T Stands for Time for Crafting

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood but... against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12
                  (Week 3 Scripture Memory for Revive Our Hearts Esther Bible study)


Now that the big project of 39 challenges for Dare To Get Dirty is over for another year, I have been trying to concentrate on scrapbooking again.  I am so far behind. We have scrapbooking challenges on Splitcoaststampers, too.  In case you don't know by now, I spend a lot of time on the Splitcoaststampers community.  There is so much inspiration on there for whatever you do, cards, scrapbooking, art journaling, Bible journaling, and all kinds of other 3-D projects.  Plus there are so many chat forums, tutorials, swaps, and just friends on there.  Between that and blogging, I have made so many cyber friends!  I am talking about you!  :)

Today, I will show you what I have been scrapping:

I used a lot of stash for these pages, that has been in my stash for more years than you can imagine.
That giant ampersand is from a plastic drawer of chip wood letters, as was the WSU letters.  Only, the ampersand is sponged with Pistachio Oxide ink.  The panel under the photo and the TH die cut letters are also sponged with that oxide ink.  I thought it matched that scrap of ampersand paper I found in my stash! The camera, ice cream cones, and brad were from a kit I got at Scrap Expo last Summer, from Scrap That.  

  I didn't ever finish showing you photos of my Colorado trip.  This is the day we actually went into Rocky Mountain National Park.  Here is a selfie of us.

We were going to go hike around Bear Lake, but the all the parking lots in that direction were already filled, and they were turning away tourists from going any further in that direction.   Don't go in July, as that is their busiest month.  We usually go in May or September, and had never run into this problem before.  So, we went another way and visited the Alluvial Falls which we never had done, before.  We walked the Alluvial Fan Trail, which is noted as Easy.  It was, but hard enough for us.  

A dam break is what caused all of the debris.  The boulders are huge that you walk around, some as big as cars.

Because I am joining Bleubeard & Elizabeth over at Altered
Book Lover for T Stands For Tuesday, I am posting this photo.  We may join her and other bloggers for TSFT is  we post a drink related item in our post. :)

We ate at the Other Side Restaurant at Estes Park, when we came down out of RMNP that day.
Hubby had a club sandwich and I had their wonderful special of strawberry & shrimp salad.  You can see, I pushed aside the cucumbers because they don't agree with me, and I forgot to tell them to hold them. We also had our water in a lovely decanter and fancy glasses, and I had homemade rolls with my salad. 

Thank you for stopping by for a look.  Happy T Day and have a great week.

T Stands for Trading ATCs

"He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber." Ps 121:3  ESV

(2nd memory verse for our Revive Our Hearts Esther Bible Study)

Trading ATCs was so fun!  That is how we celebrated TSFT's 6th anniversary for those who don't know.   Our hostess for TSFT is Elizabeth over at Altered Book Lover.  Elizabeth I think the photos of our ATCs meet the requirement for my drink related post.

I got mine this week from Lesca!  I can't wait to show you this fabulous ATC with it's own envelope decorated , also!   I love the papers she used.  Coffee and Cake for T day! I tried photographing with both my camera and iPad, but couldn't get the true colors, which are teals in the cups and panel behind the cups, and the gems sparkle more IRL, too.  Maybe she will have better photo of it on her blog.
Isn't it wonderful?  Every little detail on it.

She also sent me goodies!  I love the arrows, and picture using them on scrapbook pages!  And she even sent me a die.  Thank you Lisca, so much!  You are amazing!

  Isn't that llama adorable, and I even like the pink envelope that the ATC was in.

Next, I will show you the ATC that I sent to Eileen.  I have only done a few ATCs before.  This is not as elaborate as the one I received. :)  I used TH spray inks on watercolor paper, then stamped the Irsh Blessing on it with TH distress ink.  I die cut the tea cup and put on here, and stamped "6th" on, and added the tag.  Also, I flicked some gold FSJ silk on, and added a teabag charm.  

Do you want to see some more Colorado photos?

