Template # 134

**Edit 6:15pm** Linda, I did get your email! Thank You!
And for everyene else the challenges do run till midnight tonight!

I hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving. We have had a few interestingly long days around here. It all started Thanksgiving morning when I awoke to the sounds of the boy getting sicking all over the hallway. By evening he was feeling better and grandpa said he could lay on the couch at his place as easy as he could at home so all three kids went to grandpas for the night.

I swore I was not going out shopping Friday morning but my boyfriend wanted to go so I tagged along with him and got a real kick out of it. He has never been Black Friday shopping and had absolutely no clue. He was amazed at the number of people up and shopping at 5 am. I tried telling him, that if he was serious about the item he wanted he better be there a couple of hours early. Needless to say I got a good silent laugh out of it all. If I had laughed out loud I probably would have gotten left at the store. However we did come home with a couple of items. They weren't the Friday early specials but we got a few things.

About noon I went to pick up the younger two from grandpas. By dinner time the youngest was getting sick. So Friday night was spent sitting up with her. Saturday morning the oldest came down with it. And by 8 pm Saturday night I was sick in bed to.

It's an odd one to be thankful for this year, but I am thankful that we stayed home this year instead of traveling out of state to relatives.

I should be in bed, but I am fed up with laying down! So instead I'm curled up in my chair with a blanket watching a movie that I've seen 100 times. That's bad when the most comfortable place to sit in this house for me is my computer chair.



Hopefully I am on the mend, mostly just weak now. I hope to get back to the freebies on a regular basis again.

But with out further ado

Here is today's freebie Template #134

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no hot linking please

If you sent in a layout for the birthday bash challenges I will try and get your download links out to you tonight. But just encase I fall asleep early, I promise I will have them out by noon Monday.

Also because of the lack of interest in the challenges, even after more time was given for those that requested it. No one has sent in a layout since the extra time was given. I highly doubt I will run anymore challenges.

At times I get so few thank yous/comments that I have been on the verge of stopping the freebies all together. So if you download Please, Please leave a comment!


Until next time...

Template # 133

So much for my child free shopping they decided to tag along. We managed to get the rest of the grocery shopping done but as we were checking out the little one let loose with another temper tantrum. So no other shopping was done.

We put up the tree today while the pies were baking. Half the strings of lights would not light. When I thought about how old the lights were it's no wonder they didn't want to work. There over 10 years old! So after supper tonight the oldest and I ran to the store to get more lights. I was going to get all new ones but after seeing the price I will wait till they go on clearance for the season then buy all new ones. Tonight we only bought enough to finish the tree this year. But when the lights come off, the old ones are going in the trash!

I turned the three kids loose with all the ornaments. They had a lot of fun sorting through them and picking out the ones they have made. Every time they found one I made as a child they had to ask how old I was when I made it. Thankfully the teachers over the years had dated most of them! Almost all our ornaments are hand made with the exception of some silver bead garlands. I also make ornaments every year for the adult family members. This year its a clear glass ball ornament with a color transparency family picture in it. When the lights of the tree shine through the ornament the picture lights up like stained glass.

I also "had" a mouse in the house. But that's another story in and of itself so I'll save it for another day. I've run on as it is, so how about we get to the freebie?

Tonight's Freebie is Template # 133

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no hot linking please

Have a Happy Turkey Day everyone!

Until next time...

Template # 132

Just another couple of busy days here. The Sunday paper brought some very good news, so Santa will be bringing the iPod after all! Now Christmas shopping for the oldest is done! Tomorrow I will be finishing the shopping for the little one. It's a good thing were putting up the tree on Wednesday, I'm running out of hiding places! I hope the little one stays out of the presents this year, last year I had to re wrap a few.

Speaking of the little one, man she has been a pill the last couple of days. Temper tantrums, refusing to use the potty, although she was all but night time trained. Today she threw such a fit in the grocery store that I stoped shopping, payed for what I already had, and we came home. So tomorrow I get to finish the the grocery shopping too. Shopping tomorrow will be kid free. My boyfriend is taking the morning off and is going to stay home with her. Yippee, I'm running away for a couple of hours! It's gonna be fun but strange, I've only gone shopping with out her once or twice.

Other then that nothing much has been happening.

I would like to thank each and everyone of you who stop by. Those of you who leave comments, You RocK! Thank you all so very, very much!

Tonight's Freebie is Template #132

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no hot linking please

Until next time...

