Scrapbooking Challenge # 24

"Use products from a blind grab

into your stash"

 This was an unusual challenge for me!

I tend to spend the most time trying to 

match everything carefully and planning

out my layout with all my embellishments and

paper in an arranged pile...

This you just grab and go! 

But it was actually a lot of fun to try to make it

 look like something I would want in my 

scrapbook:)

Sketch #2 Stripes of Gold

I'm continuing on with my fun

fashion sketches...

and this character has kind of become

my alter ego...she's me but not...

and I like her:)

You may be seeing more of her in the weeks to come!

Pictures of the Wedding!

Head on over to Sharla Stenersen Photography
to see a preview of wedding pictures!

Scrapbooking Challenge #10

"Finish a Page in 30 minutes"

I had no idea how long it took me to do a page, but

I had no problem finishing in 30 minutes...

sometimes it pays to just lay it out and get it done!

I like it just as much as some I spend an hour on...

Applesauce Donuts

Recipe from All Recipes

I made them Gluten Free by simply 

using GF flour, no other substitutions were needed.

Reuse, Recycled Wedding to Great Room

In reusing some of the wedding purchases, I

was able to add some lighter touches

in this room too. 

I also used a technique from Pottery Barn

and turned all my books with the spines

in and the page side out.

This gives a lighter and more uniform appearance to 

the shelves...however if you are a book lover like me

it creates a problem as I have to turn 5 books

around to find the right one...so it may not stay this

way for too long!

Scrapbooking Challenge #32

This page is challenge #32 from

"52 more scrapbooking Challenges"

by E. Kartchner

"Design a layout using children's artwork" 

I used a painting that Brielle did and cut out a tree 

from the paper. 

A great way to use one of her many 

pictures and keep a memory from it too.

Sketch #1 Try it On for Size

I discovered a wonderful artist over at

All Things Inspiring.

She will take a picture of herself in an

outfit and then do a sketch/painting

of the look with a whimsical character

that represents it.

I just love the idea and so I gave it a try...

Please check her blog to see how it's 

really supposed to be done though-

mine is just for fun!

I ended up with the page being too small for 

the full sketch so had to add on a piece 

at the bottom.

I also took a photo of the finished product

which made it difficult to get the 

true effect. I will give it a try again soon 

with another look and try to scan it next time.

Holding Fall in my Hands

Sweet Harvest

"One bite of an apple holds the sweetness of

all the seasons"

Karen

Plaid Cape

The day I went to the Pendleton Mill

I bought some plaid fabric with the intent of

sewing a cape like I had seen from the 40s.

When I wear it I feel like I should be on the misty

moors of England or in Oxford:)

In other words I love it!

Sometimes the trends are worth following...

(in case you haven't noticed capes and shawls

are big this season.)

We are standing on Holy ground

How can we look around us in this

season of color and brilliance

and not say

"we are standing on Holy ground"?

For our Lord and Maker has

sprinkled the earth with

fierce brightness and in the cool

morning air walks in earths garden and

breathes out

the glory of Fall.

by Karen

Candy Buffet -Wedding Collage #2

The candy buffet at the wedding

was a big hit!

I thought I'd be coming home with candy

to last for years but only had a

1 gal ziploc bag of it left over.

Reuse, Recycled Wedding to Kitchen

Several of the wedding idea websites

feature how to use the purchased items

from your wedding in your house

in whole new ways.

I decided to go ahead and redo above

my kitchen cabinets with some of the

wedding leftovers...

I also had bought some old scales at the vintage

sales this summer so those went up there too.

I really like how the whites and creams

lighten up the dark walls and tile.

I will be featuring some more recycling of

wedding things soon.

The Wedding Collage #1

Two Little Sweet Peas

Here are my precious little ones...

 Brielle

Pierce

Photos by Sharla Stenersen Photography

It takes a lot of help to do a Wedding!

I'm so blessed to have such great people

in my life who step up to the plate and 

help when I ask...

the wedding couldn't have happened 

without you!

" The Catering Service"

 My son's girl friends did so much work!
and my sons did too:)
plus so many others who I did not get a picture of...
you know who you are and THANKS!

 We weren't so busy that we didn't take time to
cuddle the little ones tho...they are the
delight of our hearts.

Letting My Mind Rest

Today I just needed to get away for 

a few hours and not dwell on all

the last week wedding issues.

I also was in the mood for thinking about 

FALL...

So I went for a short drive down to 

the Pendleton Mill Store

and then browsed through 

Camas Antiques before heading 

back home.

I felt so refreshed and rested to just

be alone for awhile and not to really think at all.

 You probably know by now that fall colors are my
all time favorite, esp. rust.
Notice the light above, fun look hey?

  Check out the great idea for an old globe...
chalkboard paint!
And of course I always love
a retro tag on a plaid garment, that's a look I can
never bypass with my camera.
Hope all of you are enjoying the change of seasons
and getting out to do something fun when
you need a rest from life:)