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03/11/09 Freebies

2009-03-11T16:08:00.006-06:00

I just have to tell you all know that I've been sitting here listening to none other than the American Idol Finalist. . . David Archuletta!

Now see, when it came to voting time on American Idol, I was a David Cook fan through and through. And still am, to a point. I was waiting in the carpool line at my kids' school when I heard the song, Crush, by Archuleta for the first time on the radio. I was completely taken by his voice in this song, but couldn't place who he was! But when the announcer at the end of the song revealed the artist's name, I was pleasantly surprised to find it was him!

So now I have both David's albums downloaded onto my computer via iTunes, and can listen to both of them whenever to notion takes me! Yay!

By the way, if you wanna see David Archuleta's cheesy Crush music video, click on the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yff9nCctMkg

And here's your list!

03/10/09 Freebies

2009-03-10T22:48:00.004-06:00

I'll tell ya what~ I have been having one crazy week that all began over the weekend. Saturday morning I got up out of bed in a hurry and didn't pay attention to my body, and ended up pulling my Achilles heel tendon, simply by walking across my tiled kitchen floor barefoot.

Crazy!

I know!

But true.

So. I've been trying to stay off it as much as possible, which isn't much actually, as this week is chuck full of. . . a ton of stuff that has to be done!

And I'm on the verge of baggin' the whole week! I'll tell ya what. Why is it that not only does my kids' school have a bunch of stuff going on, so does my church, as well as my extended family, AND my husband!

And I feel like we are running around all over the place!

I need a breather. . .

C'mon now, breathe with me, ya'll.

IN. . . .

OUT. . . .

Sigh.....

That feels much better. I should do that more often. But not so often that I end up hyperventilating instead of relaxing.

:D

Here's your list People!

03/09/09 Freebies

2009-03-09T21:17:00.003-06:00

03/05/09 Freebies

2009-03-05T12:30:00.006-07:00

Funny Story. (with freebie list added below)

Last night, as my family and I sat down to dinner, we decided to allow our 2 1/2 yr. old to drink his *red* (sugar free) juice from a cup without a lid. But he was only allowed to have enough juice to wet his pallet after each bite of dinner. Not a whole cup-full.

As his food on his plate diminished, and he was allowed larger amounts of juice in his cup, he got a bit excited. And when he gets all giddy like that, it's hard not to let the excitement spread. We simply can't help it. He's too cute.

Then Daddy started clicking his plastic cup against our toddler's, and at the same time, saying 'Cheers!' And, of course, all the other kids got involved in the out-of-the-norm display of dinner-time etiquette.

And because little kids learn so well from imitating what they see, our little one began the ceremonial clinking of the plastic cups again.

Only this time. . . he said, 'Table!'

It took me a sec to figure out why red juice was coming out of my husband's nose, even though I'd heard what the little rug-rat had said. . . or meant.

Smart kiddo!

Sorry! I posted without adding the list! Hold on a sec, and I'll get it up. . .

03/04/09 Freebies

2009-03-04T09:39:00.004-07:00

Wednesday. The sun is out. And it's actually jacket weather. We might have to go to the park today. And then... tomorrow will come. It'll be back to warm coat weather. Sigh... I'd better enjoy it while it lasts then right?! Right. On with the day then! And on with some more Girl Scout Cookies while I post this. Mmmmmm....

03/03/09 Freebies part 2

2009-03-03T11:58:00.002-07:00

Right. So this post is for today's freebies, for Tuesday. But be sure to scroll down to catch yesterday's list that I posted earlier today.

03/03/09 Freebies

2009-03-03T10:46:00.007-07:00

Long list today. Here's what I've got so far from yesterday though, since that post never really happened. Monday's are truely chuck full of hectic-ness and chaotic-ness for me. Anyways, hope this makes up for it though! Happy downloading! (p.s. A list for today is coming too. So be sure to come back and check for it later!)

Monday's List:

02/27/09 Freebies

2009-02-27T12:42:00.008-07:00

I can hardly believe it snowed yesterday! Well, okay, not completely, because it makes sense that a warm day would precede a snow fall. It's just that it was such a bummer to wake up on a Friday, of all days, to some not so great weather.

And to top it off, my daughter and I COULD NOT find her coat *anywhere* this morning. So she had to wear her old coat that is so short on her now that her wrists are exposed. She whimpered and complained, and THEN... she told me she'd left her good coat at school the day before.

What?! Not that I was mad~ just... well, we'd just searched through practically every nook and cranny in our oh-so-not very clean house before she decided to tell me the truth about where it was!

"Silly girl."

And then this is the look that usually follows.

And yes, we tend to go through these sorts of situations quite a lot at our house. All due to this lovely angel you see here.

At least she was only cold going from the car~ straight into the building. Now I'll just have to see if she ends up bringing home both coats, or not.

Here's the Friday Freebie List!

02/26/09 Freebies

2009-02-26T08:30:00.002-07:00

I don't know about you, but these changes in the weather are killing my immune system. Don't get me wrong~ I'm loving a break from the constant coldness around these here parts, but my throat would say otherwise. :( I hope you're doing better than I am! ;)

02/25/09 Freebies

2009-02-25T10:54:00.003-07:00

Welcome to another week!

02/20/09 More Freebies

2009-02-20T13:22:00.004-07:00

Hey!~ Somehow I missed this one. And it's a great one. One ya just don't wanna miss.

So...

Sorry Linda! Love your work! Love you!

02/20/09 Freebiees

2009-02-20T10:04:00.002-07:00

Thank Goodness It's Friday! Right?! Yeah~ me too. xxx

02/10/09 Freebies

2009-02-19T09:34:00.003-07:00

Okay people~ Here's your list!

And just so you know... this list is NEVER ENDING!

Okay, so... not quite. But it's pretty close. So make sure you've got lots of time on your hands to download them.

And please remember to leave some love and say thanks to everyone you download from. (pssst! it keeps them soft so they'll give us more freebies!)

SALE Divine Digital

2009-02-19T09:24:00.004-07:00

Have you seen this one yet? I saw it just before Valentine's Day, but really, it's such a fun kit. And I really love the faded feel it gives. Anyways... check it out! (Love their SALES.)

Lovely DEAL of the Week!

"Lovely"

by |Willro&co Designs|

Divine Diva Deal for the Week of Feb 12 - 18

On Sale for Just $2.00

Click images to purchase:

ALSO..... You're not going to want to miss this either! Just found it in my Inbox this morning.

HUGE "BOGO" SALE this WEEKEND!

"Buy One, Get One FREE!!!"

|February 20, 21 & 22|

www.divinedigital.com

And no worries, the Freebie List is coming next. Check back in about an hour!

02/18/09 Freebies

2009-02-18T12:01:00.003-07:00

Is it just me, or does February seem to be going on forever now that Valentine's is over and done with?

Although my husband's bday is only a couple of days away, so I suppose I'd better start thinking about that now.

Any suggestions for someone who really doesn't care for parties? I'm all ears.

02/17/09 Freebies

2009-02-17T12:27:00.002-07:00

02/16/09 Freebies

2009-02-16T21:41:00.006-07:00

BOLT

Have you seen it?!

My husband and I only took our kids to it this evening, and we just *LOVED IT.* Adorably well put together. And the voices were just perfect with John Travolta as Bolt, and Miley Cyrus as Penny. Although I knew who played the voices of the characters, I actually really enjoyed hearing Travolta's voice, and frequently forgot it was Miley Cyrus I was listening to.

I was quite content.

We'll be buying that movie when it comes out on DVD on March 24th this year. :)

02/13/09 Freebies!

2009-02-13T11:32:00.004-07:00

Hey Everybody~ I'm back! What a nice vacation too!

We ended up in Moab, Utah to do some *sweet* jeepin'. I'll post you some nice pics when I get them all onto my computer. There's nothing quite like it, ya know. And concerning vacations, we don't really get to fit those in very often as we'd like, so it was a nice break and very much so needed.

TONZ of Valentine's Day Kits below. Have fun downloading them all!

And please, please, please, be kind and leave a little love in return for the freebie on the designers' blogs. They really appreciate it! :)

02/09/09 No Freebie Week

2009-02-09T16:15:00.001-07:00

Yeeeeeah... This week I'm off for a great Valentine's vacation! I'll post this week if I can get my hands on a computer, and if I can live through loading a post through dial-up. I'll let you know! (Hint: if you 'Become A Follower' there on the right, blogger will update you when next I post.) Thanks!

02/06/09 The Pioneer Woman

2009-02-06T14:34:00.000-07:00

I just have to share this site with you all. I don't know if you've ever ventured onto her site before... but she's amazing, and down-to-earth-funny too.

And although she's called The Pioneer Woman, she is not a Mormon. I guess 'The Pilgrim Woman' just didn't suit in the end.

Anyways, a little bit about her and how I found her~

A friend of mine referred her to me to check out her photography. I've been hooked ever since.

But not only that... she's really a *great* and talented writer. She's written, and blogged about her whole encounter of meeting and falling in love with her husband. And this one is A TRUE STORY. So go ahead and invest your feelings and become bonded with her and all that (as opposed to My Super Hopeless Romance, which was good too, only I felt gypped when I found out it was fiction.)

Ree Drummand, aka PW, was somewhat of a city-girl-wanna-be while growing up. So when she was old enough, she moved out to California for college. She lived the life, was into the beach, shopping only the best of the best in fashion, and all that fun expensive stuff.

Then she moved home for a couple of months until she made her move to Chicago, her next big city adventure.

Only... she didn't get that far.

All because of Marlboro Man, aka her husband.

It's so stinkin' funny how she likes to say she went from Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, as her husband is a cattle rancher and his life is tied to his land, so to speak. She now keeps us all abreast of her goings on at the ranch and all the fun stuff she gets to do and learn, along with having to homeschool her 4 kids since the closest bit of civilization is a 2 hour drive away!

But I have to warn you: you'll be hooked for DAYS reading from the very begining, should you choose to start. And then once you're caught up, you'll go through withdrawls as she only posts new segments every couple of weeks. But...

Fun stuff. Check her out. Tell me what you think.

Oh! And there's a great Giveaway for a couple KitchenAid mixers on her cooking link today. All ya gotta do is post a comment on what your favorite chocolate is! Have fun!

02/06/09 Freebies

2009-02-06T11:17:00.004-07:00

Can I just say I'm so glad it's Friday?

I woke up today thinking it was Saturday, and was so happy to realize that it was Friday instead! In a matter of moments, I'd gained a whole day to my weekend! I recommend the mixed up processing of morning-brain to anyone who loves their weekends. ;)

02/05/09 Divine Digitals Sale

2009-02-05T13:43:00.003-07:00

Hey ya'll! I found this ad in my inbox this afternoon, and had to post it for you to see, what with V-day just around the corner. And it is completely scrumptious! Don't you think? So here ya go!

Loving DEAL of the Week!

"Our Love Grows"

by Royanna Fritschmann |Studio RA Designs|

Divine Diva Deal for the Week of Feb 5 - 11

On Sale for Just $2.00

Click images to purchase:

02/05/09 Freebies

2009-02-05T09:08:00.003-07:00

02/05/09 My Layouts & Class Update

2009-02-04T21:48:00.006-07:00

So here I am... in this digital scrapbooking class (jessicasprague.com), and I'm thinkin'.... I have SO MUCH TO LEARN.

Photoshop never ceases to amaze me at all the wonderful, amazing things it can do! I can't even list them here yet, because I'm not quite sure yet of all that I've done! I'm gonna have to go back to my tutorial for the references in order to get a list compiled, sheesh!

For a minute I thought that maybe this class was a bit over my head. But only for a minute.

Or less.

Because I then realized that, Hey, I can do all this stuff~ I just need to do it over and over and over and over again. Until it all sticks!

Somehow I keep forgetting that part. ;)

We're now into Week 3, so I have a couple of layouts to show you! This first one here was a speed scrap with a 30 min. time frame... from start to finish. Including the photo that was to be used. And I must admit that this was very first speed scrap...E.V.E.R. (So be kind.) I kept going back and forth with myself about whether or not to be intimidated.

I'm happy to say though that the non-intimidation side of myself won out in the end. And I turned it in just how you see it below, without drop shadows as I ran out of time at the end.

And I have absolutely no info whatsoever for this layout.
I know~ I'm so sorry. Very not like me.
(And if you were wondering, that's a diorama my daughter made for school for the walrus.
Yep, that's supposed to be a walrus.)

Then there's this wonderful looking page next. (As opposed to the above layout...)

Week 2 NKOTB 2008 From KPertiet: Papers Cotton Easter-red, GraphNotepaper, KingMePaper,
Overlays GraphicSunPrintsOV, Elements StickPinzRndTag
From Jessica Sprague: JSprague_4_squareTemplate, JSprague_grungeFrame1
Fonts: Asman, Century Gothic

This is what we made for Week 2, and we learned how to:
Create a grungy-edged focal photo
Clean up color casts on photos
Practice hotkeys for opening, creating, and closing documents, and creating new layers
Use a four-square template to create a circular photo block
Create reversed-out journaling strips
Darken paper edges for dramatic effect
Re-color and blend an overlay

Then to bring you current~ here's last Monday's layout.

Week 3 Super Fly 2009
From KPertiet: FairyDreamer-8, BotanistNo7-2, BrownStitching,
OntheEdgeFluorishes2-1G, OntheEdgeFluorishes3-6G, SnapFrames, Katie_Quotes
From JSprague: RedSolid,
Brushes: DD_MWISE_A_LA_MODE_Brushes_Scroll3, Jack-n-MeAlpha_blank
Fonts: American Typewriter

And this is what we made for Week 3, where we learned how to:
Create a layout using a sampled color scheme
Cut patterned paper without cutting
Sharpen photos
Create a mask with a combination of brushes and drawing tools
Cut and paste to resize frames
Create a custom brush from an image file
Add a semi-transparent photo to the background of our layout

Seriously, I *love* this class. I'm learning a lot, and a bunch of shortcuts (finally), and creating some rockin' layouts in the process.

Thanks for lookin' and listenin'!
~Amie

02/04/09 Freebies

2009-02-04T14:42:00.002-07:00

Wow~ I don't know about you, but my day just wants the sun to go down so I can go back to sleep. What's with that? 'Night ya'll!

02/03/09 Freebies

2009-02-03T09:50:00.004-07:00

I just *love* all of these fabulous Valentine's Day freebies. Don't you? Because I think you can always use them for other themes or feelings of a layout as well. And you can never have too much red~ am I not right? Love it. (I need a new external hard-drive.) And for those of you who are following the Twilight phenomenon, there's a freebie down there for you too! (You'll have to scroll a bit though.) Yay! Have fun checkin' things out! ~Amie

02/02/09 Freebies

2009-02-02T12:35:00.003-07:00

"It's just another Manic Monday - (oh-oo-whoa)
I wish it was Sunday - (oh-oo-whoa)
'Cause that's my Fun Day - (oh-oo-whoa)
My I don't Have-To-Run-Day (oh-oo-whoa)
It's just another Manic Monday!"
~ The Bangles

Lots of darling Valentine's Day Freebies below. Have fun downloading!

01/29/09 Freebies

2009-01-29T11:51:00.003-07:00

01/28/09 Freebies

2009-01-28T23:15:00.003-07:00

WAY late today. But that's what happens when your husband up and decides that he's working from home today, without any notice, and without his own laptop. Yay. Anyways... hopefully some of these are still good and valid for you! (sorry!)

01/27/09 Freebies

2009-01-27T08:18:00.003-07:00

01/26/09

2009-01-27T00:33:00.003-07:00

Hey Everybody~ sorry there's no freebie list up today. I know~ Bummer! I'm kinda put out by it too. BUT~ Mondays are full of all sorts of never-a-moments rest for me these days.

Although~ I am happy to say that for the time being, as of today, I am able to say that I have one less obligation to attend to on Mondays. My daughter is no longer in dance at the place where she's been, and we've not yet found the next location/teacher for her. So I have a bit of a break ahead of me for the next few weeks! Yay!

I'll tell ya what~ Mondays really wear me out!

And due to the constant PhotoBucket hacking/listing on my site... I've decided to change where I get my template from. (no, I currently do not make my own backgrounds...yet.)

So I hope you aren't too surprised with it. Or too bothered by the change.

Me likey you looky my bloggie.

And that's about as far as I'm going tonight, since it's already technically tomorrow.

Thanks ya'll!

1/23/09 Layout

2009-01-23T21:53:00.007-07:00

So I'm completely taken with all of the classes available for digital scrapbooking!

Check 'em all out over at jessicasprague.com! I'm currently in a class called 'Now We're Rockin' with Photoshop', a digital scrapbooking class for intermediates.

LOVE IT!

This week was only week 1 and I'm already SO glad I signed up. And just look at what I did!

Always Remember Papers: Trish Jones
Torn Paper: KPertiet
Alpha: mfen september afternoon alpha
Heart Element: JSprague
Brushes: JGaylor Valentine, JSprague Rounded Corners
Font: Century Gothic
Actions on Photo: Pioneer Woman Set 1; Fresh & Colorful, Pioneer Woman Set 2; Bring On the Eyes
Photoshop CS2

Ye-heya! We did a ton on this layout here. The coolest part was that it was all on a video tutorial! Can I just say, "TH-HANK YOU!"? Because I am, oh so very much so, a hands-on-learner.

Do as I do. Ever heard of that? Yeh~ that's it. That works. (for me.)

So we got down and dirty and up to our elbows in techique and everything!

This is what we did:

Changed a color pic to a sepia tone
Created a mask and let color peak through at the focus point
(the ball in my case above- not *that* great, I know... I'm working on it.)
Used the curled edges paper over the photo
Created guidlines for the columned jornaling (nice and handy technique there)
Used an overlay for the outside edges
Stamped with a brush (white hearts on the photo)
Copied and Pasted the Alpha
Rounded Corner Edges (w/a brush)
And more that I'm sure I forgot to add here.
A few more things.
I'm just goin' off the top of my head here.

So! Fun stuff, right?! Now I've gotta go and practice some more on my own so it all sticks. Isn't there some saying or study out there that says if you use repetition 7 times it'll be committed to your memory?

Right.

I'm gonna go get busy then!

1/23/09 Freebies!

2009-01-23T08:53:00.004-07:00

I love freebies. I just love 'em. So here's a big 'THANKS!' to all ya'll who make 'em out there in the big cyber-world universe. (Yah~ I know it doesn't really make sense, but just roll with it.) For those of you who want to love freebies, and also want to know what to actually do with them, I have a link to a previous post you should really check out. Okay, so there are a couple. Go here and here to find out more about freebies.

1/22/09 Freebies

2009-01-22T10:26:00.002-07:00

Yay! Finally, right?! My life has been very involved as of late. Which is a good thing actually. Been doin' the exercise thing, the eating right thing, the clean house thing, and bein' a kiddie cabbie driver. Yah, okay, it DOES have to do with it being the new year and all. But at least I'm doin' good thus far, and I'm on day 22! Boo-yah! Have fun downloading! ~Amie

Divine Digital Diva Deal!

2009-01-22T10:07:00.004-07:00

Hey Everybody! Look what I found in my inbox this morning~ The newest Divine Digital Diva Deal! (I know, don't ya just love it?) What I love is that they give you these incredibly largeish kits for only 2 freakin' dollars! That's a good deal. Check 'em out at www.divinedigital.com

Colorful Deal of the Week!

"Flirty"

by Chris Greiser |Sketch Me if You Can|

Divine Diva Deal for the Week of Jan 22 - 28

On Sale for Just $2.00

1/1/09 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!!

2009-01-02T13:30:00.005-07:00

It is officially the new year! And even though this post will show up as Jan. 2nd, I still haven't gone to sleep/bed yet from Jan. 1st! So to me that still counts as the 1st. :)

Anyway...

The reason I've been up late is because I've been playing with the idea of doing a photo-a-day for 365 days project. I know. Quite daunting, isn't it? Although I'm quite keen on the idea, I think I had better start out small and make my way up slowly with a photo-a-day for a week sort of project. Then on up to a photo-a-day for a month and so on. That way I won't be setting myself up for disappointment, don't you think?

So...just to cover my bases I went down and took a quick photo for the day.

And even though it is now the end of the day, and already into the next, I officially DID take the shot when it was still technically, Jan. 1st 2009, Mountain Standard Time. (So there.) Do you want to see them? Each day? Or a week at a time? (The latter actually sounds a bit better to me, for then I'll have the time to make sure they're not simply the SOOC (shot out of camera), or bare bones of a pic, so to speak. Love that Photoshop!)

After which I promptly loaded the pic into my computer.

That's when things started becoming time consuming. Browsing through my old photos I found some fab ones of a drive we took up the canyon (just for me~ as it is a *must*... for my birthdays), and the leaves were changing colors. I'll have to tweak a few of them first in photoshop (only to make the amazing colors pop, of course. Although some of them could do quite well on their own, actually.)

But first, I'd like to share with you the *most* time consuming project of the evening (or night-time really): My Son (he's such a good sport at posing for me, sweet boy) These are of last summer when I was taking Candace Stringham's photography class called Oh Shoot! And thought I'd share with you what I ended up with through some tweaking in Photoshop. Enjoy!

Actions Used: Boost, Soft & Faded, and Quick Edge Burn from Pioneer Woman, Set 1

And, of course, this is the natural progression which took place during the photo shoot. What is it with boys and bugs?

12/03/08 Issues

2008-12-03T23:25:00.003-07:00

Please don't mind the mess while I tidy up my site. Thank you! ~amie