Saturday, February 15, 2014

Saying goodbye . . .

Good Morning everyone.  It is with a heavy heart that I post my last layout for the wonderful 
Color Me Scrappy design team. ♥  I made the decision to resign this month because of my mom's hospitalization. I want to thank Pam and Lisa from the bottom of my heart - for having me on your design team and for teaching me so much!

 ♥ Thank you! 

 I bring you Color Me Scrappy's February 15th color scheme:

Twist: use wood (paper, wood chips, twigs ... be creative!)

In keeping with my "embrace the snow" theme, I made the following layout:


Here are some close-ups:



I even dusted my Cricut off and used it to make the snowflakes and star.  

So there it is.  It has been a fantastic ride for me, Color Me Scrappy!  

And on a happy note, my mom was transferred from the specialty hospital that she was in for about a month to a rehab facility.  My sisters and I are cautiously hopeful that this will be a new beginning for her.  I also want to thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for her. They mean so much!

Saying goodbye to the Color Me Scrappy design team . . . 


I will miss working with all of you - you are extremely talented, friendly, and very inspiring.  

♥ Thanks again for everything! 

It's snowing again . . . here's a postcard that Anne got from Santa yesterday . . .


 . . . wish we were there with you, Santa! 

36 comments:

  1. Gorgeous colors and love the serene feel of this!!!

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  2. Sorry to see you go ... you have always created such great pages for them and I know how wonderful that team is! I loveeeeeeeee your page ... loving the colors and the snowflakes!!!!!

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  3. Oh Sharon, I will miss you my friend! You are a very kind and sweet person and I feel blessed to have worked on the same DT as you. I know I will see you around in Blog Land and FB ;) And I'll be checking in on your wonderful creations!!!
    Wishing you all the best!!
    xoxo

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  4. Good luck,Sharon! This page is serene and lovely!

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  5. Sorry to hear that - I love seeing what you make for them. Best wishes for continued recovery for your mom. Hopefully you can rejoin the team at some point in the future.

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  6. Your layouts for them have always been so inspiring, and this one is especially gorgeous! What a beautiful color scheme, and all the little details you added to your page make it special. I hope things get better for your mom soon. It's so hard when family is sick. Take care, my friend.

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  7. What a wonderful layout! I love it and it really captures the winter we've had! But, it also your motto of embrace the snow! I'm happy to hear that you're mom is being transferred to rehab. I hope she turns a corner and is on the mend quickly.
    We have snowy rain coming down right now as I type!!! How about you? Embrace the snow!!!!!

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  8. Good news about your mom, Sharon! I pray she continues to progress in her recovery.

    Sweet LO- it feels like winter, yet not too chilly, if you know what I mean. I like the picture with the path- the quote fits it so well.

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  9. So sorry to hear about your mom… I hope her health improves soon. My dad isn't doing well either and is near the end. But we can always turn to our creative expression of scrapbooking to celebrate life, can't we? This page is gorgeous, Sharon. Those Cricut snowflakes are fab! And Santa has the right idea in that postcard, doesn't he? take care

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  10. I'm sorry to hear that you had to step down from your design team position Sharon. You've made such amazing pages for them that I'm sure they hated to let you go. I will continue to keep your Mom in my prayers! Big hugs!!

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  11. Sorry to hear about your mom, Sharon. My mom is currently in the hospital with pneumonia. Nice LO. I like the subtle layering. :)

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  12. This layout is just so gorgeous. I don't envy you the cold, but on the up side you get to take beautiful photo's to scrap. The layout is so soft and delicate, just like a snowflake.
    I have loved being on the DT with you and will miss you. Hopefully we will keep in touch and so glad to hear your Mum is improving x
    Mary

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  13. Hard decision to make, I imagine...but once made, I guess it would be a weight off your shoulders...glad your Mum seems to be on the improve - hope it continues....as for Santa...well, I SAW him the other day on our beach....man, that bloke gets around!!!
    Your page is such a beautiful 'Ode to Winter'...LOOOVE the way you've framed part of the photo & those snowflakes - magical:):)

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  14. What a beautiful page!
    Sorry about your Mum, I hope things get easier for you soon.

