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Freebie Friday: Feast

Published by Sula H.

Yay, it’s happy-hour in freebie-land again, or at least in my little scrap corner of the world! And I did do some scrapping again this week, even though I was struggling with whether I should scrap or read Lord of the Rings instead, the reading project I’ve ventured into recently. Lucky thing is, I found a happy compromise of “reading” and scrapping at the same time. How I’m able to manage that, you wonder? Well, Audiobook, is the magic word! Now, I’m going on adventurous journeys through Middle Earth, and still I can get some scrapping done! Genius, right?!

Anyways, you get the benefits of it all, because while Frodo was fighting against ringwraiths and the likes, I managed to whip up a new freebie template for you! It’s based on my page “Feasting with Friends,” which actually is part of a double page spread.

 

Comes in a layered psd file. Simply click on the image to download.

Alright, so I hope you can see an image there, because I can’t, lol!

(Note to self: Never upload a freebie that late on a Friday night, when internet traffic is crazy, and posting takes 5x as long as usual!)

Anyways, I hope you’ll enjoy this template, and thanks to anyone who is sharing their links to their layouts with us here! I’ve seen some great stuff out there, so far.

I’m off now, but as always, I wish you a happy Friday, scrappers!

Note:
Please do not re-distribute this template in any way (you may share the link to this post), and when you use this template, please make sure to credit it to Misty Hilltops Designs.

Fun with Chinglish: Screw Up the Lid

Published by Sula H.

Make sure you read the directions carefully. Or else you may not know how to perfectly screw up the lid!

Note:
When posting anything in the Fun with Chinglish section, I don’t mean to show disrespect towards anything or anyone in any way. I’m simply sharing the fun we get to have with all those great signs & documents!

Hot Water Days

Published by Sula H.

It’s cold outside. So cold, in fact,  that on and off it’s been snowing these days.

Not that we actually get to have some snowy-white winder wonderland, but it’s at least cold enough to be shivering all over, if you don’t know how to keep warm.

The best way to stay warm (and healthy for that matter) is to drink lots of hot water – at least according to the Chinese and their traditions! How many times have I been kindly reminded by my students, friends, and any other locals who are good enough to share their wisdom with me: “Drink more hot water! It’s good for your healthy!”

And after hesitatingly trying out what plain heated water might taste like, I must admit: There is some truth to that old wisdom – a cup of hot water can do a thing or two indeed to keep you warm on a cold winter’s day, esp. when there’s nothing else to be had; and so I may pass on that old wisdom to you now: Drink more hot water! (And: I hope that it’ll do some good for your “healthy,” too!)

Food Corner: Grits Porridge

Published by Sula H.

Let’s talk about breakfast for once. A very typical breakfast meal in China contains among other things some kind of porridge. There are many different kinds of porridge, most of which taste very bland since they contain nothing more than water and some kind of grain. This particular one is made with with grits, and it tastes just like a little more than boiled water.

Enable Me: Magical Effects 4.2 Photoshop Actions

Published by Sula H.

Finally I can blog again, and you get the benefits. It’s been a while since I last enabled you with some photoshop actions, but today is the day, I found another action set offered for free:

This set contains three actions, and all you need to do is click on the image above to get to the download site where you can find the link to download them on right side of the screen. Hope you like these, and I’m glad to be back again!

Back in Business

Published by Sula H.

After the long delay, I’m quite excited to announce that: We are back in business!

The move took a lot longer than we ever anticipated, but now I should be able to get back to the routine very quickly, I hope! Thanks for your patience in bearing with us.