My Sweet Jessie

Sometimes life can be very sad, shaking us to the very core. My heart is so heavy, as I am helpless to heal your pain. As your mom I would give anything to take this burden from you. As the hours and days pass the pain will ease and the beautiful memories you shared will again bring a smile. I can say without a doubt that God sent an angel when he brought you to her. You loved her as a mother would her own child. With you by her side for 3 short years, she no longer needed to feel disabled, unloved, and alone. You gave her the ability to be an artist, a singer, a dancer, a swimmer, an animal lover, a princess, a girly girl and so much more. With you she was a daughter, beautiful and loved in every way. I know in my heart she was looking down on you as you tried so hard to breathe life back into her. She loved you so much and will always be in your heart, watching over you and smiling down on you as she dances to Cyndi Lauper! I am so proud of you, my daughter and will always be right here for you. I love you so much and am so thankful for you and all that you did for her. 

Supplies are from Designer Digital's, Katie Pertiet and Kaleigh Wiles.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

God Bless

Prima Inspired Christmas Canvas!

Hi Everyone! I can't imagine where the time has gone. We had a nice Christmas, enjoying 10 days with our daughter from San Francisco! My favorite memories are when all four of our girls are under one roof! Our time together is never long enough but is the absolute best part of the holidays!

After getting our tree up and decorated, I decided to make a Christmas canvas.  My canvas was inspired by my girl...Prima Educator, Adrienne Ford! She taught a Ustream class on 10-30-14. Her floral canvas was breathtaking!

My canvas is loaded with Prima products. I used a ton of Finnabair's Art Basics, Prima's Bloom Color Sprays, Silk Paints, Golden Paints, Prima Flowers, Wild Orchid Craft Flowers and Prima Metals.

Hope you'll check out Adrienne's video and try some of her techniques! http://www.ustream.tv/channel/primaflower

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday! Have a very Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year!

As always, thanks so much for stopping by! 

Class With The Amazing Finnabair!

Hi Friends! A couple of weeks ago, thanks to Karen Mattison,  I had the privilege of taking a class taught by the amazing artist, designer and educator, Ania Dabrowska (Finnabair)! She is truly amazing, so talented and fun to be around, not to mention a fabulous teacher! The class was held at our local scrapbook store, Pages In Time/ Purses and More, in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Only having dabbed a tiny bit in mixed media, I'm now truly loving it and can't wait to get started on my next Finnabair inspired project!

I wanted to share my journal cover, made with lots of Finnabair Mechanicals and LuminArte Silk Acrylic Glazes

Hope you all have a fabulous week!

As always, thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

A "Gorjuss Girl" Get Well Card!

Hello Friends! Hope everyone is having a good summer. Hubby and I were just getting used to the whole empty nesters way of life, when daughter #3 injured her back. I spent 2 wks in the hospital with her following surgery, which was on Mothers Day. She too has Lupus...Needless to say Lupus always makes everything far more complicated than you're ever prepared for. Thankfully, she is doing much better and looking forward to going back to work in a couple of weeks. Clearly, moving home wasn't part of her summer plan, but I think we can agree,  we're all very thankful to have one another!

Thought I would share a cute little Get Well Card made with my very favorite stamps. Like many of you, I am a Gorjuss Girl fan! This stamp is the "Pretend Friend" Gorjuss Girl.

The image was colored with Copic Markers. I used a Martha Stewart Border Punch, Sizzix Ornate Frame, Prima Flowers and My Minds Eye Paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Would love it if you'd leave a comment.  

See you next time!

Happy Mothers Day!

Hello Friends! Hope everyone is having a wonderful week! I have a fun little project to share this week, in honor of Mothers Day. This project was completely inspired by Bona, from Livelovescrap.  She has a tutorial on you tube which will take you through the process of making this adorable  little house box. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPHGgYdd_K0.

The beautiful paper is from Marion Smith's Motley Paper Collection http://marionsmithdesigns.com. The flowers and laces are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the resin frame is from Melissa Frances!

Hope you enjoyed this little project and will give it a try. 

Have a very Happy Mothers Day!

Freedom's Flight!

Hello Friends! Hope you're having a relaxful weekend! We're finally saying goodbye to the frigid temps…at least temporarily! I don't know about you but I can't wait for SPRING to arrive!

I thought it would be fun to create a layout of my hubby enjoying a day of cycling!

The layout was created using the digital printables form Garett Smith's "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" and Marion Smith's "Grand" and "Scarlet" printables, found at MarionSmithDesigns.com. The "Bicycle Classics" digital stamp is by KPertiet from DesignerDigitals.com. The frame is by Melissa Renfro from Scrapgirls.com. I used an Aged Metal Style in Rust by Brandy Murry, also from Scrapgirls.com. I really loved the way it matched the rust color of the bridge. The paint splatters are by BellaGypsy "You Are My Happy", Scrapgirls.com, colored with a Distress Brown Style from Brandy Murry. Each of the photo mats and shapes were created using Syndee Nuckles "Shapes Fancy" from her ScrapSimple Tools line found at Scrapgirls. As someone who loves my Big Shot die cutting machine, I really enjoy using these shapes when creating digital pages, to achieve the same type of result.

I had so much fun creating this digital layout and not one flower, can you believe it? As always, thanks for taking the time to stop by! Would love to have you join my blog! Be well and see you soon!

My Special Valentine!

Happy Valentines Day, Friends! I have a very special layout to share with you! I'm very blessed to have a hubby that has been by my side for over 23 years, loving me everyday and holding my hand until falling asleep every night. He is my rock, my everything and my forever!

I enjoyed using the burlap for the base page with the damask overlay. It gave it the formal look it needed and was a little unexpected!

As always, thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs!

Supplies

ScrapGirls- Shabby Blanc by Brandy Murry

ScrapGirls- Petals by Brandy Murry

ScrapGirls- Chronical by Brandy Murry

ScrapGirls- Love, Honor and Cherish by Brandy Murry

ScrapGirls- Burlap and Lace by Syndee Nuckles

ScrapGirls- Flea Market by Syndee Nuckles

Scrapbook Graphic Yesteryear by Lilas

Scrapbook Graphics Pink by Vinnie Pearce

Shabby Miss Jens Designs- Jewel Vintage gems