Fall is Beautiful

Hello!!

I have a layout to share.

It is for 3 challenges:

1. Creative Scrappers #229

2. Scrap Your Faith Challenge @sb dot com

3. Word Art Wednesday

We got to take some lovely photo's

of the fall trees when we went to 

Maryland a couple weeks ago. I think 

the pictures on this layout are from 

Pennsylvania. I just love the mountains, even

more so in the fall!! 

The verse is I used on here is super powerful, and

a new favorite of mine:

"He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and 

reveals His thoughts to mankind, 

who turns dawn into darkness, 

and treads on the heights of the earth...

the Lord God Almighty is his name."

Amos 4:13

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Have a wonderful, love filled day!!

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

1 card. 2 Layouts.

Hello!!

I'm here with some challenge entries!!

First is a card for Word Art Wednesday:

Layout # 1 for Creative Scrappers #228:

Layout # 2 for Sketches In Thyme #89:

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

I hope that each of you have a wonderful,

love filled day!!

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

A Pound Party??

Hello!!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

My beautiful daughter is a sophomore 

this year and as their first fundraiser,

they are having a Pound Party!!

I had no idea what a pound party was,

even after it was first explained to me

I didn't get. Then I actually got a flyer from

the teacher about it and it finally clicked.

The whole idea is to UNIQUELY wrap

a package that weighs at least 1 pound, 

and has a value of at least $3 dollars.

Then they are auctioned off, based on what 

they look like and without know what's inside.

Interesting.

Perfect for a paper crafter!! :)

So I came up with 2 packages that I think

are awesome. The first one:

 A close up of the front:

 Close up of the lid:

Inside is a biscuit mix and a jar of apple butter.

I made the pattern for this after seeing one 

similar but much, much smaller!! I made this from

chipboard and then covered it with the paper.

The second package is a lot more simple, 

but I think it's a cute idea:

I used flat marbles to make this weigh up some.

Inside is purse type things;

hand cream, mints, chap stick, hand sanitizer, ect.

I've had the pattern for this purse for years, 

sorry but I can't even remember from where. 

However, it was small. The whole thing would have

fit on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet. I enlarged to a 12x12

sheet so it would be large enough to hold everything.

I'm very excited about these projects!!

I can't wait to see if they are popular for bids!!

*LOL* Fingers crossed!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

I hope that each of you have a wonderful,

love filled day!!

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

A Midnight Trip

Hello!!

We seem to have a little tradition 

where each year before school starts in the fall

we go on a midnight trip to eat out. This LO

is from last years adventure:

The Journaling:

To Dennys we did go

You know normal people are asleep at one o’clock in the morning…

but who said our family was normal.

This summer we just-so-happened to be awake 

at one a.m. when we decided to go to Dennys for pancakes. 

So we threw some clothes on hopped in the car and left. 

As if that wasn’t crazy enough, on our way there 

we got pulled over by some random cop. 

When he got to our window the first thing he asked was 

“Where are you going, a party, the casino?” 

Mom then responded in a classic slap-happy-high piched-yay 

voice “to Dennys for pancakes!!!”

 He then told her she had a headlight out,

 and in the same voice she responded

 “ Oh that dumb thing, will you just kick it for me?” 

His face turned pink with the controlled desire 

to laugh or the this is awkward look.  

I still think he should have made her do a sobriety test, 

now that would have been funny. 

However, he let us go with a simple warning. 

After that everything is pretty well normal, 

I mean for a one a.m. trip to Dennys.

      -Vashti Gregory    Summer 2011

This is from this years adventure:

The Journaling:

For the past couple of years,

It’s been tradition that before

school starts each fall,

my family and I go to 

a restaurant at midnight.

This year we went to Steak and Shake for french fries. 

This year wasn’t as slap-stick as last year, 

when we got pulled over by the police. L

Some traditions are strange, 

but we top them all!! 

The trip was fun and the food was good, 

but most importantly

I was with my family!! J

~Vashti Gregory    August 2012

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

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

Sketches In Thyme

Hello!!

I know....It's been a while!!

Sorry!!

I do have a layout to share with you today!!

It is for the Sketches in Thyme Challenge

and the Monochromatic Challenge over at SB . com

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Have a wonderful, love filled day!!

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