Easter 2004 LO

Since I have a problem getting things to go together and placement of things, I've been trying a new tactic...For right now, it seems it's working well for me...I've been doing the actual LO and then search for pictures to compliment it...I have been working from page maps so that has also helped...Here's another LO that I did that way...Thanks for looking...

PSE6 Tutorial

Here's another tutorial from Jessica Sprague...This looks easy and uses mulitple pictures...Enjoy...

http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/content/view/17371/

Been Ages...

It's definitely been ages since I've posted...not because I didn't want to, but it's been busy around my place...Seems like I have less time since I retired than I had when I was working...or maybe because I'm doing more fun things than I did before...along with just moving at a slower pace...realizing that there's no deadline for most things...and the things there are, I just fit into my schedule accordingly...the rest of the stuff I find myself just taking my good old time and enjoying what I'm doing...I finally was able to make it to a pre school program for my grandson...he looked so cute...can't believe that he'll be in school come next August...He's also a great age for Santa's visit...looking forward to that too...I missed alot of things with the other grand kids but I also got to see alot...It's fun watching them grow and try different things...I took them all to the dollar store this past weekend and let them shop...The each had 7 people to buy for...They did good picking out stuff...and not once did they try to pick something up for themselves...Once we were done, we brought all our stuff home and they got everything wrapped and under the tree...Kayla, Taylor, and George did a fantastic job on the tree in the basement...Syd was being kinda lazy and Elle wasn't feeling quite up to par...Kayla helped me finish the Christmas cards and the others did some coloring in of some stamped images...So I'm a few steps ahead of the game for next year...Not too much in the plans for the next couple of days so I'm hoping to get in some scrapping...

There's a great challenge going on over at www.scrapadilly.com for the 12 Days of Christmas...If you're not too busy, stop on over, sign up, and join the fun...

Well I'm going to try and print out some pictures for a LO, so hopefully I'll be posting more often as the holidays wind down...

Have a wonderful weekend and stay safe...

Happy Birthday Elaine

I hope you will all join me in wishing "Elaine" a Happy Birthday today...I met Elaine several years ago on a Grief Recovery web site...It's amazing how that meeting ha helped us both in our grieving process...She has become one of my "bestest friends" through the years and I hope she knows that...She has a heart of gold and has always been there no matter what...Of course she's easy to trick and I can rile her up in a flash...And sometimes I end up telling her just how it is, and that sometimes I'm not very nice in how I tell her things, but I hope she knows that if I didn't care about her as a person, I wouldn't say anything...There's so much more I could tell you about her, but she's private person who doesn't like a lot of hoop da la about her, so with that said, the last thing I will say "is enjoy your special day, my special friend and thanks for always being there."

Come join the boredom FIGHTERS

Good Morning All You Boredom Fighters!! Don't forget tomorrow night starts our week long fight of boredom. Be sure to have your stash all ready along with snack and drinks! Oh........and order some pizza and get a movie for the kiddos because at 6 pm CST we will start our game of "Truth or Dare" Lots of goodies will be given away during the game! Bonnie has a round of bingo ready to go and it starts on Friday also and will continue on through the week or until someone wins! Be sure and recruit some fighters!! Hope to see you at http://www.scrapadilly.com/forum/ for our on-line crop...

Chance for a RAK

Chance for a fantastic RAK here, http://passionforcrafts.blogspot.com/ all you have to do is go to her blog, leave a comment and link that in your blog...Easey peasey...Well worth the time and there's some great stuff over there, so don't delay and good luck...

Interesting you tube videos on die cutting machines

Interesting you tube videos regarding die cutting machines and interchanging their various die cuts...Enjoy...

http://www.cropstop.com

Great Ideas

I just started looking at this, and there are some GREAT ideas for the cuttlebug and big shot...Enjoy...

http://melstampz.blogspot.com/2008/03/ive-been-bitten.html

I Will Always Love You...

September 29, 1994 started off normal...I fought with the alarm clock in getting up for work...You were still sleeping, but I knew you had a meeting that you were planning on going to...Just before I left for work, I went in and woke you up...You told me I looked nice and being my sarcastic self I said I always look nice and for you to have fun at your muckity muck meeting...I don't even remember kissing you goodbye...People get in a rut, taking things for granted and I took it for granted that you'd be here when I got home from work...

You had the gift of gab...people just loved you...you definitely were a true politician...you could tell people just about anything and they never gave it a second thought...I can't remember anyone every being made at you...Our mutual friends Tia & Nancy thought the world of you...people in the community actually thought you were having an affair with both of them...which I thought was hysterical...You were such a family man...You were so proud of the girls...and tickled pick to be a grandfather...

You were supposed to drive to the meeting, but as I later learned you were able to hitch a ride with Frank & Lou...You normally called me two or three times a day at work, just to see what I was doing or to let me know what your plans were...You were on disability since your first heart attack back in '81...We talked about me quitting work in a couple of years...The girls were both out on their own and it was now our turn...to do those things that we'd always talked about or to do whatever we pleased...we were both looking forward to those days...

The call came in at work around 4:30 PM...It was Frank calling...he just said "hi this is Frank is Grace there??? Which of course I thought so strange since I knew he would have been with you that morning and afternoon, but just as quick as the thought came I dismissed it...Grace came into my office and said that was Frank W...he said that John's had a heart attack and that he's being taking to the hospital by a squad and that he & Lou would pick me up...My heart sank...it had been several months since we'd had a run to the hospital...things were feeling all most normal again...you had just been to your doctor yesterday...and you reported that he'd see you next month...I grabbed my purse and went outside to wait, for what seemed like hours...my knees and legs were like rubber...I kept waiting to here the wail of the sirens, but I heard nothing...Carolyn came running out of the building to give me a hug...I was ready to take off running to the hospital, but at the point Frank & Lou pulled into the parking lot...I got into the car and said some stupid things to Lou, like who are you, and then I asked Frank how bad it was and he said bad...For some reason, I think I knew at that time that you were gone, but I wasn't going to fully admit that to myself...We got to the hospital and the ambulance wasn't there yet...which I found strange...As we walked in they tried to usher us into a room, that I already knew was not the room I wanted to go into...I refused...saying that I know what it means when they put people in that room...they told me that we needed to stay in there that the squad was bringing you in and were still working on you...still I heard no sirens...within minutes they ushered us to another room and someone came in and said you were gone...I was numb...Poor Frank & Lou...I don't think they knew what to say...I called Karen and told her she needed to get a hold of your brother to come to the hospital...she asked me if everything was ok...knowing how she cherished you and that she was alone, was to tell her that it wasn't good...The must have also contacted your twin, as within minutes both of your brothers were there...I was told that I could see you as soon as they got things cleaned up...they explained to me what I should expect...They still had you intubated...they asked me if I would like to donate your organs, I told them I would have to talk with the girls first, and they told me time was of the essence, but I was unable to get a hold of the girls...in the meantime, they realized you were diabetic and unfortunately they wouldn't be able to utilized your organs...

