New Beginnings 2017

To new beginnings and bitter endings...welcome to 2017! May the new year be blessed with peace, health and prosperity for all!

The beautiful woman is by Alex Prihodko called "Blossom Fairy". She is available at Pics For Design.   The cluster frame was created by me from a PTU scrap kit by Jo Jo Creations called "Happy New Year 2016" and is available at Scraps & Co.  Canvas is 800x800, 96 resolution, transparency checked. Mask of my choice by WSL, Mask #364. Firework animation by Scrappy Bit of Fun and can be purchased at Creative Designs Outlet. The 2017 glitter tag was created by me using Corel Paint Shop Pro X9 and Animation Shop.

Here is the frame I created, its free to use, click the image and save to your computer. 

Have a wonderful New Years Day!!!!

All Dressed Up!

Getting ready to party! The beautiful lady is by Very Many called "Blanche".  The cluster was a FTU frame, but I do not remember where I got it from. Scrap kit used was PTU "Happy New Year 2016" by Jo Jo Creations.

 

Canvas size 700x700, 96 resolution, transparent checked. The mask I used is FTU "DD_NFM_2 by Dangerously Delicious. You can find it here along with a few other freebies.  Porselein effect by Xero on the merged tag was used to bring out the colors. 

I can't believe 2017 is almost here! This year just flew by...and I don't feel I accomplished very much in my personal life. Still thinking it over....enjoy your evening!

Champagne Toast

Here is my first New Year's tag. I actually finished this one days ago, but got caught up with other graphic fun that I forgot to post it!

This is another Very Many tube called "Valentina".  I used a very glitzy FTU cluster frame by Vesta, from a FTU scrap kit by Daniela E. called "Happy New Year 2016 Free" available at Pics for Design.

By the way, Vesta is closing her blog soon, so be sure to grab whatever kits/clusters you can get before they are gone.  They are all free!

I used a PTU mask by Paci, #13 to fill in the background. Canvas size is 800x800 pixels, 72 resolution, transparent layer. I used Xero, porcelain effect to bring out the colors and Xero, radiance effect to brighten text.

Getting used to using PSP PRO X9...its much better than PSP PRO X6. Most of my filters from PRO X2 can now be loaded into it. I hated PRO X6 because it wouldn't load my filters.  Also it wouldn't update.  This one does! Yay!

I am still watching the 60 hour marathon of Game of Thrones, day 3...Third Season...whew! That's the one with the red wedding...and I still get shocked every time I watch it.  Now to do some reading before calling it a night.

Enjoy your evening!

Late December

I created this tag with a winter snow scene that I actually saw in a movie. I've been watching Hallmark Channel's Christmas movie marathons and yes, Christmas is over, but not in my heart.  Ok, a brief scene of a cabin with snow falling in the background and my mind starting putting it together for a tag. I guess I should start keeping track of each step in the making of my tags, but I am not at that stage yet. Maybe next year I will be able to advance to that stage.

For this tag, I used a beautiful tube called "Fawn" by Nocturne. She is PTU and you can purchase her at Pics for Design.

I also used PTU "Santa Angel's collie" in the background.  The collie comes with another lovely lady by Laguna and is available for purchase at Pics for Design.

 

Scrap kit used to create the frame is PTU "Winter Cuddles" and available at Pink Paradox Productions. 

Here is the cluster frame I created, which is free to use, just click the image and save to your computer:

PTU Snow Animation is by Scrappy Bit of Fun and can be purchased at Creative Design Outlet., You may be able to find a FTU snow animation on her website 

Canvas size 700x700 pixels, resolution 96. Mask is "Kissing Kate Mask1" by Kissing Kate and is FTU, you can find it on her website here.

Have a great evening!

Believe In The Magic of Christmas

Tube "Dark Angel 2" by Very Many 

FTU Cluster Frame "Cimmerlan Shade" by Allison Addictions

PTU Scrap Kit "Cimmerlan Shade" by Dee's Design Depot 

Last Christmas Tag for 2016. I hope you enjoyed viewing as much as I enjoyed creating. Merry Christmas to all my visitors!

Peppermint Candy

Tube "Christmas Candle" by Very Many 

PTU Cluster Frame "Christmas Candy" by Roxi's Creations sold at Pink Paradox Productions

Scrap Kit "Christmas Candy" by Pink Paradox Productions

FTU Animation "Blitzbling" by SophisticatSimone Animations

Winter Blues

Tube "Blue Lollipop" by Very Many
PTU Cripsified Clusters by Basima
Scrapkit "Soothing Snowflakes" by Pink Paradox Productions 


Just love the eyes on this tube. Just discovered Basima...love the clusters she creates!

