Many thanks

....this one will be for my holiday pollyanna gift exchange giver. I used Clean & Simple Stamping Challenge 121, Crate Paper Snow Day, some Jillibean and The ScrapRoom's December kit pieces.

Thank You!

Using Card Patterns Sketch 95, Crate Paper Snow Day and The ScrapRoom's December kit pieces, I made a thank you to our school's librarian, as she gave me a little holiday gift for being a helper this year.

Crate Sketch Challenge

Crate is running a sketch challenge, and it inspired me to use some of my remaining pieces from the Crate line of The ScrapRoom's December 2010 kit.

I haven't updated with my recent projects; but, this one is a favorite from the Basic Grey line in the kit.


I hope that you are having a marvelous Holiday and Christmas season. Be blessed!

One More TSR November Kit card

I'm still playing with my scraps until my December kit arrives!

Peace

It's Scripture Sunday!

Our church of worship is running a series of sermons called The Red Thread. It ties in so nicely to the focal challenge of the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge for this week, Challenge #68 - Isaiah 1:18, "'Come now and let us reason together,' says the Lord, 'though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow, though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.'"

I blended the challenge with my hearts response to today's focus of worship at Calvary Fellowship Church,

Micah 5:2-5a:
2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
though you are small among the clans[a] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,
from ancient times.”

3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned
until the time when she who is in labor bears a son,
and the rest of his brothers return
to join the Israelites.

4 He will stand and shepherd his flock
in the strength of the LORD,
in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness
will reach to the ends of the earth.

5 And he will be our peace
when the Assyrians invade our land
and march through our fortresses.

The Red Thread, continuing Old Testiment tellings of Jesus, spoke of "The Gift of Peace", today. One of the reasons that Jesus' followers can be at peace is in the knowing of our sanctification through the fulfillment of God's prophecy through Jesus.

What things can you do to be at peace?

1. Believe that you are an overcomer:
1 John 5:5 - Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

2. Confess sin and move on:
1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

3. Trust His ways because He is trustworthy:
2 Samuel 7:28 - Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant.

4. Pray:
Philippians 4:6 - Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

This was my take away from my worship, today, with my own verse references, (as I did not take any notes).

The white background has a little tone on tone imaging that does not show up well in the photograph. It was first embossed and then white snowflake rub-ons were added. The dimensional artisan element is from Pink Paislee; and, the letters are Thickers. The inking was done with a Copic and I need to get some blending solution to refine the coloring.

I pray that you are blessed from this visit and that I have spoken in truth as declared through God's word, & that my words are honoring to Him. I hope to be back again with Scripture Sunday next week.

Have a marvelous week. In His Love, Janine

The Color Room #35

I love this color combination for The Color Room Challenge #35, and immediately thought of the Basic Grey Jovial line for it. I cut the Jovial Svelta Doilie Laser sheet for the snowflakes/flowers, and a Maya Road sheer for the large flourishes. I used their sketch for inspiration, as well.

Have a super day! Be blessed!

Moxie Fab Triple Play!!

Three Moxie Fabulous attempts today!

My favorite is the zipper challenge! I was really excited when I saw this challenge because I have been holding a Junkitz zipper that was sent to me years ago that I assumed would be the least likely to ever be used item in my stash. But, when I saw the Moxie Fabulous creations posted, I started brainstorming. And, I was so very delighted that no one else came up with the idea that I did that I am thrilled to be posting it today!! Added to my zipper tree is a Jillibean star that was Maya Butternut Squash Orange misted, a couple Basic Grey presents cut from a patterned paper and adhered with dimensional foams, a Little Yellow Bicycle Rub-on and two scraps from the November TSR kit.



But, I also am entering two new challenges. Yesterday, an all occasion challenge was posted. I decided to finish an already started project to complete this challenge. I have been experimenting with Copic markers and creating tutorials for The ScrapRoom. There is a coloring tutorial posted in their Member Forum on how I colored the Bo Bunny Olivia flowers. Hope you like it!!



Finally, today's Moxie Fab challenge is to create a paper crafted birthday card. I have been having a lot of fun mixing up my Lily Bee and WRMK scraps from the November TSR kit, and this card was no exception.



Thanks, Moxie Fab, for these challenges! I think that these are three of my favorite cards that I have made!! Be blessed and be merry!!

I{heart}2stamp & TSR

Still digging into my scraps!
Here is the link to I{heart}2stamp.

Card Patterns Sketch #92

Using up some TSR kit scraps. Inside:

Link to Card Patterns
Thanks for visiting!! :)

Flubeedoobee-itis, Scripture Sunday and Bo Bunny

I'm going to do my best to remain on point today.

