Happy New Year!!!!!

Hello there all my blogger friends, Before I get to what I want to share I'm going to say to everyone have fun tonight but be safe!! Have a Happy New Year!!

Now I want to share with you a project that I've decided to partake in this coming year and I thought it fitting to share with you tonight because it's my New Years Resolution to actually begin AND finish this project.

If you are a photographer or a scrapper then I know you've heard of Project 12, Project 52 and or Project 365. For those of you who may not know what I'm talking about these are projects that can be done by anyone who owns a camera. These projects involve taking a photo every day, week or month of the year. Then if you choose to, scrap a layout using those photos.

I've started a project 365 back in 2009 but didn't finish. I've also tried again in the beginning of 2010 and sadly I didn't finish that one either. I think it's the whole photo every single day that got me.

This year I've decided to try a Project 52. I can easily take a photo every week and scrap that photo! Call me crazy but I'm actually doing two separate project 52's this year (2011). One for the family using prompts shared on the eNkay designs blog and one is for Project: Love, Me (an all about me album) to share with my family and generations to come.

You can learn more about both of these projects by visiting the blog links for each of them. As always the links are in the sidebar --------->

I have for you tonight, two of the pages I've created for Project: Love, Me using the iDream bundle designed by SuzyQ Scraps and Ziggle Designs both of Scrap Orchard.

The first page was created based on the Pre Prompt: Why are you partaking in Project: Love, Me.

The second page was created based on the Week 1 prompt: Dreams-more specifically what is my biggest dream right now at this point in my life.


Next I'm going to share with you the photo for Week 1's prompt: Silliness from over on eNkay's blog. I chose this photo:

Yes that's me LOL, my son William got a Mr Potato Head for Christmas and my daughter Nicole and I decided to play around with him while Billy was napping, it was a blast too.
I'm going to scrap this photo tomorrow using the new 365 collection by eNkay Designs which I just purchased earlier tonight over at SugarHillCo. Here's a preview:

Cute right? I know!! It comes with this super cute alpha (included in the You Make Me Smile mega kit):

I also had to pick up the 365 collection neutrals that match:

Come back soon for my layout using this collection and that sillylicious photo!!

In other "NEWS" I want to share with you the kit that Victoria just released at all 3 of her shops on Dec. 31st: it's called Renewed and it's one of my faves to date.

and here's my layout using this gorgeous kit:

That was my senior high school pic from 1998. I can't believe that it's been almost 12 1/2 years since I graduated high school.

Well that's it for tonight..er..early this morning. But be sure to stop by later today when I'll have for you my silliness layout as well as a coouple other newbies from Victoria that will be releasing around digi land today January 1, 2011! Wow, gonna have to get used to that,lol.

Until then Happy Scrapping and talk to yo later!!
-Kristi

For Today 12/18/2010 and a SALE!!

First things first I want to share with you the goings on for today December 18, 2010.

outside my window...it's cccCCCOOOOLLLLLD and icy, snowy and did I say COLD?? (-6 degrees right now)!!
i am thankful for...having a darling daughter who likes to help wrap Christmas prezzies so I don't have to do it all by myself, LOL
i am wearing...blue jeans and my brand new Scrap Orchard t shirt (it arrived in the mail just the other day)!
noticing that...the days seem to be getting shorter, but aren't they actually longer?? I dunno.
i am still reading...not reading anything at the moment, taking a reading vacation til the stress of everyday life calms down because I can't concentrate on the words typed on the pages.
on my mind...SO MUCH I don't even know where to begin, where to end or anything in between.
pondering these words... in SuzyQ Scraps' newsletter earlier this week was a quote by Helen Keller and I just can't get it out of my head so I'm sharing it here with you all.
When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
-Helen Keller
around the house...noisy kids playing in their rooms, but I love that sound!!
from the kitchen...
one of my favorite things...Mmm stuffed cheesey bread from Little Ceasars. Don't much like their pizza but the stuffed cheese bread is scrumptious!!
i'm creating...lots and lots of scrap layouts who knows maybe I'm working on a new freebie kit for you all too.
a few plans for the rest of the week...enjoying the Christmas break my kids have off from school til after the new year.
from my canvas/lens...I'll share some of my recent Lo's with yas.

