I woke up this morning feeling really tired; maybe it was because of the weird dream I had last night. I’m sure you’ve all had some dreams before that were so out of the realm of anything rational, that you just don’t have a clue where they came from? Well, last night was my night. I dreamt that for some reason we had to do an emergency evacuation from our home. I can’t remember exactly what the disaster was or what caused it,  but believe you me it had me in a frenzy; running around,  grabbing emergency supplies that seemed to be stored all over my home (up the stairs, down the stairs, in this closet, now that one, in the bedroom, in the garage). Whew! What a chore! The one last thing I remembered to grab before we left was my laptop — funny that should be on my list of emergency supplies (and I knew EXACTLY where it was)!  The anti-climax for this dream was that we made it to wherever we were headed all safe and sound with no adventures along the way, that I remember. Huh?

If there are any among you who interpret dreams, I’d love to know the significance of this particular dream. However, in all reality, I think that  it’s probably my subconscious telling me it’s time to do some spring cleaning, LOL! I think I’ll spend a portion of my Mother’s Day making sure the spare batteries,  flashlights, etc. are near each other so I don’t have to run from room to room grabbing things on less than a moment’s notice. And, then maybe NOT! There’s always next weekend.

Today I have this awesome layout to share with you. It’s done with some of the “blues” from Lloyd’s Prom Kit. If you haven’t seen any of Lloyd’s Prom Mega Kit yet, just scroll down and check out some of my previews.

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These are the papers from the Mega Kit:

These are the elements from the Mega Kit:

Here’s a preview of the Mini-Kit which has papers and elements not included in the Mega Kit:

And here are previews of the Quick Page Tweakers that complement the Lloyd’s Prom Mega Kit and the Lloyd’s Prom Mini-Kits (each with new papers and elements):

This layout was created using some of the blue items from the Mega Kit with a couple of new items added in for good measure. They will only be available in the Template 0508 file.

This layout is simply stunning! And, it also makes a great template. So, here is the preview of the Template freebie:

Here is the link!

I can’t believe that it is May already. We’re still running about 3 weeks behind weatherwise here in the midwest. Although the tulips are finally starting to really bloom,  it’s still pretty chilly and rainy. But it is Spring, and almost Mother’s Day.

I always love the cards I get on this special day from my children and my grandchildren; especially the handmade ones. Do you hang onto the cards and trinkets you get? I do. My favorites of course are the collection of melamine plates that my son made for me each year when he was in daycare. He’s embarrassed now by his childish scribbles from way back then, but they will always be cherished as some of my most prized possessions.

I know that I’m not the only mother who has these priceless treasures. I think it would be great fun to hear what others of you are stashing away that was prepared by the loving hands of your little ones. Please leave comments so we can all share and reminisce over the treasures we’ve either given or received on Mother’s Day.

Hope you all have a wonderful day and give and get much love.

Here’s my Happy Mother’s Day freebie template which will let you scrap 6 photos!

Get it here.

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Last week I wrote a glowing post about how it is finally Spring — NOT! It is coooold, and actually SNOWED a bit yesterday! There wasn’t even a chance of my running off to the garden center last weekend, because there was no doubt that Spring had not arrived in the Midwest. 

What are Quick Page Tweakers, you ask? Well, let me fill you in:

Quick Page Tweakers (TM), QP Tweakers, or even Tweakers are sets of digital scrapbooking supplies I’m selling in my store that are comprised of papers and elements from digital scrapbooking kits that I create. They are perfect for  digital scrapbookers of any skill level because they combine the ease of use of a quick page, a template, and a mini-kit allowing you to scrap complete layouts in record time.

I have nothing against regular quick pages, but I do feel that scrappers need as many options as possible to create fantastic layouts as quickly as possible. This is where the Quick Page Tweakers come in, because unlike a standard quick page, where “what you see is what you get,” Quick Page Tweakers (TM) are provided to you as a set of two pages, all in layers  so that you can “tweak them” for the look you want for your lay outs. You will be able to move papers and elements around and re-color to suit your individual needs. And, they are priced very reasonably considering the flexibility for re-arranging and re-coloring and the most important aspect, THEY ARE REAL TIMESAVERS. Quick Page Tweakers (TM) are also Personal, Professional S4O/S4H friendly. Details are in the TOU. All papers, elements, and templates included in Quick Page Tweakers (TM) are copyrighted and the name, Quick Page Tweakers is trademarked.

Here are previews of my first set of Quick Page Tweakers which I created from Lloyd’s Prom Kit.

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The following preview is of the layered template freebie I’ve prepared for you. Please note that this link will only be active for 72 hours. Click here.

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Oh my goodness, it certainly has been a looooooooooooong, hard winter but suddenly it’s Spring in the Midwest! I’m starting to feel great. It’s just amazing what a little bit of sunshine and temperatures that touch the 70s can do for your soul. My husband and I have a little game we play every Spring whereby each of us tries to be the first in our household to spot the “first” Robin in our little town. The only ones that count though are the ones from “our town.” There’s no prize, just the dubious distinction of being the first one to notice one of nature’s great wonders. BTW, I won this year! Sounds silly doesn’t it, but you know, sometimes its the silly things like this that help keep marriages strong.

We started our vegetable and herb seeds and are getting the raised beds ready. I’m really excited about being able to spend a little time outside — even after working a full 8 hours, I’m still managing to find a few minutes to do something out there. I noticed a beautiful planter that someone put outside already,  and I had to really keep talking  myself out of running out to the garden center because it’s probably about two weeks too early to put out some of the flowers I like. But, we’ll see what this weekend brings though, because I’ve really been bitten by the “Spring” bug –LOL!

