Summer and Blog Update & News

Hello everyone, I'm terribly sorry that I have neglected this blog and my customers this summer. I started this wonderful "School Adventure Kit" hoping to have it completed before September hit however with six kids (not all who live at home and have various summer holidays) and family it has been hectic. I would like everyone to know that I will be updating the store items in the near future and will post on here of any major items (like the N-Z collection of Princess & Mischief). I WILL continue the School Adventure Kit beginning of September, and be creating a SPECIAL Coupon for the month of September as my apology for having been away and neglecting you.

I am also going to issue my first PU Grab Bag Mid September-more details to follow.

Other News.... I have joined a new store Ivy Scraps and am hosting a monthly challenge in the forum with a posting freebie. Here is a preview of that posting bonus. It is of a new kit that I will be releasing in September. (I have worked on it one piece at a time this summer.)

I will be updating my site this weekend to reflect the new store with a blinkie on the left and a link to the forum challenge as well.

The store also creates a monthly mega kit which all the designers participate in.... you may be very interested in this months collab called Primary

Currently on sale here for $1.50 till the end of August after that the price goes up to $5.99

Other news... I had a great visit with my son Robert who was home from the military for a week and a half. His girlfriend took the bus to our house...29 hours one way to spend a week with him... I'd say that was love (even if its young love). Marc my 18 year old is currently unemployed. They were doing renovations to the building the Greek Sub shop was in and during this process the workers found a crack in the side wall... called city inspectors .... long story short ..... by 5PM that evening they were told all the businesses had to be out of there by midnight and that the building was condemned. So its been an extended holiday for him until School starts and he finds another job. The dog is making herself at home, and I'm in love with her...Sean and I both. (and here he was unsure about a dog with us so busy.) Alex is busy again with Basketball, TC has made it to his school's football team so I would imagine I will be doing kits this fall with a sports theme at some point. Sean will be participating in a motorcycle rally for a few days.... the Military Police are having their 2nd Annual Bike Rally, going from British Columbia to Newfoundland. Money raised will go to thier charity which is the Children's Blind Fund and Wounded Warriors. I'll post more on this subject closer to his departure date from here in North Bay where he is going to be joining in from. I've been spending the little bit of R&R time I've had reading on my new iPad. I hope to create a few layouts to put on there this winter time permitting. Speaking of Layouts, I have created some layouts using the Princess Items and they can be viewed in the gallery at Ivy Scraps.

Well, see you all again soon... I hope you will look forward to the new freebies in September and join me for some challenges in the forum.

Kindergarten Element Freebies

Well, I've made a decision regarding these kits and since I am unable to post nightly and am not sure which nights I will be able to post, I'm going to let all my followers know that I have decided to only post three times a week. With summer holidays, one of the kids sick, Robert my son home on leave for two weeks starting this weekend (he injured his back so they are giving him some R&R and physiotherapy till they decide what to do with him) and a new dog I don't want to disapoint anyone or myself by not posting nightly. This way if I miss a night, I won't feel too bady and if you have signed up as a follower you can be notified of any updates I post and not miss anything.

The new dog is fitting in just fine here. I think I forgot to mention that we "Inherated" a dog. One of the guys Sean works with went to an embassy overseas and Ontario law says if a Pit Bull leaves the province for more than 3 months they cannot come back and since they are gone for 2 to 4 years, that's not going to work for them. Bullet, is 6 years old, a real sweetheart even if she is afraid of chipmunks and could really care less about the feret in the house. She is fitting in just fine here.....

as you can tell by the picture. Kids and I adore her, she keeps me company while Sean works nights. She makes her rounds at night, going from one child to the other making sure we are all okay. She hates her muzzle (that's the law here) but doesn't complain too much about wearing it. (She rubs her face against your leg once in awhile to let you know it's uncomfortable) but other than that, her adjustment to being here is going well. I think the fact we dog sat her a few times really helped her fit in with us.

More great news, my daughter Tanya, I got her high school diploma in the mail today and her report card, she graduated high school with a 88% average. Lowest mark an 80, highest a 95%. I called her in Sudbury and congratulated her and told her I was going to frame her diploma... she laughed at me, said I didn't have to... but I told her YES Mom's have to do those things.


So please enjoy tonight's freebie. Next set of papers will be the Grade One set. I hope you all enjoy these and I look forward to seeing some layouts with these.

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Number and Punctuation Freebie

You must have thought I'd fallen off the face of the earth again. Truth is I ended up having an impromptu and surprise holiday. Last week on Tuesday was my 41st Birthday and Sean and I ended up taking the motorcycle out to Sudbury just for a drive... my choice and didn't get home until after 1AM. Then we slept in the next morning, almost missed a Dr appointment for Alexandra but we made it. She is going to go see another specialist, but not until the end of September... I hate waiting! Then on Wednesday, Marc and Alexandra headed down to see my ex and other family... so it was just Sean and I. We took advantage of the quiet house and banned Internet and a few other things and just enjoyed the quiet time alone together. We got together with other couples on Saturday and Sunday and did some diving at a local quarry and then we were both back to work today. Back to the normal grind so here I am and I'm sorry there was no warning of taking holidays... I didn't know it myself until I took them. (Good thing my boss let me just take a few days off like that with no notice!)

Please enjoy my freebie and I WILL be back tomorrow with Elements. Have a great evening.

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Kindergarten Freebie Paper Pack

You would have laughed all your butt's off last night had you seen me. I had a terrible back ache and a knot in my back you could see so Sean massaged my back and I took a muscle relaxant and I ended up quite the space cadet. I never thought something as simple as a muscle relaxant would make me feel that way. I kept repeating myself and Sean was worried I was going to fall off the motor bike at one point. We made it home okay though and I went straight to bed and fell asleep quickly and soundly. Woke up with my back just fine this morning like nothing had been wrong.

So I hope you enjoy tonight's papers. I will be back tomorrow with the numbers and punctuation tomorrow night.

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Jr. Kindergarten Element Freebie

I'm not sure how everyone else is handling the hot weather but here we had a couple really warm days then a couple days of rain which with my migraine's I did not handle very well hence I went a few days without posting. (Terribly sorry about that.)

I hope you enjoy tonight's freebie, please grab all the previous sets if you are collecting the series as Sunday evening when I begin posting the Kindergarten papers, I will begin taking down the Preschool and Jr. Kindergarten items. Hope everyone is having a great weekend and I'll be back tomorrow after a day diving with my daughter (who will get certified tomorrow) and my husband and hopefully my son!

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Lower Case Alphabet Freebie

Wow, what a long day today and was I ever tired. I decided when I got home last night to "tidy" up the basement/rec room and ended up down there until 2AM. It ended up being a MAJOR overhaul/cleaning of 85% of the basement. (Laundry room, Bathroom and Marc's Bedroom were the only area's not affected). Kids were not that thrilled that I banned them from it while I was cleaning and banned them from it today--because I did not spend 8 hours cleaning up a section of the house I've used less than 10 times since January for them to just mess it up again. I figure if they loose the privilege of a rec room/tv room/hang out area for a bit, they may just appreciate it even more in a few days when they regain the privilege. Hence, I did not get around to posting last night and why I was so existed last night.

So, tonight's freebie are the matching lower case letters. I will be doing numbers and punctuation later in the same colour scheme. In the mean time, please enjoy these letters and I'll be back tomorrow with Jr. Kindergarten Elements.

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Sorry Link Expired but item can still be found in the stores here or here.

Don't forget to use the coupon codes at the top right hand corner of this blog for futher savings.