My Wish

This is one of Heather's Senior Pictures.

The journaling is mostly lyrics from the song "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts.

The bottom of the journaling is just a little note from me to her. It says: Heather, the first time I heard this song I cried. It says perfectly My Wish for your future! Love Mom

Here are the lyrics:

I hope that the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
And each road leads you where you want to go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,

But more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
All the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
And you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
And you always give more than you take.

But more than anything, yeah, and more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

Life Happens

The journaling reads:

Heather and Sara:
When did you turn into beautiful young women? What happened to pigtails and Barbies? I guess Life Happens!

This is another photo from the photo shoot at Lithia Park.

Another Quote Layout!

I thought this quote was perfect with this picture of my daughter. It really fits the picture and her life right now.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Not sure I'm thrilled with what I did with the edges of the patterned paper. I thought it was too plain, now I think it is too busy! LOL Oh well, to late now.

Quote Layout

This layout was a quotation challenge at Scrap 101. The quote is one of my all time favorites.

"I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all." Laura Ingalls Wilder

New Layout and a few fun projects

I did this layout last night for the Friday Night Challenge at Scrap 101. I really like how it turned out.

These are only a few of the many pictures I took that day. Heather and her friend Sara had a blast doing a photo shoot. I finally just started letting Heather decide where to pose, she has a great eye for it. She really had fun, once I let her have some say in it. We were taking them for her Senior announcements next spring.

The 3 projects below are from the Croptoberfest at Create My Keepsake. They were originally Halloween projects, but I altered them to suit my needs.

Loved how this banner turned out!

The only plain bag I had was blue, so I had to design something around it.

This treat cone was the hardest project.
I didn't have a compass so the arc to create it was a little bit of a challenge.

My life is upside down right now!

Lets see since I last blogged I have totally turned my work life upside down.

About 4 weeks ago I accepted a full time job and gave my 2 weeks notice to my 2 part time jobs.

I started my new job on October 9, by the end of the week I realized that I had made a huge mistake and hated my new job. I realized that the job was not really what I had been lead to believe. It was a data entry job, not really an office management postition. So rather than waste my time or theirs I decided to give my 2 weeks notice on Monday, October 16th. On Tuesday morning they let me know that it was my last day. So as of Wenesday I am unemployed.

Right now I am looking for another job. I have applied for a couple already. Hopefully, I will find a good bookkeeping position soon.

I have not been unemployed (except for the year I went to college) in 23 years, so this is really strange to me. Luckily Mike is so supportive. He has repeatedly told me to not worry, we are not starving, and we have our house paid for, so we don't have that worry. I still worry though, I know if I don't work for a few weeks, no big deal. But I don't want us to have to dip into our savings too much.

A few layouts from today

This is from our vacation in August. These are some of the animals at the Oregon Zoo.


Pictures of Heather tubing last month at Lemolo Lake, OR. I used the picture that I just love of her on this layout. I may still do another layout with it only to highlight it even more, haven't decided.

Camping Fun!

We went camping with friends a couple of weekends ago. This is my favorite picture of the trip. It is not often that we get a "real" smile out of Heather. She looks like she is so happy and having a great time. Can't wait to scrap this picture.

Here is a layout I did for the Friday Night Challenge at Scrap 101. Heather and her friend enjoying the campfire and waiting for smore's. LOL

You've Been Tagged

Got this from Shirley's blog.

If you could build a house anywhere, where would it be? By a beautiful lake.
What's your favorite article of clothing? Jeans
Favorite physical feature of the opposite sex? Eyes
What's the last CD that you bought? Carrie Underwood
Where's your favorite place to be? Somewhere outdoors.
Where's your least favorite place to be? Doctors office.
What's your favorite place to be massaged? Neck
Strong in mind or strong in body? Strong in mind
What time do you wake in the morning? 7:00 a.m.
What's your favorite kitchen appliance? Microwave.
What makes you really angry? People who act like they are better than anyone else.
If you could play any instrument, what would it be? Piano
Favorite color? Aquamarine
Which do you prefer, sports car or SUV? Sports car
Do you believe in afterlife? Yes
Favorite children's book? Ferdinand the Bull - My sister Shirley, read this to us, I always loved the story!
What is your favorite season? Spring
What's your least favorite household chore? Cleaning the bathrooms.
If you could have one super power, what would it be? Being able to speed through chores.
If you have a tattoo, what is it? None for me.
Can you juggle? No
The one person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to? My grandmother.
What's your favorite day? Friday.
What's in the trunk of your car? An empty box for stuff I buy and don't want to roll around, a straw hat, and a window shade for the front window of my car.
Which do you prefer, sushi or hamburger? Hamburger.

