Scrapping & Stamping Till the Kids Find Me!

Use It or Lose It- Challenge #1

2012-02-10T06:52:00.001-05:00

I am so excited to be part of the DT for the new Challenge Blog, Use It or Lose It!! Where the objective is to use up your scraps designing a new card, layout, or altered item (: Along with using your scraps there will always be one other twist. This week we are using our very first CTMH stamp (: Now for me it was difficult to remember which one was my first, it has been 6 years after all!! but I'm pretty sure if Flutter didn't come in my kit I got it shortly after.

I have created a layout of Azelyn on her first birthday. I have used a mixture of new products with old, but other then the cs all of my paper was scraps from old CTMH kits. The butterflies are the Flutter stamp which I have added a bit of glitter glue to to bling them up (: I also used a mixture of buttons, bling and the new Garden Wooden Shapes (I'm really loving these!! they look great just the way they are but you can also ink them up or stamp on them!) The title is one of our Make It Count Irresistables Numbers, which I inked up and then glimmer misted. The mat was cut with the cricut.

The inspiration for this layout came from one I saw on Pinterest. You can check it out for yourself on my boards.

Make sure you check out what the other Design Team members have come up with (you can find them on my side board, or click on the link above to go to the main page for Use It or Lose It) I hope you can join us in our challenge to use up those scraps!!! Feel free to grab the gorgeous blinky my fellow team member Mandi has created for us!!

Have a fabulous weekend!!!

Jenn (:

6/78 pages complete

XOXO

2012-02-05T11:04:00.002-05:00

I started scrapbooking 6 years ago when I signed up to be a Close To My Heart consultant (Feb 2nd was my anniversary) The reason I signed up was that I wanted to do a scrapbook of our wedding pictures. Well, 6 years later and 10 1/2 years married, I have made a total of 12 pages for our wedding album!! ): and some of those still have to be journalled. On the upside though, I have scrapbooked a lot of other things along the way (:
This layout was done using the CTMH Sonoma workshop on the go. I debated for a bit about getting it but I am so glad I did!! The colours and theme work perfectly with out wedding pictures. I have started the second layout so hopefully I will have it finished in the next week or so to show you. This was the first time I have done the scalloped border with a corner rounder, I have to say it wasn't too difficult!! The only catch is that you have to have one that you can take the guard off of. The title was stamped with the Bohemian Alpha, definitely one of my favs!!

Off to finish up my plans for the first week of the new semester!! I'm really going to miss my students from last semester!! on the whole they were a good bunch (:

5/78 pages complete!

Birthday Gamer!

2012-01-30T19:51:00.000-05:00

I have had this image coloured for a while but haven't had the chance to get the card put together. It was my nephews birthday on the 5th (a little late I know!!) but I haven't seen him to get his gift ($) to him, so this weekend I found a bit of time to make this card!!
The image is LOTV and the challenge over at their blog this week is Oh Boy (to make a masculine card) so it worked out perfectly for me (:. I also used Basic Grey paper (Oliver) so I am going to enter it in their Favorite Things challenge, I have to say BG paper is one of my fav things (: along with LOTV stamps!! I used the sketch from CPS and Cute Card Thursday's challenge was You're a Gem, which explains the bling on a boys card (:

Other products used: Spellbinders, SU and CTMH cs. CTMH sentiment and bling, copic markers, momento ink.

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Winter Nights

2012-01-28T09:23:00.005-05:00

Well exam time is here for the kids!! All of my classes wrote their exams yesterday so I have one huge stack of marking to do this weekend!!! Between that and visiting my MIL in the hospital (she had surgery yesterday) I am hoping to get some scrapping done this weekend. One of my CTMH sisters is starting up a new challenge blog this week and she has invited me to be part of her DT (: The blog is called Use It or Lose It, there will be a new challenge each week and along with the challenge you are supposed to use your scraps to create your layout. I think it will be good for me because I can tell you I have lots of scraps just dying to be used (: We will be showcasing CTMH products on this blog. The first challenge will start on February 10th. I will post the link then.

Anyway, back to today's layout. These pics are from almost 3 years ago already!!! Man time flies! Sometimes in the winter Lee will have a fire for the kids in our front yard. This night we even had sparklers. The kids had a blast!! I love how Kieran is holding Azelyn's hand!! They always got along so well back then, mind you Azelyn wasn't really talking/bossing yet (: They still get along pretty good but they have their moments too!

I used BoBunny paper. This is the 4th time I have used some from this line for a layout! I guess it's one of my favs eh!? I just love the mix of bright colours, they work for almost any type of picture. I also used some CTMH and BoBunny double dot cs. The title is MM alpha stickers and the twine is Jillibean soup. I doubt you can see it but I used liquid glass on some of the circles just to give it a bit of dimension. I also used a couple of SU punches and my uniball pens.
I am going to enter this in the challenge over at Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge. They had a sketch (I altered it a bit) and the theme was winter. As well as at Seriously Creative Challenge with their
Let it Snow challenge. (thanks Rox (: I knew there was another one I was forgetting!!)

Have great weekend!!! (:

3/78 pages complete

Oh Christmas Tree!!

2012-01-22T10:29:00.001-05:00

Finally!! My first layout of 2012!! I've had it pretty much done for a week or so, I just needed to add my journalling, I finally got to it yesterday.

These pictures are from the day we went to get our Christmas tree. We hopped in the truck and took a drive down the back roads near our house. There weren't a tonne of nice trees down the road we went, but Aidan spotted this one and was so excited to cut it down (: It wasn't the normal pine tree we normally get, I think it was a spruce. The branches aren't as strong as a pine but it didn't lose as many needles, which was really nice for cleaning up (:
You'll notice that one of our family members is missing ): He is the typical teenager, time with his girlfriend comes before doing things with his family, but we had fun anyway!!
The picture of Lee in the antlers doesn't seem to fit in so well with the other pics I used but I finally got one of him with a normal smile, I even blew that pic up to maybe use on a layout all by itself (:

This is the other layout I did with my group last weekend. It is the layout from the samples for October's SOTM Holiday Magic, at the back of the CTMH Idea Book. The actual sketch comes from our Magic Book. It was a nice quick layout to put together. We used the Elemental paper pack, October's SOTM along with the eclectic alpha, some buttons and glitter glue. All products used were CTMH.
The flourishes were stamped and then traced with Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel, just in case anyone is wondering (:

2/78 pages complete

Cherish

2012-01-13T16:25:00.001-05:00

I was trying to organize and clean a bit over the holidays and I came across my many envelopes of Sears pictures. Some I haven't seen in a couple of years. I found this sweet pic of Azelyn when she was just a few months old and decided to use it for my sample for my club this month. We are duplicating the layout found in CTMH's idea book on page 29. I've changed up the colours a bit but that is about it. All product used is CTMH. I really like the little journalling pockets, they are simple but add so much!! I also used the new cork board alpha and the Love Life stamp.

This is my final layout from 2011!!! 78 pages total (:

5 in the bed and the little one said...!!!!

2012-01-08T10:45:00.002-05:00

My kids and my 2 nieces had a sleep over at my parents' house. In the morning they took over Hunny & Poppa's bed. Aidan had a run in with a bunk bed that weekend which resulted in his beautiful black eye you can see in this picture!!

The paper is MME Fine and Dandy (boy and girl), the flourish is Eva, the pearls, chipboard, ink and stamps are all CTMH.

77/78 pages for 2011

FIRE!!!!

2012-01-04T22:43:00.002-05:00

These pictures remind me of the Robert Munsch story, Angela's Airplane!! except for the fact that Aidan is in a firetruck instead (:

These pictures were taken on Mother's Day a couple of years ago. The volunteer firefighters, in my little home town of Walford, ON, always put on a pancake breakfast to give all of those men an out for cooking breakfast for their wives and mothers. This time they brought out their "new" firetruck for everyone to check out. The kids just loved it.

I used BG Oliver paper and brads, Bo-bunny cs and CTMH stamps and cs. The title was cut using the cricut. I am a big fan of the Bo-bunny double dot/swiss dot cs! I find reds so hard to match but the fact that this paper has two tones makes it so easy!!

76/78 pages for 2011

2012 Challenge!!

2012-01-01T13:44:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year!!!
Cheers!! I apologize for the half naked kids!! We spent the night at home, drinking Shirley Temples, making pizza, eating treats and watching movies!! All 3 kids stayed up till the New Year (: Codie was out with friends.

I was supposed to go and visit with friends and family today but the weather isn't looking so great (between rain and snow!) so we're at home instead. It has given me a chance to peruse the new CTMH Idea Book and make my wish list (:
Lee is gone fishing, so in between blogging and shopping, I've been breaking up fights!! Aidan is getting restless and bugging the other two, so today would have been a good day to go somewhere and be with different people!! I keep threatening to throw them outside if they don't cut it out (:

Anyway,

I am starting my new challenge for 2012 (even though I'm not done posting 2011) So who is in for the new year!!! You can challenge yourself to cards, layouts/pages... and the rest of us will be there to comment encourage you (:
I am going to challenge myself to 78 pages, 12 fancy cards and 30 "quick" Christmas cards (maybe if I start them now I might be done by next December!!)
Let me know if you are in and I will add you to my side bar (:

Hugs!!

Jenn

Strawberry Fields!!!

2011-12-31T12:00:00.001-05:00

I have to say these are some of my favs from that weekend crop!! I was hoping to enter them in some challenge but I didn't come across any that worked.
I took Kieran and Azelyn berry picking at my cousin's U Pick farm (in Massey, ON) at the beginning of July. I don't think either of them had ever been to a farm like this before. They thought they were in heaven being surrounded by all of those delicious strawberries!! Even with them being small it didn't take long to fill a couple of baskets!! which was a good thing because the clouds started to roll in and we could hear thunder in the distance.
I played it safe and carried the baskets under each arm on the way back to the car. I didn't want to chance the handles of the baskets giving out and dumping all of those gorgeous berries!! I should have got a picture of me too! I realized, once I put the baskets down, that I had two big strawberry juice stains on my shirt, it looked like someone had grabbed my boobs with strawberries all over their hands!! I never did get those stains out!! Thank goodness I happened to have a spare shirt in the car!

The patterned paper I used was MME (So Sofie- Savvy- In Love) It was perfect for these pictures!! I was so happy when we found it in the bins!! The cs, ribbon, pins, stamps, buttons and chipboard are all CTMH. The letters in the first layout are MME and the title on the second layout was done with the Storybook cartridge on the cricut. The strawberry was a heart and I added some fancy corners to the top.

74/78 complete!! (the other 4 pages are complete but won't be posted until the New Year, I finished the last one today!!)

