Mama Bear

Enjoying one of my Christmas gifts.  Just call me mama bear.

It's About The Cross

I've been wanted to scrap this song for a while now, but just couldn't do it justice.  I was hesitent to post this, but felt the message was worth conveying.

I used various kits from Anna Aspnes, Natalie Designs and Jopke.

Merry Christmas to my dear online friends and family.

Lyrics to song:
It's About The Cross
song by The Ball Brothers

It's not just about the manger
Where the baby lay
It's not all about the angels
Who sing for him that day
It's not just about the shepherds
Or the bright and shining star
It's not all about the wisemen
Who travelled from afar

It's about my sin
It's about how Jesus
came to be born once
So that we could be born again
It's about the stone
That was rolled away
So that you and I could
have real life someday
It's about the cross
It's about the cross

It's not all about the good things
In this life I've done
Its not all about the treasures
Or the trophies that I've won
Its not about the righteousness
That I've find within
Its about His precious blood
That save me from my sin

Repeat The beginning of the story
is wonderful and great
But it's the ending that can
save you and that's why we celebrate
It's about the cross
It's about my sin It's about how
Jesus came to be born once
So that we could be born again
It's about God's love

Nailed to a tree It's about every
drop of blood that flowed from
Him when it should have been me
It's about the stone
That was rolled away
So that you and I could have real life someday
So that you and I could have real life someday
It's about the cross
It's about the cross

Christmas Past

Just love this photo of Roberta, Jim and John - Christmas 1955

BlendableLayersNo108 - Modified
KPertiet_DecemberBoscage-5 copy
KPertiet_DecemberBoscageSolids-8
KPertiet_DecemberBoscageSolids-3
KPertiet_StapledStacksChristmasNo1-5

Snowman California Style

I found this photo on the web and just had to scrap it.

KPertiet_PolarMountain-9 copy
KPertiet_SpackleNo1-5
KPertiet_JoyousChristmasAddon-8
KPertiet_ARToptionMiniMixNo4_Frames-1S
KP Postmarked Holidays No2
KPertiet_ChristmasLodge_Tickets-3
KP Holiday Foliage Cluster
Star/KP_GladTidingsKit
Branch/KP_HappyChristmasKit
Bow/KP_GladTidingsKit
KPertiet_DecemberBoscage_Staples2
Merry/KP_BrushstrokeWordsMerryNo2
Tape/KP_BeMerry_WashiTapes
Lines/KP_BorderStampsnLayersNo1
DoilyEdger/KP_DoilyEdgersNo1
StitchedWordStrip/KP_StitchedWordStripSentimentsDecemberNo2

Enjoying a cup of coffee

KPertiet_GeometricMasksNo1-5
KPertiet_ScriptedCurvesNo2-deliciousness
StudioDD_ReadymadeLayersWinterBordersNo1-1
KPertiet_TravelerBlendableLayersNo1-15
KPertiet_TravelerBlendableLayersNo1-14
KPertiet_TravelerBlendableLayersNo1-7
KPertiet_TravelerBlendableLayersNo2-1
KPertiet_WateryTypeCastSentimentsNo4-dearSanta2

Itune Challenge - Dec 16

Well I should have read the whole post before diving into this layout.  I looked at the example and litterly used squares for my inspiration.

I wanted to see if I could do a cutout and was able to create it and filled it with various papers for colors.

KPertiet_ArcticWhitesNo3-4 copy
KPertiet_LightlyLinensNo19-7
KPertiet_AppleOrchards-9
KPertiet_MonthlyMemoriesVol2FoundationsNo9-5
KPertiet_LightlyLinensNo19-6
heart doily/KP Brilliant Love Kit [recolored]

Turning 19

Scraplift challenge 12-14-19

KPertiet_VintageArtistryNo1-4
Paint/KP_Arlesey_ArtsyPaint
handwriting/KP ArchiBlendClustersNo1
photo/KP Hinged Frames No7
Ledger/KP_LedgerJournalersNo3
StudioDD_ReadymadeLayersBotanicalBordersNo3

Day 12 - Scraplift

Last day of the December challenge

I lifted FloridaGranny's sport page, one because all my grandkids are involved in sports so this one really caught my eye and second because I love big photos and working with masks.

AASPN_ArtPlayMiniGelid
AASPN_FotoBlendzOverlays6_1
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteThrive_GoTag
AASPN_UrbanStitchez6_3
AASPN_ArtPlayMiniTwilight_ButtonPearl
natali_19_09_ov3
JJvD_3600PixelsOverlays_Overlay4

Day 9 Santa List

Designers used: Emeto, Anna Aspnes, Designs by Tina,AFT Designs, Jopke Designs,Lynn Anzelc Designs.

emeto_Christmas Story_ paper (17) copy
AASPN_ChristmasWordMix1_SantaClaus
AFT_KraftXmas_Emb_Flake3
DesignbyTina_AllIsCalm_elf
AFT_KraftyXmas2_Emb_Star
AASPN_12X12XmasScriptTeaseOverlay1_3
DesignbyTina_WishUponAStar_stamp3 copy 2
AASPN_MMDocuments3_2
emeto_SantasLittleHelpers_letter1
JJvD_3600PixelsOverlays_Overlay4
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteCynefin_PaperRibbon
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteCynefin_SeedPod
LA_DearSanta_thread

Day 10_Santa Scrap

AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteKristtorn_ArtStroke2
AASPN_EvergreenFotoBlendz2_3
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteKristtorn_PineBranchB
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteGrowFresh_Bow
AASPN_ArtPlayMerryTree_ButtonRed
AASPN_UrbanStitchez13_3

taylormade-christmascollection-WAlovesanta1-written (modified)

SSL Challenge at Designer Digitals

Photo from our vacation in Italy back in 2011.  It was one of my favorite trips.

KP Mapped Frames [modified]
KP Typewriter Clusters No4
KP Watery Typecast SentimentsNo2
KP Watery Scribbles No2
Scribble/KP_VintageMixClustersNo18
Splatters/KP_BlendableLayersNo96

Day 7 - Recipe

I love the picture, but I'm not crazy about the layout.  May have to redo it.

Used color pallet #2
C =Playing games on Christmas Day
h = Word love in journaling
r = Jouraling
i = White Background
s = stitches over tag
t =Tag on side of photo
m = Photo mask used
a = Acrylic Alpha used
s = LoopDaLoop stroke

Everything by Anna Aspnes
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteNeige_SolidPaper1
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteSurfsUp_Transfer1
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteSurfsUp_Transfer6
AASPN_LoopDaLoopArtStrokes5_3
AASPN_ArtPlayMiniPaletteHigh5_ArtStroke1
AASPN_ArtPlayMiniPaletteHigh5_Overlay1
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteAnaphora_LWDoItAgain
1 frame mask - ALT167
AASPN_ArtPlayMiniPaletteHigh5_Things
AASPN_ArtPlayMiniPaletteHigh5_Dice
AASPN_UrbanStitchez10_10
AASPN_AcrylicAlphaNumberSet1

Day 6 - Duplicate

Anna Aspnes
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteVerdure_SolidPaper5
AASPN_EvergreenEdgeOverlays1_2
AASPN_FotoBlendzOverlays16_4
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteVerdure_EdgeOverlay1


Comfort and Joy Collab kit
Oscraps-CnJ-WA-Natali-1
Oscraps-CnJ-PAINT-snow-ldavi-1a
Oscraps-CnJ-PAINT-Spatter-SoMaDesign-1
Oscraps-CnJ-WA-Idgie-1

Day 4 - Traditions

Anna Aspnes
AASPN_ArtPlayMiniPaletteBlithe_ArtsyPaper1
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteSilverBells_ArtStroke
AASPN_ArtPlayPalettePinery_Splatter
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteBask_EdgeOverlay
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteFestal_Fork
AASPN_ArtPlayMiniJocund_String

Day 3 - A Christmas Song

Lynne Anzelc Designs
Dear Santa

Anna Aspnes
AASPN_MountainHigh1_4
AASPN_aASubscriberSnowOverlay
AASPN_SparkleEdgeOverlays1_1

Font -An unfortunate event

2020 Calendar Toppers

I didn't like the way the other toppers were looking, so decided to go a totally different route.

August

December

 April

12 Days of Christmas challenge at O'scrap

Day 1 - Christmas Tree

February 2020 Calendar Topper

Everything Anna Aspnes
Spring Template Album No 2
ArtPlay Melic
MultiMediaMelic
Melic WordArtMix1

December 2020 Calendar Topper

Everything Anna Aspnes
Spring Template Album No 2
MultiMediaBranches8
MultiMediaBranches16
Verdure Wordart

August 2020 Calendar Topper

Everything Anna Aspnes
Spring Template Album No 2
ArtPlay Elysium
ArtPlay Bravura
MultiMedia Branches5

2020 March Cal Topper

Everything by Anna Aspnes
Spring Template Album No 2
ArtPlay Airy
ArtPlay Wilderness
MultiMediaHygge1
UrbanStitchezKorners2

2020 April Topper

Everything by Anna Aspnes
Spring Template Album No 2 (modified to fit 6X8)
ArtPlay MiniPalette Rococo

2020 Calendar Cover

It's that time of the year again.  Cover page of Jim's annual calendar.

Brandy Murray
Fern
Color Palettes 02
Color Palettes 01

Thankful

Scrapping with Liz
Nov Challenge Template
SwL_11_19TLPChallengeTemplate

Sahlin Studio
Gather

Sahin Designs
Cranberry

Anna Aspnes
MultiMedia Branches 7
ArtPlayPaletteCynefin_PaperRibbon

Stop and Smell the Roses

Nov Art Journaling challenge Wk1

Graphic River Template (show event)
I bought this template a while ago because I loved the graphic style.

Rachel Jefferies
Eucalyptis

Palvinka
Bits of yesterday

Autumn

4th Quarter Crop Template #3

Baby it's cold outside

4th Quarter Crop Template #4KPertiet_VintageArtistryNo1-1
newsprint/KP Country Christmas Blendable Layers
splatters/KP Country Christmas Blendable Layers
KPertiet_CountryChristmasBlendableLayers-1
KP Vintage Mix Clusters No4
Blendable/KP_DictionaryBlendablesEverydayNo2
Twist/KP_TwistedDotsNo1
Doily/KP_DocuStackLayersNo1
StudioDD_ReadymadeLayersWinterBordersNo1-1
KPertiet_CountryChristmas_PineCluster

Wine Tasting in Napa 2018

My niece and her family, wine tasting in Napa.

KPertiet 4th QTRCropTemplateNo1
KPertiet_OldLedgerPumpkin-2
Transfer/KP_FallGardenReMix_BitsnPieces
Blendable/KP_Recolte_Blends
ChipboardLeaf/KP_FallGardenRemix_Chipboard
Flair/KP_FallenTrailsKit

November scraplift challenge at The Lilypad

This is for the November scraplift challenge, I've chosen Angela Toucans' layout below, I love the big photo and the strip of photos.

Angela's layout:
https://the-lilypad.com/forum/galleries/october-weather.409187/

Sahin Designs:
Golden Days
Fall is for
Fireside
Cranberry

Angie Pennington;
Nature Walk

Salin Studio
Count

sc_candsn31_Embrace Life (Photo Cluster)
Large photo from Pexels side
Photo #1651165

Colour me Happy

Everything by Anna Aspnes
Artplay Prismatic
Prismatic Foro Blendz1
Multi Media Documents5
ColorWordARTMix1_WAColourMeHappy

Artplay Bask - Edge Overlay
Urban Stitches8

Photo - internet

Retired 10-17-19

I cannot believe that the day of my retirement has dawned ( a little earlier then I had planned)! Until now, the reality has not set in that as of today I won’t get to see and speak to my co-workers at work again. I’ve always looked forward to my retirement as a time of peace and quiet, but now I feel a bit torn. I’m going to miss them all so much. They have all made a profound impact on my life. I hope I’ve been able to do the same for them.

It’s not easy to accept that you’ve passed your ‘best before date’, especially when you love your job and the people you interact with. I look back on our many years together with a great deal of nostalgia. The wonderful memories we’ve created along the way will live with me forever. Through good times and bad, the one thing I’ve always been able to count on is that my family at work has my back. I’ll miss the easy camaraderie that came so naturally to us.

Jim and Scott 1988

KPertiet_MoonlightDreams - papers
KP Blendable Ledger No3
Clipping/KP_DefinedClippingsNo2
Stitching/KP_CleanStitchedBordersWhiteNo1
Frame/KP_Walden_Elements
Journaler/KP_CollagedJournalSpotsNo1
Doily/KP_CatanaKit
KPertiet_VintageTapedSentimentsNo2-bestever
Frame/KP_ThinClassicFramesNo1
Beads/KP_BeadScatteringsNo1
Button/KP_CorbyElementPack

StudioDD_ReadymadeLayersWinterBordersNo1-3

Mask Party

My daughter posted these pictures, I originally was only going to use a couple of the photos, but these were all so fun and filled with personality I had to use them all

Journaling:
Last night we had a fun time trying out a mask recipe I’m using for a Pamper Party I’m hosting tonight. Needless to say we laughed a lot, mostly at Isaac’s expense because we thought he looked like a cholo Batman. But after we wiped the mask off, we were all blown away how amazing our skin felt. #babybutt


Katie Pertiet
Monthly Memories Vol2
KPertiet_LightlyLinensNo3-7
Blendable 103
KPertiet_BigPaintedPatternsNo1-4
Journal Spot/KP Deer Lodge
Journaler/KP_ShapedNotebookJournalers
KPertiet_ARToptionMiniMixNo2_wordstrips-2
KP Digitally Pressed Petals No3

Palvinka Designs
Palvinka_LittleArtist_brush4

Anna Aspnes
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteCanyon_Flower1
AASPN_ArtPlayMountainHigh_Flower

Butterfly Pavillion

I love Kayleigh's templates, she does all the detail work and you add or subtract what you want to make it yours.

Double D
Layer works 1082

Katie Pertiet
Spring Meadow
Art Option Mini Mix No2
Maybe tomorrow - paper

Natalie Designs
19-11 Paper No14

God Bless America

Lynne Marie
lynnemarie_PressPlay04_psd

The Committed Crafter
TCC-Taped-Details02

Forver Friends

KK 8th grade graduation: It's all about friendship.

Anna Aspnes
FotoInspired Template Pack No 2K

Natalie Designs
natali_17_social_cluster5b
natali_pink_forever2

America the Beautiful

Anna Aspnes
FotoInspired Template Pack No 2K
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteNeige_SolidPaper3
AASPN_ArtPlayRedWhiteBlue_ArtsyPaper3
AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteBask_EdgeOverlay

Photos from internet, except the mountains that one is mine.

Happy Birthday America

Lynn Grieveson
Summer Blues

NBK Designs
Astrid - star transfer

Rachel Jeffries
eucalyptus-mmartistry-texturedoverlay02 (recolored)

Jen Maddocks
Amfreedom wordart

Studio DD
Layerworks 682 - used bits and pieces