My Oldest son is 33 today.....FREEBIE 4 U

Thirty-three years ago my oldest son was born weighing 8 pounds 9 1/2 ounces and was 20 inches long. Of course, I thought he was the sweetest, most precious baby there ever was. In my eyes....and my sister's....and my mother's eyes....he was the most precious baby in the world....but he grew up. Then all of a sudden he wasn't the most precious thing I'd ever seen anymore. He turned into a spoiled child ...no I had nothing to do with that....then into a brain dead teenager....you know the type....wants what he wants and nothing else will do.....then he had a few years of clarity...where I thought the great adult would break through....but alas, it didn't happen until last year....now I can honestly say....that at 33 he is an adult. Gosh....It Is About Time!!!!

Now this layout doesn't show all the phases of him that I mentioned above....I wanted you to get the full benefit of what a real adult version of a JASON would look like.

I made the kit to scrap his birthday layout especially for him using his favorite colors....well he also said black and I don't think I used any black. So without further adieu......Here is my oldest....33 year old son.....Jason.



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Just a reminder.....but now there are only 8 days until that NEW scrapbooking site ....called sKrap Happens.....opens it doors to the public. There have been quite a few of us....some designers...some not....working very hard to get everything ready for YOU...so there would be a great time during the Grand Opening. Make sure you put it on your calendar to join us....January 8, 2011....at sKrap Happens.



See you there!!!!

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Now it is FREEBIE time....yesterday you got the uppercase letters for the Graffiti Alphas....and today you will be getting the lowercase letters. I hope you have as much fun playing with these as I had creating them.



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Don't forget to come back tomorrow for the final installment of the Graffiti Alphas....tomorrow you will receive a download with the numbers and symbols.

Until Next Time!!!

Woo Hoo!! I am Blogging 5 days in a row!! FREEBIE 4 U

Well...well...well...look at me....could this be a trend...blogging something everyday??? I certainly hope so.

I must say...it was a little harder today because it is getting so close to Christmas break being over and my having to go back to work....Don't get me wrong....I love teaching....but it is WORK!!!! Don't ever let anyone tell you any different.

On a designing note....I have a couple more new kits that I need to get previews made and get them in my store at Moo Two Designs....can't sell them off my computer...at least I haven't figured out a way to do that yet....have you...if so, please tell me!!! I will get the previews posted as soon as I get them finished...maybe later today....most likely tomorrow...hey...that means I have something to blog about tomorrow...well go figure!!!

Just a reminder here folks......Only 9 more days and the NEW scrapbook site called sKrap Happens will be opening its doors with a 3 week Grand Opening. There will lots of challenges, games, and prizes....You will not want to miss this big event.



I've been playing around with doing some alphas using filters...styles, and such and today you benefit from my playing. Your FREEBIE today is the uppercase alphas of an alpha set I call Graffiti Alphas. The whole set includes a full set of uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols. Today you will be getting the uppercase alphas. Be sure to come back tomorrow for the lowercase alphas...and then on January 1 2011...you can get the numbers and symbols. See the preview below.


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Don't forget to mark your calendar for the Grand Opening of sKrap Happens on January 8, 2011...

Also, remember to come back here tomorrow for the next piece of the alpha set.

Until Next Time!!!

Happy Birthday Taylor!! & a FREEBIE 4 U

Happy Birthday, Taylor!!

Guess you are wondering who Taylor is....well he is one of my grandsons and he is 8 years old today!! Go Taylor!!! He lives in Washington state....loves anything Tony Hawk....yes he rides a skateboard, too...also loves transformers, bicycling, baseball, football, and soccer....oh and he is a boyscout, too! Here is a layout I did of him this morning using some of the items from a new kit I created just for his birthday.



Isn't he just the most handsome looking little fellow you ever saw....well at least I think so!!!

Taylor's Happy Birthday Kit will be available in my Moo Two Designs store by tomorrow.

