What Our Summer Looks Like - SWAT Design Team

This week's challenge over at SWAT was to scrap about our summer. This layout definitely pinpoints what most of my summer was about. The girls and their friends! They spent their whole vacation together. Our place. Their place. Our pool. Their jungle gym. Makeup. Dress up. Playing Mommy. They sure had a great time!

Make sure you link up with SWAT if you take on this challenge. We'd love to see what you come up with!

I used a sketch from My Scraps & More. thanks for the inspiration!

Papers: Studio Calico (South of Market), Echo Park (Capture Life)
 Printable: The Cut Shoppe
Letters: Echo Park (Capture Life) and Lily Bee
Sticker: Echo Park (Capture Life)

16 March 2011

Hello again everyone! Today, I'm sharing a very simple layout that I absolutely love. That picture of Zoey when she was barely 10 days-old is awww-inducing, isn't it? I can't believe I hadn't scrapbooked it yet!

I started with sketch #401 from Scrapbook Challenges, turned it on it's side, and reduced the quantity of squares. I was going to use 9 squares, but as I was going through my stash (I'm trying to use up what I have before I buy anything else!), I found this old Jillibean Soup kraft journaling tag that I absolutely wanted to use. So I made it work.

Supplies:
Papers, button, and sticker: My Mind's Eye
Journaling tag: Jillibean Soup
Tag: Maya Road
Numbers: American Crafts
Border sticker: Basic Grey
Twine: The Twinery

Castle

Good afternoon everybody! 

Today, I'm sharing this layout with you. The picture is from last year. The girls were so proud of this castle they collaborated on!

I started with the July sketch from The Memory Nest. Leslie from TMN has been a loyal commentor on my blog and I appreciate every single one of her comments! I'm glad to finally be participating in one of her challenges!

I also joined in the "Let's Go Shopping" challenge over at Scrap Our Stash. They offered a list of scrap items from which I had to choose 5+ and use them on my layout. Here is what I chose: 

-washi tape (I especially love how it looks on the wood veneer embellishment)

-striped paper (all papers here are Imaginisce)

-buttons

-dimentional sticker

-wood veneer

-die-cut (sunshine, matted and pop dotted)

-rub-on (butterflies)

It was nice to make a small dent in my stash!

28 Weeks, You Say?

Good morning everyone! For my layout today, I used pictures from years ago when I was pregnant with Zoey. The one of Kira makes me chuckle every time, I had to get it on paper.

I used an old Rouge de Garance paper as my background. The lines and turquoise colour were already there; the rest are rub-ons and stamps. 

I liked the challenge over at Once Upon a Sketch. There was a sketch as well as a journaling theme: numbers. Simple enough- choose a number and center your journaling around that. Here's the end result:

Emiant et autres mots

Good afternoon everybody! Today is a special post for me because I'm introducing new flair from my awesome pal Isabelle. It worked perfectly for this layout.

In case you didn't know, my family is bilingual (french/english). These are a few of the adorably-wrong words my daughter says at three years old.

I used the June sketch from My Creative Sketches. I'm too much of a perfectionist, the triangles took forever to measure and cut out! But I like the end result.

Papers are Elle's Studio. Thanks for looking!

Zoey & Coralie

 

Hello There! Sharing a layout I made with Scrapbook Circle's latest main kit called, quite appropriately,  Hello There.

This is a picture I took a couple of weeks ago of Zoey and her friend, Coralie. They always have a lot of fun together, it's so sweet to see :)

I used Let Get Sketchy's June Week 2 sketch as a base for this layout. The papers were also perfect for Scrapbook Challenges' June Mood Board Challenge. Thanks for the inspiration!

Kit from Scrapbook Circle (Hello There - June 2014)
Papers: BasicGrey (Highline), Heidi Swapp (Dreamy), Bella Blvd (Lucky Starz)
Die-cuts and Transparencies: BasicGrey (Highline)
Burlap stickers: Simple Stories (DIY)
Label stickers: Chic Tags (Cloud 9)
Wood veneers: Scrapbook Circle exclusives
Tags: Scrapbook Circles exclusives

Other
Letters: American Crafts

Thanks for dropping by! ♥

Celebrating 12 years

This picture was actually taken last year.  This coming August will be lucky year thirteen for us as a married couple! Yay! We have been together for 19 years, I always feel I need to mention that fact ;)

Thank you to the Challenge YOUrself  blog for inspiring me to get this picture off of my phone and onto a layout. The challenge is about YOU and the male(s) in your life. You have until July 4th to participate too if you feel like it!

