Just a note today...but more goodies very soon!

Hi, everyone!  No I haven't dropped off the face of the earth, LOL!  :)  I just wanted to let you know that I have not forgotten you...I have just been extremely busy with unexpected doctors' appointments, as well as a wedding this weekend. Also, I have a little one not feeling well and needing lots of cuddling.  I love to cuddle, but I sure wish she felt better. Saw the doctor today, and I feel confident she'll feel well soon.

 

For those of you who volunteered to test my Photoshop action, thank you!  I will be sending it out as soon as I finish the PC version.  As far as PSE, I need to obtain a trial version of it so I can figure out what it can and can't do.  I'm not sure if my action will be able to be modified for PSE (Adobe says it can't) - but I'm going to give it my best shot.  Unfortunately, the PSE trials aren't available at present, but might be by July 1st.  Additionally, if you have e-mailed me and not had a response, rest assured that I will get caught up enough to reply to you very soon.

 

If I can get some free time tonight, I may be able to get something made for you, otherwise it will be tomorrow.  

 

I have had some visitors inquiring about my little "Pocket Brain" - for those interested, it is a Passport, made by Western Digital.  I've been very happy with it, but keep in mind that any hard drive can fail, and portable ones more so because of the risk of dropping it.  So, always back it up!!!  Click HERE for a link to read more about these devices if interested.

 

Hugs,

Jeanie

Another CU Freebie - Lace Ribbon I

Embellishment Template

Commercial Use

Lace Ribbon I

-FREEBIE-

 

I recently had a request for some ribbons, so I'm starting to play around with some.  Here's a pretty little lace ribbon for you - it's 12 inches long, 300 ppi, in grayscale to be colored to your liking.  I have provided both a light and a dark version to make it easier to work with a variety of colors.  I hope you enjoy it!  I've had a sudden urge to focus on commercial use freebies rather than entire kits - it seemed to me that there are SO many free kits out there and not nearly enough freebies for CU. Please let me know in the comments below whether or not it meets with your needs - I'm here to serve...LOL!  :)

 

 

Click HERE to download.  File corrected and reuploaded on 6/30/08, so if you downloaded on or before that date, please re-download!  MANY apologies for the inconvenience!

 

 

Notes for the day:

I'm so excited about the great response my daughter is having to her new freebie blog - she's had nearly 2000 visitors so far, and only posted her first freebie 9 days ago!  MANY thanks to Anneli of Attic Treasures, who featured Lydia on her blog, and to Linda of Bon Scrapatit, who listed Lydia and me in her "Hot New Designers" list!  It means SO much to me, and to Lydia.  Please visit these wonderful folks - they are two of my favorite designers and offer LOTS of gorgeous work!  You know, I have to say that all of you in the digital scrapbooking community are fantastic people - your comments, kind words, and hugs bring SO much joy and fulfillment to my life!  Love ya!

 

Hugs to everyone,

Jeanie

Disco Fever in Technicolor this time...

Embellishments

Commercial Use

Disco Ball Ornaments

-FREEBIE-

 

Well, I had so much fun making yesterday's disco ball that I decided to give it to you in a variety of fun colors - I think they would make great little ornaments, so I also included a little silver ornament hanger loop.  It's a separate file, so you can use these with or without the loop - without, you could use them to decorate your frames, flowers, tags, etc., especially if you shrink them to near-sequin size!  The set includes the disco ball in 17 different colors, including the grayscale version so you can color it to your own liking.  I found that as far as blending modes for the color overlay, color burn worked best for dark colors, and vivid light worked best for lighter colors.  I hope you'll enjoy using these - they are for personal or commercial use, and I'd LOVE to see anything you make with them (or any of my designs!)

 

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DESIGNERS - ANYONE WANT A FREE CU ACTION?:  I am working on an action to make it easy to separate your small elements (especially alphas) and save them into individual png files in one step with a Photoshop action.  I used this action on today's freebie, and had also used it on my Lemon Jell-O Alpha.  (Worked great, at least for me, LOL!) Right now, the completed version has been tested for Mac, in Photoshop CS3 Extended.  I also have access to a PC, so I'm working on a version for PC as well. I would like to see if anyone will test this action for me on other versions of Photoshop, both on Mac and PC.  I want to make sure it's adequately tested before releasing it widely.  So, please click link under my photo at top of page to e-mail me if you are interested! (Please be sure to tell me whether you're using Mac or PC, and which version of Photoshop.)

 

Click HERE to download.

(Link now corrected - sorry for any inconvenience!)

 

 

Notes for the day:

My daughter, Lydia and I both had add-ons listed by Pamela at Digitreats today - it's so much fun to share the fun of designing with my little girl! There are lots of add-ons on Pamela's site, and her latest Jump elements are just adorable - so click HERE to jump/skip/run over to Digitreats to check it out...

 

I'm still playing with the "stone wall" creations (see yesterday's post) - more freebies for you very soon!  

 

Hugs to everyone,

Jeanie

Disco Fever! (from a stone wall....)

Element, Background, Overlay

Commercial Use

Disco Ball

-FREEBIE-

 

Hi, there!  Well, I got just enough stuff off my hard drive that I could create a little something for you...so here is today's freebie for CU.  It's a shiny disco ball, with the background included as a 12x12 paper.  All created at 300 ppi.  I also included a separate overlay of the scattered reflections, so that if you want to place people or objects on the background,  you can put reflections over them as well.  Believe it or not, this disco ball was created using the following photo of a stone wall I saw on my weekend vacation!

 Click HERE to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

So, today's CU freebie is another of your "thank-you" gifts for helping me reach my goals.  I guess now I'll have to set some new goals and keep the gifts coming at you!  

 

This weekend, I had fun with my camera, looking for interesting textures to use in designing.  I loved the look of this wall, and I'm having fun seeing how many different things I can design from this one photo.  So, more freebies coming soon!  :)

  

Hugs,

Jeanie

Hard drive overload!!!

Some LO's to share...

and an explanation...

and a little tiny freebie...

 

Sorry I've been away so long...believe it or not, my laptop got SO full that I couldn't even create a new Photoshop document!  So, my freebie plans went on hold for a while (we were out of town, so I couldn't transfer files to my external hard drive).  My SWEET husband got me a little present - a portable drive!  It's not a jump drive (which is all I asked for) - it's about 3x5 inches and 250 GB, but can fit in a pocket and doesn't even need its own power supply!  ( I named it "PocketBrain") I'm not sure whether I was a techno-geek before, or if marrying him made me one...but if this isn't romance I don't know what is!  He went to a HUGE, fantastic electronics store he'd never been to, and he came home with this amazingly thoughtful gift and NOTHING for himself!  I never thought I'd find such a wonderful man.  (BTW, the printer he got me for our anniversary is fantastic, too - I can print pictures and have the colors look just the same as on the monitor!)  

 

Anyway, I've spent the last couple of days trying to figure out how to best reorganize my digiscrapping stuff so I can make freebies again - and I've cleared out almost enough space.  I just had to resign myself to the fact that I'm going to do a lot more designing than scrapping my own photos, so I might as well put the wonderful freebies I've collected on the "PocketBrain". 

 

So, while I get my hard drive cleaned up sufficiently, here are some adorable layouts sent my my visitors:

 

This one is from Dawnabelle, using my "For the Love of Lemons" series.  Dawn has her own blog now, and created a really cute birdhouse - to visit and download her awesome freebie (CU, nonetheless!) - click HERE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, Amy of Fostering Creativity has made these sweet little invitations, also using "For the Love of Lemons," as well as "Yard Sale" and a little golf ball I made for her.  To see more of Amy's designs, please visit her HERE.  After e-mailing back and forth with Amy, I decided to make all of my designs available for scrap-for-hire and scrap-for-others.  However, some of my designs used actions or templates made by others, so please wait for the official announcement  to use my designs for such purposes - I still need to hear from a couple of CU designers...

