another Christina Smith Template

 

each time I do a page I learn something new about digi stuff......
it takes a long time for each page at this point....as I am still a newbie at digi scrapbooking and this album I am doing......is making me go to my knees all over again
as I reflect on the adventure I had in Madagascar.....and the adventure I took in my faith

puppy love

 
well here it is.....hope Christina is not embarassed at what I did with her lovely kit.
I finally had to go do some shopping and get some real digi stuff.....Christina's kits are totally fun to work with....love the elements....love the colors.....

check out "Greener Grass Designs" at Little Dreamer Designs or just scroll on designers and click on Christina's name!!!!!!

p.s. Christina....if you are wanting to come over to Wrangellville and or make some inky stuff there will be a SU party at my house on the 10th at 11 a.m........ no pressure

finally after two years

 
I am getting started on putting together all my pictures from Madagascar. I have the whole summer of no work....this is a good time....I have decided that it will be less expensive to make a digi book than try and print off ALL the pics and THEN try to scrapbook them...
I dont think this page is finished but it is started.....

lovin this set from SU

 

found and scraplifted this from splitcoast stampers......
I so so love this stamp set....it is so versatile......
thanks for looking.......(p.s. this is probably the only day EVER that the sun was shining this nicely and I was scrapbooking.........a time for all things...this is my time to heal.....)

finally scrapbooking again

 

Ok I know it has been a while........long story short.....back surgery.......pre surgery...hurt too much.......post surgery.....at a month out I can sit for long enough to get a little done.....15 minutes at a time......but feel so so much better....
this lo is mostly Stampin Up.....love totally love the new paper.....that is the green on the right side.......old olive actually.......
the lo is some random shots from our trip last summer......

STEEKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

What an emotional ride...this sweater......and I have decided that steeking go against all that I have been taught as a knitter........I am so afraid that it is all going to "unknit" itself......
so.....this is a peek at the sweater that has been consuming my time the last couple of months....
it is almost ready......
the sleeves are on
knitting the "edges" or what-ever they are to cover the steeks...
then the neckline....a complete other story....
will try to keep you updated.....

got this from "Scrappn Gal Val's" blog this morning

directly from Val........................................

As many of you know, I go to CHA and work a booth for Scor-Pal. It's always so much fun to reconnect with people I've met and meet new people each time. Returning and new retailers and crafters were delighted to see the new Scor-Buddy that is coming out in April.For some time cardmakers have been asking for a smaller, more portable, Scor-Pal. Roy and Diana Crick, owners of Scor-Pal, listen carefully to what their customers ask for; the mat came out when we heard from crafters who wanted a work surface compatible with their Scor-pal, a metric board came out for those on the metric system, and now the Scor-Buddy. I love that about them, that and the fact that they are two of nicest, most genuine and generous people I have ever met.A little bit of detail about the new Scor-Buddy. I've taken a picture of it atop the regular Scor-Pal and Scor-Mat for size reference.Scor-Buddy
It's 9-1/8"L x 7-3/8" W; actual score bed is 7" x 7" (6-5/8" is the last width score line)
Score lines every 1/4" across the board
1/8" scores on both the left (1" total) and right sides (7/8" total) of the board
The 4-1/4" score line (A2 card) now has an asterisk icon for easy reference
The gate fold dots (2-1/8" and 6-3/8") are still there
Half of the brochure fold (inverted triangle) is there (to complete a brochure fold just rotate the paper and score)
The right fence has been eliminated
Scor-tool snap in closure just like the big board
It will be packaged with a zipper case (not shown) for protection when traveling

more Christmas

finally finished this little guy
each year I make a mini Christmas album of
Christmas day at our house
this is the first "out-of-the-square/rectangle"
book I have done for Christmas...
the Guys haven't seen it yet..... :)

spring with help from a friend or two

well I had a few good comments and tips.... sometimes
all one has to do is ask for help....
so.....is it better with #2 or #1

learning more layering "stuff"

trying to play with some color-digiwise and elements-digiwise
still learning and growing....
any feedback is good feedback at this point

the story of my thumb and the swans

in trying to make good of the ill that comes my way sometimes - I was inspired to create this page
I haven't done much digi stuff lately as I have been in the knitting mode.
and semi in the traditional scrapping mode....well I just got there today.
decided that I need to create a bit more and in doing so hopefully
drag my ever growing tushy out of the mental muck its been in lately.
so long story short
as I look at the gross-ness of my thumb....I can remember the beauty and gracefullness of the swans

back from the land-of-NO-computer

it is a weird place :) Our computer has been dead....for about a month.....now it is happy....its video card had a cracked weld! who would have thunk it?
so after I catch up on the business side of what I have been *not*doing I get to get back into the digi fun....
so


