A day in the life

Creatively Yours Card Sketch 212

2012-02-17T07:04:00.003-07:00

Happy Friday.

I hope you all had a great Valentine's day. I have the card I made for my hubby with the Creatively Yours sketch for this month. It's a cute Kraftin Kimmie Stamp.

Make sure to pop over to the blog to see all the other creations.

A busy weekend as always at our house, have a great weekend, see you next week

Creatively Yours Sketch 5-12

2012-02-10T07:40:00.003-07:00

Good morning, today I have sketch 5-12 from Creatively Yours. This was an easy sketch to work with, head over to the blog to see the other DT pages, they are all great.

Busy, busy, busy here in our household. Hope you have a super day.

Creatively Yours Sketch 4-12

2012-02-03T08:24:00.004-07:00

Good morning. Today it's Creatively Yours sketch day today. And I have a layout to share based on a sketch I made, make sure to head over to the CY blog to see all the great interpretations.

This picture is from our big trip to Greece. I was waiting for the sunset at Ia when my husband snapped this of me.

Well I"m off, it's Super Bowl weekend...Yay!! Have a great one!

Creatively Yours Card Sketch 112

2012-01-20T06:51:00.006-07:00

Good morning. Hope you are staying warm. We are in the deep freeze here. It's supposed to warm up tomorrow, not a minute too soon for me.

Today I have a card sketch I created for Creatively Yours. Head on over to the blog to see what some of the other DT girls did with this sketch. I'd love to see your interpretations as well.

Another busy day in our household and we have a sick kid so I'm off to deal with that. Have a super weekend.

Creatively Yours Sketch 2-12

2012-01-13T06:35:00.006-07:00

TGIF,

It's Creatively Yours Friday and I have the latest sketch interpretation to share. This sketch is created by me and I'd love to see your interpretations of it. Make sure to head over to the blog for all the lovely creations.

Photos by Lisa McDonald

Have a super day and stay warm.

Creatively Yours Sketch 1-12

2012-01-06T07:21:00.003-07:00

Happy New Year

Creatively Yours is back for the new year with brand new sketches. I have mine to share today. Also, there is a DT call going on right now. So if you are interested make sure to head over there and get the details.

Hope you all had a great holiday and wishing you blessings in 2012.

Christmas cards day 10

2011-12-19T06:00:00.000-07:00

Christmas cards day 9

2011-12-17T06:00:00.000-07:00

Christmas cards day 8

2011-12-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

Christmas cards day 7

2011-12-13T06:00:00.000-07:00

Christmas cards day 6

2011-12-11T06:00:00.000-07:00

Christmas cards day 5

2011-12-09T06:00:00.000-07:00

Christmas cards day 4

2011-12-07T06:00:00.000-07:00

Christmas cards day 3

2011-12-05T06:00:00.000-07:00

Christmas cards day 2

2011-12-03T06:00:00.000-07:00

Christmas cards day 1

2011-12-01T07:39:00.003-07:00

Good morning, I'm going to share some of the Christmas cards I made for this year over the next few weeks. I plan to share them on the odd days of the month, just quick posts. I so enjoy making Christmas cards, it's probably my favorite scrapbooking activity. Hope you enjoy them.

Creatively Yours Sketch #23-11

2011-11-25T05:47:00.005-07:00

Hello!

Today I have my Creatively Yours interpretation. Make sure to head over to the blog to see everyone's creations.

A very quick post, we are into the holiday craziness here. Creatively Yours is taking a break for December too. I have my Christmas cards to share so I'll be trying to do that throughout December. Have a great day!

2011-11-18T07:01:00.002-07:00

Good morning, winter has finally arrived in my neck of the woods, it's chilly out there today

Today I have a card sketch from Creatively Yours.

This is a card sketch I created, pop on by the blog and post your creations, we'd love to see them.

Have a super weekend and stay warm!

Creatively Yours Sketch #21-11

2011-11-04T07:14:00.003-06:00

Good morning. Well so far so good, we were supposed to wake up to 3-4cm of snow and so far nothing!

Today I have my Creatively Yours layout to share. This is a sketch I created and the ladies wowed me. Make sure to head over there and take a look.

I love this photo, it was taken by a friend of mine (Virginia Wong) late this summer.

Well I'm off, a busy weekend ahead. The Christmas pre rush has started! Have a great week and see you next Friday.

Creatively Yours Sketch #20-11

2011-10-28T07:25:00.002-06:00

Another Friday, the last in October if you can believe it. This fall has gone so fast.

Today I have my sketch interpretation from Creatively Yours. Ali has come up with another great sketch and the ladies have done amazing work as always.

These photos were taken by my son (he's 11) this summer. I see a budding photographer.

That's it for today, stop by the blog and check it out. Have a super weekend

Creatively Yours Card Sketch #8

2011-10-21T07:06:00.003-06:00

Good morning hope the fall weather is nice where you are. Our fall has been gorgeous.

Today I have a card sketch from Creatively Yours.

Quick post today, lots going on here. Make sure to stop by the CY blog for all the lovely interpretations. Have a super day

Creatively Yours Sketch #19-11

2011-10-14T07:04:00.004-06:00

Good morning. I'm back from beautiful Nova Scotia. I had a great time. I took in some of the concerts that Celtic Colors put on. They were great. And I had a great time visiting with my family. Now it's back to the usual stuff at home.

Today I have my sketch and my interpretation for Creatively Yours. The photos were taken by Lisa McDonald a couple of years ago. I'm anxiously awaiting the photos she took 2 weeks ago, I'm sure they are great.

That's it for today enjoy your weekend.

Creatively yours sketch 17-11

2011-09-30T08:26:00.003-06:00

Good morning. I'm sitting at the lake enjoying my coffee! And in 3 days I'm off to the beautiful Nova Scotia! I'm a lucky girl.

