Scraps of Life

Love Those Who Don't Love You..

2009-10-31T09:13:00.003-04:00

Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you...If you love only the people who love you, what praise should you get? Love your enemies, do good to them, lend to them without hoping to get anything back. Then you will have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God, because he is kind even to people who are ungreatful and full of sin. Show mercy just as your Father as shown mercy. Luke 6:27-28, 32, 35-36

Our Father in Heaven commands us to love even those who hate us. How many times do we honor this command? I know that many times we want to snub those that hurt us, when what we should really be doing is reaching out to them in loving ways. Is there someone in your life, whom you need to love instead of snub? Think about it today and pray for that person. Pray that the eyes of that person would be opened to the greatness that our Father in Heaven has for them. When that person reacts to you in an unloving way, turn the other cheek and love them!

Isn't our God awesome? Each day I begin to realize just a little bit more how much He truly loves me. My eyes are opened to the deepness of His love for me. I see more and more what His sacrifices were for me.

He Gave His Son For You

2009-10-24T10:44:00.005-04:00

We are His portion and He is our prize, Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes, If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking. And Heaven meets earth like an unforseen kiss, And my heart turns violently inside of my chest, I don’t have time to maintain these regrets, When I think about, the way…Yeah, He loves us, Oh! how He loves us, Oh! how He loves us, Oh! how He loves.

His love for us is almost unthinkable. As I sat reading through my Beth Moore, Believing God bible study I was reminded of the most amazing life lesson. When readying the story of the Passover in Exodus 12:1-36, beginning in verse 21, Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, "Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. 22 Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. The study than led me to the story of the Last Supper in Luke 22:7-20 beginning in verse 19And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me."
20In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

I was reminded of the blood that was shed so that I could be forgiven of my sins. Would you be willing to give the blood of your son? Tough question huh?? I encourage you to take some time out of your day to read through these two amazing stories in the bible. As you read, remember the blood that was shed for you.

If you read these two stories and haven't yet confessed your sins, you can do so by taking some time out and asking his forgiveness. Here's a prayer to get you started on your path to forgiveness. "God, I recognize that I have not lived my life for You up until now. I have been living for myself and that is wrong. I need You in my life; I want You in my life. I acknowledge the completed work of Your Son Jesus Christ in giving His life for me on the cross at Calvary, and I long to receive the forgiveness you have made freely available to me through this sacrifice. Come into my life now, Lord. Take up residence in my heart and be my king, my Lord, and my Savior. From this day forward, I will no longer be controlled by sin, or the desire to please myself, but I will follow You all the days of my life. Those days are in Your hands. I ask this in Jesus' precious and holy name. Amen."

2009-06-13T07:38:00.003-04:00

Head on over to Croppinsville . Allie is giving away blog candy and she's also looking for a guest designer. Be sure to stop over there and check it out. I think that you'll love the uniqueness she has going on there.

2009-05-23T07:18:00.004-04:00

Memorial Day Is Upon Us

On this day I will honor those who fought, won & died for the freedoms of this nation. The very freedoms that I exercise on a daily basis. I will also use this day to remember those loved ones who've passed on from life as I know it here on Earth and have escaped to the after life in a Heavenly Realm. To my loved ones who have passed before me, I look forward to the day in the distant future when we can join together again in the beautiful Heavenly Realm.

My salute to those who've died for my freedom.

Diaper Invite

2008-10-05T10:36:00.003-04:00

I am creating 50 of these for a baby shower for my cousin. Aren't they just the cutest thing you've ever seen. I took a template from Splitcoast Stampers resource section and altered it a bit. I love how this one turned out. The invitation information is on a pullout inside. The stamp in the middle is from Stampin Up So Many Scallops stamp set.

2008-09-28T09:42:00.002-04:00

Hop on over to Bunny Chic Boutique, they're celebrating their 75th blog posting. They're giving away a sweet tote and wallet here. The blog is so awesome.

Wooowww Do I Have Lots of Dust Flyin...

