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Ok, other than being lazy, I have no excuses for not blogging in a long time. I can also blame Facebook for hogging up my internet use. *lol* I also haven't scrapped in long, long time. But I thought I'd share some recent work I did for The Inspired Scrapper.
May 2009
Thank you Scrapbooking Fanatics and The Bookers Club for the wonderful scrapping goodies :)
April 2009
February 2009
Thanks for peeking!
Mini albums are so much fun to create. They make great keepsakes and gifts. Here's a little 4x4 album I made last weekend for The Inspired Scrapper blog. The Bookers Club was the sponsor for this project - thanks Sonja! :)
Supplies Used: "Home For the Holidays" mini-album kit sponsored by The Bookers Club; Making Memories red acrylic paint; DeSerres white gesso; Kroma acrylic matte gel; Prima blue flowers: 7Gypsies rub-ons; Making Memories stickpin; Technique Tuesday stamps; Old Island Company stamps
Thanks for peeking!
From the lack of posts this month, it's pretty obvious I haven't been around much in the blogging world, and I've fallen behind with my blog-hopping too :( Sorry! You see, I've been distracted by 2 things the past few weeks.
Ipod Touch...especially all the podcasts. More on that on another post.
And this...
Guitar is my favourite, although I haven't played the drums all that much. I'm stuck medium in all songs. Can't get past medium. Grrr. Vince loves to play the drums (on hard!!), so we make a good band...no fighting on who gets to play which instrument. Claire has even started to sing along. She's even memorized the lyrics to the following songs...yes, we played these songs over and over *lol* :
Here she is, singing her heart out. hehehehe.
On another note, I am slowly getting back into scrapbooking. My scrap area is all organized now. Woohoo! A few weeks ago, we headed to Ikea and purchased a few more desks. My neglected Wishblade (which used to be stored away on a shelf) now sits happily beside my notebook. Then last Sunday, I bought a metal paper rack from my friend Felicia, and it is sweet! Everything is all neat and organized now, just the way I like it! :)
Hello! Yesterday, I posted that I had more scrapbooking news to come. I'm happy to announce that I've been asked to join the team of a new and wonderful challenge blog, led by my amazing friend, Sonja McLean! The blog is called The Inspired Scrapper. Go check it out here. :)
Sonja asked me to join back in November, and I saw it as a great opportunity to work with some of the most talented scrapbookers in Canada. It's also different from some of the design team commitments that I've had in the past. My only commitment is to create 1 project a month, which is great for me given my extremely busy schedule. Less deadlines = less stress = happier scrapbooker, right? Also, it's not exclusive to any store or manufacturer, which I also like because it allows us flexibility and reach a wider audience.
Challenges will be posted every Friday, and I hope you can play along. If you leave blog comments, you are also eligible for giveaways drawn at the end of the month. The first challenge was posted on January 2, so take a peek, be inspired and have fun!
Hi everyone! Like most of you, December was an extremely busy and hectic month for me. So I didn't get to do much scrapbooking. I managed to squeak out some projects for Pick of the Patch's December kit. The kit features gorgeous papers by Melissa Frances.
Also last month, POTP ran a 12 Days of Christmas event where I created 2 different projects. The first one, a set of clear acrylic Christmas cards, was posted here. The other project was a Christmas carols book I made for Vince and Claire. They both love to sing, so I thought it would be a great little book for them as they sing their favourite carols together.
Thanks for peeking!
Last but not least, I also wanted to mention that my time with the Pick of the Patch design team has come to an end. It was a difficult decision for me to resign, as I love the Patch and everyone there, especially Sandra and all the designers. Many of the ladies I met there have become my lifelong friends. And I'll still be around the POTP community, of course; and I will continue to scrapbook, but in a much more relaxed pace. :)
I have another announcement to make on the scrapbook front... will post more on that later. :)
Hi everyone! Head over at the Pick of the Patch blog -- we are currently having the 12 Days of Christmas festivities, and it is lots of fun! Everyday for 12 days, a different Christmas project is uploaded by a member of the design team. If you leave comments on the blog, you are eligible to win prizes! I believe it's 1 prize per day, so be sure to check everyday and post a comment. We're on the 3rd day now (sorry I'm a bit late in announcing), but we still have more to come!
Here's my project I posted on Day 1. These are clear acrylic Christmas cards from Pageframe Designs. Because they are clear, the cards offer a unique yet elegant look to your traditional Christmas cards.
Thanks for peeking!
