Good Morning!!

Firstly, thank you to all that have sent me emails & comments about
my mom. I truly appreciate your prayers & kind words. xoxo

Now what you came for.Some of the designers at
Faith Sisters are doing a Blog Train! We picked a theme,
It's For The Birds.
If you visit each blog listed at the end of it all, you will have one huge mega kit!

Get it while you can because it will only be up for a limited time,
then they will all be turned into a collaboration kit that you can get for free with purchase at Faith Sisters!

Here is my part...

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The rest of the stops on the blog train....have fun!!

Adriana Hollenbeck: http://adriscreations.blogspot.com/
AEDesigns: www.aedigitaldesigns.com
Albums to Remember: http://albumstoremember.blogspot.com
AnaFlor: http://anaflordesign.blogspot.com
Audra's Little Scraps: http://audraslittlescraps.blogspot.com
Camie Designs: http://camiedesigns.blogspot.com
Chelly Scraps: http://chelsant.blogspot.com/
claudia Designs: http://www.scrapnfun.de/
Cre8tvlyYrs by Gina: http://www.cre8tvlyyrs.blogspot.com/
dielle Designs: http://diellesdarlings.blogspot.com/
Digiscrapalicious: http://digiscrapalicious.blogspot.com/
Designs By Angel : http://scrappingwithangel.blogspot.com
Digital Compilations by Cinda: http://blog.digitalcompilations.com/
Digital Designs by Lisa: http:/digitaldesignsbylisa.blogspot.com/
Dragonfly Beach Designs: http://alumnaanimi.blogspot.com/
eva Lindqvist Designs: http://everything-eva.blogspot.com/
Eyelets Scraps Designs: http://eyeletsscrapsdesigns.blogspot.com/
Glayce Cavalcante: http://glaycecavalcante.blogspot.com
julie marie Designs: http://juliemariedesigns.com/blog
JZDesigns: http://jbzwick.blogspot.com
Kreative Karma : http://thekreativekarma.blogspot.com
Lifesong Kreations: http://lifesongkreations.com
merchi Makes It: http://www.merchimakesit.blogspot.com
Meredith Cardall: http://meredithcardall.blogspot.com
Michelle Batton: http://www.blog.mellowbutterfly.com/
Monique Drost: http://moniquedrost.blogspot.com/
Robin: http://robin-giftsyoucanfeelgoodabout.blogspot.com/
Sarah Morgan Designs: http://sarahmorgandesigns.blogspot.com/
Scrap Quest: http://www.scrapquest.com/
ScrapWarrior: http://www.scrapwarrior.com/blog/
Simply Susan : http://www.simplysusangodfrey.blogspot.com
Sweet Tomato Designs: http://sweettomatodesigns.blogspot.com/
TMA Designs: http://themathematiciansassistant.com
Willro&co: http://willrownco.blogspot.com/

LAST STOP! http://www.faithsisters.com

NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING INFO!

I have been working on new stuff & it will all be in my stores
mellowbutterfly & faith sisters
in time for National Scrapbooking Day plus I will be having a HUGE sale!!!
But SHHHHH, you didn't hear that from me. :)

PLUS.....
Don't Miss NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY WEEKEND AT FAITH SISTERS!!!

Reserve your spot in the forum today!!!



XOXO
Jane

Im Sorry

I am sorry that I disappeared. I have a good reason though. Long story short, my mother has cancer of the liver. I flew home a few weeks ago to be with her & my step-dad while we waited to hear if the tumor they found was cancer or not. It was. Unfortunately, where it is in the liver , they can not operate. It would kill her, within hours of operating. Now we are waiting to talk to an oncologist about chemo treatments, that is her only option & that might not even be worth it. Depending on which Dr you talk to, one says she has 1-3 yrs, another says MAYBE 2! I am sick to my stomach constantly, my mind is all over the place, I break down crying in the grocery store & sleep is hard to come by.I can NOT imagine how my mother is dealing with it all.

