Pamela McNicol Is BACK

Howdy Folks;

I had the best surprise this evening when I opened reader and saw a post I had been waiting for for so long. I scrolled right on down to read the post by the infamous Pamela McNicol.
You may recall Pamela took a much needed break way back in April 2009 to take care of her family. Well she is making a comeback and I can't wait....I am so thrilled. I missed her and prayed for her and her family every day.
Today she posted a picture of her 3 children heading off to school and they look so loved and incredibly happy. The break was so worth it for all of them.

Please head on over and give Pamela a big warm welcome back. You are going to love her designs. I know I do.

http://digitreats.typepad.com/creativeteam/


WELCOME BACK, PAMELA. mwah

Huggins
Pat

We're Back

Well Hello Everyone;

Has it been ages or what LOL

What a busy 1st week back to school. PTA meetings, Library Meetings, Social Meetings, well you get the picture. But today is Saturday and I can finally sit down and catch up. I opened reader first thing when I finally got online and man, over 5000 posts to read, NOT. Sorry girls and guys but I just hit the Read All button. I couldn't possible handle it. I opened my email and wow, there are over 200 emails in there.
I know I missed a lot in digiland but I had a fantastic summer. How about you?
I really missed you peeps personally and I thought about you quite often. I talked about you all quiet often too. Some of the girls and I went to a few country sales. These are like Garage sales but when in the country we go from farm to farm not house to house LOL.
More times then I can count I would spy something and think of one or many of you. So even though I wasn't online with you you sure were spending your summer with me.

This morning was the first time I turned on the computer too and I had several updates to do first. After that I went to look in my folder to see where I left off and there was sitting a layout I was suppose to get up before I left. I must have blanked it out or thought I did it but either way there it sat. Poor Loucee must think I forgot all about her and her challenge. Well I did didn't I. And I forgot to let Kim know I posted that little gift using the August CC. So I've done that now too. The Cars were right. Summer turns me upside down. It's my excuse and I'm sticking to it :)
Here is the layout I did for Loucee's Animal Challenge over at DSO...


Give me a few days to catch up on all the past and recent news and I'll get started on some new challenges and free gifts for all. Now where is my mojo bag...umm :)

Huggins
Pat

Edit: Now there goes my brains again leaving me behind. Today is Sept 11 isn't it. Let us pray for the lives lost in 2001. I don't think any of us will forget that day as long as we live.

I am off

Morning Folks.

I am glad to see there were no issues (well one which I hope has been resolved).

It's just before 6 am here and I am off to the great wide open, Northern Country, that is, in an hour or so. Just waiting on Joe. So I thought I would come on in a babble for a bit.
I'll be back, hopefully by the end of August, but if things should change it will be the 4th of Sept at the latest. Tyler starts back at school on the 7th and I usually have a shindig bbq over the Labor Day Weekend, the last long weekend before everyone is back into high gear till Thanksgiving.
We are having some cool Autumn weather here as I speak. I actually had to wear a hoodie outside last night. The AC hasn't been on since the following night when the winds of change blew in and slammed my bedroom door waking me with a start.
Oh and here's a funny...the other day, when I did the template challenge over at the DSO, I did it on a song that I woke up with and it kept lingering on in my mind...well yesterday I was having some lunch and this commercial comes on the tv and it's got that song playing in it...and I'm like, so that's where I got it from...the darn tv playing while I'm sleeping...and here I am thinking it had some deep meaning LOL. I don't eat hot dogs, that's what the commercial is for.
Any how, I am going to bid you all a fond farewell for now.
Have a wonderful day and month.
Huggins
Pat

Thank U Gift - Freebie

Hello Fellow Scrappers...............

I hope the links have worked for you.
Again, my sincere apologizes.

I am pooped.
Spent what time I could this evening making a small gift for your kindness. And patience.
It was well worth the time.
I hope you like it.
I picked up the palette from Kim's Color Challenge over at the DSO when I came back and they are marvelous.
I created a layout of Lady, seen below, which I turned into a quick page for you and
I also split everything up so you could make your own pages with the paper, butterfly, frame and rose. All in 1 download (47mb) :)

Here is the page I created of Lady. She truly is. A Lady.

Totally not finished but I am pooped LOL

And here is your small gift.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/eberqjah8hzeqcj/btmo_thankU_gift1.zip

Again, thank U all for your kindness. I must get some zees before I bang my head off the table LOL.
Oh I leave this evening. I will check back before I go to make sure everything is okay with this download. I will check several times throughout the day too.

Enjoy your day and your download.

Huggins
Pat

Humble Apologizes - Freebie

My Humblest Apologizes to All.

