More sports!

As I mentioned yesterday it was a blah weekend around here. Hubby was more than happy to have a project to work on and cut out this "Hoops" die cut for me using a free .svg file and our Makes the Cut program.

Here's another of my nephews in his team photo. This time it's basketball that takes centre stage!

Using the Moxxie "Nothin but Net" paper from Tina and some of those adorable eyelet outlet brads, this page came together quick and easy (thanks to hubby's die cut!)

Have a scrap-happy day!

Another graduation layout

Rebecca is not the first of my kids to graduate. The first one to have an "official" graduation is my oldest son. He graduated high school in 2002. My husband just remarked that it was 10 years ago... wow. You don't think of someone who graduated 10 years ago as a kid.. but he's our kid!

Using Reminisce graduation papers from Tina's Scrapbooking, some Bazzil cardstock and a few other goodies, it's great to finally get this photo and his original invitation out of the frame and into safekeeping in my scrapbook.

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!

Well.. it's "almost" a miracle

I was driving home from the chiropractor this morning when I remembered that I'd promised to show you a miracle this morning... Well, it's "almost" a miracle.

I am helping a friend with ideas for her art classes for kids in foster care. She wants them to make a mini album. Now, I am not a mini album kind of girl, that's for sure, but this week in the spirit of "anything for the kids", I went looking.

I found this video and was inspired enough to make a simple prototype!

  

Of course it needs a lot of finishing up (and it took me and my four left thumbs more than 10 minutes to make) but I think I'm going to make a few of these quick little gems to display at Tina's.

I'll show you when I really "finish" one. :)

Hope you liked this idea and give it a try. Please show me if you do!

A couple of new projects

March is here like a LION!!  I hope that means it's going out like a lamb. :-)

Hi everyone, I've been madly working to finish up the February challenges over at Sisterhood of Scrap and using some of the fun paper I got in my last DT haul  from Tina's Scrapbooking  I love it when Tina gives me paper that pushes me out of any sort of "rut" I may be tempted to find myself in! LOL

This first layout is using the very new and very sweet Imaginisce Spring 2012 release "Hippity Hop"  You'll be seeing more of this sweet paper in the coming weeks, that's for sure! It's adorable.

I used the Sisterhood of Scrap challenge #10 - sign 4 of a stroke is headaches. We were to use a photo that was a distinct headshot. I found these older photos of Hannah that suited the paper and the challenge fairly well, I thought.

This particular layout was done using the new hockey collection by Karen Foster I used it to do another Sisterhood of Scrap challenge - this time Challenge #11 - swirls. The fifth sign of a stroke is dizziness. I used metal swirls (really ornament hooks from the $ store!) behind each skate to represent this.

This last layout for today is of my sweet grand-daughter Gabby and her friend here at Nana's house, Bekah. They were modelling hats made my a good friend of mine this past Christmas. I used the LYB Winter Twig collection from Tina's. I also completed another SOS challenge. This time it was #12 - overweight.

Before I leave you this morning I also want to mention that over at the S:CY blog, we're featuring  an extra special Guest Designer for this month... none other than Jennifer Wilson of Simple Scrapper!

Be sure to check the S:CY blog to meet Jennifer and see some of her wonderful creations and inspiration.

Don't forget to check in tomorrow to see the very first sketch I worked on for S:CY and my interpretation of it! I may have a little surprise in store for you too.

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!

Football!

My handsome nephew, Jonathan, is the subject of this morning's post. Using some football paper and Tim Holtz Kraft-Core core'dinations - Nostalgic collection, I was able to put together this page for Tina's Scrapbooking

I had a lot of fun, embossing the stars on the right hand side, the pennants under Jonathan's photo, crumpling and stretching the other piece of blue. Sanding the heck out of it is just an added bonus! I love what the Tim Holtz core'dinations does. That kraft inside is just fabulous for masculine layouts like this one.

It was a good break from all the fun, bright and cute layouts I've been doing lately and I wish my nephews would be free-er with their photos for me to scrap!

Doo Vidins!

Tina gave me Sandylion Disney© Cars Paper to work with  recently. I had no idea what I would do with it beyond knowing that Gabby loved the movie and had the vitamins!

I do love a challenge!

It took me a while to figure out exactly how I wanted to use it. I mean, it's not like I'm turned off by bright colours - especially for toddler pages but this one had me stumped for a while.

This is what I came up with. What do you think?

The "eureka" moment came for me when Tina gave me a piece of Moxxie's "Finish Line" from their Racing line. From there it was a matter of cutting out individual cars - choosing the colours I liked and matting them all on black cardstock and creating this grid.

This whole layout also worked for a challenge over at Sisterhood of Scrap  Did you know that 9 out of 10 people are at risk of having a stroke? I didn't. Check out Jackie's challenge over at the site and see what the other ladies did with it.

Remember to be kind to your heart!

New layout!

Good sunny afternoon to you all! It's a beautiful day out there. I may even take my poor neglected puppy for a walk. He's feeling pretty lonely since Gabby and Hugo left. They were the perfect height for him to play with! They weren't always the most gentle but he liked them anyway. :-)

Finally got back in my scrap room this morning and finished up this ayout that's been sitting on my desk since mid-January! Just getting time to work on it was a trick for sure.

I'm interested in your thoughts. I thought I'd take boring old hockey photos and paper and twist them a little for a Valentine's type layout.  Let me know what you think of it. :-)



Completed for DT work at Tina's Scrapbooking and also a challenge at Sisterhood of Scrap. I used Creative Scrappers sketch #192 for inspiration.