Testing, testing...is this thing on?

Well, it appears that some time has gone by since I last posted! I do apologize for that. Life just seems to get in the way sometimes. I'm not sure where to start... how about a couple of just the big highlights of my life since my last post? 


My lovely daughter was married in May 2011 to a wonderful guy. He's in the Army, so now they live in Colorado. Our oldest son, Nick,  graduated high school in June of 2011. My son, Tanner, will be turning 16 on June 6th this year...I just can not believe how fast time has flown by! I've been hospitalized twice with one surgery within the last year. I am still working on my health issues. Good news for me is...I think, for the most part, that I have my anxiety/panic attacks under control... for the most part. Oh, lastly, we bought a house and close in March of this year.


I'm still creating digital scrapbooking goodies and when I lose that mojo, I play in my craft room. I began to really miss the textile part of crafting. My problem is now what do I do with all of those crafty things (mostly pendants) that I've made? Well, I had started a little shop on ArtFire a while back, but life got in the way, so that went by the wayside. I am still debating whether or not to do that again. I might just post them here on my blog to sell, now that Blogger has gone and changed things up on me! Oh how I love *hate* change! I guess I will just ponder that idea for a bit while I try to figure out if that is even possible LOL! Anyone know? Any suggestions?


Ok, I'm off to go play in PhotoShop...I'm thinking it's time for a new header! It seems that since Blogger has changed so must I! Thank you for your continued support! Until next time...Happy Scrappin'!

It's the Weekend, Yea!!!! plus a FREEBIE for YOU!

Ahhhhhh, the weekend is here! Finally! It just seemed to be a long week for me!

To start my weekend off, this morning, bright and early at 8am, I had to take my son's hamster, Chip, into the vet to have it’s teeth trimmed! Yes, I said to have it's teeth trimmed! LOL I guess it is quite common but I just had no idea! $79 later, Chip is a happy camper! We were told that we'd have to keep an eye on his teeth from now on and bring him in regularly to have his teeth trimmed back... thank goodness; it will only be $20 since Chip has now become an 'established patient!' LOL (It cracks me up that I am actually writing about this!) The vet said it is very common for any kind of rodent to have this issue with their teeth. If the teeth don't line up correctly, then they won't naturally wear themselves down, hence the vet visit! LOL Yea! I get to look frward to Hamster dental bills...Oh joy! LOL

Ok, now that that is taken care of, scroll down to grab your freebie! :)

I can't wait to show you my newest kit... it hits the SBE store shelves tomorrow morning!!!

Download here & enjoy!

Renewing myself & a Freebie for YOU!

It is absolutely beautiful outside today!

You can surely tell that Spring is on its way to the Pacific Northwest!

It's a time of renewal! This year is going to be better than last year and it is starting off pretty darn good! It's been so good that I have been motivated to renew myself!

I was reading one of our Royal Muses weight loss journey blogs, Weight for the Laugh, then went and read the blog that inspired her, Wii to a New Me. Well that did it for me! I have a Wii and the Wii Fit.

I thought "I can do this!"

Then I thought "I need to do this!"

So, now that my health issues, panic attacks and agoraphobia seem to be getting under control, I am going to do this, for myself.

I am not calling it diet and exercise because those words just sound depressing.

I am calling this "My Lifestyle Modification & Movements!" LOL

On Monday, February 22nd, I started by cutting way, way, way back on my coffee intake and I'm not talking about just a little bit of coffee either. I could easily drink coffee from the moment that I get up in the morning to the moments just before I go to bed. I'm also not talking about a regular cup of java either! I'm talking about those fancy, schmancy coffees....

espressos with the steamed milk, chocolate and flavored syrups!

Oh yeah baby, I'm talking the good stuff! Well, with all of my health issues in the last couple of years coupled with my panic/anxiety attacks and agoraphobia that just seemed to take over, it surely was not good for me!

I'm not a big junk food eater so that isn't a big deal for me. I think that I just don’t eat well enough and or I eat when I am bored. I am not a breakfast person! I just don’t have time to make breakfast in the morning either. So I started to have a Fiber One bar or a piece of fruit such as a banana, with my one-cup-of-coffee for breakfast. I can take them both with me out the door on my way to work!

Another bad thing that I have done is not only skipping breakfast, but I skipped lunch for a number of years, and then only ate at dinner. By then I was really hungry! That is not good for you and it will cause you to gain weight! (Well, crap, I wish I had known that sooner!) Since the panic attacks and agoraphobia started about 2 years ago, if I went out anywhere, I went through drive through fast food, so that I didn’t have to leave my vehicle. If I didn’t go out and about, I ordered in.

So instead of doing that now, I pack my little lunch with healthy items for a snack after breakfast, a lunch, another snack before I leave work because I work 4 – 10 hour days, and then when I get home, I have dinner.

I try to drink water also during the day.

I also started to document the foods that I eat because it makes me more accountable. I am not really cutting anything out but only making sure that I am modifying the amount of calories. I am adding in more fresh fruits and veggies and of course now that I don’t have a huge coffee in my hand at all times, I am increasing my water intake!

(I need to do a much better job at drinking more water!)

The biggest thing I need to work on is movement!

I am trying to make myself walk, taking the dogs for a walk…. Whatever!

Just some kind of movement!

I haven’t used that darn Wii Fit yet! I’m not really sure why!

In the two weeks that I have been making this lifestyle modification and movements adjustment, I am finding that I am feeling better, seem to have more energy and as of today I have lost 4 pounds! Just that little 4 pounds has me even more motivated!

I wasn’t really trying to lose weight but to see what can happen with just a few modifications,
I can’t wait to see what happens when I do try!

Oh and one last comment or two.

The support and encouragement of my co-workers, friends, family and our fabulous Royal Muses CT means so much to me and helps keep me going.

It’s always nice to have others follow along and or take the journey with you!
Thank you all! We can do this!

Well, if you have read this far, you sure do deserve a gift!

How about a freebie created by me, using my new Moooo Kit?!



Download here & enjoy!!!

New Releases - 7/13/09 & a FREEBIE for YOU!

Wow!

