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Welcome to a blog hop devoted to the remembrance of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11th.  If you just happened up on my blog, then you can go back to Tami's blog with is the    beginning - you have got to see all the wonderful talent!!!    The terrorist attack against our nation, which happened a decade ago, is a long time for some.  However for many, the day feels all too close. The deeply seared memories of the human sufferings and acts of heroism, which took place on that day, changed our nation. The nation was in shock when terrorists decided to hijack our airplanes and turn them into weapons.  It was beyond anyone’s belief that something so horrific could happen on our own soil.  It would be one thing if it were just the destruction of the Twin Towers or damage to the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, PA, but almost 3,000 people perished, from the attack, leaving a scar on the sole of America. Americans came together as...

       If you are just starting out scrapbooking, I would suggest up front that you get some sort of an alphabet template to help save you a bit of money from having to buy stickers all the time!  A die cut machine is a bit costly, especially if you are just starting out scrapbooking in the first place.  An alphabet template can help you get the perfect titles for all of your pages in no time.  This is just another example of some of the layouts I have done using different types of alphabet templates for my layout titles!!!  Find one that you are attracted to that can be easy enough to cut out too!         For this layout, I used the Coluzzle alphabet template which I use for quite a few of the projects I do!  I like how I can cut the letters out that I need and use the rest of the paper for something else.  In this case - I broke down the letters, and matted them in the other colors on the opposite page to make...

Me, Mini Me, Casey and Del.....      Mini Me was a fun layout to do - it started with the background paper, and the rest happened from there.   Terra is my mini me...she looks so much like me that everyone I went to school with will say that they know exactly where she came from and who she looks like!  The layout was done a number of years ago, when both of us were in 7th grade...the photo of the 4 of us was done just this year...so you can see how much she resembles me!   Supplies needed:    Mini Me left side 2 sheets of cardstock/paper for the background Patterned paper that coordinates  Scraps of paper Alphabet template Wire Tags Floss  Blue marker for journaling Eyelets or brads Tags Handmade arrow (used wavy template) Directions:   Mini Me right side  Step one:  Separate the background paper to put the items made on them.   Step two:  Start to matt your photos, mat...

Monthly event planner It's that time again.....time to look at the upcoming events that you have in your life for the next 6 weeks...   Whether you have birthday's, weddings, showers, or fun summertime events planned, grab your calendar and start to look at what you need to make, purchase, send off, or what have you!        Our economy really stinks right now, I've been living it for a long time... and learned a few things along the journey until now.  Take time to look at what you have going on so you can get started on things early - instead of at the last minute...  Start to look at the calendar for things you need to deal with until the end of August!  This way, you can start getting things you need to - put together in order to get things completed on time!   My main problem in life - (I am so like my mom) - I procrastinate - and pretty soon, what I "wanted" to do - doesn't get done because I didn't spend the time to ge...

      If you have followed me for a while, you will know I am all about saving money and doing things cheap...but I can't stand things to "look cheap"...  My husband was taken out of work over 8 years ago, at the time, I lived in Utah - scrapbooking heaven!  I couldn't shop much, I had to do things as cheap as I could...  One gift idea for you to get started on is an altered composition notebook!        If you look at your gift list, you will find a few people that you could make an altered notebook for.  They are great for younger girls to start a journal, or even just for an adult who might be going through a trying time; add a book to it, and a handmade bookmark and you are done.  If you look at the school supply sales right now, you can pick a notebook up for about $.50 each, customize them to each person you are giving the gift to.  For teens, add a gift card to their favorite store hidden in one of the pages! ...

     I didn't plan on my kids being 2 years apart, yet I did just that, had my kids two years and two weeks apart.  I wouldn't wish  that on anyone - let me tell you!  Yet now, they are so close it's  not even funny...which I am glad for!  Terra, when Casey was  born, would lay on his toys and not let him play with them...or she would steal his smaller pacifier in order to trade for her much larger ones, then hide them in the couch for use later on!  She was not always nice to him - especially the  first year of his life...  This layout was a reflection of that time period!   I used 3 pictures of times in their life where they are spending time together doing various things!  I used a simple star punch, a bit of ribbon - and the colors in a simple yellow and blue!  I wanted the layout to be fun, this was one of the first times I used the photo slides in a layout such as this - but it was fun all the same!...

