Rich Razzleberry Mini Album

I am horrible about getting pictures posted in the right order so keep that in mind when looking at the following pictures.
This is a mini album I did for a swap. I used rich razzleberry designer paper and Cottage Wall designer paper. I love, love, love the rich razzleberry color and the Cottage Wall paper. It is so rich and vibrant and the designer paper is beautiful.

This is a Metal Edge Tag that I inked with rich razzleberry and in the center placed a crystal flower.

Sneak Peek

Here is a look at one of the cards we will be making at my Christmas Stamp-a-stack this Friday. This card is simple but still elegant. I used the designer paper Christmas Cocoa Specialty from the Holiday Mini catalog. You can't tell in the picture but this particular piece of paper is flocked! It is a beautiful set of papers. The stamp set is a hostess level one set, Holiday Best., and I used the scallop circle punch to punch out the sentiment. This is a very versatile punch that I reach for over and over.

Here are two 3x5 cards I made for the Scripture Challenge led by Patter at Triple the Scraps. One of the words this week is Fear. I couldn't fit both of the verses I wanted to use on one card so I created two. Both verse are from Isaiah and are verses I cling to. Could our Lord say it any clearer than he does in these two verses?
I used baja breeze (retired), old olive, and regal rose card stock. You can't tell in the pictures but I colored in the lines of the butterfly, leaves and the center of the flowers with a jelly roll pen. It leaves a glitter effect. These cards are much prettier in person.

I have an album I am placing all of these cards in, but for now, I think I will display these somewhere so I can completely soak in these verses over the next few days.

Sadly I am not doing well keeping up with my Learn Something New Everyday class. It is really hard some days. I have written down things I have learned but have not made the pages for each day yet. I do want to share something I have learned over the past several days. 2009 has been a very hard year for me as far as grand-parents go. One of my grandmothers passed away in February after suffering a stroke on January 1st.
My other grandmother was in the hospital for several weeks later in the spring, and we thought at one point we might lose her.
Now, my grandfather, who practically raised me, is not doing well. This is a man I love with all my heart, and whom I only see through rose colored glasses. The last two weeks have been full of pain and fear of losing him. And yet as I have prayed and sought the Lord, He is his filling me with peace and acceptance that can only come from Him. I can't change the circumstances, but God has reminded me that I am never alone and that He is enough.
My grandfather is not alone either. Jesus is with Him and if it is his time to go Home, I have the assurance that he will be ushered into Heaven into the Lord's waiting arms.

Immutable

This is one of my scrap pages for the His Holy Name Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. I used Stampin' Up!'s Autumn Traditions designer papers. I love the rich and vibrant colors in this paper set.

Online Class

I just signed up for an online class that started this morning. It's called Learn Something New Every Day, and it can be found at Shimelle.com. Check back every day or two to see what I am learning. It should be interesting!

Stamp-a-Stack

I am holding my first Christmas Card stamp-a-stack class in a few weeks on September 18th. If you haven't signed up already, I need your registration and class fee ($15) by this Friday (the 4th) to allow time to order and receive supplies. I also need time to get the materials cut and ready to go. So don't delay. Friday will be here before you know it.
I hope to post some sneak peeks soon.

Cookie Cake

I have never claimed to be any kind of cake decorator, and this picture proves it. This lay-out shows Rayne's cookie cake for his 13th birthday. We aren't big cake eaters around here so I make birthday cookies instead. That part of this "cake" went ok. It was the decorating that went askew. I tried to make the number 13 with candles, but it didn't quite turn out. I had to tell them what it was supposed to be. lol. Hey at least he had candles. I usually always forget to buy them.

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.