FREEBIES

Please leave the girls some love and be sure to pick up your copy of this fun kit and start scrapping your birthdays away!

Did Ellie mention something about a freebie? Wouldn't want to disappoint you, so here are 2 Quickpages by our CT Members Kaytee & Jodie. They did a GREAT job! These are from Happy Birthday, Buddy and you can pick it up at Digital Candy.

And here are your Qickpages ~ you can pick them up HERE

And The Spotlight Is On...

our one and only Kaytee!

CT: Tell us a little about yourself...

Kaytee: Well, my name is Kaytee and I have been married for 4 years. We have a baby girl named Nichole, who is not much of a baby anymore!! lol, She is 2 1/2 and SPOILED!!! We are currently trying to add to our family!! We also have 2 dogs and a cat. A black lab named Strider, a beagle named Ally McBeagle, and the kitty is Sassi.

CT: When & how did you start digiscrapping?

Kaytee: I started digiscrapping about a year and half ago. I was using a crappy program that didn't use layers and such at that time!

CT: Do you use a laptop or desktop & what program do you use?

Kaytee: I use a desk top computer with Paintshop Pro X2, we just got a laptop as well, but I can't get my program to upload on it :(

CT: What's your fave Pretty Pixels kit & why?

Kaytee: Hmm... so many to choose from!!! If I had to choose one though I think I would go with My BFF Rose. Its just so girly and FUN!! That frog is just the cutest thing ever!!! lol

CT: Do you take part in challenges? If so what's your fave?

Kaytee: I do! I love challenges, I go to those when I am having problems getting started on a page, which is often! lol My favorite challenges are templates or journaling! I also really like doing the recipe challenge and Digital Candy. I have never done those till last month and it was just great!!

CT: What do you enjoy doing apart from scrapping?

Kaytee: Well I am a co-owner of a parenting website, so I do spend some time doing that. I also play World of Warcraft with my dad, my uncle and great Aunt, and even my husband! lol We are all dorks. I love to read and my favorite book is Lord of the Rings, though I am reading The Other Boleyn Girl right now and its FABULOUS!!

CT: I like your Digital Candy username - nvr.4.gtn - is there a story behind this?

Kaytee: There is! This is my user name all over the internet. Its pronounced (never for gotten) for those that didn't know. Its for my brother. He was killed in Iraq in june of 2005. He was 23 years old and my baby brother! I will never forget him and want others to remember the soldiers fighting right now. Not just honor the fallen but to honor all of them. My father is a retired Marine who served in Vietnam and Desert Storm, my other brother, Kevin was a Marine (with 2 tours in Iraq) and then transferred to the Army where he went for a 3rd time. His 3rd time there was my brother Nick's first tour. They served at the same time though in different areas of Iraq. Nick was killed when I was 3 months pregnant. I never even told him I was pregnant, though my mom says he knew. So we named our child after him. Her name is Nichole. CT: What can I say? That is a tragic but lovely story...

CT: And finally, have you got something you would like to share with the blogs readers like a quote or a trick to the program you use or any scrapping advice etc?

Kaytee: Hmm... I don't know. lol I guess my only advise would be to scrap with purpose! Scrap little things that don't mean much now but you know they will in years to come. For example I recently did a page on little things Nichole says. Just little phrases she says that are so funny when she says them, but I know I won't remember them when she is older. Now because they are scrapped she will know how silly she was!

CT: here is that lo in the Digital Candy gallery and here's a couple more...

This lo is using Kaytee's favourite Pretty Pixels kit - My BFF, Rose - which you can see here exclusively at Digital Candy

I just LOVE Kaytee's journalling on this lo - you can read it better here in the Digital Candy gallery! You can see the kit - Reflections - here

A HUGE thank you to Kaytee for playing along - and now it's your turn!! Please leave us a comment - Would you like to comment on this interview? What's your favourite kit from Tanyia's Pretty Pixels? What would you like to see on our blog? If you include your email addy in the appropriate box on the comment form - who knows - you might find a nice surprise in your inbox :)

Thanks for reading and be sure to check back soon, rumor has it there's some freebies on the way ;)

CHALLENGES COMING SOON

Coming soon...Thursday Challenges!

But for now, I wanted to share some cool links Tanyia has shared with us over at Digital Candy:

Art Contest:  http://www.crayola.com/theartofchildhood/gallery/

   It's simple and has online registration. K-6th graders.

Rubber bands:  http://rubberbandcontest.org/

  A contest for 5th to 8th graders to build something out of rubber bands!

Legos:  http://shanghaiist.com/2008/08/06/photo_gallery_the_lego_olympics.php

  These pictures are so awesome.  Amazing talent ... a must see!

Tanyia has quite the talent of finding really neat sites.  Be sure to leave a comment and share any sites you know of.

Keep in Prayers Please

As many know, Hurricane Ike is heading towards Texas. So bare with us a bit longer before we are able to get loud & rowdy. Please keep these folks in thought and prayer. I can tell you first hand how difficult things can be after a major hurrican as we moved to Mississippi JUST in time for Katrina. If you haven't already, please think about making a donation to your Red Cross. If not monetarily, other things to think of are blankets, pillows, socks, underwear, diapers, clothes...almost anything you can think of.

On a lighter note, tell us what you would like to see on Tanyia's blog? Tutorials, freebies, challenges??? Please let us know in the comments. Be sure to leave your email address, you never know what you may get :) !

Alive & Well!!!

Hi, I'm Tami and the newest addition to Tanyia's AWESOME Pretty Pixels CT Team! A quick thank you to Tanyia for inviting me to the team!

We apologize for being so quiet, but we will make it up to you. We promise! It has been a busy time for Tanyia & the CT with school starting back up, hurricanes to run away from and that wonderful thing called life! Now that we are Feelin' Fresh, we have so much coming in store for you.

First I would like to start off with Tanyia's newest kit .... (drum roll please) ....Happy Birthday, Buddy!



Don't you just love it???? Have you scrapped your little guy's birthday pictures yet? Or are they still sitting in your EHD (like mine are, LOL)? Here is the perfect kit.

Check out this LO by JodieMae using Happy Birthday, Buddy and also Tanyia's template from the Template Challenge at Digital Candy!


Click on the LO pic to go leave JodieMae some love. Browse through the gallery while your there and be amazed at the talent out there.

Well, so much to do and get ready for...
psssst....don't quote me, but I believe their has been a rumor about another birthday kit, but for girls?????