Archive 1 - For all the Grandmas! (longest thread in the history of mankind archived)

[GrandmaCrys]

Finally got back here after breakfast and checking out a few yard sales...nothing there to report.

Thanks GrandmaScrap... I'm checking it out ...I might give it a try but don't know certain things, like how to add a font or brushes or what to do w/brushes (if that's part of the instructions) ...but I may try it. I should be able to at least get ONE layout done a week for Goodness Sake!!!!

Nana, I'm quoting you, but don't quote me, 'cause I never did NKOTB, but I do believe they help each other. And the grannies who've gone through the experience have sought out the aid and advise of other grannies, which you would be more than welcomed to do! That's one of the things we do best! (Advice, that is! :lol: :lol: :lol:

As soon as DH gets out of the shower and dressed, we're going to a Fall Festival in a nearby town, which is one of the things we do each Labor Day Weekend.:D

[GrandmaCrys]

Chris, If you didn't read it on Hello, I had to leave to go to a festival with DH! Sorry...

[nanaclaire]

Thanks GrandmaScrap... I'm definitely going to join; in fact I posted tht I'd like to but the lady who is running it is gone for the holiday weekend I think.

Wayne & I are thinking about going to the State Fair here in Michigan also. Just seems funny to go anywhere w/o the kids (they're with their parents at the Parmount Kings Island in Ohio). We were going to go there but our car needs some work and we didn't want to go too far from home. So guess the Michigan State Fair it will be then!

Have fun at the festival!

[BethHardy]

SPEAKING OF CHILDREN'S EXPLOITS -- WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, WHENEVER MY BROTHER, HARRY, WOULD DO POORLY IN SCHOOL HE WOULD UNLOCK THE CLASSROOM WINDOW BEFORE HE LEFT FOR THE DAY - THEN HE WOULD COME BACK AFTER HOURS AND CRAWL THROUGH THE WINDOW, FIND THE GRADE BOOK, AND CHANGE HIS GRADE TO ONE THAT BETTER REFLECTED THE GRADE HE WISHED HE HAD MADE. :lol:

ONCE WHEN HE WAS IN 8TH GRADE HE NOT ONLY CHANGED HIS GRADE, HE ALSO CHANGED ANOTHER BOY'S GRADE - THE OTHER BOY HAD BRAGGED AND BRAGGED THAT HE HAD NEVER MADE BELOW AN A SINCE FIRST GRADE. SO HARRY GAVE HIM A B. HARRY IS STILL A REAL CHARACTER.:harry: PQ FRAN

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[shale]

Well you had the best instructor on how to be a "mean Mom". But I have to say, you and your DS have turned out fabuously despite your "mean Mom":) Keep up the good work Love you lots!

[shale]

Wow, I'd forgotten how much fun it is to receive WTG's when posting a LO. Thanks ladies for your kind words. Guess I just need Gundi to stay here longer so she can inspire me more. Of course, with me waiting on her hand and foot, she's the one getting a lot done! Poor me - do ya'll feel sorry for me? Just kidding, I love having her here.

[Christine]

Hey I resemble that remark! :lol:

[Christine]

Urrrgggh, I spent 4 hours trying to fix my hello this morning! and still no dice! The stupid piece of junk just does not like my laptop and esp since I added McAfee on. I am logged in as me on mom's computer and it has been fine for hours. OK now that I have ranted, I really do love hello most of the time. I have been hearing rumors about MSN messenger. Has anybody tried that? I heard it is like hello but you can chat with more than one person at a time. That would be cool! So now that I have gotten so many of you to join me on hello, do you want to switch now if I can find out more details? :D Share any info you all have with me and I will do the same.

4 hours! I could have gotten at least one LO done and maybe even 2 in 4 hours. Sheesh!

[milesavery]

Hey this sounds like fun. I am going out of town to visit a card making friend next weekend. This week is so busy. I would like to try something like this when I get back. Instructions will be there? I am a newbee to digital stuff. I bet I could apply the same to make some interesting cards too. I have done some old victorian women and used pale colors with brushes to add color here and there.Where is everyone posting the stuff they make? See a real newbee Grandma here.
Thanks
milesavery
Pat A;)

[Carma]

Sands yes, I know I have that filter, but when I use it I don't like the results so if you could I would love a lesson on using the filter in DIP....I think it was the sketch filter. I also used the pencil one but man I need some help. I am going to try to take the class that Lori Davis is going to give I think it is in October. I better go and check as I sure do want to get into that class. Anything you can help me with on this will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.:yes: :yes: :hug: :hug:

[Carma]

Gundi, wow hope you are healing up quickly, brusing and scrapes can be pretty sore and look bad. I got a kick out of you riding to work on your Razor, do you live close to work?

[JaeDee]

Urrrgggh, I spent 4 hours trying to fix my hello this morning! and still no dice! The stupid piece of junk just does not like my laptop and esp since I added McAfee on. I am logged in as me on mom's computer and it has been fine for hours. OK now that I have ranted, I really do love hello most of the time. I have been hearing rumors about MSN messenger. Has anybody tried that? I heard it is like hello but you can chat with more than one person at a time. That would be cool! So now that I have gotten so many of you to join me on hello, do you want to switch now if I can find out more details? :D Share any info you all have with me and I will do the same.

4 hours! I could have gotten at least one LO done and maybe even 2 in 4 hours. Sheesh!

Gundi, I have had a terrible time with Hello! It breaks on me ALL the time. I have given up on it! I use MSN messenger all the time. You can only talk to one person at a time. But you can have several chats going at once. I use messenger to chat live over web cams to talk with my son and his family in Japan!!! I LOVE THAT!!! You can send photos and files. It is easy to download and use.

So sorry that you crashed on your razor! Nice that you get to heal at your moms!

:hug: :hug: :hug:
JaeDee

[JaeDee]

Hey this sounds like fun. I am going out of town to visit a card making friend next weekend. This week is so busy. I would like to try something like this when I get back. Instructions will be there? I am a newbee to digital stuff. I bet I could apply the same to make some interesting cards too. I have done some old victorian women and used pale colors with brushes to add color here and there.Where is everyone posting the stuff they make? See a real newbee Grandma here.
Thanks
milesavery
Pat A;)

Pat if you click on "The Place" (in the blue) above you will see one of the options is gallery. There you will see a lot of LOs (Layouts). If you want to see a particular person's LOs you can click on their name in the forum and a list will come down and one option will be "veiw this persons gallery". There are tutorials under the "Start Here" tab that will show you how to do a lot of things on the site. There are also great classes under "The Campus" tab. And the Grannies and Gits are always here to help!!
Good luck--can't wait to see your first LO!

:hug: :hug: :hug:
JaeDee

[Cathiemarie]

24 Hour Prayer Vigil starts midnight DSP Time Tonight

Just to let you Ladies know I shall be pm'ing everyone on the prayer chain to remind them of their time slot.

We still have 2 vacant spots on the prayer chain. If anyone would like to fill those it would be wonderful, so then we will have a non stop 24 prayer chain running all around the world.

The two slots are 4 to 5 am (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26169)(DSP time) and 7 to 8 pm (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26170)(DSP time) PM me if you would like to take either slot (or both) and I'll add your name.

Also please add your prayer requests to the list Prayer Request List (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26171) - you can ask just for your intentions if you don't want to leave any details.

[omio]

No wonder I am so s****y at this scrapbooking art, I wouldnt know Al Gorithm if I fell over on top of him...and that would probably be the last he would know too:D.

Ah, Jill, but "art" would be the operative word!!! :yes: I have no problem figuring out the technical part of digi-scrapping, but the ARTISTIC part is a whole other thing!!! :doh: :ron: :doh: :ron: :doh: :twins:

P.S. Oh dear, and Al always has the best things to say about you.

[omio]

I'll never forget the day I got a call from a "concerned" mom who had seen my fifth grade son walking to school without a jacket--the weather was nippy, but not freezing. Now, I would have worn a jacket, but I figure that if the kid gets cold enough, he'll remember his jacket!

One of the best teachers either of my kids had was DS's 3rd grade teacher. This was the group of kids, mostly boys, that all of the elementary teachers looked forward to getting as the kids moved up grade level -- they were well behaved, smart, well rounded kids with supportive parents. It was just one of those groups that occasionally comes along without a single real stinker in the bunch.

Anyway, a friend and I sat in total disbelief on back to school night when the teacher said, "And please don't let me see a single one of you at the door with forgotten lunch money, homework, books, or jackets. Your child won't die from missing one lunch, but he'll certainly be sure he has it the next day." She went on to talk about how we all hit a wall at sometimes in our lives and she would be sure every child in her classroom hit a brick wall before the end of the year. Because, if they hit it at age 8, they could be taught how to bounce back. If they hit that wall for the first time at 21, they might not be able to get back up. We were not a happy group of mamas when we left that classroom. :lol:

Like I said, that was a class full of self-confident (very!!!) children. True to her word, Mrs. Brumley consistently turned hovering parents away from her door and made sure each child had hit a small brick wall by June. One of the very best lessons my boy ever learned and it's still paying off in adulthood. She was just beyond excellent at preparing kids for adulthood and making them hit those walls in a very loving, gentle, and productive way.

[Christine]

Gundi, wow hope you are healing up quickly, brusing and scrapes can be pretty sore and look bad. I got a kick out of you riding to work on your Razor, do you live close to work?

Yes about 5-6 blocks away, how lucky am I?!

[Christine]

BTW, I have gotten more than one comment about dressing in my dressy work clothes complete with my white smock, riding a Razor. :)

[omio]

sorry, but I just don't know what NKOTB is yet ????

Thank you, nana -- but how do you know it's not a Hall of Shame? :lol: :hug:

New Kids on the Block is a contest with no prizes that you can enter if you have fewer than 50 LOs in your gallery. I've been around a while but haven't posted many LOs so I was still eligible to join. You only get to do it once, and I can't believe I waited so long! It was just a fantastic experience -- you post LOs and people give frank opinions about what they would personally change. I loved it and can't believe how much my skills improved in the three weeks.

The next one is in October. You can learn more about it and sign up here: NKOTB (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15766). Be sure and let us know if you sign up -- I definitely want to "pay it forward." :yes:

[Christine]

Gundi, I have had a terrible time with Hello! It breaks on me ALL the time. I have given up on it! I use MSN messenger all the time. You can only talk to one person at a time. But you can have several chats going at once. I use messenger to chat live over web cams to talk with my son and his family in Japan!!! I LOVE THAT!!! You can send photos and files. It is easy to download and use.

So sorry that you crashed on your razor! Nice that you get to heal at your moms!

:hug: :hug: :hug:
JaeDee

Hey I have a web cam, I will be checking this out. What is your user name there? I wonder if anyone has stolen my name over there. Cuz there is only one Gundimom and that is moi! :) :lol: :lol: :lol:

[GrandmaCrys]

Urrrgggh, I spent 4 hours trying to fix my hello this morning! and still no dice! The stupid piece of junk just does not like my laptop and esp since I added McAfee on. I am logged in as me on mom's computer and it has been fine for hours. OK now that I have ranted, I really do love hello most of the time. I have been hearing rumors about MSN messenger. Has anybody tried that? I heard it is like hello but you can chat with more than one person at a time. That would be cool! So now that I have gotten so many of you to join me on hello, do you want to switch now if I can find out more details? :D Share any info you all have with me and I will do the same.

4 hours! I could have gotten at least one LO done and maybe even 2 in 4 hours. Sheesh!


Gundi, will you please have a chat with Kasha? She has been wanting all of us "Helloers" to switch to Yahoo (I believe that's the right one!) because they do offer multiple chatters at once, along with picture sharing, etc.

So if you two beautiful, smart ladies would have a meeting, you could probably come to some kind of consensus that the rest of us sheep.....ummmmmmmmmmmmm.....errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ......I meant to say, grannies would follow!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Christine]

Thank you, nana -- but how do you know it's not a Hall of Shame? :lol: :hug:

New Kids on the Block is a contest with no prizes that you can enter if you have less than 50 LOs in your gallery. I've been around a while but haven't posted many LOs so I was still eligible to join. You only get to do it once, and I can't believe I waited so long! It was just a fantastic experience -- you post LOs and people give frank opinions about what they would personally change. I loved it and can't believe how much my skills improved in the three weeks.

The next one is in October. You can learn more about it and sign up here: NKOTB (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15766). Be sure and let us know if you sign up -- I definitely want to "pay it forward." :yes:

You didn't get a prize for winning Omi? They must have taken that out. You did back when I did it. :ron: :ron: :ron:

[Christine]

I did a new LO, I did a new LO. Anybody want to see? :D The cutest set of baby blues you ever did see.

edit: Dang I forgot to link it, duh to me. :d

Sweet Angel (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=210880&cat=500&ppuser=62565)

[GrandmaCrys]

JaeDee - :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: and

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:


warm, blessed red threads, also.

[Christine]

Gundi, will you please have a chat with Kasha? She has been wanting all of us "Helloers" to switch to Yahoo (I believe that's the right one!) because they do offer multiple chatters at once, along with picture sharing, etc.

So if you two beautiful, smart ladies would have a meeting, you could probably come to some kind of consensus that the rest of us sheep.....ummmmmmmmmmmmm.....errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ......I meant to say, grannies would follow!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Kasha, oh lovely Kasha! What do you think? You want to help me get set up on Yahoo, I will be happy to be the shepherdess to all of the ............errrrrrrr grannies. :) Wow how cool would it be to chat with more than one at a time!

[Christine]

Crys, I can't get on hello to show you my LO but go see it in the gallery. :) I know it says I am on, but it is mom's puter and she keeps saying "how many people talk to you in a day?!" LOL You all would never guess I am a chatty one, now would you? Everyone do this. :no: LOL

[scamptx]

Once again popping in to quickly post this so you will know that I am not just sitting on my duff at the folks--Fixing the Fridge (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=210884&cat=2610) with my brother-in-law. I've also been cleaning the woodwork, doing laundry, sweeping the patio and sidewalk...and doing this one layout on a computer that has settings that are not conducive to seeing what I'm doing!

WOS & WVS, y’all. Keep those good thoughts coming—it’s going to be a long weekend..:( We've just been called to dinner. BBL

[Christine]

Hey I missed it, what happened to JD? JD you are not allowed to have stuff happen. We need you. :D Hugs, loves and prayers for whatever it is. :hug: :pray: :love1:

[omio]

I've got to start reading backwards before I answer questions! :doh: nanaclaire, experienced scrappers and former NKOTBers seem to check out that contest pretty regularly. If someone suggests something you don't know how to do, there will be tons of help. Go for it!! :clap:

Also, don't forget that there's a ton of FREE TUTORIALS (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/tutorials/tutorials.shtml) at DSP. And I've had wonderful experiences taking the fee-based ones at DSU Classes (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/classes.shtml).

