Blog Train freebie--New Dawn

Oh my!! Where have I been? Time has disappeared on me, I've blinked and it's all gone!
Usually the organized me has all under control..............if you find her please let me know as I really need her back.

I was supposed to have my portion of the Sun blog train posted and ready to go TODAY! But here I sit frantically trying to get it posted and out there so people know to come visit me to pick up their goodies and I totally blanked :(
The good news is you can still pick up any links you may have missed and collect the final piece on the Sun Blog as we countdown to June 1 when the new revamped Sunshine Studio Scraps will reopen.
You can either click on the image above or click: NEW DAWN

Once I find the organized me (may not be until the end of June) I hope to be back with much more consistency and news.

Until then, enjoy New Dawn and look forward to seeing you on the sunny side :)

Braces, Blog Train and Freebie

I'm here again, wow twice in a month I'm on a roll, lol. Not much to say really just the daily pieces of life.

The braces on B~man are working wonders though. His front teeth are even! I mean they are in line with the other teeth instead of being all wonky. Can't believe how fast they have worked so far. We are hoping for the bottom braces on the next visit in March. Although that is going to depend on if his lordship has shaped up with the brushing. Yep I got hauled in at the last visit as sir has not being what he was supposed to with regards to brushing. I sat there seething (at the boy) as we have had all out war about this and I informed the orthodontist of this. Let's just say he is in jeopardy of treatment stopping...............goodbye $1000 I have already invested *sigh*. I didn't know whether to cry or leave him there. I'm hoping the message got through, so far so good at home (it's only been a week but better than nothing). The iPod Touch was taken away, the new shoes he 'just had to have' sat in the box in the living room for a week (funny as he put them on every night and stared longingly at them) and the biggy.............if the braces have to come off due to lack of proper care he can kiss hockey goodbye. Yep, I did it, told him that come registration in May I would not be forking over the fee for him to play if he didn't shape up and to consider it repayment for what I wasted on his mouth. Think that got his attention. It's not like his dad would pay as I'm still waiting for his portion from LAST year but that's a whole other subject. Ahhhh the joys of owning a pre-teen, now I know why my mother laughs at me.

On the scrapping front both of my fave places have things going on. Scrap Orchard is a stop on the ADSR again this year. I'm not sure which stop yet but I will post it once I have a for sure date. The challenges are awesome as usual and there is the charity kit, One Love that is screaming gorgeousness.
Sunshine Studio Scraps has undergone a change, a big change and we are working real hard behind the scenes to make it sunny again. There is a gorgeous grab bag, Lovers Walk with guests Flergs, Michelle Batton, and Sugarplum Paperie contributing and yesterday was a good old fashioned blog train that started on Flergs' blog.


I looked through my folder of 'kits in the works' and found this one that was all done just needed a preview. So here it is for the taking. I hope you enjoy it and if you happened to create something with it please link me up and show me, I'd love to see it!! You can click on the image to download or below.
Download: Waiting for Spring

That's all for now, have a good one!!

Welcome to November!!

Happy November!! Hard to believe that Christmas is only one month away. I'm not one who gets everything ready right after Hallowe'en, I'm more of a second week of December kinda girl, lol. A lot of that has to do with the fact we buy a real tree every year and I just don't get into in until I have my tree.

The beginning of November also brings with it DSD!! Yep, Nov. 7 is the big day......shop until you drop. I of course will be in the arena but will be scouting around for goodies before I leave and once I get home. I know my fave places will have things going on and sales but can't wait to see what else will be out there.

I have a freebie for you today as well. This minikit was made for the Scrap Idol grab bag over at Sunshine Studio last month but I thought I would post it here for anyone who would like it. I'm not sure if I'll have anything new as this month is very busy with hockey. It could end up being templates or just my portions of the WG collabs. As always you can click on the image or down below to download.

Download: Comfort
I decorated my blog again, this time using Irene Alexeeva's Whisper Blog couture. I do not CT for her in case anyone is wondering, just love her artistry.

Have a good one!!

Happy Thanksgiving and a little Reflection

Just want to wish my fellow Canadians a belated Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you all enjoyed time with family and friends and filling up on all the delicious food that comes with holidays.

Mine was uneventful.........we were in the arena on Sunday so we missed the family dinner at my brother's house :(. Although after hockey I packed B~man and his friend up and we headed over so they could have one final swim for the season (my brother cranked the heater up) before the pool was closed. It was very pretty as you saw the steam rise from the water and he had the blue lights turned on. It was cold outside so I watched from the window, not sitting out there, lol. My mom took pity on us and we had a turkey dinner on Monday at their house. Just a small turkey breast and of course the trimmings. It was the four of us, my parents, B~man and I but a wonderful time and I got my turkey.

