Family First

I am back!  Twice in one day!!  It's been a while since that has happened.  I love holidays!  I actually get time to scrap!

I played along with another challenge.  This time I chose the December Sketch +3 Challenge over at Scrap Our Stash.  My three items were red & green (both in the paper) and a tag.

Created with the Cosmo Cricket Early Bird collection

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Together - Sketch N Scrap

Woo hoo!  Two days in a row!  I am back with another sketch challenge completed!

I played along with sketch #118 from Sketch N Scrap this time.

And here is my take on it....

Created with the Cosmo Cricket Early Bird collection

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Christmas fun...

Man, it's been a while since I posted here.  Busy time of year, I guess.  And we had a stomach flu come and take residence in our house but I think we are seeing the end of all of that now thankfully.

Anyway, Christmas is coming folks!  I hope you all have a safe and merry Christmas filled with all of the people you love!

So, now some scrappiness.  I thought I would share a couple of random holiday layouts!

Created with Cosmo Cricket's Jolly By Golly collection

Created with Doodlebug's Santa Express collection

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Happy Birthday (MFTWSC109)

Today is the birthday of one of my very favourite people in the whole world - my Auntie Karen!!  Love this lady and I am so incredibly blessed to have her in my life!!

Happy birthday Auntie Karen!

We love you very much!!

Here is a shot of her from this summer with my cousin....

And here is the card I made for her.  This one is based on this week's sketch from My Favorite Things....

Supplies:

Earth Love by Cosmo Cricket

My Favorite Things - Wonky Scallop Border, Polka Dot Greetings Stamp & Die-namics

The Twinery - Marigold

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Celebrating Dad

Just popping in to share another recent layout!  This one is all about the best dad in the world!!!

I followed along with a sketch challenge from Christa over on the Two Scrapbook Friends forum.

And my take on it....

Supplies:

The Boyfriend by Cosmo Cricket

Papertrey Ink (Just the Ticket stamps & border die)

QuicKutz font (Moxie Skinni Mini)

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Birthday Wishes!

Today is my Uncle's birthday so I can't let the day slip by without a post here to acknowledge it!

Happy Birthday Uncle John!!

We love you!!

Here is a picture of Maya & Uncle John in the summer.  These two do love each other.  My girl can do no wrong in her doting Uncle's eyes!!

And here is the card I made for him using some scraps on my desk and some PTI goodies.

Supplies:

The Boyfriend by Cosmo Cricket

Papertrey Ink (Just the Ticket stamps & border die)

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Happy Birthday Manda!!!

Today is my sister Manda's birthday!  She's turning 30!!  I can't believe it!  When the first of your 'baby' sisters turns 30 - does that mean you are old?!?!?!  (Just say NO!!!)

Anyway, this post is not about me so back to Manda....

She is a pretty awesome sister.  Funny, sarcastic, an amazing writer and an incredible Mom!

Happy Birthday Manda!!

Love you!!!!

Here we are at our Dad's birthday in July.  We rock the self-portrait!!  ;)

And here is her card I made using Papertrey Ink stamps (Tag-Its #10) and the Cosmo Cricket Upcycle paper that was sitting on my table. 

 (Yes, I am a messy scrapper and rarely clean up after myself!!)

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Garbage Pail Cutie

Here is another one of my layouts for the Two Scrapbook Friends online crop.  Sharlene challenged us to use 5 different techniques on our layouts.

Here is mine....

Washi Tape
Hexagons
Misting
Banners
Clustering (I love the trend of the top edge clusters and find I use it on a lot of my layouts!!)

Supplies:

Upcycle by Cosmo Cricket

Washi Tape by K&Company

American Crafts Thickers

Mini Alphas by My Little Shoebox

Papertrey Ink die (Bloom Builders #3)

My Favorite Things Die-Namics (1st Place Award Ribbon, Hexagons)

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A Kraftin' Kimmie Thank You

My Victoria Day weekend is coming to an end.  It was wonderful though!!  A quiet weekend at home with the family - what more could you ask for?!?!? 

I took some time to colour up a card too and play along with this week's sketch challenge over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog.

Here is the sketch.....

And here is my take on it.  I used Mona the Seamstress and pulled out my Earth Love 6x6 pad from Cosmo Cricket.  And I used my new Tiny Tags set from Papertrey Ink for the little sentiment tag.  I think I am going to love this set!!

