Aunt Jane's visit

In early June, my Aunt Jane and Cousin Sondra came to visit for a few days. I hadn't seen them in many years and was so thrilled to be their hostess. My Aunt is my Dad's youngest sister and the last of 7 siblings. She's very interested in the history of our family (Sims) and came with lots of information and pictures to share. I now have pictures of grandparents going back to my Great, Great, Greats. What a treat to have those photos along with documented history going back to Belgium.

I had a lot of enjoyment, creating a scrapbook page to remember the visit.

Alexander's Quilt

Yesterday, I delivered the new baby quilt to my Granddaughter-in-law, who is expecting our 2nd Great Grandson, Alexander. He should be here in the next couple of weeks. I saw his 3D ultrasound yesterday and he's got fat cheeks and smile waiting for us. What wonderful technology we have nowadays. Gosh, I remember when we just had to sit and wait for 9 months before knowing what sex our baby would be. Truly amazing.

Here's a picture of the quilt. I finished it about a month ago, but didn't want to post it until it was presented to Samantha and Jason. It's full of cute little jungle animals that he can identify as he grows older.

Disney World 2009

It only took me the whole day to do it, but I actually finished a scrapbook page. Well, actually, I had a lot of "But Firsts" that got in the way. HA! It was a great way to escape the heat anyway. Just my computer and my a/c. Ahhhhh!!!

I started it with a template from Weeds & Wildflowers LIFE365 templates. I had a lot of pictures, so I just picked out the template for 14 photos and away I went. Couldn't have been easier to clip my photos into place and add all the goodies and text that I wanted.

PICK YOUR OWN CHERRIES kit

I have another new kit up at About.com's graphic software section that you can grab, for FREE. If you like cherries, you'll like this kit. I like cherries so much, that I have my guest room decorated in that theme.

Just click on the preview to be taken to the download location on About.com.

NOTE: When saving the files at About.com, click on the small thumbnail to get an individual image, then right click and choose:

IE: Save Target As...
Firefox or Google Chrome: Save Link As...
Safari: Save Linked File
Opera: Save Linked Content As...

Otherwise, you will not get the correct filename or filetype.
They do not provide a zipped file for the kit, so you'll need to download each element and paper separately.

Kim's DSO Color Challenge-June

WHAT? It's June?? GEESH, what happened? I've been on the move for about 1 1/2 months and just found time to enjoy Kim's DSO Color Challenge. I "SO" look forward to doing this every month, as I've said before.

I was fortunate, lately, to spend a week with girlfriends in Carson City/Reno. We did Photoshop stuff; visited a great spa at the Atlantis Hotel, Reno; Ate till we could eat no more; attended Menopause the Musical and shopped til we dropped. My suitcase was stuffed with 5 more new pairs of shoes from DSW. LOL Then I spent another 5 days with girlfriends for quilting in Angels Camp. Also, I hosted a visit from my Aunt Jane and cousin, Sondra from Oregon. I had not seen them in ages and my head is full of family history information and pictures to go with it all. We had such a fun time. Plus my garden is prettier, thanks to Sondra's green thumb.

So, with all those fun memories to scrap in my spare time....here's my contribution to Kim's Color Challenge. It's FREE to grab. Just click on the preview to download. If you like, it, I'd love to read a note from you.

It's The Manly Thing To Do

I have a new kit up at About.com's graphic software section that you can grab, for FREE. I designed it with Father's Day in mind. YUP, it'll be here before you know it. So, all those great dads deserve a scrapbook page of their own, don't you think?

Just click on the preview to be taken to the download location on About.com.


NOTE: When saving the files at About.com, click on the small thumbnail to get an individual image, then right click and choose:

IE: Save Target As...
Firefox or Google Chrome: Save Link As...
Safari: Save Linked File
Opera: Save Linked Content As...

Otherwise, you will not get the correct filename or filetype.
They do not provide a zipped file for the kit, so you'll need to download each element and paper separately.

Kim's DSO Color Challenge-May

It's been a busy month since the last posting, but I managed to find the time for Kim's May Color Challenge. We spent a week in Disney World and walked until we could walk no more. The plane ride home was a nightmare since we ran into a storm in Dallas. After 10 hours in a plane to just get from Orlando, FL to Dallas, Tx, we ended up spending the night in the airport on cots. All hotels were booked from other stranded travelers. When we got home, I regrouped and took off to spend time with girl friends, Judy and Danna, in Reno/Carson City. Great time and good therapy!

This would be a "FREE" kit and just click on the preview to download. To pick up more wonderful additions to the color challenge, visit the DSO Color Challenge Forum.