DESERT SPRING

Bet yall thought I had left for good huh?  Nope.. just had some heavy life stuff going on.. Its starting to slow down so I was able to actually play.. does a mind good to be able to let my mind wander around in PSP.. the outcome.. my latest kit!

you can grab it HERE.. and ITS ON SALE for 25% off for one week.. so grab it now!! 
Here is a layout I did using the kit.. its soo vibrant!!

AND!!  The Wenchies all got together and made this most perfect collab kit.. TRANQUILITY.. check it out HERE.




Here is the layout I did using most of my part!

TAGGED and a CZECH pipe tool!

so many of you wanted to know what that odd thing was.. well its a pipe tool.. used to clean and pack a pipe.. who knew! got some real interesting guesses.. thats for sure!!
LYNN tagged me.. here are the rules!
•Go to your photo folder in your computer
•Go to the 6th folder of photos
•Go to the sixth picture
•Put the picture on your blog and a description of it
•Invite six friends to join the challenge
•Link them in your blog.
here is my picture.. Taken at FUDRUCKERS.. and taken becasue when I looked up from my meal.. I noticed the sign behind cody.. uhh.. didnt have all the letters.. and I about spit my food out..LOLOL something else was blocking the first part of the sign..
I TAGGGGGGG:
KRISTINE (da wench)

LORI K
DONNA
TRACY
TABBY
JOY

anyone know what this is??

the spoon and pick can be turned all the way around.. like the hands on a clock.. but it does not come apart
(click picture to see it larger)

SPIRIT OF SUMMER CHARITY KIT!!!

Spirit of Summer is a charity collab benefiting the
Victorian bushfire Appeal. Not only has this affected Australians, but human beings the world over. 29 Australian and international designers have banded together to help support many Australians, animals and communities decimated by one Australia's worse national disasters.

What happened? On Saturday, Feb 7, the temperature in Melbourne was 33'c by 9am. By noon it was 40'c and by 2.50 pm soared to 47.9'c (a state record).Thousands of people were also about to start running from the inferno that would
become one of Australia's worst peacetime disasters. Trees ignited in the blink of an eye. By the time people heard the roar, it was too late to flee ahead of the flames.Unfortunately no one or thing could have stopped this inferno that wiped out communities, bushland, and lives within minutes. Many towns now cease to exist!.After watching interviews with survivors, many say that they cant put into words what they went through, saw or felt on that day.Here are just a few pictures(courtesy of google,The age,sbs &abc Aust.) of this horrible disaster:Why is this charity kit different?No money will change hands at Scrap N Tag (our host website).
We are asking for your support by donating DIRECTLY to one of the following charities:

Donations can be made here: The salvation Army or here: Australian Red Cross

What do I get for my donation and where: You will be helping the people of Victoria, Australia most importantly, but you will also
receive this amazing MEGA kit (see below).
There are 167 papers, 326 elements, 2 Alphas and a glitter syles pack as well.How amazingly fabulous is that and you can receive all of this for as little as a $5.00 donation.(**Vouchers will be emailed upon receipt of proof of Donation**) But thats not all! For showing us how much you all really care, you not only get the MEGA kit but receive a Quickpage Album if you donate over $10.00...WOW how awsome is that!
To receive your Charity collab go here at Scrap N Tag (** Don't forget your receipt of donation**)

Donated! Wear your blinkie proudly: (made by Michelle Filo)

I want to personally thank those invloved in the creation of this MEGA kit? Don't we all! 34 ladies have done an amazing job planning, creating,collating and Advertising for this Charity appeal! Below is a list of blogs with the names of these 29 people. Please leave some love for them all to let them know how appreciated there efforts have been.

A work in Progress-designs by
Vicki
Ambowife Designs
Carjazi Designs
Carolyn Kite- Co-Owner
of Scrap N Tag
Chaos Lounge
Charlie's Digiscraps
Color with Caryn
Desert Designs
DigiLover's
Addiction
Emcee Scraps
Flergs
Gillian Foley- owner of Snap
& Scrap
HoleyCow Designs
Jeanette Bollinger Designs
KimB's Designs
KylieM Designs
Laitha
Lindsay Jane Designs
Mel_h Designs
mITSYBELLE
Piggyscraps Designs
SKrapper Digitals
Scrap'it Designs
Scrappin happens/Julie
C Designs
Shazbutt's Digi
Scrapz
Sweet Blossom
Designs
WenchdGrafix Designs
Zesty Digi Designs
[ksharonkdesigns]
Dunia
Scrapidea Timkova
Toni Autrey Designs
PST Designs
Designs by Aliya

Personally i would like to thank Vicki and Shaz for all the organizing of this wonderful collab and to Carolyn for hosting this at her website, collating and doing the previews.You have done an amazing job ladies.  Also to my fellow designers, without your generosity this Charity Kit would never have happened...well done!

