Getting ready for Spring and Freebie

Who said Spring was just around the corner? Cause

not here in Springfield, Mo.  We have snow on the ground,

and it was super cold outside today. Although I have

hope that things will be turning around soon. If

not outside, I will have tons of new goodies at Scrapable

that will make it feel like Spring is finally here. 

To get you into to both the mood for Easter and Spring, the

team has created some wonderful layouts using

my newest kit He has Risen!

First off is Poki with her pretty layout:

 

Lorraine made this beautiful layout:

 

and An created this Spring one:

and lastly I created this one (old pictures, yes I have

tons left to scrap).  I also went to more of a Spring layout like An.

All of the elements come from the kit except the pink

flowers which I added just for the quick page.

Now for what all of you have been waiting for, your

new quick page to play with.

He has Risen Quick Page Freebie:

 

Don't forget to grab He has Risen at only $2.04 for

a limited time. Did you notice that each lady used

used different templates packs Circle Fun (Poki), Simple Layouts (Lorraine)

and Circle This Templates (An).

 

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Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the free quick page!!!



Get your mojo started with sending flowers

Nothing new from me today, as I've

been busy creating a new kit and some

other goodies that are coming your way.

Although, I do have some layouts by the team

to share with all of you!

All of the ladies are using Sending Flowers:

First off is Carol:

 

Next is Lorraine:

and lastly is Poki:

 

Such stunning layout by all of the ladies.  Grab sending flowers

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Before the game!

So I've been a little busy bee this morning.

To make it better, I even dressed the part today! :)

I'm so ready for Spring, but sadly Mother Nature

has other plans, as we are getting snow.  Tell me about it!

Where is the sunshine? Guess I will have to get some coffee

to warm up this afternoon before the game.

You might be asking what game.  Well, in my house

it is madness when the college basketball tournament is here.

When I woke up, that was what everyone was

talking about.  I even had my 9 year old son, Cole, tell

me how to mark the brackets, and when all of the games where

on before he got home from school.  Yes, I live with sports nuts.

How I love them!!!

Anyway, I had to get busy this morning, as the only game I want to

watch is this afternoon.  THE ZAGS!!!  Go Gonzaga!!!!

While I will be home, I would love to be back in my

home town cheering on the Zags.  As I'm sure

the town is going CRAZY. 

Before I head off to go sit down to watch the game, I

was able to create 2 different layouts today.  Yes, two!

I know, crazy!!!

The first one is a layout with no pictures.  I've seen different

ones around, and have never done any myself. So funny as it sounds,

this layout was really hard for me.  I couldn't get the cross to look

right, but after some moving around this is what I came up with.

 

Challenge/Linky Party:

Little Red Wagon: Easter

and

Whip it Wednesday

 

 

 

Now onto my second layout.  Way easier!!!  This picture is

from when we actually had some sun.  I really liked how

I could take the same kit, and make something else with it. :)

Challenge/linky party:

Crafts and Me: buttons and bows

Scrapable journal challenge: 15 words

and

creative princess

Here is a preview of what kit I ended up using

for both of my layouts:

He has Risen

 

Now I'm off to work on one more layout!  Have

a great day, and thanks for stopping by!!!



Moments

Well, time for me to actually share something new I created

(besides a kit)!  Last week was Spring break, so the

boys and I went on a little bike ride.  We have this great park

next to our house that we went to. Plus the park also has

a small hiking area, that I've never

been on.  So I couldn't pass on bringing my

camera to capture some great moments while

we had some fun.

Even though the boys get tired of me

taking their photos, I at least get

a few good ones here and there.

I was even able to enter a couple of challenges:

Through the Craftroom Door: anything goes

and

Created with Love Challenge: button up

 

I used last week's kit: Sending Flower for my page.

Here is the kit:

The team has come up with some stunning layout using this kit, too.

I will be sharing those later this week.  :)

Before you head out, I have a new

Easter/Religious kit that will be available tomorrow. 

Here is a little peek at He has Risen:

 

Thanks for stopping by!!!

More inspire me with Lucky Charm

If you stopped by yesterday, I said that I would have

more to share with all of you today.

Well, the team has been working with my newest release

My Lucky Charm, and here is what they all came up with!

Poki:

 

Carol:

 

and Carol again:

 

Preview of the My Lucky Charm kit:

 

I also have 3 different layouts  (bottom 2 are created with My Lucky Charm

kit), but all of them are using Circle This Template Pack:

 

Some more inspiration for all of you:

Carol:

made using Sweet Bella

Poki:

and one of the Scrapable ladies:

 

Such wonderful layouts by all of the ladies.  Thanks so much for stopping

by, and have a wonderful weekend!

 

Get your luck on and QP freebie

Friday is here, which means release day! I

don't go all crazy for St. Patrick's Day, but I do have a few pictures

that need to be done. So when I was creating this, I wanted

everyone to be able to use it not just for March 17th,
but for all types of layouts. While yes, I have
a few fun clovers, leprechauns, green beer, and other

Irish goodies, I did create other elements so you can use this

kit over and over again!

This is my biggest kit yet, I have 48 papers and 95 elements! It
took me over 3 days to finish it, lol. My sweet husband kept asking
if I had it finished almost everyday.

Grab it this week for only $4.35

Preview of all 40 pattern papers and 8 solid papers from the kit:

I also made the following which coordinate with the kit

Journal cards:

 

Clusters:

Wordart:

For those of you whom like it all and want even more savings

grab the My Lucky Charm Bundle

 

Now for my layout with the My Lucky Charm kit
plus the Circle This Template Pack:

 

Now for what all of you have been waiting for the free QP:

Lucky in Love

all of my quick pages are 300dpi, png format, and 12x12

 

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to check back this weekend!  I will

have some more inspiration for all of you using this kit and my new

template pack.

