Keeping busy again

Hi again , just came home from night shift and thought I'd do this post quickly before bed. Yesterday I put another new kit into my store. It's the Gardening/Spring kit.

And of cause there is the free sampler as well in my store to pick up.

In the moment I'm having another coffee, one left over in my flask from last night , and the stuff would make Erik proud -ughhh...it's that strong that I think a spoon would stand up in it,lol.
I was also busy working on yet another started kit.

In case you are wondering about the title -it's Mythology , and you can read about it here http://www.shee-eire.com/Magic&Mythology/Races/Tuatha-De-Danann/Page1.htm
but to say it short , these Guys and Ladies are my Gods and Goddesses.
The kit isn't even finished yet, I'm not sure if I can fit any more things onto the preview,lol.
But I have a new favourite song as well , it's called "Faster" by Within Temptation", a dutch band Kyra and Miriam will most likely know. Sharon van Adel is amazing . she has a fantastic voice !
I scrapped the lyrics to this song with one of the Tuatha Backgrounds. It says :
I can’t see, cause it’s burning deep inside.
Like gasoline, a fire running wild.
No more fear, cause I’m getting closer now.So unreal, but I like it anyhow.I go faster and faster and faster
and faster and faster and faster and faster.I can’t live in a fairytale of lies.
And I can’t hide from the feeling cause it’s right.
And I go faster and faster and faster and faster for love.
And I can’t live in a fairytale of lies.I can feel that you’ve mesmerized my heart.
I feel so free.I’m alive, I’m breaking out.
I won’t give in, cause I’m proud of all my scars.
And I can see I’ve been wasting too much time.

And here you can listen to the song -I can't get enough of it. The new Album "The Unforgiven" is a " must get it " for me.

I would have to show some more pics , but I will leave those for next time.
And now I'm off to bed.
Hugs Snowy

Sunday and Kit finished

Hi again,
I have 2 more shifts to work and then I'm off a few day - 2 nights to do. Shaun got another job last night. He received a phone call from Notleys this time. One of their bouncers had gone sick so Shaun jumped in.
And ...Yippiee....I finally got that kit finished ! Actually, it became quite large and I couldn't even fit everything on the preview.

Still have to do more detailed previews , but I got a quickpage done from it.

And Casey has been busy again and I found one of his quotes/poems I liked and scrapped with this kit.

On 2nd of February is Imbolc, one the Spring Sabbats. Tradition is the Spring Cleaning before. So I guess on one of those days off I will get busy in here. The curtains could do with a wash, the windows cleaned and there are a few other jobs which usually don't get done regularly.
Plus I will plant my herb seeds for my kitchen window sill again.
Another two kits will have to be upload to the store by the 1st of February and I'm itching to try out some more videos on Al's web site. Here is one I used for this kit- the pin button I made from Al's Tutorial. Enlarged for better detail.

Anyway, that's all again for today, now it's time to get some work done in here.
Hugs Snowy

Late start to the day ...

Would you believe I only woke up at 10.30 am ? Lazy me ,lol!  I was awake earlier at about 6.30 am , looked at the clock , saw that it was still early and thought I have a bit more time in bed and went back to sleep. Only to wake up , look and clock and think "bloody hell...10.30 ? "  Ah well, it's weekend and obviously this is what my body wanted and needed , so I'm not too fussed about it , even though I wanted to get more things done this morning before work , and I won't have the time now.
I carried on designing a few more pieces for that kit I've been working on , but it's still not complete. As most of the time I make everything from scratch myself, and I had to create some overlays first to make more backgrounds.

I created a layout with the pieces I have so far, I love the lyrics form this song.

That's as far as my creativity would let me have time for yesterday. Now it's time for another cup of coffee, grabbing a shower, doing some cooking for myself and Shaun for dinner later and then it will already be time to go to work again.Here is another song I like , Bruno Mars -Grenade
Have a nice weekend  all of you .
Hugs Snowy

Lazy evening

Well, that was a pleasant evening last night ! And afternoon , in fact. I  looked at the videos Al posted, later on I spent my time in "The Wiccan Connection" chatting with like minded people and made a few new friends there. No designing, no layouts done though. Instead music (I turned my stereo up here) and laughing and chatting all evening. Today it's late shift again and still things to do in here before work -so I better get busy. Hugs Snowy

Busy, busy,busy....

Ughh...hi, not sure what's up with Blogger today but it seems to be acting rather strange and wouldn't let me get on this page. It took me several tries.
I had a surprise this morning when I got up. Friend Ricky had been busy while I was asleep and changed "The Wiccan Connection" to a group with Group Chat room on Facebook. And made me one of the Admin team , so I have been busy there to post some things , chat with some other members and add new people to the group.
I have carried on a little with design though. This is the rather dark style kit I'm working on in the moment . Only in the beginner stages.

