Memory Tags

I wanted to show you some of my  other memory tags--Here's one on humility.  I actually made three of these.  One for each, my hubby, youngest daughter, and myself.  We all three memorized these 40 verses.  One page each week---around six or seven verses each week.

I read this book and it inspired me to memorize some of the scriptures used in this book.

Here's a sampling.  Click on the picture to read them.

Another group of verses. 

As you can see, I embellished all of these a little more than yesterday's tags.

One on marriage verses.

And, lastly, one on verses about decision making.

Thyme And Memory

Here's twenty day's growth (from the next picture) of my thyme I started from seed in March.

It's grown like a weed.

Elephant ears too.

Teaching Vacation Bible School left me in a paper crafting mood.  I'm wanting to memorize Isaiah's fifty-third chapter.  It's only 12 verses--twelve long verses, and in the past I've memorized passages this way.   A little beauty in your memorizing makes it fun--easier to tote around, too.

A little printed paper, computer, printer, card stock, scissors, stamps, string, hole punch, photo stickers, and distressing ink is all it takes---and a little fun time. 

 Now, I need to clean up my mess.  My hubby says he likes cleaning up my messes, but I don't really believe him--He just likes a clean house--(I think he might be a little OCD, as my daughter used to say about her Jack Russell Terrier).

Dry Embossed Cards

   I really enjoy dry embossing cards; it's just too much fun!

This is a card that I made for one of my Grandsons--Cole.

I surprise myself once in a while that I am at all able to come up with something that isn't girlish.

The cards below were for our "Iowanian (I love that word) Grandchildren" (They're from Iowa).  I know its really suppose to be Iowan, but that's not as fun.
Cole's birthday and Cyle's are both in April, and so Jennifer sometimes has their parties together.  These cards were actually made a few years ago, but I just happened to take a picture of them all.  Erin made the first one, then mine, and lastly Celeste's card. 

Cyle's cards were handmade also.  Sometimes I call him "Cyle E. Wyote"--you know--a take on "Wyle E. Coyote".

The card below was one I made for a lady that contributed to the class I taught on making Kaleidoscopes.

I also enjoy using my paper crinkler.  What fun. 
The paper with scalloped edges I made by dry embossing the leather or alligator texture, then I rubbed it with distressing ink and a sponge, and then last I painted it with acrylic varnish, which gave it a leather look.  I love that look.  If I had used a tan or brown cardstock, it really would have looked like leather. 
The leaves were cut out first, folded in half lengthwise, and then run through the crinkle roller at an angle.  I also used distressing ink on them to accent the crinkles and edges.

3-D Butterfly Cards

At times I'm really into paper crafts.  I made several cards with a butterfly theme.  I have a set of butterfly stamps, and I just went crazy.  I colored them and put glitter on them, then I cut them out.

You can see the glitter on this one below.

Below are my Grandkids that live in Iowa.  They recently went on vacation, and here's a picture that my daughter, Jennifer sent to me.  This was their first---in person--- look at the Ocean.  Boy, that water looks good, doesn't it?  Makes me want to go there.

Oooooooooooeeeeeeeee!

Tags

 Here are some tags I made a while back.  The black and white pics are of my siblings and I---(some of them anyway--it was before the last two siblings were born).

The "think spring"one in the middle is about my grandkids in 2006.  The picture is on a flap that opens to reveal more pics inside.  There have been two more grandkids born since this picture was taken, but I love that picture.

We had a family garage sale with 8 to 10 households contributing to raise some money for a loved one.

It was at my niece, Niki's house.  It was a good time to spend a few days together--almost like camping, my niece said.  Lots of fun and we raised a little money too.  We're all tired now though.

My niece is such a great organizer--can you tell?  Wow--that's all I can say.

The kids had a snow cone stand, and did quite well.

We had lot's of toys....

cookies, water, kitchen items, bedding, books, games, home decor, handcrafts, clothes, all kinds of baby stuff..you name it; I even brought some Rudbeckia (Black-eyed Susan) perinnial variety, and sold them all.  I think I had about 50 plants or so.
And one of my very  favorite parts was...

holding Sophie!  I think she was keeping an eye on Mommy here.  She is pretty attached to her right now.  What a sweetie.  I just want to smooch on that sweet little face.