Celebrate We Will...

The one with some Winter Twig!

2012-02-22T21:05:00.003-05:00

Could some one please tell me why-oh-why Blogger must auto rotate my photos on me??? This is one of the reasons that I have NOT blogged as much as I would have liked.... I have been fighting with the computer. So..... I give up....

I have had this layout on my desk almost two months now. This line from LYB is so super cute!
I really just only a tiny bit of paper on this one... might be a record for me. The Hambly transparency is one of my most favorite things right now. I don't know! But after I got it in my kit a few months ago I had to go back and get a whole sheet for myself.

Lots of different products here - AC Thickers, Pink Paislee trim, Close to my Heart snowflakes. Too bad its sideways... but the photo is a super cute pic from years ago when we were at Mont Tremblant (ski resort north or Montreal).

This week being back at work has made me sooo tired. I am looking forward to a low key weekend and possibly a little scrapbooking!

Hope you have a great weekend - and that you have more exciting plans than I do ;)

The one with some Valentines....

2012-02-19T20:48:00.007-05:00

Happy Belated Valentines :)

Typically we don't make a big fuss over valentines. This year was no different. Usually we just go to dinner somewhere.... but we do that almost every week so its not *that* special. Since I am still on the mend from my surgery about a month ago we didn't do anything at all this year. We are waiting until I am all healed up and feeling up for it.

I did get some great Valentines paper in my last Scrappy Chic kit - Crate Paper is one of my favorite paper companies. So I dug into my old pictures to find this one from a wedding we went to back in 2004!!! Ahh... so young...
Lots of fun little accents here with the border stickers, washi tape, label stickers and some (old) rubons!

This week I am going to be going back to work.... and working a ton since (after being off for a month!!) we are very behind on some deadlines that are fast approaching. Hopefully I can get it all done in time.

Hope everyone had a great Valentines! Happy 'Family Day' to the Canadians tomorrow :)

The one with black and white

2012-01-20T12:46:00.004-05:00

Still trying to catch up from November's design team layouts!!!

This line from BoBunny is all black and white and grey and sparkles - perfect for a wedding picture!

I had this photo from my wedding (5.5years ago!) still sitting in my pile of photos so I figured it would be perfect for this black and white paper. I loved the background paper so much so I kept it really simple. Lots of trims, ribbons and washi tape make up the matting of the photo.
Kinda hard to tell since its all monochromatic. The flower is one of the new Basic Grey flowers with a little making memories brad in the centre.

This weekend I hope to get some time to use up my latest kit and take some photos of the layouts on my desk. Have a great weekend,

The one with a New Year...

2012-01-11T22:49:00.007-05:00

Happy (belated) New Year to all!!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Holiday! I took a little non-planned vacation from blogging because there has just been too much going on. Where to start...

When I last blogged we were finishing up our bathroom reno - which is now 99.9% done. I feel like there are a few little touch ups that could be done so I can't say we are 100% there! Once we finished the bathroom I decided that our bedroom looked a little sad. So now we are almost done with that room as well. Our new bed should arrive sometime this week. I will share pictures of both projects soon!

On the 29th of November I celebrated my 30th birthday. Well actually that's not entirely true - I turned 30 but did NOT celebrate at all. We had a small birthday dinner with my family the weekend before and that was it. On my actual birthday I had a meeting until 9pm which kept me busy and made me think about it a little less. lol!

Alain knew I didn't want a big party - or any party - so instead he got me a little something to cheer me up :)

Yes that is my brand new iPad2!!! Its so white and shiny and cool!!! I love it sooooo much. It may also be the reason that I didn't scrapbook too much lately - Pinterest is just so cool on the Ipad... not to mention all the fun games that totally suck you in (My Town, Angry Birds, Mr.Giggles - just to name a few).

I do have a back log of layouts from before the Holidays that I have not had time to share yet... so today I will share a quick layout using lots of great fall stuff from LYB! I love these colours so much! The papers make it easy to make quick beautiful layouts. I added some Studio Calico letter stickers that are some of my favorites!!
The little flower in the corner was made with the 'paper flower kit' which I love. All the pieces match so its perfect!

Have a great week and hopefully I will be back soon with some reno pictures!

The one with a mini...

2011-11-21T21:40:00.005-05:00

Its been a looooong time since I have made a mini. I love the look and intend to make them all the time... but then I just make another scrapbook page. So this month when I got this line from Simple Stores in my kit I knew right away it would make a cute mini. (btw- simple stories is all on sale this month at Scrappy Chic - 25%off!)

I can't remember what blog I saw this idea on but its the fastest, cheapest mini ever! ( Edit - found the site here - scroll down half way to see the inspiration album here!!) So all I used was three sheets of paper, one sticker sheet and mics letter stickers and chipboard. I think it all totals to be under $10. (Great Christmas gift idea maybe???)

Hers is the front...
Inside cover... my mom and dad :)

Second page.... us :)

Back cover...

On the back side....

and....

So all you need is one sheet of 12x12 paper cut in half. Score both pieces at 4" so it makes 4x6 pages. Then glue the two pages together. It makes a 'Z' shaped album.

On the front cover just sew some ribbon on to each side so that you can fold it flat and tie it up. Great for a little baby brag book or for a desk.

If it still doesn't make sense then you will have to check it out at Scrappy Chic in real life. In total I think it took me about 2 hours to complete the whole project. The Simple Stories line make it super easy with the mix of journal card paper, stickers and patterned paper.

I have plans to make a couple more for some special Christmas gifts now :)

This week I have been super busy with work... and also 3 invitation consultations! The girls are super sweet and I can't wait to work with them. I love how every bride has such a different idea for their wedding....which means I get to be extra creative coming up with something special just for them.

Off to work on some quotes and maybe scrapbook a little too!

Have a great night,

The one with some Brunch

2011-11-19T09:00:00.001-05:00

I am not usually a big breakfast person... but I love brunch! Mostly because you can get the same great breakfast food and still sleep in ;)

This page is a mish mash of a bunch of different lines. The background is old crate paper, the yellow and navy are new Glitz papers. The big pleated flower is from the LYB flowers package.

Crate Paper border sticker, hambly transparency and washi tape, a little stitching and some BG letter stickers. I think I completed this in less than an hour - which is a record for me!!

This weekend we have NO PLANS! Which is crazy and I love it. Seems like we have something every weekend. I love being busy and seeing all of our friends and family but its nice to just sleep in and stay in your pjs all day ;)

Also getting ready for the craziness that will be next weekend with Black Friday shopping!!! Are you going????

Have a great weekend,

The one with some Websters Pages...

2011-11-13T10:24:00.000-05:00

Those who are regular readers of my blog may recall me discussing my dislike for themed paper - especially Christmas paper! I find it so hard to work with for some reason. Call me crazy :)

This line from Websters Pages was in my kit from Scrappy Chic this month... and I thought it was a Christmas line. But once I started to work with it I noticed it was all fairy tale themed. So here is my Christmas layout :)
I loved the banner along the top so I did a ton of layering behind the photo and kept the rest really simple. The tree on the side went well with the tree in the back of the photo.

The burlap ribbon is from the MME lost and found. Love the texture that it gives the layout. I layered lots of little bits and pieces of things I had left over from other projects.

This week I also blogged over on the Scrappy Chic blog - all about Washi tape! I also was shopping at the store yesterday and picked up another pack of it :) Totally addicted!!

The one with a Sunset

2011-11-10T22:27:00.005-05:00

Pictures of sunsets never do justice to the real thing!

This year for labour day weekend we went up to Collingwood, Ontario and rented a couple condos with our friends. We usually all head up to Peterbourough but this was a nice change and we had lots of fun. Our friend Norm organized the whole trip which included a sunset boat cruise on the Saturday night.

This layout features some great new products - Hambly overlay and washi tape, May Arts Ribbon trim, My Minds Eye twine, Jenni Bowlin travel stamps and great paper from Prima's Londonerry collection. I wanted to keep it pretty simple so the photos would be the star here.

The water was so clear, the sunset was beautiful and the company was amazing. Great memories!!!

This week I did a lot of scrapping - 4 layouts and a mini!!! I am very proud of how quickly I have been able to scrap lately. Usually I take forever to get one layout done. Maybe Angela is rubbing off of me ;)

Saturday I am planning on doing some major shopping - 5 family birthdays coming up soon so we are having a big party! Hopefully I will get to stop in at Scrappy Chic to check out all the great stuff that has come in the past month... and pick up my November kit too!

Have a great night!

The one with my Grandma

2011-11-01T09:00:00.001-04:00

This month I ended up making two layouts with photos of my Grandmother. She is my grandma Ganley and she babysat me ever since I was 4 months old.... although she is not really related by blood, she was always my Grandma :)

I found these pictures from the 50th anniversary party that her 14 Children (!!!!!) threw for her.
My grandfather wore his traditional irish kilt. He also played the bagpipes and still to this day every time I hear them it makes me want to cry. He played them at the weddings for his daughters...if he would have been here for my wedding I would have wanted him to play for me too.

My granmother was always so fun.... on the go all the time. She was very involved with her church and since I was at her house most weekends - so was I.
(sorry silly blogger won't let me rotate this pic)
Here we are all dressed up for a big mardi gras party that we helped run. I took tickets at the door and we spend the whole day before decorating the hall.

Love this line from MME - its kind of halloween and kind of fall ish at the same time! Added some bling, twine and misted the hexagon shapes along the side.

Just the other day I posted about my trip to Toronto... and now we are going again :) We will be up there this weekend just to hang out. No official plans yet. Just shopping, hanging out and lots of good food - Sean and Mahsa plan to take us for Sushi for lunch and french food for dinner! Should be lots of fun :)

Before we leave we plan on having the bathroom all finished and put back together. Right now we are so close. Everything is functional except the sink- which I hope will go back in tomorrow!! YAY :) I will post pictures soon!!

Have a great week,

The one with some Baseball

2011-10-26T10:57:00.001-04:00

I can't believe that its already been over a month! But yes it was mid October when we went up to Toronto to visit my brother Sean and his wife Mahsa. We went to see a Blue Jays - Yankees game.
I used lots of the Crate Paper Random line. In this line nothing matches but it all seems to just 'go' together. Makes it super easy to achieve an eclectic look.

The chipboard clouds are new from Maya Road. I stamped them with a Hero Arts wood grain stamp and some Jenni Bowlin ink. The letters are AC thickers and the navy/denim letters are Crate Paper. Did I mention before how much I love navy letters?? :)

The washi tape is amazing... a bit of a splurge item...but love the look and the colors are great!

The bathroom reno is nearing completion. I am getting sick of it at this point! But I will share some photos soon. I can't wait to get some more time back to scrapbook. My new kit is just sitting there just waiting for me :)

The one with my home

2011-10-22T10:53:00.002-04:00

This month when I opened my kit from Scrappy Chic I was so excited that I got this line from BoBunny. I knew exactly what I wanted to use it for. I came across this photo of the house I grew up in and it was perfect!!
I lived here from the ages of 6 to 14.... so most of my childhood. I have so many great memories in this house. I must have a thing for red brick houses because my house now.... Alain and my first house.... is also red brick.

I have had the Jenni Bowlin 'home' bingo card for a long time how and finally got to use it. This line pared well with a lot of the journal pieces from the BG Marjolaine line from last year.

I fussy cut the fence to slip my photo in behind and added a few wooden studio calico houses down at the corner. I love how this turned out!

As for the bathroom renos - there is light at the end of the tunnel. I hope to share some photos soon! Today we are installing the taps that I picked up last night (Thanks Angela!!!) and Alain is finishing the skim coat of the drywall. Cross your fingers that we will be done by next weekend.

Ok- I am off to paint trim :)

Enjoy your weekend,

The one with some early Christmas

2011-10-11T21:01:00.000-04:00

I hope that all the Canadians had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! Being so close to the states it doesn't quite feel like Thanksgiving to me....not to mention the 80+ degree weather we had all weekend!

We didn't do much celebrating this weekend since we are full swing into the bathroom reno. Being our only bathroom in the house (yikes!) we wanted to make it really nice but also finish it really quickly. In renos things always seem to take longer than planned. So we are living without a shower for the week - going to my parents or Alain's each night to shower after working hard all day.

Obviously I have been too busy to scrap.... but I thought I would share a Christmas layout I made a couple weeks ago. This is very minimal for me... but I think the photos are kind of busy and I want them to stand out!
My Minds Eye Lost and Found 2 paper, Jenni Bowlin journal paper, Crate Paper Border sticker, BG bow tie and some Studio Calico letter stickers. Its a mish-mash of this and that. The 'Night before Christmas' poem is actually a rub on from LilyBee's Christmas line last year I believe!
The third picture along the bottom with the carolers is my favorite. We have put these out every year since I was little. I remember when we bought the first one for my mom one year and then she started to collect them. Now she has two families and some accessories (they are hard to find now!).

Well I should get back now and help with something for the bathroom!
Have a great week,

The one with some Yummy Treats

2011-10-05T08:14:00.001-04:00

This month our kits were bursting with 8 new lines each!!! and this is one of my favorites.
I love to bake so this line was perfect for my Christmas baking photos....
This great line is from 3 bugs in the rug. There releases this time around were really great! (they reminded me a lot of BoBunny - but not as expensive!)

The little letters are all BG white letters that I inked to match the paper. The banner stickers are MME from a line last summer and the pleated paper is a bazzill basics.

Tonight I am heading out to pick out tile for the bathroom! I already got my light fixture and now I am excited to get this reno going :)

Have a great week!

