Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Happy 100th Colour Q


It's the 100th Challenge at Colour Q Challenges this week.

We used a fabby sketch shared with us by the wonderful...
We DT Girls picked a Color Combo from the 100th previous challenges and combined it with the sketch.
So that is allyou have to do if you'd like to join us!
I must warn you however...it will be a difficult task to pick just one color combo...they are all delish-i-o-so!!


The adorable image I used is a Mo Manning Original.
Her images scream AMAZING!!
This little sweetie is To School -c.
You can find more MDP Images HERE.
This scrumptious paper is by Pink Paislee.
It's from their Hometown Collection and I LOVE it!!
I LOVE this online shop...the owner is super nice, she has great prices and her shipping is very quick!
Look here for my new fav shop...
Your Scrapbook Supply


Big Hugs & Tons of Blessings -
LORi BOYD

I added my journal to these challenges:
Creative Stamp Friends
Cupcake Craft
Make it Monday

The Pink Elephant - TPE114


Yikes! Better late than never...right!??!


This week we are challenging you to use
"Paper Piecing"

Our Wonderful Sponsor is
The Greeting Farm

One lucky random winner will win a
4x6 Stamp Set of your choice
from The Greeting Farm Store
Thanks TGF!!


I picked Audrey to work with and boy is she a cutie pie.
I also used this super fabulous and fun paper by Echo Park
It's from their Country Drive Collection. 
I used the EP Paper for the back panel and also for the paper pieced hat and tank top.
Oh, I think I love paper piecing!

Friday, August 26, 2011

Foto Friday 3

Ohhhh No...I totally forgot my foto for Friday!!
This is my favorite post each week and I look forward to it!


Chasing
This is my great-niece, Claira Beth (2yo) and my son Landon (8yo) chasing each other. 
Landon's turn to chase!!

I hope you all are enjoying this as much as I am.
I love seeing your "fotos"!

Add yours below:

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Deconstructed Sketch - DS16


Hey, Hey, Hey...It's Thursday!!
Time to get Sketchy with  
Jen has another fun sketch for us this week...See: 

 
Here is my card:
I used Hannah's new Bug & Roo Stamps - Lola image from 

Some sweet Girl's Paperie - Kitch Paper from Trudi Wilbur at The Pink Petal Designs Shop
Spellbinders - Big Scallop Rectangles SM Nestabilities

Hope you all have a blessed day!
Hugs -LORi BOYD

Monday, August 22, 2011

A New Image at By LORi Designs

Lollipop Waiting Four
(Expectant Mommy, Little Girl & Teddy)

$4




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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Mo's Digital Pencil - "Lemons"


Happy Saturday Everyone!

Ella has been having quite a bit of pain the last few days, so sitting beside her on the couch and coloring with her is a most perfect medicine. She loves loves to color and it helps keep her mind off the pain.
I used Mo's delish-i-o-so image called "Lemons" from Mo's Digital Pencil
See her HERE
I also used a mixture of pattern papers:
October Afternoon & Girl's Papere
The punch I used was an EK punch with little bitty scallops.
Have a Beautiful Weekend~
LORi BOYD

Friday, August 19, 2011

Foto Friday 2


Now, that was fun huh?!?!
I loved that you all played along this week and made the 1st Foto Friday So much fun!
I loved seeing your photos. Thank You!
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I have GREAT news to share with you!

We received a call with the initial results of  Ella's bone scan...
they said it was perfectly clear...NO CANCER!!
We are Praising God, we are giving Him all the Glory!!

There is no way I can thank you all enough for your love, support and prayers!
I can't describe what it has felt like to know you all are there thinking of and caring for my family!
We still have to find out what is causing her so much pain and suffering, but I know God will be right beside us and He will send loving, caring and supportive friends like all of you, to sent up prayers on our behalf while we wait!
Thank You!

Ok, I know I said last week I would most likely have little to no words each Friday...just a "foto", but I had to share the great news!  Sooo, in honor of the news...


Hugs and Blessings- LORi

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Deconstructed Sketch - DS15

If you are looking for Mo's Digital Pencil Monthly Hop please click HERE or scroll down to the next post! Thank you!



Supplies:
Images: By LORi Designs - Lollipop Christmas Bundle I
Cardstock: SU! Real Red, Recollections - Black from Micheal's
Accessories/Tools: EK Large Scallop Punch, SU! Button, B/W Checked Ribbon from Micheal's, Recollections Scissors from Micheal's, Crop-a-dile (for hole in handmade tag)


Here is Jen's fun, fun sketch:
Hope you all fine time to join the fun!

Hugs - LORi BOYD

Mo's Digital Pencil - Dream Team Monthy Hop



I just love coloring Mo Images and this image was no different!

Our wonderful hostess this month is the super awesome, sweet and talented designer - Debbie.
She has challenged all us Dream Team Girls to design a card or project with 
Pearls and Lace as the theme! Fun huh?!?! I created my "lace" using cardstock and an embossing border folder. Dabbed a lil' copic marker on the raised areas to show dimension, cut out the whole design and voila...cardstock lace!! LOL!

Supplies:
Paper: Girl's Paperie
Cardstock: SU! Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue and Real Red
Accessories/Tools: Sissix Dots Embossing Folder, Kaisercraft Pearls (self adhesive), Copic Markers


Debbie ~ Start Here
Mina

Jak
Lori~ You are HERE
You NEXT Stop ~ Kerttu 
Jane

Julie

Heidy
Alice
Visit Mo's Digital Pencil Shop to see more of Mo's fabulous Images 
and to purchase some for yourself!
Don't forget to leave a comment on everyone's blog as two DT members are picked to randomly choose two winner of a $5 voucher for Mo's Digital Pencil
Enjoy the Hop!

Blessings - LORi BOYD

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Colour Q Challenge - CQ98


It's time for this week's 

We have a fabulous color combo for you:

Here is my card:

I used:
SU! Buttons, SU! Cardstock and a lil' slice of October Afternoon

I am entering this into these challenges:

Photo inspiration #75
 
Hugs & Blessings - LORi BOYD

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Monday, August 15, 2011

TPE112 - Tiddly Inks


Who's ready for a challenge?
This week at TPE the challenge is to use 
Stitching
somewhere on your card.
It can be real stitches or even faux stitchin'.

Here is my card:

Our super fabulous Sponsor is
Christy Croll of Tiddly Inks!!
I used her lovely (and FUN to color) image called:
 I loved using her...Thank you christy!!
 
One lucky random winner will win a
$10 Gift Certificate to the Tiddly Inks Store!!
Hope you all decide to join us!
Hugs -
LORi BOYD

Friday, August 12, 2011

My first "Foto Friday"


I have decided to start a new weekly post.
On Fridays...hence the name, Foto FRIDAY!! :o)
Few words, if any at all...just a photograph!

For my first FOTO FRIDAY...


♥ LORi

I'd LOVE to see YOUR Friday Fotos...so link below!!



Thursday, August 11, 2011

CQ97 and DS14 - Running Behind



The last few days...oh, who am I kidding, the last few weeks have worn me out.
This week I fell behind and I haven't been doing a fabulous job of juggling a family of 7, my 
small digi business, my DT responsibilities and a sweet little girl who 
wants and needs my attention most all the time.
Yes, something had to slip between the cracks this week and it just happened to 
my card designing and posting!

Thankfully, Ella LOVES to draw and color, so doing just that with her and Hannah...is what makes them happy (and allows me to get some of my design work done)!

Speaking of Ella...still no word on an appointment to read the bone scan, but we are being still and waiting! If I don't hear something soon, I think I might have to give them a call!
Thank you all soooo much for your continued prayers! Your love and support is AMAZING!

The first thing I ran behind on this week is Challenge 97 at Colour Q.

Here are this week's colors:
Fun huh?

Here is my card:
I love this Echo Park Paper I got from HERE.
This quirky, lil' cutie, Pippa is a new Bug and Roo Stamp designed by very own, 14 yr old daughter, Hannah. You can find Pippa HERE in the By LORi Designs Digi Shop!


I am entering this card into:

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Today is Deconstructed Thursday and that means Jen Shults and her DT Gals have a 
new sketch for you at Deconstructed Sketches.
Here is the sketch:

Here is my card:
I used one of my newly released images at By LORi Designs... 
I added some of my older stash---Basic Grey - Nook & Pantry Paper.
And of course, added by Signature Dots for shading and background with Copics.


