a Creative Scrapper's share

Over the weekend I got to play with paper!! I decided to give the  sketch over at Creative Scrapper's a go. I love working with sketches. It just takes the guess work out of the page design and lets me create more quickly, yet still make it my own!!

Here is the awesome sketch by Jenny Evans...

and here is my take using the fun "Witch Hazel" collection from October Afternoon! Love, love, LOVE this line!! I don't know what it is about Halloween papers but they get me every time. I don't even take that many pictures on Halloween...weird!!

When I started this blog I was looking forward to changing my book choice on the sidebar often.  No. Such. Luck. It took me all summer to finish what I was reading. Granted, it was a hard summer but I just never took the time to read. I finally finished "11th Hour" yesterday by James Patterson. I am a big fan of his books and this was a great one! Today I am going to start a book by my favorite author, Danielle Steel, "Friends Forever". Have any of you read this yet? If so, please let me know your thoughts!

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share with you! Have a great Monday!

New October Afternoon!!

Witch Hazel is in stock at My Scraps !! Can't wait to play with this line!

enabler alert!

*** this offer has been extended through today, September 13th!!***

My Scraps & More is having a One Day Sale today only!  Use code  ONEDAY091212  and save 40% off your order!!! www.myscrapsandmore.com

Back 2 Class crop!!!

Challenges start at 9am and bingo words start being called around 10am!! This is the best time you will ever have in school! Hope to see you in class!! www.myscrapsandmore.com

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!

Did you get in on the Facebook giveaway?? Please "like" My Scraps & More here and leave your comment for a chance to win!

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!