First Day

2011-12-31T06:56:00.002-05:00

This is my little miss' first day of school. One thing that sucks about being a teacher is that you don't get to put your own kids on the bus ): so that is Daddy's job. I think he got more picks of the baby bears up in the tree then he did of the kids but...
I used BoBunny paper, which I have used before for a summer and a winter layout (guess I really like it eh!?) I think I used an MS punch for the border. The cs, stamps (except for the Student one), chipboard alpha, and buttons are all CTMH

70/78 complete, more to come later!!

He is...

2011-12-30T18:54:00.001-05:00

Fantastic!!
This is the second layout from CTMH's Mischief workshop on the go. The pictures are from Kieran's SK Grad so I thought the books in the layout worked. I have to say the planning that went into this kit was amazing!! I did all 3 projects and every little thing you could think of was thought of!!! Those designers at CTMH are smart cookies (:
I used the cricut to cut out the diecut edge.

The graduation was very cute!! Each of the kids got up on stage to tell us what they plan to do when they grow up (: Kieran is planning to be a firefighter and a policeman so that he can help people and stop the bad guys. That is his kindergarten teacher in the one pic with him.

I will have more tomorrow!!

68/78 layouts complete!! (another 9 I just haven't posted):
which means I need to do one page tomorrow!!!

Hawks

2011-12-29T23:49:00.002-05:00

I just realized I have a bunch of layouts I finished in October that I still haven't posted!! I need to get them in before Sunday, I guess!!
I've been busy trying to organize my house a bit and get my scrap room back to myself! My sweet hubby gave me a new laptop for Christmas so I have been able to reclaim the counter space that was taken up by the old one (which had to be set up as a desktop because the screen went, a year ago)!! Talk about excitement!!!
Anyway, this layout was inspired by one I saw in Scrapbooks, etc, (whatever issue would have been mailed in October). The pictures are of my oldest, Codie, playing football for his high school team. It only lasted a few weeks before he decided football wasn't his thing. He had actually been "convinced" by his very angry mother that he should give it a try (long story!! let's just say he told the VP he had too many chores at home and so he wouldn't be able to stay for practices and games) for the spring and then it would be up to him if he played in the fall.
I used a mish mash of paper (basic grey, CTMH, Karen Foster..) on this one and all of the stitching was done with the help of my Sew Easy, if you notice there isn't as much stitching on the second page (:
The letters were cut out with the cricut and the stamp is CTMH.

These make 66/78 pages complete, more to come tomorrow!!

Birthday Girl!!

2011-12-15T22:29:00.002-05:00

A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY goes out to my wonderful GF Kirsty on December 22nd!! She got this card a little early because I actually finished one in time for Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge (a sketch) this week and I needed to post it before the weekend!
Kirsty always makes such beautiful cards for everyone she knows, so even if I don't make a single other card all year, I think it is important to make one for her!! Now according to her, the more bling on the card, the more you like the person, so I made sure I used one of my best fancy flowers on her card (:

The paper is MME, cs, ribbon, and the sentiment are CTMH and the image is of course Kraftin' Kimmie, which was coloured with copics!! I cut the circle out with my new Elegant Edges cricut cartridge. The flowers are Recollections. The leaves were punched with an MS punch.

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SNOW!!

2011-12-10T13:44:00.000-05:00

We have a bit of it, but hopefully we'll get more for Christmas!! It can leave by January 31st though (: Wishful thinking, I know!!
These layouts are of some pics my Mom took when the boys were staying with her 2years ago. I had to go by the boys' snowsuits to figure out if it was last year or the year before. Kieran hasn't grown too much in that time!!
Aidan, with some help from Kieran, made a whole snow family up at the top of Mom & Dad's driveway. My kids call my Mom, Hunny, Snow Hunny is the one with the beautiful hair (: Mom said the family stuck around for weeks!! She's hoping the boys will build her a new family this year (:
The pages were done using CTMHs Wonderland WOTG, and I still had lots of paper left for cards!! The little stamp that comes with the kit is very cute!! The title was stamped with our Friendship Alphabet. I love the new Pin Clips, you just put a bit of bling in the middle and fancy things up (:

64/78 pages complete

RIBS!!!!

2011-12-04T12:23:00.001-05:00

Look at my little lady!!! I couldn`t believe it when I saw her walking towards me, with that huge plate of ribs, just mowing down!! My cousin`s husband makes unbelievable ribs and Azelyn decided she should try some out (: Needless to say she didn't finish them all but she made a good attempt. Good thing the lake was close by to wash her face in!!
The paper is BoBunny, the chipboard, brads and background stamps are all CTMH, I used the Graphically Speaking cartridge to cut the title, a white uniball to journal, Stickles, and a MS punch for the border.
I am going to enter this in the 2 Sisters Challenge, punches and/or die cuts, and over at Wee Memories, Free For All challenge.

60/78 pages complete

My Girl

2011-11-26T10:44:00.002-05:00

I don't very often get to scrap pics of me so I was very anxious to find just the right paper, layout and embellies for this one of Azelyn and I. I have to say it was tough trying to find paper that worked with the shirt I was wearing but with Melissa's help I did it!! It is the same Kaiser Kraft paper I used for my Kraftin' Kimmie Day layout but it is such fabulous paper!!
I made my first ribbon flower using a gluber!! The center is a button I got out of my Aunt's button jar (: I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. The other flowers are Recollection. The bling is Zva and Kaiser. The crocheted lace is dollar store. I cut the circle die cut with cricut's Elegant Edges (an amazing cartridge!!), the title with Storybook, and the leaves with an MS punch. The cs is BoBunny Double Dot!! I am so in love with that paper!! It makes matching so much easier!! The layout was inspired by one I saw in Scrapbooks Etc.
I'm thinking I might actually frame this one for my living room, my walls are purple (: so it would go really well.

I am entering this layout in Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge- Borders and Flowers.

58/78 pages complete

Believe...

2011-11-12T13:22:00.001-05:00

it or not, I'm back!! I can't believe it's been almost a month since my last post ): I've been pretty busy over the last few weeks, between work, my kids, Halloween, and being away every other weekend!!!

I had a beautiful weekend last weekend at Blue Mountain Resort!! A bunch of us girls went away for my Aunt Nise's 60th birthday. We had a blast shopping at all of the wonderful little stores, eating at the fabulous restaurants, and spending the afternoon at the Scandinave Spa!! I would recommend it to anyone!!

Two weeks before that I was away at Fall Flurry, a weekend that the ladies from OC Scrapbookers put on. It has quickly become an annual event for my friend Jen and I!! We are like little kids before Christmas, counting down the days (: I thought I would do a few layouts and then maybe get my Christmas cards done while I was there, but I was having such a good time with the layouts that that is all I did all weekend!! I managed to complete 20 pages!! My record so far for these weekends. I just finally got pictures taken today (it's not raining or snowing so I could go outside and take them) so now I should have some regular posts for awhile!

The layout I am posting today is actually the one I did with my Scrapping Group last Friday. It is the first layout from CTMHs Believe WOTG. I changed it up a bit by swapping some of the papers, using the Cocktail Alpha stamp and adding some Liquid Applique to santa but other then that it is pretty much the same. All products are CTMH except for the copics I used to colour Santa's suit.
The pics are of my kids last Christmas morning. It's not very often I get Codie in pics with the little ones these days so these will be special when they are older. They were all still a little bit sleepy but I think they're cute (:

57/78 pages

Spooktacular

2011-10-16T12:31:00.002-04:00

Happy Sunday!! Man am I glad this week is done!! Lee has been away hunting and I had a million and one things going on!!! Parent Teacher Interviews at my school, scrapbooking group, a Christmas card workshop.... on top of all of the other regular day to day things!! Thank goodness I have Codie to help out!!

I am really wishing I was in London today so that I could be taking part in all of the fun at Kraftin' Kimmie Day!! but unfortunately I couldn't make it ): I went last year and had a blast and I would have loved to go this year to meet the amazing Annie Rodrigue in person! not to mention Kraftin Kimmie Girl Tara who wasn't there last year.
Anyway, here I am at home doing laundry ): (I know! I know! I'm having a little pity party for myself!!)

This layout is the one my scrapping group did this month. It is the Mischief WOTG from Close To My Heart, the same kit I used for the Halloween banner. I love how it turned out and it was pretty straight forward to do. The felt shapes add so much and are so easy!! The stamp set that comes with this workshop is fabulous!! I can see myself using it over and over again. The title was done using Posterboard Alpha.
The pics are of my kids 2 years ago. They weren't the best pics but they worked well for this layout.

My dear blogging friend Roxy reminded me that this would be perfect for the challenge over at Creative Accents so I am going to enter it in their October: Use the colour Orange Challenge.

The kids and I are off to the grocery store to pick out some pumpkins!! Have a great week!!

55/78 pages done (:

Sunshine

2011-10-08T10:19:00.000-04:00

Happy Thanksgiving weekend everyone!!! I have been spending the morning downloading songs to add to my new Ipod Shuffle that I bought so I would have something to keep me entertained while I try out a thing called exercise ): I signed my whole family up at the Y at the beginning of September and just finally got in to meet with one of their trainers to set up an exercise/weight program for myself. I'm actually quite excited to get started I just hope I am motivated enough to stick with it. I'm already feeling muscles I didn't know I had just from testing out the weights the other night ):
The kids have been enjoying it though!! They are all doing swimming lessons plus one other thing. Aidan is enjoying Judo which will be good for him because discipline is a big thing!! Azelyn is in Kindergym and Kieran is our little gymnastics superstar!!! They put him into the advanced boys after one day in beginners (: I knew there had to be a sport out there for him!!!

Anyway, this is a layout I did of Azelyn using the CTMH Sophia workshop on the go. I have had this kit along with the pics just sitting there begging to be put together so I finally did it!! Everything is CTMH except for the border punch which was Martha's. I made a stamping boo boo with the bird at the top but I don't think it even really shows??

I think that this layout completes my challenge for this year!!!! and I still have my weekend crop in a couple of weeks to get a bunch done!! Maybe I will challenge myself to another 26 pages before the end of the year just to keep me going (:

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

53/52 pages complete (now 53/78)

Birthdays are good for you...

2011-10-01T14:07:00.000-04:00

the more you have the longer you live!
My Dad's 60th was yesterday and we are having what was supposed to be a surprise party (Mom caved) tonight.
I loved this little LOTV image and thought it would be perfect for his card. I used MME Stella & Rose Hattie paper, and CTMH sentiment and hemp. I stamped this cutie in Momento ink and then coloured him with my copics. I cut the image out with my Spellbinder die.
I am going to enter this in Cute Card Thursday's challenge 184 Animal Crackers.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

Spooky

2011-09-25T16:20:00.001-04:00

I have been loving the WOTG from Close To My Heart!! They are so quick and easy!! They have changed them up a bit in the new catalogue, now instead of always having cards as the extra project they are also including other fun things to do! This is the bonus project from the Mischief kit. I thought it was so cute, I had to try it!! Now the even bigger bonus was, I had just received my new Art Philosophy cricut cartridge (new to CTMH) and was able to use it to cut out the pennants and the letters!!! No tracing and cutting out required (: I just double checked the size of our chipboard banner to make sure I cut them the right size.
I really like the way it turned out!!

