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Anyone who is my FB friend has been swarmed with pics of Little Man and his lost tooth updates this year. He is up to 6 lost teeth now-AND he has lost THREE in the last month and caught up to his younger friend Tom (which he is THRILLED about!! Why-oh-why are kids SO stinking competetive at this age???!!??)

Needless to say, the Tooth Fairy has been pretty busy around these parts!

The below LO is a progression of pics starting with his first lost tooth and includes his most recent. Just look at him grinning from ear to ear!

And OMGosh! Say it ain't so!!

It's a 12x12!!!

(But if you look closely, it was really an 8.5x11 that just felt WAY too busy for my liking but that all went away when I matted it on a 12x12 sheet of cardstock.)

**All supplies from the October Hip 2-b Square kit & add-ons.

This LO is a pic I got of Little Man last week during our day spent home, using some of Little Yellow Bicycle's new Twig line that I got at Scrap Your World :) 

Supplies: Cardstock American Crafts, Papers- Little Yellow Bicycle, My Mind's Eye

Alphas-Jillibean soup, Stickers-Little Yellow Bicycle, DMC floss (yellow), Scalloped Deco scissors

Buttons-unknown

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Whew!

Good Morning, Blogland!

Sorry that I haven't posted in what seems like FOREVER (well, to me anyway) but the week that I have been dreading all month is finally over - and I am happy to report I made it through the last week and a half with nothing but minor injuries (but more on that later!).

Last week I chaired our Fall school book fair (which involved setting up, taking down and working at). We had Hubby's annual office party here (which involved much cleaning of the homestead). Plus a snowday (thank goodness I could get some of that cleaning done! But it did end up hurting my book sales :( ), the Santa Claus Parade and a birthday party. Sunday was to be my day of rest but I decided that spending four hours at the emergency department was really the way to go. And then this week, I played catch up on all the things I should have been doing LAST week (plus a bit of C-mas shopping) and some visits to the Opthamologist (spelling?) just in case I was getting bored. BUT I got a bit of scrapping in and have some projects to share :)

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I got my October Hip 2-b Square kit a few weeks ago and had some time to play that weekend but didn't have pics on my layouts. I knew what pics I would use (and what sizes), so it was fairly easy to make my LO without them but it took me a week and a half to find time to get to the photo center to print them. 

The next 2 projects are using my FAVE product from the October kit (which also happens to be an American Crafts product) -Amy Tangerine's Adhesive Fabric. Not sure if it's the texture, color scheme, chevron pattern  or the fact I don't need adhesive to use it but I simply LOVE this stuff and hoard every last piece.

By the way, if you haven't been by the Hip 2-b Square blog lately, there are some fabulous ideas there. Kimberly is doing a 29 days of Christmas card post daily using past kits AND has a super fun December Daily kit available that you should definately check out. PLUS she has posted pics of her newly organized scraproom & I am a bit green with envy. It looks super clean, organized and inviting (which I simply cannot say about my scrap space.)

If you have made it through my whole post and are still awake-THANK YOU!

I appreciate the visit!!

I have more to share but I have a scrappy play-date today :) :)

So hopefully I can post more tomorrow!

HUGS and Happy Surfing!!

Autumn Wreath

What do you get when you cross Spellbinders dies, a drawer FULL of paper scraps & Autumn inspiration?

This fun little wreath project!

I literally could not close my scrap paper drawer (and I purge this thing pretty regularly). I love to pare down but I also feel guilty about not using some of these beautiful supplies that I have. I pulled out my Cuttlebug, some nested leaves dies that I bough from Trish (I am quite certain that I gasped out loud when I first spotted them) and this pile of paper. I set about choosing colours that reminded me of the Fall foliage that we see here and grabbed most of my browns, red, greens, yellows and oranges.

I cut a circle as my base out of extra chipboard that I had from an old paper pack (I picked a sheet that was a bit on the thinner side to make it easy to cut). I then traced a smaller circle on the inside and cut that as well, leaving myself with a ring about 10`` in diameter.

The die set that I used (see below) is really awesome because I could cut more than one leaf at a time and that saved me LOADS of time. I next took my leaves & embossed them (again with my Cuttlebug and my Swiss Dot embossing folder), inked and distressed most of them and then set to work on gluing them using my Glue Dots Craft 1/2" dot runner.

I finished my wreath off with some floral wire for hanging and some tulle to dress it up a bit and hung it on my fromt door. At first I wasn`t sure how much I liked it (after all of that work-LOL) but the next day when I saw it, I thought it really dressed up the entry way, so it`s grown on me.

I am also happy to say that I decreased my scrap paper by about 1/3rd which is pretty wonderful as well.

I love using up my scrappy supplies.

Thanks for popping in, have a wonderful Saturday!

HUGS & Happy Surfing!

Pumpkin Patch

Happy Thursday!

One more day until the weekend.

I am SO stoked! Not sure why, but it has seemed like a longer week than usual.

I have done ALOT of scrapping & crafting (more to come later-PROMISE!) this week and surprisingly, it hasn't all been scrappy pages. BUT this is one that I have done using American Crafts new Chap line.