Now Don't forget....that NEW Scrapbooking site.....sKrap Happens will be opening its doors on January 8, 2011 with tons of challenges, games, and prizes to keep you hopping. So be sure to stop on by and join in the fun. The Grand Opening will run for 3 weeks....so there will be plenty of time to get every prize we have available. See the advertisement below for more information.



Now I promised you a freebie....and a freebie is what you will get....I am going to offer you a quick page made from the layout that I did for Taylor's birthday....remember this qp is using some of the same items that are in my newly created kit just for Taylor's birthday.

Here is a preview of the Qp:



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Until Next Time!!!

Brand New Place to Play....& ...a FREEBIE 4 U

Woo Hoo!!! Some friends of mine that have been together for quite a while have gone and done it! They have opened up their very own scrapbooking site and they are having their Grand Opening starting January 8, 2011 and continuing for 3 full weeks....now doesn't that sound like some fun????

You will not want to miss this Grand Opening!! There is so much going on....as you can see in the advertisement. So much fun to be had by all....oh and did I mention there are prizes for just about everything!!

OK...I promised you a freebie today and I have another QP from my re-vamped kit called Timeless Treasures.



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I would really love to see you at the new site when it opens...you will be very glad you joined us!!!

Until Next Time!!

Soon to be released kits..Oh...and a FREEBIE 4 U

Good Morning all!!

The sun is shining here even though it is pretty cold outside.....but I am warm and toasty inside at my computer.

Can it really only be one more week before 2010 is gone! Where did the year go?? It seems like just yesterday I was trying to get accustomed to writing 2010 when writing the date on anything!

Oh well....I guess the old adage...."Time Flies" is very appropriate here.

Guess I should move on to the original idea for this post and show you my new releases.

This first kit is called Winter Wonderland and full of blues with a touch of green. It contains 8 textured, solid/patterned 12 X 12 papers with 12 elements all created at 300 dpi for optimal printing if doing hybrid projects.



The next kit is called Awaiting Spring....basically because that is exactly what I am doing....I really don't like cold weather. This kit includes 6 textured, solid/patterned 12 X 12 papers and 10 elements all created at 300 dpi.



Ok....I promised a freebie and this morning I am giving you a QP made using one of my older kits that has been revamped called Timeless Treasures...have a look at this kit.



Timeless Treasures (among other kits) is already in my store at Moo Two Designs and the others will be there today.

And the freebie I promised is here:



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Until Next Time........Happy New Year!!!!

Bad Blogger-ME....FREEBIE 4 U

Yes.....that is me.....I've been a very BAD blogger. I haven't posted anything here since October. I should be duly ashamed of myself....and believe me....I am!!

There has been plenty going on in my life.....maybe I just didn't make the time to get on here...so I think I will try to schedule time to blog....this is NOT a New Year's resolution....because ....just like most people...I tend to break all of the ones I make about 2 - 3 weeks after the 1st....so we aren't going there with this.

I do have a legitimate excuse for staying away...at least I think it is...I have been helping some friends get a new scrapbooking site going....the site is up and running although we haven't opened to the public as yet.....so I can't tell you the name....but the site is going to be awesome and the GRAND OPENING will start on January 8, 2011....and run for 3 weeks. We will have lots of games, challenges, prizes....and tons of fun....I will be back later to let you know where this Fabulous NEW site is located....so you can all join in the fun!!

OK....I promised you a freebie due to my being such a bad blogger. I took one of my older kits and revamped it....I have really learned a lot more of the finer details about designing just in the past few months...thanks to some of the ladies over at Moo Two Designs...so here is your FREEBIE:



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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!!!

Until Next Time!!!!

A Dark & Scary Night Blog Train

You want more of the story you have read from the other stops on the blog train...you say....well here is another installment....enjoy!!!

"As his head entered the box more small clawing hands grabbed at it, pulling at his hair and ears, he felt the sharp talons enter his nostrils, dig into his neck and shoulders. Even as his chest passed into the box Jacob was aware of the wet and warm, strangely comforting feeling spreading through the front of his trousers."

Now isn't that just really scary....but you will have to continue on your journey through the "Dark and Scary Night" blog train to read the rest!!

Here is the my portion of the the blog train. I truly hope you enjoy it!



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Follow the rest of the Blog Train on around and pick up the rest of the pieces to this fabulous kit that these ladies have created just for you.....and have a very Happy Halloween!!!!

Donna - Moo Two Blog
Happy Scrap Arts
Scrapz 'n Bitz Designs
KatLen Kreations
MagsGraphics
Panda Bear Designs
This be me Scraps
RoseMade Designs
Dee's Delightful Designs (YOU ARE HERE)
Lizard Dau Designs
GAP Scraps(BLOG TRAIN SCRAP OFF)

**story used on the blog train is "The Cry" by D.B. Adams**

Until Next Time!!!

Moo Two Halloween Blog Train- Coming Soon!!

I just wanted to give everyone a "heads up" and a reminder...that this is going to be one of the best blog trains ever....so mark it on your calendar and be sure to join us!!

Until Next Time!!!

Halloween At Moo Two

Looking for something to do over Halloween?

We are having a fun filled, wacky weekend of games here at Moo Two starting
Saturday 30th October and ending Sunday 31st October.

Massive Store Sale; Blog Train; Scary Bingo ; SpeedScraps; Headhunter's
Delight; Guess Who; Trick or Treat Hunt; Halloween Recipe Challenge.

and loads more.....

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MEGA HALLOWEEN STORE SALE



Don't miss the fantastic store sale at Moo Two Designs

Two days Only

75 % off

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MOO TWO HALLOWEEN BLOG TRAIN



Come on over for a wild ride on the Moo Two Blog Train.

Wonderful free gifts to be had

Starts on the Moo Two Blog - Saturday 30th October, 2010

You Don't Want to Miss This One!

Until Next Time!!!

Do You Like games??? I know I do!!! Check this out!

Brand NEW Store
Brand NEW Owners

Can't tell you who the owners are just yet....or the name of the store....but I have known these people for quite some time and I am one of the original designers of the store.....

We are looking for both established designers,
as well as new designers.
Requirements are fairly simple BUT
participation in the forums is a must!

The owners are fabulous and sooo easy to get along with....I really love being on this site and so will you!


GREAT perks for joining BEFORE the site goes public.
More info will be given out after you have applied.

If you’d like to work for a store that wants to work for you as well, send an email to: designer_call@yahoo.com

Please include: links to stores you currently sell at, blogs, or any place we can see your work. Don‘t be shy, this is not a competition, we want YOU!

A site for friends, conversation, and a whole
lotta scrappin’

Come on.....check it out....send that e-mail....what have you got to lose.....NOTHING....because if you send it...you will see all the benefits!!!

Do You Love FREEBIES..Most Importantly...Do You Want Some FREEBIES??

I know I do! I have a whole collection of FREEBIES that I have collected along with the ones that I have made and given away since I've been digital scrapbooking.....and I'm sure you do too!!

I don't have a personal FREEBIE for you today...BUT.....I happen to know of a site that has quite a few FREEBIES in their gallery for the taking......it is Moo Two Designs. They are hosting a Designer Contest Right Now and there are some FABULOUS looking Vintage Christmas kits just hanging out in the gallery waiting to be downloaded.

The catch is.....You must register at the site....it only takes a few moments....and....Please leave some love behind when you take the kits....it means a lot to the person that made it...they are in a contest and need all the love they can get. Also, Please go HERE and vote for your two (2) FAVORITE kits...like I said....it is a CONTEST....we are all out here trying to get votes for all these BRAVE designers that jumped into this contest.

Take a look at this advertisement....it was made with some of the items that you will find in the kits. Isn't it just scrumptious looking??



