Anybody still there??

I can't believe how neglectful I have been with this blog...still scrapbooking just not posting! But I have spent some time lately playing with Studio J. My husband and I took our 6 yr old grandson on a road trip to Halifax. Studio J was a fun and very fast way to put together a scrapbook for him to enjoy, take to school for show and tell, and remember the fun we had! There are lots of things I like about Studio J but there are still more things I like about classic scrapbooking. Not ready to give that up any time soon. Enjoy!

P.S....a huge thank you to my friend, Roz, for giving me the opportunity!!! You are such a good friend!

Let Me Show You How...from Close To My Heart

Cards and Cards

My friend, Roz, told me to use all my scraps to make cards. I'm not a card maker...in fact, not even a card sender. However, I hate to see paper (cool CTMH paper) wasted so I did follow her advice and created a bunch of card bases. My (Roz's) idea was to put paper on card bases and then 'pretty them up' when I needed to send a card.

My family threw me a surprise big number (ok it's 50) birthday party so my cards were put to great use! I prettied them up and sent them on and then got great reviews from them! Yay...I guess that means I'm now a card maker? Still don't like making them much but it's easier now when I just need to add some bling. Funny thing, tho, the scrap paper file still keeps getting bigger!

Some (most) of these cards are taken from the Wishes book so I'm fulfilling that part of the challenge. Just can't find the piece of paper I wrote them down on before mailing them off. I surprised myself by remembering to take pictures of them before they went in the mail!

Thanks for looking. More to come!

Number 7!!

I created this layout quite a few years ago with one of my very first Scrapbook Groups. This stamp set was (maybe still is) one of my favourites and the group really enjoyed creating this wintery scene.

A very magical evening occurred a few nights before my daughter was to leave for a student exchange in Australia for 6 months. It was about midnight; the snow falling outside was so incredibly bright it looked like it was late afternoon. So my dd and I decided to go for a walk - the beautiful fluffly snow flakes were coming down so quickly we had to keep brushing the snow away from our hats, glasses and the dog! The snow was up to our calves by the time we decided to head for home after about an hour. My dd said it was a wonderful memory to take with her to Australia. This layout has been sitting around for a long time but when I printed these pics, it all came together magically!!!

7/52 with lots more to come!

Finally...

I hope I'm back on track although I seem to have lost my mojo somewhere so if you have any extra, package it up and send my way, please. This layout was done quite awhile ago for one of my monthly workshops but I just put the pictures and some journaling on. This little guy (1 of 4) lives quite aways from us so we don't get to cuddle him very often. We still think he's a star!

I'm coming back soon with lots of cards and a few layouts.

tfl :)

TIme is flying by!!!

I cannot believe yet again that I am so far behind. In blogging anyway. I have been busy. The Scrapbooking weekend I host with a fellow CTMHer was held this past weekend and was a huge success. We had so much fun and I'm pretty sure all the other ladies did too! The best part was that I was able to finish most of my swap layouts and once I put pictures on them, I can post them...hopefully get caught up with my pictures actually on layouts!!

In the meantime, while my wonderful friend Roz was here for the weekend, we put together these 3 ring binder mini books. I used Bliss paper pack and some embellishments. The idea came from Regional Celebrations with CTMH a few weeks ago. Roz and I had a lot of fun putting these together. Hers is outstanding...just wait till she posts! You will love it! I still have a few final touches to put on it but I've been ignoring my faithful followers too long. Thanks for looking and commenting.

Baby layouts coming soon!!

Layout Challenge

These two layouts were created for the Funky Swap that Tina Winship hosts! I love the concept of these swaps and signed up for the Spring and Male Child groups. The first layouts "Happy Mothers Day" uses the beautiful Olivia paper pack and Dream stamp set with some of our pearl opaques. The second layout "Welcome Baby" used a few different paper packs (thanks, Roz, for the idea) and the Tiny Tabs. It also features my newest grandson ... only an hour old in these pics. THe swaps I got back in return are beautiful. Haven't put them together yet but I will soon and post them. There is lots of catching up to do! But I have taken another idea from Roz (that girlfriend is full of wonderful creative ideas) to build all kinds of cards from all my scraps. I will get through the Wishes book soon!!! Check back for pics of all the cards that are being created!!!!