[Christine]

Once again popping in to quickly post this so you will know that I am not just sitting on my duff at the folks--Fixing the Fridge (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=210884&cat=2610) with my brother-in-law. I've also been cleaning the woodwork, doing laundry, sweeping the patio and sidewalk...and doing this one layout on a computer that has settings that are not conducive to seeing what I'm doing!

WOS & WVS, y’all. Keep those good thoughts coming—it’s going to be a long weekend..:( We've just been called to dinner. BBL

I just went to see this LO and it looks to me like BIL was fixing the fridge, while Scamp was taking pictures. She is trying to fool us. :lol:

[Christine]

Hey I missed it, my post about JD being broken was #6,000 for me and I didn't even notice. I guess this shows you where I spend most of my time. :) Do we get a new blinkie or not until 10,000? :ron: :ron: I will go look.

[omio]

I missed something about JD so maybe it's private. Whatever it is, though.... :pray: :love3: :hug:

[omio]

Re Yahoo Messenger, they have a version for Mac -- I assume that means that people can be on either PC or Mac to use it. (Hello is only PC.)

[Ineke]

Fathers day here in Aus and I just made the old boy breakfast in bed and Ryan presented him with socks, jocks and aftershave, that should keep him going for another year:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Vallie tell us how your wedding went yesterday we are all dying to know and see some pictures!!

[omio]

Did everyone see that carolyn d moved up to 2nd place overall in NKOTB? . :clap: :yahoo: :tup: :clap:

There was a mistake in the first posting: NKOTB9 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26322)

[GrandmaCrys]

Dearhearts, I have known my husband's step dad for almost 18 years and he has been ill the entire time. Emphysema. As is typical, his condition had become increasingly worse and the past two years, particularly bad.

About 6 o'clock this evening, he finally lost his battle.

This man lived a very "tough" life, and a lot of his troubled times were self-induced.

He was, however, a very talented musician, playing guitar and singing in a band for the greater portion of his life. He had an inexhaustable sense of humor and no matter how ill, began almost every conversation with a joke. Bawdy, mostly, but a joke, nevertheless. But mainly and blessedly, he was an excellent caregiver to DH's mom the last four years of her life, which was riddled with strokes and necessitated almost 24/7 care.

Step dad is now pain-free and resting in a much better place. Those he leaves behind, though, are particularly pained by his passing. I ask that you pray for them, please.

[mn53022]

My condolences to the all of you Crys. I will certainly pray for all.

[Ineke]

My condolences to all of you Chrys - He sounded like a larger than life man

[GrandmaCrys]

Gundi, was LauraLou able to contact you to let you know why I disappeared today?

Saw your LO in the gallery. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Ladies, follow the links in CathieMarie's prior post #19637, page #1310.

Due to the death in our family, I will be leaving sometime tomorrow (DH has some mowing obligations to fulfill before we head to KY) and will contact you when we return sometime next week.

I'm surely hoping to meet up with my two DGSs while we are "down south". :pray: :pray:

[omio]

He was, however, a very talented musician, playing guitar and singing in a band for the greater portion of his life. He had an inexhaustable sense of humor and no matter how ill, began almost every conversation with a joke. Bawdy, mostly, but a joke, nevertheless. But mainly and blessedly, he was an excellent caregiver to DH's mom the last four years of her life, which was riddled with strokes and necessitated almost 24/7 care.

Step dad is now pain-free and resting in a much better place. Those he leaves behind, though, are particularly pained by his passing. I ask that you pray for them, please.

Overall, crys, that sounds like a life well lived. If we leave some sad hearts and good memories behind, we've done pretty well, I think. :hug:

[Christine]

Dearhearts, I have known my husband's step dad for almost 18 years and he has been ill the entire time. Emphysema. As is typical, his condition had become increasingly worse and the past two years, particularly bad.

About 6 o'clock this evening, he finally lost his battle.

This man lived a very "tough" life, and a lot of his troubled times were self-induced.

He was, however, a very talented musician, playing guitar and singing in a band for the greater portion of his life. He had an inexhaustable sense of humor and no matter how ill, began almost every conversation with a joke. Bawdy, mostly, but a joke, nevertheless. But mainly and blessedly, he was an excellent caregiver to DH's mom the last four years of her life, which was riddled with strokes and necessitated almost 24/7 care.

Step dad is now pain-free and resting in a much better place. Those he leaves behind, though, are particularly pained by his passing. I ask that you pray for them, please.

Crys, here are big hugs for you and Sonny! :hug: :hug: :hug: I am grateful that he is no longer suffering but sorry for your loss. Know I will be right here returning the favor and praying for your family, like you did for mine. :) Love ya.

[Christine]

Gundi, was LauraLou able to contact you to let you know why I disappeared today?

Saw your LO in the gallery. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Ladies, follow the links in CathieMarie's prior post #19637, page #1310.

Due to the death in our family, I will be leaving sometime tomorrow (DH has some mowing obligations to fulfill before we head to KY) and will contact you when we return sometime next week.

I'm surely hoping to meet up with my two DGSs while we are "down south". :pray: :pray:

Yep she did and she even helped me out a bunch too.

[Ineke]

Geesh! You're making me feel so smart! ;) ;) ;) Here is the link to the site.

http://www.sheilsoft.com/psp.htm

I bought the whole set of scripts. I believe it was $8.50, but you get 56 different scripts. The one I used on Alyssa's picture was called "sketch"!!!!!!!!!

I'm so smart:yes: :yes: ...yep:yes: :yes: ...I'm "Miss Smarty Pants". :D :D Yeah for me, I did something other people are interested in. :clap: :clap: Whoop Dee Do! :yahoo: :yahoo: I am so clever.:twins: :twins: :twins:


Had a look at that site this morning Chrys and I love the sketch script that they have but realised it is for PSP and I use PSE - darn:mad: :mad: Dags did tell me that I have filters available in PSE but they are nowhere near as good as the sketch effect you achieved. I did a google on sketch filters for CS3 or PSE that I can download but havent found anything yet - anyone else using my programs that have been able to create the sketch effect??????

[GrandmaCrys]

Inky, how good are you with a pad and pencil?????????????:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[evergreen100]

Dearhearts, I have known my husband's step dad for almost 18 years and he has been ill the entire time. Emphysema. As is typical, his condition had become increasingly worse and the past two years, particularly bad.

About 6 o'clock this evening, he finally lost his battle.

Step dad is now pain-free and resting in a much better place. Those he leaves behind, though, are particularly pained by his passing. I ask that you pray for them, please.

Hugs, prayers and red threads GrannyScrap!

[sands_healy]

Gundi, I have had a terrible time with Hello! It breaks on me ALL the time. I have given up on it! I use MSN messenger all the time. You can only talk to one person at a time. But you can have several chats going at once. I use messenger to chat live over web cams to talk with my son and his family in Japan!!! I LOVE THAT!!! You can send photos and files. It is easy to download and use.

So sorry that you crashed on your razor! Nice that you get to heal at your moms!

:hug: :hug: :hug:
JaeDee

Hey JaeDee..... I'm also on MSN, username healy2001. But I just wanted to let you know that you can actually have a conversation with several people on one window. Just add them to the conversation by clicking on the green man with the plus sign in your chat window!!!!

[BethHardy]

Dearhearts, I have known my husband's step dad for almost 18 years and he has been ill the entire time. Emphysema. As is typical, his condition had become increasingly worse and the past two years, particularly bad.

About 6 o'clock this evening, he finally lost his battle.

This man lived a very "tough" life, and a lot of his troubled times were self-induced.

He was, however, a very talented musician, playing guitar and singing in a band for the greater portion of his life. He had an inexhaustable sense of humor and no matter how ill, began almost every conversation with a joke. Bawdy, mostly, but a joke, nevertheless. But mainly and blessedly, he was an excellent caregiver to DH's mom the last four years of her life, which was riddled with strokes and necessitated almost 24/7 care.

Step dad is now pain-free and resting in a much better place. Those he leaves behind, though, are particularly pained by his passing. I ask that you pray for them, please.

Praying for your family and also for your safe trip, Crystal. :hug: :hug: :hug:

[sands_healy]

Dearhearts, I have known my husband's step dad for almost 18 years and he has been ill the entire time. Emphysema. As is typical, his condition had become increasingly worse and the past two years, particularly bad.

About 6 o'clock this evening, he finally lost his battle.

This man lived a very "tough" life, and a lot of his troubled times were self-induced.

He was, however, a very talented musician, playing guitar and singing in a band for the greater portion of his life. He had an inexhaustable sense of humor and no matter how ill, began almost every conversation with a joke. Bawdy, mostly, but a joke, nevertheless. But mainly and blessedly, he was an excellent caregiver to DH's mom the last four years of her life, which was riddled with strokes and necessitated almost 24/7 care.

Step dad is now pain-free and resting in a much better place. Those he leaves behind, though, are particularly pained by his passing. I ask that you pray for them, please.

Condolences Crys.....

[nanaclaire]

Dearhearts, I have known my husband's step dad for almost 18 years and he has been ill the entire time. Emphysema. As is typical, his condition had become increasingly worse and the past two years, particularly bad.

About 6 o'clock this evening, he finally lost his battle.

This man lived a very "tough" life, and a lot of his troubled times were self-induced.

He was, however, a very talented musician, playing guitar and singing in a band for the greater portion of his life. He had an inexhaustable sense of humor and no matter how ill, began almost every conversation with a joke. Bawdy, mostly, but a joke, nevertheless. But mainly and blessedly, he was an excellent caregiver to DH's mom the last four years of her life, which was riddled with strokes and necessitated almost 24/7 care.


Step dad is now pain-free and resting in a much better place. Those he leaves behind, though, are particularly pained by his passing. I ask that you pray for them, please.

Condolences to you and your family, Crys.

:pray: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :love1:

[sands_healy]

ok.... I'm about to dash out the door to take DD to school. But I just wanted to let you know that I'm on both Yahoo and MSN..... but find that MSN works better for me out of the two!!!! So if there's a change.... let me know....

[BethHardy]

24 Hour Prayer Vigil starts midnight DSP Time Tonight

Just to let you Ladies know I shall be pm'ing everyone on the prayer chain to remind them of their time slot.

We still have 2 vacant spots on the prayer chain. If anyone would like to fill those it would be wonderful, so then we will have a non stop 24 prayer chain running all around the world.

The two slots are 4 to 5 am (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26169)(DSP time) and 7 to 8 pm (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26170)(DSP time) PM me if you would like to take either slot (or both) and I'll add your name.

Also please add your prayer requests to the list Prayer Request List (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26171) - you can ask just for your intentions if you don't want to leave any details.

Just a reminder that there is still time to post your prayer requests.

Also, if you want to, you can sign up to pray any hour of the day (not just during the two hours which have not been covered yet). There will often be more than one person praying at any given time, and that is terrific!!! :tup:

Editing: I signed up for 7 - 8 and someone else did also, but it looks like 1-2 p.m. DSP is not covered yet (although maybe someone else is covering it).

[Beachcomber]

Crys -- Condolences to you and your family. :hug: :love1: :hug: :love1: :hug:

[Carma]

Did everyone see that carolyn d moved up to 2nd place overall in NKOTB? . :clap: :yahoo: :tup: :clap:

There was a mistake in the first posting: NKOTB9 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26322)

Congratulations Carolyn...way to go.:tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Carma]

Gundi, was LauraLou able to contact you to let you know why I disappeared today?

Saw your LO in the gallery. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Ladies, follow the links in CathieMarie's prior post #19637, page #1310.

Due to the death in our family, I will be leaving sometime tomorrow (DH has some mowing obligations to fulfill before we head to KY) and will contact you when we return sometime next week.

I'm surely hoping to meet up with my two DGSs while we are "down south". :pray: :pray:

Have a safe trip, we will all be thinking of you and know that our prayers are with you all. :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: Glad that he is out of all that pain now.
We will miss you. :hug: :hug:

[kaybutler@mweb.]

To me awful and waffle rhyme perfectly, not so sure how I would pronounce that other thing. :D
Well ..to me (who does'nt have an accent !!) ..they rhyme pretty well !! I would say "an orfull woffle !!" :lol: :lol: told you I did'nt speak funny !!! I asked the waitress at the coffee shop whether they had any kiddies high chairs ..she looked very perplexed and then explained that they only had the usual cheddar or mozzarella !!! She thought I wanted kiddies CHEESE !!!:twins:

[kaybutler@mweb.]

Why did the stork spit them back out?????????:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

:twins: :twins: :twins: Maybe he wanted chips with them !! (cheeeeps if your'e an Aussie !!...beeeg cheeeps!)

[evergreen100]

Well ..to me (who does'nt have an accent !!) ..they rhyme pretty well !! I would say "an orfull woffle !!" :lol: :lol: told you I did'nt speak funny !!! I asked the waitress at the coffee shop whether they had any kiddies high chairs ..she looked very perplexed and then explained that they only had the usual cheddar or mozzarella !!! She thought I wanted kiddies CHEESE !!!:twins:


OMG, bring a pen and notepad with you when you visit:D:D Hmmm, I guess Selth Efricans spell the same as us Aussies do:think: :think: ?? That is sPell and opposed to sMell, you understand:D

Hope you are feeling better today Kay :hug:

[Carma]

Ok, I give up, I have gone way back and cannot find out what is wrong with Jae Dee, the only thing I can find out is that her hello keeps breaking on her. Jae Dee, please post and let us know if you are ok. In the mean time I am saying prayers for you and hope that your Hello gets fixed. I don't want to miss telling you that our prayers are with you. Get better soon.....:pray: :pray: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[JaeDee]

Crys sorry to hear of Sonny's dads passing. It sounds like he lived life to the fullest. Free a pain is a good thing, just hard on those that are left behind. Travel safe and know that you will be missed.

Are we getting on MSN messenger or Yahoo? I have MSN but can get yahoo. I am decariaj on MSN

my news is on the prayer thread

[JaeDee]

Im okay--just need extra prayers--didnt mean to worry anyone!! But thanks its nice to know that you are loved!!

[JaeDee]

Well ..to me (who does'nt have an accent !!) ..they rhyme pretty well !! I would say "an orfull woffle !!" :lol: :lol: told you I did'nt speak funny !!! I asked the waitress at the coffee shop whether they had any kiddies high chairs ..she looked very perplexed and then explained that they only had the usual cheddar or mozzarella !!! She thought I wanted kiddies CHEESE !!!:twins:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[kaybutler@mweb.]

I have some spectacular bruises and scrapes, but nothing permanent. :D You can imagine what happens when a metal scooter with thin edges bangs around on your knees and ankles, and I have quite bony ones. :)

I bet your kids are HUGELY impressed with your battle scars !! I'm also over giggling my head off at the mental image of your aerobatics (and then you innocently asking in the next post "how does one get flung !!") and happy it was just your pride that got dented ! ..If that happened to me ..I would have BOUNCED (like Vallies goldfish) down the road and not even been bruised at all ..I am THAT well padded !! I would have had a bit of a problem getting up again though !!!:shocked: :shocked:

CONGRATULATIONS on your truly beautiful "House that love built". You are such an awesome scrapper and I'm so proud that you are OUR gorgeous GIT !!!

