New Year's Eve!!

Wish we lived closer to Watertown (sometimes). I'm sure they'll be having fireworks again this year, and it would have been nice to get some photos, but I'm not driving back into town tonight just for fireworks in the snow... LOL

I managed to get 3 LOs done yesterday, and 1 this morning AND uploaded all missing images to galleries this morning as well, so that all of my CT work for December should be wrapped up. 1 LO even completed 2 more challenges. If I get a chance after I get home I may try to complete a few more challenges. I get out of work at 2pm today, and get tomorrow off! I'm hoping to get a great start to all those January challenges. (Hint-hint... They need to be posted for me to do that! LOL)
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Title: A Quarter And A Dream

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Colors-N-Cardboard Kit by Triplett Designs available at K-Joi Studios.
Fonts: VTKS Easy Way; Witchcraft; SA Inkspot

LO completes the Dec Font and I Can't Believe You Scrapped That Challenges at DSO.
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Title: Grandma and Gavin

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Silent Memories Kit by Ladybug Designs available at Digital Scrap Garden.
Script run on photo: In The News by Heather Manning Designs available at PDW.
Photos by my dad.
Fonts: FG Dulcie's Font

My aunt and her new grandson.
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Title: Simply Gorgeous

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Tranquill Kitby Flutterby Designs available at Digital Scrap Garden.
Fonts: Freestyle Script
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Title: Whadda' Ya' Mean...

Credits:
Background from the Lil' Black Dress Paper Pack by Heather Manning Designs available at PDW.
Other papers and ribbon w/brad from the I'm Green Mini Kit by Heather Manning Designs available soon at PDW.
Bead from the Winter Beads Freebie Set by Heather Manning Designs.
Script run on photo: Lighten Up by Heather Manning Designs available at PDW.
Snowflake overlay from the Santa's Vintage Suspenders kit by Scrappin Hillbilly Sweatpea Designs (aka Fantacy) available at OAKS.
Staple from the DSP Basics set by Beth Nixon available at DSP.
Photos by my husband.
Fonts: Freestyle Script
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This is the LO I created for SeaScraps for her contest. I didn't win so I figured it is ok to show it now...

Title: This East Coast Girl Is...

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Timeless Kit by SeaScraps available at Scrappin' Freestyle.
Photos provided by SeaScraps.
Fonts: Edwardian Script
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I still have to take a shower before I head to work. (All ready shoveled most of the drive.)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Pics!

Here are some of mine from Christmas day...


Brenden loved his Littlest Pet Shop toys!


He was also fairly excited by his workbooks with various Disney and Scooby characters!


Micaila was VERY happy with Brenden's choice of a Kitties In My Pocket set for her!


Brenden with his sister's new toy camera. He seems to think the lens should point at him! LOL


My sister's kids... Yes, that is my 13-yr-old niece standing in front of an 8 foot tree... Enough said?


Brenden decided the turkey leg had been left on the table long enough...


This was supposed to be 3 generations of women, but Brenden just HAD to be in it! LOL


Krys blowing out her birthday candles.

I have more, but didn't realize I hadn't downloaded them from my camera yet! LOL I also need to get copies of Dad's so there may be more next week!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Freedom Friday!

As I type the lawyer should be filing our bankruptcy. We should finally be out from under the rather large debt incurred during my 8 months (and Mike's approx 6 months) out of work when we moved back upstate by noon. Please don't think I'm happy we've filed, because I'm not. This is not somewhere I wanted to be in life, but it is a relief to have it off my back. Going forward I should be able to pay all our monthly bills without juggling to see who will get paid this month and next...

I think this (and a lack of sleep which has become the norm for me) is probably a large part of why my mojo is taking a hiatus this month. I've got 3 days left to Dec, and about 26 challenges & 4 CT LOs I haven't completed... Let's see how much I can get done in the next 3 days... LOL

I have 1 guest CT spot lined up for January, and don't plan to seek out any more unless there is something I just can't refuse. With my mojo hiding I don't want to make promises I can't keep... But, I do plan to look for February guest spots!

Gotta' get workin' before the boss catches me!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Feels like Monday again!

