Okay, so I skipped a day but I am back...

I had a lot of errands yesterday and a doctor's appointment yesterday so I didn't get around to blogging. I did spend a very long time downloading my new goodies from ScrapArtist. Wow, what a treat! Thanks again, Nancie! I wish I could link them all here but it would take such a long time so I will link them as I use them. For today, I have another layout using some of my favorite designers' designs. I especially love the BG paper by Jessica Bolton.
My granddaughters were staying a couple of days with me last Fall and they had fun making a camp in the woods. The photos are just so-so, not really good shots but I wanted to scrap the moment so I used them anyway.

See full credits in my DST gallery

7 inches of rain?

Yep, apparently that is how much rain we got over the weekend. No wonder the base was leaking a bit. It seem to be all over now and today is sunny and gorgeous! I wanted to go out and get a few errands done but I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and I thought I would try to combine errands to save gas. I settled for sitting on the deck for a bit.
I got another page scrapped. These great photos were taken by my sister Carol on a trip to Niagara Falls. The handsome young man is Jason, her grandson.

I just hate that...

I just hate it when the power goes out. Lots of high winds and a deluge of rain here last night. About midnight, we lost power. No power, no = Internet, so I decided to go to bed early. Not an easy thing to do with the winds gusting at 50 miles an hour. When I awakened to no power it was a real bummer. You don't realize how dependent you are are certain things until they are gone. I definitely need electricity to do most of what I do. I did spend the morning picking up and folding laundry, and all the things I could do without power. Don is home so at least I have company too. We have a generator and he did crank it up and run it for a while so the foods in the freezer didn't melt and we could make some coffee. The power came back around 1PM and hopefully it will stay on. The rain isn't over yet and there is still the minor leaking in the basement, but that is for another entry.

Photo extractions......

are really popular in digital scrapbooking and I have wanted to try this technique for a while. My attempt isn't especially creative but this photo was so suited for this, I had to try it. This little cutie is Nick, my daughter's friend's son. You can see all the credits for my layouts at my DST gallery. Link over there on the right.....

I had the nicest suprise last week...

Nancie Rowe Janitz of ScrapArtist emailed me to tell me that since I was SA's very first customer back in 2005 when she opened her site that she was rewarding me with all the goodies on my wish list and a guest spot on the ScrapArtist creative team for the month of my choice. Wow, is all I can say! What a generous gift! I am so excited! As ScrapArtist winds up it's birthday celebration, I wish them many more happy birthdays! Thank you so much Nancie and the ScrapArtist designers!

I have almost recovered...

from NSD. May I just say OH MY GOODNESS! I now have a ton of terrific new stuff to scrap with. I am still downloading and categorizing the kits but I can't wait to use some of the cool new stuff. Overall I think I was pretty reasonable and didn't overspend. I will post my list of new goodies soon.
I did scrap one page:

Let the madness begin......

and it has already! National Scrapbooking Day is upon us and the sales are already started. Scrappers everywhere have been gearing up to get out there (on-line) and hunt for the bargains and the best freebies. There are tons of chats, challenges, contests, and give-aways. The digital scrapping community is so generous, and NSD is no exception. My purse has been open already,lol! I couldn't resist this darling kit from Shabby Miss Jen for only $1. Available here