Hello Snow

No, it's not snowing here - yet! But, I dug into the archives to find photos for a challenge on The Lilypad. I swear, if it weren't for the challenges, I might not even use some of the kits that I've purchased, lol! This is one of my main reasons to try doing the challenges - it forces me to use my stash!  :)

Today, I worked on some snow photos from January 2008, which is when I went sledding for the first time. Unfortunately, the photos are a little fuzzy, but since I was the subject instead of the photographer, there isn't much I can do about that. the point is that I do have photos!  :D  Everything (except for the font) is from the Winter Wishes collaboration from The Lilypad. (The kit was free with a $15 purchase from the store during DSD!)

CREDITS
Papers: Winter Wishes (Micheline Martin)

Embellishments: Winter Wishes (Michelle Godin, Rachel Young, Gina Miller, One Little Bird, Paislee Press, Sahlin Studio)

Font: Shelter Me

Election Day

Courtesy of Katie Pertiet

All over the U.S., there are lots of people waiting to find out who will be elected as the president. If you haven't voted yet, be sure to exercise your right to do so.

I haven't yet tuned into any news to see how things are going, but I know I will this evening.

Here, we vote by mail in/drop off ballots. Everything is mailed to registered voters a few weeks before. Then you can take your time about voting and either mail in or drop off the ballots at specific drop points.

I turned my ballot in on Halloween, mainly because I was tired of having people knock on the door and leave more info about local candidates. It's been quiet since then!  :)

I got a picture of my ballot before I dropped if off, and today, Designs by Megan Turnidge offered up a free voting template for digiscrappers. Here's what I did with it:

CREDITS

Papers & Embellishments: Land of the Free by Gina Cabrera

Template: Tuesday Template - Week 36 by Megan Turnidge

Font: Century Gothic

Courtesy of Creashens

Also, if you are looking for more election freebies, visit Creashens Facebook page to get these cute flair embellishments! I posted one of them to my Facebook page!

Happy Election Day!

DSD & The Beauty of Fall

Friday was Digital Scrapbooking Day (aka DSD), although most digi scrap stores celebrate it over the weekend (and the day or two before and after!). It's like Black Friday for the digi scrap world, with new kits and sales galore. I love it! In fact, this was my first official DSD since I didn't really focus on digital scrapbooking until the last year. And that was only because the munchkin kept getting into my paper scrapbooking stuff! So, digi scrapping was my only other alternative. 

Anyway, there were tons of challenges, freebies, blog hops...all sorts of things to make the whole DSD celebration fun. Unfortunately, I only scrapped one layout this entire weekend, mainly because me and the munchkin came down with something that isn't really a cold or the flu, but enough to make you sort of light-headed and fuzzy, sore throat, congestion, no appetite. We're still going through it, but he seems to be better than I am since he's bouncing around all over and playing. 

So, the one layout I completed was for the Digital Design Essentials Snail Scrap Challenge. A template was provided, so that made it even easier for me. Here is what I came up with...

The Beauty of Fall

CREDITS: Layers of Fall kit and template from Gina Cabrera

I love the rich colors and embellishments in this kit! Fortunately, I found some photos that worked perfectly with the papers. (Usually, I'm always trying to find the right papers for the photos, lol!)

I know I'm behind on blogging - it was a busy October - but I'll get caught up soon. I'm also behind on project life, which I'll have to start working on soon, definitely before Thanksgiving gets here!

In the meantime, stay healthy and Happy November!