Media Fire Uploaded it, gave me a link for it, and then off the file went disappearing into the great white open. It's the only logical explanation I can give since I did get a link and I saw it there LOL

Thank goodness I was browsing and nosing this afternoon before heading up North for the remainder of the summer tomorrow.

So let's get you those links asap...

http://www.mediafire.com/file/0aahx3juva7d6n9/btmo_kb_july_dsocc_p1.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/86474vdkc2zvao9/btmo_kb_july_dsocc_p2.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/n82g69mm3nacyb9/btmo_kb_july_dsocc_p3.zip

I'll post again later, with a gift for everyone for the kindness of letting me know of this malfunction. mwah :)

Huggins
Pat

July DSO CC - Freebie

Howdy again, Folks;

Well it's been a nightmare trying to upload anything to DSO this evening. Connection keeps timing out. 1 hour of attempting this has left me frazzled. I gave up. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

Anyways, I was able to create a little something for the DSO CC this month. Just papers and a little surprise not shown in the preview. With all I have been doing up north these colors just didn't want to play with me this month LOL. Ah, my mojo needs to be kicked up a notch. I don't have much on the laptop to work with either and I just didn't have the time to sit and get into creating things from scratch. It's my excuse and I'm sticking to it :)

So it's like 1:30 ish here and I really need to get my head on the pillow as morning waits not for me to rise. So without further babble here is the preview and below it the links.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/n82g69mm3nacyb9/btmo_kb_july_dsocc_p1.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/86474vdkc2zvao9/btmo_kb_july_dsocc_p2.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/n82g69mm3nacyb9/btmo_kb_july_dsocc_p3.zip


Okay folks, hello, I must be going hehehe
I'll chat with you later.
Enjoy your downloads and your day.
Huggins
Pat

DSO Template Challenge

Howdy Folks;

How is your summer coming along? Enjoying and loving every minute of it I hope.
I am in the city for a few days to pay some bills & visit my sister for her birthday. She is not a party type person so no big event to go to. I am just going to take her shopping; she loves doing that :)

I needed to fill in some extra time I had today so I grabbed the template challenge over at DSO that Caryn is hosting this month. It's my first attempt at trying this new challenge so this is how it turned out....

It was fun. I don't usually put so much writing in my layouts and it was the hardest part to think about LOL. I tried to upload it to the gallery this evening but it kept failing on me so I thought it best to post it here. Thanks, Caryn, for a fun challenge.

I've got a little gift for you all too which I will post in a few minutes.

See you then LOL
Huggins
Pat

Some Pages & Quick Page - Freebie

Good Evening, Folks;

It's been a while since I gave you something or shared some of the pages I've created so I thought I would do that this evening.

First lets get the freebie out of the way. This is a quick page I made back in June.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/g2m3zjndinj/btmo_june28_qp.zip

And here are a few of the pages I've made.

This is Grandpa, Big Ray, Grandma & Me (Mom), done in rock drawings by Tyler.


This is the intro page to my 8 x 8 album for 2010.











It's been a long day so I am off to dream land.
Enjoy your download and your day.

Huggins
Pat

MS Crop for a Cure

Howdy, Folks!

Yesterday I got an email from one of the shops I crop and shop at so I will be staying in town for the weekend and heading out Monday.
If anyone is interested in Cropping for a cause then come on over and join us.

24 Hour crop for MS Society begins Friday July 9 6pm and ends Saturday July 10 6pm. Cost $100.

You can get all the info here http://www.scrapalicious.ca/

Then I have a birthday party to go to right after it's finished. Then I'll need to sleep all day Sunday, LOL. Fun, fun, and more fun.

Life, gotta love it.

Now if we could have some rain to cool down this blistering heatwave we're having I would be as happy as a clam in salt water.

Enjoy your day.
Huggins
Pat

DSO Scraplift

Good Evening, or I should say Good Morning LOL. Our friends next door had a party tonight, er last night, and we just got home around 2:30 am. On our way home Joe mentioned something about scrapping and poof it popped in my mind that I had done the DSO Scrap lift that Di had posted and totally forgot to post it up before we went out, dah.
It was my first lift and it was quite fun and filled up the free time I had. So before I doze off, here is my lift of JK Cantwell's original, Pans hanger.