My maternal grandmother (1955) Created using the kit Fortune Pandas by Ziggle with a template from the Peek a boo template pack also by Ziggle.

My BFFs son and daughter (2010) Created using the SugarHillCo. collab kit Sweet Memories.

Not sure if I've already shared this page or not but I LOVE this photo of my step daughter Cheyanna (2009) Created using the kit For All You Are by Dydyge.

My son William (2010) Created using the kit Jingle Joy by Miss Tiina with a template by Farha (Fliffy).

Love this photo of my daughter Alexandra while sledding (Jan. 2010) created using the Scrap Orchard collab kit Baby It's Cold Outside.


***SALE***SALE***SALE***SALE***SALE***

Now come on who doesn't love a sale?? I know I LOVE a good sale and Terese of t for me designs has a sweet sale going on over at SugarHillCo from Dec. 17, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2010. Here Check out the ad then head on over and start shopping!!

'Tis the Season...

...is a brand new kit by Sunflowers Studio and it's available TODAY over at Polka Dot Plum. This Christmas kit is packed full of radiant reds and gorgeous greens and some beautiful blues too. It's perfect to scrap all those Christmas photos you have taken and/or will be taking in just a lil over a week (10 days to be exact ;)) but it's also a great kit to scrap photos of the family decorating the tree, hanging the stockings or even stringing lights up outdoors, or in my daughters case putting lil bulbs on the bushes out front of our house,lol.
I bet you are excited to see this kit huh?? Well alrighty then, here is 'Tis the Season by Sunflowers Studio Designs:

and as always here's a little inspiration from me:

hehee, it's my son William checking out the bulbs that his older sister put on those bushes I referred to earlier.
Head on over to the Sunflowers Studio blog (http://www.sunflowersstudio.com/blog/) to see what the other ct ladies did with this awesome kit. Then make sure to head on over to Polka Dot Plum and pick up your own and scrap some gorgeous layouts for us all to ooh and aah over.

Happy Scrapping and TTYL
-Kristi

Holly Jolly Holiday and a Sneak Peek!

Hello again my friends and welcome back to my blog. I have here to share with you today a brand new kit by Victoria Feemster and a win it before you can buy it sneak peek for SuzyQ Scraps' new collection! But first a shout out to my baby girl, my daughter Alexandra who is 10 years old today!!
Here's Holly Jolly Holiday by Victoria Feemster!

You can pick this up over @ Scrapbook Bytes (link in sidebar----->)
Here's a couple layouts by me:


I love this Christmas kit, so whimsy and fun!!

Now on to the giveaway...SuzyQ Scraps is almost finished celebrating her design-iversery/Birthday party over on her blog (http://suzyqscraps.com/blog/) and to wrap up the party she's giving away her new not yet released collection to one lucky fan!! Here's a sneak peek:

Head on over to her blog to find out the details on how you can win this awesome collection!!

Happy Scrapping and TTYL!

100th Blog Post!!! Must Read!!

Hello friends and welcome back! I hope you are all having as good a day as I am. Today is very busy for me and the family because we are celebrating my daughter's 10th birthday this afternoon. I can't believe she's already going to be 10, where has all the time gone?!! It seems like just yesterday she was just 2 weeks old and learning to hold her own head up.

and now she's turning into this gorgeous young lady who is so much like me when I was her age. I love it, and I love her so much!! Happy Birthday Alexandra I love you baby girl (you'll always be my baby girl no matter how old you are)!


I have here today (for my 100th post) two BRAND NEW kits to share with you. The first is by Victoria Feemster and it's called Holiday Wish. Take a look at this beauty:

And a lil inspiration from me to share with you too:

I love this kit, it's a gorgeous holiday season kit. FYI: the photo I used is a pic of my momma and her brother in 1957, she was only 10mos. old. I thought it was perfect to scrap with this new kit. You can pick this kit up at Gotta Pixel for a few days for only $1.00 per pack! There are 4 packs to this kit: a paper pack, element pack, alpha pack and word bit pack. You can't beat a price like $4.00 for this awesome kit. Hurry on over to Gotta Pixel and pick it up today! (Link in sidebar------>)

