Challenges and a layout

I finally came up with something for the ADSR altered art challenge. In this layout my grandson is demonstrating a trick on his bike called an Endo.

I didn't have to do the ADSR challenge #10 since I was the team member who completed challenge #6 and that gave me time to work on a layout using the kit Ever After. This kit is by Paris Designs and can be found at Deco-Pages. This layout is of my niece Pam and her new husband. I call it This Is The Beginning.

Journaling: Suddenly, quietly, you realize that ~ from this moment forth ~ you will no longer pass through this world alone. Like a new sun, this awareness

rises within you, freeing you from fear, opening your life. This is the beginning of love and the end of all that came before....Unknown

William & Pamela Crane March 8, 2008

Layout: I Hope Your Dreams

This beautiful young lady is my niece. I really like how it turned out. I used Mary Ridgeway's Lucky In Love Kit at Deco-Pages.

Layout: Ice Storm

We got our electric back late last night after it had been out for just over 30 hours. It is amazing how much you don't really appreciate electric until you have to go without for a while. I was having laptop & internet withdrawal! We had an ice storm earlier in the week and I managed to get some photos of the sun reflecting off the ice before the 2nd ice storm took out our electric. I used Snow Much Fun by Paris Designs at Deco-Pages. It was the perfect kit for this layout!

Layout: Esther May Felker

I just got the Lucky In Love kit by Mary Ridgeway yesterday and I already have one layout done and another one started. It is a great kit! Be sure to go to Deco-Pages and check it out!

Layout: Kathy and Shep

I made this layout for Deco-Pages Holiday Challenge. The challenge was to have everything in your layout in different shades of green. It was a lot harder than I expected it to be but I am pleased with how the page turned out.


Journaling: This picture has been in our family for 4 generations. Ivan & Charles found it in an abandoned house and took it home to their mother because they thought she would like it. When she passed away it was handed down to her daughter, Esther. It hung at the base of the stairwell and Kathy grew up believing it was a picture of her and their family dog. And, although it isn’t really them, the family has come to refer to the picture as Kathy & Shep. After Kathy married and had her own home Esther gave her the picture. Kathy passed away and it now has been handed down to me.

Credits: Digital scrapbook page created in Microsoft Digital Image Suite for March 2008 Holiday Challenge at Deco-Pages. Background from Carolina Haven Kit by Eva Kipler Designs. Elements: button from Victorian Baby Kit by Brittney Ferguson Designs; stitching from Pixie Stitches by Wendy Page; swirl (color altered) by Wendy Page, overlay (color altered) from Delightful Girl Kit by Melany Violette; frame from Freebie 11 May 07 Kit by Doolally Designs by Bry; overlay (color altered) from Hearts Delight Kit by Kim Hill; tag from November 2007 Color Challenge Reward by Dana Conditt; lace from Lucky In Love Kit by Mary Ridgeway; bow & ribbon from Country Potpourri Kit by Paris Designs; bow from Ever After Kit by Paris Designs. Font: PT Impressive Bold

Layout: Beautiful Blue-Eyed Girl

This cutie is my great granddaughter. I made this layout using Starry Night Dreams Enchanted by Mary Ridgeway at Deco-Pages.

Layout: Road Trip

I made this layout using Journey Traveled by Paris Designs. This and other great kits by Paris Designs can be found at Deco-Pages.

I remember this day so well. My daughter was bored because all of her friends had gone to Myrtle Beach for Spring Break so my husband and I decided to surprise her and take a mini road trip!

Journaling: It was Spring Break...and one of those rare times we acted on impulse. We told Ashleigh to pack an overnight bag & hopped in the car. We then drove four hours to Reading so we could shop at the local outlet malls. We checked into a hotel and I relaxed with a book. Rick & Ashleigh went for a swim and enjoyed the hot tub. We picked up some brochures and Ashleigh made a list of the stores she wanted to go to. We shopped most of the day and then headed back home. Needless to say it was quite late when we finally got home and we were tired but we all enjoyed our Spring Break road trip!

Credits: Digital scrapbook page created in Microsoft Digital Image Suite using Journey Traveled by Paris Designs. Font: PT Yanks Hand

Layout: The Berlin Wall

I made this layout using Journey Traveled by Paris Designs. This and other great kits by Paris Designs are available at Deco-Pages.

Journaling: The Berlin Wall is something I learned about in history class. It was erected in 1961. According to East Berlin officials it was a means to stop ’free movement of Western agents’ between East and West Germany, however in actuality it was to keep the citizens of East Germany from leaving. It started as a basic wire fence and eventually was replaced with a concrete wall. Over the years there were numerous attempts by people to escape to West Berlin. In November of 1989 I was able to watch history being made. TV stations broadcasted as the wall came down. My Mother-in-law traveled to Germany to visit friends and took this photo of a section of the wall that remains standing.

Credits: Digital scrapbook page created in Microsoft Digital Image Suite using Journey Traveled Kit by Paris Designs. Font: Showcard Gothic (title) and PT Opals Hand (journaling). Photo property of Beatrice Humphrey

Layout: Childhood Is A Magic Castle

I think every mother can relate to this layout. I call it Childhood Is A Magic Castle. It shows various photos of my daughter as she was growing up. They grow up so fast!

I am a member of Paris Designs creative team and I made this layout using her kit called Sun Kissed. You can find that kit and other great kits by Paris Designs at Deco-Pages.