Grandma's Angels

Hi everyone, here's a 2 page layout I did for this weeks challenge over at Stuck On U Sketches..  I wasn't  for sure I was going to get to play or not... Little baby Zach is back in the hospital...  He was turning more jaundice than he should and so they wanted to put him under the lamps and then once he was there he stopped breathing while they were feeding him, twice.....  So they are keeping him there in the hospital for observation for 3 to 5 days....  Amanda is doing pretty good,  they set her up in a room so she could be near him...  Please keep them in your prayers.....

Here's the wonderful sketch for this week, and it's a design by Becky over at Pagemaps:

And here's my layout:  I decided to do a layout of my little angels...  As you can see each photo is of one of my little grand babies the day they were born... And then I added a small close-up of each of their faces...  I also added a small brass key in the corner of each photo to show that each one holds a key to grandma's heart..

Here's a close-up of the girlie page... This is Savannah... Look at that little round face...  Precious!!!

Here is the "guy" side....  This is little Colten and little Zach..  I truly do feel blessed..

Here are a few other challenges this qualifies for:

Stuck On U Sketches ~ Sketch

Crafty Cardmakers ~ Inky Fingers ~ I used inks to distress the edges

Magical Crafts ~ Flower Power

Polycraft Monday Challenge ~ Pinkalicious

Here's my scrappy list of things I used

Bo Bunny's~a gift of love ~ Sophie Bouquet

Bo Bunny's~a gift of love ~ Sophie Joy Die Cut

Bo Bunny's~a gift of love ~ Sophie's Notebook

SU Tempting Turquiose CS

SU Pixie Pink CS

SU Autumn Meadows DSP

Prima Flowers ~ Emma Multi

Making Memories Glitter Bling Circles

Jenni Bowlin Bingo Card

Vintaj Natural Brass Co. ~ Keys

Ribbon

Doily sprayed with

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist ~ Black Cherry

Fancy Pants Glitter Cut Pink Scallop Frame

Fancy Pants Glitter Cut Orange Boy Frames

Prima Flutter Vine

Stickers

Thanks so much for dropping by!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!

Please check back tomorrow to check out my TPE layout (The Pink Elephant)!!!

Hugs!!!

He's here!!! And he's right on time!!

Hi everyone!!  Just a quick note to let you all know that little Zach was right on schedule and arrived this morning at 5:05 A.M., weighing in at a whopping 7 lbs. 2 oz. and was a whole 19 1/2 inches long...  Mommy and baby are doing great.    He's about 8 hours old here with his mommy!!

And then of course, Grandma got to hold him for a couple of hours, and he slept most of that time... But I did get a chance to see those little peepers for just a minute or two...   He's just as sweet as he can be....  And would you take a look at all of that hair...  He almost needs a trim around the ears already!! 

Just wanted to let you all know where I will be for awhile ~ spoiling my precious new grand baby!!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Hugs!!!

Lookin' Good (Colten at 18 months) ~ Sketches In Thyme Challenge #3

Hi everyone!  Getting back in the groove of scrapping... It's Thursday and that means my week to show off what I did over at Sketches In Thyme!  Once I get into some sort of routine, I'm going to play in the off weeks too..  Okay so on with the challenge!!!  This weeks sketch is from Scrapbook Sketches by scrapiopath and here's what it looks like:

There again, you don't have to follow it exactly..   As you can see, I didn't, but you can still see that I was inspired by it..  It's just supposed to be a starting point for you, just to get those creative juices flowing!!!!  I told you in my Tuesday post that I had the little Grand babies over this weekend and I got lots and lots of pictures...  Here are just a few of my sweet little GS Colten...  He is just precious!!!  Hope you like what I've done with the sketch, and even get a little inspired to go and create a layout of your own.   If you do, please upload it at Sketches In Thyme so that we can all see it... You may even win a prize....  Also please visit the other amazing Mavens and see their beautiful interpretations of the sketch..