This includes an allegory about Christian credibility and my failures to spread the word. Then, it also includes fun Bo Bunny cards. Very different purposes, yet to me, connected.

A bible mentor of mine once told a parable of Flubeedoobee-itis, (or something like that). The gist of it is something like this: If I were to approach a person who doesn't know me and tell them that they had a new disease called Flubeedoobee-itis, they would think that I was absolutely crazy,...right. Well, that is often what happens when we approach people about the saving love of Jesus Christ.

However, if in the case of the person with Flubeedoobee-itis,...if they knew that I was a very reputible doctor who has cured many from various illnesses, they might consider this Flubeedoobee-itis as something that needs great medical care. So, that leads me to my point. Although there is nothing to know about me that will convince you that I am not crazy; if I don't reveal anything about myself, I will never be effective in helping transform lives to the acceptance of the "good news".

There is a testimony here. God kept me alive, againest the odds. Then, he has allowed me a full life filled with incredible blessings. My necessary response is to tell my story.

This is intended to be my first of many "Scripture Sundays". I hope to create cards with scripture or spiritual encouragement and tell a little of my story.

The card above is being submitted as a Bo Bunny blog sketch entry. The card below is intended for Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #67: Make a card/project of encouragement or congratulations.

Holiday Gift Card Pocket

The Scrap Room is hosting a "Holiday Day of Gift Making". If your interested in the steps that I used in the project above, please see my post in The Scrap Room's member forum. You will need to be registered for viewing; but, it is entirely free. And, there are oodles of phenomenal ideas! But, don't take my word for it,....please, see for yourself! :) Hope to see ya there!

P.S. I used the same steps to make the Bo Bunny project in my TSR November slideshow.

More October Afternoon

Just a few quick additions. Above is a layout using a Pagemap sketch for a TSR challenge. Below, are a couple cards made to use the two postcards that I received in my embellishment kit:

The "moving {again}" card uses Card Positioning Systems #194.


inside:

I'm pretty sure that I won't be back now until after Thanksgiving. Have a marvelous and blessed Holiday!

A Little October Afternoon in November

Currently, I'm using a little of the October Afternoon line from my The Scrap Room kit.

This first layout uses a challenge that I presented on the TSR forums using a papercrafting recipe.

The following one, is probably one of my most overworked underdone layouts in quite some time,....it's a long story. The owl is a Pink Paislee chipboard piece that I have been saving for an occasion such as this.


If I do not see you again before Thursday, please have a very blessed Thanksgiving!

I am very Thankful to be living in a free country.
God bless.

Scrapping to know YOU with Bo Bunny

Playing along with manufacturer, Bo Bunny, I created a page about me using their Olivia line that I received in my November Scrap Room kit.

Journaling reads: Undergraduate took me 9 years. The journey was long and injudicious; but, I had the desire to continue deep in my soul. Through the death of my mother, a life altering accident, marriage, divorce, other heartbreaks, and several other life up and down events, I earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. I found that I liked learning so much that I went back about nine more years to obtain a Masters of Business Administration and a Masters of Taxation. Joan and Don White, (pictured with me), are dear friends who encouraged me and came to show their support.

On The Scrap Room's Member Forum, I left a little tutorial on how I created the flowers and leaves wiith the Bo Bunny stamp.

Be blessed!

Bo Bunny Olivia

Back again in one weekend! Been capitalizing on my feeling well and feeling creative! I dug into the The ScrapRoom's Bo Bunny Olivia line for today's post. First up, (above), is a layout for a sketch challenge on the Bo Bunny blog. The layout above is my submittal. The large white flowers are made with the Bo Bunny stamp onto white vellum and cut around the outside.

Next, is my take on The ScrapRoom's Mod Squad challenge #2 for the month of November to use white space. Deanna, also, left a Page Map sketch for optional use. I opted in. :) You can find the challenge on The Scraproom's Forum. If you need to register to see the challenge, it is a free membership.


Also, I created a wedding gift card with pocket to send for a wedding that we were unable to attend. We are a little late getting it into the mail. :) I hope they like it!

...and, here it is opened:


That's all for now! Be blessed!

Happy Birthday, Deanna!

Out of the Pot and Into the Frying Pan

That's how I feel these days. It's just been crazy. Sicknesses, breakdowns, an abundance of four-footed and eight legged intruders, exterminators, service providers, new appliances, doctors, dentists, therapists, teachers,....my head is swirling.

And, I thought that when we were done with 10 hours of football a week that we would be smooth sailing until basketball season starts. Boy, was I wrong! Well, here I am sleep deprived but feeling okay with some antibiotics, (finally), to ease my overclogged sinus'.

