The Music Man Details for ScrapThat!

It's a busy time here in the Sabella home. Our youngest daughter is graduating on Sunday with a party here at our place afterwards, so we're all busy with preparations. It's such an exciting time! 

I created a layout featuring a photo of Maria with the ScrapThat! May Anniversary Kit. She performed in her high school musical, The Music Man, last spring. You may have seen this page during the blog hop, but today I thought I'd share some close-ups and details. 

"The Music Man"

Main Kit

Maria is the one with the big hat!

I used Amy's gorgeous May sketch:

For details on our ScrapThat! May challenges, check out the following links:

May Sketch Challenge

It's a "Banner" Month DT Challenge

Tips and Techniques:

Embossed Vellum Flowers ~ I used the vellum included in the main kit along with Heartfelt Creations stamps and dies to created these lovely flowers. My step by step photo tutorial can be found here. 

Die Cut Blossoms ~ I used kit cardstock and my Donna Salazar Bitty Blossoms Spellbinder Dies to created these lovely rolled paper flowers and leaves along with distress ink to color. The larger flower is Spellbinder's Spiral Blossoms 1 die. 

Kit Goodies ~ The sweet pink rosebud and gorgeous Prima Crystal and Pearl Flourishes are included in the main kit. 

Fiber Swirls ~ I dyed the kit fiber and wrapped small portions around my finger to created these darling little swirls to tuck into the cluster. 

Fussy Cutting ~ I fussy cut and inked doilies and hexagons from the patterned paper to layer around the photo and cluster.

Embossed Vellum Lace ~ I stamped and heat embossed the vellum with a lace stamp, then fussy cut around the design. I colored the back with blue Distress Ink. 

Doily ~ I picked up this crochet doily in the dollar bin at Michaels and colored with distress ink to coordinate. 

Distressing ~ The mats and paper edges are distressed with my handy dandy Distrezz-It-All. I get soooo much use out of this tool!! 

Butterflies ~ These Petaloo butterflies started out with pure white wings. I colored with several shades of distress ink, added crystals, then kit pearls for the body and the delightful Prima flourishes for butterfly trails. So charming and easy to alter. 

Splatter ~ I splattered the background with mist, then used an eye dropper to add the larger splats 

Lace Edge ~ I pulled the paper back in a couple spots and tucked in some Prima lace from my stash and adorned with the Kaisercraft kit pearls. 

Title ~ The scroll under the hot air balloon was just the right spot to add my title using Prima letters from my stash. 

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Patriotic Birthday Card for the Really Reasonable Ribbon May Blog Hop

Good morning and welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon May Blog Hop.

If you've just been inspired by Jeannie's fabulous work, you are in the right place. If not, you can join us for some patriotic inspiration with the gorgeous May RRR Ribbon Club Assortment by hopping on over to the RRR Blog to start at the beginning. There you will find all the blog hop and prize details.

Just look at the gorgeous ribbons in this month's RRR Ribbon Club Assortment! They are perfect to create projects for those Memorial Day and 4th of July family get togethers. My dad is a proud Air Force veteran, so I selected several ribbons from this collection to feature on the birthday card I created for him. 

"Patriotic Birthday Card"

Tips and Techniques:

Ribbon Star ~ I wanted to go with a vintage, masculine look for this card, so I colored the white patriotic dot grosgrain from the May Ribbon Club Assortment with distress inks. I folded it into a partial Moravian Star design to create a wonderful masculine center for my twine flower. 

Layered Flower ~ The base of this flower was cut from denim using my Donna Salazar Grand Peony dies by Spellbinders. Next I created a loomed twine flower with RRR Natural Jute String. My twine flower tutorial can be found here. And of course on top is the ribbon star I created with the RRR May Ribbon Club Assortment. 

Title ~ I fussy cut the title mat from BoBunny Liberty Cut Outs. The letters were cut using my Tim Holtz Typeset strip die. I colored some speckled cardstock to coordinate with the BoBunny Liberty Collection papers used to created this card. 

Stamping ~ The flourish next to the twine and ribbon flower was stamped with a BoBunny Liberty stamp with distress inks. 

