Winged Heart Ohio

Hi everyone.

2008-07-31T02:42:00.002-04:00

A long overdue "hello" to everyone. First I want to thank all of you who have left comments and also such wonderful emails. You are all a blessing to me and I am very thankful for each one of you.

I'm gradually getting my strength back, but it's returning at a very slow pace. I'm not able to do too much in the way of creating as I am having to take pain medicine as it is prescribed...which I usually don't do because it makes me groggy and unable to concentrate. Sometimes I just feel so sad, lonely and useless. It's really hard not to give up, even though I have a lot to live for. My niece is due in September and I'll have another little one to spoil along with my other great-neices and great-nephews...I have friends and family who care and some who even love me...and I still have my wits about me most days. Still, I seem to be struggling just to find the strength to keep pushing on. Most days, I feel like I'm crawling uphill on a mountain of sand. It seems a vicious cycle: when my pain stays bad, the depression worsens and when my depression is bad, my pain worsens. I go to the doctor tomorrow and I'm going to ask to have my depression medicine changed. I've been on Celexa for about six or seven years and I think either I've become used to it, or some of the newer medicines I'm on makes it less efficacious.

I'm sorry that I'm on such a downer right now and don't have freebies for you. I really am trying to get back in the swing of things. I really NEED to for my own self-worth. It pleases me greatly to design for all of you. In the meantime, please keep me in your prayers and send me good thoughts. Even if I don't respond to each one of you personally, know that your kind words uplift me and fill me with warmth...even if just for a while.

Love to all of you,
Sally

Just a note...

2008-07-10T23:19:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone. Thanks for your emails and comments. I'm sorry to worry any of you with my absence. Gals, the truth is that I'm really struggling to get from one day to the next and I feel guilty if I post here when I don't have a freebie for you. My health issues are really getting me down. If I take enough pain meds so that I'm not in excruciating pain, I find that my creativity really suffers. It's hard to concentrate. Each day my depression seems to get a stronger hold on me but I am really trying to keep my head above water. Please, keep me in your prayers and I hope to be back soon with a little something for you all.

Blessings,
Sally

Another Beautiful Layout

2008-06-19T23:43:00.003-04:00

Good evening everyone. I wanted to share a beautiful layout I received from one of my favorite readers! Jane send this in:

I really love this, Jane. Thanks so very much for sharing it and, especially, for your very kind words. You are too sweet!

Jane will be receiving the Victorian Father's Day kit. Don't forget to send in your layouts using the Mother's Day kit and you will receive the Father's Day kit also!!

With gratitude,
Sally

I've been tagged again & again!!!

2008-06-18T08:48:00.002-04:00

WELL!!! Not one, nor two, not even three...but FOUR people have tagged me. It's taken a while for me to respond, but here goes. Here's how it goes:

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Both Dawn and Lynn from the Flight Crew tagged me first (SHAME on you girls!!!). LOL Then I was tagged in a comment by Kori. Naughty girl! THEN, as if three times wasn't enough, I was tagged by Catt from Cattscrapps. Bad Catt! Now, it's serious Gals! ROFLMBO

Here's my seven weird and random facts:

1. My favorite sandwich is peanut butter and tomatoes on white toast.
2. I used to play the violin.
3. I try NEVER to enter a room first when I'm entering with other people.
4. I hate the heat and enjoy being cold.
5. I am the clumsiest and most uncoordinated person you could imagine!
6. The fastest I've ever typed on a test is 132 words per minute!
7. I know exactly where I was conceived!

I guess I should explain the last one! My mother and father were only intimate one time when she became pregnant...and it was under the roller coaster at a local amusement park, Meyers Lake (which is no longer there). I blamed her always for the many ups and downs in my life!!! HA HA HA!

Now I'm supposed to tag seven people, but it seems this has really made the rounds. I'm going to tag Patti and then hunt for six other people who haven't been tagged yet. I'll add them as I find them! LOL

Sooooo, Patti...you're it!!!!

Thanks ladies...I still love 'ya all!! MWAH!

Sally

Layout Share & a Quick Page

2008-06-18T07:55:00.009-04:00

Good Wednesday to all of you! Hope everything is okay in your corner of the world. I also hope none of you are affected by the flooding in the central plains but if you are, know that I'm praying for you and yours; and I ask all of you to keep everyone affected in your prayers and thoughts, also.

I have received a beautiful layout from Sharon, aka Scrapcat, using my Victorian Mother's Day Kit. Here it is:

Thanks so much, Sharon, it's a terrific layout and your Mom has such a wonderful smile! For sending me her layout, she'll receive the Victorian Father's Day Mini Kit! To receive your Father's Day kit, just send me your layout using the Mother's Day kit to wingedheartohio@gmail.com!

Thanks to everyone for all the wonderful comments at 4Shared. It's always very satisfying to read them and gives me a thrill every time! Also, a HUGE "thank you" to all of you who have signed my new guest book. I love seeing where everyone is from and hope some of you will leave pictures of yourself!

The Flight Crew is busy, busy, busy! Lynn left such a pretty layout in the guest book! Check it out. Lynn, would you please send me the layout via email? I'll post it so we can see it larger? Seems my eyesight is going to the dogs! Also, Patti made a freebie quick page just for you! Here it is:

You can snag it here. Thanks bunches, Patti. It's a beaut! Please leave her a hug if you download...pretty please?!?!?

Besides the Father's Day Kit, I'm working on a running/track & field kit and a summer kit. Lynn, from the Flight Crew, just returned from vacation and had an experience with SHARKS! Woo Hoo! I've never made a kit using my original art, but I'm going to make the summer kit "doodly" and draw some fish and sharks, etc. We shall see how it turns out. I might even include a mermaid, one of my faves! I'm always open to kit suggestions so let me know what you are interested in and I'll do my best to oblige.

Patti and I are going to an all-day crop this weekend. Hooray! As much as I love digital scrapping, I really do enjoy paper scrapping. We've never been to scraps held by this person but it's a real steal of a deal. She's having prizes, etc. and is supplying the food for the whole day...and is only charging $10.00 a person. I can't wait! Now all I have to do is get ready for it. Hopefully I won't fall the night before like I did when I went to the last crop! Keep your fingers crossed, will 'ya huh?

Stay safe and keep checking back for more quick pages and more freebies! Love and appreciate all of you bunches!

Blessings, as always,
Sally

Check out my Guestbook!

2008-06-14T15:49:00.002-04:00

I've added a new guest book at the bottom of the page. Please sign in and say "Hi." You can even leave your picture!!

Me

Want a Victorian Father's Day Mini Kit?

2008-06-14T15:14:00.003-04:00

Hey there, everyone. Boy it was hard to find Victorian images picturing men and children! I found enough to make a mini kit honoring Father's Day. Would you like to have it? To receive the kit (preview will follow soon), just send me a layout using my Victorian Mother's Day Kit and the Victorian Father's Day Kit will be yours! Send either the page or a link to download the page to wingedheartohio@gmail.com. Make sure you include your name (or scrapping handle). I'll feature a few of them on my blog and ALL of them will be included in a special slideshow in the sidebar of my blog! I sure hope to see yours!! Of course, the layout doesn't have to be a Mother's Day layout, just one using the kit.

I will email you the Father's Day Kit download link to the email address used to send your page to me. Hope to see your creation!

All the best,
Sally

At Last!! Mother's Day Is Finished

2008-06-14T14:10:00.007-04:00

Hi everyone. I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend. I am SO very happy to be finished with the Mother's Day Kit, have it uploaded, and ready for all of you. I swear, the last few weeks have terribly difficult! I feel like I have truly struggled with creating this kit, but I am pleased with the results. I hope you are also.

I had decided to try releasing the kit portions at a time but that proved to not be a viable option for me. I never know when I'm up to posting or creating, so it is just not going to work. Please disregard the previous downloads and download the whole kit using the links in this post. Sorry if this causes any confusion. Please forgive the temporary insanity!! LOL

Here are the previews:

You may download the kit here.

Don't forget to download Dawn's QP in the previous post. While I used quite a few designer resources in the creation of this kit, I especially want to thank Royanna Fritschmann for her wonderful commercial use items. She's so very talented. Make sure you check out her blog.

Many blessings to you and yours. Please keep me in your prayers!

Sally

More Flight Crew Layouts

2008-06-08T16:39:00.006-04:00

Hi everyone, hope you are all doing well! Here are some more layouts the Flight Crew made using my Victorian Mother's Day kit, which I have been giving you as Freebies for stopping by my blog.

First we have another by Patti. This is the same little girl that is pictured in the first layout she made, but a few months older. Isn't it just so precious? Our friend Amy sent her the photos and gave Patti her permission to use them. Amy had named the photo "My Little Diva" so that is what Patti titled the LO. Thank you Patti for sharing your layout. Here it is:

Next we have two layouts by Lynn. She is one of my new CT members, and these are her first layouts for me. I couldn't be happier with them! Thanks bunches, Lynn! Here they are:

And, for your scrapping pleasure, here is beautiful quick page made by my other new CT member, Dawn. Just love it!!! Big thanks and kudos to you, Dawn! Here's the preview and you can download it here.

Well have a wonderful evening and thank you for visiting here with me today. Check back later this evening or tomorrow for the rest of the Victorian Mother's Day kit. I HATE this piecemeal stuff so you're getting everything left at one time!!! Gee, hope you don't mind! LOL

Blessings,
Sally

Patti's LO

2008-06-06T00:22:00.004-04:00

Here is a LO that my friend and CT Member Patti created from my Victorian Mother's Day kit to share with you. She did a lovely LO, thank you Patti for sharing with us!

I will be back soon to tell you how you can share LO's that you have made from my kits and receive a surprise Freebie!
Hugs
Sally

More Victorian Mother's Day

2008-06-04T00:17:00.008-04:00

Good evening all. Wow did I have a scare today! As always, Patti takes me to the bank and out to do some running around on payday (my Social Security check comes on the 3rd). To thank her, I always treat us to lunch and/or dinner depending on how long we are out. Well, the day went like this:

First we went to the credit union, which went perfectly fine. We went through the drive-up window and it made me feel so good that the clerk recognized me and didn't even ask my name or account number, even though I'm in the passenger's seat and leaning across the car so she can see me! It is a wonderful feeling to have a place of business remember who you are in this day and age of such apathy and rudeness. All the tellers are so sweet and kind, calling you by name and always with a smile. It's a great place to do my banking. Feeling on a high, we went to lunch at Sukho, the Thai restaurant I talked about on my birthday. Well, here starts the problem...it's not open until 4 PM on Monday and Tuesday and we were there at about 11 o'clock. Now, I KNEW this but, obviously, forgot. SHAME on me!! We talked about what we should do and since there is a Chinese buffet next door, we went there. Oh my, was that a mistake. We were seated and picked out our food, most of which looked okay and there was a huge selection. I took my pills, we said grace, and then started to eat. Bite after bite, it tasted worse and worse. The restaurant was full and no one else seemed to have issues but neither one of us liked the food at all. On top of not tasting good, it was cold! Soooooo we decided to leave and figured after we did a bit of shopping, we'd go to one of our favorite hangouts for fried green tomatoes and fresh Strawberry Shortcake.

We then went to a card and party shop and I was only able to walk around a very short time, which was okay because neither one of us found a thing we wanted to buy. After that we went to the Dollar Tree. As before, I only could walk around a few aisles so I took Pat's keys to go to the car while she finished shopping and checked out our stuff. (What would I ever do without this woman?!?) I was feeling shaky, sweaty, flushed and VERY weak. By the time I got out of the store and to the car, I knew something was seriously wrong. For the life of me, I couldn't figure out how to unlock the car. I was so very confused! Thank God there are still nice people in this world because a young woman came and asked me if I was okay. I told her, "no" and she took the keys from me and opened the door and helped me get in. As this was was far beyond my normal reaction to walking and standing, I did figure out that I should check my blood sugar. It was quite a shock to find out it was 41!!!! For those of you who don't know, that is truly dangerously low. This wonderful person took out a peanut butter cup and a bag of Werther's caramels from her bag and had me chomp away. She and the group she was with were all nursing students...how ironic! She stayed with me until they had to go and I convinced her I was going to be okay. Pat has been a diabetic for over fifty years and I knew I would be in good hands when she came out. And I was right. She went to Wendy's next door and purchased a regular soda for me. As I drank it and all the sugar kicked in, I started to feel a bit better but definitely needed to eat. We proceded to the restaurant and had wonderful fried green tomatoes and strawberry shortcake.

