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October 07, 2013

October:The-LilyPad Challenges

Mary October 07, 2013 No comments

I've been playing along with the challenges over @ The-LilyPad and I'm liking the outcome...

Product Challenge

Credit: TLP Collab: Jump for Joy
Camera, Arrow, and Tag Wood Elements from Pink Reptile Designs
Wood mom and child from Little Butterfly Wings

Scraplift Challenge
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Pink Reptile Designs

Template Challenge

Credit: October Template by Amy Martin School's Cool Kit by Pink Reptile Designs

Thanks for stopping by.. Have a great Monday ;)

Two Peas: Inspired By...

Mary September 22, 2013 No comments

I was just pointed to this on the Two Peas Blog and I was so super happy to see it since I'm feeling crummy. I love that layout because it features my dd she did so well last year they placed her in a more advanced class and it was inspired by an ad on Pinterest!!

Thanks so much Peas for the Gallery love :*

August 02, 2013

Charlie, Donate Life

National Minority Donor Awareness Week

Mary August 02, 2013 No comments

I will be on the radio today. I have agreed to be a spokesperson for this important mission Donate Life.
It's my personal story regarding my greatest loss in Sept/2010 my daughter Charlie Gonzalez and making the decision to donate her organs.
I do this for many reasons. I want to honor my daughter Charlie's memory, bring awareness to others that it's ok to discuss donation with your loved one's and Hope for all those that received something of her's. New Hope!!

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I decided to go ahead with a news release regarding Charlie's Donation Story and this is the full article here- LifeChoice Donor Services: Minority donors needed They have a photo of her which is great b/c it puts a face w/our story. This is just my part but the whole article is really interesting and bringing awareness to Donate Life/LifeChoice Donor Services, Inc in CT

However, before there can be organs to donate, there must first be awareness. Seventeen-year-old Charlie Gonzalez of East Windsor is an example of that awareness. When her life was suddenly cut short, her mother Mary Martinez instantly knew that Charlie would want her organs to be donated.

“I hadn’t thought about it, but she had. We talked about “The Bodies” exhibit and she expressed how cool it was and how we could learn so many interesting things from that exhibit. She said if I ever go before you, please donate my body to science. So we did in a way,” said Martinez.

Charlie was a high school senior when her life ended. She was creative and loved to draw and read. She was also a great listener with an ear for helping people solve problems. For that reason, it was no surprise to her family that she wanted to become a nurse. Ultimately, saving lives is exactly what she did.

“I’m proud that she lives on inside someone else. Her organs helped other people. It makes a big impact on their lives. She helped each individual person live on just a little longer than they would have. She gave their families hope and time to keep on loving each other.”

When it comes to organ donation, there are many myths. For one, it’s sometimes suggested that medical personnel don’t work quite as hard to save people who are designated organ donors. Martinez wants to set the record straight, that couldn’t be further from the truth.

“The triage care she received from the ambulance crew was what brought her back right before reaching the hospital. The Hartford Hospital ER doctors took over and continued the triage and stabilized her,” she said. “Everyone I dealt with was compassionate and concerned about Charlie. At the end of the three days, we were advised that she was brain dead and every test that could be done to determine that was performed. We had no doubts about what we were being told. We knew she had been very well cared for and every attempt to help her had been exhausted.” The End.

July 30, 2013

Freebie, Template

Digital Template Freebie

Mary July 30, 2013 7 comments

Thanks to this chickie for asking a question on my Pinterest layout I turned the layout she was asking about it into a template for her and for you all :) It's pictured below...

Credit:Homegrown | Collab by PinkReptileDesigns with Amy Wolff

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Template expired ...

All I ask is you credit me.

Not sure how long I'll leave it linked so snag it :)

Weekend clean-up

Mary July 30, 2013 1 comment

July 27-28

Some photos from our weekend clean up.

I love this PhotoApp called Action Grid for Instagram. It's only for droid users I know this

b/c my dd searched for it on her IPhone and could never find it. Finally something I can

say naaaanaaa naaanaaaa I got it and you don't! :p

This photo app is Photo Grid. I dropped my Galaxy Note in the movie theater bathroom and thought I shattered the whole phone, luckily it was only my beloved camera. :( I am way to cheap to pay someone to change it out so thanks to you tube I took it apart this weekend and I have my Awesome baby back. I am now thinking about changing my cover b/c it's chipped and stuff....

Sweet Shoppe Designs Saturday

Mary May 18, 2013 No comments

I am in love with the releases this week from the Sweet Shoppe Designers... THEY ARE ON FIRE!!!!
I really wanted to scrap with everything but then I would neglect my kiddos and not watch them play outside or cook for them & they would be very upset wit me :p

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Boutique Cute Doll & Dunia Designs:Releases

Mary May 09, 2013 No comments

Credit:Being Loved Kit by Boutique Cute Doll

My Layout

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Credit: Addicted to Squares - Layered Templates by Dunia Designs @ MScraps

http://www.mscraps.com/shop/images/P/dunia_addictedtosquares.jpg

TGIF collab by Dunia Designs and The Hidden Heart @ SF

My layout using the above digital products.

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iNSD @ SweetShoppeDesigns

Mary May 04, 2013 No comments

I was a very busy girl for insd.. The following digital pages are all from SweetShoppeDesigns

Credit:Once Upon A Story by Studio Basic and Micheline Martin

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Credit:Simply you kit by Juliana Kneipp
Splat it up! #1 by Juliana Kneipp
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Credit:You Should Know-Be The Good by Traci Reed & Meghan Mullens
Background Noise Vol 2 by Jenn Barrette, DJB Fonts: I Love My BFF 4/Ever Font by Darcy Baldwin {fontography}

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Credit:Me, Myself and I {kit} by Studio Basic, Wood veneer words:family by Juliana Kneipp
DJB Fonts: I Love My BFF 4/Ever Font by Darcy Baldwin {fontography}
Background Noise Vol 2 by Jenn Barrette

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Credit:Life, in Real Color : Value Bundle by Sugarplum Paperie
You Should Know: The Collection- Alpha by Traci Reed & Meghan Mullens
Background Noise Vol 2 by Jenn Barrette, Miscellany: Behind the Lens by Penny Springmann
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Credit:Life 101- May: Dare To Bloom by Jady Day Studio & Meghan Mullens
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Credit:Life Stories: This Boy by Kristin Cronin-Barrow & Zoe Pearn
Miscellany: Behind the Lens by Penny Springmann, Background Noise Vol 2 by Jenn Barrette

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Credit:Let the Sunshine In by Julie Billingsley
Cindy Layered Templates - Half Pack 84 by Cindy Schneider

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