Ribbon Strip ~ To achieve a more vintage feel, I layered the red swiss dot grosgrain from the May Ribbon Club Assortment behind the sheer portion of the blue ribbon also found in the May Assortment.   I added this vintage BoBunny flag trinket over the layered ribbons. Every project needs a little bling and the iridescent stitching on the blue ribbon adds that nice touch without looking "girly."

Distressing ~ I distressed the paper layers with my Donna Salazar Distrezz-It-All by Zutter. 

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The May RRR Club Assortment is so versatile and can also be used for more elegant projects as well. I used two of the red ribbons and white lace here in this wedding layout posted earlier this month of our sweet daughter-in-law, Rachel and her maid of honor. The red ribbon was an absolutely perfect match to the red in the dresses with the lace being a perfect accent for a wedding page. 

"Maid of Honor"

For close-ups and details of this layout go here. 

I hope you've been inspired to grab your May RRR Ribbon Club Assortment and start creating!

Your next stop on the RRR May Blog hop will take you to 

to some amazing inspiration from Cheryl. 

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Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

  ~ Blessings ~

"Dancer" Birthday Card for RRR

My niece is turning nine, and she's is a tom boy who loves frilly things. She takes gymnastics and placed in our local beauty pageant for her age group last summer, so I thought this dancer card would be perfect for her. It features Really Reasonable Ribbon along with some extra supplies from my May ScrapThat! Kit. 

"Dancer" Birthday Card

Silky Crush Ribbon 1.5" ~ Rose

Seam Binding 1/2" ~ White

Iridescent White Metallic String

Tips and Techniques:

Ribbon Skirt ~ I fussy cut this dancer from the Prima Divine paper and thought the RRR Silky Crush Ribbon would create a sweet skirt. I cut three strips of the Silky Crush ribbon twice the length of her skirt, finger pressed a crease at the half way point of each and machine basted across them one at a time, right next to each other so the three pieces were connected by the basting. I then folded on the stitching line and snipped strips up to about 1/4 inch from the stitching line. The "skirt" was then gathered to the width of the dancer's waist. The weave in this ribbon is tight enough to hold up to this technique without much fraying. 

Braided Belt ~ I cut three lengths of the Metallic White String and braided it to created the belt at her waist. The sparkly belt covered the edge of the skirt to hide the gathering stitches. 

Ribbon Flower ~ I wanted just a tiny flower for her waist, so created this ribbon flower using white seam binding. 

Hand Stitching ~ I drew a line for the butterfly trail, pierced stitching holes, then stitched with Iridescent White String. In this close-up you can see the gorgeous iridescence of the metallic string. I cut a little more than usual to allow for some fraying on the string ends. 

Glitter ~ I dabbed each of the flowers on the dancer with Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear glue, then sprinkled with Donna Salazar Sugar Shimmer Fairy Dust Glitter. This is the first time I used her glitter, and you can't believe how much sparkle and shimmer it produces!! 

Flowers ~ I added a little cluster of Prima flowers to the corner. 

Distressing and stitching ~ I used my handy DSD Distrezz-It-All to distress the layers before zigzag stitching around the card. 

I hope I've inspired you to pull out some ribbon to embellish your projects!! 

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Embossed Vellum Flower Tutorial and "First Dance" Details for ScrapThat!

One of my favorite things to do is to try out new flower techniques. I've seen some of my card making friends create amazing embossed vellum flowers, so I thought I'd give it a try. I was so please with the way they turned out. Here is a step by step tutorial on how I created them and then some details about from my "First Dance" layout using these flowers. Here's a flower close-up from this page:

Note ~ Some of my tutorial photos are not as clear as I like. I don't think there was quite enough contrast for my camera to focus properly; however, they are plenty clear enough for you to see the process. 

Embossed Vellum Flower Tutorial

Supplies:

Supply list:

Vellum ~ ScrapThat! May Anniversary Kit

Heartfelt Creations Tattered Blossoms Stamps (two smallest stamps) or other flower stamp

Heartfelt Creations Tattered Blossoms Die Set  (two smallest dies) or other dies to coordinate with your stamp. (You can also use scissors to fussy cut around a stamped and embossed flower image.)

