Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Ok I am a little early US time, but needed to get this posted before I go over to Boo's Blossoms Blog. I can tell you there will some very nice goodies for you there. You may have to visit other blogs to get them but it will be well worth your time.



Your gift from me is 2 Alphas made using papers from Boo's Music man kit and it is on sale this weekend at Stone Accents Studio for 35% off, actually all her things are on sale for 35% off for Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4.

You can find it HERE

Download link for the Alphas HERE

This is a layout I made using the kit. It works so well with the colors the family was wearing that day. Even Boo hasn't seen it yet...LOL

Well gotta close for now and rush over to get all the goodies up on the Boo's Blossoms Blog I can tell you it will be a LONG post there.

Have a great time rushing all over looking for the NSD goodies, I know you will find some really nice things.

Lois

Cannot beleive it is already April

This month is going to be busy I can tell. The 19th is Brianna's Birthday and she will be 13, seems like only yesterday she was 3. She stay very busy and of course that means we stay busy, going to her sporting events and playing taxi driver.. I thought when your kids got grown, you were through with all those fun things, but I guess I was wrong.

Things are humming over at the Boo's Blossoms Blog . Our first competition starts today, PLUS BooLandDesigns has created some wonderful new kits. She even created one for each of the 15 Creative Team Members, using our favorite colors. She has several new kits and since I haven't gotten them yet, I cannot even show you the previews but will get thos doen soon.

I also am on the Creative Team for Tina Williams Designs, and she has a beautiful new kit in her Faith Based Series and it is GRACE. It is the 14th kit in that series. You can find the entire series here at her Store .

Most of the heritage pages I have done have been with Tina's kits, I find them to work wonderfully with the photos I wanted to scrap. I actually just finished 2 double page LOs and one single page with this kit. I had scanned a group of old pictures and in it was some of my BirthMother, also named Lois. The following pages are about her;

I never really had a chance to know Lois, though I am named for her. We lived in different
parts of Texas, and I only saw her once every few years. Created as CT for Tina Williams


CREDITS::Tina Williams, Faith Based Series-Grace, andreagold_dtemplate10sq_a, the King & Queen and Kayleigh






I have been told my Birth Mother had a wacky sense of humor and these old photos really show it. Both were taken in the 50's.Created as CT for Tina Williams and Templates-n-More, TrishH Designs.


CREDITS:: Tina Williams, Faith Based Series-Grace, THD_T11, Templates-n-More,
TrishH Designs, Jokerman LET and Scrap Cursive



In that same dayof scanning, I found these great pictures of my Niece Kelli, taken at my Dad's house in Cleveland Texas, way back in 1979.

Kelli is the oldest child of my brother Bubba and Sheila. Created as CT
for Tina Williams.

CREDITS:: Tina Williams-Faith Based Series_Grace, dunia-doublepagetemplate-01side A, HighlanderSwashITCTT and Cathie's Hand

Well enough for now, I have a ton of things that need to be done, so till next time...BYE BYE

Lois

I have been sooooooo Busy!

We are having a little competition over at Boo's Blossoms Blog and have some very nice gifts for those that enter. It starts on April 1st and you can get all the details from the blog.

I know that you will enjoy playing with us. So I have been busy helping get it all set up for you all and the requirements will be posted on the Boo's Blossoms Blog late Mondy evening or early Tuesday Morning.

The other reason I have been busy is, I helped with a wedding. My oldest son performs wedding ceremonies for friends and family, and today he had one to do. Well since it was late in the afternoon and his wife had to go to work, that left MaMaw with the 'watching the BOY' duties...LOL Not that I mind that at all, but would have liked to have had less watching and more photographing, but that is the way it is when you have a 16 month old exploreer in the family. He is one of those children that has to taste everything from rocks he finds, to the cat if it will be still long enough, so you have to watch him every second. I need to make a recording that says "NOT IN YOUR MOUTH" and just play it over and over, since that is what I have to say all the time. I didn't even get any photos of the baby just the Wedding party and I'll share them after I get them all downloaded and such.

I have done some scrapping though, challenges and pages for the wonderful folks I CT for, but no designing at all, just not enough hours in the day. I have taken a little time out to take a few pictures of the local flowers and now that my Wisteria is loaded with blooms, I have to remember tomorrow is it isn't raining to snap a few of it and the other flowers that have blessed with with a feeling of Spring. Oh that along with all the Birds in the yard, racing to find things to add to their nests, makes one know SPRING has SPRUNG on the Upper Texas Gulf Coast.

Be sure to check Boo's Blossoms blog to find out all the details of the 'Spring Passion' Competition on April 1st.

Till next time, be safe and enjoy life!
Lois

OH!! OH!! What a beatiful New Kit from BOO!!!!

This morning we got the first real look at Boo's New kit, Spring Passion and boy it is WONDERFUL. Has both of my fav colors Teal and Mauve (well maybe not a true Mauve but really close). Of course Boo has something extra for those of you that played the 'Name the Kit' game, but didn't get chosen. So IF you run right over to her BLOG or later today to the Blossoms Blog you will find a wonderful sampler, to give you a taste for more.

