Thankful

A few years back I blogged daily about something I was thankful for throughout the month of November. I'm not sure I've got a daily post in me, time-wise, but I think I'll give it a go. At least to help me focus on the amazing things I have been blessed with in this life!

Today, I thank God for this beautiful land where I live and the friends

we have here. I love the Palestinian people deeply. I thank God for bringing me here. My life is richer and fuller because I have spent the last 7 1/2 years living among the Palestinians. So many wonderful friends that I can't possibly share pictures of everyone. I'll post a picture or two for smiles. But today I am thankful for Palestine.

Nature Girl and MORE!

Gearing up for Digital Scrapbooking Day!!!! That is happening the first weekend in November! Lots of fun stuff going on all over digi-land, with sales, give-aways, blog trains, challenges and MORE! Don't miss it!

Jennifer Labre Designs is closing her Scrap Matters' shop THIS WEEKEND! It's not to late to take advantage of her 50% of sale! She is moving to a new store! Stay tuned for that exciting news! :D Here are two layouts using her amazing kits! These kits will be moving to her new space, so if you haven't gotten them yet, they won't disappear!

The first is Ice Cream Dreams, which was part of the Mix-A-Kit at Scrap Matters:

The next one is her FUN birthday kit, Over the Hill! Such cute elements in this kit!

Love this kit! It's Nature Girl, the latest by Faith True, and it's full of digital yumminess! Click the picture and the link will take you to this kit at Scrap Orchard.

MOVING SALE! 50% of select Jennifer Labre Design items!

Jenn is moving her shop and saying goodbye to Scrap Matters with a HUGE 50% off
moving sale! Any kit or item she isn't going to take with her to the new store is now marked 50% off! Don't miss your chance to grab favorite kits like:

Click on the image below to head directly to Jenn's Scrap Matters shop!

Don't miss out!

And stay tuned when Jenn announces where she's going! It's an exciting new beginning!

My first Faith True Originals Creation!

I get so excited to try something new! To join a new team is just FUN! This is my first layout using Faith's stuff and I put 2 kits together and came up with this! Queen Bee and Have Heart. I also used a Fiddle Dee Dee Designs template, Fuss Free: Artisan 4! These are all available from Scrap Orchard! The picture is of me and my Daddy and Mommy on my grandparents farm sometime around 1977! Love the results of this combination!

I look forward to sharing more of my Faith True Original creations! I'm so in love with her designs! :D

Another Creative Team???

I'm so excited! I just got invited to join Faith True Originals Creative Team! She sells at Scrap Orchard and you just have to see her stuff to see how amazing her creations are! I can't wait to play! Stay tuned for some digital yumminess from Faith True Originals! :D

Sea Glass and Scrapbooking!

Today the family headed out on a sea glass hunting adventure for Green Creations: West Bank. We headed north to Dor Beach National Park. SUCCESS! We came home with enough good pieces to get us really started in jewelry development before Christmas gets here! And we had fun to boot!

I also had some time this week to play with a few new kits from Scrap Matters! This first one is Shabby Black and White by Elise's Pieces! It's a stunning and FUN kit. I just had to pull out my sister's wedding pictures to use with this kit! I couldn't resist the fingers and toes! :D
This next new kit is Paisley Princess by Jennifer Labre Designs, and it's chock full of cuteness! I'm a freak for anything purple, so I fell in love instantly! But the kit is seriously adorable! And I think my little Maggie is, too!
It's a scraphappy world! My heart is full! I'm focusing my mind on reading 1 John through as part of a Bible study. And I'm listening to Christmas music! Yep, I'm crazy...but lovin' life! :D See you again soon, friends!

My baby turned 6!!!

It was Georgia Kate's birthday on Sunday! I can hardly believe how the years fly by! She turned 6, and we got to celebrate as a family with Aunt Danni (my sister, Regina) and Uncle John Facetime-ing into the party! I love modern technology! Thought I'd share a few pictures from the day!

My baby is growing up! Habibti, Georgia!

This Barn Tells a Story

I wanted to use this gorgeous kit, Harvest, by Jennifer Labre Designs. I pulled out some Thanksgiving pictures, but it just wasn't grabbing me. I started searching through my unscrapped photos and I found this picture of Papa Joe and Na-na's barn. I think it was taken in the mid-80s or so. And the colors of fall made it perfect for this kit. But what do I do with a picture of the barn? Journal from the heart, of course!

The barn might not survive another season. All have acknowledged that the barn will need to come down sooner rather than later. And it makes me sad. This barn tells a story. It's been there for so very long and has seen so much. It stands as a symbol of the Stoschack farm. When it finally comes down, my heart will feel sad.

The kit is available at ScrapMatters. Trust me...if you need a fall/harvest kit, you want this one! It's STUNNING! I just had to scrap with it!

Making jewelry and PLARN!

As part of a poverty alleviation project I've started in the West Bank, I've been learning some new crafty ways! I started crocheting with Plarn, which is plastic yarn made from plastic shopping bags! It's been a fun ride! I also just learned to wrap sea glass and make jewelry! Can you say FUN?

Green Creations: West Bank has hired 2 ladies for a 3 month trial period. We're hoping to have product to sell in time for Christmas gift-giving! These ladies are working hard right along with me! I'll share a few samples of things we've created!

If you've got any wonderful ideas about creative ways to upcycle trash, please feel free to share! I'd love to hear from you!

MIA? More layouts to share!

It's been a month since I've been here! The kids got back into school, and my life has been crazy every since! But I have managed to scrap a bit, so thought I'd drop in an share a few layouts from September! Hope you enjoy!

This is one of my all-time favorite layouts! I used the collab kit, Unforgettable from ScrapMatters! And this layout even found me featured on the ScrapMatters blog for a GSO! (Gallery Standout for those unfamiliar with scrapbooking lingo!). It's a picture of my mom and her family when she was just a little girl:

This layout was a FUN one to create! I used the kit Authentic by Jennifer Labre Designs. I also used Picasa photo editor to pull together all the headshots of me throughout the last 7 years! It was just plain FUN!

This kit is Full of Life by Jennifer Labre Designs, and the template is a Scrap Orchard template Thursday freebie by Fiddle Dee Dee Designs.

Finally, this kit is Denim and Daisies by Jennifer Labre Designs, part of the September Mix-A-Kit at ScrapMatters! Love the blues in this kit!

That's all from me for now! Lots more going on in my life, but it's time for me to sign off and get some work done! Thanks for looking!