Scrapping Everyday Miracles Main Challenge #28 – Guest Designer Post

ALL THINGS HAVE BECOME NEW

SEM Main Challenge details & guidelines:

“For this month’s main challenge we would like you to share a project that represents something new in your life. You can reflect on a new relationship, a new phase of life, an event that brought change into your life, a new job, hobby, volunteer opportunity, or even a book or Scripture verse that has given you new insight. God blesses us with everyday miracles – sometimes big and sometimes small – that bring change and new opportunities to our lives. Your project doesn’t need to be about a recent event, but needs to represent something new in your life.”

SCRAP TWIST: USE SOMETHING ON YOUR PROJECT THAT IS MORE THAN A YEAR OLD – THE OLDER THE BETTER, “AND” SOMETHING NEW TO YOU IN 2013. These supplies may be purchased, given to you, or even found objects. Be sure to tell us in your project blog post what these supplies are.

See post here: SEM Main Challenge #28

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2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”

Hello everyone and I hope all of you moms, mothers, mamas, mums… were showered with love and warmth yesterday! I just want to say a huge thank you to SEM for inviting me to guest design this month! It is an honor.

For this main challenge I created a 12×12 layout using DCWV new paper stack “Sunday Afternoon”, stamps from Heidi Swapp”Memory File”, Papertrey Inc.’s “Tiny Tags” die cuts & stamp set, chipboard from Michaels (covered with glitter to match layout) and Colobok acrylic pieces “Get well”, which was my old piece from my craft stash. This layout represents a little, sleeping me… A simpler time when worries were few, days were long with countless laughs & tickles and worries of paying bills and being an adult were nowhere in sight. I’m learning to live this way now as a 39 year old mother of one. *Bump up the amount of laughs per day = check. *Cast all my cares on Jesus = check. *Realize that living for a paycheck or even great success is an empty dream full of shallow hopes = check. *Extend daily gratitude to my Lord & Savior for His love, sovereignty & will for my life = check. This is new, this is a beautiful way to live! It’s 100% freedom in Christ.

My NEW paperstack, DCWV “Sunday Afternoon” and my old acrylic piece embellie, Colorbok “Get Well

My Mom Made This Album!- G45 Nutcracker Sweet

G45′s Nutcracker Sweet papers are so beautiful! My mom who is a recent pro-paper crafter made this album for her mother-in-law as a belated Christmas gift. I’m just getting it up on my blog now because it’s taken her some time to complete it. As you’ll see by the many photos, there are plenty of tags, pockets, embellishments, ribbons, gems, pull-outs and more! It really is a holiday work of art made with love, love and more love. There is a YouTube video of this fabulous album that gives you an inside & up-close look at it down below, check it out!

I know Cheri will be astounded!

Enjoy

Playful Pinwheels Card

I like four things that I used on this spring-like card:

Pinwheels!

Mason Jars!

Banners!

Soft color palette!

I used Waltzingmouse Stamp set – Playful Pinwheels

I didn’t have the exact color stamp pads to match the background paper so I used the second generation stamping method for lighter shades. I fussy cut the mason jars from the paper stack and used my ATG to glue it down over the pinwheel stems (made from the stamp set). I added some glossy accents and glitter to the wheels for a pop.

The banner added was pre-sewn, it’s made by Dear Lizzy as well as the paper stack,

Neapolitan.

This is a card that represents one of my favorite styles. I smile when I look at it.

Little Girl Mini Album

This paper bag mini album was made with DCWV “Baby Girl” Stack. It is complete with hand stamped pages and tags, bling, felt trimmings, fibers, vellum pockets, mini envelopes, magnetic photo mats, lace, buttons and more! For a complete look, check out the video! Thanks for watching.

For Sale on Etsy

See Listing Here

Liebster Award Questions & Answers

Thank you again to Michelle over at yougottahaveahobby for nominating me and I’m here to share a little about myself in answering some of the Qs in addition to tagging/nominating eleven fellow “WordPressers”.

Below, I have taken the definition from Michelle’s blog so anyone reading will know what the award is tooo!

“The Liebster Award is given by bloggers to bloggers who have less than 200 followers.”

Here are the rules:

1) Each blogger should answer the questions the tagger has set for you.
2) Choose eleven new bloggers to pass the award on to and link them in your post.
3) Create eleven new questions for the chosen bloggers.
4) Go back to their page and tell them about the award.
5) Each blogger should post eleven random facts about themselves.
6) No Tag Backs!!!”

Here are Michelle’s{yougottahaveahobby} Qs for me and my answers:

1. What was the last book you read?

{currently reading} Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change, Paul David Tripp ~ Excellent!

2. What is your favorite item of clothing?

A flannel handed down to me from my mom, it’s a go-to piece for me.

3. If you could describe your goals for this year in one word, what would that word be?

To live my life fearlessly in the hands of my God, reckless abandon, full speed in faith and choosing to be the things that oppose fear, doubt, self pity, idol of “self”…

4. Who is your favorite Disney character?

Bernard from the Rescuers. “Oh, what’s that you ask?”, “why?”, “Oh… because it’s Bob NEWHART!!!!” My favorite product of Hollywood and his character is humble, kind, thoughtful, sweet, endearing, patient… Basically all the things I hope to be.

5. If you could create any flavor of ice cream, what would it be?

Apricot pecan

6. What is your favorite kind of candy?

See’s

7. What is your strangest talent?

Busting out accents that came from nowhere! Brit, Aussie, Irish, Valley Girl… you get the idea.

8. Do you have any tattoos? If so, what are they?

Yes, Celtic braid. lower back, tribute to someone whose life was taken from them.

9. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?

Pitch Perfect? I think…

10. You just got $100 in a birthday card–what store do you spend it at?

Ross, TJMaxx or Marshalls

11. If you could only drink one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Coffee!!!

And, in no particular order, here are my eleven blog nominations for the Liebster Award!

1) hip2bsquareblog

2) Mochi Peach!

3) The Creative Addiction blog

10) Blue Crafty

11) sarathings

So, my fellow “WordPressers”, here are YOUR eleven questions!

1) What do you do at a stoplight most of the time?

2) Moon or Sun and why?

3) Favorite childhood cartoon

4) If you could go any place in the world for only 15 minutes, where would it be and why?

5) Train or plane and why?

6) Irrational fears (funny variety)

7) Greatest quote you’ve heard recently

8) Dishes or vacuuming (which do you prefer)?

9) It’s a dark starry night, the warm breeze is blowing, you are sitting outside, describe the “feeling” (poetic challenge)

10) Six Flags or Disneyland and why?

11) What is your least favorite part of blogging? (Ok to be honest, we probably agree) :0)

“Little Miss” BoBunny Mini Album

~Delayed album post ~

I failed to snap photos of this album before it sold, but I did manage to capture it on video! If you love girlie, vintage, it just might make you smile, along with the music selection…

This album is made with BoBunny Little Miss collection and DCWV’s The Garden Tea Party Stack. It’s great for photos, journaling and more!

Enjoy.

Mini Matchbook Album Set

This Country, rootin’ tootin’ themed mini matchbook album set is encased in an altered cedar sachet box with a satin ribbon pull. The albums all have pull out patterned paper for placing small photographs and are hand stamped on the back for journaling. Each matchbook album measures 2.5″ x2.75″ and the box measures 8.5″x3″. I’m sold on hot glue now! I was so hesitant but… nothing works better on fabric/ribbon/lace.

Collection ~ Prairie Chic, Bo Bunny

May I add ”I {heart} this collection so much!!!”?