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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Reflections

This is my layout for the January 1st sketch at "Once Upon a sketch" and the inspiration challenge at "Get Picky"
The journaling criteria at OUAS was to write about New Year's eve. It didn't have to include a photo specifically from New Years but to journal about your thoughts or reflections regarding this holiday. I love this beautiful sketch Nadia designed this time!!
At Get picky, the inspiration challenge was also about New Year's eve. So I combined the two challenges together. I used 2 similar photos of me looking out into the lake and called the layout Reflections. Which has a double meaning if you ask me!!
I used these gorgeous "Bonjour" papers by Kaisercraft along with a strip I had left from my Pion Design kit. I printed some Webster Pages digital flourishes which I downloaded from their website. I used Dusty Attic chipboard and some flowers and gemstones by Recollections and Prima. Finally I used some cheese cloth and Prima packaging to mat the picture.
The journaling says:

"When I was younger, celebrating new years was the hype. I loved going out, celebrating with friends and family. Nowadays I don’t understand the hype at all. Either I’m getting older or I’m getting wiser, maybe both. I much rather spend my new years at home with my husband and my kids as if its’ like any other night of the year.  This year that’s exactly what I did!! I even fell asleep watching T.V. at 10 o’clock. I don’t know why people get so excited about this night. I get more excited at the beginning of a school year when my kids start a new phase in their lives. That’s a true new year for us.  I wish people would celebrate each and every day, the way they celebrate New Year’s and to be happy every day not only on December 31st. How about that as a resolution?"

And going along with the theme of happiness, being happy each in every day fits great with the theme for the challenge at Scrap for help. So I'm entering this layout also for the SFH January challenge. The recycled materials are: flower packaging from Prima and cheese cloth that I found in my grandmother's drawer after she passed away. I love the soft look it gave the picture.









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Manor House Creation Giveaway!!

Yep, Manor House Creations is having a flower giveaway !
Here’s what you can win….
…a bag FULL of flowers! There are 3 to win!
(I quickly counted and there are about 50 in one pack and 25 in the other 2).

Wish me luck I hopeI win!! these flowers are gorgeous!!

Monday, January 9, 2012

Apologies

I wanted to apologize to all my followers because I did promise to draw another winner for my giveaway if I reached 100 followers. I'm very happy to announce that I did reach 100 so here is the winner of the a surprise RAK!!

I asked my son to quickly pick a number from 1 to 41 and he picked 18.

which is: 
18. Edilza Teixeira - Brasil


Edilza please send me your address so I can send you your prize

thank you for visiting my blog
Keren

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Blessed- Mini album

Here is another mini album I've recently finished. I love how it turned out but its just too much work. I love the way mini albums look but I rather make layouts because its faster. I spent hours embelishing this album. A few months ago I attended a class to learn how to work with metal. Although I knew some of the tecniques, its always good to learn new tricks from someone else. During the class I assembled the pages for this mini- album and left it blank for a while. I used papers from Bo-Bunny Timepiece and Gabrielle, Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden and some old looking papers. I love the colors and theme of this layout.
I wanted to make a mini-album about a party I had 2 years ago in which I celebrated LIFE with most of my family and close friends. In the year 2000 I had a liver transplant and got a second chance at life. In the summer of 2010 I decided to have a party and thank G-d  for giving me another chance at LIFE and thank all the people close to me for being in my life. This album represents that event. It took me this whole past week to embellish it (hence I haven't posted any layouts) however I'm quite pleased with the results. Unfortunately you will not be able to see it fully because I'm not including pictures of other people (to protect their privacy) I only included pictures of my immediate family and of my grandmother (Z.L). So if you see blank cardstock, its where the pictures ought to be. One of my favourite embellishments is the metal flower in the front. It is embossed and painted with alcohol inks. Then I added feathered leaves behind it. The message in the book is obvious: I'm thankful, blessed, grateful for everything that has been given to me in my life by both G-d and the close people in my life.












I'm using this mini-album for a challenge for Scrap for help. I used a lot of recycled materials for this layout: I used packaging material for matting, I used and old doily of my grandmother's crochet. I used music sheets and finally I used old necklace charms as decorations on the outside. The theme for SFH is something that makes you happy. This album fits this theme perfectly because Life makes me happy and blessed and grateful!!

Thank you for visiting my blog
Keren

Friday, January 6, 2012

ScrapFit Design Team

I'm so happy to announce that I have joined a new Design Team. I'm very happy to design along side many talented ladies for the ScrapFit blog.
Stay tuned for our first reveal on February 1st.

FITgirl Logo


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Keren