May 09 DSO color challenge papers

Just a quicky tonight. Here are the papers I made for KimB's color challenge at DSO (click here to download). It is 15 papers thought I might actually get around to making some elements but the 'mojo' for that is LONG gone I think.

Lots going on around here, just still trying to get my thoughts all gathered up. Our oldest son announced Friday night, he and his family are thinking seriously about moving to Tulsa OK, of course that means we would move also. Cannot live without the kids you know... Not a real good time to be considering a move like that, but if they move so will we, it would just take us longer since we have our house to sell among other things. I love the Tulsa area so moving there isn't a problem for me, since our other son already lives up there, just such a pain to have to get ready for that kind of move. The fact that hubby and I both are such pack rats, there will have to be LOTS of sorting and filling trash bags, trips to the recycle bin and to make donations at the Salvation Army, but it can be done if we work on it everyday. Heck it is something we should be doing anyway...LOL

Ok will try to post again soon,

Lois

BOO's Back and hosting the SAS-y Color Challenge

Well well, we thought she was gone for good this time, but alas she swam upstream through all the PC problems and made her way back to the Digi-Scrapping World and we are certainly glad about that. She came back with a bang and I'll show you more about that later plus will also show it on the Boo's Blossoms Blog which I promise to UPDATE today.

Here is the color swatch she choose for May

And here are the papers I made using them.

You can either click on the preview or HERE to download. If you like these colors you really should check out the other beautiful kits that have been designed and offered at Stone Accents Studio in The Color Challenge Gallery

There are some really outstanding layouts and Free kits there.

On the Homefront, hubby is almost over whatever kind of flu he had, but we are CERTAIN it wasn't the Swine Flu, had it before that Hoop-La started and he sure hasn't been to Mexico. We had a flood here in Alvin, on the 18th of April, I am not sure how many homes were flooded but there sure are many piles of wet carpet out for the trash pickup. Thankfully all of my family stayed HIG and DRY unless you needed to go to the store then you had to dodge high water all that Saturday. It certainly has been a strange Spring this year, first there was NO RAIN and then in a week or so we got close to 12 inches. Many areas of Houston got all theirs in one night, so it is now Mosquito time. At least up until the past couple of days it has been cool, but now I guess humidity and heat is with us until at least the end of September, BUT, I wouldn't trade the Upper Texas Gulf Coast for any other place in the world.

Ok off to start an update on the Blossom's Blog talk to y'all later.

Lois

I am so SORRY about the zip file for ADSD

SECOND TRY:

I had fooled with the compression setting on my Winzip program and it wouldn't open any files I created with those setting on older versions. I have reuploaded it using the correct setting (you can bet I'll never change them again...LOL) and have changed the links here on the blog. I hope you all will try it again, as these are my most favorite papers I have even made.


Yesterday I was so busy, I didn't even have time to check anything but this morning I found out my zip file for my part of the ADSD SPRING THINGS Blog Train was corrupt. I have redone it and it works this time. I am so sorry to all that downloaded it, it was weird that it didn't unzip for ANY of us, but it is fixed now. When I tried the orginal one I had made it wouldn't even unzip, before it went to 4shared, so it was a Lois GOOF not a problem with 4shared...:)

You can download it here

I checked it better this time. That is what I get for always rushing through things.

Thanks to those that let me know and I'll try to do better in the future.

Lois

ADSD 2009 APRIL Blog Train

Happy April's Fool Day!!!

Instead of a BAD joke/trick, the Folks at ADSD are giving you a SPRING THING Blog Train. Filled with beautiful Springy colored papers and elements. Just remember we come from all over the World, so if you start out really early, then some of the Gifts might not be posted yet. You can check back later and grab all of the 40+ Gifts. We enjoy making these Gifts for your scrapping pleasure, so if you do not mind, a little bit of LUV goes a long way in making our DAY!!!!

