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December Daily - 4 & 5

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Whoa! Look at this! I'm all caught up! That NEVER happens! See you soon!

December Daily - 2 & 3

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Here are my pages for December 2 and 3.Happy Birthday, Carole!!
Thanks for stopping by!

December Daily - 1

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This year I used Simple Stories 25 Days of Christmas (a wonderful Scrapshotz kit!) and My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Christmas lines. They play together pretty well! The SS has the perfect date stickers, journaling cards and festive patterns, and I am totally awestruck by the beautiful glitter and embellishments in the MME. I have my album ready, so hope that I can keep up! As long as there are photos being taken, I am not going to worry about it. I don't want to make my December Daily another 'job' that has to be done. It's becoming a favorite tradition. Here we go!

Thanks for coming by! Have a great weekend!

Scrapshotz November Kit Reveal

2011-11-03T18:10:00.000-07:00

The Scrapshotz kit was the totally fabulous Simple Stories line - 25 days of Christmas! I love the rich colors and the variety of designs that almost made themselves into lovely cards all by themselves! I doubled up on the patterned paper so I have plenty to use for my December Daily, which I promise to share! If you want homemade easy for your cards, look to this line! The sentiments are from an Authentique Christmas Diction sheet.

This is a gift box for cards! I used a sheet of acetate for the lid so decorating the box was not necessary! These cards were done with the cute little Unity stamp that came with the kit. Easy-peasy!And just for fun, a heritage layout of myself from 1959. Forever ago! And a gorgeous photo of Jett at 1 month. The houndstooth pattern was a great match to the basket he slept in!

Thanks for looking! Have a great day!

Pagemaps Blog Studio Purge Sketch Contest

2011-10-22T16:14:00.000-07:00

I love working with Becky Fleck's sketches. Basing a layout on a sketch like this one allows me to concentrate on what great products from my stash I can use! Thanks, Becky!

This layout is for a contest on her PageMaps blog. Loved these photos of Bowen playing in the leaf pile and using these gorgeous papers and embellishments!

Check out the PageMaps blog here!

October Scrapshotz Reveal

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The October kit was made up of SEI Homestead. What a gorgeous line! Every page of patterned paper was foiled. Wonderful stuff to work with!

September Scrapshotz Reveal

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The September Scrapshotz kit is called Enchanted Journey and is made up of the awesome Authentique Journey line. What a fun kit to work with. Here are the layouts I created with it.
Thanks for stopping by!

Scrapshotz Summer Kit Reveal

2011-09-01T12:16:00.000-07:00

We had a summer kit this year, filled with the bright and happy Jillibean Soup Watermelon Gazpacho line. It was really fun to work with! Here are the layouts I created for the reveal on July 15.

I totally loved the kit! Thanks for stopping in!

June/July/August Tag Layouts

2011-08-16T18:33:00.001-07:00

June Layout Tag at Scrapshotz. Scrapped some fun photos of Jett with the Bo Bunny Ad Lib line.
July tag was done with quiet photos taken of "Our Paradise" in Puerto Vallarta, using Fancy Pants - Beach Bum patterned paper and journaling spots, with some washi tape for interest.

For August's Layout tag, I used a very fresh photo of Art and Brey that was taken just a couple of days ago on the boat. The page uses Echo Park - Splash - patterned paper and fish stickers, AC Thickers (brown,) an older title transparency from MME and some ancient fish brads that I was lucky enough to find in my stash. (I knew they were there somewhere!)

Thanks for having a look! :)

High Hopes Stamps: Challenge 115: Anything Goes!

2011-08-09T10:18:00.000-07:00

Wagon Full of Blessings - High Hopes Stamp

This is my first entry into the High Hopes Challenges! I love their stamps and have quite a few, so really, I should do more of them. Thanks for looking!

May 2011 SSZ Reveal

2011-05-11T18:52:00.000-07:00

The May Scrapshotz kit was the beautiful SEI Couture line. The gorgeous pastels and flowers in this line begged for girlie layouts, so I asked my friend Karen if I could do some layouts with photos of her granddaughter. They turned out very well!

And some cards with the scraps!
TFL!

April 2011 Layout Tag

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We had a great Layout Tag at Scrapshotz this month. Here is my tag-inspired layout!

Thanks for looking! ;)

April 2011 - JMK

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Melissa's DT Challenge at Scrapshotz was to put hidden journaling on your layout. I used a Maya Road envelope to put this journaling in:

"June 15 - 21, 2010. Jett. You were early, anxious to make your way in the world. A month early, in fact. Born with a preemie condition called "wet lung," you were having trouble getting enough air. My first look at you was frightening, your face was so blue. You were sent by air to Edmonton to the NICU, where you could be fed by tube and monitored closely. You stayed a week before you were able to come home, and you were constantly in our prayers. Love you so much, baby boy!"

