Inspired by My Church!

Inspired with what is going on my church.

I love series teachings.

I love knowing that we have an agenda.

This allows me insight and a time to reflect and prepare.

 

 

1 CORINTHIANS 1:25

 

 

 

MATTHEW 1:23

 

 

I am journaling more in my Faith Journal these days versus my Bible Journaling.

 

I hope to share those as well, soon.

Have a great Thursday!



A Gorgeous Day!

I am pretty proud of my football teams this past weekend.  The Falcons are still undefeated and so are my Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.  However, my UGA Dawgs bit the dust.  Their record is 3-0. 

 It was a hard loss for all of us Dawg fans.

 

 

Here is my inspiration to share for this Monday!

 

JOEL 2:28

 

 

 

Thinking of those In the Carolina's due to flooding.

Prayers are lifted...

 



Inspiration Monday? Yep, I know so...

Yesterday, while watching the Little League World Series and cheering on my team, BG EAST, also known to others as KENTUCKY or Bowling Green East, I was inspired to go ahead and create with inspiration from Shanna Noel.  She is the creator of Illustrated Faith.  She challenged women of faith that in fact, Bible Journal to print out her little butterfly tag and share.

 

So, with the above run on sentence; I give you my interpretation.

 

John 8: v, 36

 

 

The "FLY" tag is the creation of Shanna Noel.  "Below."

 

 

 With this said, Go Bowling Green East!  So proud of these "Boys of Summer!"

Brings me back to the days when I would go to the games of my own children.

I will always remember the affair I had with Summer and Baseball.

Gosh, so much fun!



The Chill is EVER winding...

Today is Brianna's first day back to school this week.  The windchill is still below zero but at this rate, she will not have a summer if "snow days" continue.  She and I have been keeping ourselves busy. 

 Although, cabin fever and the need to put my toes in the sand is a real dream.

I am getting really excited as I have a Crop for a Cure next weekend and in March I will be out of town 

 4 days for a Scrapbooking Retreat. 

 I always enjoy time away to create and giggle with other women that enjoy 

sharing their love of paper, glue, family, and memories.

It helps to have pretty paper as well.

I have a few layouts to post and then it is back in my studio for ME time.  

Alone.

(at least until 3:40 PM)

 The above layout was inspired by JUST G over at Studio Calico.

Her original layout was from 2009.  

Still a classic design and I love it.

 Above and below you will see more Christmas cards that I have kept.  I keep a special scrapbook for these types of pages.  I love great photos and appreciate friends and family that share their salutations with us through all special occasions. 

You will recognize this special family as it is the Owners of Studio Calico.

April and Greg were one of the first families we met when we moved to Bowling Green.

Their family has grown from 2 to 5 since we moved here.  I hear there is another Foster on the way.

Above, over exposed photos can work.  It is the story that counts.  At least, to me!

Stay warm and HAPPY Creating.

Super Moon...

Indeed, we clearly were not in the greatest spot to truly enjoy 

the moon and its wonderful glory Saturday night.  It did not look any larger than some of the magnificent harvest moons that appeared to be larger to the naked eye than what I witnessed Saturday night.  

I needed a SUPER POWERED lens to really get a picture that was worth telling about.  

So, this is what is the best shot out of the 10 or so I took.  This is the only one I kept.

Super Moon

In other news...

Here are a few other layouts I created today 

with inspiration from the NSD Challenges over at Studio Calico.

Breakfast- Letter Stamps inspired by NSD Challenge Nicole S., Geralyn & Kinsey

"One Sale"- Multiple Photos inspired by NSD Challenge Susan & Jenn

Oh yeah, my new number

220

This and of Course..."that!"

Last week we went to the Nashville Zoo and I simply fell in love with the color of the Flamingo.

  They were just adoringly wonderful and who would not love this color, huh?

I love their color

So, yesterday the doodling bug bit me again.  I really have not drawn or painted anything in quite a while and I am preparing myself for some elementary lessons before I take Flora's painting class.  I am really excited about it.  It is "my" summer camp for sure.  So, last night I grabbed an old journal and started to just play with color and move my Copic Markers around and see what happened.

I enjoyed the flow process of this doodle.  

Then I looked back at it later and realized it reminded me of the album cover, GODSPELL.  

Remember that one? 

This is actually an entire profile.  

But I cropped it after photographing as I am not sure I like it or not.

I do however, love the nose.  Inspired by the love of my life.

Not sure what was going on here...but trying out some doodles and adding color as an after thought. 

 This is of course a work in progress.

Inspired by my dog and her crazy hair...

Doodling Simply Gives me the Warm Fuzzies!

