Superbowl Sunday: Here are my little ones rockin’ out with the Boss. Singing Glowy Days 🙂 lololol.

ScrapOutsideTheBox.com is playing a fun and easy game on their blog to keep people entertained while their gallery is down (moving servers). It’s such an easy game, and the FREEBIE is AWESOME! But best of all, EVERYONE WINS! So head on over and read the comments, to find out the next tune hint! And they just released a FREEBIE so go get it!! Hurry, run! Click here: ScrapOutsideTheBox.com

See this Massive Colab kit (BEE MINE) and all 14 previews right here: DigitalArts-Cafe.com. This kit was made by 8 different designers and has about 100 elements and 40 papers including your essential scrapbook elements and… quite a few bees! It’s so vivid and fun you can just let your imagination go wild!!

Also, when you buy this massive kit (BEE MINE) , you can get the Bee Mine Quick Album by Vivayne for 40% off  the regular price and it’s available now!

I would like to share a preview of my portion of the kit… Hope you love it!

So you all may be wondering what I’ve been up to.

I made a kit for DigitalArts-Cafe’s colaboration, for the month of Feb… and I just couldn’t help myself, I had to make some quick pages. Got a little carried away and wound up with a whole album! I just loved working with the colors they came up with, a little out of my comfort zone but that always works out good for me 🙂

Here is a little sneak peak:

Did you notice the little doodle tree… That is the very first item I will have sent out, using my new VisTablet (birthday gift). I’m trying to get use to using it!

Wondering what I’m gonna do with this quick album or how you’re gonna get it?? Well, you’ll just have to wait, it’ll be a surprise (to me too)  🙂

I’ll post the kit for all to see in Feb! Have a great day!

My best friend sent this to me and I thought it was funny. You will want your volume on for this one.

Hi everyone. So, I am going to just spit it out. Today I feel just plain bitchy, grumpy, crabby and ungrateful. I’m not really sure why, maybe it’s because I know I should not feel this way but do anyway. I feel like complaining, about what? Every little thing, really doesn’t even matter what, anything really. I definitely am not feeling like my cheery, optimistic, usual self.

Why I should be happy, January’s kit and add-on (and the dreadful previews) are zipped and uploaded, all I need is to make the description and I can put them up. The quick album and collection are closely following. My kids are beautiful and I am with them. I have a wonderful, handsome husband, we have a roof over our head. Oh yes, and I got to use my birthday money to get a new tablet for doodling on the computer (still haven’t gotten to play with it much yet)  Life is beautiful, so why don’t I feel that way right now?

Whatever, I’m just going to blame it on pregnancy hormones and leave it at that. I will have a couple of free quick pages for everyone this coming week, thank you for waiting so patiently!

Goodmorning world…

Today I woke up with a fog in my head that just wont seam to lift. I tried a little cup of coffee, but that didn’t work. My eyes are droopy and I’m only awake because sleeping past 5:45 am is out of the question with my kids. My littlest one, a year and a half, is cutting 2 eye teeth on the top and one on the bottom. I wish those teeth would just come out already, they are really putting  a damper on my sleep.

So I wanted to tell you that the other day my husband and my 3  1/2 year old, made a beautiful red velvet cake, completely handmade. It looked just like this picture of Paula Deen’s Red Velvet cake (picture is linked if you want the recipe)! I wouldn’ve taken a picture of his, but it’s all gone! hahaha.

They did such a wonderful job! needless to say, the cake did not last in our house for very long 🙂 You’ve got to see the cute pictures of them making this cake. Here you go, enjoy:

DigitalArts-Cafe.com is having a massive winter sale. We are getting ready for the new year, so come on over and get your winter kits for what will probably be the lowest prices you’ll see.  

I just wanted to make a warm welcome to DigitialArts-Cafe’s new designers. 
Welcome Karyn [Designs by Karyn] and Mozz [FMC Designs]. 

I would like to say that since I met Mozz, the experience has been a wonderful one. She’s been a great friend since we first met a few short months ago. She has been warm, encouraging and more than helpful whenever needed, without hesitation, without asking! She is a very giving person really and I wish all the best to her.

That’s why I’ve made this Free Digital Scrapbooking Quick Page from her new kit available at DigitalArts-Cafe, Pitter Patter. I hope you will download this free Quick Page and then stop by to see her.

When you TAKE a freebie Could you please LEAVE a comment on my blog!   Thanks a bunch for your support!