[kaybutler@mweb.]

Im okay--just need extra prayers--didnt mean to worry anyone!! But thanks its nice to know that you are loved!!

:pray: :love3: :pray: :love3: :pray: :love3: :pray: :love3: :pray: :love3: LOVE YA !!!!!

[Carma]

Prayers going out to you Jae Dee and all other's needing extra prayers.:pray: :pray: :pray: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[Christine]

Yay I did another LO today! See what I can accomplish when I am the kid, and notice I have been on here a lot too. :D

Time for school (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=210933&nocache=1)

[sands_healy]

Carma.... are you on hello?

[GrandmaCrys]

Well, Vallie, I'm not sure I've done you proud; but I hope I did you no harm! :eek: :eek:

It's Bruised But It Ain't Broken (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=210939)

[GrandmaCrys]

Thank you, Ladies, I appreciate your sentiments. Like JaeDee, I feel so loved!:love3: :love3: :love3: :love3: :love3: :love3:

[Christine]

OK I just got all signed up for Yahoo Messenger. I signed up for my usual name and someone was already using it! Can you believe it? So I chose something else, then when I logged on, I realized I had been on there before, so guess who stole my username? :p That would be me. LOL Oh dear, I keep telling you guys I am losing it. :) Everyone who is going to try out Yahoo, let me know what your user name is, and anyone who has played on Yahoo already, we are waiting for some lessons. :D

[Christine]

Hey JaeDee..... I'm also on MSN, username healy2001. But I just wanted to let you know that you can actually have a conversation with several people on one window. Just add them to the conversation by clicking on the green man with the plus sign in your chat window!!!!

Oh now we are back to a quandry, which are we going to use MSN or Yahoo? Can MSN go on a Mac for our Mac-loving friends. :)

[Christine]

Kay and EG I want a recording of your conversation, I think I would find it highly entertaining. :)

[carolyn d]

Did everyone see that carolyn d moved up to 2nd place overall in NKOTB? . :clap: :yahoo: :tup: :clap:

There was a mistake in the first posting: NKOTB9 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26322)
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.... AND YOU MS OMI ARE FOURTH.. WELL DONE,WELL DONE. Now, I must come clean. When I saw the overall scores as they were originally posted, I realized that according to those numbers, I should have placed 6th in the first round. But I had been placed as second...(6th place is fine with me,) but then someone else should've been second. when I pm'd Kristen to tell her I had been erroneously put in second place in round 1, she found the error. Little numismatist that I am, those numbers just jumped out at me. i'd rather be 6th and honest than second with a lie..... did any of that make any sense??

crys- sorry to hear your sad news. he now rests, pain free, in God's hands. But, he sounds like he was quite the character, so the good memories will so quckly be the ones to shape his legacy. My condolences to you and your family.

[Ineke]

Well ..to me (who does'nt have an accent !!) ..they rhyme pretty well !! I would say "an orfull woffle !!" :lol: :lol: told you I did'nt speak funny !!! I asked the waitress at the coffee shop whether they had any kiddies high chairs ..she looked very perplexed and then explained that they only had the usual cheddar or mozzarella !!! She thought I wanted kiddies CHEESE !!!:twins:

I better remember to bring along my translation book when we meet - dont want any misunderstandings!!!:twins: :twins: :twins: :twins: :twins: :twins: :twins: :twins:

[Ineke]

Inky, how good are you with a pad and pencil?????????????:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I can do stick figures and I even manage to botch those up:twins: :twins: :twins: :twins:

[sands_healy]

Oh now we are back to a quandry, which are we going to use MSN or Yahoo? Can MSN go on a Mac for our Mac-loving friends. :)

I've added you Gundi.... but I'm not sure if yahoo can add several people to a chat.... I haven't worked on it much. I do know though that you can add several people onto MSN. I've just been chatting to JD there......

[sands_healy]

:lol: :lol: Oh Crys...... I love your page on your foot!!!!

[sands_healy]

Hi Carma.....

I got a similar effect by using the "photocopy" filter in DIP. Once I applied it I went to "changed advanced options" and played around with the three setting there.

Give it a go......

[dagwood]

Dearhearts

Step dad is now pain-free and resting in a much better place. Those he leaves behind, though, are particularly pained by his passing. I ask that you pray for them, please.

sorry Chrys. and yes lots of prayers for you...

[Christine]

Here's another one, but that will be all for the night cuz I am exhausted! I just can't run on 4 hours of sleep. :)

The best part of the day (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=210975&cat=3244)

Sands I don't see you on my yahoo, do I need to add you, as well as you adding me? Tell me your user name if that is the case. :)

[dagwood]

Fathers day here I have a headache, think I need a lie down and a bex, just spent the last 4 hours trying to explain to my 84 year old father how to work his first moblie phone:confused: :confused: :confused: ..... instructions come on a CD disk for the computer:( ....dads never turned on a computer in his life and not likely to start now....

now if I can just get him to remember to turn the phone on and charge up the batteries :harry:

[PQ]

Good morning all you wonderful grannies! I have not been keeping up with this thread for 2 days - which knowing you chatty cathies, means I have about 100 pages to read! LOL! I just finished my first layout in 2 WEEKS! My husband had the past 2 weeks off and, in the interest of marital harmony, I have pretty much stayed off the computer. Here is my layout - ANDREW CROSS COUNTRY MEET (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211001&cat=1362) PQ FRAN

[JaeDee]

While in Japan I never learned how to use chopsticks and would always ask for a "forku" Well it never came out of my mouth sounding like it should:rolleyes: ! My son would always waited to see what the reaction was before he helped me out. One time the girl brought me a diet coke! Most of the time I ended up eating with a child size fork, usually with a Hello Kitty picture on it.:lol: :lol: :lol:

:hug: :hug: :hug:
JaeDee

[nanaclaire]

OK I just got all signed up for Yahoo Messenger. I signed up for my usual name and someone was already using it! Can you believe it? So I chose something else, then when I logged on, I realized I had been on there before, so guess who stole my username? :p That would be me. LOL Oh dear, I keep telling you guys I am losing it. :) Everyone who is going to try out Yahoo, let me know what your user name is, and anyone who has played on Yahoo already, we are waiting for some lessons. :D

When I read your story, I was chuckling b/c I have done that myself several times, so don't feel so bad! I have both MSN and Yahoo but never sign on :doh:

[Carma]

Hi Carma.....

I got a similar effect by using the "photocopy" filter in DIP. Once I applied it I went to "changed advanced options" and played around with the three setting there.

Give it a go......

Thanks Sandy I will give it a try later on tonight...lost going on here this a.m.
This sounds good. Thanks so much. :yes:

[Carma]

Fathers day here I have a headache, think I need a lie down and a bex, just spent the last 4 hours trying to explain to my 84 year old father how to work his first moblie phone:confused: :confused: :confused: ..... instructions come on a CD disk for the computer:( ....dads never turned on a computer in his life and not likely to start now....

now if I can just get him to remember to turn the phone on and charge up the batteries :harry:

Dags, I feel for you we are going through the same thing with a computer and email with my mom...she can open it if you are there to remind her, she has one phone line and I cannot give her instructions and have her on the computer at the same time. They have been in the apt. they are in now for two years and paying for the internet but guess what...she probably has been on line 6 times if that. :no: I don't want to get any older than I am right now. :no:

[sands_healy]

Here's another one, but that will be all for the night cuz I am exhausted! I just can't run on 4 hours of sleep. :)

The best part of the day (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=210975&cat=3244)

Sands I don't see you on my yahoo, do I need to add you, as well as you adding me? Tell me your user name if that is the case. :)

Gundi... my name in yahoo is sands_healy@yahoo.co.uk

[Carma]

:tup: Oh yes, a while back I think it was Omio who was talking about NKOTB and who could join. I went through NKOTB two times...no one said I couldn't and I guess I never saw a rule to say I couldn't so I joined again. LOL I learned a lot both times. You girls better keep an eye on me, you never know where I may show up...remember to I am having some memory lapses. :doh: LOL

[yvspeck]

Kay and EG I want a recording of your conversation, I think I would find it highly entertaining. :)

I'll 2nd that Gundi :D . I am already pretty entertained by the accent posts. Bet we would all need some "extra" leak protection to hear it in real time :D .

Just lurking a bit you all

Red thread hugs

[nanaclaire]

Dags, I feel for you we are going through the same thing with a computer and email with my mom...she can open it if you are there to remind her, she has one phone line and I cannot give her instructions and have her on the computer at the same time. They have been in the apt. they are in now for two years and paying for the internet but guess what...she probably has been on line 6 times if that. :no: I don't want to get any older than I am right now. :no:

We often thought of getting my MIL some kind of email device (doesn't have to be a computer, there is one that just does emails) but we knew she wouldn't know how to operate it and b/c she doesn't live near us (she's in Florida and refuses to come back to Michigan to live even though she is alone now), we just decided it would be a waste of time. She's not in the computer age and I feel she is missing out but she would probably feel it to be frustrating instead.

[sands_healy]

:wave: I'm back safely from Muscat :wave: and I believe my CS3 is in town :wave: so I'm headed straight there in the morning to get it :yahoo: :yahoo: See you in the morning!!! :wave:

[GrandmaCrys]

I'm still waiting for Kasha to get on here and extol the virtues of Yahoo. In the meantime, I'm not moving anywhere and will let you great ladies duke it out whilst I'm gone. :D :D

When I return, perhaps you will have made the final decision and then I'll try and catch up. ;)

It'll probably be like "Hello". Everyone was gung-ho, I drug my feet for several months, then when I finally joined, I was so far behind and hardly knew anybody's user names. :lol: :lol:

Story of my life, though. When I'm not falling on my feet, I'm dragging them behind. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Just as one season is getting ready to end, I'm starting to really get into it! :yes: :yes: As soon as I'm ready to buy clothes for the season, the stores are filled with clothes for the next season. And so it goes...

After all these years, I'm starting to get used to my own ways. :think: :think: :think: :think: :think: :think: :think:

Now, if only DH would catch on to me, then every other word out of my mouth might not set him on his tin ear. :lol: :lol: :lol: Oh, wait............that's entirely another story. :D

[GrandmaCrys]

:wave: I'm back safely from Muscat :wave: and I believe my CS3 is in town :wave: so I'm headed straight there in the morning to get it :yahoo: :yahoo: See you in the morning!!! :wave:


Sands, I really have no idea what CS3 is, but I'm totally excited for you! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

[yvspeck]

Vallie, I have to tell you your style is KILLING me. I have been working it on and off for 3 days now. The groans my puter makes each time I open my multi layered work in progress is ear splitting. I don't know if it was some kind of weird sign or just a coincidence but I was working on it yesterday, just about to put my foot through the monitor, when all @#$% broke loose...One minute it is sunny, hot and humid the next this crazy, wild, unbelievable monsoon type storm hit us. Lightening struck , blew a transformer and out went the power...Couldn’t remember how much of what I worked was saved…. Grrrrrrrrr .. The power was out for nearly 8 hours so I stewed until almost 10 PM only to find that I had not saved any of my efforts of the day….. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I am no longer just another slimy snail scrapper. I am a stupid slimy snail scrapper as well. SAVE AS YOU WORK…. Think I will have it tattooed across my hands!

Thanks for coming to my pity party :D :D :D !

Ciao, Kim

[GrandmaCrys]

Kim, been there - done that! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I feel your pain! :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[yvspeck]

Almost forgot..... A little break I took from my Vallie style perils before the storm hit!

swimming (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=210851)

[PQ]

HEY GUNDI!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU'VE BEEN SCRAPLIFTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap:



ANDREW CROSSCOUNTRY 2 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211020&cat=500&ppuser=51256)

[Fulltime RVer]

Sands - Congrats on CS3! I've decided I'm going to get it, too. I'm just not passing up that $299.00 offer again. I would buy it right this minute, but don't want all sorts of hassles from Adobe because I downloaded it on the laptop but want to use it on our desktop. The tourists will be pretty much gone next week and I think I'll get permission to drag my destop in to the Cherry Republic. I've got an iMac G5 so setting it up here is no big deal.

[Fulltime RVer]

Crys -
I am so sorry to hear about the death of Sonny's step-dad. You are right that he is in a better place, but I am sorry for those of you he left behind who will miss him.

[GrandmaCrys]

Thanks, Karen.

[Fulltime RVer]

Omi -

WOW!!!

What a wise and wonderful teacher who makes sure each and every one of her kids hit a wall. I am forever grateful that I hit most of my walls early because it left me free to enjoy the rest of my life - not only enjoy it but enjoy it with great gratitute!

[nanaclaire]

The kids got back from the amusement park around 2pm today after a night in the car and a flat tire! Too bad son didn't take a pic so I could scrapbook it! LOL Anyway, I have some cute pics I can sb soon! Here is one with Zachary, Ian and Caroline and SpongeBob!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/imcrafts/FAMILY-misc/zack-ian-caroline-spongebob.jpg

[Fulltime RVer]

Congrats Omi, Gundi, and Carolyn d!!!

[GrandmaCrys]

The kids got back from the amusement park around 2pm today after a night in the car and a flat tire! Too bad son didn't take a pic so I could scrapbook it! LOL Anyway, I have some cute pics I can sb soon! Here is one with Zachary, Ian and Caroline and SpongeBob!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/imcrafts/FAMILY-misc/zack-ian-caroline-spongebob.jpg

That is so sweet, Nana!

[nanaclaire]

Thanks!

Any ideas on how to erase that lady behind Caroline out of the picture??? I tried the eraser but I end up erasing the kids! :eek:

[Victoria]

I missed yesterday and this morning and am now so hopelessly far behind. We are going out to our daughter's place and see the grandkids. Than our son is comming over when we get home (they have been away for nearly 3 weeks), so I'm not going to get caught up anytime soon.
I want to thank all of you who prayed for us today, and are praying for us the rest of the day. I'm continuing to join you in prayers throughout the day as well as my hour this morning. I do believe that God does answer prayers, however it may be in a different way than what we wanted.
WOS and WVS.
Hugs and prayers.
Helene

[BethHardy]

Any ideas on how to erase that lady behind Caroline out of the picture??? I tried the eraser but I end up erasing the kids!

Claire, I don't know what software you are using, but look for a clone brush. You can adust the size of it. Then click on an area of the photo you want to copy from and then move your mouse pointer to the area where the woman is and hold down your left mouse button as you paste. For example, copy the concrete and paste over her foot, the blue and paste over her leg. You will have to use a smaller brush to copy the little bit of curb to paste over her to the left. And it is going to get tricky to copy that bush and fence to paste over the rest of her. Cloning takes lots of time and patience, but it can work. Take a look at Omi's second round NKOTB. There was a duck behind her granddaughter's head on the right in her first photo. Omi replaced the duck with deck - and shadows. Omi is a master, but you can do it also.

