3 Girls and a Mom

2011-06-17T14:41:00.002+03:00

Hi all,

Life has really gone by so fast and it is long time since I last posted anything into my blog. Hectic life with work, home, hobbies and 3 active girls took me by surprise and I had to choose what to do and which things I needed to drop. Digiscrapping was one of those, which unfortunately went to my ToDrop-list. I just didn't have any time for it.

But now I feel a need again to do more creative works and I have really spent time with all kind of stuff like sewing, drawing, photo shootings etc. And in my head I had these pics about number and alphabet templates, which I have not yet done. So it is time to start blogging again...

And here is pic of me and my 3 lovely ladies. They are much older now, Meeri is 9 years, Alina 7 years and Selma 4 years old.

See you soon,

JohannaL

THE FIFTH DAY!

2009-08-20T13:34:00.005+03:00

Hi all,
It's The Fifth day of our Blog Party, you still have plenty of time to join to all the fun we are having here!
Valarie is releasing another fabulous kit today. Unfortunately I'm in the different time zone and I don't wanna spoil the surprise, so you have to go and check her shops later today to see it. And I can quarantine that it is the kit you must have...

Valarie's shops: Scrapable, Pretty Scrappy and Digital Paper H earts.

Sarah, our CT Leader is in charge of a RAK at DST! Every item Valarie is releasing this week can be yours for FREE! All 7 products. Links will be sent out Sunday or Monday to the winners. Its one you for sure don't want to miss out on! Saturday is the last day to get in on this so you better hurry and get your name in the pot! Just click the pic to be taken there

Have fun and Happy Scrappin'

Valarie Ostrom's Block Party Freebie!

2009-08-17T16:23:00.012+03:00

Sorry I'm late of releasing my part of Valarie Ostrom's Block Party Blog Train, but my laptop hard disk corrupted and it took some time to get that fixed. Luckily I didn't loose any files :)

Valarie is having a block party from now until next Saturday.
Lots of fun, freebies and contests organized by Valarie and her CT girls.

First of all, every single day of the party Valarie will put a new product to her shops Pretty Scrappy, Digital Paper Hearts or Scrapable (new shop!!).

Valarie has also set up a special block party forum where you can all register and take part in our contests. You can win free coupons to Valarie's shops by joining in the challenges. Click on the link HERE to register and join us in the fun.

And here is the freebie. It was made with Valarie's kit Sweet Nothings, which is on sale 30%.

Download HERE

Here are the links to all the other goodies made by Valarie's CT.

Valarie
Agraf
LadyV
Julie
Kate
Johanna ** You are here **
Sugar & Spice
Larissa
Bohunka
Nicole
Heather
Sarah

Happy Scrappin'

Valarie's Girl Talk

2009-06-03T15:57:00.006+03:00

Heips,

Valarie has published new kit: Girl Talk.
So awesome and colorful. You can get this kit from her shops: Pretty Scrappy, BTST and Digital Paper Hearts.

Photo of my kids was taken at Vappu, 1st of May.

The end of April marks a very special time on the Finnish calendar; the beginning of Spring. Vappu is the closest thing you'll find to Carnival in this part of the world, an unrivaled, two-day Finnish celebration held the length and breadth of the country. All the places are full of balloons and serpentine. And kids just love it.

Memories from India part 2

2009-03-26T22:14:00.000+02:00

Heips,

I have more photos to show to you. This time from places, where I visited.
First one is India Gate from Delhi, second is Taj Mahal, Agra, third one is Lotus Temple, Delhi and the last one Shiva God from Bangalore. Great places, great memories.

I participated Been There, Scrapped That March Word challenge with my LO. Word was WHY.
There are so many great challenges at Been There, Scrapped That Forum. Go and see those by yourselves and while you are there, why not participate some of them?
Kit is Valaries Sweet Nothings.

Happy Scrappin'
JohannaL

Memories from India

2009-03-25T21:57:00.003+02:00

Heips
Valarie has new kit Sweet Nothings available at Been There, Scrapped That. Coloring of this kit is so sweet and spicy. I really love this and you know why?
Because spicy coloring of this kit is just perfect for my India pictures. Last year I spent 2 weeks in India, visiting cities Delhi, Agra and Bangalore. One of my wish came true and I was able to visit Taj Mahal, most amazing place I have ever been. And photos really don't do justice about that place, it is huge, beautiful, magical and you can literally feel the history while being there. But I'm gonna tell more about it later.

I love animals and my favorite animal is white tiger. I visited Bannergatta National Park, Bangalore during my trip and they had so many different animals in their park, also white tigers. First time in my life I was actually able to see my favorite animal in real, pretty amazing.
My LO today does not contain photos of tigers, but other animals from the park. I will post more photos next time.
Happy Scrappin'
JohannaL

Template number 2 - new link

2009-02-23T16:18:00.000+02:00

Heips,
Got several emails and comment about Template number 2, link was not anymore working.
Here is the new link:
http://www.4shared.com/file/89055728/d11b5f64/johannal_template002new.html

BR JohannaL

Templates number 8 + 0

2009-02-22T15:40:00.013+02:00

Heips,
I finally had time and motivation to finalize my next templates - number 8 and matching 0.
Font used: Bookman Old Style (format: Bold)

I wasn't able to find free version of this font, it seems to be commercial font. I'm not sure have I got it with one font CD or is it belonging to standard font package.
As always, I would love to see what you have created with my templates :o)

Have fun and leave some love if you like it.
Happy Scrappin'
JohannaL

Download here: Templates 8 and 0

CT Blog: 1st Birthday QP for Boys

2009-02-21T20:33:00.004+02:00

Heips!
I finally started Birthday QP series, these will be done with Valarie's kits and my number templates. I'll create 2 version of each number, one for little boys and one for little girls.
First birthday QP will be for boys, who are having their 1st birthday.
It was done with Valarie's kit Little Rascal, which I totally adore. The Lizard is my favorite.
You can download it from our CT Blog: Valarie Ostrom CT

Valarie's kit can be found from shops Color Line Design and Been There, Scrapped That.
Templates can be found here at my blog.

Have fun and leave us some love if you like it.
JohannaL

Freebie Valentine Kit: Carved in Stone

2009-02-09T00:01:00.003+02:00

Heips

I started creating this kit last September, but middle of doing it I lost the idea, the motivation. So I dropped it, until Friday this week. I got a new program and started testing it, somewhere I got this idea of trying different things with hearts. I just put all these tests and old stuff together and here is my Valentine kit for you.

Download: Carved in Stone

Meeri's 7th birthday

2009-02-08T22:53:00.006+02:00

Meeri is now officially 7!
Our birthday present to her was earrings: golden with pink diamonds. We took her to this jewellery shop, where they made holes to her earlobes and she was able to pick up the earrings she liked most.

I'm sharing some of the birthday party photos with you. Theme was really success, all our relatives liked it and specially the Skull Cake. No piece was left from it, it was totally eaten.
I found really great page of skulls, which had this skull paper model and we hang couple of those to lamp above the table.
Skull a Day

I used Valarie's Simple Inspirations 4 - Happy Birthday kit for this LO. I just love the colors.
You can get it from Color Line Design and Been There, Scrapped That.