 

 

So, here is your tiny freebie to tide you over until the bigger ones (which are on their way, I promise...) - this is a golf ball.  Yes, that's it.  No preview, no nothing.  Just a golf ball.  (See Amy's invitation above for what it looks like!)  Can you tell I feel inadequate just giving you this?  LOL I'll make it up to you VERY soon!  

Click HERE to download the golf ball...

Hugs,

Jeanie

April Flowers - Commercial Use Freebie

Embellishments

Commercial Use

April Flowers

-FREEBIE-

 

Well, you did it again!  I have now met TWO of my stated goals: a kit downloaded over 1000 times (Yard Sale Part 7: Shrubbery), and over 10,000 visitors!  I promised you treats when these occurred, so here's the first one - I didn't expect both goals to be met the same day, so I'm still working on your next thank-you gift! :)  These are 6 flowers for personal or commercial use, the same ones used in the last 2 recolored sets.  They are from actual photographs I took this April after some friends gave me bouquets for my birthday/get-well.  They are at 300 ppi, grayscale.  Please let me know what you think, and I would also love to hear what types of commercial use freebies you would like to see.

 

Click HERE to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

 

Well, we're heading off to Indianapolis today! I'm so excited to go to the Children's Museum again - this will be the third visit for me and the girls, but the first time for my hubby and the rest of the kids!  Don was finally able to break free from work long enough to go there when he found out they have a new animation exhibit - he is a video producer, loves movies, and will find the exhibit lots of fun, I'm sure!  

 

We had a fun night last night - my daughters went grocery shopping with me and were incredibly nice to each other the whole time, then came home and baked cupcakes together. We all stayed up late having fun baking (and eating...).  There was so much joy and laughter, I just wanted to keep those moments forever. So, a picture is as close to forever as I could get...

Hugs to everyone,

Jeanie

April Flowers - Add-on for Jump

Embellishments

April Flowers

Add-On for Digitreats Jump

-FREEBIE-

 

Just a quick post tonight to give you yesterday's flowers in the Jump colors - this set includes 8 flowers in various colors, as well as a little bouquet.  The flowers were all extracted from photos of bouquets I received this April.  All are at 300 ppi.  Drop shadows are for preview purposes only.

 

Click HERE to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

Thank you to everyone who visited my daughter's new blog, and a special thank-you to those who left comments or hugs for her - she is SO excited to make more freebies for you!  A link to her "Lydibug Garden" is at the top right of my blog.

 

We're leaving tomorrow for Indiana to visit the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, as well as my brother and sister-in-law.  We will have internet access there, but I'm not sure how much computer time I'll have.  So if you don't hear from me before then, have a great weekend!

 

Hugs to everyone,

Jeanie

April Flowers - Add-on for Skip

Embellishments

April Flowers

Add-On for Digitreats Skip

-FREEBIE-

 

Hello, everyone!  Sorry it has been such a while since posting.  Things have been crazy lately (see notes below if you want to read why).  Today is my first experience in add-ons - I have created some flower embellishments and colored them to coordinate with Digitreats Skip.  If you haven't yet found Digitreats' Skip, Run and Jump ABC kits, you're seriously missing out!  Click HERE to check them out. :)  The set includes 6 flowers and a little bouquet.  The flowers were extracted from photos I took myself of some bouquets I received in April for get-well/birthday wishes from my friends Donna and Jennifer.  My TOU has been amended, and so for this set, scrap-for-hire and scrap-for-others is OK - see TOU for details.  I am hoping to make my older kits available under the same TOU, but I have to wait until I hear from some designers whose actions were used to create some elements.  I will make an announcement at the top of my blog when I know more!

