Stop # 11 on Jessica Sprague's Birthday Blog Hop

Are you enjoying the blog hop so far? Well there is a lot more to come!!! The designers at Jessica Sprague really outdid themselves with their amazing creations! Here is the freebie I made for you.



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Green Horned Unicorn

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The JS Blog Train is coming!

I am super excited about the blog hop coming soon! See the flyer below for more details!

Check out the Sale at JS

JessicaSprague.com is FOUR! To celebrate, they're (we're) throwing a HUGE Birthday Bash & Summer Sale. From June 14-26, you can save 20% off of every self-paced class, and 35% off of ALL digital products. In addition, grab all 27 episodes of Jessica's amazing Photoshop Friday tutorials for just $1 each before they're retired on June 26! As part of the celebration, starting on June 24, you can participate in an incredible 49-person blog hop, picking up a sweet digital freebie at each stop! Best of all, on June 26 Jessica will be making a special announcement of a brand new class coming up in July. We only put our site on sale two times a year, so don't miss out on this GREAT savings opportunity!

The Journey

I wanted to share this page I created with you. Upon first glance, you may think the page is about flowers, specifically - hydrangeas. BUT there is more to this layout. The journaling explains a journey. A journey that started with this hydrangea bush. -- and the path that led me back to this same place.

Journaling -

Memories of home

These hydrangea
bushes are over
sixty years old.
They are such a
reminder of home!
I want my children to know about
the journey that led me back to
these beautiful flowers. The first
time that I saw these flowers is
when I was a little girl. We would
come to visit their great, great,
grandfather,Papaw McGukin. I
remember driving down the bumpy
road to get to his house and these
hydrangeas were the first thing we
saw from the road. We lived about
an hour away. Later in my childhood,
my parents divorced and we moved
to this area. I was able to visit Papaw
often and enjoy these flowers. When
I was a teen-ager, we had a house built
right beside Papaw’s house. I now could
look out the window every day and enjoy
the view. When I went to college, Papaw
passed away. The same year I met Daddy.
I married and lived away from home for many
years not knowing I’d return to this place.
We bought a house when I became pregnant
and was teaching. After I decided to stay
home, we moved back home. We bought a mobile
home that sits right behind these hydrangeas

Have you scrapped about the special places in your life? Are there memories from your childhood that would shine on a layout? To get more ideas about and inspiration for scrapbooking the places of your childhood, visit Get It Scrapped. Debbie Hodge has written a wonderful article.


Supplies -
Katie Pertiet - Color Chat – May 21, 2011
Editorial Inspir. 5-30-10
Spot Dot Brushes no 4
Anna Aspnes - Stitched by Anna Cream
Artplay Palette Booming Marvelous and Genuine
Ali Edwards
Messy Home Brushes
Lynn Grieveson - Hansel Kit
Wilna Furstenberg - Somewhere Alpha

Masterful Scrapbook Design

I knew the month of may would be GREAT after being asked to be a guest teacher at Masterful Scrapbook Design. Teaching plus scrapbooking equals my dream job!!! The focus for May is Stash Busting. There is so much inspiration at MSD. I'd be thrilled if you'd join and become a part of this community. I will be interviewed tomorrow in my first Webinar. The talented and sweet Debbie Hodge will be asking me questions about my scrapbooking process. I have also written an article that shows my process. It is called the "Seven Layer" Dip into your stash. Check out this article and find a recipe that will get you scrapping pages that you love.

Art Says It

I currently have art supplies all over my house! I truly do look like the starving artist that I am today! :) The mess is okay because we are working and creating up a storm! The boys are creating their projects for the "Art Says It" portion of Lads to Leaders. This is a fun way for them to use their creative outlets. I have rubbed off on my boys in more ways than one. Not only are they artists in their own right, they are messy artists, just like their Mommy! Switching to digital scrapbooking is the best thing I ever did. However, it did feel really good to dig into the art supplies and get really messy!

I love that Caden is using what he has learned from his speech, "Creativity for Christ". He is carrying this theme through out his Art Says It Projects. He came up with the idea to photograph paint. We had to find small containers to house the paint. Caden got an idea - The caps of water bottles. I looked around for empty bottles, but could only find one. So, what does an artist do? Improvise! We poured out several bottles of water into a tea pitcher. Caden then filled the caps with paint and began the creative process. I gave him tips on angles and lighting. He captured some images that just fascinate me. In fact, I can't decide which photo to use for the convention. Which one do you like? I'll be sure to post their final projects on my blog - after I get this mess cleaned up! :)

Fun Uses for Digital Screws

Kayleigh Wiles is a digital scrapbooker that I have learned so much from! She is extremely talented and she has been a real treasure to the scrapbooking community. She has a new blog. Check it out at kayleighwiles.com Today's posting is about using digital screws on your pages. She gave 5 really great examples on 5 amazing layouts! I wanted to share a page where I used digital screws.



I am a big fan of using keylines on my pages as an extra detail. On this page about Caden, I put a digital screw in the 4 corners of the keylines just for an extra punch. Do you use digital screws on your pages? Head over to Kayleigh's blog and let her know how you've been using them!