HAPPY NEW YEAR

more digi fun

I have put together a few pages for a mini book from last years Christmas. I always make a mini book of each Christmas Day ....so thought I would play with digi stuff this year....and I am ONLY a year behind
in this plan.....so here is last year and Bandit---I cant post any of the others as I have an agreement with the 13 yr. old in my life not to post HIS life........and
I am loving the little birds I am finding!!!!


I am on my way to get on the ferry in a couple of hours....heading to KTKN.....
Hopefully on Friday I will be getting some pain relief.....
I dont think the proceedure is going to be the funnest but the outcome should be worth it......
ta for now.....

a little birdie told me to

well right now my computer desk chair is the most comfortable....
so I am playing with the digi stuff.....
found this little bird. he was so cute I had to have him..
then I had to figure out what to do with him.
so here is what I have.....gonna think on the colors a bit...I am having so much fun trying ALL of the toys at once.....havent got the hang of masks but this one is using an overlay!!!!!

what do you do on vicadin?

actually.....I wasn't doing any pain meds when I took it apart...
this vaccum was plugged and there was no other way to get to the one
small part where it was at......so..............I took it all apart.....then.....a man suggested that I
should have used an air compressor instead.....like where was he BEFORE I tore into this....
but after taking two days to think about it and to unplug it and being on vicadin I put it back together....
(after baking two apple/pumpkin pies..... which are great by the way) and every part works.....and there were NO extra parts......so......I quickly used my new found digi skills and put two pics on one page and blogged them.........
well.....gotta go........ take another pill and hope something happens...so far they are not touching the pain......but Kim, bless his soul is worried I could become addicted to them.......like what part is addicting....I am hoping for ANY type of side effect......like less pain.....sleep.......a buzzzzzz..... so far.....I feel ripped off.......zippo on the side effects or main effects or whatever......I could be a part of a study...and these are just sugar pills........I will ask for chocolate ones next time.........
hmmmmmmmmmmmm after re-reading this.....there might be a bit of odd going on with me....
but....I dont think it has anything to do with the pain meds tee hee

this is Christmas Card lane

well....here they are.....all 70+ of them..wonder if that is all I am going to do or not.
cards for family and for Kim's business
while I was finishing up the family ones....loaded with glitter I might add....
Kim mentioned that it might just be Christina's fault that I had glitter
all over my face and the crib board and his face and .......
tee-hee..........

now I will let it rest

it is so easy to "un-glue" digi stuff....once one has figured it out
and the leftovers from the "set" are not taking up much space...and I
can use the originals......as many times as I want.......another digi hmmmmm moment!

Ok....this is fun

even if it is not messy!
I dont even know if I like this page...but this is how
it looks as I close it for tonight....
this one is totally from "scratch"...all Jessica Sprague items
but I figured out how to "cut and paste" digitally
I do know for sure I am going to move the top three flowers....
they WERE supposed to be up higher.......hmmmmmmmm and the sub title...
it keeps hiding :)

ta-da!!!! my first digi

well it is kinda pre done but I did have to figure out a few things...
thanks to Christina for sending me to Jessica Sprague....
I have had photo shop elements all along......used it to crop and fix photos
now....well now I am learning what I do have....
think I will stick to traditional scrapping......
this is too clean....
no mess to clean up
no stains anywhere
hmmmmmmm

another from summer trip

I have been so into knitting and cards and boxes that I
have not been doing my main love....so here are a couple of
pages I have finally finished. really sorta on a new road on these....
first...a two page layout with the main colors being different...but patterns the same
I like the digi of elements overlapping on eachother...so tried that on the second page....
thanks for looking......