I only made papers, 22 of of them, all 12x12 and 300DPI. I love making papers and these colors were extra pretty, so I got a little carried away...LOL You can download them by SEEING NEXT POST

2009 APRIL Blog Train ADSD

Mags - http://magsgraphics.blogspot.com/

Mardesia -- http://craftersboutique.blogspot.com/

Willow Grace Designs - http://willowgracedesigns.blogspot./

Sight Designs - http://www.blind-sight.org/blog

Anne-Marie - http://a-mdigitaldesigns.blogspot.com/

Shel - http://shelbellescraps.blogspot.com/

Gina http://gina-moondancecreations.blogspot.com/

Linda - http://lindasdreamdesigns.blogspot.com/

Lisa - http://ronimasil.blogspot.com/

Lois AKA Ladye - http://scrappinwithladye.blogspot.com/

Melanie - http://88designs.blogspot.com/

Crystal aka sAmazed http://amazedscrapper.blogspot.com/

Jennifer - http://knittinjen.blogspot.com/

Penny - http://www.alliekatcreations.blogspot.com/

Digital Keepsakes - http://digital-keepsakes.blogspot.com/

JIC Creations - http://jiccreations.blogspot.com/

Dawne - http://desertbloomdesigns.blogspot.com/

by God's design http://digibygodsdesign.biz/

Foxy - http://foxyladycreation.blogspot.com/

Crystal - http://crystalcreationsbydesign.blogspot.com/

Jody - http://munchkynscraps.com/

Lynn - http://heavenlycrafts.blogspot.com/

Laura - http://mytreasuredscraps.blogspot.com/

Cre8: http://cre8iveformuladesign.net/blog/

Wendy & Sarah - http://kikkinkreations.blogspot.com/

Wendy - http://brokenjarcreations.com/blog

CandysTreasures - http://candystreasures.blogspot.com/

Anne http://mousee23.sosblog.com/index.htm

Zena - http://digitalscrapbooklove.blogspot.com/

Bonnie - http://bonniecarter.blogspot.com/

Gail - http://gails-space.blogspot.com/

BlueVelvet DeZigns - http://nutnbutdezigns.blogspot.com/

Aubrey's Mom- http://scrappinbyaubreysmom.blogspot.com/

Jen - http://www.scrappingwithjen.blogspot.com/

TMA Designs by Lynn - http://themathematiciansassistant.com/

Beckmoore ~ http://beckmoorescrapalittle.blogspot.com/

EmCeeScraps http://emceescraps.blogspot.com/

ScrapperGirl Designs - http://scrappergirldesigns.blogspot.com/

Liz - http://grungeandroses.blogspot.com/

Brandi White - http://esnqueen.blogspot.com/

Morgaine Creations© http://morgainecreations-gone-scrappy.blogspot.com/

My Sweet Tater http://tatersplace-mjstitch.blogspot.com/

Designs By Mel - http://designsbymel.blogspot.com/

Lei - http://fairydustprincess-magicmaker.blogspot.com/

Judith - http://justanotherscrap.wordpress.com/

Donna - http://www.tootlebugz.com/

Lacson - http://www.bhebhethartzdesignz.blogspot.com/

Erika {aka PinkuPixie} - http://ppbits.blogspot.com/

Panda Bear Designs - http://www.pandabeardesigns.blogspot.com/

Catherine - http://cattscrapps.blogspot.com/

Thank you for visiting and be sure to mark you calendar for May 1st, so you can come back to see what we will have for you then.

Have a Safe and wonderful Day!

Lois

March Madness and a Freebie

Here it is March with all the great things that are going on, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, different smaller events in other towns to attend, but what do I do? I sit home and play on the computer...LOL

GD Brianna was in a One Act Play UIL (Universal Interscholastic League) Contest and her group won First Place for a play named 'Wiley and the Hairy Man' by Susan Zedar. The leading man/boy was won by Michael from her group and the All-star cast was alos won by her group and that included Brianna. SO I would say that they had a very great day for a bunch of 8th graders from Fairview Junior High, one of 5 in AISD Alvin Texas.

Plans are going forward for my youngest son's wedding. Liz has picked her colors and I actually have already bought my dress for it. It isn't until October but I didn't want to wait until the last moment. I found one the right color at a fantastic price, so jumped right on it, but now I have to make up my mind to buy new shoes, something besides tennies, and I hate shoe shopping. Oh well this is a long awaited event so I guess I had better start looking since it takes me forever to find a pair that fit right, have the right heel height and are right for the dress.

Hubby's make-over is going great. He had his left eye fixed in late January and now he is getting all his skin cancers removed. Now if only that perfect job would appear all would be good with him.

Mallory is growing so fast, seems like he will be really keeping us hopping when Spring finally gets here. He so loves to explore the back yard, but that means one of us has to be with him every minute, due to his BAD HABIT of tasting of everything and I do mean everything.

