Beary Cute Creations

Happy DSD and SM Blog Train Freebie

2010-11-06T10:51:00.002-04:00

Well Happy Digital Scrapping Day everyone! I get so darn excited with all the fantastic sales and stuff to do on this weekend! It really does remind me how awesome the digiscrap community is and how much I have loved being a part of it for the last 5 years!

ScrapMatters has a TON of awesome things going on this weekend from games and chats to challenges and speed scraps! Make sure you pop by there for some really great fun and AMAZING PRIZES!!! They really have outdone themselves with the amount of great stuff planned for this weekend! To kick it all of they have an awesome sale, from Fri Nov5/10 until Thurs Nov 11th there is a 40% off sale going on. Stop in and fill your cart with all those awesome kits you have been eyeing for the last 6 months! LOL I did! When you spend $20.00 you receive an amazing MEGA COLLAB kit FREE.. Many Thanks by the SM Design Team. This is a gorgeous fall toned kit that is perfect for all the wonderful Fall and Thanksgiving photos.

and of course, what would a holiday like this be without one of those incredible SM Blog Trains right?? LOL Well this time around there are 49.. yes 49 places for you stop along the way to collect some extra awesome pieces to the Mega kit. So without further chit chat .. here is my little piece for you … Enjoy your weekend and have some Happy Scrappy Fun!

DOWNLOAD HERE - http://www.box.net/shared/hc86g4ab87

Link will only be valid for a short time so make sure you grab it while you can!
Thanks so much for stopping by here today, it has totally been my pleasure!

You have just came from:
Annisa’s Blog - http://www.themeyersfamilystory.blogspot.com

You are HERE:
Lori’s Blog - http://bearycutecreations.blogspot.com

You are headed next to:
Jeanine’s Blog - http://www.jeanine.typepad.com

If you need the ENTIRE list of blogs please stop at the SM main blog RIGHT HERE
http://scrapmatters.com/wordpress

Simple Womans Daybook

2010-10-05T17:19:00.002-04:00

I was scouring the web as usual and on my hunt recently I came across this fantastic website entitled The Simple Womans Daybook. It is like a journal entry of sorts and there are alot of bloggers who take part and post there happenings and thoughts. I couldnt resist looking at it and was so enthralled with reading what a bunch of other women were thinking and doing. So from here hout I am going to posting my Simple Women daybook on Sundays, that is my day for catching up on things and organizing. So I am a lil late this week and will post mine anyways! I am also going to post a few pics of the week kinda like my P365 but without the pressure to post and scrap ROFL. So as I said there is no picture this week but this Sunday I will post a few from this week so you can see what we have been up to! Hope you enjoy the peek into my thoughts and week

FOR TODAYTHIS WEEK
Outside my window... it is very dreary and gray, the trees though are bright with beautiful fall colors!
I am thinking... that I should be a better blogger and am really going to try hard to keep my blog updated on a regular basis with more than just my layouts but things I love and do!
I am thankful for... my children, no matter how nutty they make me, they are able to make me laugh and smile in the very next moment
From the learning rooms... Jack is learning phonics and really starting to read well!
From the kitchen... I need to do the dishes again! LOL I wish I had a maid.
I am wearing... my blue flannel jammies and a hoodie
I am creating... not much at the moment but purchased illustrator over the last week and I really cant wait to dive into the world of vectors
I am going... to work on organizing better in all areas of my life which feel a little off.
I am reading... all my fall magazines and getting ready to start decorating for Halloween
I am hoping... that things will be better this Christmas. :(
I am hearing... Jack talking to himself while watching Casper LOL
Around the house... Things are pretty quiet, the kids are entertained and I have a few moments for me :)
One of my favorite things... the cool breeze and fresh crisp autumn air that is coming through my windows right now.
A few plans for the rest of the week: homeschooling, working and 2 meetings.. ugh too busy!

Free P365 Template

2010-09-25T21:57:00.006-04:00

Make sure that you pop on over to ScrapMatters this week and grab the free template I have up for the P365 challenge! I hope that you will even join in the fun!

GO HERE TO GRAB THE TEMPLATE

Here is what the template looks like and the layout below is what I did with it using WM[squared]'s Month by Month Vol 1 Collection, she just released Vol2 as well this week and it is so fun! It is a collection you will for sure want to make a part of your stash if you do alot of 365 layouts! They are available as well at ScrapMatters in her store!

Happy 3rd Birthday ScrapMatters !!!

2010-08-07T11:03:00.002-04:00

It’s ScrapMatters 3rd Birthday Bash this weekend and there is sooooo much awesome stuff going there! There will be games and chats, bingos and scraps! Make sure you pop over and see what the forum is doing because there are a load of great things ..and prizes too! WHOOOHOOOOO LOL Here is a little list of what is happening this weekend for your enjoyment! Just click the ad to take you to the forum

Another great thing at SM this weekend is all the fabulous kits being released (and an awesome sale too) and one special kit – Cupcakes and Candles! This kit is jam packed with all kinds of super awesome papers and elements to make your celebration layouts just perfect! To help you along with this the Design team and the CT have come together to create a HUGE blog train with all kinds of bits and pieces that you can add to the kit! Who doesnt love that! LOL

The kit itself is free this weekend with a $20.00 purchase from the store and really you dont want to miss out on this one! Here is a preview of the kit and if you want to grab it just click the preview and it will take you right to the store! My part of the train is below the preview and I have created a cute little journal card that you can add you celebration details to.

Thanks for stopping in here today and I so hope you take a bit to pop by the forum for more fun. I am hosting a Corrupted Wish game this afternoon/evening and I know that will be tons of fun and I may even be picking a winner for a fab $5 GC to WM[squared}

Here is my part of the Blog Train

LINK IS EXPIRED

If you get lost along the way and need to get back on track you can find the complete list of blogs here on the SM main blog

http://scrapmatters.com/wordpress/

You have come from Fiona’s (canadianmommy)

http://mydigaddiction.blogspot.com/

You are here at Lori’s (LoriBear)

http://bearycutecreations.blogspot.com

and finally.. Your NEXT stop is Christina (Wimpychompers)

http://www.wimpychompers.com

Have an awesome and happy weekend! :)

A Moment that Mattered to me..

2010-05-01T09:00:00.002-04:00

Welcome to my blog everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying this festive and crazy weekend! I know I am totally LOL The SM Design and CT teams have come up with some fantastic and such creative freebies for you along this train which brings you to mine! This kit is titled Moments that Matter and before I share mine though I would like to share with you all a moment in my life that mattered alot to me.

I have one moment that truly sticks out as a defining moment, one that changed my life.

It was the very first time I met my husband Kelly, I have never had the best of luck with men and have had some really great loves that just didnt work out for some reason or person.. LOL The day I met Kelly though made the rest seem trivial and small. I was outside in my back yard one fine afternoon with my son Brandon, just hanging out playing and doing the mom thing. I noticed that our next door neighbor was out as well with his daughter who he had for the weekend and who also was in the same daycare as my son, they actually were the best of playmates at the time. I ventured over to the fence to say hi to his daughter Laryssa whom I saw usually every day at the daycare but had never met her dad as he only had her on weekends. So I introduced myself and my son to him. We spent quite a few hours talking at the fence that day, I remember it like yesterday, there was such a spark between us .. like an electricity ( or just plain male and female hormones because neither of us had dated in about 4 years LOL) Neither one of us wanted to leave the fence for fear the other was not going to return..LOL We eventually did though and I went in that night feeling excited and renewed! I remember telling my mom too that I had just met the man I was going to marry! The boy next door! For the next 2 weeks we would do race home for work to go outside hoping to see the other and after a few talks at the fence he eventually invited me over for coffee. A few more times and I knew he was too shy to ask me out on an official date so I asked him.. “So do you want to go out on a date?? like a date, date??” ROFL (we laugh alot about that) We did go out the following night and really have never been apart since then! It has been 10 years this July that we met that afternoon in our backyards and I thank God truly for giving me this man to call my own, he is amazing, honest, hard working and true. I love him now more than ever and could never imagine what my life would be like. I met and married my boy next door!

