THE MEDALS!

It was my turn to do another challenge for the crop at Sisterhood of Scrap. If you've watched very much of my scrapping over the years you know I love metal in its many shapes and forms! It was only appropriate therefore for me to do the MEDAL challenge!

This is my GOLD MEDAL example (using 7 different "styles" of metal (brad, photo corner, butterfly, stick pin, framed thingy, bookplate, buckle) and six different colours - pewter, bronze, copper, blue, green, silver).

Leave me a note and let me know what you think? I love this photo of her holding that big nightcrawler!

Have a scrap-happy day!

London is so much fun!

Well with all my challenges out of the way, I figured it was time to try someone else's challenge. On July 28, Helen posted an archery challenge. You can check it out here.  I like how this layout of Easter photos turned out. I also LOVED using my feathers! I've been saving them up but didn't know how to use them. Thank you Helen!!

It was a lot of fun using so many old things from my stash! When I to list them under "supplies", there are many unknowns! Feels good. :-)

With this layout, I also managed to squeeze in under the wire as far as the July Sketch Sundays go. Now that's an accomplishment!

Have a scrap happy day and thanks for checking in!

Again in LONDON 2012

In case you haven't been following, Sisterhood of Scrap's LONDON 2012 Olympic Crop is going on from July 27 to August 3. Challenges, inspiration, games and prizes are all up for grabs!

July 31 was my final challenge for this crop. I drew Rhythmic Gymnastics as my sport for the day. You can check out the particulars of the challenge here but remembering that it's one of only two strictly female sports at the Olympics should give you a good hint as to the nature of the challenge. :-)

Here's my example for the crop:

Gabby loves to get her nails done. In between getting messy with art, getting dirty in the sandbox, playing rough with the dog, she still loves her girl time with momma...  This is the day she changed her orange nail polish for the hot pink she'd picked out all by herself....  She has such fun with it - a well-rounded little girl to be sure!

Thanks for checking in today. Let me know what you think!

Have a scrap-happy day!

LONDON 2012

Over at Sisterhood of Scrap, we're celebrating the London 2012 Olympics! Come on over and play!

I was asked to provide a challenge for July 29 and I chose the discipline of swimming. Here's my challenge and my layout.

Hugely popular around the world as a leisure activity and a competitive sport, Swimming has featured at every modern Olympic Games. Speed, strength and stamina will be key for athletes in the competition which features no fewer than 34 medal events.
You can read more about swimming as an Olympic sport here.
Your challenge for this Olympic event is simple. You need to make a layout (or three cards) featuring these four things:

1. water
2. people
3. the colour blue
4. bling
As a special bonus, if you use one of July's Sunday sketches, BEFORE JULY 31, I will put your name in a draw for a special RAK from moi. This offer ends July 31! Here is my example, based on the July 1 sketch:

 
 
I offer the same deal to you, my faithful blog readers! Come on over to the Sisterhood and see what's going on, just do my challenge using one of the July sketches and I'll do a separate RAK if you mention you came from my blog!
 
Have a scrap-happy day!

Someone who understands

We all want that person in our life who understands, even when they don't really say anything. Just their warm (and in this case, furry) presence is all that's needed to make a day special.

Murphy is such a good pup. He puts up with alot of  "abuse" from the toddlers, but loves every minute of it. He's never gotten grouchy or temperamental with them. He rarely barks and loves to give kisses (he and Hugo are the same height!)....  He's the perfect little pal for Gabby. She takes him places and snuggles with him and loves him to bits. Caught this "moment" on a Very Good Day.

This layout was completed for a challenge at Sisterhood of Scrap's Summer School. It was a daily layout challenge in which we were given some "homework" every day and added it to our layout, not knowing what the final page would look like.

You can find the directions here.  You'll also see the other gals layouts here.

Now I know there are some lurkers here (Colleen) who don't comment but come and look. I'd love to see you over at the Sisterhood giving some of these challenges a try! If you only want to lurk there too, that's fine, I hope you'll show me at least what you've done.

I've joined a challenge at ScrapShotz and have challenged myself to post on my blog 27 times over the summer. I think that this is #10...  I'm super pleased! Wish me luck and don't forget to encourage me by leaving a comment. I LOVE hearing from you!!

Have a scrap happy day!

Good Clean Fun

I hope you like today's post! I used Sketch 12-12 from Sketches: Creatively Yours! This sketch was drawn by Ali - our fearless leader... I hope you enjoy my interpretation of it. This is the right side page of a two pager - the other page can be found here:

Have a scrap-happy day!

Reading Rumble!

Hello all!

Did you think I've forgotten all about you? Life has been a little hectic this week with the remodel of my scrap room. My darling hubby took the week off work and decided that it was important to make the room finally fit "me" instead of me trying to fit into the room! I'm so excited! I really should have been taking photos all along but I've been working on other things and have been forgetting. Forgive me!

I have moved my scrap "desk top" to my dining table and there's a fine mess there right now. One of the projects that I have been working on is this layout about my grand daughter preferring to "rassel" with the dog than reading a book with her Mommy!

I used this simple sketch from Sketches: Creatively Yours this week. Check out the blog  today for the other girls' designs!

I hope and pray you all have a blessed and scrap-happy Easter weekend!



Back to Babies!

I am still working on my grandson's album. Here is a photo that is long over-due to be scrapped. In it, he's about four hours old and enjoying the quiet of night in his momma's arms.

With this layout, I completed all of the Sisterhood of Scrap's Amazing March challenges! For this challenge we were to use the piece of ephemera that you see in the lower left hand corner of the layout. Since I wanted a soft, Victorian-type feel to this layout, it worked perfectly.

Thanks for checking in and have a scrap-happy day!



No longer stalled

I know this may surprise some of you, my readers, but I do have other subjects besides my grandkids and my dog! I actually have children. :-)

Here's a layout of my beautiful girl. She's graduating from Briercrest College and Seminary in Saskatchewan next month with her four-year Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies degree. We're so proud of her and looking forward to what her future holds!

The tag you'll recognize from a couple of days back, but the paper is from the Scrappin Sports line sold at Tina's Scrapbooking!

Thanks for checking this out. I did a challenge over at Scrapshotz using this layout wherein I tried my hand at Glimmer Mist..  It didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped. I obviously need moe practice.

In the meantime, have a scrap-happy day!

Those eyes..

One thing my granddaughter is often complimented on is her eyes. I just loved this photo that we took in January. She had her hair pulled back into a ponytail and just looked so demure and grown up. She was actually washing a sinkful of tupperwear and having a whale of a time with water and bubbles!

This paper line is appropriately called "Gabrielle". It's a Bo Bunny collection from last year. I did this layout in response to the challenge posted at Sisterhood of Scrap for this leg of the Amazing Race. Check it out!

I loved the soft browns against the bright blue of her eyes. What do you think?

Have a scrap happy day!

Moo

This morning I made some "moo" cards. Have you ever heard of them? I never had. Apparently they are kind of common in some circles. They are tiny business cards exactly one half size of an ATC (artist trading card) so are 1.25x3.5 inches.

I made them for a swap at Sisterhood of Scrap this month where, as you may know, we are being challenged using "The Amazing Race" as a theme. It's been quite intriguing so far and I encourage you to pop over there if you get a chance!

The moo cards had to be "travel theme" and the hardest part for me was not having enough room on the tiny cards!

So, tell me what you think!  Have you ever heard of a "moo card"???

I'm going to use the ones I receive on layouts... :-)... That should be fun, hey?

Short and sweet

I didn't think I had anything for you today but this morning recalled the LO I did on Friday for a tag at Scrapshotz.  It wasn't supposed to be a race but everyone finished very quickly so it was over in two days!

Here's another one of my darling grandson. He was wearing his jeans and a skull sweater he received for Christmas. What a "tough" little guy. :-)

Hope you all have a scrap, happy day!

Want to hear something freaky?  I had this all set up to post this morning all by itself but when I turned on my computer on Wednesday, there it was! I nearly had a heart attack! Everything is supposed to be revealed on the S:CY blog first. Oh dear! I had to take it all down and re-put it up this morning. So, if there's any confusion or weirdness.. let's blame it on the blogger gremlins, shall we?

