Little Red Wagon #155 & CAS-ual Fridays

It's time for another fun challenge at Little Red Wagon.  I hope you enjoy playing along each week.  It certainly keeps the mojo going!

Our challenge this week was posted by Judy and she wants us to use a bow on our creation.  Easy enough!

I kept my card clean and simple this week.  I had some stickers in my wagon that I thought would be perfect on a card.

I then added some yummy ribbon that I tied into a bow.

And there you have it!  One more card that I can give to someone special :)

This card also fits the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays this week, so I am linking it up to that as well.

Inspiration Elevator - October 2012

Our Inspiration Elevator challenge this month was issued by Ann Jobes.  It was a great challenge and although my finished project did not quite end up like my mind's eye had envisioned, I still totally enjoyed the process and the challenge.

Ann wanted us to build a page around the values or beliefs that are important to us.  Here is what she had to say:

There is no "right way" to do this. Spend some time thinking about this. It's your chance to share with future generations something that is important to you and makes you who you are. Take some time to collect some verses, quotes or sayings that speak to your soul. Choose one that you think is a "life verse" - something that really communicates the essence of you.

Use whatever photo(s) you think will suit your message. Enjoy putting a meaningful page together using your favourite techniques, style, papers - whatever makes it "you".

For me to choose a 'life verse' was easy.  My entire life is built around my faith in Jesus and my awareness of His love for us.  I am constantly aware of His presence in my life and the fact that He cares about every aspect of our being.

One of my favorite quotes is by St. Teresa of Avila:  "However softly we speak, He is near enough to hear us. Neither is there any need for wings to go to find Him." It is truly one of my basic beliefs. 

I decided to choose a picture of a gorgeous sunset that I took and I added the verse to the photo using Photoshop.  That became the basis for my layout.

From there I decided to just have fun with some mists, stitching and my Silhouette Cameo!

I found some awesome leaves and branches on the Silhouette store, and I cut them out of white cardstock.  I also added some butterflies that I punched out using a Martha Stewart punch and I used a border punch in a couple of places.

The paper is from My Minds Eye and I also added some grey washi tape in a couple of spots.

 
The title was also cut out using my Silhouette.

The photos don't quite do it justice.  It is hard to photograph all the white.  I really enjoyed this challenge Ann!  I need to do more scrapbooking about me and who I am and this was a great start. 

Here's the list of my IE friends, who have been working all month to create gorgeous and inspiring designs. I do hope you'll pop by each of their blogs to see what they have created and perhaps take a moment to leave a comment for them.

Ann Jobes

Audrey Yeager

Cathy Harper

Christa Uttley

Joanne Burton

Laura Whitaker

Laurel Seabrook

Lisa Moen

Lisa Spiegel

Sue Sykes
Denise Morrison (Guest Designer)

If you would like to take on this month's challenge, please do so! Just leave a link in the comment section below and I will be sure to take a look :)

Little Red Wagon #154

Our challenge at Little Red Wagon this week is to create a fall-themed card.  I didn't feel overly inspired to do a typical fall card, so I went with a pretty basket of fall flowers and leaves that I cut out of patterned paper.

I then added a sentiment banner, some stitching, a bit of twine and a couple of buttons.

And there you have it!

Do try to join in the challenge this week.  We would love to see your fall-themed creation!

Happy Birthday Mary!

Today is my beautiful sister's birthday!  I want to wish her a multitude of birthday blessings and all the best in the year ahead! 

May the Lord bless you and keep you Mary!

Fall Walk

It was such a beautiful day today!  Even though the air was a bit cool, the sun was shining and the outdoors seemed so inviting that we decided to go for a walk.  At first we thought we would just walk along one of the trails near our home, but then we just kept on walking and about 1-1/2 hours and 7.5 km later, we ended up back home with tired legs and sore feet!

But, we also ended up with some beautiful photos that I thought I would share with you. 

   

 

 

 

 

I hope your day was as beautiful as mine was ♥

Autumn Colours Blog Hop

Welcome to the Autumn Colours Blog Hop with Two Scrapbook Friends!  You should have arrived here from Shelby's blog and I am sure that you have been inspired by all the great creations you have seen so far!

I decided to try something a bit different for my project.  I had a white photo tray from 7Gypsies that I have been wanting to do something with, so I made a Fall frame for my home.

I kept the papers for the background simple as I wanted it to be a subtle backdrop for the tag element.