And that's it for me, I am dozing here. Have a great day. mwah to all & thanks Di for a fun time.
Huggins
Pat

June DSO Mini - Freebie

How are you all doing today? It's a gorgeous Friday here. Last day of school for my little man, yippee! Tomorrow we were suppose to head up to the cottage but the boys want to stay in the city till Sunday night, argh. Reason: tie up any loose ends, say so long to friends, blah, blah, blah. Okay, I guess I'll just have to wait even thou I am itching to go....NOW. LOL

Regardless, I had planned to get out to you what I have done so far for the June DSO CC this month. It's not a lot: 10 papers, 10 or so frames, and 2 templates I dug out from a couple of years ago. I didn't have enough time to make anything else, sorry. I hope you can use something from it anyway.

Here is the preview.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/mlnzgnnyatc/btmo_kb_June10CC_p2.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/jj52mnzi2tn/btmo_kb_June10CC_p1.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/tgkajdjyyji/btmo_kb_June10CC_f1.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ylynnzw3zjr/btmo_kb_June10CC_t2.zip

That's it from me. I have to go posting else where and then get ready for the party at school at 1 pm.

Have a fun filled summer or winter.
Enjoy your downloads and your day.
Huggins Pat

Journal Pages - Freebie

How are you all doing on this beautiful Monday. Enjoying the outside, the fresh air, I hope.
Friday is quickly approaching and then Summer Vacation begins. Yippee :)

As I mentioned before, Tyler is into bugs lately. This afternoon he asked me to make him a Bug Journal with colors that were adventurously aged, like Indiana Jones. He loved it. I thought maybe you could use one too.
There are 3 12x12 pages; left and right sides for writing on and a blank page that can be used for the front and back covers and the right and left sides of the journal pages for photo pages inside the journal. I have left them on layers in .psd format so that you can go about changing up the colors and adding any embellishments you find fitting for your own journals.



http://www.mediafire.com/file/m1ncjgmc25u/btmo_journal_1.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/rjljjlmtzgz/btmo_journal_2.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ycmbl44nhdm/btmo_journal_3.zip

After I printed out 100 pages I put them in a tray. Tyler can grab some and go about his adventures. When he's done he'll put them back in another tray. He hasn't decided how he wants to bind them yet so we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. It's should be a fun hybrid type project for him.
I don't know if he wants me to put the photos on the blank pages and then print them or if he wants me to print out the pictures so he can stick them physically on to the journal pages. I totally forgot to ask him about that LOL. Have to write that on my Ask It list LOL. Done :)

Well I am getting tired so I best go and get ready for bed. Tomorrow I will look through some more folders and see what I can come out with to pass along to you before we leave you all for the summer.

Until then, enjoy your downloads and your day.

Huggins
Pat

Old Funk QPs - Assorted Papers - Freebies

Congrats Chicago! What an fantastic series you played. The entire series between Chicago and Philly was amazing. When ever I got the chance to watch some of it I seen 100% action on the ice. There were so many amazing plays.
The cities here are into the full swing of the World Cup Soccer Series now; flags waving every where. Little Italy, Little Portugal, Little Spain,Little Brazil, packed. The English Pubs are packed too. But there is no bigger party then the one for Africa thou. Every one I spoke with today was so proud of the country and hoped the event brought a calming peace to the lands.

It's a gorgeous Sunday here in Oakville. We came back from the shore about an hour ago and now we are relaxing before heading out this evening. I am feeling much better and am actually getting out and doing stuff again. There is no better time to get you all out some promised papers and quick pages then right now.

First up is Old Funk that were done for a friend of mine. There are 6 quick pages in this series.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y3wr5z2hzmy/btmo_oldfunk_6qps.zip

Next are a mix of papers; 2 from my Spring Rain series, 1 from my Wildflower series, 1 from my Hearts series, and 1 from my Scenic series.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/3odzz5jkdzo/btmo_one_5p_1.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/xwmtdmumzdl/btmo_one_5p_2.zip

And that's it for now. So I am off to grab a bite to eat, walk the dog, visit Sandy and get ready for our evening out.

We hope you all enjoy your downloads and have a fantabulous day.
Huggins
Pat

May DSO CC Mini Kit + Bonus - Freebie

Hello, Hello, Hello, Everyone.


Hope you are all doing well. It's been a while.....life is great.
Our Australian friends left for their motor home journey on Friday. We had a wonderful 2 weeks with them, went like every where. Joe started holidays on Friday and will be leaving for the cottage in the very early morning. It's Victoria Day Weekend here or what many call 'the 2 4 weekend'...take that as you will :) It usually rains and turns hot and muggy, perfect for mosquitoes. It's also the time when folks open up the cottage or mobile home and light up the bbq for some grilled steaks and veggies. That's us :)
The kids will be out of school in a couple of weeks.....the school year sure did go by fast.

But enough babble...