NOW, if you're reading this, consider yourself TAGGED.Copy & paste the questions into your blog :)

*blog challenge*

get to know this scrapper...

1. Do you use older product that has been out on the market or do you strictly use new/hot merchandise? I use lots of older stuff, I like all the new stuff, but old stuff mixed with new is fun.

2. When you finish a layout do you put them in albums right away or do they lay on your desk/shelf for months? I have about 40 layouts laying around right now, I think the last time I put some away was in February!

3. Are there several adhesives used on each layout or do you usually stick to one? I use a mix of photo tabs and tape runners on most of my layouts.

4. How often do you get to share your creative pages with people other than immediate family? Not often in person, I share most of my stuff online though.

5. How many people have you made into scrappers? Hmm, tried with a few, but don't think they are still scrapping.

Thanks Amy for the challenge!

Creating Pages Weeks 4, 5, and 6

I've been super busy the last few weeks, so I hadn't had a chance to post links to my layouts for the 8 week series contest at Creating Pages. So here you go:
Week 4 - Use an arrow on your layout. http://www.creating-pages.biz/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3274&cat=634
Week 5 - Use a quote that was given to us. http://www.creating-pages.biz/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3298&cat=635
Week 6 - Use American Crafts product. http://www.creating-pages.biz/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3336&cat=636

Two more weeks and the contest is over. I have been having fun, and have done a few things out of my comfort zone. Can't wait to see what next week's challenge will be.

I have been asked quite a few times what camera do I use. So I thought I would do a quick post about it.
I use a Canon PowerShot G6 digital camera. It is a7.1 Mega Pixels camera. I take all my photos on the highest resolution I can. My only complaint with it, is that sometimes it doesn't focus on what I want it to.

So my next camera is going to be the Canon Digital Rebel. Not sure when that will be, but I have a camera fund started with about $100 in it right now. I just keep adding my change and extra dollars to it when I can. Now if I would just stop going to the scrapbook store and use what I have, I would probably be able to buy it by Christmas. LOL

A great site to check out Camera reviews is http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html . Every digital camera our family has bought, we have bought based on the reviews here.

We currently own 3 Canon cameras; my G6, my husband has the S50, and my daughter has the A520. The all take wonderful photos.

Family Reunion

This is a view from the deck of the cabin where we were at. This is Lake Billy Chinook in Eastern Oregon, the lake is a lot larger than this. It has 3 sections and is huge. The mountain is Mount Hood.

Same view as above, but this was a gorgeous sunset the first night we were there. Everything had a rosy pink tinge to it, absolutely beautiful.

This is down at the lake, Mike's Uncle has boats for everyone to use. This is most of the teenagers that were there, soaking up the sun and swimming. A few adults too. The water did feel good, it was very hot and the resort is off the grid, so no A/C all weekend. I even went moonlight swimming one night to cool off.

Heather and her favorite second cousin. They really enjoyed seeing each other, it had been 2 years since the last family reunion.
We had a great time visiting with everyone. We found out that another branch of family will be having a reunion in Portland the same weekend we will be there, so we will be going to that one also. Should be fun.

This month has been extremely busy. We still have a retirement party to go to on Friday, and somehow I "volunteered" to take pictures. Then on Monday, we will be going to Britt (a local concert series) and seeing Carrie Underwood. We have free tickets for all three of us. Really looking forward to that.

Looks like August is going to be just as busy. We will be on vacation and then 2 weeks later a camping trip with our Mustang Club. And somewhere in there our neighbor's daughter is getting married. WHEW! I'm already tired just typing it all. LOL

Stay tuned for more summer pictures!

Chelsea's Blog Challenge from Create My Keepsake

1. Tell Me Why your blog is named what it is. I was playing around with titles, and came up with this one. Did an unscientific survey and most everyone liked it. I figure that my scrapbooks are being done "One Page at a Time"

2. Tell me one person you admire as a scrapper/artist and why. My scrappy friend Tanya. I just love her style, and she is also a very sweet and caring person. Here's a link to her blog. http://princess-tanya-is-in.blogspot.com/

3. What is one thing you've never tried on a layout or project that you'd like to try? Haven't tried using directional embellishments, I am going to be trying this sometime this week. I have a contest that I'm doing that we need to use arrows on the layout.