Template and more

**Warning, Grab a drink and a snack, It's a long one!

Sorry all, I didn't make it back like I said I would. I actually fell asleep watching a movie with the younger two. As it turned out it was a good thing I did go to sleep early. It has been go, go ,go all day long. Other then meal times this is the first chance I have had to finally just sit and turn the TV on.

The boy had a basketball game at 9 am. They lost 28- 8 but the boys had fun and that's what matters. After the game I dropped all the kids at great grandpa's. They shoveled his driveway, Watched a movie and had lunch with him. I on the other hand came home, knocked down a few cobwebs, moved the TV and meet my boyfriend for lunch.

After I picked the girls up I was not satisfied with the furniture arrangement in the living room so I moved everything around, again! They always say "third times a charm", and well, I love it this time! After I finished with that I tackled all the wall pictures shelves ect. Everything came down and got cleaned. I then dug out my box's, yes box's, of extra home decor items. I have enough pictures, shelves and other items to decorate two family homes. Every couple of years or so I dig everything out and mix it up. I have three basic sets and an abundance of fill items.

The first design revolves around the wilderness and is focused on wolves. Design 2 is the sea and lighthouses. Number three, which is what is coming down, is the country. This one is based on old barns. The wolves are what I have decided to put up and display this time.

We have also decided to put up the tree this Wednesday. Yep Wednesday. A little bit early for us but the kids all have different things going on and the only days we will all be together to do it is Wednesday or Thanksgiving Day.

I have also been working like mad to get Christmas presents made. I have 4 brag books to do and 9 hybrid projects. I have roughly half of two of the brag books finished. We are having my family over for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. So I have all the baking and cooking to do, shopping, decorating, and pack for our trip. Busy Busy me. Oh well I seem to thrive when I have a load of stuff to do. I have a hard time sitting still. I actually have to watch a movie half a dozen times before I actually see the whole thing.

See I told you this was a long one! I'm still in go, go, go, mode and it's almost 1 am!

Tonight's, er mornings, freebie is Template # 131

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I also have a package of buttons for you. I made these up for some of the brag books I'm working on. Just thought I'd share them with you.

24 Freebie Buttons with 5 stitches

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please remember hot linking is not allowed

Until next time...

Template # 130

Just a quick freebie for ya. I'll be back tonight with more goodies!

Template #130

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no hot linking please

until next time...

Template # 129

It's been a really, really, long day!

But I do have a freebie for you!

Freebie Template #129

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(3 template sizes)

no hot linking please

I can hear a nice pain pill and my bed calling me....

Until next time...

Template # 128

Good evening all!

Thank you all for your well wishes! Thankfully this one wasn't as bad as they can be.

I woke up this morning feeling great. So great that after I dropped the oldest off at school I decided to rearrange the living room and dinning room. I decided to use the buffet as a TV stand and make more room for the chairs around the table for the holidays. Well, I managed to get the buffet lodged in the doorway of the rooms! It was ether wait 7 hours for someone to come home and help or fight it myself. Of course as bull headed as I am I decided to fight it. It's now in the living room but the TV is still not on it. In the process of being to independent for my own good I managed to pull a muscle in my neck/shoulder area. All that took place before 9 am.

This evening the boy had an assessment at Sylvan learning center for help with his reading. I get there advice tomorrow morning at 9:30. While the boy was doing that, the oldest and I went to the mall. I average about 1 trip a year to the mall. I hate it, Crowds! 152 stores later I had purchased one pair of jeans and gotten a few Christmas ideas for the oldest. She wants an iPod Baaad! But unfortunately Santa is on a very short leash this year. The youngest has been eyeing the kitchen play sets in the stores but that might even be put off. The ones we can afford are just well, um, shall we say cheaply/poorly made. The one that we have been looking at is not in the budget. The boy that's easy. Any monster, car, truck, superhero, ect that's advertised on TV he says he wants.

Now let's get down to business.

I have received a few emails regarding the Birthday Challenges.

10 days to complete 4 challenges is not really enough time. With 2 days left I have only gotten one layout done myself. So I am going to extend the deadline to November 30th! 10 extra days! Then on Dec 1st we will start a fun new "Holidays Challenge"!

I would also like to say a Big Thank You to everyone who voted in my poll.

The single download wins!

Is there anything I can do to make the previews better for you all? I find them hard to make out on Digi Free some times. And here on the blog they seem to blur together in the previews. Your advice and comments are always welcome.

