Eeyore

I made this Eeyore for our grandaughter Jada. We've been having a blast on the phone by having her guess what her surprise package is! She keeps thinking it's a giraffe or dog. We keep giving her clues and she makes a new guess.....so far she hasn't guessed a donkey yet. Oh well, the game will be over this afternoon when she receives her large box with Eeyore in it. I'm sure she will have a wonderful time playing with this. She misses her Miss Purrdy alot so I made this to replace it. Miss Purrdy was a pretty girl cat that we bought her when we went to the "Build A Bear" store 2 years ago. She and her daddy named her "Miss Purrdy". She took it back to Hawaii with her and it was never seen again so now she will keep Eeyore at daddy's home so she always has him available to play with. She has been crying about Miss Purrdy many times while visiting this summer. I wanted to make her feel special and loved so I replaced her kitty with Eeyore. I think he'll be a big hit!

Front View

What a face!
Side View...he's a big guy!

Well now that the crocheting is done I will continue on with my gourd project. I am painting a scarecrow for the fall.

Aging

I did this layout titled Time LINES a while back. I wanted to somehow archive the aging process of my husband and me. I wanted it to look complimentary and pretty as well. This is the design I came up with. I used the Heidi Swapp clock transparency and lined it with this pretty patterned paper. I felt the sepia tones created the right look for what I was trying to achive. I don't do too many two page layouts either.

Left side

Right side

A closeup of the "hands of time"

The journaling reads:

Tom & Darlene

Our 50's

The wrinkles and lines are beginning to form. Some of our wrinkles are from worry and stress over the years but mostly they are from smiling and laughing with our loved ones. It will be interesting to see our yearly changes. I plan on chroniciling our aging every 10 years. I bet scrapbooking will also revolutionize!!!

TFL!!!!

:-) Darlene

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Sunflowers

I ran across this layout that I did last year while organizing my files on my PC. I had fun doing this one. The birds dropped tons of sunflower seeds at the back of my yard while feeding at the feeders. When they all came into bloom they looked like a group of little heads all popping up. I mentioned to my husband that they just need faces and they'd come to life. I had decided to do a layout about it and this is what I created....silly but so true LOL!

My Scrapbook Room

Well things have finally settled down at home so I am able to concentrate on this messy room I call my "craft room"! All adult children and grandchildren are either moved or vacationing and happy as clams. We'll have our new puppy next weekend but that shouldn't interfere with my re-decorating mission for this scrapbook room.

I've decided to use my tiffany lamps as the main item of interest for color and texture. I want the feel of the room to be warm and rich. It has a beautiful east window exposure so the warm sunrise compliments these orange tones. I will be laying a new wood floor and complimenting the room with a dark molding. I have a beautiful walnut roll top desk that I will be putting in the room also so I want the trim the same color. I had been thinking about white for a nice contrast but the rest of the rooms in my home have white moldings. I want this room to feel like a little get-away spot. The wallpaper I chose has rich shades of browns with a gray brushed suede damask print. I will be only doing an accent wall with this wallpaper. My room isn't large enough for wallpapering throughout. It would be way too busy if I did all the walls.

My ideas for wall decor keep changing but I definately want to make it unique. I'm thinking about some shadow boxes or nice rich frames for some of my special layouts. I also want a few shelves so I can display my rubber stamps for the holidays and some mini albums. I think I will add a few wicker baskets for more texture and the closet will definately be organized. More updates to follow.

Enjoy your day!
Darlene

Tiffany Lamp (there are 2 of these)

I've decided on a warm burnt orange paint in a mat finish for the walls.

I love these accent candle votives. They have an irredescent mirror finish and coordinate with a large hurricane with the same finish. They are gorgeous in any light be it day or night.

BARK Mini-book

I just love this little doggie book. I did it a while back when I decided to try an online class. I bought the kit and then added my own twist. It's about our Brittany Sadie. I had fun taking the pics for this and her coloring really compliments the parterned paper and ribbons. We will be getting another puppy in just two short weeks so I will need to make something similar for the pup. I would love to try a clear album so maybe this is the time to do so.






Thanks for taking a peek....
Darlene

We picked our Puppy this weekend

We were scheduled to go to the breeders home @ 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning. It was an exciting trip for both me and my DH. I think I was like a little child finally getting to Christmas morning. I had this breed of dog as a child. Since I have no brothers or sisters it was like this German Shorthaired Pointer was a surrogate brother to me. We were pals for years. I have always wanted another one but they are very energetic so I waited until I could dedicate every minute of every day to training and care. We have a Brittany named Sadie so these two breeds will mesh together very well. My DH said it was my decision and he would support whatever pup I chose. I chose the little girl with the orange collar since she was sweet and cuddly like our Brittany. We named her Gretchen and will be able to pick our new little puppy up on August 2nd. They litter is 5 weeks old right now. There are 3 pups left from an 8 pup litter. The breeder said she has never had pups left but times are pretty tough for everyone financially now so she sure understands. If you would like to check out the breeders website the link is as follows: http://www.colonialfarmsgsp.com/.

My Breast Cancer 3-Day Layouts

The first LO is about the committment I made to walk the 3-Day in September. My journaling is about focusing on that committment.






This second LO is about when I bought my first pair of shoes for this training. They were pretty expensive but my feet are worth it to avoid blisters. I have since bought the second pair of shoes required for this walk. Now I'm all set to go!







Please feel free to check out my progress at the link located on the right side of this blog. I need all the encouragement I can get...the training is very intense now. The weekends we all are training approximately 13 miles on Saturday and 9 on Sunday. Tuesdays and Thursdays are slightly less miles. These miles will continue to increase until the 3-Day walk.

Stamps, Stamps and MORE Stamps....

Happy Thursday everyone!
As I previously mentioned....my stamp order arrived. I am beside myself looking at all these different manufacturers of clear stamps. I can't wait to get the creative juices flowing! Thank you JoAnn fabrics for your awesome 40% online discount offer. I couldn't have purchased all these wonderful stamps with flowers, letters, holidays and tags without a little savings offer. I'm looking forward to the one set that has a reverse stamp set included. You stamp one pattern and then reverse the stamp and stamp over with another color. Pretty cool concept!

Handmade Card

What a wonderful surprise we were presented with last night when we went to say goodbye to our grandaughter Jada. She had taken the time to make this adorable Thank You card for us. She told us she had a great time at the zoo and wanted to give us this surprise. She explained that the inside had special things picked out just for each of us. I love all the bling she used. Just our style! Grandma's side is on the left and Grandpa's is on the right. She further explained that Grandpa was given the googily eyes because he is a "silly" guy! How cute is that?!?!? She is a very artistic little girl....looks like a future design team member LOL!

Another tidbit of info....I just received a shipment of clear stamps. I can't wait to open the box and see all the goodies. I'll share the fun new additions soon.

TFL and have a super day!

Fun @ the ZOO

3 Generations













Grandpa and Jada

















Our family had a blast at the Detroit Zoo yesterday. My DH and I went with our daughter and grandaughter and had a super time. We have alot of great pics to choose from for scrapbooking. I can't wait to start a layout or two. Our grandaughter travels tomorrow to stay with her daddy for the summer. He just moved to Missouri and has a beautiful new 3 bedroom townhouse. He's very excited to have his daughter with him and share his new home. They will work hard, along with Auntie Heather, to set up her room and make it home.

TFL
Darlene