 

Cardinals here we come~

 

 

So back in Sept. my husband and I were able to

get away for the weekend. With us not being from the

area, it was nice to be able to take a trip almost anywhere around

us.  Since everything was so new!  We decided to take a quick

getaway up to St. Louis without the kids.  Wow, some adult time!!!

While we missed the boys, it was really

nice to be able to have a conversation.

On our visit we were able to check out the

Cardinal's Baseball Park.  I learned tons about the

history of the team, and Todd even did, too.

 

Here are some pictures of our visit:

 

kit used: Black Friday

template used: Simple Layouts Template Pack

 

We had a really fun time, and both of the boys were not

very happy with us for going on this tour.  So we will be doing

it all over at the end of the month.  This time with Cole and Cody.  :)

 

Challenges I entered with my layout:

Kaboodle Doodle: anything but a card (miss you ladies)

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges: For the boys

Scrapable: March Inspirational Challenge

and

Challenges4everybody: anything goes

 

Before I'm off to go enjoy my afternoon coffee, I do want to let all of

you know a detail about my layout. You see that big

picture in the background I did an overlay effect with PSE on top

of gray paper.  Now you can also create almost the same effect by keeping

the image normal, but changing the opacity of the photo. I use

both often, just depends on the paper below or the photo itself.

Now I'm off.

 

 

Be sure to check back tomorrow, as I have new goodies to share!!! Thanks

for stopping by, and have a great day. :)

 

 

Scallop Layers

Good morning, okay well almost afternoon.

I've been a busy little bee working on some new

goodies that will be coming to the store this Friday. 

Not only do I have a new kit (hint: something to do with

being lucky), but I also have some new templates. 

I find templates are a great way to jump start your mojo,

save you time, and always great to have on hand!  I even

use them on my layouts.  When I first started making

my own layouts, I would start from scratch.  It was

great when I had tons of time to play around.  Sadly, as a mom

I don't have all of the time in the world to create everything from the

beginning.  So I began using templates here and there.  Well, now

I'm hooked.  Templates are a great base to any layout, and the

best part is you can use them over and over again!

Today, I'm sharing my Scallop Layers Pack:

 

All of my templates are for personal use, scrap 4 hire, creative

team use, and commerical use.  You don't even need to give me credit!

Want to see just a few ideas of what you can do with

this pack?  Here is what my team and some scrapable ladies

came up with:

 

Scrapable team:

 

Poki:

 

Scrapable team:

 

Scrapable team:

 

 

Myself:

 

Aren't those some stunning layout!  Pick up Scallop Layers

today (only $3.25), and get started on your own layouts.

If you haven't ever used templates before,

check out these great tuts:

http://www.alibony.com/scraps/110708template.htm

 

http://www.designerdigitals.com/digital-scrapbooking/tips/questions/49/How+do+I+use+a+layered+template%3F

and

http://www.5stardigitalscrapbooking.com/featured/?p=294 (video)

 

Thanks for stopping by, and happy scrapping!!!

Cutie Quick Pages

Good morning~

I was finally able to create something new with my

Template Dream goodies.  I'm always happy

when I get to play!

 

This week my new release is Cutie Quick Pages:

 

I've decided that I would start adding these to my store, as

sometimes you either don't have the time, don't know where to

start, or even want the kit for only a couple of

pictures.  Over the years, I've used

a few quick pages myself.  I love how they saved me tons

of time for other things on my to do list.  Plus

I love the feeling of being that much closer to finishing

a book.  So let me do all of the hard work for you!!!

Here is what a couple of the layouts look

like finished:

First one is of my son Cody: 

 

Now for his brother Cole:

 

Now I'm off to enjoy my weekend. Thanks for stopping by, and

have a wonderful weekend yourself. :)

 

 

Becoming a Better Person~

  February is now over, and March is here.  If you been

checking, I've made a few changes but

still have a little more work.  Every year February just

flys by.  Always leaving me with more to do

for the month of March.  So this was not any different from

any of the ones before. 

I've been reading this book for the last couple of weeks, which will

part of my focus here.  While I'll be sharing more about the

book next week, I do have something that goes

along the same lines for all of you today.

I received this in my email, and couldn't wait to share it with all

of you.

 

 

7% Written by a 90 year old

       This is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Make
sure you read to the end!!!!!!

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer,
Cleveland , Ohio .

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught
me. It is the most requested column I've ever written.
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once
more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short – enjoy it.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends
and family will.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their
journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye, but don't worry,
God never blinks.

16.. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful. Clutter weighs you down in
many ways.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19.. It's never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no
one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no
for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.
Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years,
will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you
did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative of dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,
we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what
you need

42. The best is yet to come...

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

 

 

While this came from one of those chain emails, I couldn't help but

think if I only lived by some of these how I would become

more like the person I WANT to be.

 

While all of them speak to me, a couple really stand out,

which are 8, 17, and 41.  I like 8 because

I've had some challenges in my life and no

matter how mad I get at God, He is always by my side. 17 is

great because I'm currently doing a huge Spring Cleaning!!! Lastly,

I love number 41 because I have an issue with envy.  I need

to remind myself over and over again

to be happy with how I've been blessed.  That things

won't make me better!

 

Thanks for stopping by!!!