Every day is precious.

I was reminded of this yesterday when I received this shocking news about a friend and young family in our church. This is the news we heard:

Last night Casey Deckard was hit head-on by a drunk driver in South Beach. He was seriously injured and life-flighted to Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland. He was listed in critical condition this morning with both legs broken, one arm broken, a broken pelvis, major internal injuries and a ruptured spleen. He went in for surgery this morning, and our latest information is that he has been stabilized and it looks as if he will survive. Please be praying for the Lord's continued healing of Casey, wisdom and guidance for the doctors and medical staff, comfort and encouragement for his wife, Kelley, and a deep sense of God's loving care over them all.

My heart aches for this family. I know and believe that God will give them the strength to make it through this. Please pray with me for this family.

Thank you so much.

Are you in need of some fall inspiration??

Although I wasn't able to work with any of any of the new release picks that Prima highlighted on their blog this month, I did complete a layout with some of my fave Prima products and some of that gorgeous canary yellow. Check out my fashion model!!























Supplies:
Spellbinders™ S4-235 Fancy Tags; S4-123 Flying Beauties; S4 -232 Blossoms Two (#3,#4); S4 – 198 Flourish Accent; S5 – 004 Sunflower Garden; Clearsnap Yellow Cadmium; Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink; Clearsnap Chestnut Roan Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink; Chatterbox Yellow Fabulous Ribbon Butterfly ribbon; Chatterbox Teal Fabulous Chipboard Chipboard; Tattered Angels Coffee Shop Glimmer Mist Glimmer Mist; Chatterbox teal Fabulous Glitter Pattern Paper; American Crafts Brown Thickers (Nutmeg) stickers; American Crafts Green Thickers (Delight) stickers; Jenni Bowlin Studio Brown Reverse Brown stickers; Prima Marketing Teal Flutter Vine Vine; Making Memories Blue Noteworthy (Audrey Polkadot Strip)Pattern Paper; GCD Studios Yellow Cantando Collection Pattern Paper; Bazzill Brown Cardstock; Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink Ink

















Is she not the sweetest thing evah?? You can click on the image for those of you (relatives...hee hee) that want to get a better look at her priceless expressions!

See that 'Fancy Tag' that is yellow?? This is one of my very favorite, new Spellbinders Shapeabilities® Die Templates. LOVE it!

I know, I know. This is not actually a fall layout and as much as I hope it inspired you, I was actually refering to the fall inspiration that you can find on the Prima Marketing blog when I wrote my title for this post. When I saw this gorgeous color scheme full of goodies...**gasp** **swoon**...I, for one, was completely inspired! And although I was able to get any of these exact picks, I do think I was able to create a pretty fun page.

I LOVE the colors of fall. We don't see them so much on the coast which is why I find every reason possible to go on a trip. LOL The drive into the valley is just absolutely breath taking and I'm in awe of our Creator every single time.















Tropics Paper-840976
New Alpha Letter Stickers in Orange and Yellow-531096, 531102

Trellis Roses in Orange and Yellow-533144, 533151

Jewel Box Butterflies-532376
Say It In Pearl Centers-530679
Sultan Centers in Autumn Gold-535094
Gypsy Petals in Burnt Orange and Goldenrod-531621
Donna Downey Wildflower Iron-On-920234
Country Elegance Hydrangeas in Orange-533465

Parlor Petals in Sunflower Yellow-534423
Crystal/Pearl swirl in Burgundy-530471
Gossamer Wings in Dark Orange-533953
Medicci Flowers in Orange-532949



Although I can't share it at this point, I created a fun layout of Ashley as well, using some photos that I took a while back that I just LOVE of her.












































Hmmm...wouldn't some of those picks look good with these series of photos that I have?

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have fabulous Wednesday!

Gina K. Designs October Release Party

After drooling over some the stamps released during the party at SCS, I decided to join in on the challenge. Here is one of the cards I came up with.














Supplies: Spellbinders™ S4-114 Standard Circles LG, S4-124 CLassic Scalloped Circles LG, Pattern Paper - Pink Paislee, Chipboard - Pink Paislee, Stamp - Justrite Stamps, Markers - Copic (Frost Blue: B00, Chamois: E35, Rose Red: R85, Pea Green: YG63)

Thanks for checking it out! Blessings on your day.

Merriest Wishes Card

So, this morning I was scrolling through the Gina K. Designs October release party at Split Coast Stampers and there before my eyes was flashing in an ad banner one of the cards that I have created for Spellbinders. This is really getting to be too much fun for me. That is such a ginormous(i know that's not really a word...)board with thousands of people on it and I just couldn't believe my name was flashing across the top. Too much fun.

And the reveal? Oh wow. I'm completely hooked. It was my first one ever and I can tell that I'll be back. If you want some Christmas card inspiration check out the party on this thread here.

