This week's EverydayGive-Away!

Little behind... started the new commute to Orange County for my job... and I'm trying to get everything in... Anyway... this week's EverydayGive-Away from our YouTube video on Refigerator Art... is Martha Stewart's Fall Paper, her fun Butterfly Punch, K&co Chipboard Letters and upper and lower little Letter Stamps. Plus a surprise and you just never know what that could be!!! So, leave us a comment and we'll enter you into our EverydayGive-Away. Good Luck!
p.s. In the video I called the chipboard letter Ki and it should of been K&co... my apologies.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to this week's EverydayGive-Away winner...
The Gingerbread Girl!!!
Email us your address and we'll get your EverydayGive-Away right out to you.

This week's video layout

This week I thought I'd do something with my daughter's artwork... I love the fact that she loves anything to do with art... and painting seems to be her favorite medium right now and I want her to remember her artwork. So I'm in the process of scanning her favorites. This week while scanning some I thought it would be great to do a layout with one.... Plus I thought I would be a great reminder to all out us parents who love the refrigerator art... and eventually a favorite is replaced with the new... but it really doesn't have to be gone forever...

I know my daughter Rainee hates it when I take something down to put up another... but since I've started scanning them, she see I'm saving them for her... and it makes her feel better...

Plus I don't know about you, but I had a favorite painting I did in grade school... I can still remember the Easter egg's & bunnies... all the bright colors... I loved that painting... but with all the moves we did as I was growing up... it got lost... but I still remember it... and honestly I wish I still had it... I know it's sounds silly... but I do.

So for me... if I have to... shhhh.... get rid of a few of those beautiful treasures over the years... I'm at least going to scan them or take a pictures of them... to document not only their beauty, but also her artistic improvement... because you just never know what 'bunny painting' will be her favorite and wish she still had - - even if it's only an image of it... I want her to know I cherished them... even if I couldn't keep all of them...

Remember to enjoy your refrigerator art... it only lasts a short time...

This week's digital freebies and free fonts!

Here's this week's freebies and the font I chose is more like a dingbat... but I thought it went well with this week's digi downloads...

Enjoy and have fun...


http://ssdtaggersize.blogspot.com/
http://csdesign-online.de/blog/
http://www.funkyplaygrounddesigns.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6041
http://www.funkyplaygrounddesigns.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6012
http://pineappleplantation.blogspot.com/
http://jilld-zines.blogspot.com/


Freebie font....



http://www.dafont.com/search.php?psize=m&q=flower

Official notice... plus a few thoughts...

Well, these last 10 weeks I've been entering into a contest with ScrapbooksEtc.com and just found out I officially won for week 9... whoooo hooo!! I've worked really hard these last 10 weeks... It's nice knowing I made it to the final round, although I do wish my friend moving forward with me... :o(

Yesterday I sent out emails to my friends and family and realized I should put this on my blog... so here it is I officially made it to the next round!!!! Actually if it weren't for my friend Jen... I don't know if I would of thought of it... She put it on her blog... jencropable.com ...Thanks Jen... at least someone is thinking.

So, things I learned these last 10 weeks - - while doing these 'assignments'... I like having assignments. I like the challenge. I like trying to figure out what I have to do with something I've been told I have to do... and having a deadline. I guess that comes from my job... working for a newspaper... where we have deadlines every day... and sometimes several times during the day... at times it makes it hard to be creative... but you learn to adapt... you get use to the... get it done quickly... make sure it look fabulous... and you move on to the next job...

So, I've figured out with these assignments and doing my own scrapbooking... working without one has been part of my problem trying to get a lo done... there are days where I just sit looking at a blank sheet of paper and wonder what should I do... but with having an assignment... it's challenged me, and at times made me more creative... so I've decided to make assignment's for myself... to help motivate me... to get more lo's done...

I'll let you know how that goes!?!!?

but then... after these last 10weeks... I think it will be a breeze!

Glad it's today and not yesterday

Have you ever woken up and everything makes you cry... I watched the morning news and it made me cry... it was about Christina Applegate and her breast cancer surgery. My mother died 8 years ago of beast cancer and if she had not been so scared of what could happen, I know she'd still be here... so that made me cry... I miss my mom.

Then, as the day went on... my computer at work wouldn't work and was on the phone iwth hte help desk for 3 hours... and that made me cry... getting ready for the work move to OC... made me cry... spilling my water all over the floor... you guessed it... it made me cry...

So at lunch I figured out a few things... what it came down to is... the Applegate story reminded me of how precious every day is... and all those everyday moments I've missed with my mom... I don't want to take any time, any moment for granted because every day is a gift.... every moment is a gift... okay, I'm making myself cry (again)... but all in all... it's true... don't waste a moment with you parents... your kids... your friends.... because in a breath things can change....

For me, the everyday moments are the ones which get me through my week... my day... and sometimes... the next moment... share the moments you have with your loved ones... remember them... hold on to them... write them down... and some, some need to be scrapbooked... like this one of my friends LO for the the ScrapbookEtc... Summer challenge... this is a wonderful page and the look on that adorable face... is really precious... and it's a moment not forgotten...

