Jan 4 - Day 4 "Reach Out and Touch Someone"

Thank you to those of you that have been downloading!

Someone said a tutorial for the back might be nice. I actually just figured you could print these out on thick paper. If you are sending them as postcards, you would write your message on the left and add the address and stamp on the right.
The only difference between these and a real postcard is the line in the middle dividing right and left and usually, the name of whatever is in the picture is listed somewhere on the back as well.
If you are just giving them to someone, then you could just use the whole back to write a note.

I will look into it though and see if I can find anything on how to add a postcard type back for printing. Thank you anonymous for the suggestion!

Today's postcard is another "cutesy" one. This is another one from a ride at the Efteling. If you have ever gone to Disney World or Disneyland, you have probably gone on the ride where the music is constantly "It's A Small World". This ride is essentially the same thing but the music is at least different throughout! lol
This photo is from one of the "countries". Aren't they adorable??
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I didn't scrap anything today.(Today being Saturday as I am setting this up ahead of time!) We got busy and time just got away from me. Hopefully I can get both today's and tomorrow's pages done tomorrow.
Is anyone else doing the 365 day scrap? If so, I would love to hear about it and to see your layouts! Give me a shout!

That's it for now! See you all later!

365 Postcards - Day 3

Hello everyone!
Not too many takers yet on the postcards! Does that mean no one wants to actually write or does no one like the postcards?
I will keep going for those who are downloading them anyway!
Day 3 is a photo I took at the Efteling; an amusement park here in Holland. The photo is from my favorite ride there, the Droomvlucht (literally translated: Dream Flight). It's a magical ride and this postcard gives you an idea of what you see while on it! I hope you like it!

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I will be back later to show you my Day 3 layouts for the 365 Day scrap.
Have a good one and thanks for stopping by!

365 Days of scrap - Day 2

A little late in the day but I finally got it done! I realized as I did this one that I am not scrapping my days as they are but scrapping photos from days past. It's still things I've done or places I've gone, still who and what I am so it should still count, right?
Anyway, here is the front and the back of my Day 2 page:


I used "Incredible Fun" kit and layered edges by Gisela B Designs.
See you again tomorrow!

Day 2 of my Reach Out And Touch Someone campaign. :o)

Before I forget, I wanted you to know the previews are smaller than the actual postcards. Just takes up less room that way! Each postcard also has a light texture added to look more like fine paper.
I will leave the links up for one week only! After that they come down so I can delete the files from my 4shared account. One week should be long enough, don't you think? If you miss one you really like, send me a note and maybe I will be nice and send you the file! :o)

I was thinking about the people you could send these to or things you could do with them. They could easily be downsized and you could put them in a lunch bag/box just to let someone know you are thinking of them. You could leave one on someones desk at work. Have kids in college? What about putting stamps on them and sending them a whole pack of cards so THEY can keep in touch with others? Got any more ideas? Let me hear them!

Today's postcard was a photo I took at a vacation park we stayed at one year. I just loved the look of this wagon. I will have another view of this wagon on another postcard some other time for you. I hope you like the card! Reach out and touch someone with it! :o)

Here is today's preview and link to the next postcard.


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Since I am posting this a day early and setting it to be there in the morning, I will update my post later in the day with my Day 2 layouts!

Have a great day!

Reach Out And Touch Someone

Hello and Happy New Year!
I hope everyone made it home safe and sound after last night's festivities!

I am joining in on the 365 day scrap where you scrap a layout a day. I am just making a small badge album though so at the end of the year, I can send it to my family back in the States. At least they can see what we do all year since I am terrible about sending pictures! :o)

This is what I created for Day 1:

The front and back of Day 1. I used a beautiful kit called "Feerie de Noel" by NewLifeDreams.

I figure I will make 2 small layouts/pages a day so that maybe I can use one page and actually do some journaling! We'll see how it goes!

While I was working on these, I wanted to make something to give away every day but at the same time, something that would make someone smile and not just the person downloading it! I got to thinking how since the internet has come into my life, I don't send so many actual letters anymore! How about you? Have you stopped writing actual letters to people?
I decided to give you all a postcard a day. The deal is, you have to pass it on! Download it, print it out, and one day, when you suddenly find yourself thinking about someone you haven't seen or talked to in awhile, write on the back a little note like "Just thinking of you", address it and send it! If you live close enough, just drop it through their mail slot or slip it under the door! *Gasp* You could even knock on the door and actually spend 5 minutes talking to that person! :o)
5 minutes maybe to get back that personal touch in our lives. Perhaps you have a nursing home near you where someone could use a little pick-me-up. Maybe a homeless shelter. Maybe a child, maybe an adult. It doesn't matter who it is and it doesn't necessarily have to be someone you know! Just pass it on somehow!
Perhaps you would like to use them all to make a nice little set of cards for someone who does keep in touch, personally. Go right ahead! Give a set for Mother's day, Grandparent's day, Christmas, whatever! They are meant to be used to bring a little bit of joy to someone. Who knows? That card you send to that friend you haven't talked to in awhile may be just the thing she/he needs at that moment in their life. Will you join me in this campaign to "reach out and touch someone"? Perhaps just try it a time or two? Who knows, it might be contagious!

Each day (hopefully!) for all of 2009, I will have one postcard here on my blog for you to download. No particular theme, rhyme or reason, just photos I take and I think look nice as a postcard. They are all sized 4"x6"/6"x4", the same as a normal postcard, I believe. Stamps for postcards are cheaper then real stamps, too! :o) What have you got to lose? Download a postcard and then reach out and touch someone with it! Deal?

Here is the postcard for Jan 1:

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If you decide to join me, let me know! Leave me a message! Pass my blog address on and get others to join in this "Reach Out And Touch Someone Campaign"! Let's take back just a little bit of our personal lives, even if only for 5 minutes a day!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Happy New Years Everyone!



This is Holland, 5 minutes after midnight on New Year's Eve!
This video was taken from my back yard and of just the fireworks that go up in the sky. I tried to get as much as I could but in every direction, fireworks were going off so I tried to catch whatever was showing the best. I wish I had sound on my camera for video because the noise from the fireworks is just awesome! The lights you see that look like lightning in the sky are fireworks in the streets. The type that flash and bang but don't go up! The streets are just lined with them and after everyone is done, they pile them all up and build a fire. It's so cool but probably a little dangerous!
The red ball you see later in the video is a ship flare. You see a lot of those going up on New Years Eve too and I just love the way they look!
It is crazy but oh so wonderful! It is by far, my favorite day of the year!
My neighbors and son thought it was quiet this year but I thought it was wonderful! I guess when I think back on other years, it was pretty quiet actually but still great! I suppose maybe the -8C might have kept a lot of people in this year?
It is 2:00am now and the fireworks are still going strong! lol

Have a safe New Years Eve everyone! Please remember, if you drink, don't drive!!!

Store Closing - 65% off EVERYTHING!

I am closing my store Dec 31 and retiring from designing, at least for awhile!

If you have had your eye on anything in my store, now is the time to grab it because I can’t guarantee if I come back, if I will have the same products or not!

All kits, brag books, hybrid albums, quick pages,

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through Dec 31 and then it’s gone!

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