A Give Away -- Ballantyne Christian Adventure Library

I haven't blogged for awhile (3 months and some). So now is as good as any time to start.

The Give Away - the complete Ballantyne Christian Adventure Library- is from Crystal of Biblical Womanhood.

You can read more about these great adventurous books primarily for boys at Vision Forum.

So hop/click on over to Crystal's Biblical Womanhood

The deadline is Saturday, July 7th at 3 pm CST.

A New Look

I decided it was about time for a new look to my blog. I chose to use a blog banner made by Anita Stergiou (adding my own photos and title) from her digital scrapbook kit called Strawberry Kisses. I then used her heart charm as well. All graphics used with permission.

You can find the blog banner HERE for purchase.

More ABC Album Pages - G, I, & K

G is for Grandpa & Grandma
Credits can be found here.

I is for Iowa
Credits be found here.


K is for Kite
Credits can be found here.
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If you are paying attention, you will notice that the H page is not included. I will probably be using the LO for our Hallelujah but I might change my mind and make a completely new page. And I haven't completed the J is for Joshua page -- need to scan a photo or two from Joshua's birth - day.

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Have a lovely day!
A

A Busy Time

That's what happens around here on a frequent basis. Since my last post, I had a birthday, celebrated the birth of our Savior - Jesus Christ, took a family vacation to visit family in Texas, spent a day in Springfield, MO on the way back, had loads of vacation laundry to catch up on, had a stomach virus run through the family (which added to the laundry) two times, DH had his birthday, said good-bye to our pastor & his wife, paid bills, prepared meals to nourish the family, designed a closet for the boys, had snow and snowed-in days, but most of all -- Loved my Saviour, my husband, and my kids.

I didn't scrap much last month. But had some time last week. I will some of those over the next few days.

Here is one for now:

Credits can be found here

Have a beautiful day!
~ A ~

ABC Album continued

Here are the next 2 pages of the ABC Album:

Credits and journaling can be seen here

Credits and journaling can bee seen here

Have a lovely day! A

ABC Album

I have forgotten to post the next installments of the ABC Album. So here goes.

C is for Caleb the Clown

Credits are here

D is for Daddy

Credits are here

Have a blessed day!
A

B is for BoBo

This is the 2nd page of C's ABC album. B is for BoBo.

Click HERE for journaling.

Credits: New Beginnings by Eve Recinella of 3Scrapteers.
Fonts: Doodle Cursive & Symphony

Have a blessed day!
A

Tricycle

When I first posted this, blogger stalled after the photos was uploaded so I couldn't add any info. This is DD earlier this summer. She was playing outside and trying to ride her big brother's tricycle. I just had fun taking her photo. With the main photo I used curves to give it a bit more punch.


Credits: Paper Lanterns by Theresa Hernandez available at ACOT.
Font: Doodle Cursive.

Thanks for looking!

ABC Album

I have decided to begin an album for DS#1. Here is the cover.

Credits are here -- Caleb's Cover

And here is the first page from his birth day.

Click here for the credits - A is for April

Have a beautiful day!

Tagged

Well, I don't think I have been tagged before. Christy S. tagged me with this:

"List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether or not they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your LiveJournal/blog along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to."

So here goes my list:

1). Psalms of Praise - this is what we use for our family worship.
2). I Loved Her First - by Heartland, just heard this yesterday and immediately thought of DH and DD many years down the road.
3). Holy, Holy, Holy - Michael Card, Unveiled Hope
4). You are Worthy - Michael Card, Unveiled Hope
5). Never Be Shaken - Judy Rogers, Never Be Shaken
6). Good Things - Lori Seely, Remember Your Creator
7). Just to Know the Lamb - Jim Cole, Merciful God (who does he sound like to you?)

And I'm to tag some others...Who? I really don't know....

Have a lovely day!

Profile Photo!

Here is a photo of DS#2 at the state fair back in August. DH took this photo. DS was looking around and just looking pensive. I love the profile shot!

Credits: Cloudy Chocolate Mist by Christy Sturm of Butternug Squash Designs; Index Card (colorized by me) is from Christy Sturm's Where's My List element pack; Calendar is from Anita Sterigiou's 110 Years of Memories; heart and cord is from Cindy Simon's Page Bracelet Set 2. Font is CK Letter Home.

See it at my gallery here.

Sketch is from the Ad/Art Inspiration Challenge at Butternug Squash Designs (see below).
Some helpful hints for using the ad.
The original ad from justadinspiration.com.

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Notice my new blog header. I used Christy's kit Cloudy Chocolate Mist and a flower from Delightful Daisies. Such fun! I even made a template for this header.

Ad/Art Inspiration

Take this ad....

Swiffer Ad from Ladies Home Journal

Add your own creative flair....and get....

This is my take on the ad/art challenge at Butternug Squash Designs grand opening!

You can see this in my gallery HERE.

Journaling reads:
Watching the big girls, that is what you are
doing in this picture. We were at the wedding
of some friends. After the wedding various
friends were gathered outside the church
before heading to the reception. You were
one of the younger girls. You enjoyed
watching the bigger girls twirl around in
their pretty dresses and blowing the wedding
bubbles. While you were not as big as them,
this did not hamper you from playing and
enjoying little girl games.

Credits:
Lady Weatherley by Christy Sturm at Butternug Squash
Font: Doodle Cursive & SaffronToo

Free Chocolate Anyone?

