Yukky Weather, but then it is January in Texas

My least favorite month of the year is January, trees are bare, grass is brown (or in the case when my son lives in Oklahoma, blonde), skys look like they were painted with lead colored paint, just a very depressing time of the year. Of course, that will soon change, and before we know it it will be June and then we will be griping about the heat.

The birds are already looking for their spring and summer dwellings, so the birdhouses are getting a real checking out. Early Sunday morning, though it was cold, the birds were fighting over which house is the best, or do the old tenants get to have it again this year. It is funny, since I am sure that some of the argueing was being done by the babies from last year, trying to take over the house that was their home. I love it when all the houses are full, getting to watch the bbies learn to fly is such a joy to behold. Ihave some new houses to put up, if it ever gets dry enough to get out into the yard. One of them fits on my window, so we can watch the progress of the nest up close and personal.

On to other things. Today I made another kit for a color challenge. This one is for Color Line Designs , instead of doing a layout I asked for and received permission to make and share a kit using their color palette. The kit has 16 papers and 16 elements. I created this little kit using items from the following people or stores, MooTwoDesigns (paper overlays), Tina Williams (paper overlay), ScrappingmyBunsoff (paper overlays), and The Ephemeral Victorian (lace, frames, flowers and ribbons). All products were either bought by me or were freely given by the designer.

Here are the links to download. As usual I ask that you leave a comment either here or on 4shared and that if you feel you need to share this kit please pass on my my Blog address not the links. If you make a layout with one of my kits I would be honored to show it off here, so send me a note at the address you can find in my profile.

http://www.4shared.com/file/35836627/ab0a86c3/CLD_Jan_ColorChallenge_kit_papers_1.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/35837312/4e3a8401/CLD_Jan_ColorChallenge_kit_papers_2.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/35837771/8660dae1/CLD_Jan_ColorChallenge_kit_elements.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/35838246/6d81ce3c/CLD_Jan_ColorChallenge_kit_elements_2.html

Till next time, be kind to the little creatures of this world. It is also hard for them to make it through this cold, miserable weather, so some seeds, fresh water and a place to get out of the wind/rain/snow is a big help to them and to US.

Lois

New Goodies from BooLand Designs

We have busy little beavers working on the splendid new Birthstone series of kits from none other than BooLand Designs. These kits are done in the colors that represent the birthstones of the months and some other colors that work wonderfully with the birthstone colors. They are in 2 different stores Stone Accent Studio and at Do It Digi and there is a freebie sampler for each kit on Boo's Blog. BTW... These are my Great Neices and my Grand daughter, taken while they were playing Fashion Model.

Here is what they look like and a LO I made using each of them;

Amethyst

I used
template_01_by_zauberbaumfee for this one

Aquamarine

I used
Moriginals Template No 011 For this one.
Garnet

I used Templates-N-More Template T75 for this LO and

you can find her templates at Do It Digi. I am also a CT for her.

So this is the Birthstone kits and after having worked with them today I can tell you they are a joy!!! So bright and varied, sure was a delightful way to spend this gloomy day.

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Nice LO to share

I had a very nice email waiting for me tonight and it was such a cute LO using one of my kits. It is my FIRST LO done with one of my freebies and it made me feel all warm and fuzzy.

Thank you Shae for taking the time to hunt down my email addy so you could send it to me. I am going to add it to my profile so if there is anyone else that wants to send me something they can.

Here is the LO showing off her very cute Pocket Puppy;

I want a puppy like this one...LOL Oh wait, I have a dog and a cat, so guess I cannot have another one....:)

Lois

'Nuther Color Challenge and 'Nuther freebie

My boss lady, Boo, from BooLand Designs, is hosting the color challenge at Stone Accents Studio and of course I had to give it a whirl. It turned out ok I guess, but I thought I would share it and hopefully some of you will like it enough to use it. If you do, please send it to me and I'll be sure to post it here on my blog.

Here is the preview

Here are the download links;
http://www.4shared.com/file/34171085/5249b7d2/SASy_Jan_Color_challenge_elements.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/34171467/25cd53ac/SAS-y_Jan_Color_challenge_papers.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/34171897/ab4fb607/SASy_Jan_Color_challenge_papers_2.html

Enjoy!!!!

Lois

New year and new FREEBIES!!!

Here it is January 2008, and I am still moping around. Really do hate this time of year, all gloomy and the greens are pretty much gond, both the ones in Nature and the folding kind, too...LOL

I have been busy at the computer though, since it is too messy to do much else, and I made a couple of Color Challenge kits. One for DSO and one for Hummie'sWorld . While making kits is fun, I can tell you I really have no desire to make them to sell, even if I am good at it. It really is hard work and time consuming, so be sure to thank the folks that do make kits either for sale or as freebies, for all their hard work. I also want to thanks all the fine folks that make, share and sell, the items we can use to make elements. The fine Ladies that share at The Ephemeral Victorian makes some wonderful things for we freebie makes to use. Tina Williams Designs always has some great commercial use items as does the group at MooTwo Designs . I usually try to buy the grab bags when they have commericial bags on sale.

Now on the goodies!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the one I made for DSO

You can download it here and please remember to LEAVE ME SOME SUGARS....

http://www.4shared.com/file/33923621/e05b1ceb/DSO_Jan_color---elements.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/33923787/f2153b63/DSO_Jan_color---papers.html

Here is the one for Hummie'sWorld

I guess you just have be from the South to know that SUGARS is the same as Loving...LOL

Here are the download links

http://www.4shared.com/file/33924051/3640ce27/HummiesWorld_Jan_Color-elements.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/33924235/64f379d6/HummiesWorld_Jan_Color-papers.html

Hope you have a great Weekend and that the weather where you are is perfect!!

Lois

Oh what a past few days!

First I get chosen as a CT for BooLand Designs and for TemplatesnMore, and before I can even get my feet wet and learn the ropes for each of these nice ladies, I have to go AWOL from scrapping. Early last Saturday morning, I got a phone call from my Niece, telling me that my Step-Mother had passed away.

Though we had expected it, never can you be ready for it. She was only 69, which in only 7 years older than me. We raised our kids together, her two youngest and my oldest were only 1 year apart, so it was almost like having triplettes. What one didn't think of the other two would. So our relationship wasn't Mother and Daughter, more like sisters or girlfriends. So losing her was the last of the 'older' generation in my life and has been very hard.

Hopefully I'll get some new layouts made and will be posting them here for the world to see...LOL

Trish from Templates and More, really makes some beautiful templates and Boo from BooLand Designs has designed some really pretty kits (I'll be putting in links as soon as I get that figured out). Oh and I would love to show off my CT blinkies, but haven't gotten that figured out either, I have to stop blaming being old on why it is hard for me and just learn to do it....

Well enough for tonight, see you all soon,

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