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 It has been so long since i have been here. I have not devoted to much time to the creative side of myself as far as scrap booking and card making. I have always had a passion for photography, and recently have been working on a home studio, brushing up on photography skills. 

Not a pro by all means but I do love being behind the camera capturing a moment in time! Thanks you to my followers and those of you who came to visit my page. I hope that in the future you may take a peek at my Flickr account. This is where my heart is. Love you all! 

Sonya

SOS July swap card 1

I haven't been here in a while. Probably has been a year or so. It's changed so much! Here is a post that I had saved in my drafts. Those gals over at Sisterhood of scrap were a great bunch of women!!
Sisterhood of scrap

Just as you are

First art journal entry. You are beautiful just as you are

Thanks for looking,
Sonya

My lazy susan!

A little bit of pvc pipe, a hacksaw,round boards,a lazy susan,and a lot of black spray paint! I wanted to get some pink flourish type rub ons for this baby, but just haven't got around to it yet. It's not perfect but it does the job. No more searching in the toolbox for markers and paintbrushes!

Happy trails to you,
Sonya

Got bleach?

The last challenge set free from my drafts :) My favorite!!

Calendar of events

You gotta start somewhere!! I am putting together 5 of these 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 folders to document important events. I found this wonderful online calendar that was very useful for me. here.

For the calendars to put in my binders I went here. It's nice because you can add your own events to this. Kind of a pain in the butt to add the holidays, but well worth the time. When I clicked the print button it came off the printer for a perfect fit in these binders...after cutting them down from an 8 1/2 X11 sheet of paper that is.

There will be 5 years in each binder (with the exception of the last one) starting with 1988 the year my first son was born.

The next step I am taking is to go through the plastic drawers shown here, and in a previous post. I need to weed out the wedding invitations, birth announcements, ect. etc. and enter the dates in my brand spankin new calendar of events binders! If by chance I don't have the dates written on my photos I may be able to match them up with the event.....but that's a another story:)

Thank you for stopping by.
Sonya

Can't quite let go of Christmas

Something I made for my Mom a few years ago. I had so much fun putting all the decorations on this beaded tree, but I would have gone broke buying more. Solution: buy some beads, paint them red, roll them in glue, then some glitter. Add a bell cap, and you have a frosted ball for your beaded tree!

It's gotten a little dusty over the years.

Here at home the Christmas tree is down and packed away, but I still have the lights on the banister. I can't seem to let go quite yet....It comes up so quickly,...but it goes away faster than it came. It's about time to wrap it up,...it makes me sad...

Autumn masquerade ATC

I know... I'm a month late in posting. I created this for an ATC exchange with the Sisters at Sisterhood of scrap. So much fun, and I'm so happy to have had the chance now for the second time to do this! Warm fuzzies :) The sketch was drawn, scanned, and colored in Photoshop from an original by me here. The mask is a creation by Linzee777 at deviant art. So pretty!

Have a wonderful night,

Sonya

p.s. I fixed the nose in Photoshop!

Glimpses of my artsy craftsy place

Here are a glimpses of my arty craftsy room. I went to the salvation Army and picked up this little beauty! (Okay so it has to be cleaned up a bit.) There were games inside the drawers...I remember Chinese checkers in one drawer, but I can't remember what was in the others.

I took the games out and started to design it for my embossing powders, Perfect pearls, and other small stuff. Not a bad find for $3.50! And it's all wood!!

The stamp storage I was talking about in a previous post. I started this a few months ago. No more wood stamps for this girl! I love this system. Inspired by Patter's blog Triple the Scraps.

A few of my drawers. (Dresser drawers that is) The dividers in the ribbon storage drawers are only temporary, (card board) but it works for now.

This is a biggie! My storage unit that sits to the left of my computer. As you can see I have a lot to go through....not to mention my hutch. In the plastic drawers are some photos, kids school papers, receipts, report cards, academic awards, funeral notices, baptismal certificates,...just about everything but the kitchen sink. A big undertaking.....

but if I do a little bit each day I just may get r' done!

Have a wonderful Sunday, and thanks for stopping by!

Happy trails,

Sonya

My first Prima flower!

I came across this video on you tube. So easy, and I was quite humbled. Easy peasy to make...who says you need a die cut to make circles?!!

Happy trails to you,

Sonya

Stamps Stamps Stamps

So now that I am almost done going through my 20 + years of paper work, I've decided it's time to try and go through some of my crafting supplies. I started getting my stamps in the Univenture cases about three months ago by taking the stamps off the wood, and getting them into the binders. These Univenture binders are awesome. I originally read about them on Patters Triple the scraps blog.

So far I have gotten 11 wooden stamp sets unmounted and put into their permanent home. I'll try and get a picture posted tomorrow. This is what I have left to do.

