Beauty and Faith Blog *Hop

Welcome to the Faith Blog Hopper's Beauty and Faith  Hop.... It is really great to have you hopping along with us. Here is the line up in case you get lost

1. Nana Campana: nanacampana.com 

2. Wendy Swenne: http://wendyscrappings.blogspot.com/

3. Nicole Griggs Brenna: http://scrapmethis.blogspot.com (You are Here)

4. Dolores Cancel: http://scrapperinnewyork.blogspot.com/

5. Marjolaine Simard Walker: http://twelvestonesscrapbooking.blogspot.com/

6. Tammy Bartlett: http://bbbm.weebly.com/

 The verse for this hop is Psalm 45:11"let the King be enthralled by your beauty; honor Him, for He is your Lord..".


This psalm is often called the wedding psalm.  This Psalm is one of many chapters in the bible that speaks of Jesus being the groom and us/church his bride. Psalm 45:11 directly speaks to the Bride... Christ thinks that we are full of beauty and value.  When we accept the Lord Jesus as our Savior he takes our lives and make something beautiful out of them.  It is only by his grace and love that He looks at us and doesnt see how we or others may see our selves but through the beauty he has given us.  He is wonderful God that loves us so much even more than a groom loves his bride.  He is are all in all... our consistent God that loves us unconditionally.... that died for our sins and rose from the grave.  Like we celebrate a bride and groom on their wedding day so should value and celebrate each other.  I am truly blessed to have so many wonderful Christian women in my life... 


I created this layout... of my husband and I when we got married... never did I feel as beautiful as I did on that day but God sees me each everyday as even more beautiful... just knowing that fills my heart with joy!

 Now you can head over to Dolores' blog to see what lovely project she created!

SEM Design Team Call

I want to let you know that we are having a Design Team Call over at Scrapping Everyday Miracles.  I would love for you to apply.  I love putting a new team together... and there are so many wonderful and talented women.  Here is the link to all the info you need to know!
http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2012/02/april-august-dt-call.html

My cards featured over at the Eyelet Outlet

Have you checked out the new brads over at the Eyelet Outlet_ I love all the new brads sooooo much!  I love making cards... Here are a bunch of cards I made using the new brads from the Eyelet Outlet.... I was also featured on the Eyelet Outlet blog so make sure you pop over there too and check out all the fun... http://www.eyeletoutlet.blogspot.com/2012/02/monday-design-team-inspiration.html#comment-form

Here are my cards....

This one is my favorite and I love it because I used ribbon from Paper Loves Glue.... and if you have never checked out Kim\s store you really should... I am totally addicted and the seam binding is sooo easy to work with with and looks so nice on projects... On top of that she seems to have any and every color you could ever want...

Scrapping Everyday Miracles Challenge #13

I really want to get back into posting regularly here... I have created so many layouts that I havent shared... 
First I will begin by sharing this month's challenge over at Scrapping Everyday Miracle's.... 


It is my month to come up with the challenge and here it is....


This months challenge is to scrap about something that you are passionate about.... something you are or did work at with all of your heart!  It is okay if you dont want to scrap about yourself... it could be about  anyone that has put all of their heart into doing something!

The scrap twist is to use a heart in or on your project.... 

If you think it sounds like a fun challenge and would like a chance to win a prize from Nikki Sivils head on over to Scrapping Everyday Miracles....

Here is my layout.... and a couple close ups....

My daughter always makes me so proud and I love to see her work at things.... to truly put her heart into doing something.  Karianne wanted a trampoline.  Her father and I said that she could but that she had to earn it.  We have a ton of marbles and we told her that we would give her a marble for every time she was good, kind and listened to her parents; when she filled a whole jar with marbles she could have a trampoline. She was so good amazingly good!  It took her 10 weeks and she never lost focus.  The day she dropped her last marble in while she was at preschool ... Lars and I went to the toy store and bought the trampoline.  It was pouring rain outside but Lars still set up so that it would be there when she got home.  We were just so very proud of her.  This is only one of the many many accomplishments that she will have in her life... but with each of them we will stand by her side the proud parents.  God has just truly blessed us!!!!!

We did let her jump in the rain for a few minutes on the very first day but due to the weather I couldnt really take any pictures... so this is actually a picture from the next day after the trampoline had dried.  Because of the net you have to shoot pictures from the top and I just love how the sun  reflected off of her face... There is also a picture of the marble jar all filled up!  I recorded the story on 3 labels that I stapled together and then glued to the layout... I wanted to create a grid layout but at the same time still have an unexpected kid like layout... Therefore I splashed the background with tea and waterdown paint.  I also included two sock monkey brads from the Eyelet Outlet that reminds me of my silly jumping little monkey Karianne....

