In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren in which book bloggers share the books they’ve gotten in the past week. I forgot to post this weekend. =( LOL… Didn’t have a huge haul, but wanted to share anyways. Only 4 books this week. This weeks books were: The Ghost in Me by Shaunda Kennedy Wenger If you knew a person who was willing to live through your worst nightmare, would you let her? Like any other fourteen-year-old, Myri Anna Monaco has problems…
Read MoreREVIEW: Shen Min Vitamins for Hair ReGrowth
Hi there! I wanted to hop on real quick and tell you all about something fantastic I found last week! If you are my friend on facebook, you’ve probably seen me complain about how bad my hair is falling out since I got anemia. I’m talking like HANDFULS at a time. It’s really kind of scary, I mean how long can I keep losing hair like that until I have no hair left to lose?! Right?! Anyway, after talking to a few docs, and doing some online research it seems…
Read MoreTutorial: Creating Realistic Staples in Paint Shop Pro
I thought I would start reposting some of the old tutorials I made for the “Digital Scrapbook Designer” Class, that I used to teach. Ive been using Paint Shop Pro since 1997, and teaching Paint Shop Pro since 2001. These tutorials were all written by and are copyrighted to me, Bunny Cates. Most were written between 2004-2007, so the screen caps are from older versions of PSP. Since I do not use ANY outside filters in my tutorials, they will work in any version of PSP. To get the most…
Read MoreChicken Pot Pie
4 cups chicken (cooked, chopped) 1 cup celery (chopped) 1/2 cup butter 2 cup chicken broth 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 tsp parsley 1 cup onion (chopped) 1 cup carrots (sliced) 1/2 cup flour (all purpose) 1 cup milk 1 can sweet peas (undrained) pastry for 9 inch pie shell In a large skillet – sauté onion, celery, and carrots in the butter for at least 10 minutes. Add the flour and stir well. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. In a large bowl combine the broth and milk,…
Read MoreTutorial: Easy Beads in Paint Shop Pro
I thought I would start reposting some of the old tutorials I made for my “Digital Scrapbook Designer” Class, that I used to teach. Ive been using Paint Shop Pro since 1997, and teaching Paint Shop Pro since 2001. These tutorials were all written by and are copyrighted to me, Bunny Cates. Most were written between 2004-2007, so the screen caps are from older versions of PSP. Since I do not use ANY outside filters in my tutorials, they will work in any version of PSP. To get the most…
Read MoreSept Card Sketch Challenge
We launched our new DIGISCRAPOBSESSION GROUP on Facebook, and with the group comes a few monthly challenges – all hosted by our members. Since this was the first month of the group I wanted to host a couple of challenges and no way could I host challenges without including a CARD SKETCH CHALLENGE! The Card Sketch Challenge is really simple. You just use the sketch provided and let it inspire you in creating a card. The card can be digital, hybrid, or traditional (paper). Here was the sketch I gave…
Read MoreMy TBR Stack for September (2011)
Here’s my reading “goal” for September. As usual, I’ll probably add a few and drop a few. My TBR list is just kind of a loose – “I hope to get to this this month” list. =D Mentioned in this video: Sapphique (Incarceron) by Catherine Fisher The Ghost in Me by Shaunda Kennedy Wenger Dracula in Love by Karen Essex **BOOK OF THE MONTH PICK** The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm by Ellen Datlow So that’s…
Read MoreSeptember AD CHALLENGE
We launched our new DIGISCRAPOBSESSION GROUP on Facebook, and with the group comes a few monthly challenges – all hosted by our members. Since this was the first month of the group I wanted to host a couple of challenges. One of the ones I chose was an AD CHALLENGE. My favorite part about AD CHALLENGES in general is you are so free to just look at the pic and be inspired to create. You can be inspired to create ANYTHING really. Scrapbook pages, scrapbook supplies, craft projects, even stories!…
Read MoreReading Wrap Up – August 2011
Here’s a quick rundown of the books I read in August. 13 Curses by Michelle Harrison The 13 Treasures have become the 13 Curses. When fairies stole her brother, Red vowed to get him back. Now trapped in the fairy realm, she begs to be seen before the fairy court where she strikes a bargain: Her brother in exchange for all thirteen charms from Tanya’s bracelet.Back at Elvesden Manor, Red, Tanya, and Fabian begin a desperate hunt, but as they soon find out, the fairies have done more than…
Read MoreSept Template Challenge
I am hosting a scrapbooking TEMPLATE CHALLENGE this month in the DIGISCRAPOBSESSION GROUP on Facebook. The challenge is pretty simple. I provide the template, and digital scrapbookers use the template to create a scrapbook page. This month’s template is If you’d like to join along, you can download the template in the DIGISCRAPOBSESSION GROUP and then upload your result layout back into this months challenge folder. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
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