For the Love of Lemons: Buttons & Bows

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For the Love of Lemons

Part 5: Buttons and Bows

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I have another freebie for you tonight - it coordinates with previous parts of the "For the Love of Lemons" series.  It's an embellishment pack in shades of yellow, green, blue and pink.  Included are five bows, five buttons, five ribbon curls, and a lemon-shaped gemstone.  The two yellow ribbon curls are meant to look like lemon rind!  All elements are png files, created at 300 ppi.  Drop shadows are for preview purposes only.  Thank you to Christy Skaggs for her cute ribbon curl templates, Atomic Cupcake for their button action, and FafBr for her satin bow action and gemstone action (with Patricia Amaral).  While I like the purity of creating everything from scratch, these templates and actions are lots of fun, too!

 

Click here to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

We had a lovely anniversary last night - we had 2 of the 5 kids with fevers, so no dinner out.  However, we exchanged gifts, and I was so glad that Don liked his - I had bought him a nice watch, which will be engraved once he is sure it's the right style for him.  He got me some stuff to encourage my digiscrapping addiction - a wonderful book on Photoshop tricks called How to Cheat in Photoshop CS3, and a new printer!  Woo-hoo!  Isn't he WONDERFUL?  Thank you, Don!  Can't wait to play with these...

 

Thank you to everyone who has been leaving comments for me - they are much appreciated!  You know, I truly feel blessed to be experiencing the camaraderie, hugs, encouragement and love found in the amazing online community of digital scrapbookers!  Keep on going out there to make and preserve your precious memories!

 

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!

 

Big hugs to all of you,

Jeanie

For the Love of Lemons: Sugared Lemon, Glitter Swirls, and Bonus Paper

Theme Kit

For the Love of Lemons

Part 4: Sugared Lemon, Glitter Swirls, and Bonus Paper

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Today's freebie is a continuation of my lemon kit and coordinates with previous parts of the series - we're starting with some embellishments now.  This set includes a sugared lemon, glitter swirls in 3 shapes and 4 colors, each with and without sparkles.  All are png files, created at 300 ppi.  I have also included a bonus "lemon rind" paper just for fun!  

 

Click here to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

First of all, my apologies for being absent this week.  I have been insanely busy with doctors' appointments. I had to see a gynecologic oncologist as well as my urogynecologist.  Since I needed a hysterectomy for other reasons anyway, and we still don't know whether my mass is cancerous, I'm scheduled to have surgery July 7th after some further testing.  They'll send the specimen to the lab, assess it while I'm out, and the oncologist will be on standby to remove lymph nodes, etc. if there's any cancer.  So, by the time I wake up and find out the diagnosis, it will already have been removed.  For someone who hates waiting, that will a pretty good deal!  I'll have about 6 weeks of recovery time, which on the bright side, should give me LOTS of time to play with Photoshop making goodies for you!  There's always a bright side!  :)

 

Now, my main concern is figuring out how to best make arrangements for the kids.  The more times a foster child has to be moved, the more traumatic it is for them, so I hope to find a way they can remain with us. For them, as well as for our own girls, I don't want them to be bored all summer just because I'm stuck at home.  So, I'm thinking I might be able to hire a college student to be a nanny for several weeks as a summer job - that way, she could take the kids out to park, pool, etc.  Our family has offered to help, too, but I feel that 6 weeks with 5 kids is a too much for me to ask of anyone unless it's a paid position.  

 

Finally, I'VE BEEN TAGGED for the first time - by my friend Erika at Curly Wirly Twirly Girlies!  As far as I understand, these are the rules, since most times, I've seen it with 10 facts:

 

1)  Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.

2)  Share 10 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.

3)  Tag 10 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

4)  Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

 

So, here are the 10 facts about me:

 

1)  I went tandem skydiving once with friends from med school to celebrate finishing our board exams!