Kit: Your Special Day

2009-01-30T22:28:00.019+02:00

Heips,

Today is my oldest daughter 7th birthday. I can't believe how fast years have gone by. It feels like she was just born and now she is already 7. Before I realize she will be a teenager! Huh!
Here is the photo, which we sent to our local news paper.
And guess what is the theme of her Birthday Party?
Princess Skull!!!!
It really took some time to adjust to this theme, where did all princess and fairy stuff disappeared? And it really wasn't easy to find some stuff for the party. Those skulls are not so popular here in Finland. So we just had to be creative and do most of the stuff by ourselves, now we have house full of all kind of skeleton stuff :o)
And about invitation, she wanted to have picture where she is inside the mouth of the princess skull. I have to admit that it was the most hilarious photoshooting ever, when we were trying to take a picture for invitation. She was making so funny faces that I just couldn't stop laughing and most of the photos were out of focus because I couldn't stand still.

My new freebie kit: Your Special Day, is created specially for her. She loves bright colors and she is such a lively and outgoing person. It is mainly containing all kind of number stuff because of the birthday theme. I hope you like it.

And don't worry, those missing templates will be published soon. I just haven't had time to finish those yet.

Happy Scrappin'

Download: Your Special Day Numbers 1

Valarie's CT Call

2009-01-30T09:19:00.000+02:00

Layouts with Valarie Ostrom Desings kits

2009-01-03T21:42:00.002+02:00

Heips

Wow, it is year 2009 already. I really cannot believe it, where did year 2008 disappeared?
I have suddenly noticed that time goes by REALLY quickly, specially since I got my children. It feels like Meeri was born just couple of weeks ago and now she is going to have her 7th birthday already this month. Scary.... because all of this means that soon I'm going to have my own birthday ~ and I'm going to be 40!!!!

Well, enough rambling... I have lot of things to show to you. I have spend some great moments with Valarie Ostrom's kits. I belong to her CT, remember ;o)
I'm really happy with these LO's, specially the one I did to Roni, our godson. I totally love the alpha&numbers Valarie has created for the kit.
All these kits are available at Color Line Design. The shop is having a makeover, so the site is still down, but should be up and running within couple of days. But meanwhile enjoy and start making your own shopping list.

Happy Scrappin and HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!!
JohannaL

LO: Roni's 10th birthday

2009-01-03T21:35:00.009+02:00

Our godson Roni had his 10th birthday last July.
He is a huge fan of Disney Cars movie, so we gave him the DVD and several small cars - all gift wrapped individually.

He is very dear to us and he was born at the same year we got married.
His mom (my best friend) was my maid of Honour and very heavily pregnant on our wedding day at April.

Credits: December Collab kit part by Valarie Ostrom Designs, available at www.colorlinedesign.com

LO: My new smile

2009-01-03T21:32:00.010+02:00

Meeri lost another teeth at 10th of September and of course I had to memorize her new smile with my camera.
I really had fun with those staples, it felt similar as in real life. LOL

Credits: All from Valarie Ostrom Designs, available at www.colorlinedesign.com
Paper strips from paperback Whatever
Background paper from paperback Acres
Glacier Alpha
Hanger Forest

New link for template number 1

2008-12-27T10:47:00.003+02:00

Template number 1 ~ new link

Huh, I found it. I think I have to start using some better organization system with my files.
Any good hints?

Hugs
JohannaL

Template number 7

2008-12-23T08:36:00.019+02:00

It is a Christmas time and time for giving. As a Christmas present to all of you my next number template: Number 7.
Font used: Elephant
You can get this font here: http://www.webpagepublicity.com/free-fonts-e.html

Did you missed earlier number templates?
No worry, those are still available here: Download all number templates

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Updated:

I have got several messages about problem with number 1. Unfortunately I have all earlier templates on my external hard disk and no longer at my laptop. Hopefully I'm able to upload it again to 4 shared during this weekend. Sorry about this :o(

Artise: There are couple of really good tutorials about using templates. Here are the links, I hope these will help.
http://www.scrapwithtemplates.com/
http://www.clubscrapcommunity.com/
Serena's ramblings

And remember, I always love to see what you have created with my templates :o)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2009!
Hugs
JohannaL

Download number 7

Wish you a Wonderful Christmas!

2008-12-18T14:05:00.001+02:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Christmas Around The World

2008-12-12T00:01:00.003+02:00

It is finally here!
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD!
A Gift from Digital Scrapbook Designers worldwide. Follow the link to get all parts of this amazing Collab kit.

Million thanks to Kimberly from Fishinmomdesign.
There is not enough words to thank her for arranging this great Christmas present to all of us.

Merry Christmas!
For us DigiScrappers it is starting today!
JohannaL

Download my kit:
*Links are now removed*

Christmas Around The World Begins In 2 Days!

2008-12-09T22:19:00.004+02:00

Digital Scrapbook Designers from around the world have joined together to give you this very special Christmas kit!
From our hearts to yours we wish you and yours a very special holiday season!

Come back 12th of December to collect your Christmas present from me :o)
Happy Scrappin'
JohannaL

Add-On to Digitreats SKIP ABC kit

2008-11-25T16:30:00.000+02:00

Hi all,
Finally add-on to Skip ABC kit, originally created by Pamela from Digitreats.
DIGITREATS

I created these clocks long time ago, but never had enough time to finalize them until now.
These are so called Do-It-Youself clocks, so you can build what ever kind of clock you want. All parts are separated png files. You can use backgrounds I created, but you can also modify already existing Digitreats papers for your clock. Shape format of the background is attached to the kit.

Have fun with scrappin'
JohannaL

Skip add-on Clocks

New Kit and Word Art release Sale!!! CT Freebie

2008-11-21T16:30:00.000+02:00

Valarie has a new kit I Do and a Word art 100 years set in the CLD shop!
And what's even better, they're both on sale for 1 week only.
Check it out HERE or click on the previews.

Sugar'n Spice has also created freebie bookmarks with Valaries new kit I Do. Bookmarks are available in our CT blog.

LOs with number templates! And freebie link!

2008-11-20T21:35:00.017+02:00

Look what I got!
LOs created with my number templates. And these are awesome, so colorful, so happy.
Sheri has 2 beautiful daughter and these are her youngest daughter QingQing's birthday LOs.
This is exactly the idea, why I started number templates. I would love to see also other LO's created with these *hint, hint*

Sheri:
These are totally awesome. I love these. Thank you so much for sharing these with me and I think others will also find these really inspirational :o)

Sheri has also created great freebie, which goes so well with the birthday theme: Candle party thins. You can find those in her blog, click either preview or blog link.

Happy Scrappin'
JohannaL

~ Sheri's blog ~
akindofmagick: adoption... digiscrapping... and beyond!!

Template number 6

2008-11-20T01:00:00.005+02:00

I have got several emails about my templates and questions when will I post new ones. Here is number 6. This was actually the first template, which I created. My oldest daughter Meeri had her 6^th birthday on January and I made this page for her.

I’ll continue creating these number templates; I still haven’t done numbers 7, 8, 9 and 0’s. So stay tuned, more templates are on their way to be posted here.

Enjoy!
JohannaL

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Ups... I totally forgot to add credits to my LO.
Sheri also asked where I have got number 6 paper, well I made it by myself. I have a plan to create a kit for each birthday. Have already started it, but I have so much other things at the moment, that really haven't had time to do much with it.

