I'm having a great time with my (visiting) cousin and her little boy. Yesterday we spent the day at the local water park where it was just perfect - low 90's and not too many people since it was a weekday. Had lots of fun in the sun, except for when my poor cousin nearly had a heart attack by my sister and me dragging her on the water slides. I think she'll admit now, though, that she enjoyed it.
This week I have a template freebie for you. Remember, no hotlinking or sharing the download link. Click here and enjoy! If you use it and post to an online gallery, drop me a line because I'd love to see your page.
By the way, if you have yet to download previews from previous posts, please get them this week - I'll be cleaning out my 4shared account next week. :)
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
This Week's Freebie!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Vacation Pics and a Free QP
Well, I'm back from Australia where we had a fantastic time. Tough trying to get back into my regular routine. I've lost my momentum, oh no! And in a few days my cousin is coming out to visit. Haven't seen her in a couple of years and I'm so excited! So, I figure I'll get the mojo going sometime after Natalie leaves. Everyone needs some down time, right?
Another South Pacific sweetie, a little clown fishy. Looks like we found Nemo:
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Vacation Update and Your Freebie This Week!
Yes, I know I'm late posting this week's freebie, but I've been living on a boat over the Great Barrier Reef the past four days with no wi-fi access. I'm back in Cairns, but my head is still feeling the rocking of the boat. We all had a fantastic time, and I even got to snorkel with minke whales! And I mean they were swimming within a few feet of us, because they are curious creatures. Once I upload the underwater photos, I'll get some of those posted.
Here's a photo of the boat I've called home the past few days. Very small cabin areas and bathrooms, one common dining area for all the passengers (25 of us), and one shared living/hanging out area. We made some new international friends. There were ten Americans, some Germans and Swiss, a couple of Australians, one Japanese, one Korean, and one guy from Brazil (thought of you, Livia!). Two of the crew were from Ireland and Sweden.
Okay, on to the freebie... I made a quick page using my Sunset At Sea posting bonus (which you can get for FREE - click here for more information). Please do not share or hotlink the freebie link. Here is this week's freebie - enjoy!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
What day is it, exactly?
I’m not sure, frankly… I literally lost a day crossing the International Date Line but between that and being in “vacation mode,” I’m not quite sure. I think it’s Wednesday here in Australia, so I’m down in the lobby of our hotel to catch some wi-fi (because it’s not working in our room – boo!!). I’ve got your freebie ready for this week – it’s a quick page made with my Sweet Liberty kit. Please don’t share the download link. Click here to download.
If you want to see a few photos of our trip, you can keep reading below the preview…
We’re in Palm Cove, about 25 minutes outside of Cairns. It’s winter here and slightly rainy, but rather warm compared to even California winters. Yesterday we drove to Barron Falls and Kuranda, a little village in the rain forest, to do some sightseeing. In Kuranda, we visited the Koala experience. Here are a couple of photos from our excursion.
The last photo here is a sign on the beach near our hotel. NO SWIMMING except for the netted area, which I estimated to be about 75 feet wide. Too many dangerous “critters” in the water… crocodiles, jellyfish, and oh yes – sharks! Needless to say, we’ll wait until we’re over the Great Barrier Reef to do our water activities.
We’re also getting a kick out of the Aussie terminology and phrasing. There are to be no “naked flames” on the beach (as opposed to clothed flames?). This is what we Yankees would call a bonfire. “No worries” means “you’re welcome” – “good on ya” means “good job” or “well done.” And I’ll sign off with a common Aussie phrase. Until next week, “cheers!”
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Going Down Under! (And this week's freebie... )
Yep! We leave tomorrow for our trip to Australia. Hard to believe after all these months of planning, it's finally time. Hubby and I are going with 3 other couples, good friends of ours, for a dive vacation. Actually, this time around the whole vacay is not planned around diving but we'll be doing a lot of land stuff as well, since we'll be in... AUSTRALIA (did I mention that already?). DH and I will stop in Hawaii for a couple of days as well.
I am bringing my laptop and plan to find wi-fi to keep uploading your Humpday Hunnies freebies, so don't despair. I may be off by a day but check back because I'll have it for you, and maybe will even be able to post some photos of our journey as well.
Big news on the DSO front - the website is being completely revamped. It's down at the moment but will be back up soon, better than ever! If you completed the June Quote Challenge at DSO, I WILL get your posting bonus out to you as soon as the forum is back online. Stay tuned for the July Quote challenge, too.I'm having a Fourth of July sale at my SAS store from July 4-6. Nearly all of my products will be marked 40% off, so don't miss this savings!
July's My SAS-y Self Challenge is up and running. This month's topic is to do a layout about your country (in honor of America's Independence Day). I know I have a lot of international readers so let's see what you can create! Check out the link to the challenge to see where to post your layouts. The posting bonus this month is really gorgeous, too - I LOVE these colors together:
I couldn't wait to work with this kit so I made a layout with it already. This is my hubby and me and one of our boys sailing on our Hobie Cat.
As a reminder, all the SAS designers make coordinating bonuses for the challenges we host, so every time you complete a challenge, you'll get a mini-kit that will be part of a MEGA, if you do them all. And it's all FREE if you do it while the challenge is running.
Okay, ready for this week's freebie? Remember, no hotlinking or sharing the link - send your friends here to download instead. It's a Quick Page that coordinates with Taste of Summer. Click here to download and have fun with it.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
New Mini-Kits on Sale and This Week's Freebie!
I have uploaded seven mini-kits to my SAS store. These products are in the Bargain Bin and are even reduced 10% for a limited time, so hurry and grab them while they are extra cheap! Check out All That Glitters, Apple Blossoms, Cross My Heart, Mother's Brunch, Peaceful Thanks, Spring Clean, and Wish Upon a Star. AND... nearly all of them have a bonus Quick Page thrown in to make your scrapping super fast and easy.
Here's my son David when he was only 6 months old. I used Wish Upon a Star for this layout. Isn't he adorable?
This last example is a heritage layout of my mother, great-grandmother, and aunt - photo taken in 1941. I used Peaceful Thanks:
You can see these kits are really versatile and there are a lot of ways to use them.
Guess what... I have an extra treat for you. I put a sampler of One Summer Day in the SAS store, so get it while you can:
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
New Kits and a Freebie!
Here are a couple of layouts made with this kit. The first one is my niece, Michelle, and her dog Baylee:
Livia made this gorgeous page:
The other new kit I have out this week is actually a mini-kit called Birthday Fun. It's available here at SAS and will soon be at DSO as well. My birthday month is July but I'm getting this out early because I'll be on vacation and well, I just want to. :)
It's bright and playful and is even a great mini for those summertime ice-cream layouts.
This week's freebie is a boy-themed Quick Page coordinates with It's Boy Time, the current download-a-day kit at DSO. Here's a sample layout using this week's freebie. It's my stepson, Jason, from a few years ago. Isn't he cute, toothlessness and all? Click here to download and remember, please do not share the link!