Oh boy, my blogging has fallen way way behind! My to-do list seems to be growing everyday, especially with Christmas coming. So many things to do and not enough time. *sigh*
Anyway, this weekend, I finally tackled my insane mess of scrapbook stuff. And I'm happy to say that my scrap area is a lot more organized! Yay!
Yesterday, we went to Costco and bought a heavy duty shelving system. It's industrial strength, the type you see in restaurant kitchens. When I saw it as Sonja's a couple of weeks ago, I knew that was what I needed because of all the stuff I had. Vince put it all together in less than an hour yesterday (thanks, Vince!). Now, most of my embellishments, stamps and tools are all nicely stored and organized. I can finally find stuff!
My next scrapping organization project: a larger work surface. In our old place, my scrapping space was in a very tiny 3rd bedroom. This time around, we have a roomy open rec room that will serve as a playroom, office, study and craft room. I'll probably tackle that project after the holidays. Right now, I'm just glad most of my stuff is out of boxes, and I can finally start creating again. :)
Just wanted to share some of my most recent projects. :)
These 2 layouts were inspired by colours and patterns I saw in the most recent Ikea catalogue. I just love looking at the catalogue for ideas and inspiration even if I have nothing to buy. Check out my inspiration page from this article at the POTP blog.
This month's kit from POTP features papers and embellishments from Making Memories Passport collection. The kit includes a full stamp set, which I must say, is very very yummy! I worked on my layouts last night and didn't go to bed until the wee hours in the morning. I'm such a slow scrapper *sigh* But I'm happy with how they turned out. Seriously, if I wasn't so pressed for time, I could have gone on and created more pages. This was such a fun kit to play with.
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Yesterday, we decided to check out the Abbotford Airshow. It was a lot of fun, the weather was nice, the place wasn't too crazy crowded and Claire really enjoyed herself! Vince took most of the photos and he posted the aerial photos in his blog. This was my favourite one:
Last Thursday was DT Upload Day at the Patch. I always enjoy looking at what the DT and guest designer create with the kits. They really inspire me! :) My favourite project that I made was a mini-album about our camping trip. The Tinkering Ink Peekaboo album wasn't part of the kit (but available at the POTP store) but I used mostly the kit papers and embellishments on this project. It's such a cool album to play with as it had a mix of acrylic and chipboard, and various shapes and windows.
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It's August! Yikes! Again, I feel like time just flew by in a hurry. Last week, Vince and I were off for a week because Claire's daycare was closed for their summer holiday. She went back to school today, Vince went back to work and I had the extra day off work today. Woohoo!! Freedom! I am at home alone, enjoying a cup of coffee, doing laundry and ready to blog.
Anyway, we had rainy weather almost everyday last week so we didn't get out much. But that allowed me to catch up with my scrapbooking. Because our place is still for sale (no offers yet *sigh*) and still on the market, I still have to keep my scrap area uncluttered and clean, which can be a bad thing if I'm looking for a specific embellishment and I have no idea where I stored it. Anyhow, I'm back in the POTP Design Team. Yay! I have been working on the very yummy August kit, featuring Chatterbox Botanico papers, Artsylicious embellishments, Hambly rubons and Scrapworks appliques and letters. I've been super productive too - I was able to create 5 layouts, plus a card and mini-album with the kit and extra stuff from the POTP store. Upload Day is in a couple of days so I'll be posting my work soon :)
What else??
Ahh! I saw this being demo'd at Cherish the Thought during Sonja's class last week, and when I found out it's available at Walmart for a great price, I knew I had to get it.
It takes all brands of dies and it will cut chipboard! Yeah baby! Now, I do hope to make use of this tool and not let it sit and gather dust like my Wishblade has. Well hmm...now that I feel all excited about diecutting, maybe I should play with my Wishblade more often, huh?
A couple of Saturdays ago, we bought a new toy for the family. The Wii Fit. I bought on impulse (lol! no surprise but I do blame my friend Tracy for this! heehee) at the same Superstore we bought the console. You know, we just happened to be there because we were driving my parents around and they had a doctors appointment in the same Superstore building. And Superstore just happened to have a new shipment of the Wii Fit that day. Who could resist?
Anyway, we barely touched the Fit, although Claire is loving the Yoga! But now that we finished playing Raving Rabbids --- our favourite family game which we are addicted to, which we played a lot last week -- we are ready to move on to other games. :)
One thing I discovered about Claire while we were playing Wii Sports. She's a natural golfer! She has won against me, Vince and her Uncle Carlo. I kid you not. Maybe I should take her out of ballet and swimming lessons and get her into golf lessons. Besides, that's where the big money is, right? ;)
Ok back to more blogging later..
