tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225773582011-10-16T05:33:14.619-04:00Daily ramblings to keep my head in check...denine zielinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222946481430020306noreply@blogger.comBlogger1551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22577358.post-18200791159264148652009-08-02T00:22:00.007-04:002009-08-02T00:40:51.313-04:00

Got a little distracted and forgot to post the last layout that I did for Fancy Pants for CHA Summer. This fun line is all about boys and is so fun! It's called Rough & Tough. Lots of great colors and designs here! Here's a quick preview of the line. Here's my layout: You can see all of the great creations by the Fancy Pants design team by dropping by the Fancy Pants blog. There are 2 other lines

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Once again, I can share another one of my pages from the new Fancy Pants Summer CHA release. Since I am the mom of a boy, I don't often pull toward girly papers. I like deeper colors and more boyish designs. I do love the new Dancing Girl line from Fancy Pants, though. It is so fun and happy! Here's a little peek of the awesome-ness! I like the colors of the tone on tone papers, and I think the

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I am so excited that I can finally share one of my Fancy Pants projects with you guys. I have never been one for Halloween stuff...I have probably only created 2 or 3 Halloween pages in my life. I think it has to do with the unconventional costumes that Ryan chooses...they never seem to go with any Halloween papers and embellishments. However, the new Trick or Treat line by Fancy Pants is so

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Crazy, huh? I guess I was just feeling motivated and creative. I have to say that my main motivation for this page came right from the picture. My niece, Brianne, shared the picture on her Facebook, and I fell in love with it immediately. I knew that once my mojo came back that it would be one of the first pictures that I turned to! The colors are a bit off in my scan, but the lumpiness of the

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These Summer days are just clicking right off. Before you know it, it will be back to school. Things are finally starting to get back to normal for me. I have my motivation back, and I have been working around the house a lot. The one thing that I have not been doing is taking pictures, and that makes me sad. Unfortunately, I can't go back over the past 4 months and re-live everything with my

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....although the thought has crossed my mind several times. I have been trying to get some stuff done around the house here...you know those fun things like pulling weeds, painting, landscaping, etc.....My buddy, Ryan, is away this week with his Dad in North Carolina, so it has been perfect for getting things done that are hard to do when he's around. The weather has been a bit "iffy" at best...

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I can't believe it has been almost 2 months since I blogged. Well, it has been a crazy 2 months, but my main reason for not blogging was because I was not feeling well. Not sure what it was, but I was just not myself. And worse than not blogging.....I have not scrapped in 2 months, either (gasp!). To make a long story short....I wasn't feeling well, and now I feel better. So, I decided that it

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Truly cannot believe that Easter is here already! I hope everyone has a wonderfully blessed holiday. I can finally eat chocolate after giving it up for Lent...whoo hoo!

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I was recently contacted by BHG Scrapbooks, Etc. for one of my layouts to be used as an inspiration in their November/December Make It Yours Column. Needless to say, I was very excited. Woo Hoo! The awesome thing is that the page includes pictures of three of my favorite people in the whole wide world....Ryan, my Mom, and my Dad. What I didn't realize was that my layout would first appear on

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It's not often that I share many personal details here on my blog. Not that I have anything major to say, anyway. I set up this little blog to share my scrapbook layouts, and I try to keep it that way. I do have some online friends who visit here, and several of you have e-mailed me to ask where I have been. So, I figured it would be okay to share just a tiny part of my personal life which will

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I received an e-mail from one of my friends who thought that I needed to try this awesome website that she found. So super glad that she thought of me because this website is uber cool! Check out what you can do with pictures. From this: To this:From this: To this: Pretty cool, huh? It is so super easy, too. I tried this type of cartoonization last year with some software that I had. It turned

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Glad to have gotten Monday out of the way this week. I really do not like Mondays. I am not sure why, but they are just not one of my favorite days. So, I was glad to say goodbye to Monday for another week. The weather here is starting to get a bit nicer, and I have been itching to get outside. I finally took down my Thanksgiving decorative flag....talk about a little late! I did some yard clean

