nettie-isms

Plant Your Story: New Site, New Classes, Whoo Boy!

2011-04-18T17:21:00.000-07:00

Take a look at this...

oh, ya - that'd be right - Sara and Crystal - one site - a kit by Sahlin Studio - a forum and a gallery.
whew, dizzy from a spinnin' in my chair here.
Click above images for site link for classes or go here . It's gonna be fabulous.

Jazzmin's loaded with goodness Boys' grab bag...

2011-04-15T00:07:00.000-07:00

is part of Ninth and Bloom Bloomfest here ... I think this is Jas' most fab kit yet!

Think Positivity... 04.15.11...

2011-04-14T23:44:00.000-07:00

with Jenn Barrette and Lauren Reid - and oh, is this a neat kit! full of wonderful word art pick you ups and excellent embellishments...

click image or here for full credits

Ju Kneipp and Val Wibbens collab - Everyday Luv... 04.15.11

2011-04-14T22:52:00.000-07:00

and the colors are so soft and wonderful! here's a page about my sweetie...

full credits link here
collab is at the lilypad

Fee's fabulous Speed Racer kit...

2011-03-17T15:19:00.000-07:00

has some difficulties of late - been a full time constituent of migraine city - so playing catchup in this life participation deal. we are still in the midst of building birthday LEGO presents for my son and it's much more fun now that he helps. As they are LEGO City, wanted to point out this fabulous kit by Fee Jardine, available at Sweet Shoppe Designs - Speed Racer - and how kiddo celebrates it:
as always, please click the image or here for full credits. It has all the cars and goodies to celebrate your sport car or racing enthusiast! Plus Cars 2. Need I say more?

Grow with Love: Letters Edition: day 10

2011-03-16T11:40:00.000-07:00

this is about the annual reunion, and a thank you to those that host and all the work and love that goes into it, as well as a bit about the grace and gifts noticed about the cousins....

please click the image for full credits...

Fee's new kit: What She Said...

2011-03-16T10:40:00.000-07:00

Fee's lovely bright kit...

please click the image for full credits...

grow with love: letters - day seven

2011-02-25T17:36:00.000-08:00

Sara Gleason and Crystal Livesay have a wonderful series called grow with love - a set of prompts and incredible templates to get you started on the journey of recording those important bits and pieces of our lives and our loved ones...

here is a page for the day seven prompt you can find on Sara's blog here...

Full credits, please click image above or here

come join us! the prompts are incredibly inspiring. The templates can be found in Sara's store at the lilypad.

Wonderful freebie from Valorie Wibbens Designs...

2011-02-24T08:54:00.000-08:00

if you go "like" My Scrapbook Art on facebook... enjoy!

Lovely template from one talented scrapper...

2011-02-09T22:51:00.000-08:00

Raj - a favorite artist of mine, and a member of Fee's creative team, has done up a template over on Fee's blog:

Y'all scoot on over there and grab a chance to scrap like Raj!

With Love, from Darcy Baldwin Fontography, and her...

2011-02-09T21:19:00.000-08:00

creative team - more specifically, the awesome ladies Keely, Rebecca, Giseli & Kim -

Link here or here

Happy St. Valentine's Day!

Sahlin Studio is teasing us...

2011-02-09T20:43:00.000-08:00

Krista has some goodies coming ...

and don't know about you, but with all the babies showing up around me these days, can hardly wait to see!

Last day of the Febuary BYOC sale at the Lilypad...

2011-02-07T15:33:00.000-08:00

take advantage and scoop up this fab kit of Jenn's Cuppy Cake Love - and the co-ordinating craft papers - for 20% off - as well as all of the other wonderful BYOC goodies!

ok - catching up.

2011-01-30T23:12:00.000-08:00

happy new year!
will be updating the flickr site with a rash of photos soon. the list of 50 has keeping this a bit more current on it as well.

DH is also leaving not so subtle hints about facebook every day. ha.

Chance to Shadow Like Peppermint....