My layout also qualifies for a few other challenges out there, which are:

Sketches In Thyme ~ Sketch

Charisma Cardz ~ For The Boys

Crafty Creations ~ They want to see some Shine

Here's my scrappy list:

The Paper Company Double Sided Mulberry ~ Chocolate/Tan

Creative Imaginations ~ Sepia Scroll

SU Bashful Blue CS

Glitz ~ Paper Layers ~ Vintage  ~ Layer behing the large photo

Doily sprayed with

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist ~ Chocolate Covered Cherries

Dusty Attic ~ Tribal Design #4 sprayed with

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist ~ Chocolate Covered Cherries

Prima Flutter Vine ~ Pacific Blue

Dusty Attic ~ Small Butterflies covered with

Stickles ~ Turquoise

Petaloo ~ Flora Doodles ~ Crinkled Rose ~ Lt. Blue

Ribbon

Thickers ~ Sprinkles ~ Vinyle Letters

Thanks so much to dropping by and be sure and check out my layout for this weeks The Pink Elephant Scrapbook Challenge!!

Hope you have a wonderful day!!!

Come back by anytime!!

Hugs!!

Shower Kisses ~ The Pink Elephant Scrapbook Challenge #13

Hi everyone!!  It's Thursday and that means another great challenge over at The Pink Elephant!!!  This weeks challenge is ~  add extra photos with pockets, flippers, accordian mini's and/or any other fun and creative way!!   When I saw the challenge on our challenge list I knew exactly what I was going to use.. I didn't have a clue what photos I was going to use, but I knew I was going to use this cute little kraft bag I won last month from my wonderful and sweet friend Agnes aka Flowerdisco..  She cut this out using her cricut and the TBBM cartridge..  You can get the details here!!  It is the perfect size for my extra photos and I love the kraft color...

Now about my photos...OMGosh this was just adorable,  I had to run and get my camera hoping I could get a few good photos..  This is what I got.... 

Last Saturday night while I was baby sitting.  I had given Colten his bath and it was time for Savannah to take her shower.  Usually Colten's mother gives him a bath upstairs and I usually take care of  Savannah downstairs in my bathroom.  She pretty much does it all herself but she is still just 4 almost 5 so you have to delegate the shampoo and she loves to use the body wash, so I have to put that on her fluffy shower ball, as she calls it...lol  Anyway, no one was around to watch Colten so he was entertaining me there in the bathroom while Savannah was taking her shower..  Well, then Savannah started making funny faces on the shower door, and I guess you can say the photos tell the rest of the story..  I thought this was just precious...  And I knew I wanted to use the photos on todays challenge...  Hope you like the layout I created...  Be sure and check out the other beautiful layouts over at The Pink Elephant!!!  We would love to have you join us with your own creation...  Remember, if you play please link it up so we can all see!!!

Here are a few other challenges this layout qualifies for:

The Pink Elephant ~ Add extra photos with pockets, flippers, accordian mini's and/or any other fun and creative way

Practical Scrappers ~ Flowers

The ABC Challenge ~ X ~ Xtra Dimension

Alphabet Challenge ~ H ~ Heart

Ooh la la ~ Flourishes and Pearls

Here's the scrappy list of things I used:

Prima ~ Wink Collection "Devine Diva"

SU Soft Sky Ink

SU Cameo Coral CS and Ink

Prima ~ Strawberry Kisses Collection "Cherry Blossom"

Magic Mesh ~ Sage Fine Weave

Doily  sprayed with

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist ~ Yellow Daisy

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist ~ Tuscan Sun

Black Market Paper Society ~ Little Mis Smitten  "Lucky n' Love (layer under photo)

Dusty Attic Small Scrolls #2 which I used

SU Whisper White Ink and

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist ~ Sweet Clover

Prima Flutter Vine

Prima Camelot Roses

Prima Say It In Crystals

Butterfly from Hobby Lobby

Recollections Gemstone Brads

La Petites 3-D Sticker (Heart)

Valentine Crafts ~ Lip Brad

SU French Filligree BG Stamp

SU Chocolate Chip Ink

SU Weathered BG Stamp

Creative Imaginations ~ Narratives by Karen Russell

Thickers ~ Chit Chat ~ Puffy Letters in Chestnut

Thanks so much for dropping by and since your here why not go check out the sketch  layout I did for Sketches In Thyme...  I would love for you to play along in both challenges!!