DOWNLOAD FREEBIE

Hi there all,
A friend of mine shared this video with me. It was very touching so I am hoping you too, will see it and be touched!

http://www.4marks.com/videos/details.html?video_id=723

Here is my newest digital scrapbooking kit. It is a Hanukkah (Chanukah) kit, however I’ve included a replacement paper for the one paper that has stars of David on it. The rest of the items can be used easily for other jewish/non-jewish photos, New Years Celebrations (because of the lightworks in the papers) and the gelt (chocolate coins) being good for luck 🙂 I know that once you see the papers up close (they are truly magical) you will absolutely love them!

Scrapbooking Kit Includes:
7 papers (1 glitter paper)
1 replacement paper
1 page border (purple ruffle, journal tag, paper clip, sequin)
2 bows (yellow, blue)
1 button (blue)
1 chocolate coins (gelt)
1 frame (grey with yellow ribbon)
1 silver glitter stitch
2 jewels (blue, white)
1 jewelry/chain
1 torn ledger for journaling
2 knots (yellow, purple)
1 paper clip (white)
2 ribbons (blue, purple)
1 curled ribbon knot
1 staple (gold)
1 tab cluster
1 metal vine

28 items total

If you love this kit, don’t forget to pick up the Original kit that totally coordinates with it HERE, along with the freebie. You can also read more about what this kit means to me and what the colors represent in that post. Hope you all have a great one!

Hi everyone. I just wanted to say that I hope you had a nice Christmas, or holiday, however you celebrate. Some of you may not know, but my family, on my Dad’s side, has always stayed up on Christmas Eve and celebrated all night until midnight when we open gifts (a German or European tradition.)  Then we get together to eat dinner on Christmas. The last few years of doing this, especially since my Grandmother’s passing, has been difficult. My Grandmother is the one who MADE Christmas special every year, cooking and having the Holiday cheer. It is hard to even keep up with Christmas’ of the past when we think of all the wonderful memories that she gave us by hosting such wonderful and loving Christmas Eve Parties and Dinners. I mean the spread on the table was like something from the food channel, with German potato salad, and snacks of every sort on the table to eat all day long, 9 different kinds of cookies sometimes and chocolate treats. She really loved to make the table inviting and everyone was fed and happy and cheerful. Now, all the excitement is gone for some of us adults and the magic is a little dim. Someday, Christmas will have that excitement again, but for my husband and I… we are just a little too tired to stay up till 1 am in the morning, opening gifts. Then waking up EARLY with the little ones, because they wake up early no matter what. So, next year we will do it like many other American families. Go to sleep on Christmas Eve and wake up in the morning to celebrate. At least, us parents will feel rested and not so short tempered with them on the very holiday that we wish to be magical for them. It is kind of depressing that we will be forgoing our traditions and way of celebrating Christmas… but on the other hand, it just doesn’t seam worth it anymore.

As for the girls, they got dolls and bears to stuff, a kiddie camera, pony’s to color, aprons (they’re little chefs), a doctor’s kit, ornaments, Barbie’s, shoes, gloves, slippers and jammies. Sounds like enough doesn’t it! We did have a lovely Christmas though.

So, eventually I will get around to posting a few pics of us sledding and also of Christmas.  🙂

Hi all. I know you all must be wondering what I’ve been up to. So, I thought I would show you a little sneak peak of the NEW digital scrapbooking kit that I am working on. It is a Hanukkah Page Kit that I’m sure everyone will adore. The colors are vibrant and fun and beautiful.

Now many of you may be wondering, why am I making this kit and not a Christmas kit when I celebrate Christmas myself (and Hanukkah is not the largest Jewish holiday) So, here is why…

-First, there are hardly any Hanukkah kits for those who do celebrate and would like to scrapbook those memories (maybe next time I will make a kit for an even more important Jewish Holiday, like Rosh Hashanah or Festival of Sukkot.)
-Hanukkah is a celebration of miracles- I love to celebrate miracles
-Knowing Jewish holidays can only help us to reconnect with our own heritage
-Religion is beautiful 

-Lastly, it is a celebration of LIGHT and to me that is so special – the light of the sun that we take for granted daily, the light of fire that keeps us warm, the light of the soul that shines through our eyes, the light that drowns out the dark, the light that heals us in meditation… but what I really relate to is the powerful light of God, the energy of light that flows through each and every one of us, connecting us to the creator and each other,  the glimmer of light that is in us in our darkest hour just waiting to burst and fill us up… some call it the holy spirit, some call it divine energy, some call it divine light…. anyway almost every religion can relate to what I’m saying here.

COLORS:
Blue, White, and Silver: the traditional colors  
Yellow and Gold: Represents the Festival of lights
Purple: Represents the spiritual aspects and the miracles

All of the papers can be used for both Hanukkah and non-Hanukkah pictures because I am including substitutes for any papers that would be considered “jewish only” papers – for people who are not Jewish!)

… Anyway, without further ado – here’s your sneak peak of my upcoming kit:

Festival of Ages

Here’s a little sneak peak…

These are some quick pages I made from the Glisten Page Kit.

Hi there,
I just wanted to give you all, who may not know these things about me, a little insight to my youth. I just turned thirty two, this last week, on the 7th. Well, I got this e-mail from my Grandma Fae about when I was a baby. She really made my day telling me this story (turned a smile), even though I remember hearing it before. So here is what it said:

Happy, happy birthday!!! I remember when you were born, I gave you your 1st bath when you got home from the hospital, It was very exciting, my 1st grand daughter. I loved buying and making you fancy little girl things, gathered skirts, ruffles, lace, etc. You hated them, we couldn’t even get them on you, even at 1 year old. Carol had to take them back and get pants and t-shirts. Hope you have a wonderful birthday. Love, Grandma Fae

Hi everyone! I am so excited to announce the Christmas Around the World blog train for 2008.

Several designers recieved the same color swatch, made FREEBIES FOR YOU, and posted links at the Christmas Around the World blog train. I hope you like  my little contribution. 

When you TAKE a freebie Could you please LEAVE a comment on my blog!   Thanks a bunch for your support!

Download link expired…

THIS KIT IS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND FOR ONLY $1.00 AT DIGITALARTS-CAFE.COM

I saw this very interesting video over at a blog today and I thought that well, everyone should see this. SO… Press Play to see it… I certainly was moved! It made my day 🙂 to see… from the outside, looking in, what God sees, what we see, the perspective. A wonderful demonstration, very clear.

Hope you get the message! 🙂 Have a great day!

I just wanted to share with everyone,  this digital scrapbooking kit. It was made as a charity kit by all the designers at After Five Designs.com. I am not a designer there but it touched my heart, so here it is…  All of the proceeds will go to their designer friend. An accident injured one of her two little boys and may have permanently left her husband partially paralyzed.

I’ve seen the beautiful layouts all over the boards and wondered where they got them… well here it is… YOUR CHANCE TO BE CHARITABLE… and get a beautiful and whimsical kit.  Also, they are including a whole quick page album.

All proceeds from this kit (after fees) will be donated to Danielle’s family.

This kit contains
– more than 50 incredible papers
– more than 200 elements including many wordarts, some brushes, some doodles, some shadowed versions
– 3 alpha (in separate png files).
– as a free gift a 12 (12 x 12) Quick Pages album( saved as a PNG Format).

This is a very generous kit. I hope that you all will find it in your heart to purchase it, it’s well worth it plus it comes with that ready to go, quick page album, all you have to do is add the pictures and you have an album ready to print!

CLICK HERE BUY THIS KIT!

Here is the album you get:


Here is a page made with the kit (not by me):


When you go to the site you can see a bunch more pages made and posted for you to see. I hope you are feeling charitable today and like the kit as much as I do.

I recieved my first award today for being an amazing person… the person who sent it, MOZZ  🙂  – OBVIOUSLY doesn’t know me very well! J/K. LMAO.

Anyway, I guess I am suppose to forward it to 5 people… I really don’t know that many people online (with blogs) so I am emailing to some who don’t have a blog, but I don’t take it lightly to call someone amazing, so I am sending this to people who I believe truly are amazing (way more amazing than me) lololol… I sent this award to…

Melo
Jessicca
Carol
Pamela
Lydi

I’m very tired, I think it’s all catching up to me… Talk to you soon!

Goodmorning world. Been up since about 5 am or so – thanks to my 1 and a half year old… ugh. Sat in the big comfy chair dozing off, while she sat on my lap looking at a book. Just couldn’t keep my eyes open. Now I’m just sitting here with a cup of jasmine tea, trying to clear the haze from my mind. Hoping the tea will do the trick. My 3 year old, who is so tall she looks more like a 5 year old, just woke up. She’s walking around with the cutist little long shirt on, no pants, but socks pulled up to her knees. So cute.

So, since I’m drinking this wonderful tea… maybe I should tell you about it. I got it from www.Teavana.com and it’s unlike any tea I’ve had. It is loose tea, so you need a tea ball or… they have this awesome little cup called The Perfect Cup. You put the tea and water in the cup, let it steep, then just put the Perfect Cup on top of your mug and it drains out the bottom. When you lift it off your mug, the tea stops coming out, put it on and it comes out again… sooo cool and handy, easier to clean than a tea pot and better for just one or two people. Jeeze, I sound like an advertisement for the stuf, no affiliation, I promise! lol. The tea tastes much better with a natural, organic sugar that is brown (not brown sugar) just unbleached and melts best if you put it in with the tea to steep. I picked up a really delicious tea called Vermont Maple. It’s great for the cold weather and reminds me of the apple cinnamon tea I use to drink when I was young and we’d come in from horseback riding, trying to get warm. Those were great days. Anyway, I don’t see Vermont Maple available anymore, but if you get a chance, you should definitely order some of their tea.

Gotta get that freebie made! Everyone have a great day! and if you make a layout or anything with my stuff, and put it in gallery I’d love to see it, so feel free to drop a comment with a link to your gallery!!

Off I go!

Check it out!! I am now officially a disigner for DigitalArts-Cafe, my day couldn’t get any better!!! YAY!!

I can’t wait to show you what else I have in store for you. Gotta go, got lots of work to do! Come back for updates!!

Click on the white blinkie (top right) to see whats available at my store!

WaaaHooo! Yes I am totally excited because today I got my first blinkie as a designer and it’s made with the brightest digitals I’ve ever made.
Soooo excited.. Laura (Tiamama) over at DigitalArts-cafe was kind enough to make it for me for FREE!

Yay, there are still kind and giving, decent people out there. That’s hopeful!

So what do you think? I hope you like it and will consider using it on your blog or in your signatures… I will keep my eye out for those of you who do!

I can’t wait to see where it turns up… Oh and if you do see someone sporting it somewhere… drop me a line, I may want to thank them! Hehe 🙂

Have a great night/day whatever time it is there… Oh yes and I’m looking to get another freebie posted for a blog train I am joining… TONS OF FREEBIES from tons of designers! So keep an eye out for that!!

Okay, if you have kids or have friends or family with kids, you have to see this video. Talk about amazing! As a mother I was astonished and relieved.

Watch this AMAZING VIDEO showing ISR trained babies, about baby drowning prevention!

I don’t know if it’s just me and I’m a sap, or if it because my hormones are running wild from this pregnancy, or if it chokes anyone else up… so I guess you’ll have to leave me a comment and let me know if I’m not alone out here, lolol.

You may want to come back soon, very soon, because I have a freebie ready for you. It will be a double layout again, and it’s my favorite digital scrapbooking spread out of all of them. Saved the best for last 🙂

After that, I think I will be posting an awesome wordart for the Holiday, that was made for a gal by the name of Carol, who wanted to make tags for a cancer free celebration for her nephew. Prayers out for you Carol, for your nephew to remain cancer free.

Blessings to everyone – have a great day!

So you want a good laugh:

I’m working away on my computer getting ready to add another freebie, and I look over to check on my daughter (1 and a half yrs old) and what is she doing?

She’s covered in cornstarch, aawwwkk!! Oh but not a little cornstarch, the whole box of cornstarch. What in the world would she be doing with that, you say? Well we keep it in a basket next to her area, along with diapers and wipes and use it on her when she starts to get a rash (it’s better than baby powder for sure, yes)

By now she’s covered her little dark baby in it, so much that the baby looks white now. It’s in a pile next to her, on top of her and all around her, and I figure, whatever, she’s already playing in it… and it’s keeping her entertained so I’ll just clean it up in a little bit, I mean it can’t get any worse than this right.

WRONG! Boy was I wrong, LMAO. Of course, it’s funny just looking at it, like, well that’s what I get for turning my head, and other thoughts like ‘what was I thinking not cleaning it up right away?.’ Yes the little pile that she sat in went from a 2 foot radius to about a 4 or 5 foot radius. So you know, in my house, the shark (vacuum cleaner) does all the mess pick ups. I’ll just go get the Shark, it’ll magically fix this. Oh that was fun too, now I have a 6 foot radius and a treasure trail of cornstarch to the trash can. Oh yes, I have handled this well. LOL.  

You didn’t know I was wearing dark clothes today either… Yep, black pants, now with little white handprints all over them. Lap covered in cornstarch from her pants. Dark shirt covered in cornstarch because of course we can’t go 20 minutes without her climbing all over me. Yikes… but at this point, it’s just like whatever, what a mess, why get upset, you know? So, I have cleaned up the mess, well sort of: the white is still all over their play mats, and I wiped those up with wet paper towels, but I’ve wasted enough tree/paper for the day, so I give up, lol. Kids, they just steamroll you, huh!! lololol!

The one suprising benefit to all this, my mouse feels extremely luxurious in my right hand now 🙂

Here are photos of when I first discovered her, this is clean compared to after I let her play!