Twisted Sketch #5 is up on the blog and its a fun one this week!! here's my sneakie...
and I've had to delay my 'announcements' due to some things beyond my control. As soon as I can get them sorted out, I'll let everyone know :)
Rachel from Scrapbooking from the Inside out is a girl with a huge heart and a gentle soul. Her focus for her kits is emotions and she lets people find their way through her challenges - like therapy but much more fun...
and then she went and wrote this about me... I am stunned and humbled.
thank you Rachel.
1 week to go before ian's folks arrive and way too much to do but on the upside Fay is feeling much better. I had fun playing with paint for this week's AD This challenge... and i got to play with their logo too - making it more funky & fresh.
Here's the sneaky of the one we went with for as my layout - the layout below was my alternative layout - i liked this advert enough to do 3 layouts form it in the end. The twist was to play with your photos - in the first one I changed my photo to sepia to match the paint and thickers, in the second one i played with the photoshop stained glass filter - I liked the result :)
The girls at Scrapbook Calls & Contests were delighted to play along with the awesome team at Scrap Whispers this week! The inspiration this week was fabby - and here are some sneakies from our layouts to entice you to go and check out everyone's gorgeous work on the Scrap Whispers Blog.
one of the awesome things about Edmonton is the thunderstorms we get on a regular basis - we love them- rolling thunder, storm clouds and lightening - its all stunning!! yesterday fay was feeling a bit better (antibiotics are good!) so we all sat outside and watched the storms pass by. We have 2 comfy sofas (couches) that we bring outside for the summer and its all good!
There has been some big decisions made here and so there will be some changes happening here and in our lives in the coming weeks. If I don't make sense, thats the reason why.
be back soon.
Just a quick note to send our warmest wishes to those celebrating Independence day today - especially to the families of Military personnel and especially to the units of the soldiers that we send care packages too! I know you read my blog and I wanted to tell you that - guys you rock!
From the Original Documents...
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
check out this awesomeness from DoorNumberThree - a joint Etsy effort by my wonderful friends....Lisa, Chantel & Kc.
Fallen Wing Necklace (Chantel)
Felt Monster Gadget Pouch (Lisa)
you can definitely tell its end of school here as Fay is quite poorly - a horrible ear infection requiring antibiotics and some TLC so all our plans are on hold till she is a happier girlie. we have less than 2 weeks before ians folks arrive so we have a house to sort out and sleep to achieve.
if anyone has a "spare" minivan for the end of July (14th to 28th) that we could borrow, please let us know - car hire costs have gone up nearly $600 since last year :(
Today is the first anniversary for Scrapbooking From the Inside Out. It has been an amazing time and the last 6 months have been awesome for me to be part of their design team- I learnt a lot about my self and my strengths and my weaknesses - I have found my limits and struggles with them. But in the end I have learnt and grown - I am grateful to be part of the SFTIO family - I am sure I will be part of the forum there for a long time to come as i travel on this journey of self discovery.
Here are my favourite layouts form the last six months done with the SFTIO Kits.
Patience - January 2009
Compassion - February 2009
Spirit - March 2009
Clarity - April 2009
Hope - May 2009
Renewal - June 2009
