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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

50th Birthday Luau Blog Hop August 31, 2011


Day 3

This is the final day of our hop.  I would like to thank the lovely ladies in this hop for helping me celebrate my 50th Birthday with a Luau theme hop.  I would also like to thank the hoppers for joining us to celebrate my birthday. 

If you have just joined the blog hop please be sure to check out the prior posts from Tuesday and Monday for the entire line up.  Still have a chance to win some blog candy.  I had a great time, and I am truly in awe of the talented ladies in this hop.

50th Birthday Luau Blog Hop Lineup:  

1. Barbara B. http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/
2. Gill M - http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com
3. Linda Simpson - http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.com
4. Shawnee - http://www.blessedonthebrightside.com
5. Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
6. Jacki http://cardsbyjacki.blogspot.com/
7. Pendra http://pendrasplace.blogspot.com/
8. Ashley- http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
9. Tammy- http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com/
10. Sherry-http://patternsbysher.blogspot.com
11. Jearise- http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
12. Cyndie- http://cyndiepaperboutique.wordpress.com/
13. Gina- http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
14. April - http://curlsandgrins.blogspot.com
15. Lynne- http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/   

Grand Prize:  Cricut Cartridge Luau 2011 Seasonal

Day 1 Blog Candy: 
Cuttlebug  Disney NEMO Combo Embossing & Die Set


Day 2 Blog Candy:  
Cuttlebug Disney Celebration Combo Embossing & Die Set


Day 3 Blog Candy:  
Sizzix Texturz Texture Plates-Kit #3 

Rules to be eligible for  Daily Blog Candy and the Grand Prize:
(1)  You MUST visit each blog and become a follower
(2) Leave a comment on every blog in the hop each day
(3) Leave a comment below on my blog
(4) Become a follower at "Craftin’ with Barbara” 

Now on to my third and final project for Barbara's birthday project: 


This is a combination of itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini and soaking up the rays to relax playing beach blanket bingo with the waves just rolling in!!! 


With that being said, here's the recipe

the bikini along with the sand was cut from Nifty Fifties
the sun, waves, palm tree and the word "relax" with the beach chair cut from Life's a Beach
the paper from the card was cut from a fabulous package of papers from Pat Catan's which was one terrific bargain for about 30 pieces for $2.00!!!!
the balance of my papers were from my scrap bin

Now, granted, this body will never ever see a bikini again in this lifetime, but a girl can wish!!!!  There's always that beach chair in the sand wishing for that coconut drink brought by the cabana boy!!!! A girl can always dream!

Hope you had a great birthday Barbara and I thank all of you attending our three (3) day hop. I had a great time making these projects and hope you enjoyed!!!

God Bless
Hugs and Love
Lynne
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

50th Birthday Luau Blog Hop 30, 2011

Day Two

50th Birthday Luau Blog Hop
Welcome back for Day 2 of the 50th Birthday Luau Blog Hop. We are celebrating my 50th Birthday with a Luau themed blog hop.l  If you have just joined the blog hop please be sure to check out yesterday's posts for the entire line up and also check out the blog candy.  I am having so much fun, and am truly in awe of the talented ladies in this hop

  50th Birthday Luau Blog Hop Lineup:  

1. Barbara B. http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/
2. Gill M - http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com
3. Linda Simpson - http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.com
4. Shawnee - http://www.blessedonthebrightside.com
5. Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
6. Jacki http://cardsbyjacki.blogspot.com/
7. Pendra http://pendrasplace.blogspot.com/
8. Ashley- http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
9. Tammy- http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com/
10. Sherry-http://patternsbysher.blogspot.com
11. Jearise- http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
12. Cyndie- http://cyndiepaperboutique.wordpress.com/
13. Gina- http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
14. April - http://curlsandgrins.blogspot.com
15. Lynne- http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/   

Grand Prize:  Cricut Cartridge Luau 2011 Seasonal

Day 1 Blog Candy: 
Cuttlebug  Disney NEMO Combo Embossing & Die Set


Day 2 Blog Candy:  
Cuttlebug Disney Celebration Combo Embossing & Die Set


Day 3 Blog Candy:  
Sizzix Texturz Texture Plates-Kit #3 

Rules to be eligible for  Daily Blog Candy and the Grand Prize:
(1)  You MUST visit each blog and become a follower
(2) Leave a comment on every blog in the hop each day
(3) Leave a comment below on my blog
(4) Become a follower at "Craftin’ with Barbara” 

Now on to my second project: 

I call this wish I was here






The recipe for this card is 
cartridge is Life is a Beach
and Mickey and Friends
Mickey was cut 4.25 inches
card was cut square
re-cut card to get the green for the palm trees
 and applied leaves with puffy dots
paper on the inside was scrap tie-dye paper cut 4.5 x 4.5 inches


I must tell you that my 6-year old granddaughter actually cut the Mickey with me helping with the Xyron for the gluing!!!


