We went to a Corn Maze with some couples from church and their kids.  It was Zane’s first trip to one.  Zane overheated as we wandered through the maze, so we had to strip him down to his diaper.  Perfect photo op seized.  LOL. 

They had a "Corn Crib."  It is basically a huge sand box filled with… corn.  Zane was not fond of it! 

The ADSDesigners Cornucopia of Colors Grab A Collab was perfect for scrapping these pictures with. 

Credits: Template by Jennifer Lieberenz at SOTB; Papers and Elements from the Cornucopia of Colors Grab A Collab by ADSDesigners- including: Angel Flying Solo, Beckmoore, Scrappin Cop, L Collins, Andrea Whitt, Jamie, Mags Graphic, Scrappy Shannon, and Shebadoo.  If I left ANYONE off, I do apologize, just PM me and I’ll add you to the list!! LOL. 

I couldn’t resist ordering this one from Artscow.  I can’t wait to get it.  I think I will put it in the 12×12 frame I have in his room. 

I made a two page template for a challenge that I participated in.  Here it is:

You can snag it here.  It is S4H/S4O ok.  It is 12×24 at 300ppi.  It does also include the separate left and right PSD’s for those of you who may not be able to cut it. 

I would love to see anything you create with it!

Be blessed,

Lady V dZine

I recently participated in the recipe collection that Digitreats had on her blog.  Wow, what a haul of recipes!  There were over 300 recipes submitted!  So, I needed to print them, right?

Well, Pam is SO sweet.  She posted about Artscow.  Artscow is a photo publishing company that offers AWESOME sign up incentives.  For example, right now, you can get 600 free 4×6 prints, 600 free 5×7 prints, and 3 free photo books (20 pages, 8×8).  You just pay shipping.  And the shipping is NOT bad (just 7.99 on photobooks).  So, I signed up and I have ordered my first set of photo books. 

I cannot wait to get them!

Artscow is also now offering 12×12 prints.  And they are launching their 12×12 photo books in about 2 weeks.  YIPPEE!!! 

Because their shipping is SO cheap, I decided to have some layouts printed along with my photo books.  Here are a few layouts I have coming to me…

Credits: Paper and Frame by me.  Gorgeous guy–my DH.  Fonts: Bickman Script Pro.  Photography: Darrel Shimchick

Credits: October Template from My Scrap Shop Template Challenge; Kit- XOXO Mini Kit by CW Picket.  Gorgeous guy…

Credits: Zane paper- Personalized set by Digitreats; Smile word-art and ricrac- ABC Jump Kit by Digitreats; Boy charm- by me; Font- Euphorogenic by Ray Larabie.  Adorable baby–my DS, Zane.

Credits: Snail Template by Gloria Val Verde; Papers- by me.  Gorgeous baby…

Anyway…

Since I am having to resize my digital photos for printing, I wrote a digi photo resizer script.  Nothing grand, just resizes your digi photos to 6×4.  You can snag it here.  It is my first script, so please be kind.  It was written in PSP X2.  I am not sure if it will work in other versions. 

Be blessed,

Lady V dZine

My DH recently told me that he would like to have more rice dishes.  We have been married for almost three years, and I had never made rice.  Generally speaking, I don’t eat rice.  For some reason, I tend to choke on it.  Not fun.  But… because DH asked, I thought I would try some rice dishes.

First I made a chicken and rice casserole.  It was delicious.  DH made it a point to tell me that I could "make that again."

So, last week I was out doing my grocery run and saw some different flavored rice.  I picked up a few.  Since I don’t eat rice, I’ve never bothered to learn how to season it. 

Well… tonight I made the Jambalaya one.  Being accustomed to cooking PASTA, I paid no heed to the instructions on how much water to put in the pan.  Instead of 2.5 cups in the pan, I put something like 6 cups in there and proceeded to boil it and add the box of seasoned rice.  THEN I picked it up and read the instructions.  Well, I didn’t want rice soup, so I added a cup of minute rice to absorb the extra water and then cooked it as instructed. 

As soon as I removed the lid from the pot, I said to DH, this rice smells spicy…

See, I don’t do spicy.  Seriously.  Most MILD salsa’s are too spicy for me.  I have reflux.  And spicy and reflux don’t mix well. 

So, we sat down to dinner.  After eating a portion of his serving, my DH looked at me and said,
Are your lips on fire?  I’m surprised you’re still eating it."  I had only taken a few bites.  It was far spicier than I could handle.  And that with having MESSED it up!  LOL.  DH even said it was spicy for him, and he tends to like spicy.  Ohmagoodness!  How spicy would it have been if I didn’t mess it up? 

I ended up dumping mine and eating PB&J. 

We have a pot of Jambalaya in the fridge.  Usually we eat left overs one or two nights a week.  But this week, when leftover night comes, it had better be take out.  Jambalaya, No!  I won’t be eating it!

Anyone got any NON-spicy rice dishes that I can try out?  If so, send me an e-mail at ladyvdzine @ yahoo .com  (remove spaces).

Anywho, after that, I had to have some chocolate.  Cause chocolate fixes everything, right?  As I was eating my chocolate, I was reminded of Forrest Gump, and had to laugh.  Life is like a box of chocolates… you never know what you are gonna get. 

Which prompted tonights freebie. 

You can snag it here.

The box is courtesy of Aquarius Design.  Fonts are Arial and Giddyup. 

This freebie is S4H/S4O okay. 

Be blessed,

Lady V dZine

The designers at Pretty Scrappy have outdone themselves with the new collab kit, Sunset.  This collab is sponsored by the evening sky…. while kids chase fire flies and run barefoot through the grass… we take a moment to wonder at the beauty of the night sky. Painted with a brush of bright vibrant colors before fading to a deep purple. Celebrate all the fun things of the evening with this fantastically detailed kit.

       

Kit includes:
83 Papers in 5 different colors, 156 Elements and 1 Alpha (Upper Case Letters)
Elements Include:
19 Bows
15 Buttons (7 Recolored)
7 Brads (4 Recolored)
5 Bookplates (4 Recolored)
18 Ribbons
10 Tags
1 Mat
28 Flowers (4 Re-colored)
27 Frames or Corners (7 Re-colored)
5 Butterflies
2 Birds
3 Hearts
1 Bee
2 Paisley Elements
1 Border
5 Doodle Elements (1 Re-colored)
7 Miscellaneous Elements (1 Re-colored)

Buy your copy here

We loved this palette so much, we already have an add-on!

 

The Sunset Add-On includes:  
27 Papers
2 Bows (1 Recolored)
3 Buttons (1 Recolored)
3 Flowers
4 Folded Ribbons
9 Frames (5 Recolored)
5 Hearts (4 Recolored)
8 Ribbons
5 Wraps (4 Recolored)
5 Doodle Elements
1 Bracket
1 Butterfly
6 Misc Elements
3 Tags
3 Word-art
1 Staple

Get the Sunset Add-On here

And because we had so much fun with this kit, we made a 44 page quick page album, as well!  Check it out!!!

 

With any $25.00 or more purchase you will receive the matching Quick Page Album (includes 44 pages) It will be automatically added to your cart.

We’ve also put together a little brag book blog train for you.  These are the pages I made…

 

                                      

Chugga chugga choo choo!  Hop onboard for some amazing brag book pages at the next stop!

88 Designs by M

Baby Yaks

BB’s Blue Button

Creations By Rachael

Designs by Angel

Designs by Mel

Dorothy’s Creations

Just Passin Thru

Ladybug Pages

You are Here–>Lady V dZine

Mariscrap

My Sweet Tater

Pretty Scrappy Blog

Share Your Moments

Scrappy Shannon

Share Joy

Teri

The train is pulling out of this station, see you at the next stop!

Be blessed,

Lady V dZine