Oh, Adobe.. whatcha doin' to me...

Adobe is killing Creative Suite; here’s why

As a long time user of Adobe programs - heck, I still use Elements 5 when I'm just doing a quickie adjustment! - I want to support them in their desire to improve their products and bottom line.  It's their right, after all, as a business to adjust their model.  It does mean I may forever stay with CS5, however!

Some people are REALLY mad about it.  Online Petition Against Adobe's Creative Cloud Approaches 9,000   Some just have walked away from Adobe.

I admit, that I'm looking at other programs.  A one time purchase feels easier than a monthly, ongoing subscription.  

In the mean time, I'll hold on a little more tightly to my "cereal boxes" of software and watch, wait and see if this "revolutionizes" the industry.


Now Get Scrappin'!  - either in the cloud or with your tried and true Elements 5!

February Journey 12 - ABC's of Love

February is the month of Love.  Love of family, friends, and pets.  We lost a dear pet this week.  She was fractious, funny and loved sitting on my arm while I was at the computer.  Yes, it made it tough to use the mouse and type, but she just wanted to be close.

The new February Journey 12 kit is available in the Shoppe and  is the ABC's of Love.

Available HERE

Here is my first page of the month.  

My scrapping resolution is still going strong. :)

Now get scrappin!

Scrapbooking Class - Luggage Tag Mini Album

I'm excited to have joined Citizen Scholar !

I'll be contributing to Education By the People, For the People

by teaching classes in the Katy area.

My first class is a Luggage Tag Mini Album.

This quick project will

introduce some techniques for a  

simple, fun album!

Great for kids!

Find out more at Citizen Scholar - Katy Meetup

My Class info is here.

So Let's Get Scrappin' together!

January has been Scrappin' Fun!

I made a commitment to schedule "Me" time every week to scrap!  I will have at least 52 layouts this year!

So far so good, my January is shaping up.  

I'm using Journey 12 - January, available at Polka Dot Plum.

 Today, I even made time to do some designing!

Life is good!

Now Get Scrappin!

Savings Plans... Need Some Jingle in my Pocket!

I really like the idea of the 52 week savings plan a friend posted on Facebook recently.  It goes like this -

For whatever number week it is of the year, deposit that much money into an account (or jar or mattress!).  I like the concept, but the reality is money seems to get tighter for me as the year goes on.

(graphic from MissDanilu of Spring, Tx.)

So I'm doing my own take on this (yeah, imagine that, me remaking the rules!).  It's the 48 week savings plan!  Because the reality is, you're going to want to spend that money at Christmas!  And, for me, I like the idea of smaller "payments" as the year continues instead of larger ones.

Here's my updated plan with deposit dates for 2013. 

It's only $10 short of the other plan, and I can spend it at Black Friday!

It's not too late to start on either of these plans.  Key is, you gotta PLAN!

Now Get Scrappin! er I mean Savin'!

Big Embrace!

There's nothing better than that first bear hug of the morning from my boys.  They're all warm and have that distinctive "sleepy" scent about them.  Those hugs linger and communicate so much without a word.  It's the only moment of the day that has no time demands and is shared between just us... before I lose them to video games, friends and the other distractions of their day.  Life is Good.

Today, I "embraced" 2013 with the same warm snuggle. 

Here's hoping you had a wonderful holiday break and are ready to embrace 2013!

Breathing again...

Literally, after an awful cold, I can breathe again.  But even better than that, I scrapped!  Yes, the pics are a year old, but I scrapped two pages and I am (creatively) breathing again!

I also dusted off and updated my Ice Prince kit - coming next week!