Give Aways and A Deal a Day

Time is ticking . . . You need to head on over to the Croppin Paradise Blog and register as a follower. Make a comment and say hello and tell them “The Gov.” sent you. I can’t believe the Give Aways this week! Check out the details.




Everyone loves a great deal and I have found a few places that offer just that. Make sure to check out these sites for the deal of the day - a different one every day!

Crop Chocolate

Flowers to Flourishes

Scrapbook Steals

February Layouts

I had so much fun designing with the BoBunny Persuasion line from Croppin Paradise!

heart - wove pieces of ribbon together and taped to cardstock, cut a heart shape out of pp and sewed on top of ribbon and cardstock, cut around heart shape and attached to layout with pop dots

Sneek Peek

I'm so excited about the reveals coming at Croppin Paradie!  I thought I'd give you a Sneek Peek of my layouts.

Basic Grey Origins

BoBunny Persuasion

Challenge #8

What an exciting week it’s been at Croppin Paradise with the Conversation Heart Crop/Blog Hop going on . . . all of those inspiring challenges and fun games! There is still time to play along so I hope you will join us. On each of the CP Design Team Members’ blogs you will find a “LOVE” inspired challenge. Complete the challenge, upload your image to our gallery (or other photo sharing site) and then link it to the corresponding challenge thread in our forum. You will have a chance to win a GC to the Croppin Paradise store (so many new and yummy supplies).


If you missed the first game click here and give your guess for a chance to win that adorable cupcake.

For challenge #8 you will need to complete a layout and use a saying from a Conversation Heart in your journaling. Make sure to add your layout to the Croppin Paradise gallery and link it to this thread. I completed a layout of my daughter and one of her boys using the saying “love you” in the journaling.
Be sure to check out the Harwick Hubabaloo for the last challenge.

Make sure to check out all the fun games too.

For game #8 I’m posting a Bingo game. Play along for a chance to win this altered can and card.

Challenge #2

Wendi hosted challenge #2 at the CroppinParadise Blog Hop and this is my take on it.  Hope you will join us in Paradise for some great challenges and games this week!

Prayer Journal

Have you ever thought of keeping a prayer journal?  God wants us to Pray in the Sprit at all times and on every occasion.  Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.
- Ephesians 6:18

Have you ever been praying and the next thing you know your thinking about something totally off topic -I think it's happened to everyone.  Writing down you're prayers helps you to stay focused on God's word.  What a great way to build you're faith too.  When you're going through a trial . . . read through your entries and be reminded of all the times God has answered your prayers.  I made this journal for a dear freind's mother who has cancer.  I'm hoping it will help her to gain insight into the love God has for her.

a few pages from the journal

Crop and Blog Hop

Join me at Croppin Paradise for the Conversation Hearts Crop which started today.   It will be a week full  of games and challenges and lot of prises!

Layouts  completed using the Basic Grey Sugar Rush collection.