Sunday Scrappin #35

Happy Sunday! I hope all of my American friends enjoyed their 4th of July. We had a wonderful weekend even though it was low key on the most part. It's Sunday Scrappin time again! Amy is a fantastic host over at Sunday Scrappin and I have met some wonderful ladies through that group. Come on over and visit us, it's a lot of fun.

TA DA'S

Care Bear Birthday Card
Thank you card
Dylan Scrapbook page (this was hard to do but I did it and I'm not pleased with the end result)
Sundy Scrappin Challenge Card - 4th of July Bear
Bear with rose card
Party Animal Card


TA DO'S

Continue to participate in the various challenge blogs
Take a picture/post my sister's birthday card I made (check back for that later).
Want to work on at least 1 scrapbook page this week (either of the dog or niece and nephew)


This weeks Sunday Scrappin Challenge is to step outside your own box. If you always do traditional scrapping, try digital; if you're a scrapbooker, make a card; whatever it is that you normally wouldn't do, try it. Hmmmm.....I'm not to sure what I am going to do for this. I have loads of free digital scrapbook kits I saved to my computer but I'm not into the digital scrapbooking (love what others do with it but not my thing just yet). I save the kits and then use them in my traditional albums. I'll have to put on my thinking cap for this one.

Party Animal - Double Challenge Card

There is a new challenge blog that has just started it's called ABC Challenge each week they take a letter of the alphabet and pick a theme. This week is the letter A for Animals. Come over and join us.

Secondly, this week's challenge on Caardvarks is barnyard. To make something using a farm theme. This is my first week taking part in their challenges.

I was happy to be able to combine the two challenges into one! I used my (retired) SU Farmyard wheel, I have had it for years but this is the first time ink has hit it. The saying Party Animal is rub-ons from American Traditional Crafts. There are several sayings you can use for this card (Happy Birthday from All of Us, Sorry I pasture birthday are a few that come to mind right now).

Happy Birthday America

Tonight Jeff and I went to the local town park to see the fireworks. I was surprised usually the fireworks attract a large crowd it wasn't really that packed. We had an awesome spot of grass for our seat (couldn't get any better). I'm thrilled with the way the pictures turned out. My other digital camera didn't take great night pictures. But I'm impressed over all. I hope everyone had a happy, fun and safe 4th of July. We will be attending another fireworks display tomorrow. That one is over a a little pond, going to hopefully get there early to get a great spot.

Bear w/Rose

Today will surfing the web I came across a clipart site Art for Crafts they have clipart for free and for sale. They offer the option of the image in color or black and white for you to color in. The bear on this card is from a free download (already colored in) to see if you like the images (you get 7 images already colored in). Once I saw this bear the light bulb went on with a card idea. I printed the bear 2 times the second image I cut out and pop dotted over the other image (I couldn't get a good picture that showed he was pop dotted - sorry). I used the stylized flowers embossing folder and then chalked it with SU Stampin Pastels.

Happy 4Th of July to all my American Friends! Have a safe and happy holiday. We will be seeing the fireworks later on this evening.

Found an awsome Challenge Blog

I recently came across Stamps, Scraps n more challenge blog. They are a great group over there. I have already taken part in 2 of their challenges (Bella challenge and a Patriotic challenge). They also have blog candy. The girls over there are friendly and creative, Kimmy is the hostess over there and she gave me a big warm welcome when I first joined. We are looking for more creative people like yourself to join us, so come on what you waiting for. See you at the Stamps, Scraps n more challenge blog.

4th of July Bear

This week the challenge on Sunday Scrappin and Stamps, Scraps n more is patriotic due to the 4th of July holiday. I normally don't make 4th of July cards but I wanted to take part in the challenges. I wrote a little note on the inside of the card and will send it to my Uncle who does not live locally. The teddy bear is from (retired) SU Favorite Teddy Bear the firecracker in his hand is Debbie Mum stickers that I had in my stash forever. The pattern paper I believe is from ProvoCraft that I also had in stash forever. On the upper piece of cardstock I embossed it using the cuttlebug divine swirl (can you believe I didn't ink the embossing folder, I'm shocked to).

Dylan Page

As most of you are aware our son Dylan was born Oct. 26, 2004 and he passed away Dec. 6, 2004 to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death). It doesn't seem possible nor will we ever understand why, just days before his passing he was in the dr. and got a full checkup and passed with flying colors. He was a preemie but he was healthy and doing so well. Before the water faucet (tears) flood us all let me get on with my page. I have a extremely hard time scrapbooking Dylan, not due to lack of pictures we are overly thankful that we have 1 full picture album of pictures but because the pages are never good enough. My dear friend Melanie recently left me a comment that said "Sweetie the pages you do of Dylan will be perfect because they come from your heart, art is perfect. There is no right or wrong". As I made this page I kept reminding myself of her words, but in the end the page still isn't good enough if that makes since. I look at the pictures of Dylan that we have yes I'm thankful for each and everyone but take the hand picture for example, his hand isn't centered, his one finger is cut off a little I should have took the time to take a better picture instead of thinking "oh I'll get a better one at a later date". I can remember trying to take the picture of his hand, he was sleeping and every time I went to take the picture he would move. LOL! Here is a link to my webshots (preblogging days) account of more Dylan layouts if you want to look http://family.webshots.com/album/274194912NDpowW

Thank you for letting me share our Angel Dylan with you. Chrissy