 

Click HERE to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

Well, we had a rough weekend.  My oldest daughter, Lydia, developed a "swimmer's ear infection."  She was feeling miserable anyway, but was finally well enough to go shopping to order her birthday cake and spend a gift card she received for JCPenney.  We went to the bakery to order her cake (with a custom picture we made on the computer), and she had a donut.  She has a nut allergy, but the donut had no nuts, nor was it in a tray with anything with nuts.  However, by the time we were almost ready to check out at JCPenney, she started itching, and within about 4 minutes had developed severe hives from her chin to her ankles.  She has never had a reaction like that before.  Fortunately, we were only about 1/2 mile from the Urgent Care center, so we got her there right away, where she had to get a shot of epinephrine and a bunch of Benadryl.  Her oxygen saturation declined to 83%, she started coughing, and the doctor later told me he had been worried he might have to intubate her. Fortunately, the epi worked in about 15-20 minutes, and she's fine now.  But, it gives me quite a scare regarding school this fall - they supposedly have precautions in place to protect her and the other kids with food allergies, but they had several dangerous mistakes last year, and now that her reactions have gotten so severe, we can't risk any accidents.  If they can't come up with a fool-proof plan, I may have to look into homeschooling!

 

On a brighter note, after Lydia recovered, she and I worked together on setting up HER new freebie blog - Lydibug Garden!  She is designing scrap kits herself now (though she has only just turned 8 years old).  All of her freebies are from her own drawings or concepts, but I am just helping her to learn how to make her ideas a reality in Photoshop.  She's learning fast, and having lots of fun. Her site is ready now, and we posted her first freebie last night!  Here is her preview - click HERE to visit her blog, where you can download her freebie.  (She has a generous heart and chose to make it available for commercial use!)

 

Hugs,

Jeanie

Shadowboxes - Commercial Use Freebie!

Commercial Use Elements and Template

9-Compartment Shadowboxes

-FREEBIE-

 

Well, you did it!  I promised that when one of my goals was met (1000 hugs, 10,000 visitors, or 1000 downloads of a kit), I would reward you...and I now have 1150 hugs on my hugs counter, so it's time for a thank-you treat for you!  :)

 

Today's freebie is for personal AND/OR commercial use - I have created a shadowbox with 9 compartments, perfect for displaying smaller elements in your layouts.  For designers, it may be a nice way to display items in your previews!  The shadowboxes are JPEGs at 300 ppi, and are all 12x12 so that you can use them as a background paper if you like, or size them down as needed.  I have included 4 shadowboxes:  cherry, dark oak, light oak, and a grayscale version you can use as a template and recolor to your liking.

 

I have amended my commercial terms of use:  basically, I have tried to make them as flexible as possible for you.  (See detailed TOU in download.)  Credit is appreciated, but NOT required unless the design is offered in its unaltered form in a product for sale (so that nobody thinks either of us pirated from the other).  You MAY even redistribute the fully-colored versions (just not the grayscale versions) in their unaltered form, as part of a larger kit.

 

 

Click here to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

Please, please, please send me examples of anything you have created with my work -  I would love to post them on my blog if you permit!

 

We have been very busy lately, trying to resolve what arrangements will be made for the foster children after my surgery on July 7th.  We had hoped to have them still live here, but with family here to help.  We fought as hard as we could for that, but the Children's Division insists that they be in "respite care" for the first 3 weeks of my recovery, meaning that we will still technically be the foster parents, the kids will live somewhere else.  I worry how they will handle the separation, and hope that they won't lose ground with the emotional and developmental progress they have made with us.  But, we will be allowed to visit with them and intend to do so as much as possible so they know we haven't abandoned them.  So, if you could send good thoughts or prayers their way, it would be appreciated!  I guess this means I'll get even MORE time to make goodies for you!  (Of course, I can't justify that unless I also spend some of my extra time catching up on non-exertional  housework and organization - I'm years behind in filing, and I have a big craft area to clean - won't be needing those traditional scrapbooking supplies now that I've seen the light of going digital!

