A good weekend

Spent Friday night driving back & forth because my daughter had 2 events to go to but in between I was able to do a bit of scrapbooking. Yeah!

Saturday did a bit more scrapbooking working on my color article for the spring issue of Canadian Scrapbooker . Took my middle child shopping for a Halloween costume. There's so much out there to choose from but I have to say that I really don't like all those scary and gross costumes. I'm not into that kind of thing. I like the fun & cute ones so my son & I had a difference of opinion and we had to compromise a bit.

That evening we had my family over for a pizza dinner that my wonderful hubby made. I love it when he makes pizza 'cause it's just so yummy!

Sunday we went to church and later in the afternoon we went to look at my dad's paintings as he had a special gallery showing. So exciting for him and I hope that after we left there were many interested buyers. He does such beautiful work. If you've never seen his work here on my blog (because I've posted some of it) here is a link to his gallery. Ron Unruh's Gallery

This is one of the paintings that I have on my wall - a birthday present and I love it!

Now, on to some scrapping stuff - I promised that I would share some layouts that I had posted on My Little Bit of Whimsy blog last week. So here they are.

Tomorrow don't forget to check out the Imaginisce blog for the new Monthly challenge. It's always fun to see what the viewers create.

Now off I go on a field trip with my youngest to the Bird Sanctuary.

Got Sketch?

For the past several years Valerie Salmon has occasionally asked me to contribute to her sketches on Got Sketch. She has wonderful sketches and will often push me to use more than 2 or 3 photos and the double page spread are always such a great challenge for me.

Today I am thrilled to share with you that she has asked me to be a part of the Got Sketch Team!! I am honored and very excited! I will be joining this group of amazing & talented scrapbookers.

I'm looking forward to creating more layouts with her amazing sketches. If you haven't seen the Got Sketch blog then please check it out for wonderful inspiration & sketches that will jump start your creativity. GOT SKETCH BLOG.

Some Whimsy Goodies

Hi there! Well, today I'm sharing a post on the Whimsy blog - some of my projects.

I'll just quickly share some peeks here with you but I'd love it if you popped on over to the Whimsy blog to see them in full and read the blog post.

I know that they're small ... but that's the point right? ;) I really want you to hop on over there and check it out in full. As I can guarantee you'll want to check out the new goodies in the shop too!!!

Thanks for making a quick stop at my blog. Hope you'll pop by again later! Lots is going on right now and I'll have lots to share soon!!!

Cards with dimension

Hi there!

Hope you're having a great day on this fine Monday morning.

I'm not sure if you've seen it yet but Imaginisce has come out with some Foam Tape. They have it in rolls and then on a sheet in 2 different sized squares. They come in 3 different colors (white, black, brown and red).

I love this stuff! But then again, I use foam dots/squares on pretty much everything that I create. I like adding that little bit of 3D dimension to my projects.

Here's the 3 cards that I created using the Foam Tape.

For this first card I used the foam tape on the white cardstock panel (after I punched a circle in the upper section) than I adhered it to the front of the card.

On the inside of the card I added another white panel (like the front) and then the chipboard sentiment which can be seen through the front circle shaped window.

Supplies used: Imaginisce (Patterned paper, chipboard, die-cut), Core'dinations Colorcore cardstock, ribbon (May Arts), Cuttlebug embossing folder

For this next card I used a small circle punch and punched out various snowflake designs and then used the small foam squares to adhere them overtop of the same patterned paper. I also added dimension to the die-cut title using foam squares.

Supplies used: Imaginisce (patterned paper, die-cuts, Glam Rocks (white & red), Foam Squares), Core'dinations Colorcore cardstock

For the last card I "popped up" the orange polka dot circles and the die-cut leaves as well as the title over the ribbon using the foam sqaures. The added dimension just brings some interest to the card.

Supplies used: Imaginisce (patterned papers, die-cut, canvas sticker, Glam Rocks), Circle Punch, Colorbox ink, ribbon, My Little Bit of Whimsy (bird stick pin)

Thanks for stopping by. If you're interested in seeing more ideas using the Foam Tape make sure to stop by the Imaginisce blog today because the DT has created some wonderful cards.

Canadian Scrapbooker October Sketch

I'm not sure if you've seen the new CS "It's a Sketchy" Challenge. It's another great one!

Here's the sketch that Jill created.

And here's my take on it.

I used my Cricut to cut most of the designs on this page.

Supplies used: Core'dinations cardstock, Upsy Daisy Designs (patterned paper), Robin's Nest (gems), Harmonie (alpha stickers, label sticker, gold sticker on shirt), Rose Moka (alpha stickers - red & green), 3l (Foam squares), Cricut Expression and All Sports cartridge.

We'd love to see what you create using this sketch. For more details on this CLICK HERE.

Thanks Jill for another great sketch!

Another new sketch

So how is everyone doing?? I hope things are going well for you and you're enjoying your weekend.

I've got a new sketch to share and hope that you like it. You can also find some more sketches by clicking on the tab just below my blog banner. I've only got a few because I just started this but soon I'll have a little collection that you can use for inspiration!

