Free Digis For Thursday - German Attire, Paints, and Swimmer

Today's SHOUT-OUT goes to Germany with the digi below.  I just love the traditional German outfits that many of the dancers wear to festive events.

Make sure to check out this months challenge HERE.

A Thursday Poem

To My Little Girl

By Julie McElhinney

Little hands, miniature toes

A cute round belly, and a tiny nose,

Pretty blue eyes, long curly hair

Comforting hugs to show that she cares.

Butterfly kisses and Eskimo too

She makes you happy when you are blue,

Dancing up and down all around

She giggles like a well-trained clown.

Thank you God for this precious gift

She gives my heart a much needed lift,

I will treasure her all my life and then

I’ll love her in the next life again.

Magnificent May Challenge

**This post will show at the top through the month of May**

Submit as many entries as you want for this challenge.  Make a card using any of my gardening themed free digis for the month of May.  Anything with flowers or gardening in it.  There are quite a few to choose from through past posts, but here are a few to get you started.   A ScrapHappy Paper Crafter RCK pack will be sent to one winner within the continental USA.  A free digi drawn with the theme of your choice will be awarded to the first 5 participants.  Only one free digi awarded to each person. 

RULES: 

You may enter as many projects as you want throughout the month of May.

I only ship the RCK pack to a USA resident due to shipping costs.

You must be a follower of the ScrapHappy Paper Crafter blog to win.

Anyone can enter the challenge from outside the USA to win the digi drawing with the theme of your choice, that way everyone can play along.

Get a friend to follow my blog and have them leave a comment on this post that you sent them here, for another chance to win.

Another Wednesday Poem

The Bumblebee and The Butterfly
By Julie McElhinney

Buzzing along there he goes

The busy busy bumble bee,

Stopping from rose to rose

Collecting polin to make honey.

Fly along little bumble bee

You won’t bother my day,

Just don’t come too close to me

As I sit here and play.

Gliding along there she goes

The pretty pretty butterfly,

Maybe she will land on my nose

Ask she flies again through the sky.

Glide along little butterfly

I don’t mind if you come see me

Come close and land on my hand

You’re beautiful as can be.

Free Digis For Wednesday - Bearded Dragon, Dress, and Model

Today's country SHOUT-OUT goes to Australia with the Bearded Dragon below.  I know that you might think of something else when it comes to Australia, but the first thing I think of is the Bearded Dragon because my husband has had two for pets.

Make sure to check out this months challenge HERE.

A Wednesday Poem

The Outlook

By Julie McElhinney

What the hell did I do

To piss off the universe,

Someone tell these hardships

To give it up and disperse.

If problems always came in threes

I’d be honkey dory,

But that is just not the theme

To my never-ending story.

As soon as one problem ends

Another one begins,

Who’s first place in this race

It seems like nobody ever wins.

There I go again

Focusing on the worst part,

Maybe it’s finally time

To make a brand new start.

Tomorrow will be

A better kind of day,

All my problems will be here

They won’t just go away.

But my brand new outlook

Will improve continually,

And as long as it is positive

That will make for a better me.

100 Follower Giveaway Winner

And the 100 follower giveaway winner is .............................................................

Madison from Funky Cards

Madison you can e-mail me with where you want your goodies sent scraphappypapercrafter@gmail.com

There will be another giveaway once we reach 200 followers, so stay tuned for that.  :o)

Free Digis For Tuesday - Digi Winner Requests

I'm a little late today getting these posted.  These are the requests that I've gotten so far from this month's digi winners group.  I hope that you enjoy them!

Make sure to check out this months challenge HERE.

A Tuesday Poem

Once Upon A Time

By Julie McElhinney

I dream of far off places

Of a prince in disguise,

A castle on a hilltop

And sparkling enchanted skies.

I dream of colored rainbows

That enhance the sky above,

I dream of giggles and happiness

Of hearts that are full of love.

I’d rather live my life dreaming

Of the world that I want to see,

Than being low down, dirty and sad

In a place I don’t want to be.

So give me stories of happiness

Of far off places that magic enchanted,

Of a beanstalk that reached to the sky

From a magic been that was planted.

Give me a princess that was a maid

Or that slept a thousand years,

Give me a girl that flooded a room

With the shedding of a few lost tears.

Give me a princess with hair so long

That it reached to the ground from a tower,

Give me the boy who pulled the sword from the stone

And found his own inner power.

For as long as you believe in yourself

These stories will ring true,

Each of us has some magic to share

With everything we say and do.

Are you the wicked witch

Only set out to enrich yourself,

Or are you the selfless man

That went around sharing the wealth.

Maybe you will find a lesson

When you read a story or two,

That will help you choose a path

And decide what you should do.

Question and Answer Monday

Happy Memorial Day Everyone!!!  I thought I would do a few fun question and answers today.  Feel free to play along and let me know about yourself.

Are you a napper?Yes.  As much as possible whenever I can.

What was your favorite subject in school? Most hated?  LOVED English and Art class.  Could not stand Math.

