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I'm so not good.....

2010-08-16T21:16:00.006-04:00

with keeping this blog up to date. Where does the time go? It is now August and it is almost over. I've been working on a few projects. I made a mini for a swap. Summer mini. I used a circle shape album to represent the sun. It was fun to use that shape. I swaped and she enjoyed it. I recieved a nice mini in return. I am to put pictures of my 10yr Anni. One day I will get to it. I just finished a mini for my sis in law who is expecting her 1st child. I made her a mini to write her info in for the next 9mths. Now i am working on my 1st bottle swap. I am almost done putting it together. And then I will be making my tags for a Image Tag Swap. These 2 projects were fun to join. Here are pictures from the Summer Mini I made and I will post pictures from these other projects soon.

Glimmer Mist Storage!

2010-07-04T09:19:00.002-04:00

So I have another storage idea to share. I have a small Glimmer Mist collection that is slowly growing. I was in the US one day and went to Target. I was walking past the bath area and found this cool wire rack and thought.... Ahha... Glimmer Mist. So here it is.

Paper Craft Star

2010-06-27T19:04:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone. Just wanted to let you know I entered a contest over at Papercraft Star. You were to create something from the colours posted on their blog. RED & WHITE. What better thing to use than my layout of my 1st Canada Day with my little pumkin. Here it is. Super fun. Good Luck ladies!

MIA once again

2010-06-23T06:54:00.002-04:00

Ok so obviosly I am not very good with keeping this blog up to date. and I'm sorry. I just can't seem to find anough time in the day to get it all done. Once again I will try.

So 1st off My family and I went to WLAT DISNEY WORLD!!! back in May. We had a great time and that will be one of my upcoming projects. YAY!!! I will also be working on a mini of my daughters Gymnastics. She recieved her metal Sunday and now its time to scrap those photos.

I have made her Bday invitations. So cute. Will post those as well.

I made a few of LAURA's (Follwing the paper trail) Graduation mini. Super cute. I had so much fun making these and will definately make more of those.

And lastly I have just entered a contest over at PaperCraft Star. 1st challenge was to create something with red and white. Well a few yr back (2) my little pumpkin and I were in the Canada Parade here in Niagara Falls Canada and we used LOTS of red and white so that picture was just perfect so I entered. Check them out and enter yourself!

I'll post pictures soon. Chat later
xoxo

Clear Stamp Storage

2010-05-02T09:19:00.006-04:00

Clear Stamps

2010-05-02T08:29:00.004-04:00

Thanks for the tip from Leslie at Scrapofmine. She posted a video on how she organized her clear stamps. I decided to use her binder idea but a little differently. I went to the $1 store and picked up a pk of Baseball card sheets. And I placed my $1 stamp in each section. I cut pieces of white cardstock for the backing. Then I took some 4x6 album sheets and placed them in the binder for the larger stamps. I still have some clear stamps in CD cases, but I am thinking of removing them and placing them all in here. Next project. :) I also have my larger clear stamp sheet organized in the Tim Holtz pockets but I have them in a basket.
Hope this helps some of you in organizing your clear stamps.

2010-04-24T23:02:00.004-04:00

2010-04-24T20:54:00.003-04:00

So I've completed my next project. Well, more like organized it. I was in DESPERATE need of Distress Tools. I only owned one and removed my sponge for every Distress colour I owned. I found myself owning 15 colours so I figured it was time to do something about this tool. Here in Canada that tool would cost me around $10 if bought at Micheals, maybe a little cheaper at a local scrapbook store. So I searched Youtube for some ideas, and I found this woman in the UK that use this Jumbo childrens blocks. I seached and didn't have luck. UNTIL... I asked a carpenter friend to cut me little blocks of wood. and JOILA. Perfection. I went to the Dollarstore and picked up some velcro and glued them onto my blocks and then labeled each block. I then picked up this cute box (with coupon) at Micheals and have now organized all my Distress tools. I hope this idea helps some of you out there that want to save a $$$.

2010-04-23T22:23:00.003-04:00

I mentioned earlier today that I would post a picture of my most recent project. I watched BONA's video a while ago and she had made a beautiful keepsake box using these cute boxes from Micheals. I picked up 1 and made this for my nieces Baptism. So pretty once it was done. I ran out and bought a few more boxes. And I went to my Dollar store and found them there too, but there were a little larger. So cute and simple to make. I used paper from a Laura Ashley line I had picked up. and used Shimmerz paints for the flowers. I will definatly make more. Thanx Bona for the tip.

2010-04-23T22:19:00.002-04:00

A few weeks ago Arlene from Butterfly Kisses sent me a few pks of fibre. I had asked where she gets hers and saw that that they didn't ship to Canada so she was sweet enough to send me some. Here is a pic of what she sent. I went from nothing to these sweet colours.