Thanks for looking! Have a great day!

April 2011 SSZ Kit Reveal

2011-04-05T18:07:00.000-07:00

My first as a member of the Creative Team! I was very nervous, but am pleased with the results. The kit was based on the ever-so-beautiful Bo Bunny Timepiece collection. What a great line of paper and embellishments!

Thanks for looking!

More Christmas Cards

2010-12-17T14:52:00.000-08:00

Christmas cards are my favorite. I love the rich colors and the warm wishes. Here are a few new ones.

A Fall Scrapshotz Crop

2010-11-07T07:35:00.000-08:00

They're having a crop at Scrapshotz! The theme of the crop is Heroes and Villains. There are some wonderful challenges and I have been having some fun with them. Here are a couple of my submissions.
I will add more as the weekend progresses!

All the Groom's Men

2010-10-13T15:37:00.001-07:00

Sometimes, the old mojo hits at the strangest times. I was stuck with this one. No title was coming to mind until the middle of the night when I woke up with a light-bulb moment and what I thought was a perfect one. Here's what keeps me up at night! LOL! I made the roses following a tutorial posted by Angelbear on Scrapshotz. The sparkly title alphas were silver, so were colored with Copic marker B24.Thanks for looking!

WCMD - Using Pleats Challenge by Becky Olsen

2010-10-06T18:23:00.000-07:00

This was a card that I created for a World Card Making Day challenge on Ellen Hutson's The Classroom blog. I used some tissue tape and created pleats. A first for me!

WCMD Holiday Card Challenge by Lisa Strahl

2010-10-06T18:20:00.000-07:00

This card was for the World Card Making Day celebrations at Ellen Hutson's The Classroom blog. Thanks for the great challenges, Ellen! Loved them all!

WCMD - Inchie Card Challenge by Cindy Lyles

2010-10-06T18:16:00.000-07:00

This card was for Cindy Lyles challenge at Ellen Hutson's The Classroom. I used the cuttlebug Holly Ribbons embossing folder on the inchies. Great challenge - I don't use inchies nearly enough.

WCMD - Glittery Card Challenge by Sharon Harnist

2010-10-06T18:11:00.000-07:00

Here is a card I made for a challenge at Ellen Hutson's The Classroom for the World Card Making Day celebration. I used Glitter Ritz for the burnished velvet technique. It's so pretty!

Cards, cards, cards

2010-09-24T13:08:00.000-07:00

I have been very happy to be playing in my scrap room this month. Now that our busy summer is over, I've got lots of pages to do and cards to make!

Here's some cards that I've done recently. This was for a "Stock Your Stash" challenge at Scrapshotz. This is a feminine card. Yay! Fussy cutting!!!
This was a masculine card for the same challenge. It was our Wedding Anniversary this month, and I absolutely love this image from Mo Manning called "Young Love." Doesn't that just look me and my hubby? LOL! This was a Scrapshotz Card Crew Challenge that called for a fall card. I LOVE this patterned paper from Imaginisce. It's from the "Apple Cider" line. Delicious! This is my go-to paper for guy cards. It's Graphic 45 - their "Perfect Gentleman" line. I even snuck a bow on this one and I think it still works for a man. That's what I used it for, so I hope so! Thanks for having a look, and I promise to be a better blogger!!! ;) Later!!!

Elmer's - Not Just Glue? Who knew!

2010-09-24T13:03:00.000-07:00

One of the talented ladies at SSZ is participating in a Elmer's Craft Challenge, and YOU could win!
Check out her sweet project here and enter to win a prize pack!

TFL! I promise to update this blog real soon! (blush)

Scrapshotz Crop - Family Games Night!

2010-05-16T08:54:00.000-07:00

What a fun crop we had over at Scrapshotz this weekend! The theme was Family Games Night and there were tons of great games and challenges to play with!

I posted a layout challenge with the theme of Family Feud. Here is my sample layout:
My non-layout challenge was a card project, and I used the game Perfection as the inspiration for it. Like the game, crop participants had a time limit to finish! Great fun, and everyone got at least most of the card done in 15 minutes!
Later this week I'll post my completed projects from the crop! TFL! Have a great week!

May Reveal at Scrapshotz

2010-05-07T23:21:00.000-07:00

It was my second month as Guest Design Team at Scrapshotz, and this time we did a full reveal. We chose our product from the great selection of new products in the store, and had some fun!

