3 months - DCWV February challenge (layout 17) & card challenge

Here is this month's layout sketch for Die Cuts with a View's stack-a-holic challenge:


And here is my take:

I used Blossom Song stack and cardstock brights

Other supplies:
inks: distress ink (peacock & pickled raspberry); distress stain (picked raspberry)
chipboard: bazzill basics (hawaiian flowers)
alphas: doddlebug designs
twine: american craft
words: heidi swapp, my mind's eye
journalling: maya road
tag: unknown
flags: martha stewart

This month (since I made all my valentine's) I used the stack-a-holic sketch:


And my take:

I used the glitter stack (6x6)

Other supplies:

flower: kaiser

banner & sentiment: recollections

thanks for stopping by and hope you can play along this month: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.ca/2014/02/february-stackaholic-challenge.html

The best part of the night!!! (layout 16)

here is a super fun layout of my son going through his halloween candy, after we got home from his first trick-or-treating:

Winter: The joy & love of Christmas - FWAB February Challenge (layout 15)

Hello everyone, second layout I did today was for Flourish with a Bling February Challenge. I have actually been working on this layout for the last week (as I have been more focused on gaining strength in my back). The part that took the most was sitting and hand stitching around the heart.

This month's Flourish with a Bling challenge is:

February is a month of passion and love!

I want to see a layout about the love of your life

and I want this quote to inspire you.…

“Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.”

Here is my take:

I took this photo over Christmas when we went to the festival of trees. Kyle absolutely loved the trees, especially the one with the bears (he wanted so badly to take a bear home and couldn't quite understand why he couldn't). It took lots of cuddles from mommy and daddy to stop the tears and once Kyle was back to himself he was ready to have his picture taken with daddy and the teddy bear tree (that way he could look at it whenever he wanted).

As soon as I saw this month's challenge I knew I wanted to use this picture and the quote because hands down my husband and my son are the loves of my life!!!!!

Supplies used:
paper: DCWV (evergreen stack), American Craft (white cardstock)
ink: distress ink pad (evergreen bough)
stitching: We R Memory keepers sew easy (mat, tool, cross piercer)
overlay: American Craft (snowflakes)
banner: my mind's eye
flourish: florish with a bling (luke, teal)
tag: unknown received as a gift tag on a christmas present this year
flower: recollections
embellishment: webster's pages designer cameos (it's christmas collection)

Thank you for stopping by, hope you can play along at Flourish with a Bling: http://www.flourishwithabling.com.au/blog/february-challenge/

Beauty it's the little things - February WW1 Challenge (layout 14)

I cannot believe that it is already the 8th of February and this is my first layout I have done this month, I know right embarassing. It has been a rough couple of days with a death of a close family friend, my mom is leaving a week earlier than planned so I have upped my daily activities that I am doing so that I am up to doing everything without any pain meds. I am happy to announce that today I was able to complete three layouts, fold (and put away) three loads of laundry, make dinner, gather garbage, do dishes (twice) and I have not needed to take any meds [insert happy dance].

Anyways back to my layout. This month at White with 1 it is with grape. Now purple is one of my most favorite colours in the world as it is just such a happy colour!!!! But unfortunately since I don't like having my photo taken and my child is a boy, I don't often get to work with purple so I was super excited and as soon as I saw which colour was this month's challenge I knew which picture I wanted to scrap.

This flower photo was actually taken last summer when I took my son to a playgroup outing at the local greenhouse for a tour. He had so much fun and I was in awe of all the beautiful flowers and took lots of photos (I am one of those people who always takes too many photos), I probably took 100 pictures that morning (we were there for about an hour).

Anyways back to my layout:

first off sorry for the glare, it is dark all the time and I can't seem to take a good picture of a layout today :(

To create the layout, I started with a 12x12 crafter's workshop stencil and using Ranger Emboss It dabber in clear, I went over the stencil. I then used Stampendous embossing powder and set it with my heat gun. I then used We R Memory keepers Twist trimmer to trim it and then glued it to the background paper. I then layered different papers and used home-made modeling paste over Tim Holtz layering stencil. Then bordered the photo and glued it on top. The flowers are bulk from my local scrapbook shop (Scrapbook Lounge in Cold Lake, AB) which I trimmed and flattened out and glued down. I sprayed DIYthickers with grape fizz and pop rocks and then put the title together. I am quite happy with the way this turned out and brought the beauty that I was trying to convey the day we went to the greenhouse :)

Supplies used:
papers: DCWV (cardstock stack & celebration stack) and unknown
flowers: local scrapbook store, and unknown
pearls: flourish with a bling
stencils: The Crafter's Workshop (kasbah), and Tim holz (dot fade)
embossing powder: stampendous (grape)
inks: distress stain (seedless preserve), perfect pearls mists (grape fizz), tattered angels (pop rocks)
letters: DIY thickers, unknown

Hope you come play at WW1: http://whitewith1.blogspot.ca/

Valentine Card - LCOM Sketch 57

I absolutely love the sketches at Let's Capture our Memories. This sketch is from Kimberly Figures:


And this is my take:

Supplies used:
flowers & brad: recollections
sticker: doodlebug designs
doily and pearls: unknown

This card is going to be for my niece :)

Hope you play along at LCOM: http://letscaptureourmemories.blogspot.ca/2014/02/lcom-sketch-57-reveal.html

Valentine Cards

I made valentines for my family this year:

For my parents:

For my brother and sister-in-law:

 

for my husband:

Back update and husband's birthday

Sorry I have been MIA lately, I have been busy working on my physio and taking it VERY easy so I am able to go back to normal daily activities. . .well it has been working because I went to physio this week and I have been cleared to lift my son and only have to go back to physio one more time!!!!!

Yesterday was my husband's birthday so instead of making him a cake, i made him 35 oreo cake balls (since he celebrated his 35th birthday):