Now if you are still with me I finally have your freebie!

Freebie Template #128

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Please remember that hot linking is not allowed.

If you would like to share my work with others give them the link to the blog so they may come and share in our scrap happy world!

Alright everyone, Thank you for stopping by, have a wonderful day, and get your layouts in!

Until next time...

Template #127

Evening everyone!

Gonna keep this short tonight. This migraine does not want to let go.

First we have a layout sent in by Michele . This one is for Birthday Bash Challenge 2. Thank You Michele!

Here she used my Sea Breezes Kit.

Tonight's freebie is Template #127

2 for 1!

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No hot linking please

Until next time...

Migraine

Hi All!
Just a quick note tonight. I'm fighting a migraine but I'll be back with some layouts and another new freebie tomorrow.

Until next time...

TGIF!

I am so glad it is Friday!

Mid day on Wednesday our Internet went poof on us. It took till Thursday evening to figure out the problem and they finally got it fixed this morning. I may not have been able to post but I did get a bit of stuff done. I put in some time on the nascar kit, and made a few more templates.

This morning when I was finally able to get online I found some very welcome surprises in my email!

Check these awesome layouts out!

This First one is for the "Birthday Bash Double Template Challenge". Man that's a long name for a challenge! I promise I'll keep the names simpler in the future.

This wonderful winter wonderland was sent in by Sharon Kay. The little penguin and igloo are so cute! Sounds like the two of you had fun that day! I hope you guys didn't catch a cold!

Kit: Snow Much Fun Blue Designer: Spellweaver

Sharon Kay also sent this layout in for Birthday Bash Challenge 2

I find this stunning! All I can say is Wow! and Thank You!

Kit: 9-11 Designer: Kimberly Cameron

Linda sent in this adorable layout of the Kitties. They are all so beautiful Linda. It looks like you got your hands full! I absolutely love the blk&wht one! That face just melts me! If I were to find another blk&wht I might be tempted to get a new cat. Although I'm not missing litter box duty right now. Give them all a big squeeze. I know that when the time is right a new animal friend will find it's way into our hearts.

Thanks for sharing Linda! This layout uses both the template for Birthday Bash Template Challenge 1 but also the Birthday Bash Page Kit. Two for one, Love those! It least I love it when I can double up on a challenge!

Michele sent in this layout of her daughter Brianna. Wow that's a long way up! She looks so small way up there! Congratulations Brianna!

Michele used the template for "Birthday Bash Template Challenge 1". She also made her own papers to coordinate with the pictures.

Fonts: Australian Sunrise and A Yummy Apology

Thank you for sharing Michele!

I also said that I was going to do the challenges this time to. So here is my take on "Birthday Bash Template Challenge 2"

Kit: Fading Summer By: Snowmoon's Designs

Fonts: Arno and Tempus Sans

Now if you are still me, you have defiantly earned the right to a new freebie!

Freebie Template #126

2 sizes one download!

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no hot linking please

There is still time to get your layouts in! Challenges run until Nov. 20.

Well I think that's it for tonight. Lady's if I messed anything up please let me know and I'll get it fixed right away. Thank you all for your participation.

Until next time...

Veteran's Day

Hi everyone!

Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes! The day didn't start off to well but by mid afternoon all was well. It actually turned out to be the best birthday I have had in a few years. My son got me a locket that holds two pictures. The oldest girl gave me a (much needed) new pair of slippers. My Fiance and the youngest gave me a new external hard drive. Then when we dropped the kids off at grandpa's he gave gift cards to a couple of department stores. Yippee! I can get a good start on a new wardrobe. I went from a size 14 to a size 6 in the last 8 months. I have never worn a size 6 in my life!

We did go to the Texas Roadhouse for supper. The best steak around! I absolutely love the atmosphere! The only thing missing is a dance floor in the corner! hehe!

When we came home there was German chocolate cake with coconut and pecan frosting. Yummy!

Any how lets get on to our freebies!

Tonight's kit has a few more papers and elements in it then the others. It actually has 10 papers and I believe last count was 40 elements.

This kit comes as a special request tonight, for a group of guys who are serving our country in Iraq. Our thoughts and prayers are with you on this Veteran's Day and through out the year. May you come home soon.

Seahawks Fan Kit Freebie

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Also on this Veterans Day I have a special little Freebie for you.