Ok I know you all want to see what I made for KimB's Color Challenge. This time I made only papers but there are 15 of them all at 12x12 @300DPI and here it is;

Download HERE

I just checked the Color Challenge Gallery at DSO and WOW there are some really great free kits there, if you downloaded all of them you would have a very pretty Mega kit.

Well I am off to grab another cuppa coffee so I will bid you a fond HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND,

Lois

Showing of my Friend's beautiful kit and a freebie

I do not know If I mentioned it or not, but I am on the Creative Team of Scrapbrat Designs. She makes very pretty what I call Girly Kits. Since I have one of each, in my Grandkids that is ok.

You can find this and other kits at Color Line Design or at DigiDesign Resort, I think you will find she does really pretty work.

Here is a layout I did using this kit, and it shows with just a little work you can make a layout that is not Valentines...LOL

It is called Bird of Paradise and here are the credits;
Scrapbrat Designs, Love Affair, Template by Jennifer at HawTMamaBlog, Liberate and DJB CINDAs, Eye Candy Impact Glass and Bevel

Now I promised you a freebie and here it is, a Quickpage using Love Affair by Scrapbrat Designs be sure to check her blog as there are a few that do not have blogs and she is hosting those.

You can either click on the preview or HERE to get your QP.

Enjoy!

Lois

Update on My Busy Life and a FREEBIE

Well it was a heck of a week. First a new President, then 2 Great Nephews born 12 hours apart. Youngest son got himself engaged to a Beautiful Lady on Thursday and then on Friday, Hubby had Catarac surgery, he is doing great and is loving being able to see again. And my family wonders why I prefer my computer to real life...LOL

Here is a layout I made using Just 4 Fun by Cindy Ritter and a very pretty template by Chris Greiser. It is called She said YES!!!! They both look so happy adn I am on cloud ( myself. She is perfect for him and the whole family is crazy about her. I also made a second layout with the same kit and a template by ChrissyW. It is just called The Ring.

Now on to the FREEBIE. It is a small kit (12 papers and 3 elements) I made for KimB's color challenge at DSO. I really loved the colors and plan to download all of the kits that others made, since there are so many of them and they are so beautiful.

Here is the download link or you can just click on the preview.

Hope you enjoy the kit, I know I had a blast making the papers, the preview not so much...LOL

Have a Good Night and try to say either warm or cool depending on where you live.

Lois

Long time no SEE!!! so here is a freebie

I must be the World's worst blogger, cannot believe it has been this long since I posted. I guess I just haven't gotten the Blog Habit down right yet, so I thought I would share a freebie I made for a non-existent Color Challenge, well it really did exist but it was for Jan 08 not Jan 09. It was the one at Stone Accents Studio, that is normally hosted by Boo of Booland Designs, but due to PC problems she hasn't posted the Jan 09 one yet.

 

After I had gotten it all made, packaged up and ready to post I realized it was the wrong one. I thought today I would share the one I made for the 08 challenge and then (for the only in my mind) Jan 09. I cannot believe how much I have learned over the past year. If you do not have the first one, together they should make a good sized kit. Preview of the 08 kit

Download links for 08 Elements , 08 Papers1 , 08 Papers 2

 

Now for the Jan 09 kit

Download link for Jan 09 kit

Now for a little update on what I have been doing. Babysitting Mallory of course but I have joined two new Designer's Creative teams. First it was Cindy Ritter and last Scrapbrat Designs, more about them later. I promise to post some of the layouts I have made with their kits, but will save that for another day.

So for now I bide you a fond Bye Bye,

Lois

It's November 1st and ADSD's After Dusk BLOG TRAIN is HERE

Another month and another gift from ADSDesigners. This time it is called After Dusk and 50+ designers have worked hard to give all a very nice kit. Here is my offering and the download link

 

Remember we are not all in the same Time Zone, so the links may note be up at the same time. If you visit a Blog and their links are not up yet, just come back later. All links will be active for a full MONTH.

Now you need to visit the following blogs to pick up the different parts that are on the BLOG TRAIN.....

