Paper - Something I had in my scrap room

Bling - from the local dollar store

This is a layout that I am putting in a book all about myself.  This picture is from  the summer of 1993.  My husband and I met on June 30th 1993 and this is a picture on the Maid of The Mist in Niagara Falls Canada! It was a little trip we took in August of that year. This is one of my all time favorite photo's of us!

Ginger Bread House

Paper - Something I had in my scrap room

Ribbon - Close to My Heart

Ribbon Slide _ Close to My Heart

Bling - From the local dollar store

Embellishments - Cut with my Cricut

Every year like all the other kids out there, my kiddies build a gingerbread house!  This year was a little more of an adventure because I had just gotten out of hospital, from having 2 major surgeries, so my kids didn't get as much help as they are used to! Still they did a great job, used their creativity and didn't do to bad of a job cleaning up.

My Best Friends Wedding!

 

I have been working on a book about myself and my life events. One thing I have been meaning to add to my book (pictures all picked out and set aside) was "My Best Friends Wedding".  Well don't I look at three of my favorite challenge blogs and I can incorporate this layout into all three.  So I got to work.....

Lasting Memories Challenge Blog - Sketch with a little bling

Frosted Designs - Celebrate friends and friendships

Heart 2 Heart - Here comes the bride

Paper - Silhouette by Close to My Heart

Flowers - Sassyscarping.com

Bling - Close to My Heart and Various stores

Ink - Close to My Heart

This layout has tones of bling (my fav.), layering, flowers, distressing, popup's! It has it all!

I hope you like what you see! I sure did enjoy making it!

Christmas Sleight Ride....of years gone by

Paper - Mistletoe X7130B by Close to My Heart

Embellishments - Cut with Cricut - Cartridge "Christmas/Noel"

There is nothing better than a beautiful sleigh ride through the woods Christmas Eve. Our family has done it many times (My Husbands Parents started the tradition), it makes for a wonderful, fun filled Christmas eve.  We bring warm drinks, music and my brother also brings his guitar so we can sing Christmas carols.  When you get back from your sleigh ride, the farm supplies hot chocolate and Santa is there to greet the kiddies.

New Babies! born June 3rd and 4th

Born June 3rd, 2011

Mother - Bugsy

Babies - 9-1

9 Babies but one was very tiny so I put it with the litter born the next day to Carmal.  Her babies were half the size and she only had 5, so this little runt would have a better chance with Carmal as they only have 8 nipples and with 8 babies twice its size, the rund would not have had a chance.

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Born June 4th, 2011

Mother - Carmal

Babies - 5 +1

Carmal has taken on Bugsy's runt as if it was her own. No issues with rejection at all.  You can see on her hip where she has pulled her fur out to line her nest.  Bunnies always do this before the deliver their babies.

These babies were born during the retreat I was co-hosting so I kept having to go home and check on them!! Thank goodness we are close to home!

2010 Christmas Layout #2

Paper - Deck the Halls by Stampn' Up

Ribbon - Riding Hood Red/Very Vanilla by Stampn' up

Ribbon Slides - Dimensional Elements by Close To My Heart

Bling - Local Dollar store

Group Photo Retreat 2011

This is the group photo of our June 2011 Scrapbooking Retreat.

Thank you ladies for making it such a fun weekend!

A wonderful buffet Lunch of salads, cold cuts, buns, home made soup, fruits and desert.

Our ladies enjoying lunch!

Shopping with sassyscraping.com, the owner Julie comes and set up a full store for us all day Saturday!

Thanks Julie!

We have five work area's set up!

2011 June Retreat! First Layouts!

Great work was done by all at our retreat this past weekend.  We had a couple of ladies that were new to scrapbooking and here they are with their very first layouts!

Nice work ladies, I know your hooked now, just like the rest of us! 

2010 Christmas Layout

Paper - Deck the Halls by Stampn' Up

Ribbon - Riding Hood Red/Very Vanilla by Stampn' up

Poinsettia's - Mistletoe Z1330 by Close To My Heart

Brass Embellishments - Close To My Heart

Bling - Local Dollar store

This is "our Christmas" with my Husband Parents a couple of weeks before Christmas.  They usually spend Christmas with us but this year they flew out west  and spent Christmas with my Husbands 2 brothers and their Families.  We were happy for them all, we can't be greedy and have them every Christmas and Holiday, even though we love it when they are with us!