SAS-y Lady, part 2- OOPS!

I realized today that I'd forgotten to include 1 element in my zip!



The zip has been modified to include it, so be sure to go back to SAS to download it!

Next SAS-y Lady?

I am back in the Stone Accent Studios (SAS) SAS-y Lady designer competition! I'm hoping to make it through without Photoshop crashing (like it did last year). :) The first round is nearly over, and I've finished my freebie minikit contribution:



We had some really elegant colors to work with! So pretty! Here's some detail:



To download, visit the gallery at Stone Accent Studios HERE.

Don't forget to browse the gallery to collect the other matching minikits!

My New Store!

I've just opened my new store at Studio Style Designs! It's a great place even if it's undergoing renovation! The Grand Reopening will be May 9th, so watch for that- I'm sure there will be surprises in store!

Speaking of surprises, we have a few in store at Erika's Digital Scrapbook this weekend! We're holding several challenges to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day- I'm hosting the ad (scraplift) challenge. In the store, several designers (including me) are holding 50% off sales, and there's a beautiful new collab kit:



I have a brand new kit in the store too! It's called Flowers and Chocolate- perfect for spring weddings or Mother's Day:



Thanks for looking! :)

Fun to Do!

It's been a loooooooooooooooooong month full of digiscrapping and neglecting housework, LOL! A few interesting random bits of news:

I am a guest CT for the marvelous Paula Yagisawa this month! It's been great fun playing with her designs~ and since I still have a few days left, you'll see more of them. Check her out at Gotta Pixel.

I've added a list of my post labels down on the right side. So if you'd like to see all my free*bies, you can click there. :) Yay me!

There's a fun "time waster" aka game DS #1 heard about in band, of all places. It's called Presidential Paintball (link down on the right side). So if you're feeling a bit annoyed at the choice of presidential candidates out there (like I am) then try some virtual paintball and get 'em good!


This is my beautiful DD around the age of 1~ she loves wide open spaces where she can just RUN! I used Pillowgirl’s Berry Lime kit, stitching by Natali and a page template by Choukette. Title font is Hannah, appropriately enough.


I didn’t realize how much my DD loved strawberries until we took a family trip to a U-Pick strawberry field! She really gets into them! I used Paula Yagisawa’s and Christina Wall’s kit Cherry Delight and a page template by Sir Scrapalot.

Sparking It!

I joined SparkPeople.com about 2 weeks ago, and boy has it done me some good! You can get a free personalized diet and/or healthy lifestyle plan. It helps me to track all my food and exercise, so I can see where I'm messing up! I seriously love it there! The link to my individual page is http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage.asp.

Another freebie for y'all! It coordinates with my Cherry Blossom kit and includes ribbons, textured brads and a paper not included in the kit.


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Freebie

More work! It's been nice to flex my digi muscles some more. :)

My DD just loves these baby swings! I guess she feels more secure in them than the traditional kind, though she’ll settle for those when no baby ones are available. I used Paula Yagisawa’s True Love kit and a page template by Nicole Shepard.

Finally I digiscrapped DD’s birth! She doesn’t look very pretty here, but she was (and still is) beautiful! I used Seebee’s Country Sweetheart kit, an action by Atomic Cupcake and a template by Megadoodle.

This is a beautiful shot DH took one night while camping with our sons. He has a gift for capturing sunrises and sunsets! I used Michelle Pieters’ Iris Kit and a template by Malily.

We spent Thanksgiving 2007 at a friend’s house, and most of DH’s family was able to be there! Loved every minute of it. I used Michelle Pieters’ Iris kit, an action by Atomic Cupcake and a page template by Celine.

Friday Night and where am I?

Not where I wanna be, that's for sure, LOL!

I've been working on some new ideas here and there, along with more scrapping. It's a mad mad world out there and I've got pictures to prove it!


This is a great man I miss very much~ I had to express my sorrow. :) The page template is by HexichenLeia, but the paper and most elements~ I just can't find the kit is used, so if anyone out there knows, please tell me (I looked in my files for 45 minutes!).


A few pix of DH (and me) from the last 2 years. Aren’t we so cute? I used Seebee’s Whimsey Seasons paper, template from her Country Sweetheart kit, and a swirl from her It’s a Swirl World set.


Scenes from my very own wedding day! 1, 2, 3 SMILE! I used Michelle Pieters’ With Love kit and a piece from Words of Love. I also used a frame cluster by Lindsay Jane Designs.


My DD loves horses and ponies, so My Little Ponies are a perfect fit! She got this huge one for Christmas. I used Michelle Pieters’ With Love kit and a piece from Words of Love. I also used a page template by Lindsay Jane Designs and actions by Atomic Cupcake.


I love these pictures of my parents’ early married life~ so in love and so fun! I used Paula Yagisawa’s True Love kit. I also used a page template by Andrea Gold, frames by Sunscrap, and actions by Atomic Cupcake.

Thanks for looking! More later.

