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Graduation Countdown

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:34:00 +0000

I cannot believe my son, Christopher, graduates from high school in just a few weeks! He will spend the summer at home then in the fall he will attend Michigan Career And Technical Institute. He will pursue vocational training in welding, metal work, and machine technology.

Meanwhile, our family summer calendar is rapidly filling with 4-H, dance classes, bicycle rides, open houses, and other great stuff! I know summer is just going to fly by.

That's it for this check-in... More later.

Project Life 2013 Week 2

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:49:00 +0000

Week 2 was January 7-January 13 for our family.

It started out quiet enough, but toward the end it got quite busy. Thursday, January 10 was the high school art show. Saturday, January 12 was Katie’s actual birthday and we had a party for her on Sunday, January 13.

I have already completed the special pages for the Art Show and the Birthday Party. Tomorrow I will work on the Week Summary page(s). I’m fairly certain it will only be a single page.

I decided to throw having “cohesiveness” out the window for Project Life. Our life isn’t simple… I want each page to be a reflection of that week, that day, of us… in all of our chaos, creativity, and confusion! (that last part just sounded good).

There will be journaling about the art show on the main page for the week – in fact, the main page will probably match the kit and elements I used on the art show page.

I will come back tomorrow and edit this post (when & if I get the chance) to post credits and link the pages to my TLP gallery.

Catching Up

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:25:00 +0000

We’re only two weeks into the New Year and I’m playing catch up already… especially where the 31 Days of Challenges at The-LilyPad.Com are concerned!

I just finished days 10 and 11.

Credits:
Kim Jensen Chalk Artist
Jacque Larsen Lone Star
Kate Hadfield Under The Tree
Sahlin Studio Field Trip
Allison Pennington Duly Noted v.2
TLP Collab Grateful (ScrapStacks #1) template by Amy Martin
TLP Collab Hoppy BDay
Valorie Wibbens For The Record

There might be more in the credits. I didn’t take notes like I usually do. I was naughty.

Credits:
TLP Collab Winter Wishes
Template: 31 Days of Challenges Day 11 Freebie by Emily Merritt

Day Late & a Dollar Short

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:58:00 +0000

*sigh*

I was on a really good streak with the 31 Days of Challenges until yesterday. Now, I’m a day behind. I might be able to eek out today’s (day 9) challenge later, but right now – I just want to take a nap.

Day 8’s challenge assignment was to scrap a page without using a photo. I’ve done photoless before, so no problem… or so I thought. I just couldn’t find inspiration. So I started browsing through all of my layouts (all the way back to the first one in February 2006). In my browsing I discovered I hadn’t made a cover for my youngest son Benjamin’s album.

Problem solved.

Credits:
Template: from Beechtree by Sara Gleason
TLP Collab Things That Matter Most
Font: DJB Play Misty For Me by Darcy Baldwin

Why am I so tired?

I did a bunch of errands today…

Bank #1

Library

Bank #2

The roads were super icy, so it took longer than it should have to drive from home to the first stop. By the time I finished at the first place the roads were much improved.

Nothing out of the ordinary at Bank #1 or at the Library.

Bank #2 is where things started to get weird.

Weird? At the bank?

Yes. Weird.

While I was conducting my business with the teller, the manager got a telephone call. It was the alarm company. The bank’s “Hold-Up Alarm” had been tripped. Police were in route.

As I was pulling out the parking lot, the Shiawassee County Sheriff’s Deputy was pulling in. He looked at me critically as he pulled right up to the bank’s front door.

What a day! Now my neighbor is teasing me that while my kids are at preschool I run around robbing banks. HILARIOUS!

This should make for interesting entries for Project Life!

On A Roll

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 23:25:00 +0000

I’ve stuck with the 31 Days Challenges at The-LilyPad.Com for 7 days!! So proud of myself!

Day 7 Challenge – Build a Title using 4 Different Alphas. Harder than you might think!

Credits:
-Template by Band Geek Designs
-Papers, doodles, flower, and 3 alphas from TLP Collab You Make Me Smile
-4th Alpha from TLP Collab Fall Moments
-Font: Janda Elegant Handwriting

Project Life Week 01 – January 1 – January 6, 2013 is complete!

Day 6 of 31

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:14:00 +0000

I just finished my Day 6 layout for the 31 Days of Challenges at TLP. The challenge was to scrap an imperfect photo. I had no trouble finding one!

