Cattail Designs

Feb 2012 wallpaper

2012-02-03T15:38:00.001-07:00

Made using Amanda Thorderson's Celebrate Love kit, available in the store at Digital Scrap book pages.
Second in her series of Celebrate kits for 2012, I hope you'll take a peek in her store.

Also, her kit is on sale right now, and if you join in her Calendar challenge in the Digitals forums,
you will get a cute calendar add on. I didn't put a calendar on this, as I use a little interactive little calendar program called Rainlender. You can get a calendar to plop on here from the calendar challenge if you so desire.

Download your free calendar here.

Very special freebie

2012-02-01T16:36:00.001-07:00

Karen at Snickerdoodle Designs is the featured designer at Digital Scrapbooking Studio and is giving away an add on to her Artist In Me Kit. She also has a very nice sale for this event.
This is my favorite kit of hers, I hope you like it as much, and be sure to check out the rest of her kits, she is an amazing designer.

A very happy 2012

2012-01-04T15:17:00.000-07:00

And I know this is a late posting, but I think you will love this wallpaper. Amanda has a new concept for her monthly kits and challenge, and this is the first new one, Celebrate Winter .
Amanda hosts a calendar challenge at Digitals , and if you check that out, there is an extra small kit that matches Celebrate Winter. Besides that the Challenge is just plain fun and there is yet another good to be had if you join in.
So, here comes the preview of this months wallpaper:

You will run into me over there doing up my calendars. I do it every month and by the time next Christmas rolls around I have a whole year of calendars for my family. I love easy.

Enjoy!

Click on the preview to start your download.

We have gotten through Christmas

2011-12-26T06:51:00.001-07:00

And now are moving on to New Years. Mine was not so memorable, didn't spend time with family, we did that at Thanksgiving and now we live a bit far from them. We didn't take the coach out this year so it was just us. Also, hubby is very sick, will be trying to see the dr today.
Meanwhile I had plenty of time to play and scrap. I got a challenge done that I had been meaning to do. the Studio had one called Surprise me challenge, the surprise is the challenge is different each month, this time we were suppose to do a layout showing more then one generation. I had the perfect photo, taken when I was 3 and my grandmother had a family reunion at her house. Since she had 12 brother and sisters we were a pretty big family, but they are not all in this one, some of the SD/Iowa family were not there, we lived in Los Angeles at the time where some of the family had migrated.
I used Snickerdoodle Designs kit, Outside My Window .

And there I am, over on the left bottom. If you are interested, you can find the challege here . I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and if I don't post before, have a safe and sane new years.

Last minute Christmas gifts

2011-12-22T21:39:00.000-07:00

Snickerdoodle Designs has 3 sets of printables that can help. So cute! Put them together with a few goodies and you'll have some cute, quick gifts. Large candy bar wrappers, mini wrappers and Kiss dots.

Jar wrappers, just fill with Home make cocoa, or candy or some of the mini candy bars.

And the cutest little tags, use on the jars to other gifts.

Find them all HERE and all on sale right now.

Better late then never

2011-12-04T10:33:00.000-07:00

Boy am I late, but there has just been so much going on I lost track of time. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. We had 2 of our girls with their families here for Thanksgiving and the 3rd daughter and grandson flew up from Texas where they moved recently and we all spent the weekend in Las Vegas.
Anyway, sooo much going on with everyone right now. All the scrapbooking designers and stores are giving away goodies for Christmas and designing great new kits for Christmas, the ones I work for are no different.
Karen (Snickerdoodle Designs) is giving an advent item away each day until the 25th. You might want to check that out, they sure are cute. She has a new kit on sale every day that matches up with the goodie and it stays for 2 days.

Amanda Thorderson has a new Christmas kit out called Christmas Tea, as usually, it's gorgeous.
She has that on sale right now.. Here is the preview of this months wallpaper.

Just click on the preview to download. You will notice I don't put a calendar on my wallpaper, that is because I use Rainlender, it's an awesome interactive calendar that sits on your desktop. If you'd like a calendar or even if you would just like to play, please visit Amanda's Calendar challenge at Digitals.
Her mini kit includes this months calendar and it's easy to put on the wallpaper.
As usual, I made this in 3 sizes, hopefully one will work for you.
If I don't post again this month, please have a wonderful Holiday.

