Saturday, September 20, 2008

Brimming with Life

Gosh, I just noticed it's been 18 days since my last post! Glad to report that it is because life has been very full, had more commitments recently and scrapping and blogging just had to take a back seat. I usually blog on weekends, and the past few had been taken up with dh's workplace family day, my church's community day, my sunday school's youth camp fund raising food fair (my beef stew was very successful, yay!) and time spent at Alpha course with a dear friend.

Another point of note this past week is the wonderful phenomenon of Ryan's changing voice. It's been a point of debate in my family. I think his voice 'broke', but my mom and my dh think he is having a sore throat, and it's been quite exciting and unbelievable for us, (after all, he's only eleven!), but he himself is perplexed with our reactions, wondering what the fuss is all about. lol!

Oh yeah, and dh and I went to the movies to watch mama mia, what a romp we had!! Such fun and we laughed till we cried, not to mention singing along most of the way.. dh kept murmuring "James Bond is singing!.." and I kept going " and Darcy is dancing!!!" lol. We had a blast! I think I have an old cassette tape of Abba songs somewhere....

I myself hadn't much time to scrap, and seem to be low on inspiration (hope it's temporary!), so only have one page to show, this is from the last stop on our US trip, in Orlando, you'd be seeing park layouts from now on, haha! Thought I'd try something different to spice things up a bit for me. It's still great fun reliving the trip as I scrap, of course. Great conversation starters with my boys too!




This template will be available in the store soon And thank you ALL for your wonderful, wonderful words and comments, keeps me going, luv y'all!
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27 comments:

  1. MelissaSeptember 22, 2008

    Thanks for the gorgeous template!

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  2. The Lord FamilySeptember 22, 2008

    Thank you. Your templates really help me get my scrapbooking completed. I always love how the pages turn out!
    Heather

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  3. nachtsternSeptember 22, 2008

    awww!
    I love seeing my LO up there!
    and I just downloaded your new template too :)

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  4. TheresaSeptember 22, 2008

    Hey Yin,
    Yep it's me! (from GDS) So glad you visited my blog! You're the best! Thanks for posting my LO on your blog! I LOVE your templates and one of these days I hope to use them all. Thanks for the download today.
    Hugs,
    Theresa

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  5. SandySeptember 22, 2008

    Love the template! I really need to get some mojo back and get some scrapping done - maybe this will help! Thank you!!

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2008

    Thanks again - great that you're back! We've all missed you!

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  7. TawnSeptember 22, 2008

    I MADE IT ... girl, you made my day. My LO on your blog. Seriously??

    THANK YOU!!

    www.homemakingirl.blogspot.com

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  8. SharonSeptember 22, 2008

    Thanks for another wonderful template!
    Sharon

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  9. TraceySeptember 22, 2008

    Thanks so much! I'm hooked on your blog / templates...always fun to visit! I totally understand the 11 year old thing...I had to shop in the women's section for my daughter's dress shoes..she went from a size 4 to a size 7 in 4 months!

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  10. jazzmintSeptember 22, 2008

    thanks for the template. your 2 page templates are really a hit ;)

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2008

    Thanks so much!! :) Tracy

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2008

    This is wonderful - love how you anchored the photo groups. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  13. Ramie :-)September 22, 2008

    Thanks so much!

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  14. elnoracSeptember 22, 2008

    Oh, you are so, so good to us! Thanks for another marvelous template! It's great to read about your nice family and all your adventures, too!

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2008

    oooh, Yin, I loved seeing my LOs up there. Thanks so much! Thanks for the awesome templates. I'm up to date with all of yours and looking forward to what you have in store. :)

    Blessings in Christ,
    Christine

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2008

    Hi Yin! Thanks for the template and thank you so much for including my layout in your post! :)
    If you wanted it as a 2-page image like all the others you posted you can snag it here:
    http://flickr.com/photos/christiecmt/2736509140/in/set-72157601292098691/

    Thanks again and your new layout is great!!

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  17. SusanSeptember 23, 2008

    I just love your templates! Thanks so much!!

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2008

    I love your templates!!!

    But...how can the two-page templates be printed? I've tried uploading them to make a book on "Scrapbooks Please" and I can't separate the pages!

    Sorry for the question in your comments. But I really would love to print!!

    You do fantastic work!!

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2008

    Yin, you are so awesome! I just love the layouts you create and the templates you share are so generous.
    I'm sure you've covered it somewhere but the comment about how to separate the pages...I just save my whole layout as is, then I use my crop tool and cut it in half to 12 X 12 and save it as A. then I open original back up and crop the other side out and save as B.
    Thanks so much for the freebie!!

    -Crissie

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  20. TerebeneSeptember 23, 2008

    Thank you - your templates are my favorite!

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  21. JeanannSeptember 23, 2008

    Thanks so much for another fantastic template! I really enjoyed seeing how others have used them too!

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  22. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2008

    Hi Yin -
    Thanks for the new template. . . I download & buy every thing you make. It makes my scrapping life so much more enjoyable. In my absentmindedness, I assumed you released 2 new templates to the store with this post, so I jumped over & bought the latest ones, only to realize that these were the same ones I bought in early September. It was totally my fault for not looking, but is there anyway I can apply that money to the next templates you release? I would really appreciate it. If you need me paypal info to check, you can just email me & I will send it to you.

    Thanks!
    Michelle Wallace

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  23. MelindaSeptember 24, 2008

    Thank you!! I always love getting new templates from you :) I've got lots more LOs done with your templates- will have to collect them up some time soon and send them to you ;)

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  24. Melody aka pebbles7195September 25, 2008

    Thanks for all your wonderful templates!! Can you please send or post your email somewhere so that I can send you layouts I have done with your templates? Thanks!! Hugs!! :)

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  25. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2008

    Just wanted to share a layout I did with your #63 on our family website. I love your templates for how they help me get a lot of photos on a page without making it look cluttered! Thank you!

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  26. AnonymousNovember 06, 2008

    thanks for sharing these. they're great! i always take so many pictures and i can't stand the layouts with one little picture in the corner...what a waste! IMO :)

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  27. AnonymousJanuary 01, 2009

    Thank you for the wonderful template!

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