The time came...I was allowed to see you...Frank & Lou went with me...It looked like your were sleeping...you were warm to my touch...your shirt was ripped open...the buttons were gone...I could still see where they had put the leads on your chest...there was a funny odor in the room...I ws told it was the gel they used on your chest...you looked so at peace...

We were told that we stay as long as we wanted, but I needed to get home, so I could get a hold of the girls...you were so well known within the community, I didn't need them to hear this on the streets...I asked everyone to please not say anything to anyone until I talked with the girls...

I got back home...the house was empty...your car was there...but the house was empty...I still expected to see you when I walked in the door...I was now feeling like this was all a dream...and that I'd wake up any moment...

I continued to try and get a hold of the girls...I finally was able to reach Deb...fortunately she was at Ron's and he brought her to the house...I can still hear the silence on the end of the phone line after I told her...I continue to try Tra...finally I called her mother-n-law...she said you were sleeping, I asked her to please wake you that it was important and I guess she could tell by my voice that something was wrong...she wanted to make sure she was there in case you needed her once I spoke with you...All I can remember you screaming into the phone, was "Oh no Mom..."

It was now time to contact my mother and father...they were on vacation in Florida...you had just taken them to the airport a couple of days ago...My mother was alone when I called, my dad was out fishing...I didn't want to tell her without dad being there, but I felt I had no choice...The next person to call was my sister...After that, it didn't make any difference...you were gone...the girls were by my side...and my family was notified...The girls took over making phone calls to various people...the phone was ringing off the hook...people were coming to the house....once again...it just felt like a dream...a dream that would be over when I woke up in the morning...Tra & Dan stayed with me for the next few days...and Ron stayed with Deb....my parents were able to get a flight back home...The next 7 days were filled with making arrangements, people, phone calls, flowers, food being dropped off for the family...

The day you were buried was a beautiful day...The sun was shining...it was like you were looking down and saying that you were ok...

It was now time to attempt to move forward without you...I sent the girls home...telling them they had their lives to live and they didn't need to spend it taking care of me, that I would be fine...Reluctantly they left...the house was now empty...the phone had stopped ringing...the people had stopped coming...the mail was back to being occupant...there was a void...

I could go on forever telling you about the last 14 years, but I'm sure you've been watching over us since that day...Our daughters have grown into beautiful women...their husbands are the love of their lives...we have a total of 7 grandchildren...6 girls and 1 little guy...Jessica remembers you...the others know what we tell them about you...you would be proud...of all of them...

I do have someone special in my life...he lost his wife a couple of years after I lost you...He's good to the girls and he just adores the kids...you haven't lost your place in my heart...I just made room to love again...

Fourteen years ago today you became an angel...I think about you everyday and I will miss and love you forever...

Remembering - Dedicated to my late husband, John

Little did we know that fourteen years ago today would be the last evening we would be spending with you...Both of our girls were out on their own...Tra was married and Deb was teaching 3rd grade...In fact she had open house that night at school, that we were planning on going to...Tra stopped over spur of the moment for super, stating that she didn't feel like waiting around the college between classes...We had a nice dinner, Tra left for school and you and I walked up to the school for the open house...You wanted to drive, saying rain was in the forecast, I said it's not going to rain, lets walk...so walk we did...Deb's open house went well...you were being you chatting with everyone in sight...you were especially looking for Tia, a family friend, to say hello...we all joked around that she was girlfriend...no matter how hard you looked, you never did see her...to this day, she always says how she wished she had seen you that one last time...We said goodbye to Deb and headed for home...Of course, you were right, and it rained...we walked hand in hand, laughing about the rain saying how good it felt on such a warm evening...By the time we got home, my hair was matted to my head and our clothes were pretty wet...You offered to wash my hair, something that I really enjoyed...Of course who could pass up that offer...It was late, time for bed for me...you always stayed up longer to watch TV...Little did I know what tomorrow had in store for the family...I can remember like it was yesterday...

Wish all LOs went this quick

Here's a LO I just completed...wish they all went this quick...I'm really happy with the end result...TFL...Have a great day...and the journaling is belowing for your viewing pleasure...lol

Having worked at a senior center for several years, I had the opportunity to participate in many of their activities. A forth at the pinochle table, a dance partner, a good listener, someone that helped fill out all those confusing papers when family members weren’t available and the list goes on. To hear them talk about senior citizens in general was a riot. They themselves were always complaining or laughing about what seniors did or didn’t do from not knowing how to drive or to parking their shopping cart in the middle of a grocery isle and the list goes on. With Halloween fast approaching and their annual party, I thought what better costume I could come up with than that of a senior citizen. I must have done a bang up job as I won for the best costume and brought tears of laughter to the entire party. I had my grandfather’s cane, my husband’s slippers, my grandmother’s pocket book and dress, clothes pins on my clothes, safety pin hooked to my hanky on my lopsided buttoned sweater, and who could forget the babushka. As you can see by the picture I even have seniors helping me get around. This is just one of my fondest memories.

Well I took the plunge and...

cut into some Paper Pizazz paper...I've had these pictures, as you can see by the date, since 1997, and it's about time I scrapped them...I decided on the black BG paper as it went with their dresses, the red/pinkish color I picked from one of their dresses, the ribbon is from my mother's stash and kinda fell into the background with the one picture, and the red/pinkish kinda fell into the background of the other picture...I happened to have the flower and I then used the greeting on the pictures to put in the center of the flower...I used a piece of the BG paper and cut the tags using my Cricut...I was going to use brads on the hole, but decided on the ribbon instead...so here's the end result...Thanks for looking and have a great Thursday...

Beginning to wonder...

if I'll ever be able to do a LO or a card that will totally blow me away...I see all these fantastic, awesome, gorgeous things being done by other people and I still wonder if this if I will ever be able to duplicate those kinds of things...I'm not being critical about my way of scrapping or making cards and I don't want someone to say my stuff is awesome or gorgeous just to pacify me, but I'm wondering if I'll ever have that style...It seems that if I don't scrap lift that I just kinda freeze...unsure of what to do...I know I do this for myself and for my family to preserve the memories and I'll never be famous...but I realllllly want to be better at this...and I somehow don't know how...I've been published twice...in an online scrap magazine...and people have seen it and my name is there and I feel like wow...great...I'm excited...never thought that would happen...I am having something published in another magazine...very small, but it is exciting...not sure if I'm afraid to put alot of stuff on my LOs or if I just don't know how...but I lack something...Maybe I should just sit down...get some pictures and some scrappy stuff and just load it up and then go from there...put on and take off and see what I can come up with...or try layering like everyone seems to be doing...maybe I'm just afraid to take a chance...so maybe I should just challenge myself...or maybe my stuff is awesome and gorgeous an I just don't see it the way others see it...kind of hard to explain...this probably makes no sense to anyone but to me, and that's ok, as long as I understand...or maybe, just maybe, there are others out there that feel this but don't know how to put it into words or maybe are afraid to...who knows...so that's my goal...challenge myself...the sky is the limit...it's only supplies...and heaven knows I have scads of it...would never be able to use it all no matter what...so now I feel better...I'm just going to go for the gusto and see what happens...if nothing else, I'll have one big, awesome, gorgeous, fantastic mess...Have a wonderful day...

AMR - Online Crop

This weekend we are having an online crop at All Moments Remembered (Saturday, September 6th from 4:00 PM -12:00 Midnite EST). Come by and join the fun! AMR will be hosting challenges, giving away prizes, and chating with their September Guest Designers - Beth Johnson & Christine Hertel!! Don't forget to resister first! Hope to see you there...

New Video Find

Hope you enjoy this short video...I'm always looking for unique ideas...since I'm not too speedy myself on thinking of these things...If I didn't already have a system that I like to store eyelets and brads in, I'd certainly be considering this...Enjoy...Have a great evening...

http://www.mycraftivity.com/stampingschool/blog/media/video/index.one?a=view_video&vid_id=480066

A Scraplift LO

Just had to do this LO...I saw the original in a magazine, and sorry to say I can't find it to give credit where credit is due...It took me about 3 days to complete...I had everything I needed, but I just kept moving things around before glueing it down...and how much more moving around could I do...Then I made a mistake and had to think of something...so all in all this is the end result...
This is a picture of my grandson George, taken in 2007...
Hopefully with camping season coming to a close, I'll be doing more LOs and cards to post on my blog...
Have a wonderful Tuesday and thanks for stopping in...

Long Time Since I've Blogged

It's been ages since I've blogged...Things were quite hectic...When I retired a year ago, I knew what I wanted to do with my time, at least for the first year...I wanted to do exactly as I pleased, when I pleased, and definitely spend a summer with my grandchildren...And believe me, I've done just that...I think they were with me more than they were home and although it was hectic and crazy at times, I certainly enjoyed myself...They're all doing so great with their scrappin...As a matter of fact they can blend better than I can with the Prizma Pencils & the Odorless Mineral Spirits...They colored in several stamped flower images and a friend of mine bought them all...The girls were so excited...They didn't make a killing but to them, it was a million bucks...

I've been busy scrapping myself...trying to get away from my structured look...Great place to do that is over at http://www.allmomentsremembered.com/, you can't beat the friends you make and the challenges are awesome...While I don't always do all the challenges the ones that I do, certainly help me go out of my comfort zone...They usually have an online crop around the first of the month too...While you're at, take time to stop in the store and see all what Stacey has to offer...I believe she'll be coming out with the September Kits...You won't want to miss out on that, and they definitely go fast...

Another thing I need to catch up on is my digi scrapping...I've got scads of tutorials to go through...It's all most like there's no time in the day or night to do it all, but I'm sure trying...

I have a friend that I met at Cord Camera coming over tomorrow for a "scrappy" good time...She'll be here at 10:00 AM and I'm sure we'll be at it all morning, afternoon, and who knows maybe into the evening...told her she's welcome to stay for as long as she wants and we'll just veg out and scrap...

I'll be posting some links to some tutorials in the next day or so, so hope you'll stop back and take a look...Enjoy you evening and thanks for stopping in...

Great Blog & a Chance for a RAK

Check this out...

http://pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/

I've got MUSIC...

I finally joined the majority and added a play list on my blog...Kind of a variety of songs...just a few to get me started...A big thanks to Nicole at www.allmomentsremembered.com for her help on adding this to my blog...

Hope you enjoy the songs...

Pink Paislee in Stock NOW!!!!

All Moments Remembered has Pink Paislee in the store now! It will ship out immediately upon you placing your order!! Stacey over at All Moments Remembered runs the store with heart! She is fabulous and can help you get whatever it is you want...even if it is not in stock! You HAVE GOT to see her blog now! She has the Pink Paislee line highlighted! I am telling you...you will not be disappointed when you place an order with Stacey! She'll welcome you with open arms along with the rest of the members...

Seems Like Ages...

since I've posted a new LO...Here's a LO of Dixie...she's 3 years old and camera shy, so I was lucky to get this shot...actually she's afraid of her own shadow...we acquired her through my daughter and she's been with us for 1 year now...I think she's made herself quite comfortable and is a joy to have around...tomorrow she going in to be groomed...she'll look like a brand new dog then...it's actually kinda funny...I really don't like when they cut her too short, but she's way too long now, as she's getting quite matted up...I like the wispy look around her face...I tell her that she has that wild look...Have a great day and thanks for stopping by...

Want to win some candy????

I know i do. Do you like magnolia stamps? So I ran across this awesome blog candy that I just had to share. You can visit Ila's blog here. She is offering a chance to win some of the new summer party and vacation magnolia's. She is very talented. Her blog warrants a visit anyway but the candy makes it all the more fun. Thanks Ila!!!!

More Tutorials

Finally doing some updating with some more tutorials...I'm sure I've posted some similiar to these, but I always find them interesting and useful...I also find some easier than others, at least for me...Feel free to share these, post on your blogs, but most of all enjoy...

Sometimes a left over 6" piece of ribbon isn't enough for your next project, or is it...take a look at this tutorial for making a flower out of that ribbon...
http://allyscrapsblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/another-use-for-that-ribbon-stash.html

This one is how to tie a knot in ribbon...
http://revver.com/video/411948/tying-ribbon-in-a-knot/

Making scalloped borders with a punch...
http://arquitecturaenpapel.blogspot.com/2008/06/tutorial-making-scalloped-borders.html

Last but not least, using a rolling pin with the cuttlebug folders...
http://www.allthatscraps.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=17&chapter=0

The Place to Be - AMR

The amazing AMR Design Team does it again...

It took them a bit longer to get all the work in this month, but I'm now able to show you the amazing work not only from the AMR DS team but also from Danielle Flanders!! Check out the link on the sidebar...TFL

AMR On Line Crop

Don't forget to come join us over on the MB at AMR on Saturday July 12th from 4-12PM EST for our online crop. The Design team will unveil all their challenges, there'll be RAKS, lots of fun, and there will be amazing designs from our guest designer this month - Danielle Flanders!!! Hope to see you then.