The one with some non Halloween

2011-10-03T21:24:00.000-04:00

I hope you all had a great weekend! We had such great weather here...warm and sunny... but I was busy scrapping so I just saw it all from the window :)

Yesterday I met up with Angela and Mary from Scrappy Chic and we had so much fun and got a lot of pages done too!! I still have to photograph the layouts from the weekend but I have a few that I made last week.

I think that I have mentioned it here before, but I am not so good at using themed paper especially holiday paper. I also love some of the lines and still want to use them. So my solution is to mix it up and use some of the more neutral patterns.

A couple weekends ago Alain and I went up to Toronto to visit my brother Sean and his wife Mahsa. They brought us to a great Asian restaurant Spadina Garden.....

This layout uses the new Pink Paislee Halloween line! All of the paper is actually from the line and I just added some of the navy and orange elements from the Crate Paper Random line.

I love navy and for some reason I am always trying to find nice navy letters. These ones I used are from the BG Christmas line and I almost bought two packs so I don't run out :)

This weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving and we are planning on renovating our bathroom! So this week I will be running around after work picking out tile and fixtures for the reno. We did a quick cosmetic makeover a couple years ago but now we are pulling out all the walls and tiling the bathtub surround. Its been a long time coming so I can't wait!!!

The one with some Cards

2011-09-26T22:01:00.001-04:00

Well I can't believe that its been a whole month since my last post! With so much going on I had to take a little break from blogging.... but I hope to get back on track now :)

Today I have a couple cards I made a few weeks ago to share. As a kid I always loved Halloween but it seems like its not as celebrated anymore. Last year I think we got 3 trick-or-treaters the whole night!!

I love this Halloween line from Authentique. Everything here is from their Halloween line except for the thread which is Sew Easy thread from WeR.

This month my kit from Scrappy Chic was filled with paper from 8 new lines! I have already started playing with some of it and I can't wait to get back to some more scrapping. This weekend I am going to meet up with Angela at Scrappy Chic. I haven't scrapped at the store in so long so I can't wait. If you are in the area you should join us! Its always great to get some new inspiration scrapping with others.

If you haven't been in the store for a while I recommend you check it out- there is a ton of new stuff that has just come in! I did a little shopping a couple weeks ago but I can't wait to shop some more!

Lets see if I can keep this blog more up to date now :)

Have a great week,

The one with a baby Liz

2011-08-27T14:04:00.001-04:00

Every month Angela makes up the kits and I get a line that will be my challenge (Halloween line this month!) and one that she knows I will love. This line I love....Echo Park's Victoria Garden!

It actually turned out to be my challenge line....not sure I love how it tuned out but I love parts of it. I tried to use a circle frame around the photo and I love how the left side turned out. My green pleated flower turned out super cute (love those glubers!!).

I wanted to use this line for my baby photo even though this line is not a baby line. Sometimes I think its more fun to use what I like more than a specific theme!

Lots of little elements from Crate Paper in the corner.

Today I am heading out to the golf course to practice and play a little bit. Alain went to work this morning so I am just waiting for him to come home!

Hope you have a great weekend :)

The one with some October Afternoon

2011-08-25T12:30:00.003-04:00

I can't believe that its almost the end of summer. So sad. But its been a good one and my absence here on the blog has meant that I have been out enjoying whats left of it! Now that all of our weddings are done for the year, I have been playing lots of golf and scrapping too.

My kit this month was amazing (thanks Angela - she's the best!). I love me a good travel line - and this one from October Afternoon is pretty darn great. What makes it so great you ask? Well it can work for any kind of travel (local trips, big cities, road trips...), the colors are great (love the yellow) and you can match a lot of their other lines with it.

I made 2 layout with just 4 sheets of paper (that's a stretch for me!) and a few embellishments!
First up - pictures from my trip to LA. We stayed in Little Tokyo - a really fun area.

The title is my favorite. I used some very old letter stickers, stuck them to my new favorite yellow paper and cut out around it. I also broke out my stamps for the word border along the side. Jenni Bowlin inks (navy and red) match perfect with this paper!!

Next up some pictures that have been on my desk for a while. Chris and I on our way to LA.

We had a really funny story about being super late to the airport and almost missing out plane - so they put us in first class. Its hard to tell from these pics but I used some glossy accents to add some shine to the paper below in certain areas.

Used the glossy accents on the plane as well to give it some shine. All the embellishments came in a super cute pack with chipboard shapes, tickets, journal pieces, buttons and ribbon. A great deal for lots of stuff!

Last night I stopped by Scrappy Chic to drop off all my layouts... and I can't believe how much new stuff is in there. I was good and didn't buy too much yet. I wanted to make sure I got all the good embellishments first... net time I will be out for more paper!!!

The one with some Halloween

2011-08-12T14:00:00.003-04:00

Really its just right around the corner! Before we know it it will be here. So why not.....
(please excuse my pics - for some reason I couldn't get the colors right on these!)
This paper from Authentique is just so beautiful... even though I usually hate theme paper (other than travel stuff). But this is like - grown up Halloween :)
I wanted to use these letters from Ruby Rock It but I only had 1 'o'. So I used the #8 I think it looks cute. Have a feeling I will be using this trick more often now!

In my kit last month I got a lot of the WeR Sew Easy twine...I used some here at the top of my page.Now I thought I would LOVE this twine... but really its only for sewing on your pages. Its so slippery that it won't stay tied. Also it keeps the 'kinks' from being folded and you have to iron them out (I use my hair straightener). So - even though I wanted to like this product... I give it a thumbs down.

This weekend we have another wedding. A very good friend of my husband and I is getting married and we are so happy for them. Its going to be great to see all of our friends. Especially since we have our friends from Peterbourough staying with us!!! Tonight we are taking them to play 9 holes at our golf course and then a small party back at our place. Tomorrow will be filled with wedding stuff and more hanging out with friends. It will be a busy and fun weekend :)

Today is actually our 5 year wedding anniversary! We knew we had this wedding and guests so we are planning a golf trip later in November, probably to Myrtle Beach! In the meantime we got a nice gift card to our favorite restaurant so we will be going to dinner to celebrate as well!!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

The one with some Smash

2011-08-05T23:34:00.005-04:00

Is it Monday already? This weekend was a blur!

Friday we had all the groomsmen+some friends hanging out at the house, watching movies and eating pizza. Repeat again Saturday morning - two round of breakfast, lots of food, drinks and then getting ready for the wedding at 4pm. After sleeping only a few hours I was up and ready for the scrapbook yard sale at scrappy chic! Got some great deals and shopped the new stuff in the sore.

Angela made it super easy and had the kits ready to pick up as well. Love my kit and can't wait to play with it all. In all the craziness I forgot to bring over my layouts... so I will just have to make another trip soon..... yay :)

I got some SEI paper in my kit last month that I never got around to using. I really was stuck for what photo to use. Then I saw all my new smash stuff sitting on my desk and it reminded me of this picture...
Fawn and I getting Smashed at CHA! I ended up using two pages from my mini smash book as some paper on this layout. The tab at the top is one of the new smash tabs. The rest is paper and die cuts from SEI - Fair Day line. We aren't really at a fair here... but I still think it works.

Super fast layout for me --- literally came together in about 30 mins!
Done and done :)

This weekend we have another wedding... and house guests! So I don't know if I will have any scrapping time this week - so tonight I printed pictures for my kit so if I do get a few minutes I can crank them out. So I need some good inspiration.... what sites do you visit when you need some great inspiration?? Please share your faves!!
Thanks :)

The one with some buttons

2011-08-05T20:30:00.003-04:00

Last weekend I got some time to sit down and scrapbook...but it took me until tonight to get some good pictures! Tomorrow is my brother in laws wedding - so we have been busy with wedding stuff all week as well.

I know that the new company Authentique has become pretty controversial in its short existence... if you want to see the gossip head over to 2 peas and read here... but I really like their stuff. The quality of the paper is great! So here is a quick layout I made with a collage of photos from a wedding we went to a few weeks ago.

I also finally got to use my new Tim Holtz flower die! Love how the layered flower turned out. Quick and simple is sometimes good!

I got this idea the other day that I should organize all my buttons. I had them in a bunch of packs that were multi colored and it worked for me so far....but I thought - How long could it take to color coordinate them? Well.... longer than I thought.
To be honest I don't know if I even really like it now that they are by color..... so my question to you is : How do you store/organize your buttons????? I think I need a new system and I am very interested in your input!!!

Hope you have a great weekend!

The one with US!

2011-07-25T13:26:00.007-04:00

This year will mark our 5th wedding anniversary! I can't believe that in just a couple of weeks (August 12th) it will be 5 years already - the time has flown by. If you count the 3 years that we dated you get....

I have had this idea in my mind for a while now. I even bought the Prima 'us' knowing I would do something like this. So this weekend I finally got around to putting all my ideas together.

A more close up shot. This might set a record for least amount of paper used on one layout for me....as well as the most photos ever - (27 to be exact!) It was hard to use a lot of pattern with so many photos.

I think I love how it turned out so much that this might get framed and hung in our bedroom since the colors will go well.

Last night I was super productive and whipped up a layout in record time - I have been feeling super creative lately. Must be all the inspiration from new CHA products out there!!!

Have a great week,

The one with some Oxford

2011-07-25T13:17:00.010-04:00

A couple weeks ago I picked up my kit from Scrappy Chic and was sooo excited that I got this line. Its one of those lines that I wouldn't pick out for myself but did want to try it out. At first I was going to go super non traditional and do a non school layout.... but then I remembered this photo!!! It was perfect (though the colors look a little blown out in the photo its better in real life)
A little peek of my favorite part.... I challenged myself to use a circle on my layout and I really like the results. I think this is something I will be using more often now!

Angela recommended this great circle cutting tool....and under $10 for a cool tool I figured it was worth a try... I too will recommend it now :)

Tonight after work I zipped over to Scrappy Chic to drop off my layouts... I had a fun chat with their newest girl - another Liz! I did a little more shopping than I planned too. A bunch of the new Smash stuff was in stock and I had my pick of it all. I got the calendar pockets and some tabs too. If you are looking for some of the books she had about 10 out on the shelf!!!!

I finally got my hands on some of the Authentique paper and embellishments - so cute and love the quality. Reminds me a lot of MME!

So glad that I have no plans this week so I can start playing with all my new fun stuff :)

The one with some Poutine

2011-07-20T20:10:00.006-04:00

The Scrappy Chic girls are at CHA and having so much fun! I wish I could have gone this time....but I have a job that's keeping me pretty busy here. Hopefully there will be room for me to go next time to LA! Check out Angela's posts.... and Chris' posts for some fun updates.

With all the great inspiration flying around on the blogs I thought I would do a little scrapbooking of my own. This is one of my most favorite releases from CHA winter..... WeR travel line!!!

The long weekend in July we went to a small town north of Montreal for a family wedding. My husband's cousin was getting married. The day of the wedding we went to the best little roadside cantine for Poutine. You can't go all the way to Quebec and NOT have poutine!
(sorry for the sideways pic).... I love the colors of this line with the pictures! Classic color combos of blue, red and yellow with crisp white. Its hard to see but I used some of the BG pleated paper under the photo.
When my husband was younger, his family used to get Poutine at this roadside cafe all the time. It didn't look like much...but the food was great. Prefect for a sunny afternoon!

We had so much fun at the wedding.... we survived the crazy heat and ate lots of good food!

This weekend Alain is busy with two bachelor parties of Friday and Saturday so I have the whole weekend to myself. I plan on doing lots of scrapping, some golfing and shopping too! Can't wait til Friday now!

The one with some previews

2011-07-13T12:56:00.005-04:00

Its my most favorite time of year.... and it happends twice a year! CHA preview time!

So far here are some of my favorites :)

Crate Paper....they have really picked up their game the past few years. Love the Random line! I get teased by my family that I use that word too much... so this line is for me!!!

I always love BG.... but this time around was a real miss for me! Shock! I know!!!

I am usually not a fan of christmas paper but I do like their Nordic Winter line - Indie Bloom on the other hand it just too crazy for my style!! The little Black dess has lots of potential but I need to see it in person.

Click Here for a list of all the companies and links to their previews!!!

So what are your faves so far???

The one with another calendar page...

2011-07-09T10:53:00.005-04:00

and some cards! Now they are nothing like the amazing cards like my friend Angela makes... but I had a bunch of scraps on my desk and thought I would use them up while the creativity was flowing :)
Some scraps of the Summertime line from Simple Stories! Love this line.
A quick bday card with a cute cupcake cut out - yum! I love these calendar pages! For me its a super simple way to get lots of photos on one page. For this one I crammed tons of fun pictures we took on Hollywood Blvd. I also got to use one of my favorite scribble words from KI. The flower stamps are BG by Hero Arts.
Lots of journaling along the side and little blurbs to explain all the photos. Simple and easy!!

Last weekend we went to St. Hyacinthe (an hour north of Montreal, Quebec) for a wedding. I have some fun photos to scrap from that weekend. We ate lots of poutine, did some shopping, visiting with family and ate at our favorite spot - St. Hub's!
This weekend Alain is in a tournament at the club and tonight is the formal dinner. Can't wait to get all dressed up! Hopefully we will get some nice pictures :)

But right now I need to get ready and head over to Scrappy Chic to pick up my new kit. I feel like I haven't had enough time to scrap this summer... the next two weekends should be a little more open so I plan to do lots of scrapping!!!

Have a great weekend :)

The one with some mixed MME

2011-06-22T09:52:00.006-04:00

In my last kit from Scrappy Chic I got the new Birthday line Hip Hooray from MME! Since I didn't have any birthday pics to scrap I mixed it up with some of the new MME Lime Twist collection. That is one of my favorite things about MME - a lot of their lines complement other lines so you can use your old stash and keep it fresh with the newer product!
The paper is from Hip Hooray line, the journal card, letter stickers and star stickers are Lime twist line. The photos are of my brother Sean and I at a local carnival that happens every summer down at the riverfront.

I was inspired by Fawn's layout over on the Scrappy Chic blog to make these folded flowers. I tried to do it myself.... and then I went and bough the Tim Holtz die - so.much.easier!

And just for fun..... Here is Maya literally hangin' out in the mailbox :) Silly girl!

This weekend I have tons of things planned... and I hope that I can fit them all in! My work down at the riverfront is winding down so I may have to work on Saturday... but hope to fit in some golf and scrapbooking as well. Also, we didn't get to celebrate Father's Day with my father in law last weekend so we will be planning that as well.

Hope you have a great weekend!

The one with Simple Stories

2011-06-22T09:19:00.004-04:00

I hope you all are enjoying summer as much as Miss Maya is......
She loves to be outside but is a little too young yet to me out there on her own. I put her up on the window ledge when I was gardening a few weeks ago and she loved smelling the flowers and watching all the birds from outside the window!

I finally got some time to scrap over the weekend!! I was so excited to get my kit from Scrappy Chic this month - But then when I got home I remembered that my computer was out for repair --- will ALL my photos on it!!!!! So I decided to scrap some more photos from my childhood!

I used this great line from Simple Stories. It has great colors for summer and I thought they worked well with a vintag-y feeling I wanted for these photos from 1983.

I made a little cluster of embellishments - the hearts are BG chipboard pieces I covered in paper (a technique I haven't done in a while!!). Love the scale of the hearts. Added some ribbon and flowers too. The clouds are had cut and inked in a soft blue.

For those who read the previous post - Angela was correct about the Friends reference! Monica has a secret closet that she keeps all of her stuff in and its a messy closet with everything Smashed in :) Did I mention that I am a little bit of a Friends fan?....lol.

Hope you have a great week... and that the weekend comes quickly!!!

The one with me getting Smashed!!!

2011-06-18T08:26:00.005-04:00

I finally got my hands on some of the new Smashbook supplies!!! Yay!!!! Here is what I worked on last night.....
I picked the pretty pink book. I think I want to try out different colors. This one will be for my everyday life things. I think I want to get the black one as well just for scrapbook inspirations!

The first page... added the pocket for things I will use to Smash!

On the next page its a super cute saying in the middle... I added some of my favorite quotes and explain what the book is about.... this one above from my favorite show every - Friends. There is no doubt that I AM Monica :)
(Bonus points for who knows what Monica was talking about when she said the quote!!!!)

For tickets and things I want to keep but have no pictures to go with them. (No pictures!!! Crazy I know!!)

Starting to Smash !! I decided that I am going to let go... just a little... and NOT have to have the book in chronological order (shock!!! - I know - me too!!) So I am going to add and make pages as it comes to me.... and when the page design fits.

Here is my favorite page so far. Talking about my CHA experiences, photos, sticker and badges!

Skip ahead a few pages.... and I started an area for some images that I have been collection for my dream home. I added a BG office tab to the side with the word home so I will be able to find it and add to it.

So are you Smashing?????????

So I know that I should have done some real scrapbook pages last night. I have a couple lines I need to work with for the Scrappy Chic design team.... but I was having so much fun Smashing!!! If you want to get your hands on some you better hurry over to Scrappy Chic - they already sold out once and who knows when they will be in stock again!

Have a great weekend.

The one with my view

2011-06-10T10:07:00.004-04:00

Wow - I can't believe how I have neglected my poor blog for so long. This past month has been filled with so many crazy things - house, car, health, work, birthdays - Seems like things just go along smooth for a while and then when you least expect it everything goes upside down at once.

Needless to say that my scrapping has been the thing that has suffered the most. I did make one layout last weekend that I need to put some finishing touches on and then I will share it. Also, I will be getting my new kit from Scrappy Chic to play with this weekend :)

I have been working some long hours out of the office on the jobsite.... so I thought I would share my new view with you.....

Yes I am working down at the Windsor riverfront and looking over at the Detroit skyline all day! Well maybe not all day - but it sure looks like a nice city from this side of the river :)

I hope to share some new scrappy stuff with you soon!

Have a great weekend,

The one with a 7G tray

2011-05-18T10:00:00.001-04:00

For the booth at Mega Meet, one of the featured manufacturers was 7 Gypsies. I love their products but they are not usually my style. I decided to make an altered tray for the booth...

And I love how it turned out!!! I left it at the store so it will be there on display for a while... but I have a spot picked out for it in my living room when I get to bring it home.

The top corner with the banner is my favorite :)

Once I started to get into the project I found so many cool embellishments that I could use. The stamps are from an older line Making Memories- Passport.

The little jar of bead. I wanted to fill it with sand....but I didn't have any available. I may switch it out later.

Now that I have done one.... I may be addicted to them. I think I want to make a white one with wedding photos in it!!!!

The one with a lot of Cosmo

2011-05-16T10:00:00.001-04:00

Better late than never... but I thought I would share some of the layouts I made super last minute for Mega Meet.
I used two lines both from Cosmo Cricket - Social club is a really cool mix of modern and vintage feel. I used pictures from a night out at our favorite local restaurant!
This next layout I photographed before I added the title... oops :) I added red letters - the name of the restaurant 'Frying Fish'.

This place was so cool - and we had such a fun time trying different kinds of sushi!

This last layout is super simple (time restricted!!)... but its Cosmo Cricket paper as well. It mixes great with the Social club papers as well.

I love this picture of my grandfather fishing on his boat! He loved to fish and we would always go out on his boat when we went to visit.

If you haven't been into Scrappy Chic in a while you definetly need to check out all the new stuff coming in. New Echo Park and Thickers too!!!

The one with the cute kitties...

2011-05-15T11:00:00.000-04:00

This week our little Maya got her front paws de-clawed..... and it was about time! She was scratching our furniture, scratching up our hands and attacking Babe. When she got home she had to wear this collar so she didn't lick her paws :(

Still so cute!!!

Its been raining again her all weekend.... so we did a lot of hanging out.....
Now that Maya doesn't have claws she has been a lot nicer to Babe. They love to sit together on the couch when we are watching tv. Not a very exciting weekend around here! Hopefully we will get some sunshine next weekend!!!

The one with a party

2011-05-14T10:00:00.001-04:00

I love this line from Cosmo Cricket... the bright colors and graphic prints are just perfect for some pool photos. The line is about a year old and I have been holding on to it for just the right photos. When I came across these old photos at my aunts pool I thought I would pull out this line...
I went super simple and kept with the graphic feel of the prints.

I used a couple different thickers for the title and a few mini primas!

I started this post a couple weeks ago but I have been too busy to post it.... I hope to finally get some of my new projects from Mega Meet uploaded this weekend!!!

We have plans to play a lot of golf this weekend --- but the weather is not cooperating! It has rained every day for the last few weekends and it looks like it will be no different today. Hope you have a great weekend!

The one with a lot of journaling

2011-05-09T22:14:00.000-04:00

Wow! Things have been so busy - my poor blog has been neglected the past couple weeks.
I have been working long hours on a new project at work and scrapbooking up a storm for this past weekend's Mega Meet. I have lots of new projects to show coming soon :) I just need to find the time to upload the pictures.

A couple weeks ago I had a fun scrappy night where I did a bunch of layouts just for me.... not for any design team. I have wanted to scrap this photo for a while.... its not great quality but there were so many stories that I would think of when I saw it I wasn't sure what way to go with it.

My solution....... to do a ton of journaling! Love how it turned out.

A close up of some of the details.

I had a blast this past Saturday working at Mega Meet in the Scrappy Chic booth with Chris, Angela and Chris' mom Linda. Check out the blog for a cute photo of us all with some ice cream that Linda was so nice to get for us... it was the perfect ending to a fun day!

The one with a mix....

2011-04-27T17:00:00.002-04:00

of old and new!!!!

I love these papers from BG Olivia line. I have had them in my stash and just never got around to use them yet. I noticed that they would work great with the accessories from Crate Papers new lines.....
I think this is one of my most favorite titles ever... love the mix of three different letters!!

Any layout with this cute little kitty would be cute :)

Products: BG - paper, bloomer, pieces. Maya Road - ribbon. Crate Paper - buttons, banner sticker, journal stickers.

Anyone going to attend Mega Meet this year? I can't believe that its already next weekend. Can't wait!!

The one with even more Kraft...

2011-04-26T21:36:00.006-04:00

Hope everyone had a great Easter! We had a fun weekend.... saw a comedy show, got to golf and hang out with family, won some money at the casino (yeah!), played Euchre, ate lots of great food!!

I have decided to give Kraft a chance.... and I love the look of kraft with white! This page started as an experiment in stamping and embossing. I used MME stamps and white embossing powder to create the pattern down the left side.... then pulled out some of my favorite white products.

Pics of me at CHA with some very inspiring ladies - Lizzy Kartchner, Kelly Pukey and Jenni Bowlin. I added assorted vintage looking buttons all from different lines of Crate Paper - best buttons ever- just sayin'.
The letters are good old loopy love - feels good to mix some old products with the new.

I have been neglecting the blog... not because I have not been scrappin' - but just not enought time to update. But tonight I photographed 4 new layouts to share!!! Hopefully I will be able to update more than once a week :)

The one with some Kraft!

2011-04-20T09:00:00.001-04:00

I know a lot of people are fans of the Kraft paper.... I am not one of them. I do love how it looks and have tried it many times but I can't make it work. When I saw this line from We R I was excited to try it out.... its Kraft color but not the texture - a little easier for me to work with....
These pictures are from Disney this past Christmas. Jess and I picked pearls at the Japanese pavilion. I think I have done this every time I have been to Disney. I thought the papers lent themselves to an Asian-ish theme. Added some BG pieces from the hopscotch line (cut the frame from a journal spot!) and lots of pearls!

The banner is made by punching the circles out from another sheet of paper and folding them over some twine. Hard to tell by the picture, but I also did some scalloped doodling around the banner. Might be the least amount of paper I have every used on a layout! lol...

Since I had to much left over - I did make a second layout. I still need to photograph it yet!

So... whats your stance on Kraft... love or hate?????

Have a great day,

The one with my Nanny

2011-04-19T09:14:00.004-04:00

My Nanny - my father's mother. Everyone always called her that, even my grandpa Jack. I found a book of old photos not too long ago and this was one that I just loved. This was my Nanny on the day of her first holy communion. I love this picture.

I have been hoarding (or saving!!) this Pink Paislee paper for just the right layout. I thought it was special enough for this picture. The photo is not the best - doesn't not do it justice. I have been playing around with different places in the house to photograph my layouts but haven't found the perfect place yet! (maybe we just need more sun!!!)

Close up of the photo. I left a space to add in the year. I keep forgetting to ask my dad what year she was born so I could estimate the year of the photo!

This weekend I was super motivated and got two layouts done with one line - I know that sounds weird but two layouts from 3 pieces of paper for me its crazy. I usually use up to 5 pieces on a layout :) I will share those soon..... just have to find a good place to photograph them! lol.

Hope you have a great week - short week for me with Easter this weekend! yay! lots of time to golf - weather permitting!

The one with some Zippers

2011-04-14T09:43:00.006-04:00

Some trends I don't get - random owls and deer on a page about ice cream or babies.... not for me! But Zipper is the new trim - and I am on board with this trend. There are not a lot of embellishments that are rugged and masculine but also work as a flower!

I thought that some zipper would work for these pictures of our last concert of the summer - Green Day. Yes, I know what your thinking - a scrapbooking, country club golfing girl and Green Day? Doesn't seem to go together - but they are Alain's favorite band and over the years seeing them in concert so many times, they are one of mine too! They put on a great show and they actually sing and play their songs almost better than on the album..... The colors didn't turn out that great in the photo (sorry-not enough sun this morning for a good picture!) but the background is suppose to be black and the papers are new from SEI. The 'tape' with the sayings on it is new from EK - part of their smash book collection (not out yet - got the tape at CHA!!) but its the perfect color to match the paper and thickers! Pretty simple layout embellishment wise for me!

Tonight is Alain's last hockey game for the season (yay!) so I am going to watch with a few of our friends. Then attempt to make some chocolate cupcakes for a co-workers birthday tomorrow. I haven't made them in so long - so I hope they turn out well! Hope you have a great day!

The one with a Butterfly Garden

2011-04-13T08:42:00.009-04:00

Sorry I have been so MIA the past few weeks. Golf season has started --- Did you watch the Masters?!! --- and the course opened so we have been out playing any chance we can get. It's also getting to be wedding season - which means that I have been busy with lots of invites!

In between work, golf, invites, working out, sleeping.... I have managed to fit in a couple layouts. This month I got some Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden and its just so beautiful! It was hard for me to cut up any of the pages.

I found this old Polaroid of my Dad and I circa 1983. It was taken at Storybook Gardens in London, Ontario. We used to go there a lot as a kid... and I am sure its changed so much since then!

Some close up details of the flowers - had these in my stash for a while so I was happy to use them (Maya Road)

Did a little stamping and embossing on the mini envelope (Melissa Francis)! The leaves were white and I misted and inked them (Prima). Love how they turned out.

In other news- Maya is super cute - but driving us crazy! If you know of any way to get her to STOP peeing on our couch I could use any advice at this point. I have no idea why and its so random too. The littler is clean and she didn't do it for two weeks then again this morning. Good thing she is soooo cute.

I tried to get a picture of the two cats together but Maya was too interested in the camera!! lol.

If you havn't check out the sales over at Catch the Moments you need to get over there. She is clearing out all of her stock - tons of brand new product on clearance!! I am talking about new Crate Paper buttons and paper and banner stickers, new prima too!! Check it before its all gone!!

Hope you have a great day!

The one wtih no Mojo...

2011-04-08T09:45:00.005-04:00

Maybe its because we got a glimpse of warm weather.... or because the golf course is open now...or because I have been busy with invitation orders...but I have been lacking in motivation and inspiration to get scrapping! I love the Timeless line from Kaiser Craft and was very happy to get it in my kit last month from Scrappy Chic. I just didn't know what I wanted to do with it. I sat down three different times to work on it... but then ended up doing something else. So Tuesday night I made myself sit and work.... and I am glad I did :)

Wednesday night I went over to Scrappy Chic and picked up my new kit and drop this layout off.... but I forgot to photograph it!!!! - So I took this picture in the store (Sorry its not the best quality!). I tried to keep is simple and I really like how it turned out. Its hard to see but along the side it has definitions of words like - love, happy, bliss, journey - cut out from one of the new papers... love the dictionary look!!

I can't wait now to get started on my new kit! I got one of the new Pink Paislee lines and bought Soiree and Daily Junque - love it.

Hope you have a great weekend - hopefully the weather will clear up and I can get out and golf - if not I will be cleaning and scrapping this weekend :)

The one with a Video!

2011-04-06T12:00:00.005-04:00

I am going to try and post a video of my crazy, funny, cutie pie Maya! She is obsessed with my husband's pillow..... I know its weird. So I thought I would take a movie of it and share it with you all..... its not the best quality... but she is still so cute its worth a quick view :)
I will say that Alain has a weird pillow that has a compartment for water in the bottom. It was recommended by his chiropractor.... so I think Maya knows there is something in there and wants to get it out!!

In scrapbooking news - new kits are in at Scrappy Chic and I am on my way tonight to pick it up! I can't wait to see what I got! Plus all the new Pink Paislee is in.... hopefully there is some left for me :) I have another layout to share for this month.... yet to be photographed so hopefully tomorrow.

Have a great day!

The one with an update....

2011-03-31T23:06:00.005-04:00

Just thought I would pop on to update about Babe - (thank you so much for all the thoughtful comments!). She is doing much better today now that she has some medication. We got x-rays of her chest and she had some fluid in her lungs and scar tissue making it hard for her to breath. She seems to be almost back to normal - eating and drinking more - not wheezing anymore - but she will have to stay on the meds for a month. On a side note... any Grey's Anatomy fans out there? Well tonight they officially 'jumped the shark'!! This episode was soooo stupid. Every time it got good they would start singing and I could hardly keep in the laughter. It was so hard to get into the episode - plus some of the WORST acting ever since you could tell the cast thought it was a joke as well. Hopefully that will be enough of that ....because although I have been there from the beginning.... tonight I almost turned it off and read a summary online! Sorry for the vent! :) With everything going on this week I just havn't had any scrappin' mojo! The golf course is opening tomorrow - yay! - so I hope that it will warm up enough that I can play this weekend. Also I have a few sets of invites to work on. Hope you have a great weekend :) ---sorry no pics in this post.... I hate posts without pics ;)---

The one with Crate Paper

2011-03-30T10:00:00.001-04:00

I think that Crate Paper had some of the best lines this release. When I saw the all boy line I loved it... but really didn't know what I would use it for. Then I remembered this picture I took in Disney! No its not a statue.... that's a real guy dressed up in front of the Toy Story ride... which I didn't get to go on because of the 3 hour wait and no fast passes left :( I hear it was amazing. Well.... if you did get to go on it then you need this paper!!

Paper and border stickers are all Crate Paper, BG pieces, Kaiser mini letters (which are back in stock at Scrappy Chic!!!), misc buttons and brads! So proud of myself for using some super old brads - love it when I can use up some old stuff in my stash!

On a sad note.... my older cat (Babe) is not feeling well... having a hard time breathing - so I am bringing her to the vet today and I am keeping my fingers crossed that its just a hairball or something not too serious :(

Have a great day!

The one without camping!

2011-03-28T12:00:00.002-04:00

I am not a camper! I don't like roughin' it.... even a cottage is border line if its too far from shopping and restaurants! :) Just the way I roll. My theory is that you have to camp as a kid to enjoy it - as a kid we went to golf resorts with kid activities, visited family, shopping trips to Chicago and Toronto...... - no camping! The joke in my family is that a hotel without room service is really roughin' it ;)

This line from AC - Campy Trail is made for those of you who love to camp...BUT super fun for so many other things as well! I used it for a golf trip I took way back with my husband Alain when we were just dating.... The wood grain really works for the outdoor pics. I was inspired by my friend Angela while creating this little clustered grouping on the side of the title.... All the paper is AC as well as the thickers. The fabric circles and journal spot area new BG life of the party - match so perfect with this line.

And as it always seems to go - the line that is suppose to challenge me the most turns out to be my favorite layout of the month :)

Hope you had a good weekend! I did some shopping on Saturday and got some great deals! Used my 25% off at JoAnns - picked up the Martha Stewart circle cutter. So far I tested it and I really like it! Full review once I have had more time to really play!!!

Have a great day!

The one with some LYB - Twig

2011-03-16T10:00:00.003-04:00

Remember about two weeks ago LYB was having a sketch challenge over on their blog with the Twig collecion? Well I played a long.....just not in time :)

I started this layout a couple weeks ago and it sat on my desk needing journaling and some finising touches......

I love this collection! You can see how Angela used it here..... and Lisa's take on the same sketch here.
Used some new Thickers that have a wood grain-y look to them. The fabric banners and borders are my favotire in this collection!

Close up of the border and Prima flower in brown! Love these :)

Happy St. Patrick's day to all !!!! Any plans to drink green beer tonight? Today is my dad's birthday but we will be celebrating this weekend. Not much of a beer drinker myself.... but cheers to those who are celebrating today :)

The one with some My Minds Eye

2011-03-15T10:00:00.004-04:00

I just love this paper from MME - they always hit it out of the park! When I first saw the sneak peeks I wasn't that excited... but in real life its gorgeous!

I love this pic of us on Hollywood Blvd - trying on some funny shades! Chris and Fawn forgot theirs and got a steal of a deal on some hot shades. I did not buy the heart glasses .. lol :)

Are you tired of banners yet? Well I hope not because they are still the hottest trend! Maya Road came out with these canvas banners .......

Its hard to see but I used some banner stamps from Hero Arts on the canvas to give it little polka dots! Used my new Jenni Bowlin ink as well - my review is in and so far I love them!!! In this picture you can see the great texture this paper has as well!

The stacked 'flower' on the right side is also stamped with the coordinating MME stamps! Used some pop dots and inked the edges in brown. The border stickers used are all from the new Crate Paper lines - I got all 4 border stickers sets... so I don't remember which one was from which. But I did stamp on the pink one with the MME border stamps! (Angela will be so proud of all my stampage!)

If you havn't been over to Catch the Moments Kits you should check out all the new stuff they have! The Echo Park - for the record as well as all the new Crate Paper and MME can be found at a really great price!

Thanks for stopping by!

The one with some Echo Park

2011-03-14T13:38:00.010-04:00

Wow! Where has the time gone! I have been busy keeping up with the new kitten, work, friends, shopping and scrapping. At least I am back with a few fun things to show :)

This weekend I brought my friend Josie to Scrappy Chic. It was her first visit and I think it was a little overwhelming! There is nowhere in Windsor to get all the latest and greatest! I was joking with her that once she gets a taste for buying paper by the piece she will not want to go back to those flimsy stack papers :) I spent almost all my yard sale earnings.... but I got so much great stuff!

On our way home we stopped at Mexican Town for lunch...... yummy! Lets just say it was a cheese overload and sooooo good :) We were even nice enough to bring back leftovers for the guys for dinner!

Once we got home we got scrapping! I am proud that I got 2 layouts done and journaling finished on another - plus helped Josie with some of hers. Pretty productive day!

My first layout is for the DT at Scrappy Chic - New Echo Park - For the Record!

Just some pics of Fawn, Chris and I being silly at CHA. They had a big backdrop with the hollywood sign - which was great since out pics of the actual sign didn't turn out as well as we hoped!

Some details of the journaling --- Check out the teeny tiny mini letter stickers from Kaiser Craft! For scale - think about 1/4 the size of the Cosmo Cricket ones!!
---Told you I would totally use them Chris :)
(Excuse the sideways pic - silly blogger won't let me upload it straight!)

Almost the entire time we were scrapping on saturday night.... Maya had to be on mine or Josie's lap!!! She wanted in on the Girls night :)

And when she was awake... she was a crazy terror.... getting into EVERYTHING!!!

This is where I found her Sunday morning when I heard a ton of noise in the office:

She somehow got the cover to my sewing machine off and she was playing in it. Her head popped out of where the handle would go.....silly kitty!!!

Hope you had a good weekend!

The one with Maya!

2011-03-05T09:43:00.008-05:00

Say Hi to the newest member of our family :)

We have been looking for a little kitten add to our family for a while now. On Thursday night I saw her online and we picked her up last night after work. She is sooooo cute !!!

She is very hyper and has lots of energy.... but when she gets tired she is very snuggley (is that a word?)! This morning I was folding laundry and she was getting sleepy and wanted to be close to me. So I put her in the basket and she fell right asleep!

She also eats a lot! She is so small that she stands half in the dish to eat.

Babe on the other hand is not liking the new friend so much! But I'm sure she will get over it and they will eventually be friends.... hopefully :)

Hope you have a great weekend!!!! This little one will be keeping us on our toes for sure! :)

The one with new Prima

2011-03-03T09:00:00.006-05:00

This year the paper that really blew me away was at the Prima booth of all places! I always love their flowers and embellishments - but this time I was crazy for the paper. First, its beautiful! But it's also really thick and had a nice texture.

Last week when I was doing a little shopping I couldn't resist.... so I picked up one of the lines to play with. Its been a while since I did a page just for me (ie: not for a design team!).

I love this picture first of all.... and their hats made it so perfect for these papers!

The small rose trim is Tim Holtz spritzed with pink glimmer mist. The journal card is new MME - the colors match perfect! Added some mini letter stickers for the journaling and some stitching.

The large floral... well that is another favorite of mine that I couldn't wait to get when I saw it at CHA. These trims are about 2.5" wide.... and I need them in every color :)

I have another layout I did this weekend using LYB Twig.... but I still need some journaling and then I can share that one as well. I hope to get some time in to scrap this weekend - we have our last curling outing Saturday, this time with my ex-co-workers.... can't wait to see them :)

Have a great day!

The one with 2 cards

2011-02-24T12:31:00.002-05:00

Happy Thursday everyone :) lol.... I am just excited for the weekend to get here fast!
I have lots of fun things planned. Girls night with my high school friends on Friday at my favorite restaurant, Curling again with Alain's work Saturday afternoon and Dinner and dancing Saturday night for my friend Josie's 30th birthday! I'm sure I will be very tired come Sunday :)

So its been a while since I made cards.... I think its because I get carded-out around October when I have a million birthdays in the family!

Since I had a bunch of scraps left over from my last page just lying on my desk I figured it would be a good opportunity to make a boy card!

My goal was to make something that I could give to a boy of any age. Used some 3 Bugs in a Rug paper scraps and banner sticker with the BoBunny dotted paper as my card backdrop.

For my second card I wanted to use some of the embellishments I got in my last two kits but was not able to use since they didn't go with my paper! As as added bonus I used KRAFT. Ya I never do that :)
MM butterfly, LYB leaf pins,Kaiser paper and AC ribbon (all leftovers). Used the ribbon to make this really cool flower. I am dying for glubers to hit the store.... so in the mean time I had to improvise for this one! I really like how it turned out.

Both of these will be over at Scrappy Chic tonight - pending no more SNOW!!!! I will be heading there to scoop up lots of new products that have come in since Sunday. Its like Christmas this time of year!

Have a great day....

The one with 3 bugs

2011-02-21T14:54:00.004-05:00

3 Bugs in a Rug paper that is :)
This month our kits for Scrappy Chic were not big.....but just wait til next month! Already so much stuff had come in from CHA. There are three super cute lines from 3 Bugs... this one I used is called Dawson.
I had a lot of fun working with this paper. It is geared toward kids pictures... but the basics of blue, green and orange can work with a lot of things. The stars would be great for sports pages as well. I love blue and orange together too!

I pulled out an old pictures from when I was young. That is me and my little brother Andrew (yes I know I had a boy's hair cut... I guess it was 'in' at the time!). Since I didn't have a lot of embellishments to match and I still wanted to get some dimension to the page, I opted to use some cut outs and lots of pop dots!

Its hard to tell in the first image. Hopefully this one can show what I did. I cut out some of the squares in the background and popped them up. Then I popped up the whole mat/journal area on dots as well. Added a little bit of hand cutting (stars) and some drawn on stitching around the edges. Super cute effect!

Now back to my scrapbook room.... I want to take advantage of my day off!

The one with some Sweetness

2011-02-20T09:09:00.003-05:00

What is going on with this weather! This morning I headed over to Scrappy Chic for the yard sale, grabbed a quick lunch and went into Home Goods... when I came out there was two inches of snow! It took over an hour to get home (should have been about 30mins).

So now I am safely at home I thought I would share a couple layouts I made this week with me kit from Catch the Moments! Lots of Pink Paislee Sweetness ---

As usual... being silly one night shopping in Downtown Disney! Love the yellow and pink mix in this line.

Next up.... Me with Nicole Harper (from Studio Calico and Two Peas!) and Chris (the owner of Scrappy Chic) at CHA. It was so nice meeting Nicole... she is super sweet in person too :) I didn't know but she shops at Chris' store......hence the title of Chic Chick!

I know I used the same paper for the background... that was not on purpose! lol. I don't mind too much since these pages won't be next to each other in my album anyway. Love the way they both turned out :)

Check out the new kits and products over at the Catch the Moments Esty shop... new prima, thickers and AC in stock!!!

Since it doesn't look like this snow will be stopping anytime soon.... I will be hiding out in my scrap room for the rest of the weekend - Its a long weekend here in Ontario, Canada (Family Day!) so I have tomorrow off. yay!

Hope you are having a great weekend,

The one with a sleepy cat

2011-02-17T20:41:00.003-05:00

Last night I was working on a layout for the Catch the Moments design team.... I went went to change the loads of laundry and this is what I found when I came back!

Babe - asleep on my chair! She is sooo cute :)

She loves sitting with me where ever I am in the house.... especially when I'm scrapping. I have two of the same chairs in my office mostly because I have to have somewhere for her to sit. She never goes on the desk and won't sit in the cozy cat bed I have for her.... she needs her own chair!

If you haven't check out the Scrappy Chic blog you may have missed this....

Our new/old design team :)

From left to right.... Angela, Tina, Me, Fawn and Lisa! It was so fun meeting up with them last Friday. We have a really fun group of girls and plan to get together for some crops - hopefully soon!

I have lots of fun thins planned this weekend and also some time to scrap! Saturday we are going curling - our first of three curling weekends in a row! This weekend is with some friends and my in-laws, next weekend with Alain's work and the weekend after that with friends from my old work! We will be pros soon enough :) It really is a lot of fun and a great work out!!!

Tonight I am getting ready to watch Grey's..... but first I have to price the last of my stuff for the yard sale this Sunday! Hope to see you there!!

The one with some more hopscotch!

2011-02-12T15:41:00.003-05:00

Can I just say how perfect this line goes with pictures of us eating ice cream! lol

Beaches n Cream is our favorite spot in Disney World. We used to stay at the Beach Club every Christmas and eat breakfast here each day. Its the cutest little 50s style diner! This year we opted for a small dinner and a BIG dessert!

Its hard to tell in this picture but we got a sundae that had 12 scoops of ice cream, cookies, brownies, cake, every topping under the sun, lots of cherries and a whole can of whipped cream! So yummy! If you ever go to Disney you have to go here :)

This was day 4 of our trip - each day we got someone in the family holding up the number of fingers for that day. Dorky I know :)

Some fun news about the blog for Scrappy Chic - The design team will now be posting on the blog! I think this will be really fun and the blog will be more than just about the new products coming out.... you will see them being used as well! So be sure to bookmark it and check it out - coming soon!!!!

The one with a Calendar!

2011-02-12T15:08:00.004-05:00

At CHA summer 2010 I fell in love with these calendars! I had no idea at first what I would do with them.... thought maybe a mini 365 project... or a monthly recap project.

Here is what I came up with.... a recap of our week in Disney World!
I used the BG hopscotch line - papers, letter stickers and pieces. The flowers are hand cut from one of the papers in the line. Just added some pop dots and buttons from my stash!

I think this is one of the easiest, quickest pages I have done in a while.... and now its also at the top of my list of favorites. I think I will be buying up some more of this calendar paper for future vacation recap pages.

This is currently hanging up over at Scrappy Chic :)

Also - don't forget about the YARD SALE this weekend. Its Sunday the 20th from 12-5! So many great deals there.... and an excuse to check out the new products in the store too ;)

Happy Valentines Day!!!

The one with some Kaiser and WeR

2011-02-12T14:45:00.003-05:00

I have been a bad blogger since I got back from CHA!

Although I have not been posting, I have had time to create a few layouts with my kit from Scrappy Chic! This one is a composition of all the fun things we did at Hollywood Studios.
I used a We R Memory Keepers - Ring Albums made easy Page protector for this project!
The page holds 8 3x3 pictures and 1 6x12. Since I am usually a one photo 5x7 scrapper I like the idea of getting lots of pictures on one page and still having some room to create. (Be aware of the slot sizes when cutting your papers and photos - they are NOT true to size!!!)

Used Kaiser Craft paper and tickets, OA mini market stickers, BG bloomer and pieces from the wander line.

Its hard to see but I added some embellishments on the outside of the page protector as well! The 'pass go' element , bloomer and chipboard arrows are all on the outside. I was sure to only add adhesive to certain places to allow me to add more pictures/elements on the other side of the page in the future!

In some other fun scrappy news I got to meet up with the girls of the DT last night. We had lots of fun chatting and shopping for new products. I think we ALL got some of the LYB twig line... definitely a favorite of everyone! Turns out that one of the other DT girls is Canadian too... and lives two blocks from me.... and I know her from the scrapbook store we used to have here in Windsor (closed a couple years ago!). It was really nice to catch up with her!

Today I have NO PLANS!! yeah!! So I am in my scrapbook room just playing :)

Tonight we are going to dinner with my brother and Jess for Valentines at a really cool local restaurant - Vito's!!! Very excited for that!

Hope you all have a great Valentines weekend - Any special plans????

The one with a favor to ask :)

2011-02-07T11:43:00.003-05:00

Good Monday morning to everyone!!!! I have a favor to ask of you. Its not going to be hard... but you do have to have Facebook.

My friend Mary over at Scrappy Chic has worked very hard to make this super cute display for the We R Memory Keepers Love contest!

She made the paper rings and cupcakes from the paper in the line! Very creative :)

If you would vote for the store's display we will win a bunch of very cool prizes for the store and customers too!

All you have to do is Vote Here! By clicking the 'like' button and adding a comment!!!

Since I am just about the only person under 30 that does not have facebook (whole other story for another time!!) ... I am doing my part for the store to get as many votes as possible!! Thank you so much to those who will vote!!!

The one with a recap!

2011-02-06T14:39:00.007-05:00

Its been so crazy since I got back from CHA! Thought I would pop on to show you some more show photos and recap from our last day at the show. Later this week I will have some new layouts to show you!

First I have a bit of good news! I was asked back for a second term on the Design Team over at Scrappy Chic :) Yay! I will get to work with Angela and Fawn again... plus two new member... one of which is Canadian as well! Looking forward to meeting the new girls!

The Prima booth was awesome as usual! Always such great inspiration. You will have to check out all the great stuff that we got for the sore. Here is an assortment of their neutrals. I can see myself glimmer misting these for sure...

I saw Suede again at the show... this time he was there with Simplicity - he has new sewing patterns that he designed. Also he switched his hair to blue for this show!

Placed a big order with Maya Road - love their stuff. Chris got this tea pot mini album just for me ;) I think I have said before how much I love and drink tea, so she got the album for tea lovers like me! Very excited to do something fun with it. Also, look out for the Maya Road zippers coming to the store... very cool!

After the show we had to run back to the hotel and re-pack all of our luggage. We got so much stuff at the show that we had to FedEx back 4 boxes of stuff! Mine and Chris' luggage were way over the limit and had to spend time trying to figure out what we could carry on and ship back. All this while everyone in the lobby of the hotel looked on! They must have thought we were crazy!

We finally made it to the Airport..... which was very much under construction as you can see from the background of this pic....
I think we were all so tired at this point we were looking forward to getting some sleep on the plane!

the one with no connection

2011-02-01T00:42:00.002-05:00

i am sitting in lax with no internet connection but blogging from chris phone! Will post pics from home if we ever make it! Hope there is not too much snow on the way. Got pics from every booth. Any requests?
Liz

The one with CHA day 2!

2011-01-31T11:03:00.006-05:00

Better late than never! Can't believe its already the last day of the show!
Here are some of the highlights from yesterday....

Crate Paper.... my favorite of the show! Love all the lines. For the local girls - we got the entire set of the first three lines and just a little from the neighborhood line.

Close up of the borders and stickers from the ToyBox line.... great boy line for any age!

New Sizzix dies... love the banner of course!

Some inspiration....

Spellbindres gear dies! Very cool....

Kaiser Craft.... Lots of great new stuff coming from them.... a school line, cooking line, purple princess line.... and this is my fave....pink, green and brown!

Pics from the DCWV booth. Took them almost 4 months so make these... sorry for the sideways pic... not sure what up with that... :)

Banner from Fancy Pants... got this line. Very cool retro colors with a modern twist.

It wasn't all work..... Fawn and I being silly....

Got to meet some great scrapbookers that I admire! Kelly Purkey at the Studio Calico booth (so nice to meet you Kelly!!) She is super sweet!

Nicole Harper.... she is so nice! Didn't know that she shops at Scrappy Chic! Got to chit chat with her for a while.

Elizabeth Kartchner.... she is always so nice... Couldn't believe that she remembered me from the last show! She was there with her husband and cutie little baby Lola!

For even more pics of the day head over to the Scrappy Chic blog!

Now I have to get ready to place LOTS of orders..... wish me luck getting back into Detroit... I hear there is going to be lots of snow coming!!!!

The one with CHA day 1

2011-01-30T01:58:00.003-05:00

It was a very long day! These pics are super out of order but I wanted to get something up on the blog tonight!!

Prima Booth pic:
Me with Kelly Goree at the BG booth. She was running the Make n Take.... she was soooo cool :)

Wreath over at Jillibean Soup booth. Very cool - Seems to see a lot of these spools - Jenni Bowlin and Maya Road has them too!

Tim Holtz doing a demo.... all the ladies were crazy here. Hard to get a pic!

From the TH booth:

Pink Paislee.... my favorite of all the releases so far :)

After the show we wen out for Sushi.... it was a blast. Found a really cool little place that you pay by the plate. The food comes around on a conveyor belt and you just pick what you want and pay at the end.

So much fun but now its bedtime!

More to come tomorrow .... and lots when i get back too :)

The one with the flight!

2011-01-28T11:29:00.008-05:00

Yay! We made it!

I say that because we almost didn't!

Let me tell you the adventure we had last night!

I left work early to make sure I got to Chris' house on time. There was lots of snow coming down and I figured that the roads would be really bad. I was right. At 5:30 we found out that the plane would be delayed about an hour. No problem!

So we just hung out at Chris' for a while and then headed over to the Airport... thats when the adventure started! The roads were REALLY slow and we were pushing it for time as it was. We rushed over to check it.... but we got an error message : You are too LATE to check in for your

flight!!! AHHHH.. panic!

Got an attendant over right away to help. She said our bags would not make he flight but she had two seats left. Out bags would come THE NEXT NIGHT! So we ran through security... and literally RAN to the gate just in time to board! Poor Fawn was waiting there since 6:00.

Once we got on the plane we realized that we got the last two seats on the plane and were bumped up to first class! We were laughing so hard about our luck..... but so excited to have the BIG cushy seats.

The flight was great but the whole time I was wondering if we were going to have our luggage or not. We were making a list of what we would need to buy when we land. Once we landed and got to the luggage area we walked over and out bags were the first ones out!!! Lots of celebrating in the airport.... I don't think anyone has ever been so happy to see their luggage :)

So that was last night... check out what we did today over on the Scrappy Chic blog! Plus.... we got the exclusive first photos of the CHA floor if you want to see it.......

Today it was so beautiful - not like the snow and below zero weather we left! So enjoying the SUN!

Check back tomorrow for lots of show pics.... I can't wait!!

The one with some Curio

2011-01-27T13:31:00.000-05:00

I'm all packed up and ready to go...... to CHA!!!
We are flying out tonight and I am sooooooo excited :) This time around I am bringing my laptop and my cameras are fully charged. I hope to be able to post pictures of the show while I am there.

Thought I would share a couple more layouts today I made with my kit from Catch the Moments! Used the Curio line for both these layouts.... both with very different feels.
This first one is from my brothers wedding....

Loved the teal and peachyorange combo on this one!

This next one is from Disney. Trying to get my brother to smile in a picture is a hard thing. And he never wants to act goofy (how are we related ;) lol). He loves Coke in a bottle so we had to get him next to this giant bottle at Hollywood Studios!

Hope you are having a great week and enjoying all the fun peeks out there! I will share all the CHA show fun with you so check back! Have a great weekend :)

The one with a Classic

2011-01-24T20:29:00.006-05:00

Good Morning!
Thought I would share a layout I created for Catch The Moments design team. Used lots of AC here! The paper is AC Classics, tickets and journal paper is Dear Lizzy. The rose ribbon trim and rubon letter are also AC.
Don't mind too much how bad this pic is.... seems like the sun only comes out when I am at work ;)

The 'Cherish' letters are BG, buttons are Jenni Bowlin. The die cut floral is KandCo - it was beige so I inked it to contrast more with my paper.
This frame is Melissa Francis -I have had for a while now and just haven't had the right place to use it! Thought it was perfect to frame this picture of me and my grandmother.

If you are looking for some good deals check out the kits over at CTM!! Lots of sales going on for CHA this weekend as well :)

The one with WOYWW.... a bit late!

2011-01-21T12:40:00.004-05:00

This week I wanted to participate in WOYWW (Whats On Your Workdesk Wednesday).... but I am a bit late. This is what my desk looked like on Wednesday.....

Working on a layout for Scrappy Chic with some new BG Hopscotch. Didn't think I was really into this line til I started to play with it. So loving it now!!!!

Also in the corner you can see a pile of ribbon there????? Yes well I am purging my ribbon pile BIG TIME for the upcoming Yard Sale!!!!!
Here are the piles.....
Mostly AC ribbon and a bunch of random stuff I collected over the years! I now have them sorted by color in little baggies ready for their new homes :)

The funny thing about this purge is I thought it would give me more room for NEW ribbon.... but then I realized that I have been keeping my new-ish ribbon on the desk in a basket and when I added that ribbon to my collection.... I was all filled up again! I think I have a ribbon problem :)

You can see here how I store my ribbon!!!!

Have a great weekend!!!

The one with some Vintage

2011-01-18T00:08:00.002-05:00

I think I have said it before.... but Angela loves to challenge me :) Usually when I open my kit there is one line that I really have no idea what I will do with - something I would never pick for myself if I was shopping! But for some reason at the end of the month the layout with that paper turn out to be my favorites.... or at least ones that I am super proud of because in my own mind I broke out of my safe box.

This is one of *those* layouts! Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934. This paper to me is so Angela... but I have a feeling that she bought the whole pack of this one ;)

A couple weeks ago my mom found an old photo album filled with some really great pictures! This is one of them. My mom when she was 23 years old! She was in Holland with my grandparents visiting our family there.

The picture is from the late 70's but I think this paper still goes well with it! So I challenge you to scrap something out of your comfort zone... you never know what will happen :)

The one with some Stamps

2011-01-18T00:07:00.003-05:00

Hope you all had a good weekend! I can't believe its already Tuesday!

None of my weekend plans turned out like I planned.... I didn't make it to the crop on Saturday with Angela and Mary :( I was really looking forward to it. Instead I stayed on the couch most of the day not feeling very well.

I did manage to get some scrapping in later that night. I am way behind on my DT layouts so I needed to get them done. Felt a lot better Sunday so I headed over to Scrappy Chic!!!

I dropped off my layouts, picked up my new kit.. (which I LOVE... thanks Angela!!) and did some shopping. Its so hard to shop before CHA. I know there is so much great stuff coming soon!

Here is one of the layouts I made with Webster's Pages:

Old school photo here of me and my brother Sean. Pretty simple layout.... but I used STAMPS :) I never use them.... I don't own very many because I know I won't use them.... but now I am starting to think I need some more! The Scrappy Chic yard sale is coming up soon.... might be a great place to scoop some up for cheap :)

Speaking of the yard sale.... its going to be held on Feb.20th and I already can't wait. I have a HUGE pile of stuff to sell this time around. Always lots of great deals there too!!

Off to bed now...

The one with some Marjolaine...

2011-01-12T10:00:00.004-05:00

When I saw this line at CHA I was very excited. I like lines that can be used for anything. This is marketed as a 'friendship' line but you could use it for almost anything. Also like that although there are flowers... its still great for guy layouts.

So what did I end up using it for??? .... Friend layouts :)

Another Disney Pic (yes it was cold and so I am wearing the same jacket and scarf in *every* picture... I hate that!) Oh well. Jess and I being goofy as we are decided that we should get someone from the family to do a picture for each day of the trip. We were day 2!
(I can't show you day 1 picture because Alain and Andrew thought it would be funny to use an inappropriate finger as their '1'!)

This second layout uses the same line with a Disney photo booth picture strip! We just finished eating a ton of ice cream before these were taken. Nuf said :)

The lighting on this second one is horrid.... we need more sun!!! It doesn't look this weird in real life!! :)

I am planning on attending crop at Scrappy Chic this weekend with Angela and Marry. They both signed up for the scrapbook league.... they are brave... I know any team would kick me off since I am the slowest scrapbooker *ever* and the league depends on how many layouts you produce! Angela will kick butt!!!

I have not been to Saturday crop before but I think it will be fun. I feel like its been forever since I have been in the store! Hope to see you there --- and hopefully we will not get anymore snow... I am stick of it! :)

Hope your having a great week so far!

The one with a Happy New Year!

2011-01-10T20:45:00.006-05:00

Happy (belated!) New Year to All!

I know I have been MIA for almost a month. I wanted to enjoy my holidays and things were getting so busy that something had to give... and it was my blog. But now I'm back and super motivated to do some scrapping again. Especially with CHA right around the corner!

So what have I been up to? Well we had a wonderful Christmas and then on the 26th flew out to Disney World with my whole family. It was sooo much fun! We wish it would have been a little warmer though.......

My mom and Jess trying on cute hats....

The first night we had to walk through each store at Downtown Disney to keep warm on the way back to the hotel!!!

The second day was not as cold.... we headed over to MGM... or Hollywood Studios :)

Being goofy on the way in to the Muppet's 3D show.....

The 29th we went to Epcot. It was a beautiful day....

Went for lunch in Japan and got pearls.....

Playing mini putt on our last day.... so much warmer! It was girls against boys.... i think we won! The Disney course is suppose to be the hardest mini putt in the whole world! Crazy but fun :)

Just a few pics from our trip! I'm sure you will see a hundred more since I will be scrapping all the fun memories.....

Like this one.....

Alain and I waiting in line for a ride. When I get bored I take pictures :)

Used the We R Memory Keepers valentines line here.... love the KI 'Love' word too! I have been dying to use these!!

More layouts to come this week. I had a girls scrapbook night on Saturday and got a couple more pages done. Makes it so easy when I have a kit to use!!

Speaking of kits :) Catch the Moments has some really great and inexpensive kits if you are looking to scrap your holiday pics... or maybe get your hands on some Pink Paislee for a great deal! Devon (the owner) now has an etsy shop so its sooo much easier to see and order product.

Also, Devon started a new forum to chat about everything scrapbook related.....check it out here. Plus stop by the blog to see all the sales going on each week!

I'm off to bed.... why do Monday's make me so tired???

The one with a double post

2010-12-16T08:00:00.001-05:00

Today is my day over on the Catch the Moments Kits blog... but I thought I would post over here as well.

I made two-ish layouts with my kit.... I say two-ish since one is more of a card holder!

So lets start with a layout featuring me on Christmas morning back in 1983. The quality of the picture its self was not that great so I scanned it in and this is as good as I could get it. But I love the memory!

Kind of different style here for me. But I really wanted it to be about the picture.

Here is my second-ish layout :) Saw this idea over on the Crate Paper blog a while ago and stored the idea away for just the right project! Doesn't Angela's card look just prefect in there! lol

Go on over to CTM and check out my full post over there... and maybe pick up a few goodies on sale :)

PS - Chris just booked our flight for CHA last night!! So Excited :)

The one with some Christmas spirit!

2010-12-11T11:48:00.005-05:00

This year I have been very behind on my Christmas decorating.... and it just doesn't feel like Christmas until I have my tree up! So last night I finally started with the outside. It was actually one of the warmer days we have had even though there was snow.

I usually just decorate my porch but this year I wanted to do something more. I have three window baskets under my big front window and after watching Sarah Richardson's Christmas special last weekend, I had some great ideas for it!

I love how they turned out. The white glitter branches and poinsettias I got for 50% off at a local home decor shop that was going out of business, the pine bows - free from my parents forest :) In total the project was about $70.

Took the opportunity to play around with my camera and try and get some good night shots. Its so hard! So these were as good as I could do... and I am pretty sure my neighbors think I am crazy since this was about 10:00 last night!

This week I also stopped in at Scrappy Chic to pick up my new kit... which is awesome! I got a few surprises as well - Check out this card that Angela made for me....

I am in LOVE with banners which you might already know.... but the PTI banner kit is so cool. I am very jealous Angela ;)

Also - Angela got me some Tea for my birthday. My favorite kind!!!! Look how cute the tag is too. She is super talented this girl and super sweet :)

Alain just pulled up with our Christmas tree --- a real one is the only way to go --- so I am off to decorate!

Have a great weekend (only 2 weeks to Christmas!!!)

The one with another Sale!

2010-12-10T16:33:00.002-05:00

Catch the Moments is having another BIG sale! Even bigger than the black friday one. Kits are only $12. I suggest heading over to check it out :)

I have been super busy... not much time to get crafty! But tonight I have the house to myself so hopefully I will have some fun things to share soon. Have a great weekend...

The one with an oldie but goodie..

2010-12-04T10:00:00.001-05:00

... picture that is :)

I love this picture of my friend Liv and I. There is nothing special about it except that it brings back a ton of memories. Hence the title...

I remember when these coats were all the rage... when we got them and where... how much fun we had shopping together.... the tiny, gross apartment that her bf at the time was living in (where the pic was taken).... the super snow storm we drove in to go out dancing that night.... how cold it was walking back to his place that night. Silly little things but makes me think back to my university days!

This page is a mash of a ton of different manufacturer's products! TPC Studio paper, May arts ribbon, AC thickers, Zva pearls, Cordinations paper, Prima flower, Girls Paperie clock, Stamps from both Studio Calico and Kaiser Crafts and paper from MME. Phew!!!!

Lots of fun plans going on this weekend - My work x-mas party was last night and tonight we are going with 40 of our friends to Boogie Fever in Ferndale, MI! Going to be so fun. Its our Christmas/5 peoples birthdays parties all together.

Have a great weekend,

The one with a RAK!

2010-12-02T19:39:00.006-05:00

Today was a good mail day for me! Waiting on my porch was my first Catch the Moments Kit!!!

Its filled with lots of Christmas paper. All Crate Paper here and one piece on top is Echo Park. The flower is Dear Lizzy and the brads are Crate paper too!

Its super cute and i can't wait to get working on it!!
I also bought a bunch of stuff from the store.... check out these NEW thickers :)
There was a thread over on 2peas today talking about how many Thicker packages you have... it prompted me to count today when I got home. Officially I have 67 including these two new ones!!! Yikes.... maybe I should not have counted ;)

Got some of the dear lizzy ribbon trim in a couple new colors... some Jenni bowlin buttons and some AC Christmas ribbon too. Love the turquoise rose ribbon with the gems... think it will look great with the Crate paper!!!

Oh ya... and about the RAK ---- Well you have to head on over to Catch the Moments Blog! Lots of dear Lizzy goodies up for grabs. The rules to enter -- become a follower on the DT blogs and then report back to the main blog. Sounds pretty easy to me!

Also if she gets enough followers on the main blog there will be a BIG sale happening. So head on over!

Have a great night!

The one with some Props...

2010-11-29T12:35:00.003-05:00

Just wanted to thank Sue and Mary for BOTH sending me some props! Got this blog award (my first ever!) from them this weekend.

This award has a few rules.....
1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this
2. Share 8 things about yourself
3. Pay it forward to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards

So here are my 8 things.....
1. I love chocolate... anything chocolate! I could live on just chocolate :)
2. I am a super picky eater. I have a long list of thing I won't/don't eat and a hand full of things I do... and even then.. those things have their exceptions! (weird I know!)
3. I love IKEA. I camped out overnight for the Grand Opening of the Canton, MI IKEA!
4. Golf is my favorite sport and the only one I am good at. I am a 5 handicap now :)
5. I took a golf lesson this summer out at the Butch Harmon academy (if you are an avid golfer this will mean something... if not then just know hes Tiger Woods old coach!)
6. I love to travel and see new cities.
7. I cannot stand to sit on a beach and read all day. What a waste of time ;)
8. My favorite shows at the moment are Parenthood, Modern Family, Cougar Town and Grey's Anatomy.

Phew... that was harder than I thought it would be! lol :)

Now on to 8 blogs that I think deserve this award... (lots of ladies I would love to send this to just got it this week so I will try not to duplicate!)
1. Angela Hathikhanavala - Paper Cupboard
2. Casey Wright - Creative Casey
3. Lisa Kisch - Babies, Paper & Song
4. Sarah Rice - She Scraps
5. Nancy Keslin - My little Corner
6. Marcie Morgan - Just a Country Girl
7. Brenda Weaver - Sweet Paper Treats
8. Devon Hickmann - Catch the Moments

Hope you all had a good weekend! Mine was busy as usual... but fun.
Need to get some scrapping done this week and I will have some fun stuff to share :)

Today is also my birthday! 29 on the 29th. I think thats called my Champagne birthday or something :) Since I have already celebrated on friday with Jess, Saturday lunch with Liv and dinner with my family on Saturday... no special plans tonight :)

The one with some tea!

2010-11-25T19:16:00.006-05:00

I am definitely a tea person! I can't even stand the smell of coffee, or anything with coffee flavors... yuck! lol. I know I am the odd one here :)

I grew up with a very Irish Grandmother who always had a pot of tea going. I grew up on it. I even had it in my bottle as a child... with lots of milk and some sugar (I was told anyway!).

Growing up it was always red rose tea... but now my tea horizons have expanded. I love the English breakfast and earl gray tea from Tea Forte. I buy the English breakfast in event sized boxes!!! My tea of choice in the morning is a Tazo Tea called Awake - a lot more caffeine and a stronger flavor. (Tazo has a really cool website too btw!) You can get it at Starbucks too. I think I have come up with the most confusing tea order that you can have there..... I always swore I wouldn't be one of THOSE kind of people .... but I need my venti-awake-tea-one bag in - one out - with room for milk!

Back to why I am talking about tea.... well I have a layout about our 'tea party'!

This is Mary, Chris and I at CHA in the Making Memories booth.

They made it look like the cutest little french cafe! So we had to get a quick picture!

The paper is Making Memories (of course!) as well as the journal spot, photo corners and the brown ribbon trim. The little tea pot element is from Crate Paper Restoration line along with the chipboard flower. Glimmer misted some AC thickers to be the perfect shade of pink too!

Now if we could only get some sun here... I would be able to take better pictures for you. Hopefully soon the sun will show... I am getting tired of these dreary days and its not even December yet!

Happy Thanksgiving to all you Americans! Enjoy your long weekend!

The one with all the trim!

2010-11-23T12:56:00.004-05:00

I have always loved ribbons! Ever since I was little. I used to have a little box that I kept all my favorite ribbons and trims in. Not sure why I kept them all these years..... but now it seems they are totally in for scrapbooking! Good thing I kept them :)

This weekend I was over at Scrappy Chic and it was all about the trims for me! Chris has the new American Crafts ribbon wall set up... and its awesome!!!
Picked up this little guy from Maya Road..... its so soft.... we were all petting it at the counter! The color and size is great too.... less than an inch wide!

These next two I had to have... since I already love the baby version of this ribbon.... this big daddy verion almost 2" wide!!!! I have so many ideas for this already!

Yup I got both white and brown :)

On to Making Memories.... who has really out done themselves with the trims this time around!

These browns are from the Reverie line.... love the thin brown sparkle! And I am not a bling person at all so.... but its so delicate... love it!

This brown pleated velvet.... well I bought at least 2 yards of that... used a ton already :) Its going into my must have list. Think I need at least another yard!!!

With Christmas coming don't you think this would be great on some Christmas cards?? Yup the same little ribbon in green..... this is in their Halloween line!!!

The orange is something I bought a while ago.... its rick rack + pleats + polka dots + wide + orange..... I love it! Have no idea what to use it on yet but couldn't pass it up. Oh and it does come in pink as well!!! (check their valentines line!!!)

Ok back to work for me :)

Waiting on my kit from Catch the Moments.... can't wait to get started on that! Also will have a new layout to show you soon.... just need some time to edit the photos.

Have a great afternoon!!

The one with a SALE!

2010-11-18T12:42:00.004-05:00

Its a Friday before Black Friday Sale!!!!

It starts tonight at Midnight... or is that tomorrow morning at Midnight?

Over on the Catch the Moments Kit Blog!!!

Devon will be posting 10 different sales throughout the day. So you have to head over and check often. Best idea : Become a follower and add it to your google reader! It will alert you when she makes a new post... which means a new deal. Then you just e-mail her for each deal that you want. When its all said and done she will e-mail you a total for everything you bought that day. Sounds complicated... but its super easy :)

Head on over and check out her post... she has more details over here!

I have a feeling there will be some kits on sale...possibly! Also she is a great resource for buying part packages of items. Love those Jenni Bowlin buttons but don't want to pay $4 per pack? She sells them in smaller amounts... so you get three different colors of buttons for about the same price. I just got an assortment of brown, white and pink :)

Love ribbon but don't want to buy a whole pack... she sells it by the yard. Cheapest price on ribbon (especially the Dear Lizzy Rose ribbon!) that I have seen anywhere!

Have a great day Shopping tomorrow!

The one with some Friends

2010-11-17T12:45:00.000-05:00

I absolutely LOVE the neighborhood that I grew up in. It was beautiful, the neighbors were fun and got along and had lots of kids. Whenever I got by the old house I remember all the good times we had playing there. You know back when kids would play outside all day going from one house to another as long as they were home before dark! It makes me sad that it won't be the same when I have kids of my own.

But we were lucky. Every Canada day weekend my dad and some of the other dad's would collect money from everyone on the block and buy a TON of fireworks. All the moms would make snacks and bring drinks. After the fireworks we would get sparklers and run around in the street!

Late in the summer when I started to get dark earlier, we would have huge games of hide and go seek in the dark. We had teams... usually girls vs boys! In the winter our backyard would flood every year.... which made the best natural ice rink. All the kids would come skating at our house. On snow days all the moms would come over and bring tons of food... all the kids would make snow forts and play in the snow.

Ahh... good times :) .... maybe I should get back on topic to my layout :)

These are some of the neighborhood kids. Me in the front and my brother Sean at the end. Mostly Doodlebug products used here with some KI letter rubons. I really love how this turned out since its very different than my usual style.... but it suits the theme of the paper and picture.

With the lack of sunlight the past couple weeks its been hard to get good pictures of my layouts. So its the best I could get!

In other scrappy news.... the kit that I posed about a couple days ago from Catch the Moments Kits is on sale this week! All the kits that are normally $18 are now $14! So head on over and check it out :)

Have a great day!

The one with some Suede

2010-11-15T00:45:00.001-05:00

One of my favorite shows in Project Runway...... unfortunately since it switched networks those of us in Canada no longer get it on regular tv! So I have missed most of this season... only watched a few episodes online when I could find them.

At CHA this summer I got to meet Suede from season 7. (I think I posted this pic just after I got back) But here it is all scrapped up :)

Used the new Glitz products here.... the paper, transparency, tulle and journal cards.
Here is a close up of the flower and tulle arrangement in the corner. My favorite part of the page. Those are the smae kind of flowers I used on the wedding page a couple days ago.... glimmer misted them up to give the color more punch and some sparkle.
Hope you all had a great weekend! Mine was busy working on the basement as usual. The grout is done and the carpet is in... just leaves some trim and then its time to decorate... which is the fun part!!!

On Friday night some friends of our from the states came over for dinner. We went to this little place called Vito's..... SO GOOD! I can see why my brother and Jess ate there like every weekend! lol.

I promise soon some basement reno pics. My brother from T.O. has been asking :) Wish I had remembered to take some good 'before' shots... no one will believe how bad it really was ;)

The one with 2 Lizzy's!

2010-11-14T20:52:00.002-05:00

Another CHA photo here! Posed this pic before and sent a link of the post to Lizzy herself and she commented on my blog. My journaling is kinda silly... but I was so geeked when she left a comment that I used it as my journaling :)

Lots of AC Dear Lizzy products used here mixed with some new paper from MME - fine and dandy. The banner is from MME as well... check out this set here! Love this.

And for the record.... I know I'm addicted to the banner 'trend'! I just can't help it. I really hope that its a trend that sticks around... because I think every second page I have made this year has one. lol :)

Now will someone just come out with a triangle punch already! I would buy that up in a second! Hint Hint .... Fiskers and Martha ;)

The one with a kit

2010-11-11T11:40:00.004-05:00

The new Catch the Moments Vintage Kit that is :)
Isn't it pretty!

Its filled with AC and BG goodies! The new AC classics line mixed with BG Curio.
And look at those thickers... patterned canvas thickers... and yes you get a whole set in this kit!

Unfortunately this is not the kit I will be working with this month for the DT.... but fortunately she will be sending some other awesome goodies to work with! I can't wait to get them. I also ordered some extra Thickers and ribbon for her site. Honestly the best prices on Thickers and Dear Lizzy rose ribbon I have seen.

So head on over and check it out. Devon is super nice so just shoot her an e-mail if you have any questions. Also.... she is working on a real website for the store that will go up soon. Very excited for that as well :)

Last night I finished up the journaling on the two layouts I made at the crop this weekend. So now I can post them! Hopefully there will still be sunlight when I get home tonight to photograph them... sigh... I hate leaving and coming home from work in the dark!!

Have a great day!

The one with some Pink Paislee

2010-11-09T09:00:00.000-05:00

I have been anxiously awaiting the Parisian Anthology release from Pink Paislee since I saw it at CHA. It is so pretty! I love how white and clean it is, but then you can add your own pop of color. I wanted this layout to be very simple and pretty. I love how it turned out.

I used the Tim Holtz distress inks around the edge of the page. This color matched perfect with the ribbon trim. I used it in a circle behind the beautiful Prima flower with feathers!! The chipboard letters are from Pink Paislee's Queen Bee line.
The paper that I used as a matting here is one of the new Hambly vellum papers. I inked the back with the Tim Holtz distress ink as well to give it more contrast against the white paper.

These little flowers might be my new favorite thing right now. They came white with a bit of wire for the stem. I used my glimmer mists to make them match my page. They turned out great, love that they have hints of white still. These little flowers can be found at Scrappy Chic in the embellishment bar! 3 sizes only $0.15 each! Plus they come in like 10 colors. I am going to stock up on the white for sure :)

Have a great day!

The one with some Golf

2010-11-07T20:28:00.001-05:00

Hi All!!

Today was a very fun day filled with most of my favorite things - shopping, scrapping and eating at my favorite Detroit haunts! Jess, Krysti and I met up with Angela and Mary over at Scrappy Chic for the crop.... on the way we hit up Home Goods and lunch at Potbelly's (yum!). After the crop we went to Nikki's pizza for dinner (ordered extra to bring for lunch tomorrow too!).

The only thing left on my list of favorite things to do would be Golf!

So here is a layout I did of the 4 of us girls golfing up in Interlochen, Mi. Julia and Liv are just starting out... but they both did very well. Tamar was an excellent cart driver ;)

Some Bo-Bunny Olivia here mixed with embellishments from BG Green at Heart!
Love how this ribbon idea turned out. AC ribbon stitched in place. Can you tell I am addicted to sewing on my layouts :) It just doesn't feel done to me without it!

Can't believe that the weekend is over already! Back to work tomorrow. This week I have a feeling will be super busy but I hope to post some of the layouts I made today at the crop. I got 2 whole layouts done... and I'm happy with that :)

Have a great night,

The one with some Exciting News!

2010-11-06T23:38:00.003-04:00

Yes I have some exciting news to share! On Friday I was asked to be on the Catch The Moments Kits Design Team! Devon's kits look really great and so well priced too :) I can't wait to see what will come in our first kit!! yay!! Head on over and check out the blog. She also sells new products as well as kits.... she has some new BG Curio in... and some new Thickers! (check out her price on Thickers -- 15% less than MSRP! -- and buy 10 get 1 free)

Now on to a LO... what... I know its crazy I haven't posted one in so long! lol

Almost a month ago now (I can't believe that!) we went to our friends cottage in Interlochen, Mi. It was so pretty. The setting, the town, the cottage, the whole place was decorated just beautifully! This line from Lily Bee was just perfect for the feeling of the cottage.

Close up of the layered flower.... Prima crochet flower with a cute mini BG bloomer!
This will be up at Scrappy Chic soon! I will be there scrapping Sunday actually :) Meeting up with fellow DT member Angela and Mary (who came to CHA with me!). I think we will have a good time. Its a free crop so come on by if you are in the area!

Hope you are having a great weekend!

The one with some explaining to do

2010-11-02T12:53:00.005-04:00

Where the heck have I been??? Well its been crazy around here! Good crazy though.

I have been working full time (which is great!!!) and renovating our house. The basement to be exact. As well as fixing up the other stuff that we tend to live with and not notice until we really look at it.

We fell in love with a new house, in the town that we love. Now this would be a good thing... but you can't fall in love with another house when you still have your house, especially when your house is not near ready to sell. So we have been working all day and then coming home and working all nights and weekends on the house.

Not leaving too much time for crafty stuff. But I did sit down and get my DT layouts done for Scrappy Chic. Once I get them photographed I will share them here. In the meantime, I will share the pics that Angela took of my new kit! She is the best :) She took pics to send to me so I would know what I had to work with when we meet up for a crop on Sunday. Scrappy Chic has free crops on Sunday from 12-6.... so come on by and join us if you are in the area!

Here is what my new kit has.... can't tell what paper line that is on the right hand side... thinking doodlebug?? Lots of good embellishments this time around as well :)

Thanks for the sneak peek Angela :)

The one circa 1989....

2010-10-14T23:01:00.004-04:00

Wow... I have been MIA for a while!
Going out of town this weekend. Heading up to a friend's cottage in Northern Michigan! Should be a fun little trip. Just thought I would pop in and show some layouts that I have been working on.

This one is the new BoBunny winter/Christmas line! Thought it went perfect with my purple snowsuit. These were taken on my first ever ski trip.
That's the new Pink Paislee ribbon trim there :) love it. Some pearls from Zva and glimmer misted snowflake from LYB! This will be up at Scrappy Chic soon!

This next one was all just for fun. More pictures of little me :) New Crate Paper line (school spirit I think!) Really love the colors in this.

Funny thing is that in these pictures I am wearing the sweatshirt that I got at Boyne mountain when I was skiing there :)

Hope you have a great weekend!

The one with some Cards

2010-10-08T13:00:00.002-04:00

Wanted to start out will a little brag first!!!..... I submitted some projects to the new BG Gallery and they were chosen to be put up! One of them (my design journal) is on the first page right now :)

Also, I wanted to share some of the cards that I made last weekend!

This first one is REALLY different for me! Its the first time that I have done any paper piecing. I was asked to make a card for a couple who are getting married on the pirate ship in front of Treasure Island hotel in Vegas.....I was kinda scared at first since I had no idea what I would do.

Cute and different... not too wedding-ish.... but then again they are not having a typical wedding... so I hope they like it!

The next two cards are both made with 100% Momenta products!

Quick and easy birthday cards :)

Tonight I think I am going to head over to Scrappy Chic to drop off my last two layouts and pick up my new kit. I was thinking maybe to stay and crop as well....I will have to call and see if there are any openings for me!

Hope you have lots of fun stuff planned for the long weekend..... Oh ya - Its Canadian Thanksgiving weekend for those who don't know! Long weekend yeah!
The weather is suppose to be beautiful here as well... 70s and sunny. Sounds like Golf weather to me :)

The one with Crate Paper

2010-10-07T12:30:00.001-04:00

You know when you build something up in your mind.... your waiting for it... and then it happens.... you want it to be sooo perfect! Well I was that way about the line from Crate Paper. Silly I know.... its just paper! But it was by far my most favorite release this CHA. I have had so many ideas and I wanted to do the paper justice!

So here is what I came up with. Its my first with this line... and it won't be my last! Since its been so gloomy here, its been hard to get a good picture of the layout... so this is the best I could do.

As soon as I saw this trim from Making Memories I knew what I wanted to do with it. I really like how it tuned out as well. I also used some vintage actions of the photos to make them look older and grungier (is that a word?) to match the feeling of the papers. The embellishment in the bottom corner looks like a ships wheel to me.... and how fitting that these pics were taken on a boat! lol.

Used a super old Maya Road word title here... inked it then added some glossy accents over the top. Turned out really well!

