I have been rushing to get the school's fundraiser up and ready. I am working on two things for it. We have an auction every year to help fund P.E., Science lab, Music, and Art. Living in California we just don't get the funding that others have. Sounds backwards doesn't it. But the reality is the kids would just have the main subjects if we as the PTA didn't do all this. Anyhow, so I have been bombarded with all this for school. I hope to have both the Room Mom responsibility and my personal contribution to them tomorrow and then my life should get back to normal.

Well, I did get over 60 quickpages made for my personal contribution. When I get my previews made I will definitely show you gals. That is my project for today. I am so excited.

Thank you all for your patience. I guess I better get going and get things done!

2007-09-29T07:42:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Digitals!

Digitals is celebrating their 3rd birthday! Woohoo! And there is much for you all to do there to receive lots of goodies. The chats are so much fun too. Some come on over and have some fun. It all starts on Monday, October 1st!

2007-09-24T08:18:00.000-07:00

One week left to join in on the Digital Quickies Challenge!

I just wanted to invite you all to join us with our Digital Quickies Challenge at Digitals. Come and join us in making quickpages to share with each other. Just because you couldn't attend the chats doesn't mean you can't get these Quickies! So take on the challenge and get some wonderful quickpages!

We have two wonderful kits are on sale for $3 each:
Wendy Page called End of Summer Fling
Angela Sharrow's Dreamscape Combo Pack

Once you have made a quickpage with one or both of these kits you just upload a sample to the Digitals Quickies Challenge Gallery, then send me the original version (12x12, 300 dpi). After I have compiled all the quickpages for the month I will send you the link to all the quickpages that have been made with the kit you used via a PM at Digitals. If you have any other questions regarding this challenge hop on over and read the Rules and Information. Or if you need to know how to make a quickpage go to Instructions for making a quickpage.

There are samples in the ads below of what I made with these kits. And you will receive the quickpages I have made along with everyone elses. So go and grab the kits and make a quickpage to receive all these wonderful quickpages!

We can't wait to see what you can do with these awesome kits!

Here are the quickpages I have made with the Angela Sharrow's Dreamscape Combo Pack:
And here are the quickpages I made using Wendy Page called End of Summer Fling:
As of right now there are about 24 Quickies in all to grab if you participate. I hope to see you all there!

2007-09-22T22:34:00.000-07:00

Guess what!!! 8 1/2 x 11 templates done for the first 5 of the series of ABC templates:
Yes, I finally got them done! I have lots of other things I needed to do but I guess you can say I am a procrastinator or that I just needed something simpler to do. I hope you all like these. To get to 4shared please just click on the picture to take you there. Have fun!

2007-09-21T10:29:00.000-07:00

New template for J! And some layouts I would like to share!

Where has this week gone? I am not sure. I want to say I am sorry for being so MIA. I know a lot of you are trying to get their ABC albums done by the end of the year for Christmas presents. I truly promise to get it done in time. Now believe it or not but I have all the way through M done. I just need to get the layouts done to match. LOL! When? I am not sure. I hope this weekend. So keep your eyes open. If not please don't get too mad at me :-)

Here is my first layout that I did of my son Travis. Doesn't he look so cute with those big eyes?

I created this with Angel Zimmer's Angel Spirit found at Digitals.

This next layout was done of my two youngest sons Travis and Daniel. I actually made this with the Digitals He Said, She Said challenge in mind over at Digitals. I also made it into a quickpage for our school fundraiser.

I used Angel Sharrow's True Friendship Blossoms at Digitals.

Thess next two I also made for the fundraiser. They were both made using Silvia Romeo's Opal and Onyx kit from Digitals (and a few other stores).

This first layout is of my great-grandmother.

This second layout is of my grandfather.

Now to the new addition to my ABC book for Daniel! This is my new J page. I am excited.

I saw this concept of the scalloped circle with holes in it so I decided to go hog wild and add lots of my own little elements to this to make a VERY layered look that you gals already know that I love. I had fun but boy what a process. When I first realized how I wanted to do this, I didn't realize what a process it would be to make it. But I like how it turned out.