Fiber & Chalk Tips & Techniques

Wanda II is to be credited with the leg work on this info over at the CK website and Ithought it was definately worth sharing...ENJOY

50 ways to use fibers

1. Map out your vacation route with fibre threaded through eyelets.
2. Use as laces on paper pieced-shoes.
3. Make a frame around a matted photo or journal box.
4. Tie through the hole of a tag.
5. Use in a sports scene as a basketball hoop, soccer net or fishing
pole.
6. Create grass or trees.
7. Spell out a title using fibres to stitch out the letters.
8. Wrap around a border, nugget, tag or corner accent several times.
9. Make hair or other features on paper dolls.
10. Use as a string for balloon diecuts or eyelets.
11. Tie lassos for western pages.
12. Create seaweed on an ocean or vacation page.
13. Attach a tail to a kite.
14. Build a mountain/water outline.
15. Use a rope for a tug of war scene.
16 Fringe on animals.
17. Wrap fibres around letters.
18. Create a shadow for die cut letters.
19. Use fibres to tie 2 or more elements together.
20. Weave through mesh.
21. Create bows! .
22. Scarf on a paper pieced snowman.
23. Attach to a brad and use it as a yoyo.
24. Fibre piecing. http://www.fiberscraps.com
25. Used to stitch pieces together to form a pocket.
26. As embroidery stitching.
27. Attach tire (swing) to tree.
28. Wrapping presents.
29. Crossing corners of a photo mat or journal box.
30. Clothesline for hanging mittens with wooden clothespins.
31. Stitching a template design.
32. Thread punchies on fibre and create a bracelet around a photo/mat.
33. Down the length of the page, photomat or journal box as a border.
35. To hang/attach buttons or charms.
36. Used to hang signs or metal rimmed tags from buttons, brad and
eyelets.
37 Decorations on a Christmas Tree.
38. Decorations on an Easter Egg.
39. Create a spider web.
40. Lacing 2 pieces together.
41. Ends of a hammock.
42. Wind fibres tightly to form the centre of a flower or leaves.
43. To knit or crochet page accents.
44. As a! blanket stitch around a border, or mat.
45. Tassels.
46. Braiding the fibres together to create borders, page breaks etc.
47. As needlepoint stitches on your page elements.
48. Hanging header letter squares or mini tags.
49. Enhancing die cuts
50. Accent on Serendipity Squares.



Chalking Techniques

1) Chalking Torn Edges – gives dimension to any layout
2) Lettering Templates
3) Freehand Drawing
4) Customized Background Papers
5) Borders
6) Template Shapes
7) Highlighting Paper Piecings and Die Cuts
8) Stained Glass effect: chalk on backside of vellum in dry embossed image
9) Chalk in stamped images
10) Faux Suede: apply same color chalk onto colored cardstock .
11) Versamark stamp off some chalk, rub more chalk over wet ink.
12) Crumple vellum and chalk over creases
13) Fingerpainting: Layer chalk in multiple colors. Spritz with water and fingerpaint! Lay flat to dry.
14) Tie Dye: Layer multiple colors of chalk on THICK cardstock. Run under water and crumple. Lay flat to dry.
15) Reverse chalking: Chalk over punches or die cuts, leaving a negative image.
16) Reverse chalking. Chalk an area, use a white rubber eraser to remove some chalk to make a pattern or highlight an item.
17) Chalk Dragging: Drag chalk square over textured cardstock.
18) Letter lifting: use letter stickers on a page, chalk over them, then carefully lift off, leaving the negative space.
19) Scrape chalk onto a layer of water in a shallow pan. Dip a white tag into water, chalk will stick to tag in swirls. Lay flat to dry.
20) Use a clean q-tip or cotton ball as a blender on any chalked piece.
21) Chalk over dry embossed image for dimension.
22) Highlight words in journaling with chalk.
23) Faux Photo Tinting--print b/w photo onto white cardstock or linen-textured white Bazzill and use chalk to tint the photo.
24) Tone down vivid areas in patterned paper--use grey/brown/dark green tints to tone down a bright floral or geometric.
25) Highlight watermarks--stamp an image with Versamark and drag chalk over to tint/highlight.
26) Chalk your design with a brass stencil. Do not dry emboss. Instead...
1. Remove the stencil and clean the chalk off. Be sure stencil is dry.
2. Carefully line the stencil back up and tape the stencil down on all 4 sides, starting at the top.
3. Working quickly, apply translucent embossing paste evenly over the stencil, filling all the holes completely.
4. Scrape the excess paste off.
5. Carefully remove the tape on sides and bottom, then carefully lift the stencil using the top strip of tape for a hinge.
6. If desired sprinkle fine glitter over the design and tap excess glitter off.
7. Allow design to dry.
You can also use the white embossing paste. Tape the stencil down as directed above. Follow the rest of the steps. When the design is dry, you can color it with chalks, as well as colored pencils, watercolors, inks, etc.

Finally doing some updating

Attention all scrappers, card makers, and any other crafty people...Please take some time and stop in and see what some of the gals are offering up for sale...The website was set up for the gals at www.allmomentsremembered.com so they could sell some of their scrap goodies, to make room for new ones of course, and then use the proceeds to purchase those "new" scrappy goodies for the www.allmomentsremembered.com store...Hope you find something you're looking for...

On Line Crop - Saturday June 7th...

Another Saturday filled with RAKS, challenges, cropping, fun, and GREAT company...Hope you can join us over at AMR, Saturday, June 7th, 4:00 PM EST until midnite...If you can't make the whole crop come on over and crop for whatever time you have, visit the store, browse the gallery, or just stop in and introduce yourself...Hope to see you there...

Warmer Weather Finally....

here in Ohio...Supposed to be super nice for the next couple of days, so I'm hoping to get some more yard work completed...With all the rain and cold weather we had it put me behind in planting...I actually waited till after Mother's Day and we still ended up with a frost so I did loose a couple of plants, but I had plenty more to take their place...I've noticed that as the years are going by and with camping it's harder and harder to keep up with weeding out the flower beds...There's so many things I enjoy doing in the summer that there's not enough summer to do them all...It seems something has got to given, but what...Therefore I was thinking of eliminating one of the flower beds, but then I can't decide which one for various reasons...
I have several rooms in the house that need painting so I'm also having that taken care of...The one ceiling in the bedroom needed quite a bit of work so that's been started...The painter will be back sometime next week to complete that and and then move onto to the bedroom side walls...I'm sure he'll be here quite a bit throughout the summer until it's completed...
My DGKs have had various sport activities ending, so there was basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and softball...My Nikon took some awesome pictures...I have yet to go through a pick out the ones that I want to scrap...
Haven't been to crops too much as with the high price of gas, I've been sticking close to home...but I've managed to make some cards during that time...something that's needed to be done for quite some time...
My grandson and I will be taking a trip to Florida shortly where we'll meet up with my dad and sister and eventually my youngest daughter will join us for a couple of days...looking forward to the R&R and having that quality time with my grandson...
Between camping and the Florida vacation I'll miss being on line with the great gals from AMR...and no matter what you really don't catch up with what you've missed...you can try, but it just doesn't work, at least not for me...
Once again this month I got a great package from my scrap pal, Sabrina...She finds the neatest things...and all though we've never met IRL, it's like we just click on pick out stuff for each other...She's got a wonderful family and I really enjoy reading her blog...she has such a wonderful way with words...
Think I'm going to try and make a few more cards and will be posted a few of the ones that I've already made...Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week coming up...

It's Been Ages...

Planning posting some tutorials tomorrow after doing some yard work...

All cards were made using left over scraps..

This was my favorite of the bunch


Generic birthday card as you can see...

I liked both of these cards, but I thought the thank you one needed something else, so I added a button flower on it...

There was a challenge to use ugly paper either in a card or a layout at AMR...this was my ugle paper and I made the card beneath it...

since I've updated...Things have been hectic...weather has been lousy...Finally made it out to the camper for a nice long weekend plus...Weather wasn't the greatest on Monday, but Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were sunny with wind...The campfire was great and we even had all the makings for the smores...My oldest DD has a new way of making them...well at least new to me...Reese Peanut Butter Cup, the cooked marshmallow, and of course the graham cracker...mmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm good...Park wasn't as busy as it has been in the past...I'm sure the high gas prices might have put the damper on things for a lot of campers...

This week is full with standard yearly doctor's appointments and Thursday evening I have a school board meeting...Hoping to get my flowers planted tomorrow...supposed to be sunny and around 62...Been working on cards more than anything...plus I have a few tutorials that I can post...so I'm off to upload somethings for your pleasure...Have a great evening and a wonderful week...

AMR Reminder: They are having their June online crop on the 5th of the month...If you've never visited please stop by for an afternoon evening of fun, challenges, and good company...lots of RAKs will be given away to some lucky people...If you've been to one of their crops, hope to see you back again...While your are it, don't forget to check out the AMR store...Stacey the owner has some great stuff with reasonable shipping charges and a fast turn around...

Gloomy Sunday Here in Ohio

It's a gloomy Sunday here and as a matter of fact May has been like that since the first...Cloudy, windy, and rainy has taken it's toll on me...I'm ready for hot hot hot...I'm sure that's what I'll get along with the humidity when I vacation in Sarasota soon...

I've managed to make some cards, finish some layouts, organize, crop and update my blog with my scrappy friends from AMR and then some...Much thanks to the girls for their simple directions...

Finally got to see my DGD in her final lacrosse game and also see Taylor at here soccer practice...Sydney is into softball and hopefully will have some games coming up in the near future...

I've also be trying to change, for the better, my style of scrappin...When I first started I was self taught and was totally clueless as to what I was doing...Now with the help of the talented girls at AMR I am definitely improving, but I have a long ways to go...

I've been going to crops with my friend Suzanne...Her late husband and I grew up together and we've been scrappin together for several months now...One day this week she is going to take me to an outlet store that I've never been to, so I'm looking forward to that...She does some awesome work...It's nice when you have someone cropping right next to you when it comes to my not being able to make decisions about stuff...

If you happen to stop in and visit and I don't have your blog listed and you would like me to list it please let me know...I also apologize in advance if I left you off inadvertently...Please bring that to my attention also...

Have a great week...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Here's a LO that I did a couple of weeks ago and today is the appropriate day to post it here on my blog...Thanks for stopping by. The journalling reads as follows:

SOUNDS I MISS
Little did I know while growing up that some of the sounds that I took for granted, would someday be missing from my life…You’re probably wondering, what sounds could impact a person…My mother was an avid seamstress for as long as I can remember…We had a large wood dining room table, or at least I think that’s what it was, as I never really saw the top of it…Material, patterns, pins, and who knows what else…I can still hear the consistent sound of the pinking shears as my mother cut out her patterns…To this day, I still cannot duplicate that sound…My mother wore tongs, the ones that fit between your toes, or as we now call them, flip flops…I can hear the sound of the rubber meeting the heel of her feet…another consistent sound…I could never get lost in a store, for all I had to do was listen for the flip, flop, flip, flop of her tongs…Still don’t know how she managed to walk in those, as just putting them on my feet hurt my toes…My mother was not a morning person…and I learned quickly the answers to my questions by the different grunts and groans…A long mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm meant I’m not quite awake…a short mmmmmmm meant I didn’t hear you…and the list goes on…Now this is one trait I’m quite good at…just ask my kids…Along with the sounds of the grunts and groans goes the sound of the teaspoon hitting the sides of the coffee cup as she stirred in her sugar…Never missing a clink, clink, clink…By now, you’ve probably realized that my mother is an angel in heaven…While I can never duplicate those sounds, I can sit back, close my eyes, and still hear the sound of the pinking shears as they would glide across the table opening and closing, the flips and the flops, and the cling, cling, clang of the spoon…These sounds, along with many more, are sounds that I think about often and will miss hearing forever…

I'm Lovin It

Things have been crazy for me...I've been going to 2 crops a week...then I've been scrap happy at home plus trying to get all those other things done that need to get done...I'm trying to leave some luv on the blogs that I visit, but I'd never get anything done...So what I've come up with is to take one hour, visit blogs, AMR gallery and leave as much luv as I can in that short period of time...I get lost in the reading...I've completed about 4 more LOs and I'm really pleased with how they've turned out...I also managed to pre-cut some of my scraps to use for cards...Someone mentioned that it makes the card making process go a little faster...That will make for less to take to the camper when I decide to go...This way I'll have all these goodies and I can catch up card making...Just way behind in everything...Lots of progress in LOs as I can't stay away from the work area...Probably doing more picking and choosing and looking than anything, but I'm having fun....I'll be joining my friend Suzanne on Friday at the Olive Garden before we head off to crop...She really does some nice scrapping...one of these days I'll have to take some pictures of her beautiful work as she's not into the computer world...She's got a great eye for color and what makes things work...That's what I luv the most about the crops as there's so many others there, and since I'm not that great with deciding on what goes with what, you can always get another opinion or two if need be...Well getting kind of late here so think it's time to count sheep, that's if I can make it past the scrap area without stopping...

Happy National Scrapbook Day - Online Crop

AMR is having their online crop today at 4pm EST to 12am EST. It is being hosted by the AMR "Staff" - a collective effort! There will be challenges every hour or so supplied by AMR's very own awesome DT members as well as Stacey!! The super Christine Middlecamp will be chatting with us online a little later in the evening and we might even get to see her designs with the May kit today!!! You will also be able to see the DT's online tutorials as well in class section (http://amronlineclasses.typepad.com/my_weblog/)!! It is going to be an awesome day and there may even be a few surprises, so come join us in the crop forum...

Vintage LO

This is a picture from 1952 of my sister and I...I've had the picture for ages and knew I wanted to scrap it, but just wasn't sure how...I'm quite pleased with the end result...I had lots of ideas from the gals over at AMR...My mother made the dresses we had on and also the doily that I used on the page...Thanks for looking...

Vintage Layout You Tube Tutorial

I've been wanting to do a vintage layout for ages now...having no idea where to begin, I did a post at www.allmomentsremembered.com and got some ideas, plus I did a google search and came up with this video...It's about 5 minutes long and of course she made it sound quick and easy...enjoy...

http://www.everything-about-scrapbooking.com/vintage-scrapbook-layout.html

I've Been Tagged

I've been tagged by my wonderful scrap pal Sabrina...Here's my answers followed by the rules...hope you'll play along...

1 - Grandmother
2 - Trustworthy
3 - Compassionate
4 - Friend
5 - Honest
6 - Laid-back


Not sure exactly how to show their links here, but my lucky five are - Jessica, Angie, Elizabeth, Kelli, and Jen...

