Wedding Banner

  I think that banners have become my favorite thing to create. I especially like to make them for showers. I love that each one is customized to fit the person that it is made for. It is just fun to make it as personal as possible.  I recently made this one for a precious couple at church. They both are runners, so I was able to incorporate pictures of them running in this shower banner.I started with frames with a single heart and ended with 2  hearts pierced with an arrow.  I did the simple squares and sentiment in their wedding colors. I used MTC to create the polaroid frames. I wish that I had taken pictures before the shower so that I could add a better pic.

 

 The bride loved it and that always thrills me!  

Looking forward to starting on the next one!

Thank you so very much for stopping by!

 I hope that you are working on something that truly makes you happy!

Brenda                                                                            

Hooray for the red white and blue

 It is a linky party at Paper Issues.  I immediately wanted to do pictures of Adrienne and crew at the recent Braves game. I just love this picture of her with all her guys! I combined it with a scraplift Sunday also at Paper Isssues.
Here is the layout to lift

I LOVE it unfortunately this just totally kicked me.... I just could not get it to a point that I was happy..... And it was keeping me from moving forward with any projects..... Why do I fall in that trap??
   Here is my Red White and Blue layout!

Definitely will not go down as one of my favorites but It is behind me and I can move on! LOL hoping to learn from this funk and not fall into the trap so quickly any time soon.
  Hope today finds your mojo flowing!
Brenda

Scapping Our Stash May Blog Hop

  I love using up my stash. It always gives me pleasure to find hidden treasure in my craft cave. I am currently unemployed so right now my stash is my friend! You should have arrived here from Kelly Jeans blog. If not you need to go back and check out her wonderful take on pocket pages!
 I recently took two of  my grandsons to the local animal sanctuary called Noahs Ark. It was truly a special day. They are homeschooled this year and will be attended school next year so I am trying to spend every moment I can with them . This day gave me many special memories to document.

I absolutely love the picture in the tree so it had to be front and center. They started climbing the tree to get to the peacocks that had flown up there. always fun to see a peacock fly! I used picmonkey to help me get my pictures to a 2x2 size.
    Products used... Recollections... Today Tomorrow and Forever 12x12
                             Crate Paper... the Pier 6x6 pad    
                             K& Company... dimensional stickers
                             Prima.... wire thread

 Thank you so much for stopping by this month. It was good to get in my craft cave and to be able to share with you. Next up is Cathy you are going to Love her gorgeous layout!

 Just in case you got lost along the way here is the entire line up

Audrey http://audreysreflection.blogspot.com/
Becki http://beckiadams.blogspot.com/
Alison http://alisondaydesigns.com/
Juliana www.17turtles.com
Katrina http://paperscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/
Kelly Jean http://www.kelsterjean.com/
Brenda http://simplybrenhavingfun.blogspot.com/
Cathy http://alteredplayground.blogspot.com/
Wendi R http://scrappydayinparadise.blogspot.com/
Suzanna http://lifestrivialities.typepad.com/
Cheryl http://patchesandscraps.blogspot.com
Wendy C www.stampingrules.com
Kristy http://alwaysaworldaway.blogspot.com
Lee-Anne http://lee-annelovethejourney.blogspot.com
Susie http://mytime2play.blogspot.com/
Christine http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com


 Hope today is filled with smiles and joy for you!
Brenda

Still kicking along

  It just seems like I am spending less and less time in the craft cave. Currently all of my grandchildren are home schooled. Next year which in these parts begins August 5th, 3 of them will be attending school. This is going to drastically impact my life. And I must say this Grandma does not like change. So I am making every effort to spend EVERY minute I can with them. that being said I have lots of pictures that I can scrap while they are in school...sniff sniff...
  Paper Issues had a scrap and chat with a challenge on their facebook page last night. I made this layout for their mood board challenge. I used sketch # 80 from Sketch-N-Scrap. I have been going through older photos for a project I am working on. I found these from 2011 and decided to play with them. That is always fun for me since I generally am a current scrapper.
  Here is the sketch

And here is my take

Thank you for stopping by.
Hope today is filled with laughter and joy!
Brenda

Last Easter layout

  I have been in a bit of  funk lately..... but hoping some paper therapy will help. So here is layout number one.... I used a sketch from the Memory Nest.
The sketch

My take

Aren't they just too sweet. Love my grands so much.
All the papers and stickers are Authentique Hope.

Thanks for spending a moment with me, I so appreciate it.
Brenda

Hair by "The Lake"

  I watched a class at scrapbook.com on gelatos, I already loved my gelatos and this gave me some great ideas. I created this paper and then watercolored it with the gelatos. Learned a lot about this wonderful product and am happy to be able to use them in even more ways.
    I loved these pictures of Trips hair at the lake. and this sketch from Sketches In Thyme  was perfect for them. I am still trying to spend no money on supplies and work on my stash, so this is a total hodge podge of embellishments. The turtle is a cut file from the MTC gallery.
The sketch

My layout

Have  mentioned I LOVE the wire thread. Yes broke my no spend rule and bought it in 5 colors and love them all! Finding so may uses for it!

 I hope that where ever you may be there are sunny skies and many things to smile about.
Brenda

Easter sunrise

Let's Capture Our Memories  posted an intriguing sketch earlier this month. When I got this picture printed I knew it was the perfect sketch for it. I dug deep in my stash for the papers and the flourishes I have been hiding them in the wedding box. I think the blue and yellow together symbolize the beauty that is Easter morning. So here it is
The sketch

My take

Thank you for stopping by. I hope today finds you counting your many blessings.
Brenda