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Here is what I contributed!! now stop reading and go donate!!

out to eat 365

Yesterday was a rough one for me.. and since it was short day for the kids.. I decided we should just GO.. so we went to Fudruckers.. the boys and hubby love it there.. its not my fav.. but its OUT and Its cooked for me.. so I was OK with it!  I took some odd pictures to say the least.. I have more to add to my list.. but only got these 2 done so far..

More project 365 pictures

# 111 is interesting .. this is NOT a tree..lol its a bush only about 8 inches tall.. COOL HUH?  Im diggin the challenge of looking at things from different angles..

#150 is actually WHITE lava rocks.. they look like they have been dipped in paint.. they are just in sections.. no clue what it is.
So As if 365 pictures isnt enough.. Ive started adding to my list.. sometimes you just have a picture you like.. and it doesnt seem to fit the list.. well Ive decided to just keep going.. cant hurt.. right?!?

Lackluster of a day

The day started off by me taking Logan to the Dr.. oh joy!  He has been getting into trouble for not paying attention and not listening.. to which he always says.. I CANT HEAR !  well we do know he has hearing issues.. so I was tired of hearing it.. and off we went.. they think he has fluids blocked in his tubes or something like that.. so a month of intense allergy and nasal drying stuff then we will test his hearing again.  Ive been having my overy pain again.. so after we went to breakfast and I took him to school. I went back to bed.. didnt get up till 2pm!  eeks..lol  and Im ready for bed as I type!(its only 5:15!)  I needed to take some yearbook pictures so decided to walk around the yard and take some project 365 pictures too.. first chance ive had to take any in a week!  one day im going to have to go further then my yard tho..lol can you image  all 365 in my yard or home.. that would be a challenge for sure!

Since I started late and have missed times.. I will more then likely be posting several when I do post.. tis the life of me!

Blah sunday!

Many of you attempted to follow the story of the puppy.. WHOA IS ME! what a mess.. Several people tried to help me get her.. but the people kept jumping from site to site.. offering her for more and more.. insane.. but it is what it is.. so as of now.. I have no idea where she is or what happened to her.. sad sad.. but ......... there is always a butt......... haha.. now im getting threatening emails.. well GEE who could be doing that? lol exactly.. im ignoring them.. like I have time to go back to silly stuff like that.. Hubby is not so impressed tho.. and has started keeping a file on them.. and is sending abuse emails to qwest.. since thats the provider in which the mails are coming from.. and qwest said.. keep em and take them to the police.. just in case who ever it is.. decides to try something to our house or pets or kids or what ever.. Can you believe it? over a puppy? which I offered to BUY! crazy I tell ya.. so THANKS to all those that offered us your hopefull wishes..
I was checking out my peeps blogs this morning.. ya know.. cuz I dont wanna do the work that has to be done at home in less then 3 hours..lol and over at Da Wenchies blog.. she had this tarot thingy.. well I too ws curious.. so here is mine

You are The Lovers

Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse.

The Lovers represents intuition and inspiration. Very often a choice needs to be made.

Originally, this card was called just LOVE. And that's actually more apt than "Lovers." Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can't understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. This card indicates that the you have or will come across a person, career, challenge or thing that you will fall in love with. You will know instinctively that you must have this, even if it means diverging from your chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it you will never be complete.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

SOOOO ANGRY!

so the puppy.. if you have ready any posts this week.. you know one found us.. we fell in love with her.. found the reward poster.. called.. and she lived across the street.. I refused the reward.. happy story!  well Im surfing thru craigslist.. like I always do.. cuz their is just some funny stuff there.. and I run across this listing for a 6 week old HUSKY mix puppy $50 .. so I look.. and this is the picture I see.
now tell me this is not the same damn puppy?  I took a ton of pictures.. and I know for a fact this is her.. down to the white tip on her tail.. if I had known they just wanted to turn around and sell her I would have kept her.. the location of town is not my area.. so im confused how this little baby is now on the other side of town.  I emailed the person saying I was very confused.. and sent a picture.. im sure I will never find out.. (well at least until the neighbors come home then im going to ask)  GRRRR.. just ruined my entire day!

~~~~~edited~~~~~ just a few mins since I emailed them about the dog.. and what do you know.. no reply to me.. but the ad is gone.. so now I know its the same dog.. FUMING I am.. 1…2….3….4….