It's Thursday... I've been off work since 1:45pm on Monday though so it feels like I had a real weekend! LOL Due to snow Gary & I were the only two at work on Monday so he let me leave 15 minutes early. The roads were horrible on the way in, but were better by the time I was heading home.
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My sister's family and my parents ended up at my house on Tuesday. Makes for a very full house as Nora has 4 kids - 3 of which are boys. We had a good time though. Nora brought over a cake for Krysti so we didn't have to try to do that. (Krys is a Christmas baby.)

I managed to finish datebook covers for Mom and Nora while everyone was at the house. We don't have enough seating for 12 in the livingroom anywho so I sat at the pc for part of the day... It is still in sight of the livingroom...

Title: Datebook 5

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Winter Wonderland Collab Kit. (I believe most if not all were designed by Ellie Lash.)
Photos by me, my dad, and ?. (Not sure who took the photo of Jaylin.)
Fonts: Beyond Wonderland
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Title: Datebook 6

Credits:
Paper and elements from the Color Revolution - Stunning Sapphire kit by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs available at Gotta Pixel.
Grunge frame overlay by Penny Springmann available at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
Photos by me, my dad, and ?. (Not sure who took the photo of Jaylin.)
Fonts: Beyond Wonderland
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I didn't get much accomplished yesterday. I dropped off the paperwork at the lawyer's office because they weren't open on Monday. Then we went to the mall because Mike's dad got us each gift certificates to Sears... Couldn't find anything we wanted there, but at F.Y.E. I got Buffy Seasons 3 & 4 on DVD for $48! Season 3 was new & on sale for $23 while Season 4 was used for $25 (more DVDs in the set). We stopped at Super WalMart on the way home so the kids could pick out their gifts from Grandma with their gift certificates, and got caught in that computer glitch issue. Micaila chose a "normal" sized Pinky Pie & Rarity the Unicorn, and a Ponyville Pinkie Pie with tea set. Brenden chose a Hot Wheels set and 5 pack of Batman Hot Wheels cars. The GC system wasn't working for them at all yesterday so those GCs will now pickup groceries this weekend! LOL I managed to avoid trying to do any of the dishes until about 8pm when I did 1 large load. I did a second large load this morning, and still left a few pots in the sink at the end of that session...
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Oh! That reminds me... I wish I knew how to upload a MP3 file onto Blogger because OMG!!! do you have to listen to the call Micaila got from Santa... Someone posted a link on DST that you could use to set up a free call from Santa. I set one up for each of the kids, and Micaila spent most of her call telling Santa off for not getting her the right gift when she was on LI. (I was not made aware that somehow "Santa" decided to come early down there and left them gifts at Thanksgiving...) Brenden ended up hanging up on Santa because the recording glitched, and he had no sound when he got on the phone.
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I did finish 1 LO this morning for a contest. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post it here so I'm not doing so yet. But, there is still time to enter if you want... Check out www.seascrapsdesigns.blogspot.com for details! Deadline is the 29th.
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Gotta' run!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Christmas Eve!!

I'm still not feeling my normal, creative self, but I did manage to get 1 LO and 4 Datebook covers done between yesterday and this morning. I need to finish getting the garbage together, switch out the laundry (dryer to basket and washer to dryer), shower, and grab the last few pieces of paperwork for the lawyer which I need to drop off on my way to work... We have our signing appt on Friday. I have to work 'til 2pm today, and then I'm off 'til 10am on Thursday! YEAH!!!
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Title: Jaylin Jo - almost 6 months

Credits:
Papers, alpha, and elements from the Christmas Grunge Kit by Gina Miller of Simply Homespun Designs.
Tear from the Just Linda Template by Kim B Designs.
Photos by ? (Gift from Jaylin's babysitter.)
Fonts: SpeedballNo3
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Title: Walk With Me... - Datebook 1

Credits:
Papers from the Pumpkin Eaters Paper Pack by ChereKaye available at Funky Playground Designs.
Datebook template from the Checkbook and Pocket Planner Templates Combo Pack by Penny Springmann available at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
Photos by me and my mother-in-law.
Fonts: Tayor McKenzie
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Title: Untitled - Datebook 2

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Metamorphosis Kit by Purple Frog Pizzazz of Digital Scrap Garden.
Template from the Checkbook and Pocket Planner Templates Combo Pack by Penny Springmann available at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
Photos by my dad.
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Title: Cute As Can Be - Datebook 3

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Color Revolution - Tempting Turquoise kit by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs available at Gotta Pixel.
Template from the Checkbook and Pocket Planner Templates Combo Pack by Penny Springmann available at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
Photos by me.
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Title: Untitled - Datebook 4

Credits:
Papers and elements by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs from the Chilly Days Collab kit available at Gotta Pixel.
Template from the Checkbook and Pocket Planner Templates Combo Pack by Penny Springmann available at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
Photos by me and my dad.
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We had a fairly bad rain and wind storm here yesterday afternoon/evening, but look at what's going on now...