This incident taught me an important lesson...make sure you like the food well enough to eat it BEFORE you take your diabetes medication!!! As always happens when your blood sugar bottoms out and you have to raise it fast with sugar, I was totally exhausted. Patti got me home, helped me upstairs and made me promise not to go to bed until I knew that my sugar didn't rebound too high, which can sometimes be a problem. When I knew I was going to be okay, I went to bed until I woke up with all of you on my mind and decided to get up and give you the next links for my Mother's Day kit.

For being so patient and reading my LONG story above, I'm rewarding you with TWO downloads today! Mwah! So, without further ado, here you go:

The first download contains framed elements featuring vintage images of mothers and children, and even a grandmother! Here's the preview:

The second download is full of wonderful butterflies. Here's the preview:

DOWNLOAD HAS BEEN REMOVED. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE JUNE 14th POST TO DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE KIT.

Hope you enjoy! Don't forget to keep checking back for more parts to this kit. Also, watch for an special announcement regarding Father's Day!

Blessings, as always,
Sally

At Last...A New Freebie!!!

2008-06-01T20:35:00.006-04:00

Well, I know it is truly late, but I'd like to introduce my latest kit: A Victorian Mother's Day. I'm going to do things a little differently this time and release parts of it every day or so. As soon as I create a complete kit preview, I'll post it. For now, though, here's the preview of the first download:

As you can see, it is a paper pack.

DOWNLOAD HAS BEEN REMOVED. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE JUNE 14th POST TO DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE KIT.

I hope you enjoy this new kit and make sure you check back tomorrow for the first of the element packs. The Flight Crew is busy creating layouts to share with you, as well as some freebie quick pages!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Blessings,
Sally

CT Announcement & Update

2008-05-24T19:14:00.006-04:00

Hi everyone. First, let me say a huge "THANK YOU" to all of you who sent me e-cards, emails and left comments. I really appreciate all of you taking the time to let me know you care! Mwah! I'm doing better...not wonderful but better!

I'm finishing up the Mother's Day kit and am going to release it even if it is rather late. I guess it's better late than never. It's definitely not as large as the rest of my kits, nor as large as I wanted it to be, but I think it will be useful anyway. Check back tomorrow, it should be finished and posted.

Now, on to the announcement! Joining Patti on my Creative Team, please welcome LYNN and DAWN! I am so excited that both of them have accepted positions on the Flight Crew! I just know that there are wonderful things to come!! And...drum roll...here they are:

LYNN

Please welcome Lynn! Here is her introduction:

"I am a stay-at-home mom/wife/stepmom. I homeschool my two sons. I have a bachelor's degree in Education, with a specialization in Reading and a minor in Fine Art. I have several different creative outlets, including writing, soaping, doll-making, gardening, and scrapping (of course!). I have been digi-scrapping for almost a year now. I would describe my style as eclectic. I love all things vintage & grungy. Yet, I'm drawn to other styles as well. I like the challenge of using a style that might, at first, seem outside of my comfort zone."

Check out her blog here, and here is her layout using my Suffrage Kit:

DAWN

Please welcome Dawn! Here is her introduction:

"Hi, I'm Dawn! I live in a suburb of Toledo, Ohio, and just turned 30 on May 7th. Other than digi scrapping, I co-run a gaming league on pogo.com. When I am not on the computer, I am at church. I am extremely involved at my home church doing all the media-related stuff. I volunteer at the church office twice a week, helping out wherever needed. One thing that perhaps makes me unique in regard to digital scrapbooking is that I am legally blind. Because of that, I am on disability and unable to work (that goes along with a wide gamut of other health problems). I feel that being visually impaired should not necessarily have to limit what I am able to do. Sure, it may take a little longer than usual to complete a layout, but I feel that the end result is comparable to other layouts that are out there. Now granted - I am rather new to the world of scrapbooking digitally, but I think I am getting the hang of it. I learn very fast, and love a challenge. I am so thrilled that Sally has decided to take a chance on this newbie, and I hope to get to know all of you better in the months to come!!!"

Check out her blog here, and here is her layout using my Eileen B. kit:

I also asked Patti to create an introduction layout since many of you weren't around when she was officially introduced. So, here she is:

PATTI

Patti's been with me from the beginning and, not only is she a great source of inspiration, my biggest cheerleader, and the best of friends, she is the kindest and sweetest person you could ever hope to meet! Here is her introduction:

Hello, my name is Patti and I live in N.E. Ohio. I am a stay at home wife, between us we have five children that are now adults and six grandchildren, five girls and one boy. I am a sinner saved by grace and am living by His grace every moment of my life. My purpose in life is to glorify God in all that I do. Half of my working years I worked as a professional Floral Designer and when I retired I ask God to give me another creative passion where I could express my love of designing and two years later I was passionately designing paper and digital scrapbook layouts. After I met Sally, I got her hooked on paper scrapping and she later discovered the digital scrapbook community and got me hooked on digital scrapping. My life evolves around God, family then Scrapbooking! Well thats my life and I am sticking to it!
Hugs

Check out her blog here, and here is her layout using my Eileen B. Kit:

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There you go! Thanks to everyone who applied and, who knows, I may be adding additional members in the future. Until that time, I am so happy to have Patti, Dawn, and Lynn on my FLIGHT CREW!!!

Blessings to all of you,
Sally

Checking in, an Apology, and a Prayer Request

2008-05-13T01:31:00.005-04:00

Hi everyone. So sorry it's been so long since I've written. I'm really struggling with my health issues. I have been trying a new medication regimen that the doctor gave me to control the pain I have from my back and my messed up chest. To be honest, I'd really rather just try to tough it out, but the level of pain I have been having has started affecting my blood sugar and my blood pressure. I have to confess that I didn't believe the doctor was right when he said how much harm it was causing me but I now know he was correct. I started taking the additional dosages of the narcotic medications I take regularly, and my blood sugar lowered as the pain level became more manageable. The problem with this is that I feel like a zombie all the time. Yes, I'm in less pain, but what good is that if I can't function? Some of the pain is coming from my ventral hernia and I know it needs operated on, the doctor told me this, but I can't even begin to tell you how I feel about having a fourteenth surgery! The additional narcotics are also messing up my stomach and aggravating my colon issues. I am SOOOOOO darned uncomfortable!

I'm having such a hard time emotionally dealing with this, as well as wrapping my head around what this means for my future. With all this confusion and depression, my creative mojo has gone out the window! I feel so guilty that I haven't finished the Mother's Day kit I was working on. Mother's Day is very hard for me anyway. Most of you already know my Dear Mother has been gone for more than ten years, and my stepmother just past away this year. What I wouldn't give to have my Mom to talk to about what is happening to me. I feel that I have already lost so much of my life, but that I've been able to hold on to some of what makes "me" me. A big part of that is my creativity. I HATE it when I don't have the creative juices flowing in me!

Please forgive me if it sounds like I'm whining. I'm really rather distraught and even little things have become hard for me to handle these days. I know that with God's help and with all of your support, I'll get back on track but please, PLEASE, keep me in your prayers.

I promise I'll be back with some freebies soon, as well as a wonderful announcement about my new Creative Team members! I'm just waiting for confirmation that they accept the positions and I will introduce you to them. Thanks to everyone who applied; I'm touched you feel my work is good enough. I may be adding more team members in the future, but for right now, I have chosen two wonderful women to join Patti.

Again, I'm sorry I haven't had any freebies for you lately and I ask for your prayers and good thoughts. Geesh, I really could use a hug right now!!!

Blessings to you all,
Sally

Commercial Use Freebie Overlay

2008-05-01T18:37:00.005-04:00

I have decided to share the overlay I made from the wallpaper for all of you to use, and as my very first commercial use freebie. I only ask that if you use it for commercial purposes, you give me credit as Winged Heart Ohio. Enjoy!

You can snag it here.

Happy Scrapping!
Sally

Freebie Paper Pack

2008-05-01T18:19:00.004-04:00

My sister, Darlene, is remodeling her house and, as I have always loved her dining room wallpaper, she gave me a piece to make a background paper out of! You get to share in this as I made a baker's dozen paper pack consisting of thirteen 12" x 12", 300 dpi backgrounds in a variety of colors.

Here are the previews:

You can snag these here!

Hope you enjoy!

Blessings, as always, to you and yours,
Sally

p.s. Don't forget to apply soon if you are interested in joining my Creative Team!

Introducing La-La

2008-05-01T18:10:00.004-04:00

Okay...this is really for my sister, Darlene, who bought me my Webkinz Puppy and "complained" that I didn't have a picture of my doggy on my website yet! ROFLMBO So, without further ado, here is La-La!

There 'ya go, Dar! Now my La-La is famous!!! I named her after a Swahili nursery rhyme I learned when in a choir while living in Chicago. La la mtoto la la!

Love 'ya,
Me

New Fishinmom Layouts

2008-05-01T16:03:00.007-04:00

Hi everyone. Hope all of you are doing great! I'm okay but still sore after having a nasty fall last Saturday. Can't seem to stay on my feet these days! Boo Hoo! LOL

Here's two new layouts I made with Fishinmom's Seabreeze Cottage kit which is available in her store. The first is me (in the middle) with my sisters Darlene and Susan. The second is my niece, Leilani, quite some time ago. She is growing up so very fast! Hope you see this, my Sweet Leilani! I miss you and love you lots!

I really like that her kits are so versatile. You can get so many "looks" from just one kit! Go check her out!

Blessings,
Me

Would you like to be on my Creative Team?

2008-04-25T02:59:00.003-04:00

I would really like to add at least two people to my creative team. I'd like someone who can make quick pages, and others to do layouts. Both people would receive all my kits for free. Please apply before May 10th. Requirements would be as follows:

Quick Page Member: Minimum of two quick pages for each kit I create, more for larger kits. Quick pages would be offered on my blog as freebies with credit given to you, of course.

Layout Member: Two layouts for each kit I create. Upload the layouts to three galleries of your choice and your blog.

That's it! Since I'm not really a prolific designer, the time commitment would not be great. I would like to do some special projects with my Creative Team in the future, but they would be voluntary.

If you are interested, please email me at wingedheartohio@gmail.com. Please put "CT Call" in the subject line. Tell me a little about yourself, why you would like to join my team, and which position you are applying for. Also, please give me links to your current galleries and your blog if you have one.

I hope to hear from YOU!!

Blessings,
Sally

Fun Blog I Found

2008-04-25T02:52:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone. Through Stone Accent Studios, I discovered a really fun and entertaining blog. It's called "Chronicles of Nani." Nani knows how to write a post with humor and makes them very interesting! I just spent quite a bit of time there. She also has freebies! Check her out...I know I'm very happy I did!

Congratulations to Patti!

2008-04-24T14:18:00.004-04:00

My Creative Team member, Patti (Patti-Whack Scraps) is now a member of Fishinmom Designs Creative Team!!!! I'm so proud of my digital scrapping protege!!!! As some of you already know, Patti is the one who got me into paper scrapbooking and after I took the leap to digital, I taught her how to use Paint Shop Pro and got her into digital also! She's such a wonderful person and a fantastic, loyal, and loving friend! I couldn't be happier for her! Way to go, my friend!

Woo Hoo!

2008-04-19T15:36:00.006-04:00

I had the most wonderful birthday yesterday! When I first got up, I checked my email and read all the greetings from the MANY sites I belong to...and even received some gifts of page kits! It was so cool! I also received some fun phone calls, emails and ecards from my family and friends. To my sister, Darlene, and one of my very "bestest" friends, Debra.....yeah, I know, I'm a year older than you now!! You just had to rub it in, didn't you!!! ROFLMBO Just remember it won't last long! Ha Ha Ha!

Then Patti took me to a Thai restaurant that I've been wanting to go to since it opened a little over a year ago. Oh my, oh my! It was absolutely wonderful. I had the golden bowl which comes in a clay pot over a burner and has shrimp, chicken, and scallops with veggies in just a fantastic sauce. Patti had duck with veggies and cashews. We both just loved our choices. Then there was the Thai iced tea that I really, really like. Of course since there is a lot of real cream in it it is definitely not diet! LOL I have had Thai food many times but this was a first for Patti. We had just the sweetest waitress and there were some really nice women at the table across from us celebrating one of their birthdays, too. We had a very nice conversation. The restaurant is well decorated and quite beautiful. From the outside it looks quite small but there are three rooms and a truly beautiful bar area with lots of dark wood. Here's a picture of me and Patti that our waitress took for us:

I couldn't resist this elephant! There were two; on either side of the door.

We took other pictures, but I'll share them when they are scrapped. Actually, I might just make a kit from the ones of the decor. We'll see! It's funny, everywhere I go I see scrapbooking possibilities!!