Got an e-mail from Angela yesterday that our design team kits are ready over at Scrappy Chic! I really can't wait to go get it. All the new Pink Paislee Parisian Anthology collection came in.... and I need it ALL! I hope to pop over sometime this weekend before its all scooped up :)
(Mary or Cindy... please save me some of the ruffled darling ribbon and the fabric flower darlings!!!!)

The one with 2 for 1

2010-10-06T10:00:00.000-04:00

I often like to start out with some kind of sketch when I sit down and start a page. Sometimes its my own, sometimes its a layout in a magazine or from PageMaps. This time it was my own doodle that I used.

Kinda simple but I didn't want too much going on with all the bold patterns here. Also, as I said before, Christmas is hard for me to scrapbook for some reason! Anyway.... here is what I came up with.....

Used the new Dear Lizzy Christmas line of paper - the snowflakes are super old.... but just happen to match perfect with the colors of the paper. Feels good to use up some older stash as well! This will be up over at Scrappy Chic soon.

I was on a roll Saturday busting out the layout..... and I used the same sketch again for a totally different layout. I like that they don't seem to be the same but really are. I guess I was cheating ....I figure they won't be near each other in my scrapbook so its ok :)

This layout is for my Momenta design team. I think its one of my favorites right now. Mostly because of the picture of me when I was little... eating freezies with my cousin! So cute :)

Got both of these done pretty quickly... under an hour each (a record for me!)

Have a great day!

The one with some Glimmer Mist

2010-10-04T12:00:00.001-04:00

I am sharing another one of my Scrappy Chic design team layouts today. This is one of those ones that I was really excited with the outcome... probably more because this is not paper I would pick myself. Thanks to Angela for making me step out of my comfort zone :)

This is the Cosmo Cricket Pixies line. The purple and orange worked great for these pictures of Noemie!
That purple ribbon across the page there.... well that is my favorite part. It also started a little obsession for me. I have been glimmer misting crazy this week!
This ribbon was originally white. I twas too stark for the layout.... and then I had an idea to mist it. At first I looked at it and thought.... 'oh well it was a good idea, but looks like crap'... 15 mins later after it dried I LOVED it!

So off to Scrappy Chic I went and bought as many white trims as I could find.... and some new glimmer mist colors as well! Here are some of the samples I was playing with.
The chalk mist (grey one) didn't turn out as well as the regular glimmer ones. It needed a lot longer to dry than the others. But that could have been because of the sheer fabric. Once it was all dry I love how it turned out!

And since the first time I did it I thought it looked like crap... I thought I would show you what it looks like when I first sprayed it.....
Globs of colors and spots, not a uniform color and much darker than I wanted. But when it dries it looks amazing! So don't worry :)

Now I don't want to take all the credit.... I first saw the idea at the Tim Holtz booth at CHA. This is the display showing all his new colors.... and yes its all the same white ribbon just sprayed!

They were so beautiful hanging there you just had to touch them!
Oh and ya I can't wait for his new ribbon line to come in... its a package with 4-3 white trims!! They are definitely on my wish list!

The one with some Pyrus

2010-10-03T12:19:00.002-04:00

Thought I would pop in to share another layout that will be hanging at Scrappy Chic soon. Also one of the paper lines that I was dying to get my hands on since CHA! Its BG Pyrus :)

Love the fall, earthy colors in this line. These pictures are from our recent trip to Peterborough. Although it was summer.... it sure felt and looked like fall up there. The leaves were already starting to change and the air was cooler.

Yesterday we had planned to work on a paver walkway around our house.... but it rained... so I got to scrap ALL DAY! Jess came over and I think we had our most productive scrap session ever! I got 5 layouts and 3 cards done. Bring World Card Making day yesterday I had to make some cards. I will have lots to share this week!!!!

Today its beautiful... so Alain and my father in law and a friend are busting out the paver walkway! I am in charge of design, bringing food and beverages, and running out for things they forgot! lol. (I will post some pics when its done!)

Hope your having a great weekend too!

The one with a cat in a bag

2010-10-01T13:16:00.001-04:00

Yup, literally... thats my cat, Babe, hanging out in a Panara bread bag. I had it sitting in the corner, filled with some other plastic bags and for some reason she tipped it over and made herself a little fort. Silly kitty!

Used the new Pebbles Cat line. Its modern and fun! I went a little overboard with the patterns on this one :) Its an interesting color combo - Mint green, orange and brown with hot pink. I guess it goes to show you that almost any combo an work! lol.

This second layout has some pictures of little me!! This is me at 2 years old going out for Halloween. I was little red riding hood... but the plastic face mask looks a lot like Snow White to me! lol.
This line form WeR is really a fall line.... but I didn't have any fall pictures and the black/orange made it feel a little more Halloween like to me. Loving the mini Jenni Bowlin letters!!! At the bottom of the green paper I created a stencil by using the felt trim I got in my kit. Turned out ok for my first try!

Well this week has just flown by... I really can't believe its Friday already!
Hope you have a great weekend!

The one with some Prima

2010-09-30T12:51:00.003-04:00

Has it really been 2 weeks since I blogged?!?!
The past two weeks have been CRAZY! How did I go to work all day and get everything done at home, like groceries and laundry? I used to do it ....so I'm sure I can figure it out again.

Last week was my first full week at my new job, my grandmother passed so we had her funeral and with all the family in town there was something almost every night after work. This past weekend I had an old friend from University out to golf on Saturday and then Sunday was the Scrappy Chic Yard Sale! (So good as always!)This week I have been working on some menu cards and seating chart for a wedding.

I have got a little scrap time in between all the craziness.... still need to edit those pictures so they will come this weekend I hope. 4 new layouts for Scrappy Chic with some really great new lines (BG, CC, Pebbles, WeR)

But since no blog post is complete without a few pictures.... here is what I got last night with my yard sale earnings!!!! Brand new PRIMA!!!

A lot of white flowers.... this is because I have recently discovered how much I LOVE to glimmer mist things! So I thought I would stock up on some neutral ones that I can make to match my layouts. (I will have some samples and a tutorial coming up on some glimmer misting I did)

Some blue and gray.... just because they were so pretty!

I think these are different! Will go great with all the new fall lines out right now.... think Pyrus :)
This is new from Prima - Scrapbook Jewelry! I got a white one.... so I can mist it any color I want :) I saw samples of these done up at CHA.... just to die for! I hope that mine will turn out half as good as those talented ladies made theirs!!!

Back to the craziness now! We decided that this weekend we will install a brick paver path around the side of our house to our back patio. So we (I mean Alain and my Father in law!) will be busy with that... I will boss and bring food and drinks :)

Have a great weekend!

The one with some news

2010-09-16T12:52:00.002-04:00

I have been MIA for a while. Trying to get some personal things sorted out. Not much scrapping going on. But I do have some good news... and some bad to share.

Today I am starting my new JOB!!!! Its not a full time gig just yet. I am on a trial run part time for the next few month. If all goes well it could turn into a full time job. So I am very excited!!!

On the bad news side, my grandmother is very ill and has been for a long time, but she is in intensice care now and is not expected to recover. So I was at the hospital all day yesterday spending as much time with her as I could.

So nothing scrappy to share today.... BUT Alain will be away fishing all weekend so I will have the house to myself... and hopefully get lots of scrappin done. I can't wait to show you all the fun stuff I got in my Scrappy Chic kit this month! 6 new lines of paper.... and because Angela is the bestest ever I got a couple of the lines I have been drooling over since CHA - Crate Paper Restoration and BG Pyrus!!! Look for those coming soon :)

The one with some fall in the air

2010-09-10T11:53:00.004-04:00

I hope everyone had a good long weekend! And I can't believe that its already the weekend again!

We took a road trip up to Peterborough, Ontario to visit our good friends and their kiddos.

Julien and Noemie

Alec with mom Emily playing with the bubbles!

Such a relaxing weekend! Saturday we got to play some golf (in the cold, 40 mph wind!) and Sunday we went for a boat ride on the 'Liftlock Tour'. It was a beautiful day and I got some great pictures..... too bad they are not on my camera! I forgot my memory card at home so I had to borrow my friends card. She will be sending me the pictures soon.... I can't wait to see them!

Being a little more north than where we live, the leaves were starting to turn already and it really felt like fall. We brought the cooler weather home with us... and I am 100% over the summer now and ready for Fall!

My fall wreath is up....

My kitchen table centerpiece has been updated.....
And some new fall decor was purchased.....
Got this great IKEA shelf put up over our tv... it will be my seasonal decor area!
Also did a little re-organizing. I always wanted my scrapbooks in the living room so that they would be easy to pull out and look at instead of people coming into my scrapbook room. So I made room in my TV cabinet! The shelves were pretty much empty before and I still have room to add a few more albums. My hope is that this will work until we buy a new house and I will have built-ins made for my scrapbooks :)

I am heading over to Scrappy Chic on Sunday for their free crop! Meeting up with Angela and bringing my friend Jess too. If you live in the area you should come on over and crop with us. There is tons of new product in.... and don't forget your coupon! Hope to see you there!

The one with a little change

2010-09-03T11:44:00.003-04:00

I have been wanting a little change over here on the blog for a while.... but I am not so good with editing html! So today I came across some of the new blogger designer templates I thought I would give it a try. A little cleaner, a little more space for stuff. Love it so far. Added a little Shabby Blogs background and thats it. Hopefully soon I will make a new header to go with it as well.... for now it will have to stay!

Last night Alain worked late, so I watched some GLEE on HULU.com while I created this page. I think its the first time I ever made a sketch, then made the page and THEN picked my picture! I just saw the papers and knew what I wanted to do... so I went for it. It was kind of a nice change.

Its mostly Momenta products. Love this line... everything came in the 'Floral' page kit so it was really easy. Added some white cardstock and pink AC ribbon.

Finally getting around to organize all the make-n-takes I made at CHA. Thought I would share a couple cute tags! This one is all Jillibean Soup. Loved learning to make these flowers. I have used them on a few pages since I have been back! Really easy to do!
Next this tag from October Afternoon. I think this is from an older line.... not a new release, but still fun to make!
Loved that the make-n-takes let you be creative and not just follow a formula. Mary did the sames ones as me and I love that ours both turned out so different but still totally cute!

Now I need to go fold a mountain of laundry. I hate to fold. But we are going to Peterbourough this weekend to visit our friends and their kiddos.....So we need some clean clothes :)

We always have so much fun with Norm and Emily... can't wait to see them!

Hope you have a great long weekend!!!

The one with my new stuff!

2010-08-31T19:34:00.005-04:00

I finally made it over to Scrappy Chic today! You would think since I'm not working that I would have all the time in the world.... but the funny thing is... I am almost more busy not working than when I did! I feel like there is always something to get done.

Anyway.... last week I picked up this Tim Holtz die... so today I bought the long plates that I need for my Cuttlebug so I can actually use this die! I am sure they will be handy for other things as well....

Some new Dear Lizzy! Are those dark purple alphas I see???? lol. Yes I am a dork and have e-mailed AC in the past suggesting that they make dark purple alphas! I am sure its all Liz Kartchner's idea... but I like to think it was my nagging as well :)
Check out the 'just write' journal cards! As soon as I saw these at CHA I had to have them! I plan to use these a lot. And the cute felt flowers... Ahhh love them.

More flowers here from Maya Road. More neutral... but I have plans for them already ;)

These clear stamps from Kaiser look cool on their own..... BUT the real reason I bought them is because there are matching die cuts that go with this set! All you have to do it stamp. I like that. Unfortunately they were not in yet.... so I just got the stamps for now!
Jillibean twine. Saw this used over on Angela's blog... snagged the last pack!!!

Of course I got some of the new tiny type.... and the Jenni Bowlin school house letters (not sure if thats the real name... but thats what I call them!) Love the new tiny size!!!

This afternoon I have been doing a major purge in my room! I have a HUGE box of stuff ready for the yard sale that will be on the 26th of September. There is some good stuff in this box too!! So I am excited to have more room in my little space as well as some more shopping money. I still have some cleaning to do so I am sure I will find more stuff to sell!

Good news... kinda! I had an interview this morning! It went really well and I think I will get at least a part time offer out of it. I am very excited about this but don't want to jinx it by getting ahead of myself. So fingers crossed!!!!!

-Liz

The one with some Christmas in August

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A Christmas layout??.... in August??.... yes!

And that is because I hate to scrapbook Christmas! I have had this photo on my desk for about 8 months now... and every time I see it I put it back for and pick a more fun picture to scrap. But its about time I just get it done.

Super simple and cute. Momenta paper and cardstock here. Loopy love letters and some AC ribbon. Done and done!

On to more fun layouts :)

These are some pics from our day out at Tiger Stadium!

Super fun and bright Echo Park papers here! Had them for a while now and wanted to play with them so bad. Worked out well with some Doodle Bug 'grass' trim at the bottom and some glitter Thickers.

Last but not least.... one of the new-ish MME- So Sophie lines! Love the turquoise mix with the puce green/yellow-ish color.
The yellow trim from the Pink Paislee Queen Bee line woks perfect with this paper. The brown flowers are Bazzill and the Blue one is Maya Road! Pictures were taken at our favorite southern BBQ restaurant that just opened up in Windsor about a year ago. Lots of food and super cheap! Yum :)

Hope everyone had a good weekend... not too much going on here. Played a little golf and did some scrapping. Had some friends over for dinner on friday. Pretty relaxed weekend overall.

Tomorrow I am heading over to Scrappy Chic to drop off my layouts and do some shopping!!! Yay!!! They have got so much stuff in its crazy. Also its 40% off coupon day.... so I will be pickinp up my new long cuttlebug plates!!

-Liz