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"Rina's glistening "Whispers of Winter" collection is based on a soft wintry palette of several cool powder-blue shades mixed with silvery white, peaceful lavender/amethyst and just a sprinkle of shimmering indigo. You will be enchanted by the exquisite frosty elements, magical snowflakes and icicles, as well as iridescent pearl textures, flickering glitter highlights and sparkling gemstones that seem to twinkle and dance in the brilliant moonlight."  I used this lovely page kit to create a few heritage pages for my Book About Me, and of course I have a little freebie as well.  Check out all of the new releases at SBE HERE and enjoy the freebie! NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Kimmi has released more in her series of eight SNOW ANGELS MINI KITS , amusing snowmen with wings, in non-traditional 'snow' shades perfect for winter layouts and crafts!  Each little kit has other unique elements with Kimmi's usual flair with several background pages per kit.just right for any style including feminine, masculine and children.  Check out all the NEW RELEASES in the SBE store today RIGHT HERE Here are a few of my pages I made this week using the SNOW ANGELS MINI KITS and you may even find a little freebie at the end!  If I do not make it back any more this week, I wish you A MERRY CHRISTMAS! no longer available

All of the kids in the surrounding area are out of school today due to the snow we had yesterday, and I know in a few hours they will be driving their Mom's crazy tracking in and out as they play in the snow.  Just a word to those Mom's, enjoy it while you can, for much too soon they will leave the nest and you will be as I am today...sitting alone, staring out the windows and wishing you were with them listening to their laughter as they throw snow balls at their Father as he comes in from work.  Have fun and enjoy every little moment!!! Don't forget that today is the last day to buy Rina's new page Set GENTLE COMFORT at the special introductory price!  If you have not done so all ready, sign up for the NEWSLETTER HERE so you can get the quick page I made with this kit.  I have a gift for you today!  Muse Bon has made a lovely decorated frame that she has generously shared with us today (download link below) and don't forget to check RINA"S BLOG HERE for ...

"Looking for some peace and tranquility during the business of the holiday season? There's a time for excited merriment and exuberant celebration, while at the same time a longing for some solitary moments of calm and reflective meditation. Rina's "Gentle Comfort" collection is based on a soothing palette of tender coral, salmon and peach hues with rosy brown, soft green khaki and gold. This collection is so beautiful and feminine it can be used throughout the year for a variety of different occasions, including weddings and heritage layouts (works great with sepia-tinted photos)."    I have had so much fun playing with Rina's Gentle Comfort Collection this week!  I just love it and I know you will too!  In fact, I am hoping to get an entire album done with this one collection!  Let me show what I have done with it so far, and please, sign up for the Scrapbook-Elements Newsletter if you have not done so all ready for...

Kimmi has released the first two kits of her new Snow Angels Mini Kit Series!  I promise you will love them! SNOW ANGELS MINI 1 and SNOW ANGELS MINI 2 For months now, we have been trying to talk Ava into giving all her pacifiers to the baby elves...This worked for her older brother but I don't know about Ava Rose.  She still tells us she does not care about those ole baby elves; they can not have hers!  Note in first layout, she has one pacifier in her mouth and three or four in her hand, lol!  Big brother Isaac explained to Ava how he gave his pye-pyes to the baby elves and in return, Santa left him Cranky the Crane for his Thomas the Train but Ava still will have none of this talk. The day is drawing near and she still has not consented; NO!!! she says, the baby elves will not get her pye-pyes! For the first of the above layouts, the page design was  inspired by Muse Sandy's Christmas page which was featured in the December DST Insider-congrats ...

Rina has released some wonderful add-on sers for the Burnished Collection today at Scrapbook-Elements.  You will adore the beautiful BURNISHED 12x12 Quick Pages and 4x6 Brag Book !!  Plus she has created not one but two coordinating alphabets:  BURNISHED ALPHA SET #1 , BURNISHED ALPHA SET #2 .   I used the Burnished 12x12 Quick Pages to create more beautiful pages with photos from Lyndzie Hack (our great niece) of her cousins, my Step-sons.  Just beautiful they are!!! And of course, I had to create something to go along with the gorgeous of Rina's BURNISHED Collection to share with you guys, so how about the word art I created when making the above pages...I hope you enjoy it and have a lovely Thanksgiving Week here in the good ole USA!  Love to you all! NO LONGER AVAILABLE

Today I was feeling a little melancholy...it seems that feeling always creeps up on me this time of the year.  November was always a special month for me with my birthday, my Mother's birthday, my Grandmother's birthday, and my parents wedding anniversary but they are all gone now, and I do miss them terribly.  And then the holidays are coming.  As I start making plans for our Thanksgiving, I look forward to the times I gather with my family but I still do miss the holidays at Mama's.  My middle son, Nicholas has not spent a holiday with us since he joined the NAVY in 1999. I know he is happy and does his best to make the holidays special for his own family.  Many miles physically separate us but  his brothers and I feel he is with us in spirit. Then comes Christmas...I do not even want to think of that....needless to say, I am not ready for it but like death and taxes, it will come.  I am not going to stress about it this year though.  We won't...