I thought that the Graphic 45 - A Proper Gentleman line would make nice manly cards, but really I had no idea. The images are perfect for men and beg to be showcased on cards! I could have went on and on with these cards, but thought I should try to do something else, too! LOL! These are all done using 3 sheets of patterned paper, and I have plenty left for a bunch more cards!

The next product line I worked with was the Bella Blvd Estate Sale. I love the muted blues and browns in this! I cut the scalloped circle out by hand (I traced a Pink Paislee pp!) It is a really easy line to work with, too.

Then I dug into the Pink Paislee - 365 Degrees Collection. How much fun are all the goodies in this line???? Great colors and great patterns, too. For this layout I used patterned paper piece for the background and layer, then some of the delicious cork buttons in the line. I love the texture they give it!
This layout is also using the Pink Paislee - 365 Degrees Collection. It doesn't even look like the same collection, does it? I wonder if that's where the name comes from? I used a strip border and a flip note on this. they are so nice to use, as it didn't need anything else.
Finally, I wanted to make a card with the scraps and I just happened to have this image colored in the perfect shade of blue! I can think of a few girls that could be the recipient of this one.

Thanks for looking! Have a great weekend and a Happy Mother's Day to everyone!

A HB Card

2010-04-27T07:30:00.000-07:00

This card was made with Webster's Pages "Postcards from Paris" line of 6x6 paper. I love the paper and it lends itself easily to fancier, more elaborate cards.
Thanks for looking! Have a great day!

Photo Strip Challenge

2010-04-19T20:23:00.000-07:00

The challenge (by Jess) was to use a photo strip. I just happened to have some from a photo booth in the Andy Warhol Factory museum in Kitchener. I used a program cover from the museum and some hand-outs. The layers of cardstock were inspired by the artwork in the museum. So much of it had great depth and made you think outside the box. I really enjoyed our time there, and doing the page, too! Thanks for stopping by!

Mid Month Reveal at Scrapshotz

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This time, I worked with the TPC Studio - Mediterranean Summer line. Such vibrant colors - perfect for a beach sunset! The fabric brads that come with this line are self adhesive and super easy to use!
This one is of dh's big fish. (I knew I loved that orange shirt on him! LOL!) I wanted to let the pattern of the paper shine through, so left a big chunk of it open. The sparkly geometric strip is a rub on from this line, as is the word tag! The cb alphas weren't quite the right color of blue, so I outlined them with the Clearsnap Smooch (Ocean Soul.)
This pic of GS#2 was perfect for the fun patterns in this paper! I layered it on craft and fussy cut some of the elements out for accents. The flourishes loved the Clearsnap Smooch, and are pretty sparkly.
With scraps left on my table I made up some cards. I love these happy colors!
For this card I die cut an image with the nestabilities that I had already colored. The ribbon is silk and the cardstock is bling. Thanks for stopping by! :)

April Layout Tag

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I always enjoy a layout tag, and this one was no exception. I was tagged by Rebecca and this is what I came up with.
I used the March Scrapshotz kit, featuring Glitz Distressed Couture paper, Glitz Red Teeny Block Alpha Stickers and Glitz Flower stamp. The kit also included the scalloped Bazzill cardstock I used here. The journaling spot (Maya Road) and the title letters (American Crafts Thickers) both are out of my stash.

It's a cool, damp day. A perfect scrapbooking evening is coming up! Thanks for looking and have a good one!

Blog Update and a Reveal!

2010-04-06T17:41:00.000-07:00

I gave the blog a makeover! What do you think?

Here's a few layouts that I recently did for my April 1st Scrapshotz reveal, using the new Bo Bunny Mammarazzi line. I just love the colors and the grunginess of this paper. I made a card with some leftover scraps.
Thanks for looking!

Elvis!

2010-03-27T10:48:00.002-07:00

I made this card for a friend who is a huge fan of The King. I embossed the Cornish Heritage Farms image with American Crafts Zing embossing powder. I love that stuff! It is so easy to work with. And aren't those Jenni Bowlin pins darling? I uploaded this card for the Scrapshotz Card Crew Challenge - March 22. Thanks for stopping by!

Copic Challenges

2010-03-25T21:23:00.000-07:00

Ever since I was little, I've loved to color. It is so relaxing and calming. When my kids were small, I colored with them whenever possible. You can chat and giggle and sing, all while coloring together. Now, I am coloring with copic markers, and my grandson is coloring with me!

Here's his goalie - pretty great for a 4 year old!Over at Scrapshotz, Jess has been posting a weekly Copic Challenge. It's great fun to learn new techniques and it's amazing to see everyone's coloring with these incredible markers. Here is my image showing basic shading, using 3 colors of blue.
This is my attempt at coloring in black. I think it's one of the most difficult colors to use because it's so easy to get your image so dark that it looses all detail.
This is an example of coloring skin. I was really pleased with how the skin turned out on this little boy!
And this week, the challenge is coloring fur. This little hedgehog looks furry, I think!
So why don't you join us? Every week we'll challenge you to improve your techniques, whether you are using watercolor pencils, pencil crayons, markers or copics, you'll learn something new and have fun! Here's a link to the challenge thread!

