This is your time to shine...

I got this amazing shot of Madison one day when we were walking to the bus stop to get Emily and I instantly knew I wanted to do some sort of page about time with it. I think it worked great!

I am SO in love with this layout!! First of all, I made it green...alllll of it, lol. I just adore the color green so I was really happy with that part of it for sure. ;) Second, it was so freeing to just throw everything down where I wanted to...no measuring to put something exactly in the center, or making sure everything was just right. The reason for this was actually a challenge in my scrapping group to do a slanted layout. Everything from the paper to the picture to the embellishments had to be slanted. It was a TRUE challenge for me, but I really loved doing it. I let my creative side take over and look what happened!

I seriously wish I could make myself do this more often. I just did one thing, and then another, and then kept adding more steps until the page felt complete. And I had so much fun with it! :) We'll see if I'm able to do it again or not though, lol...

Forever Friends

I was able to get another layout for Cathy done today...

These are some pictures she took of the kids last summer...aren't they so precious?? ;)

Love is...

I did a layout last night of Mark and myself...

This picture was taken (by me as always, lol!) over at Mark's Nanny's house a few weeks ago. I really liked it, so I got a 5x7 made to scrap. It's hard sometimes to do pics of us since it seems like he's ALWAYS wearing a Panthers jersey, LOL, and it's quite a challenge to try and match the color to my papers. This paper might not match exactly but I still love how it turned out! ;)

Children...

Here's the layout I did for Cathy the other night that I was talking about in my earlier post...

I just love this one! These pictures are so precious and they all look so happy, don't they?? I'm having so much fun doing these albums for her... :)

Scripture Challenge - Comfort

Here's the next page for my Scripture challenge...

I loved doing this one! The verse I found was absolutely perfect...especially as a mommy. :)

Scripture Challenge - Protection

I was able to get 2 pages done today...a layout for Cathy and my next Scripture challenge layout. Since I just finished Cathy's layout a few minutes ago, I'll have to wait until tomorrow to share it with you so I can get a good picture of it outside. For now, here's the Scripture challenge one...

I really love this verse!! What better feeling could we possibly have than knowing our precious Lord is watching over us all the time? There's nothing that could make me feel more safe than that... :)

Scripture Challenge - Listen

I did my next Scripture challenge layout today. This word is so important! We have to open up our ears...and our hearts...to hear what the Lord is telling us everyday. We may not always realize at first that He's actually telling us something, but if we pay close attention and catch those moments, we will be even more blessed. That's a great feeling, isn't it?? :)

*Inspired by Shanna Vineyard's "Lucky Me Grateful" journal seen here

I did more sewing on this layout and it was great! It's so much fun trying something new and actually having it work out the way you want it to. My next try will be on a 12x12 page...wish me luck, lol! ;)