IkeaGoddess is showing a links to my templates again. Jippiii... Her list is the best, I'm SOOOOOO HAPPY that she likes them.
Happy Scrappin'
JohannaL

Credits:
Template: My number 6 template
6 paper: Belongs to my birthday kit, not available yet.
Gems: Digitreats Jump kit add-on by Vicky
Grunde papers: Digitreats Jump kit

Template 6

Template number 10 = 1+ 0

2008-11-19T16:30:00.000+02:00

It is time to announce next number template. This time it is a number 0, which is a pair with number 1 template.

This template has a special meaning; it was created for remembrance of Dae Hon.
He was 10 years old boy, who earned his angel wings on 1^st of May 2008.

I got an email from his grandmother who wanted to make scrap page of him, which says Forever 10. Unfortunately I can’t write English so well and don’t know how to write my feelings into words. But this story touched me so much. This is especially for you; Dae Hon. I’ll remember you.

Hugs
JohannaL

Please check Dae Hon's remembrance page:
~ In Loving Memory of Our Precious Grandson - Dae Hon ~

Template 1
Template 0

Cellphone Stickers Sale!!!

2008-11-18T15:35:00.003+02:00

This week Valarie Ostrom has her gorgeous Cellphone stickers on SALE in the CLD shop.
They are great for adding a little, or a lot, of bling to your layouts.
Click on the preview or go HERE for more details.

Happy Scrappin'
JohannaL

Happy National Digital Scrapbooking Day 2008!

2008-11-02T14:55:00.013+02:00

For NDSD Valarie Ostrom has put her entire shop on sale, 50% off!!!
Go to Color Line Desing and shop until you drop ;o)
Sale ends Sunday, so hurry!

Here are some samples of her amazing stuff:

New Blog header

2008-11-02T14:33:00.005+02:00

I created this new blog header some time ago, but only now had time to change it and also do some modifications to blog layout colors.
I used Valarie Ostrom's kit Forever & Always. I totally love this kit, it has my favorite colors: black, red and white. And it was just perfect, because I wanted to use theme, which means so much to me.
LOVE.... there is never enough love in this world.

Forever & Always kit is available at Color Line Desing

Freebie: 3 x November Desktop Wallpapers at our CT blog!

2008-10-28T17:53:00.003+02:00

Heips
My amazing fellow CT Member Sugar 'n Spice has posted a 3 FREE November desktops for you to choose from.
They were made using Valarie Ostrom's COUNTRY ROAD and THUNDERSTORM paper packs.
Links and password are available at Valarie's CT Blog.

Happy Scrappin'
JohannaL

Click HERE to go to the blog

Templates 5 & 0

2008-10-28T14:09:00.012+02:00

Heips,

Earlier I mentioned that I had a problem with number 5. That number just didn't gave me any vision into my head. But luckily one great lady gave me an idea with her comment :o)

Jody's comment: DH and I have our 50th Wedding Anniversary!

And I got my vision! I must use hearts! And I also created number 0 as a pair to number 5 template. So I have now templates 5 and 0 for you.
I will continue this idea of creating number 0 template as a pair to each number template. Also numbers 1 - 4 will get their pairs soon.

For Jody
Thank you so much for being the source of my inspiration!

Also what font I'm using with these templates was asked, answer is that I'm using different fonts with each of them. I just write number e.g. 5 and then browse my fonts with it and check which one of them is best for photos. Unfortunately I haven't wrote down, which font I have used with each of them.

I'm so happy that I have received so many comments and emails about my templates.
And I would LOVE to see LO's you have created with templates. Please, send link to your gallery, blog etc. where ever you have those visible.

Hugs and Happy Scrappin'
JohannaL

Template 0
Template 5

I've been awarded by Sugar 'n Spice!

2008-10-14T21:40:00.004+03:00

My dear fellow CT member Sugar 'n Spice has honored me with the award.
I don't have enough words to thank her!
I'll later pass this award to my friends.
Thank you,
JohannaL

Freebie QP available in our CT blog

2008-10-14T17:47:00.012+03:00

CLD September collab kit 'Girly Girls' is now available in the CLD store and 20% off this week only!.
I used Valarie's part of this amazing kit and her matching kit 'Cold Pizza' to create this quickpage, which is available in our CT blog.

I fell in love to Valarie's part of the kit and created 2 LO's with it.
I used this quickpage for creating a LO of Meeri, my oldest daughter.
Photo was taken in our yard. In the background you can see our kids playing area - all the toys are laying around.

Another LO was created for CLD's October template challenge.
Template: hs_cldtemplate100108 by Chris Young/Heavenlyscraps.
Journaling: Selma found a mirror and watched herself from it. She was trying to touch her face via it and were confused when she couldn't.

I more than 100% sure that I'm going to use these kits again :o)

Happy scrappin'
BR JohannaL

Fall Splendor BLOG PARTY!!!

2008-09-30T23:59:00.001+03:00

http://blogpartycentral.blogspot.com

I hope your hard drives are cleared out because we have a HUGE blog party rolling into town!!!
67!!! (yes I said 67) designers have been collaborating since early July on a gorgeous freebie kit called Fall Splendor!!

These folks come from all different time zones, all over the world, so if their part isn't posted yet,

please be patient and keep checking back! Links will be available until Halloween so there is lots of time to download yourselves silly!!

So... grab some coffee, tea, soda or whatever floats your boat and let's PARTY!!!!

Please leave these amazing people some love for all their hard work! They sure do deserve it! :D

Go to http://blogpartycentral.blogspot.com to get all the other parts.

Download my part here!
Or by clicking the preview.

Happy scrapping
JohannaL

2 Freebies on Valarie's Blog

2008-09-26T09:23:00.008+03:00

To celebrate the re-opening of ColorLine Design, Valerie has posted 2 freebies on her blog from her new All That Glitters Collections!
Either click the picture or HERE to go to her blog.

Other news, Sugar'n Spice in our CT Team has created this awesome blinkie for Valarie Ostrom fans.
Be sure to right click, save, and upload to your own photo hosting site please and thank you!

We'd also like to welcome our 3 new CT team members, Patti, Tara & Stacy!

Happy Scrappin'
JohannaL

Valarie is having a SALE at CLD!!!

2008-09-26T09:04:00.005+03:00

Color Line Design has re-opened with a HUGE sale, for 1 week only. Valarie, as well as many of the other designers are offering up to 50% off their goodies. Go and check Valarie's CLD shop HERE for lots of lovely goodies.

Happy Scrappin'
JohannaL

Freebie QP's available in our CT blog

2008-09-19T08:19:00.008+03:00

Valarie Ostrom is offering a wonderful freebie kit Labor of Love in her blog as part of the blog party celebrating the re-opening of Color Line Design.

And now you have possibility to continue enjoying of her wonderful kit with these 2 QP's. There is one for little princes and one for little princesses.

Template used is Valaries KwikScraps 1, which is for sale in Valarie's Shops at CLD and ASD.

Happy scrappin'
BR JohannaL

QP's are available in our CT blog.

Fourth template

2008-09-10T22:51:00.003+03:00

Heips,
Number 4 is finally available.
Please send a link to your gallery or email your LO's to me, if you use my template. I would love to show your work in my blog.
Happy scrapping
JohannaL

Download: Template #4

Labour of Love - CLD Blog Party Free Mega Kit!