This month has just run away from me! We have been quite busy this last two months! Tanner turned 13 on June 6th and Nick had his "Half" birthday on June 25th (he's a Christmas baby), school let out for summer vacation, we flew Justin, Eric's youngest son, up to visit for a while, visited with some dear friends from high school, went camping (took the dogs too!), took the kids to Bullwinkle Family Fun Center where Tanner and I pretty much rode go-carts ALL DAY LONG (LOL he was too short to ride by himself last year so he made up for it this time and needed someone to race with, why not me?!), received news that a family member of mine in Florida was having heart surgery (quad by-pass no less! All is good so far!), Tanner had another ER visit thanks to moto-x but luckily no broken bones, attended a funeral, made a few digital kits, finally finshed the July Blog Wear and of course the normal and no-so-exciting, everyday living and working. I hope that your summer is moving right along for you and that you are enjoying every minute!

I have had good days and a few not so good days with the panic attacks. I haven’t been able to notice if they are getting better or worse. Eric tells me the truth, so when I think that they seem to be less; he lets me know that they haven't! LOL But he does so ever so gently, most of the time! LOL I really hate it when he has to tell me "Go out to the truck now!" It really ticks me off at the time because I always seem to think that I just must be embarrassing him but once I get outside into the cool air, I realize why he sent me out. His normal response once he gets out to the truck, because 8 out of 10 times this happens while we are out shopping, he will apologize and say something like "I thought you were either going to either hyperventilate or pass out or vomit." He will usually add some kind of smart-alecky comment to it like "and you don't want the firemen to see that, now do you?" or "Mom always said to wear clean underwear in case of emergency! Not sure if firemen check for that?! You ARE wear clean underwear?" See, he teases me about firemen because for as long as I can remember, I've had a "thing" about/for firemen, especially our Vancouver Fire Department! OH-MY-GOODNESS, not one ugly or mean one in the bunch! I swear! I absolutely admire a brave man that can get dirty and sweaty and be that good looking and nice to boot while doing it! LOL Soooo, that is why Eric teases me; it makes me laugh too!

Well! LOL I wasn't planning on telling all of that but oh well it has been typed out, so there it is! LOL

How about taking a peek at my two new kits that have

been released this week in my store at Scrapbook-Elements?!

Eat Your Veggies

The Ark


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Finally!

I was able to sit long enough to get this months Blog Wear finished!

I hope that you like it and as always,

I'd love to see it if you decorate your blog with it,

so link me up!! :)

If you would like to see what it looks like on a blogger blog, click here.

I did make the headers 1000 px wide this time...

no particular reason other than I just felt like it! LOL

Download here & enjoy!

Hoppy Easter Bunny on the Loose at SBE with Special Eggs!!!!!

Hopping down the bunny trail... leaving eggs filled with goodies to fill your baskets along the way at Scrapbook-Elements!!

Click here to read all about Hoppy the Easter Bunny and the Special Eggs!

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The Royal Court Muses have been quite busy too. A few of them have posted some special goodies on their blogs,

and they are just waiting for you to hop by and get them!

Enjoy the cute Easter music that Debbie has here on her blog along with a cute treat!

Don't forget to hop on by our very own Ms. Charne's blog here for some egggggstra special goodies for your basket!

Now, we mustn't forget Denise! Her blog is here with some wonderful things to stuff your basket with!

Another darling spot to hop on over to is Lorilei's blog here!

Speaking of gifts! How would you like to get these lovelies and more:

All you have to do is sign up for the Scrapbook-Elements Newsletter by Tuesday, April 14th!

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Oh my goodness, I must share this little funny email that I received today with all of you!

It is just too cute!

All I need to know, I learned from the Easter Bunny!

1. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
2. Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.
3. There's no such thing as too much candy.
4. All work and no play can make you a basket case.
5. A cute tail attracts a lot of attention.
6. Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.
7. Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.
8. Some body parts should be floppy.
9. Keep your paws off of other people's jelly beans.
10. Good things come in small, sugar coated packages.
11. The grass is always greener in someone else's basket.
12. To show your true colors, you have to come out of the shell.
13. The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.

Happy Easter!

Freebie alert! - New Blog Wear for February just for YOU!

Well, after having a couple of good weeks without a panic attack, it happened again last night. Tanner was with me and he was trying to be so supportive and even seemed to try to keep talking to me while we were heading home, to keep my mind busy. I think it worked ok because I didn't flip a total gooney.... it was just a little gooney, only very noticable! LOL

I was pretty sad last night but bounced back today and even went to 3 different places; Target, Walgreens and Kolh's! Yep, I even made it in and out of Kohls without incident! I was pretty stoked about that! It's the little things that make me so happy! :) So, I will keep attempting to go out and about even if these panic attacks keep happening because I really do not want to shut myself away from everything that is going on out there in the world!

Here is to more small baby steps to success!!!

How about some new blog wear created by me just for the month of love, February! Leave us a link when you get your blog all decked out, we'd all love to stop by and see! I do include some simple instructions for Blogger on how to install the blog wear in the zipped file that you download, but if you have a neat little trick or a not so shabby secret to decorating your blog, let us know! What I know is all by trial and error.

Download here

Enjoy and be sure to link back we'd love to stop by your blog & see how you decorate! :)

Happy Birthday Gammer - we miss you dearly!

My grandmother would have been 80 years young today.

She was quite spunky and usually said what was on her mind.

I was her first grandchild, her only granddaughter and then I had her first great grandchild, which was also the first great granddaughter.

We all miss you dearly Gammer!

Thank you for your kindness, a bit of history and a bit of success!

First of all, thank you all for the kind words of support, taking the time to email me and leave comments of encouragement, it means a lot to me! I have been asked about a few questions about the Agoraphobia and Panic/Anxiety attacks that I have.

Sooooo, let me step back to the beginning when this all began or at least when I think this all began; the end of the summer of 2007. My doctor said that this all can be brought on when a lot of things seem to pile up on you all at once (stress wise) or like in a string of events that are very stressful. Well 2007, a lot of things did happen, I dealt my very first death of a family member, my Gammer (my grandmother), my job is always extremely stressful, I had a TMJ flair up that was so bad my jaw locked up which hadn’t happened before, one of my very near and dear clients that I worked with passed away after a long battle of trying to get better, Eric’s oldest son, Nick informed us that he wanted to come live with us here in Washington and not live with his mother and brother anymore in California… there were many other events and moments that happened too but I am not going to list them all. But basically it was as if I were a dam and there was just no holding back or suppressing that very high level of stress for that long any further and so I burst.

