I have to say, I am SUPER excited about this week's FREEBIE and I hope you all enjoy it!



Using MyMemories Software to Customize your Party Bags

1. Download template file and install it into your software.
2. Using MyMemories Suite, choose Create Album From Designer Template and find your project.
3. Now you can print and enjoy the provided template, or customize it with your own papers and embellishments.

TIP:
You can right-click on the white guide and lock it in place to keep it from moving while you are working. Make sure this is the top layer of your project before printing.

Just SAVE and PRINT on cardstock!

Party Bags Tutorial

1. Print your Purse Card templates on cardstock and gather supplies. Be sure to set your margins as close to 0 as possible. (Recommended supplies: small craft scissors, bone folder, glue runner)

2. Using the scissors cut along inside of handles.

3. Fold bag at fold lines. There should be a total of 6 folds.
TIP: Using a bone folder will help you get crisp edges on your project.

4. Using scissors, cut along outside edge.

5. Lay the bag flat, printed side down. Fold up the tabs at the bottom of the bag, so that you can see the printing. Apply Glue to the tabs on the printed side.

6. Bring the side of the bag up and adhere the tab to the bottom of the bag.

7. Repeat on other side.

8. Lay the bag down, and apply glue to the last tab.

9. Attach the remaining side.
TIP: Insert your hand into the bag to ensure that all the tabs are securely attached.

10. Enjoy your Bag! You can fill it with all kinds of goodies or treats.
TIP: You can take the front and back and press them together to make side seams.

Please note, that this freebie will be available for ONE WEEK. However, you can still purchase this design kit from MyMemories! To find this kit, click on Craftable Templates on the right hand side of the MyMemories website.

What's My Memories Suite? Click here to read my review of the Digital Scrapbook Software. Don't have My Memories Suite? Go MyMemories.com to buy the software and start scrapping!  



Have a wonderful day dear followers and HAPPY Crafting!

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Welcome to FREEBIE FRIDAY! Just a quick reminder that there are a couple of changed that My Memories has done with our Freebies. As always the FREEBIE will be available for one week, they used to disappear after that, however NOW you can purchase the templates from the Story Rock design shop! So, all those who LOVED my fabulous purse invitation but missed the freebie, can buy the template! Another new change that has taken place, in order to download the FREEBIE you must register with MyMemories, don't worry it is free and you will LOVE the kicker... The freebie stays in your "My Downloads." This means that if your computer EVER crashes you can go back to MyMemories and re-download the freebie WITHOUT having to buy it!

And, without further ADO, here is this week's Freebie, BOOKMARKS:


Please note, that this freebie will be available for ONE WEEK. After that a new freebie will appear! However, you can still purchase this design kit from MyMemories!

What's My Memories Suite? Click here to read my review of the Digital Scrapbook Software. Don't have My Memories Suite? Go MyMemories.com to buy the software and start scrapping!  



Have a wonderful day dear followers and ENJOY your FREEBIE!

Yesterday I had mentioned going on a Women's Church Retreat. All I can say is Wow, God is AWESOME! Our group of 13 women stayed at a house on Lake Berkly in Kentucky. It was beautiful and refreshing to be on the lake.



I had SO much fun and learned SO much. Not only did I learn about God, but about myself and the other women as well. I am just amazed at everything that I was able to experience in just a three day weekend!

I could go on and on and on about everything that happened, but I will just give you a summary of what I learned:

Sometimes you have to STOP and listen. Get away from your normal day to day life and jump out of your "box". Listen to what God has to tell you, He is always there and can speak to you directly or indirectly through people and situations. Pray! Pray all the time and don't be afraid to be specific. His answer is NEVER "No." It is either "Yes," "Not Now," or " I have something better planned." Seek God in everything and every situation and Praise HIM! Never stop doing, the moment you STOP doing, your faith dies. You have to make time to STAY IN YOUR WORD! You can read the same passage 50 times and on the 50th time learn something TOTALLY different and new! Don't be afraid of the gifts God gives you, trust that He knows exactly what He is doing and act on those gifts. 

