Busy Busy Busy!

We've been very busy making things and going places.  I haven't had a chance to scrapbook but here's some of my favorites from December...

I didn't make the wreath, but I added the photos and hemp.  It was fun. 

It hung right behind our Christmas tree this year.

Joey and I made an experiment for the birds.

Yeah! I made my advent wreath...even though I didn't get the correct colored candles to go with advent, there's always next year!

This lovely desert was just beautiful to look at while at Wentworth by the Sea with Grammy Pearl.  I love the bubbles!!

This was just a package we made up for Kiki's teacher for Christmas.  I sewed the packaged then printed out some stamps from My Digital Studio from Stampin' Up...another way to use that software, lol!!

Yikes! Christmas is Coming!

Our first real snow storm on Saturday night

Well the Christmas stress that I feared would come is hear. Between the dog having bathroom issues in my daughter's bed to the filter going on the turtles' tank (we have three good size ones left, Tucker died about a week ago), we are in full swing! No tree yet and my soon to be 6 year old daughter is freaking out thinking Santa can't come without a tree.

Kiara and I made a gingerbread house

My view from my deck this morning...didn't

matter that my coffee pot was still dirty.

Oh well...all is good because I saw the sunrise this morning. It's a great reminder that God is in control. He has a plan and whatever happens, he's right there with us.

Advent Calendar Mini Muffin Tin

Well it's Dec. 2nd and in our Holidays in Hand class we are supposed to be journaling, and doing and making stuff daily. It took two days to complete this project since I couldn't find my stinkin' magnetic strips. But it's easy, fun and quick to make up if you have all the supplies in hand! I didn't have an easel to display it so I made the bow stick up a bit and hung it on a nail. I got a picture of a calendar from a friend and just went with it. The papers are from American Crafts, special foils. You can't tell from the photo but some of them are shiny and some pop out.

30 Hour Famine

I did this page around the paper that my son, Joey, wrote. I'm very proud of him for going 30 hours without food. I know I couldn't have done it!

Holiday In Hand - Prompts

I've been getting prepared for my digi online class. I have my prompts all printed, trimmed and a place to keep them for the month of December. I even printed some of the free printed papers that we got in class and displayed them on my mini corkboard. These are displayed in my kitchen...right where I can remember to do the daily activities for them!
I used the Stampin' Up spiral punch to decorate one side, then distressed the other sides.

Holidays In Hand 2009- Day 1

Well today is the first day of a class called Holidays In Hand 2009. It's an online digital scrapbooking class and can be found at www.jessicaspraque.com. Our first assignment is to write our values and goals for the holiday season:

1. Advent Wreath-have one and actually use it
2. Christmas Wish Lists completed
3. Make Christmas cards or digitally enhance husband's Christmas Letter
4. Relax and don't freak out

Some key words that come to mind when I think of the Christmas season:

Food Spirit Savoring Tradition Family Giving
Laughter Joyful Thankful Love Caring Jesus

Hopefully these key words will help me with title pages later on! We also have to journal 20 minutes each day of the month of December. That might not happen, but I'll try!

11 more days until Black Friday!!!

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Lizzy's First Year

She's difficult at best but I still love her! I remind myself of the good times and the better times to come!

18 years

After 18 years, my engagement ring broke. I guess that's what happens when you slam your hand in the van door. I was assured that it would be fixed some day...after the dryer, new tv, dance lessons and on and on! Until then, I'll cheer myself up with some new scrapbook pages! The photos of the pages didn't come out too well but you can see the concepts/layouts.

Fall is in full swing!

I've been waiting for the sun to come out but alas...it just isn't going to happen long enough to get good fall photos. These will have to do! A friend told me about a little reddish tree all alone on an island so my son and I had to find it! Some photos he took and some I took. Boy was it cold!

Other Pages

These pages "pop" out. Kiara loves it when the pages pop out!! The stars are lifted off the paper.

Stampin' Up Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Papers

Stampin' Up Tall Tales Designer Series Paper

I loved this paper at first sight. Then I didn't know what to do with it! A close friend renewed my creativity with some other designer papers so here's what I came up with!

Never thought...

I never thought I'd be creating my own blog but here I am. It's raining outside and I can here the humming noise of the power saw. Hopefully the colorful leaves don't fall off the trees before we have a chance to fully appreciate them!