Gone Camping

Well, it's that time... time for my camping trip. I have known that I was taking this trip for around 3 weeks now, so you would of thought I would be ready for it right? Wrong! I could not be more unprepared. And here I sit on the computer.

I am really going to miss everybody! So many of you have became my friends. Friends that I look forward to talking with, sharing our daily lives with and sharing what we love... crafts.

Speaking of, I am going to miss my crafts. Well, most of them anyways. I do plan to take all of my mini books, my new Scotch Advanced Tape Glider, my file kit, scissors and patterned paper so that I can get my mini albums covered. This will be a big step in the right direction to get some items in my store for the Christmas Season.

Just know that when I am sitting around the campfire at night I will probably be wondering what everyone out there in blogland is doing and hoping that you all are doing great!

Have a wonderful week and I will see everyone on Sunday.

Until Then... Take Care!

My Favorite Song

This week's link party at Cindy Adkins blog, I Owe it All to Him, is "What is your favorite song?" This was easy for me. Even though I have a new favorite song every time I turn on the radio, there is only one song that I have loved since I was a little girl and that's Amazing Grace. 

A matter of fact I knew the moment that I entered Cindy's blog, I Owe It All To Him, that it was going to be a blog that I would be following. I instantly felt connected in some way, simply because  Amazing Grace was playing. I had previously added a video of  LeeAnn Rhymes singing Amazing Grace to the right, on my sidebar, however it was causing my blog to download very slow. So, I have included the link so that you may watch the video on YouTube. She sings it absolutely beautifully!

My grandmother's name was Grace. She's no longer with us, however, when I hear Amazing Grace it takes me back to memories of her. I made the tag pictured above for this link party today. I copied an old black and white photo of her and I onto mulberry paper and then added it to the tag.

I didn't want to add a lot of embellishments because I  wanted to leave as much of the picture exposed as I could. So I chose to simply add a few layered flowers with brads, a black bow and a small cross.

There were a few more photos that I had copied onto the mulberry paper at the same time as the one I used for the tag, so I have decided to use them along with this tag to make a scrapbook layout. I will be sure to share the pages when I have them completed.

I also want to take this opportunity to say Thank You to Cindy for hosting these fun and thought provoking link parties. I appreciate all of the hard work and dedication it takes to continue to put these together week after week. 

I am having a giveaway to celebrate the first 30 days in blogland! You can enter by following the instructions on the next post titled "Giveaway Starts Today!"

Until Next Time... Take Care!

Vintage Angel Card

I created several cards for my angel, Karen, this week. However, none of them seemed to be "right". I don't care if you create cards, scrapbook pages, jewelry or toilet paper, you know what I mean when i say nothing seemed "right". It usually takes me awhile to create anything from design to finish because I am always second guessing myself, but this was ridiculous!

I wanted to have it done yesterday, because tomorrow we are picking her up to go play bingo and it will be the first time I have seen her since she gave Glenn and I her wedding ring. So, the card pictured above is what I came up with... What do you think? Before you decide, here are a few more views.

This a closeup of the flowers that I made by layering Prima Flowers and adding a pearls to the centers.

And then this final picture is a close up of the tag that states "You Are". On the inside of the card I stamped the rest of the sentiment which states "Extraordinary". This could not be more true. She is most definitely an extraordinary woman. One does not meet woman like her often.

What I liked about the photo above is it really showed off how I painted on Crackle Accents to give the picture a subtle crackle effect. Love that stuff!

Wish us luck tomorrow at bingo. After last week we are going to need it. LOL!

Until Next Time... Take Care!

The Angel Named Karen

I wanted to introduce you to an angel that Glenn and I met while playing bingo a few months ago, her name is Karen. When we first started to play she sat right by us, or should I say we sat by her, and we would chat a little. After time went by we started looking forward to seeing her every friday and saturday morning, getting to know her a little better with every visit. Why is she an angel? you may ask. Let me introduce you and then I will explain why.

