Birthday Card & Coaster Calendar

I was looking for something simple and fun to create for my brother's birthday this past week and found Beate's tutorial on Split Coast Stampers for a coaster calendar. I made one with a picture of my nephew so that my brother could set it on his desk at work...and then I couldn't past up making one for myself with a picture of Bevyn. Ü

I used several different B&T Duos from different paper packets to create the one for my brother. For the one of Bevyn, I used the Sweet Harmony Paper Packet because it matched perfectly with the photo I chose.

Below is the birthday card that I created for my brother. I CASE'd it from some sample artwork from CTMH using the May Stamp of the Month, Say It In Style.

This card was a lot of fun to make because of all the texture...paper strips, stitching with waxy flax, eyelets, buttons, etc. I love texture!

Have a blessed day and remember those that have died for our freedom on this Memorial Day!

Pamela

Thoughts & Prayers for The Chapman Family

This past week, Steven Curtis Chapman and family lost one of their little girls in a tragic accident at their family home. My thoughts & prayers are with this family during this very difficult time.

For more information, please visit...

http://www.stevencurtischapman.com/

Click on my playlist at the bottom of this page to listen to his beautiful song, Cinderella...get your Kleenex.

May God bring comfort to this family, Pamela

Organizationally Challenged

I'm so proud of myself! I am not one to brag too much about great ideas I come up with but this is an exception. Ü I have been trying to figure out a way to keep all my supplies together for each month for my scrapbook clubs. I like to have the materials that I am going to use in one place and that place has usually been in a 13 x13 ziplock bag, which I didn't care for too much. Well, last week I came across these containers at Hobby Lobby and viola! Below is my new organization for my scrapbook club projects...sorted by the month and the kit I plan to use.

Look what's inside! Can't wait to play...

Gotta run and pick up the kids from school! Only 6 days of school left...eeeekkk!

Pamela

Under Construction...

I found some new templates for my blog to play with, so you may see quite a few changes around here until I figure out what I like.

Have a blessed day and make it from you heart! Pamela

Getting Things in Order

Two years ago I signed up for Stacey Julian's Library of Memories online class at Big Picture Scrapbooking with BIG hopes & dreams of finally getting my photos organized so that I could begin to scrapbook more meaningful layouts. Well...I'm really good at starting projects, but have a hard time keeping myself motivated throughout the process. So, here it is two years later trying to get things in order again. Ü

Thanks to Stacey's graciousness (and probably knowing there are a lot of us procrastinators out there), she has made her Library of Memories 2008 online class available to those of us that have been in her prior classes. You Rock Stacey!

LOL...her 2008 class started at the end of February and I'm just now starting it! I spend all last evening and this morning downloading all of the handouts, audio messages, etc. so that I can work on the class this summer. Pray for perseverance... I need it!

Ok...what got me back on track after two years??? My Internet went down at lunch time on Thursday and that gave me a perfect reason to get up and get busy decluttering and organizing my studio.

Check this out...

I could kick myself for not taking a before picture (I bet I can find one and update the post in a bit). This is a small area between the main door and the bathroom door in my studio. The creative cubes used to have shelves spaced about 2" apart and held all my CTMH cardstock. When I got my built-in storage unit for my cardstock, I started removing the shelves in my creative cubes unit and it ended up being a dumping ground for lots of stuff and looked absolutely horrible until yesterday.

Here is a little run down of what's in each cube...

• Upper Left - these are some 12x12 paper holders that I got at Hobby Lobby that I store pages in progress, extra memory protectors, retired CTMH specialty papers, and a little bit of old contraband product that I haven't been able to give away or use yet. If I haven't mentioned...I love Close To My Heart products so much and have been using them now for 10 years, so...I don't buy other products anymore. CTMH is the BEST!
• Upper Right - I got these Iris Scrapbook Central 12" x 12" scrapbook cases at Hobby Lobby this week to store my new CTMH summer products in. Each new idea book has five new kits and I always get the paper packets, a stamp set or two and new accessories that coordinate to use each month of my monthly scrapbook clubs. I'm hoping this will be a great project storage container that I can grab and get to work on when I have time available to create. I can keep everything inside that I want to use with that kit.  I think this will also be a great way to take my completed pages, diagrams, and needed supplies to each club.
• 2nd Left - these are just empty notebooks right now...will probably fill them with ideas that I print out, gatherings and workshops on the go ideas, and CTMH Keynote newsletters, etc.
• 2nd Right - these are also empty at the moment...I'll be using the photo storage boxes to store my sorted photos in and then the cd boxes to store all my digital photo backup cds.
• 3rd Left - Pages in Progress storage tote and a few misc items
• 3rd Right - three albums in progress and empty clear paint cans and nugget tins
• Bottom Left & Right - magazines & idea books