Snickerdoodle Designs, New kit

2011-11-21T21:32:00.000-07:00

Karen has an adorable Christmas kit that is just out in her stores.

You can find it HERE

And here is my layout using it.

Making Snowflakes

2011-11-12T16:53:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd show off my snowflakes. Now I didn't make the files, but a lady named Monica did and she has the neatest cut files! You can check them out for yourself HERE .
I've been trying out different papers for them. I'm doing them double sided and that seems to be what was intended. But you don't have to if you just want them for cards or added to the top of a box. I'm going to put mine together and put one each on my girls Christmas bags to be used as a tree ornament.

I found that I loved the double sided pearl paper from Walmart, it comes in a pad with 4 or 5 colors. I also loved the blue paper and I tried a heavy paper with raised shiny silver pattern on it.

New Month, new wallpaper

2011-11-02T19:24:00.000-07:00

It's nov and I have a new wallpaper for you from Amanda's kit Sew Funky. It's an adorable kit and I hope you enjoy this little piece of it. I know I'm just a little late, but we are having busy lives right now. We are doing some kitchen remodeling and you know how that goes, or doesn't go, right now a company that deals with water damage is drying out my kitchen, seems in the process of putting in my granite, the dishwasher was taken out and put back, and started leaking. It got pretty bad before we realized it.
But on to the wallpaper, here is your preview.

And you can download it from here. As usual I didn't put a calendar on it, I use rainlender, an interactive calendar that is free. But Amanda has a fun calendar challenge at Digitals. She gives you a little mini kit and I just know you won't be able to help yourself, since the full kit is on sale you will just have to buy it. But there is your calendar.
You will find it here

New Kit by Snickerdoodle Designs

2011-10-18T16:20:00.000-07:00

And a feebie. Check out Karen's new kit Dare to Dream.

It is an awesome kit to work with and soooo adorable. And while you are there, you'll find a sweet freebie too. Enjoy.

More Christmas Cut files

2011-10-15T10:37:00.000-07:00

I've been playing with my Christmas cut files and have done up some new ones and made some of them square as well. I didn't make up a fancy page for you to see them, but if you are interested, you can find them HERE. I hope you are able to use these, and I'd sure love to see what you do with them.
Thanks.

Christmas cut files

2011-10-03T21:52:00.000-07:00

I started out to try out an idea I saw on another site. And I ended up with a whole folder of files to play with. I have not tried these out yet, but you are welcome to them, I think they should be fun.
I have sized the cutout files to be layered over an A-2 card, I'd love to see what you do with them.
Here is what the zip contains:

Have fun playing. Go HERE to get your files.

It's fall

2011-10-01T11:57:00.000-07:00

And even here in the desert it's cooling down some, not too quickly, but it's going.
I have your Oct wallpaper. I used Amanda's two new kits, Wild Mood Swings and Wild Mood Swings too, and they are indeed wild and fun to work with.
As per usual I don't put a calendar on my page, I use Rainlender, there is a free small version that has save me several times. It is an inter active calendar that always has the correct date and allows for putting in appts ect. You can choose to have it give you an alarm however much ahead you like or not if that is what you prefer.
Now, if you still want the calendar, Amanda has a challenge at Digitals each month with a free mini kit that contains the calendar, so you can have fun with the challenge and use that calendar on your wallpaper.
Amanda's link to her store is over on the right side of the page.

Download your Wallpaper here

Autumn Banner

2011-09-27T10:24:00.001-07:00

I have just finished up my banner and I had so much fun doing it! I've decided to do a Christmas one next, so stay tuned!
It's free for the taking and I really hope you enjoy it, I'd love to see what you do with it. Contact info is in the text file.

It still needs a bit of tweeking, but I was wanting to get this up. Have a wonderful fall, halloween, Thanksgiving. Get the banner files here

Some freebie SVG cut files for you

2011-09-18T10:07:00.000-07:00

So, I finally got a new cutter. I had a few min and decided to make up some labels for myself so when I needed them they would be ready. Then I decided I liked the idea of having slots in them for ribbon to run through, so did them both plain and with slots. I hope you enjoy, I did do a test cut and it worked fine on my Gazelle.
Find the download here:

Have fun.