      

2)  I was planning to skip my senior prom in high school because the boy I liked was going to prom with someone else.  My friends decided that I HAD to go, so they set out to find away to force me not to miss it - they spread word around to get people to vote for me to be a prom queen candidate!  Much to my shock, I made it on the list, so I did have to show up.  And then more shocking still, I actually was voted prom queen!  I had never been one of the super-popular girls who were cheerleaders and always queen candidates, so my theory is that people were just glad to see someone different as a choice and voted for the underdog!  

  

3)  I was in two rock bands in college - I played keyboards and sang - mainly 80's cover songs.  Yes, I wore black spandex, had huge hair and everything!  It was a fun contrast to my usual boring, "good-student" kind of life.

 

4)  My favorite band of all time is Journey.  About 22 years ago, I saw them in concert during what was said to be their last tour.  We had marching band practice the night they were in St. Louis, and our band director threatened an "F" for the year to anyone who went to see Journey.  I HAD to see them, so I found a different weekend with no band practice and took a road trip to their concert in Cleveland.  My friend Kelly was supposed to go along, but had severe stomach pain the night before - the doctor wouldn't let her go in case it was appendicitis.  So, we regretted her missing that concert for the last two decades.  BUT, now Journey's coming back to St. Louis (with Heart and Cheap Trick) on September 13th - so I'm going, and I'm taking Kelly and my daughters with me!  Woo hoo!!!  It will be my girls' first rock concert - but they love Journey - they watch an old DVD of theirs all the time.

For any other Journey fans out there, their new album, Revelation will be released June 3rd.  It includes a CD of new songs, a CD of remixed classics, and a DVD of a live concert earlier this year.  You can preorder it at the Journey store, or at Wal-Mart (Wal-Mart's site has audio previews, which sound AWESOME!)  I can't wait to hear the whole thing...

 

 

5)  I used to keep myself awake during lectures in medical school by crocheting doilies.  Crocheting didn't take any real concentration, so I could focus on the lecture well - plus we took turns typing up the notes from tape recordings, so there was no need for me to take any notes!

 

6)  In college in southern California, I had a math class with a lab session that was optional, so I rarely went (it was very early in the morning).  One morning, I decided to get up early and go to the class.  As I was getting ready, there was a big earthquake.  It scared the dickens out of me!  I took it as a sign from God that He didn't want me going to that math lab, so I never went back!

  

7)  When I was in first grade my teacher submitted one of my paintings - a princess - to an international children's art exhibition in Tokyo.  And it won a gold medal!  I also won a nice set of Pentel oil pastels, which I still have.  I even let my budding artist, Lydia, use them to make a very special card for her daddy.  Here's the painting - what do you think?

 

8)  I didn't find out that my cat, Shaundy, was a boy until he had been with me for 7 years!  (It's a good thing I didn't become a urologist...)  I had thought of this cat as the most feminine creature I had ever seen - it really threw me for a loop!  I had adoption papers form the Humane Society saying it was a female, they had done the "fixing" surgery and never mentioned anything unusual (my friend owned him at that time), and he had very long white hair - I never bothered to look under all the hair!  But, he rolled over one day, and OMG!!!! 

 

9)  When I was in high school, my brother and my dad did BMX (bicycle motocross) racing.  When my mom thought about trying it, I decided I couldn't be the last one, so I entered a race.  There were 3 parts to the race - in the first one, my contact lens fell out.  So, in the second one, I couldn't see where I was going and crashed, breaking the handlebars of my brother's bike.  I also broke my knuckle - OUCH!  But, I draped my hand over the broken handlebars and finished the third race.  The boys ran at least three more races past me while I plodded along - but I got a first place trophy since I was the only one in the girls' division!  :)

  

 

 

10)  Today is my 10th wedding anniversary!  Happy Anniversary, Don - I love you SOOOO much!  I hope you like your present....I've had it picked out for months!  Time with you is precious!