Hope you enjoyed my card and I know wish I was there!!!

I want to thank the lovely ladies on Barbara's behalf of this hop 
for helping Barbara celebrate her birthday. 

  
Please be sure to stop by tomorrow and 
hop along with us again to see more crafty creations.

God Bless 
Hugs and Love
Lynne

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Monday, August 29, 2011

50 Birthday Luau Blog Hop - August 29, 2011


If you are here for the
 Faith Verse Blog Hop or Loved By God Blog Hop, 
please scroll down. Thank you....


Day One



50th Birthday Luau Blog Hop


Hello, I am so very happy to have you hop over to help me in celebrating my 50th Birthday.  This is my very first blog hop, and I am so excited to share all the wonderful projects created by very talented and creative ladies with you.  So, grab a refreshment, sit back and enjoy all three days of the 50th Birthday Luau hop.  This hop runs from August 29-31, so please be sure to check back each day to see what new project each of our talented ladies has in store for you.  Since my birthday is in August, I have always wanted to have a Luau, and well, I love the beach.  So, our theme for this hop is, of course, LUAU THEME.  What a better way to celebrate my birthday then with a 50th Birthday Luau Hop and the creative talents of all the very talented ladies participating in this hop. 


  50th Birthday Luau Blog Hop Lineup:  

Grand Prize:  Cricut Cartridge Luau 2011 Seasonal

Day 1 Blog Candy: 
Cuttlebug  Disney NEMO Combo Embossing & Die Set


Day 2 Blog Candy:  
Cuttlebug Disney Celebration Combo Embossing & Die Set


Day 3 Blog Candy:  
Sizzix Texturz Texture Plates-Kit #3 

Rules to be eligible for  Daily Blog Candy and the Grand Prize:
(1)  You MUST visit each blog and become a follower
(2) Leave a comment on every blog in the hop each day
(3) Leave a comment below on my blog
(4) Become a follower at "Craftin’ with Barbara” 

Now on to my first project: 

I call this it's 5 o'clock somewhere  





The recipe for this card is 
cartridge is Life is a Beach
Paper is DSVW Sweet Stack
lettering was cut 1.25 inches
drink was cut 3.75
scrap ribbon


Hope you enjoyed my card and I know it has to be 5 o'clock somewhere!!!
I want to thank the lovely ladies on Barbara's behalf of this hop 
for helping Barbara celebrate her birthday. 
  
Please be sure to stop by tomorrow and 
hop along with us again to see more crafty creations.

God Bless 
Hugs and Love
Lynne
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Faith Verse Blog Hop August 29, 2011

Welcome to the First Faith Blog Hop!!!

If you are here for the 
50th Birthday Luau or the Loved By God Faith Blog Hop, 
please scroll down further. 
Thank you!

On a more personal note, I want to wish my precious angel, Molly, Happy 22nd Birthday. I miss you and love you but know you are one of God's special little angels watching over me!!

Hey Friends!

Welcome to my blog! and I am kicking off a new series starting September 12th called the Faith Verse Series that I will put on my blog every Monday...but for today I wanted to show you what it is about...I and my guest designers are going to give you their favorite verse and tell why and then create something with that verse in it. I hope you are blessed and encouraged on your spiritual journey as you go through this hop with some talented ladies...I am so blessed by their friendship and stories.

If you came here from Carolyn, then you are in the right place. If you just happened upon this blog, then please start at the beginning by visiting Kari for it is the beginning...lol...but as you go through in case you get lost you can always come back. Don't forget to give the bloggy love.