2008-09-14T08:14:00.003-04:00

Ok sorry that I've not been updating lately...There've been several things keepin me from being creative lately and it's killin me. First, hubby took a buy out at work and we're trying to keep our income down the remainder of the year so we don't sail over to the next federal tax bracket...so hubby is stayin at home for a couple of months....I love him being home, but I need some crafting me time.

Second, we're having new carpet put down in the living room, hallway, our bedroom and vinyl flooring in kitchen and laundry room. So the hot water heater and all the appliance have had to be taken out to the barn. I'm sleeping on a mattress on my family room floor. This is driving me to a nervous breakdown and I was so mad yesterday I couldn't see straight. The installers came Friday @ 10:00 am to install. Friday when they left here, not one room was done completely. The installer was suppossed to come back on Saturday. For all the troubles, he said we had a piece of vinyl large enough for the bathroom and would install it for us for free. He didn't show up so at 12:00 we called the carpet place. They weren't aware that the job wasn't complete and couldn't get ahold of the installer. The owner was suppossed to try to track him down and call us back. 2 hours later he still hadn't called us back. So I called them back. They had to call me back after they tried to find someone else to come and complete the job. (Mind you another 3 hours of work to be done, at least. They hadn't even started on the bedroom carpet.) Within 15 minutes she called back and said that she got ahold of someone to finish the kitchen and the bathroom that wasn't even part of the deal so that we could at least take a bath and put our kitchen back together and someone would be out Monday to finish the carpet. This was acceptable to us. The guy that was coming to do it was 45 minutes away at the mall with his wife and he'd be here as soon as he could get here. Mind you it's now 3:30 and they close at 5:00. Well guess what comes next...7:-- and he's not there yet AND no way to get ahold of anyone cause the store is closed.... I'm so mad... The bad thing is that we paid the full amount up front so that we could get a better deal..So from their point of view, they've got their money, why should they care if we're happy.

So I hope to one day soon get back into creating consistenly again instead of when I get a chance.. Thanks for listening to my rant and don't give up on me.. I will be back.

Pardon The Dust

2008-09-07T14:11:00.001-04:00

Please pardon the dust while I remodel my blog...

All Birds Welcome....

2008-09-07T10:15:00.000-04:00

Nicole over at Capture The Moment had the most adorable template for a birdhouse. I immediately had this idea...I printed the template on vellum and thus made my birdhouse. My intention is to put a light bulb from the string of lights on the Christmas tree to light the inside of the vellum birdhouse...Not perfected entirely, but will work on it some more.

Everything Paper Crafts Candy

2008-09-07T09:19:00.001-04:00

Be sure to stop by and check out Everything Paper Crafts Blog. There are some wonderful creations there as well as CANDY..yes I said candy.

Pinwheel Flower Tutorial Video

2008-09-06T11:30:00.007-04:00

I've been working on a big project...This is the tutorial to make the flowers that I used in this Bouquet of Flowers for my mother. The tutorial video is available on the sidebar. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. The templates are located here Template A and Template B. I hope that you enjoy this and will tell others to come and check it out. Please make sure to leave me some love. Here's a direct link to the jumpcut video if you want to watch my Pinwheel Flower Tutorial without the blog music. If you create some flowers using my tutorial, please be sure to link your finished flowers the comment section below so that I can see all your creations.

Busy as a Beaver...

2008-09-01T08:41:00.004-04:00

I first and foremost have to appologize to all my lovelies out there...yeah all you tremendous blog followers of mine. The last several weeks have been extremely busy. Not to mention that I had a terrible bout of I just don't feel like stampin, scrapin or creatin. I do have to tell you though that I've been working on this big project that to be honest with you, has really caused a huge mess. I'm talking computer reformat and the whole nine yards. So stay tuned in the next few days for the release of this fun new project. I think you'll all like it. I do have a random project to share.

This first project is one that I was challenging myself to do a 6 X 12 layout. Boy was this a toughie...I'm used to having so much space to scrap in. This was hard to get everything that I wanted to fit into this smaller space. It was definently a challenge...One that I challenge you all to try.

Supplies Used: Flair Designs DP, Colorbok CS, Prima Flowers, Heidi Swapp Brad, Colorbok Cats Eye Pigment Ink, Teresa Collins Journal It, Colorboc Chipboard Photo Corners, Cricut George Font, Martha Stewart Edge Punch.

