Pieces for the new challenge

New York City Layout

When we went to the Scrapbook Expo in August, I bought a laser cutout of a NYC page design, in anticipation of the trip and the layout I would create after that. Here's the result...


Laser design by Dillon's Laser Designs

Christmas Cards

Thank you card

Birthday card

Tablet Challenge from August

Here are some of the tablets that were turned in as part of the "Yellow and Orange" challenge. Why yellow and orange? Because those are the colors of the New Day Foundation to which the tablets are donated. For more details, visit The New Day Foundation website. You can also check out an older post of mine or one of Melanis's.

Pumpkin Patch Bulletin Board

This is what my current bulletin board looks like... I am so happy with the way it turned out.

Notes to self: *I used my recently acquired Colluzle letters for the title. Not easy to remember how to use a swivel knife properly but I managed, and the letters look just fine for this kind of work.
* The "pumpkins" are made from small paper plates covered with pieces of torn construction paper. It took them a while, but the kids covered the plates themsleves!

HAPPY PUMPKIN SEASON EVERYBODY!

Scrap Quote

here's a quote I found in the latest scrapbooking magazine that came in the mail...

"Sometimes it's easy to overlook the little things in our life. Take a moment to walk around and find the small things that put a smile on your face, and then document them." ~Christine Drumheller

Ev's birthday

Here is the card I handed out to Ev for her birthday. Kinda late, I know, bu it seems we hadn't seen her in ages!

Happy Birthday again Ev!

More tablets

Here's what I did last Sunday: covering some of the tablets for the New Day Foundation. We spent a whole day covering a total of 133 back in June, and I never wrote about it but Melanis did here) We also had a Challenge that was based on those, I have to find the photo and share it with my blog readers.
Anyway, I had had these tablets in my scrap area for a few months now.... So I figured that was a good way to spend some of my Sunday. It's all for a good cause.

For those of you who do not know:
The New Day Foundation does a lot and this is where the tablet will go:

A gift box is presented to an adult patient upon his/her first chemo or radiation treatment as a sign of hope and promise. Each gift includes a hand crafted shawl, a general prayer card, a scroll with words of inspiration from cancer survivors, and often includes a small Teddy Bear or relaxing CD.... And now a note book will be added to the gift box...

To learn more on the New Day Foundation, check out their website: www.newdayfoundation.com

"Purple challenge" pieces

This time Ellen supplied the pieces for our next challenge. Here they are. The card is due November 14th.

Next time I am planning to bring in pieces for a challenge...

Stampin' Up party card October 3, 2009

Mini Album Challenge

If you go back to the August 30 post post you will see the pieces we were supposed to use to create the mini album. Here's my take on it...

Card Exchange for October 3, 2009

I once again cased mny own creation form last year to make thsi month's cards for the exchange. My original creation looks like this:
But I didn't have enough background paper so I find another type of greenish paper. Here are some of the creations:

and the greeting inside the card:

Puppy Album

Mitsy had several litters of puppies over the years, until we got her spayed last January. I have grown to love those little fur balls, and consequently to miss them too... There is something so so sweet about a puppy. The way they move, the way they look at you, even their scent is special... Yes I know, it is the dog lover in me talking!!!
Anyway, Melanis made an album just for pics of the pups and gave it to me for Christmas; we had already made the decision of spaying Mitsy, and so that was her way of marking the somehow a little emotionally painful (for me) event. Of course, the procrastinator in me woke up and I didn't get around to sorting the hundreds of pics of the pups I had until late May!!!! Needless to say that narrowing it down to just a few pics was TOUGH!!! I had to add pages to the album, but in the end, I like he way it looks. Hope you'll enjoy looking at it too... Sorry it took me so long to post the album... I hope you like what you see.

And thanks again Melanis for such a great idea!