This months freebie wallpaper

2011-09-03T13:33:00.000-07:00

It's sept, I'm sorry I'm a bit late with the wallpaper. I've got this back problem that has been ongoing for almost 2 months now, and I can't sit for long here. But it's done now. Sure hope you enjoy it. I used Amanda's
It's Elementry page kit, and if you hurry over you can get it on sale. Also, if you particpate in Amanda's calendar challenge over at Digitals, you will not only get the free calendar but a cute extra mini kit for It's Elementry.
My wallpaper has the month on it, but I've left off the calendar. You can leave as is, or get the one for the challenge and add it in, or I use Rainlender, it's an awesome free program that is interactive, check it out.

In my preview I used a photo we took over Memorial day weekend when my kids were here. We toured Oatman AZ, right on old HWY 66 between Kingman and Bullhead City. Neat place if you get a chance to go there. The burro's run free and are protected, for a while there had been a problem of people feeding the babies and they would choke, so now you will see signs on their forheads telling you not to feed them. LOL.
It's pretty funny looking but if it keeps them healthy, it's all ok.

Click on the preview to get the file.

Fun Challenge for me, and this month's free wallpaper

2011-08-01T09:27:00.005-07:00

The Photoshop yahoo group I'm in decided to make a little challenge for ourselves. We had gotten to talking about making layouts using patterned paper. I know I love so many of those that come in the kits, but using them can be difficult, so it seemed like a good thing to try. I'm pretty pleased with how it came out. I used the Artisan Guild July kit, Creative Motives.

This is my youngest grandson, and the subject of many of my layouts. I'd love to do more of my other grands, but their moms aren't the best at getting photos to me.

Ok, now on to the Freebie wallpaper for August. I used Amanda's I is for Imagination kit. I just love this kit, it's going to be one of my favs of hers, and that is saying a lot as I love all her kits.
B sure to check out Amanda's Calendar challenge at Digitals, she'll give you a sweet little mini kit to work with, but will also have the full kit on sale for a very good price. You'll have to find your own sweet photo for your wallpaper, this guy came from a trip to Williams AZ Bearzona Wild Animal Park. Great park if you get a chance. Williams is right on RT 66. Click on the preview to be taken to the download.

Blog Train at Digitals

2011-07-18T06:34:00.004-07:00

Digitals is having a Christmas in July blog train, so hop on over and get your goodies. Amanda has an amazing set of calendars for you.
Amanda Thorderson Designs
Don't forget to get the goodies from the rest of the designers.

New kits, new July wallpaper and other stuff

2011-07-01T12:32:00.005-07:00

Here it is another month and I haven't posted in all that time. It sure seems to fly by, and the older I get the faster it goes. I am going to make a better attempt at stopping by here and posting. I have some awesome photos from a short trip we just came back from, so those should be fun to do up and post.

Amanda has gone into high gear and has several new kits. Featured as wallpaper this month is Mermaid Bay, a fantastic kit for all those summer layouts especially those taken at the beach.If you love this there are more extras for it that are free. Check Amanda's blog in my listings and you'll find a goodie or two there. I had a great time making up a set of BB pages to be given away free with the kit for the next few days, plus I did an extra that Amanda is giving out on her blog. Plus, her kit is on sale right now.
Also, if you stop by Digitals forums and take part in the calendar challenge, you'll get another little part free to do your calendar with.
As usual I have done the wallpaper in 3 sizes. Hopefully one of them will fit your monitor.
I hope you enjoy.
Yours of course doesn't come with the cute bear, he is a photo I took at a new Wild Animal park in Williams AZ. It is an awesome park and they are just getting started.
Just click on the preview and download your wallpaper.
Thanks for stopping by.

Ready for your June Wallpaper?

2011-06-01T07:24:00.004-07:00

This month we are using Amanda Thorderson's brand new kit Rugged. If you are looking for a great masculine kit and/or one for Fathers Day, this is it.
Go on over to Digitals and get it for a bargain right now as Amanda has it on sale. Also, you might want to join in on the Calendar challenge, it's a lot of fun with neat gifts. Check out the kit HERE

To download the wallpaper, just click on the preview. I have as usual made it in 3 sizes. Hopefully one will work for your monitor.

