Marigold #5 Sketch

Scrappin' Marigold #5 Sketch to get some back to school pics in the books.

So far the school year has started off well. :)

Midweek Mojo Marigold #4

Just wanting to scrap some more pages about girl's camp this summer. I used Scrapbook Steals Midweek Mojo sketch Marigold #4

I used some Shimelle chipboard along with the MME Jubilee line and mini planner accessories from Target.

Paper Girls 100th post

It is the 100th challenge post over at The Paper Girls Challenge Blog!!!

The challenge this time around is "Paper Girls"

So grateful to have been a part of this group for a time.

You should join in! The prize is being hosted by Scrapbook Steals! WOOT

I made this layout to commemorate a "lifelong" friendship that makes me smile on the daily.

A little paper pop up!

How about some texture paste and inking.

Grateful for friendships and scrapbooking and all of the loveliness in both.

Stay crafty!

My Little Army Guy

This is my take on Scrapbook Steals Midweek Mojo Lily #3 sketch. I had a really hard time with the colors on his costume and picking papers that would go with it. Yeesh.

My little Army Guy!

Sunflower 9a. Midweek Mojo sketch.

Lilac #10 Scrapbook Steals Layout

Here is my Lilac #10 from the Scrapbook Steals blog sketch

 My family fished every summer growing up.

I remember it with great fondness. This summer

my children got to experience a small part of

my youth for themselves when

my Aunt and Uncle 

took us into their home for a week 

and treated us to

a much needed vacation.

I loved being back to my roots.

Lilac #9b Scrapbook Steals Sketch

I made this page for J's album.He adored his teacher.

You can see the sketch over at the Scrapbook Steals Blog.

El Vado Lake Scrapbook Steals Lilac #3

Here is the layout I did for Scrapbook Steals Lilac #3 sketch. There are many sketches to choose from this week. I used the second one.

We had our Stake Girl's Camp up at El Vado Lake and it was truly beautiful. We got to wake up beside this vista every morning and the weather was wonderful as well.

I definitely want to go back with my family.

Scrapbook Steals Lilac #2 Layout

 Here is the layout that I made for Tessa. She was so excited to go to the temple for the first time. Travis and I were both able to be there with her. Jakob too. I loved singing hymns in the baptistry.

You can find the sketch at the steals blog.

Lilac #2

I love my family.

Espanola, NM Scrapbook Steals Lilac #1

I haven't scrapbooked in such a darn long time. Life really took hold and drug me by the hair for a while. I loved having a sketch to go from. Scrapbook Steals Lilac #1

This was such a beautiful area to visit.

I used a lot of different papers from different lines. We R Travel Light was a main one though.

Scrapbook Steals Daffodil 1 Sketch

I used the Scrapbook Steals Daffodil #1 Sketch for this layout. I'm still going to add some journaling strips to the upper left of the layout but I want to take my time on that as we near the anniversary of Isaiah's birth. The hospital has boxes that are painted by local artists and donated to hold remains or personal effects of those we lose.

Travis built the other box for Isaiah to be laid to rest in. I painted it and added his name.

Having to be induced to have my baby at 16 weeks along was one of the hardest things I've ever been through. I know others that have had many losses and my heart hurts for them. I gain strength through my knowledge of our Heavenly Father's plan for us. 

Make it meaningful. I

14th Birthday SS Petunia 9 Layout

J has turned into a total teenager and it happened overnight, it seems.

I used the Petunia 9 sketch from ScrapbookSteals.com

I think I'll create a companion page so I can add a few more pictures and the journaling.

I created the title for the page with my Silhouette Cameo. I just merged the words together and cut. 

This was a fun one. Hope you're week is starting off just peachy.

Scrapbooking Hard Things: The Blue Blanket

As this new year kicks off one of the biggest goals I have for myself is to scrapbook Isaiah's pages. Our family needs a remembrance book for him and his short existence here on this earth. 

I know that some of these things will be very difficult for me to put down on paper, but I also believe that it will be so therapeutic. A dear friend of mine shared the book that she made when she lost her daughter and said it has been a tremendous thing for their family. 

So, without further ado here is a layout I made about the blanket that we will never use to wrap Isaiah in. It's hard to explain the things you mourn when you lose a child in the womb. You don't have memories of their life here on earth to mourn over, you feel such a sense of loss over what will never be. You mourn the loss of the possibilities of things.