I think I can share my card now since I've seen it in print and on the 'big board!' LOL Thanks for letting me 'toot.' I was just so excited and shocked when I saw it. To create this card, I used Spellbinders™ S4 – 222 Create A Flake 1, Spellbinders™ S4 -224 Snowflake Borderabilities Petite and Spellbinders™ S5 – 019 Labels 8. I love this new sowflake set. It's awesome! I'm using it to create another project right now.


















Supplies: Spellbinders™ W-001 Wizard Die Cutting machine, Spellbinders™ S4 – 222 Create A Flake 1, Spellbinders™ S4 -224 Snowflake Borderabilities Petite, Spellbinders™ S5 – 019 Labels 8, Cardstock – Bazzill, Pattern Paper - Fancy Pants, Smooch – Clearsnap, Stamp – Hero Arts, Ink - Tsukineko (Memento)

Oh my...mess!

Happy Thursday! The kiddos have school off today and tomorrow. A good friend of mine was just telling me how she was trying to going to get caught up on house cleaning today. For me, when the kids are home...I just let all go. LOL They have pretend stores, libraries and classrooms set up all over the house. It's so fun! But ooooh...so messy!

I'm busy making my own mess, finishing up on some projects. Here is a sneak of one of the pages I'm hoping to get picked up. I had soooo much fun creating this one!












This is another card I put together real quick when I did the previous set. I was just having fun with my glimmer mists. I mixed a 'slate' and 'violet' together to get the color on the plaques in the back. I used 'candlelight' on the chipboard heart. I wish you could see how sparkly it was in real life!

Have you got your copy of Scrapbook Trends November yet? One of my projects that Spellbinders picked up for an ad is on the inside cover. And, I have two other cards that I created using theses really rich 7gypsies papers. I can't wait to get my hands on a copy in real life. Thanks for letting me share!

It looks like I need to pick another winner from a previous RAK....good ol' random generator picked....


Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

31
Timestamp: 2009-10-29 18:00:17 UTC


That means.........Java Diva!!! Email me your addy and I'll send ya your goodies! julieoverby@peak.org

A Quick Card Set

I was sitting in church on Sunday when the Lord put several different people on my heart to get in touch with this week. Sometimes, when I substitute teach as much as I have been lately, I start to feel out of touch with the needs of the woman in our church. Dh spoke such a great message reminding us about how much we need each other. Of course, I want to encourage as many people as I can and sometimes being an artist and a perfectist I get caught up in, 'well....I need to make them a really nice card and then I'll send them a hello.' The truth is, most people would be happy to get a scrap piece of paper that said, 'I'm thinking of you.' LOL

So, in the middle of trying to get my monthly assigments done (that I can't share anyway...LOL) I decided to put together a quick set of cards that I could mail out today. Now, normally I would like much more detail ect. But sometimes it's just the heart that matters. So, I'll be spending more time on what is inside than what is on the outside.

I did use a fun technique. I took my Spellbinders S5-004 Sunflower Garden Frameability flower and ran it through my Wizard on some Sookwang double sided adhesive (new fav.) On some of the card I used the actual flower adhesive to apply the glitter and then I used the backing as a mask on some of the other cards. I created this affect by laying down a sheet of sticky adhesive and then laying the flower down. I applied the first color of glitter and then lifted the flower. Now I have an outline of the flower that is still the adhesive from the original sticky sheet. So, I applied the second color of glitter. Clear as mud right? Some day I hope to do a tutorial. It sounds confusing but it went quite quickly and when you are basically doing the same thing to each flower, it's not too bad. I finished these in just over an hour. I wish you could see in real life just how glittery these are. I'm really loving this technique.

















I hope it has been a bit of inspiration to you! I need to get working on my monthly assignments.

I also wanted to mention that the winner of my previous give-away has not contacted me. I've tried to find a way to get in touch with her but, no luck. So, Cathy please contact me in the next 24 hours or I will need to choose a new winner.

Blessigns on your Tuesday!

A Winner!!

My dh and I have been out of town at a Pastor's conference. It was awesome. Then, yesterday, three soccer games and a memorial service. Also, my parents are visiting from Canada. We've been keeping busy to say the least! So, I apologize for not posting the winner of this give-away sooner. I was hoping to have a project to share but I can't quite yet!

Getting right to the good stuff....Random generator chose.............

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

24
Timestamp: 2009-10-18 21:02:38 UTC


Cathy!! Please email me at julieoverby@peak.org and I'll get your package sent off to you.

I can't sign off without sharing at least a few photos....some soccer ones! It's Kelsey's first year. She is certain every game that she 'scored a goal.' It's so funny. Too cute to watch!


















Enjoy your weekend!