Here are the rules:
1. Write your own six word Memoir.
2. Post it on your blog.
3. Link to the person who tagged you.
4. Tag 5 more blogs with links (leave a comment on their blog with an invitation to play).

Making Perogi

My dad and my grandson making perogi...

Busy Week

It's been a busy week here for me...When I retired I told myself that I was going to play catch up on all those things that I hadn't done for years and organize all that other stuff...Now that I've gotten so involved with scrappin and card making, the best laid plans seem to be going to the way side...An unexpected call to watch my DGKs the other day took me away from some housework...now tell me??? which would you have chosen...no brain er huh...I've also been busy with the Survivor Challenge at www.allmomentsremembered.com We are currently in week 3 and our challenge this week was to make the embellishment(s) that we were using...I've completed that LO and it's now in the gallery at AMR...voting by our peers will take place Monday...I've said it a hundred times that AMR has certainly helped me go outside my comfort zone...Mr. Postman just happened to bring me my ATG today also...I'm way behind the frenzy on this puppy...anxious to give that a whirl...Went to a couple of crops this week and have, once again, several LOs that need last minute touches...I'm hoping to finish those up this weekend, between housework and yard work...more than likely tomorrow as I'm kind of in a down mode right now...Not sure if I can post the Survivor LOs here on my blog, or wait until I'm voted off...Have this feeling that I'm going from one subject to the next, but it's one of my many bad habits...Since I'm in a relax mode, I think I need to catch up on blogging and leaving some luv, so with those thoughts in mind, you have a great weekend and thanks for stopping in...

Terrific Monday

If you've been reading my blog, you'll know that I've been in a survivor challenge at www.allmomentsremembered.com... I managed to make it through round one and voting took place yesterday and this morning for round two...I'm so excited to say that I made it through round two...Thanks to all the people that voted for me...There is some awesome talent at AMR and to have made it through two weeks and I'm so excited...If that wasn't excitement enough a card I lifted from Angie aka craftyscrapr was featured for Monday's Caught My Eye...I just loved Angie's card when I saw it and asked her if I could lift it...What better way to start the week with two great things happening...plus they both happened at www.allmomentsremembered.com...

If you aren't already a member there, you should check it out...you won't be sorry that you did...There's some amazing talent there and I'm so happy to be part of the AMR message board...Have a great Monday...

A Couple of Cards

Made these cards with paper that actually matched and I'm pleased at how they turned out...Pretty generic, but I'm still happy...I got really lucky w/the ribbon that I used as it matches perfectly...

These two cards I made with scraps...Don't think they're bad...but I think it was easier to make the first two as everything matched and these were kinda piece mealed...but I'm sure my DGDs will be excited to get them, no matter what...

Just put the finishing touches on this...My work area is now cleared off so I can work on my Survivor Challenge for www.allmomentsremembered.com... This is a fun challenge where 43 of us on the MB entered and were judged by our peers, with the survivors moving on to week 2 and the castaways still competing by completing the challenges for a RAK amongst themselves...I believe there are 16 of us left...Here's the criteria for this weeks challenge...

Week Two - Island Colors Challenge. I challenge you to post a layout using these 3 colors...Turquoise, Orange, and Tans. You will need I piece of cardstock and 2 patterned papers of your choice. These colors can be any shade of the three colors I mentioned above. Embellish as you please. This layout will need to take you away to a place you can feel tranquil and relaxed.

Definitely have some talented ladies at AMR and I'm honored to be not just a member of the MB, but also one of the survivors....Good luck ladies and see you on the Island...

Just Added the Finishing Touchs

Just finished this LO of the girls birthdays...We have 3 of them in September...Actually, one of them was born and was able to be there for her sister's first birthday....How cool is that...How my daughter managed two little ones in diapers is beyond me...then we were blessed with another girl the follow December...3 in diapers alone...her and my SIL did a wonderful job...I am so lucky...

Finally a new LO

Finally posted a new LO...This is Kayla having a good time sledding...Despite how cold she was, she finished off the afternoon first with a stop at McDonalds for of all things and ice cream and then home to have some soup...Go figure...Most important thing, she had a good time...

Thought I'd better update a little

Welllllllll I've been busy scrapping away...I've been to 3 crops in 4 days...one online one at www.allmomentsremembered.com and the other two on Friday night and then again this morning till late afternoon...I'll be going on Friday again...I accomplished alot on the online crop as we had specific challenges..I was able to complete 4 of them and kinda fell apart...my scrap area kept getting smaller and smaller...but I had a blast...Friday evening I was finished a LO except for the journalling...Sat with a nice group of girls and the time went by like right now...probably did more chatting than anything...Today I completed finished a LO, journalling included...need to take a picture of it to post...I also started another LO for my Aunt Uncle in Florida...They are great great Aunt and Uncle to my grandchildren so I'm going to give it to them when I go down to visit in June...I saw a great frame at JoAnns that would be perfect...Ever since I can remember they have sent me a birthday card and more and then when my children were born they sent to them and now they do the same for my grandchildren and are still sending me cards also...What more can I ask for from an Aunt & Uncle...And always on time with their cards...My thoughts are always in the right place, but I'm never on time...Hoping to change that, but making up lots of cards over the summer so I can have them on hand...I usually say that ever year, but this year, I'm going to do it...no matter what...Well it's been a busy day and I have another one tomorrow, so I think I'm off to visit the sandman...Take care and have a great night...

Break Time

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On a break from the online crop at http://www.allmomentsremembered.com/. Thought I'd take this time to post the four challenges that I've completed so far...The first one was to do a LO with one picture and use embellishments around it as a frame...Thought this one was ok...Second one was to use bling and stickles and sparkles...I did this one quite fast and I think it shows...The third one was to do a LO with no pictures and just journalling...I had fun doing that one...The fourth was to do a LO with hidden journalling from the heart...I enjoyed that one too...So here there are for everyone to enjoy...Thanks for looking...

Online Crop

Finally a sunny day here in Northeast Ohio...Nice to be able to pop a squat and let those warm sun rays beat down on your face after what seems like a forever winter...Have scads of things to catch up on today as with the warmer weather comes yard work, garage sales, flea markets, and my all time favorite "camping."

Late this afternoon I'll be at www.allmomentsremembered.com for their monthly online crop. So ladies and anyone else that's interested, if you've got nothing going and want to have a fun time while creating come on over and join Stacey and her Design Team and their guest, none other than the talented Karen Dudley...The crop will begin at 4:00 PM EST until 12:00 Midnite EST or until we all run out of steam...Hope to see you there...

Jessica Class Up & Running - The End - for now

Finally completed my last LO from the class...

Believe it or not I thought I had it made on this one...Really felt like I was going to zip right through...but due to operator ERROR...this one took me the longest...TFL...I've said it each time I've done one, that the class was well worth it and that hasn't changed...only thing changed is my patience right now...I'm on my last nerve...

ATG Gun - You Tube

Anyone on the bubble about buying an ATG Gun for your craft needs...Here's a YouTube Video for your view pleasure...Enjoy...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB1-2eUbHUo

Lucky Me!!!