Spring is the time for high school proms and I have two new kits that I’ve been working on — a prom kit for the guys, and a prom kit for the girls. My “guy” kit is finished and is in my store. You can see it here. It’s called, Lloyd’s Prom Kit and is named after my dear friend Jene’s son, Lloyd. I designed this kit so that Jene could scrap the photos of this handsome lad in high-style. Lloyd’s Prom Kit is huge and has over 225 mb of papers and embellishments. There is also a Lloyd’s Prom Mini-Kit that has an additional 65 mb of papers and yes, more embellishments. 

Lloyd’s Prom Kit Papers:

Lloyd’s Prom Kit Elements:

Lloyd’s Prom Mini-Kit:

Oh, and my special freebie for you is a two-page Lloyd’s Prom Template:

LINK TO TEMPLATE IS HERE.

Don’t forget — There is a girl prom kit coming soon, so be sure to stop back to take a look at it.

This is photo I snapped this morning (through the window) of our Maverick. He is incredibly camera shy and runs immediately when he sees a camera. I didn’t want to risk losing this great shot of him by opening the door and letting him see the camera, so I shot right through the closed window. Maverick loves the snow and I also wanted you to see what Easter 2008 will look like here in the midwest. Our weather tends to run in the extremes and is never boring, LOL! Easter Sunday is generally cool enough for some type of jacket, and one year we even supplied the kids with umbrellas so they could hunt for eggs. They all ended up soaking wet, but they just loved it, and the finishing touch was when they all got to put on some of grandpa’s t-shirts and sit in front of the fireplace while grandma dried all of their clothing. This is the first Easter that I can remember having this much snow, so I guess we’ll have to figure out something with sleds this year!

I used my Rumby Bandit Easter Kit to digital scrap some Easter photos from 2007, with the Happy Easter Template freebie. Rumby Bandit is such a beautiful kit with rich papers and wonderful elements to bring all of your Easter photos to life. I got so excited using this kit that I actually did two layouts but there is only one template freebie for now. I just wanted you to see how versatile this kit is! This is the link to my store.

Here are the snapshots of my Easter layouts:

Here is a preview of the freebie layered template:

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Rumby bandits are what my son, as a toddler, called bunny rabbits. I love this name so much (and truthfully, I really miss the days when my son was a toddler) that I decided to use it as the name for my new Easter digital scrapbooking kit, Rumby Bandit.

This is an Easter digital scrapbooking kit that can cross the centuries to help you scrap your Easter photos,  from those cute photos of your little ones to the heirloom photos you’ve been wondering what to do with, this is the kit you need. Just look at these rich papers:

Rumby Bandit

Rumby Bandit

Here’s a preview of the entire kit which gives you a preview of the wonderful elements that are included in the kit:

The Mini-Kit has 10 papers and 12 elements all coordinating with the Rumby Bandit Kit and is shown below:

Rumby Bandit Mini-Kit

And here are some absolutely beautiful digital Easter Eggs that go wonderfully with this kit or others:

Rumby Bandit Easter Eggs

Thought I’d jump back into an attempt at blog freebies with this digital scrapbook template freebie for St. Patrick’s Day. Here is a preview of the template:

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Wow! It’s been snowing non-stop since 9:15 a.m. yesterday morning. I know that it is winter in the midwest and since I’ve lived here most of my life, I know EXACTLY what that means — lots and lots of snow, ice, and sub-zero temperatures. But, like most midwesterners, I have gotten spoiled by the mild winters we’ve enjoyed for about 5 or 6 years. LOL!

The news reports were that this snow storm was scheduled to start yesterday after 6:00 p.m. central time, but in actuality it started at 9:15 a.m., so I asked for a vacation day today so that I would not feel compelled to risk my safety attempting to get to a job today that really isn’t about saving people’s lives. I certainly appreciate all of you out there who do such work, and figure that the very least I could do is to keep one less vehicle off the road that you have to maneuver around to get to work.

 So instead of fighting the elements (which is never good), I’ve spent the morning on my computer and created a new template freebie. Here’s a preview of My Funny Valentine template which I hope you will enjoy.

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Hello! Can you BELIEVE that it is 2008? WOW! As my eyes opened this morning and I went through my morning ritual of giving thanks for another day, it dawned on me that this was my 55th New Year! I feel totally blessed and thoroughly optimistic that this year will be even better than the last.

We celebrated New Years eve with some of the kids and grandkids and it is such a heart-warming experience to see how excited they can get in their celebrating! I wish joy, peace, and a year of dreams being fulfilled for all of us and all of you.

With this post, I am introducing you to the shopette that I won in a DSD-Pro contest last November. I now have a few products uploaded. If you’d like to visit my shop and have a look around here’s the link.

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Sorry that I have blogged in awhile. As you know, there are only SEVENTEEN more days until Christmas and I have been up to my eye balls getting the house in order; working full-time, shopping, working on my Cookie List, taking a class, and yes some designing! Whew!

 I did have a physical on Friday and all of my labs were fine — (doing a happy dance), but I DO need to get back into a regular exercise program. It seems that sitting in front of my computer for hours keying like a mad woman ISN’T making the numbers on my bathroom scale move to the left (LOL!) When the Christmas tree comes down, I plan to put my treadmill in its spot, and I will use it, I swear! I’ve been trying to figure out how to strap my laptop on it somehow though!

Anyway, here’s a template that I hope some of your can use.

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