Wondering where I am?

Wondering why you havnt seen any new updates here?

I moved lol..

Click the banner below to be taken to my new blog and yes its got freebies as well..

Some of the things you can find there.

And of course I still share layouts as well... 

If you hadnt found me, well pop on over, love to see you there.. 

Smile, because you will make someone day...

Layouts and Freebies-you are spoilt today lol..

You missed me, lol digi free didnt pick up my last freebie and no-one came to visit me...
Not true, the regulars came lol..
So I have been a little busy, what have I done, well I only have two challenges left to complete, yes lol
When I finish this post I will be picking my very first "chosen one" from the template challenge,
then scrapping her template to put up in the gallery...
Trying to decide on a color swatch for my next kit, trying to decide what the theme will be, there are already so many valentines kits out, and over christmas I honestly just stopped looking , there was just nothing but christmas kits everywhere and I kinda got past wanting to see anymore...
I fear valentines is going to be the same, so my question to myself is if I do a valentines kit, will it be something worth looking at... If I go with whats in my mind yes lol...
And I have sold a few of my very first kits, wooooo hooooo that feels pretty wonderful lol....
I also have to make up something because I need some Creative Team members, to join my two very lovely and talented ones Laura and Nydia....
So you might end up with 2 posts today lol....
So first some layouts, I must have done something good several days back, I was checking my stats and I had 9 people come to one page that had nothing but layouts on it, no freebies, they all came from Mountain View CA, I see the isps so they were all different people and they had all searched the same thing in google, I get to see that as well as the links lol...
So now I know you really want to look lol...
Soooo first one is the layout I did with this months VIP kit made by our lovely and very talented Rachael Hudnall...

New Year 2009
January Vip Kit -Celebrate 09 by Rachael Hudnall
Template Fmc Designs..

Next my entry into the Quote Challenge
I used DigitalArts-Cafe Designer Kay Jays "auldlangsyne"

My entry for the Lyric Challenge
Kit used: Boy-ish DigitalArts-Cafe Designer Phillsboo

Journaling is from Song
Its a Brand New day Lyrics extracted from: Joshua Radin-Simple times_"Brand New Day"
It's a brand new day
The sun is shining
It's a brand new day
For the first time in such a long long time
I know, I'll be ok
This cycle never ends
You gotta fall in order to mend
It's a brand new day
It's a brand new day
For the first time in such a long long time
I know, I'll be ok
Font-Tinker Toy

My Entry for the Scraplift Challenge
DigitalArts-Cafe Designer Rachael Hudnall Warm and Cozy Instant Splendor Clusters
DigitalArts-Cafe Designer Rachael Hudnall Warm and Cozy
Journaling reads..
Cake Eating
Break small pieces off
Crumble, feel texture
Taste a small amount
Ok This is yum
Fit as much into mouth
as you can...
Jazz eating her first birthday cake lol...

Journaling Challenge


New Day Begins DigitalArts-Cafe Designer Linda Cumberland Leah's Garden
Journaling reads..
I open my eyes and stumble outside.
Darkness begins to fade as the sun begins to rise.
I breathe deep the fresh cool morning air.
I listen to the creatures big and small.
And Smile.
As I wonder what this new day will bring me..
Font:3 dates one night.

One of my entries for the color challenge
I hope you didnt fall off your chairs,
lol look at all that open space :)
Laura will be so proud of me when she sees it....
Created from my color challenge entry kit:
Fmc Designs-Soft Hues

So have you guessed what your freebie is yet?
Yes ? No ? lol
Its only a mini kit, But I am positive you will get several layouts from it..
Here it is :)
Love, hugs, accepted when you download here

If you also check the previous post there is another freebie there, that digi free missed..
Check back tomorrow I have something else for you ...
Have a wonderful one, anyone thats got snow can you email some lol its sooooooooooo hot here...

Help ? lol

So I have been spoilt again.. The human angel gives me orchids every now and then, and this time he gave me 3, but I am not sure of what variety they are, I think they are a hybrid..

