HAWAII as well as Butterfly Kisses and Let it ROCK!!!

We are going to Hawaii in EIGHT DAYS!!! I am getting SOOOOOO stinkin excited. I found a bathing suit today that I LOVE and am just happy with! It's in a size I haven't worn in a LONG time! Doing the happy dance!!! WOOOO HOOOO!! Got some flip flops as well. Okay I have always HATED things in between my toes. BUT these flip flops aren't bothering me! And I am 29 and this is the FIRST pair of flip flops I have EVER OWNED for this very reason! LOL!! I'm wearing them around the house right now trying to get used to this strange and IRRITATING feeling! But I know once I'm in Hawaii I'll really like wearing them and will enjoy them so I'm trying to "break" them in so to speak! LOL! I'll have to do a layout about my flip flops! I got 2 pairs by the way. A black and a brown. Gotta match everything right??


So in my digital world I've been enjoying Sara's new kits!! Sara has 2 new awesome kits available!!! One is in her store called BUTTERFLY KISSES! Here is a what that kit looks like and 2 of the layouts I created with it:






She also has a freebie on her blog called LET IT ROCK! This kit is a collab with VICKI and you can go to Vicki's blog to pick up even more of this awesome kit!! And this kit will only be Free for a short time then you can find it in the Scrap that Idea Store in the $1 section!

HEre is what it looks like plus 2 layouts i created with it:

Digital FREEBIE!!

OKAY here is another freebie created by me. This also was done like 2 years ago! I happen to really like the 2 stitches in this one! And this is when i figured out how to make washers so there are 2 in here as well as some ribbons and papers! I had created a layout using it but my photoshop closed in the middle of it and I decided to make my layout with it later! (LOL!! Darn photoshop!)

Anyways- it's called ERIKA and here is a look:




And you can download the kit here:

PAPERS

EMBELLISHMENTS

ENJOY!!! If you happen to use this kit at all let me know!! Send me an e-mail: thewiserlight@hotmail.com or link to your layout in your comment! And like I said I'll post a layout using this kit later tonight or tomorrow!

New digi kits by Sweet Blossom Designs

Sara has been hard at work creating some gorgeous kits!!! (yes my name is Sara too so it's a bit confusing! LOL! I guess I'll call her Sara B! basically I don't want anyone thinking I'm talking about myself in third person! LOL!! HA!)

Here is one called Fresh Ideas. It is actually a collab with all the gals at the new : Scrap that Idea store!!! It's so fun!!! I love the color scheme! These gals: Vicki, Stacey, Sara and Mel have been hard at work with their new store! So be sure to check it out!!



Here are 2 layouts I have created with this AWESOME kit!!





Sara's new kit in the store is called Spring is in the Air. Here is the kit:



I'll show you my layouts using this kit once they are posted on her blog - Sweet Blossom Designs.

Super fun card blog!

This blog makes card making easier!!! SUPER FUN! Just found it this morning so I'm still searching it out but it looks SUPER awesome!!!!

Sheetload of Cards!

Check it out!!!

New Digital FREEBIE from Me!

Okay I created this 2 years ago! It is still FUN though!! And hopefully someone can get some use out of it!!

It's a small kit called RECESS:



Here is a layout I created using this kit:




Here are the links to download it:

PAPERS

Rest of kit

Enjoy!!!

Bohemia - from Sweet Blossom Designs

Just realized I never posted my layouts here using Sara's Fabulous kit - Bohemia!!! (it's a freebie on her blog!!)

www.sweetblossomdesigns.blogspot.com

Here are the 2 layouts that I created with this kit. I love the color scheme!!!





Go to her blog to download this kit for yourself!! It's awesome!

Monday, Monday!

Time to update the old blog!! (hehehe) So bad at this! I have been putting together our school yearbook and I have just sent it off to the printers!! YIPPEE!!! THen I'm going to paste the sheets onto their sheets and send them off to the Yearbook Printing company!! SO Wednesday marks the END of this journey!!! I AM THRILLED!!! It came together really well!!! And I can't wait to see what it is going to look like when it's printed and bound!!! I will take photos for sure!!!

And now that this yearbook is off my back I can SCRAP again!!!! YAHOO!! I have been in yearbook mode for SOOOO stinkin long! It will be fun to just scrap!! We are going to Hawaii March 19th!! I AM soooo looking forward to it! Just thrilled! So until the 19th I really don't have much on my plate and I am going to love it!!!

Sweet Valentine

Okay so Sara's kit SWEET VALENTINE is available today. AND WOW it's a GREAT kit!!! FULL of awesome valentine goodies!!!! And the papers are AWESOME!!!! You can purchase it in her EIDOU STORE! And it's on sale right now!!

Here are the 2 layouts I did with this FABULOUS kit!!




The rest of Sara's CT has done some amazing layouts as well and you can see them on Sara's blog at: Sweet Blossom Designs. She has some amazing Freebies on her blog as well!!

Facebook

OKAY I am loving Facebook!! I have a page there. Sara Drake Wise is me!! Go ahead and feel free to add me to your friend list! I have to say it's been fun connecting with old friends!!! And getting to know some new ones better as well!!