There will be a prize from Kristal Andrews her Faith Stamps and some other embellies and ribbons from others that contributed to the Grand Prize! and you have to comment but you are not required to be a follower but it sure would be nice if you were :)! We love to hear what you have to share with us as well.  Have fun hopping and thanks again! :)

Vicki - http://mawmawsthoughts.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by and your next stop is: Amy

In His Love,
Be Inspired,
Kari
My special scripture is:  Ecclesiastes 3: 1-9

There is a right time for everything:
A time to be born, a time to die;
A time to plate;
A time to harvest;
A time to kill;
A time to heal;
A time to destroy;
A time to rebuild;
A time to cry;
A time to laugh;
A time to grieve;
A time to dance;
A time for scattering stone;
A time for gathering stones;
A time to hug;
A time to find;
A time to lose;
A time for keeping;
A time for throwing away;
A time to tear;
A time to repair;
A time to be quiet;
A time to speak up;
A time for loving;
A time for hating;
A time for war;
A time for peace.


For those of you who have stopped for the Loved by God Faith Blog Hop, I apologize as some of this is a repeat as to what I need to say.


This is a tough time of the year for me - my precious gift from God, Amalia Lynne was born on August 29, 1989. 

My second husband and I were told that we would never have children. She was truly a miracle and a blessing from the beginning. We named her after my Grandmother, "Amalia" which in German means worker for God. My Grandmother was more of a mother to me than my own mother as being I was raised by her. I wanted to honor her by giving my child her name. My oldest daughter wanted her to have the middle name of Lynne as that is my middle name (another surprise for those who know me and have only known me as Lynne) and Jennifer's middle name was Lynne. Jennifer said since she had a different father, she wanted to have something the same as being it wouldn't be the last name. Thus the name Amalia Lynne. 


My oldest daughter wanted her to have the middle name of Lynne as that is my middle name (another surprise for those who know me and have only known me as Lynne) and Jennifer's middle name was Lynne. Jennifer said since she had a different father, she wanted to have something the same as being it wouldn't be the last name. Thus the name Amalia Lynne. The picture on the top right is Jen and Molly at Molly's Christening. Actually, Molly was baptised three (3) times. When she was life-lighted to the hospital the day she was born, one of the nurses who was a lay-minister asked if I would object if she would baptize my child and of course, I did not object. When we found out how serious her condition was, my minister came and baptized her. Well, I decided since she was such a precious gift, I wanted to have her baptized in church! Jen was given the honor of being Godmother to her baby sister. There was 10-1/2 years between my girls.


Amalia Lynne was a very precious child but complications occurred almost immediately at birth. She needed to be life-flighted to Children's Hospital. She had a grand mal seizure and a stroke which left my precious child as a quadapalegic. The Doctors and the Hospital said she only had 3 to 6 months to live and wanted to place her in a home. She was my precious child and gift from God. Why would I ever want to part with my precious gift for someone else to care for her? I took my "Molly", as we called her, home with us to care for and to love. I was blessed as she lived 25 months! It was a learning process as I learned to suction her, check her phenobarb levels, change feeding tubes, suction as she had chronic pneumonia. 

Through all this she was treated as a "normal" child as much as possible - her ears were pierced, she went to the zoo, went to church, camping, saw Santa and the Easter Bunny, Kennywood (a local amusement park) where she even rode the merry-go-round. She started to seize and miraculously, they noticed and stopped the ride for us to get off and called the paramedics. My dad was very active in the Shriners and assisted with having and was visited by the them donate her wheelchair (it was pink because of course she was a girl!) and several of her apparatus to make life easier. With how active my dad was, the clowns even came to pay her a visit which was the beginning of August in 1991.


We  had a pool in the backyard that she would go swimming with her dad.


Her first Christmas we took her to the local mall to see Santa. This Santa was very very special....he asked what was wrong with her and when we told him, he layed his hands on her and blessed her. By this time, she was partially blind but was fascinated by lights. We left our Christmas lights up until she had passed and anything that could be decorated with lights, trust me lights were strung including her swing!



Don't get me wrong, this was not an easy journey but a journey I would never trade for anything. 




I had a photo album of her life, but it was an old fashion photo album with just pictures and very little journaling. I took several of the pictures and made some pages for the pictures are emblazed on my heart but needs to be shared as this is a very precious gift that was given to me by God who gave me this precious child to shower with love as God loved me!