 

And now for some favorite folks I would like to tag...please visit their WONDERFUL blogs!

 

1)  Derek at DerekMDesign (fantastic Grandmother's House series going on)

2)  Anneli at Attic Treasures (gorgeous vintage and Victorian elements)

3)  Mandy at MeeGee Designs (vibrant, fun papers, a great sense of humor, and a super-nice lady)

4)  Linda at Bon Scrapatit Designs (beautiful, long-running kits and lots of fun to read her stories)

5)  Bethany at Elegant Word Art (she picks the most wonderful quotes and does amazing things with them)

6)  Nicole at NBK Proudly Presents (gorgeous, intricate, elegant works of art)

7)  Xandra at Xandra Martin Designs (a wide variety of fun kits, and I admire her for her role in the charity Autism Awareness mega collaboration kit!)

8)  Elizabeth at Pillowgirl's Scraps (one of my favorite stops for commercial use items - her CU stash boxes are jam-packed with great stuff!)

9)  Kimberly at Tattered Angel Quotes (a fantastic lady, a devoted foster/adopt mom and creator of beautifully designed word art)

10)  Vianne at Creative Designs (elegant, highly detailed, intricate kits and elements)

I would have loved to tag Doris at Tempus Fugit, but she's on vacation until June 16th - well worth visiting her blog, though!

 

And to my many other favorites - I'll getcha next time around...LOL!

Hugs to you all,

Jeanie

Tire Tracks: A Very "Dirty" Story

Paper

Tire Tracks: A Very "Dirty" Story

Erika made me do it...LOL! 

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Hi again, everyone!  Didn't think you'd have another freebie from me tonight, did you?  I didn't either, but here's what happened.  I was on one of my favorite sites, Curly Wirly Twirly Girlies, and I saw this preview of some tire tracks - I read further and saw that Erika was laughing at herself for it, though I saw lots of potential fun in playing with her tracks.  You've just got to read her adorable story about creating these tracks - it turned into a family event!  Anyway, I put the tracks on my dirt paper, played with embossing a bit, and e-mailed Erika the result.  She asked for me to post it as a freebie - I felt SHE should be the one taking credit for it, but she insisted that I post it here and MADE me promise to do it!  LOL  

 

Click HERE to visit Erika, download her very fun tracks freebie, leave her some love, and read her cute story!  By the way, Erika also has a freebie sand paper - tracks sure would look nice there (think dune buggies...).  Hint, hint, Erika!  Click HERE to get the sand paper!  I'm sure Erika would love to see your layouts with these tracks (and so would I!)

 

OK, here's the dirt...

Hugs,

Jeanie

 

Click HERE to download.

 

For the Love of Lemons: Lemonade Overlay and VERY Silly Add-Ons!

Add-Ons/Overlay

For the Love of Lemons

VERY Silly Stuff for You! Not to be taken too seriously.....

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OK, folks, I'm just in a goofy mood tonight.  So, here's what I've got for you.  I had a couple of comments that almost sounded like requests, but I'm pretty sure they were joking...however, I decided to take them up on it and give you the results!  LOL  The first is for 2fishies, who said, "My boys love lemonade.  Just need to figure out how to work the pink in - ha ha!"  So, here is a version of the lemonade paper with a BLUE background for you.  Then, I thought you all might like to choose your OWN background, so I included an overlay of the lemonade glasses pattern - use it over any paper you like!  Secondly, for Aunt Anne, who commented, "I love pink lemonade!!! Might we be seeing some pink lemons too???"  So, why not!  I made some very silly pink lemons for you, Aunt Anne!  Enjoy!  :)  Earlier today, I received word that there may be a problem with the zipped file of the pink lemonade paper.  So, I redid it and included it today as well.  For those who already have yesterday's freebie, I also put a link on yesterday's post to let you download JUST the paper if that's all you need, plus I updated and corrected the original file.

