You will forever be my always (330/365)

Hello, I'm back to share a quick layout with you. I haven't had as much time to scrap this week as we made the decision that I would go back to work (on a part-time basis ideally). And this week I've been busy going on a couple of interviews. I am happy to announce that starting next week I will be going back to work (on a part time basis YAY). It will be three days a week, which is ideal since I will still have two days to stay home with my son :)

Last night I tried to go to bed but since my husband was star fishing across the bed I decided to let him be for a while and got a layout done. This layout came together so quickly, I was so surprised, but I am happy with the outcome.

The background is a sheet of vellum I have had for over 10 years, I put it over a piece of paper I've had for probably 5 years - - love when i can use my stash by combining new and old!!!

I was inspired by Let's Get Sketchy Week 3 sketch:

Thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments, hope you can play along this month with Let's Get Sketchy: http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.ca/2015/08/team-august-week-3.html

Last noel at home (329/365)

this past Christmas was bittersweet because it was the first time in 20 years that both my dad's sisters came home for Christmas, but it was sad because sometime between Christmas Eve and Christmas day, my grandma suffered a stroke which ultimately landed her in the hospital on the 28th permanently. She is now in hospice and will be there for the rest of her life so last Christmas was her last Christmas in her home. These are a couple of pictures my aunt took Christmas morning.

I used Stuck? Sketches August 15th sketch:

in addition to DCWV papers, I used recollection embellies, dollar store stickers/washi tape, little yellow bicycle stick pins.

Thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments, hope you can play along this month at Stuck?! sketches: http://stucksketches.blogspot.ca/2015/08/august-15-2015-sketch-challenge.html

1 direction christmas (328/365)

next up is a fun layout of a friend of mine. She is a huge 1 direction fan so when i was boxing day shopping i found a 1 direction Christmas ornament at 75% off that sings!! I called her mom to make sure she didn't have it and then gave it to her mom that night when she came for a visit. These were the pictures her mom took as she opened it (she was so excited):

I used Scrapbook Challenges Sizzlin Sumer #07:

In addition to DCWV candy cane lane papers, I used bo bunny mistletoe flowers, dollar store washi, thickers, jillibean soup speach bubble, unknown brad and zazz glittler.

Thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments, hope you can play along this month at Scrapbook Challenges: http://scrapbookchallenges.com/ss-15%E2%80%B2-sketch-07/

Celebrate the Season (327/365)

Next up is a fun picture of my son who wanted to say cheese at the Christmas Eve party.

I used Scrap Our Stash #30 which was a sketch and tic tac toe challenge: 

I went with the top row and used a tag (snowflake), 4+ patterned papers, and stripes.

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your wonderful comments. I hope you can play along this month with Scrap Our Stash: http://scrapourstash.blogspot.ca/2015/08/sketch-challenge-30-guest-sketch-artist.html

Hangin' with big kids (326/365)

next up is another Christmas layout, I got DCWV's candy cane lane stack and this is what I will be scrapping all of Christmas 2014 with :) This layout is kyle playing with the vanviegan children who are no longer kids :(

I used Scrapbook Challenges Sizzlin Summer #06:

Thank you for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments, hope you can play along with SBC: http://scrapbookchallenges.com/ss-15%E2%80%B2-sketch-06/

Christmas is Here (325/365)

Next up is a fun layout of Kyle opening Christmas presents from the Vanviegan's this past Christmas Eve during my parents annual party. I absolutely love his expressions:

I used this month's Die Cuts With a View (DCWV) stack-a-holic challenge. I used their Candy Cane Lane stack which is full of red/white/black patterns:

Thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments, hope you can play along this month with DCWV: http://www.dcwv.com/blog/post/stack-a-holic-challenge-for-august

MMM. . Good! (324/365)

Next up is a layout from the summer of 2013 (pretty sure this is my last photo i need to scrap from that summer!!!). We were camping in Sylvan Lake and one day after going for a swim we stopped off for ice cream on our way home:

I used a sketch from Scrapbook Challenges Sizzlin' Summer #10: http://scrapbookchallenges.com/ss-15%E2%80%B2-sketch-10/

I am also entering this into Scrap Our Stash #29: http://scrapourstash.blogspot.ca/2015/08/stash-challenge-29-with-guest-designer.html

P: purple (paper/brads)

A: american craft (thickers)

P: paint (splatters)

E: echo park doily (cut with my silhouette)

R: ribbon (popscicle)

Thank you for stopping by, hope you can play along with these challenges this month :)

Splish Mist (323/365)

I have a bunch of layouts to share with you today, first up is a fun layout of my son last year when he decided that riding his bike through the hose was a good idea, he called it a bike wash and loved putting his face in the mist.