[nanaclaire]

Any ideas on how to erase that lady behind Caroline out of the picture??? I tried the eraser but I end up erasing the kids!

Claire, I don't know what software you are using, but look for a clone brush. You can adust the size of it. Then click on an area of the photo you want to copy from and then move your mouse pointer to the area where the woman is and hold down your left mouse button as you paste. For example, copy the concrete and paste over her foot, the blue and paste over her leg. You will have to use a smaller brush to copy the little bit of curb to paste over her to the left. And it is going to get tricky to copy that bush and fence to paste over the rest of her. Cloning takes lots of time and patience, but it can work. Take a look at Omi's second round NKOTB. There was a duck behind her granddaughter's head on the right in her first photo. Omi replaced the duck with deck - and shadows. Omi is a master, but you can do it also.

Thanks. That's what I'll do. I've used the clone tool before but I really need to learn how to erase around a subject so the subject is "pulled" out of the picture and thought maybe I could do that here and get rid of that lady! LOL

[nanaclaire]

I missed yesterday and this morning and am now so hopelessly far behind. We are going out to our daughter's place and see the grandkids. Than our son is comming over when we get home (they have been away for nearly 3 weeks), so I'm not going to get caught up anytime soon.
I want to thank all of you who prayed for us today, and are praying for us the rest of the day. I'm continuing to join you in prayers throughout the day as well as my hour this morning. I do believe that God does answer prayers, however it may be in a different way than what we wanted.
WOS and WVS.
Hugs and prayers.
Helene

Helene, I totally agree with you about how God answers our prayers. Thanks to all who are praying and will be praying!

[Christine]

Gundi... my name in yahoo is sands_healy@yahoo.co.uk

Sands, am I on your list? I haven't seen anything asking me to say yes. Where should I look? I added you to my yahoo messenger, it says you are pending. :)

[Christine]

:tup: Oh yes, a while back I think it was Omio who was talking about NKOTB and who could join. I went through NKOTB two times...no one said I couldn't and I guess I never saw a rule to say I couldn't so I joined again. LOL I learned a lot both times. You girls better keep an eye on me, you never know where I may show up...remember to I am having some memory lapses. :doh: LOL

For the first bit, you could do it more than once. It wasn't until NKOTB 5 or 6 that they started the limits. :)

[Christine]

Sands, I really have no idea what CS3 is, but I'm totally excited for you! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

Crys you should, you silly girl. :) It is the Photoshop version that I just got, right before I talked you into upgrading your PSP. LOL:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Christine]

Vallie, I have to tell you your style is KILLING me. I have been working it on and off for 3 days now. The groans my puter makes each time I open my multi layered work in progress is ear splitting. I don't know if it was some kind of weird sign or just a coincidence but I was working on it yesterday, just about to put my foot through the monitor, when all @#$% broke loose...One minute it is sunny, hot and humid the next this crazy, wild, unbelievable monsoon type storm hit us. Lightening struck , blew a transformer and out went the power...Couldn’t remember how much of what I worked was saved…. Grrrrrrrrr .. The power was out for nearly 8 hours so I stewed until almost 10 PM only to find that I had not saved any of my efforts of the day….. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I am no longer just another slimy snail scrapper. I am a stupid slimy snail scrapper as well. SAVE AS YOU WORK…. Think I will have it tattooed across my hands!

Thanks for coming to my pity party :D :D :D !

Ciao, Kim

Kim, you had both my mom and I rolling! Sorry for your trauma, but I did appreciate the laughs and glad to see you, I know you get crazy busy, but good to see you when you have a minute.

[Christine]

HEY GUNDI!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU'VE BEEN SCRAPLIFTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap:



ANDREW CROSSCOUNTRY 2 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211020&cat=500&ppuser=51256)

Thanks for the lift, Fran. :)

[Christine]

Thanks!

Any ideas on how to erase that lady behind Caroline out of the picture??? I tried the eraser but I end up erasing the kids! :eek:

I would try close cropping and/or using a mask to fill the areas around them with a BG paper or something.

[BethHardy]

Vallie, I have to tell you your style is KILLING me. I have been working it on and off for 3 days now. The groans my puter makes each time I open my multi layered work in progress is ear splitting. I don't know if it was some kind of weird sign or just a coincidence but I was working on it yesterday, just about to put my foot through the monitor, when all @#$% broke loose...One minute it is sunny, hot and humid the next this crazy, wild, unbelievable monsoon type storm hit us. Lightening struck , blew a transformer and out went the power...Couldn’t remember how much of what I worked was saved…. Grrrrrrrrr .. The power was out for nearly 8 hours so I stewed until almost 10 PM only to find that I had not saved any of my efforts of the day….. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I am no longer just another slimy snail scrapper. I am a stupid slimy snail scrapper as well. SAVE AS YOU WORK…. Think I will have it tattooed across my hands!

Thanks for coming to my pity party :D :D :D !

Ciao, Kim

We've all lost work because of not saving it. :doh: Sorry it happened to you.

HOWEVER

YOU ARE DEFINITELY NOT "A STUPID SLIMY SNAIL SCRAPPER." :eek: I've seen your scrapping! It is terrific!

Just had to get that off my chest!

[JusteKash]

Yahoo works with Macs!

I keep Yahoo open all the time because it's my line of communication with the guys in Iraq. I've never used MSN, so I'm not sure about how it works.

My Yahoo user name is kashateaparty......same as here.

Geez.......I was only gone for 2 days and it's going to take that long to catch up.....so far I've discovered the only thing broken on Jae Dee is her Hello....no big loss Jae Dee and I'm glad to hear that!

Crys....so sorry about your family's loss.:hug:

Scamp.....glad things went well with your family :hug: :hug:. Also, thanks for the help with ACDSee....I'm still contemplating.

Accents.....I've spent the entire weekend in Kentucky where the accents are as thick as the stories that are told. But, Kentuckians are wonderful, friendly people and I enjoyed myself immensely.

Back to catching up.

[evergreen100]

I'll 2nd that Gundi :D . I am already pretty entertained by the accent posts. Bet we would all need some "extra" leak protection to hear it in real time :D .

Just lurking a bit you all

Red thread hugs


What accent???? I dont have an accent :lol: :lol: :lol:

[BethHardy]

I do believe that God does answer prayers, however it may be in a different way than what we wanted.

Helene

I totally agree with you on that, Helene. Some answers have taken years and weren't what I expected at all, but far better.

I think that it was Dr. Schueller (spelling?) who said something like this:

God always answers prayer.

If your prayer idea is not right, God says "No."

If your prayer would be right for you, but injure someone else, God says "No."

If the timing is not right, God says "Slow."

If everything is right, God says "Go!"
-----

And then there is this by "Author Unknown to Me:"

I asked God to take away my habit.
God said, No.
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.

I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
Patience is a by-product of tribulations;
it isn't granted, it is learned.

I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.

I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
and brings you closer to me.

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own!,
but I will prune you to make you fruitful.

I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.

I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.
God said...Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.
-----------

On the other hand, this morning, while I was praying for hurting people, I thought that I ought to ask for HEALING, and then let God decide.

[kaybutler@mweb.]

What accent???? I dont have an accent :lol: :lol: :lol:

Nor do I ..wonder what everyone is talking about ??:think: :think:

[evergreen100]

Nor do I ..wonder what everyone is talking about ??:think: :think:


Must be talking about all those other RGCers who have accents Kay:lol: :lol:
(I have been trying to say JD's "forku" word.... it is safe with an Aussie accent, but I could get into big trouble trying to say it with other accents:D:D)

[yhalos]

:wave: Hi everyone.

I wanted to stop in and say hi...thank you all for the prayers. I also prayed for all of those on this thread and their requests. I had the first shift with Meryl. What a great idea. Thanks Cathie for putting it all together you are a sweetheart :hug: :hug:

Crys, I'm so sorry to hear about your FIL...God will take real good care of him now.

Jaedee...you know I love ya girl. ;)

I have missed so much I don't even know where to begin. My goodness !!!!!

Scamptx, glad everything is good with you and yours..:hug:

I hear everyone is trying to switch to a place where we can all hang out.
I've had msn forever and I am victoria407@hotmail.com there and on yahoo
which I also have I'm yhalos. So if anyone wants to add me, go right ahead.:tup:

I know I've been a bad girl and don't get on as much anymore :cry: but I promise
to try and stay in touch more often. It sure is hard to get rolling again after 3,000 pages have been posted...:lol:

Well, I'm off to rest a bit..it's been a really long day..

Love you guys, and thanks for all the pm's , you ladies are the best...:hug: :hug: :love3: :pray:

[yhalos]

Must be talking about all those other RGCers who have accents Kay:lol: :lol:
(I have been trying to say JD's "forku" word.... it is safe with an Aussie accent, but I could get into big trouble trying to say it with other accents:D:D)

You young lady...are a riot....:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :hug:

[Carma]

We often thought of getting my MIL some kind of email device (doesn't have to be a computer, there is one that just does emails) but we knew she wouldn't know how to operate it and b/c she doesn't live near us (she's in Florida and refuses to come back to Michigan to live even though she is alone now), we just decided it would be a waste of time. She's not in the computer age and I feel she is missing out but she would probably feel it to be frustrating instead.

Hi, I just wanted to let you know there is a machine that is called Presto by HP and you sit it up and put in the peoples numbers taht she will accept emails from, they can send her emails and it prints them out for her up to 5 times a day what ever you put in 1,2,3, 4 or 5. You can send emails, pictures etc. She however cannot send an aswer back I doint think...so I have been thinking about getting one for mymom and dad.... but she still is struggling with her computer. The Presto emailer cost's $149.00 to buy, that also includes a ink cartridge. They print out in color and have different styles, like Birthday etc. You have to put in replacement ink cardridges in it and then it costs $9.95 per month for the service. If you go and check it out and leave your email address a day or so after you have been there you will recieve a offer from them to buy one for $99.95. So don't buy it at first as I have gone and checked it out two times now and both times I have recieved the special offer. I will send this than get the link for you...if may be something you would enjoy getting for her and she would feel like she is back in the link again.
good luck.

[Carma]

Nanaclair here is the link....http://presto.com/

[Ineke]

Must be talking about all those other RGCers who have accents Kay:lol: :lol:
(I have been trying to say JD's "forku" word.... it is safe with an Aussie accent, but I could get into big trouble trying to say it with other accents:D:D)

I dont know about "Forku" being save with an Aussie accent:eek: :eek: :eek: When I read the first post I thought they would have been laughing at Jaydee? for saying the unimaginable, not giving her a kiddies fork!:D :D :D :D :D

[Ineke]

Most of you have probably seen this one before but it is funny anyway!!!:D :D :D :D

FREEZER BAGS: They are male, because they hold everything in, but you
can see right through them.

PHOTOCOPIERS: These are female, because once turned off; it takes a
while to warm them up again.
They are an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are
pushed, but can also wreak havoc if you push the wrong Buttons.

TIRES: Tires are male, because they go bald easily and are often over
inflated.

HOT AIR BALLOONS: Also a male object, because to get them to go
anywhere, you have to light a fire under their butt.

SPONGES: These are female, because they are soft, squeezable and
retain water.

WEB PAGES: Female, because they're constantly being looked at and
frequently getting hit on

TRAINS: Definitely male, because they always use the same old lines
for picking up people.

EGG TIMERS: Egg timers are female because, over time, all the weight
shifts to the bottom.

HAMMERS: Male, because in the last 5000 years, they've hardly changed
at all, and are occasionally handy to have around.

THE REMOTE CONTROL: Female. Ha! You probably thought it would be male,
but consider this: It easily gives a man pleasure, he'd be lost
without it, and while he doesn't always know which buttons to push, he
just keeps trying

[nanaclaire]

Nanaclair here is the link....http://presto.com/

THANKS! I saved it for future reference. Maybe we can get the siblings together and purchase this for her for Christmas. She has 5 kids so not sure that this will have enough storage in it for her to receive the emails she'd prob. get. BUT I will check it out!

[nanaclaire]

INEKE, funny joke! Thanks for sharing!

[Christine]

I added you yolanda. I need someone to talk to me and teach me how to send pictures, screenshots (I have to have screen shots.) :) I use them all of the time.

[BethHardy]

:lol: :lol: :lol: Pretty funny, Inky.

[JaeDee]

Nanaclair here is the link....http://presto.com/

Thanks for that link, Carma. Might concider that for my DH's mom.

[JaeDee]

Not that it matters now--the damage is done--but my DH says the Japanese word for fork is fooku, like Haiku.:lol: :lol: :lol: And I never said it right but I never said it THAT way!!!!:D :D :D

[evergreen100]

You young lady...are a riot....:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :hug:


I don't know about the "riot" bit, YH, but I certainly LOVE being called "young lady"!!!!:lol:

That is a very funny joke Inkey...it is saved and will be redistributed:)

[JaeDee]

Here is the link to my Heritage LO for this week.

Master Mechanic (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211102&cat=847)

and right next to it is a beautiful LO by someone in the granny thread who isn't obeying the rules and posting her LOs here!!! HUM!!!

[PQ]

Good night all. PQ FRAN

[BethHardy]

Here is the link to my Heritage LO for this week.

Master Mechanic (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211102&cat=847)

and right next to it is a beautiful LO by someone in the granny thread who isn't obeying the rules and posting her LOs here!!! HUM!!!

Love your Master Mechanic layout, JaeDee, and thanks for telling on Deb. :yes: Her layout was not one we would have wanted to miss. :no:

[BethHardy]

Short night, long day. WOS and WVS. Thanks for all the prayers said today. Goodnight everyone.
:wave:

[PQ]

Oh yeah - I have yahoo messenger - photoqueenphoto@yahoo.com

PQ FRAN

[Carma]

Ok Ladies, here is a picture of 3 views of my modge podged photo on a canvas frame or block. I took the pictures in different places, outside on the patio inside in the foyer and then on my counter in the kitchen. Trying to make it so you can see it in different lighting. I didn not put ribbon on the frame of this one as I wanted to put it on an easel. Others that I want to put on a wall I will hang with ribbons or on a hanger on the wall. I have several ideas that I want to try.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211143&limit=recent

[carolyn d]

Well, I'm trying the Advanced Montage Class. Here is my first attempt FATHER AND SON (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211164&cat=500&ppuser=74339). Any comments you have will be greatly appreciated. BE TOUGHER THAN EMMA.. I have a thick Polish head and it's the only way I learn- the hard way LOL :lol:

[dagwood]

Carma, your canvas block would look lovely hanging on my wall in the hallway!!!!!!! Give it to me!!!! I can always PM you with my home address!!!:twins: :twins:

[Vallie]

A word that only math and computer nerds probably use! :tup: :o It's just a set of rules for solving a problem, like in long division when you divide-multiply-subtract-bring down. (Teachers here have the kids remember Daddy, Mommy, Sister, Brother to remember the pattern.) I always used to teach my kids to use the word algorithm, too, because they loved stumping their parents with it. :tup:

That's why I really love the digital scrapping. I understand The Rules, using the software, etc., and it gives me a chance to search for an artistic side -- I know I must have one in here somewhere. :lol:

How was the wedding? Did you have fun? Are there any pictures of you in your snazzy outfit? Did you find a cemetery? Actually, I love roaming through old graveyards and would join you in a heartbeat. :yes:

Now I know!!!! NOT!!! Like E=MC2 sort of? A formula, like pythagoras' thing?
Here is a pic of the wedding. It was beautiful!!! And the old church had a graveyard!!!!!!!! There was a grave with a plaque on it to the "perfect man" residing therein!! :lol: Seems the perfect man died 150 years ago!!!!! :lol: I will post some more pix when I get them organised. You know what, I took over 400 photos!!!! :lol:
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p192/Valliepix/resizecaseybenwedding045-2CaseyBrid.jpg

The bridesmaid on the far left in green is the brides eldest sister, and the bridesmaid in pale lemon is her daughter! Mother and daughter bridesmaids!! AND the mother had a baby boy only 6 weeks ago! :tup:

[Vallie]

Vallie: My bounteous amplitudes are rising and falling as I help you breathe away your anxiety:D Keep that picture in your mind and you will have a smile on your face all day:D:D (believe me it is a pretty funny sight all that bouncing and jiggling and not always synchronised either:D:D). Have fun at the wedding..can't believe you are shy, but I definitely am!!!

