A Page for Allie Girl

Happy November, everyone!  My dear friend, Barbara, aka Allie Earp recently asked me to make a page of her Beloved Virge for her.  She had seen my previous layout I did with his black and white photo and wanted one for herself.  She wanted something to hang on her office wall.  I had a hard time with this, knowing that this was going to be a personal layout page just for her.  It was like writers block!  Anyway, I came up with this...It is similar to most of my work that I have done, but I just figured that she would enjoy the same technique that I had used before and with the old tattered and aged look, she would like it.  The badge pictured is actually my husbands, but Virgil's badge will take the place of this one.  I also included a small framed picture in color of of him which I thought was a nice little added touch.  Thanks for stoppin in!  Layout Info:  Paper: Graphic 45, DCDW, K and Company.  Paper Punch: Martha Stewart. Embellished Frame: Tim Holtz. Bling: Want 2 Scrap. Ink: Ranger Industries.  Glue: Zots, Mod Podge.

My Little Cowboy

I love this picture so much!  This is my Son at about 4 or 5 years old.  I found this little duster coat on Ebay and had to buy it for him.  We were active in the Old West group at this time and didn't have anything for him to wear.  When we got this duster coat, everything changed!  He wore this coat and that old little beat up hat ALL THE TIME!  He used to go to the shows and sit at the front row and recite it line for line.  He even threw off our Doc Holliday cause he could hear him reciting his lines!  Layout Info: Paper: DCDW. Ink: Ranger Industries. Paper punches: Martha Stewart, 7 Gypsies. Letters: K and Company. Embellishments: Jolies Creations. Masks: Tim Holtz. Foam Glue Dots:  Recollections. Other: Ribbon. Ephemera: 7 Gypsies.

Forgiven

What a great day this was!  It was wonderful to see my husband being baptized at our church.  Since we've accepted Christ into our lives, everything has been so wonderful and we have been so Blessed with so many things!  I enjoyed doing this layout just for the purpose of what it was done for. I enjoyed covering the letters with a page from an old Bible, and plan on doing a few more layouts like this one: One of me and one of my Son getting baptized.  Layout Info:  Paper: Stemma, Best Occasions. Ink: Ranger Industries. Lettering, heart and wings: Tim Holtz. Ribbon: Craft Essentials. Brads: Recollections

Just in time for Fall! ~ Harvest Fair 2005

My latest layout to celebrate Fall! Harvest Fair 2005.  This picture was taken at an event that was held in San Bernardino, California every year.  The event was for the Center for Individual Development, or CID.  It is a great non-profit organization to help those with mental or physical handicaps.  I love my Cricut machine so much and how I could cut and layer the leaves in different colors to create this look!  Layout Info: Paper: DCDW, Best Occasions. Letters, numbers and leaves: Cricut Machine. Ink: Ranger Industries. Glue: Glossy Accents and Modge Podge. Foam stickers: Michael's.

Virgil 1953-2010

Once I had pulled myself together after Virge had passed, I was able to grab my bearings and do a nice tribute page for my scrapbook album.  This was one of the pictures that I had for his memory board, except I had it printed in Sepia tone.  I think this came out pretty nice.  It's very clean and simple...Just the way he would have like this to be!  Layout Info:  Papers: Best Occasions, DCDW. Ink: Ranger Industries. Ornate Frame: Tim Holtz. Paper Punch: Martha Stewart. Letters: Cricut. Flowers: Michael's. Rose Brads: Michael's. Vellum Frame: Teresa Collins.

A Heartfelt Creation...

On August 31, 2010, a wonderful man that we loved dearly passed away.  You will see him in many of my layouts here on my blog, as he was also an orignal member of our Old West reenactment group.  His name was Daryl Chamberlain.  He played our Virgil Earp, and booyyy was he great!  He had a deep voice just like Sam Elliott did in the movie, Tombstone, along with the same sterness as well!  The night he passed, we received the phone call and rushed down to his home.  What a sight it was to see the boys you see pictured in these layouts literally carrying him out of his home after he had passed.  I will never forget that site for as long as I live.  Before they carried him out, we got to say our goodbyes.  Mine went something like this:  "Virge, I made a promise to do something special for you, and I intend to keep that promise.  Until I see you again in heaven, I love you, Big Brother!"  With that said, I made this memory board for his memorial service.  Thanks for looking.

Tombstone, AZ

Another one of my favorite layouts.  This photo was taken of the Law Dogs in Tombstone, Arizona during the Rendezvous of Gunfighters that takes place every Labor Day weekend.  Every year, we would trek out to AZ with full costuming and ready for shows.  The group performed on Allen Street, at the OK Corral and at dinner show venue called Six Gun City.  This photo was taken by a phenominal photographer and I would say that it is one of the best photos ever taken of the boys.  Naturally, I had to scrap this one.  This another one of my favorite 3D Layouts!  Layout Info: Paper: DCWV, Graphic 45. Ink: Ranger Industries. Embellishments: Jolies Creations. Brads, Ornate Frame, Scroll Mask, Letters: Tim Holtz. Paper punches: Martha Stewart. Pinwheels: Me!