Now that I shared that moment I thank you so much for reading it, here is the freebie I created for you all! I hope you enjoy using it and the rest of the awesome freebies. Click on the image to download or use the link below the image.

**Sorry Download has now expired!** You can still buy the kit and extras though at ScrapMatters!

You can find the entire blog train list HERE at Scrap Matters blog or just follow from here.

You have just come from HERE at Man in the Moon Designs

You are HERE at Beary Cute Creations

Your next stop is HERE at Hodgey Podge Blog with Becky

Happy iNSD to Everyone and freebie!

2010-04-30T16:35:00.001-04:00

I just love this time of year as there is so much happening in the digi community and I just never know what I am doing! LOL Its the shopping, challenges and chats and of course all of my wonderful online friends that make this so much fun!

Scrap Matters has some really awesome stuff going on this year! We have a load of Speed Scraps scheduled, games, chats and as well the QOS will kick off today too! You can find out more about both in the SM FORUM here.

The SM Design team has been hard at work these last few weeks coming out with some AMAZING products! I was tickled pink to be able to work with a few of the releases this week and want to share a few of my favorites with you!

This is one I titled Blissful that was created using By Becca’s Grab Bag which is packed with a kit, an alpha, textpaths and some really fab templates!

The next one is Stolen Moments Grab Bag (one of my personal favorites). She included in her bag a kit, a pack of templates inspired by her own fantastic layouts, a cool alpha and some really handy and recolorable date splats!

Next, I used Sahlin Studios Grab Bag, she has included some really fantastic new products including a worn and torn vintage paper pack, some wordart, templates, frames and an alpha. Alot of the pieces really went well with her Blessed kit and that was what I used for this layout as well as the Yours Truly template pack by Stolen Moments

This next one is using the grab Bag collab between WM[squared] and Hanay Designs. Heather and Wendy are a fab duo in my opinion and they made an awesome bag with a kit, some templates and wordart! Here is the layout I did using the Mr & Mrs Kit from the GB.

and last but certainly not least this really fun grab bag by Plum Dumpling was loaded with a really cute and fun kit called Family Fun, templates, wordart and some cool date elements. I loved this one and the layout I did with the kit!

There are many more fun grab bags by the designers and some CU ones too so make sure you head on over to the store to buy one or two or more..LOL

Ohh and before I forget, you can also grab a really fantastic fun bright cheery FREE kit from the SM design team over at DST in their Insider, it is a special kit for the iNSD edition so make sure you get it! Here is the layout I did with that as well.. so fun! The kit is titled Life’s Little Surprises and is only available at DigiShop Talk

So have Fun this weekend and I hope you all find something great this weekend! HAPPY iNSD EVERYONE!!!! Come back tomorrow for a really cool freebie from the SM CT and Design Team blog train! Sooooo many awesome freebies you wont want to miss I am sure!

Huggs

Lori

Just a quick note!

2010-02-23T22:15:00.001-05:00

I have some big changes coming up and I just wanted to make sure anyone who stops by knows!
I will be rearranging my blog and doing some other fun stuff! Swing by on March 1st 2010 to see the changes! See you soon ya crazy scrap peeps!

Slice of Life Blog Train

2009-11-07T09:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to my little section of the big web! If you are here you are following the Scrap Matters “Slice of Life” Blog Train and I cant wait to show you my contribution to this fantastic kit!

First though, here is a bit about the kit itself. It is a HUGE mega collab created by the SM Design team and is available this DSD weekend as a special. If you purchase $15.00 from the Scrap Matters store this gorgeous kit will be added to your cart for FREE.. yes FREE!!! It is priced at $12.00 normally so this is a great bonus for you! Besides you can grab all these fantastic freebies from the train to go with it!

You can view this kit HERE in the Scrap Matters Store

Here is a layout I created with this gorgeous kit about my hubby who works so hard everyday and never really has the time to just sit back, relax and enjoy his life! What a great guy he is to make sure that we are happy and provided for.

Finally since you are this far I guess I can give you my part..LOL I created a cluster frame for you. It is a transparent .png format that is pre-shadowed. I hope you enjoy it. This is a limited time freebie as are all of them, they will all be taken down by Thursday November 12, 2009 so make sure you get them while you can!

DOWNLOAD FREEBIE HERE

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog, I hope you enjoy the rest of the train!

Happy DSD to all you Scrap Nuts!

For the complete Train list go to the Scrap Matters Blog - http://scrapmatters.com/wordpress/

You have come from: Stefanie’s Blog - http://stefgonedigi.blogspot.com/

You are HERE at my blog": BearyCute - http://bearycutecreations.blogspot.com/

Your next Blog train stop is at: Brittney’s Blog - http://brittishdesigns.blogspot.com/

All Aboard!!!

2009-10-26T09:00:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Beary Cute! Your next stop on the A Little Spacey blog train! Thanks for stopping in to grab it!

Today I have for you a Word Art set that I created! I hope you are loving all the goodies and are having fun collecting!

Download my freebie right HERE -- http://www.box.net/shared/dpjn8pquox

Your next stop on the train is Jewelle’s Blog HERE

If you are unsure of where to start or stop here is the

Entire Blog Train list

Stolen Moments: Amber -- http://stolenmomentsdesign.blogspot.com/
Simply.Scraps: Laura -- http://www.simply-scraps.net/
Yolanda -- http://yoli-scraps.blogspot.com
Bree -- http://breezybutterflycreations.blogspot.com
Niki -- http://onceuponascraptime.blogspot.com
Aimee -- http://polkadotscrapper.blogspot.com
Lisa -- http://aprilisadesigns.blogspot.com

Jen -- http://jensscrapjournal.blogspot.com

Kim -- http://kim21673.wordpress.com
** You are Here ** >> Lori -- http://bearycutecreations.blogspot.com

Jewelle -- http://jewelleslayouts.blogspot.com

Amanda -- http://photocowgirl.blogspot.com/

Keyr -- http://dreamsinspired.blogspot.com/

Kate: Stolen Moments CT Blog -- http://stolenmomentsct.blogspot.com

So its been a bit! LOL

2009-10-25T01:52:00.002-04:00

I know I am a bad blogger but I think I have found a solution to that! Over the next week or so I am going to be changing the blog up a bit to include more stuff, some freebies, some resource posts and more! I have some ideas but not really sure how they will work yet! I did download and use the Windows Live Writer which I must say has made a HUGE difference in posting and pre posting. The photo and layout upload is 100 times better and I can customize and time the posts much better with it. I will also be changing my blogs look so be on the lookout! I have a really awesome freebie coming up on Monday Oct 26th so make sure you check back to see what it is!
Have a great Sunday everyone!
Huggs
Lori

2009-09-18T10:41:00.006-04:00

Well today is FRIDAY!!!! Wheeehooooo that means its release day at ScrapMatters! There were some really great releases this week as the fall weather is upon us and I am seeing lots of really great fall kits out! So Lets see what we have this week! First up is a new kit from one of my personal designers Stolen Moments, Amber made this incredible fall kit titled Sweater Weather.
Here is a layout I did for that, I did a little photo editing to enhance the colors and have them pop a bit and I think it turned out just fantastic! You can find the kit HERE

Next up is a great bundle kit Play by Sahlin Studios and DeCrow Designs that comes with a really playful and fun alpha and a new wordart package. I loved the colors and the papers included in this one. The bright bold colors play really well off each other and this kit is just perfect for girls and boys! You can find it here

My next layout was made with the new release from WM[squared] titled Gypsy, there is something about the colors in this kit that i just adore, the bright blues and oranges with the dark brown is just stunning to me, I enjoyed working with this kit!