I'm getting back into using the sketches from Scrapbook Steals. 

This is the MidweekMojo Petunia 6 Sketch.

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend and try to brighten someone's day if you can.

Families Are Forever Scrapbook Steals Daisy #2

I haven't done a Mid Week Mojo in what feels like forever. 

This is taken from their Daisy #2 Sketch

However, I had a visit from a dear friend last week who so lovingly showed me the scrapbook that she made for her daughter who lives in heaven now and it made me realize that I really need to do something for Isaiah. I need to do it for me and for my children so that they can have something to look through that is all about him and them and this special time in our lives. That's what this hobby is for, isn't it. I know I won't share every page I make here, on the blog, some are just too tender. But, I'm getting better at handling this thing we call grief and this is okay for me now.

So, I printed out one of the pictures that the nurses took at the hospital and used my Silhouette to cut out the title. I love how it wraps around the picture. I used a piece of my architectural trace paper that I actually cut from the edge of one of my college drawings and pleated it, sewed it and adhered it to the page. SRM stickers and some washi along with basic grey flare and adhesive cork finish it off.

I hope you find scrapbooking as therapeutic as I do and that it gives you as much joy as it does me.

Have a great week.

BIG NEWS Ribbon Carousel Design Team

I have some lovely news for you all. I will be joining the amazing Ribbon Carousel Design Team! 

How awesome is that?!?!

My first task was to make something that had to do with a celebration.

You can link up your creations and be entered to win some goodies.

 I had lots of fun with this one...washi and twine and ribbon...lots of spooled yumminess.

I hope you stop on by the Ribbon Carousel Blog and link up your creation. They're 

celebrating their 3rd BIRTHDAY!!! 

RCC Challenge 91

PARTY TIME

Welcome to the Kiwi Lane April Blog Hop. I'm so happy to be joining this wonderful group of girls in using such fun tools. This weekend I'll be featuring the 

Celebrate template set.

On this layout I used the pennant and the ticket stub templates that come with the kit. My son has a best friend that he is growing up with and I just love these "through the years" layouts. See how tiny they were and now they're getting so big. The templates are so easy to work with, just trace and cut. Little effort for lots of wow!

The second project I created using the balloon and wavy templates. I had this great sparkly paper and I knew it would be wonderful paired with the cute balloons. I added a little twine and washi and ended up with a perfect celebration card!

 The blog hop will run through 11:59 PM MST on Sunday April 6TH. a random winner from ONE of the participating blogs (including the Kiwi Lane blog), will be given a $25 gift certificate to the Kiwi Lane Shop, for leaving a comment and will be announced on the Kiwi Lane blog on Thursday, April 10TH. 

Have fun visiting all the stops along the way.

Jennifer Nicholes is up next.

Kiwi Lane http://kiwilane.com/here/blog/

Gail Owens http://glowormdesigns.blogspot.com

Catherine Povec http://www.tybearsmom.blogspot.com

Jennifer McDermott http://wonkywares.blogspot.com

Kristy Lee http://lifescrapped.blogspot.com

Heather Conklin http://goldiecar.blogspot.com/

Misty Buck http://www.mistylynnwhat.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Nicholes http://craftingmoments.wordpress.com/

Barb Rapp http://www.mommaducksblog.blogspot.com/

Christina Steel http://tinasscrapcrap.blogspot.com/

Gettin' a little scrappy! 

Tessa and her good friend playing chess. These girls have amazing imaginations! They're always creating fairy worlds, playing with dolls or enjoying a board game. You won't ever hear them say they're bored. 

I used some Studio Calico paper for the background and some WRMK for the strip.

A few thickers and some wood veneers and we're all done.

Hope you have a super week!

Baby Boy Scrapbook Layout

Seriously, OH MY GOSH! It has probably been half a year since I scrapped a page. I just adore this picture of my "baby boy" and myself from our family vacation this summer. He's twelve and he towers over me at 6ft tall now. He thinks it's pretty funny. I actually used Scrapbook Steals Midweek Mojo Lolite #2 sketch for this layout. I used some gorgeous papers that my friend Melissa sent me, cuz she's just super nice like that. No matter how big he gets, or how big a stinker he is,
he'll always be my baby boy.

I need to learn how to journal straight when I hand journal but I know he won't mind .

I have used DCWV, October Afternoon and WRMK papers here. The letters are Thickers.

 

You TOO, don't you forget to be awesome every day!
I love paper :)!!!