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Monday, January 26, 2009

News, kits, layouts and more

I am always at a loss on what to put on these posts for a title. I think I come up with the lamest stuff! LOL Oh, well...

Couple of news bits from Heritage Scrap: 1st, our new coordinating Valentine's kits will arriving shortly in the store. These are beautiful and will be on sale to start! Here are my previews:

2nd, coming next month (that's less than 1 week now!) we will have a gorgeous collaboration, with a vintage rose theme, available free for a limited time! I can't give out the details yet, but if you like roses or vintage, you won't want to miss it!


On a personal note, I'm doing my best to keep up with Project 365, the challenge is to take a photo a day for the entire year. I'm posting my results on Flickr HERE . Currently, I need to load the images from the last 4 days. I'm also try to do a layout a week with them. That I'm a tad behind. I did the first week:

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Here is a Christmas layout I did this month:
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99 things I have or haven't done

I saw this list of events on Katie the Scrapbook Lady's blog the other day. You are supposed to copy and paste to your own blog and bold everything you’ve done! This could easily be a list of 99 things to scrapbook about.

  1. Started your own blog
    2. Slept under the stars
    3. Played in a band (viola)
    4. Visited Hawaii
    5. Watched a meteor shower
    6. Given more than you can afford to charity
    7. Been to Disneyland/world
    8. Climbed a mountain
    9. Held a praying mantis
    10. Sang a solo
    11. Bungee jumped
    12. Visited Paris
    13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
    14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
    15. Adopted a child
    16. Had food poisoning
    17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
    18. Grown your own vegetables
    19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
    20. Slept on an overnight train
    21. Had a pillow fight
    22. Hitch hiked
    23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
    24. Built a snow fort
    25. Held a lamb
    26. Gone skinny dipping
    27. Run a Marathon
    28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
    29. Seen a total eclipse
    30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
    31. Hit a home run
    32. Been on a cruise
    33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
    34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
    35. Seen an Amish community
    36. Taught yourself a new language
    37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
    38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
    39. Gone rock climbing
    40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
    41. Sung karaoke
    42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
    43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
    44. Visited Africa
    45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
    46. Been transported in an ambulance
    47. Had your portrait painted
    48. Gone deep sea fishing
    49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
    50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
    51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
    52. Kissed in the rain
    53. Played in the mud
    54. Gone to a drive-in theater
    55. Been in a movie
    56. Visited the Great Wall of China
    57. Started a business
    58. Taken a martial arts class
    59. Visited Russia
    60. Served at a soup kitchen
    61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
    62. Gone whale watching
    63. Gotten flowers for no reason
    64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
    65. Gone sky diving
    66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
    67. Bounced a check
    68. Flown in a helicopter
    69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
    70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
    71. Eaten Caviar
    72. Pieced a quilt
    73. Stood in Times Square
    74. Toured the Everglades
    75. Been fired from a job
    76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
    77. Broken a bone
    78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
    79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
    80. Published a book
    81. Visited the Vatican
    82. Bought a brand new car
    83. Walked in Jerusalem
    84. Had your picture in the newspaper
    85. Read the entire Bible
    86. Visited the White House
    87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
    88. Had chickenpox
    89. Saved someone’s life
    90. Sat on a jury
    91. Met someone famous
    92. Joined a book club
    93. Lost a loved one
    94. Had a baby

    95. Seen the Alamo in person
    96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
    97. Been involved in a law suit
    98. Owned a cell phone
    99. Been stung by a bee

Here are a few more that come to mind:

100. Lived in Brazil (Lived in Santos, Sao Paulo and visiting Rio de Janeiro and Puerto Allegre)
101.
Climbed the steps at Corcovado (to the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro)
102.
Taught yourself Photoshop
103.
Played a piano solo in church(s)
104.
Gone tubing down a river ~ in the dark
105.
Delivered Meals-on-Wheels
106.
Memorized the names of all the books in the bible (old and new) ~in order
107.
Paid your own way through college
108.
Danced in a parade ~ non-stop ~ for 1.24 miles

Lastly, on a very personal note, both my husband and I are out of work. We both lost our jobs the same week. Please say a pray or have a good thought that we may find full-time employment soon!!
Thank you!!

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