Enough rambling... I need to figure out my next video... ahhhhhhhh... what to do.... what to do..... Enjoy your day... enjoy your moments!!!

Blessings to you and your family.

This week's EverydayGive-Away!!!

This weeks EverydayGive-Away... Rainee picked out speial for you... we also have a couple of surprises to go along with these stamps.

So put your comment in and we'll let you know who the winner is next week!!!

And the winner is...

First thank you to all who made comments and entered our EverydayGive-Away...

Now for the winner....drum roll...

The winner is Jen!!!

Congratulations to Jen... email us your address and we'll get that right out to you!!!

Watch for this weeks EverydayGive-Away...

This week's digital freebies and free fonts!

Here are the freebies I've found for you this week... enjoy...



http://shutterfly.typad.com/digiscrap

http://scrapmatters.com/shop/error_message.php?product_disable

http://ellielash.com/blog

http://matahatiseni.blogspot.com

http://scrapmatters.com/wordpress

http://cia-dos-scraps-store.net/index.php?main_page=index&manufactures_id

http://digiscrappersbraisil.typepad.com/blog/



font of the week... school script dashed

Newest Layout

This layout is for the the last week of the ScrapbookEtc.com contest... it's been 10 weeks of challenges and 10 weeks of fun! Along the way I learned a lot, was challenged by the assignments, made friends and came away with 10 great layouts... Thanks.

P.S. Thanks to all who voted for me... I really appreciated it... and if I get in the final challenge... I'll let you know... Thanks again!

Most resent everyday moment

Our latest everyday moment... us just being silly... daddy wants a picture for his wallet and we decided to give him something fun... do you think he'll like it?

We eventually got daddy to join in...

Well, today I've been waiting for the ball to drop on where I'm to be relocated - - and I'll be going to OC... not too great... it's going to cost a lot more money in gas... with no raise to compensate... and it means less time with my precious daughter... RAINEE and dh and our everyday moments. We are praying for something else... possible part time job for me and full time for dhubby... but only God knows what's ahead...

Latest LO... of me and my day... I entered this in the ScrapbookEtc. Ultimate Summer Challenge Contest... This is generally how my days are... and now I can add more driving... Yeah!! I made it to the top 10... and we'll see what happens... would love to win... but it is what it is... I've had fun stretching myself with these challenges... and now it's coming to an end... one more it's over.... I've enjoyed it and I've had the opportunity to make a new friend... well it's bath time and I'm off have a great evening... and don't forget to leave a comment so you can be entered into our give-a-way.... bye for now...

Post comment for give-away!

Well, if you're interested in our give-away... make a comment and Rainee will pick the name on next week's video!!... here's some pictures of the give-away... so you can get a better look... til then.. have a fab day! Good luck...

freebies

Freebies.... I love anything that's free... which I'm sure you do also... instead of just listing, the freebies I've found only my website... I'm going to start putting them also on my blog...

There are some great site out there that have free downloads of artwork and templates for your scrapbooking. If you've never done digital... you should try it you might just get hooked... I like doing it when I'm stuck creatively. I also like using the templates to make some quick pages when I don't have time for traditional scrapbooking but want to document an everyday moment... it's easy and helps me feel like I've accomplished something... anyway today's downloads are great... hope you enjoy 'em...



http://scrapmatters.com/shop/product.php?productid=249&cat=11&page=1
http://ellielash.com/blog/
http://matahatiseni.blogspot.com/
http://scrapmatters.com/wordpress/
http://matahatiseni.blogspot.com/
http://www.bunnycates.com/blog/


Also, each week on my website (everydayscrapbook.com), not only will you find digital scrapbook freebies but you'll also find free fonts... I choose one each week... this week I've decided to do something that goes along with school... since school will be starting just around the corner... I hope you'll get some use out of these fun freebies and hope you come back to see what else is new... have a great day...



p.s. if you click on the font image you'll go to the site to down load it...

A few new things I love... and one new page

Wanted to share with you some of my new favorite products. Creative Imaginations has added some new things to their Narratives line...
Then there's Teresa Collins new clear stamps... and I also love her paper...
...Here's something fun from Cosmo Cricket... the Hello Sunshine line... very fun!



I also can't wait to try Jenni Bowlin's Jounaling Cards and Bingo Cards... and the super cute tickets you can journal on! What fun elements to add to any page...


When I finish my pages with some of these new treats... I let you know... but for now here is my latest... it's my dd at our favorite park we love to go and have picnics at... she calls it the Shady Park... I love how it turned out... I love seeing her playing and enjoying the day... I hope you enjoy your everyday moments with those you love...

I love this layout. I love how the embossing powder and adhesive relate to each other when put together... it's kind of like pebbles... and when you do it on flowers with clear embossing power... they look like they have dew on them... very fun...

You can also do this with glue dots and use any color embossing powder you want... they sort of look like brads... I really liked it with clear... and just dots on a page... but then that's me... i don't know what it is but I love dots...

well, that's it for today... hope your day is great and blessings to you all.