I did use a sketch from Page Maps for some inspirations.

If you decide to take the challenge, please make sure to post a link to your completed project in the comments so that I can see what you've made.

Blog Exposure & New Friendships

2008-08-18T14:56:00.003-04:00

You want some exposure to your blog? Go on over to Blog Around The World. Debbie has taken on this huge endeavour of somewhat of a blog directory by state...So hop on over and sign up here. Debbie has completely lost her mind, as I have a feeling this could be huge.. You could get some new visitors to your blog as well as make some friends. As I understand this, she'll spotlight different states and blogs along the way.

Croppinsville

2008-08-10T08:27:00.002-04:00

Hey all...Allie at Croppinsville has her online store back up and running. Make sure that you stop by and check it out..She has some very cool stuff, not to mention, she's also great to work with and SUPER quick to ship. You'll love the selection that she has. She's worked very hard to pick vendors with style. Great job Allie...welcome back.

JAD'S Anagram Challenge

2008-08-08T19:49:00.004-04:00

I recently began as a designer for Jean's Art Dolls. I decided to post an anagram challenge there using the word:

B ~ Brads

R ~ Red

A ~

D ~

S ~ Stamps

The idea is to create a project using the given items and then completing the anagram using items of your choice for the remaining letters. So I created the card below.

For some reason, I'm so in to Red, Black & Cream right now. The color combo is very rich looking. I used Brads, Red Ink & Flowers, Autumn Leaves Paper, Dew Drop Ink by Tsukinek and Autumn Leaves Prepare to Be Amazed Stamp to complete the anagram. I hope that you'll join us in the challenge here and post a link to your completed project.

Supplies Used: Colorbok CS, Autumn LeavesRed, Black & Cream Foof~A~LaPP, Misc Prima Flowers,Target Dollar Spot HeartBrads, Cloud Nine DesignsTear Drops, Autumn LeavesStamp, Colorbok Cats EyePigment Ink Dune, TsukinekBrillance Dew Drop Ink RocketRed and Graphite Black,Cuttlebug Embossing Folder,Bazzill Bling CS.

Jean's Art Dolls

2008-08-05T11:11:00.000-04:00

Hey folks...hop on over to Jean's Art Dolls and help get new members to join in the chats, challenges and fun. Come on over and check it out.

2008-08-04T15:46:00.002-04:00

I'm sad to say that over the weekend I found out the Croppinsville Hometown Bloggers is being discontinued. Due to a delay in the webstore opening, the owner of Croppinsville needs to focus on other things right now. I was very sad to learn this as I was having so much fun participating and being a part of the blogger crew. I guess, I'll just have to start looking for another place to join. Thanks goes out to Allie for giving me the opportunity that she did...

Happy Birthday...

2008-07-26T12:17:00.002-04:00

Today is my little sluggers 10th Birthday..I decided to create him a baseball card. I learned to make these cards at Dawn's Stamping Thoughts. This one was made with come modifications as I had to account for the larger size baseball. These cards are so much fun to make. I hope that my little fellow loves the card. I hope that you'll go visit Dawn's Blog and try one or two of her cards.

2008-07-26T11:38:00.014-04:00

I've been a creating fool this morning...one of the ladies over at one of my yahoo groups created a waterfall card...Next thing you know others are challenging each other to join in and have some fun. So I decided to give this a whirl. It seems that since many are having Christmas in July fun, that I should do a Christmas water fall card. I hope that you like it.

2008-07-26T08:46:00.003-04:00

Hop on over to Croppinsville's Blog.. Yesterday I posted the Friday challenge..Here are the deets. This was also part of a sketch challenge for Scrapping Friends, an msn group.

Yeah....finally another week has past and it's time again for another Friday Challenge at Croppinsville. And I'm only 3 days away from vacation at the lake. This week, the challenge is a manufacturer's challenge. Allie decided to highlight Flair Designs this week. Croppinsville carries several collections, if you're local, be sure to stop in and check them out. You can also call her to place an order. The challenge this week is to create a scrapbook page, altered project or card, using any Flair Designs collection.