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  15. Oh I think you just know in your heart when you have to step down from something, I know I have in the past.. and family always does come first.. I do hope your mum continues to improve.. I love your layout, it is like the photo just continues out onto your page with the colors so similar to your photo on your page.. love the snowflakes.. and yes I think there would be a lot of people just dreaming of going where santa is in that photo.. How lovely that would be!! hot dry here today..

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  16. Of course - we will stay in contact. I hope you will returen to CMS if all is normal again. I hope your things get better soon! Take care!

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  17. Your layout is so beautiful. It was nice to get to know you on the design team. You will be missed tons. Your family will be in my thoughts glad your mom is improving.

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  18. This is gorgeous Sharon! I love the wooden title and frame, its the perfect touch! I'm sorry to hear about your mom. Happy healing to her and I wish you all the best.

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  19. Super gorgeous page, Sharon! Those lovely colors are perfect for your wintery photo. Love all the snowflakes and star. I pray that your Mother continues to recover and things get better for you.

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  20. You will be greatly missed, Sharon, but how honorable of you to keep your priorities in check. Your page is absolutely gorgeous... so soft, girly, and stunning!

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  21. Gorgeous color scheme! I've enjoyed seeing your pics of all the snow, too. I know it's got to be just miserable now, and I'm glad we've had a nice weekend break from the bitter cold. Another round coming next week, I hear. :)

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  22. Hope mum is doing ok!!
    Love your take a sketch and those colors <3

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  23. Lucky Santa! Gorgeous LO, and all the best for your Mum! Valerie

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  24. Oh what a fantastic page!!!! Love the soft colors and style!
    so sorry for your mom I hope she healing very soon take care my friend
    Hugs Carla

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  25. So soft and pretty! Love that you took your Cricut out for the spin..the star and snowflakes are perfect here.
    Glad your mom is on the mend...:)

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  26. Your page is so delicate and soft. I love it. Santa is definitely in South Africa...we had 38 degrees C yesterday afternoon at 4:30...we stayed in the pool to cool down until after 7. Hope spring comes early for you.

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  27. Hi Sharon;
    Too bad you're leaving a team ...
    But as I told you, I wish a speedy recovery to his mother.
    Your layout is gorgeous as always, great use of color scheme too - LOVED.

    Hugs to you. :)

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  28. I swear, I always want to scrap again after I've been here! Your work is incredibly inspiring to me and I thank you for sharing it with us :) So glad that your Mom is doing well too :) xoxo

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  29. Oh wow what beautiful work!!! The colours are AMAZING!!!

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  30. Hi Sharon,
    what a surprise to read a comment from you on my blog.
    Thanks a lot for that. I really should stop here more often.
    Frauke

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  31. Hi Sharon, I love the color theme for this month, so pretty. What a lovely and embracing winter layout you did. LOVE IT!! You have so much talent for scrapping my friend. Sorry that this will be your last one with them. HAPPY to hear about your mom, she is on her way slowly but steady. Taking it one day at a time is all we can do and hope for. Hugs and prayers for you all.

    I haven't posted all week, going to have another post up in a few hours though. Thank you for the wonderful visits and support you give me on my blog. Love when I see you there.

    Take care and stay warm, it's getting cold again here.

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  32. I enjoyed reading your blog & I must congratulate you.. this is a work of art!Great write up, bookmarked the blog in hopes to see more information!
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  33. Wonderful use of colour! I love the soft grey with the other accent colours, and so perfect with a winter theme. Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving your kind comment. Best wishes to you and your mother.

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  34. Beautiful page and what a page to go out on! Just fabulous! Love your journalling on the page and I am sure that is the same for your life at the moment! You are exactly where you should be.... so embrace it for what it is! xx

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  35. you have the most beautiful, snowy photos...and you did such a marvelous job scrapping it. sometimes it is best to step back and focus on what is important...there will be more teams later.

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