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Scrappin' with Cosmo & OA

I'm popping through to share a couple more recent layouts.  I would like to say that I have been busy enjoying the beautiful weather and my March Break but unfortunately I am battling the flu.  SUCKS!!!

Anyway, back to scrappiness.....

Supplies:

Jolly By Golly by Cosmo Cricket

Bazzill Swiss Dots cardstock

Maya Road Zipper Trim

Supplies:

Thrift Shop by October Afternoon

Bazzill cardstock

Filter Paper Embellishments by Fancy Pants

flower trim by Maya Road

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Online Cropping at the Turtle!

Tonight starts a fabulous online crop over at Scrapping Turtle's message board - Turtle Soup!  Come on over and join in the fun and of course get some scrapping done while you are at it!!

I offered up two challenges for the crop.

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The first one was to use Halloween-themed papers to make a non-Halloween layout.

Here is my sample......

Supplies:

Mischievous Collection from My Mind's Eye

MFT Die-namics (First Place Award Ribbon Die & Stacking Stars Die)

Glossy Accents

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And my second one was to create a layout based on this sketch from Pagemaps.....

And here is my sample layout......

Supplies:

Upcycle collection from Cosmo Cricket

Corrugated Heart from Jillibean Soup

Caribbean Twine from The Twinery

QuicKutz font (Moonlight)

MFT Die-namics (First Place Award Ribbon Die)

Lucky

I don't know how many parents out there stress about choosing a daycare provider but I have to say that I hate doing it.  Thankfully, we have been very lucky with the ones we have had.  Due to circumstances we have had 3 different ones since I returned to work.  They have all been so different but so amazing!  Right now, Maya goes to Ella's house.  Totally have to give a shout out to her!  Maya loves her and she takes such good care of my girl!

Here is a picture of Maya & Ella taken at their daycare Christmas party.  And I pulled out the yummy Upcycle collection from Cosmo Cricket.  I love the colours in this one!!  And I pulled out my Filter Paper Embellishments from Fancy Pants.  I love these things!!

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I'm back.....

It's been a while since I blogged.  I was off enjoying some fun at a friend's cottage!  It was a great time.....beautiful weather....lots of swimming....I loved it!!  We even had our stay extended unexpectantly.  Had a minor fender bender on the way home Saturday and well, small towns = nothing open on weekends!  So, we were lucky enough to get a ride back to the cottage and stay until Monday!  Gotta love small town people who are so friendly and helpful!!   Oh, and just so everyone knows - we were all fine!  Nothing serious.  My girl didn't even cry.  I was so proud of her and how she handled the whole thing!

Needless to say, I have not been scrappy lately!  I did come home with some ideas of how to turn my Fancy Pants Brag Book into an album full of cottage memories!  Looking forward to my trip to Memories Manor in August so I can get started on that!

I did think that I would share a couple more of the layouts I whipped up before going to the cottage......

This first one "Boys" features my nephews and uses some older Cosmo Cricket paper (Lil' Man).

This one is of my girl last year at Christmas and uses some Echo Park yumminess (Everybody Loves Christmas)!

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer and staying cool in this crazy heat!

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The Un-Birthday Girl

First, let me say that summer vacation has begun!! WAHOO!! I have already jampacked in some fun with family and friends and we are only 3 days in. Of course, it helps that Canada Day was in there. Maya & I enjoyed fun & fireworks with some friends to celebrate the birthday of this great country of ours!! I look forward to a couple months filled with fun and laughs with family and friends and of course spending lots of time with my baby girl!!

I just wanted to share a layout I made a while ago. It was as part of the Pass the Turtle Shell game over at Turtle Soup. This is such an awesome game that Heather hosts each month. You should come on over and check it out and play along!!

I also wanted to wish a safe and happy Fourth of July to all of my American friends!!

Photo Booth Fun

Just thought I would pop in to share a layout I made a while ago. The picture is from one of those sketch booths at Chuck E Cheese. Turned out pretty well, I think!! It's me & my girl at my niece's birthday party in March.

Things have been hectic around here lately. Crop for the Cure is fast approaching and I am so excited at all the fab goodies rolling in! I can't wait to share them with our participants. It is going to be another fabulous day I think. Lots of fun & friends for a great cause!!

I am very happy to report that I have been feeling pretty good about life lately. My girl and my hubby are awesome and I am so blessed to have them. Fabulous family and friends are pretty great too! I am looking forward to the summer holidays so I can spend my days with Maya. I finally got her enroled in swimming lessons. Oh, and I have a fantastic trip planned with some incredible ladies for August. We are invading Memories Manor and I cannot wait!! It is going to be so much fun!! Lots of good stuff going on!!

Enough rambling now I think. Thanks for stopping by!

Crop for the Cure class

I cannot believe that Crop for the Cure is just about here!!! June 5th is the day and it is fast approaching! I can't wait. Goodies are rolling in and I can't wait to share them with our participants. So many incredible people and businesses have stepped up to offer their support to us and I can't say THANK YOU enough!! You are all awesome!! Check that list out HERE.

Today, I wanted to share with you a class that is taking place at the Crop. I have to do a shout out to the fabulous people at Cosmo Cricket for sending us the yummy goodies to play with. And of course, I cannot forget the super talented Lori Price (from Scrapping Turtle) who took the Cosmo goodies and designed THREE incredible layouts!! I must also acknowledge an incredibly generous anonymous benefactor who donated the cardstock for the class as well. All proceeds will be added to our donation to Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

Check it out......

1 Sketch 3 Ways with Cosmo Cricket

At this moment, registration for this class is only open to registered CFTC participants. However, if there are spaces left at the end of this week, it will be made available to everyone. Please email me if you would like to be notified should it become available.

(The class will be held at 2pm and is $30)

I *heart* Cosmo Cricket!!

I love Cosmo Cricket!! For so many reasons do I love them!! I love their product.....I mean, seriously, they have some of the most awesome patterned paper ever! I love that they are a small family company. I love that their blog never fails to make me smile!

And, I love that when I sent an email with a request for Crop for the Cure that they stepped up and offered to help me out! How awesome is that?!?!

You see, CFTC is something I love! It is an awesome day with so many fabulous people all coming together to raise money for a very worthy cause!! (Just as a reminder, CFTC money raised goes toward our Run for the Cure team and ultimately Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation). Why is this cause so near and dear to me?? Read this post for the answer to that. Our Crop is a family affair. My Mom and my sisters and I organize it but I think any one of them would agree when I say it is my baby. I love it and am constantly thinking of ways to make it better for our participants. It's never too far from my brain.

We may be into the planning for our fourth year but it is still a big deal to me when companies/businesses/people step up and offer to support us. I think I expect to hear 'no' more often especially in light of the current economy. This is an incredibly generous and supportive community we are a part of and for that I am thankful!!

A great big THANK YOU to Cosmo Cricket and all the other fabulous people who stand behind us in our effort to raise funds and awareness for this cause.

Keep an eye on my blog for further news about this event. It's not until June 2010 so the real planning doesn't start until next year. That being said, I am open to accepting donations at any time. Email me if you are interested.

Sisters

One thing I do not have a shortage of is sisters!! Love my sisters - they are my best friends!! This layout is me with my older sister. The picture was taken on Boxing Day while we were home for Christmas. Love this picture and love my sister!! Oh, and of course I love the yummy Cosmo Cricket too! ;)


This layout is also to meet the challenge Kim has going on QuicKutz Korner over on the Scrapping Turtle blog. Check it out, play a little and have a chance to win some QK goodies! Sounds good to me!! I love my QK!! On this layout, I used the Nesting Flowers to make the flower embellie.

Beauty Rest

I have been such a bloggy slacker lately. Things have been hectic and I just never seem to make it here to update.


Here is a project I completed a while ago. It showcases the June Product Highlight at Scrapping Turtle. The new QuicKutz embossing folders!! I love these things! On my layout I embossed the journaling label as well as the paper flower centres. Kind of hard to see I know but know it is there and it embosses fabulously!!





Don't have any yet?!?! Get yours at the Turtle for 15% until the end of June!!

Another project I made a while featuring these fabulous folders.....


Here is a card for Regan's challenge over on Turtle Soup. The challenge was to use green, orange, buttons, bling, ribbon and nothing but scraps.