Wednesday, May 5, 2010

May Day..May Day...


The Story Matters May Kit is here! Yay! Here are the layouts that I created:


The Warmup: When I start with a new kit, I always dive in and make a quick layout just to get my creative juices flowing. They take less than 30 minutes, and sometimes they turn out fabulous, and other times not so much. But I always start with a quick one to get the feel for the kit.
The story: This is usually a layout that I have been thinking about for a long, long time. It has been in my head and I just need to get it down on paper! This layout was first thought about last Easter when Ella wore a dress that I also wore when I was little. I didn't get a picture of me in the dress until this February when my mom and dad brought it with them to Iowa.. This is what the journaling on the tag reads:
A few months ago, I was thinking about my grandma and all the dresses she handmade for my sisters and I. We had a new Sunday dress for every season or holiday. If I were to add up all those dresses it is at least one hundred dresses....all made with love. Now that I am older, I realize and appreciate my grandma and the dresses that she made for me and my 4 sisters. I am grateful for her talent of sewing. I now have a special box of those dresses that my girls enjoy.

For this layout I went back to this post and used it for the journaling on this layout. I was so happy to find this picture in my piles and piles of pictures, and I used my blog to find when it was taken and a little poem that Christian had written about his First Tee experience. I love when this happens between my blog and a creative project. It is like kismet. {The chipboard golf ball on this layout is from here.}

Monday, May 3, 2010

P4R

Here is a picture of the Operation: Cheerful Heart spinner that so many people created for Reese. She truly loves it! When we went to visit a couple of weeks ago, she looked at it every time she walked by. It is truly a work of he{art}! Even though Reese and her family have not come to the end of this journey....this really brightens her days! {And her mom's days} I hope we will all continue to pray for them!

Ella and her friend "Weese" {still having a hard time with her R's} She loves this girl and will not let us forget her in our prayers. It is through little children that we learn life's biggest lessons. Friends forever!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

I'm All Set.


Here it is. The end of another fabulous weekend. I switched it up this weekend and just worked the booth and let another Pickle gal teach! It was fun to see old friends and also meet new ones. We had a great time. Manchester has some fabulous creative people. We were also across the way from Tattered Angels & The Button Farm. Our row was rockin'! I got into a tight squeeze for set up and take down...but with the help of friends I always make it through. Thanks for all the help....jazz hands! {Man mine are dirty----check out my NSD shirt! *wink*Love it!}

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