More cards... I'm on a roll!

These past days I've been struggling through a rough patch, so naturally I turned toward scrapbooking to keep my mind focused on something plaisant. Since cards don't come easy to me, I concentrated on card challenges...



I submitted this first card to Scrap Whispers for challenge #42, which happened to be a colour challenge. The requirement was to to create a layout or card using the colours Pink, Brown and Cream and include 4 buttons.









Next is my submission to Get Sketchy - GS4








Card #3 is submitted to Card Patterns, based on sketch #31

Last, but not least, a card I created for our friend's wedding... just for the pleasure of it.

I looked up this quote by Mother Teresa... it speaks of faith. I will keep it here as a reminder for those days when I may tend to forget.

"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."

Timeless BEAUTY

This is my first time participating in the OLW (One Little Word) blog challenge. I love the idea of being inspired by words. Visit them at this link http://onelittleword.typepad.com/olw/ ... it is really worth it. This past week's word was BEAUTY and I am posting my participation just in the nick of time! It is a card I made using my all time favourite Graphic 45 papers.

I based it on Get Sketchy's sketch #3 below.


On the subject of beauty, I also found a beautiful quote from John Keats...

"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness; but still will keep a bower quiet for us, and a sleep full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing..."

Pur bonheur - Pure bliss

La semaine dernière j'ai bien aimé le sketch de "52 sketches... 52 weeks". Il m'a inspiré à créer une nouvelle page 8X8 pour l'album de Tati. J'aime tellement cette photo de Tati dans les bras de son papa! Elle reflète tant de tendresse, de sérénité et de promesses futures...


Ceci est le croquis qui m'a servi d'inspiration.

"Qui touchera le coeur d'un homme si l'âme d'un enfant ne la touche pas ?"
- Lacordaire, Henri 1802-1861

Pro...

I picked up this neat paper from Necessities' urban collection. I love the wild grungy feel of it and it matched up perfectly with some cork sheeting I started experiencing with recently. Thus was born the page below featuring my son practicing basketball - in what I teasingly call his wannabe basketball pro look.


This layout is my submission for the Scrapbook Québec august sketch challenge based on the sketch below created by Isabelle Giasson.

For the occasion I found a sports related quote. I think that it is one worth remembering...

"A winner is someone who sets their goals, commits themselves to those goals and then pursues their goals with all the ability that God has given them. That requires someone who believes in themselves, who will make self sacrifices, work hard, and maintain the determination to perform at the best of their ability."

- C. Leeman Bennett