Few and Far Between...

Wanted to share my most recent layout with you...I absolutely love this photo of my daughter Ellie (now 11) and our sweet black lab, Loretta (10). It's one of my favorite photos ever!

Created for Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog with this Layout Sketch by Bev Code:

Here's my take!

Note: Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog will be closing down mid-January 2017. It has been a wonderful blessing to be part of this group/design team for many years. I will miss it. But most good things come to an end...(sad but true).

It's Been Awhile...

It's been awhile...

So...I want to share my latest creations for Scrapping Everyday Miracles May challenges.

Based on this sketch by Bev Code:

And here is my latest card creation...

Based on this card sketch by Bev Code:

SEM December Layout

It's already December and Scrapping Everyday Miracles has some more great challenges for you...see them here.

Here's the sketch from the talented Bev Code.

And here's my take on it.

I absolutely love this sweet photo of Ellie with her Great-Grandpa, and was so happy to be able to use it on this layout challenge. 

SEM Birthday Bash Mini-Crop is Here!

Hello and welcome to the SEM Birthday Bash Mini Crop!

I am hosting Challenge #6, the Inspiration Challenge. 

My challenge is to use this photo below as your inspiration:

(bijoulovelydesigns.com)

Can I just say how much I love this quilt?? Love all those bright colors set off by the black and white...and that triangle pattern is awesome!!!

This is what I was "inspired" to create:

*I also love that I could use a bunch of my patterned paper scraps...what a great idea!!

AND NOW...I can't wait to see what you create!

You have the rest of September to play along at the Scrapping Everyday Miracles Blog.

Link to the side bar inlinkz on the SEM blog and mark the Challenge #6 in the title with your name. 

As for here on my blog there is a chance to win some BLOG CANDY....a $10 gift card to Paper Issues...

Just play along with my challenge and then leave me a comment here on my blog!

(I'll post the winner here on October 1st)

And also be sure to look back all the fun challenges that SEM has for you this month--our September monthly challenge--and all the 6 Birthday Bash Mini-Crop Challenges, and play along with one, two or all!! Have fun creating this month!!

September SEM Challenge Pages to Share

I created this layout for Scrapping Everyday Miracles using the sketch below from Bev Code.

Paper from Doodlebug Designs.

Then I made a coordinating layout based on a PageMaps sketch.

Paper and Stickers from Doodlebug Designs.

Be sure to check out our SEM September challenges and play along!

Two for You!

I did samples for both the card and layout challenges this month at Scrapping Everyday Miracles that I'm excited to share with you.

This is the card sketch.

And here is the card I created:

Used Pebbles "Happy Day" line

Here's the Layout sketch:

And here's my take on it:
I loved creating this layout about when we got to have Ellie's classroom pet for a weekend--Madrasha the guinea pig. 

Used Elle's Studio "Everyday Moments" line plus a fish-mash of other fun embellishments. 

With a close-up:

Summer Layouts

It's my daughter Ellie's 9th Birthday today!!! I LOVE YOU Ellie!!!

To celebrate her, I wanted to share a few fun "Ellie" layouts with you today...

This first layout was scrap-lifted from Scrapbooks and Cards Today magazine (Summer 2014 Issue). 

(scrap-lifted from layout by Amy Coose)

My Ellie girl and one her best friends, Gracie. They always have so much fun together.

Here's the corresponding page...

April SEM Challenges

Scrapping Everyday Miracle's has 3 Fun Challenges each month, and this month I made samples for 2 of the challenges:

For our Card Sketch Challenge we were asked to create a card using this cute sketch from PageMaps:

Here's my take on the card...I printed out a cute & free Happy Spring tag I found on Pinterest as the sentiment for my card...and added a cute little bird from Recollections (Michaels), washi tape, enamel dots, and a cute little wooden heart from Pinkfresh Studio. 

And for our Layout Sketch Challenge we were to create a layout using this great sketch from PageMaps: 

And here's my take on the layout sketch celebrating the new & tough things that my daughter Ellie has had to face this past school year. I LOVE this girl!!

