Weekend card creations

During the crop at Scraptures, I was able to actually get a couple of the other team members challenges done as well! I love a good challenge and this past weekend was very inspirational and the challenges really motivated me to get some cards made.

Here are my latest creations:

Weekend Challenge #3

My third challenge during the crop was to create a PINK layout using the following elements:

C-chipboard
U-a photo of YOU
R-ribbon
E-eyelets

For my example, I chose to use up some old products and a photo of me that is about 21 years old.

It felt good to use pink, as I don't get that opportunity too often. (with having 2 boys)

I was so happy to see several of the members participating this weekend and I thank each and everyone who did my challenge.

Weekend Challenge #2

My second challenge to the members at Scraptures during the Breast Crop Ever was to create a layout based on one of the 2 ADs.

I chose the first one as my inspiration for my example layout!

Weekend Challenge #1

During the Breast Crop Ever at Scraptures, I made 3 challenges to the members. It has been great fun seeing what all of the gals have been creating this past weekend, and since the challenges are open until June 11th, I am looking forward to seeing even more great creations in the days to come.

My first challenge was to create a layout/card/project using one of the following 4 quotes:

I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.
Agatha Christie

Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.
Corita Kent

Only when we are no longer afraid, do we begin to live.
Dorothy Thompson

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
Marie Curie


I chose this last quote for my challenge example!

Busy weekend

This weekend was so busy with lots of creating going on. We held the Breast Crop Ever over at Scraptures and there was so much happening, that it made for a fun time. Lots of great challenges were posted and the members really rocked the gallery with their creations.

I am so proud to have been able to be part of such a fun event that held the most important taske of supporting Breast Cancer. Cancer is such a horrible disease and we really do need to find a cure for all kinds of cancer. I have unfortunately lost too many people close to my heart from this terrible disease and I can't help but jump right on the path of anything that will support this cause.

If you haven't already, remember to please support any and all Cancer Associations. During the crop at Scraptures, Denise held a sale with 10% of all purchases going towards the Breast Cancer Association. Even if you are not a member of the boards, you can still make purchases and/or donate. Denise has extended the sale and donation to go through until June 9th. If you have ever been affected by this disease, whether or not personally diagnosed, know of someone that has been struck with this terrible disease, or just have it in your heart to support the cause, please stop by and make a donation! Every little bit helps and together we can make a difference!

Stay tuned for projects from the weekend!

Summer Shutterbug Challenge

Well it is beginning to feel like summer has already arrived here in Ontario, although it has been quite wet this past week. I have been loving the sun and warmer temperatures and getting this early taste of the summer season.

With summer comes many opportunities for photo ops and that will lead to even more creations down the road. Summer means getting outdoors more, spending quality time with family and friends and making lots of new memories.

At Scraptures, we have 3 different Shutterbug challenges on the go for the summer months. I love the idea of these challenges to help in the pursuit of new photos. One of these challenges is the Summer Shutterbug challenge. For this challenge a list of 100 different photos has been posted. We have been asked to take as many of these photos as we can, from now, until the end of August. Each one listed is just a word. We are told we can interpret them the way we see fit, and this is going to really allow us to think beyond the lense.

I have printed off the list and have already begun to take those photos. I am so looking forward to seeing how many of these I can get done, and will definitely have lots of great fun creating my pages using my new photos.

This photo was taken for #6 Nature. I love the softness of the plant life with the ladybug on the branch.



This is for #12 Floral. This yellow rose was planted in my back garden as a memorial for my Mother. Yellow roses were her favourite.

This photo was taken for #18 Made of Wood. This is a tree trunk that is in the Arboretum in Hamilton, Ontario. It reminds me of Grandmother Willow in Disney's Pochahontas.


This photo was taken for #60 Strength. This is Webster's Falls. The strength of water.....



Stay tuned for more photos from this challenge and some from some of the others. I am hoping to get lots of new photos to scrap this summer and can't wait to begin going on all of those adventures!!!

Support Breast Cancer

You will be able to donate $2.00 to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. This can be added to your shopping cart...easy peasy~ and can be added more then once if you would like to donate more~

For anyone who donates, please feel free to add the blinkie to your signature line in the forums.

I will also donate 10% of the sales from the store during the crop , beginning Friday June 4th, 2010 and ending Sunday June 6th, 2010 so look around...and shop for an excellent cause~

NOTE--> You do not have to participate in our crop to donate, just pop on by the store and give a little to help a lot~

Everyone here at Scrap~tures thanks all of your for your support to help find a cure ~~

Scraptures Breast Crop EVER

What are you doing this weekend? Would you like to get inspired, create some projects, have lots of laughs, and help support a great cause? Well then come on over to Scraptures for the BREAST CROP EVER!!!!