Just one to share...

Have a happy week!

Have a wonderful, creative week!

Classic Art Inspirations

In my studio today.
Inspired by these...Art By Chris

Porte St. Denis,
8 x 11 inches, gouache,
by E.G Laloue.

I am seeing a pattern. Do you?

Peter Cottontail!

Yes, he visits all of the time. Does not matter what time of day it is but he loves poking through our fence in the backyard. He loves the green clover in our grass. I keep telling my husband that we cannot get rid of it yet as the little guy loves the clover and we can wait a bit longer. I never have my camera ready but I did grab it to try and capture the little guy. Of course, settings were all wrong but my time was limited as I was fearing he would dash away.

He really has a thing for being under our Dogwood Tree.

Do you see his little white tail?

April is all the buzz...

...at Art Freckles! We are getting familiar with new people on the forums and the announcement of a new design team is just a few days away! We are also buzzing about April Kit, "Road Trip!"

I managed to squeeze some time earlier in the week to work with this kit and have plans to scrap more layouts and maybe a few cards.
Here is what I have completed so far with these fun fun papers!So, I was asked..."Your style is getting more simple, why?" Well, I really feel that journaling is just as important as the photo. I like sharing my thoughts and with this...I must leave some room for the story. After all, scrapbooking to me is more than the design of all the goodies. It is a living journal of my perception of the moment or story behind the photo that was taken in a split second. I do enjoy scrapping those REAL photos and not posed photos.

Those are the real moments to me. They are what warms my heart.

No Matchy Matchy Here!

Here is a layout that was inspired by a sketch. Scrapping outside the box and not being so "matchy matchy" is what I really dig right now! So, are you a "matchy matchy" artist?

Got My Scrap On...

Yesterday was a rainy and windy day here. So, what is a girl to do but scrap! I used the 3 Scrappy Boys April Add On Kit. I managed to scrap 3 layouts before 10 AM and then spent time with my family for the day. I will show 2 layouts that I created and one layout is for the newsletter. So, if you do not receive the 3 Scrappy Boys Newsletter, head on over and get signed up.
The April Kits are on sale now!

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Well, I am heading to work this morning. Still feels weird to say it let alone blog about working.
I am sure I will get into routine, soon!
Have a Great Week

Inspired...

My inspiration for this layout came from Stephanie Howell's Sketch. I am really a "sketch" challenged individual. It is hard for me to stick to a sketch. I guess it makes me feel confined and I rarely scrap with sketches in mind. But I really liked this sketch and took the challenge.
The weather is delightful. Spring is definitely springing up.
I am thinking it is getting that time to decorate for Easter.
Gosh, it is only a few weeks away.

The Cold is BAAAAACK!

The wind is simply incredible! I do not mind the cold, really. But with wind it makes it unbearable. I am heading into Nashville this morning and I am hoping that it will warm up here before I get back this afternoon. But there is one way to keep Summer alive in my mind and that is to scrap memories from the past Summer. So, this is what I have been doing lately. I used Studio Calico's Kit,"Baker's Dozen." I am really enjoying this kit a great deal.

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Try to stay warm today. The wind can be brutal in this cold!

A Stitch In Time...

February's Kit at Art Freckles has some really fun things to scrap with this month. I took the name of the kit, *A Stitch In Time* and looked through some old photos of myself and created layouts about myself that I would have never used in the past.
I guess it is that old "I am insecure about me," kinda feeling.
But I threw that out the window with this kit and I like what I created.

I also created two cards for a friend who is currently recovering
from an extensive surgery and I wanted to brighten her day.

I also used this wonderful kit for Artist Trading Cards for a swap I am participating in as well.

Be sure to go check out Art Freckles' Store and I am sure you will find something to your liking. The kit is well priced and you will enjoy the creative fun!

Another scrappy moment...

I have had this picture for several months. It was displayed on the side of the "fridge". I knew I wanted to scrap it but the colors in my shirt were not going well with anything in my pretty patterned paper collection. So, I opted for this design with these accents.

It is Wednesday and school is back in session! Wahooooooooooooo!!

This is all I have today. Happy Creating!

Snowy Day Scrapping...

Yes, I believe I have cabin fever.
This is the 4th day that school has not been in session for our county.
Good thing I have my scrappy goodies!
I thought I would share.
One of my favorite new kits is this month's January WHODUNIT kit by Studio Calico.
I love it.





Fly Fly Fly was inspired by a "Tiny Banner Challenge" over at Studio Calico. Although my banner is not tiny... I still enjoyed the inspiration.

I am still in my creative room and no telling what I will create next.
I am feeling the need to paint.
But we will see...