Here are some of the path that I walked around Lake Estes, Colorado.  It is 4 miles around, but I didn't go all the way.  I just went a ways both directons from where we parked.  I walked 3 miles.  Hubby walked some with me and then waited on a bench.  I took a photo with the zoom on of him when I got to the other side.  I wasn't even sure it was him until I got home and looked at it on my computer.  It was him.

:)

Beautiful view walking around the lake.

It looks like a street, but this is the walking/bicycle path.

That is the Stanley Hotel, that I could see, but with the zoom on.  The historic  Stanley Hotel  is what  inspired Stephen King's   "The Shining" and then a movie with Jack Nicholson.  The movie wasn't filmed there though.

There were several of these signs, along the way.  Watch out for elk!

Isn't this a beautiful place to walk?

Lovely walk!  I miss Colorado! At home we are already back to mid to high 90s.   I went walking today, and as it rained last night, it was humid and buggy this morning at 7.
Thank you all for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed this post, and have a lovely week!  Oh, and thank you all for your comments, and advice about my photos, and files etc. last week.  I do save them in a certain folder when it asks.  July goes into July.  I still don't know why my camera asks me the date every time.  It didn't do that before.  And for some reason if I skip that step, no matter how I save it, it puts it in a file in 1980!  But now I at least know where to look! LOL
Happy T Day to the T gang!

T Stands For Trip Photos

"The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord:  he turns it wherever he will Proverbs 21:1" ( Our memory verse for  our  Revive Our Hearts Esther Bible Study.)

It is time for TSFT again!  Warning:  Photo heavy post!  I have trip photos for you today, but I think I will string them out over a few posts.  We just got back from Colorado.  In fact last week's post was scheduled because I wasn't here.  And it worked!  I just couldn't comment on the T Gang's posts until I got back.  So, that is why they were late.

But first, I have a journal page to submit for Art Journal Journey.  Their theme this month is We're All/Going.  So, my page goes with my photos this post.

We're All Going Hiking/walking:

At some point this is what my page looked like and what I used. But I kept adding stuff, and the only reason I stopped adding was because it is time to post!  I stamped the trees from 'rubbernecker stamps  I added some sentiments , too.  I am not good at listing products used, because I just start playing and play with everything, and no telling what ends up on the page!  I am not a planner.  My husband is, but he doesn't craft. 

 We went to Colorado to cool off!  At the bottom of the mountain in Lyons it was 92, by the time we got up to Estes Park, it was 68!  Heavenly!  Below are photos of deer going through in front of our cabin the next morning.  We have been going to Estes Park and staying at these same cabins for 50 years, this month.

I did remember to take a photo of our lunch in Estes the second day.  Yummy!

For TSFT over at Elizabeth's Altered Book Lover, you can barely see our water in our Pepsi glasses.  This is one of our favorite places to eat at in Estes.  A little ways away from the tourists track.  A lot of locals eat here.

We  love Colorado, and enjoy even walking around downtown Estes.  Our cabin is above Estes, and is actually in the Rocky Mountain National Park.  It was there before the park took in that area, so it was grandfathered in.  

This path goes from the cabin right into RMNP.  I didn't walk that far this time, but have in the past.

This morning walk is  a lot more enjoyable than at home!

I never get tired of this scenery!

Here is the actual Trail Head for Beaver Meadows in Moraine Park in RMNP

8 years ago, last time I hiked up here.

Above is Eagle Cliff.  We used to climb that every year.  The last time I climbed it, was 8 years ago at age 65 by myself!

Beautiful view from up there.   Here is that beautiful view!

 And the view without me in it!

Anyway, I would be afraid to climb it by myself now, and hubby is not a hiker.

Looking back towards Estes from the path. (zoomed in )

Ok, I am not electronically smart.  Two things, I can't put these photos in order on my blog, and they are not in order in my laptop either, because my camera is acting up.  It all of a sudden wants me to set the date every time I take a photo.  If I say skip it, it then puts it in my laptop in a strange place and I have to go find them!  I am thinking that I need a new camera and laptop or a new me! LOL

Have a happy Day everyone and to the Tea Gang, Happy T Day!