Death Valley Junction

2011-05-16T13:17:00.002-07:00

Last month we took a little trip with friends over to Death Valley. I'm just getting around to scrapping the photos. I found this story very interesting. Marta Becket found the abandon buildings in Death Valley Junction and bought them from the Borax company. She turned them into a cafe, hotel and the Amargosa Opera House where she put on a one woman show.

You can find out more here. I used Rina Kroes new kit Revelry.

What's happening, new kits and your april wallpaper

2011-03-30T15:16:00.006-07:00

Let's start with new kits, Amanda has had a lot going on in her life so we haven't had a new kit in a while. She just did 2 new kits for us, I'm so excited! They are just the cutest also and if you buy the bundle pack which is on sale right now you get an adorable alpha with it.
The 2 kits are April Showers and May Flowers. I used April showers for the April wallpaper you will be able to download.

Here are the 2 new kits, cute, huh?
So, here is the wallpaper, I make them in 3 sizes as monitors today are all so different. Because of that they maybe slightly different from each other.
I don't put a calendar on mine because I use a little program called Rainlender, there is a free version and it's such a useful little program.

Now, I told you I was now into the fun of cutting files on Cricut, however soon after, I found out that ProvoCraft was suing the little mom and pop programers who had out 3rd party programs so that you could do more with your cutters.
So, angry person that I was, I sold my cutters, but not to fear, I have purchased an even better one. Problem is, I am having to wait probably several weeks for it. So many people were angry and got rid of their Cricuts and bought other cutters that sales exceded the supply. Not to worry tho, maybe I'll have time to add more cutting files here.
Have a happy day, and I hope you enjoy the wallpaper.

New kit, new layout

2011-02-10T15:28:00.004-07:00

Rina over at SBE has a new kit out, and it's is just stunning and so much fun to work with. I have decided to use it to start a new book, one for a friend who's husband recently died. They were members of our FMCA chapter and I thought she might like some reminders of fun times.

It's called Cherished, and makes a great all around kit as well as Valentines day and spring.

Isn't it gorgeous?

So, here is my layout. The page style is a template from SBE's template challenge for Feb.

I won at Card Scraps

2011-02-10T15:08:00.002-07:00

So, if you don't already know, besides machine embroidery and digi scraping, I also love to rubber stamp, mostly cards. For whatever reason I don't care for paper scraping, strange, right? Well, I do stamp cards tho, and I have gotten into making cards for the troops. That makes me feel like I am doing something to help someone at least. If you do hand made cards, be sure to google CARDS FOR THE TROOPS, get the short list of rules for them and place to send to. They are not cards for the troops, but rather cards the troops can send home.

Anyway, I got off subject, I entered a contest on the CardScraps blog and won a stamp set. Cool huh?

Here is the site http://www.cardscraps.com/

And here is my winning card.

I'm home and I have a treat for you

2011-01-28T08:29:00.000-07:00

I have been gone for the past 6 weeks, so have not been able to post to my blog. But we had a great trip, since we moved last Feb we spent Christmas in Ca near our kids then traveled down the coast to the beach where we watched the surfers and even got a glimpse of dolphins on two days.
Down to the FMCA Indio rally, then Quartzsite for a few days for the big bus rally, before finally coming home.
I have a new free wallpaper for you for Feb, made using Amanda Thorderson's I Remember Love kit, which she has put on sale for the month for you. I hope you enjoy using it. As usual it's made in three sizes, one of which I hope will work for you. Also, I have not put a calendar, you can do that by either participating in Amanda's Calendar Challenge at Digitals where she will give you a little free kit to do that with, or you can use the neat little program Rainlender. It's free and has a lot of neat features.

Free Joy Banner for .svg

2010-12-02T10:51:00.000-07:00

Well, I am into yet another new craft. I bought a Cricut Expression and both SCAL2 and MTC. And I am having a great time learning and playing.

I have a little banner I made that I hope you will enjoy. It's the word Joy with a santa hat and star. So, if you click on the preview it will take you to the download.