I select the Hit The Beach Collection, since I'm headed to the waters on Monday night. Flair’s Hit the Beach Collection will make waves with hula girls and beach bums, too! These colorful papers and stickers are perfect to capture every tropical memory, from cruising the seven seas to sunbathing at the shore. This collection was also perfect for the photos I took at Myrtle Beach last year, while we vacationed. Yes, I'm just now scrapbooking them.

People are always commenting about the funny things that kids say. Well in my sample one of the photos I selected is a great example of the funny faces that kids make. This was our first trip to the ocean. My son was shocked when the waves came rolling up behind him. Talk about a photo we all laugh at each time we see it.

Flair Design Products Used: Paradise Found DP, Beachy Keen DP, One Fish Two Fish DP, Sun and Sand CS Stickers. Misc Products Used: Misc Flowers, Cricut George Alphas, Colorbok CS, Colorbok Cats Eye Pigment Ink, Photo Turns and Brads

So if you take the challenge, please be sure to post a link in the comment section below for all of us to see.

Blog Candy Alert...

2008-07-17T10:26:00.003-04:00

Make sure you stop by and check out Mayas Hobby Blog...She's got some super awesome blog candy to give away and a great blog..... Make sure you stop by and say hi.

Also be sure to check out Linanna Designs for yet another chance at some yummy candy...Black & pink my favorite color combo of all times...Her blog is awesome, too.

The Other Side of Me also has some exciting goodies up for grabs..

Christmas In July

2008-07-14T23:08:00.003-04:00

CHRISTMAS IN JULY CROP AT CROPPINSVILLE, JULY 18-20TH

CHRISTMAS IN JULY CROP BLITZZ: Oh my gosh!!!! Allie is out of town for CHA and while the cat’s away the mice (staff) are gonna play! We are in the mood to get Christmas started early this year!!! We will have classes all weekend long (Friday evening until Sunday evening) with projects you can work on for Christmas, including CARDS, MINI-BOOKS and ORNAMENTS. At 5 pm Sunday, we will have a Christmas Card and Ornament Swap. What a great way to get a nice selection of cards and ornaments for family and friends. You will have plenty of time to complete cards and ornaments to swap with the other croppers during classes and crop time so be sure and keep your eye out for the class schedule closer to the date. COST: $12 all weekend or $5 per day to reserve your table and project costs will vary. Snacks will be provided. Fri. July 18 7 PM – Midnite, Sat. July 19th 10 AM- Midnite, Sun. 10 AM-7 PM.

Ticket vouchers will be given to reserved croppers for snacks and drinks.

Your table reservation fees will apply toward your purchases/class fees only for this weekend. No credits will be given for future purchases/classes/crops.

FOR OUR ONLINE CROPPERS-I WILL POST PHOTOS AND DIRECTIONS FOR ALL THE ACTIVITIES DURING THE CROP SO YOU CAN PARTICIPATE ALSO!!!!

CLASS SCHEDULE:

FRIDAY…
7:30-9:00 pm Cost: $2.00 DEXAHEDRON CHRISTMAS BALL
9:30-10:30 pm Cost: $3.00 ORIGAMI GIFT BOX ORNAMENT
11:00-11:30 pm Cost: $2.00 CHRISTMAS CARDS (2 different cards)

SATURDAY…
11:00 am-12:30 pm Cost: $10.00 ALLIE’S STAR BOMB BOOK
1:30-2:30 PM Cost: $5.00 2 PAGE CHRISTMAS LAYOUT
3:00-4:00 pm Cost: $1.00 CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT
5:00 – 6:30 pm Cost: $2.00 DEXAHEDRON CHRISTMAS BALL
7:30-8:30 pm Cost: $3.00 ORIGAMI GIFT BOX ORNAMENT
9:30-11:00 pm Cost: $8.00 CHRISTMAS PURSE WITH 4 CARDS

SUNDAY…
10:30-11:00 am Cost: $2.00 GOODIE BOX CONTAINER
11:30-1:00 pm Cost: $8.00 CHRISTMAS PURSE WITH 4 CARDS
2:00-3:00 pm Cost: $1.00 STAR ORNAMENT

