Baby Blue

Well, I didn't wait a month to post this time! Yay! 2 weeks isn't too bad.

Well, I was able to spend a little time with my grandson and he is as cute as a button! He's got the cutest little face and smiles when he is sleeping. The other day my daughter had a professional photo shoot done at her home and she got a sneak peak of a few of the pictures right away.





These are just so adorable! I'm looking forward to any chance I get to spend with this little guy. My whole family was able to get together last weekend and it was great. It's not too often we are all able to be in one place at one time. And it was very appropriate because Monday was Family Day in Canada.

My husband and I are both on Day 36 of not smoking! Whooo Hoooo. It feels great!!

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So here are the newest items that went into LLL Creations Dollar Mart today:

These are very large frames as seen in the two 12x12" layouts above. They would make great album covers too!

Cutout Frames #1 - 4 beautiful large family inspired frames.
Get them for only $3 HERE.



and Cutout Frames #2- 4 beautiful large love inspired frames.
Get them for only $3 HERE.



So come on over to LLL Creations Dollar Mart
- over 600 items now in the shop!

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And Artscow has more fabulous promotions on:



You can choose between one sided or two sided personalized cushions for this promotion! Just put the above coupon code number in at checkout. This is an amazing deal!

If you would like to see some of the FREE cushion case templates I have at Artscow where you can just drag and drop your photo's in ... go HERE.



There are several styles of tote bags for this promotion! Just put the above coupon code number in at checkout. This is a great deal also!

If you would like to see some of the FREE tote bag templates I have at Artscow where you can just drag and drop your photo's in ... go HERE.

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And my grandson inspired me to create some Baby Blue papers ... and I'm feeling generous ... so here is your freebie for today:

Download Baby Blue Paper Set - 14 PAPERS!
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A few of these papers were used in the layouts at the beginning of this post.
Have a great weekend!

As usual, I love to read your comments~

Long Post ... grab a coffee ... :-)

He's here............. my new little grandson arrived on February 2nd~!!
A week late and stubborn until the end ... lol.

My daughter was told by her doctor that if she didn't go into labour by Jan 31st he was going to start inducement as she would be almost a week overdue. My daughter had told me that if when the time came if I could make it there on time (we live 200 km's apart) I could go into the delivery room with her and her husband. Well, no problem there, I just took a few days off work and went there on the night she was going to be induced ... lol.

So on the evening of the 31st she went into the hospital, received some gel and was told to go home and if nothing happened come back in the morning. Well, we sat around and even though she was getting contractions they were not regular and she had been getting contractions for weeks anyways. Next morning back to the hospital and she was admitted and they started monitoring her and the baby. She just wasn't dilating. We spent most of the day there and they actually gave her more of the gel to help start dilation. We were shocked when they told her to go home again and come back when the contractions start getting stronger~! (It's sure not like it used to be!) So back home we go and after many hours the contractions did start to get stronger ... so back to the hospital we go.

Hours go by ... no progress. Well, the contractions were getting stronger and they were steady but she just wasn't dilating. They finally gave her some pain meds and eventually epidural but she still no progress. It was a very exhausting day for all of us. We sat around watching the babies heartbeat on the monitor, alot of small talk ... some laughter and a few tears with worry etc. Finally in the wee hours of the next morning they told her she was going to have a c-section and that the baby obviously was not ready to come out any other way. Because it was going to be a c-section only her husband was allowed in the delivery room. The next almost 2 hours were the longest hours of my life!! lol

Little Hayden was born at 3:09 in the morning, weighing 6 lb. 12 oz. and mommy, daddy and baby are doing great! And I am a grandma and so in love with this little guy!



He's so tiny but just perfect. Even though no one was expecting a c-section and at first it was a little upsetting, scary etc., once Hayden was born everything was just fine. When I got to see him for the fist time my heart was just full of love for him instantly.



Such an exciting time in life~!!!

((*** - Congratulations Sue on your granddaughter~!))

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More news ...

My husband and I have been non-smokers for over 3 weeks now! Yay ... we are over the hump and well on our way. I am so proud of us and so happy that we have been able to do this. I truly believe we will never smoke again.

And more news ...

If you read my last post about Artscow and are interested I thought I would let you know they have a few amazing deals on right now.

