...with fall.
the cover of darkness keeps my spirit in a peaceful slumber
until the fresh crisp air awakens my soul
i love color. the varegated hues of nature bring sweet pleasure
to my eyes and envelope me with an invisible warmth
i'm joyful at the sheer sight of the changes around me
this time is fleeting
as winter creeps upon us and covers this beauty with a blanket of snow
until spring blossoms with renewed life.
well i decided that i needed a change in the decor in my master bedroom. i've been kind of looking but then once i saw this duvet, it was an instant gotta have! so, home with me it came - found it at the new urban barn in sherwood park (love that store). so then i get this bright idea, and actually i had been thinking of it for a while - to paint canvases and hang them behind my metal wall hanging that hangs above the headboard from a curtain rod. it was just to plain in behind and i wanted to brighten it up. the colors of the new duvet did just that! love how it turned out!
it's time for another challenge! time to get your scrap on! dawn is our lovely hostess for this, our 15th challenge...already! create a monochromatic layout!
i spent the weekend with kelsey, mona and marguerite at bittern lake june 5th to 7th with giggles & girlfriends and had a great time! the food was spectacular, as always. this is my second time there and there will indeed be a third! i completed eight, yes, eight pages! that's a record for me! here they are:
here is the one that i completed for the basb challenge #14, which was to scrap a self-portrait. the topic is pretty personal, but one i was needing to do. if you would like to take part in this challenge, you have until june 15th!
so, if you were counting, you know that there are only seven layouts posted. that's because the 8th layout is for the upcoming challenge #15 at basb which will be coming up soon!!
i got a couple things accomplished actually. i finished off danielle's wedding shower album and i'm totally happy with the way it turned out. then for the basb challenge #13, i got a layout done too! woohoo!
my little baby girl turned ten today. i can barely believe it. what a long way we've come from that day ten years ago. here's a pic from the day she was born that I made into a page. it was my first published page - which was very fitting for me. it was a very emotional and painful page for me to do. i was in emotional turmoil at the time as the birth father (my husband at the time) had told me three weeks before she was born, that he was leaving us. i was going to have two daughters under the age of three and be on my own. i was scared to death.
...once upon a time, on a farm in ardrossan alberta, three baby goats were born on a crisp spring day, march 31, 2009. unfortunately, one of the babies did not survive. even more unfortunate, one of the two remaining babies was rejected by the mother and the mother goat was trying to harm her. mama goat only cared for the one baby. the owner interceded and rescued the rejected baby goat and started bottle feeding the baby in order for her to survive. she brought this baby goat into her office (where I work) as feedings were required every two hours.
it was during this visit that everyone fell in love with this new mascot of the office. one lady (tracey) who lives on an acreage, is known for her love of animals and this baby was definitely no exception. the baby goat's new mama was found!
during coffee break that day, we all were throwing out names for this new addition to tracey's family. i blurted out stella and it was a hit, most importantly, with her new mama. stella it is. we got to enjoy her company for a few more days as she was still being bottle fed every couple hours. lots of pics were taken and visits were made. stella brought a smile to everyone's face that met her.