When you download these gorgeous kits....PLEASE take a moment to leave some love and VOTE!! It doesn't take long to do that. BTW....this is Week 2 of the contest....and you can still get the Week 1 kits FREE as well..

Wishing you all a GREAT Week to come!!

Until Next Time!!!

I Been Scrapping and YOU Get a FREEBIE!!

Once again, Drea over a Scrapadilly is hosting her monthly crop and I've been happily scrapping. One of the challenges was to create a layout using colors from a pic Drea posted....well in order to do that, I just had to create a perfect mini-kit for me to use. If you LOVE crops and challenges....stop on by ....we have until the 26th to get the challenges completed.

Here is the layout I created using the kit.



Now since KJoi closed and I no longer have a store to put my kits into....you get the kit as a FREEBIE.

Here is the preview of the kit.



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I hope you enjoy this little mini!!!

Until Next Time!!!

Today is my Birthday...and YOU Get a FREEBIE!!

Well folks.....today is MY Birthday...and I am celebrating by giving away this FREEBIE that I made very recently for a color challenge on a scrapbook site that I visit. I hope you enjoy working with it!

Take a look at the preview....



You can DOWNLOAD HERE.

I know this was short and sweet....but I am about to go out to eat dinner with my sweet honey!!

Until Next Time!!!

DSS has a Designer Contest in Full Swing

The Next Designer Contest has begun at Digital Scrapbooking Studio. The contestants first minis have been completed and are ready for your voting pleasure. Did I mention....there are 66 mini kits in the gallery that you can download for FREE?? Drop by.....register if you haven't.....check out all the entries and download any or all of the FREEBIES. Be sure to vote on your three (3) favorites.

Voting began today at approximately 2:15 pm CST and will end on Monday, September 6, at 8:00 am CST. Be sure to get by the gallery and get your vote in for your three (3) favorite minis.

The owner of DSS has given all of the contestants top secret identities for this contest.....so we won't know exactly who we are voting for....we just have to vote for the minis that are appealing to us.

Come on by the and see if you can pick out my entry....and if you like my mini....by all means....please vote for me!!

Until Next Time!!

News & a Freebie

Well hello out there!! I have a bit of news.....very soon my youngest son, his wife and their 3 babies, Taylor 7, Caden 4, & Jessi 2...will be coming back to the states to live after living the past 3 years in Germany. I can't wait to have them back on this side of the pond......even if they won't be really close to where I live....at least I won't need a passport to visit them. Can you tell that I am excited about this????

OK...on to other things....I was surfing yesterday on a scrapbooking site that I visit, Scrapadilly and Drea was having her Friday Night Boredom Fighters scrapout...now I know yesterday was not Friday....but this time the challenge will go on for an entire week to allow all of us to maybe be able to do some of them. So today, I was checking out the challenges and saw the Color Challenge....I loved the choices of palettes so...I made a kit that I could use to do the challenge.

Now if you are interested in meeting some really great, friendly people...this would be the place to go!! There are many more challenges for this shindig and you have until August 29 to get them finished. Go check it out....you know you want to!!!

Here is the layout I did with the mini freebie.



Here is what the kit looks like and since I made it just for this challenge...you can have it for free! Now you can't beat that price anywhere!!



Now if you like....you can download the mini kit HERE...Please leave some love here on my blog via a comment if you take the kit. It only takes a moment and all the comments are truly appreciated!

Until Next Time!!!

Come on Over to the Farm

I've been playing some over at the farm.....you know Moo Two Designs! Well, this month I am hosting the Barnyard Bingo and we are having so much fun.

I am also hosting another challenge called Fireside Tales. This one is all about that dreaded thing that most of us have problems with doing on our pages.....you know....the journaling!!!

