Blank Canvas
January 6th, 2010
Does the sight of a blank canvas make you jitter with the hope of all things that could be put on it? Or does it make you quiver in your boots full of fear at the thought of making the right choice of what to do?
I thought about this question, this very afternoon while priming two canvases and a pot to give them new life. I have no problem deciding with lightening speed what I would put on those canvases if they were for someone else’s walls, but mine.. oh my goodness, sometimes I think I love too many different looks and it’s hard to pick just one to go with. I love shabby, color, simple, busy, all kind’s of art! Right now I lean towards white, natural wood, dark wood and very crisp and clean but still with a bit of shabby charm mixed in. Who knows what they will turn out like… it’s a mystery today, even to me!!
Frameworthy Challenge @ SBG – Vintage Magazines
January 4th, 2010
Another fabulous challenge for our scrapping pleasure from Ann over at SBG I am so grateful to the ladies that manage the challenges, I sure love to do them!
This week the inspiration is vintage magazine covers. I ended up with horsey issue 
starring Paw for the feature article!
The graphics used are from the uber talented Lorie Davison @ SBG
Frameworthy Challenge at SBG
November 23rd, 2009
For the Frameworthy Challlenge featuring the art of Frida Kahlo.
I chose one of Frida’s self portraits where she is surrounded by big leaves in the back. My impression of the painting was she was where she felt the most at home.
My inspiration was of course my daughter whom to me evokes mother nature at her finest and she feels very at home outside, at the sea and she adores flowers.
Meet my Fish
November 19th, 2009
The digital challenges at scrapbookgraphics.com are so much fun! Why not join in! I just finished posting my go at the Frameworthy Challenge for this week. My fish…
The challenge was to choose an inspiration fish ( first time I have been inspired by a fish, personally) so I picked this one
I then proceeded to make a vector template of the fish and then paint and pretty it up! The background for my fish is from Lorie Davison’s totally awesome kit “Don’t Eat Worms” available at SBG. I also did the new scraplift challenge today. So if you love a good challenge pop over to the forum and join in!
Arranging for Winter Scrapping
November 14th, 2009
We spent a great part of last Saturday re-arranging our family room. Last year I had purchased the two tables and painted and stained them for the purpose of having one big scrap table. It felt like Hannah was still too little for the huge table last year but this year it seemed perfect! It took alot of moving and sorting and sweat but we got it arranged and Hannah is already busy scrapping!
It is hard to believe how much furniture lives in this room, but it still feels pretty spacious and not too crowded. Now we can leave our mess and supplies out without having to clean up the dining room table for supper all the time! Hannah loves scrapping and has made some pretty cool collages of all the things she loves. We went to the dollar store yesterday for some new supplies She is also a great believer in making your own pictures if you don’t have what you need!
You can see my desk in the corner, I used to take up alot more room but thought I could give away some space
Digital Dance Scrapbook Kit
September 21st, 2009
My bebe started Ballet last week. She just loves it. She is very tall and ballet seems to suit her already. I am putting the finishing touches on a dance/ballet digital scrap kit, turning out very pretty. Here is a sneak peek with the layout I made and already printed out. The layout is 24×12.
Scrapping, Binding and Hybrid Book Making
July 21st, 2009
I got my latest hybrid project finished, just in time for Oma’s 45th Wedding Anniversary. We are off this weekend for a mini-party to celebrate with Oma and Grandpa. I had been contemplating trying one of Wendy’s templates for awhile and thought the grandkids book would be a great present! The book turned out gorgeous I think! It is quite long when fully opened up, but not hard to handle since is by no means huge or anything. I definitely had to scout around the house for long enough cardboard for the last three letters! I used alot of Irene Aleexeva’s kits, bit and pieces from Manu’s kits as well.
My handy dandy bind-it-all finished off the book and it works great! That was a good purchase, I love making the little books.
These books are fun to make but be prepared for a bit of work if it is your first time. First I lay out all the letters on a a sheet that I size for printing. I made all mine 12×18 for printing. Remember that you need to mirror the back of each letter, for the back of the page. For design I chose to make all the pages facing each other match with kit’s and photo’s. I made all the letters right on the 12x 18 canvas and clipped the background right to the letter templates for ease and organization, then it was just a matter of adding photos and embellishments!
