Happy Friday!

Since I got my hands on the Orchard Harvest DSP, I haven't really had eyes for anything else! Not sure what it is about this color combo, but I absolutely love it!

Not sure what it is with this picture, but it looks like my photos are sliding downhill to the right! Not sure how that happened, but I guess you'll get the gist of it, anyway! I just checked, and IRL it doesn't look like this! Huh... anyways...

So these pics were taken last fall of my two youngest boys on a walk around the pond. Think it's one of our favorite things to do, considering there's always something new to see! Again, an easy to assemble layout, but using all SU!

Supplies used:
DSP - Orchard Harvest
CS - early espresso, island indigo
Ribbon - early espresso 1/4" stitched grograin, raspberry ripple 3/8" stitched satin, lucky limeade 3/8" ruffled
Ink - more mustard, old olive, early espresso, cajun craze, raspberry ripple
Stamps - Wonderfall
Accessories - Autumn Accents Bigz die, Timeless Type Alpha Junior Sizzlets (retired)


Now, since this is the first time I've actually posted something 5 days in a row, I'm pretty pleased! Leave me a message and let me know which of the last 5 days posts is your favorite! Anybody else scrapbook with SU supplies? Leave me a link, so I can come take a peek!

Have a great day!

Scrapbook layout share...

Happy Monday everyone!

Thought I'd post a layout I made using all Stampin' Up! supplies... It's of my youngest son, Luke, pictures taken last fall. The papers used here are from the Orchard Harvest DSP line. I used the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL die, the Wonderfall Stamp set and coordinating Autumn Accents Bigz Die, and a few Naturals designer Buttons. A really fast, easy page to put together...love that!

Scrapbooks Made Simple DT page...

Hey all! This is a page I created with my monthly kit from Anita at Scrapbooks Made Simple, our local Grande Prairie scrapbooking store. I love this photo of Luke, my youngest, playing with the foxtail that grows everywhere here. Thanks for peeking in today!

Too good to not share...

Scrapbook pages from April's crop

Blown In

 

Snow Much Fun

 

Luke 's Flowers

I got to attend an evening at my friend Alanna's crop way back in the spring. Which was a great time! Then,  not long after I took pictures of the layouts I finished (without uploading them, of course) my camera disappeared. My youngest munchkin was taking pictures and conveniently "disappeared it". My oldest, on his birthday, no less, made it appear again. Magic DOES happen in this house! So now I've added a few photos to my computer's memory in hopes of not losing them again!

So. Here are the three layouts I finished that spring evening! "Blown In" tells a bit of the story of how we were snowed in for 4 days, yes 4! A good friend helped get us "un-snowed", but within 1.5 hours, we were blown in again! What a crazy time!

"Snow Much Fun" is all about exactly that...fun behind Dad's quad...especially on a snow-rider! Of course, just because there's one boy riding, doesn't mean there shouldn't be 3 more on the quad with Dad. Right? Of course! Can't do anything around this place without at least 3 spectators!

Luke's flowers...one of my favorite photos of my youngest munchkin. I had been given flowers for my birthday and he needed to smell them. Love the way he used to smell things...big breath in (through the mouth), then a big blow out the nose! Awfully cute!

Have a great day!

Is it scrap day?

I got thinking that really I don't post enough on here! If this was a personal blog, I could tell you all sorts of things, since my 4 boys don't tend to stop doing and changing and being typical boys. But since this is s'posed to be a crafty sort of blog, and I don't get to craft every day or sometimes not even every week, I don't always have a lot to share. Buuuut, I got thinking that really it wouldn't hurt me to try to blog once a week! Right? Right. Well. OK so maybe I'll try it. See what kind of crafty thing I can share...

This was a layout I made a few weeks ago, actually, with strictly Stampin' Up! product. Whisper white Cardstock, Attic Boutique DSP, Attic Boutique Side Notes, Serif Essentials Alphabet Die, and Early Espresso ink. Just a simple layout. I like that kind! Only took a few minutes to make, but I did get in a few crafty minutes that week! Anyone have a simple sketch to share with me?

Another Layout...

Hey All!

The odd time I do get to scrapbook, I don't generally take pictures! This LO was for the Design Team at Scrapbooks Made Simple last month.

Very quiet colors, which I don't tend to gravitate towards! Was good for me to really have to think outside my box! I used Tim Holtz crackle paint on both the strips above and below the photos. Also on the chipboard embellishment on the bottom corner. There's no title or journaling on this yet, but for those of you who worry about those things, a LO is never complete for me until they've been added!

Make it a great day!

About time?...

... I posted again? I'm back with a few things actually! First up is the projects we made at our Feb SU Club. I had been asked what to do with ribbon scraps...so we made a 12x12 page which uses up quite a few 2" pieces. Then a card using itty bitty pieces and chipboard. A great way to use up both bits of leftovers!

Scrapbooking with scraps

3x3 card with scraps

Next up is some more pages I finished in Jan for the load challenge.

Basic Gray Feb kit

leftovers from another Basic Gray kit

Bren & Bri & boys winter 2010 using Bo Bunny

My only niece (so far!) using Design Team supplies from my LSS Scrapbooks Made Simple

More Bo Bunny

CASE'd using SU supplies.

So that's enough for me today! Let me know which is your favorite! And have a GREAT day!

A Layout A Day...