The Scrap Room's November kit is now available. And, it's beautiful! Also, very practical and generic, with a touch of Fall...it can be used for so many different types of photographs or projects:


Deanna and I are first featuring the Lily Bee line. We started with a challenge for three embellishments.....all to the tune of Three's Company. :) Want more Three's Company? See here.

My three embellishments are all from the November Kit: pennants, chipboard buttons and KI Memories Black Happy Words Scribbles

Last but not least, the layout at the top, uses a Sketchy Thursday sketch by Diana Fisher. Enter now for your chance at some awesome Copic Markers! Doan-cha love the Lily Bee papers!!

Have a marvelous week! Blessings, Janine

It's A Celebration!!

There's a party goin' on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times, and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you

Come on now...

and head on over to The Scrap Room celebrating six years of awesome kits. Above, you see the Teresa Collins Celebrate line featuring my boys & Goofy from our WDW trip November 2007.

It's A Celebration by Kool & the Gang

Here, I am amidst the lovely Crate Restoration papers and lace from my Nana's handkerchief:


The kit is shown in my post below. Each of the four lines has been great to create some of my favorite pages.
Blessings,...J

Another Week of Challenges with TSR

This layout was created earlier in the week, when Deanna, posted a challenge featuring the Bella Blvd. One Fall Day line, (lower left collection), using multi-photos.

The Scrap Room's October kit

Once Upon a Time....

Today, I posted another TV Retro Challenge using All in the Family's theme song and Crate Restoration, (lower right collection). It's always hard to present an old faded photograph on a scrapbook page without it getting completely lost. But, this one is very touching to me because it just reminds me of a time when I truly felt like the world centered around me,...maybe it wasn't healthy, :), but it sure pulled me through some tougher times later...

Also, I want to add a quick thanks Pebbles for featuring my cards in your Dear Pebbles post this past week!

Hope that you have a marvelous weekend! Blessings to you!

TSR Challenges & Sassy Lil' Sketches

Using The Brady Bunch jingle, a new challenge can be found at The Scraproom, using the American Crafts City Park line, one of the four lines featured in the October kit:

Here's the story of a lovely challenge
To encourage you to use a very lovely line.
All of it has fine bright colors, with mulberry cardstock,
a wonderful tag and flowers.


Please visit The Scraproom for the whole challenge, and song. One of the recipe ingredients that I am requesting is a homemade embellishment. For my example, (above), I made felt flowers based on a felt sticker that came in the embellishment add-on. There is a quick tutorial in the October forum to create the felt flowers.



Also, a new challenge went up on The ScrapRoom blog today. It requires the use of a sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches. I converted it to a double pager in order to fit more photographs.

A Week in Review

The Scrap Rooms Challenge #2 for October, which is a title challenge.


The Scrap Rooms Week #40 blog challenge to use pop dots:

I used pop dots under the layered waves, the banner and the circle of the waves and boat photograph.

More cards using TSR Sketches of the Day:





Go Phillies!

Daily Card Sketches and Freebies

Both of these cards used The Scrap Rooms July 2010 kit contents mostly.
The Scrap Room turns six years old this month and is celebrating with a big bash! Every day a question is posed and a winner is drawn for a prize.

Also, we are releasing a sketch a day for inspiration. The cards in my blog today were made using sketches that I made for the party. They may be found in the National Card Making "Month" forum. But they are just sketched by hand. If you would be willing to share how you create your sketches, I would be very grateful! :) I cannot seem to find a "Sketches for Dummies" or a "Sketches 101" resource. :)

The Scrap Room Challenge

The Scrap Room will be busy with weekly challenges, daily cards and intermittent tips this month. I'm planning several tips on using "journaling spots". As a MOD Squad member, I will leave teasers on my blog. But, please sign up for The Scrap Room Message Board so that you can enjoy all the full details. It's free!

Speaking of details...

Yesterday, I left you with a quote to stir your curiousity for the first challenge of my posting at The Scrap Room. It was:

"Just sit right back and ..."

If you found yourself finishing the line, you would have continued with, "...you'll hear a tale,..." Is it coming to you yet?

"...a tale of a fateful trip..."

Need more? Then, you must be much younger than I :) Click here for some fun memories.

I have recreated the theme song/jingle to provide our challenge at The Scrap Room. But, you will have to look in the forums for my improvised version. It provides the recipe that I used for todays' featured layout.

Journaling reads, "While Jason was happy to create letters in the sand, Kurt hankered to constantly be in deeper waters. It was difficult to keep Kurt safe. Our Thrill seeker"

Have a blessed day!