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

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

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!

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

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!!!

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

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!!!

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

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

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!

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

CT for Valarie Ostrom

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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