Welcome Alica. This is a great thread to keep you motivated to get'r done :) Lots of great ladies!

Welcome Dell! You'll find lots of great scrappers on here and I see you've already jumped right in. Nice start to the progressive challenge!

I just might try this Cheryl. I've got so many paper supplies and tons of older photos predigital that I really SHOULD try it at least and I like how you've listed all the measurements. I always am at a loss and if all I have to do if find things that match your parameters, I just might be able to do it :) And I like that I'd have the whole month to do at least the one DPS!

Just like me! Good Luck Wendy. When you do find something cool, make sure you share please ;) I think this is one of the reasons I haven't digi scrapped too much lately. It seems to take forever to find what I want to do and then figure out how to do it. There is definitely some adjustments to make with this new version.

Hi ladies. This has nothing to do with scrapbooking (although you can be sure I'll scrapbook it when I get the photos developed), but I have to share some great news. I need to give a shout out to my eldest son, Adrian (see the attachment). He graduated 5th grade today and was one of only six kids in his school to receive the Presidential Award for Educational Achievement. The folder he's holding contains his award and a letter from President Obama congratulating him on his achievement. What makes this so amazing is that Adrian has a speech delay and had so much trouble learning that he's been in a Special Ed. class since first grade. When you consider how hard Adrian has had to work to keep up with the other kids, this is a tribute to his tenacity and great work ethic. Way to go, Adrian!!!

Congratulations to both of you! You must be so proud. What a wonderful accomplishment. And we will expect a scrap page. :)

Tanya, I took a quick glance at your pages. I will be back to a closer look and comments, as soon as I finish my pages for Cheryl's sketch. I have been having a tendency to focus sooo much on what everyone else has done then can't seem to come up with something on my own. Maybe I'm the only one that does that, but I have been trying to avoid looking at submissions till I am done.

I know how proud you must feel, Cheryl! What an accomplishment for Adrian, and for you, as a parent. Congratulations to Adrian and his parents too!

Haven't found anything to mention in PSE11 yet, but I did find a free font management program that I love. It's called NexusFont. You can tag fonts (i.e., script, cute, bold, grunge, etc., etc...whatever you want) and with one click, find just the type of fonts I want to look at. Once I view and decide, I go back to PSE (switch screen) and select that font in PSE. I'm still tagging, so not done yet, but it's helping me cull out similar fonts. I had so many fonts before, it took me forever to scroll through them for a page. I think this is gonna be a great time saver! :D

How Awesome Cheryl...tell him congratulations from me too!

Wendy...thanks for the tip. I'll have to check that out. I had a lot of fonts in PSE7 but when I changed programs, I changed computers too and never updated the fonts so I don't have too many more than what came with the program basically.

I am in beyond swamped mode with work right now, realized that I didn't even check in here for the beginning of the month! I'm pretty sure I didn't meet my May goal, and since I know I'm too busynim not going to set a goal for June. I will take some photos though :). I have a good friend getting married at the end of June, and I've promised to gift her with 60 thank you cards, so that will be my project goal for the month!

I hope all are well around here :). I'm looking forward to life slowing down a bit...though it rarely does in summer!

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I can SO relate to "beyond swamped mode" ... I am getting frustrated because it seems like lately I always have something "pressing" I don't have down time to just feel creative and Scrap, LOL! :o

I did get some pictures ordered today but even that was cut short and I only ordered half ... at least it's a step in the right direction. I really do plan to scrap during this weekend

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Cheryl, what a great moment for you and DS! :D That's so awesome

I changed computers too, but still have the old one hooked up and in my work area, so I can go back to it and copy stuff to my external HD and move it to the new one. I did that with styles and brushes too. I'd be lost without my special fonts! :)

60 cards--a true labor of love!

So many of us have been missing from here for a while. I'm starting to get back in the groove a little. Hang in there, Terri!

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Yes, Sharon, reading is definitely a good thing! Can't complain much about that! ;) How old is your DGD? My 7-yr-old DGD was over the other day and I was amazed at how well she's reading after just completing 1st grade. Her folks have a rule that she has to read a minimum of 20 mins. a day and she adheres to the rule as much as possible. I'm a firm believer that if a child learns to read and comprehend it, they can do most anything in life!

