Mentor

This is a lay-out I made for the faith-based-pages class I am taking online. I used part of the Basic Grey June Bug kit that I received last week during a Basic Grey class at the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Tulsa.

The red paper is SU!'s real red. I don't think I am finished with this lay-out yet, but I don't know what I am going to add to it. It just doesn't feel finished to me.

A Summer Sunday

I like how this layout turned out, even if I am in the pictures. lol I rarely do a layout that has me in it.
I used the stamp set, Friends 24/7. It is one of my favorites.
I prefer to scan my layouts into my computer, but this one is a 12x12 and I haven't had the patience yet to figure out how to scan something that big. I am not even sure I have the proper software to do that. So I just took a picture of it, while it was hanging on the wall. I have an area where I hang layouts for awhile before placing them in an album.

Rance

This picture has nothing to do with stamping. It just happens to be one of my favorite pictures. Rance is my youngest, and he is quite a character.
I know his name is unusual, but I was a teacher for 15 years, and it is hard to come up with a name that I haven't had in class before. For example, I used to like the name Zachary until I taught 1st grade. There were two Zacharies one year that ruined the name for me, and that is 'nuff said about that.
My other son's name is Rayne (rhymes with wayne.) Like I said it is hard to find names that I haven't had in class before.

August Stamp Club Projects

Here are two of the projects my stamp club will be making this month.
The first one is a card that I CASED from Kristin Moore at sunshinesmilesstamps.blogspot. My card is not exactly like hers but the over-all idea came from her card.

The next project is a tile we will be making using one of Stampin Ups! decor stencils, Kind Thoughts.
I cased this idea from Kimberly Van Diepen at Stampin by the Sea. I love her blog. She is a very talented crafter and one of my all-time favorites.

Stephanie's Blog Candy

Go check out Stephanie's blog, with a grin, for a chance to win her blog candy. In case you don't know blog candy is some kind of prize that a blogger is giving away. So, go visit Stephanie and leave a comment to be eligible to win. But, before you go, be sure and sign up as one of my followers. The link is on the bottom right side. Thanks a lot!

I Believe

I am taking a class through the yahoo group called Faith Based Pages and this is my first layout called "I Believe." All papers are SU!

Scripture Challenge

Here is a page I made for Scripture Challenge 2009 on Splitcoast Stampers. I used retired designer paper in baja breeze. The other color is chocolate chip, one of my favs. When possible I scan my pages instead of taking pictures and in this scan the crystal brads on the bottom right don't look quite right. I should have taken a picture instead.
The flourish is sizzix accent #2, and the letters are basic grey I believe. They match really well with baja breeze.

July GGS Album

This is the album I made for Kathy as part of the Girls Gone Scrappy album trade. The paper is retired SU! I wish it hadn't retired because I love it!!! I made the album using the chipboard sheets that come in the back of the SU! paper packs.

This is one of the cards my stamp club created this month. I cased the palm tree from someone. Will say who when I remember who it is.

6x6 album page for His Holy Name Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.

I am very in to journaling lately and using mixed media on my pages. The below picture is a page out of one of my journals. First I painted the page with white gesso. Gesso keeps the paper from soaking up the paint and the permanent marker from bleeding through. Next, I painted the page with an acrylic paint called pear. I then decided my photos would need matting so I painted some mats using black acrylic paint. After gluing down my pictures (wallet size), I used a black permanent marker to add captions. Overall, I like how it turned out. It's messy but fun!!

Snow Fun Album

Here are pictures of a mini album I recently created. I am just 2 years behind! Oh, well, better late than never.