4. What is your favorite time of year to scrap and why? I don't have a favorite time, I like to scrap any time.

5. List 2 other people's scrappy blogs that you enjoy reading and post a link to them!! My scrappy friend Cami http://ndmomblessedbythesweetestlilgirleva.blogspot.com/ Another scrappy friend, Dawn http://dawnslifeandscrapblog.blogspot.com/ I have about 15 blogs that I visit on a weekly basis. So it is hard to narrow it down to only 2.

Here is a layout I did for a faithbooking challenge at From Here 2 Scrapternity. The challenge was to use song lyrics that have meaning to you. The first time I heard this song, I fell in love with it. The message in it is great, it always makes me stop and think every time I hear it.

Here are the lyrics to the song, since it is hard to read on my layout.

I Can Only Imagine – Mercy Me

I can only imagine
What it will be like
When I walk By Your side
I can only imagine
What my eyes will see
When Your face Is before me
I can only imagine

Surrounded by Your glory,
what will my heart feel
Will I dance for You Jesus
or in awe of You be still
Will I stand in Your presence
or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing hallelujah,
will I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine
I can only imagine

When that day comes
And I find myself Standing in the Son
I can only imagine
When all I will do Is forever
Forever worship You
I can only imagine

Here is another project I did this weekend. I found the wooden saying at Michael's for $1.00. I just cut out the Basic Grey paper and voila! A cute saying for my kitchen.

Christmas in July

Saturday I spent most of the day working on class projects from a cyber crop at Create My Keepsake. I had a great time. There were 7 projects and I completed them all. I will be making more of these projects. They were fun and pretty easy too. Great gift ideas. Below are all my projects for the day. Oh and there will be drawings for prizes at the end of the day. How great is that, complete some fun projects and maybe win a prize. Thanks Rebecca and all the designers at CMK for such a fun day!!!!


Get Poppin: A quick and easy snack or small gift box.

Light up the Holidays: A glass jar candle with a rub on and some ribbon. From plain to elegant in minutes. Great gift idea!

Ornament Extravaganza: Ornament frames that I made from chipboard. These will be small gifts for the grandparents, and one for my tree.

Spell it Out: Altered letters that I purchased at Michaels. This is my favorite project of the day. I love how it turned out. Now I want to alter more letters! I have been intimidated by this type of project. Now I feel much more confident. Can't wait to try altering other stuff using this technique.

Christmas Cookies: An old butter cookie tin that is altered into a new and fun cookie tin to fill for Christmas. This is a great way to make a personalized gift that looks great and doesn't cost you a fortune. This will make a great gift for my co-workers.

Well, since I can't get this picture to load, click here to see it at CMK.
Box it Up: I found the pattern for this gable box online. I like how it turned out. This will be perfect for little gifts.

You've been Tagged: Just a quick tag. It turned out nothing like the example. I have a hard time with tags. Need to work on making them more interesting.

Creating Pages Week 3 Entry

Click here for a link to my week 3 entry for the Creating Pages 8 week contest.

New Glasses

I took Heather to get her eyes checked last week, and they said she needed glasses for seeing things in the distance. (Contacts won't correct her vision as well as the glasses, so they weren't an option.) We went yesterday to pick them up.

I think she looks really cute and more grown up in them. She isn't too sure about them yet. Like a true scrapbooker I had to take pictures of her in the new glasses right away. Below are a couple of them.

Layouts

A couple of layouts I did recently. The first one is my daughter (she is on the left) and her friend this year, and the second one is my daughter at age 4. It is fun to do some of her older pictures, at least she always smiled then. Now it is hard to get a smile out of her.



Click here to see my layout for week 2 of Creating Pages Summer Series. This week's challenge was "lumpy and bumpy".

Super Star Summer Series at Creating Pages

Creating Pages is having an 8 week contest that started this week. Each week we are assigned a theme for our layouts. This week it was to use some "Bling".

I have never done this really, so I wasn't too sure how it was going to turn out. But once I got going I had a lot of fun. I really like the way my layout turned out. Click here to see my layout.

I even was inspired to try doodling on it. Thanks to Kimberly who inspired me, she is the queen of doodling. Check out her blog, she has some amazing layouts on it.