Heidi Swapp Quoted me on her Blog!

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Does this count as being published?  I was so shocked and then THRILLED Beyond Belief to see that Heidi had used my list on her blog to talk about the POSITIVE attributes of her new memory file system! Thanks Heidi! One ecstatically thrilled student!
You have until April 18, 2012 to sign up for Heidi's OBSERVATION class at Big Picture Classes!  If you are looking for something TOTALLY different on how to capture memories, events, Heidi's Observation Class is for you!  It is not your typical scrapbooking! Go do it! 

 
 

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Go check out today's post!  It has a wonderful visual description by Maridette Cachola of how to use Heidi's memory file!

Shimelle's Cropping Weekend, Challenge #4; TWELVE: Things

I have completed 3 of the 6 challenges issued on Shimelle's blog site during her Cropping Weekend.  Yes, I have gone out of order.  I have skipped Challenge 3 and completed Challenge 4, which is scrap with the colors grey and yellow, but then add one additional color of your choice.  I chose RED, which is my favorite color.  I used American Crafts "Chaps" grey paper and some left over yellow gingham pattern paper.  The yellow w/ red swirl is BoBunny and JBS journal cards. I created the red scallop with Studio Calico red spray mist onto a Pink Paislee mistable border. The big yellow flower with red center & scallop heart are from Sassafras.

 I also combined one of the monthly topics, things, from Stacy Julian's TWELVE class at Big Picture Classes into the challenge. 
I chose to scrap my purse, which I have retired after 22 years!  I received my blue w/ brown trim Dooney & Burke bag purse when I was a senior in high school.  I have used it faithfully, with a few daliances throughout the years.  My faithful purse had come into scrutiny by family and friends.  In fact, my mother had purchased me a Fossil purse at Christmas, which I encouraged her to return.  But look at all it holds:  my iPAD, phone, lipstick holder, notebook, sun glasses, keys, notes and so much more!

We did send it back to Dooney & Burke due to a stain on it and they sent me a new or refurbished purse.  Unfortunately, they do not participate in this program any more.  In February/March of 2012, I retired the purse after my friend's mother GAVE me a new Dooney & Burke bag purse, just opposite colors (brown with blue trim) because she couldn't stand to look at my faithful purse any longer.  My mother was sooo excited.  And yes, everyone commented on my new purse stating they were so happy I had a new one!  So here's my tribute to my faithful purse.

Shimelle's Croping Weekend Challenge #2; TWELVE Family Stories

Shimelle Laine is hosting an on-line cropping weekend with several different challenges and on-line community discussions regarding several scrapbooking dilemnas!  I am having a blast!  Challenge #2 was to use 3+ paper collections on a single layout.  And of course, I wanted to scrap one of my topics from my TWELVE class at Big Picture Classes.  I chose "Family Stories" And I did it!

 I used K&Co. "Blue & Yellow" line from 2003 (? I think) Yes, that is the name on the back of the coordinating papers.  This is the blue square with alphabet letters on it. This is the NEVER ENDING paper collection.  I must have bought 5 sheets of each design, which had 25 paper designs, in the collection line. So, I thought is was very fitting that my oldest paper sits on top of my newest purchase of Heidi Swapp's No Limits pattern paper.  I used 2 sheets from this paper collection, the white lined background sheet and the orange paper with the circles.  Finally, I used a paper from Flair Design, family collection.  This green strip has the word "Father" written in different languages and/or forms of the word on it.  I do believe Flair Design is no longer in business.  I absolutely loved this company.  They put example layouts on the back of each paper.  I also used Love, Elsie big chunky letters complimented with Tiny Alphas by Cosmo Cricket.  I am absolutely thrilled to use up some of my oldest stash!  Thanks Shimelle!

The family story is one that reoccurs daily.  My husband will walk into the house filthy, exhausted, hot and hungry.  (Look at the picture of my husband in the top left.)  The first words out of my 9 year old son's mouth are, "Daddy! Daddy, will you play with me?".  And everyday, my husband and I chuckle wearily and everyday Daddy plays with his son.  They will go back outside into the hot sun to play catch, bow practice or come into my scrap room and sit on the steps, playing games on the iPOD or just have a tickle fight!  Daddy "hearts" You!

Take Twelve: April: Places in Leland: Shimelle's Challenge 1

Once again, I have combined several of my classes + challenges into one layout.  I have taken twelve pictures of places in Leland, MS, my now hometown on the twelfth day of April. I chose to incorporate Shimelle's weekend crop, Challenge 1, scraplifting a layout by Jaime Warren.  Go here to view her wonderful layouts.  I have included several views of my layout to show that I truly took twelve pictures.  I chose places in Leland, because one of the topics in Stacy Julian's class, TWELVE, at big picture classes is "places".

So after school, on Thursday, April 12, 2012, my son and I drove around our 4,500 bed community of Leland, MS and I took pictures of places that had meaning to me and my family.  The first picture is of picturesque Deer Creek, while standing on the Jim Henson Rainbow Connection bridge, hence the green guard rail.  Deer Creek is the longest natural curving creek in North America according to the Levee Board.  If you flip the picture up, it reveals the next two pictures of the total 12.

The second picture is of our home with our faithful Bloodhound, Daisy, sitting century. Our home sits on the bank of Deer Creek.  The third picture is of the Jim Henson Boyhood Exhibit; The Birthplace of Kermit the Frog.















The fourth picture is of Lillo's Restaurant.  It is a family owned Italian food restaurant with authentic Florence style pizzas, this a semi-tradition on Sunday night.  The fifth picture is of Stop N Shop, our little local grocery store, which has the best cuts of meat in the delta!