Did you have the something old new borrowed and blue at your wedding?Old, a penny in my shoe.  New, dress, borrowed one of the garters and also tied a little blue stone to another one.

What one thing are you determined to do this summer? ORGANIZE MY CRAFT SPACE.  Seriously this is always a goal.  I am a very messy crafter and I have a TON of craft supplies because I just love to do all kinds of crafts.

Ice cream or Popsicles?  Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream please.

A Monday Poem

Open Your Eyes

By Julie McElhinney

A silence stretching across the distance

I search for the path of least resistance,

The journey is long and full of dread

I wish I could stay warm and safe in my bed.

But I put on my pack and walk along

Humming that oh so familiar song,

I trudge through the world looking for direction

Hoping to find shelter, love and protection.

My eyes were clouded I had no sight

It was like walking in the pitch dark of night,

If only I’d taken time to realize

All I had to do was open my eyes.

What I was hunting sat there from the start

All I had to do was open up my heart,

Thank you dear God for coming in

Forgiving my past and washing away my sin.

I have You when the burden is heavy to hold

To keep my heart warm in a world that’s cold,

To help me take the time to realize

That it’s difficult to see when you shut your eyes.

Free Digi Theme WINNERS from May challenge

The first five partiipants in this months challenge get to choose a digi theme of their choice.  Here are the first five entrants names....

Mel C.

Suze

Edwina Brown

Susan

Marilyn

You can e-mail me at scraphappypapercrafter@gmail.com with your theme.  If you want to include a picture with it as a reference than feel free to do that as well.  I'm always up for a fun challenge.

Thanks so much for participating and check back on June 1st to see the winner of the RCK pack and next months challenge.

100 Follower Giveaway and an UPDATE

So we are VERY VERY close to the 100 follower giveaway announcement.  We actually only need one more follower to get there and then I will announce the winner of the RCK pack.  I use a flat rate priority mail envelope and try to cram as many goodies from my stash that I can fit in there.  I'm just a little bit of a craft hoarder, so this is a good way for me to share the love a little bit.  :o)

My dad is finally home from the hospital, but the clots in his lungs will definitely slow him down for awhile.

Miss Meggie Mac was sick Thursday....fine Friday....and then throwing up again Saturday morning.  I'm pretty convinced she has seasonal allergies like her mommy.  So, I started her on kids allergy meds last night before bed.  She seemed much better this morning, so let's pray this works.  I'm really hoping for a better week starting tomorrow.  :o) 

A Sunday Poem

Super Craft Hoarder

By Julie McElhinney

Give me scissors, paper and glue

Leave me alone for an hour or two,

I’ll do some needed craft therapy

And have some time to focus on me.

So what if glitter’s on the floor

I’ll go to the store to buy some more,

I’m making a lasting memory

And setting my creative spirit free.

I’m the MacGyver of my craft

Give me popsicle sticks I’ll make a life raft,

Some might call me the super craft hoarder

But I really need a hundred scrapbook borders.

So what if my craft table is piled high

With unfinished projects that reach to the sky,

I’m happy and that is more important than the rest

For crafting is awesome and sincerely the best.

Free Digis For Sunday - More Oldies But Goodies

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A Saturday Poem - Ponder It

Ponder It

By Julie McElhinney

I look out across the vast void

Seeing silence and loneliness there,

In a world that is dark and broken

Does anyone truly care?

Looking into a deep dark pit

Of fear, pain, and doubt,

And wondering what this world

Is really all about.

Perhaps there is more meaning

Than you or I can admit,

It’s important for us to take the time

To sit back and ponder it.

Make room for happy healing

Don’t always focus on the bad,

Or you will live your life feeling

Lonely, broken and sad.

Free Digis For Saturday - IPOD Birthday card digis

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Have a happy Memorial Day weekend.

Free Digis For Friday - Another Oldies But Goodies Day

I hope you've enjoyed my "Oldies But Goodies" week where I've been posting mostly digis that have already been posted earlier in the year.  I'll try to do this more often for some of the newer followers so you don't miss out on the cool images that have already been posted before.

Make sure to check out this months challenge HERE.

The sentiment on this card is from My Pink Stamper. Finally got some Cutterbee scissors so it's easier to fussy cut my digis.

Got a couple cards done using my digis.

Getting Cricky Simply Sunday challenge card using K Andrew "Of Mice and Little Men" stamps. Get well card for my dad.

Wow this has been a stressful week! My dad went to the ER on Tuesday and has blood clots in both lungs. He's still in the hospital. Now today Meggie got sick and thre up twice at daycare. I came to get her and she threw up one more time before we left. Now she is sleeping. I'm sure the week could be worse, but I'm pretty stressed out at the moment.

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Free Digis For Thursday - Shout-out to the UK

Today's special SHOUT-OUT goes to my UK followers.  I'll be doing themed digis for the different countries that view my site.  My husband has been a bagpiper for more than 10 years now, so I just had to draw this cute little bagpiper digi.  Our two-year old Meggie LOVES to play with her toy bagpipes and pretend to be just like Daddy.

Make sure to check out this months challenge HERE.