There will be lots of challenges to inspire you, a game or two for fun, and of course lots and lots of friendly chatter. I hope that you will consider coming out to join the fun.

Crop runs from Friday June 4 at 7pm-Sunday June 6

If you aren't a member of the forums, why not register in time for the fun? You won't be disappointed and we would LOVE to get to have you too. The more the merrier for a great party and to support a great cause!

Cancer is a horrible disease that touches so many of our lives. Whether you have been diagnosed, are a survivor, or no someone that has been striken with this disease. It is hard to pass through this world with out meeting someone that has had their life altered in one way or another because of cancer. It can strike at any time in life, at any age, and is not gender specific. If you believe that we can find a cure, I urge you to stop by and support this cause.

This specific crop is geared to the support of Breast Cancer, and this disease can strike at both males and females. Please support the cause.

I hope you will come out and join in the crop!

Scraptures Inspirational Blog Hop

Welcome to Scrap~tures first ever Inspirational blog hop!!Thanks so much for joining us! We are very excited to join the world of blog hopping and hope that you gain lots of inspiration and continue to hop with us!!

If you just happened by this blog and didn't realize a blog hop was taking place, please go back to Scrap~tures and start the Hop. You won't want to miss all the inspiration from our team....... or the chance to win a Rak

For our very first blog hop we have had the opportunity to use a sketch created by Sarah De Guzman. Thank you Sarah for allowing us to use your sketch!Now this sketch was very inspirational and I couldn't decide on just one project to do, so I created 2 layouts and a card.


For this first layout, I chose to turn this sketch to work with my photo. I created this layout using product that is available in the Scraptures store, so stay tuned for further details about that.


The card was creating by turning the sketch and was created using leftovers from the layout above.


This last layout was created with the sketch as the original.


This blog hop will run from today, June 1st – June 3. We will be drawing for a winner on June 15th.

Follow along in our blog hop! Your next stop is Teresa.

Now I hope that you have been inspired by visiting my blog. Don't forget to check out everyone's blogs, as there is a lot of inspiration going on here today.

Also, don't forget to leave a comment for your chance at a RAK. If you become a new follower on my blog, I will do a random draw for a prize here, as well. Remember to leave in your comment that you are now following me.

BO BUNNY LOVE

I am so excited that I just had to post and share with everyone! On May 19th, I was picked on the Bo Bunny blog as a winner. I first heard it through my friend Chelle over on the Scraptures site, so I rushed right over to the Bo Bunny blog to check it out. I read the post there and got so excited. I really love all things Bo Bunny and being the recipient of some new product is just so sweet!

I sent off my information to Julia Sandross immediately. She is such a sweet, delightful lady who really made my Wednesday that week extra special. She had the sweetest things to say about me, and it really put a great smile on my face. Thank you so much Julia!!!

I won the Flower Child collection. What can I say about this collection? My goodness, it is so fun and fresh and just screams right out FUN IN THE SUN. I can't believe the amount of goodies that were sent to me and I am so looking forward to having some fun creating with it. Thank you to BO BUNNY for the most amazing products to create with and for the great inspiration that they always post on their blog. I love all the posts and certainly am looking forward to seeing what the team will be creating with the new collections that will soon be released!

More BO BUNNY fun on the way.....oh I can't wait!

Simply Fabulous!

OMG, have you all visited the Imaginisce blog lately? They have teamed up with Core'dinations this week, and there is some of the most amazing inspiration going on there this week. They have been stunning us all with some great projects and today's post is no exception. You simply need to check it out. There is a video tutorial there that shows you how to make the most stunning dimensional flowers using the Core'dinations Card stock. I am definitely going to be making some of these! Love the detail tutorial. Thank you so much to Imaginisce and Core'dinations for sharing this project with us.

Mary, Mary, quite contrary

How does your garden grow? Well my garden has really started to explode over the past week and the blooms are all a plenty! Today's weather was absolutely gorgeous, the sun was shining, and the temperatures were so summer like! It is time to embrace it while you can, because they are calling for rain during the first long weekend of the season. Here is a small peek into my garden, which is one of my 'other' passions!

My bearded Iris is one of the focal point in my yard and I just love the colour of these! Below are the Martha Barlow Columbine and Clematis. I just love the poofy floral heads on these Columbine. They are a tall and slender plant and they have the prettiest little blooms. The bees love these and I so love being amongst the nature in my very own backyard. The Clematis grows up a pole that is in my yard that was put there by the previous owner. They used to grow grapes, but instead of trying to remove the poll, I decided to utilize it.


