New LOs

Here are my latest LOs.

First, this one that I created for SSD’s One Word #10: Story, Digi Dare #93 and TDC’s Anything Goes.

Credits:
Into The Blue papers and elements by Victoria {chirpi] Designs @ chirpi.co.uk, Andrea Burns' Color Pop & Black and White Photo Action @ TDC, clip and flower by Sarah Jones (Happy Place), fonts are Doodlebet by Fee Jardine and fontastic, sun doodle by Digital Designs Essentials team, torn paper by Steph Krush @ digital paper tearing.

Then this one for TBLDS round 8, week 1, SSD’s Cookie #37 and TDC’s Style 101 #18.


Journaling reads: “Starting fresh (again) for round 8. This idea of starting again is both depressing and motivating. Depressing because I sometimes think that all I’ve done was worthless. But at the same time, I’m not at the same point than when I started, neither on the scale number, nor in my mind. Starting fresh also means that, no matter the mistakes I made, no matter how “bad” I did, I can do better. I messed up my eating at lunch? Well, dinner is a new meal. I didn’t exercise yesterday? Now is the first moment of the rest of my life, and I can make it whatever I want to. I’m in control, I’m responsible for my life, my behaviour, my actions. That’s a very powerful idea, but a bit scary at the same time: if I’m responsible, then I’m the one to blame. No more excuses! That will be my motto for this round.”

Credits:
Template by Kay Miller, inspired by a LO by Jenny Jorgensen,
black paper: Michelle Coleman’s Color Me Solid,
everything else from Eva Kipler’s Tree Hunter, Dirt Lover @ SSD,
Andrea Burns' Color Pop & Black and White Photo Action @ TDC,
font is Darcy Baldwin's DJB Chloé @ TDC.

SSD's blog challenge - June 16

Here's the previous FOB2Y topic: what your fridge say about you!

What Your Fridge Says About You

You like to be surrounded by things you love. You aren't exactly greedy, but you can be materialistic at times. You are a very thrifty person. You don't like to waste money... or food. You don't tend to be a very adventurous person, but you do surprise everyone now and then. You have a bit of a wild side. You are responsible, together, and mature. You act like an adult, even when you don't feel like it. You are likely to be married - and very busy.

What Do the Contents of Your Refrigerator Say About You?

This is quite true, especially the "not very adventurous but can still surprise everyone now and then" part!

Back on track (again)

Even if I ended TBLDS' round #7 with a 2.6 kg (5.7 lbs) loss, I still slacked most of the round, both on the exercise and eating! So today we started the round 8 with getting back to the original rules, which are much more strict than what I got used to. I'm quite scared, but I'm even more scared by the idea of never losing the last 8 kg (17.6 lbs) I want to get rid of! I started well with a 30 minutes strength video this morning. So far (=breakfast + morning snack + lunch) I had 950 calories! I'm happy!! Now off to cook some healthy dinner and start my TBLDS LO (about re-commitment!)

I'm made of awesome!!!

I still can't believe how lucky I am! Eva Kipler offered me to be a guest CT for this summer! I'm just soooooo excited! Her designs are not only fabulous, but she's also a very sweet girl! I already had the chance to play with her latest kit (@ SSD): Happy Dance. A perfect name to fit how I feel about this guest spot! LOL

Here's the LO I made with it, for SSD’s SWTSB #34 and TDC’s Sketch challenge :

Credits:
Eva Kipler’s Happy Dance @ SSD,
sketch by Kresta,
Andrea Burns' Color Pop & Black and White Photo Action @ TDC,
font is DJB Writes a Lot by Darcy Baldwin @ TDC.

I also made a LO with Vici's latest freebie, Sunday Morning, for SSD's TOTM: I scraplifted Holly's Little Girl LO:

Credits:
Sunday Morning freebie by Victoria's {chirpi} Designs,
alpha is Taped UP by Victoria's {chirpi} Designs,
Acrylic-O-Holic by Traci Reed @ SSD,
Andrea Burns' Color Pop & Black and White Photo Action @ TDC,
font is Darcy Baldwin's DJB JGeek @ TDC,
folded corner template by Karah Fredricks @ TDC.

This mini kit is sooooo cute, and it's free!

Last but not least, a LO about my DBF, for SSD’s Pop Rocks and TDC’s Color challenge:

Credits:
SSD's "Hey Girlfriend" collab,
Andrea Burns' Color Pop & Black and White Photo Action @ TDC,
font is Darcy Baldwin's DJB Chloé @ TDC.

That's it for today! Thanks!

Collab kit for Laurie is in the shop!!

Check it out here. You can NOT be disappointed, this is the most beautiful collab I've ever seen in the digi world!

Charity kit

As some of you might know, a dear friend of mine, Laurie Garza, lost her husband a few weeks ago. She's a member of my TBLDS group. Michele Mc Graw and Shelly Greninger, the two leaders of this group, decided to put a charity kit together to help Laurie and her 3 kids in this difficult time. Many designers responded to Michele's request, and they have built a fabulous kit altogether. It's gorgeous, it's huge, but most important it's for a good cause. It's called "Celebration of Life", and it's a fabulous tribute to Laurie's husband, Val, who enjoyed life, and to his family's attitude towards this loss. Laurie is really amazing, a true example for me! Anyway, here's a LO I made with it.

(I also used Michelle Coleman's stamped alpha and Andrea Burns' color pop photo action @ TDC)

The kit It will be selling at Shabby Pickle for $12. It includes...

• 94 papers
• 157 elements
• 4 alphas
• 8 templates
• 6 Quick Pages
• 2 mini albums (a heart one and bracket)

Hey, I told you it's huge!! And, seriously, it's soooooo worth the money, the quality is just fabulous! I'll let you know as soon as it's in the shop!!

The funniest blog ever!!

Thanks to a post at SSD, I discovered today the funniest blog ever. She's a mom of 6 (six!!) kids, and she blogs about her life with so much humour that she almost makes me wish I had 6 kids... Well, only if the writing's talents come with the kids! LOL Take a good laugh here. Make sure that nobody's around, or they'll think you're crazy laughing out loud at your computer! ;-P

SSD's blog challenge

Meghan asked us to post about our favorites summer activities... Mmmm, that's good to dream about summer when it's raining outside! LOL My fav summer activity is to go visit my granparents in Normandy. To be 100% honest, my grandma is not always the nicest host, and it doesn't get better with age. She can be very rude sometimes, but I still love her dearly. My grandpa is the sweetest old man ever. I used to spend my summer vacations there as a child, and I still love to go for a visit. I feel like a kid every time I do. We're planning a big house remodeling this summer, but I already told DBF that I'll probably go there no matter what. I want to enjoy seeing my grandparents while they are still here.

Vici's new kit and a LO

Seriously, I'm a lucky girl: I'm in Victoria Greenlees' CT! The more I see of her designs, the more I'm amazed by her talent and creativity. My new favorite is her latest kit Secret Garden.



The whole kit is gorgeous, but the best part is the papers' textures: sooooooo realistic! Here's the link to the boutique and here's a LO I made using it:


It's my little brother (5 years younger than me!), sitting on my head after having won a home wrestling competition… I made this LO for SSD’s Cookie Decorating challenge.

Credits: template by Aggie Aviso, inspired by a LO from Stephanie Czosnek,
kit is Secret Garden by Victoria’s {chirpi} Designs @ chirpi.co.uk,
grey ricrac from Black and White by Victoria’s {chirpi} Designs @ chirpi.co.uk,
blue ribbon from Zoe Pearn’s My Sunshine @ SSD,
white ribbon from Plum Tuckered by Jan Crowley,
title alpha is Val Fowler’s Foam Stamp alpha.

I'm so excited!