Working early shifts the past 2 days I don't get much done.I come home , tidy up a little , cook and then to bed early - but tomorrow I'll be back on late shift and can go back to my normal routine.
So in between Admin, work, doing my usual chores and cooking, designing .... yup, I'm definitely not bored ! And I'm not rushing , I'm not stressed ,lol- the days I was rushing are over. If it takes longer to get a kit ready then so be it. I'm enjoying myself , having fun chatting with the others, do what I have to do and that's it. And now it's time for one of these chores- washing up needs to be done. Already looking forward to my next days off work though so I can get busy with a few other craft projects.
Oh -Al asked only yesterday in the chat what videos we would like to see , a few of us said we wanted to learn to make our own bows. In only one day he now has ribbon and bow tutorials up for us - he just asked me what I think of it and if it's what I had in mind. Al- you're a star ! It shows everything in great detail , a real idiots guide -I love it !  You find it on Al's site http://www.actionfx.com/
I'm off-hugs Snowy

It's that time again-early shifts...ughhhh

...and far to early for my likings to get up ! Morning all ,lol. It's one of these mornings where I would love to just switch the alarm off and roll over again. Even though I went to bed early I could not go to sleep straight away and now I'm on my coffee and would just like to go back to bed. Nope, not gonna happen ! 2 earlies and the lates again. So let's start waking up. I did not get anything designed yesterday. I was working on a sun catcher to hang in the window and the damn thing just didn't want to look the way I wanted. I wanted to hang a little bell at the bottom and that always came loose as well. I gave up in the end and will carry on today again. During the day I chatted with a few of my friends.
Yesterday morning was fun,though. Deb wrote :stop hitting the snooze button!
lol-my answer to that??? I made it into a layout

 That's the result of having Facebook on your mobile -you take the picture still half asleep on your phone and post it on your profile with the click of a button. Deb's last one were her feet sticking out of the foam of her bubble bath ...epic,lol.
Talking of epic- I've watched "Season of the Witch " with Nicolas Cage. Wow! What a movie !!! Fantastic ! That will definitely be one of my favourites. I had tears in my eyes at the beginning when they hung some witches, the battle scenes are well done and special effects amazing! Anyway- time for me to get ready now - have a great day.
Hugs Snowy

Last day off again

Good morning ,lol- I had a bloody good snooze this morning-woke up and though I was far too comfortable and warm to get up straight away, so I stayed in bed 20 more minutes and snoozed,lol. Ahhhh...the luxury of  being able to do that and not having to rush...lovely !

Apart from that ...I am really chilled out and calm , not stressed in anyway...that weekend really did the trick. And I wasn't at the computer that much either.Here is what I was creative with.
A yucky coloured cheap note book...to be transformed....

..a new cover, some embellishments...

..starting to look a lot better !

and a layout -I tried to make a phoenix -not too bad ,I think.

I'm also busy on finishing yet another kit, but I won't show that yet.Now it's time to get busy in here again after another coffee. Hugs Snowy

A wet and rainy morning

Good morning , well-looking out the window I can't see that much good,lol. It's absolutely pouring with rain here again.
Yesterday was a very mixed day. It started nice and sunny in the morning , then in the afternoon the sun disappeared and it got quite grey and a little foggy. After doing my chores yesterday I went out into the sun a little, afternoon I meditated and had a "power nap" , because I knew it would be a late night with the football on. Oughhh ...what a disappointment -I was cursing, swearing and stomping my feet. Yeah , you got it-the Pats lost last night to the Jets. Good bye Superbowl ! But it was a good game and had me hooked the whole time. The Pats did 2 silly mistakes which cost them dearly. Ah well. During the game Shaun and myself stuffed ourselves with popcorn. I put a little bit too much into my pan and the lid was actually lifting off ! Mini explosions in my kitchen,lol.

Never mind the microwave popcorn-this is the proper stuff. I just buy a bag of corn from the health food shop, a little oil into the pan and add the corn- and don't forget to put a lid on !! Then I can add whatever I want - I prefer sugar , but some like salt as well.
Anyway , I made another dreamcatcher -I love creating them and then this layout with poem.

Well , there are only a few more tasks left for this re-charge weekend, which I started late , due to my night shift. Today its "indulge your skin" -put a handful of sea salt into a bowl, add a few drops of essential oil, a teaspoon of base oil like almond, olive or hemp oil. And then mix and start scrubbing. Massage all over your body , from feet up towards your heart, then rinse off  with the shower- makes your skin nice a smooth. Why pay lots for an exfoliating product if you can make it really cheap yourself?
And "create some instant healing" -rub your palms together vigorously for a minute. The hold your palms a few inches apart, as if you are holding a small ball. Can you feel warmth or tingling coming from your hands?  Now "bounce"  the energy and feel it pulse as you move your hands in and out. Hold your hands further apart as if you are holding a larger ball, imagine in the center of your palm is a circular area that can send healing energy-rub the spot with the thumb of the other hand to open up this area. Repeat on the other hand. If you want to send healing energy you can hold your hands over a part of your body or a chakra and visualize healing energy  pouring in from the top of your head and streaming out through the healing spots of your hand- there you go, you are doing a form of Reiki !
And surround yourself with colour , specially on grey Winter days colour can have an uplifting effect !
That's enough from me again for now -this Witch has things to do again , so till next post .
Hugs Snowy

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Sharing the Love and Day 1 of "recharge weekend"

Hi all again , hope you're having a great weekend. For a start I have a treat.I can't do money off , Paypal doesn't do sales when creating the Shopping cart buttons, so from time to time I will now offer a "free kit with Purchase"- the links will be automatically send. No need to do anything.

Lol- Recharge weekend?Yeah-been a good girl , no caffeine .Just herbal and fruit teas and I found my coffee alternative.

Caffeine free malt drink, tastes a lot like coffee -but isn't.
Then I had my bath in the evening , went upstairs to chill and promptly fell asleep.Woke up 3 hours later , book still in my hand -I must have been more tired than I thought ,lol. I'm loving the colour changing light I have in my bathroom, so relaxing !

So what's up for day 2 of this ?
1 -top up your vitamins and eat a fortifying breakfast.
Got plenty of fruit and will make myself some porridge in a while. I admit , I sometimes just skip breakfast and don't actually eat until my stomach tells me to.
2- Rebalance your chakras
-they say with meditation , but I also have other ways to do this.
3- Embrace nature
That will be another walk for me.
So let's get this day started now , this evening is Football ! The Steelers won yesterday , so let's see how it goes today when the Pats play against the Jets .

BREAKING NEWS: Practice at Jets Stadium was delayed 2 hours yesterday after a player found a white powdery substance on the ground. Police and Homeland Security investigated. Experts determined that the white substance, unfamiliar to most of the players, was in fact the goal line. Practice will resume since the team was unlikely to encounter the substance again. 

Our Brady, who art in Foxborough, hallowed be thy arm. Thy bowl will come, it will be won, in Dallas as it is in New England. Give us this Sunday, our weekly win, and give us many touchdown passes, but do not let the Jets pass against us. Lead us not into frustration, but deliver us to the valley of the sun. For thine is the MVP, the best of the AFC, and the glory of the Patriots, now and forever, AMEN! GO PATS GO

Lol- and some wake -up music .My favourite new tune-warning , it's addictive ! Oooooh Babe,babe ....la lalalalala

One tired Witch

Morning all, I came home from my Night shift not long ago and thought I quickly write my blog before I'm off to bed. I have been busy to make previews for two kits this time. A part of this used to be free downloads , the rest was part of the Store kit on our old site. These detailed previews take up quite a bit of time, but has to be done. I have a few folders uploading while I write this, but I am not going to stay up and do them all now. My head would most likely hit the keyboard and Shaun would find me snoring at the desk later. So I will carry on with that after a few hours of beauty sleep. But I show you the main previews.

Two very different style kits.
Plans for the weekend-I got my new "Spirit and Destiny"Magazine yesterday and there was an interesting Article in there. "Heal yourself in a weekend- Physically and mentally strung out? Recharge your batteries with our 48 hour rescue plan" - what it basically is, is plenty of "me-time" a healthy pamper weekend. The good thing is it doesn't cost the world and very little is needed for it. Seasonal fruit and veg, herbal teas, Porridge or oatmeal based cereal, essential oil, salt. Sounds quite simple , hey? I lose a few hours due to sleep , but that doesn't matter. I can still go into Monday.
First task- de-stress your body !
I think sleep sounds an ideal stress buster , but they have other things in mind.They are talking about exercise to unwind, and say it's a good way to cleanse your body , mind and soul. A walk is acceptable as well - but that's after my power nap !
Second task- reduce your intake of caffeine -it dehydrates and you should keep yourself hydrated.Ok - so I will be on the herbal teas later in the day.
Third task-boost you nutrients- a simple vegetable soup
Fourth task- meditate for inner calm (I definitely need sleep before I do that , otherwise I end up just falling asleep while meditating !)
And last task for the day -relax with a soothing soak. Now that sounds wonderful -bath time! You should use a dew drops of relaxing lavender or chamomile essential oil in the water, light a candle or oil burner and just relax -simple . Sounds good to me and I can do with some "re-charging" ! I'll let you know how it goes ,lol -for now it's bed time, so till tomorrow. Hugs Snowy

12 hour Shift done...