Don't know where to start...but how lucky can a girl get???Pretty darn lucky if you ask me...I have a convention to attend in Orlando and while I was looking forward to that and the warmer weather, never in my wildest dreams did I realize that a Scrap Book Expo would be going on at the same time...Now if that isn't lucky enough I am going to have the opportunity to meet up with a couple of the wonderful online gals over at www.allmomentsremembered.com - Anne Marie and Jessica...how cool is that...I'm even taking an empty suitcase just in case I find some goodies at the Expos...Making sure my camera card is empty and my battery is on full charge...this is going to be sooooooo cool...I can hardly wait...instead of sending a flat scrapper they're getting the real thing...LOL LOL

Although I'm looking forward to this, I'm going to miss AMR MB...but I'll be back in time for the crop April 5th...I'll also miss my Friday/Saturday and Monday crop...but I'm sure I'll have more than enough pics to take to the crops when I get back...

But I'm sure not going to miss this Ohio weather...Hopefully we've seen that last of the snow for several months...

Well need to get stuff packed up and check off my list...Everyone have a great day...

Happy American Easter

While the majority of you will be celebrating Easter today, being Orthodox we celebrate Easter the first Sunday after Jewish Passover...I can't remember Orthodox Easter being a month later than American Easter...About ever 4 years both Easters fall on the same day...The grand kids just love being able to celebrate these two holidays...When I was growing up it was difficult explaining to my friends about the different holidays...Now, I think there's so much more understanding and knowing about all the differences in people's lives...Although there are times I'd like to go back to some of those childhood days where everyone knew everyone else...Church, schools, shopping, were right around the corner, sitting on front porches, playing jacks, jumping rope, scooters and all those things were a common sight in the neighborhoods...and I could go on and on...Of course I love all the modern technology...sometimes I wonder how things would be if we combined a little of each...

So today I'm going to try and accomplish a little of everything...plus I really need to catch up on leaving some love for the gals over at www.allmomentsremembered.com - I'm way behind on reading their blogs and the gallery....Also need to start getting things ready for our trip to Florida...I have a school board convention coming and need to get some last minute things done for that...like packing, canceling the paper, mail, doggies stuff packed up for her trip to my daughters and who knows what else...All these things to do and here I sit...

Wishing you and yours a wonderful Easter Sunday...Have a GRRRRRRRRRRRR8 day...

This has been a hectic and busy week since Monday, with no end in sight...I finally finished Lesson 3 from the digi class that I'm taking...I viewed the tutorial completely and then viewed it again to do my LO...I found that this worked better then just diving right in...Plus I was able to decide what pictures I wanted to use ahead of time...I have a little too much green around the 3 smaller photos...but was anxious to complete the project...

Monday started out with bringing my DGKs in town...I farmed one out to Papa's house and the rest came home with me...Thursday, one left town to be with Aunt D which left four...Two went back to Papas...think he was lonely...which left me with 2...Then those 2 went someplace, and the other 3 came back...Confused...I don't blame you...We've been busy, busy, busy...If we weren't crafting we were on the computer, eating, on the computer, eating and it just continued...You'd think they hadn't eaten in days...Which of course we all know isn't true...They are great kids...My DD and SnL have done a wonderful job raising them...I would not hesitate to take anyone of all 5 of them out on the town...I am so very fortunate...I have two older granddaughters and their mother has also done an EXCELLENT job raising them...They are beautiful well mannered young ladies...Again, I am so lucky...Well tomorrow the house goes back to being quiet...and the dog goes back to being the queen....and I'm going to settle down for a long winters nap....LOL LOL LOL...Have a wonderful Easter to you and yours...

Pre-School

This is Taylor in September 2005 at Pre-School...Since this was the beginning of the year there was just her and the two little guys...I really think she enjoyed being the only little lady there for the short period of time until other students were added to her class. Her teacher would always tell her that she was the most polite child she had ever met...

PS to my first post...

Forget to mention that stalking the mailman finally paid off...My Fiskars Scalloped Punch came today...Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

Productive Day

I awoke this morning with plans of going to my scrap crop...As the morning wore on and I started packing up my stuff, I thought gee, time to lug this stuff down the steps outside and then when I get back home, I'll be doing the opposite...and then again on Friday or Saturday...I did manage to take a little less but still had lots of stop...Down the steps I went and out to the car and I was on my way...Now I didn't really accomplish alot as far as finished projects go, but I managed to organize some brads, consolidate some paper, (one of those things that I just don't do at home) get some papers etc picked out for 3 LOs, get some inchies cut to make a Mosaic LO for my Aunt & Uncle in June...They live in Florida and don't get to see the family that much so I thought this was a great way to get some use of those photos that didn't make it to the scrap page for one reason or another. Also managed to have a light lunch with a friends, packed up my stuff and even stopped at JoAnns looking for a bigger percentage off on their liquidation sale...but no luck...Back home has some dinner, drug all my stuff back up stairs, and now I'm going to sit down and take my PSE 6 class with Jessica Sprague...I feel good about the entire day. Hope you have a wonderful evening...

Think Summer

This is a challenge for www.allmomentsremembered.com We had to use cardstock only...Two of my grand children, Taylor and George, having fun at the playground during pool break. Since there's 7 DGKs, they take turns spending quality time at the camper. TFL and have a wonderful Sunday.

Photo Swap at All Moments Remembered

Just completed this LO for a Photo Swap at http://www.allmomentsremembered/

I really enjoyed working on this LO for Tracy...I'm pleased with how it turned out and I hope she is too...

Let's talk Digi & Photoshop

Anyone that has not taken the plunge into digi scrapping needs to do so...At least try it and find out if it's for you. Personally I don't think I would totally go digi...I tend to like the hands on plus I need to use up all this "stuff" first and I don't think that is going to happen anytime soon...There is just so much information out there that I don't think I'll ever learn it all...Not just the digi part, but the photoshop part as well...I've posted another tutorial below...this one is about 7 minutes long and pertains to a PhotoCollage...Jessica Sprague makes it so easy to follow that I'm sure everyone will get the hang of things after the first try...I look forward to sharing things that I find that might be helpful make things easier for the next person...Hope you enjoy the video and stop back soon...

http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/images/ftp_images/ck/downloads/tutorialvideos/PhotoCollage/JSprague_PhotoCollagePSE.html

I finally finished...

my second class of Digi Scrappin with Jessica Sprague. Got stuck a few times yesterday and then finally decided it was time to walk away and come back again today. Just from the two classes I've had I'm thinking that the easiest thing to start doing is to listen to the lesson task by task and then go back and actually do them. I know it sounds like double work, but I think in the end it will help. I'm going to try that for next Monday's class and let you know. I did something wrong with the flourish in the upper left hand corner, but darned if I can figure it out. Here's the end result of yesterday's class and thanks for looking.

All Moments Remembered On-Line Crop Pics

This challenge required us to do a scraplift...I lifted from Jenn...Thanks Jenn...

In this challenge we had to use mono colors..This was the most difficult for me...but fun...

Here we had to alter a tag...My tag isn't altered all that much, but I sure had fun with this...was roflmao the whole time...

Never used paint before...so this was also fun and messy...plus we had to use 3 pics, 4 journalling tags, 3 embellies, and for extra "credit" write on a pic...This was definately way out of my comfort zone...but I did it, so that in iteself was an accomplishment...

Had a great time at the online crop yesterday. Lots of fun challenges and definately out of my comfort zone. I managed to complete all but two challenges. I'm planning on doing those sometime today. Lot of talent in the ladies at http://www.allmomentsremembered.com/. If you're not already a member, click on the link and head on over there. Check out the store. Stacey has some neat stuff there and I know you won't be dissapointed. The ladies are so encouraging and helpful. Thanks to the ladies that posted the challenges and to everyone that was able to participate. I had a GR8 time...

Sunny Sunday

Finally the sun is peaking through the clouds here in Ohio...Lots of snow on the ground and still quite chilly...Don't think I'm going out until Spring...LOL...Sure hope those few bulbs that were peaking out the ground managed to survive this blast of winter...Also hope that this is the last of it until next winter...For those of you in chilly weather, stay warm and drive safe...Those of you that are in nice warm weather...ENJOY...

On Line Crop - Saturday March 8th...

Online Crop Sat 3/8
Can you join AMR for an online crop, Saturday March 8th? It will be tons of fun! There will be lots of challenges and Raks, not to mention a few surprise announcements!! Also, they will unveil the kit for March, here's the link:March Crop Details Hope to see you there!

Assingment from the PSE 6 class

We had a mid week challenge for PSE 6...I complete the task...Mr. Mojo only knows how I did...Got mixed up several times, which is not unusal for me...object was to bring in a picture...convert to black and white...then add the journalling and title...the journal box was already there, so had to get it lined up and then save for printing and also for web...so here it is...LOL LOL...dumb journalling, but all I could think of...of course I won't print it out, but it's a learning process...I just keep shaking my head and LOL LOL LOL...Will put it on my blog...not too many people look here...lol... TFL... Might not see it at all if I can't find it...ohhhhhh boyyyyyyyy....June

Happy Birthday Kathy

Just wanted to wish a great big blogger Birthday for my friend Kathy. I met Kathy several years ago on an online chat group for Grief Recovery. I was lucky enough to be able to meet her several years back in person. Since that time, our lives have changed....moving, more moving, more moving, grand babies, more babies, and more babies. I believe she has 7 grand babies and another on the way and I have 7. She's a very wise person and has a wonderful outlook on life. I know her room mate is reading this and making faces. Although there many miles between us and we don't chat as often as we used to, I want to say that my life has been enriched in many ways by having here as a friend. So Kathy, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU and many more. And remember "you are not alone."

June

Years Ago

This is a picture of me from many years ago as in 1955. Unfortunately I think it looks better in person. I need to work on getting the photography box made so I can have better pictures of my LOs. It has some lace stick on at the top and bottom and then I made the flowers using the 3 different colors of the CS. Thanks for looking, have a great evening, and think SPRING.

AMR Challenge - Out of the box

Here's my challenge "Out of the Box" for www.allmomentsremembered.com. We were challenged to things that we normally don't use for whatever the reason. I'm very structured so I decided to try flourishes with clear stamps, crookedness, white space, 3 different PP on CS...I was reallllllly happy with the end result, until I decided to ink the edges of the poem, which I didn't remove, I just put some paper underneath it, and now I think it looks sloppy and also when I put our names on it...The writing wasn't too bad, I just don't think it looks right where it's at or even at all...Maybe should have used the cricut. Thanks for looking...

Dedicated to my Mother & Father

This is a LO of my mother and father the day they got married. I've had this photo for quite some time and just wasn't sure how to put it all together. I managed to pick out the BG paper but also knew it need something else. A fellow scrapper had the embossed fancy paper and it reminded me so much of her dress. I did some hand cutting on that to make it fit as we only had a small piece to work with. I chose like a metallic greyish/blue for the matting and the flourish (I think tht's what it would be called) I was too afraid to mess it up w/my calligraphy so my thanks to Miss Joni for doing that for me and to Suzanne for the fancy paper. Now I can put it in it's page protector for everyone to enjoy.

My First Digi LO

Today was the big day. Online Photoshop Elements with Jessica Sprague. How exciting this was. There were 6 tasks involved and since I've added the end result here, it means I complete all my tasks. I'm quite pleased with the end result, even though it's not the perfect picture. Having so many to choose from and not really knowing what we were going to be doing, I decided on this photo. Being able to have hands on while the video was going was wonderful. I was able to stop and start the video so I was able to keep up with what was going on. I feel that I've learned some great stuff here and I have 3 more classes to go. I would highly recommend this class to the beginner. Or even as a refresher course for those that are upgrading. Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Busy Weekend

Been kind of crazy for the last couple of days. Saturday morning I went to a basketball game for my 9 year old DGD Sydney. It's sponsored by their church and has different age groups. They play for 20 minutes with a break in between. The main purpose is to teach the kids the basics of the game and guide them with their sportsmanship. They do keep score, but the kids are told that more important than the end result is that they had a good time. I did manage to take some pictures, but haven't even looked at them yet. After the game I took my 6 year old DGD Taylor to my dads for any overnight visit. I then brought my 11 year old DGD Kayla back to my place for an overnighter. Kayla had been to a girls night out at one of her friends house on Friday evening, so she rested her eyes for about an hour before dinner. We got Chinese for dinner, which is one of her favorites. After that we gathered our scrap stuff up and off to an evening crop. She was able to accomplish 3 pages and I believe I have about 5 pages, that need either the journalling or the title. We went to what I call a quaint scrapbook store. Lots of ideas, stuff for sale, plus I feel real comfy there. Both of us seemed to wind down before our time there was up,but that was ok as we needed to be up for church in the am.

After church on Sunday, they had a pancake and sausage breakfast which we stayed for and was mmmmmmmm, mmmmmmmmmm, good. A quick stop at home to pick up a LO that a friend of mine was going to do the writing on with her beautiful calligraphy. Kayla then took off with the Mr. Dave and the pooch for a walk in the park and a stop at the school. I stayed to chat with Miss Joni while they were gone. Our visits are never short as we all get to talking and the time just flies by. Kayla and Mr. Dave decided they wee going to spend some time out in the snow filled backyard. So I thanks everyone headed home. DGD will return around 5 ish and then we'll head off to pick up her sister and then head in the direction of taking them home. Somewhere in this time bracket I'll need to stop at the store for a couple of things and of course check out the sale action at JoAnns. Yesterday their items were only down to about 20% off. Still lots of things in the store, but I'm still waiting for big price drop.

This evening will try and catch up on the message board over at www.allmomentsremembered.com. I also some somewhere where there's some great new items in the store. Check it out.

Thanks for stopping and have a great evening.