What's left of yesterday's snowman built with Grampy:


Gotta' run!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Finally Friday...

I'm feeling a little more myself... I managed to slog through 2 LOs last night, and almost finish a third so that it got topped off this morning. The last one completes 3 DSO challenges... Also makes me feel a little better as I am getting a VERY late start to my challenge LOs this month! LOL I have a boatload of scrapping to get done in the next week and a half if I want to finish most of my challenges and all of my CT work... And, that is if I don't receive any new kits!!!
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I don't know how many of you had heard about (or were interested in) the Christmas Around The World Mega Freebie Kit that was posted at approx 70 blogs, but due to the ice storms in the midwest they extended the download deadline to the 24th. So if you were at all interested, and haven't started I suggest you do so! I've only downloaded approx half of it, and all ready have got over 2Gb!!! The "home" blog with all links: http://christmasaroundtheworldkit.blogspot.com/
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Title: Saddle Up!

Credits:
Papers from the Pumpkin Eaters Paper Pack by ChereKaye available at Funky Playground Designs.
Journal strip template from Journal Strips 1 by ChereKaye available at Funky Playground Designs.
Sketch by Molly Peckham.
Photos by me and my dad.
Fonts: Vintage Typewriter
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Title: Family

Credits:
Papers and elements from the 4 Generations kit by Norma Aguilera of ScrapbooksGoneDigital.com.
Template from the Four (4) Page Layered Templates - Photos 1-4 by Norma Aguilera of ScrapbooksGoneDigital.com.
Journal brushes from Brushes - GIMP and Photoshop Journaling Set 2 by Norma Aguilera of ScrapbooksGoneDigital.com.
Photo by Sears Portraits.
Fonts: SA Kiss
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Title: So This Is Christmas

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Christmas Past kit by Kara Jones of K-Joi Studios.
Gold Glitter Alpha by Penny Springmann.
Photos by me.
Fonts: Vintage Typewriter; Trash

LO completes the Dec Lyric, Heritage, and Shape Challenges at DSO.
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I have 1 load of laundry in the washer, and need to go finish the dishes.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Here are the 3rd and 4th cup inserts:

Title: Curiosity

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Chirp Kit by Penny Springmann available at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
Cup insert template from the All Purpose Tumblers Template Pack by Penny Springmann available at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
Date stamp from the Dateline Date Stamps Set by Penny Springmann available at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
Paint swash from the Brush Up Set by Penny Springmann.
Photo by me.
Fonts: Ugly Face
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Title: 2007

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Jolly Jingle kit by Penny Springmann available at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
2007 stamp from the Dateline Date Stamps Set by Penny Springmann available at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
Photos by me and my dad.

Humpday...

I am still here... I've just gotten really bad about blogging and scrapping in the last week... I have finished the other two cup inserts. Now to make the four datebook covers... And, I still haven't printed the six copies of the 2008 calendar for my family...
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I woke up this morning to a great surprise though... I got RAK'd by KimB and her CT!! A whole kit as a Christmas thank you for using some of her designs in my LOs!
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I need to run...

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Monday? All ready?

Ok, so I pretty much got next to nothing accomplished this weekend... I had an extra day off because Sharon worked Saturday for me as I had to work late Friday night due to the military ball. But, I woke up at 3:30am on Saturday barely able to breathe due to post nasal drip, and just as I was ready to drop off again Brenden woke up... at 4:30... So I only got to doze while he watched Scooby on DVR until Mike got up. He took the kids to "breakfast" with Santa at Stream. I went back to sleep for a while, but it didn't really help. When I did get up it felt like someone had filled the right side of my head with pudding - completely crammed. I didn't get much done Saturday as you can imagine - dishes, 1 load of laundry washed, and straightening the livingroom was about it.

