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WHAT IN THE WORLD IS JEANEALOGY ANYHOO??? COME ON IN AND I"LL SHARE WITH YOU!

>> Thursday, June 5, 2008

"JEANEALOGY" is the study of the ever-popular denim fabrics that offer comfort, durability and versatility in nearly every wardrobe around the world!

Come and join me for a quick study in the *Jeanealogy of a Man*, where you will find several shades of denim to COMFORTABLY scrap the FUN-LOVING men in your life and then some! Most of the denim papers are GENTLY "worn", making it easy for you to slip into CREATIVE mode and start filling up those TREASURED family albums. The BLACK LEATHER and DISTRESSED METAL embellishments will lend a CLASSY and CASUAL look to those photos waiting to tell a story!!!

Ahhh ... jeans and a classic white "T" - does it get ANY better than that?

Well, let me just say here that I spent about an hour preparing this post and lost the ENTIRE lot of it for the FIRST time in my eight months of continuous blogging!!! My stomach is a bit upset as on Tuesday, our POWER, electricity, SOURCE of my Internet life decided to HIJACK my afternoon putting me FURTHER behind than I already was!!! And, yesterday, I was without a phone or DSL for a spell!!! You don't wish to be taking me to Vegas with you anytime soon!!! "BAD JUJU" as Robert's youngest sister would say!!! ROFL!

SO, I will have to try to remember all that I had posted and share with you later on. Right now, I shall just post the previews of *Jeanealogy of a Man, Part One* and I shall be back later tonight to give you ALL of the details and how you can receive Part Two for FREE!!! I'm still finishing up Part Two and hope to be able to give you a SNEAK-PEEK at that tomorrow night as well!

Connie and Robyn, my chat is next Thursday night and I will post all of that info later tonight and y'all KNOW that I'll just be TICKLED pink .... uhm, no BLACK and BLUE to have you join me!!!

Nancy, thank you for commenting about my feed. I was just on my way to bed when I decided to check a few things out and for some reason, unknown to me, my e-mail address was no longer "active" with Feed Burner and it showed my readership at "0"! :( I have reactivated my e-mail address and hope that my faithful readership shows up again!!! WOWSERS, what a week thus far! LOL! Like I told my GOOD friend, Sassy, of Designs by Sassy, I've taken out my BIG umbrella cuz as she mentioned a while ago, when it rains, it pours!!!

I'm off to LA-LA-LAND!!! Sweet dreams y'all ...

Love and hugs,
Linda :)

P.S. I shall be back sometime later to leave you a goodie!!! Thanks for ALL of your WONDERFUL support - y'all ROCK ... and then SOME!!!

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THOSE DEFINITELY WERE THE DAISIES AND TONIGHT, I WISH TO DISCUSS "JEANEALOGY"!!!

>> Monday, June 2, 2008

NO, not a typo!!! I really mean JEANEALOGY!!!

I am on somewhat of a roll as I mentioned that I would be scarce for several days, but I did wish to stop in and give you a SNEAK-PEAK of the FIRST part of my new Half-n-Half scrapkit that will be making it's DEBUT in my 3Scrapateers' store tomorrow night during the chat hosted by our LOVELY Ms. Monna Lainson. Monna's Half-n-Half scrapkit, *SPRING FLING* will be on sale through chat time (7:00 pm EST) and until MIDNIGHT EST, June 3rd. If you wish to take a gander, click HERE. It is VERY pretty!!!

Okay, I mentioned that I'd like to discuss with y'all, JENEALOGY!!! That is PART of the name of my new kit debuting tomorrow night and, OF COURSE, I just had to come and give you a sampling (known as a "scrapatizer" here at Bon Scrapatit Designs) of what this study is all about!!! NOT the typical course of study in "genealogy", but a FUN one nonetheless!!! *JEANEALOGY OF A MAN* is filled with a variety of DENIM DELIGHTS that are suitable for not only scrapping the MEN in our lives, but women as well!

I try very hard to make my scrapkits versatile. Even those with somewhat feminine colors will have some generic items that will be usable for everyone (just about!) as well as plain or geometric patterned papers. I'm sure some more than others!

I have to share a QUICK story as to what happened last night while I was sitting here at the computer working on the background papers for *JENEALOGY OF A MAN*!

Robert's #3 son, Travis called. Robert spoke with him and I wasn't paying TOO much attention as I was focused on my designing. About ten minutes into the conversation, Robert handed me the phone. Travis asked if I was sitting at the computer? He, he ... he does not KNOW me quite as well as those that live with me! OF COURSE I am sitting at my computer!!! ROFL!

I was directed to a website of a GOOD friend of he and his wife, Sofie. I hobnobbed with this photographer at Travis and Sofie's wedding ONE YEAR AGO TODAY!!! HAPPY ANNIVERSAY sweethearts!!! Anyhoo, their friend did a photo shoot of them and our grandson, Lohgan, on the beach at Santa Cruz! WOW! GORGEOUS family photos - for FREE!!! Uh, huh ... free of charge. NICE friend, eh??? They got a REALLY good deal on their wedding photos as well, which I hope to get some of sometime in the near future! They are REALLY beautiful! They had THREE photographers on the scene! How can you miss with that many cameras snapping away!!! They did an ABSOLUTELY amazing job!