In dedication to my baby girls birthday I have something special to share with you and I am OH SO HAPPY and EXCITED to be sharing it with you all. First here's a lil something for you to peek at:

It's a photo of my baby girl Alexandra and this kit is full of her favorite colors purple and violet!
This is Winters Here the kit and it's got 8 papers- 4 textured solids and 4 patterned papers and more than 30 elements!! Here's a lil preview for you all:

Want to know where you can pick this kit up??
Well you can pick it up RIGHT HERE ON THE BLOG!!!
Winters Here is my FIRST full kit and I am giving it to you for FREE!!! Just grab the kit by using the links here. (Copy and paste to get to the d/l page).
patterned papers: http://www.box.net/shared/t0lfijb1h8
solid papers: http://www.box.net/shared/tlcnp9sn00
element pack 1: http://www.box.net/shared/msmk5lm5ga
element pack 2: http://www.box.net/shared/hrfa40ucvb
goodies: http://www.box.net/shared/pevm5ltfjg

Have a safe and fun weekend and if you grab this kit and you scrap a page using it please leave a comment with a link so I can leave some love for you.

Happy Scrapping & TTYL!!
-Kristi

It's Friday!!!

And you know what that means...Someones got a NEW RELEASE to share with you all and that someone is Terese of t for me designs!!!
Terese has a brand new mini kit that just hit the store shelves this morning. It's a yummy lil kit called Gingerbread and Hot Chocolate and I love the scrumptilicious creams and browns of this kit! It was perfect to scrap those photos of my children drinking hot cocoa with whip cream and making gingerbread santa sleighs that we had fun doing the other night. Bet ya can't wait to see the kit huh?? Well here's a preview for you:

and here's a lil inspiration by me:


So hurry on over to SugarHillCo. (Link in sidebar----->) to grab this delicious kit AND for a limited time you can pick this up on sale but that's not all if you head on over to the t for me blog (link also in sidebar) you can save even more $$ for Terese's Day 10 blog Christmas advent event! How cool is that?!! But that's not even all!! For every purchase made in t for me's SugarHillCo. shop you will be entered into a drawing to win a $5.00 gift certificate to her shop!! You better hurry though because this chance won't last forever it ends next week Thursday on the 16th. WOO HOO!! So much awesomeness!!


***In Other News***
If you didn't win Suzy's new christmas kit on Wednesday have no fear because she has a new bundle coming out that you can have the chance to win before it's released! Here's a preview of the new Not yet released Laugh the Rainbow alphas bundle:

geesh, with 14 different alphas in this bundle there's surely one to match all your layouts!! Just head on over to Suzy's blog (link in sidebar----->) to get the details on what you have to do to try to win it!


Be sure to stop by tomorrow when I'll have another preview for you from Victoria Feemster Designs, another inspirational layout to share and maybe even a freebie by me (to celebrate my 100th post on my blog!!)

Til then Happy Scrapping and TTYL!
-Kristi

**NEW KIT & CHANCE TO WIN**

Hello and welcome friends! Just a quick note here tonight to let you all in on a lil secret, well it's not really a secret because tons of people know already..wanna know too??? LOL, ok, OK I'll tell you...SuzyQ has a new Christmas kit releasing very soon at Scrap orchard!! It's so fun, festive, whimsical and just Fantastical!!! Don't believe me, See for yourself here!

Wanna know a lil something else, if you hop on over to Suzy's blog: http://suzyqscraps.com/blog/ (clickable link in sidebar as always) you can have a chance at winning this kit (better yet more like 4)!! Hurry you better not walk...RUN!! lol

Now on to other things.... make sure to head on over to SugarHillCo. Friday (12/10) because Terese of t for me designs has a very Yummylicious kit releasing perfect for scrapping those delicious photos of you and your family sipping steaming cups of cocoa and eating yummy cookies ;)

Also, Victoria Feemster has a new Christmas kit coming out on the 11th over @ Gotta Pixel.

...AND...Sunflowers Studio has another gorgeous holiday collection coming next week Wednesday!!

that's it for the digi world news...here's my daybook posting...

For Today 12-8-2010

Outside my window...darkness (it's 8:48pm)

I am thinking...about how proud of myself I am that I got caught up on some reading, cleaning, work AND still had time to fit in ALL my CT requirements!!