                                                                

abyscraps by Sheila

Adele of Blind Sight Designs

Anne at Creative Dreams

Arvita's at Elam's Flights Of Fancy

Becky

Brooke at Ahhh Scrap

by God's design

Carolyn at Digi Cyber Scraps

CharmeDivaScrapz

Chiara at Creative Digital Scraps

Cindi @ vanjo designs

Cyndi, Wetfish Designs

Deanna at Flower Scraps

Deb AKA The ScrappinCop

Debbie at Digital Keepsakes

Diana at Sass n Scrap Designs

Erika {aka PinkuPixie}

Florrie

HeatherStokes ~ HSDesigns

jeanniebs designs

Julia at BeaconScrap

Julie aka Bits 'N' Bobs

Kathy Goldstein at The Scrap Loft

KittenScraps

Lady V dZine

Lei at Fairydustprincess-magicmaker

Linda's Dream Designs

YOU are HERE*****  Lois at ScrappinwithLadye *****

Lori at ScripityScrapDesigns

Lynn at Heavenly Crafts

lynnirene

Mags at MagsGraphics

Manda at Disaster In Designs

Marie at EmCee Scraps

melanie aka sweetasmel

Michelle @ Michelles-Angels

Michelle @ My Digital Fun Place

Missty @ Misstykal Designs

Monica at Random Inspirations

Nicole at Digi-Designs by Nicole

Oase

RachNess

Scraping with Jen

ScrappyShannon

Shabby Tagger

Shel at Shel Belle Scraps

Stacy at Kalo Designs

Sticky Kisses Scraps

Teri At Teris-Thing-O-My-Jigs

TerresaS

Wendi at Willow Grace Designs

WillowRaven at Purple Dragonfly Creations

 

Whew... Now I need a nap...LOL

BTW- All we ask in return for these goodies is a comment when you download. That is all the pay we need, a kind word or two goes a LONG way and it puts a smile on our faces....

Lois

Freebie and news

I'll start with the news, ok? Boo has her very own STORE it is called what else but BoolandDesigns. There are still a few bugs lurking around but as soon as she finds about one she makes sure to swat it in a hurry.

Wondering what this is all about? Well as we all know Boo loves to share goodies with us and for the Grand-Opening of the new store, she created a wonderful kit, Apple Orchard, as a Download a Day, and you can find it under Daily Downloads in teh new store.

I finally got a few minutes to make my entry into the SAS Oct color challenge. I even tried my hand at making a few elements.

You can download the ELEMENTS here

And here is where you get the PAPERS

I will return later with more pretties for all of you. There are at least a few more Color Challenges around I am sure....LOL

Take care and Remember no matter where you are, BE SAFE....

Lois

After Hurricane Ike and a Freebie

The storm as come and gone, but he left lots of hard work behind. My town, Alvin, Texas, looks like one of those SMART BOMBS went off, but instead of hurting people, it hurt the trees. We used to have huge old trees all over town, but now they are on their way to becoming mulch for our flower beds. better than what some other nearby communities are doing, they are burning the tree waste.

We were lucky only lost 3 trees, 1 at my Son's home and 2 at one of the rent houses. None of them did serious damage to the houses, so that is wonderful for us. A little later I'll try to share some of the photos I took of Alvin and the surrounding area. DIdn't take near as many as I usually would have taken, but just to be truthfull, I didn't have the patients to do it, nor the desire. I guess the stress of no power for 2 long weeks started soon after Ike passed past us.

Yesterday I thought I would try my hand at making a paper pack for the August SAS-Y Color Challenge and found out about half-way through, my computer had lost 1/2 of it's memory. So What should have taken an hour to do, took half a day but here it is, an after storm gift for you.

Download

Tomorrow is the last day of the month and we are busy as beavers, trying to restock the 'fridge and get all the FEMA papers work filled out. Then on Wednesday there will be BIG REVEAL over at the Boo's Blossoms Blog and at BooLandDesigns blog so make sure you do not miss it. I promise you will love the surprise.

Well I am off to do whatever I can find to do to keep me from having to clean house....LOL

Lois

Couple of things

As most everyone knows Stone Accents Studio is having their 1st Birthday Party and it is a great one with lots of special things going on. First off there are lots of new challenges just for the birthday. Then there is the new designer's contest going with some really lovely kits being created with themes in mind.

Also there is a SAS-Y Member Mega Kit being created mainly by the members, not just the designers are playing with this one. Below is my offering and I thought I would go ahead and post it here so if anyone wanted it they could grab it here or better still you could go to the SAS Gallery and see what all has been created. I know that both BoolandDesigns and Lara's Digi World will be making goodies to add to the stash and probably several of Boo's Blossoms will be also.