So when these “attacks” started, I honestly thought that it was hot flashes and that I might be hitting early menopause… now in 2007 I turned 37 and yes I know that is a bit young for it but it runs in our family so it wouldn’t be uncommon for me to think that. Besides, I had been having random, short, little mini hot flashes since I was 30 or so I thought, but nothing like the hot flashes I was having now! It was a big joke when I was 30 but it isn’t funny anymore! LOL The heat is extremely intense from the inside out, but not necessarily from a particular starting point. There have been a few times that the hot flashes were so hot, that it hurt! One of these happened while I was conducting a staff training meeting at work! Thank goodness it was all women there that day! LOL I tend to get red in the face, neck and ears and now most of the time, just drip sweat! (YUK! I hate to sweat!)

I didn’t notice it but others around me, like Eric, who is soooo very patient, noticed that I wasn’t going out and about like I regularly do. I pulled away from going on our “Midnight Shopping Trips” or going to get my hair cut or have my nails done. I would put off going to the grocery store and I am one that loves to grocery shop. I preferred (and still do LOL) it very quiet when I am at home and cherish Fridays, when I have the day off and the kids were in school and I could sit at the pc and not have any noise except for the dogs. No TV, no radio, no phone ringing! Ahhhh that’s wonderful! There were (and still are) a lot of times that I felt like I was electric or vibrating with energy but felt exhausted. That’s the only way I can describe it, it was like a sensory overload. There were times when my mouth didn’t quite make the connection to my brain and I seem to pause as if I totally forgot what I was talking about but I knew what I wanted to say, it just wasn’t happening when I wanted it to happen. I also started having trouble sleeping and began waking up several times during the night along with night sweats. YUK again! I was also extremely irritable and it seemed that the smallest of things would just set me off.

Well to try to make a very long story short, I had a male doctor and just didn’t feel that he was listening to me. He actually made me quite angry and frustrated and I actually thought that I might be going crazy! So during the summer of 2008, I finally got rid of him and got a new doctor and she is wonderful! My very first visit with her, she spent over an hour listening and talking with me. We were there until after the clinic closed even. She told me what she thought and of course I didn’t like what she said but she reassured me that I wasn’t crazy and that panic attacks are actually quite common. I’ll be honest, that last part about being common, I thought she was yanking my chain there just to make me feel better, which it did but …….. but I do know better now! LOL She did start me on a low dose medication, because I would prefer to try something more natural instead of synthetic drugs, but they did seem to help. I have had to have the medication increased now twice because the panic attacks have increased with severity and the last few that I have had, they affected me physically.

On Sunday, December 28th, I wanted to try to go shopping and buy some new jeans, socks and unmentionables, which were a gift from Eric for Christmas. We drove over to Kohl’s, and of course the weekend after the holiday is a busy weekend…. What was I thinking?!? Obviously I wasn’t! LOL A lot of things flashed through my head as we pulled into the parking lot…. Wow a lot of people here, how long are the checkout lines, how noisy is it in there and Oh crap, I can’t pick out underwear in front of my 16 year old step son, Nick! (ROFLMBO the last one still gets me!) But I went in anyways. We walked over to the undies section and I told Eric that I’d rather just get jeans, so I jetted over to the jeans department, went back and forth about size…. I took 5 pair into the dressing room try on. (I began to notice that I was getting very hot, starting to sweat and I also noticed my breathing was getting heavier.) Well I was dreaming about the size that I chose so I had to go back and got one size larger (dang it!) That is when I really noticed that I was sweating and my breathing got worse. I tried on the jeans, kept telling myself that I was almost done and that I had almost accomplished what I had planned to do and I would be going home soon. I know that a few people noticed that I was having issues and that really bothered me. Part of me didn’t want to come out of the dressing room because of that but the other part of me wanted to run screaming like a banshee to go home. When I came out of the dressing room, Nick and Eric both looked at me and asked if I was ok. I told them yes, but it is obviously not something that you can hide very well when you face is all red and you are drenched in sweat! Nick kept asking if I was ok, I kept telling him yes, I can do this. Eric took me to the farthest checkout stand since it had the fewest people in line. The longer we stood there, the worse I got I guess! Eric made me go out to the truck and wait while he paid for my jeans, I told him no, that I could do this and he just gave me that look, that I must go now. I was livid and crushed! I thought that I must have been embarrassing him for him to want me to actually leave the store! He had never done that before! So I left the store and went and pouted in the truck. When got into the truck he apologized and said that the only reason he wanted me to leave is because I was breathing so heavily, basically starting to hyperventilate, that he didn’t know if I was going to vomit or pass out. In a way that made me feel better but then I got really embarrassed and just wanted to go home.

Now I am happy to report that over this last weekend, on Sunday, January 4th, I went shopping with Eric for groceries and a new purse and I did ok! Then afterwards, I went to Kaiser to pick up medications for Tanner and me. His weren’t ready but I did ok again! When I got home, I asked Eric if I did ok at the store and he smiled and said yes! Again today, I went back to Kaiser, but this time by myself because it was after work, I did so-so honestly. I started to notice that I was getting wound up but luckily the meds were ready and I was only in there for about 20 minutes or so. When Eric got home from work I told him I did ok but fessed up that it was actually only so-so. He grinned.

So right now I am pretty pleased. I didn’t think that I would ever share these kinds of details about myself but I felt relieved after my last post about the panic attacks and such and it does feel a bit therapeutic to write about it and get it off of my chest so to speak. It also makes one feel better knowing that there are many other people out there in this world that are dealing with some of the very same issues that I am. I only wish that sometimes instead of a subscription of issues….. one or two at a time would be great! ROFL

The good thing is that I am at least starting to notice the signals only sometimes I don't notice them in time and other times, I just dont listen!

Well I have rambled on long enough and now I need to get to bed so that I can get up early and go to work in the morning! Check back tomorrow for a freebie or two!!!

Happy New Year & a Freebie for YOU!

Well the end of 2008 is here and a new year is about to begin! I am looking forward to new things to come in 2009 and hope you are too!

My Mom, who has traced her Indian heritage, become an official member of an Indian Clan and has been given her Indian name, sent an email tonight that really spoke to me and I want to share it with all of you! But before I do that, I want to preface this with a bit of background information about me. I will try to make it short because honestly, I never thought that I would share information this personal about myself.