~~~EDITED AGAIN~~~OOO MMM GGG.. sorry to keep posting.. but hubby is alseep.. and I have no one to rant to..lol  so the posting went missing right.. well then they posted in another section.. and I started getting replies to my post I made saying I knew it was the same dog.. and I was confused how it was free to them on sunday.. monday they lost if.. and offered a reward for its return.. I returned it.. declined the reward.. and wed its for sale.. Its a mutt.. not pure anything.. has never had any shots or anything.. and the ad is asking 50 bucks.. and that I would like her back if possible.. so many kind people emailng me left and right.. now they are posting here.. and there.. and some even replying to her add trying to get her for me.. well now shes asking for 50 PLUS a $70 re homing fee.. WHAT!?!?! and shes blocking everyone that has been trying to help me get the puppy back.. omg I hope and pray that this is not my neighbor and this is some nasty lady that stole her.. cuz I dunno if I can look at my neighbor now.. omg she has been so nasty to the people emailing.. and they have not mentioned me at all.. simply.. I want her.. and offering to PAY HER..   Im a mess.. Ive got to get away from the puter before I go nuts!!!!

365 pictures and a NEW CU item in the store

I keep forgetting to do these.. maybe by the end of the year I will be in the habit!
I took this one while out in the middle  of the night on one of my many times outside to take the dogs potty!

The boys never did get a chance to make cookies for the holidays, so I decided to just let them have at it.. any way they wanted.. they made 2 batches .. very colorful!

My MIL would KILL me if she found out I took a picture of her while she was sleeping.. or at all for that matter.. she made us all promise(well she tried.. I told her I wouldnt promise.. cuz I couldnt swear I wouldnt sneak a pic in when I could) that while suffering the effect of cancer we would not take any pictures.. OOPS!
And of course the little girl who spent the day with me yesterday!  Only to discover she lived across the street!
 
I also have added this CU item for sale yesterday.. AND they are on sale for 35% off for a week!

Mystery solved

mystery solved.. went out just now to take everyone pee.. and saw the poster on the lightpole.. (since we live on the corner.. thats the centeral posting spot)
the house right across the street is where she came from.lol
thats the first place I thought of too.. they had reward on the poster.. but I said NAAAA.. was my pleasure playing with her all day..
shes a red heeler.. I KNEW IT! we have blue heelers.. I swear they are the smartest dogs ever..lol
they had just got her last night.. so she is back home with her 3 year old little boy now..lol
both my boys are crying.. poor things.. but I knew she would have a owner.. gut feeling..

missing? or found?

well so much for all that I said..lol
MIL didnt have a good night or morning.. so I didnt go on the field trip..
as the inlaws were leaving to go see the dr... I was in the kitchen making stew.. and my FIL comes back in and yells.. you have company.. I said who.. and this is what he had in his handsShe was at my front door.. 30 mins earlier she wasnt there.. cuz I took the boys to school.. so im walking them to the car.. carrying the puppy.. my dogs are out doing their morning tinnkle.. and the dog pound is driving by.. which is odd for sure.. you can call them.. and it takes 3 days for them to show up.. so I quick like got my dogs in the house.. just to make sure.. and watched him.. he was going to the new neighbors house.. so there I stood.. going.. do I turn her in .. or take her in.. well of course.. in she came.. I will take her out every so often during the day for a walk around.. to see if anyone is out looking for her.. Im sure someone put her in the back yard and went to work this morning..
I took her in to hubby.. who was just turning his light off to go to sleep.. and he said.. WHATS THAT (he has already made it law.. no more dogs until all our animals are gone- the dogs are 16 and the cat is 18..and he just doesnt want their last times here being pestered and bothered.. he wants them to know they were the ones and only ..uh.. ok.. and trust me ive tried to get a kitty.. NOPE..) I told him how it all happened.. hes glaring at me.. phone rings.. I put her on the bed.. and ran to get the phone.. I come back in and he is just baby talking her.. and loving her.. and our dogs and cat are just loving on her.. I had to giggle.. he kept saying.. ohhhh. .someone is going to be missing this pretty baby.. and all that.. like I need a puppy right now..lololol but if no one comes looking and I cant find a owner.. im sure she will stay.. but now is not a good time.. so im on the fence.. 50/50 in hopes of finding her home.. and keeping her..lol

frustration!