Without further explanations or adieu, here's Sketch 8-12 from Sketches: Creatively Yours!

This time our layout was created by Ali MacDonald, site owner. I love the way she hand draws her sketches - gives me hope that maybe I can draw my own someday instead of "winging it" all the time! LOL

And here's my interpretation

It's quite rare that I have ever had baby Hugo fall asleep on me. It seems that he's always on his way somewhere or cuddling with his mamma.... He truly is his mom's boy, but I have to say that I truly treasured  having these few quiet moments with him.

Have a great weekend everyone! I'm off tomorrow to scrapbook with my local gals. Hopefully working on dh's 50th birthday book or some of those little tag books I shared yesterday!

Chat at ya later!



Last week

I finished off the Sisterhood of Scrap challenges for February. This last challenge was the hardest. Jackie reminded us of the dangers of high blood pressure. She asked  us to use ribbon in five different ways on our layouts to represent our arteries and veins that transport blood through out bodies. Here's what I came up with:

I chose to use ribbon in the border under the photo, a tulle flower, ribbon "leaves", a ribbon pull on the journal card, and a white ribbon border to add texture and dimension to the side of the photo.

This my adorable grand-daughter at her Christening in May 2010.

I hope you enjoy today's layout. :-)

Have a scrap-happy day!

Couldn't resist

I was just browsing around on the internet this afternoon and came across a poem written by a lady named Cathy Cardell. I knew right away what photo I wanted to scrap. This is my grandson when he was only an hour or two old. The poem really touched my heart. I hope it blesses you today.

The journalling reads:

Wean Me Gently
by Cathy Cardall

I know I look so big to you,

Maybe I seem too big for the needs I have.
But no matter how big we get,
We still have needs that are important to us.
I know that our relationship is growing and changing,
But I still need you.
I need your warmth and closeness,
Especially at the end of the day
When we snuggle up in bed.
Please don't get too busy for us to nurse.
I know you think I can be patient,
Or find something to take the place of a nursing;
A book, a glass of something,
But nothing can take your place when I need you.
Sometimes just cuddling with you,
Having you near me is enough.
I guess I am growing and becoming independent,
But please be there.
This bond we have is so strong and so important to me,
Please don't break it abruptly.
Wean me gently, because I am your mother,
and my heart is tender.

Isn't that sweet?

I used this layout to fulfill a challenge over at Sisterhood of Scrap. This month they are having the Amazing Race - Sisterhood Style!  It's a really fun concept. I hope you'll pop over and check it out!

First Sketch!

Hi everyone,

Today is an exciting day! It's not only my hubby's 50th birthday, but it's also the day that the new design team is featured for the first time over at S:CY!  Here is my interpretation of sketch #7-12 (seen below):

Sketch 7-12 designed by Ann Seleshanko the Senior Designer at S: CY

If you decide to try this sketch as well, don't forget to link it to this morning's S:CY blog post so we all can see! Let me know and tell them I sent you. ;-)

Have a great weekend!

I'M THRILLED!!!

I have been sitting on this information for over a month now and am finally able to tell you!!! I am excited to announce that I've been selected as a layout design team member for Sketches: Creatively Yours. My term will run from March 1 through August 31.

I've been hanging out at the site for a little while and have thoroughly enjoyed the little community and the talent and inspiration I find there. I hope you'll pop over and scrap with me!

 

Come on over and meet the other gals announced this morning. I've seen some of their work and it's beautiful! You won't lack for inspiration!

Our little "country girl"

We had a nice little blizzard here today so what better way to spend my time than at my craft desk? Today I chose some adorable new Kaisercraft Farm Collection that Tina gave me recently.  I chose some photos of Gabby last Spring the day she discovered the boys' tractor next door. She had a blast!

It's hard to believe how different she looks today! She's growing up so fast.

I also used some of the Tim Holtz Core'dinations paper, a Prima flower, Thickers, misc wood embellishment, clip art rooster from my favourite vintage image site - Graphics Fairy.

Enjoy!