 

Click here to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

I found some fun stuff today - I went to Atomic Cupcake looking for their Epoxy Action, and found that they are offering several Photoshop actions as freebies - and they're cute, useful ones, too!  Click HERE to hop on over there and check it out!  

See you soon with more serious freebies - a little silliness is good for the soul sometimes, but I figure you can at least use the overlay! LOL  :)

Hugs,

Jeanie

For the Love of Lemons: Pink Lemonade

Theme Kit

For the Love of Lemons

Part 3:  Pink Lemonade

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Anyone thirsty?  I have a treat for you!  Tonight's kit is the third in the series and is based on lemonade - pink and yellow.  Created at 300 ppi, it contains 7 papers and 7 embellishments, including pink grosgrain flourish and straight ribbon, two glasses of lemonade (one yellow and one pink), a whole lemon, a juicy lemon slice, and a white and yellow bow made with FafBr's "Adorable Satin Bow action.  Thank you also to Pillowgirl for her adorable CU overlays! (Some are even freebies - well worth checking out!)  The lemon painting and lemon wedge are in the first kit of this series.

 

 

Click here to download.

(Link updated 5/17, as the pink paper with lemonade may not have zipped properly the first time.  If that paper is all you need, just click HERE.)

 

 

Good news...I think...

Today, I finally received my biopsy results - they did NOT find any cancer!  Woo-hoo!!!  The biopsy was completely normal, which is great except that it doesn't give ANY explanation for the mass seen on the ultrasound.  So, I'm a bit concerned that the mass may have been in that first biopsy that was lost or that it was too deep to get with this kind of biopsy - I won't know more until I just have it all taken out (which needed to be done for other reasons anyway).  But at least I can take my time in scheduling the surgery, and I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight!  I want you all to know that all your love and support helped me SO much through this.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

This weekend, we have a foster parent appreciation dinner (with childcare provided - yay!) - it's going to be a treat to enjoy a nice evening with some really amazing people!  On Sunday is our girls' dance recital dress rehearsal.  It's supposed to be pretty nice here, so maybe some gardening this weekend, too?

 

We are toying with the idea of a weekend trip to the Children's Museum of Indianapolis - we're 4 or 5 hours away, but it's always worth the trip.  They have SO many fascinating exhibits, with much to interest adults as well as children.  (In fact, I think I could spend an entire weekend exploring it without the kids!)  Apparently, they currently have an exhibit about animation, and since my hubby is a video producer, it would be great fun for him.  If you're anywhere in the Midwest, you might want to consider a visit there - click HERE for more info!

 

I wish you all a wonderful weekend -

 

Lots of hugs,

Jeanie

Thank you for all the hugs and love!

Just a note to tell you all a couple of things:

 

First of all, thank you SO much for all the wonderful, encouraging comments you have left. Each comment brings a smile to my face, as do the virtual "hugs."  

 

Second, I am SO glad that so many people liked my kits enough to download them.  My intent in purchasing a premium 4Shared account was to be able to give you DIRECT links to my files so you wouldn't have to wait for downloads to begin.  Unfortunately, this premium feature is capped at 10 GB per month.  There have been enough downloads that we had about 8.5 GB yesterday alone, and over 30 GB for the month so far.  This means that the direct links won't work anymore, and it reverts to the usual wait time for the download to begin.  I am SO sorry about that - I really wanted to do this as a thank you to all of you, but at the current rate, the only way I could get enough bandwidth would cost $500 per month! (Sorry, there's just not enough money for that...LOL)  BUT, I am having my husband check on some other file sharing options, maybe through the same company that provides his business server.  I'll let you know if I can find any way to make everything hassle-free for you!  :)

 

I am hoping to be back with Part 3 of my latest kit later today, or maybe tomorrow.  Until then... 

hugs to you!

