National Scrapbook Day...

...was Saturday, May 4th 2013, a day packed full of online and on site fun, creativity, games and prizes!  I love this time of year almost as much as Christmas!

I spent my NSD in Nashville with Cyndi and the members of Royal Scrap Club at the Michael's Craft Store in Bellevue:

 

 Scrappin' Chick

 Scrappin' Royals

 

 

 

 

 

We had a wonderful and knowledgeable instructor providing great make-n-takes and met some nice scrap friends along the way:

 Scrappin' Friend

 

We had our own area, plenty of scrap space and full use of scrap tools and supplies:

 

 

 

 

 

 Scrappin' Space

 

 

I had a chance to continue work on my Disney album, and I got a couple of awesome door prizes:

  Scrappin' Prize 

 

National Scrapbook Day is a wonderful time to create, fellowship and just have fun! Hope yours was just as joyous and if you didn't take part in it this year just mark your calendar...there's always next year!!! Happy Scrappin' and always remember to...

 

Let NSD Inspire YOU!!!

Ahhhh, SPRINGTIME!

Nature waking up, life starts to come alive after a long winter’s nap.  Spring and Fall are two of my favorite seasons because it’s not too hot or too cold…as Goldilocks would say, it is “just right”!

And when I take a look around, I see all that gives me inspiration:
 

The trees starting to bud
  
and flowers blooming








Easter frocks and egg hunts


Freshly washed cars and tunes bumping.

Rainy days producing green grass

 
and colorful birds
 make their reappearance.

Fresh mulch and new plantings
  mix with the sound
of a basketball
pounding the pavement.

Inside, the spring cleaning smell of Pinesol
  
and an open window breeze
 gives me a pleasant feeling.
 

Bare arms and
freshly painted toes,

and my favorite sandals
     all make me so HAPPY!!!

Yes, springtime is my favorite time. There is so much to see, so much to do. Tuesday morning I saw a rainbow and I just had to capture it! It seemed to follow me all the way to work! Such a peaceful promise from God!

So, what do YOU love about Spring?
I challenge you this month to come out from hibernation and get up, get out and take a look around you! Photograph what inspires you and create a memory! 

Enjoy this beautiful Life!

Have a wonderfully blessed

Resurrection or Easter Sunday

 Everyone!!

 

John 20:1-31

That You May Believe

³⁰ And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; ³¹ but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

 

 

"It's Time"...

...for the SOC "It's Time" Blog Challenge!

Come on over to Scraps of Color E:spire for our quarterly challenge! Follow the directions to post your link to your creations. The deadline is Sunday, March 31^st at midnight EST. The prize is a $10 gift card to spend over at Scrapbook.com!

Here's what I did as a Creative Blog Team Member:

Special Moments in Time
Digitally Created using Adobe Photoshop Elements; Page elements are freebies by Katie Pertiet for designerdigital.com










I love this picture of me, my Mom and one of my sisters, Mel. My Mom loves to read and I'm so glad she took the time to instill this in us by taking us to the library every week! Good times!

Can't wait to see your creations! Have fun and remember to...

Let TIME Inspire YOU!

It's the WEEKEND...

...and I am SOOOOO ready!  :) Looking forward to sleeping in and getting much rest because this week at work had me JUMPING!

Yesterday was my first born's 29th birthday. I am so proud of my DD and all of her accomplishments. When the world says we can't, this should be the very element that propels us towards WE CAN! This is how I encouraged both my kids throughout growing up and they still adhere to it today. Times are tough and they are getting tougher so we need to be STRONGER!

In celebration of her birthday, I made her a birthday card with one of my digital stamps given to me by my very own SOC Secret Sistah Andrea during our Holiday Swap! The stamp was purchased from Saturated Canary designed by the very talented Krista Smith! She loved "LaLa" so I'm sharing the card making process with you:



Supplies



Emboss

Corners rounded, fibers added

 

 

Color digital stamp
and assemble card

 

 

 











Finished Card



I know so many talented card makers (scrap booking is still my fav) my sister Sheka included, so I know I can't compete, but I'm sharing it anyway! I'll just keep on creating and giving it the college try, LOL! Well, I think it came out nice! I guess you can say that I've been encouraged by my DD's example and it was FUN in the process and the look on her face was pure joy...and that's really what creating and giving is all about!

Well, I hope you enjoy your weekend and the blog and remember to always,

Let Life Inspire YOU!

Whoo Hooo!

I'm on my first Creative Blog Team with Scraps of Color E:spire! What an honor and what fun I'm going to have because I love blogging, AND scrapping...what more could a creative girl want?

Speaking of creative, check out this simple blinkie I made for the blog:

Cute huh?  And easy too! There will be more Easy Digital Scrap Page tutorials to come in March so please stay tuned!

Have a great Presidents Day weekend everyone and always remember to...

Let LIFE Inspire YOU!

Wintertime...

...and I feel like crocheting and knitting!  Yes, we have been having a warm spell these last few days, but they say that the colder temps are coming.

I'm Bohemian at heart and I've been looking around the net for a simple free pattern for slouch and kufi hats and I found these two dynamic ladies called the Double Stitch Twins! I already had one of their patterns, cute headbands...I love those, but didn't know that they had so much more to offer! They truly are Crochet Fashionistas! Enjoy this video of their Multi-way Shawl...my new inspiration! And remember to...

...Let Fashion Inspire YOU!