Another proud mommy moment!

Tanner had his Special Olympics track and field meet last Friday. What a blast! He participated in the 50 M run, the 4 person relay, the standing long jump, and the softball throw...
oh, and a few events of his own that he made up, like the tire roll and the net untangle!

Can you tell that there were a few moments that he got tired of sitting around waiting? What a funny kid!



REMEMBER: Let me win, but if I can not win, let me be brave in the attempt!

One Proud Mama

So I got a call the other day from my daughter's SK teacher. She wanted to invite us to the next Recognition Awards Assembly at the school. YUP. My darling daughter was receiving an award! So, at the tender age of 5, she has received a Certificate of Achievement in LITERACY! I am so proud! She is an awesome reader, but she was chosen for this based on her writing skills!

Here's a pic of her with her award. Watch for the layout to follow soon! Have a great weekend everyone!

REVEAL TIME!

This month's kit contains:
Basic Grey "Marrakech" Collection Pack:

- 18 beautiful papers - a Moroccan-inspired collection of patterns and prints in fiery crimson, fresh basil, patina green, curry yellow and peacock blues
- One Sheet of cordinating Alphabet Stickers
- One sheet of coordianting cardstock stickers
- Two pieces of Bazzill BLING cardstock in matching jewel tones
- A selection of Basic Grey painted brads from the Marrakech collection
- A selection of Basic Grey painted buttons from the Marrakech collection
- Coordinating paper flowers by Imaginisce in blue, and rouge
- White paper flowers by Kaiser - perfect for coloring with ink, paint, glimmer mist, etc

All for the great price of $24.98! Get 'em while we got 'em!
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Ok, here's MY reveal... don't forget to check out the following blogs for more inspiration from this kit! Kim, Heather, and guest designer Sarah.


My poor neighbours. They have plastic shopping bags stuck in their trees. Not very green, I know. We have limited the bags to in the house now!


Ah, MY GIRL! We had a fabulous day at the park and I LOVE these shots! I used one of the patterned papers that had white on it to mat all of the photos. I used white foam thickers that I inked for the title...


Tanner LOVES the trampoline my parents bought the kids! I really wanted the focus to be on the photos. I didn't end up matting them, but I did use a dark blue Tombow marker to outline them all.


On this layout, I cut a circle out of the orange bling cardstock and then I cut a circle a little bigger from the patterned paper. I turned that circle over and inked it with orange ink. I then pieced it back together and then offset the orange bling circle slightly.


I don't even know if Elsie was really sad in this photograph, or if she was just tired of posing for me while I played with my new camera! Either way, I LOVE this shot! I knew it had to be a large, one-photo layout! (Oh, and I'm not quite sure what's going on with the colour in the pic of the layout... but you get the idea!)


This started out as a "simple" card in my head, but then the layers just grew and grew... but I am happy with the end result. I just have to stop designing in the wee, wee hours of the night.

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Card swap

So, I am in a card swap with 10 others. We will each make 2 cards and then receive 20 back (including 2 of our own.) I said I would make "new baby" cards, so I decided to do one girl and one boy card. I was rushing somewhat to get them done, as my parents are visiting soon - YAY! I'm happy with the boy card, but messed up a little on the girl card. Forgot to heat emboss BEFORE using the versamark to make watermarks on the rest of the paper. Ooops, yellow embossing powder everywhere! So, I turned the card over and dry embossed with the Cuttlebug instead. I really needed some texture on that paper!
Anyway... here they are...
BTW, how do YOU photograph your creations? I am having a hard time lately making the photos look good... and, no it's not the new camera! :)

Ok, ok, ok

So, several of you that I have met IRL have told me "I would not have recognized you from your blog picture." Ok, so I cheated. I used a picture that I liked from June 2004. I've changed it. Better now?!?!?!?!? ;)

The wait is over!

Ok, so here are the details and pictures from the class I will be teaching at SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS on Sat, May 30th from 10 to 12:30pm. Cost is only $25 AND you will receive 10% off any regular-priced in stock items you purchase that day, AND (yes, another and!) 50% off any ONE album! WOWZA! What a deal!
*Please note that payment is required at the time of registration. Payment by phone may be done by VISA/MasterCard 519-473-5751.

Thought I'd share some pics I took Sunday...

BEFORE ALL THE SNOW!
Elsie had a friend sleep over Sunday night, and the two of them along with Tanner, had a blast playing out in the backyard. I just clicked away with my new-ish camera and had 145 pics by the time I was done! Don't worry, not going to share them all! :)

Tanner has a new obsession. He LOVES to use plastic shopping bags like "windsocks." I just kept clicking away and got some really neat shots. I won't bore you with them all!


I can't believe how much my little girl is growing up!

Tanner enjoying a bit of swinging and then soccer.

Here we go... REVEAL DAY!

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Kim’s Kreative Kit
April 2009


“Flowers And Flutterbys”
This month’s kit includes:

- Three DOUBLE SIDED pieces and 3 die cut pieces of 12 x 12 patterned paper from Making Memories’ Flower Patch line
- Three co-ordinating pieces of 12 x 12 Bazzill textured cardstock
- MM Flower Patch Embellishments - Buttons, die cuts, printed blossoms/butterflies, felt shapes
- MM Flower Patch die cut Journalling tags
- Co-ordinating American Crafts “Thickers” (either pink, or white)
- Co-ordinating ribbon/rick-rack

IT IS GORGEOUS! And, you get all of this for only $25.98! Don't miss out on this one. It will definitely go fast!

I hope I have inspired you with my projects!
And make sure you check out what Kim, Heather, and Amy
have done as well! :)

I wanted to keep this layout simple to showcase the photos of my daughter posing on the rock! I used a monotone colour scheme, and used dark brown fluid chalk ink to colour the letters and distress the ribbon and journal sheet edges.

Firsts. Gotta love them! And, who knew I would ever use flowers and butterflies on a layout for my son! I love how it turned out! On this layout, I again used the fluid chalk ink in alabaster and pink coral to colour the letters and the parenthesis. I also used liquid pearl in two different colours on the journal spot, the border strip, and the butterfly.

Once again, I used ink to colour the letters and I used TONS of stickles on this page! Can you find all the glittery spots?!?!?

Ok, hopefully my mom isn't checking out my blog today... and doesn't until Mother's Day! This card will be for you, Mom! Happy early Mother's Day incase you are having a peek! Love you!

I LOVE how this card turned out. I used three different colours of markers to colour the letters. I really like the effect I ended up with. And, the flowers were so fun to make. Also, what card would be complete without stickles?!?!?


This was such a fun project! I found a tutorial for it and fell in love! One piece of double-sided patterned paper. That's it! ONE. Ok, and some cardstock to put the photos on and the make the band... but really! And, it literally takes about 15 mins to make!

Here is with the band off and the wallet somewhat "open." When it is closed, it measures maybe 4.5 x 3 inches!

There are 6, count them, 6 different places that you can hold photos in this little wallet. If you cut pieces of cardstock for mattes, you can hold 12 photos 4 x 2.5 inches in size!

Another hiding place!

Here's the back when the wallet is unfolded.

Who knew there would be a photo there?!?!?!?!?!?

Oh! And another!

The back with the last hidden photos pulled out.



And, from the front so that you can see my gorgeous kids!

It's almost that time again!

REVEAL DAY, that is!

For now, here is a SNEAK PEEK!

Make sure to check back on Thursday to see the GORGEOUS kit that Kim has put together for this month for SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS. I had such a great time playing with this one. Hmmmmm, flowers and butterflies on a boy page. Who knew?!?!?!?

OK, so you HAVE to check out this sale...

TWO-WAY SALE EVENT IS HERE!!

A sale like no other ... this week's sale at SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS is geared to fit everyone's budget & needs!
You decide what you need (OK, want!) & how much you want to save!

Here is how it works:

DISCOUNT A: Purchases of $35.00 - $119.99 (before taxes) = discount of 15%
DISCOUNT B : Purchases of $120.00+ (before taxes) = discount of 20%

How to redeem your discount with on-line orders:

Discount A: your shopping cart is between $35-$119.99 (before taxes) type code DISCOUNT A into coupon box.

Discount B: your shopping cart is over $120 (before taxes) type code DISCOUNT B into coupon box.

Coupon box is located at bottom of your shopping cart - coupon codes are all caps.
One coupon/purchase/customer.

Sale is valid until Saturday, March 28th @ 4:00pm - this week we are open until 10pm Friday, March 27th!

Offer is valid for both in-person & on-line shoppers!!

Important - please read:
- offer cannot be combined with other store coupons/discounts
- one coupon per person/purchase - cannot be used towards classes/gift cards/pending orders
- pre-order items are excluded from this offer
- pick-up orders - please allow a minimum of 24 - 48 hours for order processing - we will email you once your order is available for pick up - thanks so much :)

OMG! I have to share what my hubby made!

This is so cool! My hubby, Shawn, has always made things for me (ok, us), but now he is starting his business of furniture making (and a whole bunch of other stuff.) You have to see this carving that he did for a co-worker. It is AMAZING! All from a photograph!

Here we go again...

Ok, so this is a STAR ALBUM that I made at a crop last month. They are SO MUCH FUN! Looks can be deceiving, until you open it up! And, the results are spectacular - if I do say so myself!
So, how do you make one you ask? You head on down to SCRAPPIN' GREAT DEALS on May 30th from 10am - 12:30pm, and I will show you how! The class is only $25 AND you will receive 10% off all store purchases for that day AND 50% off any one album purchase! Who could ask for more?!?!?
Now, the album we are doing will be with different papers, but I will post pics of it as soon as I can. Trust me... the papers are GORGEOUS! Make sure you check back here, or over at SGD!