Finally, a layout made with the NEW ScrapMatters newsletter freebie! Its only available for the month of September and you need to be signed up for the newsletter to recieve it! If yo havent yet make sure to pop over and get signed up! You can do that here on the main blog page in the top left hand corner..

Well, that is what I was able to do this week, I will be back in just a lil bit this afternoon with a post about some sale news for a few of my teams so look for that later today! Have a great friday!
Huggs
LB

News, New Releases and a GiveAway ....

2009-08-29T11:56:00.004-04:00

So here we are with another week of really fantastic releases but first I have some really exciting news! Earlier this month I applied for a spot on the Scrap Matters Creative Team and I was waiting on pins and needles for the email.. Well it came and I was totally accepted! I was floating on cloud 9 let me tell ya! SM is an amazing store with some really top notch designers like Sahlin Studios, Stolen Moments, Trixie Scraps, Sya's Blueprints and gosh soooo many more! They have a fantastic hybrid section as well for those who like those type of projects! So you now will get to see all my new layouts for Sm as well. Here is one for the RTS challenge being hosted by Jennifer Barrette, the kit I used is Charming Gardener by Man in the Moon Designs

Okay so on to this week's new goodies for some of my designers. First up we have Scrap Matters. There were some really great Back to School kits this week from Sahlin and WM[2] .. I happened to use the one for WM[2] named Back to School and made a layout about Brandon's elementary school memories. I did grab Sahlins Learn, Grow and Explore kit and will have something cool for that in the next few days!

Next I used a new kit from Andilynn Designs called Bliss, this kit is just so pretty! It has a touch of old charm and was perfect for the picture I chose!

Dont forget that you can get all these new releases for 20% off until the next new release date on Friday coming.. and last but not least... Amber of Stolen Moments announced her new CT and I am delighted to say that I was asked to stay on with her! I of course accepted as I love her creations and she is just such an awesome girl to work with! Totally my pleasure! Anyhooo she asked us girls to create a layout using any one of her kits we liked, I chose her Everyday Elegance kit and this is the lay out I came up with for it.. She is having a giveaway for gift certificate to her store and if you would like a chance to grab it well then read all about the giveaway HERE at Scrap Matters Forum! Here is my layout..

Thanks for stopping in and I will be back on Monday with New Releases for Elemental Scraps and a new September desktop for you!! Just wait and see what the designers have come up with there for the September Color play! Its just stunning! Oh and a Mega too that is just so darn cute! LOL Anyway have a great Weekend and see ya Monday!
Huggs
LoriBear

New Releases and a CT Call

2009-08-17T17:10:00.006-04:00

Howdy Ho Neighbor! LOL Sorry I am late in posting these late few weeks with Brandon have been quite the ordeal, he is in a good place and things are starting to smooth out .. For me thank goodness we are pretty much back to the norm! So Here I am back to my regular posting schedule!

This week has lots of new releases and layouts! Elemental Scraps has some fantastic releases this week including Free With Purchase goodies from some of the designers and if you spend 10 dollars you will receive a special package of goodies put together by a few of the designers! I picked this up myself this morning and WOW, its packed with some great minis, add ons and element packs! Here is what you can receive (All images are linked)

Another big release at ES this week is the 12 month kit collaboration between Bella Gypsy and Jennifer Barrette called Monthly Memories Collection, its has 12 different kits one for each month of the year and its SUPER CUTE!! Here are a few layouts I did with them..

Make sure you head over there and see what is out this week, there are so many wonderful creations!

Today at Scrap Matters its MANIAC MONDAY! Thats right, you can head over and grab a few items for $2 or a few items for 50% off! That is a SUPER deal! I did some shopping there too this morning..LOL Here are a few of the kits that are on sale for TODAY ONLY

Tracy of Trixie Scraps has this one on sale...

And Amber of Stolen Moments has this one on Sale today, Wynken Blynken and Nod

Annnndd speaking of Stolen Moments, Amber is holding a CT Call for her fantastic team! I have been a member of Ambers CT for only a few months but it is one of my most favorites! Her designs and creations are so awesome and easy to work with and she is just so darn great and sweet! So if your looking for a team to add to your resume and want cute, quality type designs then dont miss this call! Here is the information you will need.. Email your application to stolenmomentsdesigns 0 @ 0 gmail.com .. That is all from me today! I am hoping to have a freebie later this week, some really neat word art I was playing with over the weekend!
Have a wonderful day and a very Happy Scrappy Week! :)

Lot of News and a Freebie!

2009-07-17T14:01:00.005-04:00

Well its been a super busy time again for me! LOL I have added another super awesome team to my resume, this time I was invited by the very awesome and fabulous Sya of Sya's BluePrints to join her team and yes, yes, yes, I said YES! rofl I enjoy so much working with her templates and kits, already I have cranked out a few good ones that you can see at the end of this post!
On to other news! Amber of Stolen Moments has been designing now for 1 year! Whhhoooottt Amber! To celebrate her anniversary she is having a fantastic sale over at her store at Sunshine Studios here. From today until Sunday you can save $ on your purchases! Going today though will get you the best deal at 40% off!!! Now that is awesome!

Also awesome, she and Scraps by Jenn have teamed up once again to bring out a new collab called Play All Day! This kit is just fantastic! The elements are the bomb and I had lots of fun playing myself with this one, a for sure pick for all your kid pics! Here is a layout I created with it!

She is having a blog train as well and today from Beary Cute you get a free quickpage made with Play all Day! Thanks for visiting me and reading ... You can find the QP here or click on the download link

Here too are a few layouts I did this week for my CT's... You can find credit info by clicking them!

Sweet - GingerBread by Chelles Creations

Templates - Dynamic Duo 4 by Syas BluePrints

Chelles Creations is having a CT Call!!

2009-07-12T20:28:00.003-04:00

I love her team! She has only been designing for short time but already has made such an awesome impact over at Scrap Matters! She has some way too cute goodies that are so easy to work with so if your lookin for a team and have the time to dedicate to it get that email out and APPLY! Here is her info and the ad! I cant wait to see what fab talent will be joining us!! Good Luck if you apply!

Now that I'm official, it's time for a CT call!

If you can't see the image:
Email me: Chelles.CTcall@gmail.com with the following:
Name & ScreenName
A short bio including why you want to CT for me
A link to your most complete gallery
The link to your blog
Call ends 7/24 New Team Announced: 7/27

GOOD LUCK To those that apply! :)

FOBTY The Weather

2009-07-11T01:36:00.003-04:00

So the FOBTY challenge at SSD today is to blog the weather! Let me just say that summer here JUST SUX! Its definitely hot and very very humid! LOL Its actually like 30 degrees Celsius and it feels more like 35. Soooo there ya have it! Its stinkin sticky hot.. Tomorrow we are supposed to get a cold front come through which will be nice cause not only will it cool down its bringing thunderstorms with it! YEAHHHHH LOL See ya soon with some layouts, updates and maybe a freebie even! LOL
Huggs

ES Releases, News and a Freebie

2009-06-29T10:35:00.009-04:00

Okay so I havent blogged in a few weeks! LOL But its summer here the kids are out and they are making me CRAZY! hehehe I did however get a chance to play with some really awesome new releases from Elemental Scraps this weekend! I also have a freebie below from the fabulous new kit and bundle by the very awesome Jen Yurko! Before I do that though I have a little bit of news..
Rachelle of Chelle's Creations has invited me to do a guest spot on her CT! I love her designs and she has only been doing this for a short time! Make sure you check her store at Scrap Matters for some really fab goodies! Okay on to the releases! hehehe
This week the ladies at ES came up with something special this extra kinda week for June/July! Its Collab week and there are some really really nice ones! You can find the new stuff HERE

I did a few layouts with some of the collabs and they just rocked! They are all linked to my ES gallery so leave me some love if you wish! :) I certainly dont mind!

