So thankful for our family - ScrapMuch? Sketchy Friday (179/365)

Good morning everyone!!! It is Friday and that means it's ScrapMuch? Sketchy friday!!!! I have a fun layout to share with you this week of a picture that was taken last year while my cousin and her mom went and visited our grandma.

Here is this week's sketch by Laura Whitaker:

The doily was cut with my silhouette. The best part of this layout is that all the papers came from a 6x6 paper pad!!!! I know right, love when that happens. I love 6x6 pads but never seem to use them so this time I was like I can totally make a layout with just 6x6 papers and look SUCCESS!!!! Here are a couple of close ups:

Thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments. Hope you can play along this month for a chance at a prize: http://shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/2015/05/sketch-y-friday-with-team-b_22.html

May long weekend of project

Now I know that May-long weekend (aka may two-four) is usually the kick off to summer and the first camping weekend of the season; however, because I want to put the house up for sale in it's best condition, and my husband was working, I figured this was the perfect time to get some projects done!!!!

First up a trip to my local home hardware to pick up supplies:

When we got home from town it was still pretty early and I knew my son wouldn't go for a nap and since he ate lunch in the car on the way home (loves his hot dogs) I got straight to work and started clearing out this garden I planted two years ago but wasn't able to touch last year because the mayflies were so bad we couldn't even go out without eating bugs by the mouthful:

Before:

After raking and clearing out weeds:

all the debris that came out of the garden:

Next up is planter boxes for the deck, my little helper smoothed out the dirt and helped me place them on the deck:
 

The biggest job for the weekend was painting the entry closet and interior doors. . .these are the before:

1st coat done!!!

closet is done, added another shelf to the top and side shelves

Because I painted the doors, I no longer wanted over the door hanger so I found this cute towel hanger at Winners for the bathroom:

Last job Monday night was using goo gone and cleaning off the tape reside off window trim inside left behind from the terrible tape we bought last year to secure the airconditioner (forgot to take pictures of that). But after I was done doing the windows, my husband asked if it was safe to use on hsi truck (he used canada post tape to tape film on his window a couple of months ago when his window was stuck in the down position). . .it worked perfectly to clean it up!!!

Curious George Baby Album (159-178/365)

Next up is a baby album I made for my brother and sister-in-law's new baby, he was born a couple of weeks ago and as a baby gift I made them an album in the baby's theme of Curious George, I left the photo and journalling spots blank so they can fill in all the information together :)

First page was inspired by Let's Get Sketchy Week 1: http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.ca/2015/05/team-may-week-1.html

Waiting for Baby is based on Lets Scrap May 1st sketch: http://letsscrapsketches.blogspot.ca/2015/05/sketch-5-1-15.html

Next 2-pages are based on Sketchs in Thyme #147 which I turned into a two-pager: http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.ca/2015/05/sketch-147-reveal-and-feature.html

 

1st days home is based on a sketch by Let's Scrap May 8th: http://letsscrapsketches.blogspot.ca/2015/05/may-8th-national-scrapbooking-special.html

 

 

Dirty Messy Face is based on a pagemaps sketch

Bath time is based on May 1st ScrapMuch? challenge:  http://shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/2015/05/may-1-2015-sketch-y-friday-and-winner.html

Sweet Dreams is based on a pagemaps sketch: 

A first for everything is based on my own sketch:

How I grow. . .  . . .and grow is based on my own sketch:

 

1st birthday is based on a pagemaps sketch: 

These will hold me forever is based on a Sketches in Thyme #148 sketch: http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.ca/2015/05/sketch-148-reveal-and-feature.html

 

 

Thank you for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments, hope you can play along with all these wonderful fun challenges this month :)

a couple of cards

first post today is a couple of cards that I have to share with you :)

First up is a card I made using this month's Die Cuts With a View stack-a-holic card sketch: http://www.diecutswithaview.com/blog/dcwv-design-team/vive-la-scrapbooking/


I used the blossom stack and 6x6 white embossed stack

Second card is one that I created for Unity Stamp Company sketch challenge: http://www.theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.ca/

To colour the image: I used smooch accent ink for the flowers, sharpie for the stems, and gelatos for the vase

Thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments :)

Cutie Pie - ScrapMuch? Sketch-y Friday DT Reveal May 8 (158/365)

Good morning from chilly Northern Alberta!!! Fortunately, it's just chilly and not snowing like yesterday (yes our second winter has officially hit us). It is Friday and you know what that means SKETCH-Y Friday over at ScrapMuch?

Here is my take on this week's fun sketch:

Here is this week's sketch:

I stayed pretty close to the sketch, except I didn't add journalig (instead I added words) and didn't use the banner. here are a couple of close ups:

I used my silhouette to cut the background shape and then weaved ribbon in and out to soften in. I also wasn't happy with the border so i added some sequins (i'm really obsessed with sequins right now).

Supplies:

paper: DCWV (baby boy stack)

flair: studio calico

border: martha stewart

rattle/bottle: jolee's boutique

silhouette

sequins: craft medley

thank you for stopping by, hope you can play along with us at ScrapMuch? this month. You have until May 29th to link your creation for a chance at a prize. Also make sure you check out ScrapMuch? blog for the rest of Team B's reveal at this week's sketch: http://shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/2015/05/sketch-y-friday-with-team-b.htm