I got away to a day crop yesterday (: and managed to get one layout done in between helping people cut things with the Art Philosophy cartridge!! I will have to post another day though, time to get back to planning for my classes!!
I have to apologize to those of you I have been slacking on the comments for!! I don't get many free minutes on the computer these days ): I will try to play catch up soon!!!

Follow You Dreams

2011-09-11T14:56:00.002-04:00

Well it's back to school time and I am back to working full time!! So that means the slacking on posts may continue here and there!! I am at a new school this year teaching math to grade 9 & 10 kids and so far so good!! The kids and the staff have been fabulous (:
I got together with the girls Friday night and I finished up the You and Me kit from CTMH. This layout is of Kieran when we went to Science North over the March Break this past year. He was having a blast with the microscopes and goggles (:

I also had a chance to play with the new Art Philosophy cricut cartridge from CTMH on Saturday, while visiting with my GF Deb (thanks Deb!!), and I must say it was worth every penny!!!! The things you can cut!!! I made 4 different types of rolled flowers, I made a Halloween Banner, I cut out a full page die cut for scrapbooking, along with many different types of card bases!!! For those of you going to the crop in Cutler in 2 weeks I will be bringing it with me for a demo.

Anyway, I hope you all had a good start to the school year and hopefully I'll be back soon (:

51 of 52 pages complete (one more to go!!!!)

I Didn't Forget You Birthday!!

2011-08-25T08:49:00.000-04:00

I just extended the Celebration! is what it says inside. I didn't actually forget my niece's birthday but we weren't home for it. So, here she is getting her card 2 weeks later!! This card is actually a gift card holder (we learned to make them last year at Kraftin' Kimmie Day, thanks Andrea!!). Madeline is going away to University on Saturday and I know there are Tim Hortons on campus, so I am going to get a Timmies card to put in it. That way she'll be guaranteed to have her morning coffee for a bit (:
The paper is MME Lime Twist-Happy Go Lucky (love the Lime Twist line!!), cs is CTMH, and I coloured this adorable little House Mouse stamp in with my copics, and cut it out with Spellbinders. Buttons are from my stash and the twine is Sew Easy.

On my way to CMT Countryfest!!! Have a great weekend!!

Mouse Wedding Card

2011-08-23T15:51:00.001-04:00

OK, first off I have to apologize for being MIA for so long!!! Between being at camp and family weddings/get togethers it's been a busy summer!! My Mojo has been missing as well, so today I decided to finish my cousin's wedding card (the wedding was on the 5th!!) with an image I have had coloured for awhile.
I absolutely love this little House Mouse stamp!! Aren't they adorable? I coloured them in with my copics (Thanks again Kirst!!)and cut them out with my Spellbinders. I used BG Kioshi paper so I can enter this card in BG's Anything Goes challenge. The flowers are Prima and Recollections, cs is CTMH.

I am going away again this weekend (CMT Countryfest with my GF Stacey!!) but I am hoping to get caught up on everyone's blogs soon (:

Here is a "card" Azelyn was working on this afternoon (:

Berry Sweet

2011-07-27T07:00:00.002-04:00

This is the layout that goes with the one I posted a few weeks ago. It is the second layout I made using the Mayberry WOTG. I love the canvas buttons!! They are so easy to stamp on and add that little extra to a layout. I switched the colours up from what they were supposed to be and the half circle borders were done using B&T instead of stamped paper. The title was done with the Token Alphabet stamp.
These pics are of my two youngest picking berries at camp last year. Can you tell I'm a scrapbooker?? I even remembered to take a close up of the berries (:

49/52 pages complete

Parents - Scrap & Stamp Challenge

2011-07-23T07:00:00.000-04:00

Long time no see!!! I feel like I'm so out of touch with reality these days!!! I am enjoying camp though and have had a chance to do some reading (: I just finished The Book of Negros (amazing by the way) and have moved on to Room. I hope you are all having a chance to enjoy the warm weather without melting away!! It's so hot here I'm even breaking a sweat scrapbooking ):

Anyway, this weeks challenge at Scrap & Stamp is to do a layout which involves Parents in some way. For my layout I used pics of my parents, some old some new. All of the materials I used were part of CTMHs You & Me kit. It was hard to get the newer picture the same tone as the old pics but I hope they work OK together. I thought I would leave the journaling for my Mom to do that is why it is still blank.
So I hope you can join us this week and don't forget to use a stamp somewhere on your layout!!

47/52 pages complete (: Look out goal here I come!!!

Scrap & Stamp - Fishin'

2011-07-09T07:00:00.002-04:00

This week's challenge at Scrap & Stamp is a sketch by our very own, very talented Vickey (:

Just remember if you are playing along you also need to use a stamp somewhere on your layout!!

Here is my take on Vickey's sketch:

These pictures might be a bit familiar, I used some of Azelyn by herself on the last layout I did for S&S, but I wanted to scrap the rest so here they are (: You will notice one important member of the family is not in the pics, what else is new eh!?

For this layout I dug out an old paper pad I bought a few years ago and it worked perfectly!! It's from American Traditions?? The cs is CTMH and I ran it through my Cuttlebug to emboss it. The little licence plate is Karen Foster and the twine is from Sew Easy. The ink, buttons and stamps (Poster Board Alpha and It's a Beautiful Day) are all CTMH.

So I hope you will all play along and link yourself up over at the Scrap & Stamp blog!!! Have a great weekend!!

45/52 pages complete!!!

It's Party Time!!

2011-07-06T10:07:00.000-04:00

I was just going through my pictures and realized I never posted the second layout I did using the Fanfare WOTG. I did both layouts using pics of Kieran's birthday but one was with his friends and the other is with family. We invited our parents to come for cake after the kids party was over. I made cupcakes for the kids party and served the cheesecake Kieran wanted when the adults came. I don't know about you but I wasn't going to put the work into the cheesecake just to have the kids waste it!!
The only thing I used on this layout that was not CTMH was the scalloped circle punch which was SU.

43/52 pages complete (:

Summer is Here!!!

2011-06-30T09:28:00.001-04:00

I thought I better post just to let you know that for the next couple of months my posts may be even more sporadic than they already are!! Codie is working out at camp again this summer, so the kids and I will be enjoying the sunshine at the beach (: I will try to post once and a while when I am home but it will all depend on how much laundry and grocery shopping I will need to get done ):

Here is another Close To My Heart WOTG layout I did with my group a couple of months ago. To be quite honest I wasn't a big fan of this kit at first but once I worked with it I fell in love!! The paper works with so many different themes and those little canvas buttons are great to stamp on!! It took me a bit to find some pics that would work with the workshop but I had fun searching through my old pictures!! I found these cute ones of Azelyn on her tricycle at camp last summer. Her dress matched the Mayberry paper perfectly.
All products used for this layout are CTMH.

Have a great summer everyone!! and I promise I will try to catch up on your blogs when I am home!!!

41/52 pages complete

Thank You Very Much!!

2011-06-26T06:00:00.000-04:00

OK so I am one of the worst procrastinators!! I took my niece down south on the March break to look at Universities. Along the way we stayed with some of my Mom's friends who were nice enough to let us bunk with them. I wanted to make them Thank You cards because I thought they deserved ones made with love (: Well here we are, over 3 months later and I just finished one of the cards I was supposed to make ): I've had the images coloured for about a month even!!!
Anyway, for this card I used the Mojo Monday sketch for this week, and added stitching so I could enter it in the Basic Grey challenge too!! I tried out my new Sew Easy but I'm sorry it wasn't so easy for me!!! If anyone has any pointers for being successful with it please pass them on!!! I ended up using my Tim Holtz ruler and paper piercer this time! The adorable little mouse is a Whipper Snapper stamp and the bt is Basic Grey's Sweet Threads (I love it!!). I also used MME twine, CTMH sentiment (inside), cs and ink, dollar store bling, a LOTV stamp, spellbinder and SU punch. I coloured the image in with my copics.

17/24 cards complete

Catchin' Worms- Scrap & Stamp Challenge

2011-06-25T06:00:00.002-04:00

This week our challenge Scrap & Stamp is SUMMER FUN!! That's an easy one for me because I have a tonne of pics from our summers!! Hopefully you have some summer pics kicking around so you can join us! Just remember to use a stamp somewhere on your page. Click on the link above to check out what the other DT created (:

These pics are from a day we went fishing out at camp (Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island). The kids don't always like fishing with their Dad because he usually goes downrigging (you just keep going and going and going...) but this time we went for something other than Lake Trout so the kids got to use worms and cast and stuff. Lee got Azelyn all set up with her hook and worm and casted it out. She then reeled it in, with no fish. I was expecting her to be disappointed but instead she yelled "look!! look!! I caught a worm!!" She thought it was the best thing in the world (:

I found (thanks Roxy!!) this fabulous sketch from Sketches in Thyme so I can enter it in their June collection (: Products are MME and BG paper, CTMH cs, liquid glass, ink, and stamps (the little worm is from Wonderful Charms, and the 100% Girl is from Just for Girls). I used a SU circle punch for the border, Thickers letters and the star is Tim Holtz grungeboard.

39/52 pages complete

Dad

2011-06-21T13:31:00.001-04:00

This is the card I gave my Dad for Father's Day. My FILs was similar, but I didn't get a pic. The image is LOTV, and the paper is MME. I used my copics to colour this cute little guy. You will have to keep in mind that this was coloured under camper lights and I only had minimal supplies to put it together. I of course left this to the last minute and ended up having to finish it at camp ): I figured it was for a man and he wouldn't notice the imperfections a crafting woman might (:
Once again I had started this to enter CPS sketch challenge and missed the deadline ): but I am entering it in Card for Men challenge- stars

16/24 cards complete

Live Today & Fun

2011-06-16T18:44:00.001-04:00

I have had some of my CTMH WOTG layouts done for awhile and have just finally got around to taking some pics. These are the layouts for the Lucky workshop. I absolutely love this paper, I think it goes with just about any pics. All products used are CTMH. The stamp used on the titles is Rustic Alphabet. I realized after taking the pictures of the layouts that I forgot to journal first ): I will be sure to add it before putting them in the album.

The pics are of my oldest who is 16, with his baby sister who is 4. (my biggest baby and my smallest baby)
They usually get along OK, but lately Codie has been getting fed up with "the princess" always getting her way (when Daddy's around) or sucking when she doesn't (when Daddy's not around). The day these pics were taken though, they were having a good time together. Codie was being a nice big brother taking his sister for a quad ride, and Azelyn was being a little goofball (: You likely can't see it but in one of the small pics she was trying to lick him! My favourite pics are the 2 big ones on the second page,where he is helping her off the quad and where she is looking up at him.

