Surprise!

Just thought I'd surprise (stun, shock) you today by actually doing something... !
I've been in a slump around here again, and nothing gets me through that better than some "creative therapy."

It seems that everywhere I turn lately, I am surrounded by touching stories of personal tragedies of one kind or another, so many of us out there are experiencing trials that bring us to our knees. I find myself repeating the words of this scripture over and over in my mind;

My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high...

With all of that in mind, here's a little token of comfort and peace for us all.

I used some Basic Gray, and Stampinup papers, the birdie sticker is from K&Company (comes with all sorts of 3D butterflies - I love these!) The rub-on is Making Memories, and the buttons are All My Memories.
(Funny how sometimes a photograph makes the project look better, but sometimes - well, it's looking a little out of proportion this time - sorry)

Stamp Club

Yup - I did it, I joined a stamp club again.
Sometimes a girl's just got to get out of the house and mingle with her cronies.
Karen had this card ready for us to make - isn't it cute? ...That's another thing I love about club, is that she always has such fun things for us to do.
(Not taking any credit here - all I did was assemble)
Anyway, it was a sparse meeting, there were only 2 other ladies there this time (2 of them are teachers, and it was back to school night) But I had fun anyway, Thanks Karen!

Everything you see here is Stampinup.
Thanks for looking!

Sketch Time...

Time again for one of Lucy's sketches!

This month I opted to use all cardstock, but I gave it an embossed treatment with my Cuttlebug. The ribbon is Making Memories - my daughter in law shared the daisy with me - I forget who made it...(sorry) The buttons are All My Memories, and the rub on was included in a prize I won - I'm going to have to check on that...
Thanks for looking!
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Anniversary Time

This month will mark my son's second anniversary.
With going to college, working every weekend, and living with the grumpy in-laws (us) in between, (not to mention her losing a father and gaining a "step") it can't have been easy, but they are still hanging in there, and hopefully enjoying life.
Best wishes, and Happy rest of your lives!
Mom :)

The kids took this photo with my camera at one of our family gatherings earlier this Summer (very convenient)...and the papers are some scraps that Libby gave me from one of her projects (Daisy D's I think...) she knows I horde them. LOL!
The "years" stickers are also Daisy D's. The rub on is Basic Grey, and the chipboard number '2' is from All My Memories.
(I found this idea in the June issue of "Cardmaking" magazine)

*The sweet ladies over at Scrapbooks.com kindly picked this page for their layout of the week for the week of 8/11. Thanks girls!
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Had a minute....

...So I made this little creation for Miss Lilybean's sketch challenge:

I love sketches - if you're stuck for an idea, it's a really great place to start!
These are Basic Grey "Boxer" 6x6 papers, the ribbon and metal trim are from Stampinup.
Thanks for peeking!

BOM Time

It's been a long time since I've done a page for my Book of Me,
So, when I saw this challenge to scrapbook some childhood Summertime memories over at Scrapbook Doodles, I decided to take them up on it.

I used My Mind's Eye 29th Street Market papers and transparency,(and some scraps from Basic Grey.) The butterfly sticker is from K&Co.
Just a quick, fun little 8x8.

(I need to add that the photo is of 2 of my sisters when we revisited our old homestead this past May.)

Lucy's July Sketch

It's that time again - Lucy has a new card sketch up for July, hope you'll check it out!
Here's my sample - I used Basic Grey paper, Rusty Pickle chipboard (I like to add a little glitter), and the butterfly is made with my Cuttlebug and their new butterfly cut & emboss template, with a little Heidi Swapp bling added.

Hope you're having a fun Summer!