Christmas Husky

Tube "Little Husky" by Very Many
FTU Cluster Frame "Spreading Cheer" by Allison's Addictions

Christmas Time

Tube "Winter Day" by StellaFelice7 
PTU Cluster Frame "Christmas Eve" by Bella Caribena

Trimming the Tree

Tube "Christmas Girl" by Laguna 

PTU Scrap Kit "Christmas Memories" by Jackie's Jewels (No Longer Available)

FTU Mask 434 by Vix

Dark Frost

Tube "Christmas Candy" by Very Many

FTU Cluster "Snowy Kiss Goodnight" by Tonya

PTU Scrap Kit "Snowy Kiss Goodnight" by Tasha's Playground

Let It Snow

Tube "Buddy" by Very Many

FTU Frame "WinterCluster" by Melissaz Creationz

PTU Scrap Kit "Christmas Memories" by Jackie's Jewels (No Longer Available)

Adorable puppy in the snow....

Noel

Tube "Melanie" by Very Many

FTU Scrap Kit "Christmas Memories" by Jackie's Jewels (No Longer Available)

Pink Frost

Tube "Evening by the Fireplace" by Alex Prihodko 

FTU Cluster Frame "First Frost" by Tonya Temptations

PTU Scrap Kit "First Frost" by Chichi Designz

Crimson Snow

Tube "Valentina" by VeryMany

PTU Scrap Kit "Crimson Snow" by Jackie's Jewels (No Longer Available)

PTU Frame "Christmas Eve" by Bella Caribena

Mask #5 by Leather and Lace

Happy Thanksgiving

Tube "Dark Angel" by VeryMany 

PTU Scrap Kit "Antique Autumn" by Pink Paradox Productions

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day! Many blessings to my family and fiends!

Cookies for Santa

Tube "Birthday Cake" by VeryMany

FTU "Happy Christmas" Cluster by Leather and Lace

PTU Scrap Kit "Happy Christmas" by Pink Paradox Productions

Yummy! Cookies and I had to throw in the martini! 

Happy Holidays

Tube "Merry" by Vi Nina

PTU Scrap Kit "Happy Holidays" by Dees'Sign Depot

Pink Angel

Tube "Winter Angel" by Very Many

FTU Cluster Frame "PinkaMint" by Irish Princess Designs

Gorgeous cluster frame by Irish Princess Designs. Of course, I used a tube from my favorite artist, Very Many.

I am on vacation! I don't plan on doing much, resting and creating more tags and time lines for Facebook.

I know I shouldn't dwell on this, but the election took a lot out of me and worrying about the future even more. I was an ardent Sanders supporter. Deep down inside I felt he didn't have a chance, so I switched to Clinton with very big reservations.  However, the alternative was just incomprehensible. All that I read and studied about the man made me more fearful than ever before about a candidate.

I do hold out hope that I am wrong, that things will turn out better than I expect. I just feel we are headed into a darker, more sinister direction and I pray for America and I pray that my feelings, as strong as they are...are wrong.

Off to watch tv...enjoy the evening!

Warm and Cuddly

Tube "Kitty2" by Very Many

PTU Scrap Kit "Santa's Helper" by Pink Paradox Productions

FTU Animation Kit #302 by Simone Animations 

Come join me by the fire! Lovely little setting...makes me long for hot chocolate and smores! Although the martini keeps drawing my attention. 

Santa's Helper

Tube by Anna Liwanag - Creative Design Outlet

FTU "Dear Santa" Cluster Frame by Denz Designz 

PTU Scrap Kit "Traditional Christmas" by Rieneke Designs

Snow Angel

Tube"Snow Angel" by Very Many 

Tube "Jack Russel" by Maryline Cazenave 

FTU Cluster Frame can be found here

PTU Scrap Kit "Rennie's Winter" by Pink Paradox Productions

PTU Sophisticat Simone Animation-Package-2 by Simone Animations

First Christmas tag! Animation package makes it easier to add the snow background. Simone has quite a number of animations that I fell in love with.  I love animals and Maryline Cazenave has a great selection.  This little Jack Russel Terrier melted my heart. Enjoy!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

FTU Cluster Frame by Melissaz Creations

Tube "Pumpkin" by VeryMany Tubes

Last tag for Halloween 2016! Hope you enjoyed viewing! Will be working on Christmas 2016 tags next.  Watching "WestWorld" on HBO Go....its been great so far! A very intriguing series...can't wait to see the final outcome.  AnthonyHopkins is scary as always...never know quite what he is thinking.  

Autumn Witchery

PTU Scrap Kit "Autumn Witchery" by Pink Paradox Productions

Tube "Devil's Bride" by Alex Prihodko - Pics for Design

Blood & Roses

PTU Scrap Kit "Bloodwine & Roses" by Pink Paradox Productions

Tube "Vamp" by Very Many

Pumpkin Patch

Tube "Wilhemina" by Very Many

FTU Scrap Kit "Noche Magica" by Bel Scrap

FTU Tutorial "Witch of the Night" 

I used a tutorial for doing this tag as it involved a template. Templates are my specialty in my job, but this type of template is quite different.  I enjoyed doing it, just as much as I enjoy creating NextGen templates...except...this one is more colorful! 

We went out to lunch at Wildflower today, just hubby and myself.  Very enjoyable and relaxing.  I had a martini along with a cheeseburger. Now who goes to a fancy place and orders a cheeseburger? I do...haven't had a cheeseburger in ages! 

Halloween is almost upon us. I do have a couple of timelines left to create. Can't believe how fast the year has flown!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Smoking!

Tube Witch_4 by VeryMany

Scrap Kit Cluster Frame "Autumn Witchery" by Pink Paradox Productions

FTU Animation Kit 271-277 by Simone Animations

Beautiful autumn day here in Arizona! Went on another spending spree buying VeryMany tubes at 30% off.  I think my cup runneth over...lol.  Anyway, love the spot of smoke coming out of her cauldron...thanks to Simone Animations, she makes animating easy and fun.  (Ok, I had to make sure and follow her tutorials, but this last one, I only did a recheck to make sure I did it right! I did!!)

Enjoy the rest of the weekend, Monday comes way too fast these days!!

Simply Irresistible

Tube "Vampire_3 by Very Many

FTU Black Rose Cluster by Tonya's Temptations

Beautiful vampiress from Very Many.  I am addicted to her tubes! I admit it! I have more of her tubes than another other artist.  

My daughter got another 2016 Rogue on Tuesday and she's a happy camper at last. Only thing left to do is file for the GAP insurance. She is busy collecting all the necessary paperwork and this will all be over once its faxed to the insurance office.  I learned quite a bit about different types of insurance and how they pay out in a total loss. Big shout out to Jim Click Nissan for all their assistance during this nerve wracking event. Light is at the end of the tunnel!

Still working on the remodeling of our master bathroom.  Slowly but surely its being torn down and all the dry wall is being tossed out. The new walls came today and all the pretty tile for the shower and floor.  I am hoping that part will be done by end of next week.

All caught up, now to go back to reading "Storm of Swords".  

Boo-tiful!!

Tube "Cindy" by Stan Dudin available at PicsforDesign

Scrap Kit by "Unknown" - I believe this was a freebie.

Animation by Simone Animations available at Creative Design 

Playing with the animations, learning and having fun. Time does fly by when I do these tags. Bathroom remodeling is still going on...lots of dust! Made my allergies flare up again. Gah!  Its always something! 

Happy Haunting

Scrap Kit "Autumn Witchery" by Pink Paradox Productions

FTU Animation "Bats" by Sophisticat Simone at Scrappy Bit of Fun

Tube "Tabitha" by Keith Garvey 

I was keeping busy with the remodeling of my master bathroom and biting nails with all the problems that kept coming up while tile and plaster board covered the now "tile less" floor.  I hope this project doesn't run over budget!! 

Scrap Kit "Autumn Witchery" by Pink Paradox Productions

Tube "Dark Angel" by VeryMany 

Love the colors in the Face Book timeline cover.  So rich and the tube is gorgeous! Love VeryMany's work! 

Its only...witchcraft

Tube: "Steampunk2" by VeryMany  www.verymanytubes.com

Had to do a bit of database work and decided to reward myself with a glass of wine and finishing a new Halloween tag.  Now that I am relaxed, will be slipping off to neverland.  

Good night! 

Postscript:  This tag needs to be redone. I guess I was very tired and didn't pay close attention to where the text was placed...gah!! Still a learning process! Maggie 10/10/2016

Happy Birthday Ashley

This is for my daughter Ashley.  It was her birthday, October 5th. She is now 26 years old and has grown into a beautiful woman, inside and out. She has overcome struggles in her life, became stronger in mind and spirit.  She gives of herself, never asking for anything in return.

I know she misses her horse. One day I am sure she will find another horse to take his place. One thing she has always loved, is horses. She started riding with me when she was 2 years old and never stopped. I'll never forget almost having a heart attack when at 4 years old, she was loping on Dolly in the arena.  Fearless on the back of a horse...so proud of her raising her first colt.  I am positive it won't be her last.  

