Tag Archives: christmas

Hot Water Woes — Free Hybrid Ornament

Posted on by

edited to fix download link—sorrry!

Another thrill about living in the country, when the hot water heater goes it is a 50 mile round trip to town to get parts. Hubby has made that trip now about 4 times if not more and we still don’t have hot water. It would not be so bad if the water that came out of the faucet were not soooo cold! Last night, I decided I just had to have a bath so got out the big pans and started heating water. This past summer when I did that it took just one batch of heated water to warm the bath water to acceptable levels. Well, last night it took THREE batches of warm water to do it. I expect ice crystals in the water it is sooo cold!

On the positive side, I am not expected to cook. On the negative side, I am not expected to cook. In weather like this a warm meal would really be nice. Of course this happened when we are experiencing the coldest weather we have had in two years.

Moving ON

Today my ornament is the give away for the DigiScrapStation Ornament Express. It is a hybrid ornament and real easy to make. You just need to print out the pdf given and then follow the directions on putting it together. Here is a photo of it–for mine I put a photo of Clio in the center, for yours of course, you put your own photo. The download link is below. If you missed any of the other ornaments from the DigiScrapStation Ornament Express check them out on our blog at: http://digiscrapstation.com/blog/ A new ornament has been given away each day of December.

[download#45#image]

Posted in country living, Freebies

The Countdown Begins – 2 Christmas Quickpages for You

Posted on by

Do you all countdown for Christmas? I can remember when I knew to the exact minute how long it would be before Christmas break started. The sad thing is I was a teacher then and not a kid, so I really had no excuse. There is less than a week til Christmas and I am beginning to get a little of the spirit. We are hoping to get enough rain and moisture that the county will lift the burn ban and we can have a bonfire in the fire circle–roast sausages and stuff. That would be a great Christmas Eve party.

The week started out with a bang but really fizzled into nothing.

Monday the youngest daughter called saying she had car trouble and would daddy please come help. Before he left (of course he would not refuse to help!) he told me to get her AAA membership for the future so she would not have to depend upon him. Well, when he got there he saw the tire in front of the car and the fender all bent out of shape and his heart just about quit working. But, she was OK and her car trouble turned out to be the fact that as she was driving down the road HER TIRE FELL OFF!

How shocking can that be to be driving along, hear some funny noised, brake and find out the brakes don’t work and then the tire just falls off? Thank goodness she was only going about 20 mph when it happened. Daddy had just changed out the tire the day before and figures he must not have put it back on right and blames himself big time. Its still in the shop and you can figure out who is paying for it. Of course if hubby is to blame than we SHOULD pay for it. She also got a AAA membership for her birthday out of it too.

Moving On

Crazy Diamond sent our DSS group an awesome link this week. It is about loved ones who are spending Christmas in Heaven. It really struck home to some of us who have loved ones in heaven and who miss them at Christmas time. It is at:
http://www.patara.com.au/stationery/christmas-2.html
It will take a few extra minutes to download but it is well worth the wait. Please go visit it.

Moving ON some more

Another link was sent today by Kathy’s Scraps. This is a Nativity Story and really was done great. Because it is a UTube I can embed it here!

If you want to see this full screen click on this link:
http://www.youtube.com/v/Z_ypUnnqr8Y&autoplay=0

I really have been having trouble with my IE–to the point I am using Firefox right now. Do you all use IE or Firefox? I have downloaded the same security update for the IE twice now and it really messes me up since you have to restart your computer. I generally have a lot of stuff open that I am working on and to have to close everything and then wait for the restart. It takes about 30 minutes for my computer to restart. (Gotta lot of stuff on it and a lot hooked to it.) So, when Kathy sent this link to the Nativity Story and it would not work, that was the final straw. Now it just need to figure out how to use this FireFox thingie!

Moving ON

I made some Christmas Quick Pages for you all. The papers are made by me and the elements are from my extensive CU stock. The tou will give all the details. These would be great for those last minute Christmas photos you want to share. Enjoy!