I am thankful for...having an understanding husband who is helping with the kids so I can work a lil and also play a lil too.

From the kitchen...tonight we ate homemade beef stew.

I am wearing...sweatpants and my adidas hoodie (gotta stay warm & cozy)

I am creating...challenge layouts!!

I am going...to watch some LOST with Shaun after this post (we are finally on Season 3)!

I am reading...promise I'm almost finished with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,lol

I am hoping...that my step son Ethan will be alright and better soon, his mom called and said he has the measles. (aww my poor buddy boy, momma Kristi loves you E-butt)!

I am hearing...lol, my nephew begging my husband to borrow one of his "nice" shirts for school tomorrow.

Around the house...all the kids are getting settled down and ready for bed.

One of my favorite things...making gingerbread houses and drinking hot cocoa with whip cream with the family!

A few plans for the rest of the week:finish the planning for my dd's 10th birthday party coming up on the 13th.

Pondering these words: The future is no more uncertain than the present.
- Walt Whitman

From my canvas/lens:


(My lil monkey {my nephew Hezakiah} is getting bigger...see)



(Mmmm...drinking hot cocoa w/ whipped topping while making gingerbread sleighs)

(Nikki decided to put Christmas bulbs on the tree outside when we put up the lights and other decorations,lol)

Wow, that seems like a lot of talking or typing ;) tonight,lol.
Happy Scrapping and TTYL!

-Kristi

Finally : )

Yay, I am Super duper excited this morning because I finally get to spill the beans about my new CT!! Yep, that's right folks I just made my 3rd CT, and you know what's more awesome out of the 3 I only applied for 1, the other 2 came to me and asked me to join their teams! That makes me feel SO good, especially since the self confidence has been a lil low lately (too personal to talk about on here though). So who is the third designer whose creative team I have the pleasure of joining?!? Well it's none other than Terese of t for me designs!! Yeppers and I'm so excited, I mean check out some of these beautiful kits and my layouts using them by Terese of t for me designs...
This is Everyday Magic:


I also used a template from the template pack Add a Little Extra-Rectangular Edition:

Love those templates and that kit. Here's another one of my favorite kits by Terese, here is Christmas Star and it was just released last week over at SugarHillCo. (which is where you can find ALL of t for me designs' products-for now she is EXCLUSIVE to SugarHillCo.!) Without further ado here is Christmas Star and as always a lil inspiration from me:


I also used a word art (recolored of course) from Terese's word art pack Winter Season Stickers:

Wow, absolutely gorgeous right?!? I know how about another preview of another awesome kit?? Okie dokie here is a mini kit called Quick Click (love the red and blue together with the doodle type ellies)!



Wow, I have been a busy lil bee lately for sure!!
I have to get going for now but definitely be sure to come by later in the week (like say THURSDAY when I'll have a new release by t for me designs as well as another "delicious" layout to share with you!!
Til then Happy Scrapping and TTYL!

-Kristi

For Today (more like tonight) 12/5/2010

Outside my window...It is very dark outside, all I see is the Christmas lights on the homes and porches around the neighborhood.

I am thinking...I'm kinda glad the weekend is over and I'll leave it at that,lol.

I am thankful for...having a blog to share just what I want to share so not to keep it all bottled up inside but yet not reveal too much.

From the kitchen...tonight was left over night so we had our choices between chicken, Chinese food, or pizza hut.

I am wearing...sweatpants and a tank top with my old navy hoodie (getting ready for bed)

I am creating...nothing but this blog post at the moment.

I am going...to go to sleep as soon as this post is finished, I'm very tired tonight.

I am reading...same as before

I am hoping...that my family and I don't get sick with the flu. (my sister came by for a visit earlier and then called to tell us that her youngest is sick with the flu).

I am hearing...commercials from the big screen television in the family room.

Around the house...the family just relaxing together watching television and chatting and laughing together. (I love nights like this)!!

One of my favorite things...see above answer! :)

A few plans for the rest of the week:create some homemade digi scrap Christmas cards to send to family & friends this holiday season.