Scrapshotz News!

2010-03-15T07:14:00.000-07:00

I am very excited to tell you that I have been asked by Scrapshotz to be Guest DT on their Design Team for the next 3 months! It will be a challenge for me as I've never undertaken anything like this, but I'm looking forward to it! I'll be posting here more as I spend more time bonding with my paper and glue! Isn't it funny what makes us happy?

My last challenge for the Scrapshotz Card Crew is up today, too. The challenge, in celebration of St. Patrick's Day this week, is to use green on your card. Whether it be the ribbon, cardstock or embellishments, we want to see some green. The bonus challenge is to use the scraps from your card making to decorate the inside of your card. Let's see your stuff! Here's a link to the challenge forum.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!!

SSZ Card Crew

2010-01-15T14:15:00.000-08:00

This is a card that I made for a Scrapshotz Card Crew Challenge. Tammy challenged us to use old products from our supplies. This Scenic Route patterned paper is a couple of years old. It's called surprise and I only have a couple of sheets left. I love the happy images and since this is for a little boy, the colors are perfect!

The next week, Tanya challenged us to use a stamp for a Valentine's Day card that wasn't meant to be for that occasion. I thought that the best image for my dh would be a fishing one, so this Whipper Snapper image just fit the bill. I colored him with copics and fussy cut around him. I applied a little glossy accents on the boat motor and the heart. The heart is from a different stamp set, and I just drew in the underwater line and hook. The inside sentiment is "You're the catch of a lifetime! Happy Valentine's Day!" It was fun to think outside the box for this one!

Thanks for stopping by! ;)

High Hopes New Artist

2010-01-14T13:20:00.000-08:00

High Hopes, one of my favorite stamp companies, is welcoming a new artist to their team! Dustin Pike is joining them with his cute animals and dragons (that are fun to color!) I have some of his digital images and am looking forward to seeing what he comes up with for rubber stamps!

Check out my High Hopes Blinkie! They are hosting a blog hop to celebrate! Start here!

Blog Candy!

2009-12-03T08:03:00.000-08:00

Hey! Check out the blog candy over at Urban Swank!

They have a new design team that looks fabulous and a new blog that looks the same! Urban Swank!

SNOW!

2009-10-05T14:59:00.000-07:00

No, it's not on the ground here yet, but from the feel of the air, it could be any time now! My cards all have snow embellished on them. This first one is flocking. It's a soft look, and in my opinion, could have been a little thicker!These next two are done using liquid applique. Fun to watch it expand and I love the look!

Finally, this cowboy snowman was decorated with frosty stickles. He really sparkles in person!

TFL!

SORRY!

2009-09-30T23:45:00.000-07:00

If you are here from the Moxie Fab website, on the world tour, I am so sorry! I didn't mean to post my blog in there, but you know how it goes with auto-fill and I hit the send button before I'd finished reading it! OOPS! I am so embarrassed!

Blog Candy Alert!

2009-09-30T09:32:00.000-07:00

Check out this awesome prize package from Whiff of Joy! (Click on the photo to go there.)

And spread the love!!!

Random Shots

2009-09-29T12:11:00.000-07:00

There were so many new sights for me in Mexico! Loved it all, but took soooo many photos. The pics in the above layout were ones that aren't going to make it onto a layout of their own, but were part of our vacation experience. Great way to get them into the scrapbook anyway!

The layout below was built around the colors of the sunset and the fact that it was where we were for supper on Valentine's Day! Too easy! TFL!

Stamper's United Blog Hop

2009-09-21T10:36:00.000-07:00

Great blog candy all along the way and an awesome Grand Prize at the end! Check it out here!

A New Image

2009-09-17T09:54:00.001-07:00

Here is a Stampavie stamp I colored with Copics. Is he not the cutest little gardener? I used this new image for a Scrapshotz Card Crew Challenge. The challenge was to use mostly white, 1 image or embellishment, and a greeting. Very simple card, but it works! I am working steadily on my Mexican album. It's probably half way to being complete. Here are the latest additions.I hope to get a couple more done this week! Thanks for looking!

Vintage Birthday Card

2009-09-04T08:26:00.001-07:00

I made this card for a Scrapshotz card tag, and I am so in love with this classy image! I have another sheet of these little gems, and they'll be on cards near you very soon! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by!

