So this week was a huge challenge for the Mystical Masters... but I am all but done now... YAY me. lol.
I cant tell you much about the challenge... but I can show you the pages I did.
This one is all about Jed and Rod's Mum...
This one is about the kids tap shoes...
This one is about my man... hehe
This one is actually for the White with One challenge blog's May challenge...
obviously the colour was pink lol and the theme was mothers... so I did this page about Rod and his mum.
Well... big news... (for me anyway lol)...
I got into the top 10!
So excited.
Lots of work to do over the next two weeks.
Lots of fun though.
Will be back later with some pics!!!!
before the top ten are announced in the Mystical Masters competition. So Ive done these two layouts and now I just wait... wait and see if I get to do more next week lol.
I love how this one turned out... especially the flower.
This one was fun... we had to do a layout resume lol. Im going to post the journalling here too so it can be read properly... too hard to see it in photos.
So... here is the journalling...
ABOUT ME
My name is Rachel Schryver. I am a 30 years young mother of two awsome kids and a wife to a wonderful husband. We are very blessed with a happy life full love and laughter. I love spending time with my family, hanging out with friends, baking, music, movies and dancing! But besides my family the thing I love most of all is scrapbooking.
I started scrapping late in 2006. I needed something to fill my spare time while the kids were at school... and after my first few pages I knew this was the real thing... LOVE!
Gradually I found out there was alot more to this art form than pretty paper and stickers. I found the online scrapping community and was so inspired by the wonderous creations that I discovered were possible. With the supplies I had I began trying out some of the ideas and techniques I saw and tried adapting and putting my own spin on things. I found forums, competitions and challenges. I found that the challenges and competitions gave me a point to start with which sometimes we all need. Entering challenges is great because you get fantastic feedback from other scrappers which then boosts your confidence... this helps me feel empowered to try more new things.
And now I am in the biggest challenge Ive done so far... vying for a spot on the Mystical DT! I cant put into words what it would mean to me to achieve this. Mystical is the best scrapping site and to be on their DT is my dream.
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The reason WHY I scrap is because I want my children to have wonderful reminders of their childhood. To preserve the memories and details of the important moments in their lives. I also want them to always know how much I love them and one day when I am long gone they will still have my words to remind them that I love them and they are my world.
I have photos from my own childhood but often there are no dates or details. My parents memories are fading so the details of my childhood are almost totally gone. I dont want the same thing to happen to my children. Their lives are important... even the little things and the small details... their lives deserve to be preserved for future generations.
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As far as scrapping goes... I dont have a list of publication credits, infact Ive yet to really achieve anything of great signifigance in the scrap world.
BUT I have achieved hundreds of photos & memories preserved for my children & grandchildren. I have achieved a passion for something I do. I have achieved something I can always get better at. I have achieved new friendships. And I have achieved the title of scrapbooker... not just someones wife or mother.
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I ran out of room and could have written much more. lol. As it is this is without doubt the most journalling Ive ever done on a layout.
So thats it for today... just wanted to share my last effort in this comp. Ive enjoyed the challenges we have been given and it has given me a great insight into the role of a DT member... and made me realise it is something I really really really really want to do.
So tomorrow is catch up day... been so busy and working hard on the masters and potion challenges and havent had much time to get any other challenges done so tomorrow I will be working on some of the other challenges. So if I am lucky I will be back tomorrow night with more pages to share!
Just another page done today...
Hopefully will have a couple more to post tomorrow night. Got plenty I need to get done and tomorrow is our day off dancing etc so I get to stay home ALL day lol.
Nothing much else happening here. Nothing blog worthy anyway lol.
Will be back tomorrow!
well for another 20 minutes at least lol.
Not alot happening here... just thought I would post a few new layouts...
Rachy & Molly nailing singstar... as usual... hehe
Mystical Scrapbooks is running a competition to find two new Design Team members... I have entered and have been doing the weekly challenges. I would just adore to be on the DT over there... but so many talented awsome girls producing amazing work for this comp I dont think I stand a chance.
But ya never know if ya dont have a go... so Im having a go lol.
Here are the layouts Ive done for these challenges:
I can not believe that Abbee is 12 today.