*** First off they have Personalized Recycle bags on for $2.99 including FREE worldwide shipping! ($3.99 for double-sided)
Use Coupon Code (at checkout): GREENSHOP
Expiry Date: 2/25/2011

If you don't feel like creating your own you can use any of my FREE templates and just drag and drop your picture in it. (Things on templates can be moved around too~!) My Recycle bag templates are here:

Lil's FREE Recycle Bag Templates

*** And another GREAT offer is any 3 cosmetic bags for $9.99 with FREE worldwide shipping! This deal is awesome and you can get any size (they have small, medium, large and XL - the XL is regular $13.99 for one~!)
Use Coupon Code (at checkout): 3COS999BAGS
Expiry Date: 2/28/2011

See all my FREE Cosmetic Bag Templates --->HERE

I showed you some cosmetic bags I had ordered in my last post and here are some more I received. The pictures really do them no justice. The colours are fabulous! All these bags I have as free templates at Artscow.



If you have ANY questions about Artscow I would be more then happy to answer them. I love this company. It is in Hong Kong so you have to be willing to wait a bit for your items to arrive but they are worth waiting for!! (My next post I'll take a picture of the cat blanket I got from Artscow - I LOVE IT~!)

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And now ... here are some new items I put into LLL Creations Dollar Mart today:

Valentine Paper Pack #3 - 6 valentine papers that are ready to go... no need to add anything else, words etc are part of paper. Get this paper pack for only $1 ... HERE. (See layouts at the shop)



Also Diamond Hearts and Lines - 8 beautiful diamond embellishments that really add sparkle to your layouts. Get this kit for only $1.50 HERE.



And last but not least ...

Assorted Chrome Frames #1 - Get these 4 large chrome frames with beautiful details.
Make your photo's shine! Get all 4 for only $1.50 HERE.



The layout below shows one of the frames on a 12x12" paper and a few
of the diamond hearts and lines embellishments.



So go on over to LLL Creations Dollar Mart and see all the great items I have to offer at dollar store prices~!

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And FINALLY ... what you actually came here for ... lol.

Here is your freebie for today ... enjoy~!

Download Red Hot Paper Pack
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6 Red Hot Papers for Valentines day and much more~!

As always I love to read your comments ... have a great weekend and a fabulous Valentine's Day!

Happy New Year ~!

Ok, I know I'm a little late ... tsk, tsk. But I'm here now and that's all that matters. Happy 2011 ~ Wow!

My daughter has not had the baby yet, her due date is actually the 25th but they will let her go until Feb. 3rd. He's almost here!!. She's really getting uncomfortable and can't wait to go into labour ... lol. They had a maternity photo shoot done around the Christmas holidays and had some really nice shots taken.





So any day now we are going to be grandparents. What an honour!

I have lots I could write about and I could go on and on ... but I'm going to keep this as short as possible. There is one thing I want to tell everyone though. My husband and I both went last Thursday for laser therapy to quit smoking ~!! Yay. And so far so good. We are non smokers ... we are non smokers. It is tough but we can do this!!!

Another thing I would like to talk about is Artscow. You've probably heard me mention it before. It's the place that I get my photo scrapbooks printed. They are in Hong Kong but deliver all over the world. They have great prices, a great assortment of products and great promotions etc. Lately I've taken advantage of a few of their great promotions and have received cosmetic bags, coin purses, pillows and all kinds of fun stuff. If you join their email list you are the first to know about the current promotions. If you join their facebook you get great deals for shout & sharing their promotions. Another cool thing they have is templates. So for example if you want a cosmetic bag but don't feel like designing one you just browse their templates and drag and drop your pictures into the template. No extra charge for the templates.

Anyways ... I have become a designer for this company and I have all kinds of free product templates available. So if you are looking for a nice personalized gift, I highly recommend Artscow!

Here is a link to my free templates:
Lil's Templates
(Notice because someone has a name with 'Lil' in it, this link also includes her templates.) But in the search field on this page you can actually type Lil + Cosmetic (for example) to see all my cosmetic bag templates. Or Lil + Umbrella - etc.

Here's a few of the cosmetic bags I have made and purchased.



You need to set up a free account with Artscow ...
It's so much fun making personalized gifts!

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So I went on a denim kick and this is what I put into LLL Creations Dollar Mart ...

6 denim papers - with stitching for great layouts ... get them here.



14 denim designs - great for so many layouts and subjects ... get them here.



6 really large denim frames. They really make your pictures pop. Get them here.



And a layout using some of these products with Bailey ... my little purrball ...



So come on over to LLL Creations Dollar Mart ...

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And as a 'forgive me' for not blogging very often ...
I have this freebie for you today;

Download 2011 Date Stamps
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And nothing has changed - comments are still appreciated~!