...or LOAD challenge, as it's known to some... is up and running at Let's Scrap for the month of January. Since I've never done such a thing before, I had thought to try it out. I can't claim to get 1 layout done every day, but some days, I do a few more than that, so we'll see how it ends up! Here's the 1st few I've done so far this month...

Scrapbook Generations kit layout #1

Scrapbook Generations kit layout #2

Scrapbook Generations kit layout #3

Scrapbook Generations kit #4

Layout of birthday goofiness with "old but good supplies".

Wintertime Memories using SU supplies & corner punch technique.

Rye's b'day celebration using Ad Lib from Bo Bunny.

Long time no post!

It's been a while! I haven't been doing a whole lot of crafting lately, but I HAVE been busy with life in general. We had my sis and bro-in-law here for just over a week with their 5 kids, so our place was overflowing with "kid-energy"! 9 kids under 10 yrs! Lots of fun and laughs... the odd scrap, but nothing got too serious. Swimming at the new Multi-plex in Grande Prairie, skating on Kakut Lake (by the light of the moon once!), sliding down our friends' hill, playing Monopoly Deal and Dutch Blitz til 1 in the morning, cooking 2 dozen eggs at a time, Caroline making cinnamon buns with poppyseed spread filling (YUM!), being with family and friends every single day... many great memories that won't be forgotten anytime soon!

So after all that, it's hard to get back to "normal"! I am trying to do a few things crafty-wise... so I'll put a few layouts on here that I've done. I've decided that I'm not going to try to do all things Stampin' Up! on here anymore, but will try to label accurately as to what I've used. Be patient, I'm still learning about this blogging business!

So, we had our Technique Club  the 1st Sat in Jan and these were our projects using the "corner punches" technique. I got the idea from Roulien Stahnke over at Let's Scrap!This page was made using old xmas paper from SU! as well as twine, punches, markers for edging, and die cut letters. 

My adorable nephews! Corner rounder punch outside circle.

This card was made using all SU! product as well, other than the punch itself, which is an unknown. The DSP is from the Twitterpated line in the new Occasions Mini catalog. The ribbon is Riding Hood Red pleated satin, also in the new mini. The saying is from the "You Are Loved" stamp set, and the wee button is part of the Regals Collection.

Corner rounder punch inside circle

Have a fantabulous day!

Well, its been a while...

How are ya'll, anyway? We've been fighting colds for the last week, but seems like we're slowly getting back to normal, whatever that is!

And so, with only 1.5 hours left of the 15th of this month, I have the new Stampin' Up! layout kit for you! Using the Big Top Designer Series Paper, it's pretty bright, wouldn't you say? I really like the detail of the animals and people, so I cut them out (sometimes referred to as "fussy cutting") and added them to my page. Makes for a really simple, but fun page.

Have a look...

Nov kit

Close-up of  clown

I always add 2 sets of die-cut letters in the kit for a title. So, here I've shown it as you would make it... without a title... until you put it on. I use Stampin' Up!'s alpha dies for the title.

The question was asked "will you make the kits up for me?". I said sure. If you would prefer to get the kit already made and as you see it (other than the title that is!), I will make it up for you and send it that way instead of in pieces! Just let me know when you order which way you'd prefer. I won't charge any more for putting them together.

The price on this kit is only $10.00, since there aren't as many embellishments, etc included.

Thanks for looking!

Technique Club Fun...

I cannot believe it's almost been a month and I haven't posted the projects we did at our first Technique Club gathering! So here they are. We learned paper weaving, which I'm seeing more and more of! Enjoy!

12x12 Layout

B'day card

October Kit...

This is my layout for Oct. It sounds funny to me to be saying Oct already, when we're only in the middle of Sept, but when you place your order for this, you won't receive it until Oct! (I'm still in summer mode, can you tell?) So... this kit uses new DSP from the big catalog, Big Top Birthday. Love it! The patterned paper and the banner are both from that paper pack. The daisy is a Big Shot die, Flower, Daisies #2. With a button from the Brights collection of buttons. Kinda simple, kinda fun!


Thanks to PageMaps for the layout inspiration! This is one of the Sept sketches on their site.
You will receive all the supplies needed to make this layout, as well as instructions and photo.

So, send me an email, call, or leave me a comment. I'll get the kit out to you ASAP!

Thanks for looking and have a fabulous day!

October Crop...

Hey All!

How many of you like to scrapbook? I LOVE it! And I love to get together with folks who enjoy my hobby as I do. So, every year, I plan a couple of crops...usually once in early spring and again in the fall. Well, fall is almost here. Yikes! So, I'm inviting you all to come scrap with me on Oct 7th and 8th. Yes, it is the Fri evening and Sat of the Thanksgiving wkend. It tends to work out that my hubby gets the long wkends off, so I tend to try to plan a few things around that! We'll be starting at 5pm  Fri (I won't mention what time we'll end!) and continuing on Sat from 9-9. Goody bags for all, challenges, door prizes, etc. And of course, food! It's all included in your fee. $5 for Fri night, and $40 for Sat. Come and bring your friends! This will be the 3rd Fall Crop at Kakut Lake, and I'm really looking forward to seeing you all there! If anyone is interested in camping, there is loads of room this time of year! Contact me for more details.

This is just one of the perks of scrapping on Fri night! Come see for yourself!