Surf's Up Event at Scrapable

Hey, just thought I'd let you all know about something new happening at Scrapable. It's called Surf's Up :: Color Play and it's a color coordinated, 4 day event. You can purchase elements and papers from different designers that all coordinate with each other. And this is the best part....each item is only $1, but hurry it's only from Oct. 27 - Oct. 30.

Here are the packs that I have available:

Have a great Day,

I'm back again

Sorry that I have been so bad about posting lately. My father-in-law passed away October 2nd, just a few days after he had valve replacement surgery. While we are all mourning our loss we are also rejoicing in knowing that he had accepted Jesus as his Savior, and is now in Heaven. What a beautiful legacy to leave your loved ones.

He lived life to the fullest. He traveled to so many places and did so many things. He went on missions trips to many places, including Thailand after the big tsunami, to help rebuild. He and his wife rode in a balloon over the Serengeti. They went skydiving in their late 70's. And he skied all over the country...he loved to ski.

So, with all of that being said, our goal is to celebrate not just the life he lived here but also the life he now has in Heaven. I keep being reminded of the song "I'll Fly Away". The words of the song are:

Some glad morning when this life is over,
I'll fly away,
to a home on God's celestial shore,
I'll fly away,
I'll fly away, O glory, I'll fly away;
When I die hallelujah by and by, I'll fly away.

When the shadows of this life have gone,
I'll fly away,
Like a bird from prison bars has flown,
I'll fly away,
I'll fly away, O glory, I'll fly away;
When I die hallelujah by and by, I'll fly away.

Just a few more weary days and then,
I'll fly away,
To a land where joys shall never end,
I'll fly away,
I'll fly away, O glory, I'll fly away;
When I die hallelujah by and by, I'll fly away.


I'd also like to say, "Thank you" to everyone that has been praying for our family. Your prayers are greatly appreciated. Have a wonderful day,

A Little Quote

"'Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud,' is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people."
— President John Adams

Introducing my Logger Kit

I've added a new kit to my eCrater store. I'm just calling this one, "Logger", since that's what it is all about.

This may be a controversial subject to some of you, however, I happen to live in a logging community, as do many other families across this great nation. I've seen first hand what good stewardship can achieve. A well managed forest is a healthy forest where both plants and animals thrive, and fire fuels are reduced. Loggers attend courses every year to learn how to be better stewards of our forests. Let's face it folks, we all need and use wood products of some sort in our daily living. Some of the products made from wood may surprise you, like:

rayon,

inks, varnish,

ping pong balls, tires,

photographic film, football helmets,

shatterproof glass, artificial vanilla flavoring,

adhesives, turpentine, camphor, waxes, fireworks, crayons,

chewing gum, cosmetics, vitamins, egg cartons, nail polish,

toothpaste, shampoo, diapers, postage stamps, pencils, baseball

bats, magazines, ice cream thickener, birthday cards, food

labels, candy wrappers, buttons, linoleum, disposable medical

clothing, this is just a short list, but let's not

forget to mention,

something we ALL

use, toilet paper!

If you are like me you probably use way more wood products than you ever expected. Keep in mind that WOOD IS A RENEWABLE RESOURCE. Heck, even recycled paper products are made of wood. And it may also surpise you to know that it actually takes more energy, and causes more pollution to recycle paper (and plastic) than it does to produce new products. But, the bottom line is this: if we don't properly manage and harvest our own forests, fire and beetles will demolish them. Leaving all of that beautiful, usable, renewable forest land to be ruined. We already import way too much wood from Canada. Wouldn't it be sad if that was our only source?

You won't hear any of this on the evening news, nevertheless, those of us closest to it know what really goes on in the woods. And just so you know, it only loosely resembles what happens on the History Channel's show AxMen. In fact, here's a good website to help kids learn more about it http://www.logging.org/kids/kids.html and here's another good site: http://www.idahoforests.org/index.html educate yourself.

Click the previews to go to my store.

I have this kit organized under my, "Guy Stuff" category.

Please also read my last post and visit my friend Kathy Winters store and help her out if you can.

Thanks for taking the time to read my ramblings.

Have a great weekend,

I'M BACK!!!

Oh, it's shameful that I haven't blogged in such a long time. It's been a really busy summer. It should be easier to get back to creating now, since I'll be home more now since school has started again.

PLEASE READ: I know that a lot of you also visit a friend of mines site, Kathy Winters Designs. You may or may not know that Kathy's husband has been in the hospital with kidney failure, heart trouble, and eye sight problems this past week. In fact, they almost lost him a couple times. They live in Michigan where the recession has had them struggling to get by for months. They have no health insurance and it is unlikely that he will be able to work again. Anyway, I'd like to ask all of you to please, support Kathy with your purchases. Please go to her store at Scrapable and purchase as much as you are able to. Even one purchase will help. If we all pull together we can make a difference for a truly sweet lady that has been so generous to all of us.

Kathy's store is located here: http://www.scrapable.net/shop/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=46

Thank you for your anticipated response.

Click the preview to download (sorry, this link has expired)

Here's a little Autumn freebie for you. It's from my Autumn's Allure kit which can be found at my store HERE

Have a great day,

Whatever...

I'd like to introduce you all to my newest kit, "Whatever...". I know the name is kind of funny, but it also seems to be a word that is very much a part of the teen culture these days. The way it is said gives the impression that nothing matters. Well, this little kit is not about that kind of whatever. I was inspired by a verse from the Bible, Philippians 4:8, "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy meditate on these things." Kind of gives you a whole different impression of the word, doesn't it?

Whatever... elements

Whatever... papers

You can find it only at Scrapable right now. I should have it up in my eCrater store later this week. Let me know what you think of it. If you create layouts with it, please send me a link so I can drop by and leave you some love (the same goes for any of my products).

I'll be back tomorrow with a post for the last download for me and Kathy's Fabulous 50's kit.

Have a great day,

Fabulous 50's Week 4 Download

Can you believe that this is already the 4th week of July. This month is flying by so fast. Anyway, here's the preview for this weeks Featured Designer download at SCRAPABLE.
Remember you must be registered in the forum to be able to download it. Next week is the last week for the downloads, but don't worry, the kit will also be available in the store in August.

(UPDATE: You can now find the whole kit available in my store HERE)

I'm hoping to have one of my new kits finished soon, so check back for a preview and a freebie.

Have a great week

Fabulous 50's Week 3 Download

Wow, I can't believe it's already week 3 of our Fabulous 50's downloads. I hope you were all able to grab the first 2 weeks downloads, if not, we are thinking of making it available in the store when the month is over. You can grab this weeks download at Scrapable's forum (Island Mingling, as we like to call it). Make sure you are a registered user and come back each week to grab a freebie from the featured designer(s). Here's the preview of this weeks download:

(UPDATE: You can now find the whole kit available in my store HERE)

I'd love to hear what you think of the kit. Kathy and I put a lot of work into it and it would be quite a thrill to see what you create with it.

Thanks for stopping by,