2008-09-10T10:44:00.006+03:00

To help celebrate the reopening of Color Line Design and to thank all of their customers, community members and fans, they've got a surprise for you - a FREE smoking mega kit - Labor of Love!

Valarie is offering this wonderful FREEBIE as part of the blog party.
Visit her blog HERE to join the party!

Happy Scrapping!
JohannaL

Forever!

2008-09-09T07:48:00.004+03:00

This year is the 10th anniversary year of our marriage.
Some of our wedding photos were taken as black&white and this photo is my favorite.
I found just perfect kit for it: Valarie Ostrom's Forever & Always kit. This is exclusively available at ColorLineDesign
Have a nice day with scrapping
JohannaL

I got my own CT blinkie

2008-09-09T07:36:00.003+03:00

Look what I got:

My own CT blinkie!
One of my amazing CT fellow member Sugar 'n Spice created it for me.
I just love it, black is my favorite color, you know :o)

Hugs
JohannaL

CT for Valarie Ostrom

2008-09-07T20:23:00.017+03:00

I finally had enough courage to apply for membership of Creative Team and I got accepted.
I'm now a member of Valarie Ostrom's CT, She sells her gorgeous designs at Color Line Design and Artistic Scrap Designs.
I'm so excited :o)
BR JohannaL

Valarie has a Freebie available at the Artistic Scrap Designs shop. It's a gorgeous Glitter Alpha. You will need to register first. It is available HERE

Third template

2008-09-02T16:30:00.001+03:00

Heips,

It is time for 3rd template!

Reply to comments: Yes, I'm creating templates for numbers 0-9, not only for 1,2 and 6. I already have an idea how to create number 0. But I'm having a difficult time with number 5... I just don't seem to get the vision in my head about it :o(
Maybe I should browse the photos of Meeri's 5th birthday, the vision might be hiding there.

Wow, templates 1&2 got listed in IkeaGoddess blog. I really don't know what to say, I just LOVE her blog, she has so many great freebies listed there.

Please send a link to your gallery or email your LO's to me, if you use my template. I would love to show your work in my blog.
My email: el9331 @ gmail.com. (Remove empty spaces between @)

BR JohannaL

Download here: Template #3

PS. Number 4 template is also soon available.

My Polar Bear won the LO of the week in Color Line Design

2008-08-27T22:35:00.010+03:00

I'm totally shocked, girls in the Color Line Design forum chose my Polar Bear LO their LO of the week! And I didn't even knew that they are doing this kind of choosing from the LO's uploaded to their Gallery. Wow.
I'm so happy and excited, first time ever my LO has got so much attention. One reason might be that I'm doing LO's so rarely ;o)

To CLD girls: THANK YOU so much about this selection.

BR JohannaL

I got awarded and tagged!

2008-08-27T16:00:00.002+03:00

Shannon from Angel Winds & Things tagged and awarded me!
Thank you so much Shannon for this!

Here are 7 random facts about me:

1. I love weird books about vampires, ghosts, Indians, aliens etc. I'm ordering those via Internet, because those are not available in our local book shops - they are rarely selling paperbacks in English language.
2. I love swimming, I used to compete when I was a child. Nowadays I just enjoy swimming with my kids.
3. I started ice skating again after 20 years. My girls love ice skating and we are going to indoor ice-skating rink every week.
4. My favorite drinks are water, coffee and green apple cider.
5. My love two colors: black and red. Most of my clothes are those colors.
6. I have always hated pink color, but after having 3 daughters I have learned to stand it.
7. It seems that I never have enough time to do all things, which are in my head. Nowadays I'm writing all stuff to my notebook and hopefully some day I'm able to do those - even some of them, LOL. Mostly ideas are about sewing or scrapping.

Here are the rules:

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let the know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

And my very first award!

Awarded by Shannon from Angel Winds & Things

The rules of the award are:

The winner can put the logo on her blog.
Link the person you received your award from.
Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
Put links of those blogs on yours.
Leave a message on the blogs of the girls you’ve nominated...

And now I have to tag&award 7 people, but I have 8 wonderful person in my list.
Here you are, you have been tagged & awarded:

1. Farheen http://opalscraps.blogspot.com/
2. Amanda http://perfectlyimperfectamanda.blogspot.com/
3. MomSoto http://twistedchallenges.blogspot.com/
4. Jeanette http://acmommy28.blogspot.com/
5. Beth http://lighthousedesigns-beth.blogspot.com/
6. Babette http://lbcreations.blogspot.com/
7. JaYa http://scraps-by-jayaprem.blogspot.com/
8. Sugar'n Spice http://picarook.blogspot.com/

I'm a dark red rose

2008-08-27T11:54:00.004+03:00

You are a Dark Red Rose

You represent unconscious beauty and deep passion.

Your vibe: sophisticated and worldly

Falling in love with you is: wildly carnal and forbidden

What Color Rose Are You?

Creative Dreams August color challenge 2008

2008-08-22T21:03:00.012+03:00

Heips,

August Color challenge in the Creative Dreams forum is up and running.
They have really cool color swatch for this month. I really loved the colors, because I don't usually use these colors at all. So it was fun to create something with the colors never used before.
I named my kit after the quote I found from the Quote Garden, author is unknow.
Elements are created with felt effect.
I really hope that you like it as much as I do.

And if you create a LO with my kits, please... please... please... send your creations to my by email el9331 @ gmail.com (remove empty spaces between @) or leave a link to your gallery into my comments. I would love to see what you come up with my kits.

BR JohannaL

http://www.4shared.com/file/60050257/bfe2b10a/johannal_lifeislikeamelody.html

I also participated Creative Dreams July color challenge and created a kit It must be shiny!
Direct link is now available.

http://www.4shared.com/file/55035671/797f3b7/johannal_itmustbeshiny.html

Number 2 template

2008-08-18T17:00:00.004+03:00

Heips,

Template for number 2 is now available for downloading.

Please send a link to your gallery or email your LO's to me, if you use my template. I would love to show your work in my blog.
My email: el9331 @ gmail.com. (Remove empty spaces between @)

I got tagged and awarded by Shannon from Angel Winds & Things.
Thank you Shannon so much! It is my first award, and I'm so happy about it.
I'll later post more about this.

BR JohannaL

http://www.4shared.com/file/59462893/74820db4/johannal_template002.html

And here is a preview for number 6 template.
I participated to August color challenge in ColorLineDesign forum with this LO.

Credits:
Template: Created by me. Soon available in my blog.
6 paper: Created by me. Belongs to my birthday kit, not available yet.
Gems: Digitreats Jump kit add-on by Vicky
Grunde papers: Digitreats Jump kit

My first template!

2008-08-09T15:49:00.015+03:00

I finally manage to finalize it - my very first template.
Because of my daughters I needed templates, which to use with each birthday year. This has taken so many hours from my time, because it was totally something new I had to learn.
My plan is to create whole set of number templates - 1 to 10 and also 25, 50 etc. Some of those are already ready, but will be published later.

Hint, hint: These are also good for wedding anniversaries. Or getting new tooths, or losing those...

Please send a link to your gallery or email your LO's to me, if you use my template. I would love to show your work in my blog. I really didn't have enough time to do any LO by myself, steeling time from my family just for creating these templates have been quite a challenge ;o)

BR JohannaL

http://www.4shared.com/file/58364971/9bd44ff1/johannal_template001.html

PS. Just a little teaser for you... Number 2.