I'm sure you may be saying, well that is silly, I've heard a lot of those comments before, why is she JUST now getting it. Well, being TOLD something and LIVING IT are totally different things. The last line was something that I had been battling with a lot lately. Through the Retreat, I was able totally surrender to God and use the gift he has given me. It was both exhilarating and terrifying at the same time! I know God has great plans for me and I am so excited to learn more!

  My soul yearns for you in the night;
in the morning my spirit longs for you.
When your judgments come upon the earth,
the people of the world learn righteousness.
Isaiah 26:9 NIV

Have wonderful day and God Bless you dear followers!

 I have been searching for different ways to organize my world a little better. I've started a Home Organization Binder (I will give you more details later) and it came in handy this past weekend. I had set up meal plans and the girls' schedule were laid out while I was away for a Women's Church Retreat. Daddy didn't have to guess which food to feed the girls while I was gone which meant less stress for everyone.

I had also found a photo on Pinterest that suggested packing your kid's outfits in individual baggies for vacation trips, so you can just grab and go and not have to search out outfits in a suitcase. I wish I could remember where that photo came from, however, I just remember the concept. Well, I applied that concept to help my husband while I was gone. Since I normally make sure the girls are dressed, my husband is not super familiar where I keep the girls' clothes and which closes go to which girl. So, I decided to make life MUCH easier by setting up separate labeled baggies with outfits for each day, P.J.s, as well as an "extra" outfit in case they got dirty.
This plan worked out PERFECT! Less stress on Daddy AND the girls were clothed comfortably and matching the entire time I was gone. From now on I will ONLY use this method to pack for the girls, it worked out so well! Totally GENIUS!

Hope you all have a wonderful week dear followers!

My girls are attracted to animals like magnets! There is something about fur and feathers that sends their kiddie radar threw the roof. Little Sister always feels the need to try to chase my birds when she is out and Big Sister "needs" to grab a hold of and carry around any barn cat she can catch. Their father and I both have a love for animals as well and encourage their interested in them (minus the chasing).

Last weekend Goodies in Princeton, Indiana, a small town near by, invited a Traveling Petting Zoo to visit the public. We were able to stop by both Saturday night and Sunday after church to visit with the animals. The first animal we saw when we walked up as a beautiful Camel named Adar. He was a gentle giant. Big Sister and I were able to take a ride on the poky old guy Sunday! Saturday the first thing we did was get our pictures taken with a Lion Cub! I could not believe now much Little Sister's face lit up when the worker brought the cub over to sit in Big Sister's lap! They were both VERY excited! We continued on after our picture was taken with the cub, we looked at the White Tiger, Black Leopard, Ponies & Mule, Monkeys, Lemurs, Kangaroo, Siberian Tiger, Llamas, Miniature Cow, and Goats. Oh the GOATS! They had several pigmy goats that my girls just adored. They had grain available to feed the goats, so of course we HAD to feed to goats. The girls were just mesmerized by the little goats, I would almost bet that we spent 85% of our visit in front of those goats! I guess this means that we will be looking for pet pigmy goats in the near future, hehe.

We all had a great time and it was a fun little family outing. In the back of my mind I was using this as a "test run' to see if the girls were ready to go to the Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville. From our experience last weekend, I would say that they are definitely ready and I can't wait to take them!

Here are a couple scrapbook page that I put together of our visit to the Traveling Petting Zoo using My Memories Suite v3, enjoy!


Have a wonderful weekend dear followers!

Welcome to yet another FREEBIE FRIDAY! There are a couple of changed that My Memories has done with our Freebies. As always the FREEBIE will be available for one week, they used to disappear after that, however NOW you can purchase the templates from the Story Rock design shop! So, all those who LOVED my fabulous purse invitation but missed the freebie, can buy the template! Another new change that has taken place, in order to download the FREEBIE you must register with MyMemories, don't worry it is free and you will LOVE the kicker... The freebie stays in your "My Downloads." This means that if your computer EVER crashes you can go back to MyMemories and re-download the freebie WITHOUT having to buy it!

And, without further ADO, here is this week's Freebie, BOOKMARKS:



Please note, that this freebie will be available for ONE WEEK. After that a new freebie will appear! However, you can still purchase this design kit from MyMemories!

What's My Memories Suite? Click here to read my review of the Digital Scrapbook Software. Don't have My Memories Suite? Go MyMemories.com to buy the software and start scrapping!  


Have a wonderful day dear followers and ENJOY your FREEBIE!

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Have a wonderful night dear followers!

Welcome to another FREEBIE FRIDAY dear followers! Enjoy!




PLEASE note that the kit will ONLY be available THIS week so, don't forget to download it today!
What's My Memories Suite? Click here to read my review of the Digital Scrapbook Software. Don't have My Memories Suite? Go MyMemories.com to buy the software and start scrapping!  


Also, please note that the kit is saved in a format that isn't specific to My Memories Suite, so you can use them in other software as well!

 Bracket Book Tutorial
 1. Print your Bracket Book on cardstock and gather supplies.  (Recommended supplies: pen/pencil, ruler, small scissors, ribbon or jump rings)

TIP: When printing on both sides of a page, remove the white cutting guide from one side of the page before printing.  This way you don't have to worry about lainig up the 2 sides just perfectly when you print!

2. Cut out along white cutting guide lines on all of your pages.

3.  Using the ruler, mark where you want to punch your holes to put your ribbon or jump rings in.

4.  Punch holes where you marked.

5. Tie ribbon or use jump rings to bind your book together.

TIP:If using ribbon, make sure to leave about a fingers space in your loop, do not tie the ribbon too tight, this will make it so that it is easier to open your book.

Have a wonderful weekend dear followers!
 

TGIF! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! If you missed my Guest Post on the My Memories blog last week, you can still check it out by going here! Here is another FREEBIE Friday for you:


PLEASE note that the kit will ONLY be available THIS week so, don't forget to download it today!
What's My Memories Suite? Click here to read my review of the Digital Scrapbook Software. Don't have My Memories Suite? Go MyMemories.com to buy the software and start scrapping!  


Also, please note that the kit is saved in a format that isn't specific to My Memories Suite, so you can use them in other software as well!

 Bracket Book Tutorial
 1. Print your Bracket Book on cardstock and gather supplies.  (Recommended supplies: pen/pencil, ruler, small scissors, ribbon or jump rings)

TIP: When printing on both sides of a page, remove the white cutting guide from one side of the page before printing.  This way you don't have to worry about lainig up the 2 sides just perfectly when you print!

2. Cut out along white cutting guide lines on all of your pages.

3.  Using the ruler, mark where you want to punch your holes to put your ribbon or jump rings in.

4.  Punch holes where you marked.

5. Tie ribbon or use jump rings to bind your book together.

TIP:If using ribbon, make sure to leave about a fingers space in your loop, do not tie the ribbon too tight, this will make it so that it is easier to open your book.

Have a wonderful weekend dear followers!
 

Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. Jeremiah 17:14 (NIV) 

Growing up I never really saw the healing power of God firsthand. Last month, however,  I witnessed it continuously and even experienced it firsthand. It is amazing and proof that God is alive and very present even in this crazy day in age!

Each Sunday last month church members were being healed. All had different ailments that they were ready to give to God. I found it amazing and unreal, even though I saw it with my own eyes and heard the testimony with my own ears.

I have had constant back pain for years, I've just been able to tune it out until the pain gets too bad. I never realized it until now, but the devil knows that pain is one of my big weaknesses. All he has to do is throw a little pain my way and I fall off the path that God wants me on. I let it rule over me and hope that it goes away soon, instead of looking to God for help.

Last Sunday, my back was hurting more than usual. I was fed up! I decided that I was too young to hurt this bad and I needed help. It was a big step for me to ask for prayer for myself, I always seem to want to pray for others and have others helped. I went up to the alter, the elders prayed, anointed me with oil, and my back was immediately pain free, Praise God. It was strange to me to feel no pain because I had been in pain for so long.

I have been unable to STOP telling everyone about my healing. I WANT this for others and I know that God wants to do it for other, all they have to do is humble themselves before God and ask for His help! It seems SO simple, but SO hard for so many people to do. I know, because it was hard for ME!

If you need healing, mentally, physically or spiritually, PRAY! Ask God for help, He WILL answer! But also remember that God's answers aren't always immediate, they may be "Not Yet" or "I have something better planned." Seek Him in everything you do and I KNOW you will be blessed!

Have a wonderful day!