Oh before I forget, beginning on September 13 at Moo Two, we will have a Designer Challenge will begin at the Moo Two Corral. If you are a budding designer, you might want to jump on over there and sign up before all the spots are taken. Ssshhh....don't tell anybody....but I actually joined this contest. I don't normally do contests because I am not a fan of the ones that go on popularity. I want to be judged based on the quality of my work. That is the beauty of this contest....we are all issued numbers...no one knows who we are. We will be judged on our ability, not our popularity. This is going to be so much fun! I can hardly wait until the fun begins.

I haven't gotten much done in the way of layouts. I have been really busy with the start of school back on August 3....hopefully things will slow down a bit and I will be able to get some pages done to post.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!!

Until Next Time!

New Layouts

OK...I'm feeling much better now and it is a good thing too....Because on Tuesday I go back to work....summer vacation will be over! It seems like it just began....but alas...We all must return to work.

BTW....I will also be updating my photography blog today as well. So be sure to go check out my photos!

OK...on with the promised layouts.

The first one is of my youngest granddaughter who was caught sleeping on a pallet outside their home in Germany....I believe her Mom took this on July 4, 2010 at a 4th of July party they were having.

This was done using freebie kits for the Garden Rainbow challenge at Digital Scrap Garden. I used freebies kits that were made for the challenge by His Kid Designs & Rumki Designs to make my layout.

This second layout was done for the Digging Up Letters challenge at DSG. I used the freebie kit that has been given away each day as the Petal of the Day. This months kit was provided by On My Own Designs. The photos in this layout were also taken by her Mom, Tanya.

As a kit designer, I haven't done much lately...but I do have a free paper pack that you can get, if you are interested. Just visit my Facebook page and "LIKE" it...leave me a comment and I will send you the link for the paper pack. Here is my Facebook link.

Don't forget to check out my photography blog to see my newest photos.

Until Next Time!!!

Feeling Icky

Sorry. There are no new layouts for this week. I had a week long professional development workshop last week, which was fabulous. I really got a lot of new ideas to try in my classroom for Reading, Math, Science, & Writing.

However, I have been fighting a horrible sinus infection and finally decided I needed to actually do something about it before it was time to head back to the classroom. So, today I am feeling the effects of the drugs....you know how the antihistamines and decongestants make you feel.....YUKKY!! Well that is me today. But, Hopefully it will cure me of my ills and I will be back to right in no time.

Nothing much else going on in this neck of the woods....so.....

Until Next Time.....

New Layouts

I have had quite a bit of fun playing with the challenges over at Digital Scrap Garden this week. I have gotten several layouts finished and a few more in the works.

This one was done for the Font Fun challenge

This one was done for the Scraplift Challenge.

This is for the Template Challenge.

This last one serves two purposes actually. One is for the Garden Salad Challenge and also to try and persuade my oldest son that he needs a new picture for his Facebook page.

OK...that is all I have for right now...so.....

Until Next Time!!!

Two New Layouts

I have been really busy today. I finished two layouts, which are actually challenges at Digital Scrap Garden. I did the usual household engineering stuff....you know...laundry, dishes, floors, etc. Then I worked on my big unit (Japan) for my gifted students for the Fall session of our classes. Now its time to go and see if I can find some spectacular shots to catch with my camera. The light will be just about right.

But, before I go here are the two layouts I finished this morning.

If you have checked out my photography blog, then you will recognize this photo as one I shot on my little run-about yesterday.

This next one is of my beautiful baby granddaughter, Jessi...who currently lives in Germany where this photo was taken by her Mom (Tanya aka taun) using a Canon Rebel xSi.

OK...I have also finished a little paper pack that I have decided to give away to everyone that leaves a comment on this post.(I will need a way to get the link to you...so perhaps an email...could be given)...the two papers that make up my blog background are part of this paper pack...Here is what the pack looks like...

So, if you want the paper pack......please leave a comment....Even if you don't want the paper pack...PLZ leave a comment. I really love reading all the comments.:)

Until Next Time!

New Photography Blog

I have given the issue of combining my scrapping/designing blog with my passion for photography and decided that my photography needs it own area for display.