Stop by anytime!!

Hugs!!!

Levi Sr. '98 ~ So Proud of U

Hi everyone!!  I haven't uploaded much lately... been a little busy with 2 DT projects due Thursday and I had the little ones from Friday thru Sunday noon..  But by golly I decided I was going to do a layout today after work and I did!!!  Yea for me!! 

I used the sketch from Stuck On U Sketches which is the current Pagemap sketch...

 I really had a lot of fun with this layout.  The only problem I had was keeping the bling to a minimum.  Since this is a layout of my son, Levi, daddy to Savannah and Colten, I don't think he would appreciate too much bling.  lol!..   A couple of months ago I got this gorgeous paper in one of my Swirlydoos kit but at the time didn't know what to do with it... Well I decided it went perfect with these photos of Levi with his Saxophone.  (BTW he was one heck of a jazz player in high school...  Just wished he would have continued with it... but then the guitar came into the picture and the saxophone was put aside!!)  Once I found the paper it really went together fairly quickly...  As you can see I just used 3 photos instead of 4.  Hope you like what I did! The challenge runs thru Friday, so why don't you give it a try and play along..

Here are a few challenges this qualifies for:

Stuck On U Sketches ~ Sketch

Charisma Cardz Challenge ~ All about Bling

Incy Wincy Designs ~ Music

Magical Crafts ~ Male/Father

Method Playground ~ Borders

One Stop Craft Challenge ~ One For The Boys

Scrap It With A Song ~ Jason Derulo ~ Ridin' Solo

"I'm feeling like a star, you can't stop my shine"

The Corrosive Challenge ~ Black and White with one other color

Here's my scrappy list of things I used:

Doodlebug Crushed Velvet ~ Beetle Black

Red Suede

Creative Imaginations ~ Encore

Creative Imaginations ~ Black Doily

The Paper Studio Crinkled Red

Prima Alphabet Stickers.

Bling

Stickers

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Have a wonderful week!

Luv your visits so please stop back by anytime!!

Hugs!

A Day At The Zoo ~ The Pink Elephant Scrapbook Challenge

Hi everyone..  Wow,  June has been very busy for me this year, and it's only half over..  My DIL is having her gall bladder removed tomorrow and I will have the little grand babies for awhile.  Not for sure how long just yet.  DD is still waiting for her little one to arrive and I will be helping her out at that time...  And then I made an unexpected trip back home to visit my parents and now I'm calling my mom every night about my dad..  I just don't know if I'm going to make it or not!!!   

I haven't had much time to scrap lately, but I did get this layout for The Pink Elephant Scrapbook Challenge finished.  This week it's a Sketch Challenge with a theme ~ Park/Vacation/Zoo!!  So how about digging out those fun photos and start scrapping.  We are even providing you a sketch to follow!!  Now, how easy is that??  Here's the sketch that Lori designed...  And what a wonderful sketch it is, too.  She's just sooo talented...    

And you can do so much with this sketch..  If you don't believe me go check out the layouts the other girls did, you won't be disappointed...

I decided instead of one large photo I would use 6 little ones.  The photos were taken August, 2008, and were taken at the San Antonio Zoo.  3 of the photos were taken at the "Lory Landing" which is an Australian rainforest environment that lets you get close and hands on with hundreds of brightly colored, nectar-eating lorikeets.  For a small fee you can purchase a small cup of nectar to feed these beautiful and gregarious small parrots.  We couldn't get Savannah out of there.. She was having sooooo much fun with these little friendly Lories!! 

