scrap{quote} challenge

Today is my day for the quote challenge on the My Scraps forums! Here is the quote that I chose...

                                           "This is the House that Love built."

I created my page about the little house that my Dad and I were fixing up together...just a couple of blocks from his own. We had so many plans made. Makes me sad that he didn't get to see the place complete, but more, that we never got to share all of the plans we made.

I would love for you to play along and share your own stories!!

While you are there, make sure that you check out the store. Big Labor Day sale going on...33% off your entire order with code  LABORDAY2012  and receive FREE US shipping on orders over $50!

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Have a great day!!

Giveaway Winner...

Raechelle said...
Cute blog, Tammi! :)
I am so sorry for the loss of your dear father. I pray that you will find happy times amid the great sorrow and that you will find comfort in his memory. (((hugs)))

Congrats Raechelle! Please email me your shipping information so I can get this out to you!!  I will be back soon with some layouts to share!!

Happy Monday!

Hard Summer

Good Morning! For those of you that are followers and members on the forum at My Scraps, you know  my story, but for those who may not, I thought that I should share why I have not been blogging.  I had all grand intentions for this blog, to highlight and share my crafty pursuits! I was even so motivated as to make my summer pictures box that you can see in a couple posts below. All of that changed pretty quickly! I got a call that my Dad was in the hospital at the end of June. He had to have surgery but his prognosis was good and everyone thought that I should stay with my plans to come and see him in July. By then he should be up and well on his way to healing!! Thank God I followed my heart and jumped in the car the next morning, driving almost 1300 miles, to see him. I arrived and visited with him on Friday morning, June 29th. He was in such good spirits  and feeling as well as could be expected after a major surgery. The morning of June 30th was about the same. I visit my Dad early in the am. We were happy to see that he really was getting better. He was up and walking, with my brothers help, a little grouchy with the nurses, (which to me was a sign that he wanted out of there!!) and his pain level had gone down some. We had a nice visit and left him to rest with the plans to come and see him again later in the afternoon but it ended up that those plans weren't meant to be. My Dad passed away the afternoon of June 30th. We had so many plans to fulfill, so many words to say...I am sure that no one is ever ready to lose someone they love. My Dad was everything to me...my confidant, my friend. I miss him greatly!!! I hope to make him proud by living my life as he would like to see and enjoying the things that make me happy. One of those being scrapbooking! Hopefully I will be creating and sharing here more. Thanks for letting me share...

One of my plans for this summer was to host some giveaways, so no time like the present right??!!  Who would like to win this...

I just received the new EP collections For the Record 2, Chillingsworth Manor and Very Merry Christmas over at My Scraps!! Love, Love, LOVE them! ( you can save 20% with coupon  NEWEP20 now through 8/19 ) If you would like to win this paper pad, simply leave me a comment here. I will draw a winner Monday morning! Thanks for stopping by! I promise to have something scrappy to show next time!

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Have a great night!

Summer fun project!

Hi all! Even though today is the official start of summer, ours  offically started last Friday, with the last day of school!! We have been enjoying time spent together. Today we played the endless game of Monopoly. I swear it took over three hours to complete with me losing, of course. lol!! It was fun!!

I am determined to take a ton of pictures of all the things we do this summer. I got a great idea of a memory file system here and thought this would be a great place to chronicle all of our fun times! I  used the "Hello Summer" collection to decorate the outside of the box and for the inside will just be bits and pieces of whatever as I go along! So far I have been good about taking and printing the photos to place in the box. We will see if I keep up this pace or not but I sure hope so! In the end I think it is going to be awesome!!

On another, non-scrappy note, I finally finished the book that I was reading, "The Escape" by Barbara Delinsky. If you like present day fiction, this is one to pick up! It was an easy read...just took me awhile! My next book is going to be "11th Hour" by James Patterson. This is part of the Women's Murder Club series. Love these books so I am sure this one will not disappoint! If any of you have a  good book suggestion, I would love to hear it!

Have a great night!

so NOT a card maker

It was my turn to host the 1st mini-challenge of the My Scraps Got Talent II contest. I chose to make a card for my Dad for Father's Day this coming weekend. Let me just say...they don't call it a challenge for nothing! haha! I NEVER make cards and I think for good reason. Doing so is just too stressful for me and I feel like they never look "giveaway" worthy.  To my surprise...I kind of like how this one turned out! It is the first card I have made and actually sent to someone!! I sure hope he likes it!!

If you haven't signed up for the Got Talent contest over at My Scraps, there is still plenty of time! All of the challenges will feature an exclusive sketch from either Kristine Davidson of Creative Scrappers, Julie Bonnor or Jana Eubank. You can read all the information about the contest here. Sign yourself up and join in the fun!! A new sketch will be posted tomorrow!!

Don't forget about the great sale... code  SUMMER612 will get you 40% off your order and all orders over $25 receives free shipping!! Here is a link to the shop! While you are at it, jump on over to the store blog and get yourself in on Giveaway Monday here! You could win the EP Paradise Beach collection kit!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!

Summer Celebration Sale at My Scraps!!

My Scraps & More is celebrating Summer's arrival with HUGE savings for you! Now through June 17th, use promo code  SUMMER612  and save 40% off your entire order! You will also receive FREE SHIPPING if your order total reaches over $25. With new arrivals such as Fancy Pants "Time for Spring", Authentique's "Fresh" collection  and the re-stock of Echo Park's popular collections "Paradise Beach" , "Hello Summer" and the mini them kits there is much to celebrate!!! Visit here for your chance to win the Paradise Beach collection!!

Enjoy!!