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Congratulations, Sammy!  His art work will be on the cover of the new Rockets -  Corona Ranch Elementary School Year Book.

 

This is Sammy at work!

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SAMMY WANTS ME TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW HE DRAW THIS AWARD WINNING ART WORK:

• He colored the water color paper with different colors using water color crayons.
• Then, he blended it with aqua painter. (His mommy showed him that technique!).
• He draw the planets and rockets on another piece of water color paper, cut them up and glue them on top with Crystal Effects. He said his glue stick did not stick well on the finished background.

Would you believe, he sat on that chair for 6 hours with a smile on his face?  

 

 

 

Thanks again for allowing me to share my pride and joy!

Look what a 9-year old can do with the Water Color Crayons.

Take a look at what Sammy (my 9-year old) created using  Water Color crayons, aqua painter, and a No. 6  pencil.

  

He said he will draw the sunset for me. 

I didn't realize until now that a set of water color pencils in the hands of a 4th grader can bring such joy

 and pride.

 

Sammy's Birthday Party Decorations Using Pennant Die

Here are a few pix of the pennant I made to decorate Sammy's birthday party celebration at Dave & Buster's and our home.

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I used the Big Shot diecutting machine with the Stampin' Up! Pennant Die to make this project.  By making a homemade decoration, I was able to customize Sammy's Bionicle theme party using the colors that he likes - Real Red and Brilliant Blue.

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Happy Stampin'!

:-) Sheilah

Your Creative Consultant

The Future Of Our Country, Happy 4th of July!

I would like to share with you the 4th of July scrapbook pages I made of my son, Sammy.  Here are his pictures when he received his Principal's Award in 3rd Grade.  I am so proud.  As a parent, I believe that one of the ways I can honor my country is to give my child the guidance he needs to do his best.   He is the future of our country.   Thanks to his great teachers in Corona Ranch for challenging him and giving him the education he deserves.  Happy 4th!

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My High School Reunion (and star album)

I attended an exclusive all-girls Catholic high school and had an interesting experience growing up.   My high school life was a cross between Madeline and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.   Maybe because I was busy living my life – working while going to college, getting married, and juggling a career while raising a family - I never really thought of looking back. 

As I get older and more content, I felt this longing to reconnect with old friends.  Through the power of the internet, I found them! 

They  live all over the world - as far as Australia and Philipppines and as close as California. I am so glad to hear that they became successful in their chosen fields, happily married wives and loving moms, while others took a 180 degree turn (for the better) from the way I remembered them in high school.   My classmates are all different and yet I discovered the qualities they have in common… confident, poised, intelligent, and resilient.  I am so proud to be a part of this group of gorgeous and strong women.   

Last month, six of us decided to meet. I still cannot believe that after over 25 years we found each other again!  Below are a few of our pictures - I’m the one in the silver dress.  Please click on each photo for a larger view. 

We still reminisce the times when one of the nuns gave us 5 demerits for wearing our white and sky blue school uniform more than 1" above the knee... we were such rebels.  Times have certainly changed!

   

   

 

 We had so much fun with this one.

 

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I made this star album for Toni, Beoula, Digna, Lynnette, and Millie (left to right) to preserve their photos.

   

(We will make this Star Album at our scrap club in June).

Someday, I will write a book about our stories.  For now, I'm content journaling my stories with these pictures in my scrapbook.   

I look forward to next year when we see each other again. Thanks for your friendship.