About a Boy QP

Today's LO is of my nephew Cory. He really enjoyed helping his Big Daddy (my Dad) in the veggie garden this year. This page was made with an older kit from Vicki http://vicki20.blogspot.com/ called "About a Boy". This page is another one of those pretty simple ones, not a lot of stuff or foo-foo, (although I surely do miss my foo-foo, it's about time for a fix!) but I was extremely pleased with the way it turned out. Password will be: farmer Ya'll 'oughta know enough about me by now to say it in your sleep..."It's all about the pictures"!!! In my ever so humble opinion, everything about this page complements the photo. And to be honest, I threw this one together in about twenty minutes, with cutting out the stars taking up the majority of that time! A prime example of right photo, right kit! I just love it when things come together so easy!


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Hugs,
txbubbles (aka the Emily Post of the digi-scrap world)

Better Late Than Never! Fired Earth QP

I finally finished the LO from the "Fired Earth" kit by Vicki @ http://vicki20.blogspot.com/ Hop on over to her blog and check out the newest offering. She has a collab going with Mel, (no...not Mel the secretary! Mel the designer!) It's called Cafe del Mar and has a beach/music theme. It looks like it's gonna be lots of fun! Tell her I sent ya and be sure to leave some love if you download.
The frames that I used are not a part of this kit. You may notice the QP is a little different from my LO. I placed that big star in this position because there were dismembered looking legs showing under the table and I wanted to cover them up! The QP is really a much better balanced design, but those legs hanging out there were just strange looking! That's one of the reasons it took me so long to finish this LO, I really wanted to use the shot of the race board and couldn't figure out how to deal with the chopped off legs. Password is: race Oh, one other thing, the ribbon I used is from the Earth Tones kit, the beautiful ribbon in Fired Earth wouldn't work for the weaving, and I just had to do that with the wire netting.


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Hugs,
txbubbles (aka the Emily Post of the digital scrap-booking world)

Belly Buttons & Blue Jeans

Todays LO features Ms. Lillybug showing off her belly button. I used the "Blue Jeans" kit from Vicki @ http://vicki20.blogspot.com/ I love the colors in this one! When I made the QP, I made two versions. If you can use the one with the arrow, be my guest! But I figured one a little less photo specific would probably be better for most of ya'll. Password is: button Be sure to pop on over and pick up the full kit so you can add your own embellies! Oh, and before I forget, there is a little tip I've been meaning to pass on. You know how no matter what color you use for your journaling it always looks kinda' harsh? Well, I discovered the solution! Get on over and see Sonia @ http://daretoscrap.blogspot.com/ and pick up her fabulous "Pen Pressure" style. I've been using it for a while now and really love the look! Be sure to leave her some love if you download!

Robin left a question on 4shared, wanting to know how I got started. I paper scrapped for many, many years, so I already knew quite a bit about page design. I was spending a couple of hundred bucks every month at Hobby Lobby. I had noticed references to digital scrapping in Creating Keepsakes, so in May of 2006 I took the plunge and went digital, mainly as a way to save some dough. I looked up a few tutorials on the net and started making pages. I have to admit, some of the first ones were pretty embarrassing. That's the great thing about digital though, if you screw it up you just start over and you never run out of supplies! In February of this year I answered a CT call, and had to start a blog. This place was pretty pathetic looking at first! So, I guess the short answer is that I taught myself. You can do it, too. Play, play, PLAY!


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Ice Cream 2

Well, well, well...told 'ya I might have a surprise post! For those that are interested, I did post the drippy Wyatt LO. Check the previous post to see my inspiration. He is SOOO funny!
Okey dokey, everything is set here (door locked, koozie filled, fan on, smoke lit, etc.) and I'm ready to ramble.
This LO features Ms. Lil chowing down on her Daddy's fudge bomb. Talk about double dipping, honey, this girl has it down pat! When I pulled up this pic to scrap it, I almost cried, she is just so tiny here, not the big girl she is now, but let me tell you, she can still snag the ice cream with the best of 'em! (That's my girl, go for the chocolate!) Password will be: share Now, I realize that you may not have a drippy ice cream pic, (if you do, fantastic! just plop it in) but if not, you can scraplift the LO! Everything here is included in the August Color Challenge kit. Use the plain frame and simple emboss the swirly border and you will have the same look, minus the drips! Easy peasy! Almost, but not quite as easy as a QP, but still helping you to get your scrapping done in record time!

If anyone is interested, Vicki http://vicki20.blogspot.com/ has decided to put together a CT. If you would like a chance to be a part of this amazing designer's team, just download the Blue Jeans kit and submit a LO along with links to your gallery(s) per her instructions. This girl is definitely going places and I am proud to be the first member of her team! I have my LO and QP done for the Blue Jeans kit, I have posted the LO to her slide show if ya'll want a sneak peek, but I am saving the QP for Monday. Believe it or not, this is really hard for me, when I get a page done, I can hardly wait to put it up here and see what ya'll think.

Last, but certainly not least, I have to give ya'll an update regarding the thank you/manners post. This post was by no means directed at my regular readers. Ya'll always have something to say, and I cherish every comment. I am blessed to have such a wonderful group of women come here everyday and share their lives with me. As I've said before, it just gives me a real case of the red-ass when I go to download from other designers and the ratio of comments to downloads is squat! So, to make a long story short, I decided to get up on my soap box once again and attempt to give a wake up call to the grab & runs. If you do not have the common courtesy to say "thanks" and acknowledge the gift that you have received, one day soon the quality freebies will dry up and you will be forced to either make it yourself, buy it or make do with crap.
Allrighty, I am officially climbing down from the soap box now, I appreciate you all and hope you have a wonderful weekend!