I've got some BIG plans in the next few months and I hope to continue to share the process with you as it will mean rearranging a few other areas in my studio to make my space more efficient and user friendly.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend. God bless, Pamela

Alabama Judge

Some of you may be wondering what Judge Roy Moore has been doing since he was removed from the bench for refusing to remove the Ten Commandments from his courtroom wall. Please read the poem he wrote. It's below his picture.

The following is a poem written by Judge Roy Moore from Alabama . Judge Moore was sued by the ACLU for displaying the Ten Commandments in his courtroom foyer. He has been stripped of his judgeship and now they are trying to strip his right to practice law in Alabama ! The judge's poem sums it up quite well.

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America the beautiful,
or so you used to be.
Land of the Pilgrims' pride;
I'm glad they'll never see.
Babies piled in dumpsters,
Abortion on demand,
Oh, sweet land of liberty;
your house is on the sand.
Our children wander aimlessly
poisoned by cocaine
choosing to indulge their lusts,
when God has said abstain
From sea to shining sea,
our Nation turns away
From the teaching of God's love
and a need to always pray
We've kept God in our
temples, how callous we have grown.
When earth is but His footstool,
and Heaven is His throne.
We've voted in a government
that's rotting at the core,
Appointing Godless Judges;
who throw reason out the door,
Too soft to place a killer
in a well deserved tomb,
But brave enough to kill a baby
before he leaves the womb.
You think that God's not
angry, that our land's a moral slum?
How much longer will He wait
before His judgment comes?
How are we to face our God,
from Whom we cannot hide?
What then is left for us to do,
but stem this evil tide?
If we who are His children,
will humbly turn and pray;
Seek His holy face
and mend our evil way:
Then God will hear from Heaven;
and forgive us of our sins,
He'll heal our sickly land
and those who live within.
But, America the Beautiful,
If you don't - then you will see,
A sad but Holy God
withdraw His hand from Thee.
~~Judge Roy Moore~~

This about says it all. May each one of us all share this message and offer our prayers for Judge Moore to be blessed and for America to wake up and truly realize what we need to do to keep OUR America the Beautiful.
Pass this on and let's lift Judge Moore up in Prayer.   He has stood firm and needs our support.

IN GOD WE TRUST!

Be True 2 Your {heart}

Did I mention that I am loving the new CTMH Sarsaparilla Level 2 Paper Packet? I had so much fun creating the below samples for my Stampers from the Heart team swap. Can't wait to see what everyone else has created using the all the new paper packets...well...I already have samples from Debbie H using Whoops A Daisy Level 2 Paper Packet. I'll share those pictures soon.

Sweet dreams, Pamela

Baby Sister

I printed this photo a while ago and just came across it as I was looking for a picture to scrap for a team swap I am doing using the new CTMH Paper Packet, Sarsaprilla.

 

 

This kit leans toward a western theme, but I wanted to challenge myself to create something more feminine. The dimensional element flower idea is a Workshop on the Go project that CTMH provides consultants, so I decided to go with that idea. Here is what I created...

 

I love how it turned out. This is a 9" x 9" layout and I think I may put it into a 'My Favorite Pictures' album.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day, Pamela

Happy Mother's Day

A Mother's Day Prayer for YOU

Lord, you brought someone special to mind.

I pray you will bless her for the many ways she's been a blessing.

Surround her with your love and the love of those that care so much for her.

Help her to see the many ways she has touched her family and the many hearts that are blessed by her  life.

Happy Mother's Day with LOVE

In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray for joy. - Philippians 1:4 NIV

Here are two cards that I made for Mother's Day to give to my mom and my mil. These were inspired by the very talented Tresa Black...I just changed the colors and used some new CTMH Ricrac Ribbon along with three new stamp sets from the new Summer 2008 Idea Book.

May the Lord bless all mothers this Mother's Day, Pamela

Go figure...

 

Stampers from the Heart 'Scrapbook Fiesta' 2008