Over the past month, whenever I've had a some spare time, I've been working with the DSO Colors for May. So I told Joe yesterday that I must get out to you all what I have at least done. I was on an experimental journey with this kit. Nothing fancy by any means. So lets get to it cause there are 5 files for a whopping 334 mb to be had. You'll find the links below the images.

First up there is the papers......there are 3 packs....

http://www.mediafire.com/file/rmyhgwzynyz/btmo_kb_may10cc_pp1.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/w10mmmmymmz/btmo_kb_may10cc_pp2.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wjxmyymmn3j/btmo_kb_may10cc_pp3.zip

Second there is the elements.....the are about 50 or more in there.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/jwgzgluyffy/btmo_kb_may10cc_elements.zip

Third there is a bonus pack....with the alphas, more papers, elements, and a template. I made an extra set of those brackets extra big.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wzimmzo43km/btmo_kb_may10cc_bonus.zip

Whew. And there you have it....not complete by any means.
So I am off to dream land till 2 am. I'll catch you all when we get back next weekend.

Enjoy your downloads and your days.
Huggins
Pat

iNSB Day Textures - Freebie

Happy (International) Scrapbooking Day!

Can I say WOW! I have gone through over a dozen stores already this morning, saving images. Why? There is way to many choices for me and I can't make up my mind what I really need. There are just way too many fantastic kits and all kinds of stuff to choose from, it's mind boggling. I haven't opened Reader yet, haven't downloaded a freebie either. I can only imagine but I'll just bet there is over 1000 + blogs to read in there. And a ton of freebies to boot. And then there is the monthly blog trains. Whew, we are all going to be busy bees for the next few days. I am leary to even open my email LOL

Thank goodness I booked this weekend off with the boys ( I think it's going to rain too) so I won't be interrupted while I spend the entire day on the computer. I've never done that before.
The boys are off fishing and doing 'boy things' and they promised they won't be back till dark so I am just relaxing and enjoying. Everything is done in the house too. Joe even got me a 2 terabytes EHD. I think it's way too much and will take me forever to fill it up but Joe says that's good, he won't have to fetch me another for a long time to come.

I wanted to get some free stuff out to you all for the iNSB Day too, and was getting a bit behind on that so I thought I best stop looking at all the goodies and get these out to you asap. I made up some textures this week which I used on a few pages I created and I hope you can use them as masks or textures, depending on the graphics program you use or how you use these types of things. I haven't used them all myself yet LOL. There are 18 of them.

Edit: gees I totally forgot to mention....each are 300 dpi and 3600x3600 aka 12x12

Here are the previews and below them the links.






The images are backwards to the links... so image 1 = download 4. okay

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ti1wjymywxi/btmo_insbd1.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ztubwxtmzje/btmo_insbd2.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wo0zwywdmym/btmo_insbd3.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/vmzwzhdn21j/btmo_insbd4.zip

Now I won't keep you any longer. I have some decisions to make :)
Thanks for stopping by.
Enjoy your day and your downloads!
Huggins
Pat

April DSOCC - Freebie

Good Morning, All;

Are you all ready for NSBD, May 1st?
I asked Joe to get me an external terabyte drive today and I told him I will need it by the end of the month. If the week long events will be anything like last year I am going to need it. There will be parties going on in every forum and lots of freebies and especially discounts on neat products. I always save 100 dollars for this event and I go everywhere, even the nooks and crannies :)

Tyler is off with his school, to Ottawa! For the whole week :) On the way they are going to visit 1000 islands, an airplane and train museum, 3 noteworthy properties owned by famous historical people, two food companies, two schools where they will sleep at night on the way to Ottawa. When they finally arrive in Ottawa they will be staying at a university dorm near the capital building, visit a war museum and numerous other events the school has planned for them. He was really excited when they left Monday morning and when he called me tonight. He took his camera and has already filled 4 4 gig memory cards. I can't wait to see them.

So with Tyler away on his adventure we are presently going threw boxes trying to get out tax papers in order. I can't seem to remember where the heck I put them. I just had them all out a month ago. If I hadn't re-organized my desk we wouldn't be going through boxes, dang.

Over the last couple of days I was able to catch up on several blogs I follow and also finally finished reading what Reader had in there. Man that Reader can add up to a lot when you don't have the time to read it.

In my free time, which is increasing ever so slow, I was able to get some things done for Kim B's April Color Challenge. This includes....

40 brackets, 9 glass flowers, 6 decorative papers, 6 brad buttons, 6 frames, 5 card stock papers, 9 decorative glass ornaments.
Here's the preview and below it you will find the links.




http://www.mediafire.com/file/hbyt4m0vtty/btmo_apr_dsocc_papers1.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/rmw2vjyduzv/btmo_apr_dsocc_papers2.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/yqyinrzrght/btmo_apr_dsocc_papers3.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/zzjnhgnmn4z/btmo_apr_dsocc_papers4.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/dymewtm4jtt/btmo_apr_dsocc_frames.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/nd5mojkywje/btmo_apr_dsocc_elements.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ymv5knny0wh/btmo_apr_dsocc_brackets.zip


I am starving so I need to go an eat.
Enjoy your downloads and your day

Huggins
Pat

Cloth Texture - Freebie

Good Early Morning, All;

How was your day? I slept a lot. I am feeling much better.
It's around 1 15 am and I am up for a bit. I dropped in to catch up on stuff and post the comments here when I received a shout from Laser who was very interested in the texture I used on the striped paper from the Easter papers 2 set. Of course I will gladly share it with Laser and anyone who wants it for their stash. No commercial use allowed thou. If anyone sees it being sold or used in products for sale let me know asap.

Okay enough babbling. Here's the preview, up close, and the link below it.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/zyqmuhttzhn/btmo_cloth.zip

So I have a ton of emails and blogs to read so I am going to drink my neocitrian, catch up a bit, and head off back to bed.

Enjoy your download and your day.
Huggins
Pat

Easter Papers 4 - Freebie

Good Evening, All

First: Thank you so very very much, Sara, for the info on who's layout my friend Sara lifted. It has now been added to the post. Now is that a coincidence or what. Two Sara's. LOL mwah

Second: Thank you goes out to all those who commented with their words of thanks. You're all very welcome.

Third: Hack hack cough cough choke choke spit wipe sniffle achoo sneeze wipe scratch snort spit, repeat. No one wants to come near me now LOL like that will keep them safe. Strange, I am the only one sick. I haven't a clue where I got it and why the boys don't have it LOL.

The boys took care of everything today while I slept. Each time I woke up for meds things were done. Woke up tonight at 11:25 pm and it has taken me some time to shake the z's out of my brain and grab some focus. But here I am, if only for a bit, to give you all the last set of papers.

The link is below the preview




http://www.mediafire.com/file/i5anit44yjk/btmo_easter_papers4.zip

Now I really must return to bed. Thank you for dropping in today.
Enjoy your download and your day.

Huggins
Pat

Easter Papers Set 3 - Freebie

Good Evening All;

I hope your day went better then mine :) I zonked out again, after Tyler went to school LOL Woke up 10 minutes before he walked in the door for lunch :) Zonked back out for the afternoon and woke up about a 1/2 hour before Tyler came home. I literally dragged myself making dinner, time was so slow, I didn't eat, no appetite. Joe and Tyler walked Lady before Joe headed off to work, after putting me to bed half way through dinner, woke up 11:30 to potty & take more meds. And here I be getting this out to you before I zonked out for the rest of the night. Of course I don't trust blogger so I'm wasting extra z time with notepad first LOL. So let's get this third set out to you asap.
Here's the preview and the link is below it.




http://www.mediafire.com/file/yjf0bmfgi5u/btmo_easter_papers3.zip

Now I must bid you all a goodnight and....
Enjoy your download and your day.

Huggins
Pat

Easter Papers Set 2 - Freebie

Morning All;

Just before 2 am I began posting and at 2 am I was finished but Blogger had other thoughts and decided to crash. I haven't checked if Blogger is having issues but something was going on with linking the preview image to the download and it began eating my dialogue, then itself and before I knew it Blogger had gone savage LOL Then I had a bit of work to do in Picasso tossing the images, then in the browser deleting all cookies, then cleaning up, etc...

So I'll begin again....

I woke up coughing, it's so dry, it feels like I have dust particles like every where in me, on me. I actually felt and feel these things biting me and go up my nose and such. So I got up and downed some night quill.
I know I am going to be sick with a cold, or worse, the spring flu. So I better get the second set out to you now while I am still able. LOL

You can download these at

http://www.mediafire.com/file/2vnj1o3om3n/btmo_easter_papers2.zip

The preview is up there. Again I had issues. Gees.
Also I went to media fire to upload set 2 and seen no one had downloaded the Doodle Frames. So when I came to the blog I read several people had left me comments that there was no link to them. Thank you very much for letting me know. *HUGS* for your help. I checked the post and sure enough the link had vanished. No wonder there were 0 downloads. duh LOL. So I re-posted the entire post. Terribly sorry about that folks. I'll put the link under the preview in the future. Live and learn :)

I have to go to the potty so I will let you all go, till tomorrow, with set 3.

Enjoy your download and your day.
Huggins
Pat