CHARITY KIT to benefit Shriner's Children's Hospital in Chicago released

2008-08-02T14:13:00.010+03:00

HUGE Charity collab kit Ocean Friends Charity kit is now in Stores!

There are over 120 beautiful 12x12" 300PPI digital scrapbooking papers

Along with 385 different elements

Here is information about Ocean Friends copied from Anne's blog:
This kit is 600mb of digi goodness!!! Way too much to show in the previews! The best part about it though is that all the proceeds from this kit go to a cause that's near and dear to my heart... Shriner's Hospital in Chicago.

This kit was actually my nine year old daughter Tiana's idea. She loves fish and I was making her a special kit for her to use as she pleased. It only took her a moment to decide that all the money from the sale of the kit should go to Shriners where she's a frequent patient. So that's what we're doing! We put out a call for people to contribute and the awesome digital scrapbooking community answered very loudly!! This awesome kit is the work of many talented designers, and on behalf of the patients, staff, and parents at Shriner's, I can't thank them enough!

All proceeds from this kit will go directly to the Recreational Therapy Department at Shriners and will provide them with much needed toys and craft supplies to keep the children entertained while they're staying at Shriner's.

Just click on the pictures above to be taken to the items in the Creative Dreams store, and to donate to this worthy cause!

Thanks again to everyone for supporting this cause! It means so much to my family and so many others. I just can't tell you how wonderful it has been to see this outpouring of support. I hope you enjoy this kit as much as we've enjoyed bringing it together for you!

Hugs,

She is also offering a great WordArt in her blog.
You can get it from her blog

I really don't have enough words to tell how much it means for me to be in part of this kind of charity work. So go to the store and buy this wonderful amazing charity kit!

BR JohannaL

Here is my part of this collaboration kit

Add-On to Digitreats JUMP ABC kit

2008-07-26T23:15:00.005+03:00

Hi all,
Finally they are here: JUMP Teddy bears!
And rest of my add-on to the JUMP ABC kit, originally created by Pamela from Digitreats. I think almost everyone already knows about her great kits, but if you don't then hurry hurry go to her blog to check her amazing work. Here is link to her blog:
DIGITREATS

I would love to see your LO's created with these kits, please send your gallery links or leave links to comments or email those to me: el9331@gmail.com.

BR JohannaL

http://www.4shared.com/file/56656287/1421415f/johannal_jumpaddon.html

Divine Digital Ingredients Challenge

2008-07-20T13:55:00.010+03:00

Heips,

Divine Digitals have new ingredients challenge by Rachel ongoing.
She has a amazing mini kit Weekend getaway, which needs to be used with this challenge. And the rule is that you have to use ALL stuff from that kit. Quite a challenge!
Here are the details and also a preview of the kit, which needs to be used:

Rules:
- You download the free kit
- Create a layout with ALL of the products inside (ALL THE PRODUCTS)
- Post the layout in the INGREDIENTS CHALLENGE GALLERY
- Link us back in this thread
- You get your pick of any kit in my shop!

Here is my LO created with the kit. It is called Mummi ja Selma (Grandma and Selma).
I really had a difficult time to decide what to do with all the papers, but finally got an idea of using them as a flowers.

BR JohannaL

Creative Dreams July color challenge 2008

2008-07-13T22:42:00.007+03:00

Heips,

The Creative Dreams has now a Forum.
And they have a great color challenge for July!
This is the first time ever I took a part to a color challenge and it was great fun. I created a kit with pearls and glitters and named it: It must be shiny!

Link to the kit is in Forum post: Create - July Color Challenge
BR JohannaL

Add-On to Digitreats SKIP ABC kit

2008-06-27T13:05:00.007+03:00

Hi all,
Another add-on to Skip ABC kit, originally created by Pamela from Digitreats. I think almost everyone already knows about her great kits, but if you don't then hurry hurry go to her blog to check her amazing work. Here is link to her blog:
DIGITREATS

Several designers have fallen love to the colors she is using and created add-ons to those kits. And so have I. LOL.
I bought several months ago couple of great plug-ins from The Alien Skin. I have mostly used only couple of cool effects, but one day I decided to play around little bit more with them - and these are the results. Add-on contains mosaic papers and some new elements.

I have almost done teddy bears with Jump kit colors, but not quite finished yet. So all of you who have been waiting for them, they are on their way.

I would love to see your LO's created with these kits, please send your gallery links or leave links to comments or email those to me: el9331@gmail.com.

BR JohannaL

http://www.4shared.com/file/52945295/c9f801aa/johannal_skipaddon2.html

Polar Bears in Finland!

2008-06-25T22:54:00.012+03:00

Yes, we do have them... but only in the one zoo. LOL.
They are living in the Ranua Zoo, Lapland, Finland. Ranua Zoo

Our family spent last week touring around the Lapland, northern part of Finland. I'll tell our trip story later with pictures, now it is already so late here, that I have to go to get some sleep.

Selma is having a fever (40 degree in Celsius, 104 in Farenheit) and she has been a Miss Cranky whole day. And she is not sleeping well, waking up crying now and then. We gave some medicine for her to help her condition, so hopefully she is able to sleep better. Sleeping is healing!
It is nothing serious, only a pox babies are getting with high fever lasting 3 days and then there will be a spotty red rash all over for 1-2 days.
The name of the pox in English is roseola infantum. Wikipedia info
It took me a while to find it with Google, I only knew the Finnish name :o)

BR JohannaL

Credits:
Digitreats ABC Kits: http://digitreats.typepad.com/
Jump ABC add-on Animal track paper&sign: Audra's Little Scraps http://audraslittlescraps.blogspot.com/
Font: Eras Light ITC

CHARITY KIT to benefit Shriner's Children's Hospital in Chicago

2008-06-12T23:38:00.012+03:00

Anne from Creative Dreams is collecting designers to participate to a Charity Kit. Idea is to make a collaboration kit to raise money for Shriners Hospital in Chicago.

Please go to her blog and read more about Anne and her wonderful daughter.

The kit has a Tropical Fish theme and it was named Ocean Friends by her daughter.
Here is the color palette, which is used:

Charity work has always been close to my heart and I wanted to take a part of this amazing idea. I emailed my creations to Anne and she accepted those. So I'm now officially taking part of that mega kit and I'm so happy that I can help this hospital even that it is located in different continent.

Scrapbooking is really connecting the world.

Tagged!

2008-06-12T21:41:00.012+03:00

I have been tagged by: ~ Mona ~

These are the rules:
1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Here's my 7 facts:
7 facts about myself:
1. I have always lived in Finland, Europe. But I have travelled around the world several times, e.g. USA, UK, Hong Kong, Korea, India, Germany.
2. I always wanted to have a girl and now I have 3 daughters: Meeri, Alina and Selma.
3. I have known my husband since we were children. But we started dating "only" 15 years ago.
4. I love gardening, it is so relaxing. My favourite flower is black tulip.
5. I'm totally obsessed about Disney Store clothing, specially for my girls.
6. I sometimes hate my job. Working with projects is so stressful.
7. I love Harry Potter books.

