My baby is almost 1!

A couple things come to mind tonight...First of all, my baby is almost 1! I just can't believe it...but we all say that don't we. I have sort of excepted that my baby girl is almost 6 but it does seem like yesterday that I was learning how to change a boys diaper. Crazy. My sister was visiting this past weekend, and she snapped this great photo of him. The other one was taken of Faith and her two cousins Hope and Tyra at my Grandmas memorial. Aren't they all just adorable?(Faith was names after them) And Oh yes, Princess came home today from the vet...she is on antibiotic and pain meds for a while. I think a bit angry with us, and I get that, I will give that to her, but she is definetly quiet...it is sure nice

Teatime party with friend Chloe

Faith attended the cutest birthday party two weekends ago, and the little girls parents were so kind as to share the photos they took. How cute are the girls. It was the most precious party, and the little girls were so sweet. Faith had a great time and won't quit talking about this party. I did a couple layouts with the photos to share with Chloes mom, and of course here on my blog. I am super sick so I am going to keep this short. I used a kit from Gotta pixel for their daily download last month called Forever friends.

I'm already there

One of my favorite digital scrapbooking sites has different challenges each month. One of the challenges is a lyrical challenge where you can create a layout based off of a song. This week the song is "I'm already there" by Lonestar. Which is an amazing song. I knew I had to participate. My first encounter with this song was 5 1/2 years ago when I was pregnant with Faith and Keith was getting ready to deploy for Iraqi freedom. Everytime I heard this song over the months while he was gone, I would think of him and his fight for our freedom. I hope you love these layouts. I think they turned out awesome. I used a kit called Rustic Walk by Vicki's Work in Progress Remember she has retired her old kits, so if you want to get them, you will need to visit her store and purchase them. Happy Scrapping!!! I love these layouts!

something wierd is happening

I logged on today, and found my blog was missing the posting section. Where did it go?

Ok, wierd, now it's back after I posted this section. Lets see if it goes anywhere again.

A beautiful rainbow

February 2 on the way home from the store, we saw our first rainbow of the year, and it was a beautiful one! Of course I had to photograph it. Since it was Hudsons nap time, Faith had to grab ahold of the moment and pose to her best! She is a wonderful model for me!lol. It was Dr Seuss's birthday, so she wore jammies to school(that is another story for another post). But long story short, she did not want to go out wearing her pajamas. This is why she has her jammies on in the photos though. You didn't even notice till I mentioned it though right! I used a kit called Fresh. It was a collab by stolen moments and digi-designs by Nicole
Let see if that link worked again. I am having a heck of time with linking websites today.

Playing with daddy

I totally had a laid back day today. Hudson has taken a couple long naps, Faith had school and gymnastics, so I have taken advantage of the quiet time and scrapped two of my favorite guys! I used the kit "My Guy" by Stacy Towers
Lets see if that works.lol
It was so much fun to do these pages. I just let things fall where they landed and kept going. Not too much thought to these pages. But I normally do things that way I guess. I don't normally think about the layouts. I let the chips land where they may.
Another exciting step. I have applied for a creative team. I am very excited, but really don't know what to expect. I should find out March 6 or thereafter. If it doesn't work out, this is just the beginning. I know I have said that before.
As I continue to post my pages, I love to see how many people have viewed my layouts on the different websites that I go to. Remember the one that I was so excited about a couple days ago? My favorite one of Hudson where I blended him...It is already up near 150 views! That is awesome! I just love that people are loving what I am doing! There is also one of Faith called Fillin mommys shoes that has topped 100 now too and climbing. I will post that below too. Yiippppeee. I so love this.
Thank you friend Stephanie for introducing me to this wonderful hobby!





I used a kit called Swanky by Shel Belle Scraps
It was a huge kit...I love it!!!

Attaching a link

I wanted to attach a link, and see if it works. Here is my digi-land friend Tammys blog that was so kind to help me with my link problems that I am having. Lets see if this works.

crossing fingers!!!
I am going to work on either a Rainbow photo tonight or photos from my Dear hubby getting sick last year. It was awful, but since he never gets sick, so I have to document it. I lost the photos until recently and thought, I need to get them put in a page. Okay, here we go....lets see if it works.

