beautiful...just beautiful. so much gratitude shown, for life, love, people. thank you for that. thank you for sharing with us your gratitude...for opening our eyes to so many more things to be grateful for. thank you for letting us be a part of the journey. thank you wordsters. it's been beautiful...just beautiful!! And the winner of the fabulous Cosmo Cricket kit is.....
we chose Leah Allen - TX
and let's not forget these beauties that caught our eyes...
First off, let me apologize for being late with this post. Please know these posts are important to us. My family was hit by the Flu (yes the swine flu) and it really took away my energy. I wanted to give the winner the spotlight so i thought today would be a good day to get this posted. We love how OPEN you were with your thoughts, with your beautiful creations. The selected winner will be receiving a beautiful kit from The Paper Niche plus Journaling three ways by the fabulous Karla Dudley.
Congratulations to:
Jan Barlow - PA, USA
and let's not forget these beauties that caught our eyes
Many Hugs to you all!
it's funny...when i chose this word, i was thinking of thanksgiving. knowing that my word was falling around the canadian thanksgiving...i thought...perfect!! fitting!! i had chosen this word about a month or more ago as my next word up and when it came down to actually scrapping with the word...i went a completely different route. our lives change so fast...our directions go differently. it brings a new appreciation...gratitude...for our previous journey and a sense of awe for the new one.
i found myself here...in a new journey. a journey of self growth and change. something that i completely embrace. for me these journeys always bring a new sense of awareness and gratitude for all that surrounds me. and it is about this that i chose to scrap. to document all that i am grateful for, all that i show gratitude for in my current self travels. it allows me to find peace and balance. it makes me stop...re-evaluate. and REALLY take a moment to find a gratefulness in my life in all things big and small.
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude. ~denis waitley
what do find gratitude in?? we would love to have you share the things you are grateful for!!! and for sharing with with us this word up....you will have the chance to win a fabulous prize pack from our sponsor...cosmo cricket!!! i know!!! cool, huh??
so get scrapping!!! have a fabulous day everyone!!! ~jessi :)
Jessi
Denise
Gigi
Gudrun
Karla
Lynn
Revlie
Ronda
Don't forget to link up your creations to this post by Midnight Mountain time (-7 GMT), October 16th. If it is your first time playing with us....welcome. We encourage you to check out the F.A.Q for frequently asked questions.
Hey guys! I wanted to share with you a simple Peek-a-Boo card
You can modify it in so many ways. I will be using Photoshop to decorate the card but you can use stamps if you'd like.
Supplies:
Below is a video of preparing the card design within Photoshop. (note: if you don't have Photoshop and you want to try it out; go here to download a 30 day trial. Any version of PS will do for this tutorial)
The first thing I did was look for a card that I already had to get the measurements from it. I chose one that was within a stationary pack so I knew it had a fitting envelope.I took the measurements of the card while it was open.
I feel like miracles have been happening all around me. Some smack me in the face and some are subtle and when I look back on them I am amazed. Like my two month old boys. They are miracles. They are lucky to be here. I'm lucky to be here. With all the events that were trying to get in the way; somehow a miracle happened and now we are all here safe and sound. Be open to all possibilities. Be open to good no matter how low you are. I mean just being here typing on this blog is crazy. I would have never thought ALL this would be happening. My family, my online family. This place where I am making a difference in peoples lives. Thinking back to times when I thought I would never get out of bed again. My shyness...almost crippling in the past and now I reach out. I just called one of my sons good friends' mother to meet for coffee sometime. Yeah that may seem like normal to some but I was all freaky about that kind of thing. Always a worry wart for no reason. But I've grown so much and I love where I am at right now. I can honestly say that I am happy. Who woulda thought? I'm open to miracles alright. Two sets of twins back-to-back? Yeah...I'm open to miracles indeed. My Word Up is OPEN. Join in and share how this word holds power in your life!
This word up is sponsored by The Paper Niche. They are offering up their beautiful September kit, School Rocks, for the selected winner. Just look at all those goodies! AND...they will receive a free invite to my online workshop: Journals 3 ways!!!
Happy Scrappin,
❤ Karla
Denise
Gigi
Gudrun
Jessi
Lynn
Revlie
Ronda
Don't forget to link up your creations to this post by Midnight Mountain time (-7 GMT), October 2nd. If it is your first time playing with us....welcome. We encourage you to check out the F.A.Q for frequently asked questions.
Wow!!!!!! This is what we say every time and you all continue to wow us with your projects and layouts! Love what you come up with!Thank you to everyone that participates we all love to see your creations! Once again it is so hard to pick just one...... this time around the autographed PAGE MAPS book from Becky Fleck goes to
Denise Laborde - France
and let's not forget these beauties that caught our eyes...
Word Up Wednesday!
Hey! Just wanted to share a little technique using some grunge paper and a little bit of crackle paint! I LOVE flowers....in case some of you haven't noticed that already! lol I started by going to my local scrapbook store 'the Scrapyard', and cut out some grunge paper flowers
then I painted them with antique linen crackle paint, waited for it to dry then added a bit more ink..... can't be tooooooo grungy..... can it?
Then I used a script stamp and stamped on all three flowers with brushed corduroy distress ink.....
Then I stacked them on top of each other and added a cool brad with a little gem in the middle...
and this is the layout that i used it on..... which is also a class at the Scrapyard!
Have fun with it!
Lynn
Invincible: incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued.
WARNING!
anyone who has small children, sweet little boys..... and haven't yet been introduced to the wonderful world of older teenaged boys...... (18 and up, although there may be a few exceptions!)
reading this may be hazardous to your health......
This is my oldest son in a nutshell...INVINCIBLE..... wild.....willing to try almost anything!
and......of course nothing will happen to him! I know that I nag and complain to him that he should be more careful. I say to him "would you please not do catwalks down the street behind our house?" his response..... Mom, don't worry......it's all good....
It is a good thing that I don't know the half of it....on a lighter note, the motorbike has been sold!!! But in place of the bike there is a 15 foot truck sitting in my driveway! (not sure if it really is that big but it is waaaaay bigger than I am! lol) He really is a good, sweet boy but he does think he is INVINCIBLE......
This week we are being sponsored by Becky Fleck & Page Maps. We have for you an autographed copy of Becky Fleck's latest book Scrapbook Page Maps!!!! As Becky puts it...This Book contains 60 never-before-seen sketches in five popular sizes (12 x 12 & 8 1/2 x 11) along with more than 140 pieces of beautiful artwork.
Not only did Becky offer up her incredible book but she build OLW our very own Page Map. We had fun using it in creating our invincible projects. As you can see, one page map, so many interpretations. Feel free to use this Page Map to create your INVINCIBLE creations but please know it isn't necessary.
gigi
gudrun
she's sick...send her some love
karla
Don't forget to link up your creations to this post by Midnight Mountain time (-7 GMT), September 18th. If it is your first time playing with us....welcome. We encourage you to check out the F.A.Q for frequently asked questions.
