Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Hiya

I forgot to post these. They're from DigiDesDesigns kit SouthWest Evening. The companion the the morning kit I used earlier in the month.

Check out the kit at IvyScraps here: Southwest Evening Kit



THe colors are great on their own, but mixed with the morningkit..... Lets just say, I'm anxiously looking for more pictures of our time in Arizona :-)

Friday, January 21, 2011

I found something really neat!

I was blog-hopping on some blogs I follow, and got to ScrapGenie's blog , where I found the coolest way to get genealogy blogging going, I've ever seen. It's called Ancestral name roulette. This weeks rules were to take the age of a grandparent or age they would have been would they still be alive.
This is your roulette number.
Than, you take the corresponding number in your familytree index.
You have to tell 3 things about this person.
Cool, Right?!

 I picked Mikes grandfather Benjamin. He would have been 110 this year
So my roulette# is 110
This turned out to be Mikes favorite aunt, wife to his dads brother, Eleanor Virginia (Gile) Kelley.

The weird thing is, for a favorite aunt, we really don't know a whole lot about her, but with a little thinking I did come up with 3 things.
1 She worked for the Marshalltown Courthouse before she married
2 She met Keith thru work (I think - and I have to verify that thought - that she met him when he filed for a delayed birth certificate when he joined the Navy.)
* She is the sweetest person you'd ever want to meet. (I know, this one doesn't count, but it needed to  be said LOL)
3 She married uncle Keith in Nebraska.

Well, I went back to double check, and guess what..... I missed a step. I think my lack of sleep is catching up with me, or the pain pills. Hard to say at this point, so..... you'll be getting another glimpse into our family tree :-)

The step I forgot was to divide 110 by 4. Rounded out, that makes my new roulette# 27
Now my person would be Rick Lutjens, my cousin on my dads side thru his oldest Sister.
I have never met him, and only emailed with him a couple of times and somehow we lost contact again.
1 He spend his early years in Indonesia
2 He now lives in Tasmania
3 He has one son and one daughter

For the full effect of this, you HAVE to go to Jean's genealogy side of her blog. Thru lack of information on my 2 people that came up, this post is really a very watered down version of what it should be.

It DID spark the genealogy/research bug again, so be prepared to see more family tree information soon LOL.

Before I forget, for the 3rd day running..... I'm doing  the progressive scrap at DigiDesignResort again this month. We're on step 2, and I THINK I have a plan, but how that turns out depends on what our ringmaster has up her sleeve this time......... I'll show you when I get done, or stuck, whichever comes first.

For now, I'm going to say goodnight, and see if I can sleep tonight.... If not, I'll be back in a little while

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

just one more winter picture....

HI,

I know, there's way too many, but I LOVE winter pictures! Can't help it. Once a snowpuppy, always a snowpuppy LOL

This page is made with Snow Much Fun, the January mega at IvyScraps.

It looks strange to me, but alright at the same time. I think it's the pink (not my color) but I'm not sure. If you have an opinion, let me know?


The mega is on sale till the end of the month.

(Couldn't have been a better name for the kit if they tried!!!)

Now, about the mention of pink not being my color ..... Don't know if my memory is the only thing that went wonky with chemo, but Mike just pointed out that THERE IS PINK IN MY BLOG!!! . I went for the shapes and orange and reds, never noticed the pink....... LOL
Maybe next time they send me for a CT-scan, they should include my brain too.... Something to think about. But honestly. I don't link pink. HOT pink, yes, (from bedsheets, to nailpolish, and anything in between has been known to find its way into the house) but "baby pink"? Nope! LOL 


Still working on adds for Flights of Fancy
Paris Designs is re-releasing her part of the mega at Deco-pages. CABIN FEVER.
I LOVE that kit. I'm not sure, but I swear there are new things in it from the version I have, and there's 4 brag-book pages that are new too.





I'm dropping the ball here. Partly because I don't know how to do things, partly because my brain/hands don't cooperate with daily life and partly because of not being able to because of, lets just say "bad days'. I'm inventing a schedule to start following, and I'll follow it, if it kills me LOL. I HAVE to make concessions for "bad" days, but at the same time, I'm going to push myself as long as Mike will let me, or until my body just gives up and puts me to sleep.whichever comes first.  I can't sleep, but I don't have any energy, so.... something's got to give.
I'm going to start walking, half hour at a time, and see how that works. We went grocery shopping the other day, and had to make 3 stops, and by the time I had to get into the truck the third time, my legs wouldn't work, and Mike had to unceremoniously shove me on to my seat. He's been doing this for 18 months now, and now that I'm more aware, it really bothers me. I know he doesn't mind, and he notices before I'm ready to admit that I need help, and doesn't even wait till I ask (He knows I won't unless I'm ready to cry) but I want to do things for myself again. Between physical therapy and occupational therapy, it's getting better, but so excruciatingly slow, that it's driving me nuts!  I keep thinking as long as I don't strain myself, it will never get back to where I used to be..... catch 22 at its best!



Below are 2 Christmas cards I made with the kit when it first came out in 2008.





