Scrap Room Makeover

 I’ve been busy working in my scrap room the last few days. Not with what I would like to be busy with in there but this will be so worth it once it’s done. The room was still a dark purple from when it was a bedroom. 

I had to patch quite a few holes in the walls. The prep work sometimes takes longer than the painting. I am painting a light grey, which will brighten up the room a lot! And I also want to get different lights in there, and turn my IKEA floor lamp into a hanging light for over my desk. I will post more pictures as the changes happen. My accent colour will be AQUA! My all time favourite colour! 

The purple still shines through the primer quite a bit, so hopefully the top coat will cover well. I plan to put the first topcoat on this evening. And then, tomorrow morning the last coat and hopefully different flooring on Wednesday night! Yeah! 

Been Gone So Long...

 I’m not sure if that title is a song but it could be written for me! I’ve been busy doing all sorts of things, and kind of forgot I even had a blog. Oh, the perils of a brain that is in too many places at a time! I have so many interests that I don’t know what to do. This blog has shown that, and will continue to. I will write about the stuff of my life, the scraps of my life, that I hope will be of interest to you. Just my brain rambling along, flitting from one subject to another. Sometimes thinking deeply and sometimes being consumed with frivolous things. 

Some people make a certain word their word of the year. It’s a word that they focus on throughout the year for personal growth. Ali Edwards has a course on this concept and I have been tempted to take it. So far, I have just chosen a word for myself that I hope and pray will inspire me through the whole year. My word is GRATITUDE! 

I am studying a book written by Nancy Leigh DeMoss called Choosing Gratitude - your journey to Joy. I always find things easier to remember when I write things down. So I am doing a lot of writing in a beautiful leather book that I bought at Magnolia in Waco, Texas in 2019. 

One  thing that really struck me as I was reading was this: “ I’ve come to believe that few things are more becoming in a child of God than a grateful spirit. By the same token, there is nothing that makes a person more unattractive than the absence of a grateful spirit.” 

If I was to write down everything in this book that strikes me and convicts me, I would be writing out almost the whole book! Sometimes it’s so hard to think of all the good things in our lives but when we intentionally do, we realize that there is far more to be grateful for than to complain about! “A grateful man or woman will be a breath of fresh air in a world contaminated by bitterness and discontentment. And the person whose gratitude is a byproduct of and a response to the redeeming grace of God will showcase the heart of the gospel in a way that is winsome and compelling.” Another quote from the book.

My goal was to read a chapter a day, but with so much writing and a little artwork, it takes quite a while. I guess it’s not the speed that I go through the book that counts, but what I will remember. I highly recommend this book for anyone that’s looking for an inspiring devotional! 

Fall Classes

I am offering some Scrapbooking classes this Fall and Winter. The first class is for 2 two-page layouts with the new Pathfinding workshop. It is perfect timing for those beautiful fall pictures that I am sure you have all been taking. And if not, there is still time to get those gorgeous colors on pictures. I know I have taken a lot of pictures this fall already, and I hope to take a lot more.

There are 2 levels of this workshop that you can get. One is with a beautiful stamp set, the paper packet, 3 extra sheets of cardstock, an instructional brochure  and 2 different packages of embellishments. The cost of the complete set is $40.

The second option is to get all the supplies, without the instructional brochure and the stamp set. The cost of this option is $31. And with both kits, you will still be taking quite a few good-sized pieces of paper home to make some more paper-crafts with.

The date of this workshop is October 9, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. Message me on Facebook by Monday, September 29th if you want to take this class, as I have to order the supplies for it.

I hope you will join me for this fun class on October 9th!

Layout with the new Skylark paper

I really, really love this new paper! It is so summery and beautiful! Love the colors and design. I know I will be making many more items with this paper.

Fun scrapbooking weekend planned and you are all invited! Just let me know that you are coming so I know how many people to plan for. 

I will be bringing some snacks, like a fruit tray and a veggie tray for you all to share. Saturday for supper we will be ordering in some pizza for whoever is interested. If you could all bring a bag lunch for the other meals that would be great! 

Friday night is the time to dress in the '60's style. We will be having prizes for this so do your best!

All weekend long you can earn tickets for a Grand Prize, which is really going to be GRAND! I am so excited about this prize and can hardly wait to see who will be the lucky winner! 

My stamps, stamp pads, Cricut and other supplies will be available for you to use. And I will also have cardstock, other paper and embellishments available for purchase. 

Hope to see you there!

I made some Birthday and Thinking of you cards today. They were all the same design, but with different colors and sentiments on them. I made 3 of each color. The pattern is out of Make It From Your Heart Volumn 1, by Close To My Heart.

Supplies used: CTMH Ruby Cardstock, CTMH Blush Cardstock, CTMH White Daisy Cardstock, CTMH New England Ivy Cardstock, CTMH For Always paper, CTMH Frosted Assortment (retired) . 

Stamps: CTMH B1418 Love Doily, CTMH B1419 Joyful Birthday

Camping Mini Album

I finally finished putting the pictures into this mini album. I started it about a year ago, and now looking at all these camping pictures, makes me long for summer and another season of camping. I hope you enjoy looking at this album, and possibly be inspired to create one of your own. I got my inspiration from this blog:
http://loveisinthedetails.ca/blog/2012/03/18/cottage-fun-with-norine/

 Most of the supplies I used were from Close To My Heart. The trees on the front cover were some laser-cut borders I had bought in Cody, Wyoming on our trip a few years ago.

 Lots of little inside pages that are so fun to make.

 The journalling , of course, is yet to be done!

 Little touches that make the page more special...in this case, the holes along the edge of the page.

 It felt a little strange to use some of the shipping boxes that I get my CTMH product in, but I sure love the finished look of the cardboard pages! Goes to show that CTMH is useful in all sorts of areas.

 Paint splatters are also a nice touch for a distressed look.

I think the back cover still looks a little bare. Maybe I will end up adding something to it yet, just not sure what. What are your thoughts?

Thanks for looking at this lengthy post. Hope you enjoyed it and feel free to drop me a comment.