 

I'm working on more CU freebies for you, which I intend to use as rewards for reaching more of my goals.  So, keep those warm fuzzies coming - comments, e-mails, hugs, new subscribers to my newsletter, or C-box messages all make me happy...and feeling very happy puts me in a very generous mood!  ;)

 

Hugs to everyone, and thank you for visiting,

Jeanie

For the Love of Lemons: Lemon JELL-O Alpha

Alpha

For the Love of Lemons

Lemon JELL-O Alpha

-FREEBIE-

 

Today's freebie is the last actual kit I have planned in the "For the Love of Lemons" series (you're probably sick of lemons by now, LOL!) - but I might work on some quick pages for you before it's all over.  So, here it is the Lemon JELL-O Alpha!  This set includes all the capital and lowercase letters, as well as many symbols, totaling 90 characters.  You will also receive the glass bowl filled with cubes of lemon JELL-O.  All are pngs created at 300 ppi.  The bookshelf is the same one available in yesterday's post - to get a different color, just adjust "levels" to get more of an oak look!  Special thanks to Atomic Cupcake for the free (yes, FREE!) Jelly action used to create this.

 

 

Click HERE to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

I'm nearing some major, exciting milestones - I'm hoping to soon reach 1000 hugs (I have 890), 10,000 visitors (I have over 7732), and to have one of my files downloaded 1000 times (Yard Sale Part 7: Shrubbery has been downloaded 975 times so far).  When I reach ANY of these milestones, I intend to celebrate by giving you a commercial use freebie - exactly what it will be has yet to be determined...so keep those "warm fuzzies" coming, and you'll be rewarded!  :)

 

To Aunt Anne regarding your comment yesterday: though I am interested in Photoshop actions, I won't forget "the PSE people" - I am just not sure which features are available in PSE and other versions of Photoshop.  Hopefully, I can learn more about it!  I also hope to work on some commercial use templates that can be used in any of your digiscrapping programs.

 

I had some wonderful news today - my brother got a new job and is moving to San Antonio, Texas!  Should be a great move for him.  Congratulations, Andrew!  But, he's not moving until AFTER our trip to the Children's Museum in Indianapolis, so we should be able to visit with him and my sister-in-law while we're there.  I'm really looking forward to that - I don't get to see him as often as I'd like.

 

Hugs to everyone,

Jeanie

For the Love of Lemons: Home Decor

Theme Kit

For the Love of Lemons

Home Decor

-FREEBIE-

 

I had some serious fun creating today's freebie!  I love cherry furniture, and had initially thought of making a simple little kitchen cabinet to display yeterday's recipe cards.  Then, as usual, I got a bit carried away and created a bookshelf/curio hutch from scratch in Photoshop.  The curio hutch is actually a piece of furniture I'd love to have but haven't found the right one yet.  It was fun constructing each tiny piece - I especially liked working on the glass doors.  The crystal door handles and colored gemstones are commercial use gems from Christy Skaggs - aren't they pretty?  Anyway - here's the loot for today:  2 striped papers, pink and yellow (12x12), a chrome beaded swirl (again, an action from Lisa at Sophisticated Scraps) in pink and yellow to coordinate with my pink lemonade set, a green mini topiary and a mini lemon topiary, three colored gems, 2 frames, a small keepsake box and a lemon patterned bow.  And yes, the displays ARE included today - you will receive a cherry bookshelf, as well as an optional front you can layer over it (after filling the shelf with your own goodies) that will turn it into a glass-doored curio hutch.  Some items are shown twice to let you see more detail.  Drop shadows are for preview purposes only, except the shadow inside the cabinets, which are part of the design.

 

Click here to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

Thank you so much for all the lovely comments - I so enjoy hearing from people who like my work!  It really inspires me.  If any of you have requests/suggestions, I'd love to hear them - you can e-mail me or leave a comment on the blog or in the C-box.  (If you leave requests on 4Shared, I may not get them, as it is so tedious to look through comments on every single file - I wish they had a way to just see all  new comments!)

 

Here is a hint of things to come tomorrow, which will be last actual kit from the "For the Love of Lemons" series.  Anybody know what it's supposed to be?  I may still send some quick pages your way, though!  :)

 

I'm working on creating some Photoshop actions, which I hope to test and share with you soon - stay tuned!

