Thursday, July 18, 2013

Family Celebrations

Hi there,
It is a beautiful summer here in Michigan. Very hot at the moment, but I wait for these days all winter, so in no way am I complaining. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and I am sitting in front of an open window, just drinking in the beauty around me...JOY!!!

Today I have another page from my daughter's album. This one is about the baptism of their first child. Oh, what a beautiful memory that is. We are so blessed that their home is a God filled haven for the kids to grow up in. The ceremony at the church was beautiful and it was such a happy event. Their son is now 22 years old and getting his PhD at MIT. Woo hoo... we are so happy for him. He is a wonderful, God filled young man. May the Holy Spirit lead him to fulfill the dream God has for him.

So, here's the layout:




The paper is an old world tapestry print that I just love. It has the muted colors of blue, olive green and tea stain. Great for traditional moments like this.
As you can see, I matted in blue and olive green. The branch flourish on the side is from Blue Fern and I added some some small flower dies from Memory Box dies. That's the little blue bells that you see. The dies that are on the market right now are so amazing. They are just beautiful. The problem is, I keep waiting to buy because everyone is coming out with new stuff. Especially with CHA coming up...I guess we had better all wait what all is new after that!!!

I love the sentiment at the bottom.
I used a CHERISH rub-on and then stamped over it to say "remember this moment". I had put the cherish on first and then got this new stamp for "remember this moment" and just really needed to use that in this layout. I like the way it looks.

Here's the challenges I entered with this:
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/ "Therefore with joy shall you draw waters out of the well of salvation" from Isaiah...how fitting is that?
http://citycrafter.blogspot.com/ "Dress it Up" I feel this is dressed up with the large branch flourish and the flowers added on...plus the sentiment on the bottom. I hope this fits with City Crafter's idea of "dressed up".
http://berry71bleu.blogspot.com/ Anything goes...this is my second submission for this month.
http://www.rheddandrosies.blogspot.co.uk/ This one is anything goes also.

That is it for today!!
Thank you so much for visiting. Please leave a comment...I love, love, love to hear from you...

elena


14 comments:

  1. What a beautiful layout, Elena. Thanks so much for stopping by this week to share with us. We are SO blessed to have you join us, and I hope that you will play along with us again soon (and often). I look forward to seeing more of your wonderful art.
    Blessings,
    Karen
    Word Art Wednesday

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  2. Very lovely LO ... Thanks for sharing at CCCB!

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  3. A beautiful vintage page of a special moment. I love the colours and the layout. Many thanks for entering the Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge and good luck! Melissa (DT) xxxx

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  4. Great page, love the backing colours, thanks or joining in Rhedd and Rosie's challenge, good luck Hun, Zoe DT xxx

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  5. Hi Elena, beautiful page for a sweet memorie. A family heritage treasure :) Thank you for joining us at CCCB. Hugs, Wendy

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  6. Love the vintage feel to this layout, great colours.

    Thank you for coming over and joining in with us on our 11th Challenge at Rhedd & Rosies Challenge Blog.

    Great Big Huge Hugs

    Becca xxx (DT member Rhedd & Rosie Challenge Blog)

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  7. Precious page! Thank you for joining us at Berry71Bleu.

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  8. What a precious memory on such a wonderful page. We are so blessed to have our children bringing up their children in a home that honors God.
    Thank you so much for taking time out your day to post your beautiful project with us this week, at “Word Art Wednesday”.
    Blessings,
    Carole Robb Bisson
    Word Art Wednesday

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  9. Beautiful layout! Thanks for joining us at Berry71bleu!

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  10. Great layout Elena!! Love how you embellished the page with the branch flourish and flowers. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday this week. Blessings!

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  11. Beautiful page! I love the pop of blue and the chipboard! Thanks for joining the challenge at Berry71Bleu!

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  12. Great LO, gorgeous colours all in all a fab creation. Thanks for joining us at Rhedd and Rosies. Hugs Tina (DT) xx

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  13. Love the chipboard you used..It is a lovely page!
    In behalf of Berry71bleu DT, thank you for joining our challenge this month!

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  14. Lovely page!!Thanks for joining us at Berry71Bleu!

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