Friday, September 30, 2011

Welcome hoppers to the Friendship blog hop with Everyday Miracles and 2Cute Stamps.  You should have hopped here from Scrapping Everyday Miracles, if not make sure you go back to catch the whole line-up!

Here are the cards I made with the awesome stamps we were given from 2Cute Stamps - aren't they just that cute!  :)

Materials Used:  Webster's Pages alpha, 7 Gypsies pp, 2Cute Stamp, Paper Loves Glue ribbon , chalk
Materials Used:  Echo Park, 2Cute Stamp, watercolor pencils
Make sure that you leave me a comment and become a follower for a chance to win a gift certificate from Paper Loves Glue.

You are hopping to Jeannine's blog next, have fun and thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Come visit!

Make sure you check this out - Saturday, October 1st; here is a link Scrapbook and Cards Today; I know I will be there!  :) (hint, hint)

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Beautiful flowers...

Materials used:  Imaginisce pps, Doodlebug stickers, Precocious flowers
I loved the sketch at Imaginisce for the month of September - a grid design and it was the perfect solution for this card!  I'm finding that I really have begun to enjoy making cards, this is totally new for me!  Make sure you stop by later this week for a fun hop at Scrapping Everyday Miracles and some really cute cards (or at least I think so).

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Time for a winner


It is time to announce the winner for the Paper Issues blog hop...
Kim H said...
Cute pic and frame, thaks for sharing.

Monday, September 19, 2011

The Gift of Sight - journaling included

Materials used:  October Afternoon, Tattered Angels glimmer mist, MM rub-ons, Maya Rd chipboard, Hambly washi tape and overlay, lace from stash
I issued the challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles today.  My challenge is for you to first off, consider yourself a miracle - perfectly crafted by the Creator.  Then I would like you to create a layout/project that celebrates YOU!

Scrapping twist:  You must use a picture of yourself (it can be the whole you or just a part) and make sure to include some handwritten journaling to celebrate that gift also!

I was hoping to share my journaling, but I left my layout elsewhere and I can't read it here online!  LOL  So, I will hopefully be back to share with you, but if you would like to join in and have a chance at an awesome prize come on over to Scrapping Everyday Miracles.

Journaling reads:  "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made, your works are wonderful, I know that full well."  Ps 139:14

I have needed glasses since I was 9 and I've always disliked that fact.  I did finally get used to my eye sight or maybe I should say I learned to ignore it.  And then my eyes began causing me such pain.  I finally went to the eye dr and am now stuck in glasses for 2 months all because I didn't value the gift the Lord gave me - my eyes.  I didn't take time to visit the dr, I didn't change my contacts as often as I should, and I refused to give my eyes a rest.  I forgot that my eyes work very hard each day and that the Lord expects us to be good stewards over what He has given us, I had forgotten to be grateful, to give thanks in everything!

I hopefully have now learned my lesson to take care of what the Lord gives me and to be thankful for each part of my body because I am fearfully and wonderfully made!

The Paper Issues blog hop is done and my prize winner will be announced shortly.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Remembering...

Paper Issues blop hop post is down below!  Thanks

Today marks one year.
Published in SNR
Materials Used:  Studio Calico, American Crafts, Martha Stewart
Journaling:  You are a miracle. One year ago today life changed for you and for us. One year ago today your very life hung in the balance. One year ago today my world began to unravel with a few words; your son has Type I Diabetes. I remember holding my son as he struggled to draw breath and hearing the doctor’s words. I remember thinking, “Oh thank the Lord, he doesn’t have to have surgery. What in the heck is diabetes? Where did that come from?” Within a few minutes my son was hooked up to all sorts of machines and we were in an ambulance heading for the Pediatric ICU in another hospital where we would spend the next week.

I have given more than 1460 shots this past year – surprising because I used to get queasy at the sight of a shot and blood. I have learned to calculate his carbs and blood sugars to figure out how much medicine to give him. I have learned to watch him like a hawk to see how he is responding to his medicine.

I have spent many moments crying at the frustration of this disease. I have spent countless nights fearful that he might not wake up in the morning because I gave him too much medicine. I’ve worried over where the money would come from to pay for his medicines.

