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Today, I got a layout published in a newsletter. OK, not a contest, but my name was put into a hat & pulled out randomly, and I was given a sketch to use. Today the newsletter came out. Here's the link to the newsletter...PageMaps - Feb. 08, and here is my actual layout that was published. I love Becky Fleck and her sketches, and she is one awesome lady!! Anyway, the picture is from when I visited my mom in FL in Nov. The journaling says "There's nothing like saying "Smile" to make a good photo go bad." That explains the second photo!! Really now!! Loved the blues & browns on this layout. I used the end of a foam paint brush to create the dots (which is one of my favorite techniques right now) and I painted on the back of a transparency for the title. My DH and DD both thought it looked like wood. I don't know about that, but I love how the layout turned out!! Enjoy!
I know what I want for Valentine's Day (yes, with my DH, it's appropriate to give big "hints" about what would make me happy!!) I see that Casting Crowns is coming to town again!! That's what I want...two tickets to see them in concert, and $$ to buy a concert t-shirt!! YAYYYYYY!!!
I...that's easy. I am definitely am an introvert!! I love scrapping by myself (well, I love scrapping with friends too), but I am my most creative by myself. If I don't get "me" time daily, I get really grouchy. So, my family knows that when I'm grouchy, it's time for me to scrap!! I love reading books, listening to music, watching movies - all by myself. I can handle a few bursts of extroverted-ness, but by the time it's over, I am worn out! Yep - definitely an introvert!
Well, I couldn't think of an "H" word, so I enlisted the help of 3 friends. They all decided on "helpful". They say that I am helpful. Hmmmm, well, I guess I am. I like to help people at work & all...like teaching people how to do things...but helpful, like in a humanitarian way...I don't know. The jury is still out I guess. Maybe it should be "heart". Since getting on blood pressure medicine & realizing that it runs in my family, I've been getting more into heart health. Anyway...on to the letter "I".
My friend, Janie (a fellow CT member over at Susan's Scrapbook Shack) has a new blog, showcasing a NEW scrapbooker's blog EVERYDAY!! What fun, check it out!!
I am grateful to God for all of life's blessings...my daughter, my husband, a great job, good health, a comfortable house, a good car...sometimes I don't act like it, but I am grateful!! I recently saw a quote that said something like "You are not grateful if you cannot say thank you." So I have been trying to say thank you a little bit more lately. Thank you God!
Mine is a Christmas story...my dad was ill with cancer at the time - I didn't know how sick he was...well, we opened all the presents & I was happy with everything, but I turned around & saw a big present with a bow on top. I remember saying "Ohhhhh, who is this one for? Ohhhhhh, It's me!!!!!!" It was from my dad, just for me. It was a bird cage with a little green parakeet in it. I loved it, I named him Donner, after the reindeer. Then, that year, our dog died, my dad died, & my parakeet died, in that order. It was a rough year, but getting the parakeet was a wonderful memory.
