Phew! I finished it! :)

Well, I finally finished the Month in Review album for 2012. I was very good for 9 months, creating my page on the 1st or 2nd of the month and when it came to October I just left it. I was too involved in something else and I just got back to it this past week. 
The album I'm using still has a few pockets for more layouts which I plan on filling with layouts with my favorite pictures or moments from 2012 and maybe a page with a long journaling about this year. 

 And so off to better things now. Have a blessed weekend! :)

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me. Amen!!!!!!! 
Proverbs 8:17

Finally!

Papers by EchoPark

Title is a cut from the Silhouette store. 

Would you believe me if I tell you this is my 1st layout since October!!! Oh my!!! At least, I dont remember any other. 

The sketch? Well, its the same I have been using since like... forever, ha!  

These pictures have bad lighting. It has been raining here *love* and there has not been good light for photos but you get the idea :) The layout looks a tiny bit 'greener' that what it really is. You can always click on them to see bigger and hopefully better :)

Print&Cuts also from Silhouette store 

And here is my little project. (Colors appear darker than what they are) I watched a video from Nichol not too long ago and I absolutely loved how she created her vase and I had to copy the idea. So I made a sample to get the hang of it. I have plans for Mia's end of the school party with these rosettes :) 

I did not use the straws I posted on previous post, instead I used lollipop sticks from Joann's. They came in white and I just put some mists on the craft mat and rolled the sticks until they were covered. 

Anyway, have a great weekend!

Haul...and more :)

I wanted to show you some cards I've done lately using Copics. I love those things! I got not too long ago the ones I was missing (about 5-6) and I bought my 1st refills from Ellen Hudson, most in the E family (6 in total) and the R20 (which I dont even know why I bought it because I only use that for cheeks), as well as Hero Arts shadow/midtone inks. There has been a bit more activity in my craft room lately (definitely not enough), I think its because this time of year is a bit busier with things in school and it is so much fun creating things for Mia's class. Imagine 8 beautiful princesses and 1 prince, ha!!! 

1st card: One of the moms in kids school is prego w/ 3rd...I need to cheer her up :)
2nd card: I was just playing with the new Hero Arts inks and the Paper Trey Ink die &
stamp when I see that the stamp says the word, 'suddenly'.  I had been asking the Lord (about 3 years) for a specific thing to happen suddenly and it caught my attention. I mentioned to a friend what I have been asking Him and she says, 'suddenly' and again that word spoke to me. 
Well...suddenly lots of amazing things have happened. The Lord is sooo good. The most awesome thing for us as a family is that hubby is now working 9 minutes from home and is back by 5:30 sooo super excited and blessed! Thank You, Jesus! So anyway, I created a card right then and there after staring at the word for a few seconds. I just love when the Lord speaks :)

I also created a super simple quick card for hubby's bday (cash to buy some fish and Coca-Cola, ha!). btw he loved it :)

I created this little flower vase for my daughter's tea table. I just went on and on cutting flowers...I may do another one with smaller flowers though and this looks much cuter irl.
So then I see my favorite scrapbooker creating something sooo adorable and I knew I had to get the supplies to make something similar for Mia's end of the school party which will be here, Lord permitting.  So here are the few things I bought :)

Because I have been out of the loop since like forever I am not really sure what is out there and stuff so I bought the Sizzix vase and bought the Big Shot because this die would not go thru the Cuttlebug with the clear plates...little did I know that Cuttlebug has special clear plates now that allows you to use this type of die with the Cuttlebug but I had already bought the Big Shot and long clear plates for it. It is a much smoother machine than the Cuttlebug, I think :)

Then I got some dies and some stamps, Neenah paper for my Copics and my new favorite cardstock: WOODGRAIN!! Love :)

So that is what I have for today :)  Gonna go get ready, kids are having a pool party after school :)

See you soon :)

Is someone still here?

One day I will write what I have been up to, ha! I've been busy and dont have much time to be in my scraproom but summer is coming and I can only assume I will get to come in here, right? Ha!!
Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Proverbs 27
So I am working on (2) little brag books for my son's teacher, hopefully when I check on my inbox I will see the pictures I need in a file so I can finish it before Mother's Day. (Here is a little picture-Cover is not finished either.)

On a more personal note, we've been busy getting our backyard (and front too) ready for the summer. Its been fun and the kiddos are having a blast with Georgina. The lady that owns the nursery has a little monkey, one of those you see at the fairs and take your money after they take off their hat. Those! Sooo cute!! Georgina wears a tiny, tiny diaper too! LOL! hilarious! 

Speaking of plants, I have quite a collection of orchids now (inside and outside) and they are massive! One of my older phalaenopsis gave me around 40 blooms! And its absolutely amazing. It is still massive although she lost about 8-9 already (she bloomed in January and its still beautiful). Check out this beautiful yellow one, this one is new and its is gorgeous. Notice she has more buds ready to bloom. So beautiful!

My gardenia is giving me flowers like this one all the time. I cut them and put them on my kitchen window and the scent is unbelievable. 