Time for your Christmas Wallpaper

2010-11-30T07:49:00.000-07:00

It's almost December so I have your Christmas wallpaper for you. This time it's made from Amanda Thorderson's Christmas Rhapsody.
Amanda is not only a talented designer, but her kits are so usable. I didn't put a month or calendar on this one. It isn't hard to see what month it's for, LOL. And if you are here for the first time, I use Rainlender. It's a tiny program that won't mess with your computer, but it has the calendar and shows the what day it is at all times. It also has the ability to put in any events you want and you can even have an alarm.
So, here is your wallpaper, in three sizes as usual.Just click on the preview to dow nload. Those are my very sweet youngest grandsons. Aren't they handsome? Of course they won't be on your calendar.

Also, SBE is having a sale and lots of fun during Dec. I hope you will join us.

New Freebie Oct wallpaper

2010-10-02T21:30:00.000-07:00

Amanda has a new kit out, and I've used it for this months wallpaper. It's called Superstitions.

First tho, did I tell you all we are building a garage, not just a garage, but one that will have solar panels on the roof. No more electric bills! But I have company coming in on the 11th, then more joining us on the 18th and things are just not moving any where near as quickly as we had been led to belive they would. The guys have been here working hard all week, and at this point we expected it to be done, so the solar would go up next week, but it's not. It's not even ready for the roofing crew.

The problem is I have boxes I need to stash in there so I can get my guest room all done, and hubby has stuff all over the back patio that needs to go there for a work space instead of all over the back patio. It's getting tight time wise. I hope next time I post I can tell you all it's done!

So, now for the wallpaper, I sure hope you like it, as usual it's 3 sizes so should adapt to different monitors. And I did put the month, but I didn't add a calendar in. I use Rainlender, it's a very small program with an interactive calendar and several neat features I love.

But if you want to add on, go on over to Amandas calendar challenge at Digitals and with the free mini kit you get there will be a calendar.

So, here is the preview:

It has been too long

2010-09-26T23:12:00.001-07:00

I got an admonishing email from a friend because I hadn't been posting my layouts on my blog. So I guess I had better get to.

While I am at it, I have some new stuff to talk about. I have added a baby Cricut to my toys. And I have purchased the Sure Cuts a Lot software. I wanted to be able to make all those cute shapes to use on my rubber stamped cards, and I just don't want to spend all the money on punches, and I don't have room for all of those. So, I am in process of making a bunch of shapes that I will post in .svg format for anyone who wants them when I'm done. The problem is I find that now I want the Expression as I'm finding all those cute boxes and bags that don't work on the Cricut because it will only do 6 x 12. There really is no end, is there? At any rate check back for that stuff too if you have an interest. Right now I'm working on finally getting all the boxes full of fabric and craft stuff out of what is to become the guest room, because I'm going to have a guest in Oct!

Ok, SBE is having the Brag book calendar challenge. Kim Hollibone is posting the cutest templates complete with 2011 calendars. You can do a lot or a little. I have already done most of my 4x6 family calendars with family photos that I give out to my girls at Christmas, but these I'm making using photos I've taken, places I've been. I'm going to give sets out to friends with a 4x6 lucite frame with a magnet on the back. I hope they enjoy them.

News and Free July Wallpaper

2010-07-03T10:15:00.001-07:00

Here I am with your July wallpaper, just a couple days late. What can I saw, it's been busy.

First tho I have to tell you that Amanda is this months Designer of the month, her free daily download starts on the 5th. All I can tell you is that the kit is awesome!

You may want to join in the calendar challenge she has each month as well. You get a free mini kit to use, but she marks the full kit down very reasonable so you might want to buy that.

This month it's Patriotic of course, the Wallpaper was made using one of the 2 kits you can use in the challenge, From Sea to Shining Sea. Here is mine. I do fiddle with the calendar and make it a 2011 instead of the 2010. I make mine 4x6 and use family photos. Each of my kids has a pretty glass stand alone frame with metal corners that I bought them at Walmart. They all get a little bag with goodies in it for Christmas, mostly stuff I made and they really look forward to these calendars. It also serves to remind them to send grandma photos. LOL.

So, without further ado here is a preview of this months wallpaper. As usual it is in 3 sizes.