After lunch we went to Pat Catan's for scrapbooking goodies. I tried to make it through the scrapbooking department without having to sit down, but that didn't work. Boo Hoo. I had to sit a few times and felt pretty rough when we left. I get so frustrated. I really wish they had scooters like Walmart, Target and Joann Etc. does. My mind says "go" but my body says "whoa, there!" After that, we went to Patti's house and waited for her hubby and my friend, David, to come home from work so I could say, "Hi" to him, then she brought me home. On the way we stopped at the store so I could get milk and bread. Like a silly fool, I went in. By the time I got home, I was spent. It was a good thing my wheelchair was down in the lobby or I'm not sure I would have been able to get upstairs to my apartment. I was in a lot of pain and ended up spending the whole night playing on the computer because I couldn't get my body to relax enough to lay down.

When it got to be morning, God showed me this beautiful sunrise:

I took this picture off of my 5th floor balcony. It was so incredible. I sat and watched it for a while then, finally, went to bed at about 8 o'clock this morning.

Well, that was my birthday! I hope you're having a wonderful weekend and I'll be back soon with a new freebie for you!

Blessings,
Sally

Oops!

2008-04-15T17:52:00.001-04:00

Well, not only am I regressing into childhood again, my memory is going also!!! LOL I forgot to thank all of you who left such nice comments at 4Shared about my Berlin Lake background papers! I appreciate each and every one of you taking the time to let me know you aprpeciate and like them!!! Mwah!!!

Checking In & Layout Share

2008-04-15T17:30:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone. Thought I would check in and let you know what I'm up to! LOL I'm starting work on a Victorian Mother's Day kit. It won't be as huge as the other holidays, but I think it's coming together pretty good! If I do say so myself (humbly, of course!!!)!! I've been creating layouts using Fishinmom's kits since I'm now on her Creative Team. Her latest kit in the store is "Lilac Papillon." It's so pretty and versatile. Here's a layout I made from it for Patti from my Creative Team. It's her and her Aunt Bessie. I just love the picture of Bessie laughing. I can almost hear her!!

Fishinmom also has a cool freebie kit on her blog right now called "I Wanna Be a Cowboy." Go fetch it!! LOL

It's a beautiful day here in NE Ohio today. Cool (54 degrees right now) but bright sun...good for the spirits.

Guess what?? My sister, Darlene, bought me a Webkinz for my birthday (it's Friday). Now, mind you, I'm going to be 56 years old, but I am thrilled with it!! ROFLMBO!!!! It's a really cute and soft Cocker Spaniel. I named her La-La after a Swahili nursery rhyme I learned when I was in a choir in Chicago. I went to the site and felt like a little kid again playing with the online version of La-La!! Oh my, I do believe I am regressing into childhood again!!!

Well, I'm going to let you go and get back to working on the Mother's Day kit. BTW, I'm also working on a running/jogging kit so Patti can scrap her husband's (David, who is also my friend) memorabilia from his runs. He finished a half-marathon not too long ago. I am in awe!!!! Of course, it will be here on my blog!

Blessings to you and yours, as always,
Sally

Background Paper Freebie

2008-04-10T22:44:00.004-04:00

Good evening everyone...that is if it's evening where you are! LOL Last year Patti and I went on a scrapbook retreat and passed by Berlin Lake. It was a beautiful day so we stopped and took some photographs. I made these two backgrounds to use to scrap photographs of our trip. I thought I would share them with all of you. Here's the preview:

You can get them here.

Enjoy!

Blessings, as always,
Sally

More Fishinmom Layouts!

2008-04-10T13:36:00.007-04:00

Hi everyone. Here's some layouts using Fishinmom's Eggtastic Heritage Add-on Kit and her Dinosaur Stomp Kit.

The Easter picture is my great-nieces and great-nephews having an Easter egg hunt -- over 700 eggs for four kids! LOL They were plastic, of course!! In the eggs were slips of paper with different things on them like amounts of money, candy and my favorite which had "sorry about your luck" written on it! ROFLMBO The yard looked like an egg factory but there were some eggs that were really well hidden. Of course, these were the "better" eggs! I had a great time watching the kids run all over the place to find the eggs, then opening them all and collecting their goodies. Great fun! Here's that layout:

This layout is Taylor and Little Wes (another great-niece and great-nephew) at last year's Football Hall of Fame parade in Canton, Ohio (my hometown). The dinosaur balloon was huge and a little scary for the youngsters! Just look at those teeth!

And this is another of little Wes:

Oh, by the way, the Eggtastic Heritage Add-On is on sale right now for just 75 cents and the Dinosaur Stomp is on sale for $2.00. Run on over and grab them while they are on sale!

Blessings,
Sally

Layout Share for Fishinmom Designs

2008-04-08T21:32:00.006-04:00

Hi again. Here's my first two layouts as a member of the Fishpond, Fishinmom's Creative Team. They were made with "Eggtastic" which is on sale now for just $2.00! It's a wonderfully bright and festive kit, and there are two great add-on's also that are available.

I spent Easter with my sister and brother-in-law (Darlene & Bob), nieces (Karyn & Kelly), great-nephews (Dominic & Skyler) and great-nieces (Desiree & Karli). It was a wonderful day filled with fun, good food and, best of all, lots of love! Here's the layouts:

Thanks for looking and remember to rush right over to Fishinmom's new store to see all her great kits!

Blessings,
Sally

Suffrage Layout Shares

2008-04-08T21:25:00.004-04:00

Good evening all! Here are two wonderful layouts made by my Creative Team member, Patti. Great job, girl! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful layouts with all of us!

Thanks again, Patti!

Sally

Woman's Suffrage Kit Has Arrived with Freebie AO

2008-04-07T20:19:00.007-04:00

Hi everyone. My latest kit for sale is now here. I made this kit to honor all those women worldwide who fought long and hard so that all women might have the right to vote. It is a little shy of 200 mb. I hope you will consider purchasing it at the very fair price of $4.50.

Here's the previews (you can click on them for a larger version):

I hope you like this kit! If you wish to purchase it, please send $4.50 to wingedheartohio@gmail.com via PayPal or by Revolution Money Exchange (see prior post). Download links will be sent to you via email when confirmation of payment is received. Please note that if you pay by eCheck, links will not be sent until I am informed that your check has cleared. Thanks!!!

Now, on to the freebie. "First Time Voter" is an Add-On I created to commemorate those who will vote for the first time this year. I hope you enjoy it. Here is the preview of the Add-On:

You can snag the Add-On here. The password is "vote."

As with all my creations, these kits are for your personal use only. Please do not share the links, rather send your friends to my blog to snag their own kit! Commercial use product credits are found in my TOU.

Thank you for all of your support and I'd love to hear from you!!!

Blessings,
Sally

Announcement!!!

2008-04-05T21:31:00.004-04:00

Good Saturday evening to everyone!

Well, I have a wonderful announcement to make. I am now officially on the Creative Team of Kimberly, aka Fishinmom Designs! I am so happy. Her's is the first CT team I felt compelled to apply for and I am really looking forward to participating. She used to have a store at DSO, but now she has her own store: Fishinmom Designs. Right now there is a huge GRAND OPENING SALE! Hurry on over and check out all of Fishinmom's wonderful designs. Also, check out her blog here.

I'm just about finished with my latest kit, "Women's Suffrage," and hope to have it up tomorrow.

See you soon,
Sally
Winged Heart

Introducing Patti Whack Scraps

2008-04-03T00:55:00.003-04:00

Hi again! I keep forgetting to mention that my creative team member, Patti, now has her own blog site. It's called Patti Whack Scraps. She's got pictures of her layouts and much more!

Here's the header I created for her from pictures of her early spring crocuses and her garden angel:

Click HERE to go visit. If you do, please leave her a hug. This is the first time she's done anything like this so she needs some encouragement and a few pats on the back!!! It's been so cute watching how excited she is! Thanks!!

Patti, I really appreciate all your support and your friendship. It's been a thrill to watch you blossom just like your crocuses!!

As always, blessings,
Sally

Hi There and Many Thanks!

2008-04-03T00:34:00.010-04:00

Thank you so much for the wonderful comments left here and on 4Shared regarding the Easter kit. I know everyone is busy but you wouldn't believe how motivated and encouraged I get from the simple "thank you's" left. It really makes me want to create and share more and more!

How's everyone doing? I've mostly had a good couple days. My niece, Denise, who is expecting, has agreed to allow me to throw her a baby shower in August and I'm really psyched! I can't wait to find out if she's having a little girl or a little boy. Of course, her little girl wants a baby sister and her little boy wants a baby brother!! LOL

Also, I found out that a group I paper scrap with is having a crop the end of April and I can't wait!! There's a bunch of my friends and family going, including my CT member, Patti, my stepsister, and three of my nieces! We should have a real blast. I don't know if I'll make it for all 12 hours, but I'm sure going to give it a go! Then, today, I found out that my 12 year old niece, Candy, brought home all A's and one B on her report card! Go girl! I'm really proud of you!! Here's a picture of her with my great-niece, Taylor. It was taken this past Christmas...in case you can't tell from the reindeer ears! LOL

I have another wonderful thing happening but I can't tell you all yet...the announcement will come soon! All I can say is that I'm going "fishing!" I know, tease...tease!!! LOL

I'm working on a kit that I absolutely love. It's a vintage kit inspired by the women's suffrage movement in several countries. So far, I've found images from England, the Netherlands, Australia and, of course, the US. While it is a theme kit, the papers, ribbons, etc. are suitable for many other uses. I'm also going to make sure there are a couple elements suitable to commemorate those who are voting for the first time this year. It's coming along nicely and I should have it up over the weekend if all goes well. It will be a kit for sale but there will be a freebie sampler.

The only thing that isn't so good is that I went to the doctor today and he feels it is time for my chest to be surgically repaired again; that we have reached the point where the benefits outway the risks. I'm pretty mortified at the thought of a 14th surgery, but I know I'll get through whatever comes with faith and the friendship, good thoughts, and prayers of those around me...including all of you!

Well, I don't have much else to say tonight (or should I say this morning!). I'll have that announcement for you soon and check back this weekend for the Women's Suffrage sampler freebie.

Blessings and prayers,
Sally

ps Don't forget that I'd love to see layouts you create with my kits!

Victorian Easter Quick Page Album & Freebies

2008-03-29T13:29:00.007-04:00

Whew! My Computer's All Better! That was scary! My computer was barely functioning. I ran my virus checker but it didn't find anything so I had an online chat with HP and, after about an hour of checking this and that with them, they said it had to be a virus. I ran several online checkers and still found nothing. Then I decided to download free and trial versions of other ones and, lo and behold, the third program I downloaded found two viruses buried deep in my computer! It was able to get rid of them and now everything is back to normal...the computer that is, not me!!! LOL

I want to thank Patti for posting for me while my computer was "sick." Ha Ha. We have created a 12 page Easter Quick Page Album and two freebie Quick Pages just for all of you! The Album is for sale at $4.00...that's less than 35 cents per page! Here's the previews of the album:

To purchase the album, please send $4.00 by Paypal or Revolution Money Exchange (see post below) to wingedheartohio@gmail.com Once I receive confirmation of payment, you will be sent the links via email within 24 hours. Thanks!

Now, here'a preview of the two freebie quick pages you can snag!

You can get the freebies here.

I hope you enjoy the freebies and that you will consider purchasing the album. Your support would be much appreciated and I'd love to hear from you!

As always, blessings to you and yours,
Sally

Introducing my Creative Team Member "Patti"

2008-03-28T16:21:00.004-04:00

Hello everyone, I am so excited that Sally has asked me to be one of her CT Members! Yeah!! I love her designs and she has such a giving heart that she gives most things as freebies so I know you like to check in often to get all the freebies! She has just recently begun to sell some kits and add-ons to help her finance buying commercial use design supplies to create with. Thank you for being such a blessing to her with your purchases and all your comments! She is having computer problems lately and has not been able to get here to her blog or upload New kits. She ask me to come post this message from her to let you know what is happening and to please check back often because as soon as she can there will be New Stuff here. We were very busy before Easter designing a "Quick Pages Album" for you but then her computer developed problems so we have not been able to get them uploaded. As soon as her computer is up and running properly we will get the Album uploaded here for you!!! We are just so excited about the Album that we just can't wait! Keep checking back, she so appreciates each and everyone of you!
Hugs
Sally and CT Member Patti

Okie Dokie...Here are the links for "A Victorian Easter"

2008-03-21T19:17:00.004-04:00

You will find the high speed download links here.

You will find the dial-up download links here.

For detailed previews, see the post below this one!

Hope you enjoy and if you download, please leave me a hug!

Blessings,
Sally

It's Ready...Introducing Victorian Easter!