2010-11-09T03:22:00.000-08:00

whose really Mind Blowing Tutorial on Drop Shadows is really awesome, but then she oh, so thoughtfully, and kindly, put the whole thing together for us chronically lazy as layer styles in a nice neat package available in her Oscraps shop >> HERE <<.The incredible Liz Tamanaha - Paislee Press - is offering a chance to win the layer styles over at her blog - sign up by Friday to win! you won't be sorry, promise!

Misty's must have Bob the Builder kit for 10.23.10

2010-10-22T10:51:00.000-07:00

all together now - because it's in my head for all time - can we build it? yes we can!

Jenn's "New" Kit for 10.23.10 - Fly Free - and one kick your u know what story

2010-10-22T10:45:00.000-07:00

This story really spoke to my heart at MOPS the other week...

Updating this blog.... 7 months later!

2010-10-22T10:39:00.000-07:00

this is sad. But I'm back, and the stories I could tell.
Three main things to note - songbird avenue closed its doors. Jan and Meredith did a world of good, and bless them both. Jenn Barrette has graciously invited me to play with her gorgeous creations! And now soon, I will be doing all with PS 5 and ACDSee 10 given my Windows 7 environment.

Happy fall, everyone!

ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 is on Sale

2010-02-04T22:47:00.000-08:00

for a limited time - $29!

It's PC users only - and it's like Brussels sprouts, you either love it, tolerate it because that's just your way, or hate it. Personally, i cannot scrap without it. And i have found the 2009 version to have been far more stable than the earlier version i had. Still haven't turned on even likely half of the functions, nor have i completely figured out embedding, but i live in hope. And let's not talk about tagging stashes, shall we?

Here's the link. Enjoy!

update on the Olympics situation . . . and a chance to win!

2010-02-03T00:24:00.000-08:00

For some of you who were aware - our housing for our long awaited and much hoped for visit to the Vancouver 2010 games fell through at the last minute - but we were able to find a place to stay - PtL! - not on Whistler - because as we all know I simply cannot spend money That Freely - going rate is in excess of $1200/night right now - (but oh, wouldn't it be nice to have that problem sometime? Lord? maybe?) nor quite frankly do I have it to spend - but anyway, Big Sweetie and I are headed up while T@2 exhausts his watchers. WHoo Hoo!

Just read in the paper this morning about several scams already uncovered - this isn't a scam, per se, but unfortunate: apparently whether or not the Norwegian Star, a cruise ship, will or will not be able to berth at Vancouver is not set - some people already booked suites months ago for $1500/night and this week they were going for $275/night with food provided - sounded a bit too good to be true for me, and hopefully for those booked it won't be . . . but they will not find out for certain until at least Friday!

Claire, a.k.a. shades of bliss, incredibly gifted scrapper extraordinare, has generously offered up a gift certificate for the Songbird Avenue Haiti kit - all you have to do is comment on the MSA forum here for a chance to win . . . good luck!

a story...

2010-02-02T21:54:00.000-08:00

so as we're putting Mr. Terror at Two Turning Three to bed, he pops out with this...

T@2: "I'm going to tell you a story now, ok?"

Mama & Daddy: "Ok, we're listening."

T@2: "One little day, there was a fish named Nemo.
He lived in the ocean far away.
Amen."

yes, this will be scrapped onto a page. and soon.

Audrey Neal is hosting a free class . . .

2010-02-02T20:00:00.000-08:00

which is really really incredible when you come to think about it actually. Seriously. Aud Neal. the Audrey Neal. and it's free. It's like Christmas all over again for me here people. Here's the details - click the image below to link over to more on Audrey's blog . . .

The Songbird Avenue Haiti kit is live!

2010-02-01T13:22:00.000-08:00

here is a page from the oh so talented Carolee with the kit . . .

and one from me, with a photo from one of my favorite places on God's earth, Hana, Maui . . .

two words, people - photology elements - by Emily Powers, yes, there are some, and more goodies, in this extra fabulous tremendous kit.
Do yourself a favor, you won't regret it, go here and help the people of Haiti and get this kit.

love is in the air

2010-01-31T11:15:00.000-08:00

it seems - or maybe that's just chocolate fumes - haha - here's some pages from two new fab kits from Fee and Julie, please click on the images for full credits.