Jeanie

For the Love of Lemons: French Country

Theme Kit

For the Love of Lemons

Part 2: French Country

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Tonight is the second part of "For the Love of Lemons" - I hope you enjoy it!  This kit includes five papers in yellow and blue, as well as embellishments including straight grosgrain ribbon, two grosgrain flourishes, three tiles, and a blue satin bow made with a lovely action by FafBr.  The lemon painting and lemon wedge are included in yesterday's freebie.  The papers are 12x12, and everything was created at 300 ppi. 

 

 Click here to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

Thank you SO much for all the encouraging comments - you all really help to keep me going on tough days!  My repeat biopsy result is not ready yet, but may

 be ready tomorrow.  I feel that I'll be able to handle whatever it is - I just need to know what I'm up against so I can figure out what to do about it!

 

I have had some comments that the new DIRECT 4Shared links are working well for you - please let me know if you have any problems at all.  The last 48 hours completely used my monthly bandwidth, but I'm still waiting for an answer from 4Shared as to whether that just affects ME when I'm downloading, or whether it will cause problems with the direct links.  (Obviously, direct links won't do a bit of good if they're invalid 2 days into the month...)  So, please let me know.  I just want to make your visits and downloads pleasant and hassle-free!

 

My friend, Marie H., sent me some adorable tags today - I just have to show you!  I don't think she knew yet that I had just begun my lemon kit!  Believe it or not, mice and lemons were two of my favorite things as a little girl.  I have fond memories of sucking on lemon wedges and drinking lemon juice straight from the bottle;  I also collected mouse figurines, and I still have the collection!  

 

Back soon with more goodies for you!  (Hint: Anyone thirsty?...),

Jeanie

For the Love of Lemons: Lemongrass

Theme Kit

For the Love of Lemons

Part 1: Lemongrass

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Today marks the official beginning of my new kit, "For the Love of Lemons."  It is based on a painting of a pair of lemons I did with acrylic paints several weeks ago while watching TV with my family. The kit will include many papers, embellishments, frames, and more.  Tonight's portion includes many of the yellow and green elements, therefore called "Lemongrass."  The kit is created at 300 ppi, and all papers are 12x12.  Included are:  7 papers, a tag showing my original painting, a yellow bow, yellow lace, and a lemon wedge (entirely created in Photoshop).  

 

 

Click here to download.

 

  

Credits and thank you to FafBr for her "Adorable Satin Bow" action, and to Atomic Cupcake for the lace template.  I've had SUCH fun playing with actions and templates lately!

Congratulations to Karen, the third winner is the "needle in the haystack" contest from my Yard Sale: Hay Day post!  (So far, winners are Lois, Mandy, and Karen - keep on looking!)

 

Below is my lemon painting, which you will see interspersed throughout this series:

 

 

Notes for the day:

For those of you who enjoy the constellation series, don't worry, there will be many more of those coming. They will primarily be released when I am working on other kits and therefore interspersed among the rest.  If anyone is waiting on a particular constellation, feel free to e-mail me, and I"ll try to do that one next. 

 

Thank you so much to everyone who has been sending good thoughts and prayers my way.  It helps to keep me going.  I had a tough day today - received the results of my biopsy from Monday.  Unfortunately, the result showed none of the tissue that was supposed to have been biopsied.  In other words, somehow things were messed up in the operating room such that the specimen did not make it into the jar before it was sent to the lab!  Unbelievable, isn't it?  My doctor was very kind and caring about the whole thing, and I feel grateful to be in his care.  He worked me in for an office visit only an hour or so later, and did an office-based version of the biopsy.  He is hoping we'll have results in 24-48 hours.  So, I'm starting the waiting game all over again.  I think the unknown is even worse than a cancer diagnosis - at least once I am diagnosed, I can take the necessary steps to get better.  So, any hugs (see hugs counter to left), comments or e-mails would be welcomed and greatly appreciated.  

 

Hugs to all of you,

Jeanie

Bright Confetti Overlay

Overlay

Bright Confetti

My Mother's Day Gift to You!