2008-03-21T18:58:00.004-04:00

Well, I actually have "A Victorian Easter" done before it is actually Easter!! LOL You know me and deadlines! It's uploading now so I'm going to go ahead and post the previews, then I'll be back with the links when the uploading is finished. It's almost 300 mb! I hope you like it; I'm pretty happy with it. I didn't make any stamps, which I did in the other Victorian holiday kits, but I might make them in the next day or two so stay tuned. Also, we'll have a Victorian Easter QP Album for sale in the next couple days also. I'd appreciate it if you consider purchasing it (if you like it, of course!).

Here are the previews:

Don't forget you may click on the images to see them "up close and personal." LOL I'll be back soon with the links.

Hope you like it. I'd sure appreciate your comments!

Blessings,
Sally

Happy Good Friday to You All!

2008-03-21T18:43:00.003-04:00

Hope you all have a blessed Good Friday and Easter holiday. Those of you who are not of the Christian faith, I hope you have a spectacular weekend as well...and that your weather is better than it is here in Ohio. We're bracing for a storm with up to a half foot or more of snow!!! Oh my, I am so ready for spring and I've even someone who ENJOYS the colder temperatures! LOL We've had so much rain and flooding. My sister lives near the Stillwater Creek here in Ohio and it is almost 1 1/2 feet above flood level and rising...she still has flood warnings and the storm that is coming through appears to be staying far enough north that they will be getting more rain instead of all snow. Her basement has 3 to 4 inches of water in it now. I sure feel for her. Please keep her and the rest of those in the midwest who are being affected by the flooding and by the late season snow storm in your prayers. I also want to ask you to keep Patti (from my Creative Team) in your prayers as today is the anniversary of her Mom's death just two years ago. It's so hard losing your mother, especially when you were as close as Patti and her Mom.

I want to thank all of you who left such kind comments for me and Patti on 4shared regarding the Eileen B Quick Pages. I'm glad you enjoyed them!

Not too much else is going on here in my life. Pretty much the same old...same old: hurting like the dickens and even more frustrated than hurting! LOL I can't wait until the weather gets better so I can get out more. My wheelchair is out being serviced so I have a loaner which I hate! Hopefully mine will be back before it gets nice out because if it is...I'm 'outta here!! HA HA HA They call me "Speed Racer" in the building where I live!

Well, I'm going to close for now but I'm about to make another post with the previews of the Easter kit...it's done! Hooray!!

Blessings and love to you all at this Holy time of year!
Sally

Last Eileen B Quick Page Freebie

2008-03-19T14:30:00.006-04:00

Here's the last of the Eileen B Quick Page freebies Patti made for you:

You can get it here.

Also, I'd like to offer you a nine quick page album made from the Eileen B. kit by Patti (from my creative team) and myself. It's a real beauty and combined with the three freebies, you'll have an entire 12 page album! You get all nine of the new pages for just $3.00 - about 33 cents a page! Here's a preview (click on the image for a close-up view):

To purchase the album, please send $3.00 using PayPal or Revolution Money Exchange to wingedheartohio@gmail.com. The links will be sent to you via email. Revolution is a new service that works similarly to PayPal. For details about it and to receive a $25.00 incentive payment for joining before the end of the month, see the previous post.

Thanks for considering purchasing the Eileen B. Quick Page Album and enjoy the freebie! The Victorian Easter kit should be up tomorrow or the next day. I'm working on an alpha and have to make the previews, but it is finished other than that!

Blessings,
Sally

Alternative to PayPal & Asking For Your Help

2008-03-16T23:25:00.006-04:00

Hi everyone. I have been introduced to a new way to pay/receive money for online transactions. It's called Revolution Money Exchange. I checked it out thoroughly and it is definitely legit. Right now, they are offering $25 to each person who signs up for an account as an incentive bonus. There are no fees to send/receive money if you tie it to your bank account - just as you do with PayPal. The $25.00 showed up in my account immediately after I signed up!

Now, here's how you can help me. For every person who signs up that I refer, I receive $10.00! I would love to buy lots of new commercial use products that I could use to make YOUR freebies. This would be a great way to help me do that without costing you anything and you get $25.00 to boot!

If you would like a referral (which is required for me to get credit for you joining), please email me at wingedheartohio@gmail.com and I will send you a referral ASAP. I really appreciate your consideration of this offer which ends March 31st!

Blessings,
Sally

Freebie! Eileen B QP Page #2

2008-03-14T01:38:00.005-04:00

Short & Sweet...here's your freebie for today...a second quick page for the Eileen B. kit made by Patti on my Creative Team. There's more on the way, including an entire quick page album that will be for sale. Should be up in the next day or so.

Click here to go get it! Enjoy.

Blessings, as always,
Sally

Just an update! LOL

2008-03-14T01:00:00.005-04:00

Hi all. I've been such a bad blogger lately! Not much going on in my life except the same old same old. LOL I'm hoping to get the Easter kit up this weekend, but you know I never can be certain. At least I know I'm far enough along in creating it so that you'll definitely have it before Easter! Ha Ha Ha! Here's a preview of one of the papers:

Let's see...what's on my mind. Well, I'm anxiously awaiting news of whether my niece, Denise, is going to have a baby girl or boy. We probably won't know for three or four weeks. I'm going to make her a scrapped album like I did a couple years ago when she had her last baby, little Wes. She does a great job adding the pictures and journalling to make it her own. I seem to have the bug right now to paper scrap so it will be a fun time for me to make the album.

I'm also planning on scrapping some pages for pictures of another great-niece, Alyssa, as she goes to school this coming fall. I just can't believe how fast she is growing up. She'll be five in May. Just goes to show you what God can do as she wasn't expected to live a week because of kidney issues (she only has one working kidney and it only functions partially). She was premature and the diagnosis is renal dysplasia and polycystic kidney disease. Well, I'm here to tell you that this little girl is a fighter! She's done so well and is such a bright little girl who can brighten the world up just by smiling. When she's put's her little hands on your cheeks, her nose up against yours, and tells you she loves you...well...there's no better feeling in the world! (Some of you already know about all this but please forgive me for repeating the situation for my newer blog readers. PRETTY please?)

Let's see...what else is on my mind. Well, for one, aren't you just so tired of all the political crap? I sure am! I wish the campaigns were just about the candidate's positions on issues, their qualifications, etc., instead of all the personal crap. Whatever your political beliefs are, make sure you get out there and VOTE! Let your voice be heard!!

Well, that's about it for this update. Talk 'atcha soon!

Blessings to one and all,
Sally

We're buried in snow in Ohio!!!!

2008-03-08T19:18:00.005-05:00

Hi everyone. Just thought I'd share a couple pictures of our huge blizzard-like snowstorm here in Ohio. The first is the snow drift on my FIFTH floor balcony! I can't even open my screen door to take some better pictures of the scenes around me because of all the snow blocking and leaning against it! The second picture is what I see when I look down at street level. It's through the screen and the rails of my balcony so it's not wonderful but you get the drift (pun intended!!). Yep, that's a car buried in the snow!!

LOL Well, I guess I won't be going anywhere in my wheelchair soon! I'd get lost in a drift and not be found until spring! ROFLMBO At least the snow has pretty much stopped but it's many a years since I've seen this much snow at one time! Makes me want to go out and play -- NOT!!

Stay safe and have a great weekend! Oh, and thank you to those who have left such wonderful comments and well wishes when downloading the Eileen B. kit. Not too many have even though it's been downloaded several hundred times already (which does makes me happy!). Boo Hoo LOL

Blessings,
Sally

Eileen B is Here!

2008-03-07T01:00:00.005-05:00

Hi everyone! So sorry it has taken so long, but I finally finished Eileen B. It really was a labor of love and I thought of Eileen every minute that I was creating. I am so very happy with how this kit came out. While I LOVE the Victorian kits, it was really nice to work with something different. I used tons of commercial use products from some of my favorite designers including Melanie Ann Designs, Sue Wood Designs, Kim Smith Designs, and more. I'd like to especially give a shout out to Kim B as I used not one, not two, not even three...but FOUR of her products. I especially love the Build-a-Bag I used to make the purse.

I have made the decision to offer my kits as freebies (other than my Victorian Holiday Series) for thirty days, then I will put them up for sale for a reasonable price. There will be kits that I put directly up for sale but I will always have freebies for you! I would like to continue purchasing the commercial use products so that I may create even nicer things for all of you, but that takes money that I don't have. Even if I only sell a couple kits a month, it would help tremendously. I will re-organize and label my past kits that will now be up for sale, as well as remove the passwords. They will then be given to the purchaser via email after confirmation of payment.

Now, on to Eileen B! It's a huge kit, just under 250 mb. Here's the previews:

For dial-up users, the links are here.
For those with high speed connections, the links are here.

The password for each file is "missher" (without the quotes). These links will expire on April 7th.

I'd love to see what you create from this kit and look forward to your comments! Check back soon as a little birdie told me there will be more Eileen B. quick pages for you! Tweet Tweet!

Blessings to all of you,
Sally
Winged Heart

Introducing Eileen B

2008-02-28T20:49:00.005-05:00

Hi everyone. While I'm still working on my Victorian St. Patrick's Day and Easter kits, I was inspired to make a kit in honor of my stepmother, Eileen B., who passed a few weeks ago. (See posts below.) Her favorite color was blue so I used three shades of it and added a pretty shade of green, lilac and white to create a soft, feminine kit. Here are the colors:

The complete kit should be ready in the next couple days for you, but one of my creative team members, Patti, created this beautiful quick page using the kit and has graciously allowed me to offer it to you as a preview of what's to come. Here it is:

You can download the quick page here.

Enjoy and check back in a couple days for the complete kit.

Blessings,
Sally

Hi all and a link to some freebies!

2008-02-24T23:16:00.002-05:00

Good evening to everyone. I hope you've had a great weekend. I'm still on the mend but have very little energy. Since I'm not creating much in the way of freebies right now, I thought I would tell you what Ruthie over at Sugar Shack Scraps is up to! She is having a 75 DAY FREEBIE BLITZ at her blog and is currently on day 5, which are some really cute baby-themed tags. Check out her blog where you can still pick up the the past ones. Don't forget to leave her some luv and tell her I sent you! Thanks, Ruthie, for permission to send my readers to you!

I hope to have a little something for you in the next few days.

Blessings to you...have a GREAT week!

Sally

A quick update...

2008-02-21T16:28:00.002-05:00

Hi all. I really thought I was getting better...I really did! But, no! LOL I have never really recovered from the flu last week and, in fact, have been having a lot of trouble breathing the last three or four days. Come to find out today at the doctor's office that I have pneumonia in my left lung. Boo Hoo! I had two breathing treatments, a shot of steroids, a shot of antibiotics, and came home with some scripts for more of the same. I'm kind of out of it now and am going to bed so this is just a short update but I wanted to let you all know that I'm still under the weather, but I am definitely STILL kicking! LOL I appreciate your prayers and good thoughts, as always.

Blessings to you and yours,
Sally

Updates and My Gratitude

2008-02-15T14:34:00.003-05:00

Hi everyone. Sorry I've been MIA but the last week has been so difficult. My stepmother's illness and her death really threw me for a loop. Her funeral was very nice (as nice as they can be). I managed to speak and to read a poem I wrote, but it was tough to get through. My step-sister aranged a very nice dinner after the funeral service. The weather was absolutely terrible. We had about six inches of snow and then the freezing rain hit. I managed to fall down the steps in front of the rec center where the dinner was held. I went down pretty hard and felt like a beached whale laying there in the freezing rain, but am less sore now. On top of that, the very same evening, I came down with the flu...really nasty stuff. That was Tuesday and I'm just now being able to start keeping anything down.

One of the things that got me through this difficult time was the wonderful comments and emails I received from all of you. How blessed I am to have your support! It means so much to me. Never doubt that a kind word, an expressed prayer, or a gentle hug sent on the internet can lift a person and help then cope with whatever they are going through. I'm living proof! You are all priceless to me.

I'm starting to feel strong enough to start designing again so I've commenced work on the Victorian Easter kit. I'm really happy with it so far. The colors are a bit brighter than the rest of my Victorian kits have been. Here they are:

Check back on Monday (President's Day). I hope to have a little something for all of you then.

Many blessings...and have a safe weekend!

With gratitude,
Sally

Please Pray for My Family

2008-02-08T01:23:00.001-05:00

My Stepmother, Eileen, passed away late Thursday evening. She was 84. As per her wishes, she was not intubated or put on a breathing machine. She was lucid most of the time and even joked with us occasionally. She was on a BIPAP machine to force her to inhale and exhale until my stepbrother, his wife, and his adult son got here from Delaware. He sped the whole way. As soon as they arrived and were able to spend a little time with Eileen, we had the BIPAP machine removed and she was given a few mg. of Morphine to ease her pain. She passed peacefully in about 15 to 20 minutes in a room filled with her loved ones.