Click HERE to download

Now on to some other things!

I am now on the Creative Team for Lara's Digi World she also sells at SAS and at MyScrapShop, so I would like to show you one of her kits and a layout I made using it. It is called 'Backyard Playground' and can be found at either store. A very cute Freebie can also be found in the stores

Here is a layout I made using that kit and for the Journaling Challenge at ColorLineDesigns . I love to do challenges using the kits provided by the designers I work with gives them more layouts and more cyber advertising...LOL That cute, curly-haired kid is Mallory, my almost 2 year old grandson.

Next time I HOPE to have more news on the big secret Boo has going on but if not I'll at least tell you about the other Creative teams I am on. IF I ever get it figured out how to add blinkies I will do that, because I am humbled that others think my work is good enough for them to use it to show off their kits.

That's all for now, have to go see if there is any new updates on where that nasty storm called IKE will be hitting the Texas Gulf Coast.

Lois

New Gift for you

I so much enjoyed making the papers for the Cornucopia of Colors I thought I might try it again for the SAS Sept Color Challenge hosted by none other than my Friend and Booslady Boo Silva of BoolandDesigns. It is just 12 papers done in the colors that Boo choose this month.

You can either click on the preview or HERE for the download.

I have a few other things I have made and will try to remember to offer them another day...LOL

It has been an interesting time for my family, we keep watching and waiting for the storms to arrive, but thankful they have missed us so far. Living halfway between Houston and Galveston has it's pluses for sure, but come Hurricane Season we all cringe. I know that sometime in the future it will be our time again, since the last one was in 1983 and was a cat3, which did lots of damage around where I live but I do not think it was as bad as some of the Tropical storms we have had since, damage wise that is. Since we are so flat the area tends to flood when we get a ton of rain, and usually it is either feast or famine with rain, so we keep the boots handy so IF we need to wade water at least our feet will be dry.LOL

Till next time,

Lois

Little Boys and the Outdoors

My Grandson, Mallory, loves to be outside, big problem there is he has to taste of everything he finds. Almost every photo I have of him he has something in his hand on the way to his mouth, or it is already there...LOL Also the mosquitoes, that we are so famous for, think he is the sweetest dessert in town, regardless of which repellent I use, so outside time is very limited. When he is outside I try to grab as many photos as possible to scrap.

Now that brings me to another reason for this post. As you know I have been trying to make Freebies using that great Backyard Playground by the designers at ADSD and today I have a QP for you all. I made a layout featuring Mallory and thought why not also make it a QP for you all.

Here is the layout and below that will be a preview of the QP and the link

With just a tiny bit of changing here is the QP.

Download HERE

Well now I am off to start on my next project, hope everyone has a wonderful day and a very safe weekend,

Lois

July and it is HOT plus a Freebie

Well the Mid-summer heat is with us, and of course down here on the Gulf Coast we have to worry about Hurricanes. Thankfully they are rare, but right now Hurricane Dolly is giving us a much needed cool day with a little rain thrown in. It is my hope that the folks that are in the 'Eye of Dolly' are not in any serious danger. I am sure the farmers in the Texas Valley are looking forward to the rain, but not the winds. There are so many areas in the state that have had little or no rain all year, that this will be a God Send for them.

In June I went to Portland Oregon to meet up with some long time friends, and did we ever have a great time. As usual I packed enough clothes for a month, but with the weather differences I had no idea what I would need. First day we needed a jacket, the next was very balmy, Saturday was downright HOT. Then on Sunday, one of the girls and I drove down to see the Coast, and no one thought to tell us it would be COLD down there and we almost froze our rears off, but it was well worth the cold and the long drive. I got some wonderful photos and had a blast playing catch-up with old friends, so hot or cold, it was well worth the money and time.

I was so bored yesterday, I had to find something to fill the day and I thought why not make a freebie. I belong to a group of Aspiring Designers (you can find out more about them HERE )and each month they put together a wonderful collab kit. Let me tell you it is HUGE and though there is always a theme, the kit is very diverse. July's kit was called Backyard Playground and it has so many elements and papers you could scrap the whole summer just using that kit. Anyway, before I get too carried away talking about the kit, let me say I used items from that kit to make 6 Bragbook Pages and that is my freebie for today. There are lots of beautiful BB pages out there but most are a little too 'girly' for those rough and tumble Boys in our lives, so that is the direction I took. Here is the preview you can either click on the preview or there is a download link below.