Frustrating part of it all, she hasn't been so sick to make you think something was wrong. It all came about only because she was itching all over her body & couldn't get rid of it. After a week it made her crazy enough to go to the hospital & even then, the Dr's only thought it was dry skin. She insisted that something else is going on as she was also a little jaundice ( the nurses thought she just returned from a sunny holiday!!)
Tests were run & she had ALOT of blood work taken & 4 procedures later (the same one twice because the first time the DR didnt look any further then the pancreas) and 3 misdiagnosis, and this is what we have. A cancer in the wrong spot.
We dont have a history of cancer in our family. We have diabetes, heart disease & thyriod issues but not cancer. My mother said she always expected her heart to kill her. Last year she was diagnosed with emphysema, that was a shock since she never smoke a day in her life. It was from the job she had for years & years working in the trucking industry, before they banned smoking in buildings. I asked her then to go get a second opinion but no, cancer does not run in our family, why would it be that?? Here we are, less then a year later & she has cancer. Makes you wonder if she did get a second opinion would they have found it sooner. But I tell myself, it doesn't matter cause it wouldn't be removed anyways. All kinds of things run threw your head. When they discoverd the tumor, before we knew the results I talked to my mom about what would be better. Dying with an illness over time or dying instantly. I had an aunt die from a brain aneurysm, she left work that night, drove down the street & drove into a ditch. She died instantly. I asked mom what she thought was better. Getting the chance to say your goodbyes to loved ones, getting a chance to do the things you never did & always wanted to or not even knowing it was going to happen?? I think for the family left behind, wanting the chance to say goodbye is everything but no one wants to see a loved one suffer either. Neither of us could decide. We don't get the choice to pick, which I guess is a good thing, cause who could choose??
I know Mom is dying but at least I can pick up the phone today & talk to her. My cousins didnt know the last time they talked to thier mom they wouldn't ever get the chance to tell her one last time.

I love you Mom!!

What A Week

Sorry I have been so slack this week. It has been a busy one!

I made the Faith Sisters team *yay* I got all my products entered into the store there so if you missed last weeks sale, you can grab them this weekend for 20% off here. I promised those that made a purchase last weekend I would have a special thank you for you. As soon as I can I will be contacting you & you will get to pick one thing from my store for free! It can be my newest kit or one that came out last week, totally up to you which you choose! This is my way of saying thanks for being so awesome! I also would LOVE to see any layouts you might create with them so please send me a link if you post them somewhere!
Here is my new kit that hit the stores today. It is in celebration of Easter!
You can pick it up here at MellowButterfly.com or FaithSisters.com

Thank You & Have a great weekend.

New Freebie

I have another freebie for you today. These presets will only be available for 24 hours so you better act fast. I hope that you all went window shopping yesterday. Thank you so much for the wonderful comments I have gotten so far.

Here are your freebies, lightroom presets.
I love presets, they are so fun & easy to use!
If you are a regular preset user you know that some tweaking may be needed to
get the desired look, these are just the first step to getting the final product.




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Don't forget I have my grand opening sale going on this weekend & for my blog readers I also have a coupon that takes an additional 20% off. That's a deal!!!
( I know there was an issue with the coupon yesterday but it has been fixed. If you make a purchase this weekend using the coupon I will have a special deal for you in the coming weeks, there is no better time then now to go shopping)

Freebie & I am officially open for business

So, today I am officially open for business. :) YAY!!! My store is located here at the MellowButterfly shop. Here are some of my new products:

I hope that you like them.
( all images are linked to the store)

Here is today`s freebie. Be sure to check back tomorrow, I may just have another surprise or two for you!

( the link is now working, I had deactivated it because someone who had download another freebie had gotten a hold of this before I posted this morning. I am sorry for the broken link this morning)

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Exciting News & a freebie!

HI Everyone,
I have some exciting news & I can't wait to share with you but first what you all want,
the freebie!! :) I am going to make you do a little bit of work for it though (just an extra click of the mouse, litte)
Faith Sisters is having a designer call & I am applying for it. So, if you go here you can see the details ( dont click it yet, you have to read the rest of my news) & get the link for my freebie. The favour I am asking in return is if you are already a member there ( you do NOT need to join to get my freebie) please would you vote for me! I am not asking you to join there either to cast me a vote, only IF you are already a member to please vote, if you like my designs. This is the mini you will get from me oh, and you'll find out who I am, plus they have a number of other applicants so you may find more then one goodie to download!

Now, for the really exciting news. I am officially joining the MellowButterfly Shop on Friday! *yay*
I have been working hard to get some great goodies together. I will have a sneak peak or two as the week goes on so be sure to come back to check that out. I also have other goodies planned for you as the time draws nearer. I hope you will keep that in mind come Friday.
Ok, that's all I have for now. Thank you so much for the wonderful comments I have received, it means alot to me.

I had wanted to get another freebie up before this but things didn't go my way *l*
Here is an alpha called Rusty Dan, it's only the lower case,
we'll see how well it does if I make the upper case.
(please click on image to see it full, the preview doesn't do it justice)


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( I did a rapidshare link as many complained that 4shared is a virus trap)

Also, for anyone checking out the blog I have a little secret for you. If you go here ( link no longer available) you will find 8, yes 8, freebie quick pages (available only till March 12) for a new kit that just came out today by Michelle Batton! Another secret is, I made one of the quickpages, but Im not telling which one!

My Little Goldfish
(image is linked for you)