This was a very difficult posting and emotional journey for me as today, August 29th, my angel would have been 22 years old... Happy 22nd birthday Amalia. God Bless you and you are one of his special angels looking out over and watching me.


I had been a Girl Scout Leader which of course meant Molly went to the meetings with me and she knew each and every girl by their voices and would smile when they would talk with her. Also, considering my last name at the time and the popularity of the Cabbage Patch Kids --- I called her my Apitzsch Patch Kid. 

In closing --- to everything there is a season and a purpose under the heavens, a time to be born a time to die - a time to laugh and a time to cry - a time to grieve and a time to dance. I must admit, it doesn't get any easier but I do thank God for the time he shared his precious angel with me.


Thank you for taking the time for me to share this with you and God Bless all our angels.....

As to the recipe for my layouts, I, of course have used A Child's Year for my silhouettes and the Alphabet built-in cartridge from my E2. I used my Xyron to attach the lettering and puff dots for the silhouettes.. The ribbons are self-adhesive Ki Memories from JoAnn Fabrics which is $1 per spool. Have I ever mentioned that my cartridge that I use the most and love the most is A Child's Year???

Now, I must tell you, that this is a teaser. I had posted different pictures with different lay-outs for the past three (3) days including with the Loved By God Blog Hop which began on August 27, 2011 with my scripture being that of Psalm 128. 

Blog candy is always a plus which will be 2 hand-made notes cards with the rule that I would like you to stop and comment if possible each day with one of the days in your comment, mention which is your favorite cartridge. Easy, huh??? Sew, looking forward to seeing what is your favorites!

Your next stop is , I thank you for stopping by and visiting me.
I love to read your comments and please feel free to follow my journey on my blog as I would love to have you!

God bless you all and all the precious gifts from God
Love and Hugs

Lynne
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Loved by God Faith Blog Hop Day Three

Welcome to the Loved by God Faith Blog Hop! 

Welcome to Day 3 


We are so blessed to have you be a part of it. If you arrived from Carolyn’s blog you are in the right place.  If you just happened to have landed here, go on over to www.mypapertreehouse.blogspot.com so that you can catch the beginning of the hop.  

I have noticed that since we were pretty much created, we have an innate need to be loved and desired. There is such a longing in our souls to be called beautiful, adorable, precious, accepted, and loved; and many times we find ourselves living lives of beggars, accepting the pennies people are willing to give. To be loved by man is temporal and it will always leave you thirsty for more. To be loved by God is to find satisfaction and to never thirst again. 
This month we want to share with you what it has meant for us to have been “Loved by God”.  Every Brave and Precious woman participating in this hop has a beautiful story of how God has shown His love to them in a very personal way. We invite you to hop around and discover the AMAZING ways the Lord chooses to love us, even when we do not deserve it.  

The Bible says that there is no greater love than that from one who dies for his friend - and God loves you so much that He sent His only Son to die for you.  

Please, take a minute and listen to this song  

Our prayer is that the Lord would open your eyes so that you too can see how God has loved you.
  
The line-up for this month is:










We are doing things a bit different this month.  We actually want to have you be a participant with us.  If you feel inspired create a project that reflects what the Lord has shown you, write a poem, or simply post about the Love of God in your blog. Then go over to www.mypapertreehouse.blogspot.com to link up your post. We would love to see how the Lord works through you. 

For this month alone, there will be no greater gift we can offer you than the love the Lord has awaiting you, so there will be no Grand Prizes.  Still you can be blessed by the beautiful RAKS some of the participants have available. 

Here is how He has chosen to show me His love -

The scripture I chose to use today is Psalm 128: 

Blessings on all who reverence and trust the Lord 
on all who obey him!
Their reward shall be prosperity and happiness. 
Your wife shall be contented in your home. 
And look at all those children! 
There they sit around the dinner table 
as vigorous and healthy as young olive trees. 
That is God's reward to those who reverence and trust him.
May the Lord continually bless you 
with heaven's blessings as well as with human joys. 
May you live to enjoy your grandchildren! 
And may God Bless Israel!

This is a tough time of the year for me - my precious gift from God, Amalia Lynne was born on August 29, 1989. 