I just came across this from Nestle Chocolatier

Free Chocolate in the month of September

Thought I'd give it a try!

DAD!!!

I found this photo on DH's computer in one of his favorite photo folders. I thought I should scrap it....What do you think?


Credits: 95 in the Shade by Theresa Hernandez at Plain Digital Wrapper.
Font is Doodle Cursive.

Journaling reads: Smiling at Dad...what love! what exuberance!

See it here in my 3 S gallery.

Have a blessed day!

Shoes - Mother and Daughter

DD and I were sitting on the front porch one afternoon, watching the boys. I had the camera and took a photo of our feet. She had her pretty shoes on. DD really likes the flowers -- so girly!



Journaling reads: Sitting on the front porch with each other and enjoying each other’s company. I took this photo to remind us of the time when you are little and can sit in my lap easily. You are a little girl that enjoys her pretty shoes and enjoys her dresses, yet runs and keeps up with her brothers as best as she can. May the Lord contniue to bless you all your days!

Credits: Mother and Daugther Tea by Theresa Hernandez available at ACOT.
Font: Doodle Cursive

You can see this at this gallery.

Thanks for looking!
Audrey

Thanks for looking!
Audrey

Cowboy Boots and Boys

I started this post a number of days ago, but Blogger would not let me add photos. So I saved it as a draft and am finally able to post the photos. These are of DS #2 ...although each of our sons could well be in the photos! They all love the cowboy boots!

Credits:
Fonts: Doodle Cursive & Symphony
Scrapkit: Old West by Mirranda Reinhardt of Yesterday-remembered and AddictedToDigital. Wordart by myself with CK Wrangler font.

Journaling reads: Cowboy boots and little boys....they sure seem inseparable in our family. The first pair of cowboy boots were a hand-me-down to Caleb from friends, then we found the next pair at a Goodwill in Texas while visiting Grandma & Grandpa. A really small pair was found in Oklahoma at a Salvation Army Thrift Store. Peter wore those until they were too small; we are now saving them for Sarah. The pair that you have on were a find at a garage sale. The two other larger pairs of boots have been worn out to an almost unwearable state with holes aplenty and stitching broken. Cowboy boots are a wonderful way to enter the realm of imagination and boyhood!

I found the quote when reading a small book that I picked up this summer. We sure love cowboy boots...too bad he wasn't wearing his cowboy hat at the same time....

Thanks for looking.
Audrey

Sleeping

Couldn't resist taking a sleeping photo.

Journaling reads:
Sleeping -- just a word for recharging when the one sleeping is 1 1/2 years old.. I just love how you tuck your legs and your arms underneath you when you sleep. Your little bottom sticks up and you sleep and dream away. Do you dream of playing with your brothers, being held in your mother’s arms, hugging you daddy or seeing a dog walk by our home?

Credits: Font: Worstedtveld Sling
Strawberries & Kiwi by Cindy Simon of NDISB

See it here ~ 3 Scrapateers.

Long Time No Blog...

It's been a long time since I posted here. We are in the midst of some repainting and changing things around at our home. So my computer time has been a bit more limited and blogging has gone by the wayside. But I have scrapped. So now to share my latest creations.

Journaling reads: A little girl without much hair what a blessing! You are four months old and the joy of your mother and daddy and brothers (and they are your joy)! In fact, Joy is your middle name. You have found your fingers and toes and you are smiling and loving life! Your eyes seem to have turned brown, just like your oldest brother Caleb’s. May you continue to grow in wisdom and stature.

Credits: Katie scrapkit by Christy Sturm of Butternug Squash Designs (coming 7/14/06), paper from Where's My List by Christy Sturm, pencil by Christina Bartholomew in Scrap 2 School mega kit at 3 S, flower doodles (Friday Freebie July 7-13th) by Lauren Grier at Digital Freebies.
Font: Doodle Cursive.

You can see this layout at my gallery at Three Scrapateers.

Critical Mass

I found the effer dare blog earlier this week and was inspired by Dare #31. Dare #31 -- using a Book Title. I used the book Critical Mass (just because it was how I described DD's amount of hair).

Journaling reads: June 2006 - 20 months old and you finally have a critical mass of hair....meaning that you finally have enough hair to notice. While it is still too short to need a barette or pony tail holder, we have noticed that you might have some curls, especially in the back where it is longer. We were not concerned about the little amount of hair as your mom did not have much hair when she was your age (and hers was even harder to see being blond), and Mama is not lacking in that department now.

Credits: Conservatory 1 - The Reds by Christy Sturm of Butternug Squash Designs.
Torn paper Edge by Kim Hill of CGEssentials.
Fonts: Doodle Cursive.

See the LO at my 3 Scrapateers gallery

Thanks for looking!
Audrey

A Little Smile & Music Video

This is our daughter smiling at her daddy. We were eating dinner at the campsite. DH and the boys were camping that night for DS#1's birthday. DD and I went back home after dinner.

Credits:
Kit: Easter Delights
Designers: Designers at NDISB
Font: Symphony
Wordart: Sharia Braxton
Flower: From Mother Daughter Tea Kit by Theresa Hernandez at ACOT
Photo: Virtual Photographer to soften it.
Sketch: SBB sketch by knightsgal76
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Did you see the video at the bottom of the left sidebar? This is an older song that came out when DH and I were engaged and seemed to fit us so well. So glad I found the video code.

Have a great day!