Monday, February 16, 2009

Just a little something...

...to break the monotony...

WHY I LOVE MOM
Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, 'I'm tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed'  She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches.  Rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer for supper the following evening, checked the cereal box levels, filled the sugar container, pu t spoons and bowls on the table and started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning.  She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes into the washer, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button She picked up the game pieces left on the table, put the phone back on the charger and put the telephone book into the drawer.  She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung up a towel to dry.  She yawned and stretched and headed for the bedroom. She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher, counted out some cash for the field trip, and pulled a text book out from hiding under the chair.  She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note for the grocery store. She put both near her purse.  Mom then washed her face with 3 in 1 cleanser, put on her Night solution &age fighting moisturizer, brushed and flossed her teeth and filed her nails.

Dad called out, 'I thought you were going to bed.'

'I'm on my way,' she said.

She put some water into the dog's dish and put the cat outside, then
made sure the doors were locked and the patio light was on.  She looked in on each of the kids and turned out their bedside lamps and TV's, hung up a shirt, thr ew some dirty socks into the hamper, and had a brief conversation with the one up still doing homework.  She set the alarm; laid out clothing for the next day, straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to her 6 most important things to do list. She said her prayers, and visualized the accomplishment of her goals.

About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one in
particular. 'I'm going to bed.'
And he did...without another thought.

Anything extraordinary here? Wonder why women live longer...?

CAUSE WE ARE MADE FOR THE LONG HAUL..... (and we can't die sooner, we still have things to do!!!!)

Friday, February 6, 2009

A new kit and an awesome Grab Bag!

I have a busy weekend as usual...ughhhh...I want a weekend where I can stay home all day both days and have no comittments, is that possible? So, before I set off on my craziness I am popping in to tell you of a couple awesome new buys out there today in digi-land...the first is this gorgeous new kit Marmalade Skies by Franziska Altmann at Scrapbook Graphics. It is just a pleasure working with her designs! Isn't it pretty and fun at the same time? And, it's on sale right now for 20% off!



Here's what I made with it last night...I was really happy with it.



And at The DigiChick, Pamela Donnis has a Grab Bag...I've seen the contents and it's really good.....and it's only $3!
So, go check them both out and get scrappin'!  Have a great weekend!  I'll see ya back here Monday.

Jen

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

I'm Hosting a Speed Scrap tomorrow!

Hey everyone! Have you caught the Speed Scrap buzz yet? Well, whether you answered yes or no, come on over to Scrap Matters tomorrow night and join us for a a Speed Scrap, I'm hosting! Check out all the details here and here.





And look at what you'll get for participating!



So, hope to see you over there...it is sooooo much fun!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Holy Moly, Doozie of a post, including a freebie!

I guess that's what happens when you don't post for a while!  But I have a freebie for ya if you get through it all, LOTS of great info here!

Let's start with Mandy Mystiques...did you know she has a new blog?  Oh, yes and it's so pretty!  AND she has a newsletter now...so go run over there, check it out and sign up for the newsletter.  She's going to have exclusive Newsletter Subscriber freebies, so don't miss out on that!  And speaking of freebies...she has a new collab kit out with Jennifer Barrette and Mandy has a freebie addon to the kit.  So, when you go to the blog, don't miss that either.  Here's the new kit, it's called Sunshine and Rainbows, isn't it just the fresh breath of Spring we all need right now?

And here's what I did with it:

And last but not least, Mandy is having a CT call right now, so if you love this and her other awesome designs, apply to be on the team...it's a great one to be part of!

And in other news...Franziska Altmann has an awesome new kit out at Scrapbook Graphics.  Isn't it just gorgeous...as are all her designs!  You can buy it here.

Here's what I did with it, it was so easy to be inspired!

And...look what's coming soon.... a new collab...Impressions of Delight coming to Scrapbookgraphics on February 1st...ooooh, it's so pretty!  here's Franziska's portion and I will be back with my LO from this yummy collab!

And from pamela Donnis...we're all feeling a little Springy and Valentinesy!  She has several new kits out and a sale!  Let's start with the goods....

At Funky Playground Designs, she has these new yummy treats:


I was inspired and did this:


And at Elemental Scraps, she has this new Springy kit:

And I did this, so easy to work with, I am tired of being cold!  LOL


Oh, and the sale....Pamela announced that she will be leaving Elemental Scraps at the end of January and so she is having a moving sale.  See her thread announcement here.  And here is her sale flyer.  Click it to go to her shop at ES for the sale.


And lastly tonight...if you've made it this far...a template freebie.  It was inspired by this LO I did with Franziska's Snowberry kit.


Just click template image to download.  In case there is a password (I never know with 4shared) it is inspiration.  Please no sharing links or files, just send friends here to read all my exciting stuff and download their own template for free.  And hey, why not leave me a little note or thank you while you're here?

Thanks for reading!

Monday, January 19, 2009

A Hybrid project, some layouts and ADSR Catch-Up

So, I am now on the CT for The Hybrid Kid, a new site that features hybrid projects for you do do with or for your kids that are learning based.  It is such a cool site and neat, neat projects.  I am very excited to be a part of it!  Here is the first project I did...available now at The Hybrid Kid.  It's a badge album with letter cards for each letter and some sight words.  All you have to do is print the cards, insert them into badge holders (I got mine at Wal-Mart for next to nothing!), bind them together with rings (like the kind for attaching flash cards together) and embellish with ribbons if you like.  Then, the kids can write on the plastic badges to practice their letters and then wipe it off to write again and again!  The write-on wipe-off crayons or markers work well.  Pretty cool huh?

And here are some layouts I have been working on...

These are using Franzika Altmann's products at Scrapbook Graphics:




This one uses her kit Box of 64.  Aren't her kits adorable?


This one uses her kit Garden Charm.  And she has an add-on available for doing a challenge at ES called "Inspired By".  Check it out here.  This was my entry.



And here are my layouts for the 1st 4 ADSR challenges..all credits can be found in my ADSR gallery.  It's been fun and challeging so far...some new and different challenges than usual which is good, keeps in exciting!  Three use Mandy Mystiques' products and 1 uses Franziska Altmann's products.




And that's it for me tonight...I finally feel caught up in the scrap world...I really got bogged down for a while, but I am afloat once again!

Good night!

Sunday, January 18, 2009

P365 Catch Up

We were officially a week behind on posting our P365 pics until tonight...but I caught us up on the P365 blog AND even got my LO done for week 3, so I am officially P365 caught up, yay! Here are the last 3 weeks of P365 for me...






Seems to be rolling right along and I am liking how the pages are turning out now that I am in a groove, at first I struggled with not embellishing the pages so much.  But the plainer pages are growing on me now, they certainly go together quicker.

I'll be back later with my ADSR catch up...have a good night!


Wednesday, January 14, 2009

~Are you a Sweetie?~

Look at this!!  Super short call girls, so if you are interested, get your email in ASAP!  I am on this team, great group of designers and Sweeties!  Fun gallery to comment in and...oh yeah, have you SEEN their collabs?  TO DIE FOR!  As always!  Here's the info!