I was inspired by Sketches in Thyme #160: http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.ca/2015/08/sketch-160-reveal-and-week-1-feature.html

I am also entering this in PaperCrafter's Corner Magazine Monday week 113. I was inspired by the green, grass and water: http://papercrafterscorner.com/blog/papercrafting-challenge-magazine-mondays-week-113/


Thank you for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. Hope you can play all with PCC and Sketches in Thyme this month :)

Celebrate Graduation - ScrapMuch? Sketch-y Friday Team B reveal (322/365)

Good morning and happy Friday!!! Do you have any plans this weekend?? My sister-in-law is coming up for a visit tomorrow and we are going to go to Mudfest to watch demolition derby and a concert.

It's Friday and you know what that means Skech-y friday at ScrapMuch? here is my take on this week's sketch.

A friend's daughter graduated high school this past June and this is the card they sent out. I deconstructed the card by taking the back off and using that as the journalling for my layout. The school colours are red and white so i incorporated the flowers in her colours and since the card was in silver and black I used those colours in the layout. I stamped images around the layout and then silver heat embossed them.

Here is this week's sketch to inspire you (i stayed pretty close to the sketch this week):


Thank you for stopping by. Hope I have inspired  you to play along this month, you have until August 29th to link up your project for the chance to win a prize: http://shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/2015/08/sketch-y-friday-with-team-b-august-21.html

Together is Best (321/365)

next up today is a  layout of my parents with both their grandkids from Summer 2013. The paper is from a paper pad my parents got for me for my birthday last weekend and I got in the mail this week. It is Craft Smith Tea Party, usually I don't use big bold patterns as my background but this paper is so perfect for this photo because they were sitting in front of my mom's rose garden :)

I used Let's Get Sketchy Week 2 sketch, I love this sketch and it worked so perfectly for this photo:

Thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments, hope you can play along this month at Let's Get Sketchy: http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.ca/2015/08/team-b-august-week-2.html

my little guy (320/365)

a couple of posts to share with you today, first up is the last photo of our trip to Calgary a couple of summers back. I love this picture, it is Kyle is a nut shell, funny, original, adventurous, i just love him to bits!!

I used Scrapbook Challenges #451:

Supplies:
paper & embellies: my mind's eye (now and then)
mist: tattered angels (jazzz blue)
ink: tim holtz distress pad (pumice stone, evergreen bough)
stamp: ucreate, martha stewart embossing powder, heat gun

Hope you can play along this month with Scrapbook Challenges: http://scrapbookchallenges.com/sketch-451/

joy love laughter and smiles (319/365)

next up is a layout of my cousin, her new fiance, her dad and grandma at her canadian reception:

I used Stuck?! Sketches August 1st:

Thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments, hope you can play along at Stuck?! http://stucksketches.blogspot.ca/2015/08/august-1-2015-sketch-challenge.html

precious bond (318/365)

next up is a layout of my mom and son at a family wedding a Iof years ago:

I am submitting this layout for 123 Challenge:

1. Kraft: paper
2. Precious: title
3. Fussy Cutting: date card

Thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments, hope you can play along this month with 123 Challenge: http://123-challenge-blog.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/123-challenge-august-2015.html

10th anniversary (317/365)

next up is a fun colourful layout of my mom, son, and myself at playgroups 10th anniversary where they brought in a professional photographer (images photography out of cold lake) to take our picture:

Let's Capture Our Memories August Colour spot is perfect  for this photo so I knew I just had to use the colour scheme for this photo:

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your wonderful comments, hope you can play along with LCOM this month: http://letscaptureourmemories.blogspot.ca/2015/08/august-color-spot.html

Twinkle Little Star (316/365)

Next up is a layout I did of my cute niece while she was singing twinkle twinkle little star. I blocked out her face as her parents do not want her face over the internet:

I loved this layout and added some sparkly stars, paint, glitter, stamps, and ribbon, I am so happy with the way it turned out. I was inspired by Scrapbook challenges #450:

Thank you for stopping by, hope you can play along this month with Scrapbook Challenges: http://scrapbookchallenges.com/sketch-450/

happy birthday card

it was my brother's birthday a couple of weeks ago and i am just getting around to making his card now (i know i'm a terrible sister).