Hope you all have a wonderfully blessed and happy day!!

Hugs & Blessings - 
LORi BOYD
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Update on Ella

Good Morning!

WOW! I am OVERWHELMED with thankfulness and extremely touched by the love and care you all have shown us through your comments! I am really blown away and feel so loved and cared about! I feel ashamed that I was hesitant to even write this here on my blog for fear of being too personal, thinking everyone would only want to see cards and not my Real Life! I'm glad God nudged me to post...I thought to myself "Ok, maybe I SHOULD write about Ella...even one more prayer is worth posting for...I never dreamed God would send so many of you to send your love, thoughts, prayers and encouragement to Ella & our family! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!  We have read every comment and read them to Ella...telling her that she has people praying for her all over the world. The thought brings tears to my eyes and makes my heart smile!!  We really feel your prayers and thoughts and can't thank you enough for reaching out to us during this time...they held us & carried us through out our day yesterday! I feel SO BLESSED!!!! I will be praying for each of you as well...praying that God will provide all you need in your life! That He will bless you for taking the time to wrap your arms and heart around us!! ♥

The bone scan is over, however we must wait for an appt. for the results. The doctors and techs who administered the scan were wonderful. Ella did well. The first thing they mentioned was an IV for the injection of the dye and sedation during the scan. All Ella heard was IV and quickly started to panic. I told them we had chosen non-sedation. They said "No, the orders say sedation." Normally, I am timid and never 'talk back" to them, but for Ella I did and insisted they recheck or call someone, because she was not to be sedated. They left, came back and said, "Yes, you are right, no sedation was on the orders!" Whew! By then Ella had had plenty of time to let those 2 little letters I and V resonate in her mind and when it was time to inject the dye, she was in full panic mode. Yelling, screaming and fighting. It took 2 nurses, Eric & myself to hold her down. She may be little, but she is STRONG!!

We were to return 2 hours later for the scan (time to let the radioactive dye travels to her whole body). We returned and she was agitated, grumpy and in pain. I was concerned, explaining that she is always happy and in a pretty good mood...they said that many times children know more than we think they do and that she could be stressed over this whole experience and sickness and we might not realize it or just how much! She surprised us by getting on the table and behaving SO well. The nurse said she was the best patient ever, perfectly still and better than some adults.
It felt like it took forever and right as it was about over...the tech realized they had left the boards from the previous patient in the body of the machine!!! Yes, she had to repeat the entire scan and all the extra individual photos! Yikes! I started to panic then, because I was scared Ella would start to give out and act up. Ella loves music so I asked if they could get some music for her to listen to...they got the music, started the scan and with in 5 fives Ella was sound asleep. I Praised God right then for His NATURAL SEDATION!!! They were able to do everything they needed to do and she never woke until we left. :o)

We will have to wait for a call (with an appt) from the office of the Specialist who ordered the scan to know what the results. I hate to have to wait too long, but I know God will hold us while we do!

Afterwards, we took the kids - - - (yes, we took all 5 and they were perfectly behaved. Even had 3 different ladies ask if they were all ours and then complemented us on how well behaved they were. One lady went on and on about who extremely uncommon that was in this day and age...hee hee...it made us thankful and proud) - - -to eat, a movie (Mr. Popper's Penguins...it was really good), to Half Priced books to spend their $5 Summer Reading Reward Bucks and then straight to Target to let Ella pick any toy she wanted (this had been promised days ago and boy were we thankful she didn't take advantage of the offer and pick the grandest most expensive thing there)!!

Thank you all for lifting us up with your thoughts and prayers! Eric and I talked last night and we both feel a Peace that all is well, the scan will be clear and we will lift HIS name on high and sing his Praises!

We love you all so much and are more thankful than you know for all you have done!
THANK YOU for caring enough to pray for Ella and our family and for requesting prayer on our behave!

♥ The Boyd Family

Monday, August 8, 2011

Prayers for Ella


I've been holding off writing this post. I don't get real personal on here that often and well, by writing it where all of you can see it makes it really real. I feel lead to share this chapter in our lives here on my blog because I know that although we may not have met face to face, shared a lunch date or even a telephone chat...you, my bloggy friends have huge hearts that care and love!

In June, while Hannah was sick, our 6 yr. old daughter, Ella came to me complaining that her foot was hurting. I thought one of her brothers might have stepped on it or maybe she stumbled over something, so I said a lil' prayer, "Dear Jesus, Please heal Ella's hurt foot! Amen!", then kissed it and sent her off to play.

A couple of days later, she came back to me and said, "Mommy, my foot is hurting again and my hand is too!" This time, I thought she might be a bit jealous of the extra attention that Hannah had been receiving, I quickly repeated what had helped previously...a prayer and a kiss!

Three days passed, and one evening she sat in the floor and started crying...this time her foot, her hand and her ribs (all on the left side) were hurting and she was obviously in pain. I held her, rubbed her foot and prayed. When my husband, Eric got home I told him about the last several days and that now she was crying with pain.  He said it was most likely growing pains, told me he had experienced some intense ones as a child and reminded me that she had gotten taller this year.

A few days later...same thing happened. Being the Worry Mommy that I WAS ( I am really trying to pray against the spirit of fear and worry...it's NOT a good thing)...I immediately started thinking the worst. Eric begged me not to think the worst and to give it to God. On July 4th, we went to our favorite book store...I noticed that each time Ella would bend over to get a book she would softly & quietly say "Ow-wie!". Within 20 minutes, she was crying and saying that her back and head hurt.  We immediately, called and made an appointment for the next morning.

To make a longer story a little shorter...after several trips to the Children's Clinic and quite a few trips to the ER we had no answers other than the doctors here thought it might be Lyme Disease or most likely something Rheumatic. We saw a specialist on July 27th.  We right away knew God had his hands on this situation...for as soon as he walked through the door, Ella threw her hands in the air and with great excitement squealed "You're Chinese!!!"  I was instantly embarrassed and remained that way the whole 2 seconds it took him to throw his hands in the air and with equal enthusiasm squeal..."I AM CHINESE!".  Ella was on Cloud 9 from that moment on.  There is nothing she would like better, than to be Chinese. She asked me years ago if she was really from China...I played along and said, 'Oh Yes you are"...she now thinks she was adopted from China, that she looks "just like" any Asian child she sees and that she can speak Chinese (which mainly consists of words and phrases she picks up from Kai-Lan, mixed with many unrecognizable words).  Yes, we tried several months ago to tell her she isn't Chinese...uh well, let's just say we won't try that again for awhile.  Ok, so back to the doctor visit...He was super nice and very sweet to Ella. We really could not have asked for a better doctor, but what we were told completely came from out of left field to hit us right in the heart. Dr, Ben informed us that after studying her blood tests and doing the physical exam, etc etc...he didn't think it was Rheumatic, he didn't feel it was Arthritic (I was starting to zone out here, because I was really thinking he was about to tell us it was only growing pains as Eric had suggested a couple weeks before) however he believed we were dealing with a malignancy on, in or around the bone or a tumor. I really didn't hear much after that...my mind was racing, I couldn't believe what I thought he had just said. The devil instantly tried to make me believe the worst...I resisted and told myself I had misunderstood what he said so I began listening again. He was telling us (uhhh, Eric) that he would schedule a full bone scan and quickly see what we are dealing with. As we escorted us out the door, I stopped him and said, "I have a question...by malignancy and tumor, are you talking about cancer?"  He said, "Yes, Cancer."  I said, "Ok." then walked down the hall to leave.

I can't say I have not had moments were I have been petrified, moments that the what ifs have nearly driven me crazy, but I can say that each and every time I have felt this way...I ask God to hold us, to protect Ella's body from any attack the devil has formed against her, I ask Him to protect my mind, to take away the worry, fear and doubt, to protect my family from what satan is trying to do and most of all HEAL my Baby Girl!

Tomorrow, we will travel to Lexington to have Ella's much awaited bone scan...Eric, the other kids, our family, our friends and me are all believing that God has already healed Ella's little 35 pound body and that the scan will show NO CANCER in Jesus' Mighty Name. I wanted to ask each of you to agree in prayer with us!  Thank You in advance for caring enough to keep Ella in your prayers! I know without a doubt that prayer is powerful! Thank You for yours!!



I count it a blessing to have each of you to request prayer from!

Love, Hugs & Blessings-
LORi