Sleeping Boy

While "walking down memory lane" of my boys when they are babies, I ran across this sweet pic of my oldest son sleeping. They are such angels when they sleep.

One of the "tricks" I used here was to glue Baker's Twine around the center pic and patterned papers to frame it in a sweet, warm way...and without actually sewing! I like how the twine frame turned out.

My Precious One

I love challenges. They, well, challenge me to think outside of the norm and create something new.
I found 3 talented women who host blogs with challenges and each month, they have a group challenge. Each gives their own challenge and if you do all 3 on one page, you are entered for a bonus drawing.

Kristi B. challenge is to use clocks on a layout. http://devosmommy.blogspot.com/2013/07/scrappy-friends-july-challenges.html
Grand Diva offers up a sketch to inspire. http://granddivasscrappyplace.blogspot.com/
Rochelle asks us to be inspired with a title from a Celine Dion song.
http://rochellespears.blogspot.com/2013/07/july-inspired-by-challenge.html

Listening to Christian radio, I don't listen to much "main stream" music but in 2004 when I gave birth to my first son, I was given as a gift the "Miracle" CD by Celine Dion which is all about her love for her newborn son. I played that CD in my son's room while he slept so it looped over and over while I was in there in the wee hours of the night nursing or rocking him. Oh, what sweet memories.

Here is the page with the title "My Precious One" from the Miracle CD, as well as using clocks and the sketch.

Autumn Harvest

I love the warm colors of Autumn and scrapping with them somehow warms my soul.
Here are some Fall lovelies I've made this month.

Thankful

A page about being grateful. Here is hubby and I in SF.

I cut out circles and added pp and embellies behind and on top of the cut outs for a dimensional look. 

Dance Sketch

ScrapRoom Blog has a contests this month.
http://thescraproomblog.blogspot.com

The sketch challenge.
I used photos of my darling god-daughter who is obviously a dancer.

Challenges

I love to be in challenges because they, well, quite easily CHALLENGE me. They inspire me with new sketches, or remind me to use techniques I used to love and have forgotten OR they teach me a new technique. Here are some I completed recently. The theme is SCHOOL.  I like that I was able to mix old (those bright school themed pages and bus and pencil die cuts) with new (yellow crackle paint, brick template, and trendy tape). It makes for a cheerful page. I hope this helps my son remember school as a cheerful place.

Run and Play

For me, one of the true joys of having children is seeing their innocence and enthusiasm, their childlike joy. I love when my children show JOY. It warms my soul. Here is a page I did that hopefully captures that warm joy of childhood.

It's from a day at a local park with my boys, just being together and enjoying life.
I used Scrabble tiles- something I've been wanting to do for years now. Finally got some at a local scrapbook store swap meet. There weren't very many letters (had to create a few) but was able to spell out Run & Play. Reminds me of the words from "You Make Me Feel So Young" by Mel Torme.