Sketches in Thyme

Hello!!

I have 2 layouts to share.

Both are for challenges at 

Sketches in Thyme.

Sketch #113-

My first almost daughter and her fiance. 

Sketch #114

My second almost daughter:

Thank you so much for taking a look!!

I hope you have a wonderful, love filled week!!

Until next time...................tootles!!

Sketches in Thyme

Hello!!

Boy has it been a long time since I've been here!!

I have been scrapping, but all 

the challenges I've been doing have been

at sb dot come and I just post them to my gallery!!

Here's a lo I did based on a sketch over at 

Sketches In Thyme:

I'll also share some of my favorites that I've done

in November:

The journaling for this lo:

“When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."
I'm whispering "I was lost, now I'm found and forgiven."

When I say... "I am a Christian" I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.

When I say. "I am a Christian" I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.

When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not claiming to be perfect,
my flaws are far too visible But, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... "I am a Christian" I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches so I call upon His name.

When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner who received God's good grace, somehow.”  

~Maya Angelou

Thanks for still coming by from time to time!!

I hope that all of you had a lovely  Thanksgiving,

and that as you prepare for Christmas,

you remember the true meaning, and that

you share your love to everyone you meet!!

Until next time.....................tootles!!

Intense Love Does Not Measure....

....it just gives!!

What a wonderful statement!!

One we should remember and always put to use!!

It's also the word art that we were

to create with this week at

Word Art Wednesday.

I will also use this card as my entry at

Stampin' Sisters in Christ.

Now for a couple of layout challenges!!
For Get Picky:

For Creative Scrappers #198.

For Sketches in Thyme #72.

Thanks bunches for stopping by!!

I hope that each of you, have a wonderful,

love filled week!!

God Bless!!

Until next time..................tootles!!

Beautiful Babies

I'm so excited about these layouts!!
They are my sweet friend, Tonya's,

BEAUTIFUL babies. I asked her if I could

print a picture of the baby from her facebook,

and she was so sweet and said I could print

anything I'd like!! I was so excited!!

She takes AMAZING pictures!!

I am having so much fun making layouts!! 

If I can do enough layouts, I'd like to give the

album to her for her birthday, in June!!

I'm doing them in an 8 1/2 x 11 album.

It's been a long time since I've scrapped this

size so it's been quite interesting sizing things down!!

This one is for Sketchabilities.

Isn't the baby precious!!

I can't wait to meet her and love her up!!

This one is for Sketchs in Thyme.

Her middle son. He is just too darling!!

 Reminds me of her when she was little!!

And for the pagemaps challenge at SB dot com:

Her oldest son!! Isn't he sweet??

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this pix!!

It's just precious!!

See...told you she takes awesome pictures!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!
So enjoy your visits!!

Hope that you will stop in again soon!!

Until next time.........................tootles!!

Be Still and Know....

That I am God. Psalms 46:10

This is the verse this week at

Word Art Wednesdays.

I will also enter this in the challenge at Card Patterns.

For the challenge at Sketches in Thyme:

This one is for Creative Scrappers.

Well, that's it for now!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

I hope you have a wonderful, love

filled week!!

Until next time.....................tootles!!

Want a hint??

Read to the end of this post and I'll give you a hint

as to who's sponsering my blog and doing a great give away!!

You don't want to miss this!!

Challenges first.

Crafty Catz-April showers.

I Did It-anything goes.
Crazy 4 Challenges-sketch.

The paper is K&Company and Paper Company.

The image is from a coloring book.

Sweet Stop-sketch.

Paper is Paper Company and K&Company.

Image is a coloring sheet.

Bow is from my stash.

Card Patterns-sweet sketch!!

Paper is K&Company and Paper Company.

The image is from Robyn's Fetish.

Border punch is MS.

Bow is from my stash.

JUGS-sketch.

Love JUGS, but am quite dissappointed in this card!!

Paper is (can you guess??) Yes, K&Comany.

I made the poppy.

Lace and gimp is from my stash.

Sugar Creek Hollow-great sketch.

Love this place too....be sure to check them out:

Stampin' Sisters in Christ-make it for a child.

Paper is DCWV.

Hemp and buttons are from my stash.

Now, for the hint!!

I wanted to give you a hint as to who my

blog sponser for the week is.

SO.......I thought I'd share a couple of projects

that some very talented ladies have made

using this company's products!!

If you think you have it figured out,

leave me a comment with your guess!!

From a VERY talented lady I am proud to call my friend,

Miss Kat!! Be sure to click on her name to see even more

of her amazing art!! A true artist!!

From a very sweet friend and wonderful card maker, Faye!!

See more of her amazing work by clicking her name!!

Another fabulous artist and dear friend, Lisa!!

Click on her name to vist her awesome blog

and see amazing works of art!!

 

SO....Can you guess who the sponsor is??

Come back tomorrow to find out the answer

and enter to win an amazing prize package from this

awesome company to celebrate their brand new

web site!! You don't want to miss this!!

Invite your friends!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Until tomorrow.......tootles!!

Gifts...From Me and To Me

I love to give gifts!! I love to see people smile!! When it's a surprise, it's even better!! I would love to be able to send everyone a gift, and have it arrive on a day that they are feeling lonely, sad or blue!! So.... I've been making a few gifts for some special people in my life!!
This is a little Coffee Album. I wanted to go with a vintage theme, but just couldn't seem to find graphics for it. However, a lot of these 50 type graphics came up on my search, so I decided to go Retro!! It was a new adventure for me, and defiantly out of my box, but I think it turned out simple but cute!! What do you think??

Another gift for a sweet friend. I was out about one day and saw this little saying and instantly thought of my friend. Poor thing is going through the hot flashes stage of life. I had a good laugh and wrote it down quick so as not to forget it, because I knew I wanted to use it in a fun gift for her!! I got the cowgirl image off the Internet. Printed it twice, cut out the cowgirl and put her on pop-tape on the other print out. Paper glassed the horseshoe, added some stickles to glam her up, add the rest of the embellies and wa-la!!



Another gift tin, re-invented!! And, yes, it's a gift for a friend!!



I have another friend that I wanted to make something special for. She is very sweet and is doing something wonderful for some other friends of mine. So I altered this little recipe box that I had gotten at Michael's for just .50 cents!! I love a good deal!! I hope she likes it!!



This was a gift to me. Not made by me!! Isn't it gorgeous?? Thank you so much Debbie, I absolutely LOVE it!! Really take a moment to look at this girls, lots of gorgeous details in this!!


Another gift!! Some friends of ours are moving to Dallas and clearing out there house. They gave me this great box full of cigar boxes!! LOVE them!! Thanks so much to Dave and Michelle for such a fun gift!! I totally see altering in my future!!



Last but not least...My good friend Val has a fabulous new website I think you should check out!! There is a DT call up right now, so hurry over there and email them your entry!! Val and Renee are super sweet girls and I know they're site will go far!! So be sure to check them out, here:

Well, I think that's it for now.
Thanks to everyone who left me comments!!
I love to know what you think and that I'm not here all alone!! *L*
So, if you have a moment, please say hi!!
Until next time.........Tootles!!