I'm off to camp tomorrow, so have a good weekend and I will check out your blogs when I get back (:

38/52 pages complete

Baby Blues- SSS Challenge

2011-06-11T06:40:00.001-04:00

Happy Saturday everyone!!! This weeks challenge at Scrap & Stamp Saturday is the feature the men in your life. I have had this baby pic of my Dad kicking around for a bit, just begging to be scrapped, so I thought it would be perfect for this challenge (: It will be a part of his Father's Day gift. I started an album for my parents a while ago and try to add to it every once and a while. This isn't the original picture but I think it scanned fairly well for its age?!

The paper, ric rac and letters are all MME (Lush and Fine & Dandy), the little Bingo card is Jenni Bowlin, cs, chipboard and little clip are all CTMH. I also used a couple of CTMH background stamps on the "S" and the white cs.

I'm off on a Girls Weekend (my little cousin is getting marries this summer) but I will catch up on your blogs when I get back (:

34/52 pages complete (:

For Baby

2011-05-29T20:40:00.000-04:00

This was a quick card I made for my cousin's baby shower. She isn't due for another month but the doctor said in could be any day now!! Azelyn came with me to the shower and when my Dad asked her how the "Baby Party" was, she said " Good, but the baby didn't come out" ): Dad thought that was pretty funny (:

All products are CTMH except for the punch (SU) and the ribbon . I used Sophia paper and the Baby Love stamp set. I used the Mojo Monday sketch as my inspiration for this one,

Publish Post

Chickwawa -Scrap & Stamp

2011-05-28T10:11:00.000-04:00

This weeks challenge at Scrap & Stamp is a Sketch!! Thanks Vickey, for the fabulous inspiration!! If you would like to play along with us just use this sketch as your inspiration, and be sure to use a stamp somewhere on you layout!!

I followed the sketch fairly close but when I was putting the title on, it worked better if a reversed the pages.

These pics are from Easter. My sister in law had just got a new Teacup Chihuahua and the kids fell instantly in love!! Even Lee, who says we're not getting a dog, was loving it! They almost had their Aunty Kelly convinced that she should hand over the dog and let them take him home. The title I used came from Azelyn, she couldn't stop talking about the Chickwawa (:

Most of the products I used were CTMH. This is the 3rd layout I did using the Lucky paper pack (I'll post the others once I have a chance to take pics) The stamp I used for the title was Baroque Alpha.The only thing not CTMH was the Tim Holtz grungeboard.

Have a fabulous weekend!! I can't wait to see what you create!!

33/52 pages complete

Snow Mischief

2011-05-18T06:50:00.002-04:00

I know!! I know!! Who wants to hear that word!!!! Sorry!! but...

Here are more pics from our ice fishing day on the March Break. I don't know who Aidan had in his sites but they were in trouble!! I think I used the sports setting on my camera to get these?? You'll have to click on the picture to blow it up so you can see his face in the big picture, he is such a little fart (: He even got my mom by accident one time, his face was priceless!!

Products Used: Bobunny Sunkissed dp, MS punch, random ribbon and buttons, CTMH cs and irresistable letters (these are fabulous!! you can ink them up any colour and they have different patterns)

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My Princess

2011-05-15T15:56:00.001-04:00

These pictures likely aren't what you were expecting but I just thought it would be so much fun to use them (: When I showed these pages to Kieran he thought they were pretty funny!
I started this layout at a crop I went to yesterday but I had to finish them at home this morning because I didn't realize I needed my liquid applique to do all of the cute little dots. This is CTMH's Sweetheart WOTG. The kits come with everything you need to make 4 pages and 6 cards (other than your inks and blocks) and they are perfect for day crops when you don't want to overpack. I think this was the lightest I've ever traveled to a crop (:
All products used are CTMH. I had to adjust a few things to make it work for my pics but other than a few paper size changes I followed the instructions in the guide.

Enjoy Dana (: I posted this one right away just for you!!

29/52 pages complete

Scrap & Stamp Challenge - Old Supplies

2011-05-14T07:00:00.008-04:00

This week's challenge at Scrap & Stamp is to use up some of your old supplies. So take out that paper you've been hoarding, or maybe some bling you just can't stand to part with and whip us up a layout (: Just don't forget to use a stamp!!
This October Afternoon paper has been in my stash for a bit, along with the CTMH chipboard and ribbon. The title was done using my new CTMH pennant alphabet, I absolutely love it!!! Anyone recognize the title??
These pictures are of Azelyn and Aidan singing happy birthday to Kieran!!! They are such funny kids (:

27 of 52 layouts complete (:

To Do List

2011-05-11T20:10:00.000-04:00

So I did it again!!! I made this card for my Mom with the chocolate theme so that I could enter it in CCT chocolate challenge. I thought I had until 8 tonight to post it but it was 8 pm in Europe so once again I missed my deadline ): I can hear you laughing Roxy!!
Anyway, it was still fun to make and I think my Mom liked it (: I got to use my new House Mouse stamp and my new SU chocolate stamp so all is good!! The dp is BG, cs is CTMH, flowers are random, MS punch, cuttlebug embossing folder and copics (: I just got these new chalk inks so decided to try them out to shade the background. It didn't turn out exactly how I had it pictured but there was no turning back!!

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Queen of Bling

2011-05-07T10:03:00.000-04:00

These are pics of Azelyn on her birthday. She loves to get all done up (: The little purple shoes and outfit were all gifts for her birthday.
I don't remember what brand the paper is?? I picked it up from Deb and Alison at O.C. Scrapbookers quite awhile ago. I thought it was so pretty and I would find somewhere to use it (: The butterfly bling is Zva and the other one is just $ store. Cardstock, ribbon and stamps are CTMH, and I used the MS butterfly punch and border punch. My sweet friend Stacey did the stitching on the ribbon for me (:

Have a fabulous National Scrapbooking Day!!!!

25/52 pages complete

Scrap & Stamp Challenge

2011-04-30T09:02:00.000-04:00

This week at Scrap & Stamp the challenge is to make your own patterned paper. You can use stamps, ink, paint... Just have some fun and see what you can come up with (: and remember to use a stamp somewhere on your layout so that you qualify for the prize!! Once you're finished head over to the challenge blog and link yourself up!!

Instead of printing out new photos, lately I have been going through all of the pics I have printed off and never scrapbooked. This layout is of Codie, and the pics are form about 5 years ago!!! We were out at camp and he was searching for critters as usual (: I asked him if he could remember what was in the bucket and he's sure it was a baby ling.

I scraplifted this LO from the current CTMH catty. I wanted to use the February SOTM- Friendship to make my paper and I really liked the way this layout was put together. All of the paper, buttons, floss are CTMH. I used SU and EKSuccess punches, and chipboard from my stash.

Sorry the picture isn't fabulous but it was pouring rain here at the time so I had to take it inside.

23/52 pages complete

Abracadabra meets Kraftin' Kimmie Day

2011-04-25T12:02:00.004-04:00

I started this layout way back in October but didn't get around to finishing it, so it was one of the first projects I made myself work on when I was away at Spring Fling. The pictures are all from my fabulous trip to Kraftin' Kimmie Day in September and because I had so many that I wanted to include, I used a layout from CTMH's Magic book called Abracadabra. It uses our Flip Flaps and one page ends up being 6!!! So this one 2 page layout is actually 7 (: It took a lot of planning and figuring but I was very happy with the end result!

The main 2 page layout (includes pics of me with Krafty Girls; Kimmie, Andrea, Melanie, Krista, and Sheila from SGD)

This is the stamp that we received in our goody bags (:

The above pic is the flip flap page. Below is a pic of the first 2 flaps open.

Pics include my GFs Chantal & Debbie watching Melanie colouring and my GF Steph working at Andrea's table.

Below is a pic with all of the flaps opened (sorry for the glare but I had to take the pictures with the page protectors)

Close up of the inside page

Close up of the flaps (journalling is hidden) Pics include Sheila & her hubby Mike from SGD posing with their best customer of the day, my GF Kirsty (: and my GF Maria working away with Andrea

I met up with my friend Shanna (in pic with Kimmie and I) from Thunder Bay- it was such a nice surprise to see her there because it's been 5 years since I was in Thunder Bay!! The other pic is of the Junior Krafty Girls (:

I may still add some little tags for journaling here and there, but for now I am happy with it.

Products used: Ashlyn's Alphabet (cricut), Kraftin' Kimmie stamp, Kaiser Kraft Utopia paper, Prima flower, copics, spellbinder, CTMH flip flaps, cs, ribbon, and bling. $ store bling, SU punch.

22/52 pages (I didn't count this in my page count for last year because it wasn't done so I'm getting a boost this year (: )

Jellybeans??

2011-04-24T09:29:00.001-04:00

Happy Easter everyone!!! We just finished our whirlwind egg hunt and the kids are spending some time enjoying their new goodies (:

Here is card #2. I coloured the image exactly the same, but used the sketch from Mojo Monday instead. This one was for my parents. Again I just used scraps I had in my bins. The border and fern punches are MS. Flowers are Recollections.

13/24 cards (I think I might change my challenge to a card a week (: )

Happy Easter (:

2011-04-23T12:30:00.000-04:00

I made a couple of quick cards today for our parents. For this one I used the CPS sketch for this week. I had a chance to practice colouring house mouse stamps, with the guidance of my friend Kirsty, a couple of weeks ago and once you get the idea they're actually quite easy (: So for this card I coloured up Mudpie Holding Jellybeans. I love Mudpie, he's just so darn cute!!!! All of the paper I used for this card was from my scrap bin.

12/24 cards

Mornin' Sweetie!

2011-04-22T14:52:00.003-04:00

I made this card for a dear friend of mine. She is one of those people that HAS TO have her coffee as soon as she gets up in the morning, so the first time I saw this image I thought of her right away (: She might end up seeing it before I give it to her but I decided to enter this weeks challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, so I need to post it now. The challenge at KKS is BINGO!! I used punches/dies, bling, and ribbon for my BINGO. I am also entering it in the Flowers challenge over at One Crazy Stamper.

For this card I used BG Eva paper, Kraftin' Kimmie's Angie, MS and SU punches, Recollection flowers, CTMH bling and cs, spellbinders, and my copics.

Happy Easter!!!!

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Christmas Music - Scrap & Stamp Challenge

2011-04-16T06:00:00.002-04:00

Our challenge at Scrap & Stamp this week is to do a 2 page layout. That used to be the only way I scrapbooked (: I've evolved though and sometimes do only one page!!
This is a layout of Kieran from a couple of Christmases ago, he hasn't changed a whole bunch since then! We had one of our family gatherings at my cousins house and his wife is an amazing musician!! She has a wonderful assortment of instruments but Kieran really took to the chimes. You can see him through the chimes in the last picture.
I kept this layout pretty simple. I felt like it might need more but I liked the simplicity so I left it alone (other than adding the ribbon) Most of the products are CTMH. The title and flowers were Making Memories and I used a bit of Stickles on the tree. I used my new Page Maps book, my dear friend Jen gave me for my Birthday (:, for inspiration.

I'm off at a weekend of scrapbooking this weekend so hopefully I'll have all kinds of new projects to share when I get back!!!

Have a fabulous weekend!!!

15/52 pages complete (I'm actually where I should be for once!!)

It's a party!

2011-04-09T11:19:00.001-04:00

I've been running a monthly group with some friends and we have been working on the CTMH Workshop on the Go (WOTG) kits. These layouts were done with the Fanfare kit. Kieran's birthday was 2 weeks ago so this kit was perfect to scrap his pictures with. Everything used in the layout is CTMH, except the scalloped circle punch is SU (I don't have the CTMH one yet ):

Here is a close up of the balloons. The strings are white so they're a bit hard to see.

Enjoy this fabulous Spring weather if you're getting it!!!! I can't wait for the rest of the snow to disappear!!

13/52 pages complete (:

How Big is Your Smile?

2011-04-02T05:00:00.008-04:00

Our challenge this week at Scrap & Stamp is to scrap a Silly Moment.
The pictures I used are of my older brother and his daughter. My brother thought it would be fun to measure her smile (: so out came the tape measure!! They had lots of fun and even measured a few other people's smiles while they were at it.
Almost all of the products I used were CTMH. The paper and stickers are from an older paper pack called Notebook. I used Delightful Alphabet (again!! I realized after I was done I have used this set on quite a few of my recent LOs), and Picture Perfect stamp sets. The only things not CTMH were the little jewels at the bottom, I think they are MM, and the chipboard letters.

My inspiration for this layout came from a LO in this month's Scrapbooks Etc (p71) by Michelle Lanning.

Have a great weekend!!!

11/52 pages complete

Hope for Japan

2011-03-28T19:24:00.000-04:00

Give a little hope to Japan by purchasing an exclusive stamp set for just $5.

Our hearts go out to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and like so many of you, we’re eager to help. And helping has never been easier!

During April, purchase the exclusive “Hope for Japan” A-size stamp set for the special price of only $5 (retail value $7.95 US / $8.75 CAN) and Close To My Heart will donate 100% of the profits to the American Red Cross efforts in Japan. This beautifully designed stamp set reminds us of how our hearts are hopeful for those who are in need.

Dates: Offer valid March 24–April 30, 2011

I will be putting an order in on Saturday (April 2nd) if anyone is interested in adding this set to it.

Jenn (:

Fish or No Fish? This week's challenge at Scrap & Stamp (:

2011-03-19T07:00:00.009-04:00

This week we have sketch challenge at Scrap & Stamp. I hope you will join us! Just remember to use a stamp somewhere on your layout and make sure you link up your page for a chance to win!

Last weekend I went fishing with my family. By the time we were all organized and drove the hour or so out to Manitoulin Island, it was after lunch. Needless to say we didn't catch any fish (we should have been there early in the morning if we wanted to do that!) but we all had a great time (: Here is what I came up with using the sketch as my inspiration (:

For this layout I used Echo Park's Everybody Loves Christmas paper pack and stickers. The snowflakes were made using an EK Success punch. All other products were CTMH, Free Spirit, All You Need, State of Mind, and Delightful Alphabet stamp sets, cs, buttons, waxy flax, and paint.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

10/52 pages complete

Sticky Feet

2011-03-11T20:47:00.000-05:00

These pages are the second layout I made using the Miracle WOTG from CTMH. I changed it up a little bit with the pics and stamps I used but it's pretty close to the one in the guide.

These are pics of Kieran doing sticky feet (: Whenever we would go up to the park at camp he would pull his socks off, or ditch his shoes, and use his "sticky feet" to climb the pole. He was pretty quick for such a little guy!! The big kids couldn't believe it when they saw him go up!! They of course, had to try it for themselves, and to be honest I didn't think the pole was going to survive (:

I used the little footprints from the Do Nothing stamp, and the title was stamped using the Hodge Podge Alphabet, and the lines were stamped with Journalling Jots. I think everything else, except the buttons and ink, was in the kit. Everything on this layout was CTMH.

9/52 pages complete

A Sun Fun Day

2011-03-08T18:36:00.001-05:00

I used CTMH's Miracle Workshop on the Go (WOTG) kit to do this layout. The kit comes with a paper pack (12 dp 10 cs), a stamp set which is only available with the kit, a workshop guide on how to make the layout and 3 card designs, and then some sort of embellishment, in this case it was the Kraft Colour-Ready Borders.
Other products used were CTMH's Bohemian Alphabet stamp set (LOVE IT!!!!)and some buttons.

I have to admit the pleated paper is going to take a bit of practice but I really like the look.

The pictures are from out at camp (Manitoulin Island) this past summer. Our friends, Stacey & Dave and their kids came for a visit, and these are some pics from when we went to the park to play.

7/52 pages complete (:

BIG NEWS!!!! and Get Ready to Punch!!

2011-03-05T08:00:00.011-05:00

I found out earlier this week that I was chosen to be a member of the Scrap & Stamp Design Team!!!! I am so excited!! This is my first design team so I'm a bit nervous but am also very happy to be a part of this talented group of women!!! Scrap and Stamp is perfect for those of us who love to use stamps on our layouts!! If you have never tried it, you should!! It's amazing how much a stamp or two can add to your layout (: Challenges are posted every Saturday, with inspiration from the DT, and you have 2 weeks to post your layout.

This is my layout for my first challenge Get Punchy (use some sort of punch, border, images, hole punch etc). On it I used my MS butterfly punch, and a Fiskars border punch to make the flower.
Other products used are: BG dp, CTMH Bohemian Alpha, ink, and cs, Prima leaves, Kaiser Kraft pearl.

This page features my oldest son and his girlfriend. She is a very sweet, funny, intelligent girl who brings out the best in Codie (: She has quickly become a part of our family!!

Page 5/52 pages complete

Butterflies (:

2011-03-04T20:26:00.002-05:00

I finally had a chance to play with my new Miles stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie!! Isn't he cute!!? I am a huge fan of butterflies so this was a HAVE TO HAVE for me (: I really struggled with this card and still am not sure I'm completely happy with it but I wanted to enter it Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge 67 - Scoopy Scallops so it needs to go up NOW! I'm planning on sending this to a dear friend who I don't get to see near enough ):

Products Used: Kraftin' Kimmie stamp, Prima paper, Recollections & CTMH flowers, copics, nesties, and SU punch, CTMH bling and ribbon.

Sorry the colour isn't the best ): I had to take the pic inside at night.

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Us~2010

2011-03-02T20:45:00.000-05:00

The challenge at Scrap & Stamp last week was to do a layout of your year in review. So with the kids' help we narrowed down 32 pics to these 13. A lot went on this year but these were the things the kids felt were most important. The pic with me and Kimmie (Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps) was one of the only pics I have of myself for this year ): I really need to hand the camera over more often!! The sketches I used were from CTMH Reflections book. The paper and stickers are BG Wanderer, and the stamps were all CTMH. I used the new CTMH Irresistibles Eclectic die cut letters and sponged them with green ink. They are really neat with a few different patterns. The number are also CTMH die cuts but I stamped them to get the background.

4/52 pages complete

Watch It...

2011-02-25T19:53:00.003-05:00

another birthday is sneaking up!!
I coloured this image ages ago and thought it would be perfect for a guys birthday card. I have a few to make over the next bit. I am entering this in Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge #66 - a sketch, and Paper Sundaes Masculine Colours challenge. I've been wanting to learn how to do the Out Of The Box thing with the nesties so I searched it on You Tube and found a few good ones!! Here is the one I followed.

Products Used:

BG Oliver paper
CTMH ink, cs, waxy flax and buttons
Copics
Momento ink and Neenah paper
Nesties
Fiskars punch

9/24 cards complete

Baby Congrats

2011-02-18T20:19:00.000-05:00

My cousin Ashley is expecting her first baby in April, so this card is for her baby shower in a couple of weeks. I just love the new baby Miles and Maisie stamp, they are so adorable!!!
I am entering this card in:
Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge #65 - A Recipe
Cute Card Thursday's Shiny Happy Cards-Challenge 152
Mojo Monday 178
Paper Romance Challenge #38
Paper Sundaes Challenge 56-pick your toppings.

Products Used:
Kraftin Kimmie stamp.
Basic Grey Paper and sticker
CTMH carstock, ink, die cut, button, waxy flax, and stamp
Stickles
Random ribbon and boweasy
SU punch
Copics and Momento ink

8/24 cards

Time Flies

2011-02-15T09:04:00.004-05:00

I was so excited when April at Through the Vine Designs said that she was going to feature my layout on her Facebook page and in her Newsletter this month!!! She has a great little store and I had just received my order from her with the Basic Grey Hopscotch paper and some fabulous ribbon!!! I used the sketch from Page Maps she had posted in her Newsletter last month to create this layout. I absolutely loved working with the Hopscotch paper and stickers!!!! They have so many possibilities!!

The pictures I used are some I came across in my piles of photos to scrap. They are of Azelyn a couple of Springs ago, she was outside picking some of the first dandelions we had. She seems so little in these photos, she is growing up way too fast!!!!!

I am entering this in Scrap and Stamp's Love challenge, and Basic Grey's Heart challenge.

Products used:

BG Hopscotch paper, stickers and brads.

American Craft Ribbon

CTMH ink, cs, stamps (Just the Ticket, Code It, and Checklist)

random flowers

white uniball pen

SU punch

Here are a few close ups.

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6/24 cards

Berry Nice (:

2011-02-11T19:02:00.003-05:00

I just received my new stamps from Kraftin' Kimmie and thought Stella Strawberry would be perfect for the Kraftin Kimmie challenge this week, Seeing Red. I am also entering this in CPS sketch challenge #204, and Paper Sundaes' two or more images challenge. I'm not sure who I will give this too but it's always nice to have some extra cards just in case.

Products used:

Stamp:Kraftin' Kimmie, BG Curio dp, CTMH cs, liquid glass, ink and ribbon, Neenah cs, Momento ink, copics, boweasy, and spellbinders. The flowers are from my LSS.

I posted a couple of pics because I wasn't sure which looked better (flash or no flash??)