Today is a great day! First, because I decluttered about 2 bags of clothes (a big deal for me, aka the greatest packrat on earth), but the real good news is: as I was decluttering, I decided to try some of my old clothes on. They didn't fit for a long time... Well, today I could wear them ALL!!! Of course, some of them are still tight and not very flattering, I can barely breathe in my jeans, but at least I can button up!!! I'm so excited! I was getting discouraged with weight loss recently, frustrated and tired of doing efforts for nothing, so it's so great to see that it pays off!

Weight loss news

I'm really excited about the latest weigh in. I've been struggling to get some workouts in recently, but last week I decided to exercise every single morning, no matter what, for at least 15 minutes. I did it, and it paid: I was down 1.8 lbs this week! YAY!! I know that part of this loss is hormones-related and might be back next week, but it still feels good to see the number go down again.

Here's my LO for the week. I also made it for SSD’s Sugar Free #44 and Color Challenge and TDC’s Color Challenge:

Credits:
black pp: Black and White by Victoria’s {chirpi} Designs @ chirpi.co.uk,
green pp: Swishy Swashy by Cori Gammon,
Andrea Burns' Color Pop & Black and White Photo Action @ TDC,
notebook sheet: Sassy by Ksharonk,
font is Darcy Baldwin’s DJB Teacher @ TDC,
title alpha by Michelle Coleman,
buttons: Tiny Buttons by Valerie Fowler,
staple: My Baby Boy by Fee Jardine,
painted border for the pic: You and Me by Fee Jardine.

Journaling reads: ”It might sound stupid, but I sometimes have the feeling that there’s a beast inside of me, a terribly hungry beast that always want to eat and always crave for more and more food. No matter how much I know that junk food is just plain bad for me, the beast keep moving my arm until the pantry and make me open the cookies pack... AND I DON’T EVEN LIKE COOKIES!! Food has definitely been my main issue for this round, and for all my life actually. I’m still amazed by the independent life my mouth have from my brain. It’s surprising what I can eat without even noticing (or wanting to notice?... Mmmm, interesting question). But I’m now getting tired of having this hungry beast inside of me. I want to be the only one in my body, I want to make my decisions for food and not let some strange yet strong impulses guide me. I’m smart, I’m indepedent, I’m in charge, and I refuse to be submitted to anything or anybody. This is the reason why I quit smoking 8 years ago: I couldn’t stand the fact that I was dependent to something. I hate the idea that I can’t decide, and this is why food has become an enemy. I know this vision of things isn’t good, and that considering food as an enemy is the first step to eating disorder, but right now this is how I feel. Planning my menus is a chore, meals represent a cause of stress, either because I’m ending up frustrated, or because I feel guilty for indulging some “bad food”. There are enough tough things in life for not hurting myself with something that should be a pleasure. Enough is enough.”

I was quite surprised with the journaling after writing it: I didn't expected I would go that far!

A LO that made me think BIG TIME!

My latest LO for TBLDS... This challenge (Our struggles for the round) took me much farther than I expected!

For TBLDS weekly challenge, SSD’s Sugar Free #44 and Color Challenge and TDC’s Color Challenge.

Credits:
black pp: Black and White by Victoria’s {chirpi} Designs @ chirpi.co.uk,
green pp: Swishy Swashy by Cori Gammon,
Andrea Burns' Color Pop & Black and White Photo Action @ TDC,
notebook sheet: Sassy by Ksharonk,
font is Darcy Baldwin’s DJB Teacher @ TDC,
title alpha by Michelle Coleman,
buttons: Tiny Buttons by Valerie Fowler,
staple: My Baby Boy by Fee Jardine,
painted border for the pic: You and Me by Fee Jardine.

SSD's blog challenge

That was a fun one: a "nerdiness" test...
Here's my result:

I'm very computer-oriented but not into sciences AT ALL, hence the not-as-high-as-I-would-have-expected score! LOL