The New Creative Teams at Faith Sisters

WOW! This is a group of talented and encouraging women. I am so proud to be creating with them. You can view the official post at the Faith Sisters site HERE.

B is for Black & White - Alphabet Shoot Challenge

I created this layout for the Alphabet Shoot Challenge at Studio Girls at scrapbookgraphics.com. I used some beautiful designs by Drehi that are available over in the Faith Sisters shop.

Credits:
Background paper, old paper stack, photo frame, ribbon, stitching and flourish from A Reason To Shed Blood by Drehi.
Green leaves, raffia ribbon, floral ring, and dried flower element from Kit No. 13 by ON Designs.
Hand Stamped Alpha by Michelle Coleman.
Fonts: Hawaii Killer and Minion Pro

Dear Abi . . .

Another sweet pic of my dear niece at the birthday party for me and her mom last year.

CREDITS:
All papers and elements from the Spring Fling Collection by Scrap N Tag
Hand Stamped Alpha brush: Michelle Coleman
Font: Jane Austen

Cute Love

This is my second layout featuring Faith Sisters Designs - from Willro&Co Designs and Dahlia Co Designs. I just loves these reds combined with the craft paper . . . so Valentiney without being too Valentiney, you know?

This is my little man, Daniel. He fell asleep during my mom's 60th birthday celebration last Saturday. It was LOUD, and he just slept right through everything on the wicker couch on my mom's back porch. Such cute love!!!!

CREDITS:Papers, label, envelope from Bold & Beautiful by Willro&Co DesignsPlain twill from Yesteryear by Willro&Co DesignsStitching and red ribbon from Haberdashery by Willro&Co Designs"Love" Heart and chipboard frame from Gift of Love by Dahlia Co DesignsFont: Aurora Cn BT

I'm on the Digital Creative Team at Faith Sisters!

So I've been hanging at Faith Sisters since November, and I am now so excited to be a part of the Digital Creative Team for the site. There are some very talented designers in the shop and I'm thrilled to be able to work with their designs.

The first layout I created was with Willro&co Designs and Drehi Designs and I used for the Faith Discovery Challenge #2, Time for Change.

CREDITS: Background paper, decorative border strip, old slide frame, and vintage card from Yesteryear by Willro&co Designs; cotton reel bottom & pressed stud from Haberdashery by Willro&co Designs; Swirly Alpha by Willro&co Designs; hinge from A Reason To Shed Blood by Drehi; paint smear and stitching from Absolut! by Drehi; Font: Evanescent

Welcome Little Jackson Alan!

WELCOME LITTLE JACKSON TO OUR FAMILY!

CREDITS: All papers and elements from Clippity Snippets Collection by Studio Lorie; font: Brandywine

I'm in the SPOTLIGHT!

I'm in the Member Spotlight over at scrapbookgraphics.com!

Check it out: MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Crown of Love and Compassion - Faith Sisters Inspiration Challenge

Another year older . . . and what have I learned? Sometimes I feel that I am on a merry-go-round and I'll never get off, never see anything new happen in my life. Recently, though, I've started to develop a confidence in the love of my Savior. It still amazes me that He can love and accept just as I am now . . . not when I've improved myself enough . . . but RIGHT NOW. So my goal in the coming months is to learn to wear His crown of love and compassion with dignity and grace, and that I'll be able to share His love of me with others.

Credits: All papers and elements from the Cool Cat Collection by Raspberry Road Designs; font: You Are Loved

New Day - Faith Discovery Challenge #1

CREDITS: All papers and elements from the Twitterpated Collection by Studio Lorie with the exception of the lock and key with twine from the Prairie Gal Collection by Studio Lorie. Font is Brandywine.