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I am shy, really, truly. When I am on here it is someone else, not me. Probably my twin sister that I have locked in the cupboard, I think she sneaks out at night!! :lol:

[Vallie]

How offal, I've done a waffle:D

Edit: do these words rhyme when you people who have accents (I dont:D) say them? If I say How awful, Ive done a waffle, it doesnt rhyme when speaking Aussie, so I had to search inside to find the rhyming word:D:D..if I spent less time over trivia, I might get more LOs done!

Offal and waffle rhyme
Awful and waffle dont!
It is a bit like graph and graph, said graph and grarrrrrrph. Photograph or photograrrrrrph. Tomayto or tomarto. Command or commarrrrrrrnd. :think:
Potato is still potato I think, cant say I have heard of potarrrrrrrrrto!

I better go, or I will be waffffffling!! :lol:

Gundi, Hello doesnt like me either. Last week I kept getting kicked off. Then it kept starting itself up all the time, on and off! I cant send pictures to some people either. Some I can get pictures from (Inky) but cant send to. It could be better!!!!!!! I use XP too.

[Christine]

Here's my DET round 1 entry for anyone who wants to take a gander. :D

DET Round 1 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211165&cat=3150)

[Christine]

Now I know!!!! NOT!!! Like E=MC2 sort of? A formula, like pythagoras' thing?
Here is a pic of the wedding. It was beautiful!!! And the old church had a graveyard!!!!!!!! There was a grave with a plaque on it to the "perfect man" residing therein!! :lol: Seems the perfect man died 150 years ago!!!!! :lol: I will post some more pix when I get them organised. You know what, I took over 400 photos!!!! :lol:
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p192/Valliepix/resizecaseybenwedding045-2CaseyBrid.jpg

The bridesmaid on the far left in green is the brides eldest sister, and the bridesmaid in pale lemon is her daughter! Mother and daughter bridesmaids!! AND the mother had a baby boy only 6 weeks ago! :tup:

Gorgeous pic Vallie. Made me laugh about your foray into the cementery.

[Christine]

Well looks like I am going to go check out these links and then go to bed. I don't know what I am doing up. Sands when you get back from picking up your dd from school, go over those directions and let me know in the AM (my AM :D )whether you have any questions. Bye everyone. WOS and WVS

[Vallie]

I was putting on a brave face and breathing shallowly:D (the reason my amplitudes dont bounce in synchrony is because one is bigger than the other...the bigger one takes longer to bounce up and falls back more quickly:D:D...too much information:D:D????))

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Ineke]

Love the idea of the different pastel colours for the bridesmaids Vallie - they look like a lovely bridal party!! Glad you had a nice time - hope you didnt hang around that graveyard for too long!!

Bought myself a canvas today at the warehouse the only problem is that it is an A4 size but that was all they had - will give it a try anyway!! Also bought a double 30th Anniversary Elvis CD - first Elvis CD that I own - bit late 30 years after he died:twins: :twins: :twins: :twins: :twins:

[BethHardy]

Here is a pic of the wedding. It was beautiful!!! And the old church had a graveyard!!!!!!!! There was a grave with a plaque on it to the "perfect man" residing therein!! :lol: Seems the perfect man died 150 years ago!!!!! :lol: I will post some more pix when I get them organised. You know what, I took over 400 photos!!!! :lol: :tup:

What??? THE PERFECT MAN died 150 years ago!!! That is going to make a lot of women unhappy. :cry:

However, what a beautiful pastel wedding. I'm looking forward to seeing ALL 400 Vallie-style layouts!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

It is very early here (3:38 a.m.). I got up to fix something I'd written only to discover that it was OK in the first place.
I'd better go back to bed, although now I'm completely awake. WOS and WVS.

[Vallie]

Dearhearts, I have known my husband's step dad for almost 18 years and he has been ill the entire time. Emphysema. As is typical, his condition had become increasingly worse and the past two years, particularly bad.

About 6 o'clock this evening, he finally lost his battle.

This man lived a very "tough" life, and a lot of his troubled times were self-induced.

He was, however, a very talented musician, playing guitar and singing in a band for the greater portion of his life. He had an inexhaustable sense of humor and no matter how ill, began almost every conversation with a joke. Bawdy, mostly, but a joke, nevertheless. But mainly and blessedly, he was an excellent caregiver to DH's mom the last four years of her life, which was riddled with strokes and necessitated almost 24/7 care.

Step dad is now pain-free and resting in a much better place. Those he leaves behind, though, are particularly pained by his passing. I ask that you pray for them, please.

So well written Miss Crystal!! Condolences to you all and prayers for Step-dad, he sounds a real character!! I am sure he has a joke to tell at the Pearly Gates too! :hug:

[evergreen100]

So pleased you had a good time at the wedding Vallie and the photo is lovely.

There are lots of Grans entered in the DET contest...here are some names I noticed, there may be more:

Victoria Lindyroz Gundimom CathieMarie Formbygirl Vickimp Sammdc sssnoo......Im sure I have missed some, just yell out your name so we can cheer for all of you.

Good luck ladies!

[sands_healy]

Sands when you get back from picking up your dd from school, go over those directions and let me know in the AM (my AM :D )whether you have any questions. Bye everyone. WOS and WVS

Thanks so much Gundi!!! I really appreciate you taking some time out to show me a few things.... especially considering what hour it was!!! :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[Vallie]

Well, Vallie, I'm not sure I've done you proud; but I hope I did you no harm! :eek: :eek:

It's Bruised But It Ain't Broken (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=210939)

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: This must be the most beautifully scrapped foot in the world!!!!! :tup:

Congratulations on HOF Miss Gundi!!!! How awesome!!!!!!!! :twins: :twins:

Congratulations to Carolyn and Omi on NKOTB too!!!!!!!!! Terrific layouts!!!!!! :twins: :twins:
Hope the prayer vigil went well Cathie, I am sure the power is being felt where it is most needed! A beautiful thing to do. :pray: :pray: :pray:

[sands_healy]

YYYYYYYAAAAAAAHHHHHHOOOOOO!!!!!! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: Can you guess I'm excited????

I got my CS3 this morning!!!! But boy once I had loaded it and opened it I started hyperventilating..... thinking maybe I've stepped right out into the centre of the traffic!!! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: I mean I didn't even know which thing to click on at all!!!!:doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: Lucky for me..... Gundi was on hello, and very graciously offered to show me a few things before she went to bed.... and I mean very graciously cos it was her time 1am :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Oh my gosh!!! Do I have a lot to learn now!!! And to give you and idea..... I have no clue even where the "paint bucket is" :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:

Oh well.... I'm sure in a few weeks I'll be laughing at this post!!!:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

[sands_healy]

OK I need some help from you US ladies..... I would love to order some flowers on line for the girl who arranged everything for me.... Are there any florists you can recommend that I can order on line with....??? Only catch is I have an internet card to pay with not a CC.... can you help me?

[kaybutler@mweb.]

So glad you enjoyed the wedding so much Vallie ..what a pretty bride ! I am also very unhappy that the perfect man has long since expired ..and here we've all wasted so much time looking for him ! Sheesh ..400 pics !!! That must be a record !!
WTG Carma on your gorgeous canvas ..it looks fabulous on the easel ..a real work of art !! How many layers of podge did you use ?? I have covered tins etc with pics of the kids on them .. I sprayed them with clear varnish to protect them ..this worked pretty well and I'm sure you could do the same here. I think the podge gives that lovely brushed look if you want a bit of texture .
Are you having fun with your new toy Sands ? I have invested FAR too many hours and so much blood sweat and tears learning Corel PhotoPaint that I would never dream of changing now ..you are VERY brave !!
How do I get the cute WOS and WVS blinkies ? I tried rt clicking them and going to proerties to copy the link ,,but when I tried it in my siggie I was told " file format too large" ???
Gotta go ...huge desert sized hugs to all !! Be back soonest !!

[Vallie]

Vallie, I have to tell you your style is KILLING me. I have been working it on and off for 3 days now. The groans my puter makes each time I open my multi layered work in progress is ear splitting. I don't know if it was some kind of weird sign or just a coincidence but I was working on it yesterday, just about to put my foot through the monitor, when all @#$% broke loose...One minute it is sunny, hot and humid the next this crazy, wild, unbelievable monsoon type storm hit us. Lightening struck , blew a transformer and out went the power...Couldn’t remember how much of what I worked was saved…. Grrrrrrrrr .. The power was out for nearly 8 hours so I stewed until almost 10 PM only to find that I had not saved any of my efforts of the day….. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I am no longer just another slimy snail scrapper. I am a stupid slimy snail scrapper as well. SAVE AS YOU WORK…. Think I will have it tattooed across my hands!

Thanks for coming to my pity party :D :D :D !

Ciao, Kim

Poor Kimmy!!!!! :hug: :hug: I am always forgetting to save as I go. I lost half of my Demure Sarah layout too when photoshop crashed. I am a bit more careful lately, it is a bit of a memory hog I found out the hard way! Now off to check if you finished it yet!:D

[sands_healy]

So glad you enjoyed the wedding so much Vallie ..what a pretty bride ! I am also very unhappy that the perfect man has long since expired ..and here we've all wasted so much time looking for him ! Sheesh ..400 pics !!! That must be a record !!
WTG Carma on your gorgeous canvas ..it looks fabulous on the easel ..a real work of art !! How many layers of podge did you use ?? I have covered tins etc with pics of the kids on them .. I sprayed them with clear varnish to protect them ..this worked pretty well and I'm sure you could do the same here. I think the podge gives that lovely brushed look if you want a bit of texture .
Are you having fun with your new toy Sands ? I have invested FAR too many hours and so much blood sweat and tears learning Corel PhotoPaint that I would never dream of changing now ..you are VERY brave !!
How do I get the cute WOS and WVS blinkies ? I tried rt clicking them and going to proerties to copy the link ,,but when I tried it in my siggie I was told " file format too large" ???
Gotta go ...huge desert sized hugs to all !! Be back soonest !!

Sorry I've been so pre-occupied with my new program that I haven't even commented here today.... so I'm taking the easy way out..... and saying WKS :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Kay I also have spent so much time learning DIP that it was a major decision for me to change, but quite honestly if I am really thinking about getting serious with my photography..... well then I will have to go the Photoshop route cos DIP just can't do the things that Photoshop can!!!

[Vallie]

Glad you got CS3 finally Sandy. Photoshop is a bit of an adventure. I found it not much different to PSP. But then again I dont do anything too hard with it just basic photo fixing and the scrapping. There is a lot to learn and you do learn a lot just fiddling around. If you dont like something ctrl/alt/z will undo it. I think that was the first thing I learnt! :lol:

[sands_healy]

Glad you got CS3 finally Sandy. Photoshop is a bit of an adventure. I found it not much different to PSP. But then again I dont do anything too hard with it just basic photo fixing and the scrapping. There is a lot to learn and you do learn a lot just fiddling around. If you dont like something ctrl/alt/z will undo it. I think that was the first thing I learnt! :lol:

Ah thanks for that Vallie.... I've been searching for the undo button!!!

[JusteKash]

Also bought a double 30th Anniversary Elvis CD - first Elvis CD that I own - bit late 30 years after he died:twins: :twins: :twins: :twins: :twins:

Dontcha’ Think It’s Time you Hard Headed Woman! I have some Suspicion and I Just Can’t Help Believing that Elvis was calling out to you....Inky, Inky....It’s Now or Never, Surrender to me baby.....let me be your Good Luck Charm, if only for One Night. You know Inky, I’m Yours, so Please Don’t Stop Loving Me for All That I Am....and You’ll Never Walk Alone.

[nanaclaire]

Vallie, I have to tell you your style is KILLING me. I have been working it on and off for 3 days now. The groans my puter makes each time I open my multi layered work in progress is ear splitting. I don't know if it was some kind of weird sign or just a coincidence but I was working on it yesterday, just about to put my foot through the monitor, when all @#$% broke loose...One minute it is sunny, hot and humid the next this crazy, wild, unbelievable monsoon type storm hit us. Lightening struck , blew a transformer and out went the power...Couldn’t remember how much of what I worked was saved…. Grrrrrrrrr .. The power was out for nearly 8 hours so I stewed until almost 10 PM only to find that I had not saved any of my efforts of the day….. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I am no longer just another slimy snail scrapper. I am a stupid slimy snail scrapper as well. SAVE AS YOU WORK…. Think I will have it tattooed across my hands!

Thanks for coming to my pity party :D :D :D !

Ciao, Kimawww, Kim, so sorry about your losing ALL of your work! Just know that you aren't the only one who has done that ... yep, me too!

[sands_healy]

Dontcha’ Think It’s Time you Hard Headed Woman! I have some Suspicion and I Just Can’t Help Believing that Elvis was calling out to you....Inky, Inky....It’s Now or Never, Surrender to me baby.....let me be your Good Luck Charm, if only for One Night. You know Inky, I’m Yours, so Please Don’t Stop Loving Me for All That I Am....and You’ll Never Walk Alone.

If I didn't know any better Kasha..... I would think you were coming on to her :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[JusteKash]

In case any of you were wondering how it is I know so many Elvis song titles.....some of the families came up with this idea a few years ago as a means of communication with the guys when they were deployed. Obviously they can't disclose certain details with us for security reasons, such as they are about to go on patrol or they're leaving on a "hot" mission, etc, we use Elvis song titles to talk in "code". It's worked out beautifully and keeps us from worrying so much when we don't hear from our soldiers for days on end.