This layout also qualifies for a few other challenges out there!!

The Pink Elephant ~ Sketch & Park/Vacation Zoo Theme

A Spoon Full of Sugar ~ Enjoying The Sunshine

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ Bugs & Beasties

Crafty Catz ~ Embossing

Stuck On U Sketches ~ Embossing ~ No Sketch this week

Here is a list of scrappy things I used:

SU Dusty Durango CS and Ink

BoBunny ~ Flower Child Psychedelic Die Cut

BoBunny ~ Flower Child Cut Outs

Basic Grey Chipboard Sticker Frame

K&Company Adhesive Chipboard ~ Butterfly, Lizard, Parakeet

Makin Memories ~ Flutter Ribbon

SU Bermuda Bay CS

Prima Flutter Vine

Prima Flowers

VersaMark

Clear Embossing Powder  ~ The Red Adhesive Chipboard is clear embossed..

Stickers

Thanks so much for dropping by!!

Please stop back by any time!!

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs!!

Guest Designer Project for Creative Inspirations ~ Monochromatic

Hi everyone!!  A couple of weeks ago I was choosen as a Top 3 winner over at Creative Inspirations and part of the prize was to be a Guest Designer..  I wasn't for sure what week the challenge would be posted, but I see that it was uploaded Sunday..  So I better get my card uploaded.. lol.   The challenge was monochromatic or use one color...   We were also provided our choice of a digi from Cardmad Fairy's Digital Stamps..   I chose Julia.   She just makes me think of those fun summer days when I was a little girl...  But the monochromatic part was very hard for me...  I hope you like it, and be sure and check out the other projects.

Thanks for dropping by and please be sure and stop back by tomorrow to see what I created for The Pink Elephant Scrappy Challenge!!!!

Have a wonderful evening!!!

Hugs!!!

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers!

Hi everyone.. I just want to say "thank you" for your thoughts and prayers you sent to my dad and family this last week... My DH and I made it back home late last night and I will treasure these last few days I spent with my dad.  Just seeing him laugh and even join in on some of the "stupid/silly" things my DH came up with kinda reminded me of other times we would go home to visit..  And you know, that's just what he really needed right now, some lighthearted conversation that stimulated his mind but didn't make him think of things he did or needed to do at home..  He doesn't need to hear about things he can't do a thing about while he's in the nursing home.... Right now we are taking one day at a time.   He doesn't seem to be depressed,  he's resting comfortably, and he has everything he needs.  We still encourage him to try to walk and get his strength back in his legs, but right now he's just too week.  Again I want to thank you all for being so supportive and such wonderful friends...
Hugs to you all!!!

It's so hard to see our parents age..

Hi everyone!  I'm typing this post with a very heavy heart and tears in my eyes...  Some of you know that my dad has been in the hospital, he's been in there since last Sunday.  He has had trouble with his legs giving out on him and he had gone down to the barn and did not come back, so my mom went to look for him and found that he had fallen between the house and the barn.  She doesn't know how long he was there and neither does he, but Sunday was a very hot day.  When she did get to him it took 45 minutes for him to get his bearings and to get his legs back under him...  After she finally won the argument she called an ambulance and they took him to the hospital.  He was very dehydrated when they got him there, but everything else seemed okay...  At least no broken bones!!  Monday went fine, and then when he woke up Tuesday it was like a totally different person laying there.  When I called my mom she told me "I have lost the man I married 60 years ago..  The man laying there in the hospital bed is not your Dad."  They did a MRI and have drawn viles and viles of blood, but everything is coming back fine.  We all feel like he has Alzheimer's, but the doctor has not said that yet.  The doctor did tell mom yesterday that he would not let dad go back home the way he is right now.  His doctor was on ER duty last night and while everyone was gone he was going to talk to dad and explain things to him.  I just don't know what this will do to him... He is a very active farmer who has to be doing something outdoors all of his life.  I'm afraid if he has to go into a nursing home it will totally crush him...   My sister and 2 brothers are there so I did not go back this last week.  I have been talking with mom every day, and my sister some, too.  We are 10 hours away, but my husband and I will be going back either later today or early tomorrow..  I just have to let my dad know how much I love him and I really need him to understand what I'm saying...  I was okay up until now, and I guess seeing this in print just makes it so very real..   Please keep my dad and mom in your prayers...
Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs!