Download HERE

Hopefully some of you can use these, I know I'll be adding photos to them soon of that little Rascal in our family, Mallory.

As August nears the girls at ADSD are working on a new kit, with a Zoo theme and come August 1st, there will be another Blog train to get all the parts to it. There will be a list on the different blogs of the Designers that have goodies for everyone and it will be posted early on the August 1, so be sure to check for it. I have seen some of the previews and again I am totally blown away by all the great things these ladies are creating for the Digi-Scrapping community.

Well it is time for another cup of coffee, so I think I'll say Bye for now,

Lois

Couple of things today and a freebie

My Friend Boo has a wonderful new kit in the store at Stone Accent Designs . It is dedicated to her Grandad and to honor what would have been his 100th birthday today. The name of the kit is GRANDAD. Nice purples and blues, with lots of very unusual papers. Oh and if you run over to her Blog you will find a very nice surprise. Boo is giving a gift a day for 100 days and that is not somethingyou find everyday.


She will also be giving this wonderful sampler, the links were not up earlier today but they are COMING soon!

As one of the Bloosoms, I had the chance to play with the kit and to make a couple of layouts using it. Thought I would show you what I did with the kit.

Credits:
BooLandDesigns_Grandad, Template1 bei Pixelninechen, Artists Script, Eye Candy 4000_Glass

Credits:BooLandDesigns_Grandad, THD_T60, DrumagStudioNF, Eye Candy 4000_Glass

I also broke down and did another Color Challenge kit. Papers are so easy to make for me, but man those elements really are hard. I really do not know what people want, so I just guess and hopefully I am right some of the time...LOL I put in some swirly things, maybe you all can use them.

Papers and Elements

Well that is all from me today, I do have some more layouts to show off but will save them for another day. I am about scrapped out for the day already.

Lois

Middle of the week already and a freebie

Man, this week is whizzing by. Hubby had to go to his heart DR yesterday for a stress test, but the news was WONDERFUL, no new heart damage from the heart attack he had in late November. Then the kids came for dinner last night, that is always fun.

I have been working on some bragbook pages for Brianna of her friends, using pictures she has taken at school. Now I usually scrap at 12x12 so making myself work with 6X4 has been a trip for me. I think she will like the kits I have chosen to use and I will post some of them as I get them finished. I will even share a few of them in .png format since I will be using my own freebie kits. That sure sounds odd, my own kits...LOL

Mentioning freebies I have another kit for you today. This one I did for KimB's Color challenge at DSO. After I had the preview made I realized I had told a fib on it, there are 14 papers not 12, so I guess you could call it a bonus...LOL

Papers

Elements

Well I must be off to finish some layouts for the kits I have for my CT duties. They have some really nice new kits over at Studio Style Designs and so does Tina Williams Designs. Tina has a wonderful series of kits called Faith Based Series and I think she is up to 11 or 12 of them. I have found them to work well for Heritage layouts. Boo has been keeping us busy with her surprise, you just never know what that girl will be haing us do next...LOL I can tell you this though on the 11th she will be showing it to you on her blog and maybe even on the Boo's Blossoms Blog .

Enjoy the kit and be sure to share your layouts with me so I can show them off here.

Lois

Monday, Monday and a couple of freebies

Well what a week this past week was. Do not know if it made the news in your part of the world, but it sure did here. All about how really totally stupid and mean people can be. I am talking about a young man (21 years old) and what he did to his 3 month old son.


On Tuesday Morning a couple walking in Galveston, found the body of a baby and it's carrier off the side of the road. The baby had died of blunt force trauma, but here is where it gets really morbid. The father of the child had stomped on the baby's head until he felt the skull crush and then like trash he threw it out on the the side of the road. Now it gets even more bizzare, he turned himself into the Philadelphia, PA police dept on Friday, saying he had done something bad in Texas. The police here had been looking for him locally since he only had 1/2 tank of gas and ten dollars.


How did he make it to PA, you might ask, well, this bad person, had stopped at churches and with a sad story had gotten them to give him money to travel on. How he could have the nerve to ask for help at churches after what he had done, is beyond me, but he did. It will now make it harder for those that really do need help to get it since he played the good people for suckers.