I still laugh so hard about the story of when the time our guys were walking through the streets of Baghdad during the initial invasion of Iraq. Baghdad is an incredibly large city and most of the surrounding areas are filled with people living in conditions of extreme poverty. These are also the most dangerous areas of the city and pose the highest risk for the soldiers.
One night, our guys were sent out to follow up on a report that Saddam was hiding out in one of the ghetto areas of Baghdad. After searching for hours and finding nothing, they were anxious to leave the areas they had searched. As they were walking down the streets to return to their hummers, one of the sergeants who often imitated Elvis, began softly singing "In The Ghetto". Before long, the other soldiers using their best falsetto voices, had added the background chorus. Can you just imagine these guys walking down the streets of Baghdad singing this! My son tells the story so well and I laugh each time he does.

[nanaclaire]

Now I know!!!! NOT!!! Like E=MC2 sort of? A formula, like pythagoras' thing?
Here is a pic of the wedding. It was beautiful!!! And the old church had a graveyard!!!!!!!! There was a grave with a plaque on it to the "perfect man" residing therein!! :lol: Seems the perfect man died 150 years ago!!!!! :lol: I will post some more pix when I get them organised. You know what, I took over 400 photos!!!! :lol:
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p192/Valliepix/resizecaseybenwedding045-2CaseyBrid.jpg

The bridesmaid on the far left in green is the brides eldest sister, and the bridesmaid in pale lemon is her daughter! Mother and daughter bridesmaids!! AND the mother had a baby boy only 6 weeks ago! :tup:

Just love that picture! What a lovely setting. I couldn't tell the colors b/c my computer it looks like yellows and purples. Can't wait to see more pics! Thanks for sharing!

[nanaclaire]

Offal and waffle rhyme
Awful and waffle dont!
It is a bit like graph and graph, said graph and grarrrrrrph. Photograph or photograrrrrrph. Tomayto or tomarto. Command or commarrrrrrrnd. :think:
Potato is still potato I think, cant say I have heard of potarrrrrrrrrto!

I better go, or I will be waffffffling!! :lol:

Gundi, Hello doesnt like me either. Last week I kept getting kicked off. Then it kept starting itself up all the time, on and off! I cant send pictures to some people either. Some I can get pictures from (Inky) but cant send to. It could be better!!!!!!! I use XP too.

This is so funny and baffling my mind! LOL I think awful and waffle have the same sound but then they all tell ME that I have an ACCENT as well! LOL

AND WHAT in the world Is HELLO ....???? telephone??? messenger??? your computer????

[nanaclaire]

Here's my DET round 1 entry for anyone who wants to take a gander. :D

DET Round 1 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211165&cat=3150)

Wanted to let you know I really liked your layout and your larger picture of yellowstone looks like a painting to me!!!

[sands_healy]

Funny story Kasha.... and I believe that's the reason why you know all the songs, and not because you are propositioning poor ole Inky..... but then just for the record, I also believe in Father Christmas, the Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny :lol: :lol: :lol:

[JaeDee]

Hello is a live chat program where you can share files and screen shots. It is like MSN Messenger or Yahoo Messenger. Very nice to have, especially if you have friends and family in far away places. Hello does not like me-but I am decariaj @hotmail.com on MSN messenger.

[Ineke]

Dontcha’ Think It’s Time you Hard Headed Woman! I have some Suspicion and I Just Can’t Help Believing that Elvis was calling out to you....Inky, Inky....It’s Now or Never, Surrender to me baby.....let me be your Good Luck Charm, if only for One Night. You know Inky, I’m Yours, so Please Don’t Stop Loving Me for All That I Am....and You’ll Never Walk Alone.


:twins: :twins: :twins: :twins: :twins: :twins: :twins: Yeh I got all of those now!!!:twins: :twins: :twins: :twins: :twins:

[LauraLou]

Good grief you ladies have been verbose!!! I haven't been able to find time to read much...try having 3 almost 40 year old "kids" around all of a sudden. DD#1 is on her yearly vacation here and lasted a record 6 days before getting into a fight with her younger sister. My oldest (son) is packing his belongings into a storage unit and heading to Northern Michigan for a temporary job renovating a restaurant so he crashed at my house last night, too. I am hiding out at the Old Dear's house across the street.

Laughed at The Perfect Man headstone. Probably NO one buried there...just letting us hopeful women know to stop looking.

Loved the Elvis posts. Our Fellas and their senses of humor are so inspirational! I have NEVER bought an Elvis recording, but, thanks to the early days of Napster, I have a ton downloaded.

Can you believe the Back to School Sales"? Backpacks with cell phone, I-Pod, and laptop storage spaces? What happened to B-O-O-K-S? The sales for college dorm rooms are just as silly...Speaker systems, HiDef TVs, Loft Beds. You should have SEEN my first dorm room...I thought it was the closet! 2 beds, 2 dressers with drop-down desk surfaces, and 2 chairs. No room for personal additions, either.

Well, I do get the girls tonight and all day tomorrow as their parents are back in their classrooms and the girls start Wednesday. Should be interesting with the Aunt and Uncle at my house, too. It will be like babysitting FOUR kids. ACK! Wednesday I hope everyone will be settled somewhere else and I can hibernate for the day!

Now off to read a dozen or more pages. Until then...WOS, WVS, and WKS.

[nanaclaire]

In case any of you were wondering how it is I know so many Elvis song titles.....some of the families came up with this idea a few years ago as a means of communication with the guys when they were deployed. Obviously they can't disclose certain details with us for security reasons, such as they are about to go on patrol or they're leaving on a "hot" mission, etc, we use Elvis song titles to talk in "code". It's worked out beautifully and keeps us from worrying so much when we don't hear from our soldiers for days on end.

I still laugh so hard about the story of when the time our guys were walking through the streets of Baghdad during the initial invasion of Iraq. Baghdad is an incredibly large city and most of the surrounding areas are filled with people living in conditions of extreme poverty. These are also the most dangerous areas of the city and pose the highest risk for the soldiers.
One night, our guys were sent out to follow up on a report that Saddam was hiding out in one of the ghetto areas of Baghdad. After searching for hours and finding nothing, they were anxious to leave the areas they had searched. As they were walking down the streets to return to their hummers, one of the sergeants who often imitated Elvis, began softly singing "In The Ghetto". Before long, the other soldiers using their best falsetto voices, had added the background chorus. Can you just imagine these guys walking down the streets of Baghdad singing this! My son tells the story so well and I laugh each time he does.

Thanks for that story; I hadn't heard it before! I can imagine that happening and it is funny! :D

[Ineke]

You can proposition me any time Kasha:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
cause I Just want to be your Teddy Bear:lol: :lol:

[JaeDee]

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I am shy, really, truly. When I am on here it is someone else, not me. Probably my twin sister that I have locked in the cupboard, I think she sneaks out at night!! :lol:

Okay now I am really confused! I thought you had a twin sister. Do you keep her locked in the cupboard:shocked: :shocked: ?? Call the authorities Vallie has her twin sister locked in the cupboard:twins: :twins: :twins: :twins: !!!

Love the photo!! Cant wait it see the headstone of the perfect man!

:hug: :hug: :hug:
JaeDeee

[RoadMap4Us]

Hello All!

I was busted for not posting links so I'll have to crawl over here and do my humble apology dance. :yahoo: :o :o :o :o :o :o :yahoo: Kind of hard to dance and be humble at the same time.

And, yes, :yes: :yes: that tree pattern on the patio (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211103&cat=500&ppuser=41276) is made by the various colors of the bricks which they cut and laid at precise angles. I want one of those patios too!!!!!! :cry: :cry: :cry:

Kasha-- you are so clever! Love the Elvis songs used for code. May have to try that around here. [Hey, if we don't get this done, it's going to be a Blue Christmas.] :twins:

Accents!?!?! Not here. I've talked to someone else who is on DSP. And that person and I sound exactly alike.

Gotta' go. Hugs and WOS and WVS.

[nanaclaire]

Hello is a live chat program where you can share files and screen shots. It is like MSN Messenger or Yahoo Messenger. Very nice to have, especially if you have friends and family in far away places. Hello does not like me-but I am decariaj@hotmail.com on MSN messenger.

Thanks for the explanation! LOL

I have MSN (imcrafts@hotmail.com) and Yahoo (imcrafts@yahoo.com) but hardly ever sign on. I'll have to try to do that now and then.

[BethHardy]

Dontcha’ Think It’s Time you Hard Headed Woman! I have some Suspicion and I Just Can’t Help Believing that Elvis was calling out to you....Inky, Inky....It’s Now or Never, Surrender to me baby.....let me be your Good Luck Charm, if only for One Night. You know Inky, I’m Yours, so Please Don’t Stop Loving Me for All That I Am....and You’ll Never Walk Alone.


:clap: :clap: :clap:

[LauraLou]

We all seem to be scattered all over with our various favorite chat clients. Rather than having several open to talk to friends from various places I use Trillian which covers almost all of them except Hello). Here is the write up. It is free.

Trillian is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC. It provides capabilities not possible with original network clients, while supporting standard features such as audio chat, file transfers, group chats, chat rooms, buddy icons, multiple simultaneous connections to the same network, server-side contact importing, typing notification, direct connection (AIM), proxy support, encrypted messaging (AIM/ICQ), SMS support, tabbed chatting, system-tray notifications and alerts, and privacy settings.

I am lauraloub on everything but AIM where I am TruBluLu.

[nanaclaire]

We all seem to be scattered all over with our various favorite chat clients. Rather than having several open to talk to friends from various places I use Trillian which covers almost all of them except Hello). Here is the write up. It is free.

Trillian is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC. It provides capabilities not possible with original network clients, while supporting standard features such as audio chat, file transfers, group chats, chat rooms, buddy icons, multiple simultaneous connections to the same network, server-side contact importing, typing notification, direct connection (AIM), proxy support, encrypted messaging (AIM/ICQ), SMS support, tabbed chatting, system-tray notifications and alerts, and privacy settings.

I am lauraloub on everything but AIM where I am TruBluLu.

Laura, so does Trillian pick up messages from the different chat clients then (for instance, if you get a message from MSN or Yahoo, do you get that in Trillian or do they have to have a Trillian ID?)

[Fulltime RVer]

There is only one perfect man and he died 150 years ago? Hmm. That could explain a lot. LOL!!!

My slightly less than perfect man wants to go for a hike when I get home. I wonder when I am supposed to make my pie for the potluck tonight. Guess I had better get home pretty quick. :-(

I am happy to report that the Cherry Republic is much quieter today. Drove me crazy yesterday.

Remember last week when I asked for prayers for our DD? Well, the very next day she was offered a GREAT job that would be perfect for her. Now I need prayers that she decides she is strong enough to handle it and I have great faith in RGC prayers.

[JusteKash]

You can proposition me any time Kasha:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
cause I Just want to be your Teddy Bear:lol: :lol:

Aww Inky.....now I'm All Shook Up....:lol:

[Fulltime RVer]

Vallie -
Beautiful wedding photo!!! I look forward to seeing more of them, though maybe not all 400. LOL!

My mother had my youngest sister 10 days after we got married. I was nearly 21 when I got married and my mom was 40.

[Fulltime RVer]

Kasha - Loved your Bagdahd story! LOL!!!

[LauraLou]

Laura, so does Trillian pick up messages from the different chat clients then (for instance, if you get a message from MSN or Yahoo, do you get that in Trillian or do they have to have a Trillian ID?)

Trillian asks for your user ID on each of the clients to which you belong then opens one window with your contacts color-coded as to which client they belong. I don't use IRC or a couple of others so those are just not there. Skype is another one besides Hello that I use but isn't supported by Trillian. You don't need a separate ID for Trillian.

[LauraLou]

Just HAVE to share...for all of you retirees out there. This was from a retired teacher-friend of mine.

And They Ask Why I Like Retirement!

Question: How many days in a week?
Answer: 6 Saturdays, 1 Sunday.

Question: When is a retiree's bedtime?
Answer: Three hours after he/she falls
asleep on the couch.

Question: How many retirees to change a light bulb?
Answer: Only one, but it might take all day.

Question: What's the biggest gripe of retirees?
Answer: There is not enough time to get
everything done.

Question: Why don't retirees mind being called Seniors?
Answer: The term comes with a 1 0% discount.

Question: Among retirees what is considered formal attire?
Answer: Tied shoes.

Question: Why do retirees count pennies?
Answer: They are the only ones who have
the time.

Question: What is the common term for
someone who enjoys work and
refuses to retire?
Answer: NUTS!

Question: Why are retirees so slow to clean
out the basement, attic or garage?
Answer: They know that as soon as they do,
one of their adult kids will want to
store stuff there

Question: What do retirees call a long lunch?
Answer: Normal.

Question: What is the best way to describe
retirement?
Answer: The never ending Coffee Break.

Question: What's the biggest advantage of
going back to school as a retiree?
Answer: If you cut classes, no one calls your
parents.

Question: Why does a retiree often say he
doesn't miss work, but misses the
people he used to work with?
Answer : He is too polite to tell the whole truth. </ SPAN>

My favorite one:
QUESTION: What do you do all week?
Answer: Mon to Fri. Nothing, and on
Sat & Sun I rest!

[sands_healy]

Inky!!! Where are you???? I see you've posted but you're not on Hello!!! I have the answer for you about my Title in my Islands page.

[sands_healy]

Anyone got an answer for me yet on my florist question?

[Impy]

Ugh, I am SO out of the loop, I feel like my arm is missing.

I've barely been on DSP all week and didn't do a layout until Friday after school. Homeschooling 3 is taking up a lot of time and then yesterday I spent the whole day concentrating on the DET.

I glanced over the gallery first and thought I could never compete with all the great LOs, but then I got to work and started playing with all the great elements in the kit and ended up with 3 layouts. THEN I had to decide which one to enter. I asked everyone to vote (even my 2 year old LOL) and finally decided to enter my Winter Sunset (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211148&cat=3150) LO.

The other two - featuring Abby (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211154&cat=500&ppuser=81914) and My Parents (through the years) (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211155&cat=500&ppuser=81914) are in my gallery. I hope I made the right choice... I probably won't get past round one, but it's fun trying anyway.

This morning I did a school LO of my oldest daughter (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211207&cat=500&ppuser=81914) for IOTW and I just uploaded a page from last school year (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211217) that I never uploaded for the Inspiration Station call for school layouts. Sheesh - I haven't even thought about my heritage layout for this week yet!

Cathie, thanks so much for doing the prayer requests. I'm praying daily in my time slot and didn't realize there were so many requests until I started reading the thread. Thanks for doing that!!

Gotta go get lunch started and then work on a couple more LOs while I have the day off! I'm still about 4 pages behind in the forum, so WOS!! : )

[Impy]

Sandy, I usually do a google search for florists in the town I want to send them to and then call them directly to place the order. You can usually get more for your money since you don't have to pay the FTD charges. HTH.

[LauraLou]

Thanks!