About a year and a half ago (the summer of 2007), I started to have panic attacks. I didn’t realize that this is what was happening to me until this last summer (2008) when I was finally diagnosed with Panic/Anxiety Attacks and Agoraphobia. I have a great doctor and she has spent a lot of time with me to find out what was going on. She said recently that I am over analyzing it and that I need to “stop trying to figure out the whys and the triggers because she believes that there aren’t any. It just happens.” I do attempt to go out and about and when I do, I prefer to have someone with me just incase, but Eric is always my first choice, whether it is to a place like Target or even a grocery store. I am able to go to and from work usually without issue, but on occasion have had a panic attack or two while at work. Within the last few months or so, not only have the number of panic attacks increased for me but the intensity has become so overwhelming that I become physically ill usually while the attack is happening and it seems to drain me of all of my energy afterwards. (Even as I type this, I am beginning to feel an attack coming on. I am dripping with sweat, my breathing has increased, my stomach hurts, and my hands are shaky and tingling.)

So when I read the email tonight, I felt that it was speaking to me and thought to myself, that I know that I am not the only person in this world that is dealing with something like this. The quote that she sent to me gave me hope and I am printing it out and I am going to hang it o my bathroom mirror so that I see it every day as a reminder. Be sure to read that last line, it’s a doozy!

Below is a quote from book: A Cherokee Feast of Days, Daily Meditations by Joyce Sequichie Hifler: It expresses my feelings/prayers on this day looking forward to 2009:

If, like a Cherokee warrior, I can look at the New Year as an opportunity to stand on new ground, then strength and courage are on my side.

If I have waited a long time for everything to be perfect—and there have been moments, brief as they were, that filled my expectations—then I can face the challenges.

I will remember that things do work out, bodies do heal, relationships mend—not because I said it, but because I believe it. But it is time to make things right, to stay on the path.

As water runs fresh and free from the woodland spring, so new life and meaning will bubble up from my own inner source.

I will be still and steady, because there is nothing to be gained by showing fear in chaotic world.

I can turn from ignorance and prejudice toward a light that never goes out.

“The death of fear is in doing what you fear to do.” ~ Sequichie ComingDeer


Something to think about as we all move into this New Year, 2009! I will overcome this fear! I have to! I really want to be able to go grocery shopping or go out and about without having tag-a-longs all of the time. When my daughter graduates high school in 2010, I want to be able to attend the ceremony! There are a lot of things that I am missing out on right now, that I really want to be doing and just haven’t been able to. So instead of making new year’s resolutions, which I normally don’t make anyways because I would usually break them when I did, I will just set a small goal to attempt to go out and about, to a place other than my job, once a week. Now honestly, that scares me just thinking about it and if that just ends up being too much, then I will attempt it every other week and just try to build up from there. I used to be on the go constantly and I was living! I want to get back to really living outside of the walls of this house again!

Speaking of making realistic goals! Stop by Rina’s blog to read what Denise has to say about making short term/realistic goals and of course be sure to pick up the fab-U-lous freebie which is a gorgeous January 2009 Desktop. I think our Royal Court Muse, Denise was speaking to me also and just didn’t know it!

Before you go, feel free to download the new Blog Wear freebie that I have for you also! I used my Snowmen Kit to create it!

Download here and Enjoy!!!!
If you make your blog super cute using my Blog Wear, link me up! I'd love to see it!!!!

Why women should vote & Today in History

This post is not meant to start a political discussion because I won’t go there. If you live in the United States of America then you know that this election on Tuesday, November 4th is very important (as are all elections). I received this in an email today and thought that it is a great reminder of why we should all get out there and vote!

I love history! See what you get when I am unable to walk around much.... I planted myself in front of the pc! LOL


Why woman should vote! How quickly we forget!

This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-grandmothers; they lived only 90 years ago.



Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote.The women were innocent and defenseless, but they were jailed nonetheless for picketing the White House, carrying signs asking for the vote.




And by the end of the night, they were barely alive. Forty prison guards wielding clubs and with their warden's blessing went on a rampage against the 33 women wrongly convicted of 'obstructing sidewalk traffic.'


* Lucy Burns *



They beat Lucy Burns, chained her hands to the cell bars above her head and left her hanging for the night, bleeding and gasping for air.

* Dora Lewis *

They hurled Dora Lewis into a dark cell, smashed her head against an iron bed and knocked her out cold. Her cellmate, Alice Cosu, thought Lewis was dead and suffered a heart attack. Additional affidavits describe the guards grabbing, dragging, beating, choking, slamming, pinching, twisting and kicking the women.

Thus unfolded the 'Night of Terror' on Nov. 15, 1917, when the warden at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia ordered his guards to teach a lesson to the suffragists imprisoned there because they dared to picket Woodrow Wilson's White House for the right to vote. For weeks, the women's only water came from an open pail. Their food--all of it colorless slop--was infested with worms.

* Alice Paul *

When one of the leaders, Alice Paul, embarked on a hunger strike, they tied her to a chair, forced a tube down her throat and poured liquid into her until she vomited. She was tortured like this for weeks until word was smuggled out to the press. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/nwp/prisoners.pdf

So, refresh my memory. Some women won't vote this year because why, exactly? We have carpool duties? We have to get to work? Our vote doesn't matter? It's raining?

Have you seen HBO's new movie 'Iron Jawed Angels.' It is a graphic depiction of the battle these women waged so that I could pull the curtain at the polling booth and have my say. One thought kept coming back to me as I watched that movie, 'What would those women think of the way I use, or don't use, my right to vote? All of us take it for granted now, not just younger women, but those of us who did seek to learn.'

HBO released the movie on video and DVD. All history, social studies and government teachers should include the movie in their curriculum. We are not voting in the numbers that we should be, and I think a little shock therapy is in order.

It is jarring to watch Woodrow Wilson and his cronies try to persuade a psychiatrist to declare Alice Paul insane so that she could be permanently institutionalized. And it is inspiring to watch the doctor refuse. Alice Paul was strong, he said, and brave. That didn't make her crazy.

The doctor admonished the men: 'Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.'

Please, if you are so inclined, pass this on to all the women you know. Encourage them to vote!We need to get out and vote and use this right that was fought so hard for by these very courageous women. Whether you vote democratic, republican or independent party - remember to vote!

History is being made.

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Speaking of History... How about a tid bit of Today in History?

November 01, 1765
Britain’s Stamp Act Is the Colonies’ Riot Act

The Stamp Act goes into effect in the American Colonies November 1, 1765. Passed in March by Britain to tax documents, almanacs, newspapers, cards and dice in order to pay debts from the French and Indian War, the act incenses Colonists, who protest the "taxation without representation" by petitioning, boycotting and even stringing up the odd tax agent. Parliament rescinds the act in 1766, but can’t retract the spirit of revolution it unleashes.

New Blog Wear Freebie for YOU!

As a special request for new monthly Blog Wear for your blogs, November's is here!
I used my Sunshine on My Shoulders Kit to create this Blog Wear set.
I am not linking you up to the kit because I am not sure how much longer my 3Scrapateers store will be open.

I hopefully will have my new store open at Scrapbook Elements next Sunday!
Well, there is my announcement as to where I will be going to land out here in Scrapland; at SBE!!!

I am sad to be leaving 3S but super excited to be a part of the SBE team and

to be joining my Partner in Crime, Ms Rina Kroes! Check out her blog and her SBE store.

I am always inspired and in awe of her designs! She is just one of the nicest people you could ever meet!

I love her accent when she talks too! :)



Download here
Leave me a link to your blog! I’d love to see how you decorate!

If more of you play, then we just might do another contest

for a free kit or something like that!
Enjoy!

New freebies & a warning - bad jokes ahead! LOL

Ok I have to share some of these funnies that I received in an email today! LOL
Please keep in mind that I am not trying to offend anyone, so I am sorry if they offend you. My kids thought they were pretty funny. I'm just going to copy and paste all of them here.


Warning!! Some of these jokes are very 'bat' some might even say it is 'scary'.


Q. What do goblins and ghosts drink when they're hot and thirsty on Halloween? A. Ghoul-aid!!!
Q. What is a Mummie's favorite type of music? A. Wrap!!!!!
Q. Why do demons and ghouls hang out together? A. Because demons are a ghouls best friend!
Q. What's a monster's favorite bean? A. A human bean.
Q. What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A. A sand-witch.
Q. Where does a ghost go on Saturday night? A. Anywhere where he can boo-gie.
Q. What did the skeleton say to the vampire? A. You suck.
Q. What do ghosts say when something is really neat? A.Ghoul
Q. Why did the ghost go into the bar? A. For the Boos.
Q. Why was the girl afraid of the vampire? A. He was all bite and no bark.
Q. Why did the game warden arrest the ghost? A. He didn't have a haunting license.
Q. Why didn't the skeleton dance at the party? A. He had no body to dance with.
Q. Where does Count Dracula usually eat his lunch? A. At the casketeria.
Q. Where did the goblin throw the football? A. Over the ghoul line.
Q. Why doesn't Dracula mind the doctor looking at his throat. A. Because of the coffin.
Q. Why is a ghost such a messy eater? A. Because he is always a goblin.
Q. What do you call a goblin who gets too close to a bonfire? A. A toasty ghosty.
Q. Why did the Vampire read the Wall Street Journal? A. He heard it had great circulation.
Q. What tops off a ghost's ice cream sundae? A. Whipped scream.
Q. What are ghosts' favorite kind of streets? A. Dead ends
Q. What is a vampires favorite holiday? A. Fangsgiving
Q. What kind of makeup do ghosts wear? A. Mas-scare-a.
Q. Why did the skeleton cross the road? A. To go to the body shop.
Q. What happens when two vampires meet? A. love at first bite!
Q. Who was the most famous ghost detective? A. Sherlock Moans.
Q. What do you call two spiders that just got married? A. Newlywebbed
Q. What is a ghosts favorite place on the web? A. halloween.com!
Q. Who was the most famous witch detective? A. Warlock Holmes
Q. What did the ghost say to the man at the coffee shop? A. Scream or sugar!
Q. Who was the most famous skeleton detective? A. Sherlock Bones.
Q. Who was the most famous French skeleton? A. Napoleon bone-apart
Q. Which building does Dracula visit in New York? A. The Vampire State Building.
Q. Where do most werewolves live? A. In howllywood, California
Q. Where do most goblins live? A. in North and South Scarolina.
Q. Where does a ghost refuel his porche? A. At a ghastly station.
Q. What do Italian's eat on Halloween? A. Fettucinni Afraid-o
Q. Why did the skeleton go disco dancing? A. to see the boogy man.
Q. What do witches use in their hair? A. scare-spray
Q. What do you call a little monsters parents A. mummy and deady
Q. What do you get when you cross a black cat with a lemon. A. sour-puss
Q. What do you get when you cross a vampire with the internet? A. blood-thirsty hacker baby
Q. Why do ghosts shiver and moan? A. It's drafty under that sheet.
Q. What instrument do skeleton play? A: Trom-BONE.
Q. What do ghosts eat for breakfast? A. Boo-Berries.
Q: Why didn't the skeleton cross the road? A: He had no guts.
Q. Why do vampires scare people? A. They are bored to death!
Q. How can you tell a vampire likes baseball? A. Every night he turns into a bat.
Q. What's it like to be kissed by a vampire? A. It's a pain in the neck.
Q. How can you tell when a vampire has been in a bakery? A. All the jelly has been sucked out of the jelly doughnuts.
Q. What songs does Dracula hate? A. 'You Are My Sunshine' and 'Sunshine on my Shoulders'.
Q. What did the Mummy movie director say when the final scene was done? A. Ok, that's a wrap.
Q. How does a girl vampire flirt? A. She bats her eyes.
Q. What is a vampires least favorite food? A. Steak
Q. What's it called when a vampire has trouble with his house? A. A grave problem.
Q. Why doesn't anybody like Dracula? A. He has a bat temper.
Q. Why did Dracula go to the dentist? A. He had a fang-ache.
Q. Why are vampires like false teeth? A. They all come out at night.
Q. Who does Dracula get letters from? A. His fang club.
Q. What kind of key does a skeleton use? A. A skeleton key.
Q. What kind of gum do ghosts chew? A. Boo Boo Gum.
Q. Why did Dracula take cold medicine? A. To stop his coffin.
Q. Why does Dracula wear patent leather shoes? A. Sandals don't look good with his tuxedo.
Q. How do you keep a monster from biting his nails? A. Give him screws.
Q. What can't you give the headless horseman? A. A headache.
Q. Why did the headless horseman go into business? A. He wanted to get ahead in life.
Q. What is a ghosts favorite sale? A. A white sale.
Q. What kind of tie does a ghost wear to a formal party? A. A boo-tie.
Q. What's a ghosts favorite desert? A. Boo-berry pie.
Q. What type of dog does every vampire have? A. Bloodhound!
Q. What's a monsters favorite desert? A. I-Scream!!
Q. Why do girl ghosts go on diets? A. So they can keep their ghoulish figures.
Q. When does a ghost have breakfast? A. In the moaning.
Q. What do ghosts drink at breakfast? A. Coffee with scream and sugar.
Q. Where does a ghost go on vacation? A. Mali-boo.
Q. Where does a ghost go on Saturday night? A. Anywhere where he can boo-gie.
Q. Where did the ghost get it's hair done? A: At the boo-ty shop.
Q. Riddle: the maker does not want it, the buyer does not use it, and the user does not see it, what is it? A. a coffin.
Q. What do they teach in witching school? A. Spelling.
Q. Why does a witch ride a broom? A. Vacuum cleaners get stuck at the end of the cord.
Q. What do you call a witch's garage? A. A broom closet.
Q. What do you call two witches living together? A. Broommates.
Q. Why don't mummies take vacations? A. They're afraid they'll relax and unwind.
Q. What is a witch's favorite subject in school? A. Spelling
Q: Why can't Boy Ghosts make babies?? A: Because they have Hollow-Weenies!
Q. Why did the man with a knife in his head cross the street? A. He was dying to get to the other side!!
Q. What did the mother ghost say to her kids in the car? A. Fasten your sheet belts.
Q. Why didn't the skeleton go to see a scary movie? A. He didn't have the guts.
Q. What did the corpse' mom do when her son was bad? A. Ground him
Q. Why was the mummy so tense? A. Because he was all wound up.
Q. Why did the vampire need mouthwash? A. Because he had bat breath.
Q. Why don't ghost have bands? A. They get booooooooooed.
Q. What do you call a monster who poisons corn flakes? A. A cereal killer.
Q. Who are some of the werewolves cousins? A. The whatwolves, the whowolves and the when wolves.
Q. What did the bird say on Halloween? A. Trick or tweet!
Q. Why do skeletons drink milk? A. To help their bones!
Q. What's a Vampire's least favourate song? A. Another one bites the dust!
Q. What is a Skeleton's favorite song. A. Bad to the Bone
Q. Whats a ghost's favorate type of car? A. A boo-ick
Q. Where do ghost go for fun? A. To the boo-vies
Q. What's a skeletons favorite part of the house? A. the living room
Q. What did the teenage witch ask her mother on Haloween? A. Can I have the keys to the broom tonight.
Q. What do you get when theres a witch in the desert? A. You get a sandwitch.
W. Why do ghosts like to ride elevators? A. it raises their spirits.
Q. Why can't a Skeleton Lift Weights? A. He's all bone & no muscle.
Q. What is a vamire's favorite fruit? A: A neck-tarine
Q. What do the skeletons say be for eating? A. Bone appetite
Q. What do gosts call there girl friends? A. There goul friends.
Q. How did the ghost say goodbye to the vampire? A. So long sucker!
Q. What did the goblin say to the witch? A. I don't know you tell me!
Q. What is a ghost's favorite band? A. The Boos Brothers
Q. What did Dracula have for dessert? A. Whine & Ice scream
Q. What is Dracula's favorite restaraunt? A. Murder King
Q. What is a Ghost's favorite food? A. HamBoogers
Q. What is in a ghost's nose? A. Boogers
Q. What was the mummies' vacation like? A. Nobody knows. They were too wrapped up to tell us.
Q. What did tha boy ghost say to the girl ghost? A. You are the most booooooooo-tiful thing I have ever seen!
Q. Why does a cemetery have to keep a fence around it? A. Because people are dying to get in.
Q. What do you give to a pumpkin who is trying to quit smoking? A. A pumpkin patch!!!
Q. Where do vampires keep their money? A. The blood bank!!!
Q. What did Dracula say after reading all these jokes? A. They suck! (or they bite!)




Ok, ok, ok! ROFL I know, some....ok most of those were bad! LOL I just couldnt help myself!
I guess I need to make up for those terrible jokes! LOL How about a few more free printable cards today?!


I will have another freebie this weekend for you, so be sure to check back!!! Stater, if you are reading this, I read the comments! ;) It will make you a happy camper, I promise!


Also, before I forget, I will be posting information this weekend about where I will be landing out here in Scrapland! Yes, I do know where I will be at, just not ready to spill the beans yet!


Friends Always - Sunshine on my Shoulder



Happy Birthday - Oh My Spots



Best Wishes - Berry Perssuasion



You're Invited - Celebrate



Download here


If you celebrate Halloween, have a FUN & SAFE Halloween!

Free printable cards & more Halloween funnies

With all of the news about 3S, first it was closing but now it sounds like there might be new owners but it is going to stay open. I have felt like I have been in limbo all week! What a ride of roller coaster emotions!

I will be posting what is going to happen with me soon but for now how about another set of free printable cards and some more Halloween funnies?!

Now, for the cards that are in this set:

Hang In There - Little Sock Monkey

Get Well - Fanciful

Cheer Up - Mid Summer Bright

Encouragement - Down to Earth

Download here

Enjoy!

The Bee Gees and CPR!

This is a public service announcement about CRP.


Every year for the last 13 years, I go to our local American Red Cross Chapter for recertification in CRP and the First Aid I go for every other year. Mainly, I do this as part of a requirement for my job as the Program Manager for a company that provides 24 hour support to adults with developmental disabilities but I would do this even if it weren’t for my job. I have had to use this valuable information on more than a few occasions and not just at work but in my regular everyday life, from a person choking, to having seizures to passing out cold and dropping to the floor, etc. Luckily, so far (knock on wood) I have not had to perform CPR on anyone but I would be able to do so if it was needed and I know that I would not hesitate to help anyone in need.


Along time ago, I was always afraid that I would not be able to keep it together well enough or long enough in an emergency situation; well I didn’t give myself enough credit, as most people don’t. I’m a take charge kind of person and usually react pretty calmly and then lose it after it’s all over. Most people are afraid to get involved in an emergency situation for a large variety of reasons but CPR can and does save lives. Most of the time people will not respond because they either have not had the training or they are afraid. Over the years I have seen the CPR techniques change to make it simpler for people to remember how to do it.