Lil Gangsta - kit used IBoy & Template(Inspired by Jamie) by Connie Prince

Good Food - Kit used The Good Life by Juno Designs and Julie Marie

Yummy Sweet - Kit used Sweet Shoppe by Kandy Kane Creations and Sharia Braxton
Template (In This Corner) by Angie Kovacs

100% Boy - Kit used is Fort Wannahockaloogie by Bella Gypsy and Connie Prince

Now if you have made it this far..you so deserve the freebie! ROFL... Here is a QP made for you using the really HUGE and fantastic bundle kit form Jen Yurko OVER THE RAINBOW if you want bang for your buck this bundle is definitely a true winner!
Here is the preview, just click it to go to the download! Enjoy it and I will be back on Wednesday with another new freebie for you! A July desktop using some really CUTE goodies from KandyKane Creations over at the ES Blog!

Download here or Click the preview

2009-06-08T23:20:00.003-04:00

So I have a big new release to share with you from Bella Gypsy! I am here to show and tell you all about Love Lori. That is right, this kit was a custom made to order kit that I was the winner of during the NSD weekend back in May! I was given full leeway of telling them and directing them where t go with this kit! It couldnt be more perfect! I am all about the black and pink, the hearts and ohh i just love it! Its available at Elemental Scraps and I suggest you grab it cause its so stinkin cute! hehehe I am biased though. I have also included this layout I made for it as way to remember what an awesome thrill it was for me! So here ya go... Love Lori

Kit used is Love Lori by Bella Gypsy available at ES

Kit used is Doctor Doctor by Lauren Grier at Sweet Shoppe Designs

This layout was made for Jack's chicken pops day! It was actually a magenta marker dotted so nicely about his face! He thought he would be able to stay home and have lots of ice cream and gingerale...LOL If only they werent pink and marker! hehehe Well that is all for today! I will keep updating this week if anything else comes up! I am trying to get back into the swing and on a routine, I have this incredible urge as well to make something to hand out here! hehehe One day this year I may get that off my to do list! See ya soon!
Love Lori

New this week...

2009-06-01T15:26:00.002-04:00

Happy Monday Every one!! What a great weekend we had here. Kelly and I were able to go out on a "date" for the 1st time in years and it was great! Although I did miss the kids I was grateful for the few hours of hunny time! LOL

So I have a few new layouts, I finished the Queen of Scraps contest yesterday and finished with a grand total of 50 layouts this month I think I did well for joining in 2 weeks late..LOL Here are a couple of the layouts below that I ended with! As well its new release day at Elemental Scraps and they have some really great kits this week. I did a LO for Bella Gypsy and Brandy with their new kits and one for Juno who by the way has opened her store at Scrapbook bytes .. Her new kit One of a Kind is awesome (as always ..LOL) So anyways on to the layouts!

Oh and before I forget make sure you tune in next Monday cause the kit I am gonna rave about was made just for me! LOL I was the winner of a custom kit that I gave the direction on and had named for me.. hehehe By the very very awesome duo of Bella Gypsy (Lena and Tabatha) they just rock! So make sure you pop by to see the new release of Love, Lori. How freakin cool is that name! LOL

Kit used is Berry Zing by Sya's BluePrints available at Scrap Matters

Kit used is Angel with Attitude by Traci Reed available at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Photo is courtesy of DMHergert

Kit used is One of a Kind by Juno Designs avaiable at ScrapbookBytes (whoooot)
Photo courtesy of DMHergert

Kit used is H2Oology by Bella Gypsy

Kit used is Indulge (June Color Pieces) by Brandy Designs

Okay Blog change and Lots of News....

2009-05-27T19:40:00.002-04:00

Wow, I cant believe I havent updated in awhile! hehehe So I have changed the blog abit and given it a fresh look which means a fresh start for me! I have added a few more teams to my creative roster .. Stolen Moments and Juno Designs They are 2 of my very favorites and I am so excited to be working with them!Since I have new stuff going and a new change I think I am going to set 2 or 3 days a week to blog... We will see how that goes but I have some really great ideas so lets hope that it goes .. and I stick to it...
I have a few new layouts to upload and when I do I will make sure to post them here along with any other team news that pops up!
Have a good night and I look forward to the new stuff that will be happening and I hope you do too!
Huggs
Lori xoxox

Some News and Layouts

2009-04-16T11:07:00.003-04:00

Sorry I havent posted in the last 2 weeks... Things have been really busy here with the Easter holiday and spring in general... We had a wonderful Easter and the kids had a fantastic time hunting! Even the older ones enjoyed it! This year we hid golfballs with each childs name on it and they had to find their own ball before they could get their basket! It was awesome. I got some really awesome pictures to that of course we be in my layouts shortly! I also have some news...
I was chosen as the Pixel Gypsy Elite Scrapper for March... It was such a HUGE thrill for me and I am totally honored by it as its recognition really for my work. I now will be entered into the year contest with the winners from the precious months for the Elite Scrapper of the year award that is based upon our most complete galleries... Its very very exciting!
Tracy of Trixie Scraps has also asked to me to join her CT team for May as a guest. I of course accepted as she has some of the prettiest kits and I love her colors palettes!
Here are a few new layouts I have done these last few weeks with some of the new releases from my designers! They were all such fantastic kits and as always a pleasure to work with!

This was my challenge 3 layout for the Sweet Enough Challenge at DC ..I love how it turned out. You can find the full credits at my DC gallery. Main kit used is Magical Vacation by Amanda Heimann

Make Me Happy - Kit used is Mod Todd by Erin Keith

Kit used is Bunnies and Carrots by Julie Marie Designs available at Elemental Scraps

Kit used is Time of Renewal by Juno Designs and TheresK ...I adore this gorgeous kit!

New Layouts

2009-04-03T22:49:00.003-04:00

So things are going well and I have been doing some scrapping! Elementals is getting an overhaul in the next few days so I will be back with an update about what is happening there when it does! Be on the lookout cause its big news with new designers, a new look and all kinds of exciting happenings!

My Cinderella - Kit used is Hannah by Creations by Rachel

Mirth - Kit used is Sugar & Spice by Holly Designs
Picture Courtesy of DMHergert

Friends For Life -
Kit used is Me and MaryJane by Angie Kovacs and Lily Anne Taylor

Slippers... - Kit used is Whoa by Robin Carlton

Pretty Lil Lady - Kit is Morning Sweetness by Lily Anne Taylor

Soo lets see..what is new???

2009-03-18T09:46:00.005-04:00

Well I guess there are a few things new again...LOL every week something is coming up!
Lets see.. ES had some really awesome new releases! Jennifer Barrette also started selling her kits and goodies at Scrap Matters so I will be over there alot in the next bit! I did a layout for Ellies Angels blog and that has really gotten some great praise..I was chosen as Sugar of the Day for it!
I also made a new CT... Brandys Designs - She is selling right now at Digital Candy and I LOVE her designs! I just used her Easterific kit this week and made a layout called Bunny Lovin... this one to has generated some buzz.. its nominated for the Pixel Gypsy Elite Scrapper award for March and was also chosen as a gallery standout at Scrap Matters! How freakin awesome is that huh?
My main girl...jay (Jen Yurko) is now selling at Inspiration Lane and I am sooo thrilled for her! She is an ass kickin designer! She even made me a kit when I asked her for something along the lines of her Sing for Spring tagger size kit... She made a WICKED full size one and it just ROCKS!
Creations by Rachel had a new release this week as well and wait until you see what Julie Marie has coming out soon! I LOVED IT! and I know you will too! I will let you see that layout later this week! So with out further ado..here are some of the newest layouts added to my galleries over the last week...

