Quilt Dedication and Send-off

It is always exciting to get all the "Stitchin' for Missions" quilts together and ready to ship around the world. The quilts were dedicated yesterday and the congregation laid a hand on the nearest quilt while we prayed for the recipients. Always a touching service. I am so blessed to have hobby where I can serve the Lord and get such pleasure doing it. Now onto children's quilts for an Apache Mission and their Christmas party.

Touchdown Recycled

The chipboard circles are gone but the frame remained and when it was set down and landed on a picture, an idea was born! I have several others in the works now...usually those pictures "leftover" but still cute - so they are going into a "year end" frame/collage.

No recipe this time...its all leftovers!

Endings and Beginnings

Okay, I'll admit that this looks a lot like the end of school, not "Back to School" like the challenge. But before I even graduated, I was offered my first official teaching contract... provided I graduated. So though it was an end, it marked my "Back to School" beginning!
Papers are Miss Elizabeths and a scrapbook calendar page (floral).

The Wedding Quilt

This is the quilt I made for Christopher and Courtney, lovingly and patiently held by Chuck and a friend of theirs. Design is my own...kaleidescope center.

Train up a child

Baby Cooper enjoying his new quilts from GramCheryl. I was able to cut the train on my cricut which saved a lot of time and frustrations.

Mmmmmm Good

Remember when life was simple and all it took was a thumb to satisfy! The characters are Cricut cuts.

California Adventure

A chilly day in February doesn't stop the little ones from having lots of fun.  Seagullls, castle and lighthouse are all from Cricut's Life's a Beach and both papers are sanded to show their white core. The letters are shaded with pink and orange chalk and the seashells are part of that California Adventure!

Robbie's Safari

This was a quilt for my niece Kim's shower. Lettering was cut on the Cricut...another good use of that wonderful machine!

The Wedding Quilt

This is the quilt I made for Christopher and Courtney. My own design, I started with a kalideoscope in the center and had fun from there. Now on to lots of fun baby quilts for upcoming grandson and grand nephew!

I made this card for a dear friend and mentor for her birthday. The velum has shadowy flowers which I mimicked with paper flowers on top, accented with bling centers. The "lace" is paper lace.

#1 Nurse

My Sister-in-law Karen is Portland's Nurse of the Year. I am not surprised, she has a huge heart and is so dedicated to her work. Made her scrubs in her favorite colors - purple and orange. Used Cricut Everyday Paper dolls for the nurse.
This is for Res-Q 44 challenge...hospital gown change it up!

Flower Fun

I took a clearance bargain from Michaels (6/25) and just had fun with some translucent stickers. I love the way they change colors where they over lap with colors...kaliedoscope fun!
Stickers were Miss Elizabeths. Figured this cost me twenty cents to make...yeah!!!

Spring Fling

I was given these pictures from a brunch I recently attended...Nila and I had a blast.
I'm entering it in Practical Scrappers (sticker challenge).
The large "smile" sticker had to be placed on white first for it to show up... but it soooo describes our times together...and it was fun to find I had flower stickers to make a matching table napkin.

Brunch recipe (ha!)
Paper and brads- Making Memories
Ribbon - orange and floral - Michaels
- polka dot - Offray
Stickers - smiles, flowers - Miss Elizabeth
letters - colorbok
Cricut - watering can - Walk in my Garden
leaves - Storybook

Food should be her middle name!

Lucy loves food of all kinds and goes at it with such enthusiasm it is a joy to watch...and yet, she's still tiny!

Ribbon and rickrack - Joanna
Brads - Eyelet outlet
Paper - DCWV

Love and Laughter

A picture of the special love between a mom and her first born.

All paper and chipboard are colorbok.
Ribbon from Joanns and Michaels
Brads from Eyelet Outlet

Practical Scrappers - ribbon
Crafting for Caitlyn - blue
Dancing in my Pajamas - photo inspiration/dots
Creative Belli - die cuts
Penneys - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Cutie Pie (What's cuter than love!)
Pile it on - spring=flowers

Birthday Card

Practical Scrappers Sketch Challenge...all out of my scraps!

The Little Princess

Blog hop week is fun but not nearly as much fun as being a 2 1/2 year old and becoming a princess. She was so excited Christmas morning. She just wanted to put on her heels, dresses, beads...all her BLING.
Challenges:
Practical Scrappers - Bling
Sketchy Thursdays - layout
Cuttlebug Spot - Bling

Recipe:
Colorbok (black) Glitter Paper
Want to Scrap gems
Michaels - ribbon and large star
Beverly's vellum

For Jennifer

Entering challenges is fun, but life has much bigger challenges! This is dedicated to Jennifer who is recovering from removal of a tumor on her spine, just hours after delivering a sweet baby boy. Her wonderful witness to God's mercy and miracles (no cancer!) blesses us all.
Challenges:
Cuttlebug Spot - bling
365 Cards -Day 44 White Space
Pile It on - Say it with words
Simple Doodles - Inspire

Cuttlebug folder for embossing
Rhinestones- Kaiser Scrapbook
Verse - EK Success
Glitter dots - Stickles
All paper was scrap

Easter Flowers Still Bloom

Does this resemble the former post? When I took home the flower vase sleeves, I looked at them for days and didn't have the heart to just toss them away. As I played with them, a transformation took place. A card to continue the Easter joy on a birthday, as a get well wish or thinking of you.
Cricut - Walk in my Garden, Storybook
Punch - My Purple Studio