Our Little Traveling Man ~ Colten ~ The Pink Elephant Challenge ~ WOO HOO this layout made the Top 3 over at The Crazy Challenge!!! AND the Top 3 over at Charisma!!!! AND was featured (won) over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge!!!

Hello everyone!!  It's Thursday, and that means that it's time for another challenge over at The Pink Elephant!!  Woo Hoo!!!  This week it's a Color Combo  ~  We are using Black & White Photos with any color combo of papers!!!  Please be sure and check out what the other gals did!!! I had sooo much fun with this one...  As you can see I really layered this "baby" up!!  And the photo of little GS Colten is just adorable...  As you can see he has his coat and hat and is ready to "hit the road"  or maybe just go outside... lol  I also used the sketch from Stuck On U Sketches, which is a sketch from Becky Fleck of Pagemaps ~ This layout also qualifies for a few other challenges out there in blog land, which are:

The Pink Elephant ~ Color Challenge ~ Black & White Photo

Stuck On U Sketches ~ Sketch ~ instead of using 2 photos I decided to use just 1

Frosted Designs ~ Buttons ~ check out their new design!!

A Spoon Full of Sugar ~ Floral Delights

Alphabet Challenge ~ Flowers

Charisma Cardz ~ Spots and Stripes ~ I hope the punched dots count as spots!!

Cupcake Craft Challenge ~ Dazzle us ~ Flowers have glitter on them!

My Time to Craft Challenge ~ Xtra Special

PaperPlay Challenge ~ Flowers and Sparkle

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges ~ Photo inspiration ~ I used the color as my inspiration.

The Corrosive Challenge ~ Die Cuts ~ I used Punches

The Crazy Challenge ~ Distressing

Your Next Stamp Challenge ~ Buttons

Here's a list of scrappy things I used:

SU Chocolate Chip CS

Glitz Distressed Couture Stripe

The Paper Studio  ~ Double Sided Mulberry ~ Chocolate/Tan and used the

MS Scallop 3 Dot Border and Corner Punch

Glitz Distressed Couture Newspaper

K&Company Life's Journey DP Pad

GCD ~ Frances ~ Ella Blue Collection

Prima Voila Felt Ribbons ~ sprayed the white one with

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist ~ Frost

Doily sprayed with the Frost Glimmer Mist

Prima Flowers ~ sprayed one with the Frost Glimmer Mist

Prima Flutter Vine

Buttons

Thickers Rockaby Foam Letters ~ Powder

Stickers from my DD ~ Carte Postale

Most of you may have noticed that I haven't been around much this week...  My dad is in the hospital and is not doing well at all..   My DD is expecting within 2 weeks but having some contractions now, and my DIL just found out that she is going to have to have surgery in a couple of days..    I will try and visit everyone soon...  

Thanks so much for dropping by!!!

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs!!

Birthday Card for Karen

Hi everyone!  Hope you're enjoying your weekend!!  I have my little grandbabies so my scrapping has been put on the back burner for now...  I did get a layout done before they got here, but you will have to wait until Thursday to see it...  I did make this Birthday Card for my friend/boss this last week and just now getting it uploaded...  I really love the bright colors and it was really quick and easy to make!!  The paper is Bo Bunny A Gift of Love Petal Pushers and I just used my VersaMark Pen on all of the flowers and then used clear embossing powder.  Added some dew drops in the center of the flowers and a couple of black pearls.  The large pink flower is a chipboard embellie.. I hope you like it!!!  It also qualifies for a few challenges, which are:

Alphabet Challenge ~ F is for Flower

Charisma Cardz ~ Flowers

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ Bugs and Beasties ~ I used a Butterfly

Here is the list of scrappy things I used:

SU Basic Black

BoBunny A Gift of Love ~ Petal Pushers

BoBunny ~ Combo Stickers ~ Petal Pushers

The Paper Studio Chipboard Embellies ~ Friendship

Ribbon

Clear Embossing Powder

VersaMark Pen

Dew Drops

Woodland Wonders ~ Butterfly

Have a wonderful day!!

Thanks so much for dropping by,

Please stop back by anytime!!!

Hugs!!!

You Make Me Smile ~ Savannah ~ Christmas, 2006 -- The Pink Elephant Scrappy Challenge No. 10

Please scroll down to see Sketches In Thyme Layout!!!

Hi again, it's me!!!  Boy today is a busy day for me for sure...  But it's also been a fun week preparing for today...  And as you all know, since it is Thursday, it's time for a new challenge over at The Pink Elephant ~ and this week it's a sketch challenge by our very own Lori with a little twist ~ the twist is to use a stamp somewhere on your layout!!!  Boy is she getting good at these sketches or what!!  I tell ya they are so many things you can do to this sketch.  But most of all we want you to have fun with  it, and remember, use a stamp!!!!

And here's my take on it... 

This is a photo of little GD Savannah on Christmas, 2006...  The temperature was in the low 70's and it was absolutely gorgeous!!!!  If you look real close you can see that she has the string of lights in her hand and she's making that sweet little "o" with her mouth... I had to turn away so she couldn't see me smile...  Such a stinker!!!  Note the sub-title "You Make Me Smile."  Which is stamped with a Stampin' Up Stamp and embossed with Zing Black EP.....  I also used a Transparency Screenprint on this and that made it super hard to get a photo of it without getting a glare...  That's why you see the shadows..  It was taken later in the day...  Anyhoo I hope you like it!! 

This layout also qualifies for a few other challenges out there which are:

The Pink Elephant ~ Sketch + stamping on layout

Practical Scrappers ~ Transparencies
Charisma Cardz Challenge ~ Flowers
Crafty Catz ~ Red and Black

Here's my list of scrappy things I used:

SU Basic Black CS

The Paper Studio ~ Vines Glitter Red Paper -- edges cut with

Decorative Scissors

Hambly Screenprints ~ Corner Vine

Cuttlebug Floral Border

The paper Studio ~ Ribbon

Prima Say It In Crystals

Petaloo ~ Flora Doodles ~ Crinkled Rose -Black

Prima Jewel Box Butterfly

Prima Say it in Studs ~ Crystal Centers

SU Everyday Expressions ~ embossed with

Zing ~ Black Embossing Powder on

SU Silver CS cute with

Marvy  & McGill Circla Punches and then layered over

Red Glitter Paper

Prima Alphabet Gem Stickers

David Walker Creative Imagination Numbers

Remember to go and check out the other beautiful layouts from the other talented ladies!!!  You won't be disappointed!!

Thanks so much for dropping by!!

Have a wonderful day!!

Please stop back by any time!!

Oh yes!!  I almost forgot!!  I will be posting some blog candy in a few days so be sure and check back for that!!!

Hugs!!!!

Teacher of the Year ~ Becky -- Sketches In Thyme ~ Challenge No. 1 !!

Hi everyone!!  Woo Hoo it's finally Thursday and that means today is the debut of Sketches in Thyme  ~ the new Scrapbook Sketch Challenge Blog with a new sketch every two weeks!!  Which should be plenty of time to get that layout done and uploaded so we can all ohhh and awww over it!!  Our first awesome sketch is from Scrapbook Sketches By Scrapiopath and is Sketch No. 34..

