Oil and perfume gladden the heart; so too does the sweetness of friendship comfort the soul. (Proverbs27:9)

MPTS Inspiration Team -  1/18/12

I’ve been asked to be on the Inspiration Team for January/February/March for ‘More Paper Than Shoes’ - Here is my offering for the Inspiration Team for January 2012.  We were to use Sledding as the theme with blue, white and silver as the colors.  Unfortunately, at this time I wasn’t able to find the photos of my children sledding on our backyard hill in MI when they were much younger…  ;-{    Then I remembered having (in my digi-stash) the Vintage Drawing of the two little girls sledding - a long time ago!  So- this is in honor of my (still!) Dear Friend since 1^st grade…  We used to go sledding/tobogganing when we were children and I well remember the frosty times we spent together on MI winter afternoons…  She is still there enjoying the MI snow and I’m here enjoying the CA warm sunshine!

The 12x12 Layout -

Close-up of the Snowglobe -

Close-up of Journaling -

The background paper is from DCWV - Four Seasons stack (Michaels).

The ‘snow globe’ I designed myself -  Vellum circle, silver cardstock base highlighted with brown stamp ink.

The Sledding digi was free in Dec. from Paper Crafting World/Cooking with Cricut.  I changed the color to blue in PSE 8.

The frame and journaling shape is from Penny Duncan Shaplies.

The small white snowflakes and a couple of the silver ones are Martha Stewart punches.  The other silver snowflakes were cut on my Cricut (SCAL) - I don’t remember where I got them.

The jewels here and there are from Recollections (Michaels).

The silver ribbon is from Create It (Michaels).  I pleated and stitched it before attaching it with adhesive.

The ‘extra sparkly snow dots’ here and there were made with Glitter Glue and a DecoColor Liquid Silver pen (Michaels).

Lullabies and Love Album #5 - Part 2

                                        

                      

I'll try to get the rest of the photos posted now... I cannot get them to line up correctly - and I give up - so you'll have to 'imagine they are side-by-side, one set for each month' - Ratzzz...
 

And  - here is the blanket I made for my Great Niece!

Lullabies and Love Album - #5

Part 1

And again, I will put My trust in Him.

And again, Behold, I and the children whom God has given Me.

Hebrews 2:13

I (finally) recently completed this ‘First Year of Lullabies and Love’ Album 

and crocheted Baby Blanket for my new Grand-Niece!  I have been waiting to share it here until after they had received it in MI.  They received it this week…  I also included a CD with three stories - favorites I’ve read to my children/grandchildren/other children for many years - that I recorded for Breck and Adelaide…since I’m too far away to read to them at bedtime...

(I cannot get the rest of the photos to load on this page after trying for several days... ;-{  ...so will Post these and try to get the rest on a new post...  Discouraging...sorry...)

Frontspiece -

Card I made -

 

Baby's First photo -

Baby's Vital Statistics -

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise: give thanks to Him and praise His name.  Psalm 100:4

I usually do traditional Scrapbooking, but I've been 'teaching myself' to do digital pages - Here are 2 from 2 Christmases ago and 3 that I just finished from this Thanksgiving. 

  

 I also have worked the past 3 weeks on the musical soundtrack for a 3-DVD set of old 8mm. films that were transferred by a video studio.  It was great fun and all concerned were happy with my results!  ;-}

I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers...

Philemon 1:4

Having just come through our Thanksgiving weekend, I have so much to be thankful for - I'd like to share the projects that I'd completed last week just before I made a week-long trip up to the East Bay Area.  I didn't have time to post them before I left nor while I was there.  I had a wonderful time with my daughter, her partner and my two grandchildren and also with some dear friends.  I also investigated a number of 'personal options' while up there.  It was a busy week and I am thankful to have had the opportunity!  I hope YOU were able to spend time with Family and Friends - and count Your Blessings!  Now we continue into the Christmas holiday period...

Using the Sun Freebie ( www.scraptasticalkreations.com ), a 'defunct' CD, orange foam sheet, yellow cardstock and CD case, I made a Birthday Card for my little Grandson! When he looks on the back of the 'card,' he will SEE who is 'the Sunshine of My Life!' ;-}

 

Here is a card I made with the Scalloped Circle Card and wreath .svgs (Dear Santa or O Holy Night sets) from (www.scraptasticalkreations.com) I stamped the Holly leaves on white, added the berries in red, stamped the 'Noel' on the center cut-out and turned and raised it with pop-dots.

 

Here is my 2-pg. Layout using the 'O Holy Night' set from ( www.scraptasticalkreations.com )