More Digi Layouts

Here’s a layout I worked on this weekend of my boys, Gizmo and Bandit

Font: Papyrus
Frames: Rockstar by DigitalGinger at www.inspiration-lane.com
Beaded embellishments: Lemonade Kit by Holly McCaig at www.inspiration-lane.com
Papers: Down Inspiration Lane Kit by Design Team at www.inspiration-lane.com
Poem: by Gene Hill

Then, the following are a couple of the layouts I made last weekend while on vacation in Minnesota:

All elements: Kate Hadfield, www.the-lilypad.com
Font: Papyrus

Font: Papyrus
Paper, embellishments: Krystal Hartley, www.PolkaDotPotato.com (swirly embellishment altered using Atomic Cupcake acrylic action, papers altered with Atomic Cupcake actions)
Frames: Holly McCaig, www.inspiration-lane.com (swirly frame altered using sparkle action from Atomic Cupcake)

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Totally Diggin’ Digi

While I still think there isn’t anything quite like playing with paper and glue… I gotta say I’m totally digging digital scrapbooking. Here are a few more layouts.

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Catch up blogging

I have so much to blog about! I am very behind here but will try to catch up.

Let’s see… my camera repair (which i thought would be covered under warranty) will actually cost half what I paid for the thing a year ago so I decided to just deal with a camera whose flash isn’t working for the time being. I guess I’ll just use my mom’s P&S or dad’s SLR for now. I had hoped my next electronics purchase would be a new WACOM tablet (so I don’t need to keep my brother’s held hostage) but I guess that will have to wait. At least I got my 500GB external hard drive before I got the camera news. It’s so nice to have the freedom of hard drive space. Esp. since, gasp, my laptop only has a 60GB hard drive. Don’t ask how i’ve pulled that off but now there is no need to clean out the hard drive anymore. Just transfer to the external!!!

Work has been challenging. We were recently sold and just today I finally got some solid information about our benefits package. Now, I at least know how much it will cost per paycheck. However, I still don’t know what doc visit copays or deductible will be. Trying not to freak out about it… but when you get sick or hurt yourself as much as I do, you want to know these things. I also have to figure out what to do with my 401K… eh, I’ll leave that for another day.

I am still working on typing up my Guatemala journal entries and hope to finally post them soon. In case you still haven’t seen my pictures, check them out here.

Speaking of Guatemala, I’m finally doing some digiscrapping and am testing it out with pictures from my trip last month. Here are a couple of my layouts:

As you can see, I’m not really the gawdy throw-a-ton-of-shatty-embellishments-on-a-layout kind of girl. Personally, I think some people go way overboard in their digiscrapping. But I also think that the photos from this trip deserve the opportunity to stand out and speak for themselves.

Let’s see… what else?

Oh, I need to find time to upgrade the blog to the new version of wordpress and FINALLY finish customizing this theme, widgets and linky love in the sidebar.

But I guess that’s it for this post anyways… next up: CHA and COOK!

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Photos from Guatemala

Click here to see 300+ photos in my flickr set.

I’ll be typing up my journals in the next week or two. stay tuned!

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I’m baaack!

Wow, what a crazy, humbling, amazing 10 days I’ve had. I am alive, just still trying to get back to life in the US.

Here’s a couple photos to tide y’all over until I get through the 1000+ my dad and I took last week!

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Guatemala!!!

Estaré en Guatemala hasta el quince de junio, haciendo el trabajo de la misión para el corazón del servidor

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8 days and counting…

With everything that has happened in my life in recent months, I am definitely in need of (and deserving IMHO) of a break. So, my mission trip to Guatemala next week is a welcome break/distraction.

I can’t believe it’s almost here. When I went last July, I promised them I would be coming back this year. I can’t wait to see the friends and fellow brothers/sisters in Christ I met last year… and to form new friendships and bonds that will extend beyond my time here on earth.

I have quite a few things to do in the next week (as team leader, I have to make sure everyone else gets their crap together).

I’m also sort of freaked out because last night when my team was packing up all our supplies/donations for the ministry, everyone basically said that once we get in the car to head to the airport next saturday, they will just do whatever I tell them to do. That’s a HUGE responsibility and I just pray I’m ready to be in charge of 2 13-year-olds, a 17-year-old, and 8 people who are 33-70 years old (including my dad!) :)

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Sign up to receive updates from Guatemala

If you’d like to receive emails/updates from the Hales Corners Lutheran mission team while we’re in Guatemala June 7-15, Click here to join the Google group or subscribe to the RSS feed.

By adding yourself to this Google group, you will be placed on our mailing list. Dona Marinello, our communications coordinator or myself will send periodic e-mails to the group while we’re in Guatemala to keep you all up-to-date on our activities there. Feel free to subscribe to group e-mails or just to check in. (Don’t forget to bookmark the page!) If you would prefer to subscribe via rss reader, here is our rss feed address: http://groups.google.com/group/HCLguate08/feed/rss_v2_0_msgs.xml this feed is also available by clicking the orange xml image at the bottom of the group home page.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me – amykant@gmail.com.

Blessings,
Amy

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Sign up to receive updates from my Guatemala mission team

If you’d like to receive emails/updates from the Hales Corners Lutheran mission team while we’re in Guatemala June 7-15, Click here to join the Google group or subscribe to the RSS feed.

By adding yourself to this Google group, you will be placed on our mailing list. Dona Marinello, our communications coordinator or myself will send periodic e-mails to the group while we’re in Guatemala to keep you all up-to-date on our activities there. Feel free to subscribe to group e-mails or just to check in. (Don’t forget to bookmark the page!) If you would prefer to subscribe via rss reader, here is our rss feed address: http://groups.google.com/group/HCLguate08/feed/rss_v2_0_msgs.xml this feed is also available by clicking the orange xml image at the bottom of the group home page.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me – amykant@gmail.com.

Blessings,
Amy

CP @ My Servant Heart

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14 days ’til Guatemala

9yo Jasmin and Me

Time is ticking down til I’ll be in Guatemala. I cannot wait to go back. Above is a picture of me with a little girl I absolutely adore. I hope she’s still with the ministry when I get there June 7.

If you’d like to read about my experiences last year in Guatemala or to learn more about The Servant’s Heart, click here.

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