The Hats

Here's another layout I created for a sketch challenge. This one is #64 for My Scraps & More. I deviated from he sketch about a quarter through, but the inspiration is definitely there. I love this Simple Stories collection, Daily Grind.

All products are from Simple Stories (Daily Grind) except for the camera, which you can download for free at U Printables. Buttons are from my stash.

Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

My Little Builder - SWAT drill #24

Today over at SWAT, you can check out the design team's take on drill #24. We had to use a PageMaps sketch as well as add buttons.

I stayed really true to the sketch, I thought the grid worked perfectly with the theme of these pictures of Sean from almost 4 years ago. He looks so tiny!!

Feel like taking on this challenge with us over at SWAT? Don't forget to link up in the sidebar. Here is the sketch, and don't forget the buttons :)

Supplies:
Papers: Simple Stories (Say Cheese)
Tags: Chic Tags
Letters: American Crafts and Jillibean Soup
Buttons: Nikki Sivils and personal stash
Chipboard: Ruby Rock-It
Twine: The Twinery
Sprays: Dylusions

Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

Practical Scrappers and Scraptown Lady Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the PRACTICAL SCRAPPERS and SCRAPTOWN LADY Blog Hop! We thought it would be fun to combine forces and share projects with you that have our design teams’ takes on one of the hottest scrapbooking trends around: Project Life.

Whether you are a “Project Lifer,” are interested in Project Life, or just want to find out ways to use all those fantastic Project Life types of products and ideas on your own projects, we have a hop FULL of inspiration and creativity!

My project falls in the last category.  I have a bunch of these adorable Sn@p! cards  by Simple Stories. I love them and I have been using them regularly on my scrapbook pages for journaling and such. I like that they have a journaling side and a patterned side. When came time for me to make a frame for my husband's new office, I took them out to see what I could do with them.  Turns out I made a sweet frame in no time at all using the patterned sides. Easy peasy!

 

Each card is 3x4, so I used a picture of the same size, made a grid, embellished with word stickers, rub-ons, flair and a cute wooden butterfly. Fifteen minutes and I was done (and that's because I wanted the grid to be very straight, so I took my time!)

We’ve got a fabulous prize for the blog hop - a $25 gift certificate to Scraptown Lady’s shop, which is stocked with awesome scrapbooking supplies! What do you have to do to be entered in the drawing? It’s easy! 

1. Be a follower of Practical Scrappers; and

2. Be a follower of Scraptown Lady; and

3. Visit all the blogs, starting with Practical Scrappers and ending with Scraptown Lady, and leave a comment at each blog along the way.

We will be hopping until Sunday, June 30th, at 11:59 p.m. CST. The grand prize winner will be announced on Tuesday, July 2nd!

Here is the order of the hop:

Practical Scrappers: http://www.practicalscrappers.com/

Christine Freet Meyer: http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com/

Erin Morehouse-Kislingbury: http://girlpaperscissors.blogspot.com/

Charissa Miller: http://www.akihasmommascraps.com/

Nicole Laha: http://www.shezigzags.blogspot.com/

YOU ARE HERE --- Claude Campeau: http://www.imzadi481.blogspot.ca/

 

Lanette Erickson: http://stacksofscraps.blogspot.com/

Malika Kelly: http://www.malikakelly.blogspot.com/

Danielle de Konink: http://picsandcheesecake.blogspot.nl/

Lisa Peeples: http://www.snappinandscrappin.blogspot.com/

Mary Pat Siehl: http://siehledwithakiss.blogspot.com/

Wendi Robinson: http://scrappydayinparadise.blogspot.com/

Julie Comeau: http://lepetitmondedeglamotte.blogspot.ca/

Kim Ryden: http://www.rydenkim.blogspot.com/

Ruth Bonser: http://scrapmachine.com/

Krissy Clark McKee: http://krissyclarkmckee.blogspot.com/

Marcia Dehn-Nix: http://onescrapatatime-bymumsie.blogspot.com/

Cathy Harper: http://www.alteredplayground.blogspot.com

Rhonda Van Ginkel: http://snapwhiz.blogspot.com/

Scraptown Lady: http://scrap-town-lady.blogspot.com/

If we have inspired you so much that you “need” to do a little shopping now, SCRAPTOWN LADY is offering 20% off all orders during the hop! The sale runs from now ‘til midnight Monday. Enter “code20” to receive your discount.

Claude
Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

My version of Project Life

I love the idea of Project Life.  I like the idea of showing what our day-to-day lives are like.  I didn't want to make a page (or double-page) for every week, however.  There are a few reasons for this. One, I don't have time in my schedule for that, no matter how easy all these products make it for me.  Second, I prefer creating my regular style of scrapbooking pages.  A weekly PL spread would take time away from that.  Third, it would get very repetitive since I'm a SAHM without a car. We pretty much do the same things over and over again.

What I decided to do was to use my Instagram pictures. I really liked that idea because they are about the every day things we do.  I still use my camera daily, but I don't use it for the same things I use my phone for.  So instead of having all those Instagram pics rot in my Android, I decided to print the more meaningful ones and journal short-and-sweet style. I hope my kids can look at this album when they are older and appreciate what their real life was like as kids. 

Album, inserts and journaling cards are all from Simple Stories.

Check out other Project Life projects by my fellow DT members at Practical Scrappers.

Thanks for dropping by, I really appreciate it!
Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

Proud Canucks

How was your Canada Day yesterday?  We had a great time, most of the day was spent in the pool.  We had friends come over for dinner, good hamburgers and hot dogs on the BBQ.  The kids playing and tuckered themselves out, while the parents had good conversation :)

We had our second annual Canada Day photoshoot, it turned out pretty good. Maybe you can help me out.  Keith likes the first one, I prefer the second.  What's your opinion? 

 Here's one of the kids only.  This is the best I could do, Zoey's wiggly :) Kira was trying to keep her still.

Here a layout I made for Practical Scrappers using last year's picture. Isn't it fun to compare the two? Sean lost some hair while Zoey gained some, lol!

I absolutely love the chevron/patchwork paper from Simple Stories.  Thoese butterflies were punched out of some old jeans, courtesy of my friend Erin :)  I also used 2 Elle's Studio tags, my new addiction!

Supplies:
Cardstock : Bazzill Basics
Patterned paper: Simple Stories
Tags: Ele's Studio and 4 heures 37
Letters: American Crafts and Jenni Bowlin Studio
Pearl pen

Thank you for stopping by ♥

Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