Quote of the day:“Knowledge is not necessarily wisdom.”
-proverb

From my canvas/lens:nothing tonight, will share soon though..promise ;)

Lost my "mojo"

Wow, I'm doing good this past week or 2 actually...I'm completely finished with all my CT stuff for the month already (well the stuff I can do for now). So all I have left to do is play for now, which is awesome don't get me wrong but for some reason I have no inspiration, my creative juices have stopped flowing, no scrapping mojo. So when we have no mojo and need to find some inspiration what are some things to do to get those creative juices flowing again? Well I'll share with you some of the things that I do.

First there are plenty of galleries you can go to to find some inspiration, some of my favorites are:
Digiscrap Addicts, Digishop Talk, and My Scrapbook Art, and all my favorite store galleries as well, Scrap Orchard, SugarHill Co., Polkadot Plum, Gotta Pixel and Scrapbook-Bytes. See Links in side bar -------->

Another thing I like to do to get back some mojo is participate in challenges. All over digi land there are challenges. Just go to your favorite forum to find challenges, the bonus to challenges is that sometimes you get great discounts from your fave designers and sometimes you'll even get freebies!! (Like over at SugarHillCo. every month Victoria Feemster hosts a color challenge where she gives a color palette that everyone can use to scrap a page with and she always has a gorgeous kit that you can use (plus there's a discount coupon to purchase the featrued kit) AND she also gives away a mini kit that matches (how awesome is that)?!!

There are also a few places out there in digi land where you don't have to join a forum. Two of my favorite places are the Digi Dares dot com and How Much Is Too Much dot com. I don't always play to win, sometimes I just go to get the inspiration to scrap a page for myself,lol.

The last thing that you can do to help gain a lil mojo is to use templates and there is a wealth of free templates out there. Again look around your favorite forums and shops, many times there will be a freebie template to try out with a new kit or new template pack. I love using templates, I purchase a lot of them (the best thing about templates is you can use them over and over again) HOW? Because they come in png files or a layered psd file so you can always switch the pieces around, add to or subtract from!!

As always ALL Links are in side bar -------->

Ok, now that I shared some helpful tips with you lets get on with my Simple Woman's Daybook entry.

FOR TODAY (12/2/2010)

Outside my window...SNOW, lots and lots of snow
I am thinking...I don't really like the snow, I mean it's pretty but it's wet and very cold.
I am thankful for...hoddies, gloves and long, thick socks,lol
From the kitchen...hmm had nachos for lunch but not sure what dinner will bring to the table
I am wearing...comfy blue jeans, a black t shirt with my adidas hoodie, and my fluffy slippers to keep my toesies nice and cozy.
I am creating...my christmas shopping list (I know I procrastinated big time this year)!
I am going...to start exercising more
I am reading...same as last time (still-but I'm almost finished and already have book 3 ready to start)
I am hoping...to finish my book tonight/tomorrow
I am hearing...Christmas music coming from the lil tree in the family room (yeah I have a mini prelit tree that's also musical)!
Around the house...lots of christmas decorations (care of my children)
One of my favorite things...cooking big dinners for the family
A few plans for the rest of the week:hmm nothing planned at the moment
Quote of the day:“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful
lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with
the knowledge that you are never alone.”
-Audrey Hepburn
From my canvas/lens:

Me and my husband Shaun. Created using the kit Thanks by t for me designs.

My nephew Jonas. Created using the kit Quick Click by t for me designs.

Created using the kit Stay at Home by t for me designs.

My baby boy (who's no longer a baby,lol) created using the kit Everyday Magic by t for me designs.

Snow Baby

Good morning everybody. I'm back to announce the release of Victoria Feemster's new kit Snow Baby. It's perfect for scrapping all those lil snow babies in our lives.

This kit is available @ Gotta Pixel, Scrapbook-Bytes and SugarHillCo. Be sure to stop by the SugarHillCo. forum tomorrow 12/1 and check out the color challenge with the one and only Victoria Feemster herself as she hosts the new challenge with a discount coupon to get the new Snow Baby kit and score yourself the matching mini for FREE!!
Check out the pages I created using both the full and the mini Snow Baby kits...
(Here's using just the Full kit)

(Here's using just the Mini)

(Using BOTH the full and mini kits)


Be sure to head on over to any of VFD's shops to pick up this gorgeous new kit.

Happy Scrapping and TTYL!