I used Sketch~n~Scrap card sketch #55 as inspiration:


Thank you for stopping by, hope you can play along this month with Sketch~n~scrap: http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com

that's my boy (315/365)

Next up is a fun layout of my son being silly and who wanted his picture taken while eating whipping cream out of the can!!

I was inspired by sketch~n~scrap #86:

Thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments, hope you can play along this month with Sketch~n~Scrap: http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com

flowers (314/365)

next up is a layout I created from pictures I've had printed since June 2012 after we went to the greenhouse on a tour with playgroup.

I was inspired by Sketches in Thyme #159:

I stamped the large flowers in the corners and then coloured them in with watercolours. 

Thank you for stopping in, hope you can play along this month with Sketches in Thyme: http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.ca/2015/08/sketch-159-reveal.html

#travel selfie (313/365)

I celebrated my birthday over the weekend and my husband gave me the best gift - - a day of uninterupted scrapping time!!! So to say the least, i have a bunch of layouts to share with you today (as we finally had a nice day yesterday so i was able to take good pictures). First up is a layout of my beautiful cousin on one of her adventures:

I was inspired by the scrappy friends challenge and was actually able to get all three challenges done with this layout!!!

First up is Brenda's sketch challenge: http://granddivasscrappyplace.blogspot.ca/2015/08/august-2015-sketch-challenge.html

Rochelle's tic-tac-toe challenge. . .I used metal (eyelet), 4+ patterned papers (i have 4), and quote (there are two: one in the tag and one at the bottom that i stamped and then heat embossed): http://rochellespears.blogspot.ca/2015/08/august-tic-tac-toe-challenge-friends.html

And Kelly's word challenge. . .i used both travel & selfie: http://www.creatingwithpaperandmore.blogspot.ca/2015/08/august-word-challenge-july-winners.html

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your wonderful comments, hope you can play along with Scrappy Friends Challenge :)

petting zoo (311-312)

final post tonight is a double page I created based on Let's Scrap August 1 sketch. These pictures are from last year when we met my parents in Salmon Arm for a week of camping and one afternoon we went to the petting zoo:

This was such a fun day!!! Everyone fed the animals and it was lots of fun and we all had lots of laughs :)

I was inspired by Let's Scrap Sketches August 1st sketch: http://letsscrapsketches.blogspot.ca/2015/08/new-sketch-8-1-15.html

Thank you so much for stopping by, hope you can play along this month :)

water boy (310/365)

next up is a super fun layout of my mom, son, and husband swimming in Sylvan Lake a couple of years ago when we went on a family camping trip. It was my son's first time swimming in a lake (and since it was not a really hot day), the lake was quite cool.

The waves, arrow and splashes are all cut with my silhouette. The overlay is from fancy pants. Die cuts are from fancy pants and bo bunny. The tag and fish I have had in my stash for years!!! Papers are pebbles and dcwv. 

I was inspired by PaperCrafters Corner Magazine Monday week 111, by the colours and the swimsuit: http://papercrafterscorner.com/blog/papercrafting-challenge-magazine-mondays-week-111/

I used Let's Capture Our Memories sketch #129: http://letscaptureourmemories.blogspot.ca/2015/08/lcom-sketch-129-reveal.html

Thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments, hope you can play along with PCC and LCOM this month :)

music class (309/365)

next up is a fun layout of my son's first music class, it was a eight week class, once a week. He was the youngest child in the class, and his first "class" with a teacher. I stayed in the class and helped him focus, he did quite well, and loved playing the instruments - - listening to theory not so much. I took these pictures during one of his last classes, but did it when he wasn't paying attention so i wouldn't distract him:

the music notes and doily were done on my silhouette. i added a bit of mist just to give it some texture. I was inspired by Let's Get Sketchy Week 1 sketch: http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.ca/2015/08/team-august-week-1.html

Thank you for stopping by, hope you can play along this month with Let's Get Sketchy :)