And yet, I hold a miracle in my hands each and every day when I hold my son because he is healthy and lives a full life. He has survived the year and we will continue to push on and learn to deal with each new discovery about this disease. Even more than these things I will continue to believe for his complete healing – yes, complete. So many people laugh at this statement, but you see I serve the Creator of heaven and earth, the Lord God Almighty and He promises in His word that we are healed. So even though the year has been hard and so full of emotion I stand on the promises of my God that my son is healed. One day all will rejoice as I document my son’s miraculous healing!

Friday, September 16, 2011

Paper Issues blog hop

Welcome, I hope you are enjoying the hop so far and have gotten tons of inspiration.  You should have hopped here from Cassie's blog.

Here is my project using some October Afternoon and Maya Road goodies with a little paint, ink and crackle paint thrown in.

If you'd like to be eligible for my RAK, a gift certificate to Diana Fisher's etsy shop, just become a follower of mine and let me know in the comment section.  Now you are hopping onto Christina's blog next and just in case you missed someone here is the link to the Paper Issues blog and Paper Issues etsy.  Here is a code, HOP25, for 25% off through Sunday at the Paper Issues etsy.   Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Vacationing in another world

Materials used:  July and August Scrapbook Circle kits - Basic Grey pp, Elle's Studio tags, Studio Calico butterflies, Crate paper chipboard, Maya Rd flowers, Jillibean Soup corrugated shapes, canvas tags, MME alpha; Making Memories alpha, Tim Holtz paper tape, items from Upcycled Goodies from 42Things Etsy 
We went to a flea market earlier this month - everyone talked about it and we heard it had such wonderful food so we thought what fun it would be, so we headed off.  These pictures are what we saw as we drove there, you might think it was another world - yes those signs do say guns and ammo!  Needless to say we weren't really sure what we had gotten ourselves into.  We spent 2 hours attempting to walk around in all the chaos with the double stroller and all the kids of course we didn't have any sunscreen or hats either.  Needless to say that was quite an adventure - one I'm not sure we will repeat, but it definitely made memories!

Monday, September 12, 2011

Some neat things...

My favoirte kit club, Scrapbook Circle is having a design team call - you can bet I will be sending in my info!  Here is a link if you'd like to check it out  Scrapbook Circle DT call .

So many things are new in our house today!!!  One of them is a desktop computer that actually is current enough to use the internet - now that is some good news!  :)  We bought a Gateway (first time with this brand) which had all the specs we were hoping for (and a lot more) with the price tag to match.  Once I finish getting everything up and running I hope to clean off the other computers and maybe they will work again. 

We also bought a fancy phone this weekend - we went into the mall on Saturday to support our church as they handed out flyers and such telling about the church Victory Restoration Center .  Well I've been looking for a nice phone with a much better camera then what I had so when we found out the youth pastor worked at Verizon we headed over - and now I am the proud owner of some fancy phone.  Course, I did bring a list of questions to church on Sunday b/c I cannot quite get the hang of this thing!  :S

Here is a frame I made for the Doodlebug DT call - I am totally loving making frames, now I need to find some more people to give them to!

Materials used:  Doodlebug, quickutz die, sizzix die, paint, colorbox ink, Echo Park pp


Saturday, September 10, 2011

Challenge Time!

Today is challenge day at Citrus Tree Studio and my challenge is to mist.  I know not much of a surprise seeing I adore my mists!  I love Tattered Angels mists and have the most of these - I love the glimmer that is in each bottle.  I just was able to get some of the October Afternoon mists - they aren't glimmery which is something I miss.  Maya Road mists are really nice - love the color and the control of these, but again the glimmery is missing.  Now my favorite of all is my Sunflower Perfect Pearls mist by Ranger - but I only have one of those.

The biggest things that I have found in misting are
  1.  Roll your bottle between your hands (like you were starting a fire with sticks) this doesn't give you the air bubbles that shaking does.
  2.  A pizza box type works great for misting because it helps to keep the mist in a controlled area.
  3.  If you hold the bottle still you get a concentrated area, but if you move as you spritz you get a finer mist.
  4.  If you push the sprayer in just a little you will get more droplets.
  5.  Just go for it - it is fun, but definitely not perfect!