Stamp block

Donna Salazar Mixed Media Inx - Jasmine

Whispers Embossing powder - Pearl, or other white or pearlized embossing powder

Big Shot or other die cutting machine

Heat Tool

Ranger Distress Ink in color(s) of choice

Adhesive dots like Zots or Glue Dots

Helmar 450 glue

Queen and Co. Goosebumps clear gem or other flower center of choice - or leave plain.

**Note ~ while I have given the specific products I used, there is a great deal of flexibility with this technique, so I hope you will pull out the supplies you have and give it a shot.**

Step 1. Stamp flower image with Jasmine Ink. I have tried a lot of different white inks and Jasmine Mixed Media Inx by Donna Salazar/Clear Snap is the best I've used to give good coverage. It also stays wet for a long time, so is perfect for embossing. I highly recommend it for this technique. With the Mix'd Media Inx, you can stamp several flowers before step 2.

Step 2. Sprinkle embossing powder over stamped image while the ink is still wet. Tap off excess and return to jar

Step 3. Heat emboss until the powder turns glossy. Don't over heat.

Step 4. Cut the flower images into individual pieces.

Step 5. Place a mini adhesive dot or a tiny piece of a regular adhesive dot on opposite outer edges of each die, then place the embossed flower face down on the die, matching the edges of the die. Make sure the vellum is adhered where you placed the adhesive dots.

Step 6. Run through the Big Shot or die cut machine of your choice.

Hint: I found that occasionally when I place the image in the center of the platform the vellum cracked and one of my petals fell off. This was resolved by placing the die closer to the outer corner of the platform where it gets a little less pressure from the die cutting machine rollers. This may vary with your die cut machine.

Step 7. (Optional - do not color for white flowers.) If you want to color your vellum flower, rub Distress or other ink in the color(s) of your choice on the "back" (non-embossed side) of each flower.

Hint: Embossing powder acts as a resist; however, when I tried to color the top and then wipe the ink from the embossed area, it took most of the ink color off of the vellum as well. Inking from the back works better since vellum is transparent and you can see the color where it is not embossed.

Step 8. Place a dab of Helmar 450 or other liquid glue to the back of the smaller flower and match up the centers of the two pieces while offsetting the petals.

Step 9. (Optional) Add gem to flower center.

Variation ~ For a fuller flower you can use two of each petal size (four flowers all together) You would glue the two large flowers together first, offsetting the petals and then add the two smaller flowers, offsetting the petals each time.

Tip: I also used this same technique to create the blue strip of lace under my cluster. I do not have a matching die for this lace stamp, so after embossing, the lace strip was fussy cut. You can stamp and emboss any image to create delicate embellishments from flowers to lace and doilies. 

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There is just something special about that first dance as husband and wife. Andrew's expression shows his love and adoration for Elizabeth as they share this first dance. 

"First Dance"

Tips and Techniques:

Handcrafted Flowers ~ I created all three sizes of Donna Salazar's Bitty Blossoms flowers from kit cardstock, and colored with distress inks. They are placed among the clusters and on each end of the banner. 

Handcrafted Vellum Flowers ~ Another close-up of their use on this page. 

Stenciling ~ I used a prima stencil with light molding paste to created the soft background design. 

Prima ~ Oh, there was so much Prima goodness in this kit from this gorgeous flower in the EAO kit, the peach focal flower in the first photo from the FAO kit, and these sweet butterflies and crystal/pearl flourishes from the main kit. 

Distressing ~ You know how much I enjoy using my Donna Salazar Distrezz-It-All on my edges. 

Fussy Cutting ~ I fussy cut doilies from paper scraps to layer under the photo mat. 

Daisies ~ I punched out these daisies from a scrap of kit cardstock, painted the edges with the MK Smooch Accents, and added a gem from my stash for each center. 

Vellum Corner ~ (Main photo) This lace corner was cut from the kit vellum and I fussy cut the outer shape from cardstock. I accented with MK pearls.

Banner ~ One of the Prima Divine sheets was filled with banner triangles. Half are are more neutral with some script and the other half are floral and girly. I fussy cut enough of each for my title. I layered the neutral on top of the printed pieces trimmed the tops and used the MK alpha to create my title. The large paper clips were just right to anchor each end of the banner. The banner was hung with White Iridescent Metallic String from Really Reasonable Ribbon. 