For the last few CPR classes that I have taken, the American Red Cross is teaching that you administer CPR to the beat of “Staying Alive” by the Bee Gees. Now you know that once you get that song in your head, you won’t be able to get it out! LOL Pretty much everyone knows the song too so it is a great way to remember the rhythm for CPR which is 100 beats per minute. The number of compressions has changed to 30 compressions for every rescue breath that you give. Let me tell you, it does get tiring very quickly but it can make the difference for someone either living or dying. In fact, it triples a person’s chances of survival! So I encourage you all to take a CRP/First Aid class! It is so worth it because you just never know where or when you will use it, or on who you will need to use it on. Your own child, your Mother, Father, best friend or spouse?


This was on ABC's Good Morning America. Check out the American Red Cross , sign up for a class, donate, give bloood or even volunteer!




Sing it, you know that you want to!



Have a safe weekend!!!

Halloween funnies, a freebie and a random drawing!

I received these funnies in an email so I thought I would share them. I'll post the others at a later time. If any of them offend you,

I apologize ahead of time because that is not what I intended.

I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all of you that are leaving me such sweet messages and sending emails too!

It really makes my day to read your comments! Thank you for taking a minute to leave me a few words! I do read them all!

In fact, I saw a ‘hint hint’ left for me at the last Blog Wear freebie :) so I thought I'd give you something to decorate your blogs with for Trick or Treat season! I have included a simple instruction sheet on how to add the images to your Blogger Blog... but keep in mind, I am sure that there are many different ways to do it.

My instructions are just how I have learned, through trial and error and a little bit of searching the internet for a little HTML help! LOL

Now, without further ado..... onto the freebie!





I used my Trick or Treat - Ghosts & Goblins kit to create this set of Blog Wear for you!

I hope you like them.

If you use them to decorate your blog,

leave me a link to your blog in the comment section on my blog along with your email addy!

On Halloween Day (Friday, October 31st) I will go through all of the messages and links,

check out all of the blogs and then by random drawing,

one person will win my Trick or Treat - Ghosts & Goblins kit and

one other person will win my Trick or Treat - Heroes & Fairytales kit.

I will email and post the winners names here on my blog,

so be sure to leave me your email addy and a comment!

Download here

Enjoy!!

Happy 17th Birthday Kaytelynn - SALE!

Today my lovely and talented daughter Kaytelynn turns 17!!

To celebrate this fabulous event, everything in my store is ON SALE

from today, October 13th to October 31st!!

30% to 70% off!

Stock up now on some great scrap kits, alphabet sets, brag books, quick page albums and collections! The holidays are fast approaching so get those hybrid projects, altered art crafts and gifts started!

Don't forget, all of my products are Scrap 4 Hire/Scrap 4 Other friendly with no extra fees or prior approval from me.

Here is a bit of my Terms of Use:

Purchase includes a single professional use license per each individual item. This license is non-transferable (meaning that it is not extended to and may not be sold or given to any other individual or party such as manufacturers, corporations, companies, partnerships or LLC's) and is licensed only to the original purchaser.

I do ask that you purchase the product for each individual client. The product does not have to be purchased at full price and can be purchased and used even if it is on sale. By the way, I like to have sales, as I am a sale shopper myself!

Credit is always appreciated but not required, unless you post completed projects online through e-groups, bulletin boards, galleries, forums, newsgroups, or submit to magazines for possible publication, please include the product title, Kimberly Stewart and 3Scrapateers in the credits.

You may use this product in the following ways for profit. This list is not all encompassing, so if you don’t see it here, email me at kimberlystewart@3Scrapateers.com and ask. Exceptions to these terms of use will be granted on a case-by-case basis, so email me if you have questions. I am pretty easy going.

You May:
· You may use these files for Personal Use and also for Limited Professional Use (e.g. scrap for hire or scrap for others)
· You may create layouts with these graphics for paying or non-paying clients. The final product you provide to a client must be in flattened form, either printed or in an electronic single-layer flattened .jpeg or the equivalent.
· You may create calendars, candy wrappers, altered/hybrid projects and many other crafts for sale with the printed form of these graphics. These graphics are designed at 300 ppi so they are excellent print quality.
· You may make one copy of this e-file solely for back-up purposes, provided that all Terms of Use, Professional Use Licenses and other proprietary documents are retained with these back-ups.
· You may use items created by me, purchased in the past, present or in the future, including freebies.
· You may modify/alter these files to suit your needs: color, size etc.

New Releases!

I hate to say it but 3S week long 4th birthday party is now coming to a close. The 30% off sale ends tonight at Midnight EST, so if you are shopping be sure to use the coupon code: 3SExpress08 when you check out to save even more!! There are some great buys to be had!! It sure was fun chasing Fernelda the Freebie Fairy back and forth from the forum to the gallery. She sure had a hefty goody bad this year! Teddy got a hold of Ms. Carla’s treat bag and was having a bit of fun in the forum also! When Ms. Carla gets a hold of that teddy bear, the fur is gonna fly! ROFL! We saw a lot of members that have been there since the beginning and had quite a few newbie members! Everyone is raving about how much fun they had at the weeklong party. That is what makes all the extra work from behind the scenes all worth it! To hear that everyone had a great time and to see the gallery fill up with some fantastic layouts that will become treasures for generations to come!

It was quite exciting and I am already looking forward to next year’s 3S birthday party! I can’t wait to participating in another blog train. That was oh so much fun!!!! I had never been part of a blog train before, wasn’t exactly sure how it worked and I was scared that I might mess up, seeing how I am a blogging newbie myself! LOL Well, It all went off without a hitch and was extremely successful!!!!

Alright now… as you can see, I have been super busy! I was able to get several new items into my store! I also have been working on blog wear (but it is not finished just yet) and a few freebies to post here for you all. So be on the lookout for those!

Oh! Don’t forget, that on the 18th is the HnH chat!!!

I better get going! I have a freebie to finish up so that I can get it posted!

In my next post, I might even post a sneak peek at my next kit!!!

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Autumn Blessings

Half N Half Kit for Sept. 18th

Autumn Blessings kit is filled with whimsical fall angels with autumn hues and

fun cork embellishments to decorate your layouts and or craft projects.