Please keep us in your prayers as we deal with this loss. She became my stepmother in 1966 and I will miss her greatly. Thanks, everyone. It is comforting to know that my family and I are being lifted up in prayer.

If you wish, check out my post on 12/24/07 which was about Eileen and her being a cover girl for a calendar put together by Meals on Wheels. She was so proud that she was chosen to be on the cover!

Thanks again for your prayers and good thoughts. I wish all of you many blessings. Don't forget to tell those in your life that you love just how much you do love them. You just never know when that might be the last thing you say to them.

Sally

Victorian Valentine 2008 AO Freebie Kit

2008-02-07T13:13:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone. I'm going to make this quick because my stepmother is in the hospital and quite ill. She's been in about a week but was just moved to Intensive Care and I'm will be going to the hospital in just a few minutes.

Here's the promised Add-on to last year's Victorian Valentine kit. I hope you like it! Here's the preview:

You can download it here. Sorry, I didn't have time to make smaller download files. This one is 62 mb. I'll try to do that as soon as possible.

Please pray for my stepmother. She is 84 years old and has emphysema and COPD, and was just diagnosed with blockages in her carotid arteries on both sides. Her condition is quite serious. I'll check back as soon as I can. Thanks.

Blessings,
Sally

The news I've been waiting for!

2008-02-01T19:20:00.000-05:00

Well, all you wonderful people, my miracle is complete! My CT results came back with absolutely no sign of reoccurence or spread of my cancer! I don't even have to have another CT scan (at least for the kidneys) until January of '09! I'm so blessed and so grateful to God that this was the result. I was really frightened! I just had to share this great news with all of you and thank you for your support and prayers!

Blessings to all of you,
Sally

Check this out!

2008-02-01T19:16:00.001-05:00

Hi there. Heather Greene (Scrappy Pony Designs) has a wonderful winged heart freebie on her blog. It's just gorgeous -- of course, as you can imagine, I'm a bit partial to any winged heart. Stop over and check it out. She has bunches of other freebies, too. Make sure you leave her some love if you download and tell her I sent 'ya! Here's a picture of the winged heart freebie:

I Finally Did Some Scrapping!

2008-01-30T06:41:00.002-05:00

I haven't done much actual scrapping lately, but did make a few layouts...some for friends but a couple for me. I thought I would share one of them with you so you didn't think I was not ... horrors ... a REAL scrapbooker! Tee Hee. The layout is one of my baby sister, Susie, with her beloved Puppy Girl. I used Atomic Cupcake's Puppy Love kit. That doggie is something else. I don't think I've ever known a dog who chases rocks the way she does. You read right...ROCKS! Don't bother throwing toys or anything else. All she wants to play with is rocks. Silly girl! It doesn't do much for the baseboards!

BTW, if you haven't visited Atomic Cupcake for a while, her "all you can download" pricing is ending on February 1st. After that everything will be a la carte. Check out her website for details. I purchased her actions & templates so I have lots of new stuff to play with when designing for YOU!

Also, I have decided to do some new Valentine's elements for all you faithful bloggers who already had my kit from last year. It just wasn't sitting right with me not to offer you something new. So....stay tuned! I won't give you a deadline since I can't seem to make any of them, but I will promise it will be before Valentine's Day. LOL

Have a good one,
Me

Woo Hoo! A Baby is on the way!

2008-01-29T22:32:00.000-05:00

Much to my surprise, I'm going to be a Great-Auntie again! Of course, no one is more surprised than my niece and her hubbie since he had a vasectomy two years ago! LOL

Another little baby to love...I'm just overwhelmed! The way my niece told me was so precious. She said she knew I struggled to find reasons to go on (because of the health issues), so she decided to give me one and it would be here in about nine months! LOL I hope she has an easy pregnancy and a healthy bundle of joy. I know the baby's big brother and big sister will be thrilled...okay, well, maybe! LOL Here's their Christmas picture:

That's little Wes (he's 2) and Taylor (she's 4).

I can't believe next year there will be THREE! That will bring my total of great-nieces and great-nephews (counting step-family and by marriage) to, drum roll here, FOURTEEN! I am a blessed woman! One thing that's certain, he/she will be cute! Denise makes such pretty babies! :) I guess we'll have to give some credit to Daddy Wes, too! LOL

Just had to share my wonderful news. It's so nice to have something special to share instead of just bad health stuff!

Blessings,
Sally

Victorian Valentine Layout

2008-01-29T06:06:00.001-05:00

Hi all. Here's a layout that Patricia from my Creative Team made using my Victorian Valentine kit. It's her and her grandson from some time ago. He's becoming a strapping young man now! Great job, Pat. It's always a thrill for me to see my designs in use! Thanks for sharing.

Health Update & Victorian Valentine 2006 Freebie Kit Re-Release

2008-01-28T03:13:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone...hope you all had a good weekend! I'm happy to report that I am feeling somewhat better but am spending a lot of time just resting. The rash I still have is driving me absolutely BONKERS. It's all over my legs and looks and feels like an itchy sunburn! Ouch! LOL I do definitely feel as though I'm on the mend, though. I don't have any results to report as of yet from the CT scans of my chest and abdomen.

As promised, I am re-releasing my Victorian Valentine freebie kit from last year. It is a HUGE kit, a little over 270 mb. Heck, I didn't even remember half of it myself! LOL It's a good thing my friend, Patricia, had a copy of it because I lost mine when my old hard drive hit the floor. I was going to make an add-on, but I will probably just keep working on the Easter kit since I'm not being very prolific because of my health issues and, as hard to believe as it is, Easter is only two months away! I do feel bad for my faithful readers who have followed me for a year and already have this kit...so you never know, maybe I'll come up with something else for Valentine's Day. Maybe just a few new elements or so.

When looking at this kit, I realized my designs have come a long way! Your feedback plays a tremendous part in that so kudos to all of you who leave me wonderful messages not only of thanks, but of suggestions!

Here are some previews, but please note that not all of the papers or elements are included in the previews:

Like all my creations, this kit is for personal use only.

I only used MediaFire this time. If you have any problems with downloading, please email me and I'll help in any way I can. Enjoy!

The dial-up links are here.
The high-speed links are here.

Blessings to you and yours,
Sally

Well, Boo Hoo!

2008-01-25T23:52:00.000-05:00

Sorry, everyone, that the kit is not up yet. I was waylayed by dehydration and an allergic reaction to the contrast I had to drink on Monday for the CT scans. After spending some time in the hospital, getting IV's and meds, I'm feeling a bit better.

Hopefully, it will be up tomorrow. I'm so glad all of you are so very patient with me. I really appreciate that you stick around even though my deadlines keep getting postponed over and over! LOL

Take care and be safe this weekend.

Blessings,
Sally

I am such a BAD blogger lately!

2008-01-22T10:39:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone. Thank you so very much to all of you who have left wonderful and encouraging comments here on my blog, and those who took the time to email me with greetings and sent e-cards. I so appreciate all of you. I think I have the best blog friends there could possibly be!

I also want to apologize for being such a bad blogger lately. I've been feeling overwhelmed by my health issues. I finally went yesterday for the CT scans and chest x-ray to follow-up on the kidney cancer. They were supposed to be done two months ago, but I kept putting them off. Hopefully, the results will be as good as those of the colonoscopy!

I'm off now to upload my Victorian Valentine's Day freebie kit from last year and will re-release it today. I'm working on an add-on freebie and an add-on for sale. This year's whizzing on by already! I'm going to start working on a Victorian Easter kit. I didn't do one last year so it will be all new!!

Blessings to you and yours,
Sally

Happy New Year Miracle

2008-01-06T01:47:00.000-05:00

Hi all. I hope everyone has had a wonderful start to their New Year. I have! God has blessed me with what I think is a real miracle! Last week, I had my colonoscopy and EGD. Now, mind you, I had been given dire warnings from the specialist as to the importance of this test and that the outcome might not be favorable. Well, much to the doctor's surprise (and my own!), I had not even one little bitty polyp. No tumor or other masses, either! It is the first time in over twenty years that I have been having regular colnoscopies that this has happened to me! All the blood loss I was having came from a tiny tear in my rectum above an internal hemorrhoid but it was cauterized and I'm fine!! Thank you all so much for your prayers. They have definitely been answered.

I have the CT scans, x-rays and blood work Monday for my 9 month follow-up from the kidney cancer surgery so I am feeling much more confident that they will bring good news also! Please keep those prayers coming! You gals are the best and I am blessed by your company!

I'll be back to designing really soon and I have some great ideas for new kits. If you have anything you'd like to request, leave a comment and I'll add it to my to-do list if at all possible!

Blessings to all of you,
Sally

Oh, drat! No New Year's Eve Kit

2007-12-30T15:24:00.000-05:00

Sorry, everyone, but I won't have a Victorian New Year's Eve kit this year.

I would like to request prayers and good thoughts. I'm not doing well at all physically. In fact, I'm pretty darn sick and in so much pain. I'm also anemic and have no strength right now to sit at the computer. I have a bunch of tests coming up including a colonoscopy and EGD scheduled for the 3rd, and CT scans with contrast of my chest and abdomen, a chest x-ray, and bunches of blood work on the 7th, and my yearly heart work-up with echocardiogram, EKG, etc. on the 21st. What a way to start the new year. Boo hoo!

I saw a pain management doctor Thursday hoping to find an alternative way to control my pain meds other than narcotics. No such luck. I went to him taking one narcotic, now I'm taking two! It is going to take me a week or so to get used to this regimen. In the mean time, I'm quite woozy and even more dipsy than I usually am! LOL He explained it was absolutely imperative that we get my pain in control as it is most certainly affecting my diabetes and heart issues. He said the shakiness and quivering I have in my legs when I stand even long enough to brush my teeth is a direct result of the pain shutting my body down. I received quite a lecture about not taking enough pain meds and how it is putting my overall health in jeopardy.

I'm quite frightened about the results of the colonoscopy as I have had cancerous growths (polyps) removed in the past and just had part of my right kidney removed last March because of cancer. I'm having a lot of bleeding and have become anemic and my white blood cell count and other lab values are really off.

Please forgive me for not being able to make the new year's kit...I'll make it up to you on Valentine's Day. Thanks so much for your understanding and thanks in advance for your good thoughts and prayers. What ever comes, I know I'll get through but it helps me bunches to know that all of you are rooting for me.

Blessings,
Sally

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-25T00:49:00.000-05:00

I wish for all of you a blessed Christmas full of laughter, joy, peace and love. If you do not celebrate Christmas, I wish you all the same!

Please pray for all of those who are suffering, lonely or feeling lost during this holiday season. Reach out to someone with a kind word or deed. There are so many people who spend Christmas alone with no one to wish them "Merry Christmas." My heart hurts for them, especially those who live in my apartment building (for seniors and disabled). Remember the reason we are celebrating and the lessons Christ taught about kindness, forgiveness and tolerance. No matter what your religious preference is, these attributes are so needed in this time of violence and suffering in the world. I pray for peace for all.

Thank you for the kindness you have all shown to me, for your support, and prayers. You have all made a difference in my life this past year and I am so grateful for each and every one of you.

As always, I wish you many blessings.

Merry Christmas, my friends!
Sally
Winged Heart

My Stepmom's Famous!

2007-12-22T00:03:00.000-05:00

This evening, I had Christmas with my stepmother, stepsister and brother-in-law. My gift from Eileen, my stepmother, was a complete shocker! She's a cover girl!!! Our local chapter of Meals on Wheels together with Season of Suppers (a pet food drive for pets in need) created a calendar with photographs of Meals on Wheels recipients and their pets. Eileen's picture appears on April's page and on the cover!! What a surprise and such a wonderful gift! She said it took her over 80 years but now she's famous! Here's the cover picture:

Here's info from the calendar:

"The Pet Food Drive was developed after discovering that many of MOWAA (Meals on Wheels) recipients who had pets were sharing their meals with their dog or cat because they couldn't afford to purchase pet food. All the proceeds from the calendar will go directly to local Meals on Wheels programs to develop or sustain pet food feeding programs."

All Banfield pet hospitals have been collecting donations and contributing to the Season of Suppers. They are selling the calendar on their website and PetSmart is selling the calendar in their stores nationwide. It's a great cause.

I'm so tickled for Eileen. She's so proud that she's a Cover Girl!!

Hope all of you are having a great holiday season. Make sure to check back next week for a Victorian New Year's kit!

Blessings to all of you and have a terrific weekend!

