January Pixel Scrapper Blog Train

The downloading problem a few of you were experiencing last month was probably due to the browser you were using.  Google had put the word out that they were dealing with issues for a significant amount of users.  The people who switched from Google to another browser had no problems.  In the future, however, should you have an issue, please hit the "Contact" button above and email me directly.  Trying to communicate through the comments section of this blog or through "Fake-Book" is like talking through two tuna cans tied together with a string.

Happy New Year ???  Maybe.  We'll see.   At the moment, I'm not exactly optimistic.  But, I AM glad it's January.  All the new gardening catalogs come out this month so I can order new plants for spring while watching the snow pile up outside :)  And THAT is the whole idea behind this kit --

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Fan Freebie --

I used the same color scheme for this kit to give you some more pieces to play with.

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The Boo Update --

Thank goodness Christmas is over!  The way Boo's leg is stretched out over the arm of the chair, he is totally tuckered out from playing with his new toys!  He didn't even wake up when I snapped the picture.  I just shake my head.  By the way, Santa-Claws brought him a "Floppy Fish" :)  He loves it!

Well, come hell or high water . . . 2021 here we come.

April Blog Train and Fan Freebie

 It's kind of ironic that the theme this month is "Around The World" at a time when we're supposed to "Stay At Home".  On the other hand, staying at home gives us lots of time to get creative.  Wisconsin started a "Stay At Home" policy on March 25th.  So, we decided to paint our living room, dining room, kitchen, entry way and down the stairway.  That included the vaulted ceilings.  After 7 days of painting, we're just about finished.  It will take another day to move everything back in place again.  Ooo...it looks good!  

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Fan Freebie

Easter is just around the corner, my friends.  Blessings and good wishes to all of you!

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The Boo Update

Boo got a little excited when we started moving things out of the rooms we were painting.  But, when the plastic drop cloths came out, he was sure we were making a big play area just for him.  Crawling under plastic apparently was more fun than a grocery bag.  Here he's laying on the dining room table supervising our painting project.  I hope he doesn't think he can lay on the table when I take the plastic off :)

May Pixel Scrapper Blog Train and Fan Freebie

It's finally starting to show signs of spring around here.  The weather over the past month or so has been "challenging" to say the least.  It was warmer in February than it was in April!  But, it's getting warmer again day by day and my perennials are starting to poke their new growth up out of the dirt, giving me hope that it won't be long now and they'll start blooming in all their glorious color.

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I have a new Fan Freebie for you, too!  Now, if my real flower gardens look as good as these, I will be one happy planter!  Enjoy!

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October Pixel Scrapper Blog Train

Although the days are getting shorter, I love the deep, rich colors of Fall.  It's sort of the last "hurrah" before it snows.  This is also the time of year that I pull out all of my pumpkin recipes -- Pumpkin Bread, Pumpkin Cookies, Pumpkin Bars and my favorite . . . Pumpkin Mini Cakes.  Yumm!  So now that I've made you all hungry, grab a cup of coffee and start downloading! 

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The rest of the Blog Train can be found  HERE

My Fan Freebie this month, of course, is geared more toward Halloween.  There's a little witch in all of us!  You can pick this up on my website  HERE  or by clicking the icon on the upper right side of this page.

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I hope you all have a scrapping good time during this beautiful month of October!

September Pixel Scrapper Blog Train -- "At The Zoo"

I was feeling a little black-n-white when I started working on this kit AND you all know I'm crazy about anything that resembles a horse, so I chose the zebra.  Here's just a little bit of trivia about these fascinating animals . . .

Zebras are black with white stripes (not the other way around).  But, if you shaved a zebra, you would find it had totally black skin underneath all the hair.  The foals are born with brown stripes that will turn black as it matures.  The most interesting fact is that their striped pattern is as unique to them as our fingerprints are to us -- no two zebra patterns are ever the same. 

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The rest of the blog train can be found  HERE

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And, yes . . . I have a new Fan Freebie for you this month too.

Click  HERE  or the link on the right to download from my website.

Thanks much for all your comments last month both here and on Facebook.

I appreciate them very much!

August Pixel Scrapper Blog Train -- "Good Vibes"

I like August.  All the flowers I planted in the spring are now in their full blooming glory.  All the tiny seeds I planted in the garden are now vegetables on our table.  The hay is in and now we can start getting the stables ready for winter, which will be here as fast as June turned into August, I'm afraid.

The "Good Vibes" blog train is filled with lots of colorful papers and elements you'll be able to use for many different occasions.  Have fun!  I also have a coordinating Fan Freebie to go along with it.  Just click the link on the right side of this page to download from my website.  Enjoy!

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The rest of the blog train can be found HERE

June Pixel Scrapper Blog Train . . . "Nature Escape"

I love being outside with the sun on my face and the wind at my back, preferably on the back of a horse.  But, even on foot, everything outside is better.  It's real.  And this time of year is such a joy to watch all the perennials come alive after a long winter's nap and watching them bloom, new colts in the corrals and the cutest baby kittens in the barn.  Hello June!

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You can find the rest of the blog train HERE

I also have this coordinating Fan Freebie for you too -- Enjoy!

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Thank you so much for all the lovely comments you left with regard

to last month's blog train.  I really appreciate it and hope that you

have hours of scrapping fun.  Honestly, if you are ever in the

New Glarus area, be sure to let me know.

May Pixel Scrapper Blog Train ... "Destinations"

I've lived in several different places across the country, from some of the largest cities to towns on the edge of nowhere.  And I have visited a lot of different places and countries.  Loved them all.  But, for my destination I have chosen where I now call "home" -- New Glarus Wisconsin.  The first time I visited this area looking for a new house several years ago, I fell in love with it.  So, let me give you a short tour before moving onto what you really came here for!

