Go Green and Craft Your Trash!

"Am I a Scrap Addict" is going Green ! !

For the month of August, "Am I a Scrap Addict" will be hosting a month long blog challenge to Go Green and Craft your Trash!!
Each week, there will be new projects, to spark your imagination to craft those items we would normally just toss in the trash without a second thought.

There will be challenges and prizes each week for the Month of August .
At the end of the month, Deanne will be generously sending out to one lucky winner a prize of a Stamping Up Stamp Set.
For more details and check out some of the crazy trash she has on display Deanne will be crafting with.
Visit her on her blog, and join in the fun.

What a great way to cut down on the trash and contribute to help keep Mother Earth Clean.
Not only that you will learn some fun new ways to Craft!!

Hope to see you there!!
GO GREEN, CRAFT YOUR TRASH !!

Spread the Joy !!

Today, I have viewed this video for the second time.

For the joy and happiness that wells up in my heart, I am grateful.

In these troubled times that all peoples and nations are facing, it is hard to find the joy in the simple things.

Thank you Jill & Kevin for sharing and reminding us all that happiness and joy may be found in the most unexpected things.

Thanks to Susan and Deanne for finding and sharing the same !

Spread the JOY !!

Tasty Muffin Layout

Second Challenge has been posted on the new Recipe Card Challenge Blog .

My take on the challenge is one of my families favorite Muffins.

They are super moist and tasty muffins, just make sure your Bananas are over ripe!

I also like to add nuts ,raisins & a dash of cinnamon to to this recipe for a change of pace.

Bon appetit !!

Edited ...sorry, I misspelled Raisins in my recipe...oh well not one of my stronger traits : )

Crafty fun and a New Challenge Blog

Lately, it seems to me I begin my posts with it has been some time since my last post!
Summer is still in full force here in my neck of the woods.
So hard to stay inside while the sun is still shining :)

Just wanted to share a couple of projects that I have been into when the sun goes down.

A new Challenge Blog out there called "Recipe Card Challenge" looks like it is going to be alot of fun!
They are now looking to put together a Design Team.
If you are interested, there is still time to submit your work for consideration.
They also have a store if you find you are short on supplies Scrapbook Store at your Door.

With requests from my son's wives for their husbands favorite dishes, I hope this will become a favorite book that feeds the soul as well as the body.

My first Recipe layout is one of my favorite Summer Salads.
A hybrid layout created with digital elements from Scrap Artist.com

Also going to use this in the "Summer use your Stash Challenge" hosted on the "Sisterhood of Scrap Forum"


Next is my Christmas in July project, also hosted on the "Sisterhood of Scrap" Forum .
My project is a Christmas Canvas.

Inspired by a button wreath decoration submitted by Ali MacDonald .
I thought it would be a great way to use up some of those buttons I have had sitting around for awhile.

Well that's it for today , hope you all are having a great summer and lots of Crafty fun !!

Thanks for stopping by my World :) .

Sketch Challenge

Another layout completed ,using this saturday pasts "Saturday Sketch Challenge" hosted on the Sisterhood of Scrap ,created by Deanne Burton.
I will also use this challenge in the "Use your Stash Challenge" hosted on the Sisterhood of Scrap Forum.You may find out more details here.
I chose to print my photo as Sepia for this layout as it will be making it's way into my Heritage album.

Photo is of my sons and their families together for the first time since the grandchildren have started to arrive.So nice to have been able to spend time with them all.

Journal reads

Like branches on a tree,our lives may go in many different directions yet our roots remain as one.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Easy as ABC

My first layout completed from my trip visiting in the wild west.

My Granddaughter at 23 months can recite and recognize the letters of the alphabet !!

She is becoming such a big girl.


So, when I read the June 22 Monday Challenge posted on the "Sisterhood of Scrap" Blog.

Knowing this was just the inspiration needed to get started on some of those vacation photos .


I also created this layout to use in the Summer Challenge hosted on the "Sisterhood of Scrap" Forum.

"Use your Stash Challenge"

Have had these Alphabet Tags from a slab sitting around since 2004 ,this was the perfect challenge to help use them up.

Cutting off the tag end and distressing with Making Memories distressing tool, I was pleased with the final result.

Also would like to share with you this adorable Medallion Flower that Lauri has created and posted on her blog Paperville.

She has also generously posted a link to the video tutorial showing us how to create this paper flower. Can not wait to try this out myself.

Paperville always has such fun projects !

On an ending note I have added a Followers gadget to my sidebar...not to sure how that will work out for me.

I am just one blog of so many that are out there.

The goal is that it will help me keep track of the names and faces of the people and blogs that I also like to visit ...sort of a substitute for a blog list you might say.
Feel free to follow along : ).

Hope you all have a Scrappy Happy Weekend and Thanks for stopping by my Crafty World : ) !

Favorite Eights Award

Hello : )

Just arrived home from my vacation out West.

Many treasured memories to look back on , time spent with family and my lovely granddaughters. An extra added bonus , a visit also from my other granddaughter who lives here in my neck of the woods.

It is the first time we have all been together since the birth of the youngest grandchild.

Looking forward to Scrapping some of those precious memories.

While I was gone I was tagged and graced with my first blog award from Angie from "My Scraptastic World" !! Thanks so much, Angie !!

Here is my list ...a little insight into what I am about.

*8 Things I look Forward to ( in no particular order)

1) More Grandchildren

2) A long life

3) Steamed Crabs

4) Fall (a visit from my granddaughter and her Mama & Papa)

5) My DH stays Cancer free

6) A visit up North to visit my Aunts and family

7) Long rides on the motorcycle

8) New projects to craft

8) Things I did Yesterday

1) Kissed my family goodbye

2)Boarded a plane

3)Read a book

4) Flew across the country

5) Prayed while the plane landed

6)caught a shuttle to my car & drove home

7) said hello to my dog

8) Went to sleep

*8 Things I Wish I could Do

1) Spend more time with my Children & Grandchildren

2) Have my garden look like the ones in magazines

3) Keep my DH Cancer free

4) Travel to Alaska , Germany and Ireland

5) have more confidence in myself

6) Write a handbook on Bartender Survivor Skills

7) Create with out second guessing myself.

8) Hit the lottery :)

*8 Things or Shows I have watched lately

1) Remote Control Car Racing

2) The sun setting over the desert

3) My family all together swimming

4) Spanish dishes being created

5) Watching my eldest Granddaughter while her Mama & Papa worked

6) My youngest granddaughter crawl

7) Bunnies feasting on my garden...bad...bad...bunnies!!!

8) The United States below me while we flew home

Now, to Award 8 other Creative Folks..now that's a tough one for me to do...not that there are not 8 Creative people I feel deserve it...just a little uncomfortable for me doing this type of thing.

8 Creative People I enjoy visiting hope you will also.

(out of the comfort zone I go :) at least a little abit...Ladies, if you happen to stop by for a visit please help yourself to this award....you deserve it!! Thanks again Angie !!

Deanne

Nicole

Lois

Jessica

Lauri

Carla

Susan

Jacqueline