Cards etc

Anniversary card
 

My granddaughter is 18 this month.

Easter Card for Emma
 



Easter card for Austin, our pianist
 

April is for birthdays and anniversaries.
and new techniques like the faux leather look on the light up my life card.
and I love the cute bee stamp on the yellow and black card.

Scrapbooking, Now and Then

The Great Outdoors ...at the Cottage July 2015
 

Jo-Ann Figure Skating
 

Canada Day 2015
 

I finished a few pages at a recent crop I attended with some friends and my daughter, Jo-Ann.

First Day of School 2015 and 1980
 

Jo-Ann & David 2015 and 1979
 



Austin SK Grad 2012
 

Happy Birthday Sketch-n-Scrap

Happy  2nd Birthday Sketch-n-Scrap

Sketch-n-Scrap are celebrating their 2nd Birthday. with sketch # 56

http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.ca/

 

And here is my version of the sketch....

 

SANDBOX LOVE

 

I tried to make the background look like a sandbox,well I think so.

Daddy made the sandbox for their birthdays and they played in it all summer and Loved it.

My daughter (their Mom) loved playing in the sand as a kid too ! Great birthday gift Dad.!

 

I also entered this layout in the Two Scrapbook Friends NSD embellishment challenge from Shelby.

using wood veneer heart embellishments.

First Day for Next Grandchild....

Have to post my grandson's First Day too (see previous post) .

 He is 5 and checks that I do equal number of pages of him and his sister. LOL

that's all for now...have a great day.

Sugar & Spice Sketch 2 and Around the World Map

.
Here is my map layout challenge for Around the world on-line crop challenge
at Two Scrapbook Friends
using Sketch 2 from Two Broke Girls.

My grandchildren are the best little people and Our World revolves around them.

Our World Revolves around You
Sketch 2 Sugar & Spice Sketch-a-thon





That's all for now......
 

Encore Dance Fundraising CROP Sept 21, 2013

I'm back.....Let me just say that it has not been a nice Summer for my family or I and leave it at that!

My daughter, sister and I attended the best run crop on the weekend. Lots of wonderful sponsors and prizes,( that's you, Ann aka the runner) great food and raffles, door prizes and entertainment (that's you, Christa). This is the 3rd year we have attended this fundraising Dance crop and look forward to it all year long.

I completed two projects from the sketches supplied (for extra prize tickets , of course)

A card sketch by Joanne Burton













and  a layout sketch by Laura Whitaker
























and for the On-Line Crop "Around the World" from Two Scrapbook friends

I used a sketch from Two Broke Girls, Sugar and Spice Sept challenges.

and then a

 sketch by Shelby, Two Scrapbook Friends designer and very talented lady.

That's all for now,  I have some partially completed layouts to finish.

References for Sketches and challenges:

http://ilovesketches.blogspot.ca/2013/02/a-new-sketch.html

http://shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/2013/09/sketch-y-friday.html

 http://www.twoscrapbookfriends.blogspot.ca/2013/09/two-scrapbook-friends-around-world_20.html

http://2brokegirlsscrap.blogspot.ca/2013/09/spice-sugar-sketch-thon.html


 

A Number and A sketch

Here are some of my favourite people...My 2 youngest grandchildren. My grandson looks so cute eating one of his first ice cream cones and my granddaughter smile is so infectious, you have to smile around her.

 

 

 

Love this Memory of  YOU 2!

This layout is for

Two Scrapbook Friends Aug 23 Sketch Challenge . Sketch by DT Jayne
and
The Scrapping Bug Sept Challenge by Dee Woodland. DT ...Use a BIG number.

That's all for today...have a great day.

(This is the second post for Sept 9)

Water, Water, Everywhere

Water, water everywhere...in the pool, the waterpark, the beach or as my page is... at a cottage on a beautiful lake.

This is my daughter with her children on  Lake Temiskaming

http://www.twoscrapbookfriends.blogspot.ca/2012/08/olympic-challenge-10-water-water.html

                                                                              sketch by Joanne Burton

The Animal in You....

The Zoo Crew
Bo Bunny Zoology

Here's my last June challenge for TSF...the Animal in You. I did a page on Our Zoo Crew at the Toronto Zoo in 2010.

My Family: 5 for 5 challenge

Our Family together ... Bliss

Another challenge under my belt.
Sharlene supplied 5 items for 5 scrappers to come up with a project.
I decided on a layout this time around, previously I did an ATC or a card.

The photos are my children and grandchildren. Sorry the photo is not the best, there was a little problem getting a picture and the page got mangled. I should have redone the page but there you have it wrinkles and all. Just think of it as being distressed on purpose.

The five items were the pearls, the brown striped ribbon, the small chipboard butterfly which I covered in yellow paper , the red sticker (under the pearls) and the dot and striped paper which was one piece I cut and used both sides. I added the blue strip, the mat under the photo and the red piece which I used a scalloped border punch. The title is October Afternoon letters and the Chipboard title is crate paper.The doily is cut with a die cut machine and the background is misted in Yellow and Red Mr Hueys.The red dot paper is Pebbles.The large butterfly and twine was in my stash bin.

5 for 5 Items supplied

Layout based on a Shimelle Laine workshop page using the 5 for 5 items supplied.

Have a great day!

Product Challenge

I have been working on a couple of challenges with a deadline of May 31. The 5 for 5 which I can not show you until release day and the product challenge.

The Product Challenge for May included the die cut camera, scallopped circle, two chipboard flowers , 2 leaves and 2 - 6 x 12 pieces of Simple Stories paper from the fabulous collection (My guess). It also included the pink ric-rac ribbon and the dark brown 12 x12 cardstock and a few small buttons.

Memories At the Park 2011
Photos by Laura Burrell Photography

So when I went looking for pictures I realized that Emma's skirt almost matched the flowered patterned paper so that is how I selected the photos. I added the alphas and a few buttons and the side pink strip.

Hope you like it....That's all for today...Have a good one!

My Weekend pages for NSD 2012

I went to a crop on the weekend for National Scrapbooking Day and took 3 bags less than usual!
oops! left half the stuff I needed at home.! So today I had some time to finish the pages and here they are:

Use A Gift Card challenge by Sharlene...
The only card I had is one from Michaels ...can you find it?

My granddaughter received a kit to paint a birdhouse and assemble it.

Craft Time with Emma 2011

I had the BoBunny paper and the photos and was not settled what to do with the layout until I saw a sample with this paper at Scrapfest using the film strip and since we received one in our goody bag I decided to use it here. Sorry I can't remember where I saw the layout to credit the designer, but if you see it here comment below to tell us!


Tree Challenge by Shelby
Get Punchy Challenge by Sharlene

My grandson does not like his picture taken most days but this was a good day.
He was excited that the snow was gone and spring is almost here.




2008 Her first Catch

My granddaughter loves to fish with her Dad. The title Fisher Girl refers to her pink fishing pole. and the whale of a fishing story to her version of catching her first fish at the age of almost 3 in 2008.

Sketches on left by Jayne and on right by Shelby.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/563004_10150779243955821_607320820_12080002_1467764314_n.jpg  and

http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/15/14/72/13/sketch16.jpg

and the last is Jayne's Monochromatic challenge. I started with Joanne Burton's sketch from

her I.love.sketches blog.



SMILE !

That's all for now...have a good day.

from a sketch

I.Love.sketches by Joanne Burton is one of my favourite places to get a sketch. I'm so glad Joanne created a new sketch and check it out on my side bar or at  http://ilovesketches.blogspot.ca/

Here's my version of the sketch using My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline 's Dilly Dally with  alphas by Pebbles, Creative Memories and American Crafts. with 4 patterned papers for the background.

A warm day in March 2012


You do not need many embellishments with this beautful paper collection from My mind's Eye.

Authentique Collection - You are one of a Kind -

Authentique Geninue Collection

Clean and simple page with different techniques including embossing (crimped mat) sewing ,buttons, punched sqaures, cut out chevrons, layers, journalling strips, distressing edges.

Authentique Geninue Collection
Karen Foster Alphas
misc buttons
Bo Bunny ribbon
My Minds Eye "cute" banner
Lawn Fawn Twine

http://blog.authentiquepaper.com/search/label/Challenge

Puzzled

Here's my Grandson, the Puzzle Master.
He wanted puzzles for Christmas so Grandpa found this one with Toy Story characters. He did not realize it was a round puzzle but that did not phase our 3 yr old grandson, he finished it and proudly shows us his masterpiece and even posed with it..

I cut the puzzle pieces with Cricut and the Don Juan cartridge and added the wood grain thickers.