Yesterday we got hit with a snowstorm. I think we only got about 1 foot here, but it went on all day. I spent about an hour outside shoveling in two shifts. I am SOOOO out of shape. Both times I came back in barely able to breathe or stand. Dad was making lunch the first time, and I dozed off instead of eating. I woke up to Mike standing over me which meant my car was parked in the street as I hadn't managed to shovel enough for him to pull in. I'd also found that we were just above 0 on the oil tank... So when I ran to get gas in the van I had to get 10 gallons of kero as well to tide us over to today. Dad wentwith me, and pumped the van while I did the kero.

I need to go get the garbage out the door, do dishes, and shovel my way out of the driveway...
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Title: Ocean of Fools

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Ahoy Mateys kit by Penny Springmann.
Template from the All Purpose Tumblers Templates by Penny Springmann.
Fonts: Treasure Map Deadhand
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Gotta' run!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Friday findings...

Oooyy! The drive home last night... We got 4-6 inches of snow while I was at work yesterday... Not fun... I think we got about 2 more inches after I got home.

Then this morning we lost power from 4:50am-6:20am ONLY ON MY STREET! How do I know this? Well, I couldn't get back to sleep after Mike left at 3:30am for work so I was up watching DVR. The power blipped out in the middle of Criminal Minds. I went to look out the window, and all the lights on Church Street were out, but Sophia (the other road as I live on a corner) were ON! Go figure...

When the power came back on my brother, Kolby caught me on IM, and then called and talked for about an hour. I was busy the whole time trying to get some CT work done, and lost track of time 'til 8:50am when my cell alarm went off. One load of laundry got into the washer, but no further, and the dishes didn't get touched. Dad didn't get to the house 'til about 9:15 so he was running late as well... And, tonight I won't be getting home 'til 8 or 8:30pm 'cause I'm working a military ball with the boss.

I have 1 LO I finished just before running out the door yesterday - literally. I had enough time to save the PSP version of the file, but nothing else. I had to re-open it this morning, save the full jpeg version and the 2 smaller jpeg versions I keep, print it, and THEN move on. LOL So I did finish a cup insert for an Xmas gift and a LO this morning...
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Title: Remember Cherish

Credits:
Papers and elements from the TimelessTreasures kit by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs available at Gotta Pixel.
Template from the 12x12 Stitched Template Pack by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs available at Gotta Pixel.
Photos by my dad (of me!).
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Title: Our Elves

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Chirp Kit by Penny Springmann.
Cup insert template from the All Purpose TumblersTemplate Pack by Penny Springmann.
Photos by my dad and mother-in-law.
Fonts: Nasty (MisprintedType.com)
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Title: Is it on?

Credits:
Papers, alpha, and elements from the Christmas Grunge Kit by Gina Miller of Simply Homespun Designs.
Tear template from the Totally Ripped pack by Penny Springmann.
Photo by my dad. (altered - Background was desaturated, darkened, and softened.)
Fonts: NewStyle Embossed; OliJo
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I'm at work so gotta' run!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Humpday Hunnies

It's that day again... Blog hopping to download all the free goodies... Heather's offering the QP I made yesterday!! She's such a sweetie - she sent me the link so I could offer it here as well, but I'd rather send you over to her blog to snag it. That way you can get the links to visit all the other Humpday Hunnies! :) So go visit HeatherManning Designs to snag this:



http://digiscrapping.net/shoppe/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15&products_id=141

I have to grab a shower & leave early for the lawyer's appt so nothing else to mention this morning.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

QP kinda' day...

Not much to report... still feelin' sneezy, etc. in the mornings and evenings... I think I'm going to start taking my Claritin twice a day to see if that helps.

I completed a 5x7 brag book QP for SBB's Dec Exchange last night:


The rather large (and beautiful) free kit was available last Fri/Sat, and all QPs have to be uploaded and PM'd to Shelleyrae by tomorrow in order to recive the download links for the entire exchange set.
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I also created a QP for Heather Manning this morning using her Grungy Christmas Fun Kit and Christmas Charms add-on which she will be offering on her blog shortly so watch for it! :) I used it to create this page as I ran out the door this morning which is why this post is later than the norm...

Title: It's Beginning To Look...

