Sluff off day!

Today is a sluff off day! I left work after 2 hours to come home and watch my DD while my DH went fishing. We went up town and did a little shopping then we went to the hardware store and bought a cheap sprinkler for her to run through since we are not ready to take out the new slipNslide her sister bought her for her Kindergarten graduation. I took a few pictures of her having some fun and planned on getting the LO done today but that just didn't happen but here is a layout that I did get done. It is of my DD and the cute name she called the "liquor store"! The writing in the layout says: You and your dad went up town and when you got back you said “Hey mom, Daddy took me to the ”licorice store” (meaning the liquor store). Then you said, “But they didn’t have any licorice!”. “But daddy did buy me a pop, in this bottle that looks like a beer!”-you are too cute! I thought it was so cute that she thought it was called the licorice store and that they sold licorice there! You can find the credits here

Oh, one more thing. Since Nickelodeon is THE channel at our house because DD has to watch it, I find myself still watching it into the middle of the night. One reason is I have always been a big fan of Roseanne and The Fresh Prince of Bela ire. I am actually watching an episode of Fresh Prince right now and it's an episode with the "new" Vivianne. I have to tell you that I never did like the new one. The old "original" Vivianne was way better - she was funny like the rest of the cast unlike the "new" one. She's a stick in the mud!!! Anyway, the re-runs are still fun to watch. The show ALWAYS cracks me up and I catch myself LOL when no one is in the room with me!

I think that's it for tonight - I promised myself I would be in bed by midnight tonight!

Till next time,

~Dz

July Mosh Posh - So CUTE!

Here is the new Mosh Posh kit for July! Its so cute and full of doodlebug stuff - which I love! I can't wait for it to arrive. Not a lot going on this weekend. I was on the computer for most of it be it seems I didn't accomplish anything. We did rent some movies this weekend. Two for DH and I and one for DD to watch. Well, we only watched 2 out of the 3. Strawberry Shortcake was watched by DD while DH and I watched Dejavu. I thought it was OK...not sure about the ending! The other movie was Breech and I got through the first 10 minutes and then I fell asleep! It didn't interest me enough to finish watching it this morning.

See you next time!

~Dz

Another new kit from Chris!

***UPDATE*** Here are the pictures of the new kit "Plain Jane" by Chris Turnbull that I used in the above LO

Here is another awesome kit from Chris Turnbull - I just love the colors. Here is a quick LO I did with the new kit - I will update tomorrow with the pictures of the kit and the credits...time for bed now since I will only get 3 hours of sleep before I have to get up and go to work!!

Dz~

DD Quote Challenge using Chris's new papers!

WoW! These new papers of Chris's are awesome. I love the colors and the textures! I used the grunge paper as the background and the brown graph paper for some of the circles. Katie Pertiet designed this really cute and fun to work with quote and 12x12 template. If you want to join the challenge just click here to get the freebies and enter! The pictures I used are of my DD and our dog Rikki in the Fall of 2005.

Credits:
Background paper, graph paper, flower, girl tags, cardboard, button, paint swoosh and staples all Chris Turnbull and you can get those here.
Stitching - weeds and wildflowers and font=journaling hand

Well, that's it for me tonight (that is if it doesn't start storming again) because if it does, I'll be up all night!

~DZ

a NEW look!!

Well, what do you think? I don't have a new layout to post yet (but there is still Sunday left) but I did get a chance to finally design my own header. I also made a blinkie too -so please, grab it if you are a fan :-)! Of course, all the papers and elements I used were from Chris Turnbull's AWESOME designs! I used the "It's not all pink" kit for both the banner and the blinkie with the one item (paint swoosh) from her "Blackberry Lush" kit. Both these kit's can be found here. Let me know what you think of the new design, or what you think needs to be added/subtracted from this blog - I am looking for some suggestions!

Well, I really need to get a new LO done, so I better go and get started.
See you all tomorrow!
~DZ

Chris's New stuff!!

I would like to introduce Chris Turnbull's 2 new paper packs and new flower packs. I love the graph paper design, the grunge papers (especially the colors) and the flowers are awesome! They all can be found here. Also, other members of Chris Turnbull's creative team have already designed some really cute LO's with these new papers (yes, I am the slow one) and you can check them out here.

Tuesday's Tidbits

I’ve been thinking about posting some scrapbooking tidbits. You know, things that help our fellow scrapbookers decide if they need this tool or that tool or just questions we have about scrapbooking that another fellow scrapbooker answered for us so kindly. So, here’s round one of “Tuesday's Tid-bits”.

