***Coop's Custom Creations: December 2018

Saturday, December 29, 2018

2014-01-23 Orchard Lake Snow Fun, BlendedHoliday_02 and 2018-11-30 CookieTime2 cap_picsgaloretemps15

The glitter and bling in Laurie's Scraps Snow Fun was perfect for this amazing sun dog picture over Orchard Lake. It worked great with Miss Fish Blended Holiday template.

title: 2014-01-23 Orchard Lake Snow Fun, BlendedHoliday_02

credits: LS_snowfun, http://store.gingerscraps.net/Lauries-Scraps-And-Designs/, https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/lauries-scraps-and-designs/, Mfish_BlendedHoliday, http://store.gingerscraps.net/Miss-Fish-Templates/

keywords: laurie's scraps & designs, Miss Fish Templates, winter, sun dog, cold, blue, green, brown, silver, gold

font: na

program: PSE

More Holiday Cheer from Connie Prince finishes off this year's sugar cookie baking day.

title: 2018-11-30 CookieTime2 cap_picsgaloretemps15

credits: cap_holidaycheer, http://store.gingerscraps.net/ConniePrince, https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/connie-prince/

keywords: connie prince, traditions, cookies, grands, green, red, yellow, brown

font: na

program: PSE

Be Good
Be Kind
Be Safe
Say 'I love you'
Love and Blessings

Friday, December 28, 2018

2012-03-23 This Kid cap_2019JanTemps_wk1-L

Another year, another fabulous series from Connie Prince. Can't wait to see what 2019 brings.

title: 2012-03-23 This Kid cap_2019JanTemps_wk1-L

credits: cap_2019Jan, http://store.gingerscraps.net/ConniePrince, https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/connie-prince/

keywords: connie prince, grandson, outdoors, fun, play, brown, blue, red, yellow

font: Amithen Regular, Another Typewriter

program: PSE

Be Good
Be Kind
Be Safe
Say 'I love you'
Love and Blessings

Saturday, December 22, 2018

2018-11-30 CookieTime1 cap_overlayplaytemps1-3

Connie Prince has turned lose her creative juices again and given us 16 new templates in the December bundle. I used it with Holiday Cheer to highlight this year's cookie baking day.

title: 2018-11-30 CookieTime1 cap_overlayplaytemps1-3

credits: cap_TEMPLATES, cap_holidaycheer, http://store.gingerscraps.net/ConniePrince, https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/connie-prince/

keywords: connie prince, cookies, baking, grandkids, red, green, brown font: sugar & spice

program: PSE

Be Good
Be Kind
Be Safe
Say 'I love you'
Love and Blessings

Sunday, December 16, 2018

2012-12-20 Winter Snuggles Our Moments1

A Fish Designs new kit is call Sweet Winter Snuggles and it's just that! Combined with a Dear Friends Designs template and they were perfect for our little peanut being checked out by some puppy pals.

title: 2012-12-20 Winter Snuggles Our Moments1

credits: afd_sweetwintersnuggles, http://www.godigitalscrapbooking.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=138, dfd_ourmoments, http://store.gingerscraps.net/Dear-Friends-Designs/

keywords: a fish designs, dear friends designs, granddaughter, puppies, friends, pink, purple, green, coral, beige

font: bukhari script, typical writer

program: PSE

Friday, December 14, 2018

2012-12-22 Christmas Elf cap_dearsantatemps2

Connie Prince has done it again with Dear Santa! So danged cute and worked great with our granddaughter's first Christmas bestie dinner.

title: 2012-12-22 Christmas Elf cap_dearsantatemps2

credits: cap_dearsanta, http://store.gingerscraps.net/ConniePrince, https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/connie-prince/

keywords: connie prince, Christnas, dinner, friends, family, first, red, white, blue

font: Charlene Medium

program: PSE

Monday, December 10, 2018

2012-02-25 Mike&Katie'sWedding5 cap_P2015DecTemps1 and 2012-02-25 Mike&Katie'sWedding6 EmbraceYourMemories1

Connie Prince has these great, monthly, "project" kits from way back. Thing is, they work super for any time of year. This one is P2015December, but I used it for a February wedding!