Wow just think of the possibilities you can do with this fabulous sketch.  My DD-I-L Angela's Mother received the Teacher of The Year Award from her Elementary School this year and Angela wanted to know if I would do a layout for her to give to her mother.... Well, of course I said "Yes"  and after seeing  this sketch I thought it would be perfect with the items I wanted to use..  So this is the layout I came up with:

As you can see I turned the sketch vertically...  And look at the yummy colors I used.  I definitely wanted to use the purple since that's the colors of the school..   And I think the turquoise is a perfect match, don't you??    I also had to add this poem that they handed out at the banquet, it reads:

The Bridge Builder

An Old man going a lone highway

Came at the evening cold and gray

To a chasm vast and deep and wide.

The old man crossed in the twilight dim;

The sullen stream had no fears for him

But he turned when safe on the other side

And built a bridge to span the tide.

"Old man" said a fellow pilgrim near,

"You're wasting your time with building here.

You never again will pass this way

Your journey will end with the closing day;

You have crossed the chasm deep and wide;

Why build you this bridge at eventide?"

The builder lifted his old grey head

"Good Friend, in the way that I've come." he said,

"There follows after me today

A youth whose feet must pass this way;

This stream that has been naught to me

To the fair-haired youth might a pitfall be,

He, too, must cross in the twilight dim.

Good friend, I am building the bridge for him."

Author Unkown

This is so appropriate for Becky, who has been teaching for 20 + years and plans to retire next year..  She is such a sweetie and absolutely loved teaching Kindergarten, but says it's just not what it use to be!!!  :o(

We also have a fabulous prize up for grabs to one lucky winner for this challenge...  Take a look:

YUMMY!!!

Here's what you need to do to win:   Visit each Maven and leave a comment on their blog, and also leave a comment on the challenge blog. One qualified winner will be chosen by random.org on Wednesday, June 9. This prize is open to all countries.  So what are you waitin' for...............  We've even made it easy for you ~ here are the Maven's list :

Sketches in Thyme http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/

Barb http://barbcraft.blogspot.com/
Brenda http://roseblossomlegacies.blogspot.com/
Dawn http://dawnscrafts.blogspot.com/
Debbie http://lovelifeslittlepleasures.blogspot.com/
Diana http://itsmylifeandimscrappingit.blogspot.com/
Fern http://texasstampinmamaw.blogspot.com/  You are here!!
Kim http://memoriesinthyme.blogspot.com/
Pat http://ascrappinnana.blogspot.com/
Penny http://scrappinpenny.blogspot.com/
GD Tanya http://trudd.blogspot.com/

This layout also qualifies for a few other challenges which are:
Sketches In Thyme ~ Beautiful Sketch
Frosted Designs ~ Photo Inspiration
Ooh la la Challenge ~ Inspiration ~ use colors of the challenge blog
Scrap It With a Song ~ Lee Ann Womack ~ I Hope You Dance  ~ since this is a retirement layout I chose "Time is a real and constant motion always rolling us along"
Rainbow Lady's Challenge ~ Faces

Now here is the scrappy list of things I used on this layout:
SU Tempting Turquoise CS and Ink
BoBunny ~ Peacock Lane Love Birds Die Cut PP
Bazzill ~ purple under poem
BoBunny ~ Mama-Razzi Film ~ printed the poem on this running it through my computer.
SU Creamy Caramel Ink
SU Tempting Turquiose DSP ~ layered Becky's Photo on this punched with the
Marvy Oval Scallop Punch
Prima Calcutta Flower Blue Iris ~ I know it's purple, but that's what the package said.....
Prima Jewell Box Butterfly
Prima Songbird Vine Purple - less the Songbirds
Silhouette ~ ABC
Thickers Glitter Numbers
Say It In Crystals
WOW, did you think this was ever going to end!!!  lol
Hope you enjoy your day, and please be sure and check out the fabulous layouts from the other Maven's!!
Stop back by any time!!!
I luv your visits and your comments!!
Hugs!