July 2013

Well, here it is July and that means we are that much closer to Christmas....Wow!! I can't believe how fast this school year went for the kids. I swear it seems like we were just shopping for school clothes and supplies.
We are into our summer and Hurricane season here in the Panhandle for Florida. Which means, myself and Brandon are stressed out more..he is a lot like his mother, we don't handle thunderstorms well, let alone a hurricane. So, we pray nightly that the storms will not make it into the gulf this season. However, today, we had our first tornado scare. Yep, a water spout made it's way onshore and thru the beaches of Destin. We prepared , had our bikes helmets on and water bottles in the bathroom. And, me , Xanax in my hand ready to take. My heart breaks seeing him to fearful. But, I sat on the couch with him and prayed. And, God came thru the warning was cancelled for our area.
But, before that whole ordeal, I was getting ready to do some scrapbooking but, had to redirect my attention to my childrens safety.
I have been working on creating a lot of the ideas I gather from @HeidiSwapp and the Fabulous 5 design team. I love seeing their creations on their personal blogs and @HeidiSwapp.com .
They are amazing. SO, since it has been awhile I am going to post here a few photos of a memory file I made for a good friends recent birthday..I hope you enjoy it. I had received an ELLE magazine in the mail that day and on the cover TIFFANY'S had an add book attached to the front cover. I immediately decided this was how I would begin.. So, on the cover of one of HEIDI SWAPP'S file folders I made a fold openable. I used chipboard as the base and covered it with sugar chic papers. Opening the file I also, added a mini files folder, a mini foto sleeve, and on the back page, again I went with another mailer, the envelope looked so much like a clutch purse so , I used the leopard print from sugar chic and added a bling from Teresa Collins. alittle of the HEIDI SWAPP fringe a few more tidbits and VIOLA! She loved her gift....