2010-04-23T07:04:00.002-04:00

Hi Everyone. So I've been MIA once again. Its so hard for me to get on here and write to you all the time. I'm so so bad. :( BUT I will try my best to better at it. I will be posting pic tonight of my most recent project. I made one of those VERY cute keepsake boxes that BONA did a few weeks back. I have a Christening this weekend and thought that would make a nice gift. So I will post pics of it tonight.
I also came up with a way to save a few $$$ for my Distress tools. Once I am done with organizing I will also post a pic of that as well.
I keep saying I need to learn to upload videos and still haven't been able too. I tend to hold off my husbands help, maybe I should try myself? Soon. I will try me best soon. In the meantime I will just post pics and SLIDES. Thanx everyone for passing by. Have a great day! Oh by the way. I sent Arlene a pk recently and she made a video. Go check her out. http://www.youtube.com/user/mybutterflykisses12

Finally a New Layout

2010-03-21T15:18:00.008-04:00

I bought this pretty paper yesterday from Prima. Its from the Watercolour Rainbow Collection, called "Because" It have a spot for journaling and a place to put a photo. It was so pretty on it own, all I did was make a few flowers using Shimmerz paints. Cut out the letters "I love U" and added some pearls. Simple and so pretty.

2010-03-08T21:41:00.000-05:00

Handmade Flowers

2010-03-08T21:08:00.002-05:00

I am SOOOOO Lovin these flowers. It super easy and fast to make and the best part is you can design them anyway you want. AND save yourself a few pennies by making them your self. So I purchase this Sizzix die from Micheals last week on clearance (which was a bonus) And started making these flowers. I use 3 sets of the cut out pieces, poke a hole in the center, mini mist them with water, then attach them all, then I start to scrunch them all up one by one and then release them back down again. Once its shaped the way I like, I glimmer mist them, or stickles or what have you. I got this idea from Tracy at http://www.youtube.com/user/Tracylovestoscrap#p/a/u/1/KWcCm7a7f0o. She made something simular with paper punched flowers, which I also tried and loved. I am still waiting for my larger punch to come in so I can make bigger ones. (You can see the few I made on my Mini just below) So I hope you enjoy this Slide I put together of THESE flowers I've created. Thanks for stoppin in. xoxo

PRIMA PRIMA PRIMA

2010-02-27T15:29:00.002-05:00

SUPER EXCITING NEWS FROM PRIMA. What is it you ask. I have no idea. lol. And no one will know until March 5 2010. So be on the look out of their exciting news. In the menatime, go to the Prima site and see what the hype is all about. http://prima.typepad.com/prima/

2010-02-25T07:26:00.001-05:00

2010-02-25T06:41:00.002-05:00

Ok so how fun is it to make thse flowers. At first I thought, whoa crazy water, but then when I was done, I loved it. I am going to making a ton more. So here is a picture of the 2 I made for my project. I got this idea from Tracy at love to scrap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWcCm7a7f0o. Check it out, so fun.

2010-02-23T23:12:00.001-05:00

2010-02-23T23:00:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone. Well I've been busy latley mostly on clearing out junk from ALL around my house. I am reorganizing alot things. My scraproom too. Just downsizing. I also have seen ALOT of GREAT tips out there on some awesome flower techniques. There a few that I have seen and I will name them in another post. Right now I just wanted to write a quick hello and post my new mini I made. I bought this pad of journalling spots thinking they were cards, but realized they were sticky back. So I decided to make a mini out of them. Turned out to have VERY good questions to look back on one day and my daughter would love that keepsake. The pk had 4 sheets of each questionaire so I am giving 2 sheets to My GGS frind Kathy and I plan on putting another mini together for my daughter for the future. So she can fill her out for her kids. Hope you like what I came up with. Leave a comment if you like.
Buy guys.

2010-02-16T07:44:00.001-05:00

2010-02-15T21:26:00.002-05:00

So I finally did it. I went through my scraproom and downsized. I know 2 young girls that would LOVE any sort of scrapbooking items, so I made 2 bags, mostly of cardstock, but with stickers & ribbons as well. I was holding onto stuff from such a long time ago that I really needed to get rid of. I also sorted through my magazines. I have collected so many magazines over the yrs. They were all neatly organized but just not needed. I wasn't even going through them anymore. So I got rid of 2 bags. I just kept a few. Plus there will ALWAYS be more in the stores with new ideas :) I sorted through my stamps. I had to change the basket which I store my Micheals $1.00 stamps in. I also rearranged a few other items in my room. It felt so good to purge, there's always new things entering my scraproom so this was a good thing. There are a few odds & ends that still need to be done but I should have it done by tomorrow, which I will then post pictures.
My husband and I have been trying upload my 1st video onto YouTube, but it has taken all day to do and we are still not done. Hopefully we will figure it out and oneday I will be on Youtube like the rest of you. Wish me luck. Goodnight for now, xoxo...

2010-02-14T17:22:00.001-05:00

Happy Valentines Day

2010-02-14T16:52:00.002-05:00

Its snowing here today in Niagara Falls. Its Valentines Day and its Sunday. A PERFECT day to stay indoors and snuggle with the ones you love. OR Scrap & Organize. :) lol. Ya I've snuggled here and there with my hubby and little girl, but I managed to get into my scraproom & organize some little areas and play a little too.
I watched Arlene's video on organizing her GlimmerMist.
http://www.youtube.com/user/mybutterflykisses12
I couldn't beleive how many she had and it was a good thing she sat down and did some organizing. She has 80 something colours, how do you keep track of that. Well she punched out these little tags, glimmer misted all of them and labled them,then placed them on a d-ring. So I decided to tackle all 15 of my glimmer mist and organize too. :) ya 15. its ok. To many for me will be a HUGE waste. I don't see myself purchasing much more, I like the colours I have. I also labled all my Distress pads. Again, an idea from Arlene.
I also organized my ribbon and the lace that my good friend Kathy sent me. Then I decided to sit and play with my NEW FOUND LOVE! SHIMMERZ. luv luv luv this stuff. I found a retailer here in Canada, so its perfect for me to order from. I only have 7 colours but as you see in my pictures, who cares, its soooooo pretty and fun to use. So of course I will be ordering more ;) And that is all I've done today. Play & organize. I've posted a slide of my organizing that I've done. Thanx Arlene for the tips.

Micheals Haul

2010-02-08T17:43:00.009-05:00

I hadn't been into my Micheals in a week (wow, like thats a long time)And I noticed they had a new line of product. I was soooooo happy. They were just filling it in so I will have to go back in a few days. :) But I did get a few things. First off I got this adorable paper pk from DCWV called SONGBIRD. Such cute paper. I used my coupon for this. Then I HAD to get a pk of these Prima flowers. I see everyone on YouTube in the USA and then all this cool Prima, I don't see it to often here, so I jumped on the chance and bought this pretty flower pk, there are 36 in pk & I got the pink pk.( I hope there a more colours when I go back) Then I picked up a pk of Fabric Flowers from K&Company, also VERY pretty. Then I got a pk of 3D stickers from K&Company. Also a sticker pad which kind of look like little stamps. And the last thing I got was this vinal sticker that says "Our Little Miracle" Which is PERFECT for a layout of MY little girl. So thats my hauls. I'll be back soon with some more little projects. xoxo

Valentines Treats

2010-02-06T18:05:00.003-05:00

Just a pic of my daughters Valentines treats for her friends at daycare. Super cute super cheap and super easy to do. The heart is from the new clear stamps from Stampin up. I didn't have a large punch so I used my Martha Stewart one and it still turned out ok. I also used the scallop punch from Stampin up and then assembled it together and onto a sucker. Total price was $1.99 for the bag of 30 suckers. Not bad for a Valentine treat. Be back soon with another project.

CUTE Blog Candy from Louise in Ireland

2010-02-05T06:37:00.002-05:00

Hi guys, just a quick post. While surfing the net I found louise in Ireland, She has a very cute Blog Candy Givaway going on. It closes tomorrow, so go over right now and check it. Good Luck!!! http://zettibetti.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-yummy-blog-candy.html#comment-form (I still have figured out how to conncet the link) But this is her blog.

2010-01-21T19:36:00.002-05:00

Super spoiled from Kathy!

2010-01-21T07:29:00.002-05:00

Well I got home from work yesterday and found a SUPER huge box from my good friend Kathy. http://kathydid47.blogspot.com/2009/07/blogging.html Almost a yr ago we hooked up after ALMOST being GGS partners and we haven't stopped chatting since. Such a good friend gossiping about everything girls can find and exchanging and sharing scrapbooking ideas and projects. Thank you so much Kathy for being such a good friend. To bad we are so far away. I have put together a Slide of ALL the goodies she sent me, I still have not attemped my video camera. One day I will. xoxo

2010-01-09T13:52:00.001-05:00

Happy 2010!

2010-01-09T13:13:00.002-05:00

I still can't believe the holidays are all done, my Christmas decor is put away and it is now the yr 2010. WOW.
I recieved a new Video camera for Christmas, so one of my goals is to learn how to use it and maybe upload videos to join all the rest of you. I will be a beginner so PLEASE bare with me. lol
I have started a few projects and once i am done I plan on posting pics of them. Right now I'm working on the paper bag mini that I have found online here...http://www.youtube.com/user/AlohanMabuhay#p/u/6/-gVQKsBuMLE and here...http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=FollowThePaperTrail#p/u/40/IAcsKl87Ryg
I just watched Marion's video on her scraproom and I LUVED IT!!. I've waited sooooo long to see how she scraps and organizes and well she finally did it. Check her out here...http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=APieceofCraftdotcom#p/u/1/Cicw8Zg9w_8
I also managed to rearrange my room and organize things a little better. I plan on posting pics of that too. I'm going to be posting a few SLIDES and I will check in later with you. Ciao for now.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

2009-12-22T06:44:00.002-05:00

Wow 4 days left until the BIG day. I definatly need to apologize for this huge MIA. I have really had no time to work on projects this month. By the time I get home from work, eat dinner, play with daughter,bath stories and put her to bed. It leaves me 2-3 hrs for me to shop,wrap,clean and get ready for the next day. I have sooooo many projects on my mind, I hope to get them going on my Christmas break. 1st up, organizng my NEW scraproom. I have now taken over the whole room with new pieces of furniture, I just need to give everything a place. 2nd, MINI's so many to do. Last Christmas and this one, plus Fall and which ever may fall into place.
Enough about be. I Love everyones work on their blogs. Steff, Bona, and Arlene so lucky with the gifts you have recieved. Friends are so special, keep it up.
I wish EVERYONE a Merry Christmas and cannot wait to see the new projects everyone has created.and the Memories they have made. Happy Holidays!

2009-12-01T21:27:00.000-05:00

MIA for a MONTH!

2009-11-28T07:43:00.002-05:00

Oh my. I cannot beleive how long its been since I last wrote to you guys. I've soooo super busy. I've been working on my Mini swap for Karina for CCC. Thats finally done and on its way to her house. I will be posting a SLIDE of that. I've been also working on My Christmas cards. Not sure yet of my design but I'm sure it will be resolved soon. :) I've done some shopping as well. My 1st Scrapbooking Alley purchase, thanks to Lisa at CCC. Also I found some cute paper and Christmas things for my Christmas Mini. I also made the 3D Flower Christmas Tree thats been floating around Youtube. I will post pics of that as well. I got the idea from Kathy that has seen it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYMc9THv8qQ .
I think that is all for now. I will chat soon woth you all. Hope my US friends had a GR8 Thanksgiving.Bye

2009-11-01T23:07:00.001-05:00

2009-11-01T22:49:00.001-05:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

2009-10-31T14:21:00.002-04:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!
I hope everyone is preparing for a Happy Haunting for
this evening. Can't wait to see pictures and projects.
Here is a picture of my baby girl and I from yesterday.
Have a fun evening!!!

2009-10-24T23:30:00.000-04:00

Quick Update

2009-10-24T23:20:00.002-04:00

Hey everyone. Just a quick update. I haven't been scrapping much lately because my room is being revamped once again. I sold the daybed that had a HUGE spot in my room and I just went to IKEA to pick up a few pieces to add to organize. And I am taking our TV armoire and putting it in as well. LOTS more storage. So as soon as it is somewhat organized I am starting some of my LONG over due projects.
Also I am posting a SLIDE on a scrapbook haul I did this weekend. Went to Micheals and a local Scrapbook store and found GLIMMER MIST, YAY, and some cute paper for Christmas,(may need to go back and get more)
And One last thing. I keep seeing Velmas AWESOME flowers and want to try to make them myself. But there must be shortage of flowers here in Niagara Falls. I keep checking and we don't have ANY white prima flowers anywhere. If anyone out there has any idea of where I can purchase them, Please let me know. Thanx so much. Ok friends. I'm off to bed. Ciao for now.

2009-10-16T06:29:00.002-04:00

Ok now that I have wiped away my happy tears, I want to mention what i just saw. A week ago I was on Steffs blog, http://withagrin.blogspot.com/ and saw the mini she made for Joyce, http://mysugarplumcottage.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html
and was AMAZED. Both these beautiful women are VERY,VERY,VERY talented. I am in awe EVERYTIME I see Joyces work. And then I was MORE in awe when I just saw Steffs mini for her. Now today I saw Joyce talking about her mini recieved by Steff and.... I am so happy that these two women were able to capture such a beautiful moment through their wonderful talent.
We all have this Passion for scrappin and it is sooooo nice to how these two women incorporated such beautiful work into their minis. Great Job girls. I am sooo happy to see how happy the 2 of you are and I am honoured to see your work and learn... THANK YOU.

2009-10-11T14:04:00.001-04:00

Thick & Chunky Mini for Jenn

2009-10-11T13:42:00.002-04:00

I'm DONE!!!. Actually I was done this mini a long time ago, I was just waiting for Jenn to finish hers for me so we can mail & recieve them around the same time. I've made a slide of the mini I made for her. I wish I knew how to do a video so I can explain some of the things I did in the mini. So instead I will just write it. This mini was to be "Thick & Chunky" So I decided to use cardboard and chipboard. CUTE chipboard that is. lol. The colours are so cool and the faces so cute. I tried to keep a theme throughout the mini. I made it about her and her hubby. Her newly hubby, she has only been married a short time, so I thought this would be a cute mini for her of the two of them. I added a little distressing, embossing, and ranger shimmer. I really hope she has fun filling it in and I hope she likes it. Leave me a comment Jenn, and anyone else. ;) Happy Scrappin!!!

2009-10-06T20:45:00.001-04:00

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2009-10-06T20:19:00.000-04:00

2009-10-06T20:03:00.001-04:00

Hi Everyone. I have so many different things to add to my blog. I've taken pictures of a few items I'm purchased, as well as kits I've recieved or made. So I've decided to add them in as a few SLIDES. Leave a comment if you like. Ciao for now.

So Busy and so little time

2009-10-02T21:36:00.003-04:00

Well, I've been busy working on my GGS Mini for Dawn. I've purchased so many kits lately I've had NO time to work on them. I also bought a few items to make a Fall mini as well as a Halloween mini. I have time for those. But the kits I purchased from Regina (CCC) or Lisa and (CCC) I still have not put together. I hope once I finish andsend out Dawns kits I will have some time for myself. I also have noticed that I still have not made a layout for my scrapbook. That was my passion before I got introduced to minis and now I don't even sit down to work on them. I have so many photos of my daughter that I'd like to scrapbook.
I've also purchased a few things at Micheals and Peachy Cheap. I will post pictures soon.
Well thats it for now. I'm off to finish my minis. Wish me luck. I will post pictures of my projects soon. Happy Scrappin

2009-09-16T21:34:00.000-04:00

2009-09-07T20:33:00.001-04:00

2009-09-07T19:42:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone. I've been MIA AGAIN. Well not really. I'm ALWAYS on the computer checking everyone elses work but never updating my own. I apoligize for that.
What have I been up to lately. Hmmm. Well, I joined 2 more swaps. I recently joined a mini swap with Craft Craving Chicas. And got Lisa as my partner. I had a gr8 time working on her mini. We traded information with this trade and she told me she liked hidden journaling spots, Pink & Black and Bling! So, I of course tried to incorporate it all and I think I did pretty well. She actually recieved it on Friday and did a video of it on her blog, so you must go over and check it out because I FORGOT to take photos of it to make a SLIDE. I could just kick myself. I can't wait to receive her mini made for me :) http://snazzychica.blogspot.com.
Also I joined Kathryns (Life on the Scrap Beach) mini swaps TWS. I will be trading with Jenn. Our challenge here was "Thick & Chunky" I finished my mini and hope she likes it. And I think I covered the think & chunky part. Well, I'm pleased with my work. I did what "I" thought Thick & Chunky should look like.
I'm still with Marions GGS club. Can't wait until we recieve out partner for this month.
Also I need to Thank Kathryn from Life on a Scrap Beach, She had my name for Aug Swap from GGS and did and Amazing Job on her mini for me. I Absolutly loved it. I will post a Slide of my mini from her. But you can also check her work out in a 5 park video on You Tube at http://youtube.com/profile?user=desdichaedo#play/uploads and you'll want to look under 5x5 Black & Ivory Fusion. Great Job Kathryn!!!
Ok what else. I purchased a kit from CCC and it is amazing. I love it!!! I am in the middle of chossing my photos for it now, I just HAVE to put it together. I am also in the process of organizing photos of my daughter and her "first" childhood friend. I want to make a mini album of this summers activities. Only I will be making it in an 8x8 album. I am also working on a mini of mt daughters 1st live shows. We saw Toopy & Binoo, Barney, and Molly & Lunette. So much fun to see her smile,I will post pictures of these projects as soon as they are done.
Also I purchased Glimmer Mist from an amazing site that Lisa told me about. And cannot wait to recieve them. BUT it may take a while. Living in Canada and ordering from the US is not as easy as it looks. :( Peachy Cheap told me it can take up to 3-4 weeks to arrive, Where as US girls recieve their orders in 2-3 days. It must be the way its shipped, because when I send out my minis to the US girls they recieve them in a week. Oh well. I will post pics when they arrive. (Oh ya theres a few Peachy Cheap orders as well)
Ok Guys, thanx for stoppin bye. Sorry for the LONG post. Talk to you soon. Happy Scrapin
Ok, SO I think I have covered everything.

2009-08-24T23:04:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone!! Can you believe the summer is almost over. Where has it gone? I hope everyone has enjoyed theirs and have made MANY gr8 memories they can scrap. :)
I recieved my mini from Jenny (GGS) today and it is soooooo nice. I LOVE the acetate bitterflies. I really need to learn how to do this technique. It was so nice to hold the mini in my hands and see all the work you have done. I loved it. THank you soooo much Jenny.
I also placed my 1st Peachy Cheap order today. There was FREE shipping today, so why not, right. lol. I will post pictures once it arrives.
I also wanted to let everyone know that I have joined the Craft Craving Chicas (CCC) trades and will be trading my 1st mini with LISA. How fun is that. I will also post pictures of that once I am done.
Thats all for now, happy scrapping!!!
Oh ya CONGRATULATIONS KATHY for winning Steff's Blog Candy, so fun!!!

I"M DONE!!!

2009-08-16T09:56:00.002-04:00

THANKS SO MUCH STEFF (With a Grin)
I Loved your heart mini I just had to try one for myself. It was a challenge because I'm not used to cutting photos to fit my minis or layouts. I like to either crop my photo's before printing them or I leave as much of the photo in tact so I can look back as see all the tiny details, like socks or toes. I know its silly but this mini gave me a chance to step out of my box. LOL. So Thanx Steff.
Leave me a comment of what you think. I loved using this paper pack so much that I'm thinking of using it for my Sept swap for the GGS club. ok guys, I'm off to my nephews birthday party now, I will post my next project soon. Be sure to scroll down under the posts to see past projects. I'm still trying to figure out how to place them in date order on my blog. Ok Caio for now.

2009-08-16T09:52:00.000-04:00

2009-08-14T21:56:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone, I just wanted to post a picture of my newest project. I LOVE this paper pack from K&Company and just had to use it. So I decided to make a mini of my daughter eating some of her fav foods. I also decided to try something new. Usually when I make my projects, I work with a fav paper or photo then search for items to add such as bling or flowers etc.. This time, inspired by MANY of my GGS friends(Steff and Marion just to name some) I decided to search for all the items I have that I would use for this mini. I'm sure I will be adding more along the way, like ribbons and chipboard, but this will give me a head start. I will post pictures of the final project. And don't forget to leave me a comment! Bye for now

2009-08-10T07:30:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone. I just finished another project. I finally did a layout for my daughters album. I've been so busy working or playing with my daughter or working on mini albums I just haven't had a moment to "scrap" So I finally made a moment and it turned out cute. I have a bunch more photo's that need to be done as well. I think my next project will be a "Paper Bag Mini" inspired my Steff and of course Marion. I have some photo's I want to scrap of Felicia eating some fun stuff, she just looks so darn cute. I will post pictures as well when I'm done.
Be sure to go over to Steff blog http://withagrin.blogspot.com/ and watch her You Tube video and leave a comment on her blog. She is giving away her "1st Blog Candy" Her Paper Bag Mini as well as some goodies as a Thank You to all us scrapbookers that have inspired her or just been sayin hi. She's gr8 and "SUPER" fun. Good Luck!

2009-08-08T23:12:00.000-04:00

2009-08-08T22:40:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone. So I made a HUGE purchase this week. A friend of mine bought the bind-it-all and had another one, so I just HAD to take it off her hands.lol. It was just a spure of the moment thing. I never thought I'd want one or need one, but now that its here, I'm trying to think of things to make so I can use it. I just finished my 1st project and realized I need to purchase a larger set of o-rings. It would of fit my project a little better. Oh well, next time. I wasn't sure what I was making this mini for when I started, But now I've decided it will be used for my Aug swap for the GGS club. I really like how it turned out. And I hope my partner thinks so too. :) Leave me a comment.
Thanx guys, bye for now.

2009-07-26T12:41:00.000-04:00

2009-07-26T12:17:00.002-04:00

Sorry Guys for being MIA for a while. I had company from Switzerland and My daughters 2nd Birthday was Yesterday. SO I've been pretty busy. I soooooo miss my scrapspace. I have had no time for anything. Now everything has slowed down and I can get back to it. I'll be posting a little SLIDE with my daughters birthday pictures and once pictures are developed I will make a mini for all to see.
I also wanted to say, all the GGS girls a fantastic. I love the mini Steff recieved from her trade, how awesome is that. I am sooooo gonna try this word mini from using my own fonts, thanx for a gr8 idea Kathryn. And Bona, can you be anymore creative. I love checking out EVERYONES blogs and seeing all the fun projects poeple are making and sharing. Can't wait to see what we all make with our Aug mini from Marion.
Take care!!!

2009-07-12T08:55:00.002-04:00

So, I've finally received my July Kit this friday. It took 2 weeks to arrive. Marion thinks it was held up at customs. Hope the other kits aren't delayed. Anyway, I worked on it for about 3hrs last night and got it all done. I used up pretty much everything. I have 2 papers, a few fibers, and a clip left over. Very fun to put together. Can't wait to see the August kit.
Bye for now

2009-07-12T08:52:00.001-04:00

July GGS Mini Trade

2009-07-08T07:44:00.001-04:00

Here it is Patty. My mini I made for you. I hope you like it. I'll be mailing it out soon. Have a good day everyone!!!

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2009-07-06T22:31:00.002-04:00

One last thing before I go to bed.........

THANK YOU TO MY BRO IN LAW & SIS IN LAW FOR HELPING WITH MY BLOG!!! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!! LUV YOU XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX

2009-07-06T21:58:00.002-04:00

Well, I'm still waiting patiently for my July Kit from Marion. Everyone is doing such a gr8 job on theirs. I'd love to even just see the packaging.lol. Soon, it will be here soon.
I finished my Mini album for my GGS buddy, Patty. I will be taking pictures soon and posting them. I hope she enjoys my creation.
I hope everyone had a good day. Today was my birthday. Not much went on, I had to work. But the best part of the day was kisses from my baby girl,my husband and my parents. xoxo

2009-07-03T06:46:00.002-04:00

Good Morning! So HAPPY CANADA DAY PAST! Hope everyone had fun. We did. We went to the parade and carnival with friends and my daughter was soooo happy. She loved it.
So I'm its my bday this mon. July 6. I keep bugging my hubby for a gift card to Micheals or any scrap place. I need to add to my ever growing stash. You know.
I'm still waiting for my JULY kit from Marion. (GGS) I can alomost feel it in my hands. LOL. Everyone that has made theirs, has done such a GR8 job. I luved watching their videos. I also recieved Patty for the trade. I hope she enjoys my work. I am almost done and will post my photos of it soon. I am almost done my bday invites for my daughters 2nd bday as well. (Don't they grow so fast ) I will also post a photo of those.
Have a gr8 day everyone.

2009-06-28T21:36:00.002-04:00

I finished my clock! I think it turned out pretty cute. I used OWLs one of my fav things as well as a picture of my baby girl. :) I was gonna put more pics of her but I like the way it turned out with just the one. Leave me a comment on what you think. I'll be doing another post soon. I've also been working on my daughters bday invitations for her 2nd birthday. So when I'm done those I will post a picture. Ciao for now.

2009-06-25T21:30:00.002-04:00

Hello
So I've been waiting patiently for Marion for post a new video or write on her blog (saw one the other day) and to see when we would recieve our July kits and I finally emailed her and found out they were being mailed out today. And I will find out who I will be sending my July mini too, next week on July 1st (Canada Day) . I am sooooo excited. Its my first one. I cannot wait to see what everyone makes.
I also wanted to post a project I'm going to work on. I wanted a clock for my scrap room and found this today at Walmart and thought it would be prefect. I'm goona place some photo's in it, as well as some scrap paper and embelishments. I thought it fit the whole scraproom idea really well. I will post pictures of it once I'm done.
Ciao for now!

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2009-06-13T14:54:00.002-04:00

I'm sooooo excited! I made my first "Slide" show. My baby girl looks even cuter on a slide. Now I can post my Mini Album pics for the GGS club. YAY!

2009-06-13T14:23:00.001-04:00

2009-06-10T07:01:00.002-04:00

Ok , So I've joined Marions Kit Club. I am now a member of Girls Gone Scrappy "GGS" Fun eh. That means I will have to post more often. :) So I will post pics of the album I make and pics of my kits once they arrive. I'm kinda excited to see what we get and I can't wait to see the some of the work from the other girls. Be back soon.

2009-05-26T07:32:00.002-04:00

IT FINALLY CAME!!!
In a later a post I mentioned that one of my scrapbook pages would be placed in Cnaadain Scrapbooker Magazine. and i received it yesterday. I was sooo happy to see my work published in a magazine. It was so fun to see.
Here is some pics.

2009-03-27T20:40:00.003-04:00

Hey Everyone, I have GREAT news.I purchasedthe latest issue of Canadian Scarpbooker and saw an article about Scrapbooking from something that inspired you. They had a photo of a Kleenex box and scrapbook pages that people had made from that inspiration. I was so surprised to see this article because last summer I to did a scrapbook page inspired from a Kleenex box. So I wrote to the magazine and they emailed me back saying they liked my work and wanted me to send them the box as well as my page so they can put it in their next issue of the magazine. Isn't that crazy. I'm soooo excited. I can't wait to see my work in a magazine. I will definatly post pics of it.
for now here's a pic of my work.

2009-03-06T21:33:00.003-05:00

Hey everyone.
So I have finally moved and organized my scrapbook room. It was a must. I haven't done much scrapbooking lately mostly because my room was next to my daughters bedroom and I didn't want to wake her. Plus I couldn't scrapbook when she was awake because it was upstairs and all her toys were downstairs. So I moved everything to a bedroom on the lower level and am much happier.
I'll post new pics of my "NEW" room.
I had been researching "scrapbook rooms" on you tube since the summer and finally came up with something that will work for me. I don't have as much stuff as some people do but enough to have to find a good storage solution, so I decided on getting the IKEA expidit and a mini one. And I have to admit, I am very happy with the out come. I also purchased a new desk that I found in the discount area of IKEA for $10 (yahoo) I also kept some of my old little units because they were needed and were able to fit.
Now all I have to do is "scrapbook"

2009-01-27T20:18:00.002-05:00

Hey Everyone. I'm such a bad blogger. I haven't scrapbooked in a while. So I decided to add a picture of my recent project. I have been on an OWL kick for a while now and have decided to add Owls to my daughters FUTURE "Big Girl" room. So I searched online and found these cute Owl pictures. And I decided to make them myself. Turned out pretty cute if I don't say so myself. Check them out.

2008-12-20T21:08:00.002-05:00

Its been a month since I last wrote. I've been sooooooo busy, I don't even know where the time has gone. I've been working and shopping everyday. Thats what it seems like. I have FINALY picked up the last minute xmas things and wrapped them, now I can relax. Xmas cards are sent out. I wanted to make them this year but never found the time to sit down and do them, I know that is bad of me, but I had no choice. :( It will be on my list for next year for sure!!! My daughter will be 17 mths old on Christmas. I still remember last christmas when she was 5 mths, so cute all dressed up in her pretty dress and hat. It was like dressing a doll. I'm sooo excited for this year though, I can't wait to see her face when we open presents with her. I will try to post some pics soon. and I Wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

2008-11-08T20:09:00.002-05:00

Its now november. Can you belieive the how fast the time has past. Christmas will be here so fast. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the holidays. I went christmas shopping today and can you believe I'm almost done. I had already purchased all the gifts for my nieces and nephews and I finished my daughters gifts today. I was very happy. I got alot done. Now I can work on some xmas cards. I can't wait. I hope everyone has had a great few weeks. We'll chat again soon.Caio

2008-10-22T22:57:00.001-04:00

Just finished my November ATC cards. Took me 1 hr exactly. I'm so glad I actually worked on something. I take a picture soon and post it. Bye for now!

2008-10-21T19:54:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone. Hope you are all doing well. I was so excited to come home to my first set of ATC cards send from Marions ATC club. I can't believe the work out there.
I haven't been doing any crafts lately. I've lost my mojo. I just can't seem find the time or inspiration to do any projects. I want to make christmas cards and haven't started yet. & I also need to scrapbook. My daughter has changed so much since the summer, I've taken so many pictures but have done nothing with them yet. And I promise myself to do it soon.
Anyway, that is all for now. Chat with you again soon.
Oh ya, I'll be out of town this weekend,but I'll check in once I get back.

2008-10-12T13:39:00.002-04:00

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Its Thanksgiving here is Canada. I've decided to host it at my house this year. It will be the 1st time in my 8yrs of marriage. Only, my side of the family is not coming,they are away. :( Oh well. My husbands side is all coming. We all decided to bring something. We'll have tons of food.
Sorry I haven't been blogging lately. I swear once I started work, I seem to never have time. I haven't scrapbooked in such a long time. Taking pics when I can, but I can't seem to find the time. I have to make a commitment to do it soon.
So, Ciao for now & I'll try to post again soon.