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...that I have a blog. I cannot believe that it has been so long since I last updated. I guess I have been a bit preoccupied these past few weeks. Maybe because it has been feeling so "springy" around here, and I have been having a hard time sitting at the computer or in my scrap room. Not sure. Of course, we have more daylight hours, and I am looking forward to nicer weather. I'm done with snow

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Yes, I am done with my scraplift page! Funny how when I started it, things were moving along so slow. It sat alone in a cold, dark room for a few days, and then I returned. I swear, within less than 1 hour...I was done. Everything just seemed to come together so good! Don't you just love when that happens! So, here it is....my page: As I mentioned before, I was thrilled to use my BasicGrey

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Yes, I was all ready to scraplift one of my old pages. Real life just seemed to get in the way. I started it, but never finished it. It is sitting half done on my scrap table where I started it many, many days ago. Oh well, I guess there is always tomorrow. It's Thursday, and the weekend is almost here...yippee! I hope to have some time on Sunday. In the meantime, I do want to share a page that I

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Long time...no blog!I know, I know. I've been absent for the past few days. I have no excuse. I guess I just didn't have anything interesting to say or share. I do have something interesting to share today, though, so I'm glad you stopped by. I am still in the process of scraplifting my last layout, and I hope to share it with you soon. I did, however, have the honor of being asked to be the

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I really had fun lifting one of my old layouts last week. I just received my new BasicGrey Marrakech in the mail this past weekend, and I am itching to scrap once again. I had planned on doing some scrapping this weekend, but well....you know what they say about plans! So, I am going to try for this week. Maybe I will start while Ryan is at karate today with his Dad.I decided to lift this layout

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So, who belongs to Facebook? Well, as of a week ago, I was oblivious! I had heard about it from my nieces who are in college, but I never gave it a second thought.At the recommendation of a good friend and because our twen- (cough, cough) -tieth class reunion is coming up, I decided to join. I started to get requests from fellow scrapbookers to be friends and realized that I can make so many new

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Well, I did it! I finally finished scraplifting myself. It would have been easy and done within a few hours had I not gotten sick! Yes...I ended up with a 101 fever and a sore throat! I am still not 100%, but I do feel tons better. I've been in bed for the past 2 days sleeping and watching TV. I have been ready to jump out of my skin. I am not a sitter. I need to keep busy, and it is so hard for

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Sometimes I get into a sort of funk, and I feel like I don't have a creative bone in my body. It usually happens after a big assignment or a trade show that I design for. I guess I just kind of use up all of my creative energy and am left with nothing. So, instead of beating myself up for being so lame, I decided that I was going to find an older layout of mine that I wanted to re-create with new

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Good news, people! Creating Keepsakes has joined the blogging world.I am very excited about this. I love their mag, and I am thrilled that they will be blogging along with the rest of us dedicated bloggers (ok...somewhat dedicated bloggers, in my case).You can check out their new blog here!I'll be posting more this weekend with another layout. Thanks for all of your sweet comments on my last

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I am slowly, but surely scrapping my pictures from our Disney trip this past summer. Since I took almost 1,000 pictures, I am guessing that it will be a while until I am done. I am in no hurry, so no biggie. I am not creating an album that has any particular theme with specific embellishments or papers. I may, in the future, decide to do a mini, but no plans yet. Right now, I am just picking some

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I guess it has been a while (a week to be exact) since I have posted. It just ended up being one heck of a week. It started with my buddy getting sick last weekend....the dreaded stomach virus. I felt so bad for him. Since it is best for me not to miss school, he stayed with my Mom & Dad, and they took great care of him. Then, we ended up having 2 snow days from school. Yuck! I know that lots of

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I meant to post my mixed media book sooner, but my buddy Ryan got the stomach virus. I have been taking care of him since yesterday afternoon. Poor thing is so pathetic...sleeping and being sick. He is with my parents now, so I thought I would take a minute or two to share.So, these 8x8 mixed media books by Fancy Pants turned out to be so much fun! I have to say that I was a bit intimidated at

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Another adorable line is being released by Fancy Pants at CHA this upcoming weekend. It is called On A Whimsy, and it is just so......whimsical. The talented Jackie Eckles created this sweet and playful collection. It has line drawings and pretty colors that I loved working with. And the acrylic stamps that go with the collection are so stinkin' cute! I cannot wait to create more pages and use

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CHA Winter '09 is right around the corner. I had the pleasure of creating some items for the new Fancy Pants releases. My layout below uses their new collection called Summer Soiree. Can I just say that I adore the cheery colors and the fabulous designs? This collection is so me right now! Created by the talented Michelle Coleman, it just screams summer fun! I created this layout with the new

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I'm not sure if everyone feels this way, but my favorite layout is usually the one that I created most recently. When I create a page, I like to keep it out in my scraproom, so I could look at it and enjoy it. Now, that does not mean that I like every page that I make. I am sure a lot of you can relate to the fact that I don't always like the way some pages turn out. For one reason or another,

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I am not currently on any design teams for kit clubs. Since my time has been so limited with my teaching job, I know that a monthly commitment would be a bit more than I could handle. I do, however, enjoy designing with kits and get very excited if someone asks me to guest design. I was thrilled to receive an e-mail from Martha at ScrapbookDeals4U asking me to design some pages for their January

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Just curious. I've had this blog for almost a year now. Blogger is free. It's easy. I feel like I have everything that I need, but do I?What does TypePad have that Blogger doesn't? What am I missing? What makes people pay for a blog service when they can get another blog service for free? Right now, I feel like the only thing that I can't do with Blogger is make a photo album, and it may just be

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Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to comment on my posts. I enjoy reading what everyone has to say, and your comments always bring a smile to my face. I don't know anyone who couldn't use a quick smile every now and again!I used to struggle with pink papers or with papers that had pink in them. I never thought that I would be able to use them unless I was working with pictures of my

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I love making handmade gifts for people. If I had more time, I would make them for everyone, but time is hard to come by. However, I try to make sure that Mom gets a handmade gift as often as possible. I know that she truly appreciates them, and that makes me happy. Because I know she lurks here every once in a while (Hi Mom!), I had to keep this little album to myself until after Christmas.The

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I know that I mentioned it before, but I want to let everyone know that 101 Expert Solutions for Scrapbooking is out on the stands and also available at CK online.I picked up a copy this weekend for my Mom at Barnes & Noble. I have not had the time to sit down, relax, and read it from cover to cover, but I am making my way through it page by page. So far, it is amazing. Here's what CK has to say

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Hi all! Hope you are doing well. Since we have begun a new year, I am trying to find ways to make my life a little bit easier. One thing that I have to learn to do more is to organize my pictures. Often times, during the course of the year, I take a picture that just turns out perfect. I want a way to save those pictures, so I created this little photo box for them. You can get step by step

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We had the pleasure today of spending some time with my Grandfather on his 95th birthday. How about that? I know, I know....people are living a lot longer these days, so it may not seem like a big deal. But, it is to me.He has been around all of my life (obviously), and I am thrilled that my son has Pop in his life. My other Grandfather and Grandmother passed away when Ryan was only 1 year old,

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Before I go on with my regular posting, I just want to take a minute to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year. Whether you are sadly waving goodbye to 2008 or kicking its butt right out the door, remember that life is what you make it. From all experiences, good or bad, take something with you. I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason, and we often do not see that reason until

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Yes, it is true. I actually created 2 layouts in one day! OMG...the sky is going to fall...LOL! Last Sunday, I created the last layout that I shared. I then went to try to wrap Christmas presents, and it just was not working. I was in such a creative mood that I could not bring myself to sit down and wrap. I just had to scrap. So, I tossed all the wrapping paper, tape, and bows back in the closet

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It's Christmas Eve here, and we are getting ready for Church and for a visit from Santa Claus. The eve is usually a pretty mellow day for us. We do our celebrating on Christmas Day, so Ryan will go with his Dad until it's time for bed. It's a nice day to relax for me, and since I am feeling a bit under the weather....I need it. I have been fighting something for a few days now, and I am hoping

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Having a snow day on Friday gave me the chance to get some "real life" stuff out of the way. So, today I had the chance to do some fun stuff...scrapping! I brought out my Fancy Pants Daily Grind papers to create this layout about my first year teaching 8th grade.I like the black background paper with it's grid...it reminds me of school. I also like how it makes the colors pop out at you. That

