My blog died – yup I went to login after updating Mojo’s theme and nothing – it was gone!   Fortunately a quick SOS to Bunny resulted in a minor recovery of the database…so please bear with me as I rebuild! I’m hoping to have my links and blinkies back soon.

And to Bunny – thanks a million!

Wow – how time flies!  Last week was rough for our family – a dear friend passed away quite unexpectedly.  His son and my husband have been friends for over 20 years and he was like a 2nd father to my husband.  R.E. was instrumental in helping Yasha develop his mechanical aptitude, his love for cars/machinery, and his strong work ethic.  He will NEVER be forgotten. 

The services were in Yasha’s hometown, so we traveled back to OK to see his Dad, attend the funeral, and help the family in any way we could.  We stopped in Lubbock to visit my Nana on our way home and detoured through my hometown to have lunch with friends we hadn’t seen in years.  Now, we’re home! The suitcases are unpacked and most of the laundry put away, so I’m taking a few minutes to get caught up on email and my scrapping stuff.

While we’re on the subject of scrapping, Bannerwoman has been BUSY!  She’s released several new styles for Photoshop/Photoshop Elements and I’ve been able to “play” with some of them. One of my favorites is her new Pencil Crayon available at Digitals, DSW, and CU.

In fact, I loved it so much I created a lil freebie for you. It’s an Easter Basket sticker.  Click the image to DL. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Please don’t share my files, if you think someone else would like the sticker, send them to my blog instead!

Shannon

Spirit of Summer is a charity collaboration benefiting the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. Not only has this effected Australians, but human beings the world over. 29 Australian and international designers have banded together to help support many Australians, animals and communities decimated by one Australia’s worse national disasters. What happened? On Saturday, Feb 7, the temperature in Melbourne was 33′C by 9am. By noon it was 40′C and by 2.50 pm soared to 47.9′C (a state record). Thousands of people were also about to start running from the inferno that would become one of Australia’s worst peacetime disasters. Trees ignited in the blink of an eye. By the time people heard the roar, it was too late to flee ahead of the flames. Unfortunately no one or thing could have stopped this inferno that wiped out communities, bushland, and lives within minutes. Many towns now cease to exist! After watching interviews with survivors, many say that they can’t put into words what they went through, saw or felt on that day. Here are just a few pictures (courtesy of Google, The age, SBS & ABC Aust.) of this horrible disaster: Why is this charity kit different?  No money will change hands at Snap N Tag (our host website). We are asking for your support by donating DIRECTLY to one of the following charities:

Donations can be made here: The Salvation Army or  Australian Red Cross

What do I get for my donation and where: You will be helping the people of Victoria, Australia most importantly, but you will also receive this amazing MEGA kit (see below). There are 167 papers, 326 elements, 2 Alphas and a glitter syles pack as well. How amazingly fabulous is that and you can receive all of this for as little as a $5.00 donation.  (**Vouchers will be emailed upon receipt of proof of Donation**) But that’s not all! For showing us how much you all really care, you not only get the MEGA kit but receive a Quickpage Album if you donate over $10.00…WOW how awesome is that! To receive your Charity collab go here at Snap N Tag (** Don’t forget your receipt of donation**)Donated! Wear your blinkie proudly: (made by Michelle Filo)

I want to personally thank those involved in the creation of this MEGA kit? Don’t we all! 29 ladies have done an amazing job planning, creating, collating and advertising for this Charity appeal! Below is a list of blogs with the names of these 29 people. Please leave some love for them all to let them know how appreciated their efforts have been.

A work in Progress-designs by Vicki

Ambowife Designs

Carjazi Designs

Carolyn Kite- Co-Owner of Scrap N Tag

Chaos Lounge

Charlie’s Digiscraps

Color with Caryn

Desert Designs

DigiLover’s Addiction

Emcee Scraps

Flergs

Gillian Foley- owner of Snap & Scrap

HoleyCow Designs >Jeanette Bollinger Designs

KimB’s Designs

KylieM Designs

Laitha

Lindsay Jane Designs

Mel_h Designs

mITSYBELLE

Piggyscraps Designs

SKrapper Digitals

Scrap’it Designs

Scrappin happens/Julie C Designs

Shazbutt’s Digi Scrapz

Sweet Blossom Designs

WenchdGrafix Designs

Zesty Digi Designs

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Personally I would like to thank Vicki and Shaz for all the organizing this wonderful collab and to Carolyn for hosting this at her website, collating and doing the previews. You have done an amazing job ladies. Also to my fellow designers, without your generosity this Charity Kit would never have happened…well done!