We are planning on another challenge soon using this sampler, I think, or a new one if Boo thinks we need it, but details are still coming in but you will need to check Boos Blossoms Blog . I do know there is going to be change in who you submit the layouts to, and who will be sending out the participation gifts, helps keep down the confusion a little.

Want a sneak peek at the new kit that will be at Stone Accents Studio really soon, like probably later today? I do know it is going to be on SALE for a few days when it gets there.

Blogger has decided it doesn't like me right now so I am outta here...LOL

Lois

Hump Day and Beautiful Weather

Finally 2 pretty days in a row, YEA!!!!! OK, it is a little cooler than I like but still the sky is blue and the wind isn't blowing, so it is wonderful.

Our Boo has created another beautiful kit, and it is called 'Everything You Are' and can be found at SAS, CLD and at DID. It is full of beautiful papers and some very pretty elements. I loved the shades of gray she used and the brighter pinks.

Of course I had to make a few layouts to see what it would do. The first one 'Our Brianna' is made using only papers (and a very nice Template from Colie's Corner and Eye Candy 4000 Glass)

This one 'Wedding Day' I did just the opposite, 1 paper and LOTS of pretties to make the LO shine. The photo was 'borrowed' from the web since I didn't have one scanned of an old wedding. A little side note, the Bride wore Black, since in that timeframe, it was only the wealthy that could afford to have a white dress. You only made things you could use again, and white wasn't very useful as a day to day dress.

Well I am off to do the dreaded laundry, since it is white stuff I sure hope the water stays clear. Way too often it gets rusty before the load is finished and I then have to try to get out the stains. YUK

Lois

Why do people Pirate?????

I have been making the rounds of some of my FAV blogs, Bunny Cates, KimB, Val Ostrom and a few others, and all I keep seeing is just how much hurt people pack on to others. I cannot believe that people do the following

1) Complain about the freebies, ok so it might not be perfect but the price was, FREE. Most of us enjoy the freebies and really want them so stop being so negative.

2) Steal from the designers. The designers do this for 2 reasons, extra money and for the love of creating, so why take either of those things away form them. Would you go into Wal-Mart and steal things? Well you are doing the same thing when you download something that someone else has put out there, someone that is NOT the designer.

3) Upload things from stores so anyone can download them, of course they must think since I paid for it I can do whatever I want with it. These kits are NOT like used cars you cannot re-sell them or give them away. Read the TOUS!!!!!

4) Talk S**T in the comments section and then not leave their names, only cowards do that. Don't tell me you cannot leave a name, get a gmail account and you will have a name. Google allows that and I have not seen any blog that accepts comments that doesn't allow you to put your name in the comment section, so be a stand up person and LEAVE YOUR NAME!

What is wrong with people? For the most part everyone is nice but the few 'rotten apples' sure are making it hard on those that really need the freebies, folks on fixed incomes do really need them, so why are there those that want to take away their source of supplies? I got started scapping using freebies from people like Kristine, Kimb, Bunny, Pillowgirl, BooLandDesigns, TinaWilliamsDesigns and from the different shops. That is how many of us got our first supplies for this wonderful passtime, and I still support those ladies in their hosted challenges, buying their kits etc.

Ok I am off to do some running, so will try to post a more postive note later tonight.

Lois

I've been Scraplifted!!!! YEA!!!!!

Over at Boo's Blossoms blog, along with a fantastic free scrapping kit, we have a contest of a sort going on, if you scraplift one of the layouts done by the Blossoms you could receive something nice from Boo and her Blossoms.



WELLLLL I was scraplifted and I wanted to share these beautiful layouts with all of you. KrisG created this one, using my lo called Buchart Gardens

And DotComma did this one in likeness to my layout called SPRING

I must say both ladies did an outstanding job, both using the wonderful freebie kit Boo provided and my layouts. I am so happy to be able to share their work with you.

Speaking of Boo, well, I know the 100 Days of Goodies is still going hot and heavy on her blog. So you all need to run over there to see what nice things she has for you today. BooLandDesigns is such a wonderful place to visit, I really love the song she has playing (and for me to say I like the music on a blog is really something). It makes you want to grab a cup of coffee, tea or whatever and stay awhile.

Not too much going on here in my corner of the world, just making a few layouts for a few challenges and some to highlight the work of the fine designers I CT for. Tina Williams has a wonderful series going right now, it is called FaithBased and has great items for all those heritage pages you have been wanting to do. There are 12 kits in the series, with no end in sight.

Boo has some new kits in the works and I have seen one of them and let me tell you all, you are going to love it, plus there should be more of the Birthstone kits out pretty soon, so be sure to check her stores often to see what she has new. She sells at StoneAccentsStudio , DoITDigi and at ColorLineDesigns .

Ok enough for tonight, tomorrow if I get around to it, I'll show you the LOs I did for the challenges at DesignerDigitals, and yes they all have things in them from my Creative Team leaders, pretty things too...LOL

Lois