A Father's Day Poem

Daddy

By: Julie McElhinney

Do you know how much I look up to you

And appreciate your life,

The way you create and inspire me

The way you treasure your wife.

You are a father I’m proud to have

I’d show you off to the world

And I’m so happy that God chose me

To be your little girl.

A Wednesday Poem

In Your Eyes

By Julie McElhinney

They say the eyes are the window to the soul

Where your light should shine from within,

But when I look deep into your eyes

They look darkened and dim.

I see a sadness silhouetted there

That has built up over the years,

A sheen and slight glistening

That is highlighted by your tears.

I wonder how often you might look

Into a mirror of glass,

To see your eyes as they change

As the years continually pass.

Perhaps you do not notice

Or maybe you don’t realize

The sadness that people see

Each time they gaze in your eyes.

I pray for you continually

Each and every day,

That God might give you strength

And that your pain will go away.

Perhaps someday soon

I will glance towards your face,

And see a shining happiness

Full of Gods’ enduring grace.

Free Digis For Wednesday - Some Older Princess Images

I guess this has been "Oldies But Goodies" week here at ScrapHappy Paper Crafter.  I've been trying to post some images that I posted a long time ago for people that might not have been following for very long.  These are some of my favorite princess images.

Make sure to check out this months challenge HERE.

100 Follower Giveaway!!!

We're only 3 more followers away from the 100 follower giveaway.  A RCK pack from ScrapHappy Paper Crafter will go out to one of the first 100 followers.  Thanks so much for following along and crating with me. 

If you're not a follower yet you can become one by clicking the FOLLOW link at the top left of the site.

A Tuesday Poem

Walking Blind

By Julie McElhinney

You feel like you’re on a sinking ship

With no life boat to escape it,

Do you jump and try to swim away

Or play your music and face it?

You feel like you are lost and afraid

In a world that’s lonely and dark,

Wishing the light could show you the way

But you can’t seem to find the spark.

What do you do when you feel alone

When you’re scared to walk the distance,

When you’re weaker than you’ve ever been

You can’t find an exit or an entrance?

You don’t know which way to turn

All you want is a little direction,

Just look to God who’ll carry you

He’ll give you love and protection.

It’s hard for you to see the way

When your eyes are blinded with tears,

Just let Him take your hand

And guide you through the rocky years.

Free Digis For Tuesday - Another Oldies But Goodies Day

Another "Oldies But Goodies" day here at ScrapHappy Paper Crafter. 

Make sure to check out this months challenge HERE.

Free Digis For Monday - Oldies But Goodies Day

Well I said I would start posting some older digis that I posted awhile back.  I hope you all had an excellent weekend!  On Friday night I had a girl's night with my best friend Yvonne.  My mom picked up Meghan from daycare and they had a fun night out too!  I got to see "The Five Year Engagement," which was SOOO funny though it does have a ton of bad language. I hadn't laughed that hard in a long time.

On Saturday I spent the day at Maize Valley Market & Winery for the Celtic Beltane Festival.  I help do baskets for that festival every year that helps to support Pegasus Farms, a therapeutic horse riding place near Maize Valley in Ohio.  Pegasus Farms is just an amazing place that uses horses to enrich the lives of children that are going through a number of physical or emotional problems.

Saturday night Meghan and I drove up to Cleveland to spend the night with my sister in law and two nieces in a hotel.  She got up Sunday morning to run the half marathon and I stayed with all of the girls while she left at 5:30am.  We had a fun time swimming in the pool Saturday night and having a great girly sleep-over. 

By Sunday we were all pretty beat and tried to get plenty of rest.  :o)

Make sure to check out this months challenge HERE.

Free Digis For Sunday- Pregnant Mommy, lil girl, and the great race

Make sure to check out this months challenge HERE.

I hope you're all having a great weekend!

This was inspired by the funny relay race that they did at my work this week.

Free Digis For Saturday

I know I have a number of followers from outside the USA, so I thought I would start to do some digis that focus on those other countries too.  Let's start with Canada, my neighbor to the North.

Make sure to check out this months challenge HERE.

I love this Canadian Mounty.  He looks very distinguished.

Glad I didn't have this job.  I'd have that food all over me!

Meggie Mac getting ready to bake some chocolate chip cookies.  Yum!

Free Digis For Friday - Grad, Flower, and Breast Cancer Runner

Make sure to check out this months challenge HERE.

I have a number of digis to catch up on posting, so you will get quite a few different themes between now and the rest of the weekend.  :o)

Free Digis For Thursday - Patriotic Bear and Cat

I thought that these images would be great for The 4th of July or Memorial Day.  I just love the beard on the little bear.  :o)

Make sure to check out this months challenge HERE.

Free Digis For Wednesday

My duaghter and I had the best time playing nurse / doctor with her toys a couple weeks ago.  She just loved putting bandages on and bandaids on them and playing Clinic.  She was a nurse and I was the doctor.  The doctor / patient bear below was inspired by that.

Make sure to check out this months challenge HERE.

Thank you card for a friend.

Memorial day cards for some local veterans.