title: 2012-02-25 Mike&Katie'sWedding5 cap_P2015DecTemps1

credits: cap_p2015december , http://store.gingerscraps.net/ConniePrince, https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/connie-prince/

keywords: connie prince, grandson, wedding, friends, family, red, white

font: banty, cf jack story

program: PSE

Word Art World released this amazing Christmas collection, but it works great for other occassions too. Just look at Holly Jolly used for a wedding with Dear Friends Designs template.

title: 2012-02-25 Mike&Katie'sWedding6 EmbraceYourMemories1

credits: waw_hollyjolly, http://store.gingerscraps.net/Word-Art-World/, dfd_embraceyourmemories, http://store.gingerscraps.net/Dear-Friends-Designs/

keywords: word art world, dear friends, designs, daughter, wedding, black, red, white

font: bernier, better together, typical writer

program: PSE

Be Good
Be Kind
Be Safe
Say 'I love you'
Love and Blessings

Saturday, December 8, 2018

2012-12-21 Welcome Home cap_holidaydazzletemps3

Connie Prince has just released Holiday Dazzle, a sparkly rendition of Christmas cheer!

title: 2012-12-21 Welcome Home cap_holidaydazzletemps3

credits: cap_holidaydazzle, http://store.gingerscraps.net/ConniePrince, https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/connie-prince/

keywords: connie prince, legion, welcome, home, gift, santa, gold, tan, silver, brown, green

font: Beach Society

program: PSE

Be Good
Be Kind
Be Safe
Say 'I love you'
Love and Blessings

2018-11-26 Remembering Jill cbj_canyouheartherain

It's time.............. I HATE that it's time, but it's time to share mine.
I can't believe that soon, sooner than later, will be the last time I'll say, CTM Carla here and I'd like to share a layout I made with a Created by Jill collection.
Some things are just beyond comprehension. Losing someone you love is one of those things. I've been creating for Jill as long as I can remember. I haven't always been on her team, but I've used her kits since I first discovered them at Gotta Pixel. Some of my first digital layouts are with her kits. She was an inspiration to me. She did things creatively that I couldn't do, but I could use her collections to make my layouts shine. I spent hours on this last layout FOR JILL. Oh, don't think that I won't use her stash. Her kits will be prominent, forever, in my albums. I showed this to some of the team and a couple said they thought this was one of the best I've ever made. I'm not looking for accolades, but if that's the truth, it's because Miss Jill was leaning over my shoulder, helping me finish it......... just right.
Gonna miss you lady! But I will never forget you. Thanks Miss Jill.

title: 2018-11-26 Remembering Jill cbj_canyouheartherain
credits: cbj_canyouheartherain, https://www.pickleberrypop.com/shop/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=160, ***the feathers and birds are not part of can you hear the rain collection***
keywords: created by jill, loss, memory, love, white, blue, teal
font: Beach Society
program: PSE

Be Good
Be Kind
Be Safe
Say 'I love you'
Love and Blessings

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

2018-12-01 Perfect Tree cap_christmasjoytemps4

I'll admit, I grabbed this one JUST to use the really cute trees template!!! Connie Prince Christmas Joy was just right for our tree trimming this year with the grands!

title: 2018-12-01 Perfect Tree cap_christmasjoytemps4

credits: cap_christmasjoy, http://store.gingerscraps.net/ConniePrince, https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/connie-prince/

keywords: connie prince, christmas, tree, trimming, grandkids, tan, brown, red, green

font: Billionaire Medium Grunge

program: PSE

Be Good
Be Kind
Be Safe
Say 'I love you'
Love and Blessings

Sunday, December 2, 2018

2012-12-09 Snow cap_2018DecTemps1 and 2018-01-23 Snow Day! cap_snowflakekissestemps3

It's DECEMBER! Connie Prince is here with her 2108December collection.

title: 2012-12-09 Snow cap_2018DecTemps1

credits: cap_2018December, http://store.gingerscraps.net/ConniePrince, https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/connie-prince/

keywords: connie prince, winter, snow, blue, green, brown, red

font: na

program: PSE

The Buffet collection from Connie Prince is called Snowflake Kisses and it is just the cutest thing! It fit the pix of Harley taking a snow dive just perfectly.

title: 2018-01-23 Snow Day! cap_snowflakekissestemps3

credits: cap_snowflakesisses, http://store.gingerscraps.net/ConniePrince

keywords: connie prince, dog, snow, drift, blue, white, green

font: Recipe Daily BOLD

program: PSE

Be Good
Be Kind
Be Safe
Say 'I love you'
Love and Blessings

Saturday, December 1, 2018

2012-03-12 cuddle buddy2 aimeeh_happy home

Last month's DD was so darling. Aimee Harrison Designs Happy Home is perfect for our little buddy Kolten who makes our home a happy place.

title: 2012-03-12 cuddle buddy2 aimeeh_happy home

credits: aimeeh_happyhome, http://store.gingerscraps.net/Aimee-Harrison/

keywords: aimee harrison, grandson, cuddles, love, home, blue, green, brown

font: Traveling _Typewriter

program: PSE

Be Good

Be Kind

Be Safe

Say 'I love you'

Love and Blessings

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Things that make me THINK.....

Dum Spiro, Spero: "While I breathe, I hope"

"You is Smart, You is Kind, You is Important" ~The Help

The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention. ~Duguet

Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right. ~Henry Ford

Seek respect mainly from thyself, for it comes first from within. ~Coogler

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. ~William Arthur Ward

"If it's amazing, it won’t be easy.
If it's easy, it won’t be amazing.
If it's worth it, you won't give up.
If you give up, it's not worth it." ~Marley

My Joy/Bucket/Photo List

......to be continued Regularly

So, the plan is to edit this on a fairly regular basis to see how far I get and what ideas I get. I'm hoping that other people will see it and give me ideas as well. Here goes:

001 All 50 States

002 Build a snowman--DONE

003 Call someone I haven't talked to in more than five years--DONE

004 Dance in the rain--DONE

005 Do a charity walk/run--DONE

006 Finish College

007 Give a gift and expect nothing in return--DONE

008 Go all-out for Christmas….cookies, decorations, lights, windows, presents, traditions

009 Kiss in the rain--DONE

010 Learn how to ballroom dance

011 Learn one favorite song on the piano

012 Learn Tai Chi

013 Learn to change the oil on my car

014 Make a fantastic five-course dinner

015 Make a list of my 5 most annoying habits and work on them

016 Make a meal for someone who doesn't live at my house--DONE

017 Make a scrapbook about me--working

018 Make homemade salad dressing--DONE

019 Make pizza from scratch

020 Make something on a pottery wheel

021 Meet an old friend for coffee--DONE

022 Put together a large puzzle, glue it, frame it

023 Read by the fireplace--DONE

024 Re-Learn to speak a foreign language (french)

025 Sit in front of the fire on a snowy day--DONE

026 Soak in a zen bubble bath…candles, music, oils--DONE

027 Start and finish another painting--DONE

028 Stay outside for an entire day

029 Write a book

030 Write a letter now to my future grandkids

031 Write a letter to a friend--DONE

032 See the Northern Lights in Alaska

033 Visit Cooper's Landing-Alaska

034 Grand Canyon sunrise/sunset

035 Skydive

036 Ride in a Hot Air Balloon

037 Spend at least three days at a dude ranch

038 Send a message in a bottle

039 Tour a vineyard and sample a good wine

040 Explore the routes of America's Underground Railroad

041 Hike part of the Appalachian Trail

042 Swim with the dolphins

043 Epcot/Disney/Cirque--DONE

044 Margaritaville

045 Key Largo

046 Hawaii

047 Stand in a waterfall

048 See a volcano

049 Go to a Luau

050 Mississippi Delta

051 Go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras

052 Sled down a massive hill

053 Canoe

054 Spend a night on an island in the BWCA

055 Sail a sailboat

056 Spend the night in a quaint bed-and-breakfast

057 Wake up to the sounds of the forest--DONE

058 Drive the Gunflint Trail

059 Mississippi Headwaters

060 Jump into a swimming hole

061 Rake a giant pile of leaves and jump in them!

062 Tell ghost stories around a campfire and make s'mores--DONE

063 Hang up a hammock…and USE IT!

064 Sleep under the stars

065 Take a sleigh ride

066 Eat at a fancy restaurant and order anything from the menu--DONE

067 Walk in a winter woods

068 Blindly pick a place on a map and visit it

069 Visit Minnesota "monuments" (World's Largest…)

070 Las Vegas Strip

071 Spend the night in a lighthouse

072 Fall in New England--planning with Mom

073 Visit New York City at Christmas and go ice-skating

074 Visit Radio City Music Hall

075 Walk Broadway at night

076 Go to a Broadway show

077 Go dancing all night

078 Run through a sunflower field

079 Mount Rushmore--DONE

080 Badlands--DONE

081 Passion Play

082 Padre Island

083 Crystal Cathedral

084 Swim in the Great Salt Lake

085 Cherry Blossoms in Washington DC

086 Washington DC

087 Gettysburg

088 Grand Tetons

089 Redwoods

090 Old Faithful

091 Sequoias

092 Yellowstone

093 Drive a sports car/convertible with the top down and music blaring--DONE

094 Throw a surprise party--DONE

095 Wear a flower in my hair--DONE

096 Throw a HUGE party and invite EVERYONE

097 Climb a mountain

098 Go horseback riding on the beach

099 Drive Route 66

100 Meditate by a river's edge--DONE

101 Go all-out for an elegant cocktail party

102 Befriend someone who I didn't immediately like--DONE

103 Run a 5K-DONE April, 2009!!!

104 Walk through a field of daisies

105 Publish something--DONE

106 African safari

107 Visit the pyramids

108 Spend New Year's Eve in an exotic location

109 Canada

110 Quebec

111 The Great Wall of China

112 Paris, Again

113 Louire valley castles, again

114 Tours, Again

115 Normandy

116 Cote d'Azur

117 Greece

118 Go into and eat in an Authentic Irish Pub

119 Converse in Italian at a Tuscany market

120 Visit Rome

121 Ride a gondola in Venice

122 Go to the "boot heel"

123 Drink traditional tea in an outside café in London

124 Ride on the top of a double-decker bus in London

125 Baha

126 Mexico

127 See the sun rise on all 7 continents

128 Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods, Colorado

129 Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

130 Delicate Arch, Utah

131 Devils Tower, Wyoming

132 Geiser Black Rock Desert, Nevada

133 Landscape Arch, Utah

134 Mushroom Rock, Kansas

135 Palo Duro Canyon, Texas--DONE 1976

136 Perce Rock, Canada

137 Spider Rock, Chelly Canyon, Arizona

138 The Wave, Arizona

139 Practice random acts of kindness--DONE

140 Forgive--DONE

141 Find a spiritual path--WORKING ON IT

142 Make amends--TRYING

143 Encourage my children--CONTINUALLY

144 Accept myself--WORKING ON IT

145 Find my passions and follow them--WORKING ON IT

It started out as a "Bucket List" and list of photos I wanted to take. Now it's just a list of dreams and wishes, not to put pressure on me or anyone else, but to encourage me to follow my dreams and try to make them come true while trying to also do the best for those around me.

***Coop's Custom Creations

Tai Chi with Dr Paul Lam

Saturday, December 29, 2018

2014-01-23 Orchard Lake Snow Fun, BlendedHoliday_02 and 2018-11-30 CookieTime2 cap_picsgaloretemps15

Friday, December 28, 2018

2012-03-23 This Kid cap_2019JanTemps_wk1-L

Saturday, December 22, 2018

2018-11-30 CookieTime1 cap_overlayplaytemps1-3

Sunday, December 16, 2018

2012-12-20 Winter Snuggles Our Moments1

Friday, December 14, 2018

2012-12-22 Christmas Elf cap_dearsantatemps2

Monday, December 10, 2018

2012-02-25 Mike&Katie'sWedding5 cap_P2015DecTemps1 and 2012-02-25 Mike&Katie'sWedding6 EmbraceYourMemories1

Saturday, December 8, 2018

2012-12-21 Welcome Home cap_holidaydazzletemps3

2018-11-26 Remembering Jill cbj_canyouheartherain

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

2018-12-01 Perfect Tree cap_christmasjoytemps4

Sunday, December 2, 2018

2012-12-09 Snow cap_2018DecTemps1 and 2018-01-23 Snow Day! cap_snowflakekissestemps3

Saturday, December 1, 2018

2012-03-12 cuddle buddy2 aimeeh_happy home

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