Hiking - a Different Look

The Paper Variety is having a celebration! They are having all sorts of challenges.  For this one, you were to make a layout using your favorite manufacturer! I have about 20 favorites, but I chose to use this darling collection from Bella Blvd.  This is Steve's younger brother and family on a hike!

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This weekend we are doing a show with my husband's work.  He is demoing turning on a lathe, too! People love to watch it, and he loves sharing!!!!

Hiking!

Here is a quick layout of my nephews (Steve's youngest brother's kids).  They were hiking with their parents.  The monthly sketch over at Artful Deligh seemed to go along with the photos. I used a crimper on the leaves and then inked them with Tim Holtz distress ink.

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Sisters at the Heard Museum

I made this for My Scraps and More sketch challenge!

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Phoenix Airport

My sister and I had some time to kill at the airport when our trip to Phoenix was over so we decided to head up to the rooftop of the airport terminal.  We had such a great view. We were glad someone told us to go up to take a look. I made this layout with Sketchy Thursday's 9.1 sketch challenge--I flipped it, though! I love that airplane patterned paper from Studio Calico!

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Mini Book with Skewer Binding

I've been thinking a lot about hand-made books for the last few weeks. I found a great book on them at my library a few weeks ago, and you might say that began my complete fascination with them!  I made a mini a few weeks ago that was so simple.  This skewer binding book is a little more complicated but not so bad--especially when you happen to have a fantastic blog in your reader whose author just so happened to post a tutorial via Ustream video  yesterday!!! It was made from Handmade Decorative Books!  Sarah's work is so great! She makes the best shabby chic stuff and is just an all around nice lady. I love listening to her voice in the video!  If you go visit her, please let her know that Kelly Massman sent you over!  Needless to say, Sarah's books are much prettier than mine, but I had so much fun making mine that I will probably make more!!!

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Bright Happy Birthday Card

I made this birthday card for The Paper Variety's Happy Birthday with a banner challenge using CPS 234 sketch! I thought they went perfectly together! I used Scenic Route papers and had fun using Martha Stewart micro-beads in the center of the little Prima flowers!  I think the colors are so cheerful in this card, don't you?  So anyway, happy birthday Abby!!!! Hope you have a great one!

Cacti in Scallops and a prayer request

Here's another multi-photo, "getter done" layout! It certainly fits Scrapfit's Weekend Warm-Up # 12 to use scallops. I tell you, I printed even more pictures from the Phoenix trip I made with my twin. So, I had to resort to 9 photos on this page! It gives a general idea how many strange, quirky plants were at the Desert Botanical Gardens. My son hates this layout, but I say "it's another one finished." not that it's a chore, but...

Now, I hope you don't mind if I get very personal. I have a niece who has lupus (like me) and is having a hard time of it right now. It is looking like she is having some organ involvement with it--I'm hoping nothing too serious. She is in her first semester of college, too, and she is going to a difficult school. So, if you could add her to your prayer list, I'd sure appreciate it!!!




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