Third Place From Scrap'N'Win!

Happy Tuesday to me! My Hand in Hand layout has been named the THIRD place winner in the Traditional Layout Category for April 2009 from http://www.scrapnwin.com/! Oh Happy Day!

Introducing The Newest Design Team Member for Scrapbook Star!

Yes that's right! I am very excited to announce that I have been chosen as Scrapbook Star's newest Design Team Member. I am completely honoured to be working with such an amazing Canadian Company and such a talented group of ladies! They have a fantastic selection of products in-store and online as well as daily inspirations to get your creative juices flowing, contest announcements, workshops and more! YEEEE-HAAAAWWWW!!

What a WEEKEND!!

Never thought I'd say this - I'm all scrapped out!! Fabulous challenges over at Scrapbook Star. I completed as many as I could - including 2 cards, which I normally don't do. Here is a sample of some of my stuff... enjoy. Hope you all had a wonderful National Scrapbook Day!

Love Those Cheeks! A layout of my daughter in all her cheekyness. Materials Used: Marvy Uchida circle punch, All Night Media Pigment Ink in Butter Pecan, Glitter Rub-on flowerss by Plaid Enterprises, Die Cuts with a View Fall paper Stack, Red cardstock, purple cardstock.

A Mother's day card I created during the online crop. Inside reads: I'll always be your little girl, you'll always be my best friend. Materials Used: Making Memories Edge Distresser, Making Memories 12x12 Love Notes Sampler, Making Memories tiny alpha letters, sabrina, Basic Grey Bittersweet collection, hand-dipped, ribbon.

Here is a totally different layout - a non-traditional size of 12 x 6! Very unique and challenging idea indeed. My sister and I at her wedding. Journalling reads: Kiki, my little sister. What a beautiful bride you were. I am so happy to have been your maid of Honour. Forever my little sister, forever my friend. Materials Used: Iron Orchid Designs, Rue 88 Collection, Cafe Diamant by Prima, Office Lingo Collection, Outside the box by Pink Paislee, Die-cut bird by Prima, Big Beauty Butterflys Glitter Rub-Ons by Mary Jo Recker, Die Cut Scallop paper, delaney by Making Memories.


Go Tigers! A layout of my son's first soccer game - so adorable at age 4! Here they are doing a celebratory cheer! Materials Used: Forever in Time 3D Fuzzy Fonts, Making Memories Alpha stickers in Red Wagon, Making Memories Edge Distresser, Staz-On ink in jet black, Cosmo Cricket Paper pad in Get Happy, Crush, Recess Collection, Home Room by Basic Grey, Spring Fling Collection, Umbrella Scallop by Pink Paislee.

Another card I created using the leftover scraps from my Go Tigers layout! Great idea for left over paper and scraps indeed!

In Your Loving Arms. My favourite layout of the day - just came together. What wonderful paper and beautiful candid photos can do for inspiration eh? I must say that I've been totally loving Basic Grey lately! A layout of my boys doing their favourite thing in the world - wrestling with dad! Materials Used: Basic Grey Wassail Collection, spruce, Basic Grey Wassail Collection, Olive Branch, Basic Grey Granola Collection, Brown Sugar, Crate Paper Prudence Collection, Hope, K&Co 12x12 Classic K Margo Dots and Florets, Jenni Bowlin patterned paper, Brown Jumbo Flower (I cut out the branches from this paper) Prima flowers in their nursury tales collection, Prima die-cut bird, assorted buttons and tiny pearls from my stash, Making Memories edge distresser, Tim Holtz distress ink in Vintage Photo.