Our Love - Twitterpated Collection by Studio Lorie

This is me and Jay at my mom's birthday party last night. I used Lorie's newest designs from her Twitterpated Collection that will be released at scrapbookgraphics.com very soon! As you can see, the collection is full of romantic papers and elements . . . lots of textures and colors . . . just absolutely gorgeous! I'm twitterpated!
All papers and elements from the Twitterpated Collection by Studio Lorie coming soon to SBG!; Font: Bodoni Bk BT; Photo Action: Creamy Tone by Natasha Whiteley

Princess Abi of the Butterflies

This is my lovely niece Abi who is just so full of life and happiness. She just became a big sister to little Jackson (who was born prematurely) . . . and I created this LO just so she could put it in her room. I used the Butterfly Breeze collection by Angelfaye Designs that is just full of lovely papers and elements that are so soft and feminine! I overlaid a butterfly paper on top of another darker paper by ONDesigns as well as running a Lomo photo action by PSEFrank on the entire page. To make the hair, I used some swirls by Rhonna Farrer made all sparkly and shiny with a glitter style by Flergs.
Credits: Butterfly paper, flowers and leaves: Butterfly Breeze/Angelfaye Designs; Swirls (for hair): Swirls Vol. 4/Rhonna Farrer; Glitter Styles (purple and gold): Flergs; Lomo Photo Action: PSEFrank; Leaf and Patterned Paper: Kit No. 13/ONDesigns; Butterfly Brushes downloaded from Internet

Siblings

CREDITS: From SBG Welcome Home Collab: Lined background paper and paint smear: Berna Datema; Stitched ribbon and stitched overlay: Brownie Ann; License plate, bolts & vintage alpha: Maya; torn & stitched graph paper: Plum Tuckered; connector and flowers: Prairie Gal by Studio Lorie; dried leaf, tie, pearl & glass word box: Archive Collection by Studio Lorie; font: problem secretary

The Cabinet

This cabinet belonged to my husband's grandmother, who died when my daughter was just a baby. The cabinet was in our home for a long time, but spent some time at my mother-in-law's. Just a few days ago, we got the cabinet back. While it was empty and in the middle of the den, Daniel decided it would be a great place to hide. He spent several minutes (a feat for a toddler with a short attention span) playing peek-a-boo. My husband's grandmother delighted in my daughter, and I think she would have been greatly amused watching Daniel play his little game.
CREDITS: All papers and elements from the Annabelle Collection by angelfaye designs (ribbon and flowers recolored); stamp journal block from Antique Treasures by Alabaster Box; font: bulky refuse type; alpha: origin unknown

Be My Valentine!

I kept seeing this little stamped image of a ladybug and I thought it was so cute, so I decided to make a digi one! I used a heart from Krystal Hartley's Sweetest Thing to make the ladybug wings. This will be printed out and used as Olivia's Valentines to pass out to her classmates.

Credits:
Papers and glitter heart: Sweetest Thing/Krystal Hartley; Label, frame, safety pin, frame, brads: New Beginnings Freebie Kit/Raspberry Road Designs; Ribbon & Sweet Label: Annie's Room Freebie, Raspberry Road Designs; heart brush for the trail: easyelements.com; Font: kissmekissmekissme; Scalloped paper mask: Rhonna Farrer/2Peas

In The Sea - Under the Sea Quick Page Freebie

This is one of my cousins who came to visit for a few weeks last summer. He is SUPER cute and sweet, too!
CREDITS: All papers and elements from the Under the Sea Collection by Scrap N Tag; font: bulky refuse type

I have created a little quick page freebie for you based on my LO . . . please leave a comment or say hello if you decide to download the page! Carolyn at Scrap N Tag is generously allowing her Creative Team to offer these Quick Pages on our blogs, so you'll want to check back in the near future for additional Quick Pages from her other collections!

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Angels Watch Over You - Secret Scraplift Challenge - The Shaker Box Online Crop

I scraplifted my LO Rikki's "Yes, You" (TO SEE IT - CLICK HERE)


This is my son and daughter hanging out on his bed when we finally converted it from crib to daybed/toddler bed. No, I don't need any lectures. Yes, I know that he is 2 1/2. BUT he wasn't crawling out of the crib and we were getting full nights of rest. Now that he can get out, we've been having a little visitor come to our bed almost every night (or at least very early morning). He is so happy with his "big boy bed." When we put it up, he had Olivia get with him on the bed and read books with him. This shot of them was snapped along with about a hundred others. I just love their expressions and how they are looking up.

Credits: Background paper: Prairie Gal by Studio Lorie; tape strips: Clippity Snippets by Studio Lorie; font: youareloved; stamped alpha brush: Mindy; Parisian alpha: Rhonna Farrer; angels watch over you WA: Batina; date stamp: Yin; wing brush: Shirl

A is for Artist - Alphabet Shoot Challenge at SBG

I created this LO from my favorite collection of the moment, Prairie Gal by Studio Lorie at scrapbookgraphics.com. I keep returning to it over and over again. I know, I know, it's unhealthy BUT I just can't seem to help myself. When I was creating my LO about being an artist, this collection just kept popping back into my head, so I went with it. I hope that you will love the collection just as much as I do (cause you'll be seeing a lot more of it - hee, hee)!

Credits:
All papers and elements from Prairie Gal by Studio Lorie with the exception of the twirly twig from the Archive Collection by Studio Lorie and the playing card alpha by Carolyn Bender; font: Brandywine

Embrace The Gray - Challenge at The Shaker Box Online Crop!

The Shaker Box is having an online crop starting tomorrow, Friday, January 18, 2008. There will be challenges, chats, games and prizes. One of the challenges is going to be posted by me. You're getting a sneak preview here on my blog.

It's called "Embrace the Gray." With winter here in full force, and sunshine in limited supply, I say we go along with it and embrace the gray! You know I'm talking about layouts here, right? So here's what you do: get your layout going using shades of gray . . . from silver to the darkest of grays . . . in your background paper, in your photo, in your largest elements. After you've embraced it, that's the time to give the gray a chance to shine. Choose a vibrant color and accent that gray. Not too difficult. And it's amazing that what starts out as relatively drab and plain becomes something altogether fabulous! My example layout uses gray in the background, photo and frame, and then I dressed up the gray with some punches of blues. Let's see what you come up with! Join this challenge and others by heading on over to The Shaker Box! I hope to see you there! Oh, and for those who participate, I'll be having a random drawing for a Provo Craft 12x12 fabric album (see below for picture).

CREDITS: Paper (color removed) and Elements: Dream Kit in Turquoise by Bridget; Gray Distressed Frame: Annabelle by angelfaye designs"Lovely" Flourish: Fashion Patisserie brushes by Rhonna Farrer/2PeasParisian Alpha: Rhonna Farrer/2PeasBrass Calendar Brads (hue adjusted): M. Patry

Scripture Challenge Week 1 - Faith

These are my first cards for the scripture challenge going on over at Faith Sisters. They are designed so that when they are printed, they can be affixed to jumbo size plastic coated playing cards and then can be kept at hand for memorization and encouragement. If you haven't heard about this challenge, head over to Faith Sisters for details. You can join at any time during the year, and there are no deadlines . . . just finish the cards after you research the scriptures.

CREDITS: All papers and elements from the Sweetest Thing Collection by Krystal Hartley; Template: Nikki Painter; Font: problem secretary; Vibe white grunge alpha: Erica Hernandez/2Peas

My BFF Mini Kit - Krystal Hartley at polkadotpotato.com

Isn't this the cutest little mini kit? And it is absolutely perfect for highlighting those sweet best friend forever photos. This is my daughter and her bosom buddy.

CREDITS: All papers and elements from My BFF Mini Kit by Krystal Hartley; Sweet Pea Bonus Brushes by Rhonna Farrer/2Peas; Fonts: dearjoefour and DellaRobbiaBT