I Love U

Can you tell by this layout and my recent posts, well, all of my posts, what I am passionate about? You guessed it - being a full-time, all the time, blessed stay at home mom! I take mothering very seriously, and believe it is so important, especially in the early years. Everyday, my son is learning about God, himself, the world, other people, and how he should behave in it! I am so thankful to be able to witness and take part in these everyday events! This layout was inspired by the Scrapping Everyday Miracles challenge to scrap what I am passionate about, and that is being a lifetime mother! In this layout, based on the sketch by Creative Scrappers, is my youngest of 3 boys!

Besides my relationship with God and my husband, this little pumpkin is the love of my life. He was born in my heart, and wanted and prayed for for many years.

We love to celebrate the 4 seasons, and Autumn is one of our favorites! Our family is in love with life!

To create this layout, I used lots of patterned paper in layers, from several companies! 5 layers, to be exact, for the CES Challenge! I added lots of hearts to coordinate with the theme of my laytout, for the Fairy Tale Challenge, the Fussy and Fancy Challenge, and the Totally Gorjuss challenge! I love to use hearts anyway, so this was right up my alley! Next, I was able to finally use one of my most "loved" Christmas presents, the Sew Easy tool, in a few places on the layout to add some texture with bright orange stitches, thanks to the inspiration of Craft Your Days Away challenge!

I am entering this layout in these super challenges: Creative Scrappers Sketch #194

CES Challenges #72 Lots of Layers

FairyTale Challenge Blog #34 Love, Love, Love

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 56 With All My Heart

Craft Your Days Away #38 Get Stitchy With It

Scrapping Everyday Miracles Challenge #13 "Your Passion"

Totally Gorjuss #118 Lurve

I used these products in this layout: We R memory Keepers Autumn Splendor, CTMH, Pink Paislee, DCWV, EK Success, Sew Easy, Making Memories Scrapbook Stitches

My Tiny Pumpkin

I'm on a roll with scrapping these photos from our many events the fall of 2010. I hope to be finished soon, and to move on to the next package of photos! I based this layout on the super-clean sketch offered by Totally Gorjuss Challenges! Below is a link to their sketch challenge!

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 117: It's A Sketch

For this layout, I used these products: Pink Paislee patterned paper, We R Memory Keepers patterned paper, DCWV patterned paper, Storyteller's Club patterned paper, Basic Grey brads, Bazzill cardstocks, Martha Stewart punch, Bobbin Twine ribbon, Recollections felt embellishments, and several VERY OLD font chipboard letters and stickers from Stickopotamus!

Remember When...

I just love the season of Autumn in our little corner of the mountains. The leaves of the maple trees are bursting with shades of red, orange and yellow, and every denomination and size of church hosts some sort of Fall Festival to celebrate the apple and pumpkin harvests! In this photo, we were just about to hop in the car and head to my youngest son's first ever fall festival. He was dressed as Bob the Builder from the cartoon, and I remember how big your toolbelt was around your little waist, and how floppy your personalized hardhat looked. You have grown so much in the last year or so, and I hope I will always remember this day...

I am entering this layout in these challenges:

Bird is The Word: REMEMBER

Colorful Creations Sketch #3

I used these products: Storyteller's Club Bohemian Swirl, We R Memory Keepers Autumn Splendor, Close To My Heart brads, Die Cuts With A View, and Bazzill.

all you

I had a lot of fun making this layout about my youngest son, Ezra and I on an outing to our local theme park. It also sparked some sadness as I chose my title inspired by the song, "Yellow," by Coldplay. This was one of my oldest son's favorite songs in 2000, and he later passed away in 2001 at the age of 14. Hearing this song again, and thinking about how much he would have enjoyed his youngest brother was heartbreaking. This photo is a closeup of my very old blue chipboard title that I distrressed and attached together!

Here is a closeup of my ticket-title! I cut several sizes of tickets on my Cricut, and layered them until I was happy with the look!

This is a closeup of the multitude of hearts, buttons, and glitter dots on the side of the layout. I just love these 3 bright colors!

I created this layout using these materials: Bazzill cardstock, Phoenix swiss dot & CTMH cardstock, Ocean American Crafts Cardstock: Junior Defense embossed dot

Patterned Paper, Lime Twist, Go Fly A Kite, My Mind's Eye

Cricut Cartrides, Carousel and Plantin Schoolbook

Fiskars Puffy Stickers font Blue Alphas

Chipboard font from my stash

Recollections Glitter Adhesive Dots

Buttons from my stash

Offray Microspool felt ric rac

Martha Stewart border punch and liquid glue

I am entering this layout in these challenges: http://sketchabilities.blogspot.com/2011/09/sketch-55-design-team-reveal.html Sketchabilities #55

http://designed2delight.com/blog/2011/09/saturdays-challenge-die-cut-divas/ Designed 2 Delight Saturday's Challenge - Die Cut Divas (2+ Die Cuts: hearts & ticket)

http://www.scrapbookexpress3.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11425 Scrapbook Express Final Weekly Divas Challenge, Any past weekly challenge: July 27-August 2 Big Shape (rectangle patterned paper)

http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-challenge-and-birthday-treats.html A-Z Challenge, letter "B" stash (very old BLUE chipboard) http://scrapfit.blogspot.com/2011/09/wwu-14-winner.html ScrapFIT Weekend Warm Up #14: Buttons (orange buttons) http://scrapitwithasong.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-challenge-coldplay-yellow_22.html Scrap It With A Song New Challenge: Coldplay "Yellow" (I was inspired by the lyrics especially, when thinking about my littlest son in these photos, and remembering my oldest son, Corey, who loved this song when it was released in 2000. In the song, the artist sings about bleeding himslef dry for his subject, and as a parent, I know exactly how he feels. I would do anything for my children, and I appreciate the chance to express that through this song challenge!)

http://stuckonusketches.blogspot.com/2011/09/sept-23-die-cut-challenge-heart.html Stuck on You Sketches Sept. 23 Die Cut Challenge :Heart (All the red, turquoise and orange hearts)

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2011/09/make-it-monday-56.html Make It Monday #56

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Splash

I completed a second layout about all the fun we have at Thanksgiving in Nana's pool! This layout is based on Frosted Designs Sketch #21: I had a lot of fun with this sketch, and got a little carried away with all of my patterned papers! LOL! I used products from Echo Park, DCWV, Close To My Heart, Sassafras, American Crafts, and Cricut Life is a Beach! **Please become a follower and enter my 400 Follower Contest, and my August Challenge! Details are on the green tabs at the top of the blog!***

Twine Challenge for Frosted Designs

I Won a "Top 3" Award! :)

Frosted Designs Challenge: Fabulous Friday Challenge May 19

I had a great time creating this layout! Here is the list of the supplies and tools I used: Close To My Heart (Chocolate cardstock, Colonial White cardstock), Die Cuts With a View (Baby Boy Stack), Recollections (Border Punch), Cricut Expression and Cartridges (Plantin Schoolbook, Doodletype, Birthday Bash), Martha Stewart Brown Flocking and Ballpoint Glue, EK Success brads, 3D Dots, cotton twine, and mini wood clothespins