Happy 13th Anniversary, Thank You for the Beautiful Flowers!

About Eve #3

I would say this is the Sea-doo of the 1950's Era!

Even then, the Big Boys had to have Toys!

About Eve #2

This page show's the fun loving couple with their first child!

About Eve #1

Page one of this scrapbook I am making is about the marriage of Eve and Lloyd in 1941.  This entire project is being done with the Close To My Heart Paper Package called "Veranda" X7119B and all the co-ordinating embelishments and inks.

Circles, Squares or Scalops for Lasting Memories Layout Challenges Blog

This is a layout of my son's senior kindergarten trip to the zoo.  It was completed with CTMH products of course: Expedition Paper Pack level 1 & 2, antique hinges/brads and a circle tag. I distressed the autumn terracotta coloured paper around the edges of the large piece for matting and the small circle piece on the tag.  I used my x-large circle from Creative Memories to cut the patterned paper and the photos to complete my large circle.

Oh, bunny!

Wascal, Bugs and Carmel

I created this card "Joseph William Bitter" a beautiful baby boy born to our Friends Amanda & Joe.  Congratulations! Wishing you Health and Happiness!

I used all Close to My Heart products and the stamp set is called "Flower Child".

Out of the Box - for Lasting Memories Layout Challenge Blog

HI, its Challenge time again over at Lasting Memories Layout Challenge Blog, the theme is "Out of the Box"!  This layout is defiantly "Out of the Box" for me!  I am using my Favorite Company "Close to My Heart" but its not my favorite paper, I have had it for months and have not thought of anything I wanted to use it for.  Also, I usually don't journal (bad I know), especially in hand writing (which I know will be important to my children one day). So for me "Out of the Box" is about what I used to complete my layout and the journaling, I try and do different layout styles all the time so you could say my personal style is always "Out of the Box".

Work Shop On the Go

This is my take on the "Mistletoe" Work Shop On The Go" in the new Close To My Heart catalogue. 

The kit contains: Mistletoe Workshop Kit (includes):

Mistletoe Level 2 Paper Packet

My Acrylix® All the Best

Mistletoe Level 2 Assortment

Workshop Guide

 

Everything you need to complete a 2 page layout and 6 cards (2 each of 3 styles)!

 

Starting during our October Club night, for anyone interested we will be incorporating Work Shops On The Go!  Complete the kit on club night, and add you pictures in at home! Couldn't be easier!

We have added two more baby bunnies to our family

Caramel

Bugg's

Sentimental Journey - for Lasting Memories Layout Challenge Blog

Pop on over to Lasting Memories Layout Challenge Blog and try out this weeks Challenge.  Its a "Sentimental Journey" with a computer generated title and or text.

OK, so what is my layout all about! This is for a book I have been working on for myself.  It is of me at 3 years old with my brother 13 and my sister 14 with "Old St. Nick"! My whole book is done in my all time favorite paper package by Close to My Heart "Silhouette", which I am sad to say is on their 2011 retiring list, but I am very pleased that I was able to order 6 packages of it today in their big paper pack sale! Yippee! Maybe I should have ordered more.

My layout is made of mostly Close to My Heart products as usual.  The base is Black white core card stock distressed, embossed with a cuttlebug folder (and the trusty marble rolling pin), stamped in silver - pocket watches from the stamp set "Wonderful Friend" D1422 by CTMH, and the Bling is added with my new toy the I-rock, it is a tool for adhering Bling to almost anything.  The accent paper is of course the Silhouette paper, used to mount my photo and accent the side of the page.  My "computer generated title" is 1972, which is the year the photo was taken.

New Close to My Heart Catalogue Releases Sept 1st.

The New CTMH Catalogue has the "Workshops On The Go" in it!  Take it from me they are amazing, we are going to work them into our "Club Nights" for Anyone who is interested in doing them.  Order you "Work Shop On The Go" kit one club night and we will complete them together the following club night!  You get a stamp set, a full level 2 paper pack, workshop guide and embellishments! Great value for you money!  Check back on September 1st for my completed Layout!