Half N Half Kit Includes:
* 9 Papers (12x12 inch) * 1 Cork bookplate * 5 Autumn Angels * 1 Binder clip * 1 Cork button with tie *
* 2 Glass eyelets * 8 Colored glass dots * 1 Frayed edge journal strip *

* 1 Decorative 12x12 inch border * 1 Flowers & 1 set of leaves * 1 Wooden simple frame *

* 1 Large frayed edge journal mat * 3 Ribbons *
* 2 Bows & 1 Knot * 2 Mini tags * 1 Set of cork photo corners * 2 Tags *

* 1 Tab * 2 Safety pins *

How does the Half n Half work?

1. Purchase the featured kit: Autumn Blessings on sale right now for only $3.00
2. Come to the chat on Thursday, September 18th at 10pm EST

for a coordinating freebie and of course some fun!!!
3. Create your masterpiece and post it to the Half n Half section in the gallery
by midnight EST on Friday, September 19th

to receive the matching add-on to the kit for free!

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So Beary Fun Kit

This huge 205 mb kit is packed full of fun, charming and amusing teddy bears

ready to catch butterflies and fly kites on your layouts and craft projects.

Created with the soft colors of spring, it will be absolutely perfect for baby photos!

Kit Includes:
* 24 Papers (12x12 inch - fun patterns and worn solids) * 8 Adorable teddy bears *

* 7 Eyelets * 7 Decorated brads * 2 Bear frames * 1 Decorative 12x12 inch border *

* 1 12x12 inch stitching * 2 Bees & 1 bee trail * 3 Flowers * 2 Large decorative frames *

* 2 Journal mats * 2 Journal tags * 4 Name plates * 1 Dotted border * 7 Ribbons *
* 12 Bows, Knots & loops * 2 Tags * 2 Safety pins *

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Is It Fall Yet Alpha Set

The perfect addition to my Is It Fall Yet Kit!

A delicate lace backing with blue gingham alphas set one perfect for any style of layout!

It will coordinate easily with your layouts and or crafts, containing approximately 2½ inch tall

upper and lowercase letters, numbers 0 through 9 with several symbols and punctuation.

For your convenience, each letter is its own separate PNG file so that no cutting is required.

Created at 300 ppi.
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Blushing Blooms Alpha Set

A metal alpha set that has the appearance of delicate engraving of a floral pattern. It will coordinate easily with your layouts and or crafts, containing approximately 2 inch tall upper and lowercase letters, numbers 0 through 9 with several symbols and punctuation.

For your convenience, each letter is its own separate PNG fileso that no cutting is required.

Created at 300 ppi.

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Dont forget, that all of my digital products are S4O friendly!

9/11

Remembering.

Always.

Questions about freebies

I just wanted to let you all know that when I post the freebies here on my blog, I will always post the preview of it.


** If I host it on a file sharing site such as 4shared, I will post the download link and the password below the preview. Once you click on the download link, you will need to copy & paste or type in the password just as you see it on my blog. I will usually let the freebies stay up until they are no longer wanted any more, which is at least 30 days if it is hosted on 4shared, so be sure to check out all of my freebies by clicking on the Quick Glance: Freebie link in the side bar.


** Now, if I have my freebie hosted in the 3Scrapateers Freebie Gallery, I will post the link to go directly to the freebie in the 3S freebie gallery. You will need to register as a member at 3Scrapateers, if you aren’t already. Registering is quick, free and easy to do! Then you must be logged into 3Scrapateers to be able to see the freebie gallery. It is a very friendly atmosphere there, so jump on over there and join us for a challenge or a chat or even games! Freebies that are posted at 3S are there permanently, so you will always be able to download them as long as the site is there!

I hope that helps! :)


** While I am thinking about it, which do you prefer, 4shared or 3S freebie gallery?
** What are your thoughts? Let me know!!!

Wandering Around Scrapland - 9/4/08

I have been wandering around scrapland and happened upon several fantastic sites that I am going to link you all up to!

First up, if you haven’t noticed in my side bar, there are links of all kinds. I would like for you to notice “Custom Blog Headers & Design” section.

I personally create headers and such for blogs but I am not a techy person so assisting with installing them isn't my thing. If you would like for me to create a header and labels for you, contact me! Since all of my products are S4H/S4O Friendly, you are more than welcome to use my designs to create custom blog headers/designs for personal use (non-commercial) blogs as long as the images are flattened and not in their original form.

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All I ask is that you give proper credit to me, the name of the kit used with a link back to my 3S store and that the product be purchased for each blog that it is to be used on.

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I’d love to link back to you if you do use one of my kits to decorate your blog! Email your link & blinkie to me! Oh my goodness, have I found some treats for you!!!!

Check out these blog wear designers:

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* Sweet Berry Designs

* the Art of Living Designs

If you are looking to make your blog super cute, then check out these ladies! They all design some fantastic blogs so stop by their blogs and tell them that I sent ya!! Ummm, by the way, Shilo is only 17! Yep, you read that right! You must check out her most adorable blog! She is one talented gal! Pretty impressive!
Next on my wonderings, I found this site that had some fun scrapbook sayings! Check them out!

I grew up when Star Wars came out and remember vividly, pretending to be Princess Leia with a group of little friends. I still love Yoda and how he talks! I found a few fun sayings that are perfect for every day! Try them out on a layout or two of yours! If you do, link me up, I’d love to show your layout off on my blog!!!

A couple of quotes from QuoteMountain.com:

Try not. Do or do not, there is no try. -- Yoda

Always in motion is the future. -- Yoda

Continuing on my way, I found several spots for FREEBIE hunters!!!!! Notice, again I the side bar and scroll down a bit, you will see “Digital Scrapbooking Freebies” I will be happily listing the blinkies/links of fabulous freebie sites for you. So if you are ever in need of some freebie digi-scraps, you’ll have links to run to! Don’t forget, I love to give out freebies, so be sure to bookmark or subscribe to my blog so that you will be notified of when they get posted!!! Oh, and if you find a great freebie site, it would be super fabulous if you would link me up!!!

Well, that is it for now, I'm off to try and finish my newest “So Beary Fun” kit.

I can’t wait to show you!

How about a sneak peek of the papers for this kit?

What do you think? Let me know! I love reading your comments!!!