They are in serious need of repotting but I am going to leave them be till they finish flowering...
They are to gorgeous to disturb right now, but I wonder if anyone knows which they are?
If I dont take proper care of them they are not going to grace me with their beautiful flowers again...
So if you can help, or have a link to help on them, I would be extremly grateful if you left it for me...
Thank you in advance :)

I have also been busy playing with kits I recently purchased as well, umm yeah not making things to share sowwy..
But I really do have alot on my plate at present and trying to keep up and not the amount of time I would like to spend online..
But soon I will get back to pretending to be a designer and sharing things with you...
Anyway here are some of the latest things that I came up with...

Windswept Beach

Adelina-Ocean Breeze

This is one of my favourites..
Created for the Quote challenge at Digital Arts Cafe ( DAC)
Phillsboo Grandma's Love + Grandma's love add-on

I was looking at a picture of my daughter and granddaughter and realized how
much my daughter looked like me, and so I started looking at photo's of the
woman in my family and suddenly starting seeing how much you can see
the resembalnces and so this is the first of several I have done..

This is my Jazz and her mum around the same age...
Digital Arts Cafe-A-liya's Spring Things
- Deep Relax (Paper 15)
-Believe in Fairies Cluster Edges
Font: Brush Script

This is the photo that started it..
My daughter looks so much the same as me when I was younger with no grey hair
and without the wrinkles, getting old sux..lol

Mels-World: Diamond Creek
Barcoded/laugh,Play from Midnight Hoot
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Bracket Frame Template: SAS Designs
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Word Art: Mommy another word for love (Modified) Jenna Robertson?

Christmas 94
My girls going back several years..
Digital Arts Cafe-Phillsboo-Joyful Christmas
SAS Design-Bracket Frame

lol I said I had been busy.. Well thats it for todays post..
Oh the Digital Arts Cafe blog train is huge :) there is going to be so much talent shared....
I for one cant wait, I got my bits today to start making things :)
Smile and have a wonderful one...

A Day Out

Boo :)
lol hmm its been awhile again..
Sharing some lay outs again, but these are personal not ct ones :)
Lauren Bavin being my favorite designer since I stumbled onto her when I first started digi scrapping takes front row :)
I also bought some kits from the lovely Linda and Lynne and will be playing with those..
Anyway the human angel and I spent a day together out, he decided he would find a beach and take me there, lol, it was blowing a gale on the day..
He suggested a walk a long the beach, lol, if I had of had Mary poppins umbrella I reckon I could have just flown along, it was that strong lol..
Anyway these layouts all contain the wonderful man I call my "Human Angel" because mostly he is that..
The baby monkey reckons he looks like a biker lmao, nope more a hippie, but his auntie went through some of her photo's and gave me some and hehehehehe someone is not happy, he was such a cute little boy lmao :)
But there is one there where he looks like a biker mainly cos of the face he is pulling lol..
So I have more of him to scrap and I am hoping to be able to obtain some of the family photo's so that I can scrap them as well... I got shown them and oh boy hertiage scrapping :)
But our day out was great and being able to see these photo's gave me some good chuckles..
So I will stop babbling away and share my lay outs with you...

So this is everyone's favorite and mine as well..
I kinda like this one and I kinda dont

I blended the two papers from Sand & Surf Extra
To get the background paper for both pages..
Both of these pages were created using :
Sand Surf Extras Kit & Beach Treasures
©Lauren Bavin
Cluster Frames:At The Beach Groupies
Created by Meryl Bartho
©2008 Digital Scrapbook Place

He had to ruin a good photo by poking his to..

This one I kinda cheated, I used one of Doin It Digi Designs ready made cluster frames,
and added the rest from the lovely kit..
I love this one even though he is being cheeky lol..
If you havnt checked this lady out yet you should
she has some really beautiful kits for sale or the cluster frames
or you can test drive some of the cluster frames first..
Go have a peek :)
Breathe Cluster Frame
Breathe Page Kit
2008© Doin It Digi Designs

Well thats it for now, I am going to try have a little something up to share tomorrow...
I am still working on those two kits, piece by piece they are coming together...

Have a lovely one and dont forget to share your beautiful smile with someone :)

Busy as a busy bee..lol

The last couple of days have bought alot my way lol, lots happening in my neck of the woods as well as behind the scenes online...
But before I go any further, I Would like to say "Thank You" to Rose for all her helpful advice it was much appreciated, I will check again later to see if its now actually working lol...
So am I caught up lol nope still behind, I reckon I will be late for my own funeral lmao..
I have broken the kit down into smaller parts so all up there will be 4 downloads, and because I havnt shared anything with you for a couple of days I am going to put the links up to the first 2 parts and as soon as I get the others up, I will link you to those as well..
I am also going to share acouple of lay outs with you, I guess using colors that I dont normally use via the color challenge gave me the courage to try something different to what I normally come up with..
And lets face it if I ever want to grow up and be a designer I need to be able to encompass all tastes not just my own :)
And I think I might do it for all the challenges this month, we will see how I go lol..
But for the next kit I share I will stick to what I have already chosen...
And I am going to toot my own horn lol, it seems that one particular forum is using my kit to do a challenge, go me lmao :)
I also need to run an email through a translator as I recieved one in french I think it is and I dont understand a word of it at all.. Actually no cancel that lol, I just had another look, Its one of those ones your supposed to report to the police, you know they say they have this money and they need you to help them move it from the country ect, by the way if you get one of those, delete it or report it, they are total scams, some of them are actually laundering money for people you just wouldnt want to associcate with, or you give them your details, like bank ect, and they empty your account... The ones I really love the best, are the ones that dont even know your name but tell you, you have won this huge amount of money and then ask for your details and request you send them a small amount to cover the cost of transferring the cash to you, Well honey if I won that money and you dont know who I am , then you best take your fee from the prize pool you are claiming you are holding for me, cos you are not going to get any info or cash from me...
Sadly alot of people get sucked into them however..
The other ones that give me a good chuckle are the ones you recieve from some girl that says they have recently talked to you at some dating site and they just want to catch up, but not to respond to them on the email address that it was sent from cos hey they are using a friends computer so respond to this other email addresss...
Hmm when I use a friends computer I log into my account, lol not someone elses..
And I actually have several email accounts, so of course I check them every now and then, and of course the spam folder has at least 5 of these in them, and what is so totally amusing is the picture that is sent in each email is the same girl, but she must have some serious personality disorder going on cos she thinks she is all these different people lmao..
Anyway I sarcastilly digressed there didnt I.. lol
Back to the subject at hand..
As I said I am way behind on everything..
So first layout is one I did using Rachael Hudnalls kit "My Wish" ...
She is offering it for free on her blog, so you can pop over and nab it and of course leave her some love for sharing with you :)

My Wish Rachael Hudnall

And here is my entry for the lyric challenge, this months theme was birthdays..
So both my girls were born on the same day 10yrs apart lol..
This one was taken several years ago, they race to blow out the candles lol..

I used bits from 2 big collab kits that DAC had going
"Schools Out For Summer & No Milk No Sugar"
Font used is called: ANDY

And now for those who would like this, I am adding 3 links, and will pop back and add the last
one once I have it..
So here is the bright picture to look at lol..
Download Elements Here
Download Paper 1 Here
Download Paper 2 Here
Download paper 3 Here

So I will pop back and add the last link soon as I have it..
update; all links are there and you guys are already downloading lol..
The weather over here is starting to get nice, while its still chilly we are getting
more and more sunny days and its reall nice to be outside, lol
so I probably wont be on as much :)
Hope you all have a totally wonderful day or evening...