Love this verse from Lamentations 3:22-23:

Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for this compassions never fail. They are new every morning, great is your faithfulness. (I want her to remember that no matter what she goes through, the Lord is with her always!)

SEM's September Main Challenge

At Scrapping Everyday Miracles this month the challenge is to create a project about your favorite season, and the scrap twist is to include at least 3 leaves on your layout. There are things I enjoy about all the seasons---spending time during the holidays with family in Winter, the pretty flowers in Spring, the extra time with my little girl and camping in the Summer....but my very favorite season is Fall. Why? I love the cooler temperatures, the changing colors of the leaves and our family tradition of going to the Farm and picking out our own pumpkins. So Fall fun is what I chose to scrap about...

Thanks for stopping by...and hope you'll join us at SEM for this fun challenge!

SEM's August Main Challenge

Over at the Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog the challenge this month is to create a project about an Accomplishment (either yours or a loved ones). It's entitled "I Can Do All Things Through Christ".

For I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13

I chose to create a layout about my Ellie's Kindergarten graduation (back in spring 2012). She is in the Dual-Language program and many times felt overwhelmed not understanding very much of the Spanish language, but she has stuck with it despite her fears, and is on her way to becoming a fluent Spanish speaker (she will be going into the 2nd grade in the program this Fall). I know God is so very proud of her...just like I am!

And the Scrap Twist is to use metal or something metallic on your project. I used metal rimmed brads and a metal rimmed clip. 

SEM's 2nd Birthday Blop Hop!!

Cara here to say welcome you to our (woot-woot!!) 2nd Birthday Celebration!! You should have come over from Nicole's blog. 

I love celebrations...and I especially love birthdays! Hmmm...maybe it's because I love presents and cake...who doesn't? Even though we can't all sit down and have some cake together, we still have an awesome party planned....we have five fun, easy challenges you can enter this weekend to win some amazing PRESENTS (I mean prizes)!! 

We'll also be celebrating over at our Facebook Chit-Chat Page where you can join in the fun and games and possibly even get another present/prize! They'll be tons of fun stuff going on there...you won't want to miss it!

I have THREE projects to share with you...

The first is a Birthday Card. I love making cards, and I figured it wouldn't quite be a birthday celebration if I didn't make a birthday card.  I decided to raid my stash of ribbon scraps for this one and used a cute Pebbles flower along with some MME enamel dots. 

Next up is a layout I created from a few photos of my daughter Ellie's 6th Birthday that I had yet to scrap. 

I love bright, fun colors and birthdays are the perfect opportunity to use those colors. I again went to my stash of scraps--this time my "patterned paper" and used some strips and some small pieces (to punch out my arrows--I actually used my photos corner stamp from Stampin' Up). I also added some sequins that I've had in my stash for a looooong time and never used...decided this would be the time...because I wanted the look of confetti. And I finished it off with some circle embellishments from Pebbles. So fun!!!

Lastly, because I was talking about the "arrows",  I'll share a super easy and more masculine birthday card (told ya I love to make cards!)...

I really like how simple this one is...and really fast to put together!

*As a side note, if you're a card lover like me, check back on my blog next week (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) as I'll be sharing lots of card-making inspiration!

And now...because I not only love getting presents (yes I do confess I LOVE it!), I also love giving them too ...I have a present/prize for one lucky winner. To be part of my prize drawing, just leave me a comment about the best birthday present you've ever received. And if you're not one of my blog followers...become one and leave me an additional comment stating you did and I'll give you an extra entry! I will announce my winner on Wednesday, July 17th.

Here's the "blog candy"....:)

...to celebrate my love of stamps, washi tape and baker's twine (not to mention bright colors):

Studio G Clear Stamp Set (I can totally see this set being used to make your own washi "paper" tape)

1 roll of hot pink baker's twine (from American Crafts)

1 roll of orange baker's twine (from American Crafts)

1 roll of green baker's twine (from American Crafts)

Don't forget that over at the SEM blog we're also giving away a fabulous GRAND PRIZE from...

