My new favorite place....

Faith Sisters, Here is their welcome on their home page...

"We are a circle of friends from all across the country who have been brought together through our love of Jesus Christ and our desire to express our faith in creative ways. Faith Sisters has been created to help you leave a legacy of faith. It is our hope that you will find inspiration in the challenges and the artwork created by our design team. We encourage you to participate in the challenges and post your creations in the Faith Sisters Gallery!"

Day 29: Who I am Within

Journaling: "I have discovered so manythings through this wild & crazyadventure about myself. I learned that I aman artist, I’m really a good artist, what I do inspires other artists and people like to look at what I do. This is really a bIG step for me, I normally think that I’m not good enough or not as good as someone else is... I know really corny right?"

Credits: Everything is by Chris Greiser(January Daily Download at Divine Digital, Day 17)

Day 30: The Pursuit of Happiness

Journaling: "'Til my death I will stand by you. Our wedding day was a very special day, it was the day that I became your wife... our wedding song was “Battle Hymn of Love” by Kathy Mattea, cousin Linda sang it. 14 years later I was listening to the CD, & just amazes me how it is exactly how I feel about you and our marriage. I will pledge my heart, to the love we share.Through the good and bad times too."

Credit: Paper, stripe paper, & flower by Royanna Lea Fritschmann.

Busy Busy Busy

Hey guys... I'm really busy lately. My father is now in the hospital, please pray for him, his red blood cells are low, and he is dehydrated....but is doing fine.

I wanted to update ya'll on the 40 day challenge...

Day 25: Once upon a time...

Journaling: "I was 7-years old, and the one thing that I loved the most was playing 'dress-up!' My mom & step dad got me these really cool dresses, some costume jewelry and this AWESOME sun-hat isn't it just the coolest?"

Photos from the summer of 1979

Credits: Raspberry Road

Day 26: Time Capsule (the year was... 1972)

Journaling:

• U.S. Apollo 16 astronauts Charles M. Duke Jr., Thomas K. Mattingly, and John W. Young blast off April 16 from Cape Kennedy on a flight of nearly 255 hours.


• Vietnam War was still ongoing; I lost 2 of my uncles; Larry Good died on June 5, 1967 & Dan Lash died after being sent home on Aug. 12, 1964


• Richard M. Nixon was President


• Sanford & Son" on NBC with Redd Foxx; "M*A*S*H" premieres on CBS.


• The Polaroid SX-70 system unveiled in April produces a color print that develops outside the camera while the photographer watches.


• "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack #1 on the US Hot 100 chart
  
• J. Edgar Hoover & Harry S. Truman both died in 1972


• Miss America: Laurie Lea Schaefer (Ohio)


• McDonald's opens 368 new restaurants and introduces the Egg McMuffin
  

Credits: Raspberry Road

Day 27: Passion

Journaling: "My PASSION in Scrapbooking is to create pages that help me show people who I am by creating my Layouts I am Creating MY Path to the future, and exposing my past to all that look at my scrapbook albums. My identity is scattered within those pages of my layouts for all to see."

Credits: Star Doodles by Shabby Princess, Frame from the "Faded Frames" kit by Sasha Jane Designs & the paper is by Royanna Lea Fritschmann.

Day 28: My Everyday MUSE INSPIRATION

Journaling: "1. Children - I start my day caring for my beautiful children.2. Cleaning - when the kids are gone, I clean. UGH, I hate cleaning! I would rather be scrapping! 3. Scrapping - Oh my love, how I love to scrap! If I only could do it all day long!4. Pick up the kids and start being a referee, Ugh, can’t we all get along?!5. Cooking - I cook for my family, and I enjoy creating a dish and hear my husband and kids “ohh” & “ahhh” over that dish!"

Credits: Paper and butterfly by Royanna Lea Fritschmann

I hope you guys enjoy these Layouts!! Happy Scrapping!!

Evan Almighty

Hello guys, my family & I had family movie day, and we watched Evan Almighty. What a funny movie!!

"The last time we saw Evan Baxter (played by Steve Carell), he was being tormented by rival Bruce Nolan on screen, live from their Buffalo TV station. (see Bruce Almighty) But as time passed and Evan has made up with Bruce, he's gone onto bigger and better things. Newly elected to Washington D.C. as a congressman, Evan has left Buffalo, New York in pursuit of a greater calling. But that calling isn't serving in the illustrious ranks of America's politics, but being summoned by the Almighty himself, who has handed Evan the task of building a new ark, much as Noah did before. With time passing by and his family belittled by Evan's newfound realization, Evan will have to do the work that God has given him in what promises to be an unusual adventure for a man who just wanted to serve his country, might actually be serving humanity."

Info from http://www.imdb.com/

On the 40 days Scrapping for a Purpose - I am so very excited! I was the Diva of the Day on Divine Digital!!! That makes me so excited that they liked my Layout so much that I was honored to be their member layout of the day for January 11th. Check it out at http://www.divinedigital.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5144

Here's my Layout that I've completed for day 24.

Day 24: All About Me...

Journaling: "Ok, these sound like interview questions, and I really hate just journaling... but here they are...

My STRENGTH... is loyalty. Once I love you, I am behind you 100% all the time! Sorry guys your stuck with me! :) My WEAKNESS... is that I can’t say “NO” to people, so this makes it easy for people to take advantage of me. What INSPIRES Me... love inspires me, my husband’s love for me, our family & our friends amazes me! What EMPOWERS Me... Scrapbooking, it gives me a sense of accomplishment, I am so proud of my work, and it really feels great when I am complimented about Layouts or about my photography. My BEST Attribute... My legs... ok, I know that I am overweight, but I have really sexy legs! Something I want to CHANGE about me... Oh goodness... my weight I need to work out more & how I see myself! What I DESIRE most... a Baby. I want to have a baby more than anything in the world. I am PASSIONATE about... Breast cancer, I pray that they find a cure SOON! I am UNIQUE because... I am a foster parent, I am raising someone else’s children. However that also make me crazy!! There you are a little something ALL ABOUT ME!"