I tag the following:
MiraDesign
Bob's big blue blog
HM Scraps
Jaanas Digiscrap Blog

BR JohannaL

Correct files for 2 corrupted Baby kit parts

2008-05-23T22:41:00.004+03:00

I really appreciate that person who informed me that 2 files of my Baby kit seems to be corrupted.
Baby Boy papers and Baby pearls.
Here are new links to those:

http://www.4shared.com/file/48691702/6eeb5348/_2__babypaperboy002.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/48692037/22564d6f/_2__babypearls001.html

BR JohannaL

Add-On to Digitreats RUN ABC kit

2008-05-23T21:58:00.006+03:00

Hi all,

Pamela from Digitreats is an amazing designer, who is sharing her Skip, Run and Jump kits with us. Here is link to her blog:
DIGITREATS

Several designers have fallen love to the colors she is using and created add-ons to those kits. All links can be found from her blog.

I have another add-on to her kits, this time for Run ABC.
I would love to see your LO's created with these kits, please send your gallery links or leave links to comments.

BR JohannaL

http://www.4shared.com/file/48689541/68de12c7/ZJL_run_addon.html

Birthdays

2008-05-14T11:31:00.018+03:00

2 of my girls are born very close to each other, Alina 13th of April and Selma 18th of April.
We had a huge birthday celebration with our family and friends. And the theme of the Birthday was: DINOSAURUS!
Yes, my 4 year old just loves dinosaurus, crocodiles, spiders... all scary stuff.
Her cake was a head of a T-Rex. All the decoration was about dinos. There were toy dinos all over the table, green fabric was "grass" and stones were "rocks".

Selma is still so young, that she didn't have any special requests about the decoration ;o)
So She had a cake with number 1.

BR JohannaL

Credits:
Paper: rainbowkittys_skipmulberry copy.jpg
Frame: AWP_PeachFrame.jpg
Swirl: AWP_SwirlRubOn.png
B letter: digitreats_skip_b_floral.jpg
Font: Kunstler Script
Flowers: digitreats_skip_flwr_3.jpg, digitreats_skip_flwr_5.jpg, digitreats_skip_flwr_4.jpg, digitreats_skip_flwr_22.jpg, digitreats_skip_flwr_1.jpg

Add-On to Digitreats SKIP ABC kit

2008-05-09T00:54:00.009+03:00

There is one amazing designer, who is sharing her talent with us: Pamela from Digitreats.
Here is link to her blog:
DIGITREATS

She has three kits, Skip, Run and Jump, which are getting new items all the time.
Other designers have created add-ons to these kits and finally I also got enough courage to do same. Here are my creations with her SKIP ABC colors.
I have sent an email to her pictures and hopefully she will like my creation.

BR JohannaL

http://www.4shared.com/file/46908233/e57b1685/ZJL_skip_addon.html

DIGI PIRATE IS SHARING MY WORK!

2008-05-06T10:08:00.020+03:00

Now it happened to me!

My Baby kit stuff was used in one of the monthly mega kit.
After having an interesting conversation about the site owners + creator, her kit is now removed from the site!

So if you see this kit used somewhere, Please inform me by leaving a comment or sending an email: el9331@gmail.com.

I having a hard time because of this. It feels like my baby was stolen :o(
Creator said she downloaded it from rapidshare without my TOU.

The kit was up there several days and I'm afraid that it was downloaded many times. So if you happen to notice specially my Teddy Bears used somewhere and credits given to someone else, please inform me!!!!

I'M SO MAD!!!!

BR JohannaL

Baby kit: Bows

2008-03-30T12:27:00.013+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/42424760/7f09aa84/ZJLbaby_bow001.html

Special thanks to The Ephemeral Victorian blog.

Heips
And thank you all of your kind words you have left to comments.
Deep down I know that my kids won't forget me, but it still hurts to be away from them two weeks. Selma is developing so fast that during the 2 weeks she has grown a much.
Meeri and Alina are already exited about my trip. We have checked the cities Delhi, Agra and Bangalore via Internet, so they know where I'm going. And they also know that I'm bringing some stuff for them when I return :o)
I will post my photos from my trip to here when I return. I don't have time for blogging during the trip, we will be working long days, so that we can keep the project time schedule. But I sure will get inspirations for creation work from the colorful atmosphere of India.

This week I found new amazing, fabulous blog:

They are offering stuff for freebie designers. Unfortunately they are now closing their blog because of the wrong usage of their graphics. That is so sad, why some people are so mean that they don't respect others hard work. They are destroying all good things from others.

I played with their stuff and managed to create bows for my Baby kit.

BR JohannaL

Baby kit: Glitter papers

2008-03-29T21:34:00.010+02:00

Credits:
Glitter paper - my Baby kit
Bow - The Ephemeral Victorian
Notepaper - Lauren Grier

My youngest daughter Selma is learning by watching how her bigger sisters are brushing their teeths.
It is amazing how fast time flies. It feels like she was born yesterday and now she is already almost a 1 year old. I do miss the baby times, but it is also great to watch how she is growing and developing every day. She is calling me Mommy! Her first (and only) word.

I have to go to business trip to India next week and I'm staying there 2 weeks. I'm so worried how it will affect to her, will she forget me? I will also miss her 1st birthday and Alina's 4th birthday because of the trip. Timing for this trip couldn't be worst.
But I'm also waiting for it... because I haven't been in India before and I love to see different countries. Oh, this is not easy, it feels like I'm torn in two parts.

http://www.4shared.com/file/42377739/bcf2f643/ZJLbaby_glitterpaper01.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/42378322/6d51a600/ZJLbaby_glitterpaper02.html

I was playing with glitters and managed to create new papers to my Baby kit.
Hope you like these and I would LOVE to see your creations done with my kit.
BR JohannaL

Easter 2008 LO

2008-03-27T23:30:00.004+02:00

Credits:
Easter stuff and papers - Agnieszka's Easter kit from 2007
Stitches - Nisha Morton

Heips
I'm still here even that I haven't been able to add any freebies lately.
My maternity leave ended and I'm back to work. I hope that I will find time to do some creation work also, but at the moment it seems to be difficult to try to find time just for myself and my stuff :o)
My work requires travelling and I just spent a week in London, UK. Next friday I'm flying to India for 2 weeks. Being away from my family is really hard, but I also love seeing new places.

I hope that next time I have something to share with you, till then...

BR JohannaL

My Valentine kit: Shape of My Heart swirls

2008-02-05T11:13:00.000+02:00

Shape of my Heart Swirls

Another part of my new Valentine Kit. Swirls with/without glass effect. You can add elements or papers behind the glass.

BR JohannaL

My Valentine kit: Shape of My Heart

2008-01-30T23:32:00.001+02:00

Shape of My Heart Clips

Valentine is soon here and I wanted to create some stuff for it.
Here are heart clips with glass effect. You can use those as they are or insert some papers/elements behind the glass.
These can be used also with my Baby kit... will be great looking with Baby kit papers.
Best Regards
JohannaL

LINK: Super Duper Grandparent Wordart

2008-01-21T13:45:00.001+02:00

I followed a link left in the comments and look what I found.
Totally awesome wordart about Grandparents! It is just so suitable with my Baby kit that you must go to her blog and grab it from there.

Preview and the link to the blog:

Annie Banannie's Digital Fruit Basket

BR JohannaL

Polar Bear Flocke

2008-01-21T11:15:00.000+02:00

I'm in LOVE!!!!
And here she is: Polar Bear Flocke (Snow Flake)
She was born in Nuremberg Zoo, Germany. Her mom didn't took care of her and she is now taken care by the zoo people. She is so beautiful and adorable.

Check out her webpage:
Polar Bear Flocke (Snow Flake)
(Link is now fixed, sorry about it)

Here is my Flocke.
Click the picture, it is in PNG format.

Best Regards JohannaL

Baby Kit: Tooth Chart

2008-01-21T10:30:00.000+02:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/35439791/8ffe4027/baby_toothchart001.html

Heips
Selma has 2 tooths now and her smile is just beautiful. From her I got an inspiration for creating a tooth chart for my Baby kit. Hope you enjoy.

And thanks for comments you have left. I'm so happy that you liked my Teddy Bears.
And about the surgery, I'm much much better, thank you :o)

Please, send your LOs!!!

2008-01-19T16:38:00.001+02:00

Baby kit: Teddy Bears

2008-01-19T16:30:00.001+02:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/35283946/609eb4ab/baby_bear001.html

This is specially for LilyAnn, she left the comment to my blog long time ago about creating baby carriage and first teddy.

And finally Teddy Bears are here! It has taken a long time to create those, but I'm very happy about the result. Zip file contains the colors shown in the preview, but if you need/want some other color combinations, please leave a comment and I'll try to fulfill your requests. Colors can be others than with my Baby kit :o)

BR JohannaL

Baby kit: Rattles

2008-01-19T16:23:00.000+02:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/35283960/bbcb731c/baby_rattle001.html

Heips
It has been a long time since I last updated my blog, sorry about that.
I had a surgery in the beginning of the January and it took little longer to recover than I was expecting. Now I'm much better and able to go back to my normal life. Officially my maternity leave ended in the end of December, but I still have sickness leave until February. Then I'm returning to my working career. Hopefully I will have some time for creation job while I'm working.

A new part to my Baby kit: Baby rattles. Got the idea from Selma, my youngest daughter, age 9 months. She is very interested in every toy, which is making some kind of sound and loves rattles.
Hope you enjoy.
Please leave some love, if you download.

BR JohannaL

Christmas around the World

2007-12-14T15:28:00.000+02:00

Another place where you have to visit is: CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD blog.
Designers around the world have combined their talents and created this huge kit. You just have to visit the each designers blog and collect all parts of this great, huge kit.
I really keep wondering the love and friendship people are sharing via net around the world. It feels like you really know the persons, even you have never met them.

Best Regards
JohannaL

KIT Wishing you a Merry Christmas

2007-12-14T11:55:00.001+02:00

KIT Wishing you a Merry Christmas

Heips
I have a little Christmas present for you, my new kit Wishing you a Merry Christmas.
My plan was to create a mini kit wit some elements, but I got little bit carried away and result is this huge Christmas kit. My favorite colors in Christmas time is cream and gold.

Special thanks to Shawna, her amazing tutorial blog is the place you have to visit.
Thanks Shawna for helping me with sparkles :o)

Actually this Christmas kit colors and elements are also suitable for wedding theme, so I might add some elements+stuff, which are for weddings some day.
I also will continue my Baby kit, I have a ton of ideas, which are not created yet.
So keep visiting ;o)

Best Regards
JohannaL

Baby kit: Glitter shapes

2007-12-05T16:08:00.000+02:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/31228796/b6505c5f/babyglitterflower001.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/31229125/709ccff9/babyglitterheart001.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/31229302/df4aecb6/babyglitterswirl001.html

Heips
I wanted to share these with you, I created these already in November. There are never enough sparkles in your life, are there.
Best Regards
JohannaL

Baby kit: paper pack Babyfoot

2007-12-05T15:53:00.000+02:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/31228703/17f81399/babypaperfoot001.html

Heips

Where did November disappeared?
I just can't believe that it is December already. I'm starting my job again in February, I only have 2 short months with my baby at home. :o(
My husband is going to stay at home one year with girls, being as a staying at home dad. He have done that also earlier with each of our girls when they were babies. Even that I hate going back to work, I do love the idea that my DH is with girls at home. They have very special relationship, which is mostly because he is spending so much time with them. I have sometimes feelings that I have 4 children... no husband at all ;o)
OK, that was enough babbling...

Baby kit just received new paper kit. Footprints are Meeri's when she was only 4 weeks old. She is my oldest daughter and she is going to be 6 at January.
I just colored those with Baby kit colors.
I hope you like these!
BR
JohannaL

Christmas photo of Selma

2007-11-16T22:16:00.000+02:00

I just have to share these photos with you. I was taking the Christmas photos from Selma and she was trying to get rid of the hat :o)
My baby is so big already, almost 7 months old. Days are going way too fast.
BR JohannaL

Baby kit: Wordart

2007-11-16T22:06:00.001+02:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/29488593/a612c9fb/baby_wordart001.html

Heips

New stuff for Baby kit - Wordart!. Mostly those are usable for Ultrasound and Pregnancy.
Hope you like these :o)
BR
JohannaL

Baby Kit: Staples, staples and more staples

2007-11-16T16:07:00.000+02:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/29454758/2cb7f018/baby_niitti001.html

Heips
It's a long time since I last posted something to my blog. We had a 3 weeks period when all our girls were sick and of course not in the same time. There are times when I really hate the autumn time, it's so rainy and wet with all flu viruses :o(

But now it is time to add something new to my Baby kit. Staples, and what kind of staples - decorated ones. And also my first element from Ultrasound stuff.
BR
JohannaL

Baby kit: Birth announcements

2007-10-26T15:22:00.000+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/27483345/796c926d/baby_announcement.html

Heips
Birth announcements in 5 colors with cute baby feet decoration.
Hope you like these.

Do you have something you would like to get with this Baby kit?
Please leave your ideas to comments.
Some ultrasound stuff is already under work :o)
Thanks to those 2 lovely lady's who sent their LO's to me.
BR JohannaL

LO: Waking Up

2007-10-21T13:43:00.001+03:00

Heips
Wanted to share this LO with you. It has been created July 2006.
My daughter Alina suffers about mornings, waking up is so difficult. It takes a long time and usually she is guite angry :o)
I created Kit Waking Up just for these photos, inspiration for colors and stuff was received from her nightgown. Some day I'll share that kit with you, I just have to put it together.
BR JohannaL

Baby kit: Carriages

2007-10-20T10:48:00.001+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/25809197/9ed82395/babycarriage001.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/25809202/3d36d20a/babycarriage002.html

Heips
Found a comment:

LilyAnn
Another clever idea! How about the "first teddy" or "baby carriage".
So here you are, baby carriages and two different kind of version. I found a Felt fabric effect and used it with other version.
I promise that first teddy is also coming, I just have play around a little with my Paint Shop Pro.
Hope you enjoy these :o)
BR JohannaL

First LO's sent to me. THANK YOU!!!

2007-10-05T23:42:00.000+03:00

2 very talented lady have sent their LO's done with the Baby kit.
THANK YOU!!!