Happy trails to you,

Sonya

Simple thank you!

Less than 10 minutes to whip this one up! Clean and simple is good.

Happy trails to you,

Sonya

First ATC swap!

When I saw this challenge at sisterhood of scrap I knew without a doubt I wanted to take part. About 2 years ago I was surfing the web and came across some of the awesome artwork, and craftsmanship that go into one of these little cards.

Not only did I have fun making them, but it was fun to receive as well. So many different talents out there, and some awesome ATC's! Great job ladies! :) Let's do it again sometime.

Here is my final reveal.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sonya

ATC- sneak peek

Hey all haven't updated the blog lately, oops:) Wanted to give you a sneak peek at the ATC I made for the an ATC swap at Sisterhood of Scrap Final reveal isn't until April 1st. I'll post the whole ATC then:)

Enjoy the rest of your evening!

Sonya

Baby Shower

My Neice Megan is having a baby boy, and her shower is two weeks from today. I found a package of 20 napkins with this image on it at the Salvation army for 25 cents, and my card stock is big scraps from work. No complaints for that price...it's the part I like the best. I used the saran wrap technique  for this card.

 

Before the weekend is over I hope to post the make and take I made at Archivers. Also I got an inspiration for a storage system by visiting Triple the scraps blog. Patter is one awesome organizer!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend wherever you may be!

Saran wrap cards

A couple of cards using the saran wrap technique.

Saran wrap technique

I can't remember where I came across this technique. It was probably one of the bazillion you tube videos I watched. I tried it and loved it.

What you will need:
1. Saran wrap
2.2 pieces 8 1/2X11 medium weight card stock or something that can take the heat of an iron
3. scissors
4. folded blank card stock
5. An Ironing board(I don't own one so I used my washer covered with a towel:0)
6. A decorative napkin (not pictured here)

Place the saran wrap over your folded card stock. As tough as it is to keep the saran wrap from folding over on you, make sure it's flat and wrinkle free on the card stock. You may ask for help on this one...or you could just try to hold it with both hands and use your teeth to get the folds out like I do:)

The next step is really important! Usually decorative napkins come in two or three ply. Make sure you peel them off! Trust me, I forgot this step on one of the cards I made and it didn't work. Doh!

Place the napkin over the saran wrap. For the striped pattern I felt through the napkin for the edge of the card stock to assure that it was aligned straight.

Carefully place your card stock over the napkin trying not to move it.

Using a medium,or cotton setting, on your iron (this was a cool iron for the pic)apply pressure to the card stock and slowly move back and forth.. to and fro.. whatever you wish, but the one thing I do have to tell you is if you have any saran wrap sticking outside your card stock try to avoid it please:) I did this and had a tiny mess on the edge of my iron. Now that's as good an excuse as any. Oh honey I'm sorry I can't iron your dress pants, because I got plastic on my iron;0

I didn't picture the next step, but as soon as you think your napkin adhered to your card stock, carefully peel the bottom and top layer away. It will be HOT.
Once your layers have been peeled away cut the excess from your card. For a cost saving measure, before you start any of this, cut the napkin down as close as you can to the size of your card.

And there you have it! Embellish as you wish, and have fun:D
Thanks for stopping by,

Sonya

You will be missed!

In Memory of David W.
January 18, 1938-August 11, 2009

God saw he was getting tired
And a cure was not to be.
So He put His arms around him an
Whispered "come with Me".
With a tearful eye we watched him suffer
And saw him fade away.
Although we couldn't bear to loose him
We could not bid him to stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands laid to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best.

Dad I love you, and one day we will meet again!

June 15 blog prompt

e e cummings once remarked, “I’m living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.” Do you find that more people today are living beyond their income? Are you?

Yes! With today's society it seems as though a lot of Americans live beyond their income...and they are not alone...

This is it! No more instant gratification!! I have forgotten what it was like to work hard to buy the things I want. Instead I have these evil things called credit cards. How easy going into a store handing over a piece of plastic to pay for the purchase without thinking about the consequences. We are so far behind in credit card debt that it seems as though we will never get out. Well no more buying unless I have the cash to pay for it.

Sometimes it seems absurd to me that I'm the one who pays all the bills. I say hmmmmm which bills should I pay this month? I'm gambling with our money. Both me and my husband work to hard to gamble it away.

Thank you so much for reading this blog entry. I do feel a lot better getting it off my chest.

And now on the lighter side of things. I was searching the internet for starting to budget according to what we make and I came across this AWESOME website called Christian PF. I have been reading it ever since I found it.

Sometimes I cry when I think of how foolishly I have been spending. But I know that God is on my side and in Him I can get things turned around.

On my way.........

Sonya

The future-a card

This was suppose to be a graduation card, but after it was all done I didn't like the quote. Looks like a wedding card.... I'll try again tomorrow.