A few fishing layouts and a card

2009-08-24T17:05:00.000-07:00

Hi all! It's been a while since I've posted to my blog. I've been out there taking pics and living the good life. We spent almost 2 weeks at Mirond Lake and had a wonderful vacation. It feels pretty great to get back to the scrapbook room, though! Here are some fishing layouts that I've recently completed. I've a few more yet to do!

I actually took a few images and my copics with me to the lake and when it was quiet I was coloring. What a relaxing diversion! And it's so nice to have some pre-colored images on hand for those cards that you need in-a-hurry!

Dh and sil took gson #1 fishing in July! He was so excited to go, but I think the bigger boys were just as excited to take him! I was proud of them for taking the great photos that they did. Thanks, guys!

ScrapShotz Industry Insider Crop - Wow!

2009-06-06T10:10:00.000-07:00

I totally got into the theme of this crop. The CT over at SSZ posted some very inspiring challenges that got me using some of my often neglected supplies! Here are some of my projects. (There are quite a few!)

This card was for my challenge - Queen & Co. This card was made using Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.Here's my layout using one of my favorite manufacturers, American Crafts.This butterfly layout uses Doodlebug Designs paper.This card was masked with a Tim Holtz mask and inked with Ranger Distress Ink. One of my favorites! Here's some Fancy Pants patterned paper, and a layout about pants, too! LOL! Good one, Jess!This is a basic layout using Basic Grey patterned paper and embellishments.

Scrap Shotz Crop Coming Soon!

2009-05-16T09:27:00.000-07:00

Scrapshotz is having an online crop, and everyone is invited!!!! It's called their Industry Insider Crop! They have a wonderful Creative Team who post inspiring challenges all the time, but they really step up to the plate during a crop! It's May 29-31 and you won't want to miss the fun (and great prizes, too!) Join us!

For the Boys!

2009-05-12T18:27:00.000-07:00

High Hopes Challenge #30 is "One for the Boys!" and I have this great HH image that is perfect for it! I colored it with watercolor crayons and cut out the mats with the Nestabilities Large Inverted Scallop Squares. The inverted scallops remind me of waves, so it was a good fit!

TFL! TTFN!

Card Crew Color Challenge

2009-04-13T07:28:00.000-07:00

This is the paint color card that I used for inspiration for this week's challenge.
I stamped this image with my Year of Flowers stamps from Gina K. Designs. I need to experiment with this some more, but it was fun creating the bouquet! It is colored with Copics then cut out.
I liked how this simple card showcases the color combination.
This card has a lot of texture, thanks to the Cuttlebug embossing folders.It's going to be a busy week, getting ready to go to Scrapfest in Kitchener this weekend! I can hardly wait!

TTFN!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-09T08:21:00.000-07:00

I made this card for a recent swap at Scrapshotz. I used my nestabilities die cuts and colored my High Hopes stamp with Copic markers. The bling is Prima and the ribbon is from my stash.

I pretty much used up the entire March Scrapshotz kit of BG Marrakech. It is such versatile paper!I had some scraps left, so made up some cards with them.
My goodness, it felt really good to be scrapping again!

Have a great Easter, and make sure to let your family and friends how important they are to you!

Welcome to the World Record Blog Hop!!!

2009-03-28T10:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the HOP and to my blog! This is a card I made this week with Unity stamps!

Card Ingredients: 80# matte cardstock, Bazzill Basics cardstock, Crate Paper patterned paper (Static Collection), Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black), Unity Stamps (October/November KOTM), Basic Grey glazed brad, Copic Sketch markers, Nestabilities (Sml Classic Oval, Sml Scalloped Oval), Close to My Heart liquid glass, misc. twill ribbon and machine stitching.

This is a favorite quote:

"Perhaps, after all, our best thoughts come when we are alone. It is good to listen, not to voices but to the wind blowing, to the brook running cool over polished stones, to bees drowsy with the weight of pollen. If we attend to the music of the earth, we reach serenity. And then, in some unexplained way, we share it with others." Gladys Taber

And here's your link to the next blog www.stamp4hobby.blogspot.com

Enjoy the journey!!! TTFN!

Keep It Simple Card Challenge

2009-03-16T13:55:00.001-07:00

I was asked to be part of a new "Card Crew" at Scrapshotz. Thanks for the invitation, girls! I'm honored. I posted my first challenge today, and it will hopefully inspire some simple, easy to mail cards! This is the example I posted. I used Basic Grey patterned paper, the butterfly and sentiment are Rhonna Farrer rub ons, Stampendous bling stickers and Colorbox chalk ink.
TTFN!

This morning...