So, the story goes, I viewed the photos and was AMAZED to find the BEAUTIFUL trio dressed in blue jeans!!! YEPPERS, all the way down to the baby boy!!! Well, I told Travis what I was working on and he said NO problem for me to use any photos, however, I wish to credit Rossetti Photography in Tracy, California for his INCREDIBLE work! Thus cometh the inspiration for the title, which I might add, I juggled around in my PEE brain along with three or four others before finally settling on this one!!! I swear, sometimes I feel that I have been "cursed" with indecisiveness, but ALL things for a purpose! Hmmm ... not sure what the reason was for this, but hey, I "got 'er done"!!!

Below is a SNEAKY-PEEKY at what I'm still working on and will have together by tomorrow. And BELOW that is a FREE scrapatizer to whet your scrapping appetite!!!

I will be back tomorrow night to explain how you can purchase the FIRST part of *JENEALOGY OF A MAN* for $3.00, create a layout, post to the 3S gallery and receive FOR FREE, an add-on! WOO HOO!!! This will be a splendid kit for Father's Day goodies. Cards, layouts and whatever else your creative imagination inspires you to do with it!!! It is also a scrapkit that can be used ALL-YEAR 'round for all of the SPECIAL men in your lives!

Here we GO!!!

See you tomorrow and I'll probably bump into y'all somewhere out there in SCRAPLAND!!! I've been shopping quite a bit the past several days! I'd better stay put for a while!

Sweet dreams and have a GORGEOUS tomorrow!!! Dawn dearest, I will stop by your blog first thing in the morning. I can't wait to see what you've done! Dawne, I'm in "lockdown" for the rest of the week, but will stop by and visit just as soon as I am breathing again!!! LOL! HELP, I think I need a secretary!!!

Huggins',
Linda

P.S. I have to chuckle as these denim papers remind me of just about every pair of jeans you'll find in my house!!!

A little SNEAK-PEEK of *Jeanealogy of a Man*
Photo of Travis, Sofie and Lohgan courtesy of
Rossetti Photography in Tracy, California

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THE JUNE TREASURE CHEST IS UP AND I'VE TO A LINK TO A PIECE OF IT FOR YOU!!!

>> Sunday, June 1, 2008

Hi y'all!!! Hope to find everyone HAPPY, HEALTHY and SCRAPPING!!!

I will be scarce for the next several days while I continue working on a few projects and I've just got to GET 'ER DONE!!! Right girlfriend??? ROFL!

I hope y'all have been keeping up with Snowsmoon Design's GOODIES on her blog. I've not had a chance to stop over in the past day or two so I am hoping that y'all will! The link is located under designers on my sidebar.

Okay, I am going to be posting a few images, but not all as I had planned because there are TOO many!!! There are approximately 80 papers and OODLES of elements! The first image is a preview of my portion of the June Treasure Chest at Treasures-To-Scrap, the second image is the MAIN preview from the store and the third preview is a FREEBIE that allows you a TASTE of this TREASURE TROVE of scrapping delights before you purchase!!! How much better can it get than that??? ROFL .... I know what you are thinking, but somebody needs to make a bit of moola to offset costs!!! He, he ...

Stay-tuned as I will try to be back later on with another goody for y'all from my very OWN box of treasures .... uhm .... well, how about hot out of Photoshop!!! TEE HEE, HEE ....

Oh, to download the FREEBIE from Treasures-To-Scrap, you will need to register if you are not already. It's a quickie and will be well worth the time as you will get to collect a new one on the first of each month when the new Treasure Chest is released!!! WOO HOO!!! AARGH ... aye mateys, this booty ... I mean, "treasure", is WELL worth the few moments to register. Ya don't want me to make ya walk the plank now do ya??? LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!! Just kidding ... not my style!!!

For some reason I just had a flash of Johnny Depp play through my mind!!! A fleeting memory of Pirates of the Caribbean. That was my ALL-TIME favorite ride at Disneyland in my younger days!!! Last time I rode it was at age 19 with my Robert Redford look-a-like boyfriend!!! Believe it or not, now that I'm getting a bit nostalgic, he is the one that got me hooked on Chicago!!!

PHEW! I'm rambling. My brain is running on HIGH SPEED as I've got a ton of stuff going through it so I'd better say "good night" and have a FABULOUS week ahead y'all. I might see you later and if not, perhaps in the morning. If not then, tomorrow night for sure, God willing!!! A HUGE " thank you" to all of you that are adding your layouts to the slideshows - they are AWESOME!!!

Sharon, you had me crackin' up! That is "why" I am SO glad y'all can add your own layouts, otherwise I'd have to save them to my HD and then post them myself and I just might miss one or two as well as get sidetracked!!! It is SO cool that I get an e-mail that lets me know that I have photos awaiting approval and then all I have to do is click on "approve" and "update" and they are happenin'!!!

Thank you for ALL of the WONDERFUL comments and shares - I shall have to play "catch-up" in replying to them! I feel the LOVE!!!

SWEET DREAMS!!!

Remember to click below the last image to go to TTS to collect your sample of this month's Treasure Chest!!! THANK YOU!!!

Love and hugs,
Linda :)

P.S. I just noticed that when you go to check out the FREEBIE at TTS, it lists the cost at $0.00, however in BRIGHT red print you will see this - Sorry, we are not accepting payments from your region at this time. For those of you fairly new to digital, as well as the fact that most all store's shopping carts are different (this reminds me of HOW different ATM's are in each store you shop at!), this is the store's way of letting your purchase continue at NO charge, so just go down to continue. Once you've completed the final step, the download link will be presented right there for you. Hope this helps!