Scrappiest Sketch #108

Here's the newest sketch over at The Scrappiest

with a chance to win a kit from Birds of a Feather.

And here's my version!

(photos by Sharla Stenersen Photography)

Love Your Passion

COLOR

PATTERN

ART

CREATIVITY

What more can I say?!

This is the fourth and final week
Of "All Four Love"
@ Domestic Blunders
Thanks, Jeanne and Courtney
for this fun month of Photography!

Liking Collage after All

I was inspired to try a couple of collages again

and these I enjoyed doing,

probably because I used vintage patterns

as my focus:)

Gorgeous Scrappin Kit!

My kit that I won from Memorable Seasons

arrived today! The combo of colors

and accessories, embellishments and

papers is wonderful! Hmmm...

I wonder if they might be a good inspiration

for an upcoming wedding:)

The Sweet Peach Crop Shop Feb Sketch

 Here's a new sketch from Sweet Peach Crop Shop
and my version!

Whiter than Snow

"Come now, and let us reason together,"

Says the Lord,

"Though your sins are like scarlet

They shall be as white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson,

 they shall be as wool."

Isaiah 1:18

Love Yourself

For the 3rd week of the "All Four Love"

photo challenge @Musings of a Creative Life

the theme was "Love Yourself"

I chose my hands, for several reasons...

I don't have attractive hands,

but they "are" my Mother's hands,

so they are easier to love the older I get!

They are hands that have cuddled, loved

and raised 5 children to adulthood,

held the hands of the dying,

nursed the sick,

folded in prayer,

hugged the hurting,

scrubbed and painted,

sewed and cooked...

they are worth learning to love.

To Have and To Hold

My oldest daughter walked in the house last night

with an engagement ring on her finger!

Totally shocked me and I'm still in kind of

a daze...but I am excited to help plan

a wedding again...the new styles are so

gorgeous!  Plus it sounds like a fall wedding

and I can imagine how pretty that will be:)

(image is from Anthropologie)

Happy Valentine's Day 2011

It's Like This!
He likes it dark, and I like it light,

I like the daytime, he likes the night,

He's always warm, I'm always cold,

I like coffee weak, he likes it bold,

He gets up early, I sleep in late,

I like to nibble, he likes a full plate,

He's into sports, and I'm into art

I like things shabby, he likes things smart,

He doesn't read, I eat up books,

I'm always baking, he never cooks,

He likes big spaces, I like them small

I like to write, he likes to call.

The list is quite endless,

I'll bore you to tears,

but just let me tell you

we've been married for years!

It doesn't take sameness

to make it work out,

it takes learning to smile 

and knowing when NOT to pout!

by Karen

Blog Award

My sweet niece over at AJ Krazies

nominated me for this award!

In return I tell 7 random things about myself 

and then nominate 15 more blogs for this award...

So here goes...

1. I just got a Droid!

2. I have celiac disease and have to eat Gluten Free

for the rest of my life:(

3. My favorite thing to eat before I had to go gluten free 

was bread!

4. My favorite thing to eat now is GF bagels, from Udi

5. I love Charleston SC

6.I had 10 siblings but 3 have died

7. I love ruffles

My nominations for the Stylish Blogger Award are...
Chronicles of Windy Ridge
Whispering Creek House
Musings of a Creative Life
Tuppence Hapenny
Tea with the Vintage Baroness
Simply Rosie

ruffles and light
A Creative Mint
Rusty Rooster Vintage
Exploring with a Camera
The Scrappiest
Pen and Paper Flowers
Vixen Vintage
Lucy's Crafty Life
Giddy Up Glutenfree

Be sure to check out their very interesting blogs!

"Love Unexpected"

This weeks photo challenge at Musings of a Creative Life

is titled "Love Unexpected".

I find it hard to explain the deep and intense

love I have for the Bible, but the one

thing I know is that it was completely unexpected 

to have it become a consuming passion.

Of course the Author is the One

who is called "The Word became flesh",

so it is really Him who I love,

and that too was unexpected!

Yippee! I Won!

Over at The Scrappiest

I won for this interpretation of one

of their sketches! (see post Sketch 101)

The prize is a kit from Memorable Seasons!

Thank you to both sponsors,

I'm honored to have been chosen!

Funky Junk Sisters Show

 Like I said in my last post, I did leave the house

despite not feeling well. I went over to

Hillsboro to the Funky Junk Sisters show!

If any of you were there and heard someone

coughing violently every two seconds, that was me!

I apologize...

Anyway the top 3 pics are of the teeny, tiny

vintage travel trailers on display,

aren't they adorable?

This collage is of some of the things for sale.

As you can see, burlap is VERY popular

and is being used in so many clever ways!

Also LOTS of white on everything

and pillows with french sayings.

If you missed this show there is one

in Puyallup later this spring,

you can check the Funky Junk website for dates!

My House for Spring

Okay, so now I've been sick for almost 2 weeks!!! 

(Just about broke a rib coughing yesterday, 

but that's because I left the house

when I should've stayed home and rested, 

but I was tired of staying home!!!)

So needless to say I've had a lot of time to sit around my house

and look at my decor with purpose.

I love when I open up a new Pottery Barn catalog and there's

a collage that kind of tells the whole "story" for that season.

So I did that for my spring look in my house, it was 

a good way to find out what I really like!

"Loved Deeply"

Over @ Musings of a Creative Life

 there is a photo challenge on

 for every Friday in February

called "All Four Love".

This Friday the theme is

"Loved Deeply"

I love the back of Brielle's neck, 

because it is one of the most kissable,

 tender parts on her sweet little body,

and with her soft curls

and pink bow she is irresistible!

I Really Hate to Tell You This!

 I walked into Target today and the Swim Suits are

in stock!!!!

Unfortunately I had just made and eaten a very

large one of these just before I went shopping...

I quickly decided after a moment of depression

that I am going to embrace WINTER!

Being cold is not all THAT bad as

layering my clothing and wearing a bulky coat

 is part of that:)

No snow white lumpy thighs to be seen!

Staying Warm

It seems like I just can't get warm these days!

Maybe it's because I was sick for 8 days, but

it seemed to start before then...

SO...

Here's what I do to try to stay warm-

Sit by the fire

Drink tea

Drink coffee

Bake cookies, bars, scones

Eat above mentioned when warm

Wrap in my robe

Wear socks to bed

Wear 2 shirts layered with a sweater

Hug my Grand daughter (when she lets me!)

Take hot baths

Take boiling showers

Wear my heat pack around my neck

Heat my seat in the car (best thing ever invented!)

Cook soups in the Crock pot

Turn on the extra heater by my bed

Read books about people doing any of the above activities!

What do you do to stay warm?