Sally

A Victorian Christmas 2007

2007-12-18T17:40:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone. Here is an add-on to last year's Victorian Christmas kit. I just couldn't seem to stop creating Christmas stuff this year! LOL Last year's kit, the Christmas Around the World kit, the Victorian Christmas Angel kit and this one are all created to work together. Here's the preview:

You can download it at Mediafire here.

I hope you enjoy it. Please leave a hug if you download it!

Holiday blessings to you and yours,
Sally

I am SUCH a Dummy!!!

2007-12-16T22:46:00.001-05:00

My Christmas kit from last year that I re-posted -- it is from 2006 NOT 1996! Oh my, oh my! I'm blaming it on all the medicine I take and the weather. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!!!! My, oh my do I feel like a stupid you know what. I even made the password 1996! If Patricia (from my creative team) hadn't mentioned it, I would have never known! She tried to convince me not to tell anyone that all of you would think I've been designing for 10 years but, nooooooooo, I had to confess! ROFLMBO All I can say, as you can see, is oh my, oh my!!!!! All over the web I've put links to the post saying "1996." Shaking head here and smiling a silly, stupid smile!!! :P

Me

Happy Sunday to everyone!

2007-12-16T15:24:00.001-05:00

Hope everyone is safe and warm. If you like football and are watching the Browns/Bills game, you know what the weather here in NE Ohio is like! Blizzard bowl! Go Brownies. Okay, so you didn't know I was a HUGE sports fan but now you do! LOL :P

One of my blog readers purchased my Angels kit and sent me a nice note with her payment. She included her blog address and I checked it out. She's got a bunch of great freebie stuff. Check her out and you won't be sorry!!! Here's the link:

Catt's Scrapps

I've been truly gratified by the response to the freebies I've posted this holiday season! Thanks so much to all of you who have taken the time to say "thanks" and to email me with wonderful and uplifting comments. It warms my heart!

I swore I wasn't going to make any more Christmas stuff but I just can't help myself!! In addition to the New Year's kit I'm working on for my Victorian Holiday series, I'm also working on an addition to last year's Christmas kit. I'm almost finished with it so come back in the next few days to pick it up! Tessie, I included some nativity scenes just for you! Well, maybe not JUST for you, but at your prompting!! LOL

Stay warm and safe!

Love 'ya all,
Sally

My Christmas Surprise - Please Read!

2007-12-15T17:19:00.001-05:00

I belong to a Yahoo freebie group (not scrapbooking) called FreeBeesForMe. It's a great place to get freebies and samples -- no crap or have to do this or that offer to get something. Just links to real freebies and samples. Not long ago, the group owner, Melissa, started an offshoot group for FreeBeesForMe members called FreeBeesCafe so that we could chat and get to know each other better. It has just blossomed into the most wonderful place with even more wonderful people. We have had a lot of adoptions for Christmas and there is always someone who will offer a kind word of support or lift someone up in prayer. Melissa works really hard and there are always contests to win gift cards and other prizes.

There are a number of us members in NE Ohio, in fact there are several of us within an hour of each other. Well, today my door buzzer rang and on the intercom I hear one of the members, Leann, saying that she was here and had something for me. Now, mind you, I've never met her before. Her and her hubby brought me a huge bag full of presents. Everything from a scrapbooking book and paper, to a really cute snowman, candy, pens, address book, Christmas magnets, candles, stickers, and just so MUCH more! My did I have a hard time keeping myself together. I was so surprised -- no, SHOCKED -- that someone I didn't even know would do something so kind for me. She knew I did scrapbooking because I created layouts for three people as a prize for one of our daily contests. I'm just so very grateful, not just for the gifts but for their kindness and new-found friendship. God is good!

You know, I've always helped everyone I could and used to do a lot of charity work when I was able-bodied. It gave me so much pleasure to do so but I'm not sure I truly understood just what it meant to the recipients until I became disabled and could not work. Times are hard, my health struggles many, and I often become discouraged when the world seems full of rude, thoughtless and intolerant people. Today, Leann and Dave not only lifted my spirits considerably, but they also restored my faith in this world we all share.

If you do sampling and freebies yourself, why not check out FreeBeesForMe? Tell them I sent you. My screen name is "freebies4forme" but they know my real name also. You won't be sorry, I promise you.

I hope you all have many blessings this Christmas.

Sally

Christmas Around the World EXTENDED!

2007-12-15T10:31:00.000-05:00

Because so many people in the USA are without power due to the ice and snow storms, Kimberly (Fishinmom) asked those of us who contributed to the kit if we wouldn't mind extending the deadline until December 24th. Of course I told her ABSOLUTELY no way!! Yeah right! LOL So, you have a little more time to get all your downloading done of this FAB kit!! Here's the link again if you haven't already visited.

Christmas Around the World

Keep those fingers flying!

Sally

NEW Victorian Christmas 2006 Brag Book Pages

2007-12-15T10:14:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone. Hope you're having a great weekend. We're bracing for a big storm moving toward us. I feel so bad for those in the plains already affected by the ice storm with power outages, as well as those in New England who are digging out. The plain states are getting hit again with snow and now it's heading our way. At least we won't get it as bad as those in Oklahoma and elsewhere but they are calling for freezing rain followed by 4 to 10 inches of snow. Guess I'll be staying in and wrapping Christmas presents while I watch the white stuff come down. Then again, I'm also working on a Victorian New Year's kit so stay tuned!!!

Judy, aka Baby Doe, has created some brag book pages using by Victorian Christmas 2006 kit, and is sharing them with all of you!

You may download them here.

Please make sure you leave her some love when you download them. I know everyone is busy but the "thanks" have been slow in coming. I've had close to 5,000 downloads (counting each downloaded zip, not individual people), and not even 100 comments! Gee, if I didn't like doing this and sharing with all of you so much, it could make a gal feel less than appreciated!!! :)

Stay safe out there!

Sally
Winged Heart

A Special Gift From a Blog Reader & Thank You to All

2007-12-12T10:13:00.000-05:00

Thanks to all of you who have left some sweet notes and thank you's on my posts and at 4Shared. I really appreciate each and every one of you who took the time to say thanks! Blessings to you in return.

I had one very special email and since this is truly a reflection of Christmas Around the World, I just have to share! One of my new blog readers, Rebecca-Rose, sent me this layout and note:

"Hallo. I found your Blog through your Contribution to the CATW Kit. I think your Art is wunderful! Love your Victorian Christmas...So I strolled over your Blog and read about your Health Problems - I dont know what to say - Thats why I thought I make a LO for you. Hope you enjoy it. Thats my way to tell you, that far away in Germany someone is thinking of you and sending you all the good Thoughts and Prayers. Bless You! Love Rebecca-Rose"

Rebecca-Rose, you are a very special person to take the time to make a layout for me and brighten my holiday! I love it and I am so very grateful! Fröhliche Weihnachten!

When I was searching on the web trying to find out how to say "Merry Christmas" in German, I found a site that has "Merry Christmas" is tons of languages!!! You can find it here.

Holiday blessings and hugs,
Sally

Need Your Prayers, Please.

2007-12-10T18:30:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone. Hope you are all having fun downloading and haven't worn out your mouse yet!!! LOL

My loyal blog readers know of all my MANY health issues and I won't go into all of them here and bore you, but please keep me in your prayers the next few days. I have to go to the Cleveland Clinic on Wednesday to see a GI specialist. I've had recurrent colon polyps for years, some of them cancerous, as well as esophageal stricture and erosive esophagitis. I've been having symptoms recently and it's time for testing again, but this is just for the initial visit. I also have tests most of the day on Friday to follow-up on the kidney cancer and make sure it hasn't recurred or spread to my lungs (which is where it usually spreads to). This will be my nine month post-surgery check-up and I have to have a CT scan of my abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast, a chest x-ray, and bunches of lab work done. I'll be glad when all of this is over and I know everything is okay (or not). I still haven't been fitted for the brace for my chest and upper abdomen. I feel the parts of my sternum moving around more frequently and it is driving me BATTY!!! Yikes...it makes me hurt just typing about it! LOL

Anyway, please keep me in your prayers and send good thoughts this way. I appreciate each and every one of them!

Hugs and blessings,
Sally

Download Issues

2007-12-10T10:33:00.001-05:00

It appears that some people are having problems with downloading from 4Shared. There are no limits to the number of downloads per file, but the problem comes from many people trying to download the same file at the same time. Please be patient and try again later. For the Christmas Around the World files, it might help if some of you start at the bottom of the list and work your way to the top. I'm not sure it will, but it is worth a try.

By the way, I REFUSE to publish nasty comments regarding the downloads. I have had a couple stating they "wasted" their time because no one stated there was a limited amount of downloads. Puhleeze! Bah humbug to you and you know who you are!

To the rest of you, thanks for your patience and understanding that we have no control over the download sites.

Blessings,
Sally

Victorian Christmas Angels

2007-12-10T02:40:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone. I hope you are having fun downloading all the parts of the fabulous "Christmas Around the World" kit!!! I know I am. There are certainly some truly talented designers out there!

Here's a kit I designed featuring Christmas Angels. These are the previews. Click on them for a closer look.

It is 180 mb and the cost is $4.00. If you would like to purchase it, please send payment through PayPal to wingedheartohio@gmail.com. If you would prefer to send a money order or pay with well-concealed cash (at your own risk), please contact me at the same email address for instructions. Please note that the links will not be available until I receive notification from PayPal that the transaction is complete. The links will then be sent to you within 24-48 hours.

I appreciate those of you who purchase the few kits I offer for sale. It is only by this means that I am able to purchase designer use goodies that definitely enhance the freebies I am able to create for all of you.

Holiday blessings to you and yours,
Sally
Winged Heart Ohio

Victorian Christmas 2006 Re-Release

2007-12-10T02:25:00.000-05:00

I have re-released my Victorian Christmas freebie from last year! Here are the previews:

You can get it here. The password is "1996" without the quotes.

I understand there have been some problems with 4shared so I added download links to Mediafire. You can also download the kit here at Mediafire.

I hope you enjoy. Come back soon for a special treat from Judy on my creative team!

Peace and Blessings,
Sally
Winged Heart

Christmas Around the World is Here!!!

2007-12-10T01:57:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas and WELCOME to all my new visitors and to all of you who have visited before! It's time for the big event...Christmas Around the World.

Here are the previews of my contribution:

You can get them at 4shared here (password is hohoho) or at Mediafire here.

Here is the link to the web site where you can get all 79+ designers' contributions!

Christmas Around the World

Hope you enjoy. Please be patient if you have problems downloading...I'm sure all the sites will be quite busy for the next week!! All the links will be available through the web site until midnight, December 16th. Then it is up to each designer if they want to keep them active.

Please, make sure to leave the designers lots of love! It's only the polite thing to do to say a quick "thank you." This was quite an undertaking and it was organized by Kimberly, aka Fishinmom. It would be very nice if you go visit her and thank her personally!!

Holiday blessings,
Sally
Winged Heart

Thanks, Rachell & Note to Everyone

2007-12-02T02:06:00.001-05:00

Thanks for letting me know the link was not working. I had forgot to activate the file. Silly old me!! LOL It's fixed now.

I'm not sure why all of a sudden the last two images I've uploaded to Blogger were not getting larger when clicked on, but instead asked if you wanted to open or download them. I uploaded the images to Photobucket and replaced the others, but they still don't get as large as previously. I'm investigating it now and I'm off to PSP to see if I can get larger preview of the paper patterns in Wrinkled Wrap. Geesh!

Hope you're having a GREAT weekend! Stay safe.

Blessings,
Sally

Want to win my Victorian Christmas Angel Kit?

2007-12-01T14:28:00.001-05:00

I'm having a contest! I will be offering my Victorian Christmas kit from last year again; however, I'm creating an additional kit featuring Victorian Christmas Angels that will be for sale. Want to win it??

A while back I did a challenge at DSO and created a layout about me. It wasn't easy because I usually don't scrap myself. I used Jeanne Baechtold's "Refreshing Meadow" kit. Here it is:

I was thinking that I'd like to get to know my blog visitors a little better so I'm having a contest to do just that. To enter, all you need to do is create a layout about yourself and submit it to me. I will ask my creative team (Patricia and Judy) to help me judge the entries. Here's the rules:

1. Use any designer you like, just make sure you credit the designers whose products you used.

2. Include information about yourself. This can be anything you feel you want to share: where you live, your career, your likes or dislikes, etc.

3. The layout should reflect what you consider your personal scrapbooking style to be.

4. Have your layout to me before December 15th.

That's it for the rules! The layouts will be judged on overall design and creativity. I'll post as many entries as I can on this blog -- I'm sure I won't get hundreds of them so I should be able to post most of them! LOL

I hope to get to know some of you better! Send you layout to me at wingedheartohio.blogspot.com. Can't wait to see them and good luck!