Today I have my Creatively Yours sketch interpretation. I created the sketch below and would love to see your interpretation. Make sure to head over to the blog to see the rest of the interpretations. Also, tomorrow we have a new team starting and we are excited about that.

That's it, I'm off to curl up with a book and some more coffee, have a great weekend.

Creatively Yours Card Sketch #7

2011-09-23T07:19:00.004-06:00

Good morning. Hope you are enjoying a nice fall day.

Today I have a card based on Ali's sketch from Creatively Yours. I used a cute little Kraftin' Kimmie stamp. I love these fairies.

That's it for today. If you are in Calgary and heading to the Great Canadian Scrapbook carnival this weekend you can find me at the Savvy'n'Sassy booth on Saturday morning. Pop by and say hi!

Have a great weekend

Creatively Yours Sketch #16-11

2011-09-16T07:18:00.003-06:00

Today I have my interpretation of sketch 16-11 for Creatively Yours. Make sure to head to the blog or Facebook to see all the lovely DT creations

It's a super busy time of year here, I"m a bad blogger! Hope you are settling into the school year. Have a great weekend.

Creatively Yours Card Sketch #6

2011-09-09T13:46:00.003-06:00

TGIF, I forgot my Creatively Yours interpretation. OOOPS. It's such a busy time of year and we are crazy here. I'm looking forward to some down time in October.

Here is my card and a copy of Ali's sketch. This was a fun one to work with.

That's it for today have a great weekend.

Creatively Yours Sketch #15-11

2011-09-02T07:41:00.005-06:00

Friday again. Good morning.

Today I have my interpretation of sketch 15-11 for Creatively Yours. I got to create the layout sketch this time around and here is what I came up with. I love my white space so I always include this on my layouts.

That's it for today, we are into the craziness of school and after school programs starting. Not sure where our summer went. Hope you have a great long weekend

Creatively Yours Sketch #14-11

2011-08-26T07:34:00.003-06:00

It's Friday again. The last Friday of summer vacation for us. The boys are back at school next Thursday. I'm really not sure where this summer has gone. But we've had fun.

Today I have my Creatively Yours interpretation to share. I took this week's sketch and decided to make a card with it.

Make sure to head over to the blog to see everyone's lovely creations. Have a super weekend.

Creatively Yours Card Sketch #5

2011-08-19T08:15:00.004-06:00

Good morning. I hope you have had a super week. We've been busy here with back to school shopping and cooking up a storm to ready ourselves for September. Today my plan is to make some jams. Looking forward to that.

Today I have my card based on a sketch I created for Creatively Yours. You must head over there and check out all the great cards. And if you do a card with this sketch I'd love to see it!

I used a fabulous Kraftin' Kimmie stamp on this one. Isn't she cute!

That's it for today, have a great weekend.

Creatively Yours Sketch 13-11

2011-08-12T08:00:00.002-06:00

Good morning. Hope you are all enjoying your summer. We're looking forward to a couple of weeks of down time at home before we get back to the daily grind.

Today I have my Creatively Yours interpretation to share with you. Make sure to pop over to the blog and check out all the gorgeous DT creations.

Have a super Friday, enjoy the sun.

Creatively Yours Sketch 11-11

2011-07-29T07:04:00.004-06:00

TGIF!

Can you believe that it's already the end of July! Where has the time gone. July has been very busy for us, and the beginning of August is packed full too. But I am looking forward to some scrap time this weekend.

Today I have my interpretation for Creatively Yours. Here are pictures from my trip to Las Vegas 2 years ago (we've gone for the last 3 years). I love sitting by the pool with a cold drink.

Well I"m off for the crazy drive to the University to drop the kids off at camp. Have a super long weekend.

Creatively Yours Sketch #3 by Charlotte!

2011-07-23T07:51:00.002-06:00

Good morning, I know I've been a bad blogger. The summer has been so busy around here. Between camps and a quick trip to Las Vegas we're on the go 24/7.

Today I have my interpretation for Creatively Yours. Charlotte is our guest designer this month and she gave us another fabulous sketch to work with.

Have a great weekend and I hope you are enjoying your summer

TGIF & Creatively Yours Card Sketch

2011-07-15T08:29:00.003-06:00

Good morning. I'm a little under the weather today. Just got back from Las Vegas and let's just say I'm feeling the effects.

Today I have my sketch and interpretation for Creatively Yours. Make sure to head over to the blog to see all the ladies beautiful creations.

Have a great weekend!

Creatively Yours Sketch #2 by Charlotte!

2011-07-08T06:52:00.003-06:00

Want some free inspiration today? Well, we have a guest Sketch Artist over at the Sketches: Creatively Yours Blog this month! Her name is Charlotte AKA Suepup and she creates beautiful Sketches!
Come see what I'm so excited about: HERE. :) I know you'll be glad you decided to check it out!
Happy Friday!

The link for you to post is: http://creativelyyourssketches.blogspot.com/2011/07/sketch-2-by-charlotte.html

Here is the awesome sketch and my interpretation. The photo is taken by Lisa McDonald

Creatively Yours Card Sketch #3

2011-06-17T07:23:00.003-06:00

TGIF!

The craziness of June continues here. I'll be so glad to hit summer vacation.

Today I have a card sketch created by me for Creatively Yours.

Make sure to head on over there and check out all the wonderful creations.

A super quick post, I'm off to get my day going. Have a great weekend.

Creatively Yours Sketch 09-11

2011-06-10T07:45:00.003-06:00

TGIF.

Ok really bad blogger here! It's been crazy. June is often a crazy month in our household and this year is no exception. So much to do, so little time, being doubled booked, ugh, I"m so looking forward to the end of this month and a little holiday in America's playground, Las Vegas.

Today I have my Creatively Yours interpretation. Please make sure to head on over to the blog to see all the wonderful work. Also, this month fabulous Lain Ehmann is the guest designer. You all know I love her. So it's a thrill to have her there this month.

That's it for today, off to start another crazy day here, have a super weekend

May LOAD day 15 & 16

2011-05-23T08:00:00.000-06:00

Another day that I have more layouts from my Lain Ehmann class.

More Greece pictures. I'm finally getting to all of them. We took 1500 pictures there and I have parred down that number but there are still so many great shots.

This is the house my dad grew up in. I've spent many summers there as a kid. I love this place.

And this is the Temple of Poseidon, just outside of Athens, overlooking the Aegean. Gorgeous place.

That's it for today. Have a great one.

May LOAD days 10 & 12

2011-05-22T08:00:00.000-06:00

good morning. Today I have more layouts from my Lain Ehmann class.

These pictures are from our trip to Greece last year. We went to Santorini for part of our 3 weeks. That place is amazing. Wish I was going there again this year. This is on the black sand beach in Kamari. So pretty. I used Basic Grey Origins on these layouts. That has to be my all time favorite line of paper from them.

Thanks for looking have a great day

TGIF & Creatively Yours Card Sketch

2011-05-20T07:51:00.003-06:00

TGIF! Today is Pirates day at our house. We are off to see Pirates of the Caribbean today. The boys have a day off and the weather is not great so we are going to spend the day watching Captain Jack Sparrow. I love him.

Today I have the card sketch I did for May over at Creatively Yours. Make sure to head over there and check out all the great interpretations. I'd love to see what you did with the sketch. Post over at Creatively yours or post here if you use it.

That's it for today, I hope you have a super long weekend and enjoy some nice weather.

Creatively Yours Sketch 06-11

2011-05-13T06:00:00.000-06:00

TGIF!!

Today I have a layout based on a Creatively Yours sketch. Make sure to stop by the blog or our Facebook page to see all the lovely interpretations.

This picture was taken by the fabulous Lisa McDonald. And the journaling is The Story by Paul Hanseroth.

Have a super weekend, see you next week!

May LOAD days 8 & 9

2011-05-10T10:13:00.000-06:00

Good morning. Today I have more layouts from my Lain Ehmann class.

This first one is based on a Becky Fleck sketch from Pagemaps 2. I love this sketch book. I used Basic Grey Marjorlaine on both of these LO's, probably my second favorite Basic Grey line.

Have a wonderful day!

May LOAD days 4, 5, 6

2011-05-09T10:11:00.004-06:00

Happy Monday! Busy day here, we have our contractors starting on our basement. We are finally getting that done.

Today I have days 4-6 from my Lain Ehmann class. Love the prompts she gives us

Have a super Monday!

May LOAD day 1 & 3

2011-05-07T06:27:00.004-06:00

Happy National Scrapbooking day! I hope you all get a little scrabpbooking in today. I'm hoping to.

Today I have some of my May Layout a Day from my Lain Ehmann class. I signed up again for this. It's amazing how much you get done when you are given prompts.

I don't have day 2 to show you, it's a bikini shot of me and I'm not posting that ROFLOL.

Have a super day!

Creatively Yours Sketch 05-11

2011-05-06T07:32:00.004-06:00

TGIF!

Today I have my Creatively Yours interpretation to share with you. I used Bo Bunny on this page.

Here is the sketch:

And my layout:

Make sure to stop by the blog for all the wonderful interpretations, have a great weekend.

Creatively Yours Friday

2011-04-29T10:00:00.000-06:00

It's Friday again that means it's time for Creatively Yours again. Make sure to stop by the blog or Facebook to see the great interpretations. And make sure to post if you use the sketch. I'd love to see what you come up with.

Here is my interpretation.

You can also find us on Facebook here.

Have a great weekend.

Creatively Yours Friday

2011-04-22T10:00:00.000-06:00

TGIF!! I hope you all have a blessed Good Friday. Enjoy your time off

Today I have my Creatively Yours interpretation. I used some Echo paper on this picture. This is from last fall.

Make sure to stop by the blog to see everyone's gorgeous interpretations. You can also find us on Facebook here.

Have a lovely Easter weekend.

Some cards

2011-04-18T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning. I hope you all had a great weekend.

Today I have some cards I did with Magnolias and the new Harmonie paper. Isn't this paper gorgeous. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to use it on some cards.

Oh and if you look to the right you can see I started up an Etsy store for my cards. So if you like them you can get them there. If there is something you are looking for you can always email me too.

That's it for today have a super Monday.

TGIF & Creatively Yours Card Sketch

2011-04-15T08:00:00.000-06:00

Yay it's Friday!

Today I have my card sketch for Creatively Yours. I'm thrilled to being a card sketch a month for the blog. Here is my first one for the year:

And my card:

Make sure to stop by the blog here or our Facebook page to see all the lovely creations

Have a super weekend!

Life of the Party Frenzy

2011-04-13T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning.

Here is another class I'm teaching at Scrapbooker's Bliss this week:

10 fabulous birthday cards using Basic Grey's "Life of the Party"; 5 have a masculine theme, 5 are feminine. Cost is $29.00 members for members, $34.99 others. Please call the store at 403-217-9827, visit our blog http://scrapbookersbliss.blogspot.com/ or our Facebook fan page for more details.

Hope to see you on Saturday morning at 10:30

April Showers

2011-04-11T06:00:00.002-06:00

It's Monday again. I hope you all had a lovely weekend.

Today I have a card with a SWALK stamp. I thought this one was pretty cute. I used Basic Grey and Waterfall stickles to create the water and rain, so it shimmers.

Skin: RV10, E21, E50
Hair: YR20, YR21, E34, E35
clothes: RV95, B91, B93
Umbrella: YG00, YG01, YG03, C5

I also used B97 on the rhinestones decorating the patterned paper.

Hope you have a lovely Monday

Garden Party Frenzy

2011-04-10T08:11:00.002-06:00

Happy Sunday!

On Thursday night at 6:30 I'm teaching this class at Scrapbooker's Bliss. Here are the details:

You will make 8 cards using My Little Shoebox "Garden Party". Cost is $29.99 members and $34.99 others. Please call the store at 403-217-9827 or visit our blog for more details at Scrapbooker's Bliss.

If you live in Calgary I'd love to see you there

Creatively Yours Saturday

2011-04-09T06:00:00.000-06:00

Happy Saturday.

Today I have my Creatively Yours reveal. Love these sketches, so inspiring. My pictures are from Greece, I have lots of them! This is the Acropolis, we were actually only staying 2 blocks away. It was amazing. Definitely worth seeing. I've been lucky enough to see it a few times.

Super quick post today, have a super weekend.

Tilda with a balloon

2011-04-07T06:00:00.002-06:00

Good morning. I've been cranking out the cards! Today I have another Magnolia card to share. I used Cosmo Cricket on this one. Tilda's balloon has glossy accents on it too.

Balloon: YG01, YG03, YG05
Skin: RV10,E21, E50
Hair: Y21, E97, E99
Dress, B00, B02, B04,B06
Other: C00, C01, E42, E53, E55, E57

That's it for today, have a good one

Happy Monday

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

I hope you had lovely weekend.

Today I'm back with another card. This one uses Magnolia stamps. It's hard to see in the picture but I popped Tilda up so she looks more dimensional. This is the new Bo Bunny paper with some Kaiser pearls accenting it.

Window: E31, E34, E95, E51, E55, E57, G40, G82,G85, Y32, Y35
Skin: RV10, E21, E50
Hair: E97, E99, Y21
Clothes: YR61, YR65, B91, B93

Hope you have a good day, I'm going out to lunch with my "crew" as we are called.

Creatively Yours is Back!!

2011-04-02T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning. Good news, Creatively Yours is back after a little break. Ali is back sketching her little heart out and there is a great new DT to go along with it. I'm back doing the card sketches once a month too. This month's guest artist is Stephanie Semple from Journaling Junkie.

So on to my interpretation. Here is the sketch:

And here is what I did with it:

Make sure to head to the blog or check us out on Facebook here. Hope you are having a great Saturday.

April Fools Day!

2011-04-01T06:00:00.002-06:00

Happy April! Were you tricked? I'm sure my boys will try and get me.

Today I have another card I did with Kraftin' Kimmie stamps. Like the last one I used Imaginisce paper on this

Skin: E50, E21, RV10
Hair: E25, E31, E53
Dress: YR24, C5, YG21,YG23, YG25

I also used some Stardust stickles on her dress and hair bows. The apples are colored with my Spica pens.

Hope you have a fabulous weekend.

Aw nuts...

2011-03-30T10:21:00.002-06:00

I'm back, we had some very sick boys here for the last 10 days but everyone is now on the mend. We are on spring break here too, so that's nice.

Today I have a card I did with Kraftin' Kimmie stamps. I love them. I used Imaginisce paper on this.

Skin: E0000, E00, E11, RV10
Hair: E13, E17, E19
Dress: C3, YR20, YR21, YR24
Cape: C5, E55, E57

Hope you like it!

A few cards

2011-03-15T08:16:00.005-06:00

Good morning, I've been a bad blogger. Just the usual busy life here. It's amazing how this year has changed for me. I'm so busy. But I'm happy and that's the key.

Today I have a few cards to share with you. Unfortunately, I don't have the list of Copics I used. It's been misplaced, but I thought I'd share them anyways.

Well I'm off for my workout. Having a workout buddy is very motivating. I rarely miss the gym now. Have a wonderful day.

A Friendship card frenzy

2011-03-05T07:00:00.000-07:00

TGIF.

Today I have a post about another class I'm doing at Scrapbooker's Bliss this month. This one is one of my card frenzies We will be doing 10 cards with Basic Grey Hopscotch in a friendship theme. This one will run Saturday March 26th at 10:30am. For more details please visit our blog at www.scrapbookersbliss.com or contact the store at 403-217-9827.

Card purse class

2011-03-01T07:33:00.002-07:00

Good morning.

I have a quick post, here is a cute little class I'm doing at Scrapbooker's Bliss on Thursday March 17th at 10:30. I used the very cute Dear Lizzie paper on this. It would make a really cute gift.

Cost is $15.25 for members and $18.75 for others. For more details please visit our blog at www.scrapbookersbliss.com or contact the store at 403-217-9827.

Creatively Yours DT call

2011-02-27T14:24:00.000-07:00

Sketches: Creatively Yours announces
a Design Team Call!

Closing Date is March 15th, 2011

All scrappers, all over the world, are welcome to apply!

How to apply:

* Send a short bio about your life and scrapbooking.
* Attach a small picture (headshot if possible) of yourself.
* Complete a LAYOUT (any size) using the sketch above as inspiration. ALL artistic media are welcome, paint, stitchery, clay, paper, digi, etc.. Use your imagination!

Send your creation and information to: peteali@eastlink.ca as an email attachment, NO LARGER than 1 mb please.

IMPORTANT~ Please include your name in the files you attach.

*Successful applicants will be notified by March 15, 9 PM (AST) by email. :o)
[I love this part of my job! LOL]

Design Team Members' Basic Responsibilities:

NOTE: No previous DT experience is necessary!

I send out an email very early (1 month before...**) with sketches designated for each week of the next month. They are due back on Thursdays by midnight AST. I will post all of the creations at S:CY on the designated Fridays.

DT members choose 2 or 3 (YES: YOU CHOOSE) for the whole month to complete and send back to me by the noted due dates. Of those sketch choices, one will be a card sketch, designed by our Senior Designer, Ann Seleshanko.
(Please Note: Supply lists for your creations are not necessary unless digital elements are included. They must be listed.)
Comment on the work of your fellow DT members and anyone who provides us with a link to THEIR work. :o)
Display our "I Design for" Blinkie on your blog and wherever else permitted.
Tell others about S:CY and invite visitors to the site.
Term is for 6 months: April 2011- September 2011
[**except for April 2011 which will have a shorter turn-around time of 2 weeks for the newly chosen DT.]

BENEFITS for our DESIGNERS:

You'll receive a "Proud Designer for..." blinkie to display.
You will be able to choose 2-3 of the 4-5 sketches provided EVERY MONTH. No "ASSIGNMENTS!!"
Your work and your Blog link will receive excellent exposure on our beautiful Sketch Blog when we do our weekly posts.

There will be a professionally written "Designer of the Month" feature which means more exposure for you and your work! (Participation is optional.)
Ali can provide you with a well-written letter of reference should you ever need one with regard to your time as a DT Member at S:CY. There is no time limit to this benefit, and I will do it as many times as required for you.

Since we are not affiliated with any store we cannot send out kits or other incentives to our Designers.
Questions? Please feel free to contact Ali MacDonald, at peteali@eastlink.ca

Thanks for visiting our friendly Sketch Blog, and applying for our DT positions.

Day 24

2011-02-25T07:00:00.000-07:00

TGIF!

Today I have day 24 of my Lain Ehmann class. This is inspired by a Pagemaps sketch. I had fun with this one.

I used Basic Grey on this one. Loved how it came together.

Quick post today, have a super weekend.

Day 19

2011-02-23T07:41:00.002-07:00

Yes, I've been a bad blogger. The silent auction at our school was a huge success, bringing in 21K for our playground. The last week was spent wrapping it up and also with some much needed down time. That was a lot of work!

On to scrappy stuff. Today I have day 19 from my Lain Ehmann class. Today I'll get my last assignment. And I have yesterdays almost done. I've kept up not too badly considering how busy this last month was. I highly recommend this class. It taught me a lot AND I have 31 layouts to show for it at the end.

These pictures were taken by Lisa McDonald

Well time to brave the cold weather, have a great day!

Day 14

2011-02-11T07:00:00.000-07:00

Lain Ehmann'a class again! I would recommend this class to anyone. It's been wonderful.

Today is D-day. I've been co-coordinating a silent auction to raise money for a playground at our school and today is the day. Wish me luck, it's been a long haul to get here

Today's layout has Echo park on it. I love this paper, it's a close second to Basic Grey for me.

That is it for today, have a super weekend.

Day 13

2011-02-09T07:00:00.001-07:00

Good morning! Hope you are having a wonderful day.

Today I have Day 13 of my Lain Ehmann class to share. This is a favorite photo of mine. That is my son and my husband is Santa. You should have seen the look on his face when he realized who Santa was. It was so funny. He's 11, so this was no news to him. I used Echo Park on this LO. I'm finding my style is very linear. That's what this class teaches you, to find your style.

Have a good day!

Day 9

2011-02-08T07:40:00.002-07:00

It is cold and yucky outside here, I'm not looking forward to venturing out today.

I have Day 9 from my Lain Ehmann class. So far keeping up not to bad, I'm sure I'll fall behind at some point.

This is from Christmas this year and I used Basic Grey. I have been itching to use these Prima flowers and thought this was the page to do it.

Stay safe on the roads today!

Day 8

2011-02-04T07:00:00.000-07:00

Finally Friday!! This is a busy time in our household and the next few days are going to be crazy but I'm telling myself I can do it.

Today I have my Day 8 layout for my Lain Ehmann class. This was a fun one. These pictures are from Greece, the flowers there are just stunning. They were all so beautiful. I used some Cosmo Cricket on this layout.

That's it for today, have a great weekend.

Day 6

2011-02-03T07:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning. Almost Friday!

Today I have Day 6 from my Lain Ehmann class. This was a challenge, we had to scraplift Kelli Crowe. Now while I love to look at her work, it is just not my style and I had a hard time lifting a page. But here is what I came up with and as you can see my clean,linear style just comes through even when I'm trying to scraplift someone more whimsical.

This picture was taken by Lisa McDonald. I love this one because you get a good idea of how long my son's eyelashes are. They are incredible and a I total waste on a boy!

Have a super day and see you soon.

A Two Cup day!

2011-02-02T09:50:00.003-07:00

Good morning. I hope all of you out east are staying safe.

Today I have a card I made for a friend. It has definitely been a two cup day. Actually the last 2 weeks have been like that, ROFLOL. This is a Sparkle stamp and I used Basic Grey Hopscotch on this card.

Copics: (hair) E25, E31, E50, (skin)E000, E00, E11, (clothes) Y11, Y13, YR61, YR65, (other) R21, C1, E42, E43, E57

That is it for today, I've been working hard on my Lain Ehmann class. I'm really enjoying it.

My Heart...

2011-01-30T07:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunday, I'm back again with an A to Z Layout a Day class from Lain Ehmann. This is day 3.

This photo was taken by the talented Lisa Mcdonald. We have actually booked her again this fall. She is amazing. If you live in Calgary I would highly recommend her.

This photo is probably the favorite photo she took. I used Basic Grey Marjorlaine on this LO.

That is it for today, have a super Sunday.

Day 2

2011-01-28T07:36:00.002-07:00

TGIF!! I am so glad it's Friday, I can't even tell you how glad I am.

Today I have Day 2 from A to Z Layout a Day class from Lain Ehmann. This is so much fun. I'm really enjoying this class. So far, I'm actually on Day 5 today and I've kept up the first 4 days.

So here is what I did for Day 2, some Bo Bunny paper and more Greece pictures. It was such a dream for me to take my boys back to Greece at an age they would remember it. Their first trip was when they were 2 and 5 and I know they don't have many memories. And it was a dream to take my husband, who is not Greek, to meet my family and show him some of this beautiful country.

That is it for today, I'll be back with some more layouts this weekend. Have a super day!

A Layout!!

2011-01-26T09:24:00.003-07:00

Good morning.

It has been so long since I actually scrapbooked a page and not just made cards. If I really think about it, I don't think I've done a page since late October! So when my friend Ali emailed me and asked me if I wanted to take the A to Z Layout a Day class from Lain Ehmann I jumped on it. I thought what a great idea. Check it out. You can start this class anytime, there is no set start date.

So here is my day 1 layout. It's pretty "me". Lots of Basic Grey and pretty linear. This is me and my cousins in Greece last summer, I love these pictures.

I'm really hoping I can keep up for the most part. I'm really busy right now but I thought I have to start making time for me and this is forcing me to do it.

That's it for today, have a great one.

Thinking of summer

2011-01-22T06:27:00.002-07:00

Happy Saturday everyone. It's been a super busy few weeks around here. Our school is hosting a silent auction on February 11th and I'm co-coordinator and it is taking a lot of my time. I haven't had much scrappy time but I have managed to get a card in here and there.

Today I have another Sparkle stamp to share. Isn't she the cutest. I sued Pink Paislee 365 Degrees paper, a little more muted but so nice.

Copics: Skin: E21, E50, R81; Hair: E34, E35, E57, YR20, YR21; Outfit: B91, B95, R29, YR14, YR16; tube: B29, YG91, YG95, YG99; Water BG0000, BG02, Blender; Background; Y00

Hope you enjoy your weekend!

A Valentine's Frenzy

2011-01-20T07:50:00.003-07:00

Good morning,

Guess what's coming up next Thursday at Scrapbooker's Bliss??? A Valentine's frenzy. We'll be making 10 cards with the new Bo Bunny Valentine lines, Crush and Crazy Love. Five with Crush and five with Crazy Love.

Here are the details:

Thursday January 27th at 10:30am. Cost is $29.99 for members, $34.99 for non-members. To register, please call the store at 403-217-9827 or visit our blog for more details head over to Scrapbooker's Bliss

Hope to see some of you there. Have a super day!

A little love

2011-01-18T17:14:00.002-07:00

Good evening.

It's finally warming up here which is really nice. Today I have a Valentine card that I worked on over the weekend. This is a cute Sparkle stamp. I love her. And the paper is Bo Bunny.

Copics: Face (E21, E50, R20), Hair (E25, E31, E50) Dress (R29 RV21, RV23, RV25) plus C7

That's it for this evening, a quick post in between dinner and nightly kid drop off. Have a great evening.

TGIF!

2011-01-14T07:49:00.002-07:00

It's finally Friday! Hope you all had a good week. It is very cold here. I'm looking forward to next week when the weather is supposed to warm up.

Today i have a card to share with a cute Magnolia stamp.

Copics: E21,E34, E35, E50, R20, YR20, YR21, RV21, RV25

Well a quick post today. Time to get our house rolling. Have a great weekend.

Monday, Monday

2011-01-10T11:35:00.003-07:00

Good morning.

I'm in total denial today. My oldest is 11. I can't believe I am old enough to have an 11 year old. Not sure where the time went. We had family pizza night for him this weekend. He's holding off on his party for a couple of weeks. So I have a reprieve.

On to some scrappy stuff. Today I have a card using the wonder Bo Bunny winter paper that just came out. Love the blues in this one. I used a Magnolia stamp.

Copics E000, E00, E11, E25, E31, E50, R20,R29, G28, B21, B23, B24

That's it for today, stay warm!

Happy New Year

2011-01-07T07:26:00.003-07:00

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great holiday season.

I'm back at it. I have lots on the go at our house right now but I'm hoping to be posting more regularly. I also have started back teaching at Scrapbooker's Bliss. I'll be updated you on that as soon as my cards are done.

Today I have a card I made for my DH. I used Kraftin' Kimmie stamps on this one. Isn't this the neatest stamp. I also used the new Bo Bunny Crush paper on this. I love this line.

Copics: E13, E17, E18, E19, E21, E50, R20, R24, R27, C5, C7, C9, Spica pens

Well that's it for today. Have a great weekend and I'll be back next week with more.

My December daily

2010-12-20T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning. Today I have my December daily to show you. I've been pretty good keeping up with it, only missing 1 day when I had really sick kids.

I used Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, one of my most favorite lines of paper and embellishments. I had a lot of fun putting this together, it was super quick.

Well that's it, this is my last post of the year, I hope you have a very happy and peaceful holiday, see you in 2011.

Christmas cards day 4

2010-12-17T06:00:00.000-07:00

Friday again! Yay, we still have 2 1/2 days of school to go here but we are getting close. This weekend I'm looking forward to a fun family Christmas before we all scatter for the big day.

Today I have one more Christmas card I did, again Kraftin Kimmie stamps, I love this one too. My family thinks this one is perfect for me as I am famous for my turkeys. I used Basic Grey Jovial on this card. Love my Basic Grey

Have a great weekend and hopefully I'll be back next week with a look at the December Daily I did this year.