The lighting at the bowling is *always* bad. No matter what I do or try with my phone, p&s, or dslr - the lighting just sucks and there is no way to compensate for it that I have found that gets me good results. So I just deal.

Credits:
Papers & tape from The People In Your Neighborhood (a TLP collab) (I blended a paper by Amy Jaz and another from Amy Wolff together to get the look I wanted)
Journal card - Journal It by Jacque Larsen
Fonts: Title - Showcard Gothic and Journaling - Janda Everyday Casual
bowling element by Dream BIG Designs - (April 2012 Facebook freebie)

31 Days–Day 4 & Day 5

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:04:00 +0000

I’ve been scrapping like a maniac so far in 2013! Averaging just under 2 pages per day.

Day 4 Challenge: Realistic Stamping

Credits:
Template by Amy Martin
December Bits by Sabrina Dupre
A Little Jingle Papers by Amber Clegg
Kitschy Christmas by Jennifer Barrette & Sahlin Studio
Petal Pops 4 by Amy Wolff
Very Merry Papers by Gina Miller

Day 5 Challenge: Color Inspiration – Purple

Let me just say, I am NOT a fan of purple. I went stash diving to find this gem of a kit so I could avoid purchasing any purple.

Credits:
Follow Me by Allison Pennington

Day 03 of TLP 31 Days of Challenges

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:48:00 +0000

Inspired by this movie poster

I created this…

Credits:
Template - Project Grids by Amy Martin
Alpha by Jacque Larsen from Winter Wishes TLP Collab
2011 Date Stamp by Amber Clegg
font: St. Marie

I will say this about the 31 Days of Challenges at TLP… I’m getting some scrapping done!

Layout Share: Resolutions {of sorts}

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:39:00 +0000

This was for the TLP Journaling Challenge for January 2013

Credits: I used everything but the kitchen sink! LOL
-Build Your Wings by Michelle Godin & Melita Bloomer
-Black & White Labeled by Michelle Godin
-Dreams & Wishes by Michelle Godin
-Summer Stickies by Michelle Godin
-TLP Grateful Collab (Scrap Stacks #1 November 2012)
-TLP Collab You Make Me Smile
-Messy Edges DSD Freebie by Amy Wolff
-The Simple Things Elements (BYOC April 2012) by Amber Clegg
some doodles by Kate Hadfield

Project Life

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:35:00 +0000

Just checking in…

Cover…

Title Page…

Life Quote card by Ali Edwards.
blank grid journal card by Becky Higgins.
Project Life Template F by Becky Higgins.
Numbers by Amy Wolff from TDF Collab Everyday Life.
Font: Traveling Typewriter.
background paper by Amanda Heimann from Everyday Life (TDF Collab).
Paper for year card by Gina Miller from Everyday Life (TDF Collab)
Names & Birthdays list inspired by Kim Kim A Walker.
Photo template used for dog space by Lili from TLP. Newspaper, bow, and word art on dog card from Must Love Dogs by Valorie Wibbens and Honey Design

2nd Challenge in the 31 Days of Challenges.
Credits:
I Like Nonsense by Kaye Winiecki
Veneered Storytellers by Traci Reed
Jot It Down 3 by Amy Wolff

Scrappy New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:10:00 +0000

Between you and me and the wall, I’m going to be a scrapping fool for at least the month of January.

Project Life.

TLP’s 31 Days of Challenges – that’s a layout a day for the whole month. Awesome prizes up for grabs to those that complete the whole 31 challenges.

TLP’s Monthly Challenges

I have found a ton of other challenges and inspiration to keep me busy!

Day 01 of the TLP 31 Days of Challenges – Minimalist/Clean&Simple layout. Here’s the layout I managed to produce (image linked to TLP Gallery for full credits)…

See that font used in the journaling? I MADE THAT! My own handwriting on my layouts – finally!

{digital} Art Journal

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 11:00:00 +0000

First – It is the first day of a new year! Welcome 2013! It’s going to be a busy year for our family! Christopher will graduate from high school in 6 short months.
*sigh*
My baby boy is growing up.
He’s weighing his options and exploring things for his future as an adult.

Ok, down to business.

