Some art ...

for Unpubbed ... my lift of Melissa's amazing design team layout and below my design team layout for this week's open call.



A layout for SALT ... our theme this week is hope.There's so much in God's word about hope ... I focused on 1 Corinthians 13 and how LOVE ALWAYS HOPES. That's so powerful ... because God is love. And He has shed abroad His Love in our hearts ... always hoping may cause us to be vulnerable and pull down our walls of defense ... but I believe it is so worth it.

Some Art ...

This week's lift of Vanessa at Unpubbed ... check it out! And my intrpretation of the GIVING THANKS challenge at SALT:

I Spy ...

some tools. Joel loves to be a "working man" especially when he can help Daddy!

This week's layout at Unpubbed:



This week's challenge at SALT is REST. Totally need this topic ... thankful that God provides rest for those to come to Him. It's so awesome that He promises (and delivers) all that we need, if only we'll come to Him, believe and receive those promises.

I spy and some art ...

some food. These pears are now pear sauce for Josh ... he loves them! The next layout is a lift of the famous Jude over at Unpubbed ... join us in lifting her for a prize! (The belly belongs to my sister ... we are so excited to meet her little person later this month)!



Another layout for Unpubbed:



A mini book for the challenge at SALT this week:

I spy and some art ...

something hot

This is my layout for Unpubbed last week:



And my layout for SALT -- our challenge was to create art about being patient. Love the verse that says: "... imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised." Hebrews 6:11-15

Saturday Gratitude

1. That both of my boys are asleep RIGHT now. It was quite a battle to get Joel to go to bed ... with Josh screaming in the background ... but I prayed for wisdom and got it ... put Josh in his swing and let him watch a Baby Einstein and I rocked Joel to sleep. Josh got fed and is now napping ... hooray!
2. Barbeques with friends! So glad Nick and Cara could come over for a visit with their boys. Good times!
3. Auntie Rhonda and Uncle Bob came to visit on tuesday. A lovely day to just hang out!
4. New starts ... I had a date with Billy Blanks (and his bootcamp) yesterday - my first real attempt at exercise since Josh came ... we also went for a LOOOOOONG walk with our new stroller ... it was good and fun and today I'm stiff and sore. Back at it on Monday!
5. For telephones ... I think I talk to my Mom almost everyday.
6. For scrapbooking. My one little indulgence that helps make me me. (See below for some stuff I've worked on this week).
7. For my husband. He was gone on a golfing trip this week ... it's so nice to have him home.
8. For flowers in pots and my garden. There is just something about growing things that makes me happy. My grandma had quite a green thumb ... maybe I get it from her!
9. For summer. I LOVE summer! My favorite time of the year ... the heat, being outside, the sun, camping ... I so want to go camping!
10. God's word. So thankful for my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

This week's assignment in the Jessica Sprague Digi course I'm taking:



My layout for Unpubbed:


My layout for Lotus Paperie:



My layout for One Little Word:

Friday Gratitude

So Thankful for:
1. An afternoon off ... my Mom took Joel swimming and I hung out with Josh and did some scrapbooking!
2. A date with my husband ... my Mom in law took care of the boys and we went out for supper and for a drive in the country! It was good!
3. My new stroller ... a sit/stand option for Joel with the regular seat for Joshua.
4. My garden is growing ... potatoes, sunflowers, beans, pumpkins and carrots are all up!

5. The Jessica Sprague photoshop elements course I'm taking. Here's my first layout from this class:

6. Being on the design team for SALT and UNPUBBED! Love those girls!


7. Being guest dt this month at Lotus Paperie! What an honor!

8. A fun Father's day! We went to the zoo with Uncle Clarke and Kim! It was so much fun!




9. My Nikon D40x! I love my camera!
10. My iPod! I listen to some good stuff while feeding Josh!

Some art ...

This week's layout for Unpubbed. My lift of Stephanie's stunning BINGO layout.



This week's layout for SALT. The challenge was to interpret our favorite psalm. I decided on Psalm 121 ... it was my Grandpa's favorite psalm. As I thought about it, I realized that my Grandpa had possessed everything that God promises in this psalm. I want to follow his example and meditate on this psalm ... I want to possess these promises in my life too.