I just wanna say to both of you that these are really great and I'm more than happy when I'm able to share these creations here in my blog. This really gives me new perspective to this Baby kit and a lot of new ideas. I haven't even thought about ultrasound stuff. But will now start creating something special just for those moments :o)

BR JohannaL

Patricia:

Sandy:

Baby kit: Vellum envelopes

2007-10-04T10:33:00.000+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/25653502/a52ecaeb/babyenvelope001.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/25653508/45fb23f5/babyenvelope002.html

Heips
Some vellum envelopes for storing the baby stuff, e.g. hair samples, tags, ID braclets. I have this kind of envelopes in Baby book, where I'm storing stuff, photos and informations about my girls. There are 2 version of these envelopes, one is simple and flat, another one has little 3D in it. I hope you like these :o)
And as always, I would LOVE to get your LO's you have created with my Baby kit.
BR JohannaL

Baby kit: ID braclets

2007-10-03T22:24:00.001+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/25618619/b20bdba/babyidbraclet.html

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New part to my Baby kit: ID braclets in all 5 colors. Our girls had this kind of ID braclet in their wrist, when we were in the hospital. I got the idea when I was looking photos from Selma's birth. Hope you enjoy.
BR JohannaL

Baby kit: Frames with silver words

2007-10-02T15:07:00.001+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/25519720/663b2921/babyframe004.html

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New set of frames. All 5 colors included and with silver words: My Girl, My Girls, My Boy, My Boys, Baby Girl, Baby Boy and My Baby.
BR JohannaL

Your LOs

2007-10-01T20:56:00.000+03:00

Baby kit: Monthly pins

2007-10-01T16:30:00.000+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/25467422/13d08ed2/babypin002.html

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What a month! Some kind of flu virus struck to our family and all girls have been sick. Our baby girl Selma spent couple of days at the hospital, but she is fine now. All of them had a very high fever, over 40 degree in Celsius.
I haven't been able to update my blog for several weeks, until now. My DH took care of the girls today and I had some own time with my laptop. I really needed this break...

My baby kit has got new elements. Monthly pins, with all 12 months and with all 5 Baby kit colors. Check it out, I hope you like it.

BR JohannaL

Baby kit: 2 new mesh stuff

2007-09-18T23:56:00.001+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/24544000/cdbf013f/babymesh002.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/24544315/a6887aa8/babymesh003.html

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My baby mesh has been a hit! Thank you!
Here is 2 new mesh stuff for you, this time I have done those from chenille ribbons.

If you have done LO with my Baby Kit, please send a link to your gallery or send it to my email. I would love to get some LO's to my blog, to show your art work. You might even get some extra stuff form the Baby kit, which is not published in this blog...

BR JohannaL

Baby kit: Wires with pearl decoration

2007-09-18T22:45:00.000+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/24538425/701c5c46/babywire001.html

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Thanks for your comments. It is great to design, when I know that people are really using my stuff :o)

It seems that I'm stuck with pearls... today I'm sharing silver wires with pearl decoration. 2 different wire and 5 baby kit colors. I hope you find a wire, which is just for you.

BR JohannaL

Baby kit: Pins with pearl decoration

2007-09-10T11:32:00.001+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/23923567/a3b8c21d/babypin001.html

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Hups, it has been a while since I last updated my blog. Life has been really hectic during the last weeks. But now I have one new stuff for you, hope you like it.

Please send the links to the LO's you create with my kit. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE to see them. Haven't seen any yet :o(

BR
JohannaL

Photos from our trip to theme park PUUHAMAA

2007-08-25T12:58:00.000+03:00

During our summer holiday we spent the whole day in the Finnish theme park Puuhamaa.
Puuhamaa
It is great place for families with kids. It's so different than other parks I have visited. There you do things together with your kids, it is not like standing beside some equipment and watching when your kids are having fun.
I have some photos here where we are really enjoying ourselves, the whole family. We spent there almost 10 hours, from opening to the closing time.

Meeri and Alina are going through the Tarzan track. It is containing a different kind of hanging, climbing, sliding and crawling stuff.

There are also lot of different kind of vechiles, which you drive e.g. Golf carts, mini formulas, bicycles, monster trucks. Here is dad with Meeri having a though race with Formula cars, they won!!!

To tell the truth, you cannot pass others in the track and your position goes with the car you get from the line. ;o)

There are many huge slides. The small blue spot in the middle of the slide is our girls.
I lost the count how many times we climbed in the top of this slide. There are no elevators in any equipment. So you get a lot of exercise during the day.

Swanlake.
This one had a motor, but the another ones had pedals.
I was pedalling as fast as I could, but my girl was just shouting faster, faster...

I found these frames from the Make it Scrappy. They belonged to the kit Field of Daisies by designer Kim Cameron. I just loved the colors and flowers of the kit, so I used the frames with our Puuhamaa photos.
Remember to visit Make it Scrappy! There are a lot of great scrapping things!

Best Regards
JohannaL

Baby kit: Stitches

2007-08-25T12:21:00.000+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/22811083/bc1f832b/babytikki001.html

I love stitches and was practicing to create those. These are my first ones and of course the shape is heart. With baby layouts the heart is very useful element ;o)

This was all for today. I have to go to out with my girls, we're planning to have a picnic in the playground near our house. I just wish it won't start raining, sky is looking so gray.

Best Regards

Baby kit: Pearls

2007-08-25T12:20:00.001+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/22811080/2516d291/babypearls001.html

I have already used some of these pearls with the pearly shapes and decided to share these with you. I think everyone has a moment, when a one pearl is needed in the layout :o)

Best Regards

Baby kit: Frames

2007-08-25T12:01:00.001+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/22811066/52f65a2a/babyframe006.html

How can a life be so busy?
Days are going way too fast, only 4 moths and I have to return to business life :o(
My baby is already 4 months old and very energetic.

I have created some new stuff for my blog, but haven't had time to publish those until now. I hope you enjoy. This was just a small rehearsal for creating frames, simple ones. I have 2 yellow version in the zip file, because I wasn't sure was the first one too bright.
Best Regards

Baby kit: Shapes with pearls

2007-08-13T18:44:00.001+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/21957776/64fd4dca/babypearlstuff001.html

Learned new thing with Paint Shop Pro and here are the results.
I created 5 pearls in my Baby kit colors and used them with different shapes.
It is so great to learn new stuff while creating new parts to this kit.
I have a feeling that this is going to be a huge kit when it will be ready - some day ;o)

BR

Baby kit: Eyelets

2007-08-13T18:25:00.000+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/21957716/32a7ea4c/babyeyelets.html
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Eyelets in 6 colors. Hope you enjoy.
Best Regards

Baby kit: Ribbons

2007-07-30T15:27:00.000+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/20963815/ce471af8/babyribbonfeet001.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/20963791/aaf13d4/babyribbonchenille001.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/20963841/b45d2aa4/babyribbonfeet002.html

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Today I finally had my own time, thanks to my DH and girls.
Well... actually my DH was doing some building stuff outside and girls were drawing pictures with our other computer. Our baby was sleeping and this happy mother got some time for creation... and result was: Several ribbons :o)

Hope you enjoy and please leave a comment.
Please send the links to the pages you create with my kit. I would love to see them.

BR

Baby bubble footprints

2007-07-29T22:13:00.000+03:00

http://www.4shared.com/file/20916541/397b95d5/babybubblefeet001.html

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Did I mentioned that I love baby foots?
This time I have a bubble with color and silver ring with silver baby footprints.
I don't have much time to do creation work because of the kids. And now less than ever, because my husband is having his summer holiday. But my head is full of different kind of stuff I wanna create for this kit...

BR