At first this page was NOT coming together-my friend Ann watched me cut paper after paper and ask her opinion-to which she would reply 'I don't hate it'. And I would LMH(ead)O. When all else fails with busy patterns-just add white cardstock. It's a super easy way to neutralize them. I knew this but I thought it was somehow taking the easy way out. Regardless-I am super-THRILLED with my end result and glad that I caved. I also added some punched and embossed clouds to add a bit more texture and interest (remember I said I have been giving my poor Cuttlebug a workout this past week on yesterday's post?? I have LOADS more to share in the coming days-I PROMISE)

Supplies Used (all American Crafts unless otherwise noted): White (71081) - Cardstock, Pomegranate (71025) - Cardstock, Dave Paper (35569) - Chap, James Paper (35579) - Chap, Jim Paper (35567) - Chap, Scott Paper (35579) - Chap, Bits Decorative Tags (77260) - Chap, Plastic Buttons (85569) - Chap, Bits Printed Tabs (77261) - Chap, Remarks Book Stickers Emelio (42220) - Chap, Straw Lovely (43243) - Thickers 

Punch: Fiskars Cloud (Large & X-Large)

Embossing: Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Embossing Folder

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Sk8er Boy

Happy Hump Day, Peeps!

We are having UNCOMMONLY nice weather up here in the Great White North, so much so that they children are still running around in t-shirts & sweaters most afternoons although the mornings are starting to get a bit chilly. I think we will be in for a rude awakening when the cold and snow does eventually hit. EEK!

In the meantime, I have a new LO to share made with American Crafts new release: Chap.These pics are of Little Man doing 'tricks' (which needless to say is him flipping it over with his foot ;) ) about a month ago. As you can see, I have been giving my Cuttlebug a tremendous workout lately-embossing and die cutting for almost every project it seems. I did the embossing using the swiss dot embossing folder.

Supplies used(all from American Crafts unless otherwise stated): White (71081) - Cardstock,  James Paper (35574)- Chap, Richard Paper (35573) - Chap, Persimmon Josh Foil Stickers (35254) - Thickers, Black Foam () - Thickers, Elements Epoxy Brads (85568) - Chap, Plastic Buttons (85569) - Chap, Bits Variety Tabs (77261) - Chap, Just Write 4x6 Journalling Cards (64012) - Chap, Remarks Book Stickers Emelio (42220) - Chap; Chipboard frames () - Chap

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October Hip 2-b Square

Happy Tuesday!

I wanted to share some pics the fab October Hip kit with you!

Kimberly has such a great eye at mixing paper lines-I just love the bright and cheery mix here (and you'll notice some American Crafts fabulous-ness as well-the Nightfall line is probably my fave Halloween/Autumn line of all time-that pale blue in the colour scheme really adds a nice touch :) )

AND Kimberly added a sheet of my ALL TIME fave AC product right now-This cloth paper from Amy Tangerine has found it's way onto a few of my projects and I have been hoarding every last scrap. ;)

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•1 sheet October Afternoon - Campfire - Campfire Stove Paper

•1 sheet Echo Park Paper - Apothecary Emporium Full Moon Paper

•1 sheet American Crafts - Amy Tangerine - Is It Any Wonder Fabric Paper

•1 sheet American Crafts - Nightfall - Halloween Night Paper

•1 sheet American Crafts - Nighfall - Fall Fun Paper

•1 sheet Jillibean-Soup - Apple Cheddar Soup - New Milk Paper

•1 sheet Jillibean-Soup - Apple Cheddar Soup - Green Peppercorns Paper

•1 sheet Bella Blvd. - Finally Fall - Borders Paper

•1 sheet My Mind's Eye - Mischievous - Happy Halloween Paper

•2 sheets American Crafts Black Cardstock

•2 sheets Paper Accents Recycled Paper Bag Cardstock

•2 sheets American Crafts Melon Cardstock

•1/2 pkg. Prima Marketing Vintage Wood Distressed Buttons

•1 pkg. American Crafts - Nightfall - Scarecrow Remarks 3D Stickers

•1 pkg. American Crafts - Nightfall - Spells Delights 3D Stickers

•1 pkg. American Crafts Elm Foam Alphabet Thickers (Rust)

•1 sheet Lilybee Design - Harvest Market - Cardstock Stickers

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•1 My Mind's Eye - Mischievous Chipboard Accent Sheet

•1 pkg. My Mind's Eye - Kraft Funday Everyday Fun Neutral Layered Stickers

•1 sheet Bella Blvd. - Finally Fall - Mini Cardstock Stickers

•1 sheet Jillibean-Soup - Apple Cheddar Soup - Soup Label Stickers

1 pkg. American Crafts - Nightfall - Fabric Brads

1 sheet Echo Park Paper - Apothecary Emporium Alphabet Stickers

1 pkg. Prima Marketing Fairy Flora Flowers

I have been busy as can be and I have a few projects to share very soon.

Thanks for popping by, I REALLY appreciate your visit!

HUGS & Happy Surfing!

Sweet Little Man

HAPPY Saturday!!

So...I'm not sure if you've noticed BUT I am LOVING the 8.5 x 11" scrappy page lately.

Seriously. I could never imagine in a million years when I started scrapbooking that I could scrap this size very often but I have been finding myself doing it more and more. I still enjoy a good 12x12" page but I find that these pages get put into albums MUCH faster than their larger counterparts. 

This LO is my Little Man when he was an itty bitty, teeny tiny Little Man.

6 weeks old to be exact. I remember thinking how the days seemed to drag on sometimes and now what I wouldn't give to just hold and rock that precious little bundle to sleep again.

Be careful what you wish for.

I pulled out ALOT of old goodies for this page and made a dent in my stash.

It's a nice feeling to finally find a use for papers that you have been holding onto.

Supplies: Cardstock-American Crafts, Papers- Jillibean Soup,, Little Yellow Bicycle,

Rub-ons-Prima, Alphas-American Crafts (Thickers), Cosmo Cricket (Tiny black alphas)

Buttons & Twill- From my stash

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