Love you Ashley! Hope you had a wonderful birthday!

Hugs and kissess....

Mommy

Night of Fright

Facebook timeline cover...a bit of spooky fun! The "scaredy cat" was the star in this scrap kit. I imagined him trying to crawl his way over the fence while various creatures appeared behind him.

FTU Scrap Kit by ©Digicats "Night of Fright" 

Created by ©ATouchofLacie

Another work week begins!  I am hoping my daughter gets a rental car so there will be no driving challenges this week.  Crosses fingers and toes!

Hope everyone has a wonderful week! I am off to watch the new series on HBO called "WestWorld". I will let you know what I think of it tomorrow...if my eyes don't bother me. :)

Pumpkin Patch

Another Halloween Tag! This one was a bit harder to create as I wanted to play with a sparkle animation. For this particular tag I relied on a tutorial and frankly, I'm glad I did. Wasn't sure what to do about the animation package I bought, very little instructions are included.

I thought I had done such a great job in getting those ICD 10 codes into the system, but alas, one thing I didn't think about (shame on me for not remembering about billing), I set the date ahead and received a call from someone who was trying to enter charges. Overall, it wasn't a biggie, just wasn't thinking about all those encounters that don't get billed right away. At least on Monday morning, there will be no unwanted surprises.

It was a beautiful day here in southeast Arizona! I managed to get some things done I have put off during the week. Didn't get to the weeds, but I will tomorrow. Weather is cooling off here, time to get my mum's ready!

FTU Tube by Candra  

FTU Scrap Kit by Horse's Play Pasture 

Time for some reading...Storm of Swords by George R,R, Martin. My second reading and having forgotten so much, I wanted to enjoy the replay. So much of the character interaction the show leaves out, but not complaining...I await with abated breath, the coming of winter.  

Gypsy Night

Timeline Background by Pink Paradox Productions "Golden Autumn"

Tube by Anna Liwang - Bonus Tube (Not available for purchase.)

Life has been keeping me very busy during the day. Good news is that I am sleeping better!! My eyes are bothering me more these days. After working all day on the computer, I give them a rest at night. However, I was missing working with my graphics and decided tonight to create the Facebook timeline for Halloween above. The idea came from a movie about gypsy lore and halloween spooks. I hope you enjoy it.  Its free to use, just click the image and save to your computer.   

My daughter Jackie has hit a run of bad luck. On Tuesday night her new car (4 months old) was hit by a drunk driver. He hit the car with such force, it landed on the sidewalk in front of our house. Luckily, he was not hurt, his airbag went off and officers that responded took charge of getting all the information we needed to file a claim against his insurance. She has no car and of course, Wal-Mart has now chosen to change her schedule, making it difficult to arrange our work times. My hours used to be the same as hers, but now they are very different. We are hoping she will be given a rental to use while her car is being repaired.  My heart goes out to her. She is so upset about her car and now worried about this new schedule and transportation to get to work on the new shifts.  When it rains, it literally does pour!

Its Friday, I have no plans this weekend. Jackie will have my car, so no shopping in Tucson (guess I save some money..lol). I will be resting and spending time pulling weeds that have sprung up in my flower beds from all the rain!  My master bathroom is scheduled for remodeling next week...crosses fingers.  I have been waiting to get this done for over 3 months now.  I also want to redo my bedroom, but figured it could wait until the bathroom is completed before tackling that project. The bathroom is slated to have the flooring redone...I need to see how that looks first before deciding about the bedroom floor. 

I worked a bit late today, getting ICD 10 updated codes into NextGen so we will be compliant October 1, 2016. They didn't take long to load, no major problems encountered. But hey, it always works for me...have to see how it goes Monday morning.  

Off to watch a movie before bed...

Spellbound

Allergies have gotten the best of me this past week. Scheduled a visit to my doctor for some allergy medication since the over the counter stuff was not working anymore. Flonase is my preferred choice, but that crapped out.  I needed something that would clear up my allergies and help me sleep without waking up groggy as hell.  My exam was not the high point of my day because OMG! I gained 10 pounds back!!!! I swear the doctor's scale had to be off, by 10 pounds!!! Talk about being bummed out...can't breath and feeling fat again. (Insert deep sigh here.) She determined my weight gain was from stopping the medication that sped up my metabolism, so back on it I went. My brain will never shut down now. Officially, lungs were clear, but oxygen level was down 10 from last visit.HUH? Okkkk....allergies aside, she was more worried about my pulse rate being 110...and by the way, did I run to her office? Uhhh...nope!  Not sleeping or breathing well can do that to you, don't you think? She also did not like my A1c results of 6.0. Neither did I, but it's not in the danger range.  Anyway, by the time she renewed all my medications the bill at the pharmacy went over $200 and that is with insurance discounting. What the hell?  I still say the pharmaceutical industry and insurance companies are in bed together. That's my story and I am sticking to it!

