Digitalarts Cafe January CC Freebie

Well, I found another color challenge and just couldn't help myself... I didn't get too carried away this time but what I made together with the other contributions will give you a nice set of options. The Color Challenge is over @ Digitalarts Cafe. I have surfed around for another CC to participate in ( I'm a true addict out looking for a score ) and this palette really grabbed me! I think the colors are nice and classy so I tried to go along with that type of theme.

Here's my LO of my little Birthday Girl... Lillian ( my youngest granddaughter ) on Sunday sitting on Mommy's ( my daughter's ) lap... also, a preview for you!

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Heritage Freebie Part Five

Wow, the Birthday Party was loads of fun AND challenges yesterday as there was a pool, stairs and a hot grill to try and keep the kids from getting hurt but we made it. There was One close call with my grandson when somehow he managed to get in the screen enclosure and jump in the pool which was covered with a Solar Pool Cover. My husband's quick reflexes managed to grab him immediately before he went under! That was scary... but then I thought, isn't it ironic since he refused to cooperate in swim lessons last Summer and get off the steps, let alone JUMP in!

I am going to share pics on my regular weekly post in case anyone is interested in looking at them, however, for tonight I just wanted to mainly share some Flower Bits that I made last week while fooling around with some ideas. I included other elements that I already had made... some lace, frames and a torn border but no papers since this is a Bonus Zip due to the fact I had decided just to do downloads on Saturday ( once a week ). I just couldn't help myself!

Here's a preview of what you are getting:

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Heritage Freebie Part Four

Not much to talk about this week... It has been Bitter Cold here the past week and we got a "Hard Freeze" which hasn't happened for about Five Years according to the Weather Folks. I've been busy with getting "stuff" done. You know, Doc Appts., Chores & Errands ;) This weekend my little Lilly will be turning "1." She's the youngest of my Six Grandkids!! We have a party to go to on Sunday so I need to charge up the batteries in my CamCorder and DigiCam.

Here's a preview of what you are getting this week and I would LOVE to see any Layouts!!

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Birthday Present & Mom's "New" Doggie

Here is a slide-show of the album I made in PhotoShop, printed and gave to my Nana for her last Birthday...

Here is my Mom's "New" doggie... He is a Cairn Terrier and was my Nana's pet but went home with my Mom ;) These are the before and after pics of him with his new Florida Hairdo!

DSO January Color Challenge Freebie & Heritage Freebie Part 3

It has been a good week trying to figure out where I left off before going to my Nana's funeral. I got lots done this past week as far as appointments and organization ;) I can't believe January is already half-way over.

I have decided to do "weekly" blog posts for now and keep sharing the Heritage Kit stuff I had piled up over the holidays. Then when that runs low I will make more in the same palette and really make this a Ginormous Heritage Kit!

Also, I managed to squeeze in some time to participate in KimB's Color Challenge over @ DSO. I just loved the soft pastels in this Palette! Click on the embelishments preview for that zip and the papers are below the paper preview.

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Heritage Freebie Part Two

I am back from PA and what a surreal trip it was. I'm so glad I went since it really helped give me closure although I still keep telling myself that Nana won't be calling me.

Nana kept drawers full of photos and we were all allowed to sort through them and have as many as we wanted. I have sooo many photos of Nana and Grampie, plus a school portrait of me I had never seen. Many photos of my mom as a young girl too that I had never seen just in bags and boxes in drawers. What a treasure!

Also, it was the First time I have taken a "road trip" with my Sister and we enjoyed each others company. It definitely brought us closer together and I'm glad of that because we live a couple of hundred miles apart and haven't been able to spend very much time together since leaving home to raise our own families.

The weather was bitter cold and the day we left to drive home the car was covered in a half-inch of ice with icicles hanging off of it... I had to spend about 20 or so minutes scraping ice off the windows! Very different than anything I have ever experienced as I have lived in Florida practically my whole life and have only been up North in the Summer time. We finally saw the Sun breaking through the clouds when we got half-way through South Carolina.

I read a card that says, "A Sunset on Earth is a Sunrise in Heaven." I am a believer and I know her suffering is ended and now she is rejoicing in the presence of God.

THANK YOU everyone for your thoughtful comments! They really meant a lot to me :)

I could probably go on for days but here is your Second installment of the Heritage Series ;)

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Heritage Freebie and a Funeral :(

This New Year hasn't exactly started off Great but I know it is going to be my best year ever no matter what... I refuse to believe the best is behind me ;) My Nana passed on January 1st and that is a sad way to start the new year... here is the last photo I could find of us together and it was almost 20 years ago. When I looked at it ( although I have seen it before ) I was shocked to see for the first time how similar our faces are. I never really thought we looked very much alike.

I redid the "look" of my blog after over a year of looking at the last color scheme... I'm not totally thrilled with it but it will have to do for now.

I received a request from a blog reader to do a "Heritage" Series and thought that was an amazing idea. Over the holidays I began trying some things with the color palette that was used by SAS back during the Birthday Celebration a couple of months ago ( week 3 of the designer contest ).

I used elements from my new Heritage Series for my blog header. I am not sure how long this series will continue, however, I still plan to do the occasional Color Challenge as I find time.

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I'm off to pack for a funeral which will be on Monday way up in Pennsylvania which is a Thousand miles away.

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