happiness....

Good Morning,

Happy Birthday to my Aunt Wanda, who is just like my Mom! I love you!!!!!
I will not be visiting any blogs today. It's our closing day in the school district, we'll all be at the high school for training until 3:30. I'm on the council that will be interviewing for our new Principal, that will be from 4:30-???? whenever we finish! So, I'll see you guys on Thursday!

Today is a new challenge over at The Sisterhood....this week we are celebrating grandparents and grandchildren. I just had to use this photo of my Little Kids and my Granny. We had these taken in November.

I really wanted a shabby vintage feel to this one! The papers are all K & Co., the pearl spray and bloom are Prima, the trim is from my stash, and the title is Thickers.
Please visit my Sistahs and enjoy the inspiration that they have for you, and leave them some scrappy love! Can't wait to see what you do with this one!
Blessings,

Good Morning,
This month's bonus challenge at Practical Scrappers, is called "Behind Closed Cupboards". Here at Practical Scrappers, we would like you to open those kitchen and bathroom cabinets/cupboards and see what items you can find to use on a project (LO, card, altered items). Some examples and things that I considered what to do for my example....dental floss as a string for a banner, using kool-aid to make a scratch and sniff stamp, kabob (bamboo)sticks to create a fence. But, what I finally settled on was using my husbands shaving cream that I pulled out of his bathroom cabinet, some white elmers glue that I always keep in pantry for a quick fix, and some colored sprinkles that I got our of my baking cabinet.

Kerri, from Practical Scrappers, combined shaving cream, white, glue and green acrylic paint to create her ice cream on the ice cream cone. She also added sprinkle to the the mixture while it was still wet and allowed it to dry.

Hope you like this month's challenge. The winner for this challenge will receive a prize from Leave A Paper Trail. You have until June 30th @ 11:59 pm EST to play along. We cannot wait to see your inspiration!

The picture above shows the contents of prize package being given away to this month's winner. It is from Bo Bunny's Paradise Line and includes 10 sheets double sided heavy weight 12x12 cardstock paper, 1 sheet Die Cut paper, 1 package iCandy Layered Chipboard Stickers, 1 package Buttons and Bling, 1 12x12 sheet of Combo Cardstock Stickers, and 1 yard of brown grossgrain ribbon to finish it all off! All courtesy of Leave a Paper Trail.
Blessings,

Finally Blogger Worked.....

I tried all evening yesterday to get this post scheduled.....Blogger was unavailable....tried again this morning, still unavailable.....I had a meeting after school today that lasted until about 5:30.....I'm at gran's visiting with her...and today is my birthday!
So, I'd better get to my post for Practical Scrappers.....our challenge this week is eyelets. I used some old We R Memory Keepers blue eyelets to make my journaling paper look like a piece of notebook paper. I also used an eyelet on the title tag.

This layout is some Chole's Closet papers and embellies. The pom ribbon is from Michael's. This is my beautiful niece, Samantha, who is touring Europe in July.

I hope you will visit my Practical Scrappers sisters. They have created such amazing inspirational projects for you! I can't wait to see what you create with eyelets!
I'll be back to visiting everyone tomorrow. I'm spending my birthday evening with my Gran!
Blessings,

Blog Party Winner, a Sale, and Prizes....

Good Morning,
Thanks to all of you who are praying for my Gran! She is much better, just very score today. I really appreciate you all for your thoughts and prayers.

*** I've got a winner for my Lucky Girl Blog Party Candy.......Teenabugg! Tina, this in the mail in the morning, congrats and please enjoy!

*** Here is a little sale for you from Lucky Girl Craft Kits......
Since I like to see everyone go away a winner and to thank you all for participating in the Blog Party, I'm offering all of you Lucky Girls

15% off your first Lucky Girl Kit!

Use code LUCKYGIRL15 at check out

Get your limited-edition Lucky Girl kit by shopping at http://www.luckygirlcrafts.com/

*** Check out these prizes for June at Practical Scrappers......

Participate in any sketch challenge this month and you could win this......

This kit was made exclusively for Practical Scrappers by Lucky Girl Crafts:
The kit includes Patterned Papers from:
My Mind's Eye, Imaginisce, American Crafts, & Jenni Bowlin
Cardstock from:
American Crafts, The Paper Company, & Core'dinations
Alphas from:
Basic Grey & Jenni Bowlin
Embellies including:
Kaiser Craft Self Adhesive Fozz Felt - Turquoise Butterflies
Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride Buttons
13 - Assorted Prima & Making Memories Paper Flowers
4 - American Crafts Gel Pens
18" of 6" white Tulle
18" of 3/4" Hot Pink Gingham

Participate in our monthly bonus challenge, which can be found on the Practical Scrappers sidebar and you could win this.......

It is from Bo Bunny's Paradise Line and includes 10 sheets double sided heavy weight 12x12 cardstock paper, 1 sheet Die Cut paper, 1 package iCandy Layered Chipboard Stickers, 1 package Buttons and Bling, 1 12x12 sheet of Combo Cardstock Stickers, and 1 yard of brown grossgrain ribbon to finish it all off!
All courtesy of Leave a Paper Trail

Blessings,

Update on Granny

Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. My Gran got to come home from the hospital this evening. The tests results are all good, even her heart rhythm is normal today. Apparently, she just passed out standing, possibly from raising her head too quickly ( she was looking down at lawn cushions). I really don't know, but I know that her work here on Earth isn't over yet, praise God!

I'm having a difficult time trying to sleep, I keep seeing the look on her face as she was falling down and not being able to stop her. We are overly protective of her, hold on to her at all times. She had her cane, obviously didn't help at all. I was two feet away sliding something in the buggy. She remembers the exact conversation she and my mom were having. But there is at least 10 minutes after that she has no recollection of. She is the strongest person I know. Both physically and spiritually. Most ladies at 83 would welcome a shopping trip, being pushed in a chair, not my Gran. She says, "I'm 83, I'm independent, I need to walk" Well, we have new rules on my shopping trips now.....the wheelchair or NO shopping!

Again, thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and well wishes. Please continue to pray that her injury heals with no troubles.
Blessings,

Please Pray....

I have some bad news to share and don't know that I'll be visiting anyone for a day or so. My granny blacked out yesterday while she was shopping in Lowe's. I had taken the day off to catch up and clean the house. She called and needed to go to Lowe's. We were on our way to the checkout. She blacked out while standing up. She fell straight backwards onto the concrete floor. She busted a huge gash (like a Z) in the back of her head. She was taken by ambulance to the ER and we were there from 11 until 4:30. All the initial tests looked good. She was kept in the hospital overnight for observation. Her attending made rounds about 8 last night. He is very concerned, much more so than the ER doc. He is doing another battery of tests. Her heart is slightly out of rhythm and possibly that is what made her blackout.

What an awesome God we have. I thought she had a heart attack or a stroke. I have never been so scared in all my life. Everyone please pray and send healing thoughts for my 83 year old Granny.