Dream....a very simple monochromatic layout!  The top picture was done when my youngest was just a little baby - and my daughter was about 2...and the bottom picture was done 2 years later!  They always were so peaceful when they were sleeping - and now look at them, Terra is driving and Casey just graduated high school!  This layout was done in monochromatic blues to make it easier.  I used a simple swirl as the accent, and hand written journaling to finish it off.  Though you can't see it - the blue was trimmed by 1" on top and bottom and then matted on white cardstock to make an interesting look.  Very simple layout to do!  So, your challenge for the day is to do a monochromatic layout or project!  Lynda Jeffs Memories in Tyme

All Star Dad left side      Fathers Day is this coming up weekend...around my house, it's just another day, though quite a few years ago, it was fun as heck to have 7 of the 8 kids with us celebrating one event or another.  My kids would usually be sent to California each summer to be with their dad...I would get a summertime with Del and usually Ryan, my oldest.  One particular year, we were able to see Del's kids for Fathers Day - this is the layout that followed from the pictures we were able to take that day.         With this layout, it all just came together starting with the papers  I selected to use.  Starting with the star paper, it had the two different shades of blue - so this is what I started with when picking out the rest of my colors.  I only wanted a little bit of an accent color, this is where the yellow came in.  When adding a bit of color, you can always punch small shapes to add to the layout in dif...

Front cover Back cover      Ok - you have to understand, quite a few years ago, I  would never have shown people what I make...  I didn't have the money everyone else had to be able to spend money on the fun things - such as stickers and die cuts.  I had to create my own kind of thing out of what I had available to me... which happened to be stamps, ribbon, cardstock, paper piecing patterns, and punches!  Now I love to share some of the things I have made - in hopes that others will find some sort of inspiration with what I have done!  Remember, it's not just about the front cover - you have to do something with the back cover as well...with this, I used a simple set of stamps "Designed by" and "Lynda" together on the back.   Supplies needed:   6 x 12 sheet of cardstock or patterned paper for the cover 1 sheet white cardstock - cut in half for the inside  Cardstock for journaling and matting photos Die cuts - I used h...

A kiss to build a dream on.. .this happens to be one of my favorite layouts that I have done since I started scrapbooking....  This week...it's all about my favorite projects that I have done, my favorite techniques to use, my favorite products I like to scrapbook (and create.....) with, and my favorite blogs and web sites I like to go to!   At the time of making this layout, I wanted to enter it in the Scrapbook Hall of Fame contest which used to be in the Creating Keepsakes Magazine..  However, I had a broken wrist at the time, and I had no clue how I was going to finish up this layout.  With it being my left hand that was broke, I could use it to hold things while I cut with my right hand...I learned to use my Coluzzle Alphabet System during this time period getting the submission ready to go.   I knew with this layout, I wanted it to be something special...like my relationship with Del is.   Though I didn't win the contest, I at least entered!  I...

Front cover  It's been a while since I really got along with my family... not that I don't love them, because I do...we all just had "life happen"!  I've started this album I'm not sure how many times, to only put it back down and not finish it up, at the time I wasn't ready for it.  However, Mom's birthday is this coming up Saturday...the day before Easter, and she will be at my sisters house to celebrate her birthday!  This album was made with lots of love for her on her special day, to show her that her children love her!  It is designed so that each of her children can add their own favorite memories on, so mom and all of us can always remember the fun times of our life, not the bad!  page 2 page 3 My mom sews better than I have seen anyone sew.  She has made over 35 wedding dresses hers was the first...she sews blessing dresses (Christening gowns for those who don't know the lingo) like you wouldn't believe...and has more clie...