Christmas cards day 3

2010-12-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning!

Today I have more Christmas cards. These are the same card but a little different color palette. The paper on both is Cosmo Cricket. I loved the idea of purple a very not traditional Christmas color, but I felt it gave it a vintage look. These are Kraftin' Kimmie stamps again.

Have a happy Wednesday and I'll be back on Friday with one more card

Christmas cards day 2

2010-12-13T08:22:00.000-07:00

Hello all, I hope you had a great weekend.

Today I have my Christmas cards day 2. I used CC Designs this time. And I used up some Prima crystals I had laying around. The paper is Imaginisce paper from last year I believe.

That's all, have a great Monday everyone.

Christmas cards day 1

2010-12-10T09:46:00.002-07:00

TGIF!

I hope you are staying warm. It's cold here.

Today I have the first day of some Christmas cards I sent out this year. I did around 50, not all the same, but bunches were the same.

Here is the first one, it uses a very cute Kraftin' Kimmie stamp. Her name is Virginia and she is my favorite stamp this year, so you will see a few more cards with her ;)

Hope you like it, I'll be back over the next week with a few more.

Have a great day

Kaiser Advent Calender

2010-12-08T12:20:00.003-07:00

Good afternoon. Can't believe the week got away on me! A quick post today because I'm dealing with sick kids, volunteer stuff and of course Christmas craziness. I wanted to share my Kaiser Advent Calender. I used Basic Grey Eskimo kisses (probably my favorite Christmas line ever). I used Glimmer mist on the numbers and I used a lot of stickles too.

Hope you like it. Hope your holiday season is full of fun so far. I'm hoping to take some pictures of some cards I did and upload them later this week. Have a great day!

A card class

2010-12-01T17:52:00.002-07:00

Good evening, hard to believe it's December already. I'm just finishing up my December daily album and I did one of those Kaiser craft advent calenders. I'll try and post some pictures this weekend.

If you have the time and live in Calgary and are looking for a fun card class, I'm teaching this one at Scrapbooker's Bliss on Friday night at 6:30. We are making four cards using the Tinsel and Twig paper from Girls Paperie. This paper is gorgeous. Here are the details:

Cost is $15.99 for members
& $20.99 for non-members
Please bring your basic tool kit: Trimmer, Scissors & Adhesives
Call us at 403-217-9827 to book your spot

We have been so busy in our household the last few weeks and the Christmas season is going to be busy. I'll try and post here and there throughout the holiday season. Have a nice evening.

Town Scrapper Friday Challenge

2010-11-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning

Today I have my very last Town Scrapper Friday challenge. I've been there over a year but the time has come to move on and I'm so sad to go. The ladies there are so talented. Please stop by and take a look at all the wonderful creations. You can always call Phebe at the Town Scrapper to get these wonderful Victoria Case stamps as well as stamps from CC Designs, Magnolia, The Greeting Farm and so many more.

This weeks challenge was a color inspiration based on this picture:

Here is what I came up with. I used the new Joyeux Noel stamp from Victoria Case

Well that's it for this busy Friday, I hope all of my American friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving, have a great time shopping today too.

Town Scrapper Friday Challenge

2010-11-19T06:00:00.000-07:00

TGIF!!

Today I have my Town Scrapper Friday challenge. The challenge is brads and eyelets. I used eyelets down the side of my card and big flower brads. I used Lola on this card, she is one of my favorites

Copis: E00, E11, E34, E35, R20, YG95, YG99, YR20, YR21, YR16, YR18, RV14

Make sure to stop by the Town Scrapper for all the wonderful DT creations. Have a great weekend.

November Copic Reveal

2010-11-16T06:00:00.001-07:00

Good morning. I'm well underway with Christmas cards so here are a few!

Today I have my cards for my Copic reveal at Savvy'n'Sassy. Make sure to head over to Lisa's blog to see more beautiful cards!

Copics: E21, E25, E31, E50, R20, R85, R89

Copics: E21, E50, E13, E17, E18, R20, R24, R27, C5, C9

Copics: E77, G40, G82, G94

That's it, have a great day!

Happy Remembrance Day

2010-11-11T06:00:00.001-07:00

Good morning, thinking of all our troops past and present that devote their lives to our freedom, thank you!

Today I just have some random Christmas cards that I have been working on. I need to make 100, and I'm mass producing but also playing ;). These are CC Designs. I love these cute little stamps.

That's it, I"ll be back with more over the next few weeks, have a wonderful day.

Town Scrapper showcase monday

2010-11-08T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning, I've been a bad blogger. We are so busy here. I'm now teaching at Scrapbooker's Bliss and I'm knee deep in the School council and raising money for a playground. I didn't realize how much time that would all take up.

Today I have my showcase card from Town Scrapper. This is a very cute CC designs stamp.

Copics: E21, E50, E17, E18, E19, R20, R89, YG23, YG25,
Spica pens: Garnet, Blue Sky

If you would like some Krafting Kimmie's, CC Designs, Magnolias or Greeting Farm stamps you can email or phone Phebe (info@townscrapper.com or by phone at 519-882-0623) and she can hook you up.

Have a great Monday

Town Scrapper showcase monday

2010-11-01T06:00:00.000-06:00

Happy All Saints Day!

We have the day off of school today so it's a fun day of play dates and shopping with Grandma ahead of us.

Today I have my showcase card for the Town Scrapper. I used a fun Magnolia stamp on this one. If you would like some Krafting Kimmie's, CC Designs, Magnolias or Greeting Farm stamps you can email or phone Phebe (info@townscrapper.com or by phone at 519-882-0623) and she can hook you up.

Copics: E21, E25, E30, E33, E37, E50, E77, R20, Y13, G82, G94, BG72, RV11, RV13, BG0000

That's it for this lovely day. Have a great start to your November.