Fee's Crazy 4 You:

with much thanks to Sandra, a.k.a. chengie, for picking this as a Gallery Standout for 01.30.2010 - thanks, sweetie - you made my day!

Julie's Love of My Life:

Julie's Mariposa - with some familiar faces ;):

there will be a huge kit for Haiti

2010-01-26T07:45:00.000-08:00

at Songbird Avenue in February! It's fantastic, gorgeous, and completely loaded with versatile elements and papers I will use again and again. Here's a quick peek . . .

and here's a peek of ONE of the paper previews ... check out that designer list!!

just another opportunity we can give back, and in this case, get a phenomenally gorgeous kit too!

for my two sweeties . . .

2010-01-15T18:30:00.000-08:00

My Big Main Squeeze and the not so l'il one that is a piece of us both . . .

Haiti

2010-01-14T13:47:00.000-08:00

Just spent part of the morning - between playing cars with my son and the various and sundry parts that come with being a mama and general COO of the house - attempting to catch up with the world, and read some detailed pieces on Haiti. Mercy. That poor, and i'm not being Southern now, country has faced more devastation in the past 15 years between hurricanes, flooding, violent storms, and now this - a crippling earthquake - than they are equipped to handle given their rampant, unchecked poverty.

I'm crunching numbers to squeeze our budget to figure out our number to send aid, and really encourage y'all to do so too. These are hurting, hungry, poor people who need help. Here are some great organizations:

UNICEF
American Red Cross

can it be done?

2010-01-12T00:00:00.000-08:00

some of you family that have found this blog may have noted the language - it's a bit scrapping centric, so i'll strive to re-focus that a bit, or at least explain myself a bit more - but one of the items that i'm going to try this year to preserve as a memory book is called a "Book of Me". Face Value, knee jerk reaction to this was whoa, what incredible hubris!! but then, i went through my photos. Hundreds over three years, and maybe 10 had my face in them. So if I get hit by the proverbial bus tomorrow, how will my husband explain to my son who his mother was? How am I going to be remembered (other than as a toast when 'hard-headed woman' comes over the airwaves)? so, i'm giving it a try. and it's one of the toughest things i've done so far - cause introspective is ok when it's all talk, but when you are getting it down on paper, and it's more than words - whew.

Here's the first page - some of it's blanked for privacy here - i know i'm paranoid (long story), and it has something new coming from Misty on Saturday at the Sweet Shoppe, so the credits will be linked up Friday the 15th.

and the second - using a question from Friday Love Letters / Baby Love Letters by Bev Hawley (please click image for full credits of items used to make the page)

the handwriting is actually mine! ha! think i need to work on that a bit, eh? playing around with writing a bit and scanning it in, not sure I want Darcy to make my handwriting into a font for me yet. Teared up pretty good when I found a note from Pop the other day, though, so I know I need to be preserving handwriting as well.

Going to be using the same background for all the pages of the book, with the square center, and then switching out what I use for the design of the page. Kinda neat this exciting, terrified feeling. Or maybe I'm just avoiding tax season again.

crazy mama . . .

2010-01-11T20:59:00.000-08:00

ok - so each year i buy a wacko hat for my son - because I can't wear one myself, essentially. You've seen the photos. They all involve fleece and pointy jester style - but he.is.so.cute. Of course I am biased. Here's this year's edition.

please click image for full credits
the plan is to put it across from to this page (i've given up chronological scrapping at the moment)

a moment of utter shock...

2010-01-08T23:13:00.000-08:00

i just found out that CBC will not have the coverage of the Olympic games for Canada, but CTV has it.
This is not good.
Really truly not good.
Horrendously awfully in shock not good.
It was one of the greatest blessings of my life, moving to within range of broadcasting from Canada's CBC Olympic coverage, so to avoid the "personality driven" rather than performance focused coverage of NBC - Nothing (but) Bob Costas.

Yikes. that shuddering you are feeling is my hockey withdrawal symptoms already setting in . . .

Sweet Shoppe Saturday - previews!

2010-01-08T19:35:00.000-08:00

going to post these early . . . :) Here's what's coming from Fee and Misty, you can see Julie's neat-o hand drawn alpha below as well, all on sale 01.09.10 for 20% off (click preview to go to the Shoppe):

Fee's Blast Off:

please click image for full credits

Misty's Where Fairies Dance:

enjoy!

Misty has a yummy purple kit coming to SSD

2010-01-07T22:58:00.001-08:00

this Saturday 01.09.10, perfect for all your lovely ladies out there . . .

please click image for full credits

Top Ten Books of 2009

2010-01-06T07:57:00.000-08:00

part of the Sweet Shoppe Portfolio challenges for January - a year in review challenge: pop culture - a top ten list for 2009 - so here's the top ten storytime books (subject to great debate at dinnertime) we enjoyed as a family in 2009 with our little terror at two turning three:

click image for full credits

2010 - thinking of changing things around a bit . . .

2010-01-04T04:30:00.000-08:00

regarding when and how I scrap - radically.

Resolutions - I am resolute when I make them, and then when I don't follow through, it's like this cloud hanging over me for the rest of the year, so I'm not making resolutions this year, I'm setting goals. Reasonable, attainable goals.

1. Print a photobook of digi scrapbook pages for someone else. Because this way I'll end up with one too.

2. Scrap beyond CT requirements. In looking over 2009 - wow, this needs some attention for 2010. Or does it?

3. Complete the year-in-review for 2009. / Make the best attempt possible at maintaining up to date with a month by month review of 2010 as it happens.

I'm not participating much in Log Your Memory - the idea thrills me, the books - just not my style. If Kristen comes out with a more visually streamlined version, I'll likely reconsider. I have a 10 year journal and sketch and think that'll do for now. Audrey Neal opening up shop again at Design House Digital is likely influencing me as well.

Love, love the new challenge portfolio options at Sweet Shoppe Designs - especially having all the challenges in PDF format at the first of the month. One happy little planner person here. Budget constraints are going to keep my digi buys real minimal this year, so with my time we'll see how this will work too, but it'll be great using these killer scrap ideas and my stash - maybe i'll just drop non-SSD product pages into open galleries and run with it.

Big thoughts, big plans, eh?

Songbird Avenue - January 2010

2010-01-03T21:44:00.000-08:00

a beautiful, peaceful kit, for the benefit of Make a Child Smile Organization - a collaboration with Kari Hentzelt - and the colors of this kit are so soothing and melodious!

this kit even brought some peace to our current uproar - dealing with Mr. Terror at Two turning Three and all the fun That is bringing about, tantrums, temptests in a teapot . . . tension headaches, time outs (okay i'll stop now, you get the picture)

Jan may do up a QP set for this kit as well, but if not, and you buy the kit and would like the above as a QP - drop me a comment? all the best to you and yours in 2010. Smile.

A new Fee kit

2010-01-03T21:33:00.000-08:00

is coming, and it's one fab kit for your little space traveler, or not - as you see below? This is my attempt at a lift of the incredible ms.jb, Jaclyn Bernado. Please click the image for full credits.

Happy New Year, all y'all . . .

2010-01-01T21:16:00.000-08:00

and may 2010 be our best year yet!

Christmas came and went - whoosh - oh, so fast! it speeds by each year, faster and faster it seems. Here are a few of my favorite photos/crafts:

which is a lift of this one, from this Incredible crafty blog

my son's advent calendar, which we hung on the refrigerator, was this lovely by Jacque Larsen and Amber Clagg - the stars and calendar i had laminated at an office supply store, stars are attached with removable Zots adhesive dots, and the whole she-bang I attached to the fridge with 3M removable squares (which to me represent Abosolute Proof that somebody in 3M is sheer genius)- he had so much fun putting the star on for each day, plus it helps with learning numbers . . .

Massive tragedy . . .

2009-12-05T22:12:00.000-08:00

involving one mixed up man, several misguided family and friends, two state legal and penal systems, and the end result is four dead police officers and countless broken lives.

I dream of Peace.
I dream of Love.
I dream that everyone would throw down their guns.

click image for full credits, please.

Songbird Avenue - December 2009

2009-12-02T21:17:00.000-08:00

This month's kit - Liz of Paislee Press Designs - do I really need to say anything else? ha ha Plus the charity organization which benefits from your hard earned dollars is one near and dear to my heart - Alzheimers Research. Please run over and buy this fab kit. Wonderful Paislee Press word art, and lovely lovely reflection oriented, year-in-review like feel, very versatile.

Here are the first pages I've played with using this kit . . .

Link to cards at Songbird Avenue...

2009-11-24T01:20:00.000-08:00

Here are the cards at Songbird Avenue, and if you are like me, you are anxiously awaiting your favorite photog to get back to you with your prints so you can get your cards out! (i still have visions of being snowbound last year and crafting really crazy artistic structures of macaroni noodles, glue and paint to entertain family and friends, as my procrastination in combo with the weather kept my holiday shopping off until January!)

They're all ready for your pictures, and you're supporting Toys for Tots. Good Deal.

Fee's new Christmas Kit: Jolly Folly...

2009-11-22T01:27:00.000-08:00

has more of her fabulous "baubles" or wondrous hanging ornaments... preview is linked to the store below, and click on the page for full credits... fun kit!

Christmas Cards and a Toys In the Attic reminder...

2009-11-18T22:12:00.000-08:00

hey, look at that! thanksgiving in the US is next week... 2009 is flying out the door soon and so is this kit, so get it while you can:

and some of the lovely CT ladies will be putting up some Christmas cards ready to go, just need your photos and such, with goodies from the kit - there are some examples below, and Jan should put them up soon:

4x8 front and back - formatted for Vistaprint:
front - PNG file:

back - JPEG file for your newsletter:

Postcard size (4.25 in x 5.5 in):

5x7 in size, with and without text, text is shown below:

3x5 in size - formatted for shutterfly.com notecards:

so please, head over to Songbird Avenue, treat yourself to this kit and know you are also helping out Toys for Tots! bonus, eh?

25 Days of Templates...

2009-11-16T22:34:00.000-08:00

Tiffany Tillman to the rescue ... of my stalled Daily December album! i love Ali Edwards, she inspires me to no end, but i am not her. i do not have, in toto, the creativity that exists in her right pinky. i can however, follow directions, read a map, am good with a plan. frankly i need one. am quite lost without one. Thus, my stalled Daily December album.

Tiffany is doing a guided class - with videos for those of us whom are visually motivated - and templates, and prompts, and a drop dead gorgeous kit by paislee press designs! - and then it's all on us. And of course our day to day challenges, but that's scrap material, right?

Here's the info, and more can be found on Tiff's blog:

Simply Sweet Magazine...

2009-11-09T01:16:00.000-08:00

has a new issue out - Oh Baby! and it is precious... so many great tips on scrapping or journaling and keeping the memories of firsts, be it for babies or fur babies or first anythings. This magazine keeps on getting better and better! Here's a link and shot of the cover:

and a page inspired by the magazine, click on the image for full credits...

iNSD weekend is here...

2009-11-06T15:57:00.000-08:00

yiyiyi... wheesh ... is the sound of Thomas the Train and me trying to decide how to budget and still take advantage of all these fab-u-lous sales going on!

Here's what i've found so far:

My Four Hens Photography: All actions 50% off! Holy cow, Sarah! Hugs and Kisses! 11/6-7. Run over there now. Sarah rocks. I use her actions and Cheryl Muhr's nearly exclusively.

After 5 Designs: 30% off storewide - but definitely do the blog hop to your favorite designers over there for extra goodness

Catscrap: 30% off storewide - and who doesn't love them some creashens? and she's collab'in' again with Kristen Rice! bonus! Plus Lizzy Reiber makes her designing debut!

Scrapbookgraphics: disc. differs by designer, but personally, I'm loading up on WendyZine goodies to get rollin' on getting more digi layouts actually onto paper...

Lily-Pad: new BYOC, Designs by Lili is home at the Pad, and disc. differs by product

Plus I'm sure there's more to come, as um, it's not even iNSD day proper yet....

Sneak Peeks for Sweet Shoppe 11.07.09 ...

2009-11-06T15:43:00.001-08:00

yummy goodness coming your way from Misty and Julie :

girly treat from Fee:

and hold on to your socks, what a kit to be grateful for from Lauren Reid, Misty Cato, and Dani Mogstad - one mighty fab trio I'd love to see collab again, because this was one smooooth kit to worth with, a complete easy delight:

Daily Digi: Fee!

2009-11-02T11:53:00.000-08:00

one of the neatest scrap designers in all digi-land (and I'm not just sayin' that
'cause I'm on her team) Fee Jardine is in the spotlight over on the Daily Digi today... y'all need to go over there and check it out! You'll learn more about Fee, her neat designs, and there might be a great coupon or something wink-wink...

Songbird Avenue: Toys In The Attic

2009-11-01T16:00:00.001-08:00

i was recently granted the tremendous honor to join the creative team of Songbird Avenue. Jan and Meredith of Songbird Avenue have a wonderful idea - combining scrapbooking and charity. Each month, a different designer or group of designers, gets together with Meredith, Jan, Janet Phillips, and collabs to spin out one fantastic kit - with the proceeds being donated to charity, the choice of that month's guest designer.

This month the charity is Toys for Tots, and the kit is Toys in the Attic , and it is huge, and just the thing ahead of Christmas:

it is so much fun to play with!

so hop on over there, know that you are making some poor child smile just when s/he needs to, and also get to enjoy this fab-u-lous kit to help you ring in and get ready for the holidays!

Slink Slither and Plod...

2009-10-29T18:56:00.000-07:00

a fun new kit, Slink Slither and Plod by Misty Cato and SuzyQ Designs for those little creepy crawly creatures that all little boys and girls tend to want to pick up from time to time....

(click image for detailed list of credits)

the colors are a fab match of browns, reds, and greens - really a blast with which to work, and Suzy's creatures are so incredibly cute!

blog things - what's your rock star name?

2009-09-24T10:23:00.000-07:00

Your Rockstar Name Is: Kiki Destruction

Rock on!

What's Your Rockstar Name?

Blogthings: Cheaper Than a Therapist

mt. rainier...

2009-09-10T14:54:00.000-07:00

the first of the mt. rainier pages... need to get crackin' on finishing out my CS4 trial by taking advantage of all the photo editing bells and whistles and beautify the rest of our photos from the days we spent as a family up at Mt. Rainier. Wonderful national park, we are so blessed to be able to see God's wonderful work displayed in such a setting!

Here is a page using the fab My Big Adventure charity collab kit for Autism, and Darcy's wonderful templates lifting the incredible Alexis...

-Nettie

random questions....

2009-09-03T17:27:00.000-07:00

some random questions were posted to answer so here goes...

Here are todays quick and quirky questions:

1. Do you wash your own car or do you go to a car wash? car wash

2. Are you wearing socks right now? nope

3. Where were you 3 hours ago? at the library

4. Do you have laundry waiting to be done? oh yah.

5. Can you pick objects up with your toes? no - i have really weird toes

An absolutely fab charity collab...

2009-09-02T23:41:00.000-07:00

and even better, it's for the Autism Society of America. If you know of, or have had the opportunity to spend time with a family of a child of autism, you have seen the impact living with this mysterious, heart pulling, of misdiagnosed condition is, both for the child, and its parents, siblings, and those who care. Even more frustrating is the global lack of information and understanding.

38 digi designers have pulled together and created one HUGE and positively fabulous charity collab kit My Big Adventure: A Charity Collab for Autism and it is ABSOLUTELY jam packed full of yummy-ness - I mean FULL!

so.. they had me already for the autism bit, but please, do go check out this fabulous kit? yes, it's $10, but trust me, sooo worth it! there is also an awesome QP album if that is more your thing...

heading out...

2009-08-27T18:33:00.000-07:00

for the weekend with DH's whole family! so will make this quick! Misty has two extra cute baby kits coming: First Glimpse: His and Hers. Great combination of pastel blue and pink, with a pop of yummy rich chocolate brown and yellow and some really neat cardboard-piece-y thingys. Plus the girls rocked it! Here is a quick preview of a page with photos of CT Lady Laura's adorable Miss Z... credits will be posted when I get back and link to the gallery...

and you can find the kit(s) here!

the most recent pages...