Blessings,
Sally
Winged Heart

Wrinkled Wrap Freebie Paper Pack

2007-12-01T14:18:00.000-05:00

Well, I had a short burst of creativity and energy, so I made everyone a paper pack -- "Wrinkled Wrap." I called it that because the designs remind me so much of gift wrap and it's wrinkled! LOL I know, I know...so clever am I! ROFLMBO I hope you like it. Make sure you click on the preview so you can see the designs more clearly. Here's the preview:

You can download it here. The password is "wwpp."

Blessings,
Sally
Winged Heart

THANKS a bunch!

2007-12-01T14:07:00.000-05:00

Hi all. Hope you're having a great weekend! It's 30 degrees and partially sunny here in NE Ohio right now, but we've got rain and snow on the way for tonight and all next week. Boo Hoo! I can't get out in my wheelchair in the snow and rain. Oh, woe is me! LOL

I want to thank everyone who purchased the add on to my Victorian Thanksgiving kit. Because of those purchases, I was able to take advantage of the 70% off sale at DSO for a few hours Black Friday morning. Even the designer stuff was on sale so I purchased some really cool stuff that I'm sure I'll use a lot while making freebies for all of you! Also, I want to thank those who took the time during this busy season to leave comments when downloading the freebie kit. You know, I promised myself I would not be a designer who "begged" for comments, but I was disappointed that I've had almost 600 downloads and less than 40 comments including here and 4-Shared. I guess that's why I appreciate those who did comment so much!!

All the best,
Sally

Chelsea's Butterfly Kit is now in the store!

2007-11-28T23:53:00.001-05:00

Here's the link for Chelsea's Butterfly Kit. It's now in the Moo Two store. Scroll down for previews of my contribution and on the right is a small slideshow showing everyone's previews. It is over 815 mb of goodies for just $10.00...and every penny goes to help Chelsea and her family.

Blessings,
Sally

Christmas Around the World Preview

2007-11-25T15:54:00.000-05:00

Good Sunday to everyone! I finished my contribution to the Christmas Around the World freebie kit that will be available on December 10th. Here's my previews:

I can't wait to see what everyone else has made! Make sure you mark your calendars to come back on December 10th for the links to my downloads and the link to the website set up where you may get the contributions from everyone else. I should also have my Victorian Christmas freebie kit up then for those who didn't get it last year; as well as an add-on kit for sale.

Blessings as always,
Sally

Freebie Quick Page & a Layout

2007-11-24T21:50:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone. Hope you survived shopping!! The newest member of my Creative Team, Judy aka BabyDoe, has made a quick page using my Victorian Thanksgiving kit...and she's sharing it with all of you! Here's the preview:

You can get it here. The password is "thanks."

I spent Thanksgiving with my niece and her family. The kids were a riot! I think they'd eat anything if it had Cool Whip on it!! LOL Of course, I took pictures and I also made a layout using my kit. Here it is:

Check back tomorrow PM. I finished my contribution for the Christmas Around the World freebie kit and I'll post the previews. It won't be available until the 10th but you get a sneak peak of my part. Of course, I couldn't stop myself and made a complete kit -- a little over 100 mb! I think I have a disorder or something, maybe megaitis or something like that. Anyone heard of it???? ROFLMBO

Blessings, as always,
Sally
Winged Heart Ohio

A Victorian Thanksgiving...Finally!!

2007-11-22T16:57:00.001-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I am so very thankful for and appreciate all of you more than you could possibly know. You bless me every time you stop by and leave a hug or even just download something I've worked so hard to create. I may not be as proliferative as a lot of designers, but every pixel is made with love! You're the best!

I finally finished A Victorian Thanksgiving! I have a large (about 200 mb!) freebie kit for you, plus an add-on for sale. I hope you like them...I really think they are some of my best work, even if I say so myself! LOL When searching for the public domain images, I discovered that the people from the Victorian era sure had different sensibilites than we do now! So many of the images were of dead turkeys! Yuck. As much as I enjoy eating them, I sure don't want to see images of dead ones in my scrapbook!! LOL

Okay, enough with the chatter...down to business! Here's the freebie. It consists of 1 glass alpha complete with both upper and lower cases, numbers and punctuation; 2 chipboard alphas with upper and lower cases; 22 12x12" papers; 7 satin bows; 7 sets of four photo corners; 24 elements; 7 crochet flowers; 7 crochet ribbon frames; 7 crochet ribbons; 15 tags, some decorated and some plain; 7 tag hangers; and 4 word arts! Phew!!! Lots of goodies. Here's the previews (don't forget you may click on the pictures to get a larger view):

For those with dial-up connections, the links are here. The password is "gobble."

For those with high speed connections, the links are here.

I hope you enjoy! I would love to see what you do with them.

Now, here's the add-on that is for sale. It consists of 10 additional papers, 7 framed and decorated elements, 20 stamps, 2 word arts, and 3 upper case fancy alphas. It's about 80 mb. and costs just $3.00! I respectfully ask you to consider purchasing it. With the monies from the Fall-O the Dots kit, I was able to purchase some of the commercial use products that allowed me to make the Victorian Thanksgiving kits a little nicer; for example, the "crochet" items. The more I can purchase, the better your freebies will be!!!

Here's the previews:

You may purchase it by sending $3 to my PayPal address: wingedheartohio@gmail.com. Upon confirmation of payment from PayPal, I will send you the download links within 24-48 hours. Please remember if you pay through PayPal with an e-check, links will not be sent until payment has cleared. Also, please note in the comments section of the PayPal form which links you would like -- for high speed or dial-up. If not indicated, I will send the high speed links. If you would like to pay with a money order or well-concealed cash (at your risk), please email me and I will send you the address to send payment to.

I hope all of you have had a day full of blessings, time shared with friends and family, and, of course, full bellies!!! LOL

Blessings to each and every one of you,
Sally
Winged Heart

Christmas Around the World

2007-11-17T19:17:00.000-05:00

My, oh my, are you in for a treat!!!

Kimberly, aka Fishinmom, first decided she was going to do a huge Christmas freebie as a gift for her fans. Then she had a light bulb moment and decided to ask some of her designer friends to participate in making a freebie kit for everyone. THEN, after she had such a wonderful response, she decided to open it up for all designers -- newbie and experienced alike. Well, the result is that over 60 (yep, that's S I X T Y!!!) designers are participating to create the granddaddy of all freebie kits. Of course, I couldn't resist joining in!!!

Can you just imagine how wonderful this is going to be -- designers from all over the globe getting together to give such a fantastic Christmas gift to anyone and everyone who wants it? Each designer will post their contribution on their blog and/or web site, but a special web page is being created to host all the links in one place. The web site will go live on December 10th so limber up those wrists and get a really soft cushion to sit on because you will have lots of downloading to do!!! LOL This is going to be a monumentous freebie kit!!!

Thanks, Kimberly, for starting this wonderful undertaking. I'm proud to say I will be a part of it. It is so heart-warming to me to see all these different women from all parts of the world get together for such a project. Now, if we could get all the world leaders to get together to work on world peace in such a kind and giving manner, maybe the world would be a better place for all of us to live in!!! But, that's a different story..... LOL

Many blessings to all of you!!

Sally

Message to Baby Doe

2007-11-17T19:15:00.001-05:00

Hi BabyDoe! First of all, let me thank you for the lovely comment you left on my last post regarding my Victorian Christmas Freebie Kit. It cheered me up on a day when I really needed the encouragement. I appreciate your loyalty and confidence in me more than words in a blog post could ever convey.

Would you please email me at wingedheartohio@gmail.com? I have a question for you.

Blessings
Sally
Winged Heart

Problems with 4Shared

2007-11-16T15:38:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday to everyone! I have been receiving emails regarding problems downloading the Fall-O the Dots sampler kit from 4Shared. I'm not sure what the deal is as it seems some of you are able to download it without problems, but I have uploaded the sampler to Mediafire for those who couldn't get it from 4Shared.

Mediafire link

My Victorian Thanksgiving kit is coming along quite nicely (even if I say so myself!!! LOL). Hopefully, I'll have it ready for you in the next few days. For those who didn't get the Victorian Christmas kit last year, I will be re-releasing it in a couple weeks. I'm also going to create an add-on kit that will be for sale, but stay tuned to find out how you could win it!!

Have a good weekend and play safe!

Sally
Winged Heart

Chelsea's Butterfly

2007-11-11T03:41:00.001-05:00

As I announced a little while ago, I'm contributing to a kit to benefit Chelsea and her family. Chelsea has Down Syndrome and leukemia. The kit is being coordinated at Moo Two Designs. You just won't believe the fantastic contributions that are being made for this kit. They really put mine to shame but I made every pixel with love! It is going to be a truly huge kit and will be available before the end of the month. I'll post here when it is up for sale and I think you'll definitely want to check it out! Here's the previews of my contribution:

As always, you can click on the pictures to see larger views. I'm not sure how well it will show up here, but I love the canvas texture of the "plain" papers. It's a Super Blade Pro preset and is the most realistic canvas textures I've come across. Since I made this kit, a light blue color has been added to the color scheme so it won't be just a "girly" kit.

It's a great cause and I'm just honored to be included!

Hugs,
Sally
Winged Heart

Victorian Thanksgiving Teaser

2007-11-11T03:35:00.001-05:00

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!! Here's a little teaser for the upcoming Victorian Thanksgiving kit that I'm busy working on:

Firstly, here are the colors:

This is one of the papers:

And here's one of the elements:

Hope that you will enjoy this kit as much as I am enjoying working on it. Check back toward the end of next week, I hope to have it done by then!

Many blessings to all of you!
Sally

Fall-O the Dots Link Question & Thank Yous

2007-11-11T03:33:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone. I want to thank all of who left such sweet comments here and at 4Shared about Fall-O the Dots. And, also, special thanks to those of you who purchased the full kit. Your support means the world to me. Because of it, I was able to purchase a couple new commercial use items including some great overlays -- two of which I'm using in the upcoming Victorian Thanksgiving kit!

I received a comment regarding the link for the Fall-O the Dots sampler. It was left by "anonymous" so I couldn't respond personally. It appears to be working fine...I had a friend check it out as well and both of us were able to download it with the password of "dotty." If you still are having problems, please let me know and I will try to send it to you another way!

As always, I'm sending hugs and good thoughts to all of you!

Sally
Winged Heart

Fall-O the Dots Arrives!

2007-10-26T21:23:00.001-04:00

Anyone found my mind???? I know I've lost it somewhere!!! LOL If I ever start to create a kit this big again, I hope someone slaps some sense into me!!!! Almost 300 mb of stuff!

In all seriousness, I hope this is the largest kit I will every create. I just couldn't stop. It's like three kits in one. First, here's the previews (eight of them!!!) of the entire kit which is for sale at an extremely fair price of $5.00!!

All images are created by me from scratch or from my photography. I worked really hard making this huge kit and I respectfully ask that you consider purchasing it. $5.00 is a great price for a kit this size.

To purchase through Paypal, send $5.00 using the email address wingedheartohio@gmail.com. Within 24-48 hours of receiving confirmation of your purchase, I will send you the download links. Please note: If you pay with an e-check, your payment will have to clear your bank before PayPal sends me notice of a completed payment and I send you the links. In the comment section of your payment form, please include the email address you want the links sent to, as well as whether you prefer links for a dial-up or high speed connection.

To purchase with a money order or well-concealed cash, please email me at wingedheartohio@gmail.com for instructions.

Now, on to the freebie.

I have created a sampler kit for you. It includes 4 papers, 2 borders, 3 bows, 3 brads, 3 embellished paper clips, 1 frame, 2 tags, 2 ribbons, and 3 elements. Here's the preview:

You can download it here. The password is "dotty." Please note that these same files are also included in the Mega Kit, so if you are purchasing it there would be no need to download the Sampler Kit.

I hope you enjoy the sampler and after viewing it, you find the whole kit irresistable!!!

Thanks everyone for your support. Now, I'm off to work on my contribution to the charity kit and your Victorian Thanksgiving Freebie kit.

Blessings,
Sally

So sorry...

2007-10-25T21:00:00.000-04:00

I'm still struggling health-wise and feel really crappy today, but I've finished the previews to Fall-O the Dots and now am doing the uploading. I'm hopeful the kit and freebie sampler kit will be up tomorrow (Friday). Don't give up on me!!! Please pray for me and send me good thoughts and vibes.

Sally

Having a bad pain week...

2007-10-23T00:20:00.000-04:00

I just wanted to stop in and apologize for not having my next kit and freebie up yet. I've had a really bad pain week and have spent a great deal of time in bed. I promise it will be up tomorrow after I do the previews. Stay tuned and thanks for being patient!