[download#44#image]

Posted in Freebies

Tree is Up and CU Freebie Brushes

Posted on by

Yep, finally got it done. Monday, I purchased some little ornaments so I could use the little tree and after seeing them sit on the table for two days, I finally stopped what I was doing and put up the tree. It’s just a little tree but enough for the two of us. I did not even clean house like I traditionally do before decorating for Christmas. Dayton was fascinated with the whole thing and crept closer and closer to see what was going to happen next. Clio just kept her distance. I told hubby it would not be more than 24 hours before Dayton had the tree down and in pieces, but hey it’s his Christmas too! Here is a photo of the tree. The photo is a little blurry, but I never could get good photos of Christmas trees for some reason.

Moving On

I’m having a sale of some of my products at DigScrapStation. Anything I have that remotely looks like a Christmas item is on half off. That means my penguin Photoshop Action, some alphas and I even brought back some kits that I had retired. Here are just a few. Each image is linked to their page in the store.

Moving ON

To pay you back for the way I use my blog for advertisments, here is a little freebie. It is five brushes in the theme of Christmas. I have included in the download zip the png images of the brusehs as well. The brushes look a whole lot better than they appear in the preivew.

[download#43#image]

Posted in Family, Freebies

Christmas is coming for sure

Posted on by

Have you got all your preparations done for Christmas? In our house it just does nt seem like it is going to happen. There is no tree, no decorations and nothing to tell anyone that it is that time of year. We used to do that big routine, tree, presents, lots and lots of decorations. But, lately it just doesn’t seem worth the effort. No one is expected to visit, there are no drop ins to be allowed for, and well, with just the two of us, it just doesn’t seem worth while to spend hours and hours decorating the house.

We have just about finished our present shopping. Just three more people to buy for and then that will be all. I was going to try and make a few things, but might not have the time.

But, please notice, I did decorate my blog and the store!

Missie Update

I sent an email to find out if there was any news about Missie and got a reply from her son just a few minutes ago. There is no change. Missie still has not woke up. He says her body is slowly breaking down and they just wait and try to keep her company, talking to her and spending time with her. He said to please let everyone know they appreciate eveything, the email, the prayers, the thoughts and the candles.

This has got to be one of the most difficult things a family has to do is wait by the bedside of one who is dying. I cannot concieve of the agony they are going through.

Moving On

I don’t have any new products in the stores, but wanna just tease about a new kit I am working on. It has trees, a cardinal, a fairy of a different sort, a unicorn and well, I just had to make you all a sneek peek of the kit. See what you can discover about the kit below. And you are going to just LOVE the price when it get reavealed!

Moving ON

Oops, hubby came in the door. He was out of town for overnight and now is back. That means I have to behave now. No more staying up til 5 in the morning for me.

CU Freebie for you all

I made a few overlays for you all. There are three patterns, two edges and one texture overlay in this set. I also included a sample paper I made. These are Christmas themed so enjoy. The edges are red and green, but you can change the color quite easily on them for other purposes.

[download#42#image]

Posted in Family, Freebies, Life

I’m BAAAACK! with a free December Desktop

Posted on by

It looks like I have a chance to put my head above water for a few days here. The grandson is born and the doctor’s appointmetns are not until next week. Payroll was completed yesterday and I got my other month end chores done, only a week late, but they are done. So it looks like I have some designing time! Hurray!

We still need to offer some prayers for the grandson as his blood work is just not coming out right. His mother’s blood attacked his and it looks like he will be a while over coming it. It is worrying and his mother is very upset about it. She just wants it to be behind her so she can get on with enjoying her son. Any prayers will be appreciated.

Scrappy Cats Sales this week are:

They are half off at DigiScrapStation and at Divine Digital. I am no longer at ScrappersZone. I won’t go into why as it would not make me look like a nice person, but I wish them all the best. We parted on a friendly basis -at least I hope Nichole still feels friendly to me as I feel that way to her.

Better late than never, I have a December Desktop for you. This one is made with my last year’s Camo Santa kit. It comes in two sizes as stated below in the preview. Check out my own personal Santa Claus there. Hubby decided to grow a beard last month and WOW look what he was able to do.

Download disabled

Posted in Freebies