You have until Feb. 29th to enter so it would be great to see what fun product you can come up with.... Here is the link again to Scrapping Everyday Miracles Challenge #13.

Fifth Monday of the month Post at SEM

Here is a layout that I shared over at Scrapping Everyday Miracles... it is old but it is the layout that spurred me start Scrapping Everyday Miracles... If you would like to hear more about that or just check out the site here is  the link http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2012/01/sem-fifth-monday-of-month-post.html

I dont think you will be disappointed!

Dont forget to check out the fun challenges while you are there....

Eyelet Outlet Santa Sock Monkey Blog Hop

Happy Holidays!  I am so glad that you are joining us on our Sock Monkey Blog Hop... If you didnt start at the beginning you can click here...and start at the Eyelet Outlet blog!  Arent these brads just the cutest!!!! I just love them... the best thing is that you can use them on all kinds of  projects.... So far this season I have used them on tags, scrapbook layouts and cards.... Now today I have the cutest handmade headband...  I made the rosettes from strips of fabric and then I layered the monkey on top with a little baker's twine...

Best part is that I made 2 one for my daughter and one for you... These can be worn by babies, kids or even  us adults (yeah I have stolen Karianne's a couple times to wear myself)... So leave a comment to win... I will pick a winner Sunday night 11:59pm PST....


Now head on back to the Eyelet Outlet blog....


In Case you get lost along the way here is the entire line-up for the hop!  Merry Christmas and Happy Crafting!!!!!

The Eyelet Outlet

Susan Pollock

Marcie Morgan

Pearl Liu

Kristine Berc

Janice Kohles

Rosangela Philippsen

Nicole Brenna

The winner of my RAK....

Good Morning the winner of my RAK from the SEM inspiration week was Patricia.... You can email me at Chicky78@yahoo.com with yyour address and we will get it in the mail to you right away.

Congrats and Merry Christmas....

SEM December Challenge,,,,

I want to share the challenge from Scrapping Everyday Miracles....

Here is Challenge #11...


Christmas Miracles

 Oh how I love the holidays... the food, the weather and the Christmas cheer. It is a special time of year. Even though there is a lot of hustle and bustle to get through the season I really try to enjoy it. I like to spend time thinking about the blessings in my life and all those little miracles that God did in my life in the last year. I am sure that many are coming to your mind as you read this... Maybe something that didn't go the way you hoped, but later on turned out to be a huge blessing. Or maybe you just have been too busy to realize that something you've wanted for so long just occurred? Or maybe you are reminded of a true Christmas miracle that happened last year. What ever your blessings and miracles are in your life it is truly the season to remember them. Instead of complaining about the holidays or the shopping or any of the problems this holiday season let's focus on all the wonderful blessings around us. Let's smile to think about the Christmas miracles that are going to happen no matter how small they may seem.

 The challenge is to scrap about something you are thankful for this holiday season... it can be current, something from this year or even a miracle from Christmas' past..... If you dont have a picture of it that is okay use any picture that will remind you of the blessing. The most important thing is just to take sometime to scrap, talk with God and be thankful at this wonderful time of year! 

Remember your project doesnt have to be a layout it can be pretty much anything...

 My scrap twist for you is to use a treasure on your creation - make sure that you tell us why it is a treasure! 
Here is a picture of the prize you could win if you complete the challenge by Dec. 26th....Merry Christmas!

Here is my layout:
 I really wanted to do a Christmas picture but when I looked through my pictures this one really stuck out to me... so I went with kinda a fall themed layout instead...  I figure I have all kinds of holiday layouts I can still create this month...

My blessing is that my daughter and my niece are best buddies with each other... I am blessed that they love each other so much since my sister and I arent very close, they live on opposite sides of the world from each other  and they are very different from each other...  Still they make a great pair!    They are only 4 now but my hope is that they are still friends when they are 40...

My treasure is buttons that belonged to my Great Grandma their Great Great Grandmother...  She would have loved these two little ladies so much!!!!  When my Great Grandma died my Grandmother inherited her sewing machine... in it she had a whole drawer of buttons... I was over at my Grandmothers house not too long ago and asked if maybe I could have just a couple of buttons to put on a layout... She gave me everything pictured below... the lace is actually hand crocheted by my Great Grandma... I have been very sparingly using the buttons and items... but I figured this was the best layout to use some of them on!

