Schwab Jelly 2019

 

Another 2-page spread for our 2019 photobook. These are from September 2019.... where we made grape jelly with my Dad and his wife, Beverly. My Dad has 4 grapevines in his backyard that produce a lot of grapes. Along with making jelly, my Dad has made juice and this year.... tried his hand at making wine. Such a great family tradition to be a part of. My brother, Dan and his wife, Tracy.... along with their daughter, Eleanor, stopped by to lend a hand. What a wonderful tradition for little Eleanor to be a part of every year!

I found this scrapbook layout on mousescrappers website. Here's the photo that I looked at:

Thanks to whoever's scrapbook page this was!

Thanks for dropping by!

Supplies Used:

My Memories Suite digital software

Background - Keen Green Garden (ZED)

Embellishments - Autumn Fairy (leaf vine - ddnd); Chef Panda (jam, oven mitt, flower and sugar - Ostrea); Nature (bow-sja); Aug 2020 Blog Train (drink-Pscrap)

Punch - Circle (filled w/Blog Train 2016 - DustyPurple - ZED); Flag (filled w/ Lap of Luxury -SU and Raspberry Splash - SU)

Font - Showcard Gothic and Boho (purple)

PanCan Walk 2013

 

Continuing work on our 2013 photobook with our walk to raise funds for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (June 2013).  As many people know.... my Mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in May 2012.  She passed away February 2014, and we miss her so very much still.

As a family, we never got together for a cause before, so this walk was new to us.  At the time, my Mom thought she would be able to join in the walk..... but with her extreme fatigue, she was unable to do so.  Many friends and family members joined in on the walk though.  As both Deb and I don't reside in Cleveland, we chose to walk at the same day/time from where we were (Hutto and Seattle). Our Team "Mom Schwab Team" raised over $2000. Wow! What an accomplishment!

We all enjoyed our experience, and felt that it would be something that we could do each year. Unfortunately, this year....since my Mom passed away.... we all felt too heartbroken to do the walk. Maybe in time we can find something to do as a family (in memory of our Mom).

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Background - Lap of Luxury DSP #6

Stamp Brush Set - Ribbon of Hope (Concord Crush)

Punch - Square and Dotted Scallop Ribbon (Whisper White)

Font - Bradley Hand ITC (Concord Crush and Whisper White)

Through the Years - DGSC085

Catching up on the Splitcoaststampers Challenges, this one DGSC085 - Using Pre-made templates.  You may view the challenge here:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-f253/dgsc085-using-pre-made-templates-t562713.html

I used a template found online at Scrapbooks Etc., although, I did add a few more photo boxes.  This year Mike and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary, so I wanted to show a photo of us each year of our marriage. I really like how this turned out.

Thanks for looking!

Stamp Brush Set - Eclectic Overlays (Whisper White)
Paper - Lap of Luxury #3
Embellishments - Knots and Ties Trim (Daffodil Delight), Dahlias (Daffodil Delight)
Font - Lavanderia (Daffodil Delight)

Hope 2

In a previous post, I had created a scrapbook page for my Mom who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is currently undergoing chemo treatments. This is a card for her from the whole family to show support in her fight with cancer.

I created the 'subway art' on the photo with My Digital Studio software. After I placed the photo in, I changed the opacity to 50% to give it a subtle feel. I then took phrases off the Chose Hope.org website "What Cancer Cannot Do". Very beautiful poem. Here is what it says:

"What Cancer Cannot Do" 

Cancer is so limited...

It cannot cripple love.
It cannot shatter hope.
It cannot corrode faith.
It cannot eat away peace.
It cannot destroy confidence.
It cannot kill friendship.
It cannot shut out memories.
It cannot quench the spirit.
It cannot silence courage.
It cannot reduce eternal life.

Paper - Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Lap of Luxury (MDS)

Text & Ink (all in MDS) - Boho & Latina (Perfect Plum), Boho & Bazooka (Pale Plum), Gloucester MT & Cloister Black BT (Wonder Wisteria), Broach & Chancellor (Orchid Opulence), Elegance, Monotype Corsiva, CK Honey & Cordial (Concord Crush)

Accessories - Ruffled Ribbon (Wisteria Wonder) 

Hope - DGSC068

I'm playing with the digital challenges on splitcoaststampers today.  Today's challenge (DGSC068) is: Journaling on a Photo. You can view the challenge and the link to view all the pages created with this challenge here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-f253/dgsc068-%96-journaling-photo-6-19-12-a-t556113.html

This is a new concept for me, as I tend to always journal outside the photo. I do like this effect though.

My Mom has been recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and the color designated for this type of cancer is purple.  I arranged the phrases myself incorporating a subway art kinda feel, with different fonts and shades of purple. I used a photo that we took at a Rose Garden in Oregon....my Mom loves roses. The photo was changed to 50% opacity, so that you would be able to see the words better. I also added a layer of white behind the photo, so the patterned DSP didn't show through the photo.

Paper - Lap of Luxury DSP #6 and #8

Photo - 50% opacity

Punches - Square (filled with Whisper White behind flower photo, so the patterned paper wouldn't show through the flower photo), Square (filled with Wonder Wisteria to mat the flower photo), Square (filled with Lap of Luxury DSP)

Embellishments - Wonder Wisteria Ruffled Ribbon and Bow, Wonder Wisteria Printed Brads

Text - Boho & Latina (Perfect Plum), Boho & Bazooka (Pale Plum), Gloucester MT & Cloister Black BT (Wonder Wisteria), Broach & Chancellor (Orchid Opulence), Elegance, Monotype Corsiva, CK Honey & Cordial (Concord Crush)