Well, I've been up since 8.30 yesterday, and besides dragging, I'm not making much sense, I think, so I'll shelf this post and see if there's a chance at sleep today. I'll even settle for a cat nap LOL.
G'Day!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Crashing later, but I got some scrappin' done .......

Hi all, I just got done playing with the most amazing kits.....

XmasNight 
The XMasNight Add-On 
The Pearls CU collection 

2 freebies at Flights of Fancy digi-scrap By Paris Designs to match her kits Roses for Winter and the combined freebie from Winter Joy and Winter Blues

And  DDD's kit SouthWest Morning

Here's the previews:

      



And here is the page I made with them sofar.

Still working on the other one, but this shows you a little bit of the kit...



Go check out XmasNight by Elke Romero
The XMasNight Add-On by Elke Romero
The Pearls CU collection by Elke Romero

I have a really good idea for the pearls, but I can't get it to look right, so untill I have that problem licked, I'm not going to let you see the page......  You ever had one of those moments, where things look a WHOLE lot better in your head than on paper? Yeah! That's the one! LOL




The following page I made with the freebie I found on Flights of fancy's blog It's "related" to Roses for winter .  Alright, I KNEW it was there, but it's still a cool little add-on to the full kit!  




I wish I could figure out how to post the add for Flights of Fancy..... I'm working on it, but all the Yahoo-Groups I was going to post on, require that you join them first, and explain why you want to join.... It feels a bit awkward to tell them, to advertise for another site, and I don't want to lie, so I don't fill that part in...... I think that may be a reason I don't get any answers..... Well, as soon as my foggy brain clears up a bit, I'll try and figure another way. 



This page I made with Southwest Morning from IvyScraps, DigiDesDesigns.





Its a real soft kit, but definately South West! I also saw that she has a matching kit out..... 
South West Evening! Together, or alone, they would make that special South West picture, extra special... Who can pass that up?


Wow, not sleeping has its advantages! I think I may actually be ahead of the game this month...... Need to post the pages to 1 more site each, and I'm caught up, and it's barely halfway thru the month!
Too bad my brain doesn't keep up with me this month though! I've been trying to get my head around setting up a Thunderbird account for the Flights of Fancy newsletter, and in the process I wiped out all my emails on one computer, and seriously fubarred my email on the other..... and if it had worked that would have been a small victoriy, but it didn't........
So, in that respect..... I'm a little behind LOL.
Does that even things out?
Oh, I don't know......
Later!

Monday, January 10, 2011

A little advertising for a new friend

actually, it's a new shop from an old friend.
Some of the designers from Deco-Pages have gotten together, and started a new shop.

If you like what you see (and I'm sure you will) leave some love, 
and spread the word :-)



Happy New Year from the new kid on the block!
                                           FLIGHTS OF FANCY DIGI-SCRAP.COM
We’re still unpacking and organizing, but you’re welcome to come and join us. We already have a challenge going on our blog, and of course kits for you to scrap with in the store.  
Now, because we’re not settled yet, and we like our friends to “join in” anyway, how about you tell us what kind of kits we should think about? What do you want to see in your store?  Leave us a comment on our blog, and don’t forget to register at the store, so you’ll receive the newsletters, updates, special announcements and GRAND OPENING information delivered right into your mailbox. No calendar required. We’ll remind you
There’s a variety of kits already in the store, with more to come, as soon as we get them quality checked, so all you have to do is play when you unwrap them! 
Our designers Paris Designs, P4DSDesignz, Deb Ammermans Designs, Angels Digi Scraps, Theta Designs and Designs by Abbe are busy creating and checking new kits for you create with, so you can Preserve and Share your memories!
Paris Designs has 2 kits that can make one HUGE winter-kit with cute Christmas tree ornaments to accompany your holiday pictures, as well as “just” winter pictures. They’re called  WINTER BLUES and WINTER JOY. And there’s SEASON OF GIVING, a more traditional kit with a variety of coordinating colors.  Great for those more traditional pages, or maybe even getting a head-start on making those Christmas cards …… Brand new is also ROSES FOR WINTER, an overall winter picture kit for all those "cold" pictures that don't fall under Christmas, but that you STILL want to show off.
P4DSDesignz’ HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 speaks for itself. What it doesn’t tell you is the muted red, blues and greens and the unique elements.
Deb Ammermans Designs has different parts that, together, would make for one bundle of coordinating inspiration. BROOKLYNS CHRISTMAS is broken down into “the complete page kit”, “the elements”, “the papers”, and my personal favorite a “10 page quick-page album”! She also has WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME. It's a Christmas kit with bright and lively colors.
Angels Digi Scraps rounds out what’s in the store for now with HOLIDAY FEVER. This is a soft, traditional, holiday kit. She offers it as a complete kit, or you can either get the papers, or element packs. 
Here are a couple of things you need to know:
    * Our store is at: 
    * Our blog is at: 
    * There’s a store fan blinkie  on our blog, that we would love for you to display on your blog or as part of your signature.  

Help us spread the word! The more we can grow our new family, the happier we’ll be!
We’re here to help you to preserve and share your memories.
Hope to see you soon!