Credit: Background is by Dahlia Co Designs; Title font is Cheeseburger, Journaling font is Takton Pro

2 peas challenge & update on the 40 days of scrapping purpose

Hey guys. The 2 peas Challenge is~ Let's share our oldest layout.

Here is my oldest page that I have scanned. This is probley the 5th or 6th Layout that I did. This is of my Grandpa & Grandma Lash. As you can see, I did thing very basic and used stickers a lot. :)

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Now onto the 40 Days of Scrapping Purpose; I have to show you Days 18, 19, 20 & 21.

Day 18: Doesn't anyboy stay in one place any more?

Journaling: "If my shoes could talk... the things they would tell you. Sometimes I think they know their way to my favorite places... the scrapbook store, the library, the photo lab at Walmart, I could go on & on... they also know the way to the school, to the doctors, and to all those other motherly places...but I think my shoes are crying out, DON'T YOU EVER STAY AT HOME!?"

Credits: Everything is by Pineapple Plantation Designs by Shauna Burke Smith. Font: Title - Stringbean, journaling - Segoe Print

Day 19: Where do I go from here?

Journaling: "If only I knew........where to go from this place. My SCRAPPING LEGACY...Hmmmm... I really want to createa scrapbook with all these great photos I have aquired from my mom’s estate. I really just need to sit down and do some tradional pages to finish up the books that I have started, which they're quite a lot of them! I would like to start doing more challenges & get on a few design teams for 2008. But as far as my “scrapping legacy” I just don’t know!"

Quote on Post Card: "To see your journey through the wisdom of the heart is to know that everything is happening as it is meant to. -Flavia"

Credits: Map of North & South America from http://www.oldprintshop.com/maps.htm, Elements by Raspberry Road. Font: Title - Dreamed About You, journaling - 2 peas Plain Jane, House & Compass is 2 peas GGs Love Me.

Day 20: Simple Treasures...Simple Pleasures

Journaling: "I love the Victorian era, my two favorite movies based on the books by Jane Austin. I found the painting of the woman and the cross at an auction, I just loved it. The clock was left to me by my neighbor, it's very old and doesn't work anymore, I've had it for years. My newest treasures are the dolls my mother left me, the statue of the indains and the jewerly box full of jewerly."

Credit: Background paper, tag, button by Raspberry Road; Brown paper, transparent by Royanna Fritschmann (40 days of scrapping purpose) & the Thread on the button by Princess Lala Designs (from the goodie bag).

Day 21: Through your eyes

Journaling: "Oh the sparkle in Momma’s eyes...there’s a love that goes deep inside. Everytime she sees her children the glow of love radiates. Everyone says that I look just like my mom, well okay I do... I pray that when you look into my eyes you will see the sparkle of love in them!"

Credits: Paper & Overlay by by Royanna Fritschmann (40 days of scrapping purpose freebie)

Freebie WordART & LOs

Hello friends, I have learned how to do these little word art things. So I created one, and thought I would share it with my friends in celebrate my grandma's birthday & my husband's grandma's birthday. I hope you guys like it, if you need the color on the word "family" changed, let me know I can do that for you.

Click Here to download WordArt

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Here is my 40 days of Scrapping Purpose. I've got days 11, 14, 15, 16 & 17 done. Whoa boy!! That is wild!!! I had a lot of fun with them, some where easier than others, and on day 16 I used the above WordArt freebie.

Day 11: My Everyday Refuge

Journaling: "this is my home, the place where the four most important people in the world lives i can’t say that i love this house it’s a mobile home & i am praying for a new house to call my HOME!"

Credit: Font - Jodis hand & Cheri

Day 14: Family Tree

(My Genealogy Website)

Credits: Blue Stripe paper by Pineapple Plantation Designs by Shauna Burke-Smith & the Family Tree chart from about.com.

Day 15: Friendship

Journaling: "We’ve been friends since we met in 1996 when we shared a Medical Terminology class. We’ve have traveled together & our families are very close."

Credits: The words WILD & FRIENDSHIP by Pineapple Plantation Designs by Shauna Burke-Smith and everything else is Raspberry Road.

Day 16: Family ties that bind

Journaling: "Sibling relationships...outlast marriages, survive the death of parents, resurface after quarrels that would sink any friendship. April 1987"

Credits: Family Word Art by Sherry Carsten [ME :)]; Staples & Polaroids frames by Royanna Fritschmann (40 days of scrapping purpose); and Stitched Page Border, Stitched Heart, & Floral paper by Shabby Princess. Journal quote by Erica E. Goode

Day 17: Healing through Scrapping

Journaling: "Yep, Scrapbooking is great therapy. When my day is crazy and I feel like just screaming, I scrap...and my blood pressure goes down! When the world around me tells me they HATE me...my scrapbooking pages tell me they love me!I could NEVER live with out Scrapbooking!"

Credits: Ribbon by Raspberry Road & Paper, Flower & Stitching by Shabby Princess

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I found a great program on my laptop that I didn't know I had called Windows Movie Maker & I created one of those slide shows with music that you see at funerals of my husband's grandpa. It's totally cool!!! I hope everyone has a GREAT day!