I hope you will give these Embossed Vellum Flowers a try. Let me know and I would love to drop by and see yours!! 

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"A New Day" SEM Challenge #28 ~ All Things Have Become New

It's the first Monday of the month and my turn to create the Scrapping Everyday Miracles Main Challenge. This page is of our daughter, Elizabeth, and myself before her wedding.

Spring is my favorite time of the year with new life springing up all around. A verse I learned many years ago at vacation bible school is 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” It’s a verse I often reflect and meditate on. I find that my life is constantly changing, and our Lord wants me to put away the old things and embrace the new. 

For this month’s main challenge we would like you to share a project that represents something new in your life. You can reflect on a new relationship, a new phase of life, an event that brought change into your life, a new job, hobby, volunteer opportunity, or even a book or Scripture verse that has given you new insight. God blesses us with everyday miracles sometimes big and sometimes small that bring change and new opportunities to our lives. Your project doesn’t need to be about a recent event, but needs to represent something new in your life.

SCRAP TWIST: USE SOMETHING ON YOUR PROJECT THAT IS MORE THAN A YEAR OLD - THE OLDER THE BETTER, "AND" SOMETHING NEW TO YOU IN 2013. These supplies may be purchased, given to you, or even found objects. Be sure to tell us in your project blog post what these supplies are. 

"A New Day"

Two of our four children have married recently. This layout is of our daughter, Elizabeth, and me on her wedding day. We often think about the new relationship between a man and a woman when they marry, however, a marriage also brings about a new relationship between a parent and child. My role changed that day from one of loving authority to that of encouraging advisor. It is important for me to understand the dynamics of our changing and new relationship now that Elizabeth is married. Genesis 2:24 says, for this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.” To have a healthy and vibrant relationship with Elizabeth, I must see our relationship in a new light. This new relationship didn’t just happen the moment her and Andrew were pronounced husband and wife, but is one that is lived out in our everyday lives as we grow together as a family. It's a miracle that the Lord guides and changes us so that we can nurture this new relationship. 

Something old ~ Distress Inks ~ 2 years in my stash
Something New ~ Blue Fern Chipboard and Ruby Rock-It paper and tags I was blessed to receive in blog hops this year. The poppy stencil, I just bought and received in the mail last week. 

There are so many different things that change and become new in our lives every day. I can’t wait to see how you interpret this challenge.  

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Lisa and Scott have generously provided two $20 gift certificates. You can win one of these fabulous gift certificates by linking your project(s) to one of our May challenges. 

**NOTE: You may submit the project you create for Scrapping Everyday Miracles to other challenge blogs but your project must be mainly created for the Scrapping Everyday Miracles challenge in order to win the sponsor prize and/or be one of Top 3**

 All entries must be linked HERE by May 31th, 11:59pm PST.

*Important: Make sure your link is to the blog post with your project & not just your blog in general...and be sure to remember the SCRAP TWIST!

I used this lovely May Cest Magnifique Sketch for inspiration:

Tips and Techniques:

Chipboard ~ This Blue Fern chipboard is just gorgeous. I love all the details and the variety of leaves, berries and blossoms. I painted the chipboard with a light grey paint, allowed to dry, then colored with Distress markers pulling colors I had used on the background paper. I added details to the leaves and blossoms as well. These Prima blossoms, dry brushed with gesso worked perfectly to cluster in the center of the chipboard floral flourish. 

Painted Background ~ The only color on the background paper was the blue strip across the top. I used a Tim Holts water brush and Distress Inks to color the gorgeous images printed on this Ruby Rock-It paper. 

Stenciled Molding Paste ~ I used two of my newer Prima stencils to add texture to the background with molding paste. 

Bling ~ With the color work on my background paper and gorgeous chipboard piece, I wanted to keep the rest of the page light to allow these features and the photo to shine. I did want a little bling so scattered the large clear dew drops and small clear rhinestones across the two corners. 

Layered Tags ~ I received a bits and pieces prize from Cest Magnifique earlier this year which included the Ruby Rock-It paper collection and a package of tags and journal blocks. I layered some of these around my photo mat. 

Distressing ~ What would a page be without using my Donna Salazar Distrezz-It-All? Here it's used on my photo mat. 