Please remember if you do use my sketch to make sure you mention where you got the inspiration from when posting it online. (please note: that you may NOT use my sketch for submission to magazines or any kind of publications. Thanks for understanding.)

Here's my layout.

Supplies used: October Afternoon (papers, stickers), Core'dinations cardstock, Ek Success border punch, Queen & Co (pearls), My Little Bit of Whimsy ( buttons & pins), Divine Twine (turquoise), alpha stickers (My Little Shoebox and Jillibean Soup)

Hope you like it!

Happy Scrapping!

A big day!

My daughter started playing soccer for the past 2 months with her school and she is just loving it! She has always had an interest in it but we never were able to put her into a league. This was a great opportunity for her to find out if she really like it though. She's a great runner and is smaller than most of the kids so she can move around quite quickly.

So after many many weeks of practice they are having a big soccer tournament today! I must admit, I am very excited to watch her play! I can't wait!

I do hope that she has fun and enjoys it today (as she was up very early this morning and it's going to be a long day!) Love you sweetie!

And then later on tonight, .... my son Ryan has his 1st basketball game! He's playing on a school team as well but through a different league. He's been enjoying it so far and I hope that he has fun tonight! I'm really looking forward to watching him play as well as it's just so exciting to see your kids doing things that they enjoy. He always has so much energy and it's fun to see them being so active and smiling!

Love you buddy!

My Little Bit of Whimsy

Hey there Whimsy fans!!

I absolutely LOVE my embellishments from MLBOW! Love 'em!!! They are so unique and fit my pages perfectly. If you have been admiring these embellishments and have had the chance to use them on your projects then you'll know what I'm talking about.

My Little Bit of Whimsy is having another Design Team call right now. They are looking for 2 more designers so if you're interested now's your chance! CLICK HERE for more info.

Happy Thanksgiving

What a wonderful thanksgiving weekend we've had. Yes, today was just a wee bit soggy and crazy busy for me (cleaning, laundry and making a turkey dinner because my hubby's side of the family came over) but it has been a good weekend.

Today we didn't have a full turkey but rather turkey breast. Some were fillets already but there were 2 big breasts that I stuffed and rolled with turkey stuffing. My first time doing something like that and they turned out pretty good. Everyone seemed to like them so that's a good thing I guess.

Yesterday it was a beautiful sunny day. After baking 2 pumpkin pies the kids enjoyed time outside at the park playing soccer and hanging out with Daddy.

(sorry for the small pics this time)

Kailyn has been busy playing soccer with her school and is really enjoying it. She seems to be doing quite well at it too. I like it when the kids find something that they enjoy doing and can excel at it. She's got a tournament this week too so I'm looking forward to watching her play.

Then we spent the late afternoon & evening at my folks with my family and had a great time - lots of laughs as always! And enjoying the pumpkin pies!!

Hope all of my Canadian friends & family enjoyed being with their family & friends too.

I feel so blessed by all that I have and am so thankful to God for everything!

Happy Sailing!

This past summer we took our kids to Steveston Harbor and watched the pirate ships in the harbor. They were sailing around and having mock battles. The kids thought it was fun when you could see the smoke from the canons. We had a great time walking around the area too.

Here's the layout that I created from that days' events. (I used a sketch by Valerie Salmon for this layout.)

Supplies used: Paper Trunk (Socialite colection & Benny alpha stickers), Core'dinations Cardstock, Imaginisce Glam Rocks (black), buttons, 3L (foam squares & tape runner), Cricut Expression & Birthday Bash cartridge (for banners), Paper Dolls Dressup (for ship), Divine Twine (turquoise)

Argh!!! Have a super day!

Glue Arts & Core'dinations

What an exciting week is planned. Core'dinations and Glue Arts have teamed up this week. If you happened to miss the first 2 days of the projects then make sure to head on over to Core'dinations blog RIGHT NOW and check them out!!! Plus today there's even more goodness being revealed!

Plus some winners were announced for the September challenge and the World Card Making Day challenge. So check it out! It might be YOU! Plus Core'dinations is giving away another awesome Core pack to one lucky winner who posts on their blog this week. So go, go, go!!

Glue Arts is also giving away a new Glue Glider PRO Plus and they're doing 10 days of giveaways.

So head on over to these and have a super awesome day!!

New CS Sketch & Sony Printer

Canadian Scrapbooker has posted their new October "It's a Sketchy Challenge". It's a wonderful sketch and I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Anyone can take part in the sketch challenge!! If you use 1 Canadian Manufacturer on your layout you have a chance at getting published in the next issue of CS!! How fun huh?

A list of the Canadian Manufacturers is on the website.

I'll be working on mine shortly as well. Just need to figure out my pictures first!

Now for some more exciting news.

Sony has a great little Frame/Printer that prints 4x6 photos. Perfect to take with you to a crop or leave on your desk when you need photos to scrap with.

Sony is offering Canadian Scrapbooker readers a fabulous deal! Use this coupon to purchase your very own Sony Frame/Printer. Visit Sony or CLICK HERE to get started!!

Have a super day!!!