PEACE inchie...

The white dove of peace is lost in darkness

Wandering aimlessly, it drifts in the blackness

No points of light it sees as it searches for the light of Hope

But, Hope is fleeting in the darkness

Tears fall from its bright eyes of Faith

It worries about the world

It worries about life

It worries about home

Faith in the future keeps it soaring, searching.

 by Bruce Alan Humphrey

 Tootsies' PEACE inchie

The Joy of inchie every week for a year happens at -

Every Inchie Monday

Sing Inchie...

The sun rises on the spring morn…

I awake to one of my favorite sounds of life…

the voices of birds singing.

I was inspired by Danielle at Au Clair de La Lune her art work is pleasing to the eye and brings out the thought of the art piece. Thank-you Danielle!

 From the inspiration is my "sing" inchie for Every Inchie Monday

Join us for a inchie a week for a year...we are a quarter of the way through

Time goes by fast when you are having fun.

 

The many faces of you...

It took some doing…with alittle push here and a grab there…I pulled off this double page layout.

 Design Dollies 

cute as a button...

It has been some time since I worked on the big sister, Vivian pages. 

I won this digi from Sassy Cheryl show me #17...hey me!!

I could not wait to use it...I needed to alter it a bit for personalization for a special grad. It will be a work in progress for awhile for I still have my Lahti pages to get done. So follow along...it will be posted for another "Show Me" when i get done!

Thanx again Cheryl for your art is always fun to work with...

It is a nice day  in the neighborhood...Spring is here...

Little Sugar Bear

Gramps calls all the grand babies Sugar Bear which gave the name to my new moving bear card for Little Toots' Birthday!

I wanted to make the head and legs move using the slide method so I took on my own challenge along with
Stamp Something April Digi Day
The Shabby Tea Room Week #56 Spring color challenge

This is a Sugar Nellie stamp called, Dexter, drawn by; Londa Andren

At this time I would like to say a huge "Thank-you" 
to all that have commented on my postings! 

I am very thankful, I have gathered, thoughts to inspire me, insight on artist and their work and help on want type of step I would like to take next.

Thank-you again, Tootsie

Gradall had kittens...

...it seems like she was just a kitten.

As I was preparing my postings this morning I thought I had better be getting ready for those kittens for Gradall is going to have them any time now. I got my rubber gloves out, got food ready to bring out, looked outside in the bed I prepared for her and Ta-Da...kittens.
Now this is one for Show Me #18 at Sassy Cheryls that you dont see!
Baby sitting kittens...Mommy is having some warm milk.

 This layout is a take on the challenge with:
Unscripted Sketches #100
it is their 2nd year  blog anniversary and I AM TOP 3 WINNER!!!!
I went ahead and flipped the sketch and stretched it out a bit and made a double page spread so I could get more pictures on it.

Catered Crop 

is also a challenge for this layout
 I have chosen: 
 Pattern paper –

stripes, plaids Embellishments –

 bling, ribbon 

Shapes – 

scallops and swirls

Theme - Oregon doesn't have alligators so we need to go with cats...along with my little catgirl

...for my recipe along with my added ingredients!
"Lasting Memories" 
is also a great layout submission place for the "get it done" type of art.
Here they are asking for SPRING and I have just the LO!
WINNER...At born again crafter anything scrapbooking, gotta love it.
Pink Paper Paradise #31 Make it Monday where :
Paper Bagley is Featured Blog

Spring is here...lambs are in the Fields...

and kittens in a basket!

There’s a new challenge blog in town with articles, swaps, interviews, videos, challenges, great prizes and MORE! 

Check out Lily Pad Cards! 

The Lahti boys of Brownsmead, Oregon...part 4...

…another chapter in the Lahit boys lifes.

The journaling (PULL tab) beside the picture on page 1...

By the age of 17 Lee Lahti, his brother Stuart and cousins, Dale with brother Jamie Peck went into the service. Lee served in the Army and discharged after about a half a year. This was because he had a 
severe on the train on the way to Kansas.

Brother, Stuart also in the Army, was stationed in Portway, Kansas. After Lee had gotten home he and 
mother Hilda went to visit him in their 1947 Studebaker commander. Stuart was an electrician for the radios for the most part. He came home after the War.

Lee was given recognition by the United States Coast Guard, Group Astoria on November 2007.

 *Click on the pictures for a close-up       

The Lahti boys of Brownsmead, Oregon...part 3...

…the pages continue…

Lee Lahti play with many bands in his life.

The picture in the middle I am having a time getting the last names for some of them.

I am asking all my local followers to give me some help. If you see one that needs a name please email me with it. click on the picture for a close-up!

This is the 2^nd page to the layout. A pocket page with all of Lee Lahti’s Certificates of Apprecitation he has gotten through the years.

NOTICE! The bottom right corner is the art work of

Liz at Lululiz at Lalaland

The photo used for my rhythm inchie is at the top left hand side of page 1

Liz' submission and others can be seen at: 

Every Inchie Monday

I have been with the artist at EIM since the beginning of the year.  

Seeing so much wonderful art that I thought...

why not use inchie art on pages.

Since I have been working on these pages and Lee is a drummer, Liz's rhythm inchie was perfect. I emailed her for permission with my thought in hand. With joy she said yes with attachments of her rhythm inchie...

Thank-you Liz...totally liked working with your inchie!

This page is for submission to:

Sketchy Thursdays challenge 3.24

...here they have a sketch to play with

...and the beat gones on.

The Lahti boys of Brownsmead, Oregon...

…had a love for Dogs within their lives.

 Going through someone else's pictures and looking for some sort of order has been a challenge in it's self. Although...when you know the person in some sort of way you get to know them, the family and whom they are related to...and it just might be you!

Top: Lee Lahti

Terry, Lahtis young terrier as boys.

The Lahti boys of Brownsmead, Oregon...part 2...

the lives in a story…

...for anything scrapbooking. I love this concept for I have the need to finish this book and the Barendse book. So...with no boundaries I am able to create, display, submit and get the projects done for the now.

 I also have my own "Life in a book" that I am working on when time allows.

Thank-you Lyssa at born-again crafter for the need to create!

I have been working on this Lahti book and really getting somewhere. I have not used digi's as yet but plans are there. Miss my card making!

 First page

Second page

...my joy of lives in progress. 

Winged inchie...

…to present just two...

 of so many.

Come join the inchie art...show your thought on each word of the week, here on Every Inchie Monday