"As you take the normal opportunities of your daily life and create something of beauty and helpfulness,
you improve not only the world around you but also the world within you"

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #68 Spiderman



You Are The One I Want

Did we all grow up with this movie and or guy or what.. I even remember watching Spiderman back in the day when he only spoke in though bubbles on the original "Electric Company" back in the "70's" yikes... I really loved this challenge I new weeks ago that I was going to make a floating spider.. I do have another card in mind as well. Hope I get it done so I can share.. I am so glad to have the chance to make a card or 2 for boys to have on hand...

The of the aspect of the Spiderman movies I like is watching Peter Parker struggle between having confidence and finding the strength to be a Hero... It reminds us all about our struggle between good and bad choices..
This cute little poem was actually a line that a punk rocker chick said
to Spiderman in the movie..
Spiderman, Spiderman,
 Does whatever a spider can.
 Spins a web, any size,
 Catches thieves just like flies. 
Look out! 
Here comes the Spiderman.

Is he strong? Listen bud— He's got radioactive blood. 
Can he swing from a thread? 
Take a look overhead. 
Hey there! There goes the Spiderman.

In the chill of the night, 
At the scene of the crime,
 Like a streak of light,
 He arrives just in time!

Spiderman, Spiderman,
 Friendly neighborhood Spiderman. 
Wealth and fame, he's ignored— 
Action is his reward. 
To him, Life is a great big bang-up— 
Wherever there's a hang-up, You'll find the Spiderman!

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HUGS
BROOKE

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #67 - Tristan & Isolde



If you have just come from our challenge blog... The San-dollar is the unique element I added that might not make sense if you have not seen the movie.. The answer for the sand dollar is the sea... The Sea is what brought them together so I though a little tribute was a great idea.


Ok. I have to say I got totally sucked into this movie.. I was looking for a quote that would summarize this movie in one statement, so I did a little YouTube of this move and I was instantly hooked. I left the main computer and grabbed the laptop and headed down to my crafty place. I watched EVERY scene of this movie and it all felt so familiar but new at the same time. The last time I watched this movie I was on my way to England (ironically) and was trying to rest. The lady who was sitting next to me yacked the whole time. Now don't get me wrong; I can talk as well as anyone or better but it was LATE and I had taken half a sleeping pill to be able to rest. So watching it again made me feel like I had found an old friend with this movie.

I found this quote from the scene when Isolde is reading poetry to Tristan when he was recovered from the sea. Then she repeats the poem to Tristan as they depart one another in the end of the movie.

What a great movie and a great challenge... You won't want to miss this one.. Come play along.. Don't forget we have inspiration starters and loads of samples to inspire...

Cinema Saturday Designers
Sankari Wegman project #3



So glad you stopped by
HUGS
Brooke

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #66 Clueless



Your just my style... But which one do I choose...

Inspiration photos

When we decided to have "a little plaid" and our inspiration started I knew I was going to use 2 things 1. this super cute stamp by Verve and the Build a Bear Designer Series paper from Stampin' Up.. When I saw our guest designer Kathy's card she had designed I couldn't get it out of my head so I had to do a store front in her honor.. You can check out her AMAZING card here. and below's link

Come play along with us this week over a Cinema Saturday..

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HUGS
BROOKE

Monday, February 15, 2010

It's Still Valentines Day For Us.. With a small heart-attack

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

We are still celebrating Valentines Day here at our house.. We spend every 2nd Sunday at my Mom and Dads house so we didn't get to have our Valentines day traditions with our little family.. So we decided that we would Celebrate today as well sense the kids didn't have school.
While I finished a few things up and decorated for our Valentines dinner Dad and the kids headed of to the MAC store and the Mall for a few i-pod and i-touch fixes..

Here are the Valentines I made for the Kids etc this year..

I will post pick of dinner later :)

Andrew's Valentine

Spencer's Valentine

Abbie's Valentine

Zach's Valentine

And you remember my Sweeties Valentine.. I have been hiding it all week and hoping that he didn't check my blog...

As I am stitting here typing this post I keep hearing the strangest noises come from out second story.. Every now and then a soft sound of something dropping??? Once and a while our little doggie give a pitiful bark at the noise.. Mind you I am home all alone in the peace and quite Abbie is off babysitting and Regan took the boys to the MAC store to get Spencer i-touch fixed.. So finally I just have to stand what all the dropping sound was all about and this is what I found!!!

