October 2024 Blog Train and Fan Freebie

The greenhouse a few miles down the road from here have harvested their pumpkins and have them decoratively arranged around their property so people can take their children there to take Fall or Halloween pictures and pick up a pumpkin or two to take home.  Free donuts on Fridays, too!  I like Halloween.  It's just a sweet holiday and my grandkids have so much fun with all the different activities.  For just one day, they can get all dressed up in their costume and be someone or something else.  It's fun.  When I was designing for tole and decorative painters, Halloween was as popular as Christmas.  And, I have to admit, I have a thing for witches.  Ghosts and goblins, not so much.  Throughout my 30+ years of designing, everything has been upbeat and happy.  Everything smiles :) 

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Fan Freebie --

Bats, more pumpkins, a black cat (of course!!) and a funny little witch flying through the sky.  I'll bet flying on a broom would be a gas!!

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The Boo Update --

It's Boo's 6th birthday!  The picture on the left is Boo when he was just a few months old.  He was so tiny -- just 1/4 of an ounce when I brought him into the house from my horse barn at just 3 weeks old.  The picture on the right, of course, is today.  I have spent every day with him and still can't believe how big he has grown! 

See you back here next month!

September 2024 Blog Train and Fan Freebie

Homecoming.  That's how I feel every time I drive down our gorgeous country road and pull into our long driveway.  I love this place.  It's HOME.

What a wonderful blog train this has turned out to be.  You can find the rest of the train at Sept 2024 Blog Train - Final List | DigitalScrapbook.com Digital Scrapbooking Forums

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Fan Freebie --

I had so much fun with these colors, I made a whole bunch of extra pieces and paper for you to have fun with.  Lots of flowers and graffiti to really spruce up your pages. 

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The Boo Update --

Ok, now this is getting a little crazy!  I have been so happy that Boo's collar grew back, but it still hasn't stopped growing.  He has those long hairs growing down below his chest area and behind his front legs.  I've pulled out pictures of him from before his allergies had started and it wasn't quite this fluffy.  Even his black fur has become thicker and longer.  I honestly have never seen anything like this before.  But, he's feeling good and that's all that really matters to me.

See you next month!

August 2024 Blog Train and Fan Freebie

Well, it's not the end of summer yet, but it's getting close.  July just flew by!  I had every intention of spending the month painting several canvases that I have sketched out.  Well...that didn't happen!  But I did spend a whole lot of time out in the stables with my horses and a whole bunch of new kittens.  They are so darn cute!  Kittens are little for such a short time.  The canvases will still be where I left them when the snow starts flying.  

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Fan Freebie --

I had so much fun working on the blog train kit, I used the same color palette to make more pieces for you to use.  The reason for all the birds in these kits is that for some reason, we have a whole lot of birds this year.  Some that I've not seen around here before.  Could be the weather, or they simply decided that this looked like a pretty good place to spend the summer :) 

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The Boo Update --

I had become so used to Boo looking like just a big black cat during the past couple years.  Since we have his allergies totally under control now and his collar has grown back -- and seems to just keep growing -- he looks like a totally different cat . . . right up until he starts playing with his toy mice.  Those poor little stuffed mice don't stand a chance!

See you next month!

July 2024 Blog Train and Fan Freebie

The color palette this month was so much fun to work with.  I went totally whimsical with this one and really had a lot of fun creating it.  If bugs actually looked as pleasant as these guys, I don't think I'd mind them so much when I'm gardening :)  

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Fan Freebie --

I left these stamps a little bigger so that you would have more options in how to use them.  You can always make them smaller for your projects.  Much harder to make them larger and maintain their visual integrity.

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The Boo Update --

I wanted to show you Boo's collar that has grown back again in all its glory.  It is a frill of light grey, tans and reddish browns against his long black fur.  After we cleared up his allergy problems and dermatitis, the collar hair grew back within just a few weeks.  It really was amazing.  I wasn't sure it would ever come back after what that poor boy went through.  He is a sight when he goes running through the house.  Sort of reminds you of a lion in the wild.  And oh how soft and thick that collar fur is!

See you next month!