Ugh really? My apologies.

So the last time I blogged I talked about posting Spring layouts and cards...then uploaded a photo that I blogged just 2 posts before. Ugh really Kate? Seriously? There is really something to be said about proofing before you post! LOL So the post below is old...but the photo is new. It was what I meant to upload. And if I blogged just a tiny bit more I would have caught it sooner. I will work on that. xo

No shadow...come on SPRING!

The groundhog did not see his shadow...so if we post spring layouts and cards will it call the warm weather to us faster?! My apologies to our creator but seriously God, this winter has been RIDICULOUS. If it's going to be this cold and snowy (-40 for a week. Yikes!) at least lower the prices of hot vacations so we can escape for a while. LOL But of course it is supply and demand. Last years mild winter saw hot vacays at rock bottom prices. This year, not so much because we are all scurrying south faster than rats deserting a sinking ship! But I digress...

What have you been creating lately? Do you work with wool? Are you a paper crafter? Do you sew? Show it! Tell all about it! This is the time to get projects off your desk in time to hit the dusty summer camping trail. I create FUN in the summer. Not projects. LOL So let's let that creativity run wild and destroy the art room!

2013...you and I are going to get along juuuust fine!

Do you make New Years resolutions? In my maturing years (older age? lol) I have learned not to. Your whole life should be a work in progress...ever evolving and always improving. You should not base your success on making 50 changes all in one day. It's impossible for anyone! But if you continually work on things a little at a time, that is what success is to me.

So what will 2013 bring for me? There is usually one thing, a big thing, that I have been mulling over, wanting to change, improve, etc throughout the year. Last year it was my health and my weight. I don't know if I have it conquered entirely (time will tell!) but I have an excellent start and am well on my way. So what for 2013? Actually, it's my blog! No big plans to post every day or anything...I just want to post what I have done. I find I scrapbook something, photograph it, then it sits in my camera...forever...doing nothing. Ugh. So 2013 is the year of the blog! Do you have a blog? Leave a comment below with the address so I can check you out!

Here is a double 12x12 layout I did a couple months ago. It didn't come out exactly how I had planned...but the story did. In the coming year, OWN YOUR TIMELINE. We have all done stupid things. Made rash decisions, been embarrassed, hurt someone's feelings or had our own feelings hurt. We've had good things come our way. No matter what it is, just own it honestly and move on. Bad hair days and all.

Be blessed in 2013. And more importantly...be a blessing to someone else. xo

Snow brings beautiful time

A little of this and a little of that...the summer was jam packed with 5000km put on the motorhome and tons of fishing. Sigh. It really is the best life!  Fall is time for school and getting the bus sorted out and then BAM. An early snowfall has put us into the depths of winter a wee bit too soon for my taste. But Hubs installed a mini fireplace in my art room, I got some MORE stuff purged and put away and I have been doing things here and there that make me really happy. This card took some time with all the layers of stickles needing to dry before I could continue on but I love the simplicity of it and the bright sparkle. Kaisercraft wooden cupcake shape, some cardstock cut to match, tiny flowers, rhinestones and whole lot of stickles. Done and done.

 

So while the snow could have held off for a bit longer...it's also welcome because it helps me settle down and create things as I go about my day. And doesn't a little glue and paper make every day better? Yes. Yes it does.

 

Summer is poking its head around the corner...

Can you smell it? The whiff of oil as Hubs pulls my convertible out of storage in the garage. Can you hear it? The birds going crazy in the trees behind the house. The sun is shining {most days} and I have said good-bye to socks {woo hoo!}. But I also say good-bye to free time in May and June as sports take over! But that is ok, it's such a riot to be out with the kids, running around and having FUN. It's weird but I have been scrapbooking more lately...which explains the 2 posts in one week! LOL

I did this layout a while ago and it was the first time trying the Sew Stampers. Have you seen these?

 We R Memory Keepers has always been a favourite of mine. I use their beautiful leather D-ring albums. They come in the most delicious colours! Quite a bit ago they came out with the Sew Easy...it was these little roller things that pierced a pattern on your paper so you could sew things onto your pages with stitching floss. A really cute tool but I didn't buy it because I stitch freehand on my layouts most times and didn't feel the need to spend the extra money. Then the Sew STAMPERS came out. Well bestill my heart. They are the greatest thing since sliced bread!!!  My review...a big 4.5 stars for sure! I love that I can press as hard {or not} as I want giving the option of tons of different looks. I love all the different stitches. I love the light weight handle. It is just love all the way around! The only snag I have had {and why I took away half a star} is the teal star stitch that I bought doesn't work very well. It sticks and then drags on the page, completely ruining the look. But a quick e-mail to the company will solve that, I will keep you posted. Head on down to the Scrapbook Studio and pick these little babies up. Cards, layouts, whatever. Stitch away!

Just a quickie!

Wow...don't blog for a while and they change the whole look of the website! LOL A few quickie points before some Pinterest and bedtime:

* Had a fabulous time at Camp Croppin' 2012! It just gets better every year. I was super flattered to win the journaling prize and we once again wore as much green as we could during the 7th inning stretch. Rider pride!

*Art room is still a work in progress. Like I have said before, it is not all matchy matchy gorgeous but it is functional. Hubs bought me a little electric fireplace {complete with mantle!} and I can't wait to get it set up.

*What are you doing for National Scrapbooking Day? I hope I can squeeze in a visit to the Scrapbook Studio! They are having an all night pj party that has my name written all over it. That weekend is ridiculously busy so I don't know if it will happen but one can always hope right?

*I have fallen in LOVE with Canvas Corp {even more than I already was} and their kraft coloured items. Little paper bags, envelopes, canvases, etc. All sizes. All amazing!

*I have created several layouts lately that I am super happy with! And after all is said and done isn't that what it's all about?

Don't forget about the call for Winter coming up in the next couple of months for Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine! There are specific people I am reminding here...ALICE...TRACY...LOL Jackie and Katharina want to see your lovely work! And it really is my favourite part of the magazine...seeing those "first time published" stamps beside the name. It gives me a thrill and reminds me how wonderful it was to see it beside my own name!

So take care, have fun and maybe this rain will give way to gorgeous flowers and glorious sunshine so I can drive my Triumph. Here's hoping! xo

Birthdays, Birds and Being Happy

A sweet little card for a summer birthday. Love love LOVE the soft blue! So many things to get ready for this month...and a messy art room does not help things. LOL I hope you find peace and joy this week. And maybe some time to go for a run in this glorious sunshine! xo