Tuesday, September 29, 2009

LIFE IS A BUBBLE BATH FREEBIE #4

This is a set of 12 Papers. These are 100DPI and 12" x 12".
They are meant to look like a tiled shower/bathtub wall.
Not all the papers are shown in the preview and the shadows
are only to help view the individual layers in the preview.

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RhondaSue

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Monday, September 28, 2009

LIFE IS A BUBBLE BATH FREEBIE #3

These were made from a tutorial I found in the internet a LONG time ago!
I printed the tutorial in November 2004!!! WOW! I have no clue if it is
still available or not, but I enjoyed making these bubbles. I hope you have
fun applying them to scrapbook pages or printables of any kind!

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RhondaSue

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Saturday, September 26, 2009

THE BATHING SUIT

This is one of those multitude of forwarded emails
that I get on a daily basis.... Some of them make me
cry and some of them make me laugh. Sometimes
I have time to read all of them and sometimes I have
to do a mass delete as LIFE just doesn't give me the
time to sit and enjoy such stories. However, this one
caught my attention today ... mostly because it came
from a very dear online friend that I love to pieces...
I was laughing so hard after reading this that I had to
walk away...well, honestly, RUN TO THE BATHROOM
so I didn't pee my pants while laughing as hard as I was.

Without further adue...
I hope you enjoy as much as I did!


The Bathing Suit

When I was a child in the 1960's the bathing suit for the
mature figure was-boned, trussed and reinforced, not
so much sewn as engineered. They were built to hold
back and uplift and they did a good job. Today's stretch
fabrics are designed for the prepubescent girl with a
figure carved from a potato chip.

The mature woman has a choice - she can either go up
front to the maternity department and try on a floral
suit with a skirt, coming away looking like a
hippopotamus who escaped from Disney's Fantasia or
she can wander around every run of the mill
department store trying to make a sensible choice
from what amounts to a designer range
of florescent rubber bands.

What choice did I have? I wandered around, made my
sensible choice and entered the chamber of horrors
known as the fitting room. The first thing I noticed was
the extraordinary tensile strength of the stretch
material. The Lycra used in bathing costumes was
developed, I believe, by NASA to launch small rockets
from a slingshot, which give the added bonus that if
you manage to actually lever yourself into one, you are
protected from shark attacks as any shark taking a
swipe at your passing midriff would
immediately suffer whiplash.

I fought my way into the bathing suit, but as I twanged
the shoulder strap in place, I gasped in horror ---
my boobs had disappeared!

Eventually, I found one boob cowering under my left
armpit. It took a while to find the other. At last I located
it flattened beside my seventh rib.

The problem is that modern bathing suits have no bra
cups. The mature woman is meant to wear her boobs
spread across her chest like a speed bump. I realigned
my speed bump and lurched toward the mirror to take
a full view assessment.

The bathing suit fit all right, but unfortunately it only fit
those bits of me willing to stay inside it. The rest of me
oozed out rebelliously from top, bottom, and sides.
I looked like a lump of play dough wearing
undersized cling wrap.

As I tried to work out where all those extra bits had
come from, the prepubescent sales girl popped her head
through the curtain, 'Oh, there you are,' she said,
admiring the bathing suit.

I replied that I wasn't so sure and asked what else she
had to show me. I tried on a cream crinkled one that
made me look like a lump of masking tape, and a floral
two piece which gave the appearance of an oversized
napkin in a serving ring.

I struggled into a pair of leopard skin bathers with
ragged frills and came out looking like Tarzan's Jane,
pregnant with triplets and having a rough day.

I tried on a black number with a midriff and looked
like a jellyfish in mourning.

I tried on a bright pink pair with such a high cut leg I
thought I would have to wax my eyebrows to wear them.

Finally, I found a suit that fit...a two-piece affair with a
shorts style bottom and a loose blouse-type top. It was
cheap, comfortable, and bulge-friendly, so I bought it.
My ridiculous search had a successful outcome, I figured.

When I got home, I found a label which read --
'Material might become transparent in water.

So, if you happen to be on the beach or near any other
body of water this year and I'm there too,
I'll be the one in cut-off jeans and a T-shirt!

You'd better be laughing or rolling on the floor by this
time. Life isn't about how to survive the storm,
but how to dance in the rain.

author unknown



HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND EVERYONE!
RhondaSue

Thursday, September 24, 2009

LIFE IS A BUBBLE BATH freebie 2

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There are wonderful words, so seldom used,

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There are wonderful words, so seldom used,
like wildflowers in God's garden
you can right a wrong and make life a song,
by saying "I beg your pardon"

When others seem hard to understand,
you can reach their hearts with ease..
For the stubbornest back will soon unbend,
to a little word called "please"

We take for granted our daily joys,
as if they were drawn from banks,
but God must be pleased, when, once in a while,
one of us stops to say "thanks."