...and back to normal 8 hours! Hi all- I just came home, now having some early breakfast while I write this and then into bed.
I got the other started kit ready last night as well. Slowly but surely I'm working my way through all these started and never published designs. Some have just backgrounds, some have the elements .... but all incomplete. lol, the problem is that I have so many new ideas as well in between. -Like the hockey kit. I have an idea for another sports kit, but really want to finish the started stuff before I start another new kit. But in the meantime I can at least start to get the resources together for this.Talking of Sports- I can't wait for Sunday ! I couldn't watch the last 3 Pats games due to work on the day , this time I actually have the day off. So it's going to be some quality Football watching this time.Fingers crossed they will make the Superbowl !
Well, with such a long shift I have not got much to show, no layouts done -but I can show you the preview of the finished kit. This is it - another one to pack into folders , zip up and upload ....when I get the time.And I have a little treat coming in my Store soon, so stay tuned  But now it's bedtime for me- so sweet dreams and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............

Ahhhh ....late rising,lol

Good morning , for me it's a "no alarm-day" .I literally slept until I woke up on my own without being rudely woken up by my alarm clock. Reason-I'm working a long 12 hour night shift tonight and need my beauty sleep. I was busy yesterday to design the February freebie and can proudly say I have almost finished it. Besides getting carried away and creating a big kit for my Store to go with it. I can't show it yet , that would take the surprise away , but I can tell you it's Valentine related but there is no pink or red. Miriam picked the colours this time and she picked colours I really loved to work with. So hopefully today I will get the whole lot completed and into folders.
I discovered a new application on Facebook , and let me tell you it's addictive ! You can make sketches of your photos with it and I really love the results.
Remember the Lighthouse photo? This is what it looks like as a colourful sketch. I love the rainbow colour effect on it.

This is my profile picture - also sketched.

And you can also get your photo on a sketch pad , which I worked into a layout.Here is a teaser with a little of what I designed,lol. To say I'm very happy with the result is an understatement-I can see this kit becoming one of my personal favourites.

Talking of favourites- the Hockey Mad kit seems to be one favourite of you lot. I have sold one almost every day since I published it.Thanks so much for your orders, girls. I was able to get some new resources with part of the money yesterday - your orders make it possible to make me carry on with new designs. Poser resources sometimes cost aprox.$10.00 -depending where you shop.I try to make use of sales to get the things cheaper , but often it is the case that I'm looking for something specific theme related and then you can't wait weeks for the next sale.
Anyway - it's time for another coffee and then get busy in here.Will also have to take a walk into town and get some more cat food. I just put the last into the bowl and if I don't have more tonight I will have a cat revolt on my hands. I leave you with some wake-up music. Like a G6 - so catchy,and fantastic to work out to !
So till next post -hugs Snowy

Another kit finished and a magickal date

Hello again, whooo !What a date we had yesterday ! 11/1/11 - the energy was great ! Healing Light Network have the next event on the 19th , when its full moon where quite a few of my Pagan friends will take part. It's fantastic to connect with a group of like minded people.
I have been busy , before and after work to finish off the first Spring /Garden kit. Now that this is completed I can fully concentrate on designing the February freebie.
I will show you the main preview, the detailed previews still have to be done, also the sampler-now doesn't this look nice and sunny to chase the Winter mood away?

I'm planning to release it towards end of the month , in February we have the Sabbath called Imbolc and this seems an ideal time then. February is also the time to get some seeds into the earth. If you, like myself, do not have a garden and use the windowsill to grow herbs than that is the ideal time to to it. I usually grow chives ,parsley , thyme, sage and various other useful herbs in pots by the kitchen window. So come end of this month and I will need to shop for some new seeds and compost to get started again.I also want to make some candles and soap again, so I will need to get some supplies for that as well.

I have one layout to show which I made with my "Faith" kit, I thought the quote just fit perfectly with this picture.

Send some healing for Minky ,she writes :

Today I ask You to send Me some
Healing Rainbows ...
My Hand has gone into the first stages of RSD...
I am withdrawing to go into some serious Healing !
...Thanxxxxxxxxxxx for all Your Love and Blessings shared for taking care of My Sanctuary for Me .
I LOVE YOU ALL !

And now I'm off again to do my housework , another late shift today and I still have to cook before work as well. So have a great day all of you, even though it might be snowing where you are -here it's just pouring down with rain this morning ...yuck...

Hugs Snowy

Extra post-2011 Valentines kit now in Store

Also link to free sampler in my Blog Store
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