My second husband and I were told that we would never have children. She was truly a miracle and a blessing from the beginning. We named her after my Grandmother, "Amalia" which in German means worker for God. My Grandmother was more of a mother to me than my own mother as being I was raised by her. I wanted to honor her by giving my child her name. My oldest daughter wanted her to have the middle name of Lynne as that is my middle name (another surprise for those who know me and have only known me as Lynne) and Jennifer's middle name was Lynne. Jennifer said since she had a different father, she wanted to have something the same as being it wouldn't be the last name. Thus the name Amalia Lynne. 





My oldest daughter wanted her to have the middle name of Lynne as that is my middle name (another surprise for those who know me and have only known me as Lynne) and Jennifer's middle name was Lynne. Jennifer said since she had a different father, she wanted to have something the same as being it wouldn't be the last name. Thus the name Amalia Lynne. The picture on the top right is Jen and Molly at Molly's Christening. Actually, Molly was baptised three (3) times. When she was life-lighted to the hospital the day she was born, one of the nurses who was a lay-minister asked if I would object if she would baptize my child and of course, I did not object. When we found out how serious her condition was, my minister came and baptized her. Well, I decided since she was such a precious gift, I wanted to have her baptized in church! Jen was given the honor of being Godmother to her baby sister. There was 10-1/2 years between my girls.




Amalia Lynne was a very precious child but complications occurred almost immediately at birth. She needed to be life-flighted to Children's Hospital. She had a grand mal seizure and a stroke which left my precious child as a quadapalegic. The Doctors and the Hospital said she only had 3 to 6 months to live and wanted to place her in a home. She was my precious child and gift from God. Why would I ever want to part with my precious gift for someone else to care for her? I took my "Molly", as we called her, home with us to care for and to love. I was blessed as she lived 25 months! It was a learning process as I learned to suction her, check her phenobarb levels, change feeding tubes, suction as she had chronic pneumonia. 


Through all this she was treated as a "normal" child as much as possible - her ears were pierced, she went to the zoo, went to church, camping, saw Santa and the Easter Bunny, Kennywood (a local amusement park) where she even rode the merry-go-round. She started to seize and miraculously, they noticed and stopped the ride for us to get off and called the paramedics. My dad was very active in the Shriners and assisted with having and was visited by the them donate her wheelchair (it was pink because of course she was a girl!) and several of her apparatus to make life easier. With how active my dad was, the clowns even came to pay her a visit which was the beginning of August in 1991.






We  had a pool in the backyard that she would go swimming with her dad.



Her first Christmas we took her to the local mall to see Santa. This Santa was very very special....he asked what was wrong with her and when we told him, he layed his hands on her and blessed her. By this time, she was partially blind but was fascinated by lights. We left our Christmas lights up until she had passed and anything that could be decorated with lights, trust me lights were strung including her swing!



Don't get me wrong, this was not an easy journey but a journey I would never trade for anything. 




I had a photo album of her life, but it was an old fashion photo album with just pictures and very little journaling. I took several of the pictures and made some pages for the pictures are emblazed on my heart but needs to be shared as this is a very precious gift that was given to me by God who gave me this precious child to shower with love as God loved me!

This was a very difficult posting and emotional journey for me as today, August 29th, my angel would have been 22 years old... Happy 22nd birthday Amalia. God Bless you and you are one of his special angels looking out over and watching me.


As to the recipe for my layouts, I, of course have used A Child's Year for my silhouettes and the Alphabet built-in cartridge from my E2. I used my Xyron to attach the lettering and puff dots for the silhouettes. I added little journal cards to put special thoughts and information. The ribbons are self-adhesive Ki Memories from JoAnn Fabrics which is $1 per spool. Have I ever mentioned that my cartridge that I use the most and love the most is A Child's Year???

Now, I must tell you, that this is a teaser. I will be posting different pictures with different lay-outs for the next three (3) days including the Faith Verse Blog Hop on Monday, August 29, 2011 which the scripture lesson will be Ecclesiastes 3: 1-7 with more pictures of my precious angel! 

Blog candy will be 2 hand-made notes cards with the rule that I would like you to stop and comment if possible each day with one of the days in your comment, mention which is your favorite cartridge. Easy, huh??? Sew, looking forward to seeing what is your favorites!

Your next stop is Tammy, I thank you for stopping by and visiting me.
I love to read your comments and please feel free to follow my journey on my blog as I would love to have you!

God bless you all and all the precious gifts from God
Love and Hugs
Lynne
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