Geraniums: A Tribute to My Mom

If I could use one word to describe my mother as a hobbyist it would be gardener.  She LOVES to plant and to watch and create glorious garden areas.  I do not.  There are bugs outside.  And usually in KS it's hot and sticky around the time when you need to be planting and maintaining growing spaces.  My mom tried to help me with our front yard landscaping last year, but when it was left to me, all but 2 plants died.  Oops...

Not her plants, though!  She's got gorgeous blooms all over her yard and one bloom ALWAYS makes an appearance in her flowering areas--geraniums.  Whenever I see geraniums, I think of her.  And so this page is a tribute to my green-thumbed and amazing mother! 

Here it is~

 Maybe I'll make up a page for each of my family members, print them, and display them in my house...LOVE that idea--doing it!!! :)

Linking this page to: The Happy Scrappers.

Celebrating LIFE!

Hi, friends!  I've got a digi scrapbook page to show you tonight.  I've had a fabulous week spent with family and especially my darling 3 year old niece!  I got to have her almost every day at my house to play and she now has a new friend she loves SO MUCH--Hundie, my fur baby!!!  Since Hundie's birthday is June 30 and she'll be three, same age as my niece, we decided that we would have a party for her while our family was still in town.  My DH, my fur baby, my niece, and I went shopping to get Hundie some gifts and then my niece and I went and picked out a cake for the people to eat after Hundie opened her gifts.  We had so much fun and I took some darling pictures of my niece with her "Baby Spectacular," aka Hundie! ;)

Here is the page I've made with those photos~

A few of you may know this, but my DH and I have tried for about 8 years to get pregnant and have not succeeded.  I was incredibly upset when my younger sister had my 3 year old niece as I thought it wasn't fair.  I was equally as angry when my sister got pregnant again "on schedule" and had my 1 year old niece.  It took hours of prayer for me to overcome these feelings of anger and I am so glad that I have!  I wasted 3 years with my precious niece!  You know that this is one aunty who will do her best to make up for it!  I LOVE THOSE GIRLS--they are such dolls and I am so glad to have them in my life!  I miss them since they're now at home after their week long visit, but I am so excited to see them again at the beginning of August for another sister's wedding.  I hope you take the time today to tell your family how much you love them--don't waste time with feelings of anger!  Forgive and move on--even if it's hard!  Have a blessed Sabbath!

Linking up to: Addicted to Stamps and Think on These Things.

Last one...I promise!

Okay, this really is the last page for today!  But before I end my insane digital scrapbook post run thingy, I really want to thank the ladies at Stampin' Royalty again for challenging me to start my wedding album!  It's given me a renewed sense of happiness in digital artwork!!!  THANK YOU, ladies! :)

Okay, here's the title page~

So, with that, I'm out, peeps!  Gonna go play with some good ol' fashioned ink and paper.  Happy National Scrapbooking Day and happy scrapbooking, friends! :)

Another Wedding Layout

Yes.  I'm back.  It's National Scrapbooking Day, people!  I HAD to do some digi pages or else they may NEVER get done.  Seriously.  I've made it a goal to finish my wedding scrapbook this summer.  Since we've been married for 8 years, it seems like it's time. But I digress...

Here's another layout~

Entering it into the Stampin' Royalty challenge again.  Anyone know of any other scrapbooking challenges?  It'll help me stay motivated this summer... ;)  All elements by Dusty Bear again.  Who else?  Maybe I'll do some with other elements (I have TONS) sometime soon...happy scrapbooking!!!

Another digital scrapbook page...

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!!  I was so inspired by the Stampin' Royalty challenge that I decided to make more page! :)  First, I decided to make a coordination page for the one I already entered.

Here's the new page (goes next to the other side by side)~

Isn't it pretty?  LOVE the shabby goodness that Dusty Bear elements give to your digi projects!  And she has TONS of different colors besides just purple and neutrals, too.  She's got a really fabulous bright colored space set that is PERFECT for little boys. :)  I hope you check her out!

Thanks for stopping in to see my other page!  I'm off to create more pages...and hopefully link them up to Stampin' Royalty as well!  Happy scrapbooking, friends! :)

Something NEW

Well.  I've been married for 8 years this November, and have YET to finish a wedding scrapbook.  I decided a while ago that I would start to digitally scrapbook the pictures, but that has not happened.  UNTIL TONIGHT.  The challenge over at Stampin' Royalty is to make a scrapbook page/layout.  FABULOUS!!!  So, I have now completed one page in my digital wedding album!

Here's the page~

I used digital papers and elements by Dusty Bear.  She's a good friend of mine, and her images are AMAZING! The font used is Jane Austen.

Thanks to the fabulous ladies at Stampin' Royalty for getting me to actually start my wedding album!  You rock! :)  Happy scrapbooking, friends! :)