My Miniature Iris look so pretty and have really multiplied over the years. I just love these for their shape and their colour. Lots of fun inspiration comes from walking through my garden. It is no wonder that I love floral patterns and beautiful fresh colours in scrapping. My chives are in bloom and I can' t wait until I can harvest it and use it in my cooking and summer salads! Nothing any better than fresh herbs when you are cooking!

Well I hope you have liked taking a small tour of my garden, and perhaps these photos can also inspire you! Hard to believe that when we bought the house there was no fence and the entire backyard was cement! It has been a lot of work, but it has so been worth it! I will try and share more photos as more things begin to bloom and I will get some over view shots as well! This is something on my TO DO list:)

Bo Bunny Prize package/Thank you Shanna!!!!

A few weeks ago I had been blog hopping and Shanna had Sticker week going on her blog. For those that don't know, Shanna is one of the very talented designer's for Bo Bunny! Her sticker designs are wonderful and during sticker week, she shared several different cards and projects using those stickers. There was so much inspiration going on, and I love some great inspiration!
Of course, you all already know how much I LOVE Bo Bunny, so I definitely had to follow Shanna's blog posts during that week!

There was a random drawing during this week for the chance at a prize. The prize was the new Bo Bunny Flower Child collection and 17 sheets of Bo Bunny stickers, designed by the very talented Shanna Vineyard! Well it was announced at the end of that week, that I was the winner! I was so excited and just couldn't believe it! Thank you Shanna so much!


My package arrived yesterday, and I just couldn't believe all the super product that was in the envelope! The Flower Child collection is so bright and cheerful and I am itching to get to create something with it. There are so many pattern papers, stickers, dimensional chipboard stickers and even rub-ons!

Now as if that prize wasn't enough, I also received 17 sheets of Bo Bunny stickers that Shanna designed! Wow...what a great prize package! These designs are so much fun and with all the great projects that Shanna posted on her blog during Sticker Week, the inspiration and ideas are already flowing! I can't wait to dive into this prize package and get some creating in!!!


Thank you Shanna for the superb designs, the great inspiration on your blog and for the wonderful prize!!!

Bite ME!!!

Last year DH and I spent a day in Niagara Falls, NY and while we were there we visited the Aquarium. I hadn't been there since I was a child, and it was so much fun and really brought back a lot of memories. It has changed a bit since I was last year, but it was truly an enjoyable day. Was a nice day and spending it with my honey, well that just made it all the better!


While we were at the Aquarium, we visited the shark exhibit and of course outside on the deck was this large jaw, which brought the perfect photo opportunity. We really couldn't resist being silly and letting our inner child out for just a little while. I just love these photos and new what the title would be, the minute I saw the photos. It just struck me funny, and yes, I do use this phrase often!!! It is just the perfect fit for this page, and well, it makes me giggle!



The papers are really old K & Company, Bazzill cardstock, plant life, shells, shark and fish are cut from my Cricut. I inked the shells with Tim Holtz vintage photo distress ink and added pop dots for dimension. Title lettering are American Crafts thickers that I used my 'peeks' decorative scissors to take bites out of each letter. It seemed fitting to reflect the title. I also added micro beads to the shark and fish, and of course finished them off with google eyes! Just brings these little creatures to life (some say google eyes are my signature on cute things) I also used Prima flowers with Stickles for the centres.

Believe

Well anyone who follows me here, or knows me personally, has already got to know that I LOVE Bo Bunny products, so here is another layout created using their product!

This layout was created using the Bo Bunny Kitchen Spice papers, Bo Bunny Flutter Butter flowers and buttons, Prima butterfly, bling swirls from the Dollar Giant and the title cut from my Cricut and inked with Tim Holtz Vintage photo distress ink. I am quite pleased with the way this one turned out and will be making a second page to go with this that will have the journaling on it.

Lots of little details on this layout, created by cutting out flowers from the pattern paper, adding pop dots and adding extra dimension with layered flowers, bling and buttons.

Bo Bunny has some of the best patterns and greatest colour combinations. They are so fresh and fun, and are always so inspiring and eye catching! I am really looking forward to the the lines of Bo Bunny to hit my LSS, and I have already started to visualize some new projects using these new collections. If you haven't checked them out yet, take a peek here.

Fun

Well amongst class items, kit stuff, DT responsibilities, I have managed to get a couple of layouts created for myself. This one was based on sketch #8 at Sketchabilities. I absolutely love their sketches. They always have so much inspiration to them and although my layouts don't always look like the sketch, it is a great starting point to create with.
Here is my layout using this sketch as the inspiration and starting point. I am so pleased with the way this turned out and it will be the second page to a previous page I created. Journaling will come later and will be added using my dymo labeller in the bare spot on the bottom of this page.