FLOWERS challenge

  The second challenge at Scap & Play is a word challenge. I really enjoy these because I have to think outside the box a little  and really pay attention to my supplies.  My son and his family recently lost their precious family pet after 17 years. My DIL is having a very rough time coming to terms with it, I made this and framed it for her in memory of Scarlet.

Here goes....
F----flowers
L----Lime twist is the paper collection from MME
O-----orange flowers
W----wooden alphabet
E------epoxy sickers
R----rhinestones
S----Scarlet the title


 Thank you for stopping by.
I hope that you have an amazing Memorial Day, Please take a moment to remember those that paid the price for our freedom.
Brenda

Jeff's Birthday

  Jeff just turned 60 and though life seems to be in fast play I could not let it pass without a celebration. All the family was here and a few close friends that can deal with our chaos! This is the first time that all the cousins got to meet Zade. What a fun day but few pictures as it was sooooo crazy. This is Olivia holding Zade for the first time. This is for the sketch challenge at Colorful Creations.
The sketch

My take

Thank you for spending your time with me.
Have a truly wonderful day....take time to enjoy the little things!
Brenda

Scrap and Play First Challenge

  I love Tammis scrappy style so was very excited when she decided to start the Scrap and Play challenge blog. May 1st was her first sketch challenge. I got my layout done immediately....blogging took a bit longer ugh...my life just seems to go so fast sometimes.This was a day when I took my precious grandsons to the park. I had wanted to go some place "special" but the weather was iffy so we went to a small local park where I often walk. They had a blast and loved everything. Was really awesome to get to see my routine boring walking trail through the eyes of children. How often have a walked by this big sand hill and seen nothing extraordinary..they saw a great adventure. I am blessed to have my family with me so much but leaves little time for playing with paper! LOL
Without further rambling here is the sketch. 

I am in a yahoo group Scrappin and Chattin that does monthly challenges. One of the challenges this month was to use bokeh paper that was a new one for me but I really love the paper that I found. I love the subtleness  and can't wait to work with it again. So here is my take.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope your day is bursting with new discoveries!
Brenda

RIP

  My yahoo group had a challenge to use memorabilia on a layout this month...It was the perfect time to honor my brother.
  I used April week 1 sketch at Let's Get Sketchy

Here is my layout.

Thank you for visiting. I hope your day is wonderful.
Brenda

Our Sweet Miracle

 These pictures were taken on Zades one month birthday....his actual due date. He is doing so well and I simply can not imagine life without him. We are so very blessed.
   This layout is for the Scrappy Friends Challenge.I have looked here several times but this is my first time actually doing the challenges!  I combined all three challenges in the one layout.
The sketch.....

 

The tic tac toe challenge .....

The word challenge......

My take.....

This is an old stack by Martha Stewart called playful blue.... I really love the colors in the papers and am sad to say it is almost all gone......  The gorgeous yellow ribbon is from May Arts, the twine is stampin up. Also added a small blue vellum triangle from studio calico. I used the word adventure in the pooh quote.
   Now I am off to try and figure out how to enter the challenges...lol.
Thank you for visiting.
I hope your day is overflowing with blessings.
Brenda

  

Yet Another

 Checked emails and a friend had used  sketch # 74 from My Scraps and More Sketches for a travel layout. Immediately wanted to do the same.... yep copy cat..... But when I checked deadline to enter challenge was in 12 hours..... nope still have not done what I was suppose to do today.... I am going for the procrastinators award........
  The sketch....

And here is my quick take on it..... This was from a summer road trip with Amanda. Love this picture of her.

Thanks again for visiting and now maybe I can push myself to get something done!
Have a truly wonderful day!
Brenda

Fun Day

 I am still trying to get myself back in the groove but really feeling frustrated in general lately and I KNOW that getting lost in creating will pull me out of it quickler.  Decided that everything else in life could take a back burner until I could get one layout done. LOL
  This is going to be entered into 2 different challenges. Color Me Scrappy has this color scheme as the challenge #59.

And sketch #265 at Creative Scrappers was the design inspiration

And here is my layout......

Thank you for taking a minute to drop by I am off now to begin all the things that were beckoning me before I took the detour to the craft cave!
Brenda