I had to use my friend Sharia Braxton's kit again because you know I can't pass up the opportunity to match clothes with kits. LOL! Besides it has a frog and how else can I emphasize jumping than with a froggie! Did I say I love this kit!!! Oh, it is called 2 Little Boys by Sharia Braxton over at Divine Digital.

Now here is another verse to my ABC poem too:

J is for Jump, bounce and turn.

Okay, I had the hardest time getting these to upload to 4shared. It literally took me over 24 hours to figure out that I needed to zip the 12x12 template to get it to work. Sorry about the delay. Also, the 12x12 isn't colored because I was trying to get it to a size that I could upload.

Now to pick these templates up please go here or click on the picture and it will take you there!

And don't forget the 8 1/2 by 11 too, pick it up here!

2007-09-15T00:20:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to invite you all to join us with our Digital Quickies Challenge Chat tonight at 11:00pm EST at Digitals. Come and join us in making quickpages to share with each other and maybe learn something while you are there.

We have two wonderful kits:
Wendy Page called End of Summer Fling
Angela Sharrow's Dreamscape Combo Pack

Tonight we will be chatting with Wendy Page, on Tuesday we will chat with Angela Sharrow. Some come and get to know the designers! We will have a special treat for all that come!

2007-09-14T15:32:00.000-07:00

Oh, my goodness! I am ROFLMBO!!!! Yes, that really does happen sometimes doesn't it? Well, today I got an e-mail from my sis (who NEVER sends me anything) so I had to go and check it out. This is what it said:

You all know I don't pass e-mails on lightly, but I could not pass this up because it was hilarious... in that oh, I have been there kind of way...

This is/was a real ebay listing...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130144061675&ru=http

Okay, you just have to go and check it out. This lady is funny. Well, then after you read it go and check out her blog at : http://mom2my6pack.blogspot.com/

She is cracking me up not only because she is funny but she seems to say exactly the words that come out of my mouth at least half the time. Oh, my I have to say that having 6 boys really does keep a woman on her toes. But she has girls too so that frustrates me-LOL- just kidding.

Now, I was reading on her site about the adorable outfits she gets her kids and I am just drooling over these fantastic outfits. Oh, my goodness! Can I just cry. I will never see such beauty in my house that is for sure. My house I am lucky to get my kids to wear something that doesn't have a stain or hole in it. Not that they don't have nice clothes they just don't like to wear the nice clothes.

If I was to put a picture on about what I was excited about it would be that my 8 year old son got a black and white football jersey (from the second hand store) that looks brand new and he would not take it off for four days. When I realized that he had, I made him take it off. Well, of course he fought it but I eventually won saying I would wash it right away. A week later it is still in the laundry pile (at least it is the clean laundry pile). LOL!

Anyhow, if you get a chance go over to her site and check it out. Very funny reading (especially from another mother of 6).

2007-09-12T15:42:00.000-07:00

Thank you for all your support and kindness

I just wanted to say thank you to all my friends out there that have vouched for me. I really appreciate it. It makes me so happy that I have made so many friends here that care. I am very grateful for that.

Amy and I have e-mailed each other a few times and this is "water under the bridge" for both of us. We are just going to go on with our lives and I am going to be VERY careful from now on with my designs.

Sorry for all the drama gals. Again, thank you all for watching out for me. You rock!

2007-09-12T08:58:00.000-07:00

I would like to explain what has happened with my last template. I hope you will all understand.

Hello all! I am very saddened by what has happened but I fully want to make it right. So first I would like to ask that everyone that downloaded the last template (Template J) to please go and delete it. I have removed it from 4shared and the previews and such from below.

Last week I was working on my quickpages for our school fundraiser and I had seen a layout in a gallery (don't know where since I frequent many). So I made a quickpage like it. Then I enjoyed how it turned out that I thought that I would make something similar but with flowers. Well, I guess that was the wrong thing to do because it is just too close to someone else's tempate (which I did not know was a template in the first place).