The sixth picture is the front doors of Fratesi Grocery, a family owned gas station/grocery store which serves fabulous po-boys, crawfish, sells bait, beer and gas.  The original one-stop shopping center.  This is certainly a favorite lunch hang out on Saturday's.  The next picture is of one of our cotton fields.  It is in the planting stage.  This cotton field plus many more is one of daily places my husband goes to work.  The fields are a part of our being.








The eighth picture is a picture of the first home where Chet & I lived, in fact 4 out of the 5 siblings lived in this house at some point.  This is a 1,200sq ft. (if that) Jim Walter pre-made house.  It was actually Pat & Chester's first home, where they raised 5 children.  It wasn't until the oldest daughter was a senior in high school that they moved into the "Big House", which is the next picture.  "The big house", which I lovingly refer to it, is where we spend every Sunday afternoon with Chet's sisters and brother, their children and his mother for dinner and play time.  This is also where my husband starts his day, with a cup of milk/coffee (sugared milk with a little coffee).

The next picture is of the original Bank of Leland.  It is no longer a bank.  It is now city hall.  The inside is gorgeous with wood panel and a huge walk in vault.  When I was just starting to date Chet in 1993, it was still the Bank of Leland and across the street was Joe Turner Hardware, across the intersection was Azlin Drugstore and Dean Land Planting company.  Only Dean Land Planting company still resides in this intersection.

The next picture is of Lake Monochnoch.  A small lake, which sits behinds Lillo's Restaurant and borders several homes.  Chet and Walker have gone fishing many a day in this lake.



 The last picture is of our church, St. James Catholic Church, where currently Fr. Charles Buccantini is the parish priest.  It is a picturesque community church with red brick and a white steeple.  This is where we go every Sunday to worship and thank the Lord for all of our blessings. This is where Walker was baptized and received his First Reconciliation and First Communion.

 

There are many other buildings/places which I could take pictures, but these 12 hold the most memories for me.  Here is to April 12, 2012, which happens to be my brother's birthday.

I plan to print this journaling out, fold it up and adhere to the orange mat behind the pictures.  I have used Heidi Swapp's new color magic paper and No Limits paper. The green flowers are Prima Flowers.  The black star border strip is Hometown Summer by Pink Paislee and Sassafras hearts and yellow flower. Amy Tangerine black letters were used to spell Leland.  I also used Memory Book "Flip pockets".  I have had these forever and I always forget about them, but I truly like that I got 12 protected photos on one page.

Take Twelve: March A LOVE/HATE Relationship

       I took several pics on the 12th of March, but I settled on 12 pictures of (mostly appliances in my house)  items/things that I have a LOVE/HATE relationship.  I love candy/cokes but hate what they do to my waist line.  I love my Happy Everything Candy/Cookie jar, but look what it holds!  I love all my appliances because they make life a lot easier than they did 100 years ago, but I hate to clean them, plus a few other reasons.  The journaling is missing from this LO because I need to get a white pen, but I will identify the relationship I have with each item under its picture.

Washing Machine, I love that use wash my clothes in record time but I HATE that you STINK, you really stink!; Brooms, mops, vacuum cleaner, I LOVE that you help me clean up the house easily but I HATE that are NOT hidden away and after I use you, you are nasty!  Shower, I love that you give me HOT showers at the end of a long day, but I hate that you grow mold and are tiresome to clean.  Toilet, what can I say? Yahoo! You are indoors! But I hate to clean you!  Happy Everything Cookie/Candy Jar, I love how you celebrate each holiday and hold hidden delectable treasures. But I HATE that you hold tasty treats that stretch my waist line. Viking Range: You are beautiful to behold with your stainless steel exterior, 4 burners, a grill, griddle and 2 ovens, but I hate that you burn everything in the oven, that grease just sticks to you like glue and that you are a monstrosity to clean.  Candy, cookies, cokes: you know what you do!  iPHONE, aren't you SMART with all your touch pad features, internet, email, text and apps but would you stop bothering me with all those rings!  My ice box, you are double sided, holding more food than we need w/ your your matching cabinet exterior, but why does everything sticky in you spill?  Do you do it on purpose?  Dishwasher, so sleek and superior washing all my dirty dishes in the blink of an eye, but why oh why can't you unload yourself?  Microwave, you are the best of them all.  What did we do before you came along? You zap food  to the perfect temperature for eating; you cook food in 3 minutes; but why must you pretend that everything I put in you is a volcano, making it erupt like Mt. Helena?  Mr. Ice Maker, I love that you constantly provide me ice to fill my cup, but you are so tempermental! You will quit on me in the snap of the fingers, you grumble at me every four hours and hide the scoop every chance you get! You big baby!  Regardless of all ya'lls faults and at times I truly "hate" you, I still love and cherish each of you! I am willing to put up with idiosyncrasies because overall you make my life easier, allowing me more free time than my ancestors and dog gone it, ya'll look pretty spiffy when you "clean up"!  All my Love, Lisa, your owner, your greatest and worst friend. 

The Curious Scrapbooker's Field Guide

I am loving my Big Picture Classes  Twelve, 28 Cards, Eat less/Move More and May Flaum's The Curious Scrapbookers Fieldguide which focuses on "techniques", paints, mists, stamps, and so much more I don't know them all!  Go to this link to learn more about the class and to sign up!  May has packed the class full of "how to" instructional videos which are archived for "forever" use!  Happy Crafting!