Kit used Sing for Spring by Jennifer Yurko
Photo used with permission and Courtesy of DMHergert

"BunnyLovin" Kit used Easterific by Brandy Designs

Believe... Kit used is Pixie Far Awy by Ellie Lash and Pixie Keepsakes

"up and Away" Kit used is Up Up and Away by Angie Kovacs and KandyKane Kreations

"80s Rock" Kit used is Toxic Pop by Melissa Bennett and MGLScraps

"Cute and Quriky" Kit used is Hey Sassy by Manda Bean
Photo used with permission and Courtesy of DMHergert

"HappySpring" Kit used is Early Birds by Brandy Designs and Trixie Scraps.

I'M Back Finally!!!

2009-03-12T20:06:00.006-04:00

Wow... the last 6 weeks have been super duper crazy! We made it through the move and we are almost set up finally in the new house! I am soooo happy here and hubby too! He is even happier cause my sister has finally left and now its just us again! The kids will miss her I am sure but I can tell ya that its hard with another person in the house... She is a great gal and has a great heart but 3 is one too many adults here! Besides... she has been here almost everyday since she left a week ago and she did help me a ton while we were moving.
So .. I have lots to update and get done here... Lets see where to start.. I was gonna post the layouts I have done for the last few weeks and realized that the post would be a few pages long..LOL
Instead I am just gonna start fresh with stuff from this week.... and then carry on like I was before with weekly updates on Wed and Sat's.
There were so many great releases at Elemental Scraps this week... my personal favorites this week were from Jennifer Barrette - Pirate Island Kit and Nikki Scotts Rustic Charm kit... Both fantastic! As well I have started doing the challenges again at Digital Candy! They have so many to choose from and I really enjoy them.. if you havent looked at them yet make sure you do .. The challenges can be found here .
Here are a few layouts I did this week.... See you again at the beginning of the week with more New release news and hopefully a bunch of new layouts! Have a great Weekend!

Kit used - Pieces from Sherri Tierney, Chrissy Word, Angie Kovacs, Becki Kress and Meredith Cardall from the March Color play available at Elemental Scraps... AWESOME KIT PIECES!
Photo used with permission and Courtesy of DMHergert

Kit used is Sassy Princess by Becki Kress at ES
Photo used with permission and Courtesy of DMHergert

Kit used is Riding Dirty by Creations by Rachel

Kit used is Easterific by Brandy Designs

Kit used is Teen Angst by Jennifer Barrette.

2009-01-26T00:30:00.001-05:00

Well howdy! This week has been a busy one! I hope yours has been good as well!
I have some new layouts to post and gush about today...LOL
First up are the layouts I have done for Elemental Scraps

Kit - I wanna be a rockstar - Pamela Donnis

Kit - Perfect Pair - Bella Gypsy

Kit- I.love.you - TheresK

The next layouts are from my ADSR race.. go to the Fab Flo's Blog to read more!

Challenge 5 - Your First Rainbow

My Kidlets

The next layout is from a gorgeous kit called Victorian Rose by Julie Marie Designs which can be purchased from her Sunshine Studio store, Faith Sisters Store or her personal store.
I so loved the vintage oldtime feel to this kit and LOVED the paper pack for this one.

Victorian Rose by Julie Marie Designs

This next layout is for the Designing Moments store. I was assigned Mama Mia this week and I love the cute ellies in her Love kit! She has some really really fantastic element packs as well and some awesome border wordart in different themes! I really liked those!
This is a layout made with the kit Love and I used a picture of Kelly's business partner and his wife... they are so totally cute and great!
Kit - Love by Mama Mia Designs

Well that is it for me for now... I am working on the February desktop for ES this week and will be releasing it in just a few days so make sure to check back! I have decided to make 2 from now on One that will be holiday themed and one that will be just plain cute! LOL
Okie Dokie...Until next time! MUAH...
Huggs
♥♥ Lori ♥♥

Even More Exciting news...LOL

2009-01-19T20:26:00.010-05:00

I have soooo much news again for you all!!! First and foremost...We have finally sold the house!
I think God realized we couldnt carry anymore on our shoulders and took it for us!
Unfortunatley... my sister will be staying with me for a few weeks but hopefully she will behave herself...LOL
This is going to be the most awesome new start for us... A new home that will not be as much financially for us... a pool for the kids and I am close to my parents which is good!
Second....I have been such a really busy bee for the last week! Sorry for the lack of updates but we were without power for a few days and that is the reason for this huge post...LOL
So I was busy at ES the last few days... Today I took part in a Speed Scrap held by the very fab Lisa! She always makes it a great challenge and lots of fun! They are every Monday but you have to keep checkin cause the time on Monday is not posted until that day! So its really like a surprise speed scrap! I am actually hosting the one for next week and I can tell you that it will be after 4pm est... so be on the lookout! This layout is the result from todays.. You are given a set of instructions every 10 minutes for an hour... after the last instruction you then have exactly 1 hour and 15 minutes to post it in the challenge gallery! Not too bad huh? LOL

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Something else that is new at Elementals.... A brand new Designer that is selling her goodies exclusivly there! Meet Tracie Stroud.... She is a wonderful designer with a really keen talent and eye for design. Her kits are lovely and just packed with all kinds of really awesome elements and papers! You can find her shop right here
This layout was made with her 'Beautiful Distraction' kit. Its just lovely!

Cute as a Bug - Kit used: 'Essence' Collab by Sunshine Studios
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Next is this super freaky fantastic layout I did courtesy of my fav girl Jay (Jen Yurko). She is selling her awesome kits now over at Color Line Design and she has some really super stuff...try and get over there to see I can guarentee it wont be a wasted trip!

Love you - Kit used: 'Hearts all Around' by Jennifer Yurko
available at Color Line Design.

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On to my newest ADSR layouts
The are challenges 3 & 4 ... you can look at them and find out the
creating credits at http://fabflos.blogspot.com

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Now some more freakin awesome fantastic news! I was emailed earlier this week from JulieMarie of Julie Marie Designs and was surprised to see an invitation to get on board with her creative team! Yeppp.. that is right! I almost fell over ..Of course I said absolutley.. She has some really amzing kits and this newest release Love Hearts is just sooo great!
I love the colors and the paper pack was way cool!
You can find her at Sunshine Studios or her own store!
This layout was made with her new release!

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And finally... I have another creative team to tell you about that I am now creating for...
ready?.....LOL Designing Moments Store!
The store and forum are just recently back online and I am so glad they are!
There are some really talented designers over there like Mama Mia Designs, Hot Flash Designs, Carla Phillips and many many more!
They even have some really great forum challenges you can check out too!
This week I was assigned to Hot Flash Graphics... and she has a few really pretty kits!
This week I worked with her Bedazzled Kit.. here is the layout I did for her...

Well I think that is about it for now... I am going now to go make some dinner and get started making a few 'fun' layouts just for me and the ADSR#5 challenge! (which I havent even had a chance to look at...shhhh dont tell Jay....lol)
Dont forget too to take a look at my project 365 blog... Link is on the right hand menu.
I have been taking pictures everyday, there are some really cute ones up! hehehe
Have a great bite/day wherever you are and may God bless you all with something you are praying for!

Some News and New Layouts!