In my defense I did not take this picture, but wanted to introduce you properly all the same. She would probably have my hide if she knew I posted it... LOL! Back to why she is an angel. Yesterday morning she asked Glenn, my fiance, if she could ask him a personal question. He said, "of course". She asked when we were going to get married. Glenn was caught off gaurd and didn't know what to say and passed the buck over to me. I was just as caught off gaurd and did not ever give her an adequate answer, but what she did next still brings tears to my eyes just typing about it. She took her wedding ring off her finger and told me she wanted me to have it. I told her I could not accept it, but she would have no part of me saying no. She explained she had no living relatives. She had lost her only daughter to illness, her only son to a drunk driver and her husband a long time ago. I was so taken aback I could only swallow back the tears and say Thank You. When I told her I didn't know what to say she said Thank You was enough.

I have a 3/4 kt diamond with another 1/4 kt. of diamonds that is my engagement ring/wedding ring that Glenn and I both bought second hand that I had to have. However it does not compare to my new ring.

 

And the date is set for January 23rd 2011! Exactly 3 years after we officially got together! Karen will be there because she now and always will have a family... Glenn and I. 

Thanks for sharing this special time with me. I couldn't be happier and feel more blessed to have Glenn and Karen, our angel, in my life!

To read more inspirational stories please go to Christy's Link Party at her blog, I owe it all to him.

Until next time... Take Care!

The Tooth Fairy

My granddaughter came to spend the night and she lost a tooth! Well, being away from home she did not have her tooth fairy pillow and was concerned that the tooth fairy would not know how to find her tooth without it. Well, we couldn't have that! Being the crafty person that I am I jumped at the chance to put together a tooth fairy tin. She helped pick out the elements and proved once again that we have another papercrafter in the family!

Above is a picture of my granddaughter, Destiny, showing of her new smile. Below is a picture of the Tooth Fairy Tin we created together.

We just know for sure that the tooth fairy is going to have no problem finding her tooth with all this bling!

The tin was filled with metal tags at one time. The pattern paper on the side is actually a border sticker from the Brenda Walton Collection, while the top is a tag and the word sticker that says "imagine" is from her collection too. The flower stickers, butterfly and the tooth are all from Jolee's By You and the bling is by Mark Richards.

Destiny reminded me so much like myself when I first started papercrafting. She wanted to put the whole package of bling on. I don't know about you but when I first started I didn't know when to stop when it came to embellishments, stickers and such! I look back at my work then and I have to laugh a little, but I wouldn't trade those first scrapbook pages for anything.

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Camping Trip

We just got back from our camping trip. I had wanted to post pictures of my last camping trip but my pictures did not turn out real well. I was hoping for some amazing pictures to share with you and while there are a few good ones, amazing is stretching it and the others, well, let's just say hopefully August's camping trip photos are better. We had a great time though and my family came up for a weenie roast, so that was a lot of fun. Here are some photos of the trip for you to view.

Above is a picture of my 2 year old granddaughter Jazmine. She has her own personality to say the least. We decided to go for a walk before dinner. At the end of the trail is the Lewis River. We were all taking our sandels off to wade in the water and trying to coax Jazmine to join us. As you can see she just wasn't to sure if she wanted to or not. Eventually she joined her sister, Destiny. Destiny is my 6 year old granddaughter. Unlike Jazmine she has no fear of the water and could not wait to get in and try it out. Below Destiny is finally talking her sister into joining her in on the fun. Once Jazmine got used to it they really had a great time. We all had a great time!

Pictured below is my fiance Glenn and the girls. On the way back we all took a little break, stopping at one of the benches along the trail. I knew Jazmine will eat just about anything, but a stick?

Next is a photo of the beautiful woman who has blessed me with my grandchildren, my daughter, Jaclyn. I am so proud of the young woman, mother and daughter that she has become.

I was so happy when my parents said they were going to come up and have dinner with us. I do not get to spend as much time with them as I would like to. They have been married for 47 years and are still in love. I may be to late to make the 47 years, but I hope to still be happy and in love when I reach that time in my life.

My Fiance, Glenn (pictured below) and I love to camp. Lately I spend so much time on my crafts, my Yahoo! Papercraft Swap Group and getting my Etsy Shop,  Scrapping With Sherry started that this is the only time we can get away from all of that and just concentrate on us and our relationship. It really is good for us, and I cherish this time together. But I still would not trade my crafts, the Yahoo! Group or my Etsy Shop for anything in the world. Without it I am not whole. I need to create to be me!

Thank you for visiting Scrapping With Sherry! I am having so much fun with this blog and appreciate you stopping by. Your comments are important to me. I love to hear from other people and reading comments from people who share the same passions that I do. Until next time... Take Care!