I've entered this page at:
Cest Magnifique May Sketch Challenge

Word Art Wednesday ~ Challenge #78 Anything Goes

If you missed yesterday's post, I've been published at Scrapbooking.com Magazine. You can scroll down for all the details and links.

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments. 

~ Blessings ~

Sneak Peek and Scrapbooking.com Publication

It's my turn to create the Scrapping Everyday Miracles Main Challenge this month. 

Here's a sneak peek:

Stop back tomorrow for details. 

I'm excited to share that two of my scrapbook layouts have been published at Scrapbooking.com Magazine.

"Dreams" and "Cherish this Moment" are featured in the special

Wedding Layouts category this month at Scrapbooking.com.

Weddings ~ Featured Projects Video

Scrapbook.com May Weddings Department Article

In the Letter From the Editor video my "Dreams" layout is featured for the wedding category.

Letter From the Editor YouTube Video

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"It's All Good" Details ~ ScrapThat!

It's one of my favorited days of the year ~ National Scrapbooking Day!! I hope you have a fun day filled with scrapbooking on your agenda today for some very special photos!! Speaking of special, I enjoyed scrapping this engagement photo of Elizabeth and Andrew. There are some fun details in this photo. With the water dripping over the stone wall in the background of this outdoor photo, I wanted to bring that natural, organic feel to the page. 

I created this with the gorgeous Prima Divine collection featured in the fabulous ScrapThat! "Spring into May" Anniversary Kit. 

"It's All Good"

MK, EAO, FAO

I used the April Prima BAP sketch for inspiration:

Tips and Techniques:

Stamping ~ The first thing I did to prepare my background was to use the Prima Brick 3 stamp with distress ink to the right of my photo placement to reflect the stone wall in the photo. 

Transparency ~ This lovely KaiserCraft transparency was included with the kit papers. I fussy cut two portions and applied to opposite corners with spray adhesive.

Bling ~ The gorgeous crystal and pearl Prima flourishes included in the main kit are perfect for adding trails to the Prima Butterflies included in the EAO Kit. 

Distressing ~ I inked the edges of my photo mat, then used my Prima distress tool to on the mat and page edges.


Highlights ~ The Moonlight Smooch Accents in the MK was perfect to lighten and highlight this lovely Prima focal flower from the EAO Kit.

Fibers ~ Originally, I had planned to fringe the MK natural ribbon under the photo. That didn't work out, but I loved the long fibers I pulled out in the process and nested them under this cluster. I simply laid them in place and brushed Matt Mod Podge over them to adhere.

Washi Fans ~ I must confess, as hot as washi is in the scrapbooking world right now, this is the first time I've used it. I wanted to try something a little different and pleated the EAO washi into the little fans I tucked into the cluster.

Vellum Flowers ~ I've seen the most gorgeous embossed vellum flowers by some of my oh so talented cardmaking friends, so as soon as I spied the MK vellum I knew I would use my new Heartfelt Creations stamps and dies to try my hand at it. Stop back by on May 9 for my tutorial. The flower centers are goosebump gems from my stash. The Prima milky crystal drop is also from my stash. 

Handcrafted Flowers ~ I also created some of my Bitty Blossoms flowers with MK cardstock and my Donna Salazar Spellbinder dies. 

Kit Flowers ~ I pulled one of the sweet MK roses apart and tucked the now two flowers into the cluster. A MK pearl made a perfect flower center for the larger open rose. The FAO Prima vine added to the organic feel when spread across the page. 

Stenciling/Texture Paste ~ I added brown paint to my flexible texture paste and applied it to the upper part of my page and over the stamping using a Prima wood grain stencil. 

Mist ~ I misted over the wood grain and allowed the mist to drip down the page, first with the peach, and once dry with the brown. I went back and added more mist with a dropper to get the really drippy look. Then I splattered more mist over that with large splats of he brown and small splatter with the peach. 

Fabric Tape ~ There is either a roll of the Prima Divine washi or fabric tape in the EAO kit. I happened to also own the fabric tape and used it here under the photo and again under the title along with another strip of the washi. 

I had fun creating this organic page

and hope you have the chance to create for

National Scrapbooking Day!! 

I have entered this at:

Prima April BAP

Because I created this before the Word Art Wednesday challenge #78 began, I won't be entering this over there, but I had to let you know, they are featuring one of my favorite verses, Psalm 127:3 this week. I hope you'll stop by over their to get your free Word Art and link up a project while you're there. 

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"Maid of Honor" for RRR Challenge #71 ~ Sparkle, Bling, and Ribbon

Weddings are such special days, celebrated with the people closest to us. You can see the joy and sweet friendship shared by Rachel and her Maid of Honor, Amber. 

I am so excited to share my first post as a designer for Really Reasonable Ribbon. It was a delight to work with the gorgeous RRR ribbon, cording, and lace on this wedding layout. My original thought was to use some beautiful white seam binding and wrinkle ribbon for this page, but when I realized how PERFECTLY the red ribbon in the RRR May Ribbon Club Assortment matched the red on the girls' dresses, I had a change of plans. 

The theme for RRR Challenge # 71 is Sparkle, Bling, and Ribbon

To enter this challenge, create a card, layout, or any handcrafted project. Just be sure to follow the theme and use ribbon, lace, or trim somewhere on your project. 

"Maid of Honor"

RRR Products used for this Layout:

Metallic String Iridescent White

RRR May Ribbon Club Assortment ~ both red ribbons and white lace. 

I used this fabulous sketch from The Scrapping Stamper May Challenge:

Be sure to stop by Shannon's blog for the details of her May Challenge and to link up a project using this delightful sketch. Use Ribbon, Sparkle, and Bling to enter RRR Challenge #78 as well. 

Tips and Techniques:

Ribbons ~ I cut paper ribbon strips then wet and scrunched them to give a fabric-like appearance. I clustered them below the flowers, then topped with the red RRR ribbons. This gorgeous red metallic satin and satin/organza ribbon with the sparkling white iridescent stitching are both part of the RRR May Ribbon Club Assortment. Joseph and Rachel had a December wedding so their colors were red and green. Rachel had accents of red on her gorgeous dress and Amber's maid of honor dress was this same rich red. I really couldn't believe my eyes at what a perfect match this ribbon is to the dresses. 

Distressing ~ I used my favorite scrappy tool, my Donna Salazar Distrezz-It-All by Zutter.

Twine Flowers ~ I enjoy creating twine flowers, so I thought I'd try making some up with the Iridescent, Metallic White Thread in several sizes. I added a large rhinestone to each as a flower center. My twine flower tutorial can be found here. 

Embossed Vellum Flowers ~ I created these beauties to use with my ScrapThat! May Kit and am so glad I had extras to use on this page. They make such a lovely cluster with the twine flowers. If you would like to learn how to create some for yourself, be sure to stop back for my tutorial on May 9. 

Lace ~ Not only was the red ribbon a perfect match, this white lace included in the RRR May Ribbon Club Assortment is perfect for a wedding page as well. I cut a paper strip to go across the page, distressed the edges, and topped with this gorgeous ribbon. 

Title ~ I printed my title using Chopin Script (found on the internet) onto ink jet transparency paper, fussy cut to the shape of this opening so the edges would be less visible, and adhered to the page with krylon spray adhesive. 

Chipboard ~ I blinged up this chipboard from the BoBunny with Rhinestones from my stash. 

Butterfly ~ I added some black diamond stickles to the body of this Martha Stewart vellum butterfly, then rubbed a touch of black soot Distress Ink across the veins. A snippet of a Zva crystal flourish finishes it off for a butterfly trail.

I'd like to give a special thanks to Nicole Doiron. I recently won a fabulous prize over at her blog, Scrap-Utopia, that included this paper, doily and some of the bling. Thanks Nicole!! 

I hope you've been inspired to create and link up your project for this fun challenge.

RRR Challenge # 71 ~ Sparkle, Bling, and Ribbon

Be sure to check out the RRR Blog for all the details and prize information.

I've entered this LO at:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #78 ~ Anything Goes. 

Oh, be sure to check out their Word Art this week. It is one of my favorite verses - Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Psalm 127:3 We home educated for 19 years and our home school was called Heritage Christian School based on this sweet verse. 

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~