So, all of my photography will be displayed on a new blog called Dee Bibb Photography. Go ahead....jump on over there an check out my first post.

I took a little drive this afternoon and got some pretty good shots from around my area.

I hope you enjoy them.

Maybe I will get some layouts done by the end of this week and get them posted.

Until Next Time!!

OK...My entry for I Heart Faces.....

Furbs is part of our family....sometimes I think he believes he is human. He really likes to pose for the camera. So, I decided to use this photo of him to enter the "pets only" theme weekly challenge over at I Heart Faces.



More pics later!

Until Next Time!!

Photography

For as long as I can remember, I have had a camera to point and shoot my family, friends, pets, you name it. I have always been the "one" behind the camera. I have some photos that no one wants seen because I seem to just click, click, click most of the time.

However, here recently, I have begun to look more into the "subjects" of my photography and have taken a REAL interest in the learning aspects of what is behind all of this 'point & shoot'.

Since I don't have any small children at home....most of my photos are likely to be my cat Furby or Furbs as he is called most of the time, or perhaps my dear sweet husband.....who tolerates my incessant clicking without too much complaint. Actually Furbs complains more than the husband.

I don't have an expensive camera. I just use a Kodak EasyShare C533....but for now..that is fine while I learn more about the finer aspects of photography.

I took these photos yesterday evening.





And of course.....one of my DH...Charles.



I would love to see your comments on my photos....I am an amateur and trying to learn about photography...It has always been a passion of mine...so any constructive comments are quite welcome.

Oh...BTW...my DIL put me on to this site....it has all sorts of great info....you might want to check it out. I Heart Faces.

Until Next Time!!

Oh My!! Has it been that long????

I guess it has.. But in my defense...I have been really busy trying to get finished with that graduate degree that it seems like I've been working on forever!

You know what??? I did it!!!! I finally finished and have since graduated....Yeah me!! No!! I can not put a "Dr" in front of my name.....at least not yet....who knows...maybe someday!!

OK...enough of this dribble....I have a nice surprise for you....Because I have finally graduated....I decided to put my entire store at KJOI Studios on sale at 50% off from 6/10/2010 through 6/30/2010. It will even include anything NEW that I add to the store between this time....and hint...hint...there are some thing sin the works to be added...)



Enjoy shopping....and make sure you check back often during this period for any additions..

OK...gotta go run some errands for DH....so Until Next Time!!!!

Oh My!!!

OK....first things first......

Is there anybody out there that would be willing to take on one of these graduate classes and finish all the assignments for me??? NO!! I didn't really think so....besides....how could I take the comps if I had someone else do the work for me right!!

Anyway...I do hope to get in at least one layout today before I jump away from the computer.

If I do, I will come back and post it.....you know it will most likely be of one or more of my wonderful grandchildren.

So until later.......

Just a Quick Note!!

I know its been a little bit since I posted....but I really should not have put off taking these two classes that I now need to finish my graduate degree. Because now......they are "kicking my butt". There is just waaaayyyyy too much to do for someone that also works full-time at one job and part-time at another job.

I haven't even had time to finish the other layouts that I have started. But, hopefully, I will be able to get them finished within the next couple of weeks and get them posted for viewing.

I really can't wait to get this semester over and finally graduate! I am really tired of going to school!!

My LO for the Day

This is a LO of my granddaughter that is 12 years old and I haven't seen her in a year...It is a really long story and I won't go into it here...but I think the LO says just how I feel.



I used the January 2010 collab kit from Digital Scrap Garden.

You will be seeing more LO done with this kit. It is huge and GORGEOUS!!!

Until Next Time!!

New Year and New Beginnings!

I haven't scrapped anything in several months and today I got a burr under my saddle and decided I wanted to scrap. This is the only thing I have finished at the moment.



I used the January 2009 Collab kit made by some of the designers at Digital Scrap Garden.

I will be back with more....

Until Next Time!!