I got my mojo back! Woohoo! For the past few weeks I've been just taking pictures, enjoying the warm weather and my boys and I haven't felt like I had any stories I needed or wanted to tell ... I felt kinda flat - but my creative juices are running again ... Ali Edwards says there are cycles ... I just like the creative making stuff part of the cycle (but the living the stories, taking pictures and having fun is good too!)

Here is my layout for Unpubbed this week (lifting Nicole):



And my layout for OLW (the word is THINK)

Some Art ...

Just got home from a trip Edmonton to see my family. It was wonderful to hang out with my sisters and parents and my nephew Noah (featured on the layout below ... for this week's Unpubbed challenge). Yesterday we went to the zoo and had a lovely time .... we got to see the Elephant, go on a train ride and see some kind of Chinese livestock (very cool ... from a distance we weren't sure if it was a buffalo or a rhinoceros). I'll post pictures later on!

This week's SALT



This week's Unpubbed

Today ...

We had a lovely day today ... had a nap on the couch snuggled with Joel (while Josh slept in his crib), went for a walk around the block and picked up the mail, and had a really nice visit with my Aussie neighbour! Joel hung out at their house and watched Backyardigans with their son while I cooked supper. This was the first time Joel has ever done that ... spent time at the neighbour's without me ... it was strange but good. He's growing up and getting a little more independent. It's nice when he has those little independent moments that he still climbs on my lap and says "I do love you Mommy".

Here's my layouts for Unpubbed and Salt this week:

Our Unpubbediversary

Hooray! Unpubbed is celebrating! We have invited Beth and Nicole to join the design team and are having an extra contest! So come join the fun! Here's my lift of Beth's awesome layout:

He slept through the night!

Josh slept through the night! Woo hoo! (10-6:45) It was lovely to sleep that long (except that I kept waking up expecting that Josh would be waking up!) Hopefully he'll do it again tonight! Yesterday Joel and I started swimming lessons ... he sure hangs on tight to me in the water ... but I expect he'll get more confident and independent as the weeks go on!

This is my layout for this week's open call at Unpubbed Layout inspired by LifeLovePaper at SIS.



This is my layout for the content challenge at SALT

Unpubbed and SALT

These are my layouts for Unpubbed and SALT. I've been doing more traditional paper layouts lately (I guess you would call them hybrid because I am using some digital tweaking to pics)... and in a new size for me (8.5 by 11). I'm having fun with this! Scrapbooking is good!

Challenges!

For Salt (Jesus is Lord!):


For Unpubbed (Heather's 15 Minutes):


For One Little Word (Believe):



Had a great day today! Got new tires for my Pathfinder so I won't slip and slide on the roads this winter! Joel called them "fancy tires" - where he got fancy from I'm not sure! Had a nap - totally not planning this - laid down with Joel to help him sleep and then I did! Had our good friends over for Chinese food - also an unexpected but wonderful surprise! I've really been enjoying my digital scrapbooking course! But today I was inspired by my friend Melissa to do some scraproom purging! I got a box full of paper and one of embellishments and stamps that I'm sending to my sister for her crafting projects! It feels good to purge and get stuff I'll never use out of my drawers!

Tagged

My friend Chrissy (the one in the layout - this week's unpubbed lift) tagged me ....

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Salli Pathfinder

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fav ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Vanilla Double Chocolate

3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
K Whi

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Blue Giraffe

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Nicole Edmonton

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
Whi Ki

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink put "The")
Red the Caesar

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Arie Jacob

9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne, favorite candy)
Hugo Mars

10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother's & father's middle names )
Elaine Charlie

Okay ... I tag Ronda, Stacy and Karla

My City Kid (unpubbed challenge)

My lift of Beth's favorite layout (this week's famer on Unpubbed).

Carla's Challenge

Carla's UNPUBBED challenge to you is to find one of your "old school" layouts and revamp it with your new modern style. You can either use the original pictures or just use the old page as inspiration for a whole new layout.

This is my very first layout:



This is my revamped version:



Thanks for looking!

Unpubbed!

Come meet the amazing talent on Unpubbed
This is my take on this week's lift:

Some new things are happening over at Unpubbed so be sure to take a look!

Unpubbed!

Come check out the fabulous Karen Mataraza on UNPUBBED!
http://www.unpubbed.blogspot.com

This is my take on her favorite layout: