News...

So sorry...I won't waste time with excuses about why I haven't blogged lately. You know how it goes. :) So everyone has heard the news by now. Mr. Patrick Swayze has lost his battle with cancer. It's so sad. I had to give a "WOLVERINES" shout out in his honor. You know you love "Red Dawn," too. ;) And...I'll freely admit it...I have "She's Like the Wind" on my MP3 player. Yep...it's true. And who hasn't uttered the phrase, "Nobody puts baby in the corner" at least once. Okay...more than once. And one of the funniest skits I've ever seen on Saturday Night Live was the one with Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley in a dance-off for a Chippendales spot. He seemed like such a great man. My heart goes out to his wife (of 33 years!) and family. He will be missed. Tragic news.

Shifting gears...I do have some other news to share. Some happy news for all you digi scrappers out there. Fei-Fei's Stuff and Paislee Press have teamed up again for another fabulous collaboration!! It's going to be released on September 17th at Oscraps so be sure to check it out!! And....Liz and Shaui will be hosting a contest on their blog to celebrate!!

So don't forget to check out their blogs on the September 17th to get all the details on the contest! You won't want to miss this kit...it's a must-have!!

That's all for now. If you haven't seen one of Patrick Swayze's final performances...a cameo appearance as Velvet Larry in "Powder Blue," you should check it out. It's not the greatest movie but Mr. Swayze's performance was definitely a scene-stealer. He will be missed.

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A Beautiful Meeting...

I'm so excited to finally get to reveal this!! A collaboration kit from two amazing designers...Joyce Paul from Shabby Pickle Designs and Fei-Fei's Stuff from Oscraps!! I'm a member of both designers' CT's so I was really excited at the possibility of these two getting together. And they have created a gorgeous, must-have kit!!! I give you..."Serendipity!" Take a look at this:

The colors are stunning and such gorgeous papers!! The elegance and versatility that you'd expect from both of these talented designers. So...of course...I have some pages to share...

It really is one of those kits that I'm going to keep reaching for over and over again. Oh!! Did I mention that I had a LO featured on Gallery Standouts Blog?!? Miss Tiina has a fabulous new collaboratioin kit called "Cassidy" and I created a silly little layout about the 80's that Miss Kate Hadfield herself picked to "point" at on the blog! I was so excited!! Here it is:

I just grabbed some of the super cute elements from the kit and journaled about how they reminded me of the 80's. It was so fun to make!! I have a bunch of other LO's that I need to upload so I can get caught up but I don't want this to be one of those super-long posts. Just wanted this one to be about Joyce and Shau's awesome new kit!! Lovin' it!! Check it out if you get the chance!! ;) Thanks for stopping by!!!

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A break from our usual programming...

So, I have about 20 (literally) layouts that I need to upload but...I just didn't feel like it tonight. Tonight, I just wanted to take a little break and share some things. First of all...I was SO sad and shocked to hear that my beloved Mr. John Hughes passed away suddenly today. A heartattack at the age of 59...so sad. My life wouldn't be the same without "Pretty in Pink," "Some Kind of Wonderful," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club," and the list goes on. Such a sad day. Thank you, Mr. Hughes, for sharing your talent with us. I was and will always be a fan. K...enough of the sad stuff...

A lot of you know that my son started playing football last week. Wellllll....after three practices, he decided that he has fun playing football...but he wasn't having any fun. Plus, he hurt his leg on the third practice and it's still bothering him so that might have worried him a bit. But, I did manage to snap some pictures during one of his practices! Yay!! I bought some fabulous photo overlays by Emily Powers today at We Are Storytellers and had a chance to play!! :) (By the way...sadly, WST is closing. But the good news is...everything is 50% off!!) Anyway...here's my little man at practice:

Straight out of the camera...I was digging it!

And here it is with a subtle overlay:

He caught me...oops!! Having mom take your picture at practice is like, SO embarrassing, dude. He's such a handsome young man. Wish he'd let me take more pictures!!! Maybe one day. ;) And...of course, I have to share a little picture of Sydney. This one is a little more vintage feeling. She had her favorite pale pink lip gloss on and it reminded me of the retro model looks so that's the look I wanted the picture to have....

It felt so good to actually get out with the camera and just play. And then get back into Photoshop and actually play with the pictures without scrapping. I have some senior portraits to do soon so I need to get out and practice some more!!! Thanks for letting me share!! And check out WST...they have some seriously good deals on some awesome photo overlays and actions. I'll share all the layouts soon....have a good night...and go watch your favorite John Hughes movie for me. ;)

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Quickie for today...

Hi, all!! Just wanted to share the post that Leah made as a guest over at the Simple Scrapper blog!!! And...there are some freebies for ya!! Four quickpages made with her Super-cute "Cherry Pie" kit!! So buzz on over and check it out!! :) Here's the quickpage that I made for you...

Speaking of buzzing...Leah has a new kit in the store today..."Sweet as Honey!!" It's so cute!! Check out the honeycomb paper!! Here a little page that I made with it...

That' all for today!! Run and grab the freebies!! ;) Ta!!

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Does it mean I'm old???

