Hi ya!

Hope your weekend is going well!  I’m actually writing this up on Friday, since I’m not planning on being on line this weekend. Well, ok, now its Saturday.  But just barely! hahaha…

I thought I would show you some things I’ve been doing, and as a bonus give you a little challenge to do something similar! 

Unlike most people, I was a digital scrapper long before I attempted paper, so Im just now getting into making the big MESSES in my office! hehehe…  anyway, I thought it would be fun to show you how Im doing and give you a little sketch incentive to show me your skills too!

ATC Challenge - 001

I made my first ATC.  As you can see, its pretty basic. LOL… But I think it turned out CUTE!

If you would like to show me what you can come up with, here is the sketch… if you use it, and post at the dso gallery or my gallery here on bunnycates.com please put keyword bss-atc-001 (bunnys sketchy saturday - atc sketch - 001)

Card Sketch 001

I made a new CT!!! Pamela Gibson and I have been buddies for a while, and now I’m on her ct too!  Thanks PAMELA!!!!  I got my first goodies today and had to play with them!

{credits: Apricot Smoothie Kit by Pamela Gibson}

The front says
Truly good friends
are hard to find
and
difficult to forget

inside says
lucky for you
I can remember
your name.

LOL…

gonna write the wrong name on there then cross it out. hahaha!!!   Yea, Im a smarty pants.  But my friend Sandy will LOVE it.  She’s a smart ass too. hehehehe…

Here’s a sketch for this one.

if you use it, and post at the dso gallery or my gallery here on bunnycates.com please put keyword bss-cs-001

Well, its after midnight!
I know I know! 
WHERES THE SCRAPBOOK PAGE SKETCH!
I will post one on Sunday!

Have a great weekend!

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Sorry such a late post today, I woke up with one hella sinus headache today!  Thank GOD its raining, and my headache is GONE!  Nothing like waking up with blood on your face, and a headache so bad you barf first thing! 

Oh well, alls good NOW!!! weeeee….

CARD SWAP ANYONE?

I posted this at DSO and no-one has replied.  Maybe I’ll have better luck out here with you guys! lol…

anyone interested in doing a card swap in July? Keep in mind I’m REALLY new to paper/hybrid crafting so I’m sure mine will be pretty beginner…

BUT

I thought it would be fun to have 10 people sign up to swap cards in July.

how we’ll work it:

**create cards for the other swap members.
**mail them all to ME (all 10, that’s 11 minus yourself) by the 24th of July and I will make everyone a pack and mail them out on the 25th. so you’ll get one pack in the mail with a card from each of the swappers!

Cards can be

• completely digitally made and then printed.
• hybrid, made digitally printed and embellished
• completely hand made!

your name and blog link or email addy must be put on the back of the card!!!   First 10 people to sign up here will make it into this swap!

anyone out there interested??

CARD THEME:
FREESTYLE

Weekend plans?

What are you planning for the weekend?  We were supposed to be sitting up the kids pool, and grilling out tomorrow.  It’s storming today though, so I doubt any of that will happen.  I don’t have any alternate plans for though, so I imagine I’ll be getting a lot of this in…

I’m ’bout a quarter way into Angels & Demons, and its finally getting my attention.  Are you reading it this month? (see right hand side for my book picks!)  Next month, I’m going to read Da Vinci Code again.  Then I reckon I’ll start those darn Twilight books the DSO gals won’t shut up about. LOL…

I do have 2 movies from netflix I need to get watched and mailed back.  I’m kind of disappointed.  I had the Bucket List next on my list, but they sent me number 5 instead. So I have Resurrecting the Champ (based on a true story!! YAY!)  & One Missed Call (gonna get my EEEEk on… yahoo!!!). 

THANK YOU!

I did want to thank EVERYONE for such nice comments and emails!

Genealogy chatter

I am really surprised so many people posted they were into their family history/genealogy too!  You know, when I started researching our family they all thought I was crazy. LOL…  I was that kid in high school that slept thru history class, btw.  Bo-Ring.  After I had my son though, that all changed. 

I have my Smith line *my dads maternal line* back to the early 1600’s. 

The paternal line, Brown’s, I am definitely STUCK.  I have them back about 4 gens.  My dads gr-grandpa.  It seems that ole Ben Brown and family kept moving back and forth between Hopkins County Ky, and Murphysboro Tennessee.  In one census they are there, the next here, the next there.  I’m just back to where I cant go any further. LOL..  I cant find death records for old Ben, so I have no idea when or where he died, to get the death book, to find his parents.  I got so frustrated with the Browns, that I actually put it away for a while and haven’t touched it in nearly 2 years.

