I'm excited to announce that I get to do it all again! Yes, that's right, Stacy Julian has updated and revised the materials for setting up, maintaining, and enjoying your own Library of Memories, and is offering the PHOTO FREEDOM class on her website in early 2021!
Friday, October 30, 2020
Photo Freedom 2021
I'm excited to announce that I get to do it all again! Yes, that's right, Stacy Julian has updated and revised the materials for setting up, maintaining, and enjoying your own Library of Memories, and is offering the PHOTO FREEDOM class on her website in early 2021!
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Art Journaling | Collages
Over the past few months, I've enjoyed creating collage style art journaling pages. These FUN quick pages are perfect for enjoying some creative therapy!
This first image is in one of my art journals and was a great way to use up some miscellaneous letter stickers!
I created these next three collages in my sister's planner when my family evacuated here ahead of Hurricane Laura.
These final collages are two-page spreads in my 2020 planner.
Do you create collages? Do you find them therapeutic?
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Scrapbooking | A Cat That Doesn't Shed
When I was a teenager, we had a family of black cats as pets, which meant that my yellow bedspread was always covered with lots of little black hairs.
When Mama asked what I wanted for Christmas one year, I said, "I want a cat that doesn't shed!"
That year, under the tree, I found a two-tone brown cat cross stitched onto a pillow.
I still have that pillow and always smile at the way Mama gave me my wish all those years ago!
The layout design for this page was inspired by Lesson One in the free scrapbook.com Timeless Techniques with Shimelle class.
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Sunday Musings | Our Strength Comes From the Lord
Are you growing weary of this year? Let this verse remind you that our strength comes from the Lord as we wait on Him!
In the midst of this pandemic and the election news and the civil unrest and the natural disasters, wait on the Lord, look for Him, expect Him, and hope in Him. He will give you strength.
Friday, October 23, 2020
Scrapbooking | August 2020 Scrapped
The month began with a week-long visit from one of my nieces who hadn't been out much since the beginning of the pandemic. Since we've been staying home, she felt safe coming here and we all had a wonderful time. I used a page template and papers from my digital stash for this layout.
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Scrapbooking | 2013 - The First Half
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Book Reviews | 10 Favorites
1. The Bible - read it all the way through, it will change your life.
2. The Hiding Place - never forget that there's no pit so deep that God is not deeper still.
3. Redeeming Love - a beautiful story of love and forgiveness.
4. The Giving Tree - yes, it's a picture story book...it will leave you pondering what makes you truly happy.
5. Little House on the Prairie - read the entire series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
6. Fahrenheit 451 - how could anyone burn books!
7. To Kill A Mockingbird – if you’re only going to write one novel, it might as well be a Pulitzer Prize Winner, right?
8. Alas, Babylon – no matter how many years go by, this novel is still relevant.
9. Watership Down – amazing what we can learn from the rabbits in this story.
10. Gone With The Wind – you can think about reading this one tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
No Stress Distress Club
This summer, I signed up for May Flaum's 7-month No Stress Distress Club to learn more about using the Distress Inks I've accumulated over the past couple of years. So far, I've only worked through the first two months of class videos, but I've already learned several techniques that create FUN backgrounds and cards.
Each month May hosts several Facebook live trainings, and I've ended up with numerous backgrounds after following along with her demonstrations.
I've even turned a couple of these practice pieces into greeting cards by either punching out bits or by using the entire background.
There's also a step-by-step tutorial in the classroom each month, so I have two other completed cards.
One of my favorite techniques so far is to dab some distress ink onto a piece of plastic packaging, then drag a card through it to create an artsy background. I've created some of my favorite pieces by adding rub-ons, stickers, and words to these backgrounds.
I'll probably end up creating greeting cards with most of these pieces; however, I used the butterfly one as an embellishment on a recently complete layout.
I'm hoping to spend some time soon catching up with the past two months' material in this class. Are you participating in the No Stress Distress Club? How do you like to use your Distress Inks?
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Sunday Musings | Be Strong & Courageous
Are you growing weary as we continue to deal with news about the coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming elections and the civil unrest and natural disasters that have defined this year? If so, you're not alone, and I want to encourage you to be strong and courageous.
When the Lord charged Joshua with leading the Israelites into the Promised Land, He commanded him to "be strong and of good courage" three times! (Joshua 1:1-9) The third time, He also reminded Joshua that He would be with him wherever he went.
Be strong and of good courage;
do not be afraid, nor be dismayed,
for the Lord your God
is with you wherever you go.
~ Joshua 1:9 ~
This is a good reminder to us that the Lord is with us wherever we are - whether it's staying at home during the pandemic, working on the front lines in the medical and research fields, adjusting to the continually changing guidelines for social distancing and mask wearing, caring for our families, or going about our jobs and daily routines the best that we can in these times of uncertainty.
Friday, October 2, 2020
Scrapbooking | August 2020 By the Numbers
My plan is to include a photo of me and Robbie and a photo of my mantel display as the top line of photos each month. However, I kept the yellow and red arrangement up for several months, so I used a photo of our couch on this layout. I'm changing the throw pillow covers each month (or so) to match the mantel display.
Here's how the numbers add up for August.
* 19 days Robbie worked from home plus 1 sick day for doctor appointment & 1 vacation day.
* 7 day visit from Paige.
* 15 early morning walks together.
* 14 jars of lace “canned.”
* 5 puzzles put together.
* 3 coats of red paint on back door.