1680x1050, 1280x1024, 1024x768

Also I need to mention that SBE (Scrapbook Elements) is having a big 4th of July sale this weekend. You'll find lots of bargains from your favorite designers. And if you haven't shopped there, they have some awesome designers!

Layout share

2010-06-19T09:10:00.000-07:00

This was done for a challenge at Scrapbookelements, I just love masks, they make layouts more fun and isn't that part of what it's about? Ok, there is that saving memories for our kids and their kids ect too. But it's nice to have fun doing it.

This used Alissa Jones Fish are Friends kit and Saxon Holts painted masks bundle.

On a personal note, we have been really busy with the new place. There is so much to be done. Hubby is putting in a drip system so we can leave home on occasion and not have to worry the trees and roses will die. We are working on the coach trying to get it in better shape for our next trip, and the trim on the house is in very bad shape, so we are painting. Now painting in the desert is a whole different thing. Between the heat and the wind the paint dries before you can even get it on the house. LOL. So, we were up at 4am painting today. No wind as yet, and it cooled down quite nicely last night. But when the sun came up, so did the wind and inside we went. Hubby is also making sun screens for the house. So far he has put on 4 of them and they sure make a difference in the heat coming in.

For my part, I'm looking forward to getting enough boxes unpacked of my crafting items that I can get started on some quilting.

Happy crafting until next time.

Finally, a new wallpaper

2010-06-12T14:23:00.001-07:00

I know it's late and I haven't done one in a couple months, but I had requests so here is June's wallpaper.

Be sure to check out Amanda's whole Citrus Crush kit. There are some extra pieces for free in her store for use in the calendar challenge.

We are still getting settled into our new home. Hubby keeps asking me if I'm done, LOL. I keep buying things. The latest and probably the last for quite a while is a set of cabinets. 2 base cabinets, one drawers, one a base with shelves and a tall pantry type cabinet. They go into my sewing room so I will have somewhere to put all my stuff. I know I've got more stuff they they will hold, but it'll help a lot. Also the base cabinets become my cutting table. Sink base cabinets work very well because not only do they have storage inside, but they are just the right height.

I'm working hard at my CT work at Scrapbook Elements as well. Check out the Challenge that Sheryl and I have up. Words From the Heart, we have made some really cute goodies as gifts for participating.

And check out the cute page I made for the BB
challenge at SBE. The template is done by Kim
Hollibone and the kit is just darling. It's Mandy King's I Am Forever Changed.

Click on the layout to be taken to the gallery at SBE and see it larger.

I guess I shall never get very good at posting here, but I think I'll try to post the monthly wallpapers again and some of the layouts I do with kits from the awesome designers at SBE and by Amanda at Digitals.

Here we are with March's freebie Wallpaper

2010-02-25T20:15:00.000-07:00

Feb just flew by we were so busy. So, now we are in our new home in AZ and loving it. The boxes still are not all unpacked but there is plenty of time for that. We can see the sun coming up over the mountains from our front porch and see the sun set over the mountains from the back porch. We've had a couple bunny rabbits around in the yard the past few days, and the other day a Road runner ran across the street right in front of my car. The kitties are loving it. Unfortunatly one of my babies was just diagnosed with diabetes, so some changes are afoot. Who knew, even the best well known brand dry food is not good for them.

This month I used Amanda's The Front Porch for the March wallpaper. Click on the preview.

To see the full kit, click on the Digitals link and check out Amanda's store.

I hope you enjoy the wallpaper.

Feb 2010 wallpaper

2010-02-03T22:43:00.000-07:00

And other stuff. Still getting ready to move, truck is mostly loaded so by my next months post, I should be in my new home.

For now, I have a feb wallpaper for you, it's a tiny bit late as I've been so busy with all the new house stuff and the packing ect, that time just got away from me. This month we are featuring Amanda's Remembering You kit. And it's quite the awesome kit.

I hope you like what I have created for you from it. As has been my habit lately I've done it in three sizes, so there should be one that will work for you.

Jan 2010 Wallpaper

2009-12-28T21:29:00.000-07:00

I keep meaning to get here during the month and it just does not happen. It's been a crazy year. My hubby had a heart attack last summer and then a quad by pass, then pneumonia ect. then we ended up working on the house and now we seem to be buying a home in another state and moving soon. I hope after that things settle down some.