Love Bites

2010-10-25T06:00:00.002-06:00

Halloween is almost here so I have a little card to share:

Copics: E21, E13, E17, E18, E50, R20, R17, YG23, YG25, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9

Very quick post, we are crazy busy here, isn't that always the way! Have a great Monday

Town Scrapper Friday Challenge

2010-10-22T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning.

It's time for another challenge at the Town Scrapper. Today it's an inspiration challenge. You need to use the picture below to inspire you. I used the layers to inspire me. So I layered my patterned paper. I also liked the colors. I used the new Halloween Trio and the Copics I used were: E00, E17, E18, E99, RV14, RV17, YG11, YG13, YR65, YR68, V15, V17, Y21, Y28, C7, C9

If you have to have any of these images, or for any papercrafting needs, contact Phebe by email at info@townscrapper.com or by phone at 519-882-0623.

Upcoming Scrapbooker's Bliss classes

2010-10-21T07:29:00.004-06:00

Hello, today I have a sneak peak of the classes I'm teaching in the next few weeks at Scrapbooker's Bliss. If you want to take any of these call the store at 403-217-9827 to sign up.

Here is the first one we are doing. It's 3 Christmas cards, you will learn to make and easel card, a joy fold card and a cute little penguin card. The date for this on is Wednesday November 3rd at 10:30am

This next one is fun! This is a card frenzy. We will be making 10 Christmas cards with the Basic Grey Jovial line. When we are done you will have all 10 done and ready to mail out. There are 2 dates for this one. Thursday November 25th at 10:30 and Saturday Novmber 27th at 10:30

Make sure to call Scrapbooker's Bliss to sign up at 403-217-9827. The classes are filling up! Hope to see you there.

Showcase Monday

2010-10-18T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning, today I have my Showcase card for the Town Scrapper. I used Cheer Anya, The Greeting Farm. If you would like some Krafting Kimmie's, CC Designs, Magnolias or Greeting Farm stamps you can email or phone Phebe (info@townscrapper.com or by phone at 519-882-0623) and she can hook you up. She has a bunch of great stamps.

Copics: E21, E50, E13, E17, E18, R20, YR16, YR18, V15, V17

Quick post today, have a great week!

October Copic Reveal

2010-10-16T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning! Hope you are enjoying your weekend.

Today I have my cards for my Copic reveal at Savvy'n'Sassy. Make sure to head over to Lisa's blog to see more beautiful cards!

So here are mine:

Stamps: CC Designs
Copics: E07, E17, E18, E21, E50, E97, E99, YG23, YG25, Y21, Y35, Y38, R20, C5, C7, C9

Stamps: Little Paper Shop
Copics: E13, E17, E50, R20, Y11, Y13, G20, G40, G82

Stamps: Little Paper Shop
Copics: E13, E17, E18, E25, E31, E53, R17, R20, B21, Y11, Y13, YR12, YR16, YR18

Stamps: Little Paper Shop
Copics: E00, E33, E37, R20, R24, R27, YG23, YG25, Y38, B93, C1, C3, C5, C7

Hope you like them, have a great Saturday!

Town Scrapper Friday Challenge

2010-10-15T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning, hope you are enjoying your day.

Today I have my Town Scrapper Friday challenge. The challenge was to use Dawn's sketch. This is a great sketch, super easy to use. I used Sophie with the Daffodils for my card. If you want this stamp or any other Victoria Case stamp you can email or phone Phebe (info@townscrapper.com or by phone at 519-882-0623).

Here is the sketch and my card:

Copics: E21, E33, E37, E39, E50, E97, E99, R20, V15, YG25, Y11, Y13, Y21, BG10 BG18 Airbrush: Y21, E31

Have a great weekend, I'll be back tomorrow with my Copic reveal from Savvy'n'Sassy.

Stationary Class at Scrapbooker's Bliss

2010-10-13T08:28:00.003-06:00

Good morning. Today I'm sharing a peak at the class I'm teaching at Scrapbooker's Bliss next week. Here are the details

Stationary Box Class
Wed. Oct 20th 10:30am - 12:30pm.
Cost for Members is $16.99
Non-Members $21.99
Call the store to book your spot!
403-217-9827

And here is a peak:

You make cards to fill it, along with tags, notebook etc. It's super fun. If you live in Calgary and want to go call Scrapbooker's Bliss to book a spot.

Watch for more classes to be posted soon. I'm hoping to finalize them and then add them to my sidebar.

Have a great day.

Happy Tuesday

2010-10-12T06:45:00.000-06:00

If you are Canadian I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving weekend.

Today I have a quick post with a little card I created. This is a CC Designs stamp in the background and a Kraftin' Kimmie's stamp. I love her, she's so cute.

Copics: R81, E21, E25, E31, E35, E39, E49, YR12, YR16, YR18, Y35, Y38, C3, C5, C7, C9

That's it, have a great week!

Town Scrapper Friday Challenge

2010-10-08T06:00:00.000-06:00

TGIF!!

If you are in Canada, it's Thanksgiving weekend. We are off to celebrate that and a special 90th birthday!! Hope you all have a great long weekend.

Today I have my card for the Town Scrapper challenge. It was to distress! So I pulled out my Making Memories paper edger and roughed it up.

The stamp I used is a brand new one by Victoria Case named Halloween Trio. Aren't they the cutest. The Copics I used were: E00, E35, E39, E57, RV10, C7, C9, YR12, YR16, YR18, Y35, YG23, YG25

If you have to have any of these images, or for any papercrafting needs, contact Phebe by email at info@townscrapper.com or by phone at 519-882-0623.

Have a great weekend and eat lots of turkey!