SWAPS…
5:00-5:30 pm ORNAMENT SWAP (FOR EVERY HANDMADE ORNAMENT YOU BRING, YOU WILL RECEIVE ONE IN RETURN FROM SOMEONE ELSE). This will require at least 4 people to participate.
5:30-6:00 pm CHRISTMAS CARD SWAP (FOR EVERY HANDMADE CARD YOU BRING, YOU WILL RECEIVE ONE IN RETURN FROM SOMEONE ELSE). This will require at least 4 people to participate.

Supplies needed for classes: liquid & dry adhesive, black fine tip pen, brown ink

You can contact the store using any of the information below if you're in the area and interested.

CROPPINSVILLE, USA
1106 West Main St.

Collinsville, OK 74021

30 minutes North of Tulsa...

918-371-0071 store

918-371-0041 fax

Croppinsville@att.net

Day #8 of 40 Day Events

2008-07-13T10:46:00.004-04:00

In honor of celebrating day #8 of the 40 Days of Birthday fun for Bev, I've created this card. What better way to do that then to create a birthday card for her. Bev, please email me your addy so that I can send this to you.

Pam from Pam's Eclectic Stuff is hosting this day. It's a fab forty challenge. You don't have to use 40 things, the theme is FABULOUS. You have a choice of several items as well as a few must haves.

Here are the fab must haves- one piece cardstock, two pieces patterned paper, Plus choose three items from the list below-

Felt

Fabric

Floss

Fiber

Flowers

Findings (brads, metal items)

Freebie (one item of your choice)

Here are the items that are free to use (they don't count as your free item, anyone can use them)ink, stamps, thread -regular sewing, not floss, sanding or distressing, trimmers, punches, cutters, etc...1 color pen for journaling or doodling.

The theme? What you think is fab! You can create cards, layouts, or altered art. The rules- Please post a pic on your blog with a link back here when you are done creating your fab project. Due date is midnight EDT July 15, 2008. All eligible entries will be put in a drawing for some fun blog candy. Hop on over and join in...You still have a couple of days to complete it. I did and had so much fun doing so.

Challenge Items Used: DCWV All Dressed Up PP, Misc Pink Stripe PP, Pink Colorbok CS, Kaiser Crafts Flowers, Queen & Co. White Brads, White Sheer Ribbon.

Misc Items Used: Colorbok Cats Eye Pigment Ink Cranberry and Orchid, DCWV Metallic Silver CS, Colorbok Black CS, Black Stazon Ink, Whipper Snapper Stamps, Dove Blender Pen.

40 Days of Birthday Fun

2008-07-13T09:35:00.005-04:00

Beverley Todd, one of the Croppinsville Creative Crew Members is celebrating turning 40 in 40 days...Come and join the fun, there's lots of exciting challenges, prizes, RAKs and games. Each day there's something going on. She has a link to those participating here. So hop on over there and join in the fun...

2008-07-12T00:17:00.001-04:00

I authored the Friday challenge at Croppinsville Blog. This challenge is a little bit different. It'll be an anagram challenge.

For the anagram challenge, I'll select a word. I'll then select an item or two using the first letter of the word. The remaining letters are up to you. You must then use the supplies listed along with items you selected for the remaining letters to create your project. This weeks word is: CROP.

C~
R~
O~Orange
P~

So your challenge is to use something orange. Then you'll need to come up with something for C, R and P. Hope you enjoy!
The sample I've created is a shakerbox gate fold card. This was very fun to create. I love the old shakerboxes. Shake...Rattle...Roll...makes me want to dance. Enough already.

C ~ Circles
R ~ Ranger Ink
O ~ Orange
P ~ Pink

There will be more of these anagram challenges at Croppinsville to come in the future. I hope you enjoy them and will participate. If you chose to participate, please post a link to your completed project in the comment section.

Supplies Used: Colorbok Orange and Yellow CS, Sassafras Lass DP, Martha Stewart Scallop Punch, Misc Beads, Ranger Ink Walnut Stain, Skittles