Blog: http://bluefernstudios.blogspot.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlueFernStudios

The hop will remain open until Sunday night, July 14th at midnight PST. 

And remember in order to qualify for our grand prize you must leave a comment on all the blogs.

Now, on with the Hop....

HOP ON OVER to 

Elizabeth's blog! (and have FUN!!)

SEM's July Main Challenge

Over at the Scrapping Everyday Miracle's blog,  I was in charge of the Main Challenge this month. I decided that it would be fun to do one about "Favorite Things". My subject (as it almost always is:)) is my daughter Ellie. The scrap twist was to use at least one office supply item--I used staples and a paper clip.

Here's my take on it:

I had fun "interviewing" Ellie about her MOST favorite things (she could have given me a much longer list, but I made her stop:)). Then I had fun finding some online printables of some of her favorites--Ruby Gloom, a cute Pokemon bird, and a Littlest Pet Shop dog. I printed them out to the right size, colored them and fussy cut them and used them as some extra cute little embellishments. Fun, right?

I love this sweet page all about my sweet girl's favorites...I hope you'll join us for this fun challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

June's SEM Sketch Challenge!

Over at the SEM blog this month, we're doing another Sketch Challenge...this month I created projects for both the Layout and the Card sketch. The "Twist" was to include a handmade flower. 

Here's the Layout Sketch by Leah Schaeffer...

And here's my take on it:

I made my flower on this layout with a "gluber" glue dot and some jute, then layered on a punched piece that I cut myself, a flair button and a My Mind's eye enamel dot. Love the way it turned out! 

And here's the Card Sketch by Leah Schaffer...

 And here's the card I created:

I started out with a basic sticker (from K & Co.) for my flower here, but added some patterned paper so it would match better and some enamel dots and bling...what I ended up with was a one of a kind "hand-made" flower! FUN!

Join us this month and you'll be entered to win an awesome prize from Citrus Twist Kits.

SEM's June Main Challenge

This month over at the Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog, design team member Christy gave us the challenge to create a project about a Husband/Wife relationship, and the scrap twist was to not use any patterned paper (ugh--that one was really tough for me!!)

Here's the project I created...

This will sit on the desk in my craft room...I love it!

Since I couldn't use any patterned paper, I used labels, tags, washi tape and stamped on a strip of card stock (the herringbone pattern) instead. 

I also did a layout...but on this one I DID use patterned paper (this was the first project I created, till I realized I'd forgotten the twist of using no patterned paper...and well, there was no going back...but I still wanted to share it with you:)).

What's really cool is that Ellie (7 years old) took these photos of Pete & me...she's a much better photographer than I am!! And this page about us will go in her scrapbook:).

SEM's "Something New" Challenge!

Over at Scrapping Everyday Miracles our new challenge this month is to scrap about something NEW in your life. The "twist" to include is something old (a year or older) and something new (something purchased in 2013) on your layout.

Here's my take on the challenge...

I chose to scrap about Ellie being baptized--she decided all on her own to give her life to Christ last year, and was baptized in August---we are so thrilled to have a new believer in our home--what a JOY she is! 

I included this bible quote on my layout...

We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Romans 6:4

Hope you'll join us for this fun challenge and share something NEW in your life!!

-Blessings!!

A New & Improved SEM Sketch Challenge

This month over at the Scrapping Everyday Miracle's Blog we are trying something new...adding a Card Sketch to the Layout Sketch we've always done. So you'll have your choice of doing the Layout Sketch OR the Card Sketch OR if you do BOTH you'll receive 2 entries into our awesome prize drawing this month...which is $40 worth of BUTTON FLAIR from FindingNana!

So...back to the Sketches...both are from PageMaps! The SCRAP TWIST to include is WASHI TAPE (I think I've only used Washi tape one other time...a little piece on a layout...so it was fun to play with some for this challenge---it just might be a new love of mine!).

Layout Sketch

Card Sketch

And here's my take on both:

Hope you join us for this challenge...can't wait to see what you create!