Some of my earlier lay outs

Under Moonlit SkiesPage Kit
Created by Lauren Bavin
© 2007 Lauren Bavin
Pixie was a Jack Russel, got her from the paper for $50..
She was so loving and so adoreable..
Sadly her life was cut short, she was hit by a car,
her broken and bloodied body was beyond fixing..
We had to let her go...
No other pet has had my heart the way she did...


Credits:Template:Jaana Saker
Kit Used: Yesterdays Promise "Lauren Bavin"
Created:16th June 2007
Journaling Reads:
I Accept Myself Completely.
My Strenghts & My weaknesses, My Gifts & My Faults.
I am only human & I accept That Being.
I am here to Learn & Grow.
Everyday brings me Learning & Growth,
I embrace the personality that has developed.
I understand I have the power within To heal and change,
I choose to love “Me” without conditions or reservations.
The core of my being “Is” Goodness & Love.
I understand in the past that I have forgotten that.
Because I have embraced me,
I discovered an ever-deepening inner strength,
And because of this strength, I can enjoy my life fully.
And embrace all the lessons I have to learn.
My mind knows both “Fear & Love”
I understand that I experience what I choose,
Sometimes fear has been part of my learning & healing process.
I understand that mistakes are also part of my growth.
But because I know Love has the power to overcome fear,
I choose love instead.
So I can forgive myself and learn from my mistakes.
I understand that my life is Expression of my thoughts.
I choose to commit myself completely to thoughts & acts of love.
“I AM” An expression of this love
“I AM” Loves, hands, Voice and heart on this earth
My own life is a blessing & a Gift.
I give thanks that my heart is open to receive
and am deeply grateful for the gifts.
I give thanks that I can share the gifts
I receive fully and freely with love and joy.
Amen

Couple Layouts made from Freebies

I have decided to have a break from making things for awhile, and catch up on doing some layouts.
while I was looking around today I came across these 2 so I played around, felt like doing
something a little different, and made some inspirational scraps instead..
I am actually kinda getting bored, everything is beginning to look the same, same things just different colors..
Anyway thats my sad for the day...

Journaling reads:
Just living is not enough.
One must have sunshine,
freedom, and a little flower.
-Hans Christian Andersen

Credits:
Kit used:vjs "Feeling Lively" ©Veronica Spriggs
Template: 121 © Carjaziscraps Designs

Journaling reads:
Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
William Butler Yeats

Credits:
Kit Used: Color Kissed add on ©Crystal
Ribbon from her kit:Blues Mini Kit
Template: FMC Design Abc
Butterflies made by me using action from Lisa'a Scraps

Couple More Lay Outs

My last entry for this month at DAC
This one is for the Font challenge.. And I finally figured out how to use this template, have
had it for nearly 16 months but could never get it right... Helps if you read the instructions
that come with it...lol Another senior blonde moment..
And Thank you to all these lovely ladies whose talents enabled me
to create this page..
Template: Lie Fhung of Ztampf
Frame from: "Aquabling" Created by petit moineaux
Butterfly from: Enchanted by Adelina's Designs
Paper Kit: "ps I Love You" Freebie by Adelina's Designs ..
Font Used: Faerie get it Here

Another of the Human Angel, taken at one of our family outings in Freo,
they make the most delish coffee here :)
His words of wisdom whenever I am not feeling poss-i-mistic....
Journaling reads just incase you cant read it lol


"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results.
-Anon."

Credits to these lovely ladies over at DAC

Template: Taggers No 11 by Missy ~divineintentionz~
Page Completed with kits from Digital Arts Cafe..
Lynn Griffin
Background Paper merged with photo_ Rememberance-
Green Paper,Feather & Paper overlayed on brackets- Dream Catcher
No Milk No Sugar Kit
Melothria
Stain & Beads
Lynn Griffin
Flower Doodles
Font: Harrington

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Response to "the51mom" lmao I like those colors as well, and sure if your game I will redecorate your
family room :) *hugz*
Have a good one everyone, see you tomorrow with some goodies.....