The Flights of Fancy Digi-Scrap Family



PSSSSSSSST......... I think I saw a freebie on the blog this morning!



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YUP!
It's 2.30 and one week into the resolve to keep up with LIFEBOOK, and I flunked  in Capitals. Not proud of it, not really ashamed either, come to think of it LOL, just thoroughly frustrated!
Just one of those things. I know what I want to do, have the sketch ready, papers picked, photomask ready, journaling set up, to what I want to tell and than..... nothing. Can't find the graduation book from basic, with the pictures I want to put with the journaling. Came up to 3 pages too. (A record for one subject, so far) It's all saved on the Tera-drive (the same one I'm trying to organize) and it will stay there, until I find what I'm looking for. I guess that at least the planning is there, and the pages will be done to the point of adding pictures, but that still leaves me feeling like I'm not keeping up..... I hate this living out of boxes. I used to know exactly where every book or piece of information was, now I don't even know which box to look for, let alone, where that box would be. Of course, not having brainpower enough to remember what you're looking for if you have to look for longer than 5 minutes, doesn't help matters much either. We made a resolution though, Mike and me. We're going to go thru every box we have, and make 3 piles of the content. Keep, give away and throw away. (I added another one, but Mike doesn't know that yet - the "HAVE TO THINK ABOUT pile......)
After that, we will still have boxes, but at least I'll know what's in which box! And we made a deal. My genealogy/photo things will stay in the house. WHOOHOO!!!   Did I mention we're going to put everything that's in a box, on a list, with the box number? ONE of these days, we're going to be organized enough to find what we're looking for! LOL

Well, gotta run, Mike has an early day today. He'll be home in a little over 2 hours, and I want to have dinner almost ready when he gets here....  After dinner, we'll be moving the livingroom around, so we have room to empty and re-pack boxes without tripping over things while we sort thru them, and at 8PM, I have a chat for Lifebook.......

Talk soon, and don't forget to check out FLIGHTSOFFANCYDIGI_SCRAP.COM


                               

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

had some time.....

and scrapped a bit last night. Couldn't sleep, been up since Tuesday 5.30, so I should crash soon LOL.  (Or at least hope to)

Visited a webinar on the Legacy site. How to use google for genealogy research, and let me tell you, there's a lot of stuff out there I had no idea existed.

I'm going to make this short and sweet, before I slam a salad together and call it dinner. While I'm having said salad, I'm going to put in Hunt for Red October, and see if I can nap a bit before Mike gets home.

Here's 1 page I made.. I haven't decided yet, where/if I'm going to post to any of my galleries yet.


Here's the one that I made for my POINT IN TIME challenge at The Digital Scrapbooking Studio


Since Mike loves Steam-punk and actually is actively finding elements and papers to add to "his" pages, this one is going in his "lifebook". I'm going to try and keep up with the schedule at Heritage Scrap for that. Sofar, I'm not doing too great. It's mainly because I either make it up as I go along, or I try to get the information from hubby.... And since it's his life..... Let's just say it takes a bit of coaxing LOL! And than, there's the issue of not having a clue where the pictures and/research is that I DID have........

OK, time to go. Talk soon.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

SNOW FUN

Actually it's called SNOW MUCH FUN
It's the January Mega at IvyScraps.  It's a great kit, with colors that make you want to bundle up with some hot chocolat, but I bet it would be good for baby pictures also, and pretty much anything in between LOL

I had my first page together about 12.30 New Years Eve, so actually, I guess half an hour into the new year, but I have ransacked the post so many times, trying to "fix" and add things, that I almost lost the entire thing a while ago, and decided I better quit while I'm just a little bit behind, and start a new post.
SOOOOOO........

Check out the previews of the kit:



and the CT gallery for some inspiration , although I'm pretty sure, once you look at the kit, you won't need our help to make wonderful pages!

Here's the page I made today. My mind is still mulling on others, but my hands are urging me to give the computer a rest for the day, so that will have to be the last one of the day.



BEFORE I GO, there is a challenge going on at Flights of Fancy DigiScrap . Go have a look, and check out the store. It's filling up nicely, but we're not ready for the GRAND opening yet. Bear with us on that. Before the kits hit the stores, they go thru Quality Control, so you can be assured that when you "unwrap" them they're ready for use, and you won't have to tweak them, unless you absolutely want to! LOL

Saturday, January 1, 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We actually MADE IT till Midnight LOL
That hasn't happened in quite a few years... It's tough getting old! HA!

To stay awake, I played with the pictures I took on my walk this week, and the new MEGA from Ivyscraps. It's called SNOW FUN.

 It's a labor of love of  6 designers, with 54 papers and 83 elements in  cool blues and greens, and even some pink. It has snowmen, penguins, buttons, frames, snowflakes and all kinds of fun stuff to add to those cold pictures! I think, it may even work with baby pictures! (I'll have to borrow some from my sister to test that theory, but I'll try)

Here are the previews of the kit, and links to the store. While you're there, check out the what the CT's have come up with so far.  I'll post my pages here, as I get them done. And here is my FIRST lay-out of 2011!