Tools you can live without (Here are 3 that I can think of off the top of my head)

• The Tag Maker by Making Memories – Yep, I did it. I went out and bought it as soon as I saw the previews for it. Well, it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I thought this tool would cut your tag then frame it with the metal tag. Nope. It comes with a stencil like plastic frame template that you trace your picture or paper with then you cut it out by hand. You then insert your picture/paper into the metal frame then use the tool to bend the metal frame to your paper. Which, you can do using your fingers because the metal is very thin. Actually, it works better without the tool! So, if you were ever thinking about buying this tool – I would advise you not to and instead just buy the metal frames because each metal frame kit you buy – comes with the plastic template that you need. UPDATE – they are now selling a Tag Maker punch kit that will punch out the shapes perfectly for the Tag Maker rims. BUT – I would still advise to just buy the Tag Maker Rims and not the tools that go with it.
• The Fastenater by EK Success – Ok, I learned my lesson on the tag-maker so when this new tool came out, I let my friend Maureen spend her money on it and I would then find out if it was worth it or not. Well, she showed it to me and we thought it was “ok” until I realized that I could poke the staples (that came with the stapler) thru the paper just like a concho and then bend the pokie’s down with your hammer (or whatever you want to use or normally use for concho’s)! So, I saved a few bucks by leaving the tool in the store and walking out with the cool staples! Not to mention that you can put them anywhere on the page without limitations – whereas using them in the stapler you are limited as to how far it reaches on your page.
• The Ribbon Iron by Pebbles – Yes, this is a VERY cute tool, but odds are you have a curling iron – preferably a flat iron, but if not the “curling” ones work just as good to flatten out your ribbon too.
  
  So there you have it – today’s tools you can live without!

~dz

One more thing...

Oh, before I go - you must check out the kits I got from the Sweet Shoppe all for $10! They are having a sale and if you buy $10 or more, you get the "some kind of wonderful" kit for free! VERY GOOD DEAL. Here's a few of the specials I got along with the "freebie kit".

Wow! AGAIN!

I can't believe it - on the same day I submitted my entry for 2 creative teams, thinking that maybe, just maybe I might get selected for one, and guess what? Both lovely ladies chose me to be a part of their teams! I just really can't believe it. I am so honored to be a part of their teams and I will try my best to make them both proud of their designs. Thank you Jonash of Jonasch Designs for also giving me the chance to be a part of your team. and again, Chris, Thank you too!!! Wow, I just might get an album filled by the end of this journey. Yippee!

I'm off to bed, I told myself at midnight the computers are going to be shut down...well, it's already 12:30 so I'm signing off. Good night.

~Dz

Father's Day

Ode to Dad day! I think I'm a little bit over due on the Father's day submission, but better late then never. The pictures I used were of my dad in his younger years. I thought he looked so handsome in these pictures. I often tease him that he looked like Elvis in his young days! Well, I better get to bed, 6am comes early for me. Before I go, here are the credits...

Background paper, patterned paper, staple, id plate, alphan (My) all designs from the Summer Grunge kit by Chris Turnbull available at: http://www.pickleberrypop.com/shop/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=4&sort=add_date&sort_direction=&page=2
Cardboard tag, clip and today sticker - Danielle Young; Handstamped alpha (DAD) - Michelle Coleman; Font: Angelina

Creative Team Layout #2!

This is a couple of pictures of me and my hubby (of 10, going on 11 years) at his daughter's wedding dance. I think this is the first page I have done with just the two of us! I wanted black and red because to me those colors together are sort of "romantic" and I was trying to set the mood :-)! I tried to use the pickleberrypop scraplift challenge layout (from April) as an example but kind of made it my own at the same time.

Here are the credits:

Stick Mint Swirl kit (background paper, flowers, heart, button, beads and rickrack), It's not all pink kit (flourish), cardboard pieces, Freebie4U2 (brads) and Romantic labels - All Chris Turnbull's awesome designs which are all available at http://www.pickleberrypop.com/

Stitching was a freebie from Natali at:www.scrapwithnatali.blogspot.com

Frames are templates from PSE5 vintage photo #2 frame

Font: Euphemia

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~dz

First Creative Team Layout

Wow! I just finished my first layout for Chris Turnbull's Creative Team. I used a picture of the girls I took after Maria's Kindergarten graduation. They all look so lovely I just had to scrap it! I wish I would have posed them a little more fun like rather than so "family portraitishy"!! Oh well, there are plenty more chances for me to get that perfect picture of the 3 of them together. I better run, I have to upload the layout to my galleries and start on the next!

credits: Background paper and paper tag - Freebie 4U2 kit; flowers, rickrack, circle stitches, corner and jewel brads - It's not all Pink kit; Sisters - glitter fun alphabet....ALL Chris Turnbull available at: http://www.pickleberrypop.com/shop/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=4
Staples -pink posie freebie... ksharonk designs; Swirls - Anna Aspnes; Frame - Adobe Photoshop Elements 5; Font -Tunga (2007)



Good Night
~dz

I can't believe it!

