Altered NoteBook

This is a notebook I altered using K& Co Papers with various metals and embellishments.

New Direction

Since I have been gone for awhile I thought I would recreate my blog with new material, so the old is out and the new is in. I'm going to begin with a card and a digital 8x8 album I created for my granddaughter's upcoming 4th birthday. I like digital for the kids albums, so if anything should get damaged by their handling, a simple re-print will be all it takes to replace the page.

I created this card by enlarging a photograph of Amelia and dressing it with various materials. If you click on the first image you can see the detail in the top of the dress. By the way, the pearl in the center flower has been fixed.



The first page is the cover, the other pages I grouped in lots of 4 for the blog.

Paper Layouts

Nature at its best

Anyone who knows me also knows that I get some of my greatest delights in creatures and nature. I created a grouping of 3 digital layouts which I will have printed and then framed to hang in my kitchen. Two of them are looking from the inside out and one from the outside in. 


Designer Credits
Ingeborg Nature Calling Elements
Ruth Davis' Sherwoods' Eden


Designer Credits
Ingeborg Nature Calling Elements
Ruth Davis' Sherwoods' Eden
Carol Baumann Woodland Letters


Designer Credits
Ingeborg - Nature Calling and Music was my first love
Ruth Davis' Sherwoods' Eden

Bathtime

My grandson loved his bath time. He would use that foamy soap and have so much fun building with it. This layout is really outside my heritage style, but I'm playing with color more and I am becoming a little more comfortable with it.



Designer Credits:

Colorful Occasions Alpha by Julie Mead
Mexico Vacation by Karen Aicken
To The Sea by Karen Aicken
Smile With Me Designer Series

Puttering Around Again

Trying to get back to things again. Might be a little slow to start, but I miss it all and decided baby steps were better than none at all. So with that I want to share a few Digital layouts I have created during my absence.



The designer products I used for the above layout are:
Julie Mead and Kay Eflin Romance Kit
Julie Mead Fancy Girl
Carol Baumann Ribbons and Roses
Ruth Davis Angel of Mine

Somewhere Out There

In the soft billowing clouds...0n a star......Someone waits for me.
I miss you so very, very much my beloved Jake. Sleep Softly my sweet innocent furangel.

Faith

I've needed to depend upon that a lot lately. I decided to do a couple pages for my BOM book. The products for the Faith layout are createwings Wonderland and her new line Garden Symphony and Khristy Schmidt Puffy Clouds



The Love layout products are designed by createwings Wonderland and Garden Symphony Elements with background papers designed by Joane Brisisebois Untitled Vol #2 Paper Pack.

Digital Fun

This layout is my son and band playing at a club. I had fun with this one. I used Syndee Knuckles Pink Ink paper which is a music paper. I recolored and used filters for the main backing, then since the original paper had guitars on it, I resized my son's guitar and placed it over the existing imagery, then ghosted a couple of the band photo's in the background. The she-devil imagery is actually the name of the guitar and is embedded in the neck of the guitar.

Recipe Book

I'm doing something different for family holiday gifts and I wanted to give you an idea of what I am planning.

My mom was well known from my brother's restaurants for her baking. During the holidays she would bake some of her most sought after recipes and give them as gifts to special friends and customers. I thought I would do a recipe book of some of her favorite recipes. Its not the usual kind, as I wanted to create these pages in her vision. She was a soft spoken person with a love for giving and cared deeply for family, friends and strangers alike. In fact there was no stranger in mom's life. I will be adding photos in between the recipe pages also, and it will end up being a combination of recipe's and precious moments in their lives. So here is a little preview. There will be many more pages, but let me know what you think about the way I am presenting this book. The products used are createwings designs, Paint The Moon and Joanne Brisebois

Simple Pleasures

I've really departed from my usual layout design with this one. The photo of my granddaughter inspired the simplicity. I felt the photo itself told the story. The papers and floral elements titled "Wonderland" were designed by createwings designs.

You are so Beautiful To Me

Remembering You

"God's finger touched him and he slept"
(Alfred, Lord Tennyson)

BOM Book

Just sharing a page from my BOM (Book of Me). This was inspired by a story shared by a friend on GAA, an amazing group of talented, giving hearts. Be sure to visit The The Comforting Guardian Angels to find out how they touch so many all over the world and perhaps you may consider joining to help bring comfort and support to so many who need it.

Be sure to visit the guest book and see first hand how this group's reach is endless.

A newborn's conversation with God....

I don't know the author of this beautiful story, I wish I did so I could give credits to a most profound writing.

Watch the baby's eyes.

A baby asked God, 'They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?' God said, 'Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.'

The child further inquired, 'But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy.' God said, 'Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy.'

Again the child asked, 'And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?' God said, 'Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.'

'And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?' God said, 'Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.'

'Who will protect me?' God said, 'Your angel will defend you even if it means risking her life.'

'But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.' God said, 'Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you.'

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, 'God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name.'

God said, 'You will simply call her, 'Mom.'
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Have a Happy Mothers’ Day

Reflections

I miss you..

Digital Again

Filling a little time inbetween cleaning with working on Mia's book.

Another Doll