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From what I can tell, it seems like a lot of people experienced a snow day today. This is what it looked like from my living room window earlier today. We got about 6 inches of the fluffy white stuff. Unfortunately, we didn't get to play in it today as it was coming down very fast for most of the day with sleet mixed in. I like to play, but I don't care much for the snow and sleet pelting me in

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I know, I know...I seem to only post when I'm excited these days. Well, I certainly don't want to bore you all to death with my everyday ramblings about school, school, and more school. Since that is pretty much all I have been doing lately, I figured I would wait until I had something fun to share.Well, I have something fun to share today. I was on the Creating Keepsakes website and found this

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It was a rough week in school getting back into the swing of things after the Thanksgiving break. The students were NOT ready to be back which made for a difficult teaching environment. They did eventually settle down by Thursday, so I guess all turned out okay. After a particularly hard day on Wednesday, I came home to toss myself on the couch. I had a terrible headache and needed a rest. The

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Thank you to everyone who left such nice comments about my layout the other day. No matter who you are, I think it always feels good when someone takes the time to leave a comment and brighten someone's day. So, thank you all for brightening my day!I love it when I get on a roll. It is especially great when I have time. There's nothing worse than being in the mood to scrap but not having the time

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Ahhhhh...finally the chance to create! I really appreciate the time that I have to get some scrapping done. It is such a great release and so relaxing. Fancy Pants has a great new line out for Christmas called Happy Holidays. It is whimsical and fun and filled with great colors! I had taken a few pictures of Ryan as we decorated the tree this year. Not our "official" Christmas pictures, but some

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My buddy turns 9 years old today. It is hard to believe that he is 1/2 way to adulthood. It seems like he was born only yesterday, yet I cannot even remember what my life was like without him. Being with him everyday makes it hard for me to see that he is even changing at all. To me, he looks exactly the same as he did when he was 3 years old....only bigger! I was reminiscing and stumbled across

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Hope you have a wonderful holiday! I have 5 days off from school and hope to relax a bit, scrap a bit, and share a bit! God Bless!

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Been taking a little break from the computer. I just needed some time to regroup and relax. I just wanted to give all of my readers a little reminder to be sure to take the time to back up your hard drives. That's my job today. Don't take the chance of letting your precious memories and/or important files get lost forever! Make it a monthly thing! Back later....enjoy your Sunday!

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Being busy with school, I missed my friend, Joyce's, birthday. I knew I missed it right after it passed, so I decided that I would make up for my forgetfulness with a handmade gift to win her heart over...LOL! I was thrilled to have gotten the new Fancy Pants Splendid collection in the mail, and I was able to use it to make this sweet gift for her! I added some printed chipboard shapes, clear

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We got home pretty late last night, and I went right to bed. I've been under the weather for the past few days, so Halloween kicked my butt. Ryan loved his costume! Isn't he just the cutest bug that you have ever seen? I think so! So, tell me how your Halloween was!

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So, if you happen to stop by my blog on a regular basis, you know by now that I am currently in my first year teaching Civics to eighth grade students. It has been a challenging few months with lots of trial and error. I am always open to trying new things. I want to do what is best for the students, of course, but I also want to do what is best for myself. That means being as organized as

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I normally get a bit frustrated by the amount of chain e-mails that I get. It gets tough wading through all of them trying to find the important e-mails. I do, once in a while, have enough time to open some of them to read. I am so glad that I had a chance to open this one. All of you Moms out there will love this one! It certainly is worth the five minutes it takes to read it! Enjoy!THE NEXT

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I know that I mentioned it on one of my last posts, but I just have to say it again. Fancy Pants has 2 new releases that are simply gorgeous! I loved them when I saw them online, and I love them even more now that I have seen them in person! I received a box in the mail today with the new goodies, and I am simply in heaven. The first line is a winter line called Arctic Chill. It was designed by

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Ryan has become quite conditioned to smiling for the camera. After all, I've been following him around for almost 9 years trying to capture him in all of his moments. That's a good thing....I guess. However, it sometimes makes for some dull pictures of him just smiling nice to get his picture taken. So, the other day as we were outside watching a neighborhood cat frolic through our yard, I told