Nick Kenny

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Copy this poem and send it on
and some glad day when all wars are gone
this little chain of living prayer,
may have helped bring peace for the world to share.

Whisper each word as you write it down,
"O God, who smiles on the king and clown,
shower your love on each human heart,
for only from love can a real Peace start"

So whatever your language, race or creed,
send this on for someone to read -
Let's circle the world with a prayer for peace,
for God alone can make all wars cease.

Nick Kenny


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Saturday, September 19, 2009

BE THANKFUL ALWAYS BLOG TRAIN FREEBIES



The loading dock is ready for departure!

Check back Sunday, September 20
for the ALL ABOARD call!!


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Now don't forget to go visit the rest of the wonderful
artist that have given of their time for this ride.
Please remember the theme of this journey is to

BE THANKFUL ALWAYS

so please in that spirit, don't forget to leave some
love and appreciation for everyone as you partake
in the fun of this adventure!


Paulette, TlcCreations
Rhonda, Craftymumz Creations

Rachel, Rachels Expressionz
Darlene, Sassy Imagination
Jodhi, Miggins Place
Karen, Scrapbooking Autism
Anastacia's Scraps
Michelle, Crafty Scraps
Studio RA Designs, Royanna
Yanna, Scrap by Yanna
Spencer, Humbug Graphics
Hutch's Baby Faith in Christ Scraps
Tracy Did It
Teri, Piccolina Designs

Nette & Sherra's Scraps
Melinda's Designs


SMUGGLES TO EVERYONE!
RhondaSue

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

BE THANKFUL ALWAYS freebie #2

300 DPI PNG and PSD finished element
as well as 300 DPI PNG of blank template element

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Sunday, September 13, 2009

BE THANKFUL ALWAYS Freebie #1

300 DPI ELEMENT
file includes PNG and PSD files of finished design
as well as PNG of blank template element

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More to come...

SMUGGLES
RhondaSue

FREEBIES FOR BE THANKFUL ALWAYS BLOG TRAIN

Look at all the goodies you're missing if you're not following
the current blog train. GO CHECK THEM OUT! Lots of great
goodies to play with and so much more great ones coming!

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Smuggles,
RhondaSue

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Friday, September 11, 2009

Robyn's Chic Scraps Eeerie Night Freebie


The above image is a preview of the SALE kit for $1.97...

ADD-ON kit

This is free to those that advertise it on their blogs and
link back to Robyn's blog... I love the little fangy spiders
on the addon kit! So I thought I'd share it with you...
go check it out here:

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

CHRISTIAN PUMPKIN PRAYER...FREEBIE PRINTABLE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY


This is a 'pillowbox' printable for the approaching season!
I used elements made by Paulette from her
GRAPHICS CLUB that is going on right now.

I love her elements/creations!
Always so versatile, beautiful and colorful!

Check out her:
STORE
BLOG
FORUM

Freebies available in all three places!

SMUGGLES,
RhondaSue

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A WORD OF THANKS TO ALL

I want to express my sincere appreciation
to everyone that has left comments both on
my blog or privately to me regarding the loss
of my grandfather. All the love and thoughts
are amazing and you are all so great to
express and share them with me!

Sincerely,
RhondaSue


HALLOWEEN LIST ,,, PU PRINTABLE FREEBIE


This is a 'list' printable for the approaching season !
I used elements made by Paulette from her
GRAPHICS CLUB that is going on right now.

I love her elements/creations! Always so
versatile and beautiful!

Check out her:
STORE
BLOG
FORUM

Freebies available in all three places!

SMUGGLES,
RhondaSue

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PU BLUE DIAMOND CLUSTER FREEBIE


Doris at Scrap Dimensions

created and shared such a beautiful
scrapping kit called DIAMOND BLUES
as a FTU for PU fun. I just had to have
some fun with it. This is a cluster frame
I made using the elements you can get
from that download. Just click on the links
above and you'll get to her site to find this
kit and other great things!

Hope you like this!
RhondaSue

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Monday, September 7, 2009

ZEKE THE ZUCCHINI

My Grandpa Pete is 92 years old and still LOVES to work
his garden! This summer, as all past summers that I can
ever remember, he grew zucchini...

This one was one that he left to grow to see how big
it might get. I was the lucky one to get to adopt this one!

We drove home (from Illinois to Florida) with it and I
couldn't wait to get home and show my daughter. She loves
to check out Great Grandpa's garden whenever she can
get there.

This is some of the fun we had with it: