Take Time for Tea

Those who know me well know that I am a total tea addict.  You rarely find me without a mug or glass of tea in my hand.  I like it hot in the winter and iced in the summer.  But it's not just any tea,  I enjoy loose full leaf teas and herbal blends.  My favorite teas come from adagio teas and Teavana.

I was so excited when Daydream Designs released their Tea Time collection of digis that I decided to do a layout about my current favorite teas.  I say current, because my favs tend to change from month to month. LOL.

I used the Parisian Tea Color Set,  the French Florals Digi Papers and the Tea Time Sentiments Bundle on my page.

In celebration of tea,  I have a little give away.   I have four packages of loose leaf tea to give to four of my fellow tea lovers.  Just leave a comment that you'd like one and send me your e-mail address and I'll send one out to you.

I've also linked this up to Word Art Wednesday #119 - Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Blessings!

Mark's Finest Papers Color Challenge 9

It's time for this week's MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge.  This challenge  is open to all types of paper crafts, including scrapbook pages. Each week we have a color or colors that you have to incorporate in your project. and you must use stamp(s) on the project.

This week's challenge colors are Turquoise and Orange.  Feel free to use any shades of these colors.

Today's page features a photo of me with my brother Tony and my God brother Adam taken in August 1967.  I haven't the slightest memory of what was going on at the time, but the expressions on all our faces are priceless.  My stamps are from the MFP Zoo Friends set.

The guidelines for the color challenge are simple:

1. Use the challenge colors as your main colors.  You can use any shades or hues of the challenge colors.
2. You can add any neutral colors (browns, grays, white, cream, kraft etc.) that you wish.
3. You can use an accent color in addition to the challenge colors, but it must be an accent only and not one of the main colors.
4. You must use stamps on your project.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize.   We start our weekly challenge every Thursday, and there's a new stamp prize each week so be sure to stop back by.

This week, one blessed winner will receive our Covered Bridge (regular) stamp set...

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge.  To be eligible to win, be sure to link your project to MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge 9 and mention MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge in your blog post.  If you use MFP stamps on your project please note that in your post as well.  You have until 9:00 PM on Wednesday, February 12th to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

Mark's Finest Papers Color Challenge 8

It's time for this week's MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge.  This challenge  is open to all types of paper crafts, including scrapbook pages. Each week we have a color or colors that you have to incorporate in your project. and you must use stamp(s) on the project.

This week's challenge colors are Yellow, Green and Brown.

I used a photo of my Mom on my page today.  It was taken in the late 50's.  My stamps are from the MFP Huge Blooms set.  To give the flower dimension,  I stamped it 3 times, fussy cut the images and layered the pieces together.

The guidelines for the color challenge are simple:

1. Use the challenge colors as your main colors.  You can use any shades or hues of the challenge colors.
2. You can add any neutral colors (browns, grays, white, cream, kraft etc.) that you wish.
3. You can use an accent color in addition to the challenge colors, but it must be an accent only and not one of the main colors.
4. You must use stamps on your project.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize.   We start our weekly challenge every Thursday, and there's a new stamp prize each week so be sure to stop back by.

This week, one blessed winner will receive our Tiger stamp...

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge.  To be eligible to win, be sure to link your project to MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge 8 and mention MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge in your blog post.  If you use MFP stamps on your project please note that in your post as well.  You have until 9:00 PM on Wednesday February 5th to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by.  Blessings to you!

Happy New Year

I've been working on a lot of heritage layouts lately, so I decided to mix it up and do something current. One of our family traditions is to take photos on New Year's Day.  We don't do any type of planned formal photo shoot, each of us snaps a picture of the other two just as we are.  These photos were taken around 1 AM on New Years Day, after we got home from Watch Night service at church.

I used 2 digis from the Daydream Designs Happy New Year set for my title block.    I used the outline set which has black and white images, so that I could custom color them to match my layout.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you're staying nice and warm. We're in the midst of our second major snowstorm in 2 weeks, which is unheard of in Virginia.

I am linking this up to Word Art Wednesday Challenge 117 - Anything Goes

Blessings!

Mark's Finest Papers Color Challenge 7

It's time for this week's MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge.  This challenge  is open to all types of paper crafts, including scrapbook pages. Each week we have a color or colors that you have to incorporate in your project. and you must use stamp(s) on the project.  

This week is a wild card week.  In a wild card, you get to pick your own colors within a specified guideline.  Our wild card is Bright Colors.  You can use any colors you wish for you project as long as they are bright colors.

Today's layout features a  photo of my parents in their younger years. They are on the beach in Atlantic City with my Aunt Janet (my dad's sister-in-law) and her son Billy.  My dad wrote on the back of the photo, so I made a copy of his writing and included it on the page.  I used stamps from the MFP I Need A Vacation stamp set.

The guidelines for the color challenge are simple:

1. Use the challenge colors as your main colors.  You can use any shades or hues of the challenge colors.
2. You can add any neutral colors (browns, grays, white, cream, kraft etc.) that you wish.
3. You can use an accent color in addition to the challenge colors, but it must be an accent only and not one of the main colors.
4. You must use stamps on your project.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize.   We start our weekly challenge every Thursday, and there's a new stamp prize each week so be sure to stop back by.

This week, one blessed winner will receive our Spring Flowers stamp...

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge.  To be eligible to win, be sure to link your project to MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge 7 and mention MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge in your blog post.  If you use MFP stamps on your project please note that in your post as well.  You have until 9:00 PM on Wednesday January 29th to link yo your project.

I am also linking this up to Word Art Wednesday #116 - Anything Goes.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings to you!

Daydream Designs Blog Hop - Day 4

Join the Fun - Day 4

Now thru January 19

Welcome to Day 4 of the Daydream Designs BLOG HOP!  We have tons of inspiration for you and lots of FREEBIES and giveaways.  You will visit 10 Dream Team designers’ blogs. If you arrived here from Gail's blog, you're in the right place.  If not, you might want to go to Diane's Daydream Designs blog and start from there so you don't miss a thing.   

If this is your first visit to the hop, here are the details ...

**Three winners will win their choice of THREE FREE SETS**

 from our Daydream Designs Store.

(Excludes KD-Kits)

**One winner will win the BIG BLOG HOP CANDY**

(see Diane’s blog for pictures)

**EVERYONE WINS!**

Collect FREE DIGIS as you go!  There will be a free digi waiting on each designer’s blog!

1.       Visit every blog on the list.

2.       Leave a comment saying you were here.

3.       For an extra chance to win, subscribe to our newsletter (Diane’s blog, first stop on the hop).

4.       When you get to the last blog on the list, Jerusha’s blog, you will have the choice to end the hop or continue to Deedee Anderson’s blog to start another round with her team for more prizes and Freebies! 

      Let’s get started!

For my layout I used the digi  that we're giving away on my blog.  The photo is of my husband and I, taken in the St. Louis, MO Gateway Arch in July 2012.

FREE DIGI HAS EXPIRED

It's from the Valentine Love Journal and Photo Mat Kit.  Since it's a digi, you can change the size and use it for a journaling block, a Project Life card, a photo mat or a card front. 

Next stop on the hop is Helen's blog.  Here's a linked list of all the stops on the hop.

Diane  

Elizabeth

Gail

Gemiel

Helen

Jill

Karen

MariLynn

Miesje

Jerusha

Deedee

Thanks for stopping by today.  Enjoy the hop.

Blessings!

Mark's Finest Papers Color Challenge 6

(If you're here for the Daydream Designs Blog Hop, please click here.)

It's time for this week's MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge.  This challenge  is open to all types of paper crafts, including scrapbook pages. Each week we have a color or colors that you have to incorporate in your project. and you must use stamp(s) on the project.  

 This week's challenge colors are "Shades of Blue".  We only have one color this week, but please use as many shades and variations of blue as you want.

We're back to my mother's family this week.  This photo is of my Great Uncle Thomas,  my grandmother's half brother.  My grandmother's mother died a couple months after she was born and my grandmother was raised by another family.  Her father moved north and settled in Michigan, remarried and had more children.  Uncle Thomas became a successful doctor and he came to visit us in Philadelphia several times during my childhood.  I used a stamp from the MFP Brick Wall Mini stamp set to make the brick background for my journaling block.

The guidelines for the color challenge are simple:

1. Use the challenge colors as your main colors.  You can use any shades or hues of the challenge colors.
2. You can add any neutral colors (browns, grays, white, cream, kraft etc.) that you wish.
3. You can use an accent color in addition to the challenge colors, but it must be an accent only and not one of the main colors.
4. You must use stamps on your project.

You can use any type of stamps you wish, but if you use Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize.   We start our weekly challenge every Thursday, and there's a new stamp prize each week so be sure to stop back by.

This week, one blessed winner will receive our Flaps My Wattles stamp...

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's challenge.  To be eligible to win, be sure to link your project to MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge 6 and mention the MFP SpeedyTV Color Challenge  in your blog post. If you use MFP stamps on your project please note that in your post as well. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday January 22nd to link up your project.


Thanks so much for stopping by.  Blessings to you!