Oh, those challenges, they keep me busy!

Hello hello! It's me here again! How're you doing? Thank you SO MUCH for all the fantastic comments and also for your concerns! I'm fine now, fully recovered and went riding last weekend. I took a different horse while mine is up for some tests. Let's see what comes out.

I'm glad you like the cluster and also the LO I made with it. You know, Prague is such a beautiful city and I have a lot of pictures of it but for some reason I haven't got to scrap those until now. Later it occurred to me that I could have put names on the photos...oh well...next time! Ramalka - the photo you're asking about IS a human being, it's a beggar:-) There're quite a few in the
center. Some of them are real and for some it's just a profitable job (no kidding here!). Anyway, Prague is not just those gorgeous churches, there's a lot of truly beautiful buildings! If you ever want to visit feel free to email me for tips:-)

I've been all challenges this week, made one for our CT challenge at Weeds and Wildflowers:

Journaling and credits here.

Another one for Hodge Podge (deadline was Monday, there's a new one now):

Journaling and credits here.

And yet another one for this week's DigiDare (deadline is on Friday):


And this is my newest LO, a sort of a flashback to the past, lol! I really like
how it turned out:

Journaling and credits here.

Last but not least I wanted to show you today what my friend Katka (aka
Dypecek) made for Carla Gibson. I think it's just wonderful:


You can check it also her blog (she has some gorgeous freebies too - just scroll down a bit!).

Wish you all happy Wednesday and Thursday and I'll see you on Friday...to post....guess whaaat?

Hugs to you all!

What do you think I have for you today?

Hey guys, how are you doing? Long time no post...bad, bad blogger:-) I haven't been in too much of a good shape this week, had a bad fall from a horse last Sunday...glad I had made an appointment with my physiotherapist before, like if I had expected it, lol! Well, I had, kind of...since my horse had been behaving really strange lately. He gets scared with anything and just freaks out, starts running like a maniac! Gotta have him checked. And in the meantime I'll ride another one. And I'm really looking forward to tomorrow because we'll have a group of children with the Down syndrome coming and it's always so great too see how they relate with animals!

And, wow, guess what, almost forgot to tell you - I've met another Czech mom here! Well, might not be a big thing if it wasn't such a small city here.... And chatting with her I found out that she's a cousin of a very good friend of mine from Prague! World is a small place...or as they say here: El mundo es un pañuelo:-)

I've made quite some new layouts this week, you can check them out here. I'm especially proud of the one with my daughter's art:-) It's been sitting in my virtual drawer for 2 months (!!!), I've redone it completely in the end! And that leads me to another news (if you cared to check the gallery you surely noticed:-)) - one of my LO's is going to be PUBLISHED, wooohooo! It's gonna be in the June issue of the Digital Artist Magazine, how about that?!? I' sooo honored!

As always, it takes me some time to get to Friday's posting point:-) which is...a freebie! I promised you a cluster the other day to compensate the one you had to delete. So here it is! Actually, I've made it quite similar to the first one...hope you won't be disappointed! (I've made the frames myself I swear!:-))


The ZIP file includes a single .png with the cluster as well as a .psd file with numbered templates and also a .psd file with layered frames AND numbered templates. Pick the one that suits you the best!:-) Anyway, the instructions are included in the TOU's. You can download it here. SORRY, THE LINK HAS BEEN DISABLED. Have fun with it and please leave some love if you DL. For inspiration - this is the LO I've made with it:

Credits here.

Have a great evening, take care and see you soon!

Sale at Weeds&Wildflowers!

A little bird just told me that....there's a SALE today and tomorrow over at Weeds&Wildflowers!!! So if you like their designs, run over there, they're all 20% off!!! Happy shopping!:-)

And I wanted to show you two LO's I received today from Amanda (using my sloppy paint alpha):


What a fun layout, you can tell the little one really likes the bike, lol! But I TOTALLY love this one:


Look at all the different hats and how they represent Amanda's different roles! That is such a CLEVER idea! LOVE IT! Thank you, Amanda, I've already sent you a link to a goodie!:-)

Have a great afternoon/evening!

Frrrriday Frrrreeeebie! And a few LO's too:-)

Hi! Hope you've had a great week! I've been quite busy with LO's these days, this new collection from Gina Marie is so great and there are endless possibilities for mixing&matching!

Thank you so much for your comments on the overlays, I'm happy you liked them! Kim, I think that you must have had some problem with your browser because I could see all the images just fine! Is it all right now? Thanks for letting me know anyway!

Sooo, wanna show you a couple of LO's made with my stuff - first one is from Rebecca who used the sloppy paint alpha to make a page about her sloppy boys:

I love the series of photos and the bright colors! Great job, Rebecca!

Second one is from TNChick (using scalloped frames):


Soooo, sweet! I love the colors you used, it goes perfectly with the mood!

And when we are at it I'm adding one of mine that I finished last night, it was our W&W creative team challenge (I fell asleep 3 times while uploading it to the galleries at 2 a.m.:-)):

Credits and journaling here.

Okay, I know you're getting impatient:-) But you know me, right? Always waiting until the end, teasing you! I've made these beautiful sparkle borders for you, they scream: glitter, glitter, I'm here! LOL Actually making them was a coincidence because I was making an LO and I just needed a little subtle touch and I couldn't find anything so I made it (as always, lol!). And when I was at it, I just made a few more to share!


There are 18 borders made for 12x12 layouts (not all shown in the preview), some of them mono color some have glimpses of other color, one is metallic and one multicolor. You can download this beauty here (don't forget that the link is gonna be active for one week only!) SORRY, THE LINK HAS BEEN DISABLED. Hope you like them! I used one in this LO:

Credits and journaling here.

And that's it for today! Have a great Friday and please leave a bit of love if you download!

Cheers!

Quickie...

Hi! Another quickie today, it's 1.30 AM here and I'm off to bed! Just wanted to share my first LO I made for Weeds&Wildflowers! I finished it last night (uhhhm, well, better say early morning since it was almost 4 AM, lol!). I've been wanting to scrap those photos for a long time but I found it quite difficult...and I just couldn't find the right stuff. Now I got it, the new collection by Gina is gorgeous!

Full credits here.

Good day to you and thanks for stopping by!

Have you heard the fabulous news??? Weeds&Wildflowers are at Scrapartist!!!

A very short post today but I had to pop in to say: Happy Mother's Day to you!!! I almost forgot because we celebrated here last Sunday:-)

Have you heard the GREAT news? Weeds&Wildflowers are debuting at Scrapartist!!! Those wonderfully talented ladies have made it this far in a record time! And they have a WHOLE NEW COLLECTION up! It's called Celebrating Color and it's FABULOUS! Go and check it out, they're running a sale! BIG congratulations, Gina, Heidi and Patricia, you rock!

Thanks for visiting and good day to you!

Something for Lynn and my beach experience

First of all, guys, I wanted to THANK YOU for all your words, your wonderful comments and for your understanding. I truly appreciate it!! (And also for the comments on the overlays, lol!). And you're right - I should have posted a picture so you know which one it is (well, there has only been one...). It was this one:
So, Nancy, don't worry, you don't need to delete anything!:-)

One last thing regarding the issue - there's one BIG person (among others, lol!) over at Divine Digital. Her name is Lynn Judge and she has been a great support to me these past hard days. Yesterday I got an email from her that contained a gem, a wisdom that I couldn't but agree with and it inspired me to SCRAP the whole thing, why not?!? I used her quote on that page (with her permission, of course, lol!) and I dedicated it to her.
For you, Lynn:

For full credits go here.

Quotation: To admit your mistake is the high road and you will feel much better
in the long run. You hold you head high, admit an honest mistake, beg forgiveness
and then move on. THAT is the high road and it takes a big person to follow that
road. (Lynn Judge)

Journaling: There are times in your life when you make mistakes and sometimes it
feels really difficult to admit them. But it's the right thing to do and it makes
you a better person. It feels easier if you make a mistake that doesn't hurt
anybody else than yourself. But that's very rare. Usually there are other people
involved and it gets much worse. I've just lived a situation like this and
decided to scrap it as a reminder; to me and to other people who care. Not only
I have hurt a person but I have also endangered the business of others. And
believe me, it is a HARD lesson to learn. But sometimes it’s good to learn
the hard way - you will never forget it! Everything has it's bright side and
this one too; I have found out that there ARE people out there who care! They
can't go with you all the way though. In the end it's up to you only how you
handle it. It's all about your attitude. I have admitted commiting a mistake.
I have apologized. and I’ve been forgiven. I have learned. It feels just right.
Time to move on.

And now it IS time to move on!:-)

How's your weekend? I've had no horseback riding classes today since there was a competition. We went to a nearby beach town instead and rented a horse for me and a pony for Amaia (my daughter) and went for a ride to a beach. I've always dreamt of riding a horse on a beach, you know, like in one of those movies...:-) Free as a bird, galloping, splashing water and stuff....So today it's been my first time doing that. Until now there was either no horse or no beach or either of them; or there was a horse and also a beach but it was forbidden to ride there:-) Okay, so I FINALLY made my dream come true this morning! The beach was full of crap, broken branches, empty plastic bottles and stuff so you had to be careful where to step; a lot of fishermen throwing in their fishing rods with baits, which was scarring the horse...the horse (BTW, her name was Lucy:-)) was one of those tourist horses that are used to follow the guide (there was no guide so she didn't want to go alone). It took quite some effort to make her WALK! Eventually I made her trot (my biggest achievement today, lol!) and then, when we arrived to the end of the beach, she decided it was time to go home (those horses know their routes well, don't they?) and there was no way I could turn her around! No matter how hard I was pulling the reigns or pressing her with my feet, she would still go straight, towards the stables! Oh well, home we went then, it was too hot anyway, lol!...So far my beach riding experience (dreams and movies are so much better, right?). But we've had a wonderful time!!!

Thanks for visiting and leaving some love! Hope you have a great Sunday and see you soon!