Playing Catch-Up

While my computer was down, I didn't get to digiscrap AT ALL! The HORROR! I tried loading a trial version of PSE6 (I use 4 on my machine) onto DH's laptop. It would edit photos just fine, but when I tried creating paper, it didn't have the RAM to save it! :P So I got way behind. Now you may very a few of my catchup pages.


This is one of my many nephews, only this guy is still small and cute! I used Seebee's Frames of Interest, a page template by Michi S, paper and elements by K Fredericks, and actions by Atomic Cupcake.


This is my Marine brother and his then-girlfriend. She's now his fiancee. :) I used Seebee's Whimsey paper, a page template by Choukette, an action by Atomic Cupcake, and hardware by Herald.


I love preschoolers' birthday parties! Everyone had fun, even if it doesn't look like it here. I used Michelle Pieters' Sweet Giggles paper and elements and a page template by Yin.


DD and her next oldest brother share a fun moment~ this doesn't happen often with these two. I used Sweet Giggles paper and elements by Michelle Pieters, frame by MM, page curl by Redju, and an action by Atomic Cupcake.

Thanks for looking! :)

Fixed? We'll See.

After 3 days of (im)patiently waiting for my 'puter to be fixed, we found out what the problem was. Evidently the HD has some bad sectors on it. So they are going to image the drive then junk it, and sell us a new one. Here's my translation (I am geek but not THAT geek): my hard drive has some rotten pieces, so they're going to copy what they can off of it, trash it and replace it with a new one. It's a relief, because this was the cheapest of possibilities. The others were that the memory or Windows was bad (my brother, the "real" geek, affectionately calls it "Windblows).

All I can say is I will be doing the happy dance only when I have it back in my hot little hands. Then the real fun will begin~ seeing what I have to reload/replace. YAY!

While I was suffering from separation anxiety, I created with paper! My pictures are horrible~ my camera has developed this annoying *even longer* shutter lag. Picture the Yahoo emoticon ripping its hair out and dropping it. It's amazing I haven't developed an ulcer, LOL!


And since I'm in the habit of giving credit, the paper and elements are by Close to My Heart, the mini (6x9) clipboard by Oriental Trading, pail from Michaels.

Winter Weather

The last 2 days in my corner of the southeastern US have been heavenly. For me, anyway. :) The daily highs were 38 degrees F, with lows in the teens. These kinds of days remind me, ever so slightly, of growing up in Alaska, without the snow and long nights of course. So I felt like playing with Colleen Shibley's Chilly Days kit (collab with Neverland Scraps and Connie Prince).


For this one, I also used a page template by The Scrappy Times. I love capturing my oldest son and DD together. She has him wrapped around her little finger. :)

I used a page template by Yin for this one. Luckily it warmed up a couple of days into our vacation, and we could really enjoy the beach. :)

Thanks for looking!

The Soccer Mom comes out to play

I'm so lucky my DS's jersey goes great with this paper!!

I used papers and elements from Pillowgirl's Beautiful Day, a page template by Yin, and embroidery effect by Atomic Cupcake.

DD and her friend ignoring DS's soccer game, LOL! I used paper and elements from Pillowgirl's Beautiful Day, a template by Lindsey Jane Designs (modified by me), and 2 effects by Atomic Cupcake.


*later edit* Evidently I have a 39% chance of surviving a zombie apocalypse, but it was also messing up my text formatting? Don't get it, but I hope erasing it helps. :D

For Mom

For my mom's Christmas present, I made my mom brag book pages. Unfortunately I haven't been able to print or bind them. That's for later. :)




I used Michelle Pieters' A Gift of Gold brag book. Fancy! Hope you like them mom!!!

It's almost here!

To celebrate the arrival of Christmas, here's something I did last week (I'd show more, but that would spoil my mom's Christmas surprise. HI MOM!!!):

The photo was taken a year and a half before my father passed away, and is one of my favorite Christmas memories. I used Seebee's Festive Christmas paper pack and one of her swirls from It's a Swirl World. I also used beads and wire from ScrapGirls and a page template by Andrea Gold.

Speaking of memories (I'm waxing nostalgic), I think I'll share one more. Clear the kiddos from the room because this is a SANTA SPOILER!

The first Christmas after my father passed away, my mom brought me in on the secret (I was 9). Santa needed an elf. I don't recall being disappointed, but thrilled that I got to sneek out of bed after everyone was asleep and stay up late. How cool is that for a 9-year-old? We'd wrap presents, put out the candy, and stay up and watch the old A Christmas Carol. I loved those nights!

Oh well, time for bed. See y'all later!

Class Work

I've finished the Design Styles class at Scrap Girls, but not the classwork, LOL! Here's what I did for collage style:

And now graphic:

Flaming orange is a huge departure for me, but it was fun to get out of my box! :D

Thanks for looking!

Wacky Wonderful Week

It's been another wacky week here in AJ Land. I spent most of the week driving around in my minivan. It's good for me to get out of the house but it's sapped my energy and creativity. It normally doesn't take 3 days for me to finish a layout,and all the Diet Coke in the world couldn't help. LOL!