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It is so hard to believe that Autumn is here already. Where does time go? The days and weeks are just clicking off so fast. Does anyone else feel like this, or am I the only crazy person around? I guess I must be having fun....LOL!While I had my head buried in Civics books looking for up to the minute information to shower my students with, my eyes glued to the computer screen searching for new

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I cannot tell you how thrilled I was to have the chance to scrap yesterday. I feel like I have not done it in forever. Last week, I got a HUGE box of goodies from Fancy Pants, and I have been so busy that I didn't even have the chance to look through everything. It was like Christmas in October as I finally went through the box! Such fun stuff that I just had to take some time off from school

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I just want to take a minute to thank everyone who left beautiful comments and sent sweet e-mails regarding the passing of my grandmother. It has been a tough week, and I am finally getting back into life. Please continue to keep my Pop in your prayers as he will most certainly need the strength to carry on without my Gram. I'm pretty sure we have convinced him to go to Virginia with my aunt. She

denine zielinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222946481430020306noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22577358.post-88109850859603327092008-09-30T19:00:00.005-04:002008-09-30T19:15:38.806-04:00

...without this lovely soul. My grandmother left our world this morning to take her place next to our Lord. We were all so very lucky to have her in our lives for as long as we did. How many people my age are blessed to have 2 grandparents in their lives for so long? I am so happy that Ryan knew my grandmother, his great grandmother. She adored him. He was her boy. He knew that and loved her just

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...I'm done! Have you ever felt this way? I'm just done. I want to do nothing. No more school work, no more ironing, no more making lunches, cleaning litter boxes, scrapping, vacuuming, washing dishes, paying bills, talking on the phone, shopping, sitting at this computer! Any of it...I don't want to do any of it.Nothing happened. I'm not miserable. No bad mood. Nothing. I just want to do nothing

denine zielinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222946481430020306noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22577358.post-43048859520039087842008-09-28T19:22:00.006-04:002008-09-28T22:36:38.337-04:00

Just digging myself out from underneath a huge pile of homework papers. Let's see 167 kids times 3 homework assignments a week = one tired me! On top of that, it is hard to believe that it is mid-quarter already...which means sending out 167 progress reports by tomorrow! I hope this all gets easier as I go...or I get faster!Blogging has taken a back seat, and I am going to try to update more. I

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Swimming in school work and totally neglecting my blog. I never thought there would be so much work in teaching. Lots of papers to grade and lessons to plan. I know the first year with a subject is the hardest, and I know it will get easier. Believe me, I am not complaining. I do love my job...really. Like with any other job, I have good days and not-so-good days. The key is to let it go at the

denine zielinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222946481430020306noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22577358.post-23645546789982521642008-09-12T15:58:00.006-04:002008-09-12T16:17:27.434-04:00

I am so excited to share this mini album with everyone! It felt so good to scrap something about myself. I spend so much time scrapping Ryan and everyone else. Of course, there are pictures of others on my pages, but it was hard to leave them out because they are such a big part of my life. So, without further ado, here is my submission for the BHG Scrapbooks, Etc. Ulitmate Summer Final Challenge

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This past week was crazy! I had to take a short vacation away from the computer to try to catch myself up on things in life. I worked on my lesson plans all weekend, and then my final challenge for the BHG Scrapbooks, Etc. Ultimate Summer Challenge all this week so far. I finished my project yesterday and e-mailed the pictures today with less than 24 hours to spare. I am very excited about the

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It was a sad day for us. Ryan's favorite hamster died after we arrived home from school. He seemed fine last night. I heard him in his cage chewing his wood stick. When I went to clean his cage out, I picked him up. He was not as warm as he usually is, and he was sluggish. I just knew he was dying. I told Ryan, who took it pretty well. He is sad, of course, but understands that death is a natural

denine zielinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222946481430020306noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22577358.post-89667083085171780252008-09-03T05:00:00.000-04:002008-09-03T05:19:02.326-04:00

I spent most of my "Creative Sunday" doing work for school, so I was feeling a bit stressed about not being able to scrap. Don't get me wrong, when I do my lesson plans, I am being creative...just in a different way. I do enjoy it, but it is just not the same as scrapbooking. So, I put the books aside and took some time out to let the scrapping mojo flow.This month's HOF Challenge at the CK

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And happy September! It's hard to believe that August is over already. Boy, time does fly! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Mine was busy, but good. I want to shout out a big "Thank You" from the bottom of my heart to all of you who left comments and sent e-mails about my new Fancy Pants DT gig! I appreciate every one's congrats and support! I am eager to get started and am excited that

denine zielinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222946481430020306noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22577358.post-3186534183543802572008-08-29T08:55:00.001-04:002008-08-29T09:25:13.226-04:00

I am so super excited to report that I received an e-mail on Tuesday night from Jodi at Fancy Pants Designs asking me to join their design team! From what I understand, they had quite a few entries, so I am honored to have been chosen. I love their products and can't wait to start creating with them! I tried out for their team about 2 or so years ago, but did not make it then. I did receive an

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So, my first days of school were very busy. As expected, lots of technical difficulties with moving to a new room and beginning a new attendance/grading system. The bugs are not all worked out, but it will be awesome once they are. I enjoyed the day with the kids, but again....very busy. It does make the day go by really fast. This week will be mostly getting to know you stuff and paperwork.

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I just have to say a sincere and well-deserved congrats to three awesome designers who had the honor this past week of being named Memory Makers Masters 2009: Kim Frantz, Summer Fullerton, and Jaime Warren! I had the pleasure of being on the Arctic Frog design team with these three girls along with many other talented ladies. Being on the team was a wonderful experience. I think that they would

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Yes, I was always thrilled as a girl growing up that I shared my birthday with Rick. I was so in love with him! I still love him and his music. Nothing like jamming to Jessie's Girl! Happy Birthday, Rick!I am not a big birthday person. Not that I don't like them, but I was just never raised to make a big deal out of my birthday. Unlike, my friend, Candy, who celebrates her birthday for the entire

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Well, thanks to everyone who sent mojo my way or told me where to find it at Target (Miss Summer)! I chose some pics that I took at the airport before our Disney vacation and just ran with them. I made it easy on myself by creating a photo collage in FotoFusion. Doing that gave me more time and energy to think about designing the actual page instead of worrying about photo placement. I wanted

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I have no idea what is wrong with me, but I have lost my scrapping mojo once again. I looked everywhere...under the bed, in the car, behind the couch...nothing. I have been using every excuse not to scrap, and it really is making me mad! I am guessing that it has a lot to do with everything that I have going on with my home improvement project, getting ready for school, getting Ryan ready for

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As summer comes to a close, I find that we are getting busier every day. Soccer has started for Ryan and Summer Camp has ended. I am in the process of some home improvement, and my new carpet was installed yesterday. I love it! The smell of new carpet just makes me so happy. I will be sure to get some pics of my new rooms once they are complete. Which, of course, is a project in itself...moving

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My dear friend, Denise's, birthday was yesterday, and I was glad to have a chance to make a little something to celebrate the occasion. A few weeks ago, I made this little frame for her daughter, Deanna, and Denise really seemed to like it. That, of course, was good for me since it took away the issue of exactly what to get her for her big day. I grabbed a frame from Michael's and went to town. I

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I opened my mailbox yesterday to find the September issue of CK! I was so excited to see my new friend, Cindy Tobey's, layout on the cover. Congrats to her! Cindy is a truly talented girl with a refreshing and creative style. I haven't had a chance to read the issue yet, but I did flip through to see a layout of mine in it. The 2008 HOF gals each contributed a layout from their winning entries

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Life is good. Actually, Life is great. I thank God every day that I am alive, and I never want this wonderful journey to end. Some days, though, things can get you down and mean people can take the wind out of your sails. I am usually pretty good at getting past that stuff. I try to concentrate on the good things and the good people. So, I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who has

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or, should I say, caricatures! While down at Disney, there was a caricaturist (is that a word?) drawing people outside the food court at our hotel. Every time we would walk in or out, we would all stop and marvel at his talent. Everything he drew just seemed to turn out so perfectly. As with mostly everything in Disney, the waiting line was usually long, so I worried that Ryan wouldn't be able to

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We arrived home safe and sound at about 11:30 last night....exhausted. After a full day of travel, it was good to be home. I do have to say that I love to fly, though. Just look at this view as we flew away from Orlando: We took quick showers, made sure the animals were okay, and off to bed we went only to rise at 7:30 this morning to wait for the plumber to come. I spent the day unpacking and

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We ate dinner tonight with Chip & Dale. They are so cute! Does anyone know how to tell them apart? Just a bit of Disney trivia that I learned today. First person to get it right gets a RAK!Tomorrow is the last full day of our vacation, and I have mixed feelings about that. I am loving it and don't want it to end, but I really can use a break since we have been going non-stop! We will spend Monday

denine zielinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222946481430020306noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22577358.post-4616919902788094362008-07-30T02:08:00.004-04:002008-07-30T02:28:25.263-04:00

We're here in good old Florida safe and sound. Ryan LOVED the airplane rides! We are so excited and have been going nonstop since we arrived yesterday afternoon.Good Stuff:1. We hit the Magic Kingdom & Epcot so far.2. Tomorrow is Typhoon Lagoon.3. Having fun already.Not so good stuff:1. Dropped my camera already and busted my lens. Somehow managing to make it work.2. So got caught in a major

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I am really starting to get excited now. I simply can't believe that we will be on the airplane to Disney in about 19 hours! I feel like we have been waiting for this forever, yet it seems like just yesterday that we booked the trip (it was October). Time is such a strange thing. It flies, but it doesn't. Tough to explain, but I'd be willing to bet that you guys know exactly what I mean.So, this

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I received my letter in the mail yesterday telling me that I was the winner of Week 4 of the Ultimate Summer Challenge on the BHG Scrapbook, etc. website! Boy, was I over the moon! Of course, people at the BHG SBE website chose the 10 semi-finalists, but it was the public who voted mine as the winner that week. That is what is really exciting! It truly is a wonderful feeling knowing that enough

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So today was a very productive day around the house. I finished my work rather quickly...amazing what one can get done without interruptions! I hope to scrap a little tonight. I have some wonderful Making Memories goodies that I received as part of my HOF prize package that I am dying to use! Wish me luck.I will be picking a winner for my RAK from this post tomorrow afternoon. I took a quick

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Probably about 5 years ago, I bought these 2 cute wooden craft frames. I was doing some designing for Pebbles, Inc. then and used one of the frames for a project. The other frame got lost somewhere in my my scraproom only to resurface yesterday. Well, I took it as a sign and decided to do something fun with it...a little change of pace from the old 12x12 routine.I gathered some of my favorite

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I just want to give a big shout out and thank you to all the girls at ScrapFreak!I had the pleasure of chatting with the girls last night on their chat board, and I felt so welcome there. I have to say that they are truly a wonderful community of scrappers.With the scrapbooking community, in general, growing more and more each day, it is sometimes hard to find a place to call home, a place where

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....I will be on an airplane off to sunny Florida and Disney! Yippee! I have tons to do before we go, so my posts may be a bit short and infrequent. Who knows? Maybe I'll get done quick and get to scrap before I go. I guess only time will tell.If any of you guys have any suggestions on things "not to miss" while in Disney, please leave a comment here. I have not been there in almost 20 years, and

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First off, last night was a beautiful night here, and I was lucky to catch this picture of the moon in the clear night sky: Isn't the world just an incredible place?Ok, so my crazy friend, Miss Becky Fleck, took great pleasure in tagging me this morning. I wasn't planning on blogging today, bit she roped me into it. So, here goes:Ten years ago: 1998, huh? What was I doing then? I hadn't started

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I love to scrapbook. I know that I have probably said that one thousand times, but it's true. I just love it. And I love to show off my work. Not in a "look what I can do" way, but in a "hey, look what I did" way, if you know what I mean. I sometimes get sad that my pages end up in albums. Not that I don't like albums because I do. They serve a purpose. I just want to have my pages around me so

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It has been a typical July here in PA...hot and humid with lots of sun and some thunder showers here and there. Some days, the heat just gets to me, and I feel like a slug. I guess I should suck it up because in less than 2 weeks, we will be in good old Florida where I am sure the heat is much worse. Yesterday was one of those slug days where I felt like doing nothing. I don't like that because I

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Ok, so spring passed about 2 months ago, and I guess I am a bit late. It has been a little busy around here. Preparing for next school year and my new job as a History teacher, renovating my house (turning it from a duplex into one house...yeah! More room), preparing for our Disney trip (2 weeks left to go), and your basic everyday tasks...these things have all kept me on my toes. So, while I

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I guess those readers who are scrapbookers know that CHA Summer is right around the corner. Unfortunately, I won't be attending the show this year. Fortunately, I will be going to Disney instead...so I think I can pass up Chicago this year...LOL! Anyway, as the show approaches, we see all of the Scrapbook product manufacturers hype up their new releases on the web (hence, my Tinkering Ink

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Again, while I was blog hopping, I ran into the wonderful blog of Jessica Sprague. She showed a technique for adding some pizazz to your pictures, and I thought that I would try it out. Of course, I mentioned in a different post that I have been using some actions, but I always welcome an opportunity to learn. So, I gave it a shot. This is my before picture:Sure, it's a nice picture. It could use

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Something got me thinking yesterday about how lucky I am. Often times, we find ourselves complaining about things from day to day. Life is not always easy. Stress, work, bills, gas prices, bad drivers, etc. I could go on and on about the things that can get to me. However, when I stop and have a minute to look at the big picture...my life is pretty darn good. I am blessed with so much...health,

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I know I already said this about the Retro Metro line, but this line has to be my favorite line that Tinkering Ink is revealing at Summer CHA. Ok, so it is a toss up. Retro Metro is bright and bold and fun, and I adore it. This line is a bit different, but it has stolen my heart in its own special way. Maybe it's the kraft background. Maybe it's the cute little butterflies. All I do know is that

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While I am sitting here doing my monthly computer back-up, I thought I would do a little blog post to remind everyone to back-up, too. Nobody wants to lose precious pictures or precious anything for that matter. Have a good night!

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Ok, so I have been up from 4:30 this morning for some odd reason. I guess my body was done sleeping (I'm sure I will pay for that later.) I decided to do my blog post early since I just simply could not wait to share my scrappy goodness from the Tinkering Ink Retro Metro line. This line has to be my favorite one that TI is releasing at CHA! The colors, the patterns, the styles...they all just

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Just a super quick post tonight. I had Ryan pick a winner for my July 4th RAK, and he chose #3! That means Chrispea gets a package of scrap goodies. Yah! If you drop by Chris, shoot me an e-mail at Denine2@aol.com with your addy!And I also wanted to tell everyone (if you already did not know) that the most awesome Becky Fleck of PageMaps fame has started up a blog! Isn't that great? You can visit

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Another day and another beautiful line being released from Tinkering Ink. You guys have got to head to the TI Beau Jardin Gallery to see what the other TI DT girls have done with all of the gorgeous, bright, and bold papers from this line. Here is a layout that I did: I cut the little flowers from one of the papers...aren't they just the cutest flowers ever? I also did a little card with the same

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Good morning, and I truly hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday weekend. I appreciate all of the firework photography tips that you guys have shared. I did not get any fireworks pics....yet. My downfall was my lack of a tripod, and I am so not a steady handed person. We do have another fireworks display near our home in a few weeks, so I still have a chance. Actually, there have been

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I hope that everyone has a safe, fun, and memorable holiday and weekend! While you are celebrating, take time to say thank you to all of the people before us who have made this country what it is today. I have a wonderful life, and I am not so sure how it would have been had I not been born in the good old USA!I had my little "Uncle Sam" pose for a few shots. Trying to get an eight year old to

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This month, the HOF girls and I used the product we received in our prize package from Little Yellow Bicycle. The line that we received was the Delightful Collection by Sharon Ann, which has great color combos of pinks, blues, oranges, and greens. I had some wonderful pictures of my niece, Emily, that I really thought would work well with this line. Since I do not often work with such a girly

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Seems like it has been forever since I last blogged. I have a good excuse, though. I have been very busy getting some scrapping done with the new lines from Tinkering Ink that will be debuting at CHA at the end of July. It has been so much fun working with the awesome new papers. Unfortunately, I am not able to post any of my work yet, but keep checking here this week as I will reveal a creation

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