The only "good thing" for me about being sleep deprived was I played with graphics long into the night hoping it would make me sleepy by relaxing my mind completely.  Usually it works, just about 3 hours before I have to get up for work. So here's another Halloween tag which I worked on a little at a time each night.  Ok, I'm still not up to speed on creating these as quick as others do, but I am stubborn and determined!   

Frame:  Pink Paradox Productions "Golden Autumn"

Tube:  VeryMany Tubes "Witch3"

Now that this tag is finished, another one has started to form in my mind.  I do want to create a few timelines as well.  First off,  I must stalk some of my favorite blogs for ideas. Oh and eventually, I do want to redo my blog, especially for christmas. Putting a lot of "things to do" on my list might keep me up again at night. 

Halloween Time

It was another insane day. Hopefully, this will all end soon and things will get back to normal.  Well, as normal as it gets. I haven't been up to watching political shows, so I settle on a movie and sip some wine.  Tonight I played with graphics and kept looking over my laptop at the movie...which probably explains why I can't remember exactly what I did, but it sure turned out nice enough to share. The wine didn't assist my memory either. :)

Frame: Scrap kit by ASB Designs "Double Trouble"  

Tube: VeryMany Tubes  "Witch2".  

Enjoying the wonderful creations that Kisses N Dreams displayed today.  I wish I could do tags like those. I am proud of my own little creations, I am just always striving to do better.

Good Night! Tips my hat!

Tips My Hat!

It's been a very hectic few days for this old lady.  I finally got some time tonight to relax and finish up a time line I was working on over the weekend.  I also found a cluster frame that I thought would be perfect for a VeryMany tube I purchased recently, called "Cowgirl2".  Cowgirl2 can be purchased here.  The frame is from a kit by Princess Designs and I think it can still be purchased here.  As the frame was a lariat with no additional elements,  I added flowers and leaves to the frame from a scrap kit by Pink Paradox Designs. "Antique Autumn". I love that this kit offers beautiful elements that can be used beyond autumn (reminds me of a touch of steampunk).  It contains lots of papers and furry animals! This has become one of my favorite scrap kits to use in complementing a frame. 

Tonight I also finished a facebook timeline for Halloween.  Some people would consider the tube a bit racy, but she's a lovely Barbara Jensen creation.  When I used to have an actual profile in yahoo, I would raid Barbara's gallery for copies of her prints to use as an avatar.  When I started doing some sig's I purchased some of her pinup tubes and still have them to this day.  I laughed when I saw them under an "old pinup" index.  I don't consider her work "old".  I love them more today than when I first used them back in my younger years!

This is a relatively new tube, called Raspberry Tart. It's a layered tube,  so she can be used for all the holidays coming up so quickly. If interested, you can find her on Barbara Jensen's website, just click Barbara's name and you will be magically taken to Raspberry Tart! :) The timeline was created from a scrap kit by Pink Paradox Productions called "Golden Autumn" which to me is a nice blend of  brown and golden autumn and a few that would be considered Halloween elements.  

The timeline is free to use, just right click on the image and "save as" to your computer. 

I find it hard to get online on days I go into the office as my eyes hurt so much I just want to lay down sleep when I get home.  Hopefully, this will get better when I finally see my eye doctor in a few weeks. The eye drops help, but sleep is better. 

Good night! Tips my hat! 

Jeepers Creepers

My first 2016 Halloween tag! This cluster frame was created from a kit by Inzpired Creationz called "Enchantment".  Credit for the cluster goes to "Chilipepper Spiced". I added to the cluster from a minikit by Crazy Carita in 2012 called "Spooky Night", originally for a Barbara Jensen tube. This kit is no longer available for purchase. If interested, I can offer it as a "freebie" only. Leave me message so I can email the kit to you.

The mask is by Vix and I just reconnected with her blog. I read she is back and I am hoping for more of her fabulous creations.  She was the first graphic artist that inspired me to start doing these tags back in 2009.  Glad to have her back in the tagging world again!! 

I am still working on more creations. They do take time and for some odd reason lately, my internet is dragging.  I was asked in Facebook what program I use to create my tags.  I use Coral Paint Shop Pro X6.  I still use the old Animation Shop which I still enjoy and regret its not available anymore. Believe it or not, it used to be a free animation program! 

Enough about me for tonight. Take care and enjoy the weekend ahead!!