2009-01-14T09:42:00.003-05:00

Well hello there! I am back again with some more new layouts! But first I have some exciting news and stuff to tell you about first!
I entered a challenge over at Hodge Podge art which was being hosted by the most awesome Kate Hadfield! Our challenge was to make a layout that concentrated on "the little things" I had a moment like that over the holidays so I scrapped it! I was chosen as one of the winners too and won a $10 GC to Traci Murphy's store at FPD. Whooo Hoooo!
Next, I was chosen for another new CT team! This time over at Designing Moments. Its a farily new forum and store but I really like their style and they have some really awesome stuff in their store! Its alot of bright colored kits and stuff ... You can check them out here at Designing Moments
So next I have a few Layouts that I hasve done over the last week or so! I hope you enjoy looking at them! Jay and I are still racing in the ADSR so dont forget to check our blog over at The Fab Flo's if you want to see the layouts we have done so far for that! Its been challenging at times for sure! But alot of great fun! LOL

This is the layout I did for the HodgePodge Art Challenge.
Credits available in my DST Gallery

Just Cuz -
Just Cuz Kit by Jannylynn available at Elemental Scraps

Cupcake Cutie
Sugar High Kit by Leah Riordan and G Sass at Elemental Scraps

Lil Lady
Lil Lady RevisitedKit by Mandy Mystique available at Elemental Scraps

Taylor Elizabeth
Kit used 'Great Expectations' By Leah Riordan available at Elemental Scraps

My Snow Test for SSD

2009-01-10T12:56:00.002-05:00

The From my blog to Yours on at the Sweet Shoppe blog was so cute I had to partake!
Its a quiz and has to do with snow and what kind of person you are ...I must say I agree pretty much with all that it has to say!
If you would like to try it head over to SSD blog HERE and try it!
Here are my results...

Your Snow Test Says You're Agreeable

You feel like something good will happen to you eventually, but not soon.
You don't really like to work, unless work feels like play. You only are successful when you are doing what you love.
You are a cooperative, agreeable person. You enjoy the company of others, and you enjoy compromising for the good of the group.
Your biggest worry in life is your family. You stay up at night thinking about them.
When it comes time to relax, you have no problem letting go. You are already pretty relaxed as is!

The Snow Test

A New Layout and Happenings...

2009-01-03T00:56:00.007-05:00

So here I am today to post my newest and I think my best layout yet! LOL I am totally in love with the colours and the flow of the page! its a tribute to my favorite Blog and blogger Doe Deere. You can find her blog HERE She is just fabulous! She has spunk this girl and in a totally honest and natural way! Her blog has so much good reading! She has a her own cosmetic line and as you can tell by the photos she is wicked with a makeup brush! Very talented indeed!
Anyhooo I chose to scrap her because she inspires me. She reminds me of myself when I was younger and free, a time in my life when I saw myself "blossom' from young girl to woman...
She thinks outside the box and isn't afraid to be bold with fashion and beauty and to me that says a lot about her character! So here is to you Doe Deere! Thank you for making a part of my day a very happy one and for being an inspiration not only to me but I am sure to many younger and older women everywhere, your doing a good thing sweetheart and I hope your around for a very long time! You can find the full view page HERE (which I think is better! Blogger seems to cut the LO down and doesnt look as nice..LOL)

Kits used:
Sugar Giggles Collaboration
Outside the Lines by Robin Carlton & Manda Bean
Photos are courtesy of Doe Deere and are used with her permission

2009 is upon us...

2008-12-29T13:21:00.003-05:00

I have a feeling that even though the economy and things just suck right now that this year will be a good one! I have been thinking alot of what I want and what do I resolute for 2009.
Lately I have been the subject. My whole life has taken such twists and turns that I never in a million years thought would happen. If you had of told me 20 years ago that I was gonna be a mom to 3 I would have laughed your face off! I was never one to really want children and when I found myself pregnant with Brandon at 25 I was quite shocked.... what a huge change... I had Jack at 32 and now that Brandon is starting teendom I really am thinking....
Where did I go?
I read this really wikked beauty blog by a girl named DoeDeere and she actually reminds me alot of Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the city.... Her site is DoeDeere and do check it out... She is smart and witty and has this awesomeness about her that keeps you reading! She is just fantastic with a makeup brush in her hand and I am always so intrigued by her ideas and shoots.... I mention her because at one point in life she was what I aspired to be.....
I was always a beauty and fashion freak and I can still remember sneaking into my mom's makeup and playing for hours with different looks and types of makeup at a very early age... That carried on through my teens and twenties but after the babes I just left it alone....
So I think my resolution this year is going to be to concentrate more on bringing my old self back and feeling good about me.... I cant even remember the last time I went shopping for myself ...just sitting and playing with makeup... going out with friends for a few cocktails... Now its kids clothes, washing my face and make sure I remember to actually brush my hair ( on a side not, I want to wear it down too more this year...always in the dreaded ponytail) and I sit at home night after night living my dreams through Carrie Bradshaw....LOL
I dont want anyone to think I am not happy and fulfilled cause damn I love my family and life but I just miss the little parts of me that meant so much when I was free....
Soooo what are your thoughts for the coming year....
Until next time...
Hugs and Smiles
LoriBear

January Desktop Freebie

2008-12-28T19:15:00.005-05:00

Hey there... I told ya I would be back soon...lol I have a January desktop for you today and its a freebie on the Elemental Scrap Blog to download. I have done it 3 sizes 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x960 they are all included in the zip! The kit I used is from Angie Kovac and Chrissy Word 'Slippery Slopes' and its a freakin awesome winter kit!! You can find the kit here and click HERE to go to the desktop download link. Enjoy and I will see ya again soon with more goodies and stuff!

2008-12-26T12:40:00.007-05:00

Ohhh goodness! I have soooo much going on and to tell you all about! Get yourself a coffee and come on over and read !!!
First of all Happy holidays to you and your family! I really hope that Santa treated you special!
I got a kick ass new external and am in heaven right now knowing I dont have to worry about how I am going to be able to buy and download anything! Wonderful!!!!! The kids had a fantastic holiday and definitley got alot of what was on their wishlists! Next...
Jen Yurko (Jay) and I have gotten together and entered the Amazing Digi Scrap Race (ADSR) 4....
You can find out more about it here.... ADSR4 , this is actually put together by the great people over at NDISB, In order to enter ya need to get yourself a partner and get scrapping around the web! Its gonna be so much awesome fun! We have officially named our team The Fab Flo's and if you would like to follow our progress and journey on this trek you can bookmark our blog that we will be updating regularly throughout the race. The link is here You can grab our blinkie, look at our galleries, find the sponsors and just hang out! I cant wait for it to start on Jan 4..very exciting.
However not quite as exciting as my next piece of news....... Are you ready?
I applied for the CT Team at Elemental Scraps and I was chosen for the forum team!!! How freakin exciting and awesome is that!!!! Its my first CT Team really and I am gonna be doing challenges and also giving a desktop freebie out for January so make sure you check back here ...
The store has such fantastic designers and recently Angie Kovacs took over as owner and some may remember her from Digital Candy ... well she is doing a fantastic job over there and has rehauled soo much ! The challenge forum is one of my personal favorites and if ya like a chance to grab some excellent products doing these awesome challenges is a great way to do it!
Soooo that is about all my news.... We did get an offer on the house finally buts its a conditional one and we have to wait and see if they sell theirs first! Fingers, toes and whatever else I can do are crossed for luck! hehehe
Here are some of my newest layouts for you to see.... I will be posting all my CT layouts as well here so there will be lots going on... Back soon with your January desktop too...check back for it!

Kit used is Sweet Slumber -Mandy Mystique

Available here for purchase

Kit used High Fidelty - Cori Gammon
Word Title by Manda Bean

Kit used - Cheese-a-lini by Ziggle Designs
Various elements by Jannalynn, Melissa Bennett and Anne DeJong

Another few new layouts...

2008-12-15T21:21:00.004-05:00

Howdy everyone!
I hope that you are all getting excited and geared for the holidays. We have been pretty busy here with tons of stuff other than Christmas and as usual will be pulling it all together at the last darn minute! Every year I have the best of intentions to get everything ready and rolling way before hand but somehow my plans NEVER work out!
Watched the finale of Survivor last nite and have to say I was glad that Bob won but was really disappointed Sugar didn't ... I thought she was a great player and she made it right to the end...Its funny cause the final three were the least favored and totally the underdogs coming into this season...
I have a few new layouts to post and I am working on a few more. I am also working on a set of QP's and desktops for you.... Hope you like em... Thanks for looking!

Kit - Fish in the Sea by Madame Mim

Kit used - ES Dec Mega Kit Collab from Elemental Scraps Designers

Lots Going on Here!

2008-12-12T08:18:00.003-05:00

LMAO...What a title! Soo Yes I do have lots to tell you .... hmmm but where to start? Well the house is still on the block! No buyers yet! We are looking forward to this weekend as we have some people coming for a 2nd look! That is the most interest so far..hehe I think it sucks cause the market is horrible and has almost just dropped flat. We shall see though!
On the Creative news.....
I WON MY ENTIRE WISHLIST FROM ELEMENTAL SCRAPS.
Check out their AWESOME store right here ... Elementals
Itwas such an awesome surprise! It was for the Grand Reopening of ES and the celebration of the new owner Angie Kovacs... Who I just adore and love! Its great cause its some of the best ones from Digital Candy's old days! So I am very happy and excited to be a winner, I have been participating in alot of challenges in the forum and its really great fun! You should check it out!
Another great forum is the Color Line Design Forum. I haave been doing the challenges there as well... so that brings me to some news.... I applied this morning to the CT Call at Elemental Scraps. I figured what is the worst that can happen? I could be told no thank you or I could get a spot... So with out trying I would never know... if I dont then I keep working on the blog and my galleries... Here are a few of my newest layouts... Thanks for looking and reading... I will let ya know what happens with Ct Call... Wish me the best of luck, I have never applied for a team before... who knows...LOL

Blue Winter

Meet "Chester" the Snowman.

GingerDreams

Thank You Valerie Brown!

2008-11-21T17:41:00.003-05:00

Wow, oh wow! I am having a great week for layouts! LOL I need to be away from an internet connection more often! Then I cant check email all day! LOL
Anyhoooo, I want to say a huge thank you to Valerie Brown and to Jen from Chaos Lounge!
These wonderful and very generous designers have gifted me with one of their kits. Valerie RAK'ed me with Sweet Noel and it just a fantastic kit! I love the non traditional colors, makes it more versatile and I cant wait t0 use it! I want to also say another thank you to Jen for the beautiful winter kit Winter Whimsical. Thanks Jen!, Its a fantastic and just awesome kit and I had a wonderful time making my layout below. You can be assured this will be used again!
So with that I shall post my new layout and let you know that I am working on a desktop for December and should have that posted for you over the weekend. I also have a great idea for a minikit and hope to be able to get that out too! As long as I can be at home...LOL We still have not sold the house and are getting discouraged and working on things for here really takes the pressure off for just for a few hours anyways! So thanks for looking and thank you for stopping by, hope to have you back here for some goodies soon!
Huggs and Kisses
LoriBear
xoxox

Oh Christmas Tree - Kit by Chaos Lounge.
This is a picture of our tree last year, we do different themes each year and last year was burgundy and gold... I am thinking about pink and silver this year which will be soooo pretty! Then I can use all the pretty pinks kit too...LOL

2 new layouts and some news...

2008-11-18T09:55:00.003-05:00

I am the worlds shittiest blogger.... LOL . I am not sure if it the total lack of mojo or if its the stress of trying to sell this house, get the new one ready and take care of my 3 children and my big suck hubby! I am a very very laidback and easy going person, but this last 6 weeks have totally put me into orbit on the stress train! I need a stop so I can get the hell off! LOL
So anyways I had a bit mojo going and I must say that I have totally been enjoying the creativity!
I have made a few layouts in the last 2 weeks and I also won a FANTASTIC kit from Jen of Chaos Lounge! I won her whimsical Whimsy kit and my goodness this is just simply gorgeous! I will be tackling some layouts with that one next! Thank you so much Jen, that really was a fantastic surprise and I really couldnt be more thankful and appreciative! Please give this girl some love for her fantastic kit, it is just packed with all kinds of great stuff for all your snow and winter projects.
You can find her blog here and the kit here.
Now on to my new layouts. These are all done for various challenges.

Made with JBarrettes "Pretty Please" Kit

Made with Spazzy by Melissa Bennett

Credits: 'Chunky Monkey' by Carlton/Bean, 'monsterous' by KateF,
leaf accent from 'Dawn Mini' by Flergs

I know...I am a bad blogger...LOL

2008-09-10T13:50:00.004-04:00

Well...it has been a very busy past few months as well .....
I have had another death in my family. My 96 yr old grandfather passed 2 days ago and its just weird not having any grandparents anymore...
All have passed now and one generation is gone.
Kids are doing okay ...
Brandon is much better and is going to a school program that
he is enjoying and that is a blessing!
Jack is in full day now and he doesnt like it so much! hehehe
But he will adjust ..he just likes to be home with Mommy having fun, cant blame him really!!
Things are going to be VERY hectic the next 3 months as I will be packing and staging this house to sell as we will be moving to my parents home...
This has been the biggest godsend in my life...
I have always said to Kelly that we have everything but money! LOL
Well that will change with this move ... We finally wont have to struggle for every penny, I can stay home permantley with kids and I get to be back in my family with my parents...
It is a duplex house so it will be my family in the upper house and my parents in the main level...
We have an inground pool in the backyard and beautiful park just behind.
I cant wait I am sooooo excited! This will be a HUGE weight lifted from us.
We are sad about leaving our first home but its not our dream home by any means.
So I am getting the creative swing again but not really sure how much time I will have to dedicate right now! So I am gonna try to and I stress try to keep some stuff happening here!
I also think that finding a great forum will help with that as well! LOL
Have you been over to Color Line Design?
There forum looks fantastic! They have a beautiful collab each month that you can recieve FREE if you do only 3 of their forum challenges! Not much really for what you will be recieving! This months kit is just jawdropping gorgous!
Anyhoo of course anything I do or make will be posted here...time to dust of my PSP and PS and get cracking!
Hope to have something very soon for everyone .. talk to you real soon!
Huggs

2008-07-23T16:32:00.003-04:00

Well I got a few new layouts made last night...
I used Fridays Child from Bitz n Pieces ...
This is a great kit! The papers are just awesome and I totally loved working with them!
The red blingy one is my favorite I think.. Looks likes its raining love from heaven...LOL
Anyhoo I think they turned out nice...
The first one is of Myself, Kelly and my boys both when they were smaller
and the next one is my sweet step daughter who really is an angel, Laryssa...
A woman couldnt ask for a better 12 yr old girl that is for sure!
Well my next mission will be of course a desktop for August
and I am hoping to get some QP's made from various kits that I have bought...
I hope you have a great day and thanks for taking a peek.
Dont foget that you can get the kits below or at least take a peek at them HERE.
Oh and they are a set of 7 kits.. well they will be ...LOL
You know the poem Mondays child, Tuesdays Child,
well Jennifer has made an entire kit of each day of the poem and
based each kit around what day that child stands for!
Pretty dang creative if you ask me!...
Go take a look, you will be pleasantly surprised by them!
Huggs until next time..

Kelly& Bubba, Me, Kelly, Me & Jack

My stepdaughter Laryssa... Beautyiful girl!

