Oh my goodness……the Garden Shoppe is filling up BIG TIME!!! We now have 7 new designers… yep, the competition is over, and the voting went well, however…… they were all soooo good, I didn’t want any of them to leave and go somewhere else…. LOL So they have stayed at the garden. They have some tremendous challenges going on, and their posting gifts are absolutely phenomenal…… you should really stop by and take a look!!
Ok, now what is happening with me? hmmm, well, Joe has gone back to his original profession. As those that know me, and my husband…. he is an auto body tech/estimator from way back…. like 20 years worth! He thought he wanted a change, and did so for 10 mos., as an a/c tech! He did well, learned a whole lot of new stuff, but since our recent employment change, he decided to go back to what he really knows and loves. He started at Pontiac yesterday……~YaY~ now all I have to do is get a job! After yesterday of cleaning, I will need one just to get a vacation… LOL LOL. I inhaled enough bleach and pinesol to last me a lifetime! My fingers were all wrinkly….my back ached…..and I felt like I had put in a 10 hour day. I am trying to figure out what all I will accomplish today. I am going to make chicken marsala for dinner…. (can’t let Joe think I am not doing anything! LOL ) Debating whether or not to bake some brownies….. yet, here I sit…. on my computer! LOL LOL
My challenges are posted for September, and my Miracle Gro part I is up. Here are the layouts I did. The first one is my replant your desktop:
This is a template which is in PSD and png format…..stop by and grab it! The next one is for my inspirational challenge…
Here is my completed one for part I of my Miracle Gro……
Now, the Miracle Gro challenge is in 3 parts. The 1st part you download and get papers and frames….you upload your layout to the garden plot with the partial you are going to use. I pm you with the other 2 parts and by the 4th week, you have an awesome layout. You may add your own journaling, however the layout must be done using my free stuff I provide! How cool is that?
Now once you complete ALL 3 of these challenges, you recieve my mega posting gift!!!
Not too bad of a deal. Now when you get a second, stop by the garden and see what all the other designers are up to….. A LOT of free stuff being given away over there.
I am gonna bring this to a close for now….. my goofy dorks will stop b****in at me to update!!!
Well, it seems that last week was a week to accomplish nothing! Tuesday, we had the storm, and all week long it has been raining. Wednesday and Thursday, I had to fix my mother’s computer so that kinda took away from job hunting. I have sent out resume after resume, but nothing yet! It is really tough out there, but my goofy dorks are continuing to say prayers, send positive vibes, and just keep me smiling. Mojo sits with me at night and we scrap together….she is trying so hard to keep my spirits up…. (thanks Mojo..{{HUGS}} ) And of course Jan, Nancy, Dee, Mojo, Jenn, Mary, Ari, and Milisa, keep playing the games, and keep me going back to the garden to play with them….and then Jan and Nancy are so darned annoying (in a nice way), they keep forcing me to give my challenges away early!!!! I can’t believe I cave every time….I guess it makes one feel needed, huh? Hell, I may as well give my stuff away!!! LOL LOL
It is my own fault….. I get so excited when I create something, that I can’t wait to show it. I made this layout with the Miracle Gro giveaway this month….
Of course you recieve a starter kit…..upload your layout, and then rec’v the next couple of weeks by pm! It is such a fun challenge to see what everyone comes up with.
I am gonna wrap this up….Dee is waiting for me at the garden to play!
As I sit here this morning, I have been watching the weather report on our very first Tropical Storm of the season. Yes, it has made landfall about 50 miles south of us. We have gotten a lot of rain, and the wind gust of 60mph, but so far we have not lost power. All in all, Southwest Florida has been spared. We are all home today, they had closed schools in our county, and oh…… Joe and I quit our jobs yesterday!