I have been spending time outside in backyard. This was one morning some time last week. I was singing to the Lord and I wanted to capture my view. That day I was loving Psalm 18. I feel so blessed. I also wanted to capture that so while I waited for my kiddos I decided to take a few shots of myself :) hey! that never happens! :)

Anyway, hope everyone that sees this has a great and blessed week. 

Remember: Yahweh's (GOD) goal is not for you to be happy is for you to be holy. 

2 Cards and Haul :)

Hello beautiful people! 
This past Friday the kids didn't have school and so I decided to make it a day of scrapbooking in my room. I should have done the last 3 layouts for my Month in Review album but I was in the mood to use this stamp that I bought a few months ago. I really just wanted to practice with my Copics and after I had finished I said, "well, thats not bad at all, ha!" and decided to go further and make a card. 
I didn't know what to do, it had been sooo long so I grabbed one of the cards I had done (excuse me, LIFTED from Nichol Magouirk) and went from there (you are able to see the inspiration card in 1 of the pics below). I was having so much fun with this card. I used some of the supplies I had been wanting to use like my edge die from PaperTrey Ink that I bought last year and my brand new button stamps & die. I absolutely loved playing with these buttons!  I made the card thinking of a friend thats expecting a baby, don't know if its a girl or not but just in case its done :)  

MY TINY HAUL FROM PAPERTREYINK :)

I went ahead and got some goodies from PaperTreyInk, I needed something to push me to start creating again. So I got a few things that I wanted. I still want some other goodies which I'll get soon by the Will of Yahweh. 

Okay, so I made another card. This time I did something that I learned back in 2006 when I was invited to go to CHA in Las Vegas by the paper company I used to design for. It's a card that opens up to reveal the message inside. This card is 6x7 but you can make it smaller of course, I just wanted it nice and big for this little red haired girl we know. Loved creating this card too. I will do another one for my son since this year he has been on the Principal's honor roll and we are just so proud of him :)

Okay and to finish this post I will share what happened a few days ago. I woke up and noticed that the shelf with all my pattern papers had given in and all my paper holders had fallen *neatly* and so I left it all there for a few days. Yes, the more patient me can handle that, ha! Hubby came and took the shelf off (we thought it had broke/scratched the actual furniture (Lack) but no, it was perfect. But I couldn't use it. So we went to IKEA to buy another one (I really like this piece) and found they no longer make them :( so I was like, WHAT! (not so patiently, ha!) but I found another piece that I absolutely LOVE and here it is. I love that I am actually able to clean under. It has a super cute backing that matches with my island perfectly. I was going to give away my Lack piece but I said, what if this cheap looking piece from Target or Michaels (dont remember now) fits in there, and it did! So thats what I did. It fits perfectly in the room and its great. (The chair to the left does not really go there) So happy to have that extra piece in the room storing my things and because I got to keep the Lack piece :)
So anyway, be back with more soon :)

Give your life to Yeshua HaMashiach. 

PS I did finish my December 2012 album in 2 days. I'll share that next time :) 

Happy 2013!!!

Hello beautiful people!

Are you still there? Hopefully you are. I know its been a loonnngggg time but I have been busy. Lets just say I took an INTENSE "course" and life totally changed for me/us. I dont remember if I mentioned this on my previous post but I have not had any desire at all whatsoever to scrapbook. I am telling you, its been intense, HA!!! 
Anyway, I have not finished my Month in Review album for 2012. I *still* need to finish my Oct, Nov & Dec... it really has been INTENSE!! I can say this over and over again :)

Lets talk December Daily.  I tried getting my album ready like a day before Dec 1(not a good idea)...it never happened. I came in here to start my album but I was just not into it at all!  I got around it like at the beginning of Jan. or something like that, I did the cover (have to remove the word *daily*) and some pages in there. This album is a bit different than my previous because it will not be a daily, it is more like everything that was happening to us, what I was experiencing thru that month, all the changes that have occurred and of course my favorite pictures. So here is a picture of the cover :)

Remember my Thanksgiving canvas? It came out so cute. I dont have a picture of the whole thing now (hmm I dont know why, I thought I did) but you get an idea with this one. It says 'Give Thanks Everyday'. I cut the scale with the Silhouette and the clock inside was a print from Google. Doesn't it look real?
I had not bought any supplies either BUT I purchased some things on PTI an hour ago, I want to see if that helps get my mojo going, if not, I'll have to consider get rid of everything. 

Speaking of getting rid of stuff, I got rid of everything Christmas (except the trees stuff). I will be making a white Christmas from now on. Yep, I am into that woodsy style now. I did buy some yummy stuff after Christmas. and I bought 3 beautiful wreaths. Here is a picture of one of them. All those roses are made of wood. Isn't it beautiful? Love it! 

Anyway, I'll be back soon...this time I can almost guarantee it because I plan on scrapbooking tomorrow all day :)

Have a blessed long weekend :) and always remember the King of this entire universe loves you. I love you, Yeshua!