How Far

For ADSR challenge 11. To see what the challenge was check out our Bobettes page.

Credits:
Vintage Blue by Pam Lefors
maps by Gunhild
Endless Ephemenra by Raspberry road

Princess Academy

Miri lives on a mountain where for generations her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king's priests have divined her small village the home of the future princess. In a year's time, the prince himself will come and choose his bride from among the girls of the village. The king's ministers set up an academy on the mountain, and every teenage girl must attend and learn how to become a princess. Miri soon finds herself confronted with a harsh academy mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and her own conflicting desires to be chosen and win the heart of her childhood best friend. But when bandits seek out the academy to kidnap the future princess, Miri must rally the girls together and use a power unique to the mountain dwellers to save herself and her classmates. ~goodreads

Of couse I loved it! I love the hint of magic, yet the very common need to feel like we belong and to be approved of by those we care about most. The characters bear a striking resmblance to those you may have met in school though the village people give off the impression of a fine culture we haven't seen in years (though I'm sure it still exists in some remote places). Anyway I loved it all and as time permits I plan to read all of Shannon Hale's books.

Quote - Princess Academy

"I keep thinking about a tale my nurse used to read to me about a bird whose wings are pinned to the ground. In the end, when he finally frees himself, he flies so high he becomes a star. My nurse said the story was about how we all have something that keeps us down."

~Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

Bonus Quote

"Don't hesitate if you know it's right."

Spring

For Wednesday's Anything Goes challenge at Digi Scrap LO Contests.

Credits:

"First day of Spring" by Ginger Scraps (coming soon)

So This is Love

For Last Nights speed scrap at Ginger Scraps hosted by me.

Credits:
"Love at first sight" Statements by Jodi

Sparkles by Obsidian Dawn

All About Sara

For our ADSR challenge 10 we were to do a layout about our partner. Here's what I did. You can read the journaling over at our Bobettes page if you are interested. It's pretty funny I must say.

Credits:

"NieNie" by Pixie Keepsakes

The rest by Harmonystar

Charity Collab kit

I'm pleased to tell you about the realease of the biggest collab kit I have ever seen! I joined in on a charity collaboration with a ton of other designers to create a MASSIVE collab kit in order to raise some much needed funds for the National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias. Please go to the site to learn more about it.

The kit is called "Lifting Hopes" it's great for all you who never can find enough boy kits, but is very versitile, with an over all theme of flight and hope. It is a great colour scheme of blues and browns and creams. Here's what's in it:

140 papers!

over 200 elements!

7 alphas!

And, everything has been quality checked before it was added into the collaboration - so you know you're getting good stuff!

There are even some great coupons in there from some of the designers.

Also, there were so many contributions that they made an add-on kit too.

Where can you get this amazing kit?

at the Pretty Scrappy store

How much: $10 ($2.00 for the add-on)

Here's a small preview of what's inside. Not even close to everything!

Speed Scrap at Ginger Scraps!

Are you ready for another month of great speed scraps at Ginger Scraps? I know I am!

Wed. Feb. 4
7 pm P
8 pm M
9 pm C
10 pm E

Here's the grand participation prize!

This coordinates with with "Chocolate Kisses" a Ginger Scraps Designer collab that you can get for FREE just by doing 4 challenges at Ginger Scraps! *speed scraps no included.

Without You. . .

This was for ADSR challenge 9 themed generations. I have a shelf in my entry way with these pictures in it and I thought they would be good ones to use. It's good to know where we came from.

Credits:

Frames- Scrappin cop *edited

Romantic Heritage by Snowmoon's Design

frame hangers - Forever Mine DST blog Train collab

Chain - Once upon a dream by Purely Pixels

Plaque - Harmonystar

Lace - Gunhilde

Clock - Russian Dutch Heart Design

Fall Freebie by Farrah

Lamp - Meet me in the Garden at Twilight by Erin Scraps *edited

Quote - Mothers

"Mothers who know who they are and who God is and have made covenants with Him... are willing to spend more time with their children - more time eating together, more time working together, more time reading together, more time talking, laughing, singing, and exemplifying. ... These mothers choose carefully and do not try to choose it all. Their goal is to prepare a rising generation of children who will take the gospel of Jesus Christ into the entire world. Their goal is to prepare future fathers and mothers who will be builders of the Lord's kingdom for the next 50 years."

~Sister Beck, October 2007 General Conference