Last Day

Happy Tuesday, Scrappy Peeps!

I have a simple LO to share that I did on the weekend when I got together to scrap with some great ladies:) It's of my Little Man and his 2 friends (who also were my afterschool kids last year) on their last day of school. I really like the simplicity and clean lines of this one.

I used to scrap exclusively on black/dark cardstock but have gotten away from it these past few years. I am glad that I have come back to it, I really like the way this looks with the primary colors and the text design on the paper. I was also able to squeeze in these sweet felt embellishments that I have been holding onto (I got them at half price at Michaels, months ago and they still have tonnes more on for $2.50. This is always a hard deal for me to pass up when I am there but I do time and again.

I have yet to do the journalling on this one but when I do, my rotten hand writing will be safely hidden away in the library card pocket. ;)

Supplies: Cardstock - American Crafts, Papers - Cosmo Cricket, BoBunny, Echo Park, Twine - The Twinery, Felt Embellishments - KI Memories, Alphas-American Crafts Thickers, Ticket - Maya Road, Library card & Button - unknown 

Thanks for stopping by!

HUGS & Happy surfing!

Fave New Releases

Do you follow the new scrappy releases when they premier at CHA twice a year?

I am always interested to see what is new and exciting and this year is no different. In fact, I have quite a few 'must haves' on my shopping list and ALOT come from American Crafts and it's sister companies Pebbles & Studio Calico.

The first on my list is Elizabeth Karchner's new line 5th and Frolic.

Although I normally scrap boy pics and tend to shy away from feminine lines, I devoured the last Lizzy line and expect to do the same with this one. I just love that polaroid, teal brick and sunny little flower combination. And check out those cute little burlap bows! Seriously sweet!

Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic

You can see the whole line HERE.

Next on my list is Amy Tan's new line.

That royal blue & orange combo will be perfect for scrapping my Little Man and check out that chevron wood pattern paper! LOVE the colors in this line.

Amy Tangerine Ready, Set, Go!

You can see the whole release HERE and ALL of the new releases HERE.

Pebbles REALLY hit this one out of the park.

If I can't get my hands on Seen & Noted & Walnut Grove, I am probably going to be one unhappy camper. The colors in both lines are phenomenal (I am seriously drawn to colorful, graphic papers). And check out the label maker word phrases in Seen & Noted. Seriously-I am SO happy to see these stickers makea comeback. 

Pebbles Seen & Noted

You can see all of the new release HERE.

Pebbles Walnut Grove

You can see all of the new release HERE

Even though these papers are not on the colorful side, they will be the perfect background paper for some of the above lines.I LOVE using a non-competing, lightly patterned paper on my backgrounds. It gives a LO added detail but doesn't overwhelm the other papers.And you will want to note the 12x12 sunburst screen. I predict this will be a very popular item.

Studio Calico Classic Calico Vol 3

Studio Calico AGAIN hits the mark with this Christmas paper collection. The colors are gordeous and the designs are classic. This might be my Christmas paper purchase this year. I also adore the woodgrain alphas. I get along with pretty much ANY woodgrain scrappy product.

Wonderland by Studio Calico

You can see all 3 of the Studio Calico CHA-S releases on their blog HERE.

These are my picks of CHA-S must haves.

What do you think? Do you like these lines too or do have something entirely different on your shopping list? Please share.

I LOVE chatting about scrappy stuff, especially at CHA time!

HUGS & Happy surfing!

Busy, Busy, Busy

American Crafts gave me one of the bests 'gifts' this year and asked for our Summer assignments early. It is really wonderful to have this stuff done and submitted early (and with a GREAT reason, our DT Lead is having a baby next month and is SUPER DUPER organized. Congrats again, Paige!!) Now I have free time and no worries about squeezing in assignments before deadlines. I am SO relaxed this Summer, Little Man and I are getting out tonnes and playing - I am really enjoying myself and I think he is too :) :)

So far this year, we have seen fireworks, gone 'sightseeing' in our hometown (it's funny how you forget the little things that make your town so great over the years), had beach days, playground visits, crafts to do. We are going to the library and just spending LOADS of time just playing! You may also notice that I am not posting as many projects from Hip 2-B Square, Kimberley is letting me take on alternate months of kits which works out great for us both: I am getting every second month off and she's saving the crazy expensive shipping cost to me every other month.

Taken with my cell phone at the beach.

Sailboats on the Saint John Waterfront,
Canada Day 2012

Little Man at Fort LaTour.

View of my hometown skyline at Dusk.

Fireworks Canada Day.
** Just realized I REALLY need to straighten out the horizon on this. EEK!

Little Man at Beaver Fountain.

I also have a LO to share!

This is a LO that I was able to scrap, just because.

It's always fun (although a bit weird sometimes) just to pull out any paper 

that I bought because I liked it and just mix it up with other manufacturer lines. 

This is a LO about my Little Man's first proper hair cut

at 5 years old. I had always cut his hair at home which made him CRAZY wild.

I assumed this would be even worse at a haircutters and never bothered.

By chance, I happened to meet my Sister In Law taking my nephew for a haircut.

He and really looks up to his older cousin wanted 'faux hawk' hair, just

like him and sat still and let the hairstylist do her work.

I have been taking him for professional haircuts ever since.
YAY 4 US! :) :)

Supplies: American Crafts Cardstiock, LilyBee, American Crafts, Pebbles, October Afternoon,

KI Memories,My Minds's Eye Lush Paper, Creative Cafe Tag,

Simple STories, Cosmo Cricket Stickers, American Crafts

Buttons, Twiner Twine, Ek Success (circle, corner rounder), American Crafts (notebook),

Fiskars (clouds) Punches, K&Co Smash Calendar Pocket,

Making Memories (Blue), Sassafras (Woodgrain) Alphabet Stickers,

Ribbon, clothespin, star button, paper doily

are from unknown manufacturers.

Photo credit: Sister in Law, Cyndi

**Hidden journalling

Thank you for stopping by!

I promise my next post won't be so crazy long.

Have a wonderful Monday! 

SAHM

As soon as I 'finished' this LO, it went in the re-do pile.

I ruined it with my handwriting. I could have lived with it before that but as I have done SO many times, I put pen to paper and hate the results. I ended up putting a piece of kraft over the journalliing, so that you could lift it up to rerad but I still felt my LO was U to the G-L-Y. :(

You may have noticed that I kept some of the elements I was happy with the same (or only changed them the tiniest bit). I HID my journalling in a pocket. I kept the color scheme more on the plain side (mirroring my days as a Stay at Home Mom) and only added a few colourful elements. I also kept my title fairly similar, just shortened, really. I also carefully peeled of my pics AND re-used the happy little home-maker lady who seems to have just taken something special from the oven ;)

Supplies: American Crafts Cardstock, Simple Stories Papers, stickers, Pebbles Chipboard, ass't buttons, Cosmo CRicket phrase stickers, Echo Park chip board.

Thanks for stopping in!

Happy Thursday!

Cheesie Grin

Happy Thursday!

As promised, I have a new LO to share (it was in my re-do pile and I can actually share the before pic!!) I loved these papers so much, I was determined to make them work on my boy LO. I think if I had used a white piece of cardstock in the surrounding area of my pictures, the flower paper wouldn't have been as distracting. I may have even decided to leave it alone if I weren't scrapping 8.5x11, but since I am, I took advantage of the oppertunity and re-scrapped it using similar elements subconciously (I am just this minute noticing the circle with red scallops are in BOTH LOs - LOL).

I used softer colors in LO #2 and more masculine patterns such as plaid & chevron.

As you can also see, I was able to re-cycle the buttons AND I used 2 of the pics that I removed from the first LO. I realized that 1 pic wasn't quite as cheesie ;)

Supplies: American Crafts Cardstock, October Afternoon, Pebbles, MME Lush Papers, Thicker alphas, Tim Holtz & Jenni Bowlin Tags, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Mister Huey's in Apple Jack, Bazzill Just the Edge, Making Memories Die Cuts (brackets), Cosmo Cricket Sticker phrases (LOVE LOVE LOVE these!)

What do you think? Do you like the changes?

Do you do re-scraps or is that a no-no for you?

I am very interested to hear your thoughts on this.

Come by again tomorrow and I will share another re-do with you!

Thanks for popping in.

HUGS & Happy Surfing!

Hiatus

Hello!! LO!! LO!! LO!!

Is anybody there? ER? ER? ER?

(*echos)

Sorry for me absence for the past week and a half, I have been commissioned working for hugs & kisses making my Little Man & his buddy Super Mario Bros. stuffies for the past week and a half.

I have to start off by saying that I really have minimal sewing skills (so please be gentle) but these projects were very much on the easy side if you have any experience paper piecing (and I know that most of you do).

My little guy found a post on Youtube showing a tutorial on how to make you very own Goomba (which is the little mushroom looking dude that Super Mario jumps on his head in the game).

I had some felt, embroidery floss & cotton balls laying around so I got to work.

See my '1st Try' Goomba. I knew I could do better, so as soon as I finished him, I set to work on Goomba #2.

**I sew on all the features by hand after I cut them and pin them with matching thread. I sew the darts & outer body with my trusty little Singer.

Within a week, I had graduated to fleece (it holds up much better) and am currently up to number 4 of Goomba 3.1. Eeek!

After the Goombas, I checked around and found some other simple shapes that would be easier for a novice such as myself and made a few 'power up flowers' from the game as well.

As you can see, my mushrooms (that make your little Mario bigger/smaller/extra life) are waaaaaay off. I was happier with my 'Boos', Goombas & power up flowers.

I finished my last Goomba yesterday and am on a little break for now (maybe I will get some scrapping done ;) )

Little Man is at me to get ready and take him out to lunch.

Hopefully, I can get a scrappy post up very soon.

Thank you for visiting!