I need your help

Now let me share with you something on a more serious note, as you are all probably aware that October is Breast Cancer awareness month, well the ladies at Scrapncircle are hosting their very first Crop for a cure, it will be a week long. This is very important to me, as my grandmother passed away from Breast Cancer before I was born, I wish that then there could have been a cure, or even more technology, medicines so that I would have had the opportunity to have met her. My mother was 13 when my grandmother died and she was a middle child of ten children the youngest was 4. It was a sad time for my grandfather to have to raise all these children on his own, due to a disease which still claims so many lives even now. Yes we do have more information, but we need a cure. So I am asking for you to take some time out and help us raise money for a cure. Here is some information about the crop for a cure.

I need sponsors for Crop for a cure, you can either give one set amount, or $1 for every layout or project I create. So if I create just 7 layouts for the week then you donate $7. Again read over the rules over at Scrapncircle
Above is a layout of my grandmother

WOO HOO

Hi everyone, I am so excited to announce that I was chosen to be part of Simply Obsessed first Design Team . As I mentioned earlier this week, this is a new kit club so please come and check them out. They will have a gallery up and working soon! Come and check out their new forum. Looking forward to seeing you their.

I am also excited to announce that I made it past round 1 and going on to round 2 at treasured scrapbooking. It's a contest that started last week titled the Treasure Hunt. Here's my layout created for challenge #1!

Good Sunday Morning

Well alright it's been awhile since my last post, I'm here now. I really have to get used to blogging on a regular basis. It really has been hard to keep up with. Well for some good news, I am Guest Designer at Treasured Scrapbooking, I was so excited when I heard and their kits are just full of yummy items. Here are just a few of the layouts I created with Kit #1. Some of the awesome pattern papers are from Cherry Arte Princess collection, Sassafras Lass Scrumptious, Autumn leaves, and for embellishments you have flowers, buttons and some Queen & Co. Loved it. Come and check out all the challenges posted on Treasured Scrapbooking. www.treasuredscrapbooking.com


Just want to say that their is a new kit club called Simply Obsessed you have to check out their kits, I just received my goodies this past week and I am so loving the Cherry Arte Poolside collection, and coordinating embellishments. They just added a new forum, so come and check it out. http://simplyobsessed.biz/messageboard/index.php

SavvynSassy is having a Guest Design Team Call for September, you can check out their contest for the GDT at savvynsassy.com

Look for new challenges being posted over at Scrapncircle.com

TallyScrapper has a few challenges being posted that end this week as well as new ones just being posted. I love Tallyscrappers, create a layout and you can earn points, points can lead to prizes if you have the most points. Love this concept. Get free stuff just for creating. Come check out the challenges and their sneak peak into August kit. It will be available for purchase on the 15th so don't miss out. Tallyscrappers.com

Ad challenge

Well I got this card a few weeks ago from Sprint my PCS carrier and normally I throw these things out, but I kept looking at the card and thought. WOW this has so many possibilities. I can use this wonderful card as inspiration. How? Well look at all the colors, the messages on the side can be journaling on the page, and lets not forget the squares so I challenge you all to create card or layout using this card as inspiration. Email me with your entries, and I will post here. Have fun.
Edenroses66@yahoo.com

Wow

I can't believe it's been a month that I've updated my blog. So much has happened in the last month, both personal and craft wise. My personal family life has been such an emotional roller coaster that's what happens when you have kids. LOL. Also a family friend and a family member passed away both within the same week.

Thank goodness for my scrapping addiction which is really my stress releaser. I am so excited to announce that on June 30 th I became part of the Savvynsassy Design Team, the ladies there are so friendly, inviting and OMG they are so talented. I am looking foward to working with them. Savvynsassy is now currently looking for an August Guest Design team member, all you have to do is submit a layout under the contest forum and gallery with lace on it, and introduce yourself to these wonderful ladies. I can say that once you are there, you will make it your home. Besides who doesn't love ribbon. www.savvynsassy.com

I also made the Design Team for Tallyscrapper, now this site is so addicting. I love creating layouts, you can earn prizes everyday all you have to do is submit layouts, and become part of the board. The ladies here are so much fun, and inspiring. Tallyscrapper has a few contest running right now. Come by check it out. Here are just a few layouts created with the Tallyscrapper kit of the month. www.tallyscrapper.com

Blog challenge (my biggest fear)

Okay so Rori at the Scrapbook Stand posted a challenge about our biggest fear last week, I really couldn't think of one. Well of course I fear losing my family, but I think that is everyones big fear not just mine.
So on Sunday I was driving and I tell you memories of my biggest fear came flooding and I had to do everything possible to focus on the road and not let this feeling overwhelm me. My biggest fear as a child was driving over the Williamburg Bridge here in New York. I always felt that it was not a stable bridge, but it was always worse for me because my dad who was the only one who drove was an alcoholic. Yes and you can imagine he drove drunk, and one day we almost crashed on that bridge and my door open and I had to try to hold it closed while it was still moving. Seat belts were not a requirement then. So just picture it me at the age of about 10 or 11 and struggling to hold closed this door while the car is moving on a bridge on the outside lane. The worst part was that after he stopped the car and closed the door, he just slaps me and tells me it was my fault. Yes he was also an abusive man. Unfortunately that was not the first time we almost had a car accident or almost died. That same summer we went to the mountains to a lake there, and everyone was drinking and all I could think of was WHY? As we were leaving the lake we had to drive through one of those small roads with just trees and trees all around, but the trees were deep as if we were on a cliff driving and then it happened he started arguing with my mom, he then swirved the car when it happened our car was halfway off this road(cliff) luckily we were traveling with about ten cars in tow everyone jumped out of their cars and had to lean on the trunk so that me and my sisters can get out. They were able to move the car back on the road, but I thought this is it were dead. Now back to this past Sunday, I was driving on the New Jersey turnpike and my exit happened to be a bridge that reminded me somewhat of the Williamsburg bridge when all the memories came flooding I was like OMG please dear God help me to steer this car in the right direction, don't let me lose focus on the road I have my family in the car. Well of course I managed, but at the first rest stop I woke up my DH and told him he had to drive. My hands were trembling so bad and my heart was pounding to fast. The memory was as if it was yesterday, I just wanted to scream. I thank God everyday for my life as it is now. I don't live in an abusive home, or an alcoholic home. Is there something wrong with drinking a glass of wine, no but when you drink more than that just one glass of wine or alcohol and then drive YES there is. My biggest fears are a number of things now looking back, one is that I don't want to be like my father, and always hope I'm doing the best for my kids. I adore them. Two is that I set a good example for my kids so that they don't turn to drugs or alcohol, would I love them any less no, but I want them to know that they can achieve anything they want to. Three that I would never be a fool and knowingly drive under the influence of even one drink because I think I can, and four that I never lose control in a car while driving over a bridge. The best things about knowing my fears now is that I can do everything possible to overcome them.

Sketch challenge

Okay so this is the first time I create a sketch with Photoshop elements, thanks to a friend who helped me through. I owe her big time. So my challenge is to create a layout using this sketch. I can't wait to see what you create. Please email your layouts to Edenroses66@yahoo.com. RAK giveaway. Tag Layout created by Jennie @2Jills.