Faithfully Yours Design Team

About a month ago I read about a design team call for a company called Faithfully Yours.  I've always thought it would be fun to be part of a design team, but really didn't have the time.  Now I'm not so sure things have changed so much that I have a lot of time on my hands, but whatever the reason, I decided to throw my name in the hat.  Well, a couple of weeks ago I got the email from Dawn notifying me that I had been selected as a member of her design team!!! 

How cool is that!!??!!  It gets better because today I checked my mail to find my first shipment of supplies.  Woohoo!!  I was so excited I had to take a few pictures of the lovely paper and embellishments Dawn sent.

This here is the newly released Easter Collection and it's a beautiful line of soft pastels in both romantic and whimsical patterns.  Dawn also included several sheets with a neutral background in different colors that will complement either style very nicely.  What really caught my attention with this company's product is the quality of these papers.  They are a very nice, thick and heavy cardstock.  They are heavy enough to stand alone as a layout without using cardstock behind them for support. 

I really like that Dawn offers collections to complement all of life's journeys and adventures with color palettes ranging from soft pastel colors to bold primaries.  This collection pictured here is the Praise collection and include the bold primary colors you see here as well as deeply saturated fall colors.  

Another fun item I received in my shipment today is something that is so useful in the scrapbooking world, but one I've never seen before.  They are 12" strips paper in both 1" and 2" widths, perfect for those border punches.  This is a product saver and a money saver!!  No more wasting a full sheet of 12x12 paper just to punch out a border!!  How cool is that? 

I love all the wonderful product that Dawn offers, but what really appreciate about her company is that all her product is faith-based.  Of all the scrapbooking I do, I think the most important thing to document for my kids and future generations is my faith.  I may not get to meet my great-grand kids, but I can leave them a legacy of faith and hope through my scrapbooks.  In fact, Dawn has termed a new phrase in the scrapbooking world to leave this very specific legacy of faith.  She calls is Faithbooking!  I encourage you to stop by her website and take a look at some great product and start your very own faithbook. 

Big Thunder

BIG THUNDER!!!

Have you ever bought a piece of paper because you liked the pattern, but at the time had no idea what you were going to do with it?  Well that's the story with the paper I used today in this LO.  It's by My Mind's Eye and it comes from their Laundry Line collection.  I must have bought this paper at least three years ago.  Honestly it's been sitting around so long I'm not sure when I bought it.  But whenever it was, I just knew it would come in handy some day.  When I sat down to scrap these pictures, I immediately thought of this piece of paper as it has a nice old "frontier" feel to it. 

 

I cut the title to this LO with my Silhouette using a fun western font.  After cutting the letters, I ran them through my Cuttlebug which gave them the diagonal texture you see.  I finished the letters up by inking the edges. I think it captures the spirit of the old west beautifully.  The cactus I've had for a while too, but gave it a little dimension using some Stickles in a cinnamon color.  It matched the brown of the cactus very nicely and represents the ribs you would see in a real Saguaro.  The sheriff badge, pistol, rope, boots and cow head are all stickers from EK Success.  

I placed the title and embellishments on a sheet of Making Memories Noteworthy journaling paper.  I thought this would provide a nice grounded space for the title. 

The journaling here is the track they play when you board the ride.  It says "Hang onto those hats and glasses because this here is the wildest ride in the wilderness."  I decided to cut up some strips and arrange them to look like an old rickety rope ladder you might find in an old abandoned mine.  I distressed the edges using an old steak knife then drew a border around the edges. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!