Merry Christmas!!

I hope this finds you in good health, happy/content and have had a nice Christmas. If you are one who does not celebrate it, but celebrates another holiday, I hope it was wonderful as well. Here is our tree this year. Of course, after I got it all done, I found another box of things for Christmas... need to get it all together so next year I find it all at the same time.

For those of you who are on FB, we also have a page for Flights of Fancy Digi-Scrap on facebook.  That is a place I spend time at, but I get really tired of them making changes constantly.  Hubby plays cafeworld..and complains constantly about it. I tell him if you are going to complain, stop playing. LOL!!

Lauri and Shaina are heading to Lansing today, mom is spending the day between church and different friends and Michel and I are just vegging here at home, chatting with friends and munching, watching tv. Nothing special really and nothing elaborate. We enjoy our days of just doing what we want.

I tried to get cards out to most of our friends (via net). I will have to actually break down and do some by hand, but they will be the New Year cards in the french tradition. Too late for Christmas now.  Again, a very Merry Christmas to all of you!!

Christmas Eve

Sun is shining. Good start. No snow here... and almost decent temps. :) Off work for a week.  Smile gets bigger.

I know I must get back into designing, back into Flights of Fancy Digi-Scrap.  Instead I sit and stare at the computer screen when not working.

Christmas is such a wonderful day for family and friends to get together and share special moments. Lauri and Shaina have made it home from North Carolina and will pick mom up and take her with them for the night, and she will spend Christmas with them there. That will be wonderful for her as it will be the first Christmas with my brother gone. It was his favorite holiday. Of course since it seemed like he was always a little boy at heart, it meant presents. But he liked giving as well as receiving.

At least this year I did get the tree up. Michel and I got kindles for each other as our presents. I really love books... real books. I always have one going and a pile waiting to read. But, I don't always have glasses handy. One great feature is that you can make the font larger!! No, I won't give up my 'real' books, but I will use the kindle. Even if I read the book on the kindle, there are some that will be bought to add to my series that is started.

I am also hoping to get all my cards sent out from Jacquie Lawson.  I love those cards and I know when the people get them and open them. I do need to get a few out in normal mail, but, those will be Happy New Year cards as with the French tradition, and I have until January 27??th I think... might manage that.

I know, odd post this morning, bit disjointed. A bit like my thinking I guess.  But, I did want to wish everyone out there a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas day.  If you don't do Christmas, may what ever you do celebrate be a wonderful and memorable also!!  Happy/Merry all to all of my internet friends!!!!

Update on life in general

Here I am. Looking at the fact that 5 months have gone by without word from me. It feels like part of a life time in some ways. Biggest reason was in October I ended up going back to the US for most of the month. My brother was diagnosed with cancer and passed away. That seems to change how you look at life, at least until it feels like life gets back to normal. Still waiting for that. I will try and get on more often at any rate and get back into the old groove a little bit. 

A word about a great Irish band....

I was able to go and see Switchback again last Thursday evening. We missed them last year in Charlevoix, and again when they were here in Alden this year. But, went to the "Barn" and heard them. A totally different repertoire of songs from the first time I had heard the. Had a great time. The crowd was smaller than normal due to Venetian Week in Charlevoix, but those of us there thoroughly enjoyed it. And, being the crowd was a bit smaller I had a chance to speak with Marty as well.  

I am adding their blog WayGoodMusic to my blog list. http://waygoodmusic.blogspot.com/  Check it out. They do a large variety of music, all with lots of heart and soul touching. I personally tend to lean toward their Irish songs, some of the folk-like music but they have lots else to listen to. They would love to come to Paris, so we need to work with that and see what we can do. 

Also, if you want to follow their concert schedule to see if it comes to your area get added to their mailing list "Switchback/WayGood Productions, LLC" (email them and ask to be put on their list) or you can check out facebook as well.  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Switchback/8861474301

The June 2011 for Flights of Fancy Digi-Scrap.com is available!

The latest newsletter is up.  Unfortunately it is not in PDF format, but a zip. Our editor may have fried her computer! Those things happen when you change countries. :(  Keep your fingers crossed for her!


Summer is upon us. Vacations, weather too nice to be setting in front of  your computer, family time... as well as many other reasons why you are out having fun and not scrapping. We are all feeling that same way. We head to the states in 2 weeks from today so the next newsletter may be a July/August issue and come out later. We are still working on that with our editor. Keep your eyes open for updates. They can be found on FB, here, on the FOFDS blog or at the store. 
We hope you enjoy this issue!

Memorial Day Freebie by Paris Designs

Click on preview to go to freebie on Mediafire!

We hope you enjoy! 

Here is your freebie that coordinates with our Memorial Day kit. The kit itself can only be found at Flights of Fancy Digi-Scrap.com/boutique   

We hope you go and register at the store. We are sending out newsletters monthly with new items from our designers as well as genealogy tips from our newsletter editor. We hope to see you on our list! Have a wonderful day!

Peace And Love By Paris Designs - - New Freebie!!

Just when I think I am getting caught up, I do another kit.  Just a little freebie to coordinate with the kit Peace and Love by Paris Designs found only at Flights of Fancy Digi-Scrap.com/boutique. 
This kit was a special request and our customer was very happy!! We are hoping to have some pages to show later from her vacation. We do special requests at Flights of Fancy Digi-Scrap.com. All you have to do is request something. We never 'promise' but we do try and so far have succeeded. It would all depend on how quickly something was needed, how busy our designers are and who says 'Yes, I will try'. 

But for today, we have your freebie! Click on the preview to be taken to Mediafire!  See posts further down (Friday April 25 post) for info regarding the kit at Flights of Fancy Digi-Scrap.com!

Memorial Day by Paris Designs

Memorial Day by Paris Designs -- $3.50

Scrap your memorial layouts with Paris Designs new Memorial Day kit. This kit is filled with flowers, crosses and embellishment clusters to make your special page even more special. This kit can be used for military or friends, family.

With half of the backgrounds being more general in nature as well as  many of the elements, this kit is not limited to just Memorial Day pages. Any general spring/summer page will work as well! Very versatile!!

12 backgrounds
34 embellishments

There is a slight shadowing on the stitched cross for realism of the stitching.
This kit was originally released in 2009. It has undergone more than half of the backgrounds changed and several elements added.

All special thank yous are posted on the TOU.


CAN ONLY BE FOUND AT FLIGHTS OF FANCY DIGI-SCRAP.COM/BOUTIQUE

May Flowers by Paris Designs

 Happiness In Spring

May Flowers are a tradition here in France in May to give to wives, girlfriends, mothers and grandmothers. A light joyful feeling kit with colors of spring. Butterflies, flowers, ladybugs and other items to help you make a joyful page for your memory books!

Included in this kit are:
10 backgrounds
27 misc elements
There is a drop shadow on the ribbon frame element for realism.
2 zips for downloading

Now selling at 

Click on the preview at the top of this post to go to the store!