Scrapping Everyday Miracles' Inspiration Week Day 7....

Welcome to the Greatest Gift of the Season blog hop! 

Welcome to Day 7 of our inspiration week!

Merry Christmas!  We been having a great inspiration week over at Scrapping Everyday Miracles... different DT members have been sharing projects each day.  Wow are the projects amazing... you can head over there right now to see all the posts and join in on the fun... if you just came here from there... I would love to share with you more about my project.  I have been making a ton of sugar scrubs to sell in the local handmade Christmas markets.  This came about because of our dry skin we get here in the snowy windy environment... I felt like my hands were so dry and that I was getting elephant skin on my elbows and knees... I tried all kinds of lotions and my family told me to try a salt or sugar scrub that were combined with oils.  I did and most of them lacked oils or they were too greasy.  So I decided to get all kinds of different oils and make a combination that would seep into your skin moisturize it and not leave you greasy.  After I got the right combo of oils I tried making all different flavors using natural ingredients and essential oils... I then decided that I not only needed something for my body but for my lips... so I combined several oils to make a good combination for my lips... I was so happy I decided that there must be more people living around here that could benefit from the scrubs.

If you would like to make your own to give as gifts I thought I would share a couple recipes for you to make your own body scrub and lip scrub.  This is a really fun gift!  The scrubs look sooo cute when put into glass canning jars!  I wasnt able to find any glass jars here in Norway that were small enough so instead I had to use plastic but those worked too..... so really any container will work...
Peppermint Sugar Scrub
Santa'a Favorite
1 cup Sugar
6 drops Peppermint oil
2 Tablespoons Corn Syrup
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
1/2 cup of Candy Canes/ or round Mints
1/4 CupOils-  (You could use any combination or just one of the following oils... Sunflower Oil, Almond Oil,   Grapeseed Oil,  Rose Hips Oil, Safflower Oil, Olive Oil or Coconut Oil)
Crush up the candy canes Mix together and store in jar/container. To use take a small portion and rub on your feet, hands elbows and knees... exfoliating dry skin and moisturizing at the same time...
Makes 1 1/2 to 2 cups... about 2-3 jars depending on the size of your jar...
Keeps for 3 months

Vanilla Honey
Sweet Honeybee
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 Table Spoon Honey
1/2 teaspoon of ground vanilla
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essence
1/8 cup of oils /Any combination or just one of (Vitamin E, Olive Oil, Almond Oil, Castor Oil, and Sunflower Oil)
Mix ingredients together and store in container.  Can be stored for 3 months.  To use just take a small portion and rub your lips remove with warm water.  The sugar will exfoliate your lips taking off any dried skin while the oils lock in the moisture making your lips soft...


Hope you like your recipes and have fun making scrubs... I was thinking since this is the last day and well I would love to give you away something else... I have a gift pack full of brads from the Eyelet Outlet... all you have to do to win them is comment below and be a follower of both my blog and Scrapping Everyday Miracles

That isnt all you could win if you comment over at Scrapping Everyday Miracles Day 7 Inspiration you can win some crepe paper fringe from Dot &Whimsy .... dont forget to stop by their store as well for some great products.



If you want a chance to win even more you can visit all the inspiration posts for this week and collect the secret phrase for a chance to win a prize from Burlap & Buttercup... just make sure you email scrappingeverydaymiracles@yahoo.com with the secret phrase ti be entered.

Still there is our Grand Prize from Scrapbook Circle for one lucky winner. You have until December 10th to link up your inspiration projects to Scrapping Everyday Miracles for a chance to win a December kit from Scrapbook Circle.

Finally there are more RAKs and prizes to be one at the DTs blogs and each of the Inspiration Week posts...

Now how about that Secret word!  Jesus...

Merry Christmas!

Polkadot Doors November Hop

Oops Oops Oops.... I cant believe I forgot to post for the Polkadot Door Designs Blog Hop.... okay here it is... Hope you like it and can join in on the fun!

Wow I dont know where October went... This last month just flew by... Well I am blessed once again to be able to create for Polkadot Door Designs... Below is this month inspiration picture.... We would love for you to be inspired by it and join in on the fun...

 Here is what I was inspired to create:

Our wonderful designers have put together some amazing projects based on the inspiration photo.  Please visit each of their blogs to see their projects then come back to the Polkadot Door to vote for your favorite by leaving a comment and post your own entry.  We have some great prizes this month!