This is the second child that has been found thrown away in Galveston in the past few months. Neither one was from Galveston, the first was from Ohio via Houston and was named by the Galveston PD "Baby Grace". Her mother and step-father had killed her, placed her in a plastic storage box, and tossed her into the Bay. Some fishermen found the box and opened it and for the next month the PD tried hard to find who she was. Her Grandmother in Ohio saw the sketch and called the Galveston PD and the rest is history.

Soapbox time:::: Why if these people do not want these children, do they not give them away? Here in Texas, and I think most states, if you for wahever reason do not want your children, you can take them to the Police or Fire Station, or the local hospital and turn them over without any kind of legal action being taken against them. I know a couple that would have loved to have had either child, could have afforded to raise them right and would have been wonderful parents. They cannot adopt here in the States due to their age and her health, not anything terminal, just has to use a wheelchair to get around, but is classed as handicapped, so not eligable to adopt.


OK enough depressing things, so on to other stuff......

Did you all make it to the Boo's Blossoms Blog Grand Opening? Grab that wonderful kit? Boo was so nice to make it to share. I saw we had MANY comments and the LOs have started coming in, can hardly wait to see them posted. There will always be something going on there, challenges and some freebies from time to time. Speaking of freebies, here are a couple of kits I made for color challenges and thought I would pass them on to you all.


The first on was for the Color Challenge that Boo is hosting again this month at Stone Accents Studio where she also sells her beautiful kits (and she has a big surprise coming on the 11th of this month). Oh and if you check often at SAS you can end up with a very nice Mega Kit from all the kits made for the challenge.

Papers

Elements

Elements2

The second kit is also for a Color Challenge and at a store that Boo sells in, what a surprise...LOL The store is Color Line Designs and they have some really pretty things there. Here is that kit

Papers

Elements

Elements2

That all for now, see YA Later,
Lois

Monday Morning Quicky

Just wanted to post my last Freebie for the month. This one was created for the Color Challenge at The Scrappeing Garden, there are certainly some really pretty ones already there. Here is what the kit looks like, as usual I got a little carried away making papers...LOL
CREDITS:
Papers were created using PSP masks and template from Tina Williams, Frames from Tina, lace and ribbons from The Ephemeral Victorian and the bow from Scrapgirl.

and here are the download links, please leave me a comment either here or on 4shared.....

http://www.4shared.com/file/36021038/5b2f5f58/Jan_Color_Challenge_for_The_Scrapping_garden_papers.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/36021335/27d89dbc/Jan_Color_Challenge_for_The_Scrapping_garden_frames.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/36021913/f11adfdd/Jan_Color_Challenge_for_The_Scrapping_garden_elements.html

Later Y'all,

Lois

November finishes with a BANG!

What a way for month to finish!

Hubby had a heart attack, but with a new stent he is doing wonderful, feeling great. Doctor said he had very little damage to his heart and that is WONDERFUL! Wasn't given very many restrictions, but we are monitoring his vitals and blood sugar, just to be on the safe side.

Had to put our 16 year old cat to sleep, due to her failing health, and boy was that horrible. Would love to get a new kitten, but with other cat being so skittish and the dog wanting to chase cats, I just do not think it would work. Oh and the BOY would probably terrify the kitten, since he is at the wrong age to know how to be gentle with much of anything.

I have some new layouts completed and as soon as I have them online, I'll try to figure out how to get them posted here also. Having a blast doing my CT duties over at DXD, have really had some great kits to work with. I need to pick a new kit to work on at SSD but I hear that the December Mega kit is due out soon, so want to make sure I have plenty of time to create using it. I have been busy working on the challenges at DSO, if you haven't checked them out you really need to, there are some really interesting ones this month. I even created a small kit for the Color Challenge.


Created using commerical items from MooTwo, Forget-Me-Not, The Ephemeral Victorian, KimB. Program used PSP9

Here is the download link, and remember to not share the link, and PLEASE leave some kind words since I am a total newbie at this.

http://www.4shared.com/file/31053353/456fb51a/DSO_Dec_Color_Challenge_Kit.html

Oh, I got word today that I have been selected as one of the new CTs for BooLand Designs. Haven't gotten a kit there yet, but look forward to using her designs.

Well it is time for that second cup of coffee, so heres hoping your day is just plain old wonderful and that you have gotten the Holiday Spirit Bug and not the flu bug.

Ladye