Last year, I discovered Art Journaling. More importantly, I discovered {digital} Art Journaling.
My pieces aren’t as elaborate or eloquent as some I’ve seen, but they are my “therapy”, my creative release – my time to express myself. This style doesn’t hold me to documenting or preserving family memories. I can do whatever I want.
I have promised myself for 2013 I will explore this genre more. I might even decide at some point to get my hands dirty and actually play with paints, markers, crayons, and glue.
Here are my {digital} Art Journal pages from 2012

Credits: Blustery Day by Michelle Godin

Lyrics from “Winds Of Change” by Y&T

Credits:

All by Michelle Godin Designs

Credits:

Black (and white) Friday Grab Bag
Moody Blues - Elements
Dreams & Wishes Complete Kit

You’ve all seen this one before! I was playing and exploring. Decided I liked this one well enough it is going into my Document December project album.

Credits:
Teeny Tiny Alphas
Sloppy Stencils
Chasing Rainbows Paper Pack
Chasing Rainbows Mixed Media
Look Up! Art Journal Mini
all by Michelle Godin Designs

“Rainbow” was my first ever attempt at Art Journaling. I will say this, Michelle Godin Designs at TLP makes some of the yummiest goodies for {digital} Art Journaling!

Dashing off to Mass to celebrate theSolemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

{digital} Project Life Supplies

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:17:00 +0000

I have decided to tackle Project Life for 2013. Huge commitment on my part. I have never finished a project like this before. In all honesty, I didn’t even finish December Daily. With that said, my Project Life might look different than your Project Life. That’s the point.

I have almost zero intention of doing my spreads weekly. Monthly might work better for me. We’ll see.

I’ve already started my January 1 – January 6 pages. Will show them off upon completion.

I thought for today, inspired by a conversation on Facebook, I would share the {digital} materials I plan to use and link them up for your shopping pleasure.

TEMPLATES

First and possibly most importantly – templates. I do not scrap without the use of templates. Why should I? Someone else has already done all the hard work for me!

Yes, there is some overlap in the designs of the templates. Especially between Becky Higgins’ and Amy Martin’s sets. Becky’s have rounded corners while Amy’s do not. Amy’s messy stitches are awesome!

The templates from Traci Reed shake things up a bit and provide some alternatives – especially since we have a large number of big events coming up this year. I felt these templates would allow me to document those large events as their own spread.

The freedom of {digital} Project Life means I can do whatever I want. I’m not locked into a page layout for the following week because of the template/s I used the week before the way I would if I were doing this with physical products.

I plan to add my 12x12 layouts into my album. I will likely use a combination of 12x12 pages and the template with 4 squares (each square is roughly 6x6).

To Cover or Not to Cover

What do I mean? I mean using {digital} products to achieve the look of the actual physical Project Life products. The page protectors/dividers, etc.

I have a few options available to me in my stash should I chose that look. I think I will be skipping it though.

Why?

Because I do not have a wide range of {digital} page protectors available to me. I do not want to limit myself early in the project by deciding to use page protectors. I might add them periodically if I feel they really bring something to look of that week’s spread.

Journaling Cards

Journaling cards almost feel mandatory for this project. I have picked up a number of kits that contain them and some random freebies I’ve found.

Yes, I will be using them.

I also have in my stash some which I specifically purchased.

These are in my Wish List!

Why? Because it will give me the ability to use any kit I want to make my own Journaling Cards!

Variety is the spice of life… right?

Title & Filler Cards

I have been collecting these items from various sources. I have the ones in the Clementine Full Kit by Becky Higgins (linked above). I will probably make some of my own also.

Kits

Not sure how much kit usage I will get during this project. I am not going to limit myself here. I will use whatever kit I feel fits the mood for the week I’m working on.

I have a few favorite kits and I am also a subscriber to the Digi Game from The Daily Digi – so my stash is always growing. I’m also very likely to use new releases from Michelle Godin Designs since I am a member of her Creative Team.

I think this covers it. If I think of anything else or add anything to my regular {digital} Project Life materials stash I’ll post about it.

Now…

Get out there and Make Memories!!

Document December 2012 Filler Pages

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

While I’ve been busy documenting how my family has spent this December – I’ve also been creating some “filler pages” for my album. They serve no real purpose, other than more pretties to look at.

Credits:
Papers from
-Years Patterns & Solids by Rachel Young
-Peace, Kraft, & Joy by Micheline Martin & Studio Basic
-Very Merry Papers by Gina Miller
-angel & glitter "Believe" by Michelle Godin from Angelica
-doily from Pocket Stuffers No.2 by Valorie Wibbens
-staple & "Believe" flag from Kitschy Christmas by Jennifer Barrette & Sahlin Studio
-stitching from Sew Artsy the Stitches by Michelle Godin

All I can say for credits for the above page is everything (or at least almost everything) is from various designers, kits, and element packs available at TLP. I was bummed because the weather man predicted snow and we got nothin’. We were supposed to get more snow on 12/18-12/19 but again, just dusted and it melted as soon as the sun came up. This is MICHIGAN for Pete’s Sake!! We’re supposed to have snow for Christmas!!

