A layout of a sand dune in Destin. I just hope the beaches aren't destroyed by the oil spill. I used a new kit from AnDi Designs at DSDI called Seaside Serenity. AnDi is having a grand opening of her store on Saturday, June 26th. Check it out!

My office at the church was recently painted and it's lovely. They have been promising to do it for only 7 years! But it's been worth the wait. Here's a layout I did using Tea Party at Georgia's from Red Genius Enterprises at DSDI

Here's one from last Friday's Speed Scrap. Connie normally hosts one every Friday night at 8PM Eastern at Gotta Pixel

I'm addicted to Speed Scraps thanks to Connie Prince! LOL! Only hers are more like Slow Scraps--which is why I like them. They're usually not due until noon the next day. This one is from the scrap on Monday afternoon.

Hi, I’m Carol and this is my blog. I’m a member of the E-scape and Scrap Creative Team.

Welcome to the E-scape and Scrap Summer So Fine Blog Train. This is the last stop on the blog train. Download the quick page by clicking here. The blog train downloads will be available through the end of June 2010. Thanks for visiting my blog and for participating in the E-scape and Scrap Summer So Fine Blog Train.

Brag Book Freebie Blog Train featuring brag book pages made with Spring Brings Hope charity collab. Here's some info:

Spring Brings Hope is a charity collab benefiting Jenna K of MN.

Jenna's story:
Jenna was diagnosed in Dec of 2009, with Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder,a form of Cancer caused by the anti-rejection medications she received following her transplant. She received a liver transplant in 1997 when she was 7 years old. Jenna is now home from her 1st Semester of college at Bemidji State University in MN, receiving a rigorous chemotherapy treatment for the next 6 months.

100% of proceeds from this kit will be given to Jenna to cover her medical expenses.

Nine designers have joined together to bring you this fun spring kit. These designers have donated 68 papers, 93elements, 1full alphabet, and 2 12x12 quick pages.

Contributing Designers:
7hump3r Designs
DigiDesigns by Denise
DigiLover's Addiction
Designs by Angel
Designs by the Polka Dot Chicks
Inkin' Creations
Kimberly Schlehahn Designs
Mad Genius Designs
Ruby Lane Designs

Spring Brings Hope will be available for a limited time!

Here is the link to my brag book page

Carol's Brag Book Page

Here are the blogs participating in this blog train:

Mad Genius Designs http://bothmadandgenius.blogspot.com/
Kerry Scraps http://www.kerrysscraps.blogspot.com/
Gail's Moments In Time http://gailsmomentsintime.blogspot.com/
For Ever More Creations http://forevermorecreations.blogspot.com/
Digi Eye Scraps http://digieyescraps.blogspot.com/
Heide's Scrap Spot http://heidescrapspot.blogspot.com/
CJoy2Day Designs http://www.cjoy2day.blogspot.com/
Digi Deborah's Designs http://digideborahsdesigns.blogspot.com/
Carol's Creative Corber http://carolscreativecorner.blogspot.com/ You Are Here
Tess The Scrapper http://tessthescrapper.blogspot.com/
Designs by Angel http://scrappingwithangel.blogspot.com
DigiLover's Addiction http://digilovers-addiction.blogspot.com/
Nana Pixels http://nanapixels.blogspot.com/
Kimberly Schlehahn http://scrapaddict1969.blogspot.com/
Little Red Scraps http://littleredscraps.blogspot.com

Check out this awesome competition at Digi Scraps Drive In

I took an accent test today. LOL! I am from Massachusetts--lived there for over 40 years and now live in Tennesse. I have never even been to MN or ND.

What American accent do you really have? Your Result: North Central This is what people call a "Minnesota accent" or "Fargo accent" as heard in the movies "Fargo" (obviously) and "Drop Dead Gorgeous." People with this accent live in northern part of Minnesota and in North Dakota, right next to the Canadian border. Some people might think you're a Canadian because of your accent.
Midland
Northern
Mid-Atlantic
Northeast New England
Western
Northeastern
Southern
What American accent do you really have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

Don't forget about the awesome free daily download at DigiScraps Drive-In. Here's a layout I made with this awesome kit.

See what's happening now at DigiScraps Drive-In!! Gotta check it out. Here's a sneak peek:

I made this using Merry and Bright and Frosty Masks from DigiDesigns by Denise and available at Digi Scraps Drive-In. Such a lovely kit and perfect for my winter cardinal pictures.

A layout I did for a Speed Scrap at Digi Scraps Drive In. The kit is Winter Merriment from the wonderful designers at DSDI

Speed Scrap Tonight at Digi Scraps Drive In -- Join Me

Join me tonight for a speed scrap at DSDI! It's part of our Speed Scrapathon to celebrate iNDSD and I am offering this wonderful participation prize. For more information about the celebrations going on at DSDI check out my previous post.

If you are looking for the Blog Train...just scroll down to the previous post!

DigiScraps DriveIn



We have a Scavenger Hunt over the course of the weekend where you can pick up pieces of the November Collab Kit called Naturally Yours. It will be for sale after November 14th so if you miss out you can pick it up there.



Starting tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 6) the Scavenger Hunt will be in the forum. Also going on will be 10 speed scraps, . I will be hosting two of them. The participation prizes will be add-ons, QPs and, templates. The speed scraps will be on this schedule;


For each SS you participate you get your name in a drawing for a $15 store gift certificate. In addition to the participation prizes.

In addition to all of this, we have a QP and add-on Blog train, still in keeping with the Nov. Collab, Naturally Yours.


You can click on the image to get the QP. Link expired.



