Hey Everyone!

It’s been raining cats and dogs all week long here in Indiana and the storms really messed with my internet, which messed up my work flow.  In the end though, the storms passed and I did manage to get a kit done and uploaded to two of my shops.

This kit is very special to me because it was created for a close friend and CT member’s son, who was recently diagnosed with T1D, Type 1 Diabetes.  As the daughter and sister of diabetics, and being pre-diabetic myself, I know what it means to live with this disease, so it broke my heart to think of this little boy and his family having to manage it and all that it entails.  But while I was feeling sad for them, they were busy learning all they needed to know to get him feeling well, out of the hospital and back on his feet.  When I offered my sympathy and help, my friend thanked me and assured me they were fine and well on their way to creating their new normal, which did not surprise me because she, her husband and their son are amazing people.

Still, I wanted to help and the only way I could think to do so was to offer to create a scrap kit for my friend to use to document their experience.  She took me up on my offer, gave me a list of what she wanted in the kit and I went to work on A New Normal.

Ginger Scraps | The DigiChick

A New Normal is the perfect kit to help you document the journey from that initial diagnosis, to getting your blood numbers under control and learning to live a full and happy life with a chronic condition that requires constant monitoring.  This kit Includes 14 pattered papers, 6 solid papers and 61 unique elements.  (Note:  While this is a diabetic specific kit, there are also plenty of generic health items for those non-diabetic pages.)

I also created some diabetic specific word art:

The Digi Chick | Ginger Scraps

Both the kit and the word art are on sale individually at the Digi Chick and Ginger Scraps for 30% off this week.  I am also offering the Word Art Pack FREE when you purchase the Kit.  That’s right, you can get both of them for $4.19 this weekend.  Even better, I am giving an additional 10% off the sale price through Sunday to anyone who uses the following coupon code in either of my shops:

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Take a look at some of the pages created by my fabulous team, and the talented teams at The Digi Chick and Ginger Scraps, using A new Normal.

Aren’t they great?!  I love my team.

If you are interested in joining my team as a guest, please feel free to email me at Loriebug66@yahoo.com.  Include a link to your best gallery so I can check you out!  I am also on the look out for someone to help me with my blog, so if that is up your alley, I would love to hear from you.

Thanks to everyone who played along in the Sneak Peek this week on FB.  The winner by random draw is Jacqui Hernandez.  Jacqui, please contact me at Loriebug66@yahoo.com by Thursday, July 22, 2015, to claim your free kit!

That’s it for me.  I hope you all have a great weekend!

Live the moment.  Scrap the memory.