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
 

June Pages

My daughter and I spent a lovely day at Loonies for Lindor Crop on Saturday.
A charity crop for Animal Rescue Dogs and the Farley Foundation and a very worthy cause.

Here are a couple of my pages I finished during our day as well as a few pocket pages.



Cinderella

Fathers Day 2014

More to come from my pocket pages...

Circles and Cut it Out Challenges

Love it when I can do a combination of challenges in one layout.

NSD Challenges for Two Scrapbook Friends is Cut It Out
 and Sketch~N~Scrap Birthday challenge by DT Darcy for Circles on a page.

Here is my version of the Circles from a Sketch~N Scrap Sketch Darcy selected and
Die Cuts and cut it out``  NSD Challenge .

Jo-Ann`s 9th Birthday

Links to the challenges are below:


http://www.twoscrapbookfriends.blogspot.ca/2014/05/nsd-challenges.html

http://ourhouseofe.blogspot.ca/

http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.ca/

Scrap-Lift

More Birthday challenges from Sketch~N~Scrap .

http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.ca

Jennifer's challenge is a scraplift from her layout.

so here is my version of her page...

 

check out Jennifer's page here...

http://livethemoment-jen.blogspot.ca/2014/05/sketch-n-scrap-birthday-bash-scraplift.html

I have also included this layout in the NSD Two Scrapbook Friends challenge to use 4 Patterned Papers on a page.

http://www.twoscrapbookfriends.blogspot.ca/2014/05/nsd-challenges.html

That's all for today...

Life is Better with Dessert

Life is better with Dessert is the obvious title on my layout of my mother, granddaughter and daughter with desserts after Easter brunch in 2012..

Easter 2012
 

For Jayne's food challenge at Two Scrapbook friends based on Two Broke Girls sketch No. 20

and then for Sugar & Spice sketch-a-thon Sketch no. 9 and the animal challenge at Two Scrapbook Friends blog


She fills our lives with SUNSHINE and our Hearts with Love
August 2012
 

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


 

Scraplift? Blog?

Let's Connect On-Line Crop

In Christa's Words

Since I have been scrapbooking in earnest, I have enjoyed blogging and visiting the blogs of my scrappy friends. I find those blogs a great source of inspiration and it undoubtedly gets my 'mojo' flowing!

For our online crop I drew the "BLOG" card and wanted to share with you a challenge inspired by the concept of staying connected through BLOGS.

The biggest way to be inspired by BLOGS is to used the idea of a "SCRAPLIFT". Who hasn't been inspired by a technique or a sketch on a blog? Since I visit many many many blogs in the course of a week, I wanted to encourage you to do the same!

I challenge you to VISIT one of the DESIGN TEAM'S blogs and choose a design to scraplift. In order to satisfy the challenge you will need to:

1. Create an original never before seen design based on a creation from Carolyn, Joanne, Shelby, Christa, Ann, Jayne or Amanda's blogs

I chose to scraplift from Joanne's blog  http://ilovesketches.blogspot.ca/
 (I picked Christa to scraplift last time).

Love You  (Feb 1975)

Fancy Pants Love Notes  Collection works well for my Love You layout
Studio Calico Stamp and Authenique paper mat with doodlebug pearls.

A Recipe for Success!

Welcome to Jayne's challenge for the Two Scrapbook Friends 'Let's Connect Online Crop' and in this category it's all about 'Facebook' baby! In Jayne's words... I know how much you ladies love Christa's Recipe Contests which she runs periodically in the Forum, so I thought I'd do a similar thing here. Below you'll see I've taken a few of the most common elements associated with Facebook, alongside which is an explanation of the technique/embellishment you are required to include in your creation. I would like you to choose 3 (or more!) 'ingredients' for your recipe and include these on your card, layout or whatever other ingenious creation you would like to dazzle us with! Here are your options: Facebook: Include a photo/digi/stamp that is a close up or headshot. The 'Spotlight' technique would also qualify for the cardmakers amongst us. Wall: Use something to create a wall (stencil/embossing folder/die cut blocks or shapes). Post: Use journalling somewhere (strips, computer/handwritten, or a sentiment). Like: Use a favourite tool/embellishment. Tag: Use a tag. Friends: Include photographs of friends or some reference to the word friends in your title/sentiment. Poke: Include an arrow or pointed finger (like one of those cool vintage hand images with the pointed finger that seems to be popping up everywhere!). Albums: Use 3 or more photographs/images/stamps. Music: Use a song title or lyrics in your title/sentiment/journalling. Or you could even go literal here and use musical notes on your creation. Games: Include some reference to a game such as in your photo's/image, title, journalling, embellishments. So for my version of this challenge  I used 5 ingredients:   Facebook; Headshot/close up Photo Wall: Embossing folder of blocks/bricks for my wall Like: A favourite tool...I used my fav punch by Fiskars wavy bracket and Ranger distress ink (Anitque Photo) that I use on nearly every page. Friends: Use the word friends in the  title. Poke: Studio Calico HAPPINESS speech bubble.    Jayne said we only had to use 3 ingredients but most of my cooking recipes have 5 ingredients or less  so it was easy to add a few more when I started the embellishments. Check out this and other challenges at Two Scrapbok Friends forum.  Have fun.

My Weekend Layout...

Here is my layout for TSF 5 for 5 June Challenge from Christa.

&  and for the Schools' Out ( A card on it) The Scrapping Bug challenge  from Deanna.

Supplied items were White doily,small pink check paper, small aqua and red  flowered paper, Square scalloped chipboard (which I covered with EP paper and the pink ribbon.

June 5 Items Supplied
 Challenge.

Gr 8 Graduation Sweetie
Supplied items plus Echo Park Paper and Simple Stories Card

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