Well it's been an interesting few days! My hubby has found his first job here in Canada, pursuing what is his passion right now, the restaurant business. He's a prep cook at a restaurant at a mall here that we visit all the time. It's been quite the change.

You see for the past 2.5 years I've been spoiled rotten. My husband has been the homemaker, cook, laundry person and kitchen hand. And now he's working. So both of us are waking at 6 a.m. and while he has his shower, I make his breakfast and lunch, and then get ready myself so that I can get a ride to work to arrive one hour and fifteen minutes earlier. It's rough. So we've finally become the 'normal' double income couple fighting bills, and trying to find time to spend together.

The hardest time was this past weekend. He worked both days, and we've never spent a weekend apart since our marriage in 2005. Saturday, I was a cleaning fiend to deal with it. Sunday, I was extremely sad. But I spent the day trying to scrap and design some new items.

I've been working on some new products, some of which are already in store now. You'll find the sequel to Organic Elegance, and soon, Harvest Moon Jeans.



And I've launched a new challenge at Scrapbook-Elements.com - all about Everyday Living! There's a posting bonus for each person who posts.



Just visit the forum at Scrapbook-Elements.com for more details about the bi-weekly challenge, here.

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Well the celebration's almost over. Congratulations to the 20 individuals who won my new kit, Graphical Botanicals - The Sequel. I hope you love it. I'm giving away one more copy of it though, because I'm one of many sponsoring an event at Dragonflaire Studios to support my friend Maggie Lamarre!




I hope you'll come and enjoy all the fun. There is no better site for hybrid projects! Challenge yourself to making your first hybrid project after the Spa Retreat!

So have you got all the answers yet for the Scavenger Hunt? A few people do! Some are a bit tricky but I'm sure you'll get there! Don't forget, you have until Wednesday night to come up with the answers and email them to me!

Have fun everyone. Believe me the work in finding the answers will be totally worth it!

It's here! My one-year anniversary celebration starts today!

On top of being In the Spotlight, which means 25% savings for you, but I'm also giving away a FREE kit. FREE? Yep, when you play the scavenger hunt at Scrapbook-Elements.com and you have the answers, you get this gorgeous kit:



While you are there, don't forget to check out my latest paper pack, the long awaited sequel to the hugely popular Organic Elegance:



You'll find the scavenger hunt here at Scrapbook-Elements.com - so head over there and play! What are you waiting for!!

Are you ready for it? For what? My anniversary celebration!! Not only are my best products going to be In the Spotlight, but I'm also taking part in the SBE mid-October sale!! Take a look:



You seriously don't want to miss it. It starts Saturday so you can start to celebrate early!

The countdown is on!

It's almost my one year anniversary in digital scrapbook design! And I'm celebrating big time! On top of releasing the sequel to the hugely popular Organic Elegance, I'm also In the Spotlight at Scrapbook-Elements.com which means big savings on my best kits, I'm hosting a new challenge at SBE, and I've saved the best for last....a scavenger hunt with the most gorgeous I've come up with yet. Want to see??? Sure you do!!



I hope you'll join all the fun starting Sunday, October 14th. The scavenger hunt will be posted on DST and SBE and I hope you'll participate. Everyone who sends me the correct answers will get the whole kit for free!

But don't worry...if you don't win the scavenger hunt, the kit will be avaiable in store at a later date!

So get ready for some fun! It's less than one week away!

I absolutely loved working on this kit. It was inspired by the changing leaves and fire red sunsets we are getting here now. And look what my wonderful creative team did with it! It's available exclusively from Scrapbook-Elements.com, here.















This gorgeous kit brings the vibrant feel of a raging fire and a stormy sunset into your layouts. Vivid red, orange and yellow papers with delicate textures and detailing provide the perfect backgrounds. The elements include frames, ribbons and swirls that bring out the flames and intense colors of the wild storm. The worn metal elements help to bring warmth to your pictures and layouts, and the journal papers and paper swirls add a touch of whimsy. Kit includes 10 richly textured patterned papers, 4 solid papers and 16 elements. This kit is perfect for a rugged masculine layout, or for rich autumn layouts. If you need to brighten and warm up your layout, this is the kit for you!