Ive been having computer issues .. this time with email.. I swear its always something… seems there was a virus/update spyware something pain in the but that reset all my settings in my email.. so I couldnt send.. THE NERVE.. course I couldnt figure this out.. so I spent days without being able to do much.. which totally ate my mojo.. well.. it wasnt the only mojo eater.. but it was the one that ultimately ate the last drop!  Hubby finally figured it out so I can send again.. course now I dont have anything really to send.. cuz I wasnt able to create.. (MIL is here and not doing well..)  was just a crappy week.. glad its over.. maybe this week will be better…
I will be missing all the dr stuff tomorrow.. as I just needed to not be there and do that.. so to speak.. so Im going on a field trip with Josh.. to the planetarium.  Ive never been to this one.. cody always does this trip.. but hes got to work this time.  I think I could use the break.. of being in a confined space with 200 kids.. Im actually think this is going to be so relaxing..lol 
So many of you asked about the new program.. well.. its a newer version.. sorry ladies.. just psp12… I already have all the photoshop ones.. and cant seem to figure them out.. so ive not reinstalled all those yet.. maybe one day.. I mean I did pay for them.. but dag gum.. im not much better off with psp12.. ive used 9 for years.. 12 does have some new buttons.. so that is coooool.. I bet I wear them out before long!  lol  I hope to get SOMETHING made for you and everyone in the next few days.. MIL will more then likely be going home tomorrow since shes too ill and stuff for chemo.. at least at this point.. but we will see.. FIL arrived tonight .. so we will see

Thanks 5 readers for your comments and faithful-ness to me!  lol.. means alot.. specially when I really just need someone to say something nice to me…lol  (doesnt happen much when its MIL time)

New CU items up for sale !! 35% off for a week!

 

 

GO TO MY STORE

I also have these new quickpage sets up for sale too..

 

And they are 35% off too for one week!!

What kinda FREEBIES do you all want?

I want to start rewarding the great people that stop by.. so chime in.. if and when I start offering more freebies.. what do ou want them to be? commercial use ? personal use? tagger sized things? full sized things? quickpages? elements? what??
I dont wanna give just what I want.. I wanna give you what you want.. so leave me some comments ladies!

Selling again! Some New prodeucts! and where is Calgon??

First off.. HOLLAR!!! Im a digi seller again..
Little Miss Wench herself has taken me in..
so now Im selling at WENCHDGRAfIX.COM
and here is my NEW STORE!!

Many of you will notice that Ive put my last freebie up in the store..

PLUS a ADD-ON kit to go with it.. Ive also got its sister kit on sale.. RAGE!

Look at this great layout CRZYMOM did with the DETOX KIT!! how cool is that? I KNOW RIGHT?! Thanks suga suga.. no one ever shows me the stuff the do with my kits.. you just dont know how amzing it makes me feel to SEEEEEE some things!!!!

Here is the ADD ON KIT..

trust me.. its cool and matchees great!!

Here is the RAGE kit! I love it.. I love REDS.. its alittle bit punk and a little bit grunge.. reminds me of that song.. shes alittle bit country and hes alittle bit rock and roll.. BUt.. its also got a elegant / tender feel to it.. so dont think you cant grab it cuz you dont do grunge!!!

All 3 of them are on sale for 35% off for one week.. DUDES! that makes the add-on kit .. like 80ish cents.. HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG??!

EXACTLY .. so GO GET THEM!

now.. CALGON.. where the beep are you???? Do you not know when I call.. you need to drop everything and HELP ME?? shheeesh.. I thought I trained you better than that!

I swear everyone in my house is having a melt down.. and OF COURSE.. its all my fault..lol Im not sure how I got so good as to ruin 5 peoples lives at once.. but WOWIE Im GOOD! lolol Im sending them all to bed as I type.. then Im going to mend some pants for Logan (so he doesnt have to go to school tomorrow in his undies) then im going to bed.. SO DONT COME OVER !! ok?! lol