Holiday Weekend at the Playground!!

No craftin' to share today!!  While Daddy was off working this past weekend, Malcolm, Ben & I spent lots of time outside!  It was a fantastic weekend; the warmest Victoria Day weekend that I can remember!  Here we are at a local playground, soaking up the sun:

 

 

Me and my boys!

Ruffled Tissue Paper!!

I am really loving the new line Neapolitan by American Crafts!  Lots of springy colours, pinks, yellows, oranges.  There is also some fantastic paper that has strips of ruffled tissue paper!  LOVE it.  I used it on this layout: (Excuse the photo - not quite enough light!)

The colours completely matched those used at my cheeky niece's 4th birthday party last year! I matched up the American Crafts paper with some of the Victoria Park line from Lily Bee.  It has been awhile since I did a double page spread, I need to do it more often!! 

Looking forward to this year's party Anna!  Hope it is as fun as last years!!  xo

Love Wish Dream

This is a little 6 x 6 mixed media canvas, that I made for a class I taught last March at Scrappin' Great Deals.  Mix up some Prima paper and masks, along with some Tim Holtz inks, stamps, stains and tissue paper, add in a Unity Stamp, and you get a vibrant piece of inspiration for your studio!

Create Together

This is my second layout from Scrappin' Great Deals' May Scrapbooking Kit.  My two boys having so much fun with water, chalk and a scrap piece of wood.  Little artists in the making, so I go a little artsy with my layout!  Lots of misting; I made my own stencil of a "paint splat", and sprayed some glimmer mist through it, then outlined them in black.  I also made some splats with pumpkin coloured smooch ink on white cardstock, covered it in glossy accents for dimension and cut them out to add to the layout. My Tim Holtz alpha mask was used for the word "create" in my title.  I also used my WRMK Sew Stamper to add the cross hatching around the layout.  A few different Tim Holtz stamps were also used for the background.  I coloured the white Thickers with the same pumpkin coloured smooch ink.  LOVE my smooches!!

A couple close ups:

Enjoy your day, and I hope to see you tomorrow out at Scrappin' Great Deals to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day!!

Oh So Lovely Ladies!

It's that time of the month again!!  Scrappin' Great Deals' May Scrapbooking Kit will be released this week.  Sheila and I played with the kits during our weekend retreat at Woodeden a few weeks ago.

Here is the kit, it's theme: "Colours of the Rainbow":

Here is my first layout to share:

Oh So Lovely Ladies!

I layered the background with Basic Grey, White Cardstock and lastly American Crafts Vellum.  Some Prima flowers, Pebbles Candy Dots, a Prima Art Tile, American Crafts Fabric Brad, lots of layers!!  The American Crafts Thickers included in the kit are white foam, and I coloured them with Peridot Mixed Media Ink.  The pink floral burst border is punched from an EK Success punch and is included in the kit.  The white scroll border, is also an EK Success punch,(not included in kit).

Another note: Remember that it is NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY on Saturday, May 5, 2012!! 

COME CELEBRATE

WITH SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS!!!

SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012

FROM 10am until 1pm

We are having one of our famous

FREE CUSTOMER EVENTS!!

MAKE 'N TAKES ~ RAFFLES ~ DOOR PRIZES ~ TREATS

THIS IS A  EVENT!

PLEASE CONSIDER BRINGING A TOONIE TO HELP SUPPORT BREAST CANCER RESEARCH!

I hope you all can make it!! It will be a truly outstanding day!!

Moments in Time

Today I have a project up today on the Scrappin' Great Deals Blog.  It is a layout I completed on the weekend at the retreat, titled "Moments in Time".  Here is a glimpse of it, and you can pop over to the blog to see the whole thing!!

Happy Crafting!!

Where will you be this weekend?!!

Hopefully the answer is:
"Cropping at Woodeden with the Scrappin' Great Deals gals!!"

Just in case you hadn't heard about this incredible weekend, here are some of the details:

Weekend Scrapbooking Retreat with SGD's!

Join SGD's for a Scrappin' Great Weekend!! Nothing but laughter & the best hobby ever!! Stay in your PJ's all weekend if you like!! (Sheila will be!!) Make this weekend all about you & your craft!

Location: Wood Eden Easter Seals Camp - Glendon Rd., Komoka (a hop, skip & a jump from SGD's!!)

TWO OPTIONS NOW AVAILABLE!!

Full Weekend Retreat: Friday, April 20 @ 6:00pm - Sunday, April 22 @ 3pm $199+hst Click here to register

Daytime Retreat: Saturday, April 21: 9am - midnight! Includes brunch & supper, pink carry tote, goodies, snacks & so much more! $80+hst Click here to register

Registration & deposit is required to hold your spot. Final day to register: April 19, 2012

Meals: Pizza & snacks Friday night. Brunch & Supper Saturday (catered by Marshalls). Brunch on Sunday (catered by Marshalls). Snacks, bottled water, refreshments, treats, Tim Horton's Coffee supplied all weekend! We will feast like the true Diva's we are!!

Each participant will receive an exclusive SGD's pink carry tote bag with goodies!! You will also receive a 20% discount on all regular priced, in-stock items at SGD's (your discount will be valid April 18 - 22. SGD's will be on site with some supplies. Visa, Mastercard or cash will be accepted. Our store is just a stones-throw away! Raffles & Make n Takes!!

We have the one and only Karan Gerber doing an exclusive make n take for the participants, have a look at it:

Karan will be using acrylic paint, texture paste, smooch spritz and more!! We'll be getting messy I think!!

I will be demonstrating how to use a melting pot, utee and dye inks to create your own embellishments, and Andrea will be showcasing her copic skills!! We do promise to leave you SOME time for your own projects!!! :)

So if you are looking to make some last minute plans for the weekend, give the store a call 519-473-5751!!! We would love for you to join us!! It will be a memorable weekend!! I for one, can't wait!!

Two Layouts to Share!

ENJOY THE JOURNEY

This layout was from Scrappin' Great Deal's March Scrapbook Kit.  I shared it over on the store's blog last month but thought it deserved a spot here too!!  Love that picture of Malcolm, and I really wanted to remember him saying "My energy hurts!"  Two year olds have the best lines!!

STOP AND SMELL THE FLOWERS 

Pictures of my Benny smelling the tulips.  The pictures were totally staged, he was smelling them, but then I had to go grab the camera and get him to do it again! This layout used April's kit at Scrappin' Great Deals.  A couple of the kits are still available in the store, they aren't posted online yet.

Have a great day!!

What I Like About You!

 

Another Layout using Scrappin' Great Deals' April Scrapbooking Kit!  Really like all the colour in this month's kit - the navy paper by Authentique, yellows & oranges, splashes of red!  And the MME of course - love the latest releases (On the Bright Side, Fiddlesticks and Follow Your Heart are represented in the kit), they are all so versatile!! 

Hope you all have an amazing Easter Weekend!

My Favorite Blessings

My three boys taking a break in the shade of the tree, sipping on juice boxes.  Love this picture of them!  The layout was created with the April Scrapbooking Kit from Scrappin' Great Deals.  I even managed some white space, which is a challenge for me!!  I used some stamps from the Unity SMAK kits that come magically to my house every month!

Pop over to the store blog today to see the whole kit and some layouts that Sheila created!

Oh Baby!!

 

A beautiful picture of my sister-in-law Julia holding my Benny just days after he was born.  The layout was put together using the incredible March Scrapbooking Kit from Scrappin Great Deals.  Loving those blues and yellows.  And the MME Bright Side Line "Sawyer" - that is the wood look background paper - Adore it!!  There are several different styles in the new collections and they are flying off the shelves!!!

Nap Time?

I found this picture recently of my son Malcolm, from ages ago.  He is just too cute, can't help but smile at it!  He however informed me that that couldn't have been him! (Oh yes dear, it was!)  Here it is scrapped using Scrappin' Great Deals' March Scrapbooking Kit:

Gorgeous new papers from MME - Miss Caroline collection and BoBunny's new Weekend Market.  A Tim Holtz mask helped with the background and his matching Sizzix die made the chipboard timepiece and is included in the kit.  Yellows and blues - very hot right now!!!

You can head over to the stores blog today to see what the whole kit looks like and check back in here over the next couple of days to see the other layouts I have done!