Next of course is hours of cutting and then more cutting cardboard and more cutting if you are like me and cut a few out wrong. So after all the cutting is glueing and smooshing down edges! I used a spray adhesive this time since some of the pages were so long I would have used up a whole glue stick! I tried Elmer’s Spray Adhesive that is photo safe and it worked like a charm. The edges are very secure and I think it will last a long time. I tested the glue a week before to see if anything would bleed through etc. whatever glue you use, I recommend doing some testing first! Last of all I used my bind-it-all machine and voila… DONE!!
Easy Hybrid Home Decor Project
July 5th, 2009
This is a super easy way to use your favorite digital scrapbooking supplies to make your own hybrid home decor project! I bought this block with hanging hardware already on it some time ago at a home outlet store. I like the butterfly and it does go with my family room colors, but I thought why not make it even more personal!
I have a shelf that I want to display a few memento’s from our trip to PEI on. So far I have the beach glass I collected in a glass dish, so this block will go great on that space.
It could not be easier to do. Measure the height and width of the face of the block. Make a layout to fit these dimensions. I used the Seaside Dreams kit from Scrap Orchard and a favorite photo from our trip to PEI.
Print out your layout or design, I used matte photo paper on my hp printer. Since my dimensions are 7″x6.5″ I had no trouble printing at home.
Cut out your design and with a good strong glue or modge podge adhere the printed design to the face of the block and rub down well so it sticks and there are no bubbles.
Hang or display and Voila!!
Supplies – (Sorry my label fell off my glue so I can’t tell you the name, but it’s the best glue ever and I have to find some more!)
Finished Project
Sunday Drive
June 8th, 2009
We hopped in Big Daddy’s truck yesterday and went for a Sunday Drive. First stop was to get filled up on vittles at Subway. Hannah loves Subway and eating in the restaurant is a big treat for her.. versus eating in the truck. So being the fabulous parental units that we are we ate in the restaurant!
We headed west of town towards the mountains to see what we could see and to scout for acreages. It had snowed on Saturday here and as you can see there is plenty of snow still in the Rocky Mountains!
Nature? What nature? Pass me another DVD will ya…. and a snack…
Do all men have a map that whips out at a moments notice or is it just BD???
We stopped at a playground at one of the Foothills towns to check and make sure the swings worked….All in all a great Sunday Drive! (Clearly I didn’t feel that doing one’s hair for a Sunday Drive was warranted)
Spectacular Pastel Portrait
June 3rd, 2009
Have you ever been wowed? I was last night. My long time friend Angie, came by to show me the finished portrait she did in pastel of my daughter. I am sometimes taken aback at the talent she has, as she is very quiet about her art and skill. Angie wanted to challenge herself with a blonde haired, lily white skinned subject and I had the perfect one! I am absolutely grateful to have this portrait and it will be a lifelong treasure. The hard part now will be choosing a frame to do it justice! The detail is amazing and Angie has managed to capture Hannah’s personality in the eyes and tentative smile… love it!!
That Special Dress
April 8th, 2009
It must be Easter coming that inspired me to do this layout. Actually that and the fact that I had started half of it some months ago and didn’t like the feel of it then, so I just tucked it in a folder for another day. Last night I was getting a bunch of scraps ready for printing and ack I have 38 to print since I last printed in February, anyway I was doing that and ran across the half page with Hannah in her dress so immediately I thought of Irene Alexeeva’s kit Pretty in Pink and thought that would be perfect for this dress! So off I went and took a picture of the dress which is in the keepsake box, and away I went. I had an awful time finding just the right font for the title but I think it turned out well.
I am sure every mommy has that “special” outfit they love from babyhood. This is my favorite dress up dress, but I have not scrapped my favorite outfit so I am sure that will have to be next for a companion page. I wonder why some items stick out and others don’t? There are a few things that mean alot to me, which is rare as I tend to throw/giveaway items without much reserve, but I guess that must have changed with motherhood!