I just admitted to my friend, Amanda, that my hubby and I are looking for......an RV!!! Wha?? When did that happen?? I never pictured myself as an RV'er...does that mean I'm old?? (Don't answer that!) And I have a big class reunion coming up in a couple weeks...that's not helping my decrepit feeling. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone, though! I think I'll be needing a sassy new haircut for the big occassion. (It's a good excuse for a haircut and a new outfit, right??) The fact that all of my favorite movies are getting remade must mean I'm old. I have to chuckle at some of the remakes, though...can you believe they're actually remaking "The Karate Kid??" Why would they do that? If they try and remake any John Hughes films like "Pretty in Pink," I'll have to through a fit and protest. (No one can replace Miss Moly Ringwald and Jon Cryer as Andi and Duckie...it just can't be done.) And I've been might cranky these days...that's a sure sign that I'm old. (If I say 'youngster' or 'teeny-bopper,' that'll just push me right over the hill!) :) Anyway...enough will the babbling. How about some layouts?? Here we go...

Leah has the cutest new kit in the store at the Playground!! It's my favorite from her so far...yummy houndstooth papers and the cutest little flag elements! Here are a couple pages that I made using the "Cherry Pie" kit:

Leah's going to be making a guest post over at the Simple Scrapper blog (with some freebies...woohoo!) next week. I'll post the link to the post when it's up.

The fabulous Kitty Designs is the guest designer at the Playground this month...so exciting!! I made a couple LO's using her "Toy Box" kit.

And some more FPD CT layouts:

(I was in the GSO thread over at DST for my "i see" layout! Yay!!)

And Joyce Paul has some amazing new stuff in the store at Shabby Pickle....an adorable kit called "Cutie Pie" and she also has a fabulous (and huge) collaboration kit with the talented Lauraskathi!



And I did a page using Jodie McNally's word art from the Oscraps collaboration kit, Homespun...

(That's my dad's parents and one of his sisters in the photo.)

A simple little page using Dianne Rigdon's GloryWorks kit at ScrapArtist:

And finally, a couple pages using Fei-Fei's Stuff's new kit, Reflections, over at Oscraps.


*whew!* I think I'm all caught up now. So....when Amanda gets her trailer and I get my RV, we're going to meet up and park our campers side-by-side and have a big ol' redneck-fest...anyone want to join us?? (Oh yeh...I told hubby, Amanda...it's on!!) :) Thanks for stopping by!! Let me know if you guys find me an RV...and a cane!! ;)

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BLOG HOP!!!

I have been so excited to share this news with everyone!! I "met" an amazing digital designer, Joyce Paul, at Funky Playground Designs and instantly loved her work! She had a CT call and I was lucky enough to be invited to join her team!! Recently, Joyce was given the opportunity to sell her designs at a different store but the only drawback would be...she would have to be exclusive to that store. Joyce was heart-broken to have to leave FPD so soon after getting started but she just didn't think she could pass up the opportunity to sell her designs at.....

SHABBY PICKLE DESIGNS!!!!

So to celebrate Joyce's grand opening at SPD, I have a little gift for you!! Two, actually! Two quickpages...one created with Joyce's "Copacabana Loco" kit and one created with her "Summer Fun" kit. And that's not all...we're having a blog hop! Freebies at each stop! So, after you pick up your goodies here, make sure you visit these CT member's blogs to see what they have for you!

Joyce herself!!!: http://queenofscrapz.blogspot.com

Conny (aylin): http://dingenvangisterenenvandaag.blogspot.com/

Mariska (monalisasmiles): http://monalisascraps.blogspot.com

Tonje (vissarah): http://vissarah.blogspot.com/

And make sure you stop in at Shabby Pickle Designs to see the deals Joyce is running for her grand opening!! (I've heard rumors of a 20% off sale...I'm just sayin'...)

Onto the goodies...here's the first quickpage that I created:

Download "Copacabana Loco" QP here!

And the second:

Download "Summer Fun" QP here!

I hope you like them!! Have fun on the blog hop!!

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Rants and news...

Maybe I've been watching too much TV...maybe I'm just in a bitchy mood but here's some of what I've been thinking lately...

If I see one more over-lit commercial or photoshopped ad trying to sell me anti-wrinkle cream, I think I'll scream.

Shouldn't it be illegal to use fake eyelashes in mascara ads??

Isn't it wrong to use botox-filled, cosmetic-surgery-having chicks to illustrate how to be "fabulous-over-40??"

Am I the only one that thinks Nicole Kidman looks...ridiculous these days??

I'm beyond ready for the new season of "Project Runway!!" "The Fashion Show" just isn't cutting it. Poor dillusional Merlin.

And finally...on a happier note...I love all of these spaces but how cool is that wall with the log ends??

Okay...all done with my ranting!! Onto the news...well, I can't actually share the news yet, I just wanted to tell you that I have news!! {heehee!} I'll be posting it tomorrow and...if you're good, there might even be a little sumpin'-sumpin' for you! (Hint...QP...maybe more.)

So hopefully I didn't scare you away. There's going to be a blog hop tomorrow with freebies so be sure to come back and check it out!! Thanks for stopping by and letting me be bitchy!

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