COUNTDOWN TO 2010 - Day 6 Freebie

Yesterday I blogged about journaling. Boy, did I! But it is an important part of what we do. There are a lot of things you can use to journal on. Many of my kits offer journaling boxes for this purpose. Another fun thing to use is journaling strips! You can use several of these on a layout.... one word or phrase per strip to make up the whole description. Add a tag with the name/place/date. Just a few ideas to enhance your layouts!

Well, today is the last day of 2009! I hope it was a good year for you. For some it was not. Some lost their jobs and even their homes. Those of us who were fortunate enough to not be in this position need to help our fellow man in whatever way we can. Donate some food to a local food bank or clothes you and your family don't wear anymore to Goodwill or American Veterans. Pray for a turnaround in our economy so that jobs once again become available for all who are needing them to support their families.

Those of you who know me know that I am passionately patriotic! I L-O-V-E America and all it stands for. Freedom isn't free. This is the land of the free because of the brave. Reflect on how many young men and women have lost their lives in previous and this current war to protect that freedom. I would say that is a very high price to pay. So, no... FREEDOM isn't free. To the brave men and women who are currently in the Middle East... I salute and pray for your safety. To their families.... mothers, fathers, wives, husbands and children.... I pray that they will return to you soon safe and whole. To those who have lost children, friends, or spouses.... may God comfort you in your time of sorrow. My sympathy is with you all. Thank you for your sacrifice.

My you all have a happy, safe and health 2010!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Here is the link to today's download

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COUNTDOWN TO 2010 - DAY 5 FREEBIE

By now you all know how I feel about journaling! Whether it is an appropriate quotation or a poem I firmly believe that the most gorgeous layout is bare without something to describe the photo or the person in the photo. I mean, why do you scrap in the first place? Be it paper, digi or hybrid, you scrap to preserve memories and photos for future generations so they know where and who they came from. They might like to know what you or their parents were like as children, what they did for entertainment, where they went on vacations, etc. Right now, you have all this information at your fingertips.... all you have to do is write it down. Full-size journaling pages are part of this download. You can print them out and journal by hand if you like.... kind of makes it more personal that way. Be sure to use acid-free pens available for scrapbooking.

HERE is the link to today's DOWNLOAD

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COUNTDOWN TO 2010 - DAY 4 FREEBIE

Are ya havin' fun yet? Well, I sure am! It really is so much fun creating things for you and reading your comments here and at 4Shared! Be sure to leave me a note so I know you were here! Without further ado, here is the link to today's DOWNLOAD. SORRY, THIS LINK HAS EXPIRED.

I've been having so much fun that I forgot to add the list if other participants, so if you came here first, here it is:

Alessandra Designs - http://www.alessandradesigns.blogspot.com/

Amanda Thorderson- http://flamingo-amanda.blogspot.com/

Beth Rimmer - http://www.bethscreativechaos.blogspot.com/

Cyndi Wetmiller/Wetfish Designs - http://wetfishdesigns.com/blog

DeDe Smith - http://designzbydede.blogspot.com/

Dreamer Paula - http://designsbydreamerpaula.blogspot.com/

Joyce de Jonge - http://joycedejongescrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/

Juliana Gordon - http://www.julianablogs.com/

Kathryn Estry - http://kathrynsdigitaldesigns.blogspot.com/

Lifesong Kreations - http://lifesongkreations.com/

Michelle Pieters - http://michellepieters.blogspot.com/

Nini's Notions - http://ninisnews.blogspot.com/ YOU ARE HERE

Scrap4Brains - http://scrap4brains.blogspot.com/

Silvia Romeo - http://www.silviaromeo.blogspot.com/

COUNTDOWN TO 2010 - DAY 3 FREEBIE

Well, you have seen the preview. I won't tell you what you will be receiving each day.... it's a SURPRISE! LOL! However if you miss a day or two the album will be for sale in my store at Digitals after January 1st. Speaking of my store.... my ENTIRE STORE is ON SALE for the duration of the blog train at 35% OFF! So, if you don't have The Heritage Collection: Marjorie page kit or The Heritage Collection: Marjorie Add-On now is the time to pick them up! There is enough room on these pages to add more embellishments if you so desire. The Add-On kit was originally a free kit for the January 2008 All In The Family Challenge at Digitals, so if you participated you probably already have it.

HERE is the link to today's download

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COUNTDOWN TO 2010 - DAY 2 FREEBIE

TA-DA! Here it is... the promised preview of the week's freebies. The album includes 10 quick pages, 2 premade covers, 2 matching blank covers to use as the back or make your own front cover and 2 journaling pages with lines. The quick pages were designed by my fabulous CT member and dear friend, Leslie Favela. Many of you may know her from Digitals. She is on the store Creative Team and also a First Responder. In addition she does CT work for my fellow designers Joyce deJonge and Maddy Fernandez. She did a beautiful job on the pages for this album. Room for lots of family photos/journaling. Yours truly designed the covers and journaling pages. I hope you enjoy using it.

Download today's freebie HERE

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AFTER CHRISTMAS BLOG TRAIN FREEBIE #1

Hey Y'all! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are getting ready to ring in 2010 with a bang! The designers at Digitals decided to give you a bunch of post-Christmas presents in the form of a blog train! Starting today through January 1st we will be giving freebies on our blogs! Snap these up folks! They won't last long! Each link will be good for 24 hours only! Nini's Notions will be giving a Quick Page Album made from the pieces of my Heritage Collection: Marjorie page kit. Unfortunately, with the holidays, I ran out of time and don't have a preview ready yet, but there will be one I assure you.

HERE is the link to today's download.

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Enjoy!