I was PUBLISHED!!!!!!!

I am very excited to share with you that I have officially  been published in my very first magazine!!!!!

Please go check it out I'm on page 54:
http://www.joomag.com/magazine/get-inspired-special-christmas-edition-december-2014/0694646001419476192

Merry Christmas!!!!

Seaside - ScrapMuch? December 19 DT reveal (layout 382)

Good Morning!!! How is everyone feeling with Christmas just a week away, have you finished your Christmas shopping. . .or have you even started yet. Since I make 90% of our gifts, I actually just finished the last one Wednesday (however, it is still sitting on the counter waiting to be wrapped). We are actually leaving for holidays tomorrow as we are driving (20+ hours and a ferry) to go spend Christmas with my family.

With Friday it means ScrapMuch? reveal day and this one is absolutely stunning:


Here is my take:

Although it hasn't snowed in a couple of weeks, we still have over a foot of snow on the ground and will continue to stay on the ground until mid March-April. The winters are long and I needed some much needed sunshine so created this fun layout of this past summer of my son and mom playing in the water at the lake while camping.

To create the rays I pierced the paper and then every 2nd stitch I added a sequin (I hand sewed them into the layout).

Supplies used:

papers: stampin' up (cardstock), Echo Park (summer bliss)

ink: tim holtz crackle paint (mustard seed)

title: TPC studio (just beachy)

sequins: forever in time

enamels: we r memory keepers (warm)

other: bo bunny noteworthy (barefoot & bliss noteworthy), harmonie (chipboard circle), we r memory keepers (sew easy board), stampin' up (paper piercing shapes), authentique (radiant)

Thank you for stopping by, hope you can play along this month - - there are prizes too!!!! http://nblo.gs/128WqX

Believe (layout 381)

I am back with another photo from last Christmas:

I used a sketch from Docudrafts:

The idea behind the whole layout came from Child's Play Challenge's December inspiration (polar express), my favorite part of the movie is the concept of believing and how only people who believe can hear the bells, I never believed i would finish the cards, but my husband did.


Supplies used:
papers: basic grey (blitzen)
alphas: doodlebug design (shin-dig: ladybug)
inks: tim holtz distress paint (antiqued bronze, festive berries), martha stewart (metallic embossing powder - silver)
ribbon: martha stewart (christmas)
washi; forever in time
texture paste
stickers: dollar store
reindeer: a2z scraplets
ribbon: ospray
pearls: queen & co (sunflower)

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

Child's Play: http://childsplaychallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/12/classic-movie-polar-express.html

Docudrafts: https://docrafts.com/Forums/2014/12/16/jill-s-crafty-challenge-16th-december-to-13th-january/4190606

Coach - LCOM#101 (layout 380)

Here is the final layout of my grandpa's album, back in high school when i played minor baseball, my dad was our coach; when my grandpa moved to town, he became our assistant coach:

I used the pagedraft sketch from Let's Capture Our Memories #101:

Supplies used:

papers: DCWV (limoncello stack)

alphas: thickers (stylist: charcoal grey; niki riki: cricket)

flourish: dollar store

wood: heidi swapp (september skies)

inks: tim holtz distress stain (mowed lawn), lindy's stamp gang starburst (tibettan poppy teal)

Thank you for stopping by and for joining me on my page by page adventure of creating my grandpa's album, hope you can play along this month at LCOM: http://letscaptureourmemories.blogspot.ca/2014/12/lcom-sketch-101-reveal.html

Grandpa - Let's Get Sketchy December Week 2 (layout 379)

Here is another layout for my grandpa's album. This little jewel of a picture is from my parents and was taken in the mid 80s:

I was inpired by Let's Get Sketchy Week #2 sketch, but instead of the banners I made turned them into little fishing flags.


Supplies used:
papers: DCWV (limoncello stack)
inks: tim holtz distress pad (forest moss)
washi: forever in time
stickers: dollar store
title: jolee

thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments, hope you can play along this month at Let's Get Sketchy: http://nblo.gs/12389C

Christmas Smile (layout 378)

Sharing another Christmas layout with you today, well technically it is a Christmas Eve layout (but hey same kind of thing).

I used a sketch by Let's Get Sketchy Week 3:


I was inspired by the colours and the sad face of PaperCrafter's Corner Magazine Monday week 81. As you can see in my layout although it is called Christmas Smile (because atleast 1 person in each photo is smiling) I thought it fit well with the PCC inspiration because in each photo there is also one sad face:


Supplies used:
papers: DCWV (evergreen stack)
border: recollection
sticker: dollar store
washi tape: forever in time
wood veneer: studio calico
ink: tim holtz distress paint (festive berries)
brads: bo bunny (silver and gold brads)
pins: little yellow bicycle (stick pins; christmas)
alphas: doodlebug design (shin-dig: lily white velvet)

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

Hope you can play along this month:

Let's Get Sketchy: http://nblo.gs/12389C

PaperCrafter's Corner Magazine Monday Week 81: http://papercrafterscorner.com/blog/papercrafting-challenge-magazine-mondays-week-81/

Four Generations - LCOM #102 (layout 377)

I'm here sharing another layout for my grandpa's Christmas album. This time I used a sketch from Let's Capture Our Memories:


I love this sketch but felt it would be better if i used only one photo to showcase this wonderful gem of a photo that I got  from my parents. Here is my take:

This is probably my favorite page in the entire album, I am so happy with the way it turned out!!!

Supplies used:
papers: DCWV (limoncello stack)
washi tape: forever in time
flourish: zva creative (taupe 18)
ink: lindy's stamp gang starburst (freaky franken-lime)
alphas: thickers (niki riki; cricket)
flowers: unknown (from my cousin's wedding last summer)

Thank you so much for stopping by and for you wonderful comments, hope you can play along this month with Let's Capture Our Memories: http://letscaptureourmemories.blogspot.ca/2014/12/lcom-sketch-102-reveal.html