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Hugs,
txbubbles (trying to improve the digi-scrapping world one thank you at a time)

Ice Cream

Just a quickie this morning, I wanted to post this LO for ya'll. Friday is a busy day for me, (HA! what day isn't?) but maybe I'll have more time this afternoon. Password is: drip If not, then look for a ramble tomorrow. Yep, maybe we'll have one of those rare weekend posts!

I am SOOO pissed at myself! Evidently when I was grabbing the flash drive this morning I forgot that I hadn't sent the LO to it. The pic of Wyatt is what inspired the whole drip frame. Well, I'll just have to upload it tomorrow. I left this as a simple page that you can use as is or junk it up if you like. Enjoy!

Updated! Now you can see why I was inspired by the drip!

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Hugs,

txbubbles

The August Stuff

I'm gonna go ahead and post the "stuff" today. There a couple of things I am still working on, if they turn out okay we'll just have an add-on. There are three sets of brackets, two swirly cut-out borders, a beaded chain, notepaper, brad and a bracket frame with mat.
I do believe that the password today will be: thanks Ya'll enjoy and have fun!

Just to clarify something from the previous post, I prefer to have my comments from ya'll on the blog, but if you want to leave them on 4shared, that's just fine. My main point was that it is so easy and fast to leave a comment of some type, there is no excuse not to do it for every designer you download from.

Gift for today: LINK EXPIRED Remember?
Till tomorrow,
txbubbles (trying to improve the digi-scrap world one thank you at a time)

August Frames

Whew! I finally have time to write a little bit. To recap the past weekend, I tried to work on some of my projects Saturday morning, but when I found myself just dragging stuff around on the page I decided to quit and answer the call of those danged ole slot machines. BAD IDEA!!!

I shut 'em up allright, no jackpot, no T-shirt, no toaster, no nothin'. Suffice it to say, I would have been a whole lot better off staying home and creating crappy pages. The only thing I accomplished was doing my part to support the Louisiana economy for the month of August. ROTFLPIMP!!! I don't think I will go back till September, then I will have to do my birthday thing.

There is one issue I would like to address...for quite a while, we have had our own little group here at Babbles and things have been rolling along just fine. My blog averages 35-40% of comments to downloads, which is WAY more than most. I thank my regulars for this. It's because we have this special group of women that are so terrific! Ya'll think like me, (or at least respect my right to think and say what I want) and most importantly, you remember the manners that your Momma taught you. But here lately I have noticed that we are picking up more and more "grab & run" people. If you are a long time reader, you can stop reading here. If you are new to my blog, coming here through a link from another blog, you need to know this. I was born & raised in the South and I place a very great importance on manners. Lilly is not even two yet, but she knows to say thank you when someone GIVES her something. I prefer to have them here on the blog, but I'll take what I can get! It doesn't take 10 seconds to post a simple "TY" on 4shared while you are waiting for the download link. Hit download, scroll down, type TY in the box, and then go up & download. Not just for me, for EVERYONE you download from. It really burns my butt when I download from some of my fave places and there are 500 downloads and ten comments. So, take a few seconds out of your busy day and make a designer happy! OkeyDokey, rant over. Regulars start reading again here. (Ya'll read it all, didn't you?) LOL!!!

Now on to the frames! This month I have two different styles for you. First is the popsicle stick, plain or wrapped with drips. Password is: thank you Then there is the polaroid, plain or wrapped with rubber bands. I threw in two worn paper frames that are not shown in my crappy preview. I have some of the "stuff" ready, but there are one or two things I am gonna try to complete tonight. I'm just happy I will actually have it finished before the end of the month!

Todays gift: LINK EXPIRED Remember?

Till tomorrow,

txbubbles (trying to improve the digi-scrap world one thank you at a time)

August Color Challenge Papers

I wanted to go ahead and get the papers posted this morning, no time for a chat right now. The sand paper really doesn't go with the swatch, but I made it for a beach page I'm working on and it does coordinate with the others, so I threw it in. Password is: woody The inked notebook paper does have blue lines, so technically it's a match! LOL!!!
I want to thank http://divasplayground.blogspot.com/ and http://creationsbyjessa.blogspot.com/ for the I Love Your Blog award.



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Oodles of Doodles

I am desperately trying to catch up! This LO is from vicki20's kit "Oodles of Doodles". She already has a new one out called "Fired Earth", so I really need to get my butt in gear! See all of her wonderful creations here: http://vicki20.blogspot.com/ Be sure to leave some love and tell her I sent you.

I can tell right now it's gonna be another one of those Frantic Fridays, so I am posting early. Password is: splash No telling what the weekend holds, I know what I should do, but that don't mean it's gonna happen! LMAO!!! My Girl wants to make a Sam's Club run, but I just realized this is the tax free weekend, so there is no way in hell I'm going NEAR that place. I don't think I have enough bail money to even attempt it! Them danged ole slot machines have been callin' my name, and they are gettin' louder and louder. Maybe I'll just have to shut them up! LOL!!!

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Have a terrific weekend!

For Ya'll...Just Because!

I finally got around to making this LO into a QP for you. This page was created using Kim Broedelet's newest kit "Just Because". You can find it here: http://digital-scrapbooking.org/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1804 I love this kit! It's really versatile and has some unusual embellies. Love that chicken wire! If you pick up this fab kit, try weaving the ribbon through the wire, I did that on one of my LO's and it looks terrific. Password is: chicken Big hugs and special thanks to Kimbob for giving me permission to make one QP per kit!

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