7/24 cards complete

Birthday Cake Overdose

2011-02-06T13:51:00.003-05:00

I made this card last week for my Aunt Shirley's 50th birthday, which we never ended up getting to ): I knew I had made this card with a challenge in mind, and have just now realized it was for Paper Sundaes' distressed challenge from last week ): (am I ever on the ball eh!? Shhh Roxy!!) but the good news is I can enter it in Cute Card Thursday's Banish the Blues challenge (I think little Miles is pretty humorous in this image!!) and If the Shoe Fits Pink challenge (:

Products used include, BG dp, spellbinders, Kraftin' Kimmie stamp, SU brads and punch, CTMH cs, ink, glitz glue, and sentiment, recollections flowers, MM ribbon, neenah cs, and copics.

6/24 cards complete

Fishin' You a Great Day!!

2011-02-01T21:31:00.002-05:00

I made this card for my Father in Law's birthday. He is quite the fisherman so I thought he would get a kick out of this image. I'm entering this in Kraftin' Kimmie's challenge #63- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (all of the paper was put of my scrap bins, including the base of the card) and Cute Card Thursday's sketch challenge 149. This gives me 2 chances to win some great Kraftin' Kimmie stamps (:

Because the paper is from my scraps, I'm not sure what kind it is? I used Neenah cs to stamp my image and sentiment on. All of the embellishments, except for the bobber, are CTMH. I used copics to colour my Kraftin' Kimmie image (his name is Curtis), and my spellbinders to cut him out.

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Yay!!! The Perfect Poison is Up!!!!

2011-01-30T21:16:00.002-05:00

I received my package from Annie Rodrigue (Moonlight Whispers) the other day!! I was so excited!!! The Perfect Poison is my absolute favourite piece of hers (has nothing to do with the fact that I went to University for Chemistry (: ) I think most of you are familiar with the images Annie creates for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, they are always so amazing!! (Thanks Kimmie for finding Annie and introducing so many of us to her work (: )

I finally got Lee to help me put it up tonight. I had to get him to take down the shelf that the baskets were on and with it came a few chunks of paint ): I managed to cover some of the wholes with the scroll but I'll have to figure something out for the other spots ):

These pictures were taken tonight so hopefully they do it justice!!

I added the last one just so you could get an idea of how big it is. Annie also has Red Riding Hood in the same size (27x18.5") and Night Wish which is almost double in size (42x33")

Have a great week!!!

Together Forever

2011-01-28T21:54:00.002-05:00

I have so many birthday cards I should be making right now, but this cute little stamp from Lili of the Valley, and a few of this weeks challenges, inspired me to make this card for my DH for Valentines Day (:

I'm entering this card in the CPS sketch challenge #202, The Pink Elephants colour challenge (red, brown, and pink), and in the Basic Grey challenge- flowers and Paper Sundaes Valentine challenge.

The dp is BGs Bittersweet, the cs is CTMH and Neenah. The flowers are Recollections, and pearls CTMH.
I stamped the image in Momento ink and coloured it with my copics. I used SU punches for the sentiment and spellbinders for the mats. The ribbon is from Fabricland.

4/24 cards complete
better start working on some layouts!!!

Scrap Room Take 2

2011-01-22T15:22:00.002-05:00

So my husband saw me taking pics of my room and says "what, are you competing with the other girls for who has the better room?". I told him "no, we just like to see what other people's rooms look like and how they organize their stuff, just like you like looking at snowmachines and boats!!). He thought I was a bit nuts but anyway?!

I'm still not done my room, I still have lots of organizing and decorating left to do, but it has come a ways since the last time I posted pics. I'm also posting these for the H2H Challenge - From Your Heart to Ours (Organization). There are some really great rooms/ideas linked up, so if you're looking for some ideas you should check them out. There is everything from small areas to full rooms!!

I just ordered a wall scroll of Annie Rodrigue's Perfect Poison!!! I can't wait for it to get here!!! I absolutely love her work and the images she creates for Kraftin' Kimmie's stamps!! It will go perfectly with my green walls (: Once I figure out where I will put it, I will try to get to decorating. I would really like to go to Ikea for a few things but that will have to wait for a trip down south.

Anyway, her are a few more pics. I took a few close ups of things too.

This is the view from the door. I got some money for my birthday so I bought myself the carousel from Michaels (to hold all my little tools), and the stool from Canadian Tire.

This is beside the door. All of my cubes from Michaels. I have my paper organized by company on the shelves (2 or 3 are CTMH). I wasn't sure what to do with my old half used CTMH paper packs but I finally decided to take them out of the bags. I put the full sheets or almost full sheets in the filing drawer cube and the scraps went in one of the Iris containers (I have one for CTMH scraps and one for non CTMH scraps)
The drawers hold glitter/embossing powders & accessories, stickers, chipboard, 6x6 paper pads, border punches, inks (retired CTMH and other companies), I-Top & accessories...

I picked this up at Michaels too. I wasn't sure if I was going to keep it but I think it should work with the new shape of SU punches.

This is the far wall. It still needs some work, but I'm thinking this might be where the wall scroll will go. I would also either like to get one of those great expedit shelves from Ikea or a work table for the kids to put under the shelf. I had to put it up high enough that I wasn't banging my head off of it when I was working at my counter.
The baskets on the shelf hold some of my CTMH stamps. The drawers below I got from Costco, and it holds all of my scrap cs, organized by colour (Azelyn helped me sort through them all one day). My cuttlebug plates are in the bottom drawer.

Inside one of the baskets on the shelf.

My non CTMH stamps, all in SU DVD cases. Two rows fit perfectly in the bottom drawer of the cupboards. Another drawer holds my cricut cartridges.

This one holds my copics and my CTMH cases (blocks and embellishments)

My spellbinders in a little album from Walmart. I didn't attach the magnetic sheets to the paper so they are easier to slide out.

The other corner (you'll notice I didn't get the bottom cupboard in the pic, it's a bit of a disaster area still ):
I have my older SU punches on a bar from Ikea, the brown baskets hold ribbon. My brother made me the wooden shelf years ago and Lee just added a dowel through for ribbon. I have all of my ink pads, markers, reinkers, stickles and smooch on my CTMH ink tower. The little wire baskets hold my cuttlebug folders, flowers, and bling (:

When I finally get to Ikea I am going to buy magnetic sheets to put on the brown side of the upper cupboard.

A close up of my pretty Prima tins (:

Well that's it for now. Once I have it decorated I will add a couple of more pics.

Hugs!!!

Thanks Nise!!!

2011-01-21T09:43:00.002-05:00

Just before Christmas I decided to buy my hubby the big screen TV he has been wanting for years (yeah I know!! think of all the scrapbooking supplies you could buy with that amount of money!!). At first I was looking at 46" LCD TVs but when I went in I changed my mind and got him a 50" plasma. Well all I had for a vehicle that day was my Intrepid. We tried to get it in the backseat but it was about 2" too big (which means if I had went with the 46 it would have fit!!) So, I figured I would be brave and while Lee was at work the next day I would drive his truck, which has horrible steering!! So what does he do that night? He loads up all of the garbage from our deck (from the renos) that has been sitting there for a good week or so!!!! There goes the truck idea! Anyway, I called my Aunt Denise about something else, and while I was talking to her told her about the TV situation. She offered to drive the 45 minutes to my place and then another 30-40 into Sudbury with me in her van to get the TV for Lee!!!! She's the type of person that would give you the shirt off her back if you asked for it (:
So long story short, this is a card for her to thank her for going soooooooo out of her way for us!! She is a sweetheart!

I'm entering this in If The Shoe Fits... inspiration challenge (carnations). (Which I missed, so never mind ): I have the same problem as you Rox!!!)

The stamp is Ladybug Nora by CC Designs, butterflies, dp and cs are CTMH, ribbon and letters is from my stash. I used my nesties, copics and momento ink.

When I first coloured Nora, I added brown to the freckles, I went back later that evening and thought they looked funny so I decided to try and lighten them a bit. I ended up using the wrong copic and Nora is now very tanned!!! ): Oops!!!!

All about the Shoes

2011-01-17T19:23:00.001-05:00

I was really proud of myself this weekend. I made 2 new cards and finished one I had started over a week ago. This card I made to enter the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #61-Fancy Florals (which I had some trouble with, the flowers just weren't working for me but I managed to get one on there (: ), Basic Grey's Use Spot or Dots challenge #35 (my dp is from Kioshi), Pink Elephant's colour challenge- use pink, orange and aqua, and Paper Sundaes challenge #52 -your favorite challenge from the last year (mine is #38-something from your stash)

Products used: Kraftin Kimmie stamp, neenah cs, momento ink, copics, CTMH cs and ink, BG dp, SU punch, Nesties, and bling and flowers from my stash.

Publish Post

2/52 cards complete

Friend

2011-01-15T13:10:00.002-05:00

My CTMH order just came in, so I made sure I took some time to play with some of my new paper and stamps today (: (I put more stuff away in my scraproom last night so I had space to work today)

I'm entering this in the CPS sketch challenge for this week (#200) and the Heart 2 Heart challenge, use the colours Pear, Sky, Colonial White, and a bit of Sorbet.

Products used are all CTMH (January SOTM, CS, ink, ribbon, flower and brad) except for the cuttlebug folder.

Doesn't my green wall make a fabulous background for this card!?

1/24 cards
0/52 pages

My Excuse?? ):

2011-01-14T09:52:00.002-05:00

I really haven't done much crafting the last couple of months, and I'm starting to run out of excuses (: but here are some pics of the before and after in our hallway and bathroom. The kitchen floor and walls are the same as the hall, but it's never been neat enough to take a pic to post ): We just finished it up before Christmas. We still have trim here and there to add but.... The next job is finishing up the basement (only the kids bedroom half got painted!!) and entrance way.

The only before pics I have of the bathroom are during renos (explanation for toilet in bathtub!!).
We redid our roof this fall and took the old falling apart chimney out. Of course it had to be going through the bathroom, so that meant the bathroom had to be redone too (drywall, floor...) I had picked up some things for a second bathroom because I had hoped we would be able to put on an addition in the next couple of years but since that won't be happening (no money left after supporting my scrapping habit!! lol) we figured we might as well put those things (sink, toilet, cabinet) into the existing bathroom. The walls are painted a very light grey.
I love having a "grown up" bathroom but my kids think it's BORING (we usually have Spongebob or bright fishy shower curtains).
We ended up having to redo the tub surround too, and tiling up above it because the new surrounds are shorter than the old one we had. It seemed like one little job always turned into a bigger job but we love the results!!
The colour we used in the hallway and kitchen is called Chocolate Cherry!!! It just sounded so yummy and went really well with the new floor.

So my plan this weekend is to stay off of the computer and get crafting so hopefully I will have a card or layout to post by Monday!!! My new CTMH stuff is here from the Inspirations Brochure and I can't wait to play!!!!!

