Gail's blog

Need sponsors for great cause

2009-09-13T14:03:00.009-06:00

Help sponsor our walk team for a great cause. It is called NAMIWalks for the Mind of America, NAMI’s signature walkathon event that is being held in Boise, ID at 250 Parkcenter Blvd. on October 3, 2009 at 10a. NAMI (formerly National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, now the Nation’s Voice on Mental Illness) is an education and support group for those affected by mental illness.

My sister has such an illness. My Mom and I attended a 12-week course to learn about this group of illnesses and how to help my sister move forward. There is no cure - this illness causes physical damage to the brain that, fortunately, can be helped with proper medication and other treatments.

If you're in the Boise area and want to walk with us:
We want you to walk with us if you're in the Boise area on 10/3. You can choose a 1, 3, or 5K walk. Visit our team page to sign up:
http://www.nami.org/walktemplate.cfm?section=namiwalks&Template=/customsource/namiwalks/teampage.cfm&teamID=15170
You can click on either link to register for the walk - there is no entry fee.

If you can help sponsor our team:
Visit our team page:
http://www.nami.org/walktemplate.cfm?section=namiwalks&Template=/customsource/namiwalks/teampage.cfm&teamID=15170

Any amount would be greatly appreciated ($1 or whatever you can comfortably afford). Click on one of the names (not Gary nor Gail, they already reached their goals).

We'll get immediate notification via e-mail of your participation.

NAMI is the largest education, support and advocacy organization that serves the needs of all those whose lives are touched by these illnesses. This includes persons with mental illness, their families, friends, employers, the law enforcement community and policy makers. The NAMI organization is composed of approximately 1100 local affiliates, 50 state offices and a national office.

The goals of the NAMIWalks program are: to fight the stigma that surrounds mental illness, to build awareness of the fact that the mental health system in this country needs to be improved and to raise funds for NAMI so that they can continue their mission.

NAMI is a 501(c)3 charity and any donation you make to support my participation in this event is tax deductible. NAMI has been rated by Worth magazine as among the top 100 charities "most likely to save the world" and has been given an "A+" rating by The American Institute of Philanthropy for efficient and effective use of charitable dollars. NAMI has also been given 4 out of 4 stars by The Charity Navigator for short-term spending practices and long-term sustainability.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Hummie's Designer Technique Challenge

2008-12-15T17:29:00.005-07:00

Whew - you haven't heard from me in a LONG while. My stepfather has been very ill and my Mom needed my help. After suffering for many months, my stepfather passed away peacefully. To make a long story short, my Mother is now living with my husband and me until her life settles down. So now I can get back to some digi-scrapping. I recently discovered Hummie's World and have been enjoying her tutorials and challenges. Here are the credits:

Thank you to:
Hummie and Danielle for the challenge
Background paper from Hummie's Heritage Kit
Swirl and bug trail are from Jofia Devoe's Swirls Therapy 2 kit
Tag and ladybugs are from Jofia Devoe's The Grass is Greener kit
Wordart by Kim Broedelet's Bug-ing kit
Font: Elmore
Software: PSE

Ruby's Template - Birthday

2007-06-30T02:27:00.000-06:00

Ruby made such a cute birthday template! This layout is of our Great Granddaughter's first birthday.

Credits:

Birthday Template (including candles, frames, and number) by Ruby

Papers from Maryse Vincent's Doux Printemps kit at Digiscrapbook.net\Gray background paper made using PSE5

Font: Rockwell Extra Bold

Graphics Program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - R

2007-06-19T18:27:00.000-06:00

Ruby creates such terrific templates - and Maryse Vincent's gorgeous Broceliande kit was perfect for this layout. The journaling reads:

Our third oldest grandson is such an athlete! In these photos, he's running the Race to Robie Creek, known as the toughest half marathon in the Northwest. My husband and I had a hard time doing Robie Creek -and we were in a car!

Credits:

R Template by Ruby
Papers and elements from Maryse Vincent's Broceliande kit at Digiscrapbook.net
Fonts: Times New Roman and Expletive Deleted
Graphics Program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - Q

2007-06-12T15:32:00.000-06:00

Love these templates by Ruby - she does such a fabulous job! I thought of my niece that plays volleyball when I saw the Q template - she sure is quick - so much fun to see her play. I don't know where she got her athleticism from - it sure wasn't me!

Credits:

Q Template by Ruby
Papers and flourishes from Ruby's Show the Love kit
Volleyball tapes by Mrs. Miles at http://lalalime.blogspot.com
Gold style from Cheryl Barber's ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: 14K at ScrapGirls
Volleyball from © Photographer: Xaoc Agency: Dreamstime.com
Font: Shruti
Graphics Program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - W / Dedicated to MARYSE VINCENT

2007-06-05T15:55:00.000-06:00

"WOW" describes Ruby's templates and Maryse Vincent, a fabulous designer (you can find her designs at http://www.digiscrapbook.net/store/index.php). When Ruby sent us this template I immediately thought of Maryse's beautiful kit, Mélodie d'Amour. Our Great Granddaughter, who is not quite 2 years old, loves wearing my clothes! She's so thrilled when I put them on her, she keeps raising her arms in the air and has a big smile on her face. It's like she's saying, "Wow, this is fun!"

Credits:

"W" template by Ruby (applied Atomic Cupcake's glitter action to the W's to simulate Maryse's glittery letter "o")

Papers, elements (envelope, stationery, and flower gem), letter "o" alpha from Maryse Vincent's Mélodie d'Amour kit at Digiscrapbook.net

Font: JanieHMK

Graphics Program: PSE5

Tracy Drane's Grandma's Cabin

2007-06-03T00:51:00.000-06:00

If you haven't found Tracy Drane's blog - RUN over there, don't walk! It's at http://dranet.blogspot.com. LOVE her kits, as well as Maryse Vincent's at http://www.digiscrapbook.net/store/index.php and Ruby's fabulous work at http://rubysthoughtsonthat.blogspot.com/index.html. Tracy's latest kit is Grandma's Cabin - so beautiful for heritage type layouts. She motivated me to do this layout by offering the cutest heart element which would be perfect for my step daughter since she's a new grandmother.

Credits:

Papers and elements from Tracy Drane's Grandma's cabin kit available for FREE at http://dranet.blogspot.com
Lifted photo effect from Melissa Renfro's ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Lifted Photos Biggie at ScrapGirls
Font: Pristina
Graphics Program: PSE5

Tracy Drane's Nature Walk

2007-06-02T20:17:00.000-06:00

I discovered Tracy Drane's blog from Maryse Vincent (Tracy's blog is at http://dranet.blogspot.com). Wow, she has several fabulous free kits! Hope the above layout qualifies for her matching alpha, but even if it doesn't, it's such a gorgeous kit that it made putting this layout together fun. And, yes, that really is his fishing line, but I did make it a little brighter so you could see it more clearly!

Credits:

Papers and elements from Tracy Drane's Nature Walk kit available for FREE at http://dranet.blogspot.com
Font: Shishoni Brush and JanieHMK
Graphics Program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - C

2007-05-25T23:33:00.001-06:00

Ooooh - this is one of my favorite templates from Ruby - she's so talented! My great niece and great nephew are chess whizzes (unlike me) - so I made this layout in their honor!

Credits:

"C" Template by Ruby
Papers from Ztampf's Floralique Classic's kit
Font: Pythagoras
Graphics Program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - Funky H

2007-05-25T23:26:00.001-06:00

Another fun template by Ruby! These photos look like I made our Great Granddaughter work hard - but she saw me brushing the cat hair from the sofa and insisted on doing it - honest - LOL!!!

Credits:

Template by Ruby
Papers by Anita Stergiou and Sherrie Looper from the Les Accesoires Naturels kit at Natural Designs in Scrapbooking
Note pad by Barbara Speck and TwirlyBird (bubbles) by Amanda Stevens from the Les Accesoires Naturels kit at Natural Designs in Scrapbooking
Font: MaritaTextMedium
Graphics Program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - G

2007-05-25T23:16:00.000-06:00

On my birthday last year, my husband looked puzzled and asked me to look at our front lawn. I was so surprised to see about 20 strange shapes sprinkled about the front yard! It took a while to figure out that my family sent a birthday greeting. What a surprise and what a Gift (and what a wonderful template from Ruby)!

Credits:

Template by Ruby

Papers and elements from Misty Cato's Garden Blends Collection at Scrapbook-Elements

Font: Stencil

Graphics Program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - M

2007-05-15T15:22:00.000-06:00

LOVE this template - M starts so many wonderful words, but I was in the Hawaii mood lately so I picked Maui!

Credits:

Template by Ruby
Papers by Maryse Vincent from her Frisson Chocolate kit at DigiScrapbook.net
Font: Lucida Fax, NimbusRomdItalic, and Matura MT Script
Graphics Program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - H

2007-05-09T23:14:00.000-06:00

I know it's hard to see - but there really is an "H" in this template! One of my loves is Hawaii - since I was born and raised there. My husband and I were so excited that the whole family wanted to vacation there - so we took everyone in 2003! Here are some of the highlights from our vacation.

Credits:

Template by Ruby
Papers and elements from Misty Cato's Island Nights from Scrapbook-Bytes
Font: Impact and Kristen ITC
Graphics program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - Inspired by Nancy

2007-05-02T13:18:00.000-06:00

This template posed a more difficult challenge for me since there were so many topics I could cover with it. But I was inspired by our family (not bragging - I was fortunate to marry into this wonderful family after my husband lost his first wife in her heroic fight against cancer).

Credits:

Template by Ruby based on Nancy's layout

Papers from Structure and Royale kits by Ztampf

Hearts from BeLovedst kit by Ztampf

Font: Lucinda Calligraphy

Graphic Program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - J

2007-05-02T13:08:00.000-06:00

If you haven't worked with Ruby's templates - try this one - it's fabulous! And try out some of Ruby's kits when you have a chance - they're such fun colors and her elements are terrific!

Here are the credits:

Credits:

Template by RubyPapers and elements from Ruby's Pretty Posies kit
Font: Engravers MT and Franklin Gothic Book
Graphics Program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - N

2007-04-24T18:18:00.000-06:00

This template was so much fun to work with - partly because I had such a fun subject. When my family watched our little niece take on a much larger opponent during a karate tournament, we thought "There's NO way, she could win!" She sure showed us!

Credits:

Template by Ruby (isn't she fabulous?!)

Papers from Maryse Vincent's Sakura in Bloom kit available at DigiScrapbook.net (another awesome designer!)
Gold medal from © Photographer: Ralph Biggör Agency: Dreamstime.com

Fairy dust from Digital Graffiti ArtBits by DaniB at Scrapbook-Bytes store

Font: Nancy

Graphics Program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - B

2007-04-19T00:17:00.000-06:00

Wow - I could think of all kinds of themes that would work with this template - baby, bawling, bowling, boarding, boredom, banquet, beautiful - but I settled on beat because I just received a photo from our Granddaughter-in-law with a photo of our Great Granddaughter dancing.

Credits:

Template by Ruby (including scalloped element)
Papers and musical notes from Leah Riordan's Melody kit at Oscraps
Font: Nancy
Graphics program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - I

2007-04-14T19:11:00.000-06:00

This promise is the first thing I thought of when I saw this template by Ruby. The journaling reads:

It's so hard to see you growing up so quickly. It seems like only yesterday that you were much smaller and less secure. To our Grandsons - I'm so proud that you have grown into wonderful, strong, and caring young men. To our Great Granddaughter - I can see you growing like a well cultured flower that receives the finest care. Although I love the memories of your younger days, I promise that I will enjoy you for who you are now. I wouldn't want to miss a moment of being part of your lives.

Here are the credits:

Papers from SherArtDesigns' Bohemian Baroque kit at Natural Designs in Scrapbooking

Vines from Anita Stergiou's Ribbons Roses Stamps set at Natural Designs in Scrapbooking

Font: Lucida Bright

Graphics Program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - T

2007-04-14T19:00:00.000-06:00

This was such a fun page to do - Ruby's templates are fabulous! Here are the credits:

Template (including folded corner) by Ruby
Papers and elements from Betsy Tuma's Pop Tart kit from Plain Digital Wrapper
Font: Corbel
Graphics Program: PSE5

Ruby's Template - V

2007-03-28T09:28:00.000-06:00

I've wanted to do a layout with this photo and Ruby's template was perfect for it!

Template and embellishments by Ruby

Papers from Ruby's blue Gratitude kit
Font - Engravers MT and BaaBookHMK

Graphics Program - PSE5

Ruby's Template - E

2007-03-20T17:12:00.000-06:00

Oooh, another cool template by Ruby! When I saw the letter "E," the first word I thought of was "enchanting" - and we are enchanted by the beauty of Hawaii and Idaho - among many of the places we've lived and traveled.

Here are the credits:

Template and flourishes by Ruby
Papers from Ruby's yellow Gratitude kit
Font OttumHmkBold and LamboHmkBold
Graphics Program PSE5

Ruby's Template - D

2007-03-13T14:57:00.000-06:00

Did you see Ruby's newest template? I LOVE it - this is a page of our Great Granddaughter. I used Ruby's great template (notice the letter 'D' for darling?), the papers. alphas, and elements were from Maryse Vincent's fabulous Cafe Glace kit, and Comic Sans font. The graphics program was PSE5.

Ruby's Templates

2007-03-07T20:41:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much for stopping by - I LOVE Ruby's templates! This is my first submission as a member of her template team. As a newbie, I am learning so much! Credits for the above layout are graphics program - PSE5, the papers and alpha are from one of my favorite kits - Lorraine Yuriar's Aprendemos kit from Scrap Outside the Box and the effects are from PSE5.