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Happy Mother's Day! Today, we're taking a break from the constellation series so I could give you something bright and cheerful to celebrate! This is an overlay - confetti with sparkles (the black background is just for preview purposes.) It is created at 300 ppi, in png format. I hope you enjoy it - I plan to create a kit coordinating with this eventually, but I wanted to share this part with you now. Happy scrapping!

Click HERE to download.

Can I have a hug? :)

You may notice that I have a new widget on the left - it's a hug counter! I saw it once before and thought it was such a cute idea - you can click on it to leave a "hug," and there is a link below it in case you'd like a hug counter of your own! I could use some hugs right now, actually, since I am scheduled for my biopsy tomorrow. Of course, I am hoping that it's not cancer, but praying just for the strength to deal with whatever the result is. It didn't look too good on the ultrasound. Thank you to everyone who has already sent well wishes my way...I really appreciate it!

Hugs to everyone,

Jeanie

Starlight: Constellations 7 - Andromeda

Embellishment/Overlay

Starlight: Constellations

Andromeda (Chained Lady)

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Today's freebie is the next in a cluster of related constellations - Andromeda, the Chained Lady.  The constellation is included both with and without lines, as well as the title, all at 300 ppi.  The actual png files are sized in proper proportion to the other constellations, though resizing has been done for preview purposes only.  Sincere apologies for not having posted in some time - some medical issues have been going on.  I hope you enjoy it, and I hope to be back soon with more for you.  And yes, the big kit is still coming...

 

  

Click here to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

I hope you will enjoy this constellation.  Please bear with me on the big kit - I found out in the last couple of days that I need to have a biopsy done on Monday - I have a mass that is worrisome, and they need to determine whether or not it is cancer.  I kind of emotionally checked out for a while, but designing for you is my "therapy," so I'll be back as much as I can manage.  Thank you to everyone who has left me kind messages and well-wishes. It means a lot to me!

 

On a brighter note, I was up VERY late last night exploring a wonderful digital scrapbooking freebie site, one of my favorites, Digiscrapbooking by Lilou.  Click HERE to visit her.  She has an amazing array of kits and embellishments, and gives SO many that I feel I could spend weeks there and still not see everything! Be sure to take a look at her Dentelles collection, and see the closeup images to appreciate the detail she puts into her work.  It is truly amazing!  Her blinkie and link to her site are also on my sidebar to left.  I hope you enjoy your visits as much as I do!  Below are some closeups of just a few things I found at Lilou's to show you the detail... 

 

               

 

Hugs to everyone,

Jeanie

Starlight: Constellations 6 - Perseus

Embellishment/Overlay

Starlight: Constellations

Perseus (Hero)

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This is our sixth of the constellations, Perseus (Hero).  I selected it because of its close proximity to yesterday's posting, Pegasus.  There are interesting stories about the connections between the two (as well as another in the story...).  As before, this is a set of title with constellation (with and without lines), in png format, 300 ppi.  As before, the actual png files are sized so the constellations are in proper proportion with each other (though this one and Ursa Minor look larger and brighter due to resizing for preview purpose only.)  Who can guess which constellation I have planned for tomorrow?

 

Click here to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

A note to Katey M. (oniska) who posted on 5/1 requesting a treadle sewing machine - yes, I do take requests, and try to do them if I'm able.  I'm working on yours, but need to get some more detail about how you would like it to look.  Please e-mail me so we can discuss it, and I'll get something made for you!  :)

 

 

Sorry to be so brief tonight - it's been a tough day.  I had some tests done this morning which were abnormal, and have to return to the doctor tomorrow morning to discuss options, so I've spent most of the evening looking up info online.  I'll share more later, when I know more.  If you would wish me good news, I would appreciate it.