Last night was Family Portrait Taking Night. This doesn't happen every year, more like every 5. But here is my beautiful family, sure to be featured in future work:

So cute huh? It wasn't as much work as I thought it would be, having lived through 3-3-year-olds.

OK what else have I got? Oh yeah, more Christmas!

I used Michelle Pieters' new Joy: Fruit of the Spirit kit, found at Gotta Pixel. I love the bright colors~ they really highlight the fun my kiddos are having. I also used a frame by Lindsey Jane Designs.

This page features Seebee's gorgeous Holiday Cards set 2 found at Digitals. I love how set 2's cards have more than one picture~ it works especially well for people who can't decide which picture to include with their card (like me!). All other elements are from Michelle Pieters' A Gift of Gold kit. Title covered in gold through Atomic Cupcake. :D

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand here's more of Michelle's fabulous Gift of Gold! This stunning kit features glittering gold elements and rich papers. Go snag it here at Gotta Pixel. I also used a template by ABCDelf and actions by Atomic Cupcake.

OK now I feel like creating more. Catch ya on the flip side!

More News :)

I was invited to join a new CT! I have the honor of creating for Pillowgirl aka Elizabeth Blust.


Here are a couple of pages I created using her Christmas Dreams kit:


The first used a template by Shandy Vogt and the second used a template by Amy Fenner.

Pillowgirl's designs can be found through her blog store or at Stone Accents Studio. I know I'm going to enjoy working with her!

College Football and LO's!

College football fans are abuzz with this year's bowl schedule. I think the bowl schedule's been messed up since the BCS was established, but that's another subject for another time, if ever.

This is my favorite article I've read on it, to date, over at Deseret News (based in Salt Lake City, UT). I won't say which of the teams it talks about is my fave, but I think the sentiment rings true for all, LOL! And if it doesn't for you, that's OK too. ;)

And now, more artwork by me, Seebee, Michelle Pieters, and a few others. :)

This page features Seebee's Swirlflakes Brush set, found at Digitals. I resized then stamped them on a paper from her Opulence kit, and reduced the opacity to 35%. I also used one of her Holiday cards. The big snowflake and title have Atomic Cupcake's glitter effect on them. The supersized brad and pin are by Pillowgirl. Ribbon by Cindy Doerkson.

This page features Michelle's It's a Bling Thing Swirls, which you can snag over at Gotta Pixel. I also used one of her Misty Blue papers and ribbon from Just the Basics. Frame cluster by Lindsey Jane Designs. Effect on title by Atomic Cupcake.

New Layouts!

It's been a loooooooooooong week~ "a week of Mondays" as one of my friends put it. Meaning every day felt like Monday, the day no one I know of looks forward to. Ugh. I'm glad it's almost over. :)

Tonight begins our annual round of Christmas parties. I think we only have 4 this year, plus 4 musical performances. I'm the type of person who dreads going, and ends up having a good time (except for once, when we "lost" our son for an hour or so~ long story). So ho ho ho and here I go!

This one I made for Michelle, using her new Bling Flowers. I also used pieces of her Misty Rose kit and Glass effect by Atomic Cupcake (on the title~ love that place!). The journaling is most of the lyrics of the Rascal Flatts song, "My Wish." I'm not a big country music fan, but I love this one.

I signed up for a class on Design Styles at ScrapGirls.com. Love that place too! This is my page for Shabby Chic. I even used all ScrapGirls products. :D I used 2 papers, pin, stitching, button, and chipboard tile from the Refresh kit. The top one I "cut out" with KSC's Timeless papers, then I used the same paper as an overlay, reducing the opacity. The title is from the Timeless brush set. The photo frame is by Brenda Peters. Oh, and the alpha is called Enchanted, by Erica Hite(?).

Blah

Ever have one of those days where no matter what you do, you don't feel like doing it? Or anything? That's today. Oh well.

I did get some pretty things done yesterday, so I will show off those.

These are both from Michelle Pieters' Hope Brag Book. I love the colors~ they seem to match my photos of sunsets and sunrises. Sunrises in particular give me hope, because it's the symbol that the sun DOES rise even when everything else stinks.


Also, I have funny quiz results. Everyone can use a laugh, right? It's amazing how these silly little quizzes can be so darn accurate.

You Are More Yin

Feminine Devoted Forgiving Fall Winter Afternoon Moon Time Passive Metal Honey

Are You More Yin or Yang?

HI Mom!

My mom said I should post some of my latest work! I bet she didn't expect me to change my template, LOL! OK Mom!

This page features Seebee's Harvest Hues kit. I also used a layout template by Shirley Schmitz, and frames by Manu70.

Michelle Pieters has been busy creating LOTS of bling for us! The next two feature overlays from her Bling Overlays 1 and 2. Princess Ane here also uses Michelle's Misty Rose kit.

For this I also used one of Michelle's Amazing Art Basics paper and a template by Nicole Sheppard.