Ok, on to all things Digi. Amanda Thorderson at Digitals has a new kit out called Victorian Garden.

Just click on the link to Digitals on the side to check her store out.

Also, some of the digitals girls are having a Blog train, some great goodies for free if you hurry over. You can start at Amanda's blog and there will be a list to use from there.

SBE is having some great sales. It isn't often you get some of these ladies kits so cheap, so you might want to check that out.

Now, here is this months Wallpaper, I made it using Amanda's kit Snowbird.

As usual it comes in three sizes so you should find one that works for you.

Happy Digi scrapping.

Dec wallpaper and stuff

2009-12-01T10:21:00.000-07:00

Merry Christmas everyone. I keep vowing to post here lots more and give you guys more goodies but life keeps getting in the way. Right now we were gone for 2 weeks over Thanksgiving looking for a new home in another state. But back just in time to give you your dec wallpaper, and it's from Amanda's It's a Wrap kit, a fun combo of Peppermint candy, and bows and cute wrapped gifts.

But first, I want to tell you about the challenge at SBE. It's a card exchange challenge, but until Dec 5th we are making holiday cards to send to our troops, I know we would love it if lots of people joined in. You'll find it Here at SBE.

Here is a preview of mine.

Ok, now for the wallpaper, first take a look at Amanda's It's a Wrap kit. Click on the preview to go to her store. While there, take a look at the It's a Wrap recipe cards.

As I did last month, I put this wallpaper into 3 sizes, so you should be able to find a usable one for your monitor.

Get it here.

A new month, a new Freebie wallpaper

2009-11-02T19:10:00.000-07:00

Amanda has out a new kit that is just too cute. This months wallpaper is made using that kit. You can get a mini matching kit at Digitals by signing up for the Nov calendar challenge, and her kit as always will be at a great sale price for now.

I keep meaning to post more and give out more goodies, but life has just been too busy. I am now on the CT at SBE which has kept me very busy and we have been painting inside the house and putting down new carpet. Sure looks nice and fresh and my rooms for sewing and computer are being redone.

You are just going to love this new kit, Harvest Blessings, check out the preview:

I have included 3 sizes this month as I got a new monitor and I know so many of us are getting nice big ones, the new size is 1680x1050, for the wide screen. One size is slightly different as it has a second background so it wasn't distorted. I just hate distorted images, don't you?

So, be sure to hop on over to Digitals and join in the calendar challenge, and don't forget to grab up Amanda's new kit.

New Freebie, Oct wallpaper

2009-09-18T07:05:00.000-07:00

I know, again I've been bad and haven't been here and I have so much to tell you all. However it's just been constant busy here and the time just has not been here. But I did take the time to make you an Oct wallpaper. It's avail in two sizes, both in the zip and it's made using Amanda Thorderson's Harvest Moon at Digitals .

Here is a preview of the kit.

And here is your Oct wallpaper. It is minus the calendar, some of us prefer not to have one, but if you visit Digitals the first of Oct you'll find Amanda's Calendar challenge and there will be that one you can add.

Sept wallpaper

2009-08-23T22:26:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post with your link to the sept wallpaper. It's made using Amanda's Fall Into School kit. Click on pic to see kit in the store.

Here is the preview of the wallpaper. I didn't put a month on it this time or a calendar. You can get the calendar by going to Amanda's Calendar challenge at Digitalscrapbookpages on the 1st.

I'm thinking maybe next month I'll put the month title separate so you can have one if you like.

Have fun, hope you injoy the wallpaper.

Here is your new Freebie finally.

2009-08-20T14:54:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has taken so long, I know I'm going to try once a week to put up a freebie, but it's just been wicked around here. Good news is that hubby is finally getting better. It took an all day visit at the ER to accomplish that, but it was worth it.

One reason I've been so slow is that I got a bunch of free books at Arts Cow, and thought I'd use them for my girls for Christmas as I already had a ton of layouts done from all the challenges at SBE and Digitals, but it still took a bit of time to put them all together after rounding them all up and then I still had a few to do on the fly, including the covers. I found a great way to do covers tho easily. I took a layout, and added in some torn, folded papers that looked good behind. Rina's Stacked papers work really well, if you haven't seen those you need to over at SBE.

