Kim B's September Color Challenge

is in full swing over at DSO.  Some awesome stuff has been uploaded already and we're barely started for this month!  The kits are free for the taking so get over there and check it out.  I've been wanting to get involved for several months, but I've never designed anything myself apart from an occasional element when I need something very specific.  I loved the color swatch this month...makes me think of misty skies and ocean spray so I thought I'd give it a shot!  I'm pleased to offer my FIRST mini kit today! Here's the preview and the download links:

 

Download Papers 1 here

Download Papers 2 here

Download Elements here

Thanks to Obsidian Dawn, Gunhild Storeide and The Scrapping Cop for their awesome work and for sharing!

Oh, um...,BTW, you know your brand new air conditioner?

Well it's broken.  Yes, that's right, broken.  Fortunately, we've had an unusually cool and comfy summer with something like four days of actual summer and that was maybe a month ago. (in a "funny" sort of coincidence, those 90-95 degree, 90% humidity days were when the OLD air conditioner gave up its valiant fight with old age) Now, we're supposed to have increasingly warmer days this week, potentially reaching the mid 90's.  It will be the first opportunity we've had to REALLY test the new a/c...but when I came home last night it was a very humid 76 degrees in the house and rising! The unit outside was making some crazy noise and nice warm air was pouring out of the vents!  I said, "Oh, SNOT!" (Yes, I did! and some other stuff, too.) So, we called the a/c guy and he graciously (insert note of sarcasm here) "put us on the list." Maybe I'll snap some pics of him and do a layout...

Interestingly, the a/c is out in my van, too (sigh).

Anyway, all complaining aside, I am truly grateful that this summer has been unusually and abnormally cool AND dry. I'm a complete slug in the the heat and with my allergies/asthma issues, humidity is a killer!