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Grungy Christmas Fun Kit by Heather Manning available at PDW.
Tree and star charms from the Christmas Charms add-on by Heather Manning available at PDW.
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Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

I can't stop sneezing this morning...

I don't feel sick... I took my Claritin... But, good grief the SNEEZING!!!

I've been up since 6am, but the majority of that time has been spent trying to print out credit reports... Every two or three pages my printer would pull extra paper through, and then report a non-existant "paper jam". Since 1 was 21 pages, 1 was 37 pages, and 1 was 14 pages you can probably imagine my frustration with that... Not sure if you are aware, but most states require that you be allowed to access a free copy of your credit report once every 12 months - no score - just the report. If you are looking to do this visit www.annualcreditreport.com for more info.

Mike and I have our second appointment with the bankruptcy lawyer on Wednesday so I am busy trying to get all the required info together among all the other things I do...
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Garbage is ready to go to the curb... I managed to wash and dry (but not put away) two loads of laundry yesterday, and there's another load waiting to be thrown in the washer now... I did two loads of dishes yesterday, and have a small amount waiting for me now... I got stamps onto the Xmas cards yesterday (finally) so those are going postal today... I need to leave a few minutes early today as well so I can stop by the lawyer's office, and pay a deposit...
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Title: Turtle

Credits:
Papers from the Pumpkin Eaters Paper Pack by ChereKaye available at Funky Playground Designs.
Journal strip template from Journal Strips 1 by ChereKaye available at Funky Playground Designs.
Layer shape from Layering Templates 1 by ChereKaye available at Funky Playground Designs.
Doodles (including doodled word art) from the Weeds & Wildflowers Reverie Add-on Freebie by Gina Marie Huff.
Flowers from the Weeds & Wildflowers Flower Frenzy Freebie by Gina Marie Huff.
Photo by my mother-in-law.
Fonts: Assign (Dafont.com); Astonished
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Title: Final Report

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Jolly Jingle kit by Penny Springmann of Penny's Miscellany available at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
Photo by my dad.
Fonts: PDRPT
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Title: Christmas Lights

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Merry & Bright kit by Kathie Woolery of KT Scraps available at Deco-Pages.
Photo by my dad.
Fonts: Plymouth Rock "Snow Dusted"

LO completes the Dec Font Challenge at PDW.
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Title: Chilly

Credits:
Papers and stain glass snowflake from the PDW Dec Mix-n-Match Challenge Freebie by Betsy Tuma.
Blue and silver glitter snowflakes from the Glitter Snowflakes pack by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs available at Gotta Pixel.
Photos by my dad.
Fonts: PhattPhreddy (used to make alpha); Perpetua

LO completes the Dec Mix-N-Match Challenge at PDW.
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Gotta' run!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

No Freebie...

Sorry folks, but kids have been needy and sleep has been scarce so I didn't manage to build another freebie this week.

I did finish these two LOs last night:

Title: A Visit with Santa

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Santa's Vintage Suspenders kit by Fantacy of Scrappin' Hillbilly Sweetpea Designs available at OAKS.
Photo by The Noerr Programs.
Fonts: Beyond Wonderland

Isn't that kit gorgeous!! I think I may be using those overlays on a few other LOs soon... :)
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Title: Frosty Morning

Credits:
Papers and flower from the Flashy New Year kit by Heather Manning available at Plain Digital Wrapper.
Fonts: Bledding Cowboys; Bradley Hand ITC

I don't have New Year's photos because we never do anything special, but these worked GREAT for my nature photo!
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Gotta' go get kids ready as they're dropping me off at work today...

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

PS - Oh! I've forgotten to mention that I had LOTW at DSO this past week! Christmas Preparations using Winter Mix by Connie Prince and ACM Designs!

AND, I just found I've gotten LOTD at DD and SDD today for February 27, 1947 using Let It Snow by Julie Kelley! !

Yeah!

I've made Gina Miller of Simply Homespun Designs' CT!!
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I've spent this morning uploading LOs again so nothing to show you, but it is Friday so...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK...
What would be your dream job? And, why? Has it changed as you've grown older?

Growing up I wanted to design album covers (LPs/CDs), but in myfreshman year of college it was pointed out to me by a teacher that if I didn't know any bands it would be rather difficult to break into this...

So then I wanted to be the designer behind a Super Bowl commercial, but couldn't get a job with an ad agency because I wasn't ready to commute to Manhattan... Then I was ready to commute to Manhattan, but I'd have had to take a $10,000 pay cut to get an entry-level job in an ad agency...

At this point I would LOVE to work from home with scrapbooking. I'd like to be able to see my designs being used by other people... Of course, I need to do a LOT of brushing upon my design skills before I'll be ready for that...
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I finally sat down, and started my challenge list for December... I have 15 at DSO, 6 at DSG, and 9 at PDW I'd like to get done... so far. I still need to check OAKS, and SAS.

The boss is leaving early today, and Ineed to get to work!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!!!

Sleep!!! Please!

Unlike Heather, I can't blame this on shots or the kids... I've been awake since 2am... At about 2:30 I got up to use the bathroom, and discovered we had no water... had to go into the basement to check the pipes, and then turn up the thermostat... about 10 minutes later the partially frozen line thawed again so I guess it is a good thing I was awake and caught it before it completely froze... checked email and then laid there trying to sleep... listened to Mike get up, get ready for work and leave at 4am... went into the kitchen, and found the door is so cold it WILL NOT stay closed unless the deadbolt is turned... decided I wasn't going to be able to sleep, and created 3 LOs in 2 hrs... then Brenden woke up... tried to cuddle with him thinking we'd both get back to sleep... no such luck.

I have an appointment at 9:15am for my depo shot... have to go get dressed and leave an hr early...
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I started this before work yesterday, and finished it last night:

Title: February 27, 1947

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Let It Snow Kit by Julie Kelley Designs available at Scrapbook-Elements.
Photos by my Grampy.
Fonts: Vintage Typewriter

These are pictures of my dad coming home from the hospital after birth...

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And, the ones from this morning:

Title: Lovable Girl

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Color Revolution - Everything Emerald Kit by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs available at Gotta Pixel.
Frames from Cluster Frames by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs available at Gotta Pixel.
Fonts: Vintage Typewriter
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Title: Toothpick City

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Colors-N-Cardboard Kit by Triplett Designs available at K-Joi Studios.
Fonts: VTKS 36; Willing Race
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Title: The Fields of an early North Country Winter

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Merry & Bright Kit by Julie Kelley Designs available at Scrapbook-Elements.
Fonts: Willing Race; Beyond Wonderland

Another photo taken while driving... hence the water spots on the window! LOL
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I have thrown a load of laundry in the washer, but that's the only thing I'm getting done before work today. Gotta' run!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Kristine's Christmas Survey

I don't have much to post this morning so I'm snagging Kristine's survey to answer. Not sure what happened btwn questions 15 and 10 though... someone forgot how to count! LOL

25. How many more days til' Christmas? 20
24. What color is your Christmas tree? green
23. Bought any gifts for anyone yet? yup - about 70% done
22. Are there any Gifts under the tree? not yet - kids would open them!
21. Will it snow this Christmas? probably
20. How many family members live in your house? 4+ cat
19. Is Santa coming? YES
18. Have you been naughty or nice? nice- of course!
17. Favorite place to get presents from? anywhere that sells scrapbooking supplies!
16. How many places do you go to celebrate the holiday? 2 maybe
15. Ever 'peeked' inside a present? don't have to - i usually buy them
14. Ever tried egg nog? nope & don't want to
15. How cold is it now? about 32 * F
14. Decorated your house yet? just the tree & yard
13. Do you still leave the cookies and milk, just for the fun of it? not unless the kids ask to
12. How many presents would you say you got last year? 5
13. Name 3 things you asked for this Christmas: Bamboo Wacom Tablet from Amazon, see the first item, see the first item
12. Ever watched The Christmas Story? No
11. Have you ever been sleding? Yes
10. Do you get more money, or clothes for Christmas? clothes & normally ones I don't like...
9. Ever had a snow ball fight? yes, with my (then) best friend's older brother in 5th grade...
8. How many stockings will hang from the fire place? 4
7. Does your dog/cat get a stocking? no
6. How many people would you say you buy for a year? about 26 family members
5. What kind of food do you celebrate with? turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, corn, stuffing - pretty much the same as Thanksgiving...
4. Did it snow on Christmas Day last year? I think so
3. Do you have one or more trees that are decorated for a specific theme? no
2. Do you go to Church on Christmas Day? NO
1. Merry Christmas!