25 Mix and Match Dog Tag Elements

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Please remember to take my poll on the right.

Your voice matters!

Don't forget to get your layouts in!

For more information on the new challenges click here

You can double up the challenges if you would like.

Until Next time...

Birthday Bash Challenges

Welcome to my Birthday Bash! Tonight we are starting 4 new challenges! By completing these challenges you can earn up to 6, that's right, 6 rewards for completing the challenges!

So let's get to them!

The first Challenge will be "Birthday Bash Template 1 Challenge"

Freebie Bash Template Challenge 1

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If you use this Freebie Template you will receive this Bonus Template.

Second we have the "Birthday Bash Template 2 Challenge"

Freebie Birthday Bash Template 2

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If you use this Freebie Template you will receive this Bonus Template

Next we have the "Birthday Bash Double Template Challenge"

Freebie Birthday Bash Double Template

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If you use this Freebie Double Template you will receive this Bonus Double Template

And for our fourth challenge we have "Birthday Bash Page Kit Challenge"

Freebie Birthday Bash Page Kit

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If you use this Page Kit you will receive this Page Kit Bonus

Wow! That's a lot of downloading to do! But wait a minute. That's four challenges and four Participation gifts, what about the other 2 gifts? Well if you complete all four challenges you will receive 2 more bonus gifts!

Challenge completion Bonus gifts

Now don't that sound fun! I'm so far behind in my scrapping that i am going to try and complete the challenges also.

Same rules as last time:

1) Send the layout in an email complete with credits.

(My email is in my side bar)

2) Please put Challenge "Name" in the subject line of the email.

Layouts will be shared on the blog.

If you can, Please send layouts at half size and approximately half resolution.

Challenge runs until November 20th at which time I will send out all the completion gifts.

I think that's everything. If you have any questions you can email me and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

We are off to take the kids to Grandpa's for the night. Then we are headed to the Texas Roadhouse to celebrate! Have fun and I look forward to seeing all the wonderful layouts.

Until next time...

Templates # 125

Not to much happening tonight. I'm working my butt off trying to get everything ready for tomorrows Birthday Bash. Lot's of new freebies and a bunch of new Challenges starting! So don't forget to stop back Monday!

Now I promised the Template lover's a new template tonight and so we have:

Template #125

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Landscape Template #125

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No hot linking please

Now I have a question for you, Do you like the templates in separate downloads or would you rather have them together in one download? Please take my poll on the right and let me know what you think.

Edit ** 11:20

Check out this wonderful layout that Lwlittlebit just sent in of her "Sweet Kitties" Aren't they cute?

Her she used my Template #120 and My retiring Mish Mash Kit. Thank You for sharing with us! Your participation gift should be in your email soon.

Until next time...

Patriots Fan Kit

Wow, it's been a while since the last time a gave out a Fan Kit! How about a new one tonight? Don't worry template lovers there will be a new template tomorrow, maaybe even tonight if I get time before bed.

Remember, there is still a few days left to get your layouts in for Challenge #2.

Challenge # 2 rules,

1) Use any of my retiring freebies or the Halloween freebies.
2) Send the layout in an email complete with credits.
3) Please put Challenge #2 in the subject line of the email.
Layout will be shared on the blog.
Participation gift will be an exclusive template not to be shared on the blog.
Challenge runs through Nov. 10th.

Speaking of the 10th, It's my Birthday! Make sure you stop back for some fun new freebies and some great new challenges will be starting!

Now lets get on to tonight's freebie

Patriots Fan Kit

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No hot linking please

Until next time...

Templates # 124

Is your snow piling up? Not ours! The forecasters nailed it for out west but totally fubbed up our forecast. The only thing they got right was the high wind. The only snow we saw was the tiny amount that stuck to some grass. Oh well, the little one loved what little snow we got and there was no shoveling involved this time around!

Tonight's freebie is Template #124

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Freebie Landscape Template #124

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Until next time...

Templates # 123

I hope everyone is staying warm tonight, our "Blizzard" finally showed up. It has dropped almost 4 feet of snow west of us but it didn't even start raining till 5 here, sleet by 6 and then turned to snow around 9pm. Right now it is just beginning to stick to the grass.

The little one spent most of the day glued to the window watching our F-16's practice. We live about 2.5 miles(as the bird flys) from the end of there runway. Instead of take offs and landings, they practiced formations and all sorts of things. It was really cool to see the one do barrel rolls through the sky. They are fun to watch but I sure do get sick of the noise! They fly a couple of times a week on average.