Happy New Year!!!! and a New Challenge (:

2011-01-01T11:32:00.001-05:00

So I'm going to take it upon myself to start the 2011 scrapping challenge and anyone who wants to join me is more than welcome!!! I'm going to be a bit more realistic with my goal this year, since I didn't come even close in 2010 ): I'm challenging myself to 1 page per week, so 52 in total, and 2 cards per month, so 24 in total. That way I'll have time for some altered items too (:

I'm still working on organizing all of my paper in my new room!! What a job! I'm having a hard time deciding what to do with my older CTMH half used packs. Do I take them out of the packages and combine them somehow?? or leave them??
Also, how should I organize my scraps??? (I'm thinking I should have just thrown half of them out!)
If you have any suggestions for me please send them my way.

So, anyway, I'm going to start the 2011 Challenge on my side bar and if you're interested in being a part of it just let me know and I will add you to it (:

Big Hugs for the New Year!!!

P.S. Roxy, Roz, and Kim, I have left you on for now (: no pressure of course!!

Happy Birthday to ....

2010-12-22T09:05:00.000-05:00

my fabulous GF Kirsty!!! Her amazing cards can be seen on her blog here. If you have a chance to stop by to check them out, be sure to wish her a happy birthday (:

I had the chance to unpack more of my room last night so hopefully I'll have some more pics soon.

Merry Christmas!!!!!

Krista has Blog Candy!!

2010-12-16T06:47:00.001-05:00

Krista, one of the wonderful Kraftin' Kimmie Girls I met in September, has some fabulous Candy up for grabs. Head over to her amazing blog and link yourself up (: While you're there you have to check out her beautiful work!!

Have a Merry Christmas everyone!!!

The Cupboards Are In!!!!!

2010-12-05T21:06:00.001-05:00

Lee and I cut the counter top yesterday, to get rid of the hole from the sink. There are little lines where we cut, but I think we did a pretty good job. Then while I was at a birthday party today with the kids my wonderfully sweet hubby put the cupboards in and the counter top on (:
I took these pics before I started moving ALL of my stuff in. You don't realize just how much you have until you have to lug it up the stairs and find a place for it!! It will definitely take me a few days to get unpacked and put everything in its place (and I just found out I will be working -replacing a teacher who was unlucky enough to get Mono- until Christmas, so it may take a bit more than a few) but I will take more pics once I've unpacked and decorated a bit.

Have a fabulous week everyone!!

My Own Space!!!!

2010-11-28T18:02:00.003-05:00

My hubby had this super fantastic idea a couple of weeks ago (: He suggested that the kids move their room downstairs and I use their room as my scrappping room (: You can just imagine how happy I was!!!

We live in a very small house (780 sq ft plus a basement) so this is a very big thing. My oldest son has his own room downstairs but the 3 little ones were sharing one room (~9 x 9) upstairs. Downstairs my scrap stuff was at one end and their play room took up the rest.
As soon as Lee made the suggestion I went out and bought paint and started redecorating the basement so that we could move their beds down. Once that was done I started painting the bright orange bedroom upstairs a nice bright green (yes I like my colour (: )

I found out after they had mixed the paint, the bright green is a translucent colour. I ended up doing 2 coats of grey primer (to seal in the orange and use as the base I needed for the green) and then I ended up doing 5 coats of the green!! The WHOLE can!!!!! You can imagine how sick of painting I was ):

Here are a couple of pics of the room after a few of coats.

Once I was done painting we ripped the carpet out, only to discover very old floor boards underneath ): So yesterday, Lee and I picked up some plywood and put it down.

Then today day my Dad gave up his Sunday afternoon to come and help us put in the tile for the floor. It was leftovers they had from when they did their house.

So this is where we're at right now. I have cupboards, that Lee's boss gave him when they redid their kitchen, that are going to go in on the window side of the room. I also lucked out and found a really good used counter top on Kijiji (gotta love it!!) I'm just trying to figure out what to do with the hole from the sink (which would end up under the window)

I will post more pics as the work continues. I really hope to move in by next weekend!!!

I wish I would have got a pic before we moved the kids out just so you could see the true difference!!

SO this is my excuse for not having new artwork to share with you (: Hopefully I will have some in a week or so (:

He Is...

2010-11-20T21:52:00.001-05:00

my beautiful boy (:
I can't believe Aidan will be 8 on Monday!!! Man time flies! My Grandpa passed away the morning of the day Aidan was born. It was a very sad and happy all at the same time. My Mom had a poem someone gave her at her baby shower about an old man and a baby meeting on their way to and from heaven. They read it at my Grandpa's funeral, thinking that that could have been him and Aidan. Aidan reminds me of my Grandpa quite often, especially that famous frown (: (my cousin said Grandpa must not have only met him along the way, he must have given him a good kick in the butt, for him to end up with such a frown!!) when he is being mischievous (Grandpa was quite the tease) and of course when he is being stubborn!!!

I took this picture of Aidan when we out fishing one day in the summer. I really like this picture of him. I love it when I can get a picture of them without them knowing I'm taking it, you catch their natural expressions.

I used Basic Grey's Lime Rickey (one of my absolute favs!!) The brads, cs, and liquid glass are CTMH. I used an EK Success punch for the scalloped border, it actually embosses too but I'm not sure if it shows up in this pic. I used the cricut to cut out the title.

Well this is it for the layouts I completed when I went away for that weekend in October. I guess I better get my scrap room finished so I can get back to work!!! I've been painting for a few days now (between the kids room and my new scrap room) I'll maybe take some pics now and then when it is done, so you can see some of the progress.

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Rock Star!!

2010-11-15T18:18:00.001-05:00

All of the kids at camp decided to put on a concert for all of the adults (and any kids too chicken to get up on stage). They cleared off a deck to use as their stage, and they each picked out a song to dance and sing to. Kieran's favourite has always been Please Don't Stop the Music, so guess what he performed (: He lucked out that I had my hairspray and could put his hair into a mohawk of sorts and Daddy had some sunglasses kicking around in the truck. He was quite a little star!! He even had some of the women asking for his autograph (: When they explained to him what that was, he told them you spell it K I E R A N!!

The first page was from a sketch at Creative Scrappers which I missed posting on time for their challenge ):
I just added the second page because I had so many great pics and it worked. I hid the journaling under the pic on the first page (green tab)

Everything used on this layout was CTMH (You Rock paper pack) except for the stars (they're grungeboard) and I cut the letters out with the cricut. Oh! and I used an SU punch for the tab.

pages 42 & 43 of 104

Splash!!

2010-11-12T10:26:00.001-05:00

This was a pretty quick and fun layout to do (:
We had spent the day at my Mom and Dad's with my nieces and nephew. The kids were having a blast jumping off the dock, so I decided I should maybe take some pics. These were 3 of the really good ones. I took one of my other niece but all I ended up with was a big splash (:

I used some new BoBunny paper (sorry I can't remember the name):. The cs, chipboard, buttons, and ink are all CTMH. I used the graphically speaking cricut cartridge for the title (I had to cut the dolphin off). The little splashes were from my friend Linda (thanks chicky!!) They were perfect, just what the page needed to finish it!! She picked them up at Big Lots in the states (the joys of living near the border)

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A Hunting We Will Go

2010-11-08T09:06:00.001-05:00

These are pictures of my DH and kiddies (minus the big one) just before they left to go bird hunting. My poor little Kieran is so short that the vest he was wearing almost went down to his toes (:
I posted 2 pics because the one that looks closest to the true colour has a glare on the photos. I find the other one is a bit washed out. Gotta love lighting (:

Most of the products used on this layout are CTMH: cs, B&T,ink, and felt. The title was cut with Life's a Beach cricut cartridge and the gun was with the camping cartridge. I believe the little licence plate is Karen Foster.

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The Big One

2010-11-03T12:52:00.001-04:00

Everyone at camp teases my poor hubby about never catching any fish so this picture is proof that he does (:

His problem is that he has 3 little munchkins to get set up and by the time he's done all of that and finally has his own line in the water, their ready to go back ):

This is another layout from the weekend I was away. I used a sketch #124 from Creative Scrappers but I missed the deadline to enter ): I used a Karen Foster kit (paper and stickers) I picked up at Linda's Scrapbooking in Lively, and the buttons are from my stash. I drew in the dotted line with my black uniball, and the cs is CTMH.

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Full Speed Ahead!!

2010-10-31T16:10:00.002-04:00

I absolutely love this picture of Aidan (: He was goofing around while he was rowing Azelyn around in the Little Row Boat, and has a hilarious look on his face. This little boat has been in our family since my Mom was a little girl.
I took the picture with a feature on my camera where everything is black and white except for yellow or green objects. You likely can't see it but Aidan's hair has a tinge to it.
I used the 10/03 sketch from My Little Sketch Book (minus the dinosaur) for this layout and am entering it in their challenge.

Material Used:
MME: paper and tags
CTMH: chipboard, felt, ink, and cs

page 37 of 104 (maybe I'll make it half way by January!!)

Look Closely (:

2010-10-31T11:04:00.001-04:00

Kieran was playing down the shore a bit from my Mom's. He kept peeking around the trees and making faces at me. These were a few of the shots I took.

I used the My Minds Eye paper from a kit I picked up from Peachy Cheap, the cricut cartridge Graphically Speaking for the title, and the cs and brads are CTMH.

I used the 10/17 sketch from My Little Sketch Book for this layout. It isn't exactly the same but pretty close.

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The Protector

2010-10-29T17:10:00.000-04:00

I think this is my favorite picture of all of the ones I took this summer. Azelyn had went to the end of the dock, at camp, without her life jacket on. Kieran knowing the rule thought he better go and make sure she was OK, also without a life jacket on. He put his arm around her to make sure she didn't fall in (:

I did this layout for the sketch challenge at Sketchabilities, and I had also used hearts to enter it in a Design Dollies challenge but I missed the boat on that one ):

Products Used:
Basic Grey's Olivia paper and stickers
CTMH stamp set State of Mind
Tim Holtz : die cut- paper rosette to make the flower
SU: embossing folder

I used the cricut to cut out the scalloped circle.

page 35 of 104 (:

I Only Have Eyes For You!

2010-10-27T20:24:00.005-04:00

I just spent a wonderful 4 day weekend, with my fantabulous friend Jen, scrapbooking in Bruce Mines, Ontario. Deb and Alison from O.C. Scrapbookers hosted the Fall Flury, an event I look forward to every year!! I had a lot of fun scrapping and chatting with friends I have made there over the last few years (: Missing you already girls!!! My goal was to complete as many layouts as possible and complete as many sketches and challenges as possible. I managed to almost complete (I have finishing touches for one major project to finish) 16 pages!!!