100 POSTS!!!

Today marks the day... I've posted 100 times so far! I've made some pretty great friends during those 3.5 months, and found lots of new sites to visit! Thanks for being part of my digi-world!
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On the homefront -we've gotten PLENTY of snow in the last 24 hrs... The boss got his birthday wish! LOL There's probably no more than 5 inches of fluffy snow out there, but I'd be happier with none. The boss skis so he's happier than a clam any time there's snow happening...
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Title: Merry "Cat"-mas!

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Wonderful Tidings Kit by Penny Springmann available at Penny's Miscellany.
Fonts: Note This; TanglewoodTales
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Not much else to say this morning, and plenty to do before I run out the door... Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Another Monday...

Today's my boss's birthday... maybe he'll cut out of work early... probably not though. We have 1 appointment today at 11 so it would be nice if he decided to edit the four sittings that are waiting, and then go home...
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I didn't get a lot of scrapping done this weekend like I normally do. I was waiting on kits from a couple of designers, and had more than I'd planned on come through - this morning... LOL I also spent several hours in town on Saturday after work trying to do some Jolly Red Guy shopping. (Still not done with that.) And, then yesterday we put up the tree - all time-consuming tasks.

I did finish these:

Title: First Winter Fun

Credits:
Papers and elements from the Icy Sparkles Kit by Heather Manning available at Plain Digital Wrapper.
Fonts: Mary Jane Windlin
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Title: Tree Silliness

Credits:
Paper from the Northern Exposure Paper Pack by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs.
Template from the 12x12 Stitched Template Pack by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs available at Gotta Pixel.
Frame from the Wrapped Frames Pack by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs.
Fonts: Mayflower Antique
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I need to grab a shower and get to work. We've got some icky rain going on which I assume means the drive will be tons of fun...

Thanks for stopping by, and have agreat day!

Nov/Dec 2007 ScrapStyle

It's here! I got the email last night letting me know it was now available! I'm on page 28 this time...



It's chock full of great LO ideas, photography tips, and freebies! Hop over to 3S to grab it!
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I've got lots to do today as usual for a Sunday, and only 12 hrs or so left to do it in! Decorating the tree in just few minutes - as soon as Brenden finishes his FOURTH chocoloate/butterscotch chip pancake. This kid LOVES his food! LOL

Gotta' run! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Saturday Freebie

I don't have a preview for you, but this set includes two overlays made from letters my paternal grandmother wrote and 1 sample paper.

Link:
http://www.4shared.com/file/30877655/15419f2a/Letters_From_Gram_Overlay_Set_1.html

As usual, please not hotlinking or hosting of the 4shared page. Send people here to grab the freebie, and don't forget to leave some love!

Friday's Question of the Week...

So how did your November shape up? I've managed to complete 16 of the 21 challenges I had lined up. I think I'll be able to finish 1 more tonight, but it depends on if Brenden gets to decorate the way he's been begging to do for a week! LOL

I got one LO done last night, but I wanted to cry so bad... I had this almost completely finished when PSP crashed without it being saved which meant I had to totally re-create it. The LO didn't turn out quite the way I envisioned, but I think it's still pretty neat!

Title: Christmas Preparations



Credits:
Papers and elements from the Wintry Mix Collab Kit by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs and ACM Designs available at
Gotta Pixel.
Fonts: Kingsthings Christmas; Kristen ITC

LO completes the Nov Ad Challenge at DSO.

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I also created these two this morning...

Title: Fly Away on the Wings of Wonder

Credits:
Papers and elements by Kara Jones from the Lilacs and Butterflies: Lupus Charity Kit available at K-Joi Studios.
Balloons by Ladybug Graphics of Digital Scrap Garden.
Fonts: Lazy Dog

LO completes the Nov Elements Challenge at DSG.
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Title: I'm Thankful For...



Credits:
Papers and elements from the Color Revolution Kit by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs available at Gotta Pixel.
Overlay from the On The Grid Overlays 1 by Connie Prince of DigiDiva Designs available at Gotta Pixel.
Fonts: Mary Jane Cavazos

LO completes the Nov Quote Challenge at DSG.

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Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!