Nope not working. hmmmm
http://tammygary.blogspot.com/
tammy gary

Berklee

My friend Emily sent my family these photos of her new baby and their older two children meeting her in the hospital. She got very sick and was in the NICU so it took time before their little man could meet her. They have such a beautiful family don't they? We don't live nearby them anymore, but I wanted to do something special for them after her arrival. Best Wishes George family! Congratulations! The kit I used was designed by Monique Drost, and was a download a day from 3scrapateers. I am not sure how to link you to that kit. I will have to look into that. I don't know how to even find it after the month is over. Hmmm. I just emailed her and told her how much I enjoyed her kit. Here is a link to 3 scrapateers:
http://www.3scrapateers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15636
I don't think my links are working. I am going to have to look into that. Maybe someone knows why...sorry designers. I am trying.lol

Hit 100, life being 5, and the cat

Ok, so I have 3 more things I want to post before hitting my head to the bed. I finally hit 100 views on my favorite layout that I refered to a couple days back. I can link you to the site but unless you have an account, you may not be able to view it. http://www.3scrapateers.com/gallerypp/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/24396 It is actually at 101, kind of ironic because of my page I created today called gingerbread 101. So Yipppeee. I am so proud of myself.

Next on the list is about my brave little girl going through her first life experience. At 5 years old, she got in the car after a full day of kindergarten and says to me last week that someone didn't want to play with her. I brushed it off, only to have her talk about it each subsequent day for the rest of the week. Well, it has become a problem for her and this little girl is starting to be mean to her. I feel so bad, and want to protect her from getting hurt, but I am now using this opportunity to teach her about different kinds of friends. Plus I am getting a lesson in not being able to control her life either...(ie who she plays with on the playground). How can kindergarten already have bullies?

And the cat, well, I am going to save this posting for another day...It will be a long one.

Gingerbread 101

I spent the evening last night after my long overdue hair appointment, having some QT with my dear hubby...(I fell asleep while he watched The bucket List). But I LOVE my hair. I went blonde after a long long time.
On another note, I came across these photos, and realized that I had not yet scrapped them. So, I found a wonderful collab kit called Grosgrain Girls by Color with Caryn, Scrappy Wiess Designs, and Mel Hains designs.
http://scrappyweiss.blogspot.com/2009/01/grosgrain-girl-is-here.html
http://beautybeholden.blogspot.com/search/label/Grosgrain%20Girl
http://melslightbulbmoments.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html
I think I used a bit from each kit. It is hard to tell. I just pulled bits and pieces from the entire collab.
I think that the colors worked perfect for the pictures. I really love to share the layouts with the designers, but sometimes, I just can't figure out how to do that. Oh well, maybe one day, when I get that extra two hours in the day back that are somehow lost, I will figure that out too.

Amazing responses

I wanted to post that I have gotten amazing responses on my last layout of my sister and her new baby. I was taken away by one of them stating how amazing it was. Wow, I never thought I would hear that so soon after embarking on this new digital journey. So big pat on the back for me! I love that layout too!

You are a true miracle

My sister sent me this photo today on my computer. I haven't gotten to see and squeeze my baby nephew like I want to for so many reasons I can't get into now. But I couldn't let the photo go unused on my hard drive. So here you go. The kit was a download a day from Divine Digital called Love Whispers. I finally had a chance to use it from last month! I am so glad I finally got the chance. I think it was perfect for this! He is a true miracle and we are so happy to welcome him to our CRAZY family! He was born Christmas day, what a gift right???!!!

ALMOST AT 100

So this is a rather silly post, but I am pretty excited about it. I follow several sites daily to download kits, parts of kits, respond to emails and postings on my layouts, etc...So when I visit them, (particularly 3scrapateers) you can see how many people have view your pages. I have one page (which is also my favorite page you can see in the right hand column) called "You light up our lives." It is two clicks away from being viewed 100 times!!! I haven't received but 3 comments on it, but hey, I am happy knowing that my page sparked interest enough for almost 100 people to open it. And maybe, just maybe, they learned to blend as I did when I saw a page done by Vicki. I am thrilled...I will let you know this evening, if it hit the 100 marker!