The oldest had her fall orchestra concert tonight.

But any how,

How about your freebie?

Freebie Template #123

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Freebie Landscape Template #123

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No hot linking please

So far only one person has participated in Challenge #2, Don't miss out! There is still time to get your layout in! Click here for more information.

Until next time...

Template #122

Not a lot to say tonight. Been busy working on the outdoor projects trying to get as many done before the cold and rain gets here. It was originally supposed to be here yesterday afternoon but as of this posting it's still not here. Hard to think of a snow storm when I have been running around in shorts and a tank top all day!
However I did make time to put together a freebie for you.

Freebie Landscape Template #122

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Freebie Template #122

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No hot linking please

Have you turned in a layout for Challenge #2 yet?

Until next time...

Templates and Word Art

First off tonight, I need to apologize to Lori. Lori was kind enough to give me an award, which some of you may have noticed already in my side bar. This is the first chance I have had to truly properly say Thank You! This is my first award and I appreciate it greatly. Thank You Lori! You can visit Lori's blog here.

Next we have a Double Layout submitted by Michele for Challenge #2.

Here Michele used my Double Template #3 along with my soon to be retired Whale Watching Kit. Thank You for sharing you layout with us! You can visit Michele's blog here.

For a list and preview of retiring kits you can click here.

It's not to late to participate in Challenge #2!

Use any of my retiring freebies or the Halloween freebies.
Send the layout in an email complete with credits.
Please put Challenge #2 in the subject line of the email.
Layout will be shared on the blog.
Participation gift will be an exclusive template not to be shared on the blog.
Challenge runs through Nov. 10th.

Next up tonight I have a Layout to share that I did this evening.

Landscape Template #120

Harvest Mini Kit - retiring soon

Word Art - All items created by me

Now, If you have made it this far you deserve a couple of freebies tonight!

First of the freebies is the Word Art I created for my above layout.

Autumn - Lucida calligraphy, Every thing else - Lucida handwriting

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Freebie Template #121

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Freebie Landscape Template #121

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(No hot linking please)

Thank you all for the wonderful comments!

Until next time...

Double Template # 9

How is everyone tonight? I'm finally starting to feel better I spent the day in bed again. It really sucked to, this weekend has been beautiful and in the 70's. It's only been the last few years we have not had snow on the ground now. Hopefully I can get out some tomorrow before the rain and snow that's in our forecast gets here mid week.

The little one had no clue that this morning we were to roll the clocks back an hour and so she was up at 5 am. So while we waited for everyone else to get up she sat on my lap and watched a cartoon while I scraped. I made this brag book page as one of many for my In laws Christmas gift this year.

I used my Halloween 2008 kit

Font is Incantation

Template is by: Jenjen at scrapoutsidethebox

Don't forget the new challenge started last night!

Challenge #2
Use any of my retiring freebies or the Halloween freebies.
Same rules as last time.
Send the layout in an email complete with credits.
Please put Challenge #2 in the subject line of the email.
Layout will be shared on the blog.
Participation gift will be an exclusive template not to be shared on the blog.

Tonight's freebie

Double Template #9

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no hot linking please

Until next time...

Auburn

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween! The kids had a blast and the youngest was practically running from house to house! As soon as she got her first piece of candy she was all for it. She walked almost half a mile trick or treating! Even after we stopped with the little one the older two kept at it till it was time for the oldest to leave for the school dance.

It was very hard getting people motivated this morning. The boy had basketball practice at 9 this morning. Actually I'm kind of surprised I even made it out of bed. I have been coming down with a sinus infection the last couple of days and today it hit full force. As soon as lunch was over I went to bed. And as soon as I'm done here I'm heading straight back to bed.

So lets get to our new challenge and then the freebie.

Challenge #2

Use any of my retiring freebies or the Halloween freebies.

Same rules as last time.

Send the layout in an email complete with credits.

Please put Challenge #2 in the subject line of the email.

Layout will be shared on the blog.

Participation gift will be an exclusive template not to be shared on the blog.

Challenge starts now and runs till the 10th.

Tonight's freebie

Auburn Fan Kit

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No hot linking please

Sorry this item is no longer available

The team requests has officially closed.

Over the next week I will be releasing the final two team kits that I am working on. So keep the 10th in mind. Lot's of new and exciting things coming this way!


Until next time...