2008-07-04T00:58:00.003-04:00

Well I have some goodies on the way finally! I am not sure where in the world my muse left too but I can certainly say I am glad that she is back!
I have a great desktop for you for July and I have 2 more that I am just finishing and will post shortly! This months was made from the just too cute kit from Misty Cato - Adorable Me available at Sweet Shoppe Designs. She is just pumping out amazing kits and they are sooo much fun to use !!! It makes it hard to decide what to use that is for sure! LOL This one is made 1024x768 and I really hope you like it! I am off now to finish some new layouts I making with some really fabbie kits from I recieved from Jennifer over at Bitz N Pieces. Damn she is a great gal! If you havent seen her work please check her out, she ALWAYS has terrific freebies including some commercial use ones too! Visit her blog here and her store here.
Download link is below the desktop.

Download Here

Been Away Far too Long....

2008-06-19T09:18:00.002-04:00

Ohhhh My poor lonely bloggie! I must say that after a few mishaps in May I hope to get back on track and start creating and posting again... I apologize to anyone who may have visited and didn't find anything here. I will try my hardest to make up for that and get some freebies and QP's posted for you!
I am working on a really great new set now and should have them posted by the weekend. I am gonna aim for Friday Freebies and see what else I can think of that will be fun to get this little wee blog going!
Thanks to my very good friend Jennifer or Jay as some know here over at Bitz N Pieces Designs cause she trys hard to get this butt motivated and creating! Thanks girl, you know how much ya mean to me and I am ever thankful that your a part of my daily life. If your not sure who she is and what she does, get over to her blog and store and see, she has some fantastic kits over there and is ALWAYS got a great freebie or 2 or 3..LOL You can visit her blog here. Speaking of that wild chickie ..she tagged me! Not only did she tag me but Kirsty over at Kirsty's Scraps tagged me as well so I am gonna do both here! Kirsty is another of my most favorite designers! She has some wicked stuff and I just love her, she is a great gal! She is the Queen of the Pink and Black I must say and to me that grabbed my heartstrings.. I am a sucker for Black & Pink. You can find her blog here.
So it is basically the same tag really and here are the rules for it!

This is what you must do if you've been tagged :

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.

2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.

3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Okay...7 random facts huh...lets see...
1. I am pierced and tattooed.
I have 4 tatt's and 6 piecrcings and there are more coming for sure!
2. I have a love affair going with Dare Cinnamon Danish cookies...ohh they're so yummy
3. I have a thing with keeping in between my toes absolutely squeaky clean!
4. I was a Burlesque dancer in my early twenties.
I featured and traveled all over North America
5. I went to College in my late twenties to become a Microsoft certified Computer Support Specialist.
6. I love strawberries and brown sugar on my rice krispies
7. I have a HUGE collection of scrap paper that I wont ever use, its just really pretty and I love it!

New Freebie Desktop

2008-05-06T12:35:00.005-04:00

Hello everyone!
Well I made desktop for you all to use for May.. I am going to be making some more this afternoon. I wanted to get this one done first as its a challenge doe the DC Forum and I am trying to get them all done this month! LOL Good Luck! Ha!
I had soooo much fun this weekend shopping and buying all kinds of great things !!!! Its too bad the scrapping community only comes together like that once a year! It was fun hopping from store to store. I participated in a few chats and crops and had a great time talking to some of my favorite designers like Eva Kipler and Misty Cato, both from my favorite store The Sweet Shoppe. They were super nice and there were sooo many ladies all chatting! LOL
Anyhoo I am off now to back and get some new Layouts, desktops and a few freebies finished. I got some really great commercial use items I want to play with. Check back soon for more goodies! Download link is below the preview. The size is 1024 x 768. You may resize to fit if you like.. It is in PNG form as well so the picture spots are blank.

http://www.4shared.com/file/46646511/d8056088/MayDesktopDC_LB.html

New Kit Freebie - Dirty Girl

2008-04-24T21:29:00.000-04:00

Finally I was able to get caught up and finish the 2nd kit! Whhooo Hooooo! LOL
It is packed full of all kinds of really great elements, there is more than what is shown in the preview like some great glitter slide frames, some cute brackets and more... Sorry about the crappy element preview too... I got sick of trying to figure out spots for everything and had deleted it like 10 times LOL If I didnt just do it I would still be in there trying to figure it out...
There are 3 parts to download and each link is under the preview!
Please let me know what you think! Enjoy it ...
Huggs
LoriBear

Alpha Here

Paper Pack Here

Element Pack Here
There are some really nice big bows as well that are not in the preview!
Sorry!

New Layout

2008-04-22T18:06:00.000-04:00

Well things have finally settled done! I am starting to get back into the swing and damn I missed it! Brandon is doing much better and we have him signed up for a program in September that really will help him I think! I hope!
Anyways... I am working on a new kit that I hope will be finished this week. I have a new layout for a challenge at Digital Candy .. It is an ABC challenge with B being the letter to use... I used the word Busted...LOL and I think the picture says it all!

Other news as well... I was RAK'ed by EdelineM at DST and won her debut kit Awakening of Spring... It is a HUGE kit and I just soooo love it! You can see it here. Thank you so much Edeline for making my day!
I also applied for Clarey's creative team and hope that I make her cut... She is such an awesome designer and I always have such great fun using her kits! I should know soon about it... I know I only started posting layouts recently but I know they arent bad! LOL
Anyhoo should have some freebies shortly and a new May desktop!
Thanks for stopping by and looking!

New Layouts and Where I have Been...

2008-04-12T09:07:00.001-04:00

Well I started the blog with the total intention to stay on top of what I am doing!!!
Well that all went out the window in the last few weeks...

I have made a few layouts for Digital Candy.
They have a great forum with lots of awesome challenges and
I am totally loving it so far!!! I have done 2 challenges already!
One for a Template and the other was to make a layout showing where your refuge was...
Of course we all know where mine is....right here!
Here they are ... Please leave a comment if you like them!
I am gonna be working on some freebies today as well so hopefully
I will have some stuff either today or tomorrow to post ...Have a great weekend!

Jack
'Girls in Black' Kit by Gina Miller and Amanda Rockwell

My Desk Area..My sweet Refuge.

Free Desktop for March

2008-03-27T12:54:00.000-04:00

Here is another goodie I made and forgot to post,
A March Desktop...lol
Even though its almost over, I have new ones coming though for April and May.
This one was made with a few kits from Flerg at Flergalicious.
She is the most awesome scrap creator and I just adore her stuff!
It is so beautiful and I am pretty sure that if you are in the digi scrap world,
for sure you know her work!
Here is the desktop anyhoo .... Preview is not the best but the desktop itself is gorgeous!
Download is here
Huggs LoriBear

My First Kit for you...Free

2008-03-27T12:43:00.000-04:00

Well I finally finished it! It was so much fun to make and create and it started a whole bunch of new ideas in my little head! I had a hard time picking a palette but settled with the pastels .. not sure if I like but hey its my first!
I hope you all enjoy it and will be able to use some of it!
I have many more goodies in store so please check back when you can!
Click on the preview to take you to the download link
Huggs and much thanks
LoriBear

http://www.4shared.com/account/file/41824116/9b8c3f22/PastelPretties_LB.html

My First Ever Blog

2008-03-22T19:08:00.000-04:00

Well I must say that I never thought I would be blogging but here I am .. making my first blog. I am going to be putting up my scrapkits here shortly and anything else that I may create like my desktops, computer themes....whatever. I am like a butterfly with my creativity and find myself floating from one thing to the next. I can assure you though that no matter what there will always be something I have created and want to share with all of you... and maybe if I am lucky I will put smiles on some faces! I am almost finished my very first kit and cant wait to get it posted, please come back when you can cause you never know what may be here..hopefully I will be! Thanks for peeking in, Huggs LoriBear