Here are some steps that I took in making my layout.


This last picture is the critical step - find something magnetic and tack down your paper for awhile (overnight) this will straighten your paper very nicely.

Here is my layout that I created...
Materials used:  September Citrus Tree Studio kit, Tattered Angels mist

Monday, September 5, 2011

September Citrus Tree projects

So hard to believe it is September already!  We've actually had a very nice 2 weekends with our trip to NC last weekend and this weekend a flea market and some shopping.  Can't wait to scrap some more of the pictures and memories.

We've been shopping for a computer this weekend - a new desktop has been on my list for quite sometime b/c I really don't like using the laptop.  Well our laptop is getting old and now doesn't always work very well which is a huge problem in my world!  I thought we had the choices narrowed down, but now I'm not sure.  Any tips or suggestions in the world of desktops????

The Citrus Tree Studio September kits are up and it was really a great kit to work with - loved the flowers included and the papers were such great colors - definitely made me think fall time!  Here some of the things I created with this...

Materials used:  CTS Sept kit, dies, Glitz stamp, cheesecloth, Tattered Angels mist

Materials used:  September CTS kit, stickles, cutting die

Materials used:  September CTS kit

Friday, September 2, 2011

Inspired!

Today was my first day posting on Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog!  I created this layout for my post and from all the incredible inspiration at the Nook. 

Materials used:  Echo Park pp, Sassafrass pp and stickers, Simple Stories pp, Prima alphas, Tattered Angels glimmer mist, Colorbox ink, Jenni Bowlin buttons, burlap, Basic Grey pp, Hambly washi tape, MME transparency
Here is my post as seen on the Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog and the story behind this layout.

Through it all... Have you ever had a bad day? Or what about days? Or how about when those days turn into weeks and weeks turn into months and then a year? Have you ever wondered when will I ever breakthrough? I have and guess what, through it all He is still God!


Hi, my name is Wendy and I have been invited to join the ladies here at Scrapping Everyday Miracles; here is some of my story and why I am thrilled to be here!

My family and I have lived a good life, there were ups and downs, but still overall it was blessed. We loved one another, we had healthy children, we had a good home. Life was good. March 2010 launched us into a season that didn't seem like it would ever end, we were hit left and right with hard things. We wondered if it would ever end. We wondered would we survive or would we lose everything? Our finances were completely shot and my husband didn't have a job and we were trying to finish up building our house because we had to move in. Then the really hard things began.

Our daughter got an industrial nail in her kneww while at Field Day. After a scary experience at the ER and some follow-up visits the drs said there was no permanent damage. The dr was amazed that there was no problems and said the nail went right in-between 2 vital parts, the Lord was gracious. Then our son became very sick and the drs couldn't figure out what was wrong, for 6 weeks we struggled and then he was diagnosed with Lyme's disease. Again, the Lord was gracious and after some antibiotics he has had no problems since. Then a day came that I will never forget, September 17th, our 16 month old boy was rushed to the Pediatric ICU with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. And even though our son now takes shots after every meal, he is alive and you would never know that he went through this harrowing time because of the Lord's grace. Someday I will also document a miracle of his complete healing! January came and our child that I was carrying developed an irregular heartbeat. Instantly, I was in the hospital wondering what had happened. After many tests the drs found that his heart was okay but he had an arithma. When I returned to my dr the next week for a checkup she listened to the heartbeat, it was completely restored! She had never heard of such an irregular heartbeat coming back into rhythm - my only answer was we prayed.

Through all of these things we had the constant threat of foreclosure hanging over our heads, and yet God was still God. I was told once by a very dear friend, that every cake has a timer set and it will go off - that cake will be done. But when would we ever be done?

And just as suddenly as everything began, there was quiet because guess what, the timer went off and our cake was done! There wasn't a specific moment that I can pinpoint that our troubles ended, but they did! Our bills (yes they do still exist) are all caught up and we've been able to begin paying things off. Work has been pouring in for my husband's construction business. All the kids are healthy and whole. Through it all, the Lord has kept us in the palm of His hand and delivered us. That is why I can praise the Lord because He is good, all the time, His mercies are new everyday!


Through it all... You are still God! Praise the Lord!