So, for now…

I’m Dreaming

of a

White

Christmas!

Happy Birthday, Mary Ann!

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:55:00 +0000

Happy 10th Birthday, Mary Ann Elizabeth!

So, how about that apocalypse? The world may not have ended today, but my sweet daughter’s world ended… or so she would have you think! LOL Not really. I think I feel worse about postponing her birthday party than she does.

I had to postpone her birthday party scheduled for this evening. Her sister and her youngest brother are sick. Fevers, aches, the whole she-bang. I did not want to risk her friends getting sick.

Pizza.

Cupcakes.

Manicures.

Next Week.

I have a sore throat. Hoping my symptoms stop there.

I realize some might think my silence about the events in Newtown, CT last week might indicate that I don’t care… WRONG! However, I have been and will remain silent, because it has effected me deeply and I just do not know how to express it. Words just don’t work. My art skills are too limited right now. I am still processing this and the events in our area. For now, I’ll just keep praying.

Fever Twins

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:58:00 +0000

My two youngest children, affectionately referred to as “The Wonder Twins”, are at the moment “The Fever Twins”. She is 102.2°F and he is 102.8°F. Children’s ibuprofen and Children’s Tylenol have been our good friends for the past 48 hours or so. I hope their fevers break soon. Sissy is having a birthday party tomorrow.

2013 Project Life

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:00:00 +0000

I’ve decided to really make an effort to document our life during the year 2013. Pretty optimistic of me since according to some the world is coming to an end tomorrow. *snicker*

I also decided to go ahead and design a cover for our album.

I used the 2011 Project Scrap Cover template by Shabby Princess and the Everyday Life kit from The Digi Files (it’s the first free kit you get after being a subscriber for 4 months). I’ve had it for quite a long time and I’ve used it on numerous occasions.

For the time being I’ve decided to keep the cover simple. I will likely add small embellishments as the year progresses.

I plan to primarily use the Project Life templates by Becky Higgins (available at JessicaSprague.Com) for my pages. Any pages I do about 2013 will be in this album.

My goal at the end of 2013 is to get this printed into a photo book.

Document December 2012

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:24:00 +0000

Here are a few pages of my Holiday 2012 documentation so far…

The Cover.

Credits:
Template Hip to Be Square No. 1 by Biograffiti
craft paper and red paper from Peace, Craft & Joy by Studio Basic & Micheline Martin
black paper from Dear Santa papers by Pink Reptile Designs
Under the Tree & December Doodads by Kate Hadfield
Font is 2Peas Menagerie

Silver Bells In The City

Credits:
- Template Design A - Project Life Digital - Becky Higgins
- Background paper by Amy Jaz from Twinkle Paper Pack
BlueBird card from December Bits II by Sabrina Dupre
- Journal cards made using:
Paper (Khaki) from A Little Jingle: the Papers by Amber Clegg (DYD 2011)
and tape from Kitschy Christmas by Jennifer Barrette and Sahlin Studio

Thanksgiving

Credits:
Project Life Digital Template B by Becky Higgins
TLP Collab Grateful from ScrapStacks#1 November 2012
Fonts: DJB Live Your Story and Freebooter Script

Before this post gets so photo heavy that it takes days to load, I’ll stop here and post more layouts tomorrow.

Whatever bug my children had last week into this week is now launching a full attack on my system. As long as I don’t get the gastrointestinal symptoms a couple of the children had I’ll be ok. I can live with sinus and chest congestion.

We are looking forward to Friday! Friday is Mary Ann’s 10th Birthday. She has invited a half dozen of her little friends from school over for pizza, cupcakes, and manicures. I’m so excited my new friend, Emily, has offered to help with manicures! I’m certain there will be a lot of pictures taken. We are mostly ready for the party. I just need to arrange pizza, buy cupcakes, and get the house picked up. Supplies are ready. Goodie Bags are ready! Bring on the Tweens!

Instagram Opt-Out

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:15:00 +0000

Instagram made a HUGE policy change announcement. See the article on CNET.

The only way to “opt-out” of Instagram being able to sell your photos without your permission and without giving you any compensation is to DELETE your account. Do so before the January 16, 2013 deadline or they will retain the intellectual property rights to your photos FOREVER.

Given the outcry from Instagram users, I’m willing to bet the policy will be changed… but I’m not waiting around.

I will ONLY be sharing my photos, scrapbook pages, videos, etc. here on my blog. Google (the owner of Blogger/Blogspot) allows me to retain my rights to the material I post. When/If that changes, my blog will be deleted.

While I have you here… Let me share some of my photos I formerly shared on Instagram…

Just a few of my favorites. Top: Christopher Pi Day T-Shirt from 3.14.2012; Next: Spring Is Coming!; Next: Summer Flip-Flops!; Last: Queen of the Zoo! The Lioness at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, Michigan

I’ll be back with a few scrapbook pages from my December Daily 2012 project I am working on.

December, really??!!

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Busy, busy, busy around here… but it shouldn’t be a surprise. I have five children. I babysit another several evening a week when his parents’ schedules overlap.

Today – two sick boys home from school with fevers and headaches.

Tomorrow – two sick boys home from school because they are not yet fever-free for 24 hours.

Right now, I’m crossing my fingers my youngest daughter doesn’t join the ranks of the sick on the couch. She’s really moody and whining about every.little.thing.

I was attempting to do December Daily. It’s a memory keeping, life documenting project – not so daily around here. I’ve decided to attempt Project Life in 2013. I’m not going to limit myself to only the Project Life products – that would strangle my creative spirit. I’m not sure my pages will even look like they should go together.

I’m hoping to start using this blog again. We’ll see how that goes in the new year.

Throwing in the Proverbial Towel?

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:40:00 +0000

Should I? or Shouldn’t I? Should I just keep plugging away at this ill-maintained, not often updated, blathering little blog of mine?

*sigh*

Maybe when school starts things will calm down?

Who am I kidding?

Myself.

My oldest son, Christopher is 17. He is a high school senior this year. BUSY! This means time devoted to his senior project (more on that in another post). Cross country practice has already started. His first meet is in two weeks!

My oldest daughter, Mary Ann is 9. She will be in 4th grade. If I remember anything about 4th Grade, it was all the “drama” of who has a training bra and who does not. Who got their period already – and all that other girl-on-the-verge-of-womanhood drama. Oh the hormones and the eye-rolling!!??!!

Nicholas is 6 and will be in 1st Grade. This would ordinarily be a huge deal because for my first two children, this was the year they went to school all day. Not so for my middle child. He started his days of full-day school last year in kindergarten.

Katharine (4) and Benjamin (3) will be in preschool again this year. I insisted on a 1/2 day schedule for them. I am a stay-at-home mother, so there is no reason for them to be in school all day at this point. They certainly aren’t going to gain anything academically, in my opinion.

Patrick, my husband, and I have gotten seriously into bicycling as a sport, as a way to keep fit, and as a means to lose weight. I personally have not lost any yet – but he has lost a staggering 40 pounds!

In July, we went on a 300 mile bicycle tour to raise money for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan… the WAM300. Seriously an amazing experience!! So amazing in fact, we are doing it again next year! I’ll post more about this in another post at a later date.

13 Days

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:18:00 +0000

Baby Blues for 5/21/2012 - Baby Blues « ArcaMax Publishing <-- Click there to see the comic strip.

I am so identifying with Wanda right now! 13 school days left of our school year. Send help... cookies, chocolate, and Diet Rite greatly appreciated!

We are going to be busy, Busy, BUSY this summer!

Big Blank

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:05:00 +0000

I’m drawing a big blank for a title for this post. Maybe one will just magically make itself apparent as I write.

We’re dealing with some issues of bullying right now. I had certainly hoped at some point that my son would stop having these problems. It’s getting bad enough he doesn’t want to go to school. Christopher is so close to graduation (Class of 2013) that I do not want to risk him losing credits to finish his education at home. Since the bullying is happening at the bus stop, there is not much the school district can do. The problem is, no one has jurisdiction at the bus stop – with the exception of the county sheriffs’ deputies. I attempted approaching the parents of the bullies yesterday. Never again. I’ll just call the police.

Mary Ann has an eye doctor appointment today. Her prescription was past due when she broke her glasses a few weeks ago. Now that the tax return is back – it’s time to get everyone’s peepers checked out. So proud of my girl! She started the school year almost a full grade level behind in reading. Something finally clicked for her! She’s almost 2 full grade levels ahead now! Look out world, we have a voracious reader on our hands. I see a lot of bicycle trips to the library with her this summer.