I do apologize to Amy and would never try to plagerize on anyone else's designs. The fact that the flower placement is almost exact to the stars just happened by chance seriously. I was just placing them here and there and then put a separate on another layer so you could move it around. I am truly surprised that happened that way.

I am not sure what else to do but to publicly apologize to Amy for any hurt feelings and so forth. I would never want anyone to think of me in any harsh terms. I am not the type of person that does well with confrontation either. I usually shrink into a hole if I know someone feels badly about me.

I do not do this for profit at this time. That is not why I scrap. I scrap for fun and for my family. That is all. And recently I thought I would try to do something for my school.

I am surprised this has happened today of all days too because I had just decided to become a designer yesterday after a friend of mine had been hinting to it for months. I would never want anyone to think that I was stealing others designs.

I truly do apologize to all of you out there. I would never want to make problems like this. I even more would like to apologize to Amy one more time and make sure that she knows that I would never do this on purpose.

Thank you for reading this. I hope you all will forgive me.

2007-09-11T10:05:00.000-07:00

This has been removed files and all because of a dispute. Amy did a template just like this one last week.
I am so excited to get back into designing again. I had someone write me today asking if I was going to finish out the Alpha series. Of course I am! I have used Tracy Blankenship's Mixed Melon from SDK for this layout. I have also used the font Lucida Handwriting.

And just a reminder that if you want to get updated on my posts just remember to subscribe at the bottom of this page, that way you know when I post my next freebies! Thank you all for being interested in my templates!

2007-09-10T14:58:00.000-07:00

Sharing some previews of templates to come and pages/quickpages done with them.

I have been busy even more lately. I am so bad! But this time I have been busy on the computer. I can literally say that I have made 3 templates in the last day. Can you believe it? I can't.

So where are they? Well, I am going to make them into templates for the Alpha series so you will need to wait just a tad bit longer. But I couldn't wait to share them with you.

This first quickpage/layout was not done with a template but thought I would share it anyhow. I made this with Silvia Romeo's Arabesque Add-On Yellow Kit + Bonus Quick Page from Digitals (and many other places).

This second layout is of my son Michael a year and a half ago. What a cutie! By the way, this is what I would probably look like if I were a boy. LOL! I just say that because he is my only child that looks like me. This is a quickpage also and I made this with Lara Payton's Classroom Memories Papers and Classroom Memories Elements from Digitals.

Here is the third layout done today that is actually a quickpage also and was made with Lara Payton's Classroom Memories Papers and Classroom Memories Elements from Digitals.

This is my son Matthew a year and a half ago.

I will let you gals know if and when the quickpages are available. BUT.... as for the templates they will be ready very soon. I am working on making them into the 8.5x11 and putting the alphabet on it. I hope you like them.

2007-09-06T22:02:00.000-07:00

Freebie Template up and Just had to show you some of the quickpages!

Okay, yes I said I would not be around but I guess I was wrong. I get started on these quickpages and just have to make a template with them. LOL! Addicting!!!! Augh!!!!

Okay, this first one I did with Georgia Oliver's Shades of Summer at Digitals. Oh, I am loving these bright colors.

Here is another fun one that I did sort of with the idea of one of my templates in mind. I did this one with Spring is Sprung Element Pack and Spring is Sprung Paper Pack by Kim Smith at SDK.

Here is a page I did with Karla Kellum's Fruit's of the Spirit Papers, Elements, and Tags and Stickers at Digitals.

And definitely a couple pages with Dea Spina's new kit Burnt Sienna Gleam at Digitals.

And then there is a page I have done that I had to both make into a quickpage and make a template!

This page was done using Sharia Braxton's 2Little Boys over at Divine Digital.

Thank you to all the wonderful designers that have contributed to this project. When I find out when they are offering these quickpages I will let you know.

So go and pick up this template below. I hope you all like it!

Get the 12x12 Here

Get the 8.5x11 here.