2009-03-13T14:15:00.000-07:00

I woke up to a cold, miserable, rainy day. So I prayed for the strength to get up, get dressed and run five miles. Then I rolled over and went back to sleep. I had prayed for strength but received wisdom instead. Anonymous

Love that quote. LOL! Here's a card I made last week for a card tag at Scrapshotz.
TFL!

More Layout Tags

2009-03-01T14:14:00.000-08:00

Thank goodness for layout tags! I haven't done any scrapping for quite a while except for when I commit to a 'tag!'

This one was fun! I took an online course at ScrapShotz, taught by the talented (and patient!) Kathy Thompson. Here's my first digi tag layout!

Then just last week, we had another tag. I started this one off by choosing a layout from the Scrapshotz gallery for inspiration. Here's my lift!

Last week's card challenge was to use Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. I sprayed this card front with Hydrangea Glimmer Mist over a Tattered Angels Stencil, then added the sentiment, ribbon and the Kaiser pearls.

I was very pleased with how it turned out, and was honored that Cari Locken (she's on the Scrapshotz Creative Team) choose to showcase my card on the SSZ blog! Check it out here! Scrapshotz Blog

Fancy Pants Valentines

2009-02-01T12:31:00.000-08:00

I made Valentine's Day cards for our local Card Club swap in January. I used the Fancy Pants Splendid Die Cuts and embossed the background with a Cuttlebug folder. I added some fun ribbon, bling and stickles and ta-dah - finished! They were fun and easy to do, and I had lots of variety! TFL!

Retail Recovery Online Crop at Scrapshotz!!!!

2009-01-28T15:42:00.000-08:00

I'm spreading the word! There is a crop going on this weekend, January 30 and 31 and February 1! Scrapshotz' crops are the best. The Creative team always has a great line-up of inspiring challenges to help you find your mojo, and Sandy gives the best prizes!

Check it out here! You won't want to miss this one!

Two New Layouts

2009-01-28T14:45:00.000-08:00

I've been meaning to post this layout for quite some time. You know how that goes...

Anyway, here it is...

And finally, here's the second one - a digi layout! I'm still learning about this digi stuff!

A FROST-y Giveaway!

2008-12-21T09:24:00.000-08:00

Alicia at ShortCuts is giving away 20 frosted card blanks to 5 lucky people! Just go here and leave a comment stating the current temperature where you are, and she'll put your name in! Good luck!

Another Layout Tag?

2008-12-08T23:28:00.000-08:00

It seems the only time I've been making time to create pages these days is when I sign up for 'tag.' This time I used the Crate Paper "Prudence" line. Love it!

My grandson already loves his hockey. His favorite team is the Oilers, of course, and he wants me to play with him, all the time. I really should because it won't be long and he won't want to play hockey with Grandma!!!

TFL!

Layout Tag - November

2008-11-27T19:01:00.000-08:00

I love to play these games! In layout tag, a layout is chosen and sent to the first person's inbox. When it gets to you, just use it as your inspiration and pass it on. This is my contribution to a layout tag on SSZ.
I used Fancy Pants (Daily Grind) for this. I love the effect of the transparency, and the quote strip that I cut up is perfect for this photo! And of course, it's one of my favorite subjects! TFL!

Simple Card

2008-11-04T09:09:00.000-08:00

Sometimes the simplest card appeals to you. This one was whipped up in very little time with my cuttlebug, a bit of ribbon and a rub on. It is understated, but is one of my favorites!
TFL!

Scrap Shotz Color Your World Crop

2008-10-21T02:44:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was a very productive one in the scrapbook room. I thoroughly enjoyed all the challenges at the Scrap Shotz Color Your World crop. Here are my projects. This was the Scrap Shotz Gives Back Challenge.
This challenge was to use the color of your childhood bedroom. Yep, it was purple.
This challenge was to use your personality color. Mine was green.The challenge here was to use black and white with a bit of color.
This challenge was to use pumpkin patch colors. Love my green and orange.
This was a progressive challenge using scraps - a few more Christmas cards!This slide card was a make and take challenge.This card was a 'Card by Number' where we were given a sketch with the colors defined. This card set was fun to do (love my copics!) and will make a great gift.We made a little tote to put them in.And finally, we decorated a treat bag for Halloween.
The inspiration at this crop was amazing, and there are a number of challenges that I'd still like to complete. Thanks for everything, girls!

2 Sketches 4 You - Kazan's Sketch #11

2008-10-16T17:12:00.000-07:00

I'm in a Christmas card making mood, and Kazan's sketch was too good to make just 1 card, so I made 2. If I keep this up, I may just get all my cards done before it's time to send them out!

Prairie Paper & Ink Sketch #32

2008-10-16T16:55:00.000-07:00

Amy R has an awesome blog and she posts a sketch on Fridays. This week I thought I'd give it a try! Here's my version of her great sketch #32. TFL!

MAMBI Blog Candy Winner

2008-10-12T00:06:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to read on Lauren G's blog that I had won her blog candy! Here's a pic.
Is that sweet or what? Thanks!!!

World Card Making Day!

2008-10-06T08:25:00.000-07:00

The Creative Team at Scrap Shotz kept us busy on the weekend with some great tutorials and challenges. I'm still working on some, but wanted to share a few favorites.

This is an origami tree that was easy and fun to do. I may have to create more of these!
This card was for a challenge to make your card warm and fuzzy. I used velvet Thickers and a felt flower. Too easy!

This double flap card was easy and fun, too!
Thanks for a fun celebration crop, girls!

Blog Candy Giveaway!

2008-10-06T08:22:00.000-07:00

Sarah is giving away some awesome blog candy, and you have until the 15th of October to win it! Check it out here!

Carla's Card Tutorial

2008-09-29T18:55:00.000-07:00

Carla at Moralia's Weblog did a tutorial on Saturday. Here's my version.

What fun I had with it! Thanks, Carla!

Fall Card

2008-09-29T18:26:00.001-07:00

This fall card was created with Scenic Route Sonoma and an image from the Stampin' Up "Lovely as a Tree" stamp set. I stamped the image in red and colored it with copics. TFL!
Thanks to Carla for posting the tutorial on how to edit my card photos for uploading. I think it looks very cool!

Charmer

2008-09-27T08:45:00.000-07:00

Yes, he is! All he has to do is smile that smile, and he has us just where he wants us. Love this little man!

This layout was for another challenge last weekend at Lil Scrappers. It's pretty simple but effective, proving to me once again that this hobby is still all about the pictures, not about the products or techniques. TFL!

Sept Mini Crop at Lil' Scrappers

2008-09-22T18:13:00.000-07:00

I've been busy with meetings, etc. for the past couple of weeks and had been away from my scrap room, so when Lil' Scrappers was having a mini crop this weekend, I was pumped. Here is a make and take that Carla posted which consisted of a mini pizza box with little cards in it. This will be a cute gift!

And here are the cards. I think I could easily put a couple more in the box.

This challenge of Michy's was to use 6 of 3 different things, so mine were 6 photos, 6 big brads and 6 words in the title "Stolen Moments Before They Steal Away." I've had that song in my head for a week, so now that I've used it somewhere, maybe I can move on? Anyway, I thought it suited how much gson #2 has changed since January this year. Growing and changing so fast!

WOW!!! I won some blog candy from Catherine over at Your Memories By Design! That was a fun surprise this morning! She has some great products over at her site, so check it out. I promised to post what I do with the embellishments she sends me.

Every month at Scrap Shotz they have a Scrappy Hour with a little project that is supposed to be done in an hour. Last night our hostess was my good friend Jess. It took me over an hour just to cut the supplies, but we made a cute little flag book. I have yet to finish embellishing it, but here is the unadorned book.

TFL! I'll try to be a little more diligent in my posting.

Kazan's Sketch 8 and Christine's Bonus Card!!!

2008-09-02T17:40:00.000-07:00

Here is my 2 Sketches 4 You card for this week. Kazan's sketch looked better flipped upside down with the products I used. The solid ribbon carries a bit of weight in my design.

This week Christine supplied the sketch for the bonus card. I found this one hard to take a photo of with the ghost blooms and the front cut out. Hope you get the idea!

Great sketches, girls! TFL!

A Cool End-of-Summer Day

2008-08-27T21:46:00.001-07:00

Just wanted to share this great pic of the grandsons. I'd like to take credit for it, but their Mom is responsible for the photo. I just played with it a bit on PSE6. TFL!

Laura's Sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You!

2008-08-26T23:35:00.000-07:00

Here is my card for this week. Thanks for the sketch! I'm enjoying this weekly challenge!

TFL!

A couple of challenges and a card kit

2008-08-23T09:23:00.000-07:00

I had a fun evening! I managed to get some scrappin' time while I watched some of the Olympic games as they wind down. I finished this layout about Gson #1 with his kitten using 5 products sent to me by tmom over at ScrapCentral. These challenges are fun, and seeing what the other girls did with the same products is interesting!

Then I did a shaped card for a challenge at Scrap Shotz. I received an advertisement in the mail in this 'take-out coffee' shape and thought of this challenge right away, so I used the ad as a template and I love it! Great way to ask someone out for coffee! LOL! The card really is straight, I guess my photo is crooked, though! Thanks Jen for the challenge!
Finally, I received a card kit from Carla at Lil' Scrappers and got to it last night! What a sweet image from Magnolia Stamps! I enjoyed putting this together. Thanks!