Where Do I Start???

First off ... a huge apologoy for my longggggggggggggggggg absence. I have no real excuses, no huge stories to tell (Ok, maybe a few but they really had nothing to do with me not blogging) - no real reason. Other then the fact I was getting tired and life seems so busy all the time. Days lead to weeks, and weeks to almost 2 months. Every couple of days I would tell myself "I have to blog tonight", but then I just didn't have the energy or drive to follow through. But here I am the day before Christmas eve and I have today off work and so I'm not moving from this chair until I'm done!!! LOL

I know I recieved many emails and I am very touched that so many of you were concerned. Thank you. Everyone here is fine and the cats are too~! I think after opening this blog in April 2008, sometimes posting 3 or 4 times a week, it just started to feel like a huge burden on me. I hope everyone can understand. I'm not going to shut it down and after Christmas my hours will be cut at work so I really am hoping to get back into some kind of normal routine. Even if it's just once a week. So don't give up on me yet!!!

My daughter is due in exactly one month. She looks so cute pregnant. But she is in that last stage where it starts to become uncomfortable. A few days after my last post we went & saw little Hayden in a 3D/4D ultrasound. It was so amazing! Watching him move around and yawn and even smile! Seeing his little fingers and toes, it was such a great experience.



All the dark areas are fluid. And that was almost 2 months ago so the little guy has probably changed alot. But we know he has all his parts! lol. We can't wait to meet him.

Now as far an Nemo goes, I know a few people asked about him. There is no short way to tell this story. When he got very sick at the end of October we saw a huge turn around after he was given fluids and antibiotics. About a month later (End of Nov) he got sick again. Same type of thing. He hid under the bed, wouldn't eat, drink etc. Of course it happened on a weekend and we had to force feed him and give him liquids by syringe into his mouth. He was very sick again. Back to the vet and had another blood test done. My husband mentioned to the vet that the last time he was on antibiotics 2 of the pills were wasted when Nemo spit them up and we couldn't get them back into him. The vet didn't think that had anything to do with it but my husband insisted he give him another weeks worth of antibiotics while we were waiting for the test results. We brought him home and immediately after the first pill we saw a difference. The next day the blood tests came back normal again. Weird. Each day with the pills he got better and better. The vet wanted to do all kinds of more tests of course but again he seemed so much better. Within a week of taking the antibiotics he was right back to normal. In the meantime we brought Bailey our cat in to get neutered. I had a thought that maybe Nemo was sensing Baileys masculinity as Bailey had started to mature, and maybe he could smell his 'maleness' and was put out by it. So many theories for this illness went through my head. Then I received an email from a cat club I belong to and the topic was 'Poisoness Plants to cats'. I printed it out but didn't read it right away. A few days later I sat down to read it and almost fell on the floor! I thought I was a 'good' pet owner and kept my cats inside and kept them safe. But I'm reading this information and at the top of the list is Lilies. As soon as I read it I thought about my husband bringing me Lilies a few months ago. I had taken pictures of them so I immediately went and looked at the date I took the pics. I took pictures of the Lilies on Oct 23rd, about a week after I had received them. Nemo got sick the first time on Oct 25th. Coincidence? Those Lilies lasted forever and even after the flowers fell off I kept the plant because it was potted and still nice and green etc. I finally threw the plant out after about another month. Hense Nemo getting sick again?. Either way I had googled it and was stunned at just how poisoness these plants are to cats. I never knew that!!!!! It can kill them within hours if they ingest ANY part of the plant, not just the leaves but the flowers (even dead flowers) the roots or any part. CAT OWNERS BEWARE - Lilies are put into many plant arrangements that you can buy - DO NOT allow them in your house. I have many plants in my house and Nemo is not a plant eater. My theory is that he might of 'played' with a fallen flower and licked his paws. I really have no idea but I do know we are soooooooooo lucky that both of our cats alive and well. I just hope there is no long term affects from this. The vet doesn't think so but again I never got any clear answers from him.

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Now its time to see some new Christmas word art that went into
LLL Creations Dollar Mart ...

Christmas Word Art #4 - 5 cute christmas word art for only $1 - get them here.



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And sorry for the late December Frame ... but it's here now.
This is todays freebie ...

Download December Frame
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If you are new to my blog ... well, I gave away these frames the first week of every month. If you've missed any ... you can get them here. (You can get the Mega Pack there too!)

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and all the best in 2011.

And as usual, comments are appreciated.