2009-08-09T23:56:00.000-07:00

here are what i've been treasuring, please click on the image for full credits... thanks for looking!

Catching up... again...

2009-08-09T23:50:00.000-07:00

sad news this week, {we are} storytellers is closing its doors. I will miss this store, as it has really helped me focus my scrapbooking on preserving the memories I may not capture in the busy day to day, journaling even my scattered thoughts, snippets, new phrases, bits and annotations, pieces that make up what we cannot replace later... and not just chasing the latest and greatest scrapping trend. Although their designers are top notch, and I hope to be able to find them quickly wherever they land soon... I will miss the community and mission, the sense of purpose behind the classy store.

what kind of smoothie are you?

2009-07-05T23:53:00.001-07:00

turns out I am a...

You Are a Banana Smoothie

You are friendly and popular without even trying to be. People just like you.

You are easy to be around and never offend everyone. You're quite mild.

You have a warm demeanor, and many people find you to be inviting.

You are sympathetic and kind. You have a soft spot in your heart for everyone.

What Flavor Smoothie Are You?

Pages to May 15th...

2009-05-15T15:24:00.000-07:00

from Julie Billingsley's new grilling and picnic kit - Fire Up the Grill at SSD...

credits listed here

and to memorialize our Barclay's first bike ride, with Fee's Out & About - Bikin' Kit, also at SSD...

full credits listed here

blogthings... spring survey fun.. i am

2009-05-07T13:36:00.000-07:00

You Are Baseball Games

You like old fashioned things. You're one of those people who values tradition.

You enjoy a slow pace of life. You believe that life is all about enjoying every moment.

You love the changing of the seasons, and you look forward to what each season brings.

You are smart and a bit obsessive. You become very immersed in your interests.

What Part of Spring Are You?

and this is kinda close!

what are you?

yippeee.....Fee!

2009-05-06T15:24:00.000-07:00

was just given the Tremendous Honor of joining Fee Jardine's creative team! and as soon as I'm a little less dizzy from spinning in this chair, I can point out some of her awesome stuff.... but really, all of it is... just go here!

New Scrappables ...

2009-05-06T12:53:00.000-07:00

and they are soo much fun to play with... here's one, flipped for our wet, cold, easter egg hunt.

Credits:
Scrappables No.31 by Tiffany Tillman at Little Dreamer Designs

At the Lilypad -
Everything is from Once Upon a Whimsical Morning, a collaboration by the designers at The LilyPad, except where noted
Stitched Scrap Stash by Anne deJong Resplendant Alpha by Anne deJong
Shabby Canvas by Amy Wolff
Hippity Hoppity by Kate Hadfield
Blues-'n-Greens Alpha by Kate Hadfield

Rinji Forest by Angela Woo Designs at {we are} storytellers
Swirly Stitches by Cinnamon Designs at After 5 Designs

Journaling font is Gigi

Pages from April...

2009-05-04T14:51:00.000-07:00

ok, now that this is becoming a somewhat regular habit, hahaha, guess the thing to do would be to post some of the pages of April... so here are a few of them, and if you really want to see them bigger or the rest(?) you can head over to the galleries - they're linked on the right.

As both Julie and Misty sell at Sweet Shoppe Designs, I am most active in the forum there, so the gallery at Sweet Shoppe Designs has more pages for challenges, etc. The galleries at digishoptalk and myscrapbookart are more to showcase Julie, Misty and Tiffany's work to the digi community at large in the interest of getting the word out about their fabulous products. And they are -- go see! the shops are also linked to the right - in the creative teams section.

