"My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue?
It rather denotes a lack of courage."


~Practical Magic~

Digital Freebie Update

Just to let you know.
The digital freebies found on the right hand sidebar have been updated and now are ready for downloading.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Happy Doodles



Surfing the web I came across these adorable free digi flowers here...I love that this talented lady doodled them freehand down on to paper and converted them into digital elements to share!!

If you get a Chance stop on by Angelica's digi-Scrap Blog and pick up these sweet flowers while they are still available.

Above lo was created using Happy Doodle flowers for a challenge at iScrap.



Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Inspiration from an Online Crop

Progressive Page Paper Challenge(My Beautiful Granddaughter)


Word Challenge (Quest)



Survey Challenge








Why iScrap Challenge(Yep...that's me)





Color Challenge




Smart Eating Planner




It was nice to finally sit down in my craft room and let the creativity flow..not any great works of art...but a wonderful outlet and preservation of my family photos.


Time in my craft room has been far and few in between since the holiday and felt I needed some inspiration to coax the desire to create from inside.

What better way than an online crop!

iScrap had a fun one this past weekend with many different types of Challenges,games and make and takes.


I managed to put out 3 Digital and 1 Paper Layout,a make and take and 1 Bingo Game.


No where close enough in production to be eligible for prizes,but satisfied with my need to create and preserve the moment.

It was a very productive crop for the iScrap Gallery...many precious memories and fun projects where contributed by the members!

You ladies Rocked!!The one make and take I managed to get done was a Shopping Organizerby VIP Member Nancy Jones.Will be putting it to use to help keep track of the foods my DH can eat...recently diagnosed with Diabetes this past week. This little project should come in very handy and right on time for me.

Thanks to iScrap Team for inspiration and a fun time!!
all layout credits may be found here

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Crop Challenge at iScrap

All weekend long till 5pm Monday night iScrap is holding there first online crop of the year(formally known as the National Scrapbook Association).Plenty of inspiring challenges and some fantastic prizes can be found.If you have some free time why not stop by and play :).
okay on to the challenge
The Power of 5
1. Five things I can’t scrapbook without: Fiskars cutter,ad-tech dbl sided tape,markers,Ink,StampinUp scissors
2. Five places I have traveled to most recently:Phoenix,Arizona..Adirondack Mountains..Longwood Gardens,PA...Jerome Arizona....Sedonia Az
3. Five things I watch on TV: Survivors,House,Carol Duval,Discovery,Channel and American Movie Channel
4. Five foods I can’t stand:asparagus,mashed potatoes,ginger snap cookies,Salmon,Red Meat
5. Five reasons to visit iScrap! inspiration,challenges,the people,contests and resource Section.

Monday, January 7, 2008

A New Crafty Year


Back from a whirlwind Holiday!
Lot's of fun and sharing of old memories and the making of new ones!
Looking forward to a new year of creating and sharing!
Excited to have been picked up for my first time as a Creative Team Member for ScrappyCatsDesigns.
First LOs of the new year and as a CTM looking forward to my 3 month commitment to "ScrappyCatsDesigns"
Thanks for the Fantastic Kits Nancy!!
Products used
ScrappyCatsDesigns
to complete a Template Challenge hosted by iScrap.
What a fun and challenging template contributed by Melanie Colosimo
Thanks iScrap and Melanie for an excellent challenge!