So here comes the reflection part and if I babble just skip down as I do have a minikit for you, lol. As I look back over the past year and all the changes that have happened in my life I wonder if I'm further ahead, stuck in a rut or where exactly do I fit in as far as plans go. If I think real hard I can see gains but also see setbacks. It seems that once I think things are settled something comes along and unsettles them. Now I'm not complaining (maybe I am a little) but I think, no I know I'm ready for things to even out. Things have been very up and down since 2006.........yep the year the big 'C' entered my life, but I'm really hoping and feeling that 2010 will be the year things finally turn the corner for me. I can feel little things that give me that indication. B~man is very settled and happy, I renewed the lease on my condo for another year, my health is good as in no sign of the big 'C' returning (risk has gone down substantially as I hit my 3 year mark)..........so it's there I know the silver lining is just hovering above me. I need one more thing to materialize and I know I'm on the road to truly leaving the old life behind and settling into my new one.
Now to bore you with another reflection. This past year has also shown me hurt in a people sense. In terms of when you realize a person really isn't who you thought they were. I've always been a pretty good judge of character and am also very perceptive but I guess standing back and looking from the outside as opposed to the inside I saw. It's disheartening but I will chalk it up to another life experience and not let it affect things I enjoy or who I am as a person.

Scrapping News!! Ok here is where I dish on the little happenings of where I like to hang out.
Scrap Orchard--a huge product retirement sale. It stared on Sunday but is running until Wednesday. I scored some great items and plan on shopping again....gotta check the ole PayPal balance first though, lol.

Sunshine Studio Scraps--in the midst of their CT call. The hopefuls are uploading some wonderful layouts. Will be fun to see who joins the team

The DigiChick--have a wonderful workshop to help you with journaling. I don't think it's too late to sign up and I'm seriously considering it but time for me right now is something I don't have a lot of.

Now on to a little something for you. This is my portion of the Wonder Girls Collab Reflections. If you picked it up then you already have this, if you didn't, well here is my portion of the collab. Hope you like it. Just click on the image or down below for your link.

Download: Reflections

Have a good one!!

A Few Thoughts and a Freebie

Well I'm here with a few thoughts, nothing much but a little rambling. Why does it seem as though summer is passing me by and I haven't accomplished anything? When I return to work and everyone asks the age old 'how was your summer' I will yet again say 'good, didn't do much'. I so want to take off for a few days so we can at least say we DID something. *sigh* I hate that I am relying on someone else to get what is owed to me........yes the almighty $. I have some coming to me that is owed but waiting is killing me. I've been so patient, as in waiting since May that I'm starting to feel like it is never going to show up, that the person is handing me a big ole line of poo. OK, done, pity party over. All is good and will be good.

On to happier things :) . I am participating in the Battle of the Creative Teams over at DSA as part of the Pineapple Princesses (we rock by the way) and having a blast. This last challenge was a doozy but I love my layout. Our team communicates so well that it doesn't take us long to agree on something and come up with a plan..........shout out to my fellow Princesses!!!! Go take a look at some of the incredible layouts that are being uploaded ( but you can vote for us....Pineapple Princesses).

Ok, I have a freebie for you. Now if you receive the Sunshine Studio newsletter you will have received this minikit, if not...................here it is, lol. I will post the alpha next week or in the next few days. What you like to see next? Another minikit, an extended version of my portion of the Wonder Girl collabs (like Heaven Sent), template, wordart? Or a mix of all the above :) If you like you can just leave a comment here on my blog or drop me an email.

Without any further babbling, I give you A Little Edgy!! You know the drill....please do not share, send them here etc etc etc........................ and don't forget if you use it please send me the link I'd love to see what you created! You can click on the image or below for the link.
See you on the flip side :)Download: A Little Edgy

Birthday, Grand Opening, Chatter and a Freebie!

Ok so where do I start? I have so much it feels like my head is going to explode. Want a little personal news? Ok, I shall bore you with my details.

Had my six month checkup at the Cancer Clinic last week, news is all good!! For my particular type of cancer my highest risk of recurrance was the first three years...........well I hit my 3 years and all is clear, I know 'yay me'. Now my risk drops to 10-20% and in another 4 years I can proclaim myself 'cured', doesn't that sound wonderful? It was great news for me as the Oncologist sated that I was lucky as my cancer was very very aggressive. I kind of clued in when I had a consult on Monday and she was booking me chemo for the Tuesday. So there's my most happy news!!

Birthday News--Scrap Orchard is One today!!

Yes that wonderful place that I call home is one year old today. It has been so wonderful watching that site grow and grow and I am proud to say I have been a part of it since day 1. The people there are fantastic, designers, owners, fellow scrappers................here's to you!!

There are lots of things planned for this momentous occasion and when the 'Queen Bees' do things they do things!! Here is just a little of what is going on;

Watch for:

Lottery tickets can be purchased, the winner will win the whole store

There is a Scrap Orchard/Gotta Pixel challenge too!!

ok, taking a breath now because this is not all!!

Digiscrap Addicts offical Grand Opening is tomorrow as well!

There are all kinds of things going on over there too. Contests, prizes, freebies..........I can't stand it and am very upset that I will be at work all day. Look out though as my butt will be square tomorrow night as I plop in front of the computer and play, shop, scap.

I promised a freebie and it's coming up, I promise. Just have to show you something I'm very proud of. I have a word art pack for sale, yep, knock me over with a feather. Ziska asked me to create some word art and she liked it so much it's in her store!! Wahoo!!

Now on to what you've probably been waitng for, the freebie. Well here it is and I hope you like it.

Box.net--download

4Shared--download

I was going through my folders and have some papers and elements I made that are sitting there, so you could end up seeing a 'Hodge Podge' pack sometime in the near future. Have a great day and don't forget to head over to Scrap Orchard and Digiscrap Addicts for some great shopping, contests and freebies!!

I'm Here!! Beach Party and Freebie!!

Do you have jet lag from your flight? The beach in Portugal is gorgeous!! But I'm glad you decided to come to the beautiful Island of Jamaica!! I thought a nice evening stroll along the beach here at the Royal DeCameron in Runaway Bay would be relaxing. If we just walk a little further down, to that large hut on the water, we can go sip some exotic drinks at the swing bar and watch the sun set over the ocean. There's nothing more beautiful than a Jamaican sunset (ok the sunrise is pretty amazing too). Just click on these words to get your party favour from me: jaye in Jamaica

Glad you came to visit! I'll take you to your plane where you can go visit Ale in Cancun.

But before you go, I want to show you something that I'm really excited about! Franziska has a new collab called April Showers with Irene Alexeeva that is just wonderful. Check this out!! Yep there is word art available for this awesome kit by none other than yours truly!! Is that just wild? I think so too. The kit and wordart is on sale right now so go check it out. The images are linked...............and of course I have a layout to show you :)

My goal is to be back tomorrow with a post about some news and hopefully a new template or something for you. Have a great one!!

Freebie template plus a blog train Orchard style

I know, I know, I actually have 1 person who follows my blog and I can't get my butt in gear to come and update it. I would say that one of my goals is to keep this updated but that won't happen. I have so much going on that I would only end up disappointing myself and obsessing over this as well, lol.

If you take a peek I did finally update my slide and have my March layouts posted :) almost in time to start Aprils!

I am so itching for the warmer weather. Tired of pulling out the winter coat and the like. Although I have gained a bunch of weight and am depressed just thinking of my spring and summer clothes.......................I would say chocolate would cure those feelings but I think that's what got me into this mess to begin with, lol.

The warmer weather means I can open that fancy little moon roof in my "Beaner". What's that you say? What the heck is a Beaner? Well it's the name of my Jeep, as my license plate letters are 'BENR' and I made the comment of "Beaner" and it just stuck. Instead of saying 'get in the jeep' I say 'go jump into Beaner.' Strange I know but that's me :D

Scrapping News!!

Wow do I have some news for you!! The Orchard girls have done it again. Not only do they have awesome goodies for you every Friday with their Fresh Fruit but from March 17-19 some of them are having a BOGO sale!!!! That's Buy One Get One Free for 2 days! It gets better...........can you handle it? There is going to be a special blog train of a few of the designers where you can pick up pieces of a wonderful kit. I saw the preview and can't wait to hop on the train and snag it for myself. Here's a sneak peek though.........

The blog train should start at 12:00 CST Monday (not sure what the time difference with me is, lol) so you may want to hop on over and get started.

I'll get you started with the links for 2 of the blogs and then just follow along.

Pineapple Plantation Designs

Ziggle Scraps

Hmmm, what else do I have to share? Oh yeah, I have a freebie for you too!! Thanks for reading all that, but I did hook you up with a great deal and the way to a great free kit so it was worth it.

Download here

Another Day.....Another Freebie........Plus Other Ramblings

More Snow!!