I couldnt begin to put into words how much I love this girl. She truely is a light in our lives. She is smart (god knows where she got that from lol), she is talented, she has the brightest, bubbliest personality. A great sense of humour... she is funny... like really funny. She loves to dance and sing, she loves to draw and paint, she loves hanging out with her friends, she loves watching Adam Sandler movies.
As a mother she is the sort of kid you want your child to be. By no means perfect but she is a good kid. I someone had asked me 12 years ago what I would want her to be like now I reckon I would have listed all the things she is now.
But on a personal level... this girl has given me way more than she will probably ever know. When she was born she saved my life... I have no doubt my life would have gone down a very awful road had she not come along. She fixed me in many ways. I dont expect anyone to understand why I feel that way... but I owe so much to Abbee just because she was sent to me and was/is herself. It was/is perfect... its like someone with greater power knows just what I need and when I need it and Abbee is their tool for making it happen.
I know I spoil her... but I do that without even thinking most of the time... I think I just want to give her back the happiness and joy she has given me.
So today I hope she has the most wonderful day... she is at school and has dancing this afternoon... I hope her friends celebrate with her, I hope she has fun and lots of laughter.
And for the future... I hope she continues to become a young woman with loads of personality, a happy, joyful disposition, a young woman with a strong sense of who she is, someone who stands up for what they believe in, treats others with kindness and respect, brings happiness and light to the lives of those she comes in contact with and that above all that no matter what she always knows how much I love her and that I will be here for her... forever.
Happy Birthday Abbee.
I love you.
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Just wanted to show off these pics I took today of Abbee...
She is going to be 12 on thursday... omg time has gone way too fast for my liking!
As you can see... Ive changed things around a bit... a change is as good as a holiday lol... yeah right lol.
BUT... feeling alot brighter and cheefuller lately so figured my blog deserved to look happy and cheerful.
So whats happening?
Not alot really... just all the usual stuff. Running around madly with the kids etc. Cooking, cleaning and all that sort of stuff.
Been scrapping a bit... ok well alot lol.
Ive found my calling... I want to be a professional scrapper... maybe one day...
So here are two recent layouts Ive done...
I am very pleased with these two... especially the home one... Its still sitting on the hall stand so I can look at it often lol.
On to something new... there are tonnes of blogs out there and scrappers seem to have some of the best. So I thought I would post some links to some cool scrappers blogs...
Jen Hall's blog seriously rocks... I love her work and her gorgeous girls make her blog even more wonderful to look at. She lives not too far from me... maybe one day I will be lucky enough to take one of her classes.
Kayla Macaulay is a deadset scrapping hero. At just 17 she is so full of talent it is just rediculous lol. Kayla and I hang out alot on a forum and she just continues to amaze me with her work. So bright and cheery!
Elsie Flannagan is so awsome at this scrapping thing she even has her own range of products! Check out how good her photos are and how funky she is.
And finally I had to share this pic of some cup cakes I made last week...
I will be back tomorrow to finish off the changes and will do another post with some more pics and stuff.
Not alot to report... life is looking brighter every day... spending time doing things that make me happy and take my mind away from the crappy stuff... seems to be working lol. So alot of scrapping been done lately hehe.
I have entered a competition at Mystical... they are looking for two new design team members... I would love to be on the design team there... just not sure I am good enough or what they are looking for which I guess is why they are having the competition lol. There are alot of very talented girls entered... really I probably dont stand a chance... but a girls gotta dream lol.
So here are some layouts Ive done over the past few weeks... loving the kaiser papers atm... as you might see lol.
A photo of Jed and I, kaiser pp, bella chipboard, paint and a kaiser rub on.
kaiser bling word, bella flowers, fabric from stash, kaiser rub on & flowers.
bella chipboard, paint, hessien fabric, staples.
More kaiser pp, bella sticker, kaiser flowers.
kaiser pp, ribbon & cardstock from stash, buttons and ribbon from stash.
fabric from stash, title is motif cut out of an old t-shirt, unknown rub on.
kaider pp, american craft thickers
Kaiser pp, pearl bling, felt, flowers... hasicallt everything on this page is kaiser lol.
I've got a few other small things to share but they will have to wait. hehe