We've got a wedding to attend this evening, so better get some stuff done around here! Have a great Saturday!

2 Sketches 4 You Weekly Challenge

2008-08-21T21:11:00.000-07:00

Here is my card for the weekly challenge at 2 Sketches 4 You! Check out their site, they have the greatest sketches and the inspiration is just incredible over there!
Thanks for having a look! ;0)

My CHF Stamp!

2008-08-21T20:54:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to get my order from Cornish Heritage Farms! Love this image - it reminds me of my grandson who is 2.
I want to explore different ways to color it, so I will be playing with different methods. This was done with mostly with watercolor pencils, pencil crayons for the skin tone and chalk for the background. The patterned paper is from Making Memories, and I embossed the red mat with the Cuttlebug embossing folder called Forest Branches. The philosophy tag is from Tim Holtz and the velvet ribbon is from my stash. TFL!

My New Camera

2008-08-18T17:43:00.000-07:00

I am the proud owner of a Canon Rebel XSi! Love my new toy and want to share some photos! GSon #2 is at such a fun age to photograph. He really just doesn't care if you're taking his picture!
So happy!

After the initial shock, the icy cold water was fun!

That is one po'd look you're getting there, Mom!!! LOL!

TFL!

2 Sketches 4 You Weekly Challenge

2008-08-16T09:49:00.001-07:00

Wow! 3 posts in one day, and it's not even noon yet! LOL! Here is my card for the 2 Sketches 4 You weekly challenge. TFL!

Pioneer Woman Challenge

2008-08-16T08:39:00.000-07:00

On Thursday, PW gave her readers a challenge. It was to get up before sunrise and take some pics as the sun came up. Anyone who knows me knows that this is not my thing. I'm a night owl, not an early bird! Anyway, I took her up on her challenge, made my dearest think I was losing it, and took some great pictures.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great Saturday!

Shout Out To SheetLoad

2008-08-16T07:46:00.000-07:00

Crafty Al has a free monthly ezine, called Sheetload of Cards, that you can get here! She also has a mini, and they are both super inspiration! There are also some great prizes up for grabs! Check it out! But better give yourself some time! These can't be skimmed, you'll want to read them through! Enjoy!

A Z-Fold Card or Two

2008-08-11T07:44:00.000-07:00

These are so quick and fun to do! This is Jen's August card challenge at SSZ. I used some BG Two Scoops, the Nestabilities with the Cuttlebug, added some ribbon, blooms and Kaiser bling.
I spent the rest of the weekend being domestic and putting together some entries for the local Agricultural Fair. I'm entering some cards, layouts and some photography.

A Catch-Up Weekend

2008-08-09T16:44:00.000-07:00

Good to get home for the weekend and 'nest' for a bit. I was tidying up my SB room and found this pic that was calling out to be scrapped. I did a bit of vignetting on PSE to highlight the happy swimmers. It fit right in with Jess' DT 'Catch the Wave' challenge, so I found some BG Archaic that worked great. I cut along the waves and popped a row of waves with popdots. Added a couple of little embellishments (the little metal tag reads "priceless") and a sprinkling of stickles, and voila'! Thanks for looking!

2008 August Long Weekend - Over!

2008-08-04T13:36:00.000-07:00

We are just home from a wonderful weekend at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose. We got to see a some old friends and listen to some great music. We had a wonderful time! I'll get to scrapbooking some of the photos from BVJ in the near future! For now, I am looking forward to seeing my gs' when they visit tonight!

Now it's back to reality. Checking up on blogs, I found that Carla has offered some awesome blog candy on her blog http://moralia.wordpress.com/ this week. Go have a look at her gorgeous layouts and cards, then leave her a comment to win it!

Kathy T. has some exciting news, too. She's been selected to be on the American Crafts Design Team! Way to go, girl! They are lucky to have you!

Scrap Shotz Online Crop - Music Mania

2008-07-30T18:00:00.000-07:00

I spent quite a bit of my weekend in my SB room. It's been quite a while since I spent any time in there, so it was nice. Here are a couple of my favorite creations!
A layout or two ...

A couple of cards ...

And a canvas...

I was really fortunate to have won a prize package of CHA goodies from Sandy, as well as a crop prize! The DT did a fantastic job with the challenges and it was fun! Thanks, girls!

Hello, World!

2008-07-30T17:30:00.000-07:00

I'm not really sure if this is going to be something that I want to do daily, weekly or even regularly. I'm just going to see where it takes me... but I need a take-off so this is it! Thanks for stopping by! I'm sure I'll get something on here in the next little while! (I hope!)