To answer a few emails on the gen stuff…
hmm…
maybe I should make genealogy stuff a regular posting…

Emmy & Donna, yes I keep all the information on the pc, but also have it printed.  I document EVERYTHING on the back listing out the date and WHERE I found the information.  Its tedious to do it right, but if I ever need to verify or go back, at least I’ll know where I got it.

The program I use is AMAZING!  I have tried just about all of them, and this one was the best fit for me!  It is EASY TO USE. lol…  You can add so many pictures and details, and the reports or flexible!  LOVE IT…   Its called Legacy Family Tree.  They are constantly doing upgrades, and EVERY upgrade gives you fantastic NEW tools!  I’ve used it since Version 3.  And way back then I was impressed with its easiness to use.  Now I’m more impressed with what all it can do, and its still AFFORDABLE!!!  I wouldn’t buy any of the add-ons, I bought the charting one a few years back, not so impressed.

Other Responses…

Beth, Kim, Joyce
YES, that’s a Barbie fishing pole!  It was only $10 at Hell-mart and even comes with this little thing you can tie on there instead of a hook, so they can practice casting.  Sis is SOOOO in love with her PINK fishin pole.  "Its so fashionable" *bat eyelashes*.  Yea, we’re in trouble when she’s older. LOL….

Andrea
omg, I cant believe you said you like my poofy ponytail. LOL…  That my friend was the fro, back when the fro *and having Wynona Judd hair* was still cool.  HAHAH!!!

freebie

ok, Im shutting up now.  Man you guys sure can make me ramble!

SOMEBODY, I wont say who…. emailed and asked me to give them the word art off my layout from the other day.  What, the alpha not enough?! lol… Just kidding.  Lucky for YOU I save all my layouts with the layers so I don’t have to remake it.  Just a warning, its BIG.  in SIZE not file size.  Oh and it does have my shadow on there!  Sorry bout that.  Its not too bad though!

You can get it right HERE.

Please do not share my files.  They are only free for a limited time and then they go into the bargain bin in the store.  If you would like to share it, send your friends to my blog instead!

PS!

SANDI- I haven’t forgotten you!  I will try to get that finished up for you this weekend!  PROMISE!

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ok, lets try this again! lol….

im sitting here in the recliner being lazy and writing to you via my new laptop.  yes, that’s right, NEW LAPTOP…..how ya like me now?! hahaha!!!  anyway in the middle of my post it decided it was going to reboot for a windows update and DID without asking me!  stupid VISTA!  of course I only installed live writer on here this morning and totally forgot about setting the preferences so my original post was gone.  this lapper is certainly going to take some getting used to!  i

cant tell you how happy i am to have it though.  my old one was junk.  in truth, i haven’t even taken it out of the case in nearly 2 years!  it is so old (windows me) that it couldn’t even connect on my net because it couldn’t do the big encryption stuff for the network. LOL…  10 gig hd, yes ten… lol..

n e way, my new one is awesome.  well, except its vista. bluck.  it was my anniversary giftie from my hubby.  its really cute too, all red and shiny.

it was really cheap, about a third what we paid for the old gateway, AND i upgraded it to 4 gigs ram, and a 450 hd…  whoot go me!

once these keys get broken in a little better, i swear my typing will be better.  i know im missing some caps here and there.  im not use to having to damn near beat the keys in. lol…

enough about my new toy…

today IS new release day and even though I dont have anything new this week, there are some things I think you should definately SEE!!!

first kimmie has some grab bags, yes BAGS… tons of designer tools for dirt cheap!   If you need to stock up NOW is the time, cuase she is doing crazy pricing for 4 days only!  yes 4!  on monday, she will completely reveal the bags, and they will go up in price a little.  but if you look real close at the previews, you get an idear whats in there!  and be sure to hit her blog for a freebie today to!

and andrea has a new kit, i absolutely LOVED!  so much, that in the middle of quality checking it, i stopped and did a layout! hahaha!!!   its called PLAY and I love it!  look how cute it is!

and my layout turned out GORGEOUS!  I was so happy with it, and rightly so!  42 layers and 2 yes two pc crashes! lol

Giggles of Innocence

Journal Tag reads
" Nothing makes my heart tingle, like the sweet giggles of your innocence"
Credits: papers and elements from Play - By Andrea Dickinson, except shoe lace and brad beads - by KimB.
Fonts: Wartorn and Dirty&Classic

Im totally proud of myself. LOL…

so, since i’ve been getting tons of compliments on the title, instead of giving you it as word art, im giving you an alpha as my freebie today. so you can do your own titles.

get it here

and as always, PLEASE PLEASE do not share my files.  they go for sale after they come off the blog so sharing them is not allowed!  if you would like someone to have it, send them to my blog instead.  you also can not use my creations to create freebies. 

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