This layout is of Azelyn just goofing around (: Kieran had got these glasses in his loot bag from a birthday party and Azelyn had a blast with them. I thought this paper was perfect for it!

Products used:

CTMH: cardstock, ink, B&T and stickease (Hooligans), buttons, ribbon, liquid glass, and stamp (The Boo Crew)

Cricut: October 31st cartridge (isn't that tree incredible?!)

thread- I don't remember?? A friend (thanks Kathy!!) at the crop helped me out with her sewing machine and her cricut cartridge (:

I am entering this layout in:
1) Scrap and Stamp's challenge: use stitching on your layout.
2) Heart 2 Heart Challenge: something Halloween
3) My Little Sketch Book: sketch 10/10
4) Design Dollies: purple, black, and white challenge

34 of 104 pages ): uh oh!!

The Places You Will Go (:

2010-10-17T22:01:00.001-04:00

I started this card a month or so ago and just finally finished it on Saturday!! It was meant to be for a challenge but I ran into trouble with my die cutting and it has taken me this long to get back to it!! I just love this little guy on the tricycle, and the sentiment is one of my favs!!
My friends from University just had a little guy in June, so this card is to go with his gift. I have had the gift so long that he has already grown out of the size of the first outfit and I have had to go shopping again!!! I better get it out soon before his next growth spurt (:

The stamp is Mo Manning's Bye Bye Boy. The paper is BG's Oliver, CS is CTMH. Colouring was done with copics, image stamped in Momento. The flower and buttons are from the wonderful ladies at O.C. Scrapbookers (Scrapaholics) Deb and Alison who were at the crop I went to this past weekend. The shading on the die cut was with Chalk Ink by Versamark.

I am entering this in Paper Romance's challenge which is to use 3 buttons.

Happy Birthday Sam!!

2010-10-06T19:12:00.002-04:00

My cousin's little guy celebrated his 3rd birthday on Monday, so I made this little card for him. I followed the requirements for the CTMH heart to Heart challenge but I forgot to post it Sunday night and missed the deadline ):

Products used: The cs, dp (animal cookies), stamp (Life's a Jungle), letters (lots of dots irresistables), ribbon , and ink is all CTMH. I coloured the little lion with my watercolour pencils and blending pen (also CTMH). I used 2 punches from SU and a cuttlebug embossing folder.

Snowfriends

2010-10-02T11:02:00.003-04:00

I did this layout for both the final Sketch and the final Elements Challenge for Sept. (use yellow, paint, a tag, polka dots, and journalling or wordy sentiment) over at Design Dollies, and the Anything Goes Challenge at Scrap & Stamp. This is a picture of my son Aidan with the snowman he built at my in laws while he was visiting them. I just picked up this cute snowman paper (by Basic Grey) at SGD when I was visiting there last weekend, and I couldn`t wait to use it!!

Supplies used:
CTMH: cs, acrylic paint, Ticket Tags ss
Basic Grey: Jovial dp, letter stickers from Lime Rickey
Cricut cartridge: story book, used for red `snowflake`?

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Happy Haunting

2010-10-01T08:00:00.006-04:00

I made this card for the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge (use the colours orange, purple, & green), for the CPS sketch #186 and The TownScrapper's Halloween Challenge

supplies used:
CTMH: cs, ink, and Thriller SS (sentiment)
SU: dp
Kraftin' Kimmie: SS
$ Store: flower, bat sticker
stash: ribbon
Basic Grey: buttons
Nestabilities, copics

Krafty Day!!

2010-09-30T10:39:00.000-04:00

My GFs and I went on a road trip this past weekend to attend the first ever Krafty Day!!!Kraftin' Kimmie along with a few of her Krafty Girls (Sr and Jr), and Sheila and her gang from SGD, put on a super fun day for us!!! There were make and takes, great shopping, good food and fabulous friends!! I even had the pleasant surprise of running into a friend from Thunder Bay who I haven't seen in a few years!! (:

Here are a few pics of some of the people we got to meet!!

Me & Kimmie (:

My GFs Chantal & Deb learning from the best!!
My GF Maria kraftin' with Krafty Girl Andrea

Krafty Girl Melanie & I!!!

Sheila (SGD), her hubby Mike and their best customer of the day, my GF Kirsty (:

My friend Shanna from TBay (surprise!!), Kimmie and I

Sheila and I in front of the new Logo for SGD

Andrea and my GF Stephanie

The Jr Krafty Girls!! They did a fabulous job selling us all of those goodies (:

Krafty Girls: Kimmie, Melanie and Krista

Grandmas

2010-09-28T16:29:00.000-04:00

My Grandma will be turning 80 on October 13th!! So when I saw this cute little stamp by s.w.a.l.k. (while I was visiting SGD) I had to get it!! I am using this card as my entry at Design Dollies for their colour challenge (navy/lavender/tan) as well as for The Town Scrapper's Different Shape challenge.

Products used: CTMH: cs, ribbon, buttons, ink

Basic Grey: kioshi dp

Copic markers & Momento ink

flowers & bling from stash
Nestabilities scalloped circle

Toes in the Sand

2010-09-26T10:42:00.005-04:00

I made this layout as my entry for the door prize for Kraftin' Kimmie's Krafty Day. (I will post some pics from this super fabulous day later!!!) We had to use at least one of the Kraftin' Kimmie stamps and the colour lilac. I am also using it as an entry in If the Shoe Fits challenge, which is to use flowers.

I can't remember what brand of paper it was, I've had it in my stash for a long time just waiting for the perfect moment to use it (: The CS, felt, ink, glitz glitter gel, photo corners, buttons and some of the flowers are CTMH. I coloured KK's Florence with my copics. The title is done with thickers, and the beach border is EK success.

I got the idea for this layout from CTMHs new book called MAGIC!!

So I didn't end up winning the door prize but the competition was pretty stiff!! I had soooooo much fun though, that it didn't matter!!

We'll see what happens at If the Shoe Fits??!

This is only page 32 of 104 ): Boy do I have to get my butt in gear!!!

Washer Pendants

2010-08-26T23:15:00.003-04:00

One of my fellow CTMH consultants made these awesome pendants and I had to give them a try. To see Haley's tutorial, click here.

I'd also like to thanks Deneen for posting her pendants, and tips on making them (:

I made them to give the girls in the Stamping 6 group I'm part of. (Hey GFs!!) I covered both sides with paper, which made it a little more difficult to file and leave nice edges on both sides. The paper I used is all CTMH, the washers came from the Home Hardware in Lively, ON (: , the bling is mostly CTMH, and I used CTMH liquid glass to seal it all in.

Happy Now, Happy Forever

2010-07-15T19:00:00.001-04:00

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I made this anniversary card for one of my dear friends and her hubby. I'm a little late but I know she will forgive me (: (Sorry Kirst!! I thought yours was in August ): )

I used CTMH's July stamp of the month called Happy Forever. The little hedgehogs are so darn cute!!! I also used an old SOTM called Cherish the Moment, the Cherry-O Creative Basics pack (paper & ribbon), coordinating CS, some flowers and bling. I coloured the hedgie with my copics and used my spellbinders to cut him out. The green piece was embossed using a cuttlebug folder, and I used a bit of stickles to shine things up (:

I messed up on the number nine and it's still bugging me but.... I'm not sure what I can do to fix it???

BIG BELLEH!!

2010-06-06T11:45:00.004-04:00

I caught the kids sneaking out after I had put them to bed one night. They had forgot a stuffed animal on the car and decided they needed to get it before they could go to sleep. It was one of the really warm weeks in April but both of them (Kieran and Azelyn) had on toques (but no pants) (: It was quite a funny sight when I caught them on their way out the door. Kieran is always talking about his big belly (which he pronounces belleh) and I managed to get these pics this time (: while he was trying to make me laugh so I wouldn't give them heck. Gotta love him!!!

The stamp set, ink, brads, chipboard arrows, buttons, and cardstock are all CTMH, the letters are Thickers, the patterned paper, I'm not sure?? and the ribbon is $ store.

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My Star

2010-05-19T16:58:00.004-04:00

These are some pics of Aidan watching TV. I love his expressions (:

I can't remember the brand of patterned paper (sorry), the chipboard stars, CS, ink, ribbon, and staples are all CTMH. The sentiment is from CTMH's You Rock stamp set and the chipboard is stamped with Spot on Backgrounds SS.

The star border is Martha's. The layout is from CTMH's Reflections Book

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Debbie's Birthday Blog Candy!!

2010-05-18T21:21:00.003-04:00

She is one generous lady!!! Head over to her blog and wish her a happy birthday (:

On Top of the World

2010-05-14T06:45:00.003-04:00

I took my 3 little ones to Science North over the March Break. Before you go inside they have part of the World coming out of the ground. The kids stood on there while I took some pics of them.

I used Cricut Stamped for the title and In My World (??) for the globe. The ribbon is dollar store, the buttons, chipboard, some of the CS and ink are CTMH. I can't remember who made the B&T?? I used CTMH Noted Backgrounds on the chipboard.

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Swinging Beauty

2010-05-07T20:16:00.004-04:00

These are pics of Azelyn on Easter Sunday. She wanted to wear her princess dress to go to Hunny's for brunch. She even wore her beautiful turquoise crocs with it ): Needless to say the bottom was full of mud before we were even close to leaving and she had to change. But I did manage to get these pictures before that happened.

The paper is Basic Grey Bitter Sweet. The journaling spot, ribbon, brads and CS are CTMH, the lace is from the $store, and I used the flower punch from SU for the flowers. (the flowers did look much better but they had got squashed a bit ): Thanks to Deb for teaching me how to make them (: ) The chipboard is Bazill. The title was cut using the Jasmine cartridge on the cricut. I used design studio to weld the letters together which made it a breeze to put on.

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Up Up & Away

2010-05-03T09:07:00.003-04:00

These pictures are from a day we spent at Science North over the March Break. Aidan was very excited that the butterfly "landed" on his finger (:

I used the cuttlebug to emboss the black strips at the top, forgetting that it wasn't really possible to do the whole strip the way I thought I could. This is the reason for the flowers and buttons at the top, to cover the flat space. I also used MS butterfly (thanks Jud) and loop punches. Some of the CS is CTMH, the other paper I can't remember (sorry). I also used one of CTMHs window charms to highlight the butterfly.. The letters are Thickers.

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Miracle Layouts (CTMH Special)

2010-04-27T19:09:00.007-04:00

I did the following 4 pages using the Miracle kit, CTMHs special for National Scrapbooking Month. I loved how easy it was to put together!! Everything you needed was in the kit. Paper, die cuts (already cut to the size you need), stickers, flip flaps, embellishments and a sheet of the new Irresistibles, which you can ink whatever colour you need to to match your pictures!!

The only extras I needed were the ink pads and adhesive.

This gets me to 21 of 104 complete (: