NEW RELEASES & NEW CT

I hope you have enjoyed a wonderful Sunday with your family!  I am posting so late today and I am sorry for that but I am afraid I am sorely under the weather.  I have spent most all day piled up the couch with my roll of toilet paper close by (my replacement for a box of tissues).  The congestion part of my cold is getting better thanks to the Alka Seltzer Cold Plus but my throat, head and ears hurt terribly so I have done nothing but try to sleep.  DH did get something accomplished today...he and his BIL Rollie dug out the horseshoe pits and got them framed in nicely.  Due to the heavy rain we had last night, they are going to wait a day or two before they go down to the Green River and get a couple loads of sand to fill them with.   It has been years since I pitched horseshoes so I am looking forward to the kids coming down throughout the summer and playing with me.

You know how I look forward to Sundays and all the wonderful New Releases at Scrapbook-Elements, so let me show you a few of my favorites.  Both of these are now on my wish list:  CathyK's Beautiful Day is just adorable and I am a big Toy Story fan so of course, I love Alissa's Some Toys and Beyond Infinity Combo Pack.

Kimberly has a released her cute Whimsical Angels of Love - four of the most adorable little kits to add to your stash!  And from the Creekside Lodge Collab from Kimberly Stewart and Rina Kroes comes two great
quick page albums and a gorgeous word art set!

I am also very happy to announce that another wonderful SBE Designer has allowed me to join her CT Team-Tracey Gilbert Monette of Clever Monkey Graphics!  It will be very fun to work with her fun designs!
Check out Tracey's SBE Store Here and she also a store at Funky Playground Designs.  Today at SBE, Tracey releases her Volleyball Page Kit.  I have to contact my Granddaughter's in Florida and see if they can send me pictures for this fun kit!

I have oodles of pages created with Kimmi and Rina's new releases this week so check out my SBE Gallery in a day or two if you want to check them out.  I probably will not be around much this week as I start the training for my new census job and I am getting ready for our Derby Bash, as well as nursing this flu bug I have so faithfully attached to me...its so nice to be needed by something, ROFL!  Have a great week

Update for the Week

My sickness this past week was some kind of bug passed on to me through the sweet generosity of Isaac and Ava, lol.  They have all had one form or the other of the same ailments amongst their family.  Friday I was feeling a little better so knowing Isaac was out of school on Fridays, I went up to their house and took Isaac and Ava, and their Mommie out for a burger and fries (yes, I went off my diet for that-don't tell Gary).  We stopped by the high school and bought some some plants from their ag class.  Isaac and Ava had a ball choosing their flowers!  Took them home and played with them for a while before I came home and worked in my flower garden.  It was 84 degrees here and I was sweating like a hog in my long sleeved shirt and blue jeans!  I spent several hours just relaxing in my porch swing and watching the turkeys come in for their evening stroll before I showered.  Some time during the night, I started coughing and sneezing and today I have a full-blown cold!. I guess I did too much on Friday, or got too hot.  Anyway, April has not been too kind to me as I have stayed sick with one thing or another!  Hubby braved the rain we are getting today and went to the Dollar Store and got me some Alka-Seltzer Cold Plus so I can try to well before I start my new census job on Tuesday.

Knowing I won't have a lot of extra time next week with my new job training, I have scrapped like a mad-woman this week trying to get all my Muse CT requirements ready for the next two weeks, and I still am not finished!  That ought to be a little hint to let you know lots of new things will be coming out in the next two weeks from Kimmi and Rina, so start counting your pennies, lol!  Plus, I still have to finish some projects for ScrappinDigiKreations, as well!  Whew!!!  I love crunch-time like this!!!

Anyway, between my new job and the Derby Party we will be having here in the holler next weekend, I may not be around much so I wish you a great week, and I hope you have a wonderful time during the upcoming NSD!

Welcome Miss Elizabeth Faith

My family continues to grow!  We have a new addition!  Miss Elizabeth Faith was born on Saturday, April 17th, 2010.  My hubby, who has always delighted in the fact that I am a little older than he is, does not really like the fact that he is getting old right along with me as he is a Great Great Uncle once again!  Congratulations to Elizabeth's family!  She is a lucky little girl for I know she will be your Precious Princess forever!!

For the page below with my first new pics, Elizabeth's Great Grandmother (my SIL) sent me, I used the Soft Spring Awakening Kit from Pixelfairy at SDK.  Its is such a sweet kit and perfect for the precious photos!

On that same Saturday afternoon, we went to a baby shower for another wee one we are expecting soon.  My nephew Dale and his lovely wife Kylie are expecting their first child, a son in just a few weeks!  Grandchildren Isaac and Ava went with Pap and I and they had such a wonderful time.  Afterward, we went out.to Captain D's for some fish with my twin brothers.  Isaac ate every little bit of his food in a very short span of time but Ava was a little more picky and was not going to eat.  It was a rather funny situation and my brothers stated what I have often said, "She may look like her Mama but she acts just like her Daddy!"  They did finally get her to eat most all of her food, and it only cost them three quarters so she could get bubble gum and a ball out of the vending machines in the lobby, lol.

Did you guys see the country music awards show on television last night?  If you are a fan of country music as we are, I am sure you loved it, and how bout that little Kentucky gal, Laura Bell Bundy!  Brittney Spears better watch out!  I made a whole list of beautiful songs that will inspire some wonderful scrapbook pages in the future.  Now if I can just get the kids to send me some new pics!

NEW RELEASES AT SBE

Sunday is here again and you know what that means - new releases at Scrapbook-Elements!  I have been trying to think of a sort-of "schedule of events" for my blog and as I always look forward to see all the goodies at SBE each Sunday, I am not only goin' to show you Kimmi and Rina's new releases but I am also going to show you one or two of my other favorites! So this week, I will kick things off with a couple of products I am sure to add to my wish list!

Mandy King says this kit was inspired by her sweet little guy who remembers each night to do just what the title says:  Thank You God For Dirt.  Now that in itself is cause to add this to your wish list but it is filled with some really cool elements!

I love use the templates by Holley Berry Designs and she has decided to add Template Mega Packs to her shelves at SBE such as this, Template Mega pack #61-80.

Rina has added more beautiful packages for both her Tenderly and Beloved Collections today!

Kimmi has a charmingly sweet addition with The Lucky Penguin
and you will fall in love with Kimberly's Little Bunny Foo Foo!  And, of course, I have to show off some of the pages I made, lol!  They did turn out terribly cute and if you follow all the way to the end, I will reward you with a little treat!  Then you can shopping within the NEW RELEASES at SBE!

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Scrappin Digi Kreations

While dealing with the terrible ordeal of shingles...really!  It is an ordeal that I hope never to suffer through again!  They are 100% better now, though.  Most of the "places" are scabbed over now and cause little occasional pain but I fear several of them will leave scars...that is of little consequence to this old Granny's body!
Any-hoo, I just have not  been in the mood of scrappin a whole lot so I began to reorganize my external hard drive.  I have so many wonderful kits, etc. but I forget that I have them...or when I want to use them, I can not find where I put them.  I have most everything organized by designers but it is impossible for my pre-Alzheimer's mind to remember who did what!  So I have begun to put some of my things in files categorized by themes.  I just know this system will work better for me in the future!  The real treasure, I found while doing this was to be reacquainted with one of the forums I participated in the past - Scrappin Digi Kreations!

SammyD founded Scrappin Digi Kreations in November of 2005 and I first discovered the site in 2006.  Due to the extremely friendly atmosphere of the site, I became a regular and it was not long before I became a member of SammyD's Kreative Team.  Due to personal issues, I resigned from my position and most all my digi-scrapping but after the death of my mother, I bought a new computer and slowly got back into the swing of things within the digi-scrapping community.  Point to note-when you get a new computer, don't forget to add all your favorite links!  Needless to say, I did not, and when I was organizing my hard drive this week, I came across an old SDK kit.  With so many sites and forums closing this past year, I wondered about SDK and was pleasantly surprised to find they are up and going and stronger than ever!  I immediately corrected all my profile details there such as email addy. etc, and after contacting Sammy, I am most pleased to announce that I am once again a member of SammyD's Kreative Team!!!!

The Scrappin Digi Kreations Store is filled with wonderful products for the digital and hybrid crafter, so I hope you check it all out soon!  It is the home of the Home of the Supa Digi Kit Freebie where every month a new theme is introduced and the designers offer mini kits to add to your stash absolutely free!  This month, these kits are ADORABLE with sweet girlie colors for the little ladies in your life.

The SDK Forum is filled with all the SDK news, product announcements, challenges and Kreative Inspiration and I rushed in to re-introduce myself and join in the challenges like the Create A Card Project
where each month you can create a card to add to your stash.  I got in right on the April 17th deadline for this project.  I used the available April 2010 April SupaDigiKit for my card and I would like to share it with you!  I hope you can use it, and I hope to meet you soon at Scrappin Digi Kreations!

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April Recipe

For the month of April we will be exchanging recipes for Desserts at Scrapbook-Elements.
We invite you to join with us in the fun!   Here are my submissions for the exchange this month.
I used products by Kimberly Stewart for my cards:
When I Think Of You, Today's Moment and Summer's Evening.
In exchange for submitting your recipe, you will receive the entire month's collection!
A great way to collect new recipes and these cards make great gifts!

And for my recipe for you this month, I  have a recipe that I hope to try soon!  Candy Bar Cheesecake
sounds sinfully delicious!  I used Kimmi's Today's Moment Kit for my recipe.  I hope you enjoy it!!!

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Digital Scrap Cafe

I love to participate in challenges!  They offer great mojo to get my scrapping done and recently I participated in a great little series "Operation Collecting Eggs" sponsored by Val c designs over at Digital Scrap Cafe.  I visited all seven blogs of Val's CT and got some real inspiration in getting more pages done.  (You can visit my DSC Gallery if you would like to check out some of the pages I completed.)  Anyway, for participating in at least 4 of the challenges I received the BE FUN EGG Z IT and I even won a couple of the challenges!  This morning I was awarded the MEMORIES kit from Val c designs and I look forward to playing with it soon!  Thank you so much to Val and her girls for the great fun, gifts and inspiration!  I hope to continue participating at DSC, and I encourage you to visit them soon!  They have an open gallery policy and everyone has been real friendly to me in the forums!

I also wanted to say a very special thank you to Marzenka of sussieM Designs who recently gifted me with the most adorable kit, HERE COMES THE SPRING!!!  

I can not wait to find the perfect pictures for this most special kit.  Thank you so very much!!!!!

PC System Clean Up

From time to time, I like to share with you software that I truly will not do without.  Glary Utilities is such a valued software.  It is an award winning system clean up which supports Windows 7, 2000, XP and Vista, and with its one-click maintenance it is truly easy-peasy!  There is a full version available which is currently on sale at 30% off but I use the Free Version as do many other users.  A member of the Geek-Squad first shared this secret with my husband, and as our resident pc-doctor,  he passes it on to every pc  he works on.  I personally use the one-click maintenance EVERY time I finish using my computer to keep my computer working at top performance.  To check the software out, read testimonials, and for the free download
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SBE IS CELEBRATING THEIR 6th ANNIVERSARY

Come check the SBE forum for some fun 6th Anniversary challenges with some great posting gifts and other goodies.


Kabra has a wonderful posting bonus for her Mix and Match Challenge in which you are to use at least 3 different SBE products on your finished page.  

For my submission to Kabra's Mix and Match Challenge, Fishin 4 Memories I used:
These Days by CathyK Designs, Fish Tales by CathyK, Alpha Scraps by CathyK and the End of The Rainbow Alpha by Kimberly Stewart.

Lisa aka scoobie81 is hosting the Shrink It Up Template Challenge.  The challenge is to take a template and "shrink" it, and Lorraine has provided a template that you may choose to use as well.  I used the provided template for one submission, Happiness and then I also made a second submission, Denim and Lace.  Both pages were created using Easter Chic by ShelleyRae Designs.

Jeannie is hosting the "Why I Scrap" Challenge. perfect inspire for this page I had been wanting to create for one of my kids photo books.

Every day during the celebration you will want to check out "What' In The Cake" for some amazing goodies as well, so hop on over to the SBE Store .


At 40% off, it is a great time to get some of those things that you have had on your wish list!