Momma Love

I made these cards for my Mom and my partners Mom, there is just something
really special about a Mother's Day card, don't you think?

I used some neat tricks I learned from Vicki Boutin when I took one of her classes at Crop&Create in Markham, in January.  In this class we learned a ton of great techniques including what you see here, slamping on inked cloth and that supper cute crate paper flower!  Vicki is a great teacher, if you get the chance to take her class I highly recommend it! Using some of the leftover supplies from what we created in class I created this card for my Mom, she was at the class with me so could really appreciate it.  Paper used here is Authentique as well as the tags, the brads are BoBunny and stamps from Close to My Heart!

Here is a close up of the flower!  

This card was for my new Mom-IL and she loves sheep!  I found this stamp at local king rubber stamps!  So cute!  I know she would love them, I also used Basic Grey paper and letter stickers and CTMH cardstock for the base.  

Sweet design for Challenge #4

I really loved this colour palette.  I had the perfect photos from our strawberry picking adventure last summer to put with it.  Check out the other design teams work at http://www.color-me-scrappy.blogspot.ca/ this challenge due date is May 31st, and the prize to win is so lovely, be sure to click the link above and check it out and play along!  

I used Echo Park This & That it has such great summer colours! I added a small slice of Authentique, some Basic Grey stickers, BoBunny brads and Close to My Heat acrylic stamps and ink

I picked up these banners at scrapfest in Kitchener in April and sprayed them with ink, they curled up a bit so I had to tug on them a bit but I love the weathered look as well.

Also found this canvas flower and prayed it too, so cute!

The Big Game!

I was invited to Guest Design for BoysRule Scrapbook Kits for the month of May and I just love the kit, It features Echo Park This&That for Boys (the full kit) including two sheets of stickers and a number of fun extras, including designer tape, bakers twine, a ton of co-ordinating buttons, a zipper vinyl stars and some other crazy goodies.  

Here is the Sketch

And this is the page I created

Be sure to check out the Boys Rule Kits to learn more, the next layout will be up May 24

Announcing My Retreat for Fall 2012

Here is two samples of the Digital Class that I taught at the last retreat in March 2012

Advanced Digital

Beginner/Advanced Digital

Special Boy

Can you tell I love this little man?  Well I do so much.  I am so proud of every accomplishment he makes, lately there has been so many!  He rode is bike for the first time yesterday and tied his own shoes just last week...WOW those events for a later scrapbook page but for today his Kindergarten Graduation!

I have to tell you I made this entirely of scraps of paper left over from the other pages I had created with my Pink Paisley Indigo Bleu pieces (some papers, tags and stickers) I picked up at Scrapfest! I even used the back of the sticker packaging on this page, yay recycling!

I also added some American Crafts Thickers and brads for some pop and shine!

And finally a flower, I made this out of a doily, I had seen some other scrapper's using doilies lately and I had some in my stash.  I wasn't excited about just putting them on the page, so I crunched it up and wow it looked like a flower...cool!  Well then it needed sparkle so I sprayed it with some shiny mist! FUN! Then I added a Maya Road pin to go with the star theme.  Very happy with the end result!

My Little Star

This was such a special day, Cater is finished Kindergarten, WOW I cannot believe how fast time flies!

I made this page with Pink Paisley Indigo Bleu line; papers, stickers and sparkly tags.  I added some other  goodies, Bazzill cardstock base, American Crafts Thickers and brads, Maya Road pins, tin and rose ribbon and October Afternoon crochet ribbon.

This Maya Road tin with a clear face is perfect to showcase a cutie smile!

I am loving clusters and Maya Road makes great stuff for clusters!

Challenge #3 for CMS

This is the palette...so pretty!

This is my design for the page challenge #3, I really enjoyed using a variety of materials on this page.  I used the Authentique - Loyal paper, CTMH pompom ribbon, American Crafts Thickers and brads, Basic Grey felt flower, Tag from Pink Paisley and October Afternoon crochet ribbon.

Be sure to check out the site and play along lots of fun prizes to win!

www.color-me-scrappy.blogspot.com

 I am really into using cardboard right now (this cardboard came from the packaging on my new BBQ) I tore up the pieces into scraps to add to my stash!  Yaye recycling!  It needed something more so I added some shine by painting it with pearl paint, but to kept the rustic look, I tore up the sides a bit!