Swiss tradition is alive and well here, and the town has over 2 million visitors each year.  This very large church is the first building you see when you come over the last hill into town on the highway and the chimes that play at noon each day are beautiful.

We have organizations and businesses just like every other town, but in New Glarus, it all has a Swiss flair from architecture to bakery goods.  (Most towns have a bakery.  We have a Backerei with the most delicious "Orange Blossoms".

These Swiss Cows are kept by various businesses throughout town.  Each cow is painted to exemplify the goods inside -- restaurants, flower shops, parks, etc.  The cow by the clinic has a cast on his leg, stethoscope around his neck and band-aids.  In keeping with the theme of our Swiss Village, the brewing company built a Swiss Village brewery and has brought numerous job opportunities to the community.

And now for some FREEBIES!

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You can find the rest of the blog train HERE

And, I have a Fan Freebie for you, too!  Just click the Fan Freebie icon on the right side

of this page or  HERE  to pick up my new Fan Freebie on my website.

April Pixel Scrapper Blog Train

When I started working on this kit, I was thinking April couldn't come fast enough.  This has been the weirdest winter!  It was warmer in February than it was in March.  And this week, it's been cold and rainy all week long.  I just want the sun to shine and be warm enough that I can pack away my winter gear.  Is that asking too much? 

This month's theme is Raindrops and Rainbows.  The colors are so bright and cheerful . . . even on this blustery, blustery day.  Enjoy!

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You can find the rest of the blog train HERE

And this month's Fan Freebie is a coordinating set of papers to go with it! 

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"Winter Fun" Pixel Scrapper Blog Train

It's snowing out today.  And it's beautiful.  This month's blog train is filled with wonderful papers and elements to create beautiful pages for all of your winter memories.  Enjoy!

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You can find the rest of the blog train HERE

And, here's the matching Fan Freebie for this month.

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"Enchanting Autumn"

Even though we've had such a wet fall this year, the colored leaves were simply beautiful, at least until a strong wind came through and now those colored leaves are more like a colored carpet on the ground :)

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You can find the list for this month's blog train  HERE

You can pick up the new Fan Freebie on my website  HERE

or by clicking the link on the right side of this page.

Quik Page Freebie

October is always a fine display of color, especially when you walk through the woods.  Even if it only lasts a short while, the beautiful leaves, mushrooms, dried out nuts and plant pods of all kinds, well...it's pure inspiration for an artist's soul!  Hmmm...who do you suppose lives behind that door?  Happy Halloween everyone!

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"Scarecrow Hugs" and a Freebie!

I have been wanting to transform some of my decorative painting designs into scrapbooking elements for the longest time.  This kit is just the start!  And, of course, I designed and painted most of the elements for this kit as well.  You're going to love the scarecrows.  Designed very much like my painted wood "door huggers", these guys will hang on corners of paper or frames, on top of borders or stitches, to the sides of stacked papers.  They'll be perfectly happy wherever you put them!

For a limited time, the entire kit (alpha, papers and graffiti included) is on SALE for just $5.00 at my store HERE

The freebie this month is a trio of clusters that match "Scarecrow Hugs".  Enjoy!

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"Back To Nature" Pixel Scrapper Blog Train

My ultimate "Back to Nature" adventure was my time spent in the Rain Forest.  Everything is bigger than life.  Butterflies with a 12" wing span, huge flowers, a tarantula that we named "kitty" (he was huge!), tropical birds flying above the canopy 200 feet or so above us just like Robins do here.  I loved the Howler monkeys who swung through the tops of the trees in the middle of the night.  And so much more!  It was an awesome experience that I'll never forget. 

Now, onto the August Pixel Scrapper Blog Train . . . Enjoy!

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You can find the list for this month's blog train  HERE

Blue Skies and Lemonade

I love July.  After working outside most of May and all of June, this is when I can see the results of all the work I've done over the past month and a half.  Flowers are blooming, we've been enjoying my salad garden immensely over the past few weeks and I just picked the first of the zucchini this week.  The wildflower meadow I started a few years ago is really beginning to take shape now.  And all of my horses are so happy to be put out on the pasture again.  Hope you all have a happy 4th of July!

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You can find the list for this month's blog train  HERE

You can pick up the new Fan Freebie on my website HERE

or by clicking the link on the right side of this page.

Yesteryear . . . The June Pixel Scrapper Blog Train

Several years ago, I set out on a journey to trace my family roots.  Thanks to Ancestry.com, the hunt for long gone relatives was made that much easier and in some cases, I was able to put a face to the family stories that were told so often over the years.  By the time I was finished, I had come to know each of those people as if I had actually known them in person.  Plenty of surprises along the way, too!  All the papers and elements you'll find in this month's blog train are perfect for scrapping older pictures as well as more current ones, with just enough steampunk thrown in to keep it interesting.  Enjoy!

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You can find the list for this month's blog train  HERE

You can pick up the new Fan Freebie on my website HERE

or by clicking the link on the right side of this page.

May Pixel Scrapper Blog Train

Have you ever noticed that a decorated birthday cake tastes so much better than a regular every day type of cake?  In our family, we have a birthday or two to celebrate every month of the year.  That's a lot of cake -- no complaints here -- and a lot of birthday photos to scrap!  With two new granddaughters this year, that's two more birthdays for us to celebrate.  I love it.  No matter how old or how young you are, I hope your birthday this year is truly special!  Enjoy!

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You can find the list for this month's blog train  HERE

You can pick up the new Fan Freebie on my website HERE

or by clicking the link on the right side of this page.