Hugs to all,

Jeanie

For the Love of Lemons: Lemon Kitchen

Theme Kit

For the Love of Lemons

Lemon Kitchen

-FREEBIE-

 

Today, let's go to the kitchen for some more lemons!   I have always loved seeing lemon kitchen items - and last year, I finally had my kitchen painted yellow and filled it with just about all the lemon-themed goodies I could find - dishtowels and potholders, a ceramic spoon rest, salt and pepper shakers, wall decorations, and even a kitchen timer shaped like a lemon!  (The timer is probably my favorite of all.)  So, I'd like to share some "kitcheny" lemons with you, too.  This installment of my "For the Love of Lemons" includes lemon-adorned recipe cards in 3x5 inch and 4x6 inch sizes, an 8.5x11 inch piece of stationery, and a bowl of lemons.  All items are created at 300 ppi.  Sorry, the cabinet is "for display only"...but check back tomorrow for a download full of display items - hint, hint!  :)

 

Click here to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

My husband has been out of town for about a week now, leaving me to manage 5 small children on my own.  I just got the baby down to sleep, the boys crashed a while ago, my 5-year old is curled up and "ZZZ"ing away on the couch, and my 7-year old curled up in the chair next to me, now snoring on my shoulder as I write this.  So, I'll be brief...don't want to miss MY chance to catch a few winks!  

 

I had a message from Josey a few days ago asking the total number of files in the updated "Painted Odds and Ends" download. Josey, there are 16 total, but the TOU is in each of the 2 parts, so there are actually 15 unique files.  The chipboard bracket without the png extension can be deleted - it's the old version.  Sorry for the confusion!

 

By the way, my friend Erika at Curly Wirly Twirly Girlies has been posting some really pretty and unique freebies - she's really on a roll!  She also very generously shared the tricks she has been using for her latest creations. You might want to hop on over there and check it out... :)

 

I'm so saddened that Lisa of Sophisticated Scraps has bowed out of the freebie business - she was unfortunately a victim of piracy, and had someone giving away her pay kits.  Worse yet, when she posted a blog entry about it, suddenly the number of downloads for her kits on the pirate's site skyrocketed - people visiting her own blog took advantage of her plight and went to the pirate's site to snag the pay items for free.  It's so sad that some people spoil the joy of this for so many others.  The loss of Lisa in the digiscrap freebie community is great (for example, see her chrome beaded swirl in my last set - a high-quality action she gave for free), but she does still have her store open and has lots of neat stuff in it.  Click HERE to visit her store, Designer Scraps...her items are listed under "Sophisticated Scraps Kits" as well as "Commercial Use" and probably sections I have yet to browse...

 

OK, so I guess I wasn't so brief after all - oh well, it gave me chance to snuggle my sleeping child a bit longer!  

 

Hugs to everyone,

Jeanie

Yesterday's download has been updated

Just a note for you today - thank you to Sharon aka Scrapcat 4914, who alerted me to the fact that the green grungy paper in yesterday's download wouldn't load, and that the chipboard bracket yielded an error message.  I checked it out and found that the file extension didn't make it onto the bracket, and the paper file had somehow become corrupt.  So, I redid them and uploaded the new set onto 4Shared.  So, for anyone who downloaded yesterday's freebie before now (10:40 pm CST), please return to yesterday's post and download the updated zip file.  I will continue to try to sort out why this happened to avoid it happening in the future.  Thank you for your patience, and I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience!

Hugs,

Jeanie

For the Love of Lemons: Painted Odds & Ends

Theme Kit

For the Love of Lemons

Part 6: Painted Odds & Ends

-FREEBIE-

 

Today I have for you the next installment of the series - this set is based on the original lemon painting I did, which led to the creation of the "For the Love of Lemons" series.  As always, the kit was created at 300 ppi, papers are 12x12, and other elements are png files.  Drop shadows are for preview purposes only (though some shadowing inside the boxes is part of the design itself.)  Included are 4 papers (lemons on canvas, lemons on vellum, grungy yellow and grungy green), a yellow patterned ribbon, 3 bracket shapes, 2 boxes, a beaded chrome swirl, and a chipboard plaque with the lemon painting.  I enjoyed playing with many commercial use items in making this set, including FafBr's box action, Atomic Cupcake's cracked paint and chipboard actions, a chrome beaded swirl action very generously posted as a CU freebie by Lisa of Sophisticated Scraps and really fun grungy patterns by Obsidian Dawn.  