Here is a really small preview of the alpha, hope you enjoy it.

Now, thought I'd show you what I meant for the cover, I'm loving this layout of my middle daughter and her family on the cruise.

Yes I know

2009-08-12T17:00:00.000-07:00

I owe you guys a freebie, but things keep happening around here. I have one in process, just have to put the finishing touch on it.

Hubby, who finally seemed to be shaking off that bug that has kept him down for the past few weeks since the surgery, tried to get something accomplished and hurt himself in the process, so now he's in big time pain. Chiopractic didn't help, so I'm thinking maybe we should see about an xray.

Meanwhile, I'm working on books for my girls for Christmas. I got 8 Artcow books for just shipping so am busily finishing up the last of the layouts I need as I only have until the end of the month. I've been doing challenges and saving up all the layouts, and getting great challenge gifts for doing them and now I've got free books! Cool, huh?

Also, I issued a challenge to the Photoshopscrapbookers Yahoo group to scraplift one of the Lovely Miss Kaits layouts, and we've been having a great time doing that. If you don't know Kait, she works over at SBG and is the most amazing scrapper!

Here is mine, I used Amanda's From Sea to Shining Sea, it's way more whimical, Kaits was more realistic, but I like it.

So, check back in the next couple days and I'll try to have that freebie for you.

Challenges at Digitals

2009-08-05T17:33:00.000-07:00

Amanda has two challenges at Digitals with beautiful mini kits for each, and the large kit of the same name is on sale. My favorite is the Calendar challenge, I do 4x6, (you can make any size you like), and I make them for 2010, at the end of the year all I have to do is print and give them to my girls for Christmas, they reuse a pretty glass frame with metal corners I purchased at Walmart. They can't wait each year to see what photos I use on them, and it's gotten them to send me more photos during the year, that's a good thing for a Scrappin Granny.
Anyway, Song of Hope is the kit for this month for the Calendar challenge and the mini is darling.
The Scrap Therapy challenge is using Finalmente, both kits are on sale in the store.
Forum links: Calendar challenge HERE .
Scrap Therapy HERE .
Click on the preview to be taken to the store.
Hurry tho, you'll want to get the whole kit, buy it before Amanda realizes how low she has priced it. LOL
Now that we have gotten the important stuff out of the way, I have to say, it's been another heck of a day.
Several weeks ago my hubby suffered a heart attach and then had a quad by pass operation.
He was doing pretty well early on, then he caught some virus and has not been able to shake it. We seem to spend a lot of time in Dr's offices and today, we headed for the Hosp for a CT scan and he ended up admitted to the ER and we spent 3 hrs there. This kind of thing is happening a lot, I know he will eventually be all right, but it's sure a long haul.
Ok, everyone, check back in a day or two and I'll have a pretty for you for free.

New changes and a freebie

2009-07-31T10:12:00.000-07:00

Well guys It's time I redid my blog and started using it. I've got friends hounding me and they are right, if I'm gonna take up space I should be updating it.

I'm no longer designing, and I've settled into CT work for one designer, Amanda Thorderson at Digitalscrapbookpages, or Digitals. I love her designs, she seems to design the way I like to scrap, so I've been working at doing better at layouts and having a lot of fun.

For today I have an august wallpaper that Amanda has agreed to allow me to share with you, using her Summer Cottage kit. I love this kit, the colors are awesome and there is just so many papers and elements you can find whatever you need.

This wallpaper does not have a calendar on it, that's because I made it for myself and I use a little free program called Reinlender that sits on my desktop and tells me what day of what month and year it is. I can also set up a to do list and put my appts, chats, and all in it, and can even set an alarm if I so choose. I don't miss so many chats now. .

If you would like a calendar, starting on the 1st, tomorrow, Amanda will have her Calendar challenge up in the Digitals forum and you'll be able to download a calendar and mini kit to do the challenge with, and also her main kit will be on sale, always at a great price.

So, here is todays freebie, a Wallpaper in two sizes made from Summer Cottage.