Lindsay
DeeDee
Amanda
Debby 
Lisa 
Aki
Nicole
Smitha
Joanne
Diana 
Erin
Ujjwal
Nita

This month's Challenge winner will receive a $10 gift certificate fromScrap Eco Chic

• Create a project based upon this month's inspiration.  It can be anything - a card, layout, altered item... Post a photo of your creation to your blog or online gallery (use code PDD) and link it here using the Mr. Linky widget at the end of this post.  Please provide a direct link to your post.

• You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide a newly designed project. We ask that you combine this challenge with no more than 3 other challenges.

• We will choose one winner who will receive the prize provided by the sponsor and be invited to participate as a guest designer for our November Blog Hop and Inspirational Challenge. In addition,we will also invite the creators of a number of our favorite submissions to join the November Guest Design team and play for November's GDT prize and the title of Featured Designer!

• Submissions will close at midnight on November 17th.  

• We will announce the November challenge winner and December guest design team members on November 19th.

  

One blog hop commenter will receive a prize pack from  

Abby and Ellie!

• After visiting all the stops on the blog hop, come back here and leave us a comment telling us which GDT member's project was your favorite (and make sure that you are a follower!) We'll randomly select one lucky commenter to receive the UmWowStudio prize pack.  

• Earn Extra Entries! - Help us spread the word about the Polkadot Door Inspiration Challenge and Blog Hop.  Post about the challenge on facebook, twitter & online forums, or grab our badge and post it to your blog, to earn extra entries for the prize draw.  Just leave an additional comment letting us know what you did to spread the word (and leave a link if applicable).

• We will announce the winner of the prize pack on November 15.

The Guest Design Team member with the most votes will receive a $50 gift certificate from Hydrangea Hipp and will be named November's Featured Designer

• Remember to leave us a comment on this post casting your vote for your favorite GDT project.

• We will announce this month's Featured Designer on November 15.

SEM Blog Hop Winner

The winner of my RAK for the SEM blog hop is 
CarrieB...


Please email me at chicky78@yahoo.com to claim your prize...

Polkadot Door Designs Blog Hop

If you are looking for the SEM Blog Hop 

Click Here.....

Hi Everyone well we are back with the Polkadot Door Designs monthly blog hop.  They took a break for the month of September but now they are back with the wonderful inspiration photo

Here is what I created:

Here is the line-up and dont forget if you like my layout to vote for me by commenting on over at the Polkadot Door Designs blog....
Lindsay
DeeDee
Amanda
Debby 
Aki
Nicole
Smitha
Sabrina
Joanne
Marivic
Tammy
Diana 
Mazlina

This month's Challenge winner will receive a $20 gift certificate fromBerry71bleu Boutique!

• Create a project based upon this month's inspiration.  It can be anything - a card, layout, altered item... Post a photo of your creation to your blog or online gallery (use code PDD) and link it here using the Mr. Linky widget at the end of this post.  Please provide a direct link to your post.

• You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide a newly designed project. We ask that you combine this challenge with no more than 3 other challenges.

• We will choose one winner who will receive the prize provided by the sponsor and be invited to participate as a guest designer for our November Blog Hop and Inspirational Challenge. In addition,we will also invite the creators of a number of our favorite submissions to join the November Guest Design team and play for November's GDT prize and the title of Featured Designer!

• Submissions will close at midnight on October 17th.  

• We will announce the October challenge winner and November guest design team members on Oct 19th.

  

One blog hop commenter will receive a prize pack from  

Um Wow Studios

• After visiting all the stops on the blog hop, come back here and leave us a comment telling us which GDT member's project was your favorite (and make sure that you are a follower!) We'll randomly select one lucky commenter to receive the UmWowStudio prize pack.  

• NEW THIS MONTH - Help us spread the word about the Polkadot Door Inspirational Challenge and Blog Hop.  Post about the challenge on facebook, twitter & online forums, or grab our badge and post it to your blog, to earn extra entries for the prize draw.  Just leave an additional comment letting us know what you did to spread the word (and leave a link if applicable). 
• We will announce the winner of the prize pack on October 15.

The Guest Design Team member with the most votes will receive a papercrafting kit from Scrappy Doodads and will be named October's Featured Designer

• Remember to leave us a comment on this post casting your vote for your favorite GDT project.

• We will announce this month's Featured Designer on October 15.

Click here to hop on over to Smitha's blog......