Sally

Charity Kit for Chelsea

2007-10-18T01:33:00.000-04:00

I am participating in a charity kit for a little girl, Chelsea, who has Down Syndrome and has been diagnosed with leukemia. This is her picture...isn't she just too cute!?! Jeanette at Moo Two Designs is organizing it. Here is what she says:

"Hello everyone!!! So here is the situation:

You may or may not know that I am a contributing author to a book about life as a mother of a child with Down Syndrome. It is a collection of stories from over 50 Moms, and it is a really amazing book!

Anyways, one of the little girls that is featured in the book is one and a half year old Chelsea! This sweet little girl has just been diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia! For those who don't know, this requires many, many chemotherapy treatments and an extremely long stay in the hospital. Chelsea has been in treatment for about a month now, and is such a trooper!!

As you can well imagine, this experience is a very expensive one, both emotionally and financially for the family. Chelsea has an older brother that she can rarely see for fear of Chelsea catching a virus, because she has no immune system due to the chemo. Her mother Cary has been staying with Chelsea most of the time, occasionally getting some sleep at the local Ronald McDonald House.

What I would like to do is create a beautiful collaboration kit and send the proceeds directly to the family. My thought is that it could at least help with meals, transportation, what have you.

I am so excited to have to opportuntiy to help this family. Us Moms that contributed to the book (which is called Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives) are quite close, so this is hitting quite close to home, especially since children with Down Syndrome are prone to developing Leukemia. I know that if Carter were ever sick like this that I would appreciate any and all help, so lets help this family!!!

Who's with me??"

I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to help this family, even if in a small way. If you design and would like to participate, check out the forum at Moo Two. I'll let the rest of you know when the kit is available...probably toward the end of November. I'm sure it is going to be a great kit and it will be a very worthwhile purchase!

Sally

Dottie's Layout & Message for Pooh Bear

2007-10-18T01:08:00.002-04:00

Pooh Bear, I sent you my email address and added a note here (to the right) giving it. I really appreciate your mentioning you couldn't find it since it wasn't there!! LOL I haven't yet received your page, but would LOVE to see it!!!

Here's a layout another of my blog visitors, Dottie, made using the Victorian Halloween kit:

She says:

"This dog belonged to a pumpkin vendor at a herb festival I attended last weekend. Cute huh? Thank you for the kit".

Thank YOU, Dottie, for sharing your very cute layout!!! It is very sweet of you.

Check back tomorrow everyone, I'm pretty sure the new freebie mini kit and the kit for sale will be up!!! It's turned into quite the mega kit. I would sincerely appreciate it if you would consider purchasing it and hope you'll like the freebie kit. It's not Victorian, but I am very happy with the way it has turned out...and feel it's is a bit different than most fall kits, IMHO! Next will be the Victorian Thanksgiving freebie kit! Stay tuned...

Blessings,
Sally

Passing it on!

2007-10-14T18:39:00.000-04:00

I'm passing along my "Nice Matters Award" to three of my favorite designers. Not only are their designs great, but they are sweet people, as well.

First, to Kim B. who has always had a kind word for me and whose blog ALWAYS makes me laugh. If it's true that laughter helps us heal, she's doing more for me than all the doctors I see!!! LOL! You (and your designs) are simply the best, Kim!!

Secondly, to Bunny Cates. She also has been very kind to me. When it came to her attention that my hard drive crashed and burned, she was so sweet and sent me a coupon to download a couple kits from her store -- FREE, mind you. It so helped me to know that someone not only understood the difficulty of the situation, but cared enough to help me through it! Thanks again, Bunny!

Thirdly, to Karla at Lifesong Kreations. Karla, your faith inspires me every time I visit your blog and you do wonderful work. No matter what someone's religious preference is, they are sure to be inspired by your beautiful work and dedication. Blessings to you.

Here's your award ladies!!

Victorian Halloween Layouts

2007-10-11T14:43:00.001-04:00

Here's a couple beautiful layouts Patricia did using my Victorian Halloween kit. Great job, girlfriend! That's her in the middle picture!

I'd love to also see what some of you are doing with my kits! Send them to me and I'll post at least some of them here on my blog!!

Check back in the next day or two; I should be finished with "Fall-O the Dots" by then. There will be a matching mini kit freebie!

Sally

Wowza!! My first award...EVER!!!!

2007-10-10T04:35:00.000-04:00

What a wonderful surprise I have had. Fishinmom has been so gracious as to present me with my very first scrapbooking award!! It's the "Nice Matters" Awards. Here's what she wrote on her blog:

This award is being given to Sally of Winged Heart Ohio. Despite all she is going through she still finds the time to create beautiful kits and share absolutely stunning freebies! If you take a moment to read her blog you'll know instantly that she has a heart of gold. Now that's my kind of woman! By the way if you haven't been to her blog recently or may have never been there - she has this totally awesome, huge Victorian Halloween kit and she's giving it away for free!! So you better run on over and grab it before she comes to her senses!! LOL! Don't forget to leave some love for all her hard work if you grab it!! Here's your award Sally!! You truly deserve it!!

(Blushing going on here!!)

She says she found the award on the Bella Enchanted Blog where it states that the intentions for the "Nice Matters Award" is as follows: "This award will be awarded to those that are just nice people, good blog friends and those that inspire good feelings and inspiration! Those that care about others that are there to lend support or those that are just a positive influence in our blogging world!"

(More blushing happening now!!)

I'm so very honored! Your wonderful comments about my freebies makes me want to keep learning and to create even more. They mean so much coming from someone whose designs I truly admire (and lust after!). I'm just a newbie at this designing thing and I truly appreciate the honor.

Now, I'm off to think of those bloggers I want to pass the award along to!

Blessings to you all, and a special blessing to you, Fishinmom!!!!

Sally

Survey and "Thanks!"

2007-10-08T14:50:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone. Thank you so much for your kind comments regarding my health situation and the struggles I am having. They mean a lot to me. As always, I really appreciate the feedback I am receiving on my "Beloved" Paper Pack. Reading the comments at 4Shared, I noticed a lot of you mentioned it was the first time you visited my blog. I want to offer all of you an extra-special "welcome," and I'm happy you found me!

One of my readers asked if I ever re-create the elements to "Beloved," would I please let her know as she would purchase them. This got me thinking. As mentioned in a previous post, I would like to start selling a few items to help with my expenses. Medicare pays only a portion of medical expenses, and Social Security disability definitely only provides for the bare minimum. Also, there are classes I would like to take to help me become a better designer, commercial use products I could purchase, etc.

I created a survey which can be found to the right. With the understanding that I will ALWAYS have freebies and that my items for purchase would always be at a very reasonable cost, would you please take the time to respond and let me know what you prefer. You may pick as many options as you would like. If you have comments and/or would like a different combination I did not think of, please respond to this post.

Thanks so much for your time and consideration,
Sally

Lighter things and a freebie!

2007-10-06T02:05:00.000-04:00

Okay, I've dried the tears for awhile and now on to less serious things! First and foremost, I want to thank all of you -- each and every one -- for taking the time to leave me comments here and at 4Shared regarding the Victorian Halloween kit. I read every one (sometimes more than once, I'm almost embarassed to say!) and not only do they mean a great deal to me, but they inspire me to keep creating!!!

I am not only working on a Victorian Thanksgiving freebie kit, but also a fall kit that is not Victorian and will be for sale. There are lots of dots, leaves, and other fall goodies! It's called "Fall-O the Dots" and here's a preview of the colors, a paper, and an element (as always, click on the pictures for a better view):

Now, for the freebie: I was working on a kit called "Beloved", which I really liked, when my hard drive hit the floor and took everything on it with it, including most of the new kit. However, I had uploaded a couple papers to share as previews and I added several more to create this paper pack for you. I just don't have the heart to start the kit over so it will just be the papers. I hope you can find use for them.

Here's the preview:

Download it here. The password is roses4u.

Have a great weekend and keep those prayers coming!
Sally

To Patricia and Karla

2007-10-06T01:49:00.001-04:00

Patricia, my dear friend, you have been my shoulder to cry on, my cheerleader, my prayer partner, my sounding board, and my rock. Without you, I'm not sure I could have held it together this week or for many weeks in the past. You were with me when I was diagnosed with kidney cancer to comfort me, you have made many journeys to the Cleveland Clinic with me, you comfort me when the pain becomes almost unbearable, you cry with me and for me, you are always only a phone call away, you share your medical knowledge freely, and now you, once again, have been here for me during a most difficult time. I hope you know that your friendship is one of the blessings I cherish the most. I am so grateful for you. Love you, my friend.

Karla, you are a new "web" friend, but one that I also cherish. Your website is such an inspiration to me, as are you. The email you sent me yesterday has been read over and over and, each time, I am blessed not only by your generous spirit, but by your willingness to do God's work. You quoted Psalms, "I Shall Not Be Moved." This has always been one of my favorite songs and I know that you were guided to include that quote in your email. It's not often I meet someone I feel connected to, even though I know we meet those we are supposed to meet. I think sometimes we just get too busy and pay so little attention to others that we just don't know that our paths were SUPPOSED to cross. Thank you for not being too busy and for taking the time to pray for me. May you always be blessed and I wish you every success with your faithbooking.

For those who don't know, Karla's scrapbooking site is Lifesong Kreation Freebies.

A Sad Medical Update

2007-10-06T01:32:00.000-04:00

I finally heard from the doctors at Cleveland Clinic a few days ago. I've been too upset to write about it, but here's the news: there is nothing more they can do for me surgically. I'm going to have to live with the condition I am in -- an unstable sternum with parts of the bones rubbing together that catches tissue and separates when I use my arms, and a ventral hernia. Because my chest has already been opened three times, none of the doctors felt that the results would be promising or lasting. Believe me, it's not that I WANTED a 14th surgery, but now I just don't know what to think. I've been dealing with bad daily pain as a result of severe degenerative disc disease in my lumbar spine (and being status post four back surgeries) for many years. This is why I use a wheelchair. Now, I find out that the really severe pain and physical limitations in my chest and arms is here to stay. I just can't get my head around this. I am struggling with the "why" of all this; even though I know that God has a plan for me. I ask you to pray for me...for strength, for clarity of mind, and for the renewed faith I will need to deal with all of this.

Without my creative endeavors, my friends and my little great-nieces and great-nephews, I don't know how I would go on. I'm really having a pity party even though I know there are many worse off than I am. I think I am just plain old worn out -- physically, mentally and spiritually. I also am always cognizant of my many blessings: the fact that my emergency open heart surgery was in the nick of time (literally); the fact that my kidney cancer was caught in time by accident; the fact that I have my mental faculties intact; the fact that I was given the gift of creativity; my friends and family; and even all of you - my blog readers and the recipients of my freebies. What good would it be for me to make them if no one wanted them?!?

Please pray for me if you are so inclined or just send good thoughts, and know that you are an important part of this journey I am on...for better or worse.

I pray for blessings for each and every one of you.

Sally
Winged Heart

Victorian Halloween Kit is Finally Here!

2007-09-27T05:58:00.000-04:00

NOTE: The MediaFire link is working again!

Good day everyone! I finally finished the Victorian Halloween kit and it is HUGE! No...I mean REALLY huge!!! LOL We're talking 230 mb of stuff! There are 27 papers, four alphas, borders, photo corners, buttons & cords, tags & cords, tons of elements, word art and much more. There's also some lace and a few flowers! Even if you're not into Halloween, there is plenty here that would be suitable for other themes. It took quite a few preview pages to show you everything, but here they are (don't forget you can click on them to get a really large view and see the detail of the designs):

For those with a dial-up connection, I used 4Shared. There are a total of thirteen zips! The password is "bootoyou." Find them here. The password is "bootoyou."

For those with a high speed connection, I used MediaFire as they allow larger file sizes when uploading. There are a total of three zips. Find them here. I couldn't figure out how to password protect them, so there's no password.

I hope you enjoy it as much I enjoyed making it! I would really appreciate your comments! Please read my Terms of Use and remember it is for personal use only.

I want to give a special shout out to KimB's Designs for her "Lace & Trim" commercial use templates, and also to Heather Manning for her "Blissful Blooms" commercial use templates. You can find links to their blogs column to the right. Both of these women are not only great designers, but they have many wonderful products to make it easier for the rest of us! Thanks, gals.

Please check out the post below this one. I'd really appreciate it if you would vote for my friend's daughter. There's only two days left to vote. She's in first place right now but is losing ground. Would you if I said, "Pretty Please" very nicely? How 'bout if I begged a little???? LOL

As always, I'm praying for blessings for each and every one of you!

Sally
Winged Heart