I found Chocolates hearts with messages taped ALL over my walls. And they had been dropping off the wall in random places.. he,he....
They were even on the Mirror.
Every messages is different.. But this is one of my favorites... Ahhhhhh :) Melt my heart..
Regan is just to stinkin' cute.. I am the Luckiest girl ever to have him as mine...


Happy Valentines Day.. May all your days be Valentines day like mine...

HUGS
BROOKE

P.S. Dinner photos.


Momma and the Kids

Daddy and the Kiddos.

Friday, February 12, 2010

More Valentine's Fun

Nothing like waiting until the night before :)


Abbie's Valentines for school class.
Abbie helped me soooo much until it just got way to late and I forced her to bed... Daddy helped my typing the sentiment and cutting it out.

Zach's valentines for school class.
Zach really wanted Rocket ships so dad came up with a cute saying and even made the words fit around the image.. Great thinking dad.
What was I thinking though... I could have just bought valentines day cards yesterday! But NO I had to make them and stay up until 3:30 to finish... I didn't get started until 8:00. It was sorth it thought.. I love the little kiddos! And this is Abbie last year before Jr high BOO!

Happy Valentines Day!
HUGS
BROOKE

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #65 Sleepless in Seattle



ME and the TRUE LOVE OF MY
ETERNITY.
Married 19 AMAZING YEARS.

I think you can tell where I get my inspiration for this scrapbook page/Valentine for my sweetie. The Hear from the Empire state building. The majority of my inspiration comes from the true love that Sam(Tom Hanks) has for the love of his life. And the touching way her shared his memories of her. It's also represent opening your heart to find new love and a healing heart.

I love when Annie(Meg Ryan) and Becky(Rosie O'Donnell's) characters get lost in the movie "An Affair to Remember" we become part of their oh's and ah's as they crying over hope hopes and dreams of romance in their own lives.

I funny thing in this movie I can relate to it the code cracking that the adults have a problem solving.. Remember when the kids Jonah and Jessica say things like:
Jessica: H & G.
Sam has a look like what?
Jessica:
High and Goodbye.
Jessica giving a look like duh!

I feel that same way with some of the texting lingo... I am pretty hip I like to think.. But come on the the only teen I text is mine and he doesn't speak in code to me... LOL.

Did I mention this is also one of my sweeties favorite movies...
He said "The chemistry between Tom and Megan at the end of the move on top of the Empire State building is just amazing. It's hard to beat that"

Is he adorable or what. (heart melter for sure and he is all mine)


Valentines for kiddos class mates.

Please join us on CINEMA SATURDAY to create a one of a kind Valentine for your one of a kind.

Thanks for stopping by.
HUGS
BROOKE

Saturday, January 30, 2010

cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #64 - Titanic




The Titanic Band.

The Titanic band played a HUGE roll in the mood of the failing ship.. These men laid down there lives to help lift the spirits of all the passengers. They all stayed on the ship to there death. They first played up beat music to distract and help keep the spirit of the passages up beat. But there last song was in honor of GOD. The ships bad director said if he were to ever die at sea the last song he would play was "NEAR MY GOD TO THEE" and it was. This is truly one of my favorite Hymns ever.. When it's played with a Orchestra it's just so breathtaking and spiritual. It really places you with the moment you are grieving with or for.
If you would like to read more about the titanic you can go here.. If you would like to here the song here is the post I found.


Card inspiration:
Challenge requirements.. The blue and silver inspiration starters were taken from the necklace that was know as "The Heart of the Ocean". The glittery heart represents that necklace from the movie. I also choose a softer blue for the rest of the card to fit with the time period.
When I was researching this movie I read true accounts of about the Titanic band.. They were a diverse group of men that were from all over the world.. Knowing that they were crew members and that they had a huge role to play in keeping the spirit of the ship they played there music until the very end.. You can read that as people rowed of in the smaller boats you could hear the band playing... I found a copy of the song "Nearer my God to Thee" and printed it of so I could included it on my card.. I thought it was also an appropriate title for my card. Silver was represented in the word LOVE. I included the word LOVE to represent the true love and heartache all the people on the boat must have had for loved one they would never see again and the one they died with. I remember in the movie a mother in one of the lower cabins singing her child to sleep as the water was coming in all around them... We boobed like babies when we watched that scene. The background paper is also representative of the Victorian/Edwardian time. The photo is an actual photo of the Titanic. Last but not least... Pearls for all the lost lives and treasure that will forever remain on the floor of the ocean...


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Hugs
Brooke


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