DIGITAL FREEBIE! Chipboard Alpha

Okay so I haven't designed digital kits in a while but I'm really getting into digital again. It really is relaxing and I LOVE the results!!! Anyway I designed this Chipboard Alpha like 2 years ago and recently found it again so to speak!!
SO thought I'd share with anyone interested in it!!


You can download it HERE!

Here are a few digi layouts I've done recently:

THIS One was for a blog challenge at www.the-lilypad.com and I WON!!! I was super thrilled about that!!




Another one using stuff from www.the-lilypad.com I love these pics of Tanner and his bear!




And here is one more with Tanner! These are photos taken of him on picture day! Isn't he just adorable?




Did this one the other day after visiting www.dailydigi.com They were featuring Miss Shabby Jenn and I picked up her ROCK STAR kit! It is SUPER!! The boys were playing Guitar Hero and it was perfect for this photo of Derrik on the drums!




And these 3 were created using kits from Sweet Blossom Designs. Sara has some super cute kits!! I love her Boys World and Boys Club!! They are freebies on her blog! I also used her Happiness kit for the layout of Jade. She is having a CT call and I tried out! Fingers crossed!!!!

TEACHING AGAIN!!!!

I am now teaching at SCRAPTIQUE!!!!!!! That is a scrapbook store here in Wasilla, Alaska. Lanita is SUPER nice and the gals there all seem really friendly!

We'll see how my first class goes!! January 30th is my first class!!! Created this book using the Cricut and lots of great Bo Bunny goodness!!!

Here are a few pics of my class:








I am super excited with how it turned out!!!! So my goal is to actually write 3-4 times a week and to have a following! (HA!!) We'll see how that goes! LOL!! But as I am doing more classes and stuff I'll have more to write about scrappy wise!

January Kit Sneak Peeks!!!!

Heather at www.3scrappyboys.com has put up some sneak peeks of the January kits!!!! This is the preview of the MAIN KIT ADDON!!! WOW!!! I can't wait to get my hands on this kit!! Ideas are already racing through my head!!!



And here are some pics of the MAIN KIT!!! Again -WOW!! AND YIPPEE!!!!!





I can't wait to see the Stamp Club Pictures and the TRIO KIT!!! Heather always brings us such AWESOME kits!!!!! And the design team does such a great job creating with them!! I'll share some creations here once I get these kits in my hands!! Until then I'm going to go through my pictures and pick out the perfect ones to go with these kits!!!

And not sure why the pictures are so small but you can see more at www.3scrappyboys.com

January 7th

Look at that Stacie!! I'm blogging!!! (Stacie is my sweet sister who says I don't blog often enough!)

So I am participating in the 365 Project! I really am excited by it! I've been taking my photos and journaling so when my kit arrives I'm all set! I think it will be really neat to have an album full of our everyday life photos! Some of these pictures would not normally be scrapbooked! We have a support group going at www.3scrappyboys.com and this week we're focusing on Daily Routines! I really like this theme. Kinda helps to document what we do daily/weekly etc....

So I got this picture of Derrik yesterday doing his homework. MAN does he have a messy room! I think it's funny that he has a desk but it's so full of stuff that he has to use his lap! I think it's time to dejunk sweetie!!




Here is a recent layout I completed. LOVE this one! This was such a fun trip!




Haven't really gotten that many photos outside recently. It's way too cold for that!! Today is negative sixteen and it's been like this for weeks!! SUPER COLD!!!! I truly hope it warms up soon. The kids really want to go sledding but I think we need a new fresh coat of snow before that happens. The snow we have now is all packed hard and windblown. Brrrrrrrr.

December 2008

Well according to my sister Stacie it is time for me to update my blog! I am no good at this blogging thing! I have tried and am failing miserably! So I'll try to keep family happy and blog at least once a month!!!

So before I share photos with ya Stacie (HA!) I have to share something else! I was shown instructions on how to "TWILIGHT" a photo! WOW it is so much fun! The only photo I could find with good eyes and such was one of Hayden eating an apple. OKAY I know that Vampires DO NOT eat but it will do for my first attempt! LOL!!

Here is the photo before:



Here is the photo Twilighted!



Isn't that just the coolest??! Okay a bit creepy but fun!!! I'll have to try it again with a photo where no one is eating anything! HA! But you know..... there is an apple on the cover of the first book! =)

So here are some photos from the last few months for ya! In Scrapbook Form since most of these photos have been scrapbooked already! here are a few favorites:

First one I'll share is a photo of me from this summer and then one from me now! Just so you can see Stacie the change since I've lost 36 pounds!!!





A few from our trip to Utah:







The boys are growing like crazy! Here are some recent layouts of them and a few photos:






Here are Hayden and Derrik's school photos and then one I took of Tanner. (I was the school photographer for picture day so I took these photos!) They are growing up so fast! Derrik is now NINE, Hayden is SEVEN and Tanner is FOUR.







So my dear sister Stacie! I hope those are enough photos for now! I'll add more of Christmas Time for you as well. We put up the tree and the boys had their christmas program. So when I upload those photos to the computer I'll add some here for ya!! LOVE YOU!!!!!