I used sketch #397 from Scrapbook Challenges to make this. I'm not usually a fan of large triangles like this, but I really like how it turned out! Challenge closes on June 30.

Papers and most embellishments are from the Daydreamer line from American Crafts - Dear Lizzy. I won this collection from Scrapbook Circle and I love it! Thanks for dropping by! ♥

Stay Cool

Summer is here and I couldn't be happier about it! I must admit I HATE the heat since I sweat like a pig on those hot days (something hormonal changed in me when I gave birth to Kira, and I haven't been the same since), but I still LOVE summer. Weird, huh? My favorite part is definitely swimming in the pool with the kids, and then taking it easy in the gazebo.  Sometimes we have treats, too!

These pictures are from May 2010. Sean was 6-years-old back then. He sure was enjoying his Drumstick!

 

I love the #summer collection from American Crafts. So fun and bright, it was perfect for these photos!

I am entering this layout in the Stuck?! June 15th challenge.

Thanks for dropping by! ♥

Happy Feet - SWAT drill #34

Hello everyone! This week's challenge over at SWAT is all about feet, with or without shoes! 

I decided to do a layout with this picture of my muddy shoes after the awesome Mud Hero run I did on June 14th! This was one of the hardest things I did in my life, but so rewarding! You can bet I'll soon share a layout of myself all muddy!

Make sure you share your layouts for this challenge on the SWAT blog to be entered for a drawing of a 20$ GC from Creative Embellishments!!

I used Sketch #271 from Creative Scrappers as a base for this layout. I also used the colour combo from Life. Paper. Scrapbook's Mood Board for June. I also used the words "Adventure Awaits" for my title because I thought it was incredibly appropriate. After all, this race showed me that I can do anything. The best is yet to come!

Cheezy Grin

Hello everyone! Here's a layout I made with the American Crafts Dear Lizzy line Daydreamer. I won this AC prize from a Scrapbook Circle challenge and it was fun to use!

Again, I used a sketch by Laura Whitaker for the June - Week 3 challenge over at Let's Get Sketchy. Thanks for the inspiration!

Go on, take a selfie! (SWAT Drill #33)

I hate having my picture taken. I despise it. I'm always criticizing the way my hair looks, or how my teeth are crooked, or how fat I think I look. So I used to avoid being in pictures if I could. Then, a few years ago, I read an article that changed the way I see things. It talked about leaving pictures of you for your kids. When you are gone, do you want your kids to flip through entire scrapbooks without a single picture of you?

They won't care if you hair was flat or frizzy. They won't care about your teeth, or the extra pounds you are carrying around. They'll just be thrilled to have pictures of YOU. That article really resonated with me. Then I got my smartphone and it made it super easy to take selfies. So now I regularly appear in pictures. And it turns out, it's not so bad!

This week over at SWAT, our drill was to create a layout with a selfie. I took this picture of Kira and myself last month and I knew it was the perfect one! Make sure you share your own version of this challenge over at SWAT for a chance to win a 20$ GC to Creative Embellishments!

I used the May kit from Scrapbook Circle, High Five. My favorite part is from their exclusive tag set. See the yellowy-green tag on the left? It says "May 2014" all over it. How perfect is that?! I'm also really happy with how the title turned out.

I also used a sketch by Liz Chidester for this month's challenge over at My Creative Sketches. Thanks for the inspiration!

Funny Girl

Good afternoon everyone! I'm here to share a layout based on a sketch by Laura Whitaker for Stuck?! Sketches.

Papers are American Crafts, Chap collection.

Kiddie Pool - American Crafts (#summer)

I fell in love with this collection by American Crafts, #summer. The colours are awesome and they inspired me to finally scrap these adorable pictures of Kira from 2010!  I used the Stuck?! Sketch May 1st Challenge as a starting point for this.

Thanks for stopping by!

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

The Dog with the Sequins

NSD was last weekend and this is one of the three layouts I created that day. Sorry it looks fuzzy, I didn't feel like photographing it again when I noticed.

I used sketch #114 from Sketchabilities as a starting point.

Thanks for stopping by!

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

Scrapping Our Stash - The Practical Scrappers Blog Hop

Welcome to the Practical Scrappers Blog Hop 

where we are Scrapping our Stash.

I dug in my stash to find a little bit of everything that tends to get forgotten. Old Chatterbox, old chipboard shapes, not-super-old-but-not-recent stickers. It was fun! 

Supplies
Papers: Chatterbox Decorative Cardstock, My Mind's Eye (Lime Twist), Sassafras (Nerdy Bird)
Chipboard stars: Lil' Davis, Scrapworks
Stickers: Little Yellow Bicycle
Enamel dots: My Mind's Eye

We are not doing a giveaway on the main blog this month - but lots of our designers are - so make sure to check out each blog!   We have a smaller list this month so it shouldn't be hard to check out all the fun!

Practical Scrappers Blog Hop List

Practical Scrappers: You Are Here

Wendi Robinson
Marcia Dehn Nix
Christine Meyer
YOU ARE HERE --- Claude Campeau
Heather Sweet

Patty Selah
Majken Pullin
Jennifer Haggerty
Erin Morehouse
Lee-Anne Thornton

Bobbi Smith

Kelly Jean
Lisa Peeples

Nicole Laha

Alison Day

Have Fun Hopping!  

I made this layout for the Captured Candid challenge on Scrapbook Circle using a Laura Whitaker sketch from Let's Get Sketchy March Week 2 challenge.

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

Lucky You - Scrapbook Challenges GDT Sketch #384

Today marks my last day as Guest DT for Scrapbook Challenges. I had a great time and I will definitely take part in their future challenges!

This is my take on sketch #384, Lucky You:

Darn, forgot to add the date...

This is my daughter Zoey with my brother-in-law Pascal, her Godfather. He always lights up when she's around; I love seeing them together.

I used a prompt from Mojo Hunting. I dug out my journaling tags and used 2 of them on here. One to write on and one to embellish.

Supplies:
Papers: Authentic (Journey and Abroad)
Journaling tags: Jillibean Soup and unknown (I want to say Making Memories? Anyone?)
Cork shapes: Pink Paislee
Burlap buttons: Nikki Sivils
Letters: American Crafts and My Mind's Eye
Ink: Quick Quotes

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

Scrapbook Challenges Guest DT - Sketch #381

Hello everyone! I was the lucky January winner over at Scrapbook Challenges and I was asked to be Guest DT for the next four challenges. Thank you so much!

Here's sketch #381:


And here is my take on it:

This is a great sketch to use up some of your scraps. After I chose these pictures of Zoey when she was 4 months old, I took out this Echo park collection, Here and Now, one of my favourites ever. I didn't cut into a new sheet at all, I only used the scraps I had. Awesome!

Make sure you check out today's post at Scrapbook Challenges to see the Design Team's take on the sketch!

Supplies:
Papers and stickers: Echo Park (Here and Now)
Background paper: Bella! (Kinda Krafty)


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

She Is Beautiful

Just like you, I'm sure, I have an insane stash of papers and embellishments. I've been trying to organize my scrap corner and found these awesome papers from Fancy Pants that I got last year. Then I found an ephemera pack from Pink Paislee and they worked perfectly together. I love when that happens!

I am entering this in the February sketch challenge for Life. Paper. Scrapbook.

Supplies:

Papers and stickers: Fancy pants (Park Bench)

Die-cuts and other stickers: Pink Paislee (Portfolio)

Polaroid frame: Jillibean Soup

Letters: American Crafts and Simple Stories

Enamel dots: My Mind's Eye

Wooden hearts: Studio Calico

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

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.♥

You'll See (Scrapbook Challenges sketch)

Good afternoon! The cold spell has wrecked havoc in my running routine (I am NOT running at -30!), but it has been profitable for my scrapbooking! I used Scrapbook Challenges' sketch #376.

 Supplies:
Papers: KaiserCraft (Save the Date)
Letters: Jillibean Soup
Stickers: Doddlebug and October Afternoon
Journaling tag: Elle's Studio
Wooden hearts: Studio Calico


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