PS, I Love U

Well, here's something we haven't had for quite a while. A QP made from one of Anita @ http://nanas-attic.blogspot.com/ wonderful kits! Yes, after a long hiatus, she is back to creating, and as usual they are absolutely fabulous. She indulges my need for foo-foo SOOO well! LOL!!! I took this pic of Ms. Lil blowing me one of her famous Cheeto kisses! Password is: cheesy

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Vicki

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I may try to pop in Saturday, it depends on how exhausted I am from the Super-Duper shopping trip on Friday. I found this cute page kit @ http://crops2dawn.blogspot.com/ This is the cutest turkey! I have several projects in the works, maybe I can get some finished over the weekend.

Who Likes to Shop?

Okay, I admit it. My name is Vicki, and I'm a shopaholic. Shopping is FUN! It's a form of entertainment. The hunt for the perfect "thing" at a great price and finally finding it is such a thrill! So naturally, Black Friday is paradise for me! I take off work and hit the stores for an all day extravaganza. Hellmart is always first on the list, then the truck is full, so I go to the office and unload, then run to J.C. Penney's and Belk. Those are my Big Three. Then it's another unload at the office and then a more leisurely cruise through the other stores at the mall. Last year was the first time I took photos of the end result, Dad said I looked like the Beverly Hillbillies, my poor truck was crammed to the gills, and this was only one load! I scrapped this page to document some of my booty! I wish I could give credit for the Santa paper, but I can't even find it now. It was just perfect for this LO. If I remember correctly, it was scanned from gift wrap. If anyone knows who created it, please let me know, I would love to give credit where it is due. If ya'll say it's Cinzia Loosemore, then thanks go to Cinzia! However, I have been to the web site because I wanted to buy the paper, since I can't find it on my cram packed HD, and it's not in the Holiday Magic set. Any ideas where I could find it?



Hugs, Vicki aka "Ace Super Shopper"

True Blue

Today Vicki P. http://vicki20.blogspot.com/ begins the release of "True Blue". This girl is a creating machine! I don't know how she does it, I can barely keep up with her! LOL!!! I used another fabulous template from Helena Jole for the laced-up paper. Take a look at all of her amazing designs here . Password is: target These photos of Wyatt are more from his fun filled Cub Scout "Mom & Me" camp-out.



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I've Got Sunshine...

Here's the LO that I had in my mind when I started the November Color Challenge. I still had The Temptations on the 'ole brain at the time! LOL!!! First it was "sunshine on a cloudy day", then it was a "song sweeter than the birds in the trees", and that's how it all came about. Well, hey...it all made sense to me at the time! Sometimes I think that the seventies may be finally catching up with me! LMFAO!!! Password is: cloudy Hope ya'll enjoy!



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Vicki

A Little on the Shabby Side

The awesome "Walking in a Scrappy Wonderland" blog train begins today! Hop on over to Vicki P's blog http://vicki20.blogspot.com/ to get onboard and get all the details on how to collect this fabulous collaboration kit over the next few weeks. Vicki's first installment is "Shabby Christmas". Here is my take on it. Password is: gone I used a template from Helena Jole for the twine wrapped border. You can see all of her amazing creations here . Be sure to tune in tomorrow for a surprise!



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Vicki

November Color Challenge Stuff

Just in time for the weekend, here's the Stuff for the November Color kit. Can you guess where my inspiration came from? LOL!!! The clouds and sunshine are all separate png's, I just lumped them together in the preview. Password for both files is: sunny I have a QP that is almost finished, I will get it to ya'll later.



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November Color Challenge

I've got the November Color Challenge done. Today ya'll get the papers. They are heavily textured. I guess all that texture weighed them down, 'cause when I went to upload them, it was a 66 mb file! LOL!!! So, I split them into two files to make it easier for ya'll to download. Here's the swatch. Now that I think of it, this would make a pretty Christmas kit, but it's too late now!

Password is: heavy

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A First! (and maybe the last!)

Today for your scrapping pleasure I give to you my first alpha. It may also be the last, unless I find a better way. I don't know what secrets Vicki P. http://vicki20.blogspot.com/ has, but I do know that she must have some to be able to put out the wonderful alphas with every kit. It took me over 3-1/2 hours to make this one! I was fooling around with Kim's November swatch, and this is one of the colors. It should be fairly versatile. As you can see, it's in a warm, fuzzy felt style. The cute jar is courtesy of Deb @ http://thescrappincop.blogspot.com/ .

Well, the filesavr experiment doesn't seem to be working out. Some of you have reported not being able to download Candy Dreams, or getting a 5 hour download time. That is unacceptable. There have also been concerns over virus scanning. I don't think filesavr was prepared to take on Scrapland. So...as much as it pains me, back to crappy no comment 4shared we go. I have posted a new link to Candy Dreams for those who could not download it previously. (Password is: sweet). The password for the alpha is: fuzzy
You can leave a message in the shout box if you would like!


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Vicki

Candy Dreams

This weeks kit from Vicki P. http://vicki20.blogspot.com/ is called "Candy Dreams". For someone who professes to not like pastels, she certainly did a fabulous job! Be sure to stop by her blog everyday this week to get it all, and leave some love when you do. Password is: sweet I am still struggling with CS4, my plans for the weekend changed, Mom, Dad, Steve & Bev all came up to the deer lease, so I spent the weekend visiting with them. Maybe taking a break will help!