 

 

Click HERE to download Part A,

 

Click HERE to download Part B.

 

 

 

Notes for the day:

Well, we made it through the dance recital!  The girls both did a great job.  My little Elena was the tiniest girl in the show - I overheard several people talking about how cute the "little one on the end" was.  She danced to "I'm a Ballerina" and "Dancing Cuddlebug." But, the poor girl developed a fever as the recital started, worsened quickly, but insisted on going through to the very end nonetheless.  What a little trooper!  (I did offer her the opportunity to go home several times...)  Lydia had a blast goofing around with her friends backstage, and looked so pretty in her genie costume for "Arabian Nights." Her other dance was all country - "What the Cowgirls Do."  Daddy videotaped the recital, and brought pretty bouquets for his little girls.  The recital kept them up way past their bedtime, so both were sound asleep when we arrived home.  Zzzz... 

 

 

 

Hugs to everyone,

Jeanie

For the Love of Lemons: Painted Paper

Paper

For the Love of Lemons

Painted Paper

-FREEBIE- 

 

Hi, everyone! Yes, I'm still alive - LOL!  I've been sick again - bronchitis this time, plus my daughters' dance recital this weekend.  Any dance moms out there know how hectic THAT can be!  Just wanted to post a little something for you - I'm sorry it's not a bigger collection, but I'm still working on the rest and didn't want you to wait any longer!  So, today is a paper, JPEG at 300 ppi, in a canvas texture, with a pattern made from my lemon painting that kicked off this whole series!  So, consider this a teaser for the next installment..., and I'll be back with more for you very soon...

Hugs, Jeanie

 

Click HERE to download.

 

 

Notes for the day:

I've been tagged again, and so soon after the last one! This time, it was by Cindi at Cindi's Scraps & Stuff. She has some really cute stuff on her blog - check it out HERE. 

 

Here are the rules:

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 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 some more facts about me:

1)  When I was a doctor, my favorite parts of the job were delivering babies, then taking care of them as they grew older - I love to witness a child's developing personality and milestones!  Every once in a while, I run into kids I delivered, and it's always a special feeling!

 

2) I haven't liked to read since medical school - I guess I had to read WAY too much when I was there - enough for a lifetime!  I greatly prefer creating things...

 

3) Before I got into digital scrapbooking design, my hobby was playing Sudoku.  My favorite is Samurai Sudoku, which has 5 Sudoku grids all connected together.  It's a fun challenge!

 

4) I am terrible at keeping my house clean, and I hate to cook meals (though I do enjoy baking).  There, Don - I admitted it publicly!  ROFL...

 

5) I am a baby addict - I love taking care of babies, and can't get enough of them.  I love their softness, their smell, and especially their laughter!  I feel so fortunate that one of my foster kids is a tiny sweetheart we've had nearly her entire little life - I could just hold her all night long...and often do just that...

 

6) I love certain numbers - for example, when the clock reads 11:11, when the date makes sense two different ways ( like 1/9/87 = 1987), or when the odometer in my car turns an even thousand.  I'm pretty excited that in only 600 miles or so, my odometer will roll to 100,000 miles!  (I guess I shouldn't be so happy - it means my car is getting older...)  When I was pregnant with my eldest daughter, my due date was 7/7, and two of my best friends were also pregnant, due 9/9 and 10/10!  I LOVED that!!!  One of those friends now has two daughters, born on the SAME date 3 years apart!  How cool is that?

 

7) Even when I was a kid, I always hated Kool-Aid!

 

Now, for the next part...Cindi, I'm really sorry, but since I JUST tagged a bunch of people, I don't feel right doing it to them again so soon!  Plus, I have to get ready for my daughters' dance recital Day 2 NOW, so if I spend any more time on this, it won't get posted today!  I hope you understand...  :)

Hugs everyone!