Masculine Birthday

This is a card I made for a swap.....all supplies are Stampin Up except the silver strip - that is the lid of a takeout container which I then embossed with a Cuttlebug Embossing folder.

Congradulations!

Our eldest niece is graduating from high school this year...here banquet & dance are today, and Matt is driving her in a friends hot rod...I'm not sure who is more excited - Brittany or Uncle Matt!!

Here is the card I made for her....

Card Swap

 A local group swaps cards every couple of months.  With the busy schedule I have these days, I decided to cut back to only 2 groups this round.  I did Non Traditional (where the card opens any way but the usual A2 card) and Gift Card holder.

I chose to do the Double Slider Card for the Non- traditional.

All Supplies Stampin' Up!

This is the gift card holder..I was shown this by my Stampin' Up! Upline....

All Supplies Stampin' Up!

More Borders

I know, creative title!  Here are some more of the borders I did for the swap I recently hosted.

This is for the Sports Group - I chose hockey, and stuck with black and white so that the recipients could use to work with their favorite team colors...

CS - Bazzil, SU, cricut Sports Mania cartridge

This one was for the Misc Group....with summer approaching the idea of picnics came to mind..and with picnics and boys, there are ineveitably bugs!!

CS - SU, PP - misc, SU Scallop Trim border punch, Cricut Doodlecharms cartridge, stickles

The last group I was in was for Calendar Pages.  I chose to do September and May.  I haven't taken pictures of the May group yet, but here is September

CS - SU, Coredinations, PP- Grade School stack, cuttlebug embossing folder, Don Juan Cricut cart

Borders Swap

I recently hosted a swap to make Border Sets.  I had seen various takes on this over on Splitcoast Stampers and knew I wanted some...

It was a great swap and I got lots of great sets to use in my scrapbooking..I am so excited to find time to scrap now.

I made this set for the Animals group...I had seen this lion made by someone on SCS, and now of course I can't find my notes, so if you know who the original creator was, please let me know so that I can give proper credit.

CS - Stampin Up, PP - Reminisce, Ribbon - misc

This next one, I did for the Boys Group...

CS - SU, Stamps - SU Just Riding, pp - misc, misc black embossing powder, versamark

This one was for the Holiday group.  Because most of the others in the swap are from the US, I chose to do July 4th for them (I did do Canada Day for the two of us who are Canadian, but haven't taken pictures of it yet)

CS - SU, PP - misc, Star brads - misc, SU New Scalloped trim border punch, stickles.  

I cut the stars using a file I got from a blog (can't find my notes, so as soon as I do will update with proper credit..)

Thanks for stopping by!!

Long Time, No Scrap

but I'm happy to say I'm back in the game..life has been crazy with Soccer starting (indoor skills) and Scouts.  I truly am looking forward to July and having no activities that we have to run to every night LOL!!

I went to a weekend retreat with some friends back in March and it got the mojo going again.  Not much was completed there, but I came home ready to dig into my supplies.

I did manage to work on some swaps, and I got 1 LO done, using a Happy Mail swap kit that I received from an online friend, Natalie...thanks again!!  I love it!!!  Here is the page I did with it..

I'll be back very soon to share some things I made for swaps!!

Five Years Ago Today

Five years ago today our family grew by 1....and I officially became outnumbered 3 to 1....

Happy Birthday Brayden!!!

Here is the card I made for him:

Project 12

Scrapbook and Cards Today is sponsoring a Project 12 this year.  I decided to play along.

Using the January sketch by the fabulous Becky Fleck of PageMaps....here is my submission

CS Stampin Up Night of Navy, PP - misc, Bazzill Chipboard, Adirondack Paint Dabber, misc ribbon

Oympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch Relay came through Crossfield today on its way to Vancouver!!  Dawson & I went to check it out...due to a minor spill on the ice today Brayden stayed home with Daddy to nurse a goose egg and minor concussion...poor thing!!

After the Ride

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After spending time bogging through the mud, it was time to head for home.....

CS is Stampin Up, PP & Ribbon flower is Pink Paislee...

A Mother's Love

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This picture is nearly 5 yrs old.....back when he was soooo cuddly and innocent....its Brayden at the brand new age of 8 days... he and I have been having a rough week, so when I saw today's LOAD challenge was to scrap a big picture and use the word love, I thought what better way to rejuvenate than to scrap a reminder of his sweetness....

Oh how I miss those days....

Christmas Morning...

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I love seeing the excitement in the kids' eyes when they wake up on Christmas morning and discovered that Santa has been to our house....

This is today's LOAD challenge - to use PP.... I chose to use Making Memories christmas line.. Mistletoe (I think..)

Sleddin' Fun

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Today's LOAD challenge was to use Shanna's fantastic sketch..I loved this sketch and definitely plan to use it again!!!

With Heartfelt Sympathy

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I found myself needing to make some sympathy cards to send to my cousins after the peaceful passing of my uncle last week....

I CASED these off of someone (I can't find my notes, and will update as soon as I can). All CS is SU sentiment stamp which is from MSE, Wheat is SU Autumn Days, ink is Memento black, versamark and Tim Holtz Broken China distress ink, white stampendous embossing powder, misc ribbon.

Project 365

I have decided to embark upon a Project 365 for 2010....That's a picture a day for 365 days..I probably won't blog about them daily, but will aim to share favorites each month...

Today's was a shot I took off my front porch looking towards the west....love the view we get of the mountains from here....that mixed with the arch from the chinook that is blowing in adds to the beauty I see from my doorstep...

Bring on 2010

I am ready for change.....a new year, new goals, and hopefully some new routines....

In 2010, I hope to fulfill many scrapbooking goals...I want to use my stash up, use those stamps I've bought and are now collecting dust...

I'm also aiming to do my first Project 365..as well as take part in Scrapbook & Cards Today's Project 12.

Mandie is doing her LayOut A Day Challenge again in January...so hope to complete that this time....Third times a charm, right...

More importantly, I want to get all the cards I need for birthdays etc complete a month early so that they will arrive on time (if not early lol).

Wishing you all the very best for 2010!!

Christmas Eve

I just wanted to take a few seconds to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2010!

I hope you all have a safe holiday season!!

Crazy Hair Day

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Todays LOAD layout....crazy hair day pics!!!

Based on a sketch from www.stucksketches.ning.com

All paper - unknown (from a kit but don't have the packaging). Thickers & MM mini alphas.

Dec 7

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Today's LOAD layout....another calendar page...I will be glad to be done with calendar pages LOL!!

Dec 4 LOAD

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4/4 so far this month.....tonight I finished this calendar page that I started at the crop a few weeks ago..the load challenge today was to use your favorite embellishment...I've been using lots of sewing with the Bazzill In Stitches templates lately..