Cheryl, how wonderful for Adrian, we all give him a shout out! Yea Adrian.
It does your heart proud to0, to see what he has accomplished.

Terri, I would think 60 thank you cards is quite a goal for June. Talk about a labor of love, for sure. I helped make wedding announcements for a friend and coworker. Once was enough for me...... mostly because I thought I could have/should have done a better job.

You were probably harder on yourself than your friend! We're our own worst critics. But, any project in quantity can turn into a monster!

haha, Sharon I agree 100% with your comment - everything SHOULD be five cents!! that would make every thing a lot easier, haha!

Great job to Adrian, Cheryl!!

I've been putting off making the invitations to a 4th of July picnic I'm hosting for family (on the 6th). Haven't really initiated my new outdoor kitchen/patio yet so this year is the year. Less than 20 to make but might end up being close to 50 people if they would all come! This weekend I have to make them so I can mail them out to give time to RSVP. I haven't had a big get together in about 4 years now and with working full time again, it's gonna take a bit to get everything made and the house cleaned good! 29 days and counting :) So for June I won't be able to set a goal either....

I completed an old old :oops: layout with a couple of Silhouette cut files. The second one is using the EMS sketch from Cheryl's blog.

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Awesome news! You have very good reason to be so proud. :p

Ditto on that!

OK! Yea! Took all day but I finally got 16 invitations completed, envelopes addressed and ready to be mailed on Monday. Even had DGS help with punching and stickers.

Holiday Party Invitation

These are the first cards I've made since last November not counting the 25 Valentine "watches" we made for DGS' class

Now I've got to make a graduation card, some Father's Day cards and should make quite a few birthday cards while I've got all the "stuff" out.

And I've got Cheryl's sketch laying on my table too which I've been thinking of ideas when I was going through old supplies...maybe...just maybe :)

I got another double layout done last night, except the journaling, lol. I'll have most of it on my blog Monday, but I've uploaded it here...and that puts me at SIX for the month! WHOOOO!

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Tanya, the link above did not take me to your page, said server not found. I did go to the gallery for June and left a little love.

What a rainy rainy day!! I think I will spend the rest of the day catching up on journaling on layout that need to find their permanent home in albums.

Welcome Dell and Alicaz!

Hi ladies this is not about scrapbooking at all but I have come to think of all of you as friends. So I am asking for your thoughts and prayers. My father is very ill and is being tested for 2 different types of cancer we should know something by the end of next week. They think he may have the same type of cancer my mom had. I will let you know when I can as I will be spending most if my time up north with him. My sisters and I plan on taking turns as the doctors do not want him alone at all. Please remember him in your prayers. Patti

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time.

Sharon

Congrats Tanya!!! Great job.

Patti,
Prayers going up for you and your family during this difficult time. HUGS!!

Patti , my prayers are with you. My sis and I are going thru a similar situation with Mom.
Scrapping and stamping and SCS are my get away. :)

Thinking of You
 

Patti, we're definitely your friends and will be praying and sending {{positive thoughts}} to you and your family for your Dad

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finally some creative time ... I was busy working on cards for an event I'm going to at the end of the month but I did get 2 pages done today ... :D

Easter

Corky's Memphis [*this is a scraplift from Sharon (sewflake)* ]

got nothing done in may. too much going on i think. This month I will keep my goal of 3.

Hi ladies! I really need to get caught up on my grandson's scrapbook before the new grandbaby arrives in December, (yay!) so I thought joining a challenge would help keep me motivated. As soon as I found out my daughter was pregnant a month and a half ago, I started scrapping again. I believe I've done 12-14 pgs. He'll be 3 in November and I want to be caught up by then. I just started his 2nd yr album so I've got a ways to go. ;)

My June goal will be 12 pages. I hope to do more, but my daughter and son in law will be visiting for a week this month.

Welcome Lisa! Congratulations on upcoming new grandbaby. :) Sounds like a great start already on your scrapping.

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I think I better set my goal for June at 5.... I have family coming into town, will be out of town for my son's weekend lacrosse tournament, and then at the beach for a week for my other son's baseball World Series. But... I should have some great photos to scrap in July! :)

Thank you Sharon! I'm excited to be scrapping again!