Happy 11th Birthday Makayla

Lovingly Made by Mommy!

My Makayla had a great 11th birthday on August 21st.  We spent 3 days long with 8-9 other familys we are friends with 4-wheeling in Havlock! It was an amazing weekend! Thanks Mark and Jenn!

Introducing "Wascal", my newest scrapbooking subject!

Say Hi to the newest edition to our family "Wascal"!

I came home tonight to my husband and son building a cage, so I didn't even have to ask what was in the box.  My husband has wanted a bunny "for the kids", LOL, since we were at a hockey tourney last winter and went to walk around a farmers market and saw a cage full of bunnies. Of course I fell in love the minute I saw him, and now we are in the market for a 2nd baby bunny because if he is living outside, he needs a friend!

My First Scrapbook #11

This little guy almost missed his baptism!  It was arranged before he was born.  The doctor guessed he would be a preemie like his sister but he was late, that is a 6 week difference (a very long 6 weeks)!  My baby boy was baptised when he was barely a week old!  OK by me, I like them baptised as young as possible! 

My First Scrapbook #10

Welcome baby #2, less than two years later.  We again had a week long stay in the hospital with 3 days in the special care nursery, but this time he was two weeks late and was not breathing so it was a emergency c-section delivery!  He came home happy and healthy and is a very busy 9 year old now!

Babys First Christmas for - Lasting Memories Layout Challenge Blog - Simplicity

As a proud member of the Design Team for LMLC Blog, I have created this layout for our current challenge "Simplicity".  What does simplicity mean?  I would imagine it means something different for everyone!  For me it was about making my Daughters First Christmas Picture with Santa the focal point. My bling was kept to a minimum and my embellishments for the most part were hand done.  I stamped three images of my favorite elf from Close to My Heart "Merry Pursuits" B1313 and coloured them with my Prisma Colouring Pencils.  The Paper Packet I used is called "Everlasting" X7085B also from Close to My Heart. The Card Stock has been embossed with 2 Cuttle Bug embossing folders, but instead of running them through the Cuttle Bug, (12 x 12 does not fit through the Cuttle Bug) I positioned the folder where I wanted it and used my marble rolling pin (see below), then I sanded the white core card stock to emphasize the embossing and for added detail I used one of my Prisma Colouring Pencils to highlight a few of the words that had been embossed.  What does Simplicity mean to you? Pop on over to LMLC Blog and enter your Simplicity Layout. I look forward to seeing your meaning of Simplicity!

My First Scrapbook #9

When I did their baptism layouts I took pictures of their baptism certificates and the banner made by the ladies at the church to put on the page and I used a lot of store bought embellishments.  I had trouble adhering ribbon, actually I struggled with ribbon for along time until I discovered the "dotto dispenser" sold by Close to my Heart, its ribbons best friend.

My First Scrapbook #8

Welcome Baby #1, Surprise she came a month early!  After a week in the special care nursery she came home healthy and happy! If you have seen my blog before you will have seen many pictures of her and you would never know she was an early arrival.  These great little frames were wonderful for a beginner scrapbooker!

My First Scrapbook #7

This is the first page of my first book, its not the first page I did but it did seem appropriate to start with pictures of my husband and I from the time we met until the time I started scrapbooking.  I am sorry the top is cut off, but I like to keep certain information off of public forums.  I am sure you understand!  Oh, how young and fit we were Once Upon A Time!

My First Scrapbook #6

Continuing with "My First Scrapbook" you find here my Babies.  Its a real trip down memory lane for me.  You will see on the first page my dad holding my daughter! It is so precious to me because even though my children are less than two years apart,my Dad did not get to hold my son, he passed away when I was a few months pregnant!  So I treasure every picture of him with my daughter!