 

Hugs to everyone,

Jeanie

Starlight: Constellations 5 - Pegasus

Embellishment/Overlay

Starlight: Constellations

Pegasus (Winged Horse)

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Today's constellation is the fifth in the series, Pegasus (Winged Horse).  As with the rest of this series, the constellation is included both with and without lines, as well as the title, all with a glow, in png format, 300 ppi.  Star light, star bright, I wonder which stars we'll share tomorrow night?  :)

 

Click here to download.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes for the day:

I am so pleased to announce that I received my first two layouts!  Arianna T. touched my heart by creating these two LO's for my 7 year old daughter, Lydia.  She used some of my designs in the first, but featured Lydia's recent artwork in both.  (See previous post to see this artwork.) It was such a sweet gesture, and meant very much to Lydia and to me.  Thank you, Arianna! LOTS of hugs to you!

We had a fun but busy day yesterday - we had our adoption class, which gave us lots to think about!  Then, we picked up the kids and took them all to the park/playground.  We sure enjoyed just watching them run around and have such a good time!

 

Two people have e-mailed me with trouble getting png files to open properly.  If this has happened to you, please e-mail with as much information as you can, such as the type of computer you use, the program you're trying to open the files into, and the program you used to unzip the file.  This info may help me determine what causes the issue for some and not for others.  And, of course, I will gladly find a way to get the files to you - in the past, e-mailing the file (unzipped form) directly has solved the problem.  If you want to have my designs, I'll do whatever I can to make sure you can have them, and have them working properly!  :)

 

Hugs,

Jeanie

Starlight: Constellations 4 - Hercules

Embellishment/Overlay

Starlight Part 4

Hercules

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Whew! Only one hour to go before midnight, but I managed to get another constellation to you as I had hoped!  This is the fourth in our series, Hercules (the Hero).  As before, the constellation is presented with and without lines, as well as the title, in png format, created at 300 ppi, and in proportion to the other constellations in this series.  More stargazing ahead...stay tuned!

 

 

Click here to download.

 

 

 

 

Moving Day!

I have officially moved my blog to this location on Blogger.  It seems to run much faster, and is easier for my visitors.  All of you who subscribed via e-mail will continue to receive newsletters from the new blog. However, I believe those subscribed via RSS feed will need to re-subscribe.  (Sorry for any inconvenience, but I think this will benefit all of you overall.)

 

Remember, I'd love to see (and post if you permit) any layout you've done using my designs!  Also, if you have any requests, please let me know and I'll try to accommodate them if I can.  The entire Yard Sale kit arose from one visitor's request for a grass overlay! :)

 

Hugs to everyone,

Jeanie

Starlight: Constellations 3 - Orion

Embellishment/Overlay

Starlight: Constellations 3

Orion

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Today is our third constellation - another of my childhood favorites, Orion (the Hunter).  As with the rest in this series, the constellation is at 300 ppi in png format, and includes the constellation with and without lines, as well as the title, all with a soft glow.  

 

If I have the chance, I'll try to post another for you tonight, since I missed yesterday!  :)

 

 

 

 

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Notes for the Day:

 

Well, we have only had two winner so far in the "needle in the haystack" contest from Yard Sale Part 4.  Lois found it first, then Mandy.  I've had a couple of folks think they had found it, but hadn't.  OK, I'll help you all just a bit, but finding a needle in a haystack isn't supposed to be TOO easy!  LOL  So, here's a picture of the needle, so you can clearly see what you are looking for!  

 

We've had lots of winners, on the other hand, for the shrubbery quote contest from Yard Sale Part 7! Congratulations to all of you, and the prize is still available for more winners!  

 

We've had a busy couple of days - but some fun ahead.  This weekend, we are taking a class that will allow us to become licensed to adopt children from foster care.  As much as I love fostering, it is so hard to say goodbye when the kids return to birth families.  We'd love to be able to offer some a permanent home - there are so many kids out there just waiting for a "forever family."   It's the start of a new chapter in our lives...