Blog train stops

Gail http://gailsmomentsintime.blogspot.com
Lindsey http://lindseybdesigns.blogspot.com/
Janie http://scrapastrophe.blogspot.com/
Heather http://madfatscrapper.blogspot.com/
Tess http://tessthescrapper.blogspot.com/
Carol http://carolscreativecorner.blogspot.com/ You are here now
Brenda [URL=http://digitalcreationsfrommillstreamcottage.blogspot.com/[/URL]
Sarah http://www.scrapoliciousscraps.blogspot.com/
Hazel http://madfatscrapper.blogspot.com
Jaime http://www.cjoy2day.blogspot.com/

Some recent layouts. Click on images for credits.

Be sure to check this out!

I made some new layouts this weekend:

A few of my recent layouts.






Click on the image for credits.

Check out Gotta Pixel! They're having a terrific sale.

I've decided to dust this place off and use it again.

Have you seen that Liberty Mutual commercial with people doing little acts of kindness and others passing it on? I love the song playing in the background so I looked it up and it's Half Acre by HEM. Being a lyric fanatic, I looked up the lyrics and fell even more in love with the song. I think the lyrics are beautiful. They inspired me to do a layout. Credits for my layout can be found here.

Had some hummingbirds hanging around yesterday. They dart about so fast it's hard to get decent pictures but I kept snapping away and got a few good shots.

I had a new visitor to my bird feeder today. This is the first time I've seen this bird. Not sure what it it. If anyone knows, give a shout.

School starts tomorrow. Where did the summer go? Seems like we were just getting ready for summer vacation and now it's over.

Like the new blog header? You can find credits here.

I meant to start posting these pictures sooner but time got away from me. Here's the Buckingham Fountain at Grant Park with the Chicago skyline in the background.

Things have been busy. Youngest son (who will complain if I mention his name) got a job so I had to buy clothes and shoes for that. He's working at the theater. Things have changed since Alex worked there though. They make it much harder to see free movies. So he ended up having to pay to see Bourne Ultimatum. But he said he did see part of Rush Hour 3 on his lunch break. He will be starting back to school on Monday so we had to get ready this week. He's got AP classes and they don't provide the book so we had to buy that plus other required reading books for AP English and AP History.

Alex goes back next weekend so we'll be packing up this week. He's going into an apartment for this year so he'll need some things plus some quick cooking lessons. And I think he has a shopping trip in "mom's cupboards and pantry" planned for this week.

Here's my layouts for the Amazing Digiscrapping Race. I got behind on posting. I love vacations but hate how far behind I get with everything. Credits for the layouts are here.

Just got back from seeing The Bourne Ultimatum and boy, was it AWESOME!! I loved it! Nonstop, heart pounding action. Matt Damon is so good as Bourne.

Sorry it's been so long since I posted. We took a family vacation to Chicago for a few days and I'm still trying to catch up. A few things happened that made us realize we're country bumpkins! LOL!! I'm hoping to post some more pictures and stories soon so stay tuned.

Of Butterflies and the Louvre

This gorgeous butterfly fluttered into my yard today. It didn't stay long enough for very many pictures but I am glad it came by long enough for at least one good shot.

My first challenge layout for the Amazing Digiscrapping Race 2.

You can find the credits for my layout here. Looking forward to the next challenge.

Both of these layouts were done using the same template. I did them for Janna's Template Challenge #15 over at KBandFriends. The template is a free download so check it out here. Janna said to think outside the box so I did on the second one. The first one is more like the original template.

Credits for my layouts are here.

I looked up American Goldfinch and the one I have pictures of is a male ready to mate. They are only this bright yellow during mating season. The rest of the time they are more greenish-grayish with some yellow.

And now for something completely different.

After reading comments on the use of "Ma", I'm curious about it. I'll have to see if I can do some research on it. I can say there were times when my mother did not appreciate the name. LOL! Especially when 4 grown kids used it as a nasal whine. Even as adults, kids know what buttons to push.

Kay Eflin has another wonderful kit. This one is a beautiful 8x8 mini brag book. This one is a picture of my mom circa 1958. I called it "Ma". My siblings and I always called my mother "Ma" I think the name may be a regional thing. My nieces and nephew call my sister "ma" and my mother always called her mother "ma" and her father was always "pa" although we never called my dad that. A friend of mine, Betty Jo, said her husband is from upstate NY and call him mother "ma" too. So, I'm thinking maybe it's a regional thing. My kids don't call me that but perhaps we moved away from the NorthEast before they picked it up.

I also used the kit for a page of my father's aunt and uncle through the years of their marriage.

Here's some more pages from my Safari brag book. Credits are here.

It's official. I'm racing in the Amazing Digiscrapping Race 2!!! I can't wait. My partner, Laurie, and I have a blog and a really cute blinkie. Now we're just waiting for it to begin! Our team name is Two Chicks and a Mouse and our motto is Chicks armed with a fast right click.

Another week in between posts! Where does the time go. I have good intentions but the days slip by and no time to post to my poor blog.

I've been busy with layouts. Some July 4th ones and a new 4x6 brag book. Kay Eflin has a wonderful new vintage Safari kit and it's perfect for my Disney's Animal Kingdom pictures. I'll be posting them over the next few days.

Here's some July 4th layouts of the fireworks we had in our subdivision.


Here's the first page of my 4x6 Safari brag book:


Credits for all layouts can found here.

My Framed Layout

Hope everyone had a great 4th!! We had some great neighborhood fireworks and will post pictures later. But right now I'm very excited about my latest project. I ordered some 12x12 copies of layouts just to see what they'd look like. They are having a 99 cent sale at Scrapbooks Please. My prints came today and I was so excited since they are my first ones. All my prints are just 8x8 printed on my home printer and not the best quality. I went to Hobby Lobby and got this 12x12 frame for my favorite print. I think it looks pretty cool!! Now I have to decide where to hang it.