I had fun piecing together all the bits and pieces that I combined on the tag.  Die-cut leaves, buttons, twine, ribbons, a doily, a clip and pattern papers all went into my main element.  I even used some of the cardboard from the box that the frame came in!  I just ripped a piece to size and then misted it with Mister Huey's Color Mist in white.

My leaves were cut on the Silhouette - my all-time favourite die-cut machine!

Fall used to be my favourite season, until I realized it was all too soon followed by winter - my least favourite!  But, I can still appreciate the beauty of the season and I love to decorate with fall accessories.  I hope my project will inspire you to create your own home decor projects for fall.

Now remember to leave a final comment on the Two Scrapbook Friend blog and send in your phrase to qualify for a second chance to win a prize!

Don't forget - in order to be entered to win a prize: 

1. Leave a comment on all the blogs as you go and then go back to the Two Scrapbook Friends blog and leave a final comment there by October 8th at midnight.
2. To have a second chance to win, keep track of the HIGHLIGHTED WORDS from each blog and email the phrase to 2friends@execulink.com. Put "Blog Contest" in your subject line.
3. Check back at the Two Scrapbook Friends blog on October 10th to see if you are the winner! (Winners will not be contacted personally.

Be sure to stop by each on the following blogs, leave a comment and keep track of the secret word!

Two Scrapbook Friends

Carolyn

Ann

Christa

Jan

Amanda

Lynn

Sharlene

Jayne

Shelby

Joanne
Two Scrapbook Friends

Little Red Wagon #153

This week's challenge at Little Red Wagon is brought to us by Jan!  She has challenged us to use at least 3 buttons on a project.

I made a card with exactly 3 buttons (no use in overdoing it!) and some left over papers from Simple Stories that I had sitting on my desk.

Why not join us this week?  Pop on over to Little Red Wagon and link up your project.  We would love to see what you create :)

Bless the Lord

There are so many reasons to bless the Lord!



 May your soul rejoice in Him today!

Just Peachy!

I love browsing blogs and Pinterest for new recipes.  I don't get to bake as often as I would like as my schedule is just too busy, but I still like to try something new when I get the chance.

My fellow scrapbooker and blogger friend, Rosanne, often posts delicious looking recipes and she had one recently for Peach Praline Muffins! I love peach anything, and I had just bought some peaches at the market, so I gave her recipe a try.  Oh my! They were seriously delicious!

The praline topping gives them just the right amount of sweetness and crunch and the peaches keep the muffins really moist!

Here is the recipe if you would like to try them for yourself :)

Praline Peach Muffins 

Batter:
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped fresh peaches
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 400.Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, milk, oil, egg, and vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in peaches and pecans. Fill cups muffin cups two-thirds full.

Topping:
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 tablespoon cold butter

In a small bowl, combine the topping ingredients until crumbly; sprinkle over batter. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Makes 12 muffins.

Enjoy :)

Little Red Wagon #152

Happy Wednesday! It is time for another fun challenge at Little Red Wagon.  It is my turn to post the challenge this week and I thought it would be fun to use an inspiration photo.  This photo is so gorgeous and is perfect for this time of year.

I decided to use the colours and some of the elements from the photo to create a card.

I die-cut the tree using an Impression Obsession die, and I cut the pumpkins and birds using my Cricut machine.

A little button with twine and some machine stitching and I have a nice little fall scene.

I hope you will join in the fun this week and create something using the photo as your inspiration.  Then hop on over to Little Red Wagon and link up your project!  We would love to see what you create :)

Little Red Wagon #151

Deanna has challenged us to use a 'Thinking of You' theme this week at Little Red Wagon.

I made this card using scraps from my wagon and a new Mini 8 Punch from We R Memory Keepers. They are the best punches and create the most gorgeous designs.

I hope you decide to join us at Little Red Wagon this week by making a 'Thinking of You' card and linking it up so we can see what you created!

Thanks for looking ~

Dream Big

Lately, I have been intrigued by the sunburst background that some scrapbookers have been creating on their pages. I love the look of it and I like that you can combine a number of different patterned papers on one layout. So, I decided to give it a try on one of my own pages.

I used papers and stickers from Everyday Eclectic by Echo Park. I just love the combination of patterns and colors and it worked really well with the sunburst technique.

I used a couple of different border punches as well and I added some splats of color using Mister Huey's Color Mists. Too much fun!