Thanks to Deb http://thescrappincop.blogspot.com/ for the heads up on file savr. If you scroll down just a little bit from the download button, you will see that you can leave a COMMENT!!! Please, please let me know how this is working as far as downloading speed and the ease of using the site. I am having to pay for this, so I really would like to know what ya'll think.

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Vicki

Quick Update

First, here is how to post a comment on 4shared. You have to be logged in to your account in a seperate tab or window. Scroll down and post your comment BEFORE you hit the download button. That is the only way it works. Of course, you may leave them here on the blog, I actually prefer that. I still say if they are going to require accounts, you should have to have one to download.
Second, I took the plunge! Yep, I have CS4! Not that I have been able to create anything with it, but I have it! ROTFLPIMP!!! I got it installed (along with Lightroom) last night and then promptly spent thirty minutes trying to rotate an element. Now, I am pretty danged good with PSE5, if I do say so myself. But this program has reduced me to 'tard status. I can't figure out where to install my actions (if they will work) or presets for Lightroom. I really, REALLY miss having the photo bin on the bottom. Hmmm...maybe reading the manual would help? LOL! I think the only way to do this is to go cold turkey from PSE5 and force myself to use CS4. Therefore, the pickins' might be on the slim side here for a little while, but not for long. I plan to immerse myself in it this weekend, and I am determined to create SOMETHING with it.
Stay tuned...

What to do, what to do? (Or the continuing saga of 4shared)

Well, dadgummitt, I wish someone would've filled me in. After reading the comments, I tried to download from a different computer to see what was going on. I was not aware that the Windows Sky Drive required you to have an account to comment. Hell, I might as well go back to screwy 4shared. From everything that I can gather, they are doing this as a security measure, but evidently they do not have all the bugs worked out, even after you sign up you have trouble leaving a comment. I do believe this is going to cause an uproar in scrapland. I will ponder this tonight, and try to decide what to do. Downloaders not being able to post a simple thanks is NOT an option for me. For the time being the link is changed back to 4shared, we shall see how this works.

4shared Changes Again

Evidently 4shared has decided that you have to be a member to leave a comment. It doesn't take but a moment to sign up, and it is free. The good news about this is that it will stop all the anonymous BS. The bad news is nobody is signing up. I think that if they are going to do this, you should be required to be a member to download. For the moment, I am trying a new service. It seems to be very quick, but I cannot make the link open in a new window. You can always left click it. It will not let me password protect the folders, so this is not a permanent solution. Let me know if you have any problems.

Enchanted Forest

Today's page was created using "Enchanted Forest", a collab between Vicki http://vicki20.blogspot.com/ and Sara http://sweetblossomdesigns.blogspot.com/ . This was just the perfect kit for my "Tink" photos. Be sure to visit their blogs every day this week to pick up the whole thing! Password is: tink. The awesome curled template that I used is from Helena Jole. You can see all of her fabulous designs here . She creates some of the most realistic paper I have ever seen. Check it out, you will be amazed!



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Vicki

Tink & Star Wars

Nothing we could say could convince Wyatt to be Captain Hook for Halloween. Peter Pan was never an option, no way this guy is going out in public wearing green tights! So, here we have Tinkerbell with her Star Wars buddy. And yes, Lilly caught on to the trick or treat thing really fast!





This LO was made using "I Believe" from Kim Broedelet. See it here. I bought this kit months ago when it first came out. I knew that eventually I would get the perfect pic for it!

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Hugs,
Vicki

Some "Tempting" Pics

I wanted to share a few of the photos that I took of the Temptations. They put on a terrific show, and sang for 2 hours with no break! I had left my camera at Matt's house, so I used Mom's to take these, hence the woppy date on every one. The concert was October 25, 2008. We had a wonderful time singing along with all the oldies, and I got to shake hands with every member.

Wyatt & Shawna

Today's LO was created mainly from my October Color kit. The branches are from the fabulous Ms. Kim Broedelet http://kimbsdesigns.blogspot.com/ (who is once again 21 this week! LOL!!!).
Wyatt and Shawna participated in the "Mom & Me" Cub Scout camp-out last month. Wyatt was so excited! Password is: scout They both had a great time, and of course Shawna shared her photos with me.



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Vicki

What a sad, sad day...

What a sad, sad day this is...I am appalled that so many Americans were hoodwinked by the hollow promises of a silver tongued politician. At least the Great State of Texas was not a party to this abomination. As soon as the florist shop opens I believe I will order a big funeral wreath to hang on the door.

A Little Bit of Festivity

Sorry to be so late with this post, but I have to wait until the other Vicki posts before I do.

Today the release of Vicki's http://vicki20.blogspot.com/ newest kit "Festivity" begins! This is a collab kit with Linda Walton http://bonscrapatitdesigns.blogspot.com/ I only had Vicki's part to work with, but I know that Linda's will be wonderful, too!

You are probably as shocked looking at this page as I was! LOL! This is quite a departure from my usual "junk it up" style, I'm not sure how it happened, but I actually left some white space!

Lilly was hamming it up, as usual, all decked out in her chef outfit. Password is: sweet

I took it easy this weekend, just hanging out at the deer lease with Mom and Dad. We had a really great visit, and yesterday Daddy and I went riding on the four-wheeler all over the place.

Be on the look-out for Halloween pictures of Wyatt and Lilly this week (Tinkerbell meets Star Wars!) and I will also post some pics of The Temptations!



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Vicki