Nicholas has graduated from speech therapy! He went from being almost completely non-verbal two years ago to speaking very clearly. His sound production is actually developmentally advanced now! So exciting!

Katharine will be having her third cleft palate reconstruction procedure next week. I’m nervous, but I know her surgeon is skilled and takes wonderful care of her. Her speech is progressing nicely. We’re hoping this procedure will help take her to the next level by reducing the nasal sounds.

Benjamin is 3 1/2 and still mostly non-verbal. He has a large vocabulary – just trying to get him to use it! He’s quiet by nature and just goes with the flow – so he seldom really has anything to say. He’s very active though!

I went through a major burst of scrapping for a couple of weeks. Things are settling down now as a settle into a routine for scrapping with and blogging about Michelle Godin’s new releases.

Speaking of new releases…

I have not had a chance to play with these just yet! Hoping to get in some scrapping time on Thursday or Friday. There’s a fantastic new release on Friday from Michelle – she’s teamed up with two other designers!

On A Roll

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:17:00 +0000

Michelle Godin is on a roll! She’s back and she’s rockin’ it!

First… It’s the Quarterly Sale at TLP! 30% off EVERYTHING – even new releases April 13-16

Next…

Michelle has 3 new releases for your scrapping pleasure today. Yes, they are 30% off this weekend!

Here’s a closer look at just the papers included with the kit…

Now, let me show you what I’ve created with these delicious goodies!

Oh, I’m not done yet. Michelle has even whipped up a couple of freebies for you!

The first coordinates with today’s new releases and can be found at her blog. The second is a gorgeous set of mixed media papers you can find on her Facebook Fan page. Click “Like” and you can download them from the Exclusive Freebie spot! Trust me, you want to check these papers out!

PHEW!

It’s been a rocky week. The kids went back to school Monday after their Spring Break. It’s been a battle all week to get them back into the routine. I know it’s Friday… the WonderTwins were having one meltdown after another this morning. Little Mister did not even want to get out of bed. He’s usually full of sunshine and ready to face the day. Not today.

We’re planning a medium distance bike ride on Saturday morning, about 20 miles round trip. At the half-way spot, PANCAKES! The county fairgrounds are hosting a community welcome appreciation breakfast to celebrate their 25th Anniversary at the current location. There will also be some auctions and things after the breakfast, but we’re likely not going to stick around for those.

Sunday will hopefully be a day of rest and relaxation. Provided I can get all my housework done today… but with that sale at TLP, I’m not making any promises!

Distracted

noreply@blogger.com (iMom-Lynn) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:50:00 +0000

I’ve been rather quiet on the blog front for months now. Just have not had much I wanted to share. I’ve been writing and scrapping, just not sharing.

I cannot hide in the shadows any longer.

The last two weeks have been a flurry of hard-drive filling craziness… My favorite digital scrapbook designer is back. After a year and a half off, she’s come out of retirement. She’s got a new style – and it’s pushing all the right buttons for me!!

Check out her guest shop at The Lily-Pad… Works of he{ART} by Michelle Godin.

She made her debut on Friday, April 6 with the release of three new products for the April BYOC at The Lily-Pad.

I even made a few things…

I also made my new siggy for forum use from the Sloppy Stencils. I’ll show that off soon.

Yesterday, Michelle released FOUR new products for the SOSN (Something Old Something New) Sale at the Lily-Pad. Since she doesn’t have anything old – you get all brand new stuffs!

I have not had a chance to play with these yet. I’ve had a nasty Easter cold/sore throat/headache thing going on. I’ve spent most of my time since Good Friday sleeping. The aches have finally eased up. I don’t feel like there is a fever threatening to take me out constantly. However, the sinus congestion, headache, and sore throat persist. In fact, today the sore throat is worse and my right ear is throbbing. For now, I have stepped up my water, vitamin C, and other vitamins. Ibuprofen is managing the pain.

Michelle has yummy new releases coming to The Lily-Pad tomorrow!! I’ve already created a layout and an ATC with it. I’ll show those of tonight/tomorrow when the products go live in the store!

For now I suppose I should attempt to get back to my real life job as a wife and mother. The dishes, laundry, and other housework aren’t going to take care of themselves. Sometimes I wish I was Samantha from BeWitched! *wiggle wiggle*