I was just chosen to be a part of Chris Turnbull's Creative Team!! I am so excited that she chose little ol' me! I can't wait to get started designing pages with her awesome digital kits and I can't thank Chris enough for giving me this chance to be a part of her team. All of her designs are at http://www.pickleberrypop.com/ and her blog is at http://www.bearicutesfab.blogspot.com/.

~dz

Rhonna's Pink Challenge

Well, I finally completed a layout for this weeks challenge. I will add the credits to the digital elements tomorrow as it's just too late for me to track down where the elements I used came from! I should have a few minutes to do that tomorrow night. I can tell you that most of the elements I did use were freebies so I'll be sure to let you know where I found them. Even the cool white border overlay! Hope you check back in tomorrow and I'm sure it will probably be a late post again :0)

~dz

My Cowgirl

Good afternoon everyone! It's been a few days (again) since I've done any layouts - so today I decided it was about time! I found this really cool template from Shandy Vogt's website. I chose these pictures of my DD for the LO. She really like's cowboy hats, she has about 5 different ones in about 3 different colors and 2 natural colors. Every where we go and she sees a new cowboy hat - she has to have it! Good thing I don't let her get every one she wants or we would have a houseful of cowgirl hats! Anyway - you should check out Shany's site, she has some cool freebies including this neat template that I used.

Hopefully, I will get one more posting today for Rhonna's new challenge "pink" - one of my favorite colors!

See ya Later

~dz

Nothing new

Exept a little change in the colors of my blog! Just finishing up some work on the computer when I decided I needed a change. As soon as I get some free time I would like to completely re-design my blog and make it my own. But, that could be a while! Right now I'm trying to finish my last 2 college courses on-line, working full-time, a mother, a wife and learning a new job! At times it seems like I have too much on my plate and it feels like I never accomplish anything. Well, that could be because I don't ever really finish anything. Like my house, every room I have started re-decorating, but none of them are completely finished - and that really bugs my husband because before I finish one room - I'm working on the next!! Well, hopefully one day my plate will be partly empty so I can maybe finish ONE project completely!!

Well, another day ends for me -
Good night.
~Dz

Ad Challenge #2

Even though the weather wasn't all that great this weekend, I didn't get much accomplished. But, I did get to enjoy the long weekend with my family. Yesterday my hubby got me and our daughter out on the lake in his new boat for a couple hours. We didn't catch anything, but we still had a good time until our darling daughter decided she didn't want to be out there any longer! Today consisted of a sleep-in day, catch up on the soaps and a few hours at the park with my daughter. I did get a chance to do one layout for the ad challenge from Designer Digitals. I was hoping to get a few more posts this weekend, but I guess this one will have to do!

I've had these pictures for a while now so I thought I would do something with them. These were taken by me at a local radar run this winter. My hubby, son-in-law and a good friend of mine raced their sleds and they all won 1st place in their division! It was a good day!

till next time

~dz

Sorry...

for the neglect the last couple of days with no new postings! Seems I have been a bit busy and I haven't found the time to sit down and write anything - or scrapbook anything. But, I am looking forward to the coming weekend and my plan is to spend a lot of that time in my scrapbook room! It looks like the weather is going to be crappy all weekend so I guess that's the perfect time to sit and look at my computer screens all day. I did come across this on CD's Blog today - you MUST check it out if you are like me and ever wondered "how does she do it?"! She designs some incredible scrapbook layouts and on the Creating Keepsakes website, she put together a whole article from start to finish on how she goes about putting her scrapbook pages together - it's wonderful! So check it out... www.creatingkeepsakes.com and click on the link in the middle of the page that says "start to finish: C.D. Muckosky" I can guarantee you will enjoy it!

See ya tomorrow!

Ad Challenge

I just had to do one more layout before I went to bed when I found this ad challenge on www.DesignerDigitals.com. I really like doing the challenges like these because it gets me scrapbooking more than usual. Ok, so I've had these pictures of my daughter for almost 2 years now and I haven't done anything with them yet (bad mom) it's hard for me to say that I haven't even printed them out! So, I thought now would be a good time to use them in a layout! The free download for this challenge (those little black line thingies) are so neat that I think I will be using them again in future layouts. I also used another freebie (the connected little frames in the bottom right hand corner) from Janosch designs www.janoschsscrapblog.blogspot.com Well, time for me to sign off for the night.

Good night and sleep tight.

Already Graduating

My little girl is going to graduate from Kindergarten! It's so hard to believe that this day is already here. I thought I would share her graduation announcement (I took out the information that was on the bottom) and some of the wallet pictures I made for her. I took the pictures myself and used Photoshop elements to add the text and the cool effects. She was pretty excited to hand them out to her classmates - it reminded me of when I was graduating from high school!