2008-09-21T19:27:00.003-04:00

Hi Everyone
Its sunday and I am soooooo tired. I was able to get some rest this weekend but I'm still tired. This going back to work really gets me at the end of the week.
I'm working on my 2nd set of ATC cards for apieceofcraft.com. This month were working on Halloween. (I will put up a pic of my September ones after todays post) I hope it arrives in time for Marion to mail out.
I haven't been scrapbooking to much lately. I've also noticed that I haven't been taking alot of pictures of my daughter either. :( Not a good thing. Now that I went back to work, its like there's no time. I'll have to tell my husband too, he's home with her. I did develope some pics of her last month for me to scrapbook, but i just haven't sat down to do them. But I will. It'll just hit me one night to do the work.
This Tuesday night I'll be going to a Stampin up Cupcake Class. I'm pretty excited. We're doing different projects and I can't wait to see what Cindy has in store for us.
Well thats it for me. I'm going to finish my ATC cards and maybe hit those scrapbook pages??? Take care.

2008-09-13T21:34:00.004-04:00

MY BLOG IS FIXED :)
Thanx to my brother in law. He's grrrrrrrrrrr8. He helped me with everything and now I am able to post more photo's.
But at the moment I don't have any to add. I've been so tired after work these past two weeks, that I haven't sat down to scrapbook. I come home prepare dinner and play with my daughter and then its a little downtime for me when she's in bed. But I have amny projects to work on and I will do them very soon. Thats all for now. Have a good weekend!!!

2008-09-02T20:51:00.002-04:00

Hey Everyone!
Well I survived my first day back to work. But I REALLY missed my daughter. It was so wonderful to see her beautiful face at the end of the day.Boy, do I love her.
I'm still having problems retreiving my photos. I hope I can figure it out soon. So bare with me.
I made my 1st batch of ATC cards for Apieceofcraft.com. But I won't be posting them until they are sent out. And until I'm able to fix my blog. Thats all for now guys. I'll be working on some things and then turning in for the night. Gotta get some zzzzzzzz for another day of work. Bye for now.

2008-08-29T20:40:00.001-04:00

LOST my photo's!!!
I REALLY have NO idea how to use this BLOG and have somehow lost all my pics I posted. My bro in law is suppose to help me as soon as he is back from vacation. So in the mean time I will leave things alone. Thats it for now. Have a great weekend!!!

2008-08-27T16:09:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone. I posted some pictures and I'll try to get some more in later tonight. I wanted to try and get that done this week, seeing that next week I return to work after a being off for the year with my daughter. Here in Canada, we get 12 months off with pay from the government for our maternity leave. Its not full pay but its something. So next week, I'll need to reorganize myself into a new routine once again. I will probably be tired, but I will try to get what I can done. In the meantime I will try and post as much as I can. Bye for now!

2008-08-26T21:27:00.002-04:00

Hey everyone. I decided to add some photo's of my scrapbook room. Now, its NOT my "DREAM" room, but for now its what I have. I plan to move everything to a new room within the next few months. I have unorganized walls. I removed my letters CREATE because I was going to place a bulletin board I got from my sis in law, but there isn't much space to do it here, so I will wait until the new room. And I plan to have some different shelving as well. Still working it out all in my head. So for now this is it. I also don't have ALOT of products. I try not to go too crazy and buy alot, and I find I shop in spurts. Thats ok, maybe I save money that way?
I'll be picking up my pictures tomorrow and I'll try to post more pictures soon. Bye for now!

2008-08-25T22:20:00.002-04:00

I downloaded more pics. If anyone has noticed I make alot of 8 1/2 x 11 layouts. Thats because I makefabric covered baby albums with a standard 8 1/2 x 8 photo album. I used to sell them or make them as gifts. I will usually do about 20 or so pages starting at birth, and go through out the year, like 1st christmas, 1st easter etc. So when my daughter was born I made her an album, which really turned into 2 and may possibly be 3. I will take pictures and post it. Thats all for now,Goodnight!

2008-08-24T21:31:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone, its sunday night and I've just finished a few more scrapbook pages. I will take pictures and post them soon. I'm still trying to figure out how to put my blog out there on the net, my bro in law may be able to help me in a little while, in the meantime I'll keep posting pics of my work and chatting with you. Have a good night!!!

2008-08-20T10:18:00.002-04:00

HELP! I'm trying to place a cbox on my blog and have NO idea how to do it. If anyone out there can help that would be great. Email me at lstranges@hotmail.com Thanx so much.

2008-08-19T20:38:00.001-04:00

Ok so I figured it out and was able to put a few pictures on my blog. Now I just need to figure out how to let you all see. :)
I'm also going to put more photo's on when I have a chance.

2008-08-19T20:00:00.002-04:00

2008-08-19T14:59:00.000-04:00

I'm still trying to figure a few things out. I'll have to work on it when my pumpkin goes to bed later. I'm going to try and post some layouts I've made. Wish me luck!

Scrapin XOXO

2008-08-19T14:17:00.000-04:00

This Is My very 1st blog and I am soooo excited. Not sure what I'm doing but with a little practice I'm sure I will get the hang of it, so bare with me. :)