Back from Ohio

Hi everyone, I am back from our little getaway to Ohio this past week.  It was our Spring/Easter Break from school so hubby and I headed north with the kids to visit family for the week. 

Miranda dyed Easter eggs at grandma’s house Saturday night.  She was so sure the Easter bunny wouldn't know where she was.  But surprise!  The bunny found her..

    We left Sunday morning and headed home.  It was a long drive back.  We got home and guess what?  That silly bunny left eggs for Miranda at home too!    We set the camera to timer and got a family pic.. I hope everyone had a blessed Easter..

Kiss is now open!

The brand new Keep It Simple Scraps store has officially opened! Stop by, grab a bargain and check the new store out.. Also be sure and sign up at Keep It Simple Scraps Yahoo group. All information about the store and our site will be posted there. You can also keep up with the new kits our designers put into their stores, and you may even get a freebie from time to time.

All chats and challenges can be found on the Kiss home page. Cheryl has started a new challenge called My Life... Before I was your Mother. This is an awesome challenge and I highly recommend that you check it out. Cheryl is also continuing her 2010 Calendar Craziness challenge. She is hosting the chat tonight at 9pm eastern. You can find all the information about the chat on the Kiss homepage.

Dont forget to check out the Gallery. There are alot of wonderful LO's going up every day. Come take a peek, you might just come away with a new idea on a LO to scrap.

We are looking forward to seeing all of you there :)

The last of the

DD links have been posted at TSG. If you want them you have til midnight tomorrow night to get them. At midnight the forum and the store will be closed. The store will be moved to our new site Keep It Simple Scraps. We hope you will all join us there.

Without further ado, today's QP's have been made with the Beyond the Darkness kit by Cheryl McCain. Cheryl is Co-Owner of TSG and Keep It Simple Scraps, and my partner. She will definitely be at our new site as a designer and Owner.

Today's QP's were made by Tanglewood, a TSG CT that will be joining us at our new site.

Beyond the Darkness QP1
Beyond the Darkness QP1
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Another sick child...

Today it is my other daughter, Sara, who is sick. She woke me up during the night throwing up and this morning when I woke her up for school she still had an upset stomach and a headache. She got up long enough to take a shower, wrap a towel around her wet hair, and head back to bed. She has been sleeping ever since... She wasn't happy to miss today because she is trying out for the school musical and tonight is auditions... Hopefully she will be better tomorrow...

Today's QP's were made from the Christmas Dreams kit by Pat Hall. Pat will be one of the designers that will be at our new store.


Today's QP's were made by Keiki, Donna Hinsey.

Christmas Dreams QP1
Christmas Dreams QP2

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Getting ready to drive the bus...

I will be heading out in a few minutes to drive my afternoon bus route. My little girl has been sick all night and most of today. She finally stopped throwing up a couple hours ago... The poor little thing. I wasnt feeling well myself yesterday. I had a headache and a sore throat. I still have a sore throat today but at least the headache is better...

In other news my son goes back to the Marines tonight. I take him to the airport at 6pm. He will be stationed at Camp Pendleton, Ca for awhile. Of course I have no idea how long he may stay there. I keep waiting to hear that he is being shipped to Iraq... Hopefully the whole Iraq thing will be over soon and that wont happen.

Anyway, on to our QP's of the day. Today's QP's are made from the First Frost kit by April Sevigny. April is another one of the designers that will be moving to our new store with us.

Today's QP's were made by Aussie Caz, a former TSG CT.

First Frost QP 1
First Frost QP 2

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A quiet Sunday at home...

It's been a quiet day. My granddaughter is over having a sleep over with Miranda. Since my granddaughter is on spring break from school I imagine she will be here a few more days. Her front top tooth was loose this morning and it didn't take her long to get it pulled out. The tooth is sitting on my desk in a baggie waiting for her to go home so the tooth fairy will come visit. Her and Miranda have spent the morning playing games and having a grand old time. I am actually not feeling very well. I have a bit of a sore throat and a slight headache. I hope it doesn't turn into anything. I hate being sick. I am actually thinking I may make a cup of hot tea and go in and lay down for awhile and see if that helps any...

Today's QP's are made from the A Country Christmas kit by Pamela Yates. Pammy is one of the Designers that will be joining us at our new site, Kisscraps.com



The QP's today were made by Dorann....

A Country Christmas QP1
A Country Christmas QP2

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Home Again..

Well I had intended to post much earlier today, BUT, my hubby took the day off. So we spent a lazy Saturday together. We had a late breakfast, then we went and did some grocery shopping. A trip to town isnt complete unless we stop by Best Buy and do some browsing. I just got supper in the oven and now I have some time to get this post made. I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend,,, The temperatures finally warmed up here today and it hit a balmy 50* The weatherman is predicting high 50's tomorrow and 65* on Monday! I cant wait for warmer temps to get here :)

The QP's I am offering today were made from the Celtic Royals kit by Diann Snow.

Today's QP's were made by our CT Keiki, Donna Hinsey.

Celtic Royals QP 1
Celtic Royals QP 2

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I hope everyone

is stopping and picking up the Daily Download links from TSG. The last of the links will be posted the evening of the 18th. Thursday the 19th at midnight TSG will shut it's doors.. That will be a sad day for myself and Cheryl, but we are looking forward to our new site. I hope everyone is getting registered.. Kisscraps Gallery

Today's QP's are made from the Forgotten Past kit by Cheryl McCain.



These QP's are courtesy of Keiki, another one of our wonderful CT for TSG.

Forgotten Past QP 1
Forgotten Past QP 2

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A Big Thank You!

to all the members of TSG that have been going to our new site kisscraps.com and registering. We are 1 week away from closing TSG. If you have purchased anything from the store in the last week, or intend to purchase anything in the next week it is VERY important that you make sure you have all products downloaded before midnight on the 19th. After that the store will be shut down and all downloads will be lost. We wont be able to replace anything after the 19th.

In other news... My new Kindle 2 arrived yesterday :) I was able to purchase some books to put on it before it even got here. When I turned it on to start charging it all the books I had already purchased immediately downloaded thru Amazon's Whispernet wireless service. It's pretty neat. Very easy to read and to navigate around in. With easy 1 click book purchases you couldnt ask for anything more... Well, maybe except for free books :) If you love to read and would love to have an entire library on one small book you should check this out...

Here it is.... What you have all been waiting for... Today's QP..

This is the Winter Solstice kit by Diann Snow. Available at the TSG store HERE

Today's QP was made by Tanglewood, one of the wonderful women on TSG's Creative Team.

Winter Solstice QP

Remember, TSG will close in 1 week. If there is anything you have been putting off buying in the store NOW is the time to do it.. TSG closes at midnight on the 19th, all product must be downloaded before then.

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TSG is Closing

I am sure by now most of you have heard that The Scrapping Garden is closing its doors at midnight March 19th. Due to the decline in the economy there just isn't any way to keep a site as large as TSG running, Believe me, Cheryl and I have both tried. TSG has been home to many people and home to me for the last 3 yrs and we really hate to see it close. The good news is that Cheryl and I have decided to open a new store/site. It will be on a much smaller scale with just a few exclusive designers. Exclusive means you wont be finding their kits anywhere but our new site. Keep It Simple Scraps or KISS for short, is now open for business. We have a blog Keep It Simple Scraps Blogspot, a Gallery, and the store will be set up as soon as possible after the store at TSG closes down. We will still have challenges, including the wonderful 2010 Calendar Craziness challenge hosted by Cheryl McCain and we will still have chats/crops in our chatroom. All challenges will be posted on our blog with all LO's posted in our new gallery. Also, over the next few days I will be sharing QP's from the TSG site.

I hope you will all come on over to our new site and have a look around. Changes and updates are being made daily..
This lovely kit was created by Pamela Dempsey.


Today I have 2 Qp's for you, both done by our own wonderful CT, Dorann... Please leave a comment if you download, thanks!

Waterscapes QP 1
Waterscapes QP 2
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Updated!

It's finally done! It only took me all day long... I had to start an entirely new blog cuz I forgot the login info for my old blog... I went thru every email and password combination I could think of with no luck... Oh well, at least it is up and running now. Hopefully I will be better at keeping it updated and current.

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