I want candy!!

I actually really like how this layout turned out, even though it's hard to read the title in the picture. These are pictures from Eliana's 2nd birthday party, when I went a little overboard on the sweets! Again, I added the pictures, the title (though the cupcakes were already there!), and the journaling. That's it! Easy peasy!

Beach Babe

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that SWING....

I feel like this layout is missing something, but I haven't figured out what yet. Maybe I'll figure it out and add it later. In the meantime, here's how it stays...

Hands and Hearts

It's difficult to see, but this is one of my blank pages, too. I finished it off with pictures of Eliana and Corinne and journaling about their friendship. It's very simple, but I sort of like how it turned out!

More Blanks...

It turns out I have quite a few blank pages I never posted. Some have since been finished, some I haven't photographed, but these few fit neither category, so I share them here! =D

Painting

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Another "premade" page that I finished off with some pictures, a title, journaling, and a little paint of my own.

Before and After

I've got a bunch of blank scrapbook pages all made up, just waiting for photos, journaling, and titles. I pulled a few out and started working on them this weekend, and I thought I'd give a little peek at the before and after. Here's what I started with:



I pulled out my photos and looked for ones that might match according to color and/or theme. Then I started playing to see what else would be needed to pull the page together. Here's the end result...



It's really fairly simple, but I like that it makes the pages work up quickly. The title says "Color us {friends}" and the pictures are of Eliana and my best friend's daughters coloring the last time we were in Texas.

I have to admit I'm really a fan of these blank layouts. They're easy to put together, and then they're easy to use later! It takes a lot of the guesswork out of scrapbooking, without taking any of the creativity out! I'm hoping to have time to finish more pages tomorrow!

Weeds

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Just a quick scrapbook post from this evening... This is one of my "premade" pages I put together a while back. I have a whole stack of them, so I'm going to try to finish off some of them in the next little while. I love these pictures of Alyse and Alex from last spring.

The journaling reads:
"Weeds are never so beautiful as when they're gifts from children."

The picture really doesn't do the page justice, but you'll just have to live with it for now. ;)

Inspired by the clean craft room...

I think this happened last time, too. I clean the craft room, I get inspired to paint. So, I painted.





And here's where I put them...

Book Clutch

I was inspired by my friend Michael who made a bag out of an old textbook. I thought it was a brilliant idea, so I decided to try my hand at it by making a clutch out of an old book. It's not perfect by any means, and I didn't follow any instructions, so I'm sure I would make changes if I made another, but I kind of like how it turned out. In fact, I have been thinking that I might store some old photographs in it instead of using it for a clutch. We'll see. Either way, it was kind of a fun little project to do and it pushed me outside my normal crafting zone.

Here it is, inside and out...

Update on the Manleys

Elizabeth passed away this morning. Thank you all for your prayers. Please continue to keep Jon and the family in your prayers, especially as they have baby Megan to care for, as well as the other children. Here is the update from Jon this morning:

Jon Manley My dear sweet Elizabeth passed away this morning about 7:25. We all appreciate your prayers. For everyone praying for a miracle, please don't think that there was not one. The miracle is how many people were touched by her life and our struggle. We thank you all for your prayers and support, and would appreciate continued prayer.

Update on the Manleys

Here is the latest update from Jon...

Jon Manley Elizabeth bleeding lessened through the night. That is neither a good sign or a bad sign, it just is. They are attempting dialisis again. We asked the dr if we are just delaying the inevitable. He said he didn't know. A decision will probably be made later today or tomorrow about whether we continue to keep trying. We decided to wait and see how the dialisis is going to go. Thank you all for your prayers and support.

I would also like to let everyone that we have a peace that passes understanding. This morning I took a walk in a prayer garden. There that have a little path that twists and turns and it is impossible to really tell how far one has come or how far one has left. As I was walking, i felt like giving up on walking the path and just go back to my room. I had a thought to "stay the course." I kept walking and very shortly came to the end. I then thought "you don't know how close the finish is". This has helped me today because I recently had been thinking that I wasn't sure how much longer I could go. But the finish will be soon. Whether it's what we want or not, we don't know, but it will be soon. Just keep walking, we don't know how far we've come.

Thank you for praying!!

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Elizabeth Wickland
Independent Beauty Consultant
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