And here are a couple of pictures I took of the girls yesterday!
We’re going out to the playground in a few minutes so I can try out my camera some more! (oh yeah, and so the girls can play too!! lol)
Luke 2
1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. 6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. 16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. 18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
I pray you will always remember the true meaning of Christmas!
Merry Christmas EVERYONE!!!
Here’s a picture of the finished product!
Send me a comment and let me know your favorite Christmas tradition!!
Have you ever wanted a ribbon that said a certain thing, but just could not find a piece in your stash to use?
Or, maybe, you have a certain color of ribbon and though, “Now, if only that ribbon had ______ written on it”.
1. Next, choose what ribbon you want to use! I find that the best ribbon is the kind that it at least 1/4 inch wide or greater. Silk ribbon does not work well, but most other kinds work great (especially grossgrain – like the stuff I used for my LO. You can find it here – White Grossgrain
2. Open up your Microsoft Word program and change the page LO to landscape. To do this click on FILE in the top left hand corner, then click on page setup, then paper size. You’ll find a section to change orientation here, and you pick landscape!!
~~ Then decide what words you want printed and type them into the blank document. Play around with the fonts a bit and even the colors. You can really be as creative as you wish. As you can see in my photo, I decided to use the words, “Fun at the playground”
My font size shown here was 24. 
4. Use the 2 way tape to stick your ribbon OVER the print. Two way tape works especially well if you have a long phrase to print, because it prevents the ribbon from buckling as it’s going through your printer.
Then use the regular tape to tape down the END of the ribbon that will go through the printer first. This allows for the ribbon to go through so much easier! Here’s a close-up of what the ribbon should look like when it is taped.
5. Next, place the paper (with the taped ribbon) back into the paper feeder section of your printer. (if you are like me, you will not remember which way to feed it and will end up making two tries before the print actually shows up in the right place!)lol
Click ‘PRINT’ and watch your paper come through! VIOLA!!! you have a piece of ribbon with just the words you needed to add that little extra touch to your LO!!
Here’s a picture of the printed ribbon still on the paper:
And here’s a picture of it OFF the paper!
Remember, I said that creativity is really up to you. You can choose any font, any color, and any size (well, within reason to fit on the ribbon). Play around with the dingbat font too, and see what you can come up with!
Here’s my LO I created! As you can see I added a little more than just the words I showed here!!
Products used for this LO:
Ribbon – Small Black Ricrack and White Grossgrain
Thanks for reading!!!
Look at my little girlies!! Aren’t they just the CUTEST??
Now, altered items are not usually my strength, but I faced this challenge head on, anyway! You see, every year, for the past 2 years, I have create a minialbum (kind of a brag book) for both my mother and my MIL. They don’t get to see Emilee and Sara all through the year, so they look forward to getting this album full of photos to show off to their friends and neighbours!!
For the past albums, I have always used a ready made album and created the pages to add to it! Because of this challenge from Savvy ‘n Sassy I decided to create a minialbum totally from scratch! I used an idea from an online friend (Thanks HOLLY!!), took a little bit of a different twist! It’s easier to just show the photos then for me to try and explain it!
The 2007 numbers are actually a part of the cardboard page! I cut each page separately, the added key rings, ribbons, photos, embellishments, and voila!! (I think I wanna keep it for myself now!! lol)
Here are the inside pages!!
Here are the products I used:
cs – Bazzill
pp – Webster’s Pages Vintage
chipboard lettering – Scenic Route Stencil Letters (Chestnut) and K & Company
Cosmo Cricket Autumn Phrases Rub-ons – Brown
Pom Pom trim – Brown
Hemp Cord
ribbon – BG and misc
bg – sticker letters
Thanks so much Savvy ‘n Sassy for the great challenge!!
Defination of Sassy – Stylish; chic
These definations show, exactly what the ladies at Savvy ‘n SASSY are!! They are a group of ladies who have the practical know-how to be stylish and chic!!
Pretty neat hey??
Here’s the backyard
Here’s the swingset in the backyard!
Feeling cold yet?? lol
Here’s what you need to know…
-The KI Memories will be open for entries as of TODAY, Dec 2, 2007.
-Entries must be uploaded to our KI Memories gallery to be eligible to win. The last day to upload entries will be January 21, 2008.
- Each contestant is allowed 2 entries. More than 2 entries will result in disqualification.
- Entries will be judged on best use of KI Memories products. Items accepted will be layouts (any size), altered items, and albums using KI Memories.
- Entries must contain 75% or more of KI memories products. PLEASE list ALL supplies used.)
- Scrapbook Heaven’s Design Team members will be judging the contest. Winners will be announced on January 30th, 2008.
- No purchase is necessary to win.
- Winner will receive $50.00 in KI Memories products.
- Please be sure to register on the forum, as well as, the gallery, so that you can be contacted, and so we can get to know you!
- Although, participation in our forum is not mandatory, it may be taken into consideration when deciding on the winner.
- All prizes must be claimed within 30 days after announcing the winner.
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We look forward to seeing all your entries!!
Supplies used:
cs – bazzill
stamps – Stampin’ Up
Ribbon – Misc
Chipboard Flowers – Fancy Pants