It has been coming for a while….. I was having a very hard time booking calls, and paying bills. It came down to the owner, taking a sale from Joe, and giving it to his son (whom I had to deal with on a regular basis). I had made a comment as to the unfairness of taking money out of not only a fellow employees pocket, but my husbands as well…. You know what I was told? Not once, but three times? If you two are that unhappy, then pack your s**t and get the f**k out! After the third time of being told that on the phone, I hung up on him….. and got the f**k out! Nope, we don’t have a clue where our paths will lead us now, but I do have faith that God never closes a door and not open a window! It does hurt though…. I spent 4 years with this company….helped grow it from a $600K a year business to almost a million dollar business! I took the phones home with me every day of the year to answer them 24/7 for emergency service!! I never took a day off in that 4 years….. but oh well, c’est la vie! So if you can send prayers, good vibes, or whatever my way…. I would greatly appreciate it.
The first day of school was good for the kids. Rhea said she didn’t get lost once! LOL LOL , but now it is closed for the second day of school due to weather, so they won’t get into the swing of things probably till next week.
Coming September 1st at the garden there is gonna be a lot of happenings…..be sure to come by and see the goings on over there. Right now the 4th week of judging is in full swing, and their kits are downloadable and free!!! The challenges are really my inspirations this month, so if you have that scrappers block…..the the Digital Scrap Garden pull you out of it! I want to show you 2 layouts done by my CT Tiffiedawn. She does such fantastic creations…..
Yesterday was open house!!! We spent the day doing the open house thing, finishing up school shopping, and getting school supplies…… I did still manage to get taken to dinner though.. Rhea is going into 9th grade this year and Joey is a senior…… I guess it is all downhill now. (Not, I know these are gonna be the roughest! I have 4 older ones that have been there done that…. {ugh} ) I survived those years, let’s hope I make it through these. My oldest granddaughter is starting middle school this year too! She is attending the same school her mommy went to. I think that is soooo neat!
On to garden news……the competition is winding down. The voting for week 3 ends today, and I will open week 4 for voting. Come September 1st, the garden will have bloomed a new designer. (will it be only one?) HA! A few of the competitors are hosting some midmonth challenges, so if you haven’t checked them out, I gotta say they are awesome!!!! Remember, you can download these entries for FREE…..but get them now, before they become famous and you have to pay for them… LOL LOL
I’ve done a few layouts for the different challenge too…..
This is my gorgeous grandson….the challenge is MiracleGro your layout with Ladybug. You get a starter kit, and every week you add FREE stuff to your layout. I have mine done, so I can tease the goofy dorks over at the garden, because they have to wait!!! LOL LOL
Here’s Aiden again…..this layout is for Irish’s Garden Salad. I used a kit by Carjazi Designs….and most of you know her as Diane…a good friend, a helluva listener….and an awesome scrapper. Be on the look out for her to be selling in her own shoppe very soon!
This is where I was born….. I made this using all the FREE stuff that I got as posting gifts for doing the challenges… how cool is that? This was made for the C O O L challenge by MOJO (another awesome woman….and a good friend)…. Head on over to the garden and check out ALL the challenges…it will keep you busy all month long!
All right my dear friends…gonna go get laundry started, make another cup of coffee, and see what’s going on at the garden….. Take care and hope you have a great week!!
A little dork told me it was time to update my blog….. so, I will update my blog! I don’t have a lot to say, but that little dork left me something on her blog.
It is called the Wylde Woman Award
The Purpose of the Award: To send love and acknowledgment to women who brighten your day, teach you new things and live their lives fully with generosity and joy. The rules are : 1. You can give it to one or one hundred or any number in between - it’s up to you. Make sure you link to their site in your post. 2. Link back to this blogsite so Tammy can go visit all these wonderful women we’ve given it to. This takes some thought but here are some women that fit this description.
Not too much going on here today. I have been working on my September challenges. Got my MiracleGro ready to go, almost done with my Replant your Desktop done. I think you will be very pleased with what I have come up with!
Tomorrow is work, and probably another week of hell, but thanks to the goofy dorks, they give me something to look forward to. Stop by the garden and check out the new challenges that have been put up by Mojo, Dee, Jenn, and Tiffany. I am gonna run these every month from the 2nd week of the month to the 2nd week of the next month, this way you will always find a challenge there to keep you busy!
I did a challenge of my own……check out the effects of this photo.
This is the end result! I can think of a whole bunch of photos that would look really neat using this technique. For instructions, come over to the garden and check it out! I would love to see what you throw together.
Ok, laundry is ready to come out of the dryer…coffee is done brewing, and I am going to see if anyone is awake to play at the garden…..See you all later!!! {{HUGS}}
I know, it has been over a week since I blogged……but did you ever feel like you were finally on top of things, able to do the things you want, and then BAM!!!! something happens, and you can never seem to get caught up!!! Well…..that has been me for over a week now…..I tell ya, not sure how much more I can handle. I like to know what my day is going to bring, and then plan my “play” time around that… LOL
I talked to Mojo last nite, and she told me to get hold of Nikki. Apparently there is a group called the Scrap Mafia….and I am in desperate need of it!!! LMAO….She’s real busy right now, doing the dork dance and passing her knowledge on to the future dorks of America…oops, Canada!!!
Work, well…..I don’t want to bore anyone….but with the boss there, it doesn’t make for a peaceful day. He owns the shop, and let’s me run it….but then when he is there, I feel like a damn secretary…..and I am not …repeat not a secretary…! So, I won’t go any further with that.
I know, let me detour over to the garden. That place is soooo much fun, and every chance I get (which hasn’t been many) I sneak in to play a few games and then have to sneak out! I hate that….I could stay there ALL day! and with the goofy dorks, I know they could too, it’s just that there are other things in life… LOL LOL
I released a new kit….you wanna see it? Oh, and I made a layout with it too! But heck, everyone that reads my blog has already seen it in the garden, so I won’t bother….
Can you tell what mood I’m in…..this is not me!!!! I’m gonna sign off for now …..{{HUGS}} to all you girls that put a smile on my face daily…..you will never know what it means…
Ugh…..it was a horrible day yesterday!! I always think it is horrible, when I can’t find time to play and relax… ROFL! It really wasn’t a lot of work, just no time to goof off!! I was really looking forward to playing at the garden, but nooooo! The owner had to come in and stay ALL DAY!!!! Imagine that… LOL but I did survive…..
Don’t really have a lot to say today, so I will show you a layout that I made for one of the Dork Dancers…..She asked the members to make a layout with a photo she had of her son……this is what I came up with:
I used Zesty Flavors for this, and did a special effect on the photo. Nikki was quite pleased with it. I kinda liked the way it turned out too!
This is what I wanted to come up with for a new challenge at the garden, but couldn’t quite get it together. Once a month, a member gives us a photo, and we scrap it!! I am sure that it has been done on other sites, but I wanted to provide the mini-kit to scrap it with. Right now I don’t have the time to do it….maybe next month!
If you haven’t been over to the garden to vote for your favorite designer…..voting for week 1 will end on August 1st. Remember that each of the contestants have the link to their entries for FREE downloading. It would be great if you would download and then do a layout….these girls have done such a fantastic job with their designs…..I can’t wait to see who joins the designing staff at the garden…..(hmmm, maybe ALL of them!!!) They are truly fantastic!
Ok, I am gonna wrap this up, and go visit my blogging friends now. Hope you have a great Tuesday…. {{hugs}}
I gotta tell ya….I had sooo much fun at the garden this weekend! I never thought that hitting the refresh button soooo much, would prove to be a laugh a minute! We have a group called the goofy dorks, kinda a continuation of the dancing dorks. Jan aka IntenseMagic made us all our own blinkie to wear. I would put it on the side, but I still need to get Nikki to help me in Purplefrogs absence…..but here is what it looks like:
And then the wench….aka Kristine…aka wenchdgrafix brought in the cutest little guy, that we all had to grab him:
Isn’t he sooooooo cute????
The designer competition is in full swing and the voting has begun!
You can grab any one or all of these for FREE! Their links to their kits are with the previews. While you’re there, vote for your favorite one. The girls really did a fantastic job!!!
I have put up previews to my challenges for August. There is some real exciting stuff happening over there….
Cate aka absolutartist is hosting her own challenge, and filling in for Flutterby on one of her challenges….so be sure to check hers out!
I am hosting 3 challenges:
Replant your desktop - you get the template in PSD and png
Inspirational Flower Bed - look at the ad, and do your own
Miracle Gro your LO - this is weekly, receive FREE stuff to do your layout every week!