We are going to have a true White Christmas this year and I am so excited. For the first time in I don't know how long we have a good old fashioned lots of snow Christmas.

B~man went sledding today with my brother and his girls, they had a blast and came back here for some hot chocolate and cookies.

I stayed here because the dryer I wasn't anticipating buying was set to arrive and of course it did, just before my brother came. The delivery men brought my other one upstairs and put it outside for me and I called the used appliance guy to come and pick it up.............well I looked outside at 9 PM and it's still sitting there!! So much for wanting it to fix and sell to someone else. But more than that I have a freaking drying sitting out front of my place......and at Christmas too!!

Shopping done--Presents and Food for Holidays

All my shopping is done, has been for a few days. Just not wrapped, I wasn't in the mood.....better get myself moving considering what day it is. I can't wait to see B~man's face when he opens the Wii, he wanted one last year but it just couldn't be done. He's had a heck of a year in terms of life changing events and handled it all with a smile and his usual heart of gold. I was glad I could do this for him.

Food shopping is done also. My Christmas baking was compliments of the Culinary Arts class at the High School in the town I work in, LOL. Mom has the turkey, my job was to buy veggies and the wine............easy done.

Sale Reminders!!

Scrap Orchard--Mega Mega Sale December 24 and 25 only

Pineapple Plantation Designs--Winter Grab Bag on sale for a few more days

Polka Dot Plum--SNOWout sale, 60% off everything in their store at Sunshine Studio

and now to my latest set of Quick Pages. I only have a couple today, but will post the others you see in the preview ready for Christmas Morning. Again they are made with Pineapple Plantation Designs items. Make sure to visit her blog and store to see more!

click on image to download or click here

Merry Christmas!!!!

Been Busy, previews and a freebie

We can wrap week one up and put it in the books. First week of school is now a thing of the past, on to week two. Pretty uneventful other than I had my group of girls from last year start up again..........those who were friends last year are now 'haters' and those who were 'haters' are now friends. One outsider is now 'in' and one 'groupie' is now out..........grade 7 and 8. Think I will be spending a lot of time in my office with this clique.

The B-man's hockey tryouts are over................he was released from the travel team. A devastating blow to the poor guy, he skated his heart out and did very well. First time he hasn't made a travel team, my heart broke for him. With it being two ages together it looks like they are keeping the second years, only 6 first years remained and I know of two that were released, B-man being one. So off to house league we go, which isn't a bad thing, saves me $$, the schedule isn't anywhere near as hectic. We have a coach who wants him already, LOL. The comment was 'I want him with us, not against us', which B-man understood as a compliment. Will try again next year, just as long as he keeps his spirit up.

*Scrapping News*

Wow, do I have some previews to show you!!

from Pineapple Plantation Designs this week's offering is Spiro-graffiti. This kit was fun to work with as it has a bit of a funky feel to it. The colour combination of red, black, white and turquoise make it perfect for any event. Oh and one more little tidbit, if you go to Shauna's blog she has a freebie addon to this kit. If you receive the Scrap Orchard newsletter there is a coupon where you can receive 20% off your purchase, good until September 11. If you don't subscribe click on the above link and sign up!!

and a layout using this kit

Next up is Her First Kiss by the Polka Dot Plum. This kit is so soft and gentle with it's muted brown and soft pink. Pefect to scrap any moment in your life you would like to remember. This kit is available at both Scrap Orchard and Sunshine Studio Scraps.

and of course a layout;

I have a template freebie for you as well. Click on image to download.

First post, blog freebie

Ok, I did it. Here is my very first post on my new blog. I decided to start a new blog to offer my 'creations', I've just started dabbling in creating my own word art and templates. Who knows if it will lead anywhere else, it may just stay as is. I can tell you that I would like to offer a freebie twice a week, but I can't make any promises as life gets in the way as well.

I will also forewarn you that if there's anything going on at my favourite scrapping sites the info and previews will be posted here. In other words you will see and read about what's going on at Scrap Orchard and Sunshine Studio. Sometimes my freebie may first, sometimes you will have to read or scroll down to get it.

First up is Scrap Orchard News--it was Fresh Fruit Friday which means the new kits are realeased and offered at exceptionally great prices. I started listing all the goodies and I would have been here forever, LOL. Just go check it out, there are amazing deals and high quality stuff. They are even offering two new services, has a blinkie maker on staff now for personal and professional needs as well as Pixel Geek which offers template design, skins, and graphics. Go take a stroll through the Market, you won't be sorry.

Ok here it is my very first freebie for this blog it's a template.

*sorry link is no longer available*