Just wanted to share some more

So here is our kitty. We "rescued" her the end of January, and well, to be fair, have had quite the ordeals with her since. It all began very innocent with her vaccinations, and vet bills...not complaining, until Hudson got sick, the kitty scratched herself bloody, and then we were given pills and antibiotics to shove down her throat. I know, I know, poor kitty right, well that is what I thought and then she went into heat. Yes her spaying was scheduled, but we had to wait for the appointment due to her immunizations. Soooooo, she finishes with the first round, we drop her off to get spayed, and well, not so much. Long story short, she got a shot to stop the itching, and you can't operate for 6 weeks! Thanks for telling me this. Plus they won't board a cat in heat! I know cuz I tried. So now, we sit and wait another two weeks and pull our hair out with each yowl...she is cute as you can see, which is why we are dealing with the scratched door and horrible noises, and crude visuals...where's the love man, where's the love?
The kit came from
http://melslightbulbmoments.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html
she is also in my favorite blogs I follow. The kit is called it's raining cats and dogs. It is a collab with Vickis work in progress. I did not use any of the doggie stuff though they were very very cute. Head over to her blog and check hers out.
http://vicki20.blogspot.com/search/label/Raining%20Cats%20and%20Dogs
That is it for now...nightynight!

I finished Daddy's shoes

I have sat at the computer trying to get these finished and wanted to post them before going to bed. I actually plan to go to all of my favorite sites and share them too...I love to get the feedback from people who view my pages. So here they are. I got this kit from a gal that apparently has just stepped into designing. It was a fun kit to work with. I found myself searching for ways to change the products to create something different with what I was given. Anyhow, here is a link to her blog.
http://www.gettinscrappywithbritt.com/
For some reason her link isn't working but she is under my blogs I follow in the right column.
It is called Just for the boys. Enjoy the pages! Hudson is such a cute victim of my manic picture taking disorder!

Daddy's shoes

I am working on a page right now with Hudson and daddy's shoes. I am so excited to get it done. It sums Hudson up to the T. He love s to play with shoes (or to eat them). I think he may have been a dog in a past life....he chews on shoes and begs for food. Whaddaya think? I will post those pages tonight. Or at least one page.

I want to change the back ground or add a border down the side

Tonight I am going to focus on figuring out how to add a border instead of keeping the square elements at the top of my page. I also want to change the back ground instead of keeping it all black. So I am not going to focus on posting, because I think I have it figured out, at least the basics of it anyhow. Cheers for tonight. Maybe I can change things around by tomorrow.

Cavity Free Zone

I can not for the life of me find the kit which I made this beautiful page. I will try to figure it out and accredit the designer, for (a) making this kit and (b) allowing it to be FREE! I did this page ovbiously for Faiths first trip to the dentist. I used this beautiful border and ghost letters. I am still learning so much with my PSE7, I can't wait to see what I do tomorrow.
I am off to bed. This has taken me 4 hours to do all of this! Yikes.
night for now

So I found the kit, and location, however, this wonderful designer has retired her free kits, due to to limited space on 4 shared. Sooooo, I will link you to her web, or you can go to it through my blogs I follow. http://vicki20.blogspot.com/search/label/Candy%20Dream
She plans to sell her old kits in her store, but I am not sure if she has gotten them all up and going yet. (again, I am so new to this, but want to give credit where credit is due). I looovvved this kit.

Faith's school valentine party

So I watched a video tutorial on how to post pictures...yes, seems to be an easy thing for all you "blogger Pros" but I am having a tough time with this. It is hard! So lets see how I do on this post.
I volunteered in Faiths classroom on February 13 for her school valentine party. I was able to find a wonderful kit, which I would love to share with you.

http://www.amandadykan.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=291&ppuser=710

I had a heck of a time finding that link. I am also still figuring her site out. I keep getting lost. But that is so easy to do with all of the sites that I have found.
I have several blogs that I just love to follow, hence my inspiration to create this blog. So I would love to at some point figure out how to get them on here too. Baby steps right.
Okay, so here is the layout I did with this kit. Oh did I mention it is free? It is called Owl love you.

I am so excited to get started

Feb 10, 2008

I am so excited. I started this blog, I entered the digital world of scrapbooking. I have turned a new leaf and can't wait to share this adventure with everyone. I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I am creating it.