What I did today !!

Hello Ladies,
  Just a quick update....
Today I left my baby (18yrs old) at the airport for her first church youth conference, sigh!
I know, I know, she's of age, she'll be OK, there is a large group going, my pastors will be there
too and other chaperons, but, still, I must admit that it is nerve wracking.  I miss her already, my
home feels so quiet without her... :o(
I pray for protection and a safe return for the whole group...they will be flying back on Saturday
counting the days already.  Big Sigh !
  Anyways, to let you know that I was able to upload my pictures for the He-Art Journal challenge @ The Greeting Farm Blog.  I had received an email that they had to manually add me to the group, somehow
I was being shown as not active...?? IDK.  Anyways I've loaded it and am working on this weeks.  I also
a tag swap in the works but I will have to turn them in late, because I'm not good at coloring hair w/Copics, and my daughter was the one that was helping me with it...I'll have to wait till Saturday for her return...  Soooo Sorry Linda, but I have everything done except for the hair.  I am also getting back on track with
my ABC Scripture Challenge.....OMG, I think I have too many things on my plate....must prioritize somehow.  Help me Lord..!
Well I bid you Adieu
Peace be with you.

;0)  Norma

Heart Journaling w/ The Greeting Farm

Week One: Create 2-page spread  Theme: Wings


Here is my entry for this week... having problems uploading my picture into their gallery, so I probably won't make today's deadline.....so sad, but  oh well, that's life....TeeHee
Enjoy my picture and I pray you all are have a super awesome day.

Swaps

Hello Ladies,
   I don't know about you, but I've been having problems with blogger, every time I want to leave a comment on a blog I have to do it under Anonymous...that stinks, LOL.  Anyways, been busy this weekend, working on a lot of videos for my YouTube channel.  Just tried to finish my swaps for June and starting on the last ones for July, I don't want to be late.
   So here is the video for the Smash/Junque Journal Swap... this was hosted by Gina (scrapinology) at My Scrap Room.ning... Had a ton of fun making it... I had already made a couple mini ones, so this it my first full size journal...I pray my partner likes it.  Well, ya'll have a great week and hope to hear from you soon.

Take Care.

Swaps

Hello Ladies,  
   Well, I pray you all had an awesome and safe 4th of July weekend.  As for me and my family, we had a typical quiet weekend.  Today actually was the busies, with groceries and Michael's (20% everything) and I also went to the post office to mail out my latest swaps.   The first swap was for A Lil Scrap of Heaven, I participated in Kimberly's Image Tag Swap, my first swap of this kind, had soooo much fun with it.  You just stamp ten tags with your first image and ten more with your second image, put them in a plastic baggie, and your done...so easy and fun.  My second swap from A Lil Scrap of Heaven was Cynthia's Flower Swap, this was also my first time doing a flower swap, I was nervous because, even though this flower is made with your personal taste, you want to make sure you also consider other peoples.  Well, anyways, these flowers took me a few days to complete, but I love them.  My third and final swap mailed out was for My Scrap Room, hosted by Gina/Scrapinology, this was a one on one Junque Journal Swap.  I received my partners journal within 10 day of the partner's name posted, so I was in a time crunch, even though I still had plenty of time to mail out, I wanted to do it as soon as possible, I pray my partner will like it, based on the one she sent me, this was more of a writing journal, but I did embellish each page by using my homemade glimmer spray.  I did my best with what I had, I didn't purchase anything for it, as I understood it a Junque Journal allows you to use those old scraps of papers you have, maybe some mismatched trims and stickers, old chipboard pieces that you don't necessary would use otherwise in other projects....everything and anything goes, I love that concept, I definitely will be making another full size one for myself.
   Wow I think this is the longest post ever !!!   I hope I didn't loose anyone, Tee Hee.
Well let me let you go to your next blog, enjoy the coming week, may it be blessed by the Lord's hand.
xoxo
;0)
Norma

IMAGE ONE

IMAGE TWO

FLOWER SWAP

CLOSE UP

THIS IS THE FRONT COVER OF THE JUNQUE JOURNAL FOR MY PARTNER

THIS ARE SOME RANDOM SELECTED PAGES

I MADE A POCKET

ANOTHER SIDE POCKET

THESE ARE SOME OF THE "JUNKY" PAGES I LOVE SO MUCH

CAN YOU SEE THE SHIMMER....LOVE IT!

THE LAST PAGE WAS MADE INTO THREE POCKETS AND THE COVER HAS A PAPER BAG

THE BACK COVER.. I USED DUCT TAPE FOR THE BINDING

(Thanks Kathy Orta)

What I did today !!

   Hi ladies,
Just finishing my video on my latest haulsie...its a small one by very exciting...I was able to purchase this week some Copic markers....I was leaning towards just buying some  of the skin tone one and was going to paper piece the rest, but at 50% off, I couldn't resist...I purchased a few more to do black hair, unfortunately Michael's doesn't carry all of the colors, so I will have to make a trip to Hobby Lobby in the next town to purchase a few more to complete the combo for the black hair.  Still, I did get the ones I needed for the skin.

I pray you all are doing wonderful, I've been very busy with my bosses, retirement party craft that I committed myself to doing, and this week we are having Vacation Bible School, so I'll be getting up early to take my daughter, she's the Art teacher, to church and then heading to work, all before 8:30..... to me that is super, super early, definitely not and early bird. 

Well, TaTa for now.... TeeHee
God Bless.
;0)
Norma

P.S.
Here is a picture of my daughter
after recieving her H.S. diploma.

xoxo

What I did today !!

Hello Ladies, just a quick note to let you know of my awesome week so far....not only did we have a wonderful service at church on Sunday, I got to do a mini shop at my local Michael's.  I found out that they now carry Copic markers.....whoo hoo.... I don't want to get sucked-in, but I really couldn't help buying some, especially since there is a 50% off coupon this week !!  Yes 50% off!!  So I purchased two of them the E000 and E00... the reason I bought these is because I saw a YouTube video of a girl doing a tutorial on how to paper piece digi images and she explained that she only uses these two Copics for the flesh tone.. so I'll be playing around with these, super excited.  I will be going back to Michael's to purchase a few more, with the coupon of course, TeeHee.... I'm interested in getting some brown ones for hair...no alot of blond Mexicans...TeeHee, so I definitely need to keep the hair dark... What colors do you ladies suggest...I'm a total novice on this, and the least colors I get the better.... Lemme know what you suggest, all comments are welcomed.  Praying you are having a awesome week !!  Blessings to all.

Peace
;0)
Norma


Oh BTW.... I also joined .... http://www.myscraproom.nin/  and I already joined a swap... super excited.

What I did today !!

Hello Ladies......
   I know, my poor neglected blog.....Sigh
I will not explain myself, it's just one of those things...this blog, unfortunately is the bottom of my priority, so I apologize if you missed me, but on with the show...  I've actually been busy with non scrappy stuff, like, my youngest daughter's upcoming H.S. graduation...Yipee!   So excited for her and for what the Lord has in store for her.  Be praying if you can for both my daughters for they are both searching for summer jobs, and God willing, continuous.  My oldest is enrolled also for Summer Sessions at the university, so she'll be busy if she does find summer employment.  I am also actively helping some coworker with the retiring party for my boss, I will greatly miss him, I sorta volunteered to make bow ties for everyone attending...Long story short, our boss when he first started his practice, would wear bow ties instead of conventional neckties...so funny right?  Well in honor of this, we will all be wearing bow ties to the event, he'll be so pleased, I'm sure, his wife thinks its an awesome idea, so we're sticking to it.  Till then my scrapping has been put on hold. ;0(
Soon, though I'll be posting my ABC Scripture challenge pages, I have them started as a sketch, (baby steps) TeeHee.   In the meantime I saw a video from scrapbooker extraordinaire ScrapChica on a subbie giveaway....well of course I was busy and my computer at the last minute decided to jam up (typical) so I didn't make it to the deadline, but, I so wish to post it.  So Linda, here it is...I hope you get a kick out of it and if the other unwilling participants on the video agree, I will post it, w/music on YouTube, it will be up to them.  For now Here it is....Enjoy

I hope you all get a kick out of it......It was all done in fun with love and respect.

Goodbye for now, see you soon
;0)
Norma
Be Blessed