Journaling reads: "Fashion fades - style is eternal." - Yves St. Laurent
trying to capture a bit of my sister - and her flair and style
Credits:
Boutique by Misty Cato and LilyAnne Taylor
Font is LD Patty Wack

Credits:
Cruising the Playroom by Misty Cato at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Paper Strip Templates V.3 by Emily Merritt at {we are} storytellers
Font is Problem Secretary

Credits:
Spring Into Boyhood by Misty Cato at Sweet Shoppe Designs
Paper Block Templates V.6 by Emily Merritt at we are storytellers
Font is SP Holy Guacamole

Credits:
From Sweet Shoppe Designs –
Everthing is part of Sketchers Set 2, Layout No. 4 by Julie Billingsley and
Little Slugger Mini Kit by Julie Billingsley except where noted below
Ball Park by Melissa Bennett (glove, red striped paper)
Americana by Dani Mogstad (blue outline chipboard star)
Father Knows Best by Dani Mogstad (blue star button)
Retro Boy by Fee Jardine (rope border)
Scrap Orchard August Mega Collaboration Alpha (alpha for "play")
Owl Love You Forever by Emily Powers at {we are} storytellers (alpha for "ball")

Happy iNSD!

2009-05-02T00:47:00.000-07:00

Happy iNSD (inter-National Scrapbooking Day) and whoo boy! have the stores turned on the sales! lots of fun goodies out there...

Some of my had to haves were at After 5 Designs, the Farmers Market at Scrap Orchard (who can turn down a $1 sale? - though that scavenger hunt kicked my booty, Mel!), Shabby Pickle (again $1), and Studio WendyZine at ScrapbookGraphics because I Will Print Out Layouts This Year.

The presale at WST was the best! thank you Deann and Patrick! and the goody collab from the LilyPad were worth budgeting and waiting patiently for NSD for my backlogged stockpile wishlist of TLP wonderfulness. Joanna and Creashens Green kit at CatScrap - well it's definitely my splurge... but look, isn't it just gorgeous?

Enjoy!

nettie

more things change, more things stay...

2009-04-27T02:28:00.000-07:00

the same? those of you who know me well, know that I'm a bit, um, linear. Like things in order. Ducks in a row. Lineups set. And all that. So it probably does not surprise you in the least that I have three different organization thingys for the trunk of the car I drive most often. Ah, well. It does help, Really. Ok, just smile and nod.

Since the arrival of the munchkin, well disorder and chaos can and do appear to wreck havoc and mayhem all around me, so I like to Be Prepared. Thus, my trunk is a bit More Organized. I know, It's Getting Scary. But I digress, this was supposed to be about...

Earth Day! continued - one great way to save this dear planet, and we only get this one people, and our dear kids have to live here when we leave - is to stop using plastic bags. Not only will they not degrade in however may lifetimes, but they multiply seemingly like rabbits anywhere you put them in your house, cut off the circulation in your fingers when carrying them in multiple, and in multiple is always a necessity as they seemingly only manage to hold a maximum of three items.

The answer: re-usable bags. Check out reusablebags.com. Lots of options. What you see below, well those are the ones from the local groceries. The nice ones from reusable bags - those are in the organization system (er, purse) I carry with me.

;) Nettie

Earth Day - believe in something better...

2009-04-22T22:27:00.000-07:00

Credits:

All from Eco-Friendly by Kristin Cronin-Barrow and Meghan Mullens at Sweet Shoppe Designs except as noted

Keep It Simple 2 by Janet Phillips (template)

Essential Stitches No.1 by Syrin of CatScrap (stitched frame)

SMJ Earth Day Freebie by Shabby Miss Jenn Designs (earth, earth day word art)

my little happy pills....

2009-04-22T15:22:00.000-07:00

come from Godiva, where else?

and so portable - see the back of the box on the right? the hinge for the flip lid? These are like the Dilettante pearls, yet oh, so more purse portable. Just the thing to put the smile right back where it should be. Even before the economy took this turn, we were budgeting, so no more Tully's trips, but these little treats? Very, verry hard to resist....

2009-04-22T14:38:00.000-07:00

first post! starting a new blog to keep up with life, scrapping and various nette-isms from time to time... rambling on, as twitter really escapes me... ;) my goal is to get this beautiful with some goodies from Zoe Pearn, Shabby Miss Jenn, or PixelGeek Designs soon, but hey, it's finally up!