Any ideas on how to erase that lady behind Caroline out of the picture??? I tried the eraser but I end up erasing the kids! :eek:

Absolutely! I had to do that with a pic of my DD's honeymoon pic taken by the hotel...the lady (?) walking on the beach behind them looked like she was nude.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Who2.jpg

I use Photo Shop Creative Suite 2 and the handy-dandy clone tool to reproduce background to cover the distraction. I also magnify it a lot so I can deal with the details.

[Carma]

Carma, your canvas block would look lovely hanging on my wall in the hallway!!!!!!! Give it to me!!!! I can always PM you with my home address!!!:twins: :twins:

Dags, I really take this as a compliment. Thanks so much!:yes:

[Carma]

So glad you enjoyed the wedding so much Vallie ..what a pretty bride ! I am also very unhappy that the perfect man has long since expired ..and here we've all wasted so much time looking for him ! Sheesh ..400 pics !!! That must be a record !!
WTG Carma on your gorgeous canvas ..it looks fabulous on the easel ..a real work of art !! How many layers of podge did you use ?? I have covered tins etc with pics of the kids on them .. I sprayed them with clear varnish to protect them ..this worked pretty well and I'm sure you could do the same here. I think the podge gives that lovely brushed look if you want a bit of texture .
Are you having fun with your new toy Sands ? I have invested FAR too many hours and so much blood sweat and tears learning Corel PhotoPaint that I would never dream of changing now ..you are VERY brave !!
How do I get the cute WOS and WVS blinkies ? I tried rt clicking them and going to proerties to copy the link ,,but when I tried it in my siggie I was told " file format too large" ???
Gotta go ...huge desert sized hugs to all !! Be back soonest !!

2 coats of modge podge.....and yes I do think I will spray it with clear coat. Thanks for the comments Kay. :yes:

[Carma]

Vallie love the wedding pictures, too neat having a mother and daughter being your brides maids at your wedding. I love the dresses in the pastels and oh that porch is so beautiful... You did a wonderful job on the photography...look forward to more pictures of the wedding.

[sands_healy]

Just wanted to wish all the Grannies and GITs entering the DET Good Luck!!!!

[Victoria]

I've just posted my DET contest LO. (I don't know why I do this stressful thing to myself).
The LO's in the gallery are just outstanding again.
Here is the link for anybody who is interested in looking:
Wedding DET Round 1 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211235&cat=3150)
Dear husband is ready for our walk , so must scoot for now. Will be back later to try and catch up.
Thanks for all of the prayers yesterday. Hugs to all and continued prayers.

[carolyn d]

Do any of you ladies know how to organize the individual gallery thumbnails into albums?
My gallery is beginnig to look like my son's bedroom--- a personal landfill space.

I know how to make the album, but can't figure out how to move the individual thumbnails into it. Can I just click and drag them in or will I need to put everything back into my computer and then put them into the album??? I hope this is not the case because some I deleted after printing.

urghhh.

[sands_healy]

Oh Gundi.... I do have a few questions since I've been looking around today..... so I hope to catch you on hello in the morning!!! :wave: off to bath kids and put them to bed :wave: G'Night all :wave:

[sands_healy]

Do any of you ladies know how to organize the individual gallery thumbnails into albums?
My gallery is beginnig to look like my son's bedroom--- a personal landfill space.

I know how to make the album, but can't figure out how to move the individual thumbnails into it. Can I just click and drag them in or will I need to put everything back into my computer and then put them into the album??? I hope this is not the case because some I deleted after printing.

urghhh.

Hi Carolyn.... I started sorting out my gallery a while back and this is the way I did it. After you have named your album, you open up the photo, and at the bottom you click on the drop down menu next to "move to" and select your album page which should be the very bottom name.

I did ask in this thread if there was a quicker way of doing it, but I wasn't answered so my guess is that there isn't another way. HTH.

[Christine]

YYYYYYYAAAAAAAHHHHHHOOOOOO!!!!!! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: Can you guess I'm excited????

I got my CS3 this morning!!!! But boy once I had loaded it and opened it I started hyperventilating..... thinking maybe I've stepped right out into the centre of the traffic!!! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: I mean I didn't even know which thing to click on at all!!!!:doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: Lucky for me..... Gundi was on hello, and very graciously offered to show me a few things before she went to bed.... and I mean very graciously cos it was her time 1am :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Oh my gosh!!! Do I have a lot to learn now!!! And to give you and idea..... I have no clue even where the "paint bucket is" :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:

Oh well.... I'm sure in a few weeks I'll be laughing at this post!!!:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

It took me a while to find the paint bucket too, sorry I should have told you in my mini tutorial. It is under the gradient tool. Click G on the keyboard to find it, then hold down the button or right click to get the fly out, the paint button is hidden beneath the gradient tool. I think I said that but now you will really get the point.:lol: :lol:

[Christine]

Wanted to let you know I really liked your layout and your larger picture of yellowstone looks like a painting to me!!!

It does to me too and the amazing thing is I did NOTHING to that pic. That is the way it came out of my camera. Pretty cool, huh?!

[Christine]

All caught up for the morning. I am going to get so spoiled, while I am here. Get up when I want, exercise, check on the grannies, eat when I feel like it. Do I have to go home? :cry: Oh yeah I guess I do miss my sweet hubby and my kids. :lol:

[Christine]

Hey everyone, Scrapping With The Stars sign up is up in the forum, go over and check it out. :) You can click on the Power Scrapper in my siggie to get there.

[JusteKash]

. but then just for the record, I also believe in Father Christmas, the Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny :lol: :lol: :lol:

There's medication for this affliction dear. :yes: :yes: :yes:

[nanaclaire]

Hey everyone, Scrapping With The Stars sign up is up in the forum, go over and check it out. :) You can click on the Power Scrapper in my siggie to get there.

Hey, what's that Scrapping w/the Stars all about? I went there but don't quite understand... couldn't see what the challenge is??? see dates starting and ending but what's the challenge???
Just call me DUMB! :eek:

[Lynnie]

The kids got back from the amusement park around 2pm today after a night in the car and a flat tire! Too bad son didn't take a pic so I could scrapbook it! LOL Anyway, I have some cute pics I can sb soon! Here is one with Zachary, Ian and Caroline and SpongeBob!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/imcrafts/FAMILY-misc/zack-ian-caroline-spongebob.jpg

I erased her here :) You can download the picture if you like:
http://www.silers-alley.com/grannies/zack-ian-caroline-spongebob.jpg

http://www.silers-alley.com/grannies/zack-ian-caroline-spongebob.jpg

[Lynnie]

If anyone is interested, the Featured Designer challenge is starting for September. The designer is IRENE and she has offered some wonderful posting bonuses :)

Featured Designer Challenge - Irene - September 1 to September 30th (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?p=342983#post342983)

PRIZES:

a posting bonus for five layouts
a posting bonus for ten layouts
a most of prize
a random draw


CathieMarie and I are having a great time doing this challenge. It's a chance to use up kits you have, double or triple on contests - and we are really prompt about prizes :)

[nanaclaire]

I erased her here :) You can download the picture if you like:
http://www.silers-alley.com/grannies/zack-ian-caroline-spongebob.jpg

http://www.silers-alley.com/grannies/zack-ian-caroline-spongebob.jpg

Gee, Thanks! I saved it.

I'm working on something else for Ian right now and having lots of problems trying to find something. I did find a Plopper kit ... it's for this picture:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/imcrafts/FAMILY-misc/ian-dad--fairlyoddcoaster-web.jpg

I found a cute colorful freebie plopper that I'm going to use by Meryl Bartho called Fun Plopper... the problem is that I can't find those cute Alpha's she is using at the top right with the word FUN. I think they're adorable but can't find them. Anyone know where I can find those? I found some cute ones in the store, but not exactly that. I may end up purchasing the ones in the store I found though: Laura Bavin Tile Alpha (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=74875&cat=740) ...anyway, I'm still looking! LOL

Do you all take forever to pick out what you want to use for your pages??? I've been spending upwards of 2 hours already!

[nanaclaire]

That picture isn't as clear as the snapshots... that's the picture from the roller coaster ride that my son purchased. It's very cute! Thought it would make a great scrapbook page for Ian's First Rollercoaster Ride!

[nanaclaire]

I decided to go ahead and buy some FRIDGE magnets by Meryl Bartho and I also emailed her to ask if she had some Alphas to go with that Fun Time sample plopper. The fridge magnets will work nice since they are colorful.

I'll be working on that layout tonight and hope to post it later or tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow is the first day of school for the kids. I have to drop off Ian's paperwork to his school (he starts on Wed) and then on Wed morning Zachary has a dentist appointment and on Thursday, Ian has a doctor appt for a physical for school and Sat. Zachary has another dentist appt. ...going to be busy this week.

[nanaclaire]

Can anyone tell me why a plopper is coming across as a layer and not a background? I have used ploppers before and I thought they were backgrounds. Maybe it's me.

[yvspeck]

Hi all you wonderful ladies and thanks so much for all your sympathies for my lost work and all your kind comments on my little swimmer's page.

Vallie I haven't finished my Vallie style masterpiece yet.... It is still a work in progress...As I am sure you can tell by most of my pages, simple pleasures seem more my forte... Not sure whether it's my taste or scrapping laziness that leads me towards it...:D :D.. I will need lots more time for the complicated V style. Guess there will be no hiding what a true snail scapper I am now :cry: ...

Kasha, I just love the Elvis code talkin and the "In the Ghetto" story...The human spirit can be such a resourceful inventor in times of stress.....

Oh and talking about stress...Good Luck to all you DET ladies :D.

EG, oh funny Queen of Amp.. Your bouncing about made me..... Well you know...Some things never change :D .....

Hugs all you beauties :love1: :love1: :love1:

[evergreen100]

Kim, My amplitudes say thank you and thank you...they are pleased to have entertained you today:D:D

Clever coding with the soldiers Kasha, if I had time I would join Inky's and Kasha"s Elvis code fun too, but off to line dancing this morning....we do that sometimes in linedancing, have a whole conversation using the names of dances...very funny!!

Nanaclaire, I think most DSP ploppers come layered (I dont use them very often so I could be wrong), the layering allows you to place your photo underneath. HTH

[nanaclaire]

Kim, My amplitudes say thank you and thank you...they are pleased to have entertained you today:D:D

Clever coding with the soldiers Kasha, if I had time I would join Inky's and Kasha"s Elvis code fun too, but off to line dancing this morning....we do that sometimes in linedancing, have a whole conversation using the names of dances...very funny!!

Nanaclaire, I think most DSP ploppers come layered (I dont use them very often so I could be wrong), the layering allows you to place your photo underneath. HTH

YEP, you're right! LOL I finally figured that out! I'll have my first draft of the layout in my next post.

[nanaclaire]

OK, Ladies... here is my first draft of Ian's rollercoaster ride. I used this plopper for a couple of reasons: 1) it is colorful and 2) easy & quick to do.

The only change I think I want to make at this point is to re-scan the main picture back in w/o the clear film on top and see if it shows up more clearly and brighter than what we see now. Here's the draft - tell me if I should make any changes...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/imcrafts/Ian-RollerCoaster-draft1-we.jpg

[nanaclaire]

There wasn't a lot of room for journaling though. His Dad is on the rollercoaster ride with him and his Mom is on another ride with him.... didn't know where to add their names in ... After looking at it again, I'm thinking of adding OHIO maybe in the right corner of the tag.

[Ineke]

It took me a while to find the paint bucket too, sorry I should have told you in my mini tutorial. It is under the gradient tool. Click G on the keyboard to find it, then hold down the button or right click to get the fly out, the paint button is hidden beneath the gradient tool. I think I said that but now you will really get the point.:lol: :lol:


Heehee same here I opened up Photoshop and sat there for 10 minutes trying to find the paintbucket, gave up in disgust and went and asked Ryan who told me it was hiding under the gradient tool - what a silly place to put it!!:ron: :ron: :ron: :ron: :ron:

[scamptx]

I'm back home, tard out as usual! I'll have to post more later about the weekend.

I can tell that I have a ton to catch up on just from some of the pieces of posts that I've seen, meanwhile my brain is dead so I must say WOS and WVS to all...:hug: :hug:

[lindyroz]

Hi girls :wave: :wave:

Been doing much needed yard work, :eek: :eek: :eek: , sure wish I could find a fella to do that, :D :D , oh wait, it's football season right now, drat!!!

Got to go to the county fair Saturday with DGS, mom and 2 of her sisters, perfect weather, not real crowded and I LOVE FAIR FOOD LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!

Well I sat down last night to read the granny thread and saw a private message and it was the links for Round 1 of the DET competition!!! So naturally I had to take care of downloading and doing a LO :D :D I used some of the pictures of my county fair excursion from the gardens. If you'd like to have a little look-see go here:

County Fair Western Village (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211226&cat=3150)

An get this.... Vickimp recognized the name of the fair grounds and here she lives about an hour or so from me!!! I didn't know anyone lived that close!!! Small world... :yes: :yes:

Ok, now I've got to go and read some here so I know what's going on in the granny world. :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :pray: :pray: :pray: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[JusteKash]

Sands....what help do you need with a florist??

[nanaclaire]

Well, I finally finished the layout for Ian's first rollercoaster ride and loaded it to the gallery. Please take a look-see!

My First Rollercoaster Ride (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211292&cat=500&ppuser=10464)

[BethHardy]

I was visiting my stepdaughter, Jenny, and her husband, David, and they had taken me out to dinner. But they were anxious to get home so I could see "The Show." They wouldn't give me any hints. (David is a gifted magician and had just been to a magic conference, so I was expecting him to show me some new tricks.) They said that "The Show" wasn't ready when we got to their house, so Jenny and I went downstairs and I was showing her about DSP when David called us upstairs.
Imagine my surprise:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211299&nocache=1

[omio]

Beth, that's a hoot -- great job! And, yep, Deb, I finally finished one of my many WIPs although not sure this is what Nicole had in mind!! :lol: Bad Example (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211309&nocache=1)

[lindyroz]

I just ordered my 8 x 8" frames from Dick Blick, here is the link to them
http://www.dickblick.com/zz071/21/
I got 10 of the frames and it ended up costing me $27.20 plus 7.95 shipping for a total of $36.25 I saved something like $127.00 off of the retail price of $14.00 each. I will have them in 5 to 7 days ground shipping.

I will go to the link for you Vallie and copy what Amanda told us she did and it will make it easier for you to understand and I won't be quoting wrong information. Be right back and post it for you.:yes:

Geeze Carma, that's a whopping great deal on those canvas blocks. I've been to Dick Blick but not in a lonnnnngggggggg while, LOL. Gotta write me/myself/and I a note to get those, I'd probably need more like 25 but I'm not sure I'm feeling that ambitious, :lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks for get that done so quickly :hug: :hug:

[nanaclaire]

I was visiting my stepdaughter, Jenny, and her husband, David, and they had taken me out to dinner. But they were anxious to get home so I could see "The Show." They wouldn't give me any hints. (David is a gifted magician and had just been to a magic conference, so I was expecting him to show me some new tricks.) They said that "The Show" wasn't ready when we got to their house, so Jenny and I went downstairs and I was showing her about DSP when David called us upstairs.
Imagine my surprise:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211299&nocache=1

Beth, I checke dout your SHOW LO and it is so cute! Hey, where do I find that quick-click ...I'd like to try a layout like that too!!!! Couldnt' find it in the store using 6297dsp .... ???

[nanaclaire]

NeverMind... I found it! They also have "A Space to Blend Plopper Plus"... wonder what the difference is???

[nanaclaire]

Does anyone know if PSE-3 supports PNG files? I ordered that splash kit and it has a template with PNG files and when I loaded them to PSE-3, I didn't know WHAT to do with them. I have to figure it out. Also, the Quickclick A Space to Blend also has PNG files ... so I'm wondering if my program can accept these??? anyone KNOW??

[BethHardy]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm. I can be kind of slow on the uptake sometimes, but Lindy's comment about Vickimp living so close reminded me, ...

I just realized that some of you may come to visit Nauvoo, Illinois, which is a well known historical attraction. Nauvoo is often referred to The Williamsburg of the Midwest, and is where the Mormans were living in the 1840's before they were driven west to Utah.

Nauvoo has MANY restored historical sights, and has guides dressed in 1840's attire who explain the history and give demonstrations of many crafts of the times. To mention just a few, there is an oxen pulled covered wagon ride and a horse drawn wagon ride. There are many homes to tour, a blacksmith shop and wagon wheel making shop, a brick yard, a Family Craft Center where candle making, rope making, bread making (in a brick oven), etc., etc., are all demonstrated. Sometimes the visitors get to participate. Alex and Emily got to make a rope there last week. They also enjoyed playing in the children's frontier activities area. There is often quality entertainment. Everything is free, except, of course, meals, lodging, and souvenirs.

It is not necessary to be a Mormon to visit and completely enjoy this historical place. (We belong to the Methodist Church, but frequently take visitors to Nauvoo).

Nauvoo is located at a beautiful section of Illinois on the Mississippi River, and the drive beside the river from Hamilton to Nauvoo is particularily beautiful. There is a State Park in Nauvoo for camping, tent or RV, and there are several fairly new motels.

So I can probably meet more of you other grannies by just driving to Nauvoo!!! :yahoo:

[BethHardy]

Does anyone know if PSE-3 supports PNG files? I ordered that splash kit and it has a template with PNG files and when I loaded them to PSE-3, I didn't know WHAT to do with them. I have to figure it out. Also, the Quickclick A Space to Blend also has PNG files ... so I'm wondering if my program can accept these??? anyone KNOW??

I don't use PSE-3, but use Microsoft Digital Image Suite instead. However, to use png files, I just open them and copy and paste them and the elements paste without carrying the white space with them. If someone else doesn't come by with better, more experienced advice, my advice is to just try them and see what happens. You can always undo it if it doesn't work. Have fun. :lol:

[BethHardy]

Beth, that's a hoot -- great job! And, yep, Deb, I finally finished one of my many WIPs although not sure this is what Nicole had in mind!! :lol: Bad Example (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211309&nocache=1)


Speaking of a hoot!!! Omi, your layout is hilarious. Kind of explains your avatar!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: What a riot! Love your title and journaling. :clap: :clap: :clap:

[lindyroz]

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :tup: :tup: :tup: CONGRATULATIONS TO OMI, NNYLFS, CAROLYN D All three in the top 10 for NKOTB Round 3!!!!! :yahoo: :yahoo: :tup: :tup: :tup:

ADDING MY CONGRATS TOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :tup: :yahoo: :clap: :tup: :yahoo: :clap:

[BethHardy]

Well, I finally finished the layout for Ian's first rollercoaster ride and loaded it to the gallery. Please take a look-see!

My First Rollercoaster Ride (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211292&cat=500&ppuser=10464)


You did a great job with that, Claire. I just love it. It is so colorful and fun.

[BethHardy]

I'm back home, tard out as usual! I'll have to post more later about the weekend.

I can tell that I have a ton to catch up on just from some of the pieces of posts that I've seen, meanwhile my brain is dead so I must say WOS and WVS to all...:hug: :hug:

Glad that you are home safe and sound, Scamp, although tard out. Looking forward to a report on what happened. Did you fix the refrigerator??? Did your brother-in-law's dinner taste good??? Did you convince your mom to move to an assisted-living center with your dad moving into an attached nursing home???

Have a good sleep, specially since you are so tard out. KNEW YOU SOUTHERNERS pronounced THAT WORD 'TARD' LIKE THAT, JUST DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU spelled IT THAT WAY ALSO. :lol: I, of course, don't have an accent!!!

[BethHardy]

Time to get some sleep. I'm tard. WOS and WVS. :wave:

[JusteKash]

I made this layout especially for our most recent group of volunteers who are on their way to Iraq. Thanks so much everyone!

Incoming! (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211347&cat=500&ppuser=41076http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211347&cat=500&ppuser=41076)

[lindyroz]

Knew I spelled helicopter wrong! :lol:

Helicopter parents are the ones who have to be personally involved in every activity, every problem, every idea, every opportunity, every phase of life that their children face. Now, all good parents do this to some extent because that's part of good parenting, but helicopter parents HOVER. :( The message that is sent, even if it isn't said out loud, is that the kid isn't capable of making good decisions or handling small problems without help. My opinion only, but this is sometimes worse than a parent who is inattentive...of course, the ideal -- as in all teaching and parenting -- is to hit that happy medium. :tup:

Reminds me of a neighbor who always criticized the fact that I left my 3-year-old son's bed exactly the way he made it every morning. The neighbor couldn't believe that I would allow the bed to stay with saggy, droopy covers all day. She always offered to remake it (our kids played together), and I always said, "He's very proud of that accomplishment...we're not going to improve his work." She never did understand, and I often wonder how her little girl turned out with so much control in every part of her life. If my DS had been proud of setting the neighbor's cat on fire, then I surely would have handled it a bit differently -- but a saggy bedspread?? Please!!! :lol: As for my son, I think I overdid it -- he'll still be the first one to tell you what a smart, handsome, capable, talented fella he is. :doh:

I think three parents I dealt with in scholarship a couple of years ago are good examples of helicopter parents. Their kids ranged in age from 18-24. In two cases, the parents apologized profusely for "dropping the ball" about getting paperwork in -- one asked for the money four years later and one asked to APPLY six months after applications were due and money was awarded. The third one handled every single step of the process for his kid -- I seriously suspect he even wrote the thank you letter and had the kid sign the printout. Needless to say, I prefer to deal directly with these grown kids, but I believe their parents have "hovered" so many years that the kids have lost the ability to take care of their own affairs. Due to lack of confidence? motivation? will? ability? all of the above?

Gundi, one more bit of "advice" for the GIT. :yes: Be VERY careful when asking a granny/teacher/know-it-all questions like this!! You might get a book for an answer!! :lol:

:lol: :lol: Funny Omio! But I for one enjoyed the whole post, so well written and interesting, TFS !

[lindyroz]

Thanks for linking again, Lindy. I had blown off the first round of talking about 'em (how dumb am I? Please don't answer! ) and finally looked. WOW I am glad I did. If I ever get to a town where I can buy the materials, I will!

My upcoming newest grandson's "other" side of the family has already bought him everything under the sun. But, he won't have any of these - and this is something good ole GrandmaCrys can do! (I think!) :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

I know you can do it Crys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, and if you get stuck, Carma girl has first hand experience :tup: :yahoo: :tup: and I bet she'll share her know-how with you!!

Man, I'm still 35 pages behind :cry: :cry: :cry: I hate when real life interferes with my DSP thing :yes: :yes: :yes:

[omio]

KNEW YOU SOUTHERNERS pronounced THAT WORD 'TARD' LIKE THAT, JUST DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU spelled IT THAT WAY ALSO. :lol:

I also get especially tard when I warsh and arn our clothes. :lol:

[BethHardy]

I also get especially tard when I warsh and arn our clothes. :lol:

Came back to show DH your layout (he also thought it is hilarious), and to turn this computer off, when I saw your post.

Now, I'm so happy to see that you pronounce and spell 'warsh' correctly (meaning, of course, like I do), but don't know about that 'arning' that you do. :lol:

WOS (including "I also get especially tard when I warsh and arn our clothes" and WVS. Really, goodnight this time. :wave:

[lindyroz]

Carma, thank you so much for the information! I just visited with Dick Blick and ordered 10 @ 8x8.

Since you saved so much money off the retail price, I just asked Mr. Blick if I could charge my order to you and he said, "Sure, why not? I feel certain Carma will have no problem with that!"

How nice is that guy???????????? :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

OMG CRYS!!!! You are too funny, thanks for the LOLOLOL!!!!!

[lindyroz]

I know I am not the bride ((((!!!!!!!!!))))) but I am so nervous about going to the wedding. I am working up to a bit of an anxiety thing, I can feel it. Must breathe, must breathe!!! Weird I know. I have always been a bit of a nervous Nellie. It doesnt seem to improve much with age. Maybe if I get moving it will help so I better go and get ready, and try to beautify myself :lol: I said try!!! :lol:

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: What was making you nervous Vallie??? Hope your were ok after you got there, and I'm hoping you got them to take a pic of you all glammed up???

[sands_healy]

Sands....what help do you need with a florist??

Hi Kasha I need a florist there (US) where I can order some flowers online and pay with an internet card which is Visa, for the girl who organised my CS3 for me......

[JaeDee]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm. I can be kind of slow on the uptake sometimes, but Lindy's comment about Vickimp living so close reminded me, ...

I just realized that some of you may come to visit Nauvoo and Carthage, Illinois, which are well known historical attractions. Nauvoo is often referred to The Williamsburg of the Midwest, and is where the Mormans were living in the 1840's before they were driven west to Utah, and Carthage is the location of the jail where Joseph Smith, the Mormon leader, was killed by a mob.

Nauvoo, in particular, has MANY restored historical sights, and has guides dressed in 1840's attire who explain the history and give demonstrations of many crafts of the times. To mention just a few, there is an oxen pulled covered wagon ride and a horse drawn wagon ride. There are many homes to tour, a blacksmith shop and wagon wheel making shop, a brick yard, a Family Craft Center where candle making, rope making, bread making (in a brick oven), etc., etc., are all demonstrated. Sometimes the visitors get to participate. Alex and Emily got to make a rope there last week. They also enjoyed playing in the children's frontier activities area. There is often quality entertainment. Everything is free, except, of course, meals, lodging, and souvenirs.

It is not necessary to be a Mormon to visit and completely enjoy this historical place. (We belong to the Methodist Church in Carthage, but frequently take visitors to Nauvoo).

Nauvoo is located at a beautiful section of Illinois on the Mississippi River, and the drive beside the river from Hamilton to Nauvoo is particularily beautiful. There is a State Park in Nauvoo for camping, tent or RV, and there are several fairly new motels.

Carthage has tours of the jail, a park for camping, and is of particular importance because I live here! :lol:

Carthage also has Country Pastimes, an outstanding gift store owned by my stepdaughter, Pam, and she carries a large and varied assortment of gift items, including shelves, plate racks, benches, hall trees, etc., all expertly handcrafted by my very own DH, Leonard.

So I can probably meet more of you other grannies by just staying home, or driving 20 miles to Nauvoo!!! :yahoo:

Beth!!! Thanks so much for that info. We have always planned on coming to visit Carthage and Nauvoo but have never made it there yet! The historical places there mean so much to the heritage of our church and our ancestors. All of my ancestors came accross the plains to Utah. Not all come through Carthage and Nauvoo but a few did. Pam's store and Leonard's gift items sound wonderful!! I am so excited to know that you live there!! I'll have to work on a vaction there soon!!

:hug: :hug: :hug:
JaeDee

[Carma]

Beth!!! Thanks so much for that info. We have always planned on coming to visit Carthage and Nauvoo but have never made it there yet! The historical places there mean so much to the heritage of our church and our ancestors. All of my ancestors came accross the plains to Utah. Not all come through Carthage and Nauvoo but a few did. Pam's store and Leonard's gift items sound wonderful!! I am so excited to know that you live there!! I'll have to work on a vaction there soon!!

:hug: :hug: :hug:
JaeDee

I have been to Carthage and Nauvoo, but it was 25 years ago and oh it was such a wonderful experience. Thanks so much for giving us all the information. I hope to get back there some day and spend more time. So much history there and it is such a special place to get to visit. What a special feeling I got when I was there.
I hope when I get there again you will still be there and Oh my I would love to go to Pam's gift shop. I have a brick made in Nauvoo. :hug: :hug:
Carma

[sands_healy]

I found a cute colorful freebie plopper that I'm going to use by Meryl Bartho called Fun Plopper... the problem is that I can't find those cute Alpha's she is using at the top right with the word FUN. I think they're adorable but can't find them. Anyone know where I can find those? I found some cute ones in the store, but not exactly that.

Claire.... the alpha's in Meryl's Plopper are her GLASS PEBBLE ALPHA'S (http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3753) which she's recoloured. She's away on holiday at the moment, so I should imagine your PM will only be answered in a week or so. HTH.

[sands_healy]

Can anyone tell me why a plopper is coming across as a layer and not a background? I have used ploppers before and I thought they were backgrounds. Maybe it's me.

Ploppers come as a layer because you are supposed to put the photo behind them not on top of them..... is that as clear as mud?

[nanaclaire]

Thanks for your nice remarks for my rollercoaster layout! Here's another one and I can't believe I am still up at 1am!!!! I HAVE to go to bed! The kids 1st day of school is tomorrow and here I am! :eek:

OK, here's the latest:

Caroline's Pool Party 2007 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211371&cat=500&ppuser=10464)

I had a problemm with this one (which is why I'm up so late) b/c I used the QuickClick and didn't know how to do the layers but managed to get it to look OK I think.

Tell me what you think and I'll be back tomorrow to check on it!!!!!

Thanks All! Sorry but I'll have to come back tomorrow to go back & read all the posts!

Good Night All!

[Christine]

Here's a link to my LO that I did for Jamie's chat, I know some of you have seen it, but go back and refresh, I had to upload it only partially done, since I was having so many puter problems. Zach's silly faces are good for a laugh.

Zachary at age 5 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211344&nocache=1)

[shale]

Here's the link to my LO for Jamie's chat, http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211340&cat=500&ppuser=69295.
I think this is the fastest I've ever done a LO! Oh the pressure:)

[Lynnie]

I have finally got my DET entry done -

I test scrapped a bunch of layouts with different styles and different pictures and went round and round and round and FINALLY settled on this - which uses my favourite picture of me anywhere. It also commemorates a really special day.

At Rest with a Thousand Daffodils (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=211385&cat=3150)