Day of Service - Volunteer

This week was Martin Luther King Jr.'s Day.  Many people had the day off of school and/or work. Many supporters and leaders promoted this as a Day On, not a Day Off and promoted a Day of Service.  Our family took part of a Service Day at our church last Sunday. There were many projects to choose from and many charities were represented from The Humane Society to Shelters, to Community Service Organizations, to Soup Kitchens, etc. We all volunteered for a local charity--The Ronald McDonald House. We decorated care bags first with inspirational words and then filled these bags with some personal care items for families who need them while they are caring for loved ones in the hospital.

 Here is the first layout to show you what we did to make a difference.

 "You Can Make a Difference"

Credits:
Kit Used: What I Like About You, Pink Reptile Designs,
Font Used: Century












Here is the second page of my 2 page layout detailing our volunteering in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Day of Service. This one makes me realize just how special our son is...

 From the Heart—Of a 9 year-old boy

Credits:
From the Heart…Of a 9 year-old boy
Kit Used: What I Like About You, Pink Reptile Designs,
Font Used: Century

Layouts using A Bootiful Halloween

Ready for some more layouts created using A Bootiful Halloween?  Today I have 2 layouts which show the versatility of this kit.  Not everyone celebrates the same things and here are just a few ideas on how to use this kit for more than just Halloween related things!

Layout by Pizazz Pixels
I created this layout to showcase my son's first photo shoot.

(Just a side note about this page. My son and I were hanging out just outside of a local high school waiting for his sister who was at swimming practice. We were playing catch with the football and I noticed some cool looking mushrooms. We investigated these a bit closer and then I started taking photos. My son started to get interested at this point and asked to use my phone camera. I was happy to oblige and let him try it out. Well, he began looking for things to photograph, took some pictures, and we had a great time setting up each shot. I gave him some tips along the way and he ended up showing up his mom! He got real low to take these photos of tiny bits of nature and the end result was pretty spectacular in my opinion.)

So the moral? Everywhere is a photo op and also, take the time to smell the flowers literally! Even better, share your passion/hobby with those you love and they might find that they enjoy it too!

CT Layout - Poki

(Pizazz Pixels A BOOTIFUL HALLOWEEN with template from Southern Serenity Designs by Amber Morrison ELEMENTARY (Frame - made by me in Paint Shop Pro X2; photo from anitque postcard, font - Fontleroy Brown) 

Poki takes photos of historical houses and she used this kit to tell us all about one of these homes-- The Crescent Hotel

The contrast of black and white is perfect for historical photos and I love how she used those frilly borders to make this more authentic looking!

Fantastical Fall Layout and Desktop Calendar idea

I have for you a few more creations using my FANTASTICAL FALL release.

Tracy used this kit to create a Desktop Calendar for the upcoming month of November....

CT Layout - Tracy
Credits:  Pizazz Pixels, Fantastical Fall; Template -  She Creates

( What a great idea--If I could turn on the computer and have this image waiting for me, I would be in scrapbook bliss! Love those strips! Really incredible! Love the punches, the colors, the clustering. And that photo is too cute--Looks like the little guy just zonked out just as that food was being served--maybe he was tired waiting for all that yummy Thanksgiving feast to be done! That strip of white just made everything stand out so well!)

CT Layout - Poki
Credits:  Pizazz Pixels FANTASTICAL FALL with template from Southern Serenity Designs by Amber Morrison GEEKIN' CHIC

(That photo is incredible--that lone maple tree in the middle of all that green grass land! I just loved the falling maple leaves everywhere!. And that rich brown paper strip and the white one really set off that photo! The border around the middle made for a dramatic finish! And the addition of flowers and a pretty ribbon just made it more beautiful to look at!)

Poki told me that most of the green is actually what they call "scrub cedar" (which are not cedars at all) they stay green year round!
 Ready for my personal layout?

Credits:  FANTASTICAL Fall by Pizazz Pixels
Layout by Pizazz Pixels

I created this for the Speed/Slow Scrap over at Wilma4Ever last week.  (It is a photo of our kids last Fall during a 5 mile hike through the woods.)

If you want to create a similar layout to this, just follow the directions in this thread.  Earn a Participation Prize if you post by October 3rd. 

Slow Scrap at Wilma4Ever, Personal Layout for Out West by Pizazz Pixels

Thanks to those who joined me the other day for the Speed Scrap!  The Chat Room was broken but we still had loads of fun chatting through the forum.  (You can view the whole conversations typical of a Chat by viewing the threads!)

If you missed it, you can still participate in the Slow Scrap Version--Just check out the thread for rules, follow the instructions, and post a layout using these instructions.  If you participate in this Slow Scrap version, you get the benefit of having a sample preview to work from.  Also, you get one whole week to get that layout completed.

Here is the layout which I created for this Speed/Slow Scrap...

Credits: Out West and Out West Add On by Pizazz Pixels; Layout by me, Pizazz Pixels (Annemarie)


All participants who post a layout by September 25 at 2:00 Eastern Standard Time, will earn this participation prize FREE!  (This mini kit coordinates to my latest release, "Out West")

 

Check out this Thread for all the details