Ok, the boss just called and is coming in….{{ugh}} so I reckon I have to get to work.
I do have a QP that I am giving away at the garden, so swing by and grab yours if you haven’t already! Here’s what it looks like!
Oh, and I already did my August scraplift challenge from Karen! She put it up early just in case she won’t have internet when she gets settled in her new home the first week of August! Wasn’t that sweet? Here’s my take on her scraplift challenge:
That’s my middle granddaughter, quite a few years ago!! LOL
Oh, and this is the first week of the Miracle Gro your LO….you get this for FREE! Come check out this new and awesome challenge!!
Ok, I had so much I wanted to show you and now my time is limited….Oh, I wanted to show you my S*C*R*A*P card too!!! We will be playing for a kite and tail ….. then to the coverall!
Here’s my blank one!
and in case you don’t know what a kite and tail is…I made an example!!! SEE??
All you have to do is download the overlay to make your card, and use just the stuff from our designers in our shoppe…(freebies, etc)
Cool, huh?
Ok, I really have to go…have a great Monday all!!! See you at the garden… :)
I think it is Friday… :) Yep, just checked the calendar….. OK, I didn’t blog yesterday, as one dorky dancer informed me…..my reasons were purely….ummmm, ooo! Honest… ROFL! I was to lazy…. HAHAHA! I didn’t have much to say, nothing to give away, and nothing to show you…but for those of you that stopped by…. thanks so much!!!
I don’t have anything to say today either, so I will just close this off, wish all of you a great weekend…..and do my first “dork” dance!!! I have officially become one…now if I could figure out how to get the damn blinkie up here on my blog…it would really be official!!! You see my friend/partner Purplefrog handles the technical part of the site and my blog…I don’t have a clue how to do that “mumbo jumbo” stuff!!!
Oh, one quick note! A new game has been added to the garden….and beginning August 1st, a couple of new challenges…..
Oh, and a second quick note!!! We are getting ready to open the voting for the first week entries into our competition…so be sure to stop by and vote!!!!
{{HUGS}} everyone…. (did I do good wenches?) ROFLMAO !!!!
I feel that I am in the Wench’s world…..I woke up and thought today was Thursday! Do you know what a disappointment that is??? Sheesh….. now I will be depressed for the whole day!
I recieved the call from the mechanic yesterday afternoon. He tells me that this car is full of error codes! Of course, I say…..”How much?” He replies…..”well, to get every error code taken care will take me a while to calculate……what exactly was the initial problem?” I told him that it was stalling out. So, we have decided to get that one issue taken care of, since that is definitely a priority! It looks like the repairs for that one issue will be approx 300.00!!! I guess I am ok with that, since I had figured over $500! So hoping for the best and expecting the worst always works for me.. :) It does irritate me though…..Joey has been working this summer in between football practices. He was to be saving for his school clothes, and gas through football season once school starts….well, he has 250.00 left in savings. Hmmm, has he bought anything for school???? NOT! Oh, he did buy a letterman’s jacket to the tune of 165.00….and living here in Florida, I wonder how often he will wear that!!! He also bought some video games!!! (that was important stuff right there!) After going over his budget with him, he has spent $850 this summer, and has nothing to show for it….except a jacket and video games. He got a little upset with me when I tried to point out the purpose of a budget…..! You know, Mom’s never win…. I give up…..
Ok, off that band wagon……now to the garden. Stop by and see all the entries into our competition. The contestants are doing a great job. I do believe that we have some very promising designers that are going to bloom from this competition!!!
The month is almost over, and if you haven’t done any of the challenges, then you are missing out on some really awesome posting gifts…..
I will cut it short today, as I am not in the greatest of moods this morning…..maybe the queen of dork dancing and all her subjects will dance all over my blog again today!!! It sure put a smile on my face yesterday…
Rhea is going into 9th grade this year and Joey is a senior…… I guess it is all downhill now. (Not, I know these are gonna be the roughest! I have 4 older ones that have been there done that…. {ugh} ) I survived those years, let’s hope I make it through these. My oldest granddaughter is starting middle school this year too! She is attending the same school her mommy went to. I think that is soooo neat!
