On January 5, DramaQueen turned 16! Sorry…I just couldn’t resist posting her “hand” photo! ha ha ha! For those of you who are new to following or reading my blog, I should let you know that I refer to my children here using affectionate nicknames. My husband started calling our daughter Drama Queen quite a […] Read more…
The beginning of the month means there is a new sketch by Sue Sykes over at the Canadian Scrapbooker Sketchy Gallery. This time Sue designed a double page sketch… Here is what I created using Pink Paislee‘s “Indigo Bleu” collection… This year BoyGenius was agreeable about our annual Fall photo shoot, and I managed to […] Read more…
In my mind, I blog once a week. In reality, it seems that I don’t, and before I know it the month has disappeared and new sketch challenges have arrived. I find I’m keeping my sketch layouts fairly simple, which is a refreshing change. And a relaxed summer schedule helps to simplify my life at […] Read more…
I am going to blame Spring Break and Easter for slowing me down this month. But I shouldn’t complain….we have had some wonderful family time with the kids. In search of a tan….in Phoenix. I feel like I have been neglecting BoyGenius in my layouts, so this month he gets two pages in his […] Read more…
There are two sketch challenges that I’m involved in every month….one created by Lynette at The Urban Scrapbook and one designed by Jill Sarginson for Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine. First, here is the March sketch from Jill…. Play along and join the Sketchy challenge over at Canadian Scrapbooker and you might get published! How can you […] Read more…
I don’t know how Jill Sarginson manages to come up with a fantastic sketch every month for the Canadian Scrapbooker magazine Sketchy Challenge….but she does! This month’s design is so sweet and romantic…. ….so I had to follow suit with a layout of the Hubby and moi…. Who does romance better than Prima and Webster’s […] Read more…
Hola Amigos! I have returned from a warm and sunny Mexico after a much needed Christmas break! Spending 8 days on a tropical vacation has made me reflect on the powerful impact of color in my life. So I’ve decided to share a few thoughts… and a number of photos… about the dramatic contrast of […] Read more…
The Christmas Emporium collection by Graphic 45 has really inspired me to create! Here is a layout I designed for the Winter 2011 issue of Canadian Scrapbooker magazine using this amazing collection of papers… I haven’t scrapped many photos from my childhood and knew it was time to use this precious pic of my brother […] Read more…