Scrap Happy!

Hey, everyone!

Wow! I have missed you all!! Apparently lightning struck our Internet system which had not been grounded so that had to all be replaced. It wasn't something we did so it was a free service visit and they will be crediting our account for the week we were without service. I am glad about that and very happy to be back online! I have been without service for Internet or home phone since Friday evening, April 30. I wanted to share so much by now and was so sad to not know when I could blog again! So without further adieu, here's a few of the things that has kept me busy while I was without the Internet.

My goal for May was to scrap all my photos from 2000, 2001 and 2002. I have created 16 layouts and scrapped 77 photos since May 1. I have completed the photos from 2000 and 2001! I only have ten more "events" to scrap for 2002 and I will meet my goal! I am so excited. The cybercrop I joined is going strong until this Sunday! I am racking up the points playing Fly Lady Scrapping and having a ball getting these photos out of the piles and into my albums! Have you scrapped today?

See you tomorrow!

Hugs,

Scripture Challenge BLESSED

Hey, everyone!

Today's Scripture Challenge theme is "BLESSED" and though there are many scriptures I could have chosen, I hope the ones I share with you today will encourage you!

God blessed us from the beginning. Right after He created Mankind He blessed them.

Genesis 5:2 NKJV

Our blessings don't end with us.

Deuteronomy 12:7 NIV

Psalm 37:25-27 NIV

We must never give up, but continue to fight the good fight of faith.

James 1:12 NIV

James 5:11 NIV

Our faith in God is rewarded with blessings because we choose to believe.

John 20:29 NIV

When we trust God to help us through we are blessed.

Psalm 84:12 NIV

We are blessed when we seek wisdom from God.

Psalm 1:1 NIV

Proverbs 3:13 NIV

God blessed us with many blessings and continues to do so.

Ephesians 1:3 NIV

Isaiah 30:18 NIV

Psalm 34:8 NIV

Deuteronomy 28:6 NIV

I hope you will be blessed by today's Scripture Challenge page.

I created some flourishes on my yellow cardstock with my VersaMark pad and the Swirly Gigs stamp set from The Angel Company. I used some alphabet stickers from my scrapbooking stash to create the title. I didn't want to take away from the text today because I wanted each bullet to stand out and each of the scriptures that back up each of those points.

I keep track of the blessings God has given me in this little notebook I made with my Bind-It-All machine. The paper and punches are from TAC, too. I used the "b" from Scriptybet to make a monogram for Bridgett and for Blessings! I haven't listed everything God has done for me and my family because there is no way I could! He has done SO much!!! But I love looking at this book because it reminds me that God loves and cares for me and it helps me to see the generous hearts of others as they have blessed us!

Here's a look at the inside. May God BLESS you today and always!

Angel Hugs,

Our Family Scrapbook Page!

Hey, everyone!

My friend had a scrapbook party at her house! I taught her and her guests how to create a 12x12 scrapbook page using stamp sets from The Angel Company. We had a lot of fun and she was able to get enough orders for DOUBLE hostess benefits! Here is the scrapbook page we created:

This is June's hostess gift I made her with my Bind-It-All machine. I rounded the corners with my awesome Corner Chomper! You have to get one of these!!! I love mine!
I love using our scalloped square punches for a layering effect! Here is a look at the inside:

Thanks for hanging out with me today! Let me know if you would like to book your party this month to take advantage of your double hostess benefits. There are very few openings left this month so be sure you call today if you are considering it.

Hugs,

Progressive Page

Hey, everyone!

I have been a scrapbooker for a long time now...about 9 years. My style has changed and evolved over and over throughout the years. More and more I just want to get my photos scrapped and into the albums so the stories and photos are shared! I work on three separate albums: one for me and my husband and it is where I scrap EVERYTHING! Then I have an album for each of our kids...this is their baby books and basically the story books of their lives. I have streamlined the process more now since having my second child. Now I highlight events and activities in their books while keeping all the rest for mine. I am always looking for easy and fun ways to scrap!

I haven't been stamping long...just a little over a year now and so I haven't done a LOT of stamping in my scrapbooks but I have dabbled here and there! It's a fun process. I love it! Of course with any stamping I do, I usually CASE it from someone else. I have never copied someone else's pages for my albums before but with stamping, there's so much you can do that I find it easier to see what someone else has done and then I can do it, too! LOL

My friend, AMBER, told me about Progressive Scrapbooking. I had not ever heard of it. She shared some ideas and photos with me and I was hooked! So I decided to make a scrapbook page like THIS ONE. Mine didn't turn out exactly the same but I like it! I can never truly copy every single thing someone else does...I always have to add something or take something away! So here is my page.
I have made 12x12 scrapbook pages with 8½x11 pages on them, too, but not anything like this...on purpose anyway! LOL For this particular page I used Scriptybet and Hello Baby. Can you believe this adorable stamp set is only $2.98 until Monday. It is a set of three stamps and it's so cute! I love to paper piece the blanket and diaper on the giraffe. For this page, I wanted to keep it simple so I just added my Prisma Glitter to the diaper and blanket for a sweet little shimmer! I also used VersaMark and my Speckle stamp (also 50% off until Monday) on the blue strip underneath the top photo. It made a really nice subtle background.

For those of you that aren't familiar with this type of scrapbooking, it's actually really easy! This is the way I do it, but it may be different than how others do it...I started with my 12x12 base cardstock. Then I grabbed an 8½x11 piece of cardstock in a coordinating color. I then took a third color...this time more of a designer paper and used it for the 6x6 page. You start with the smallest page first. Then you layer it on to the middle sized paper. Last you build the page by layering all that onto the 12x12 page. You can make it as fancy or simple as you want. I prefer simplicity when I scrapbook for two reasons: saves me time and I want the focus to be on my photos not the embellishments!

I hope you had fun with me today! If I have inspired you to make a progressive page, please leave me a comment or shoot me an e-mail. I'd love to see it! Thanks for stopping by! Check back tomorrow. I will have some more fun stuff to share.

Don't forget some of you have contacted me saying you'd like to place an order while the T-coded stamps are all 50% off, so be sure you do that before Monday, Jan. 26 because that is when this special ends! Grab your wish list and call or e-mail me!

Hugs,