Vintage Market Tour

Yesterday, my good friends Izzy, Jo and I went to the Vintage Market out in Abbotsford. We took Jo's daughter Hayley along with Emily. It was a lovely day touring the market. We had lunch at a funky little diner and visited a cute little antique/vintage shop. I bought myself a little suitcase to house my mini albums. It's perfect! Here are some photos from our day.

And here's what I did with my little vintage suitcase. I love it!

 

Another MME Layout to Share

I'm loving this line! It's the new My Mind's Eye, Follow Your Heart collection. I'm always drawn to this style of paper. That's why I have always loved Prima and Webster's Pages. My Mind's Eye has now come out with some fabulous collections as well. I created this layout during my retreat at Rosemary Heights a couple weeks ago. I made the flower from a map my dear friend Jo picked up for me. It matched perfectly. The stamp is Kaiser Kraft. Hope you're all having a great week. I'm going to be working on a couple altered tins for my summer spending and upcoming Vegas trip with the Paper Dolls so stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by!

A Couple Layouts to Share

Here's one of the layouts I did at Sue's Rosemary Heights Retreat last weekend. I love this My Mind's Eye line, Follow Your Heart. It's simply gorgeous!

 

And here's one I did a couple weeks ago using some of Cosmo Cricket's new line, Tea for Two. I had fun making my own banner with the bright pretty papers and a doiley that I had on hand.

Thanks for stopping by!

Rosemary Heights Retreat

What a super fun weekend I just had up at Rosemary Heights Retreat with my scrapbooking buddies! We scrapped, we laughed, we ate, we drank, we had massages, we went on some beautiful walks around the grounds and took lots of photos. We didn't sleep much but I had such a fabulous weekend and can't wait to go back in November! Sue, you put on an wonderful retreat!

Here are a few of my favourite photos from our weekend. We missed you Diane! Thanks for the great time girls! Love you all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some Project Life to Share

I've been having so much fun working on my Project Life! I'm doing mine a little different as I already have a running blog for my Project 365 as most of you know for the year 2012 so what I've decided to do is to make this Project Life album truly a Project Life as in, I am starting from when I was born and working my way through to the present day, documenting along the way, all the big moments in my life. I am loving how it is turning out but it is a HUGE undertaking but will be well worth it! It's fun to dig through my old photos. A lot are digital but there are a lot that I have to scan as well which takes time.

It's a work in progress and I'm loving it! I bought Becky Higgins' Amber PL kit and have found loads of digital images online. It sure is popular in the scrapbooking community these days! It's never ending and there's just so much eye candy out there to play with!

Project Life and Playgirl??? Say What?!

How do these two go together you might wonder? Well....did I ever have a laugh today!! I was working on my Project Life album and since I'm doing it as a whole Life album and not of just the year, I've been digging through old photos since I was a baby to the current day and am scrapping the "big moments" in my life in this one album. Today, while working on my 2 page wedding spread layout, I needed to find one little bit of memorabilia to put into one of the 2x3 pockets and then I remembered that I had a box in my studio cupboard with all sorts of momentos from the big day in it.

So....I pull it down and, yep, that's the one, I see...Wedding Planner for the Organized and Relaxed Bride, invitations, RSPV notes, guest book etc. As I dig through, on the very bottom of the box, what do I find? OMG! Don't even ask why? I have no idea! But there it was, staring right up at me!

Ha ha ha!! Ok, so a little background, a lot of people told me that my darling hubby looked like Brad Pitt when he was younger. I of course had a HUGE crush on Brad Pitt at the time and my husband too for that matter lol. I'm thinking, and only guessing, that some crazy girlfriend gave this to me. I certainly would never run out and buy such a magazine! HA! Lord only knows why I would decide to hide it or store it in my box of wedding memorabilia! Of all places! LOL Notice the date on the top right of the magazine...

 

Yep! 1997! What a riot! This has got to be a collectors item and worth something! One thing I know for sure....men should not pose nude! lol I think I need to do a little hidden journalling spot in my Project Life album that tells this story! Don't you?

Playing with the New Pink Paislee Spring Jamboree Line and My Favourite Photo from Mom and Dad's Wedding

Here's a layout of my two dear friends, Diane and Izzy at Crop for Kids. I love how the new Pink Paislee Spring Jamboree line goes so well with these photos! Hard to see here, but I added some pretty turquoise Stickles to the chandelier. Love the sparkle and all the cheerful colours on this page.

 

I've been wanting to scrap this photo of my mom and dad's wedding for a while but never could decide on the right paper. The Kaiser Kraft Sweet Nothings collection was perfect. I just love this photo of the two of them and my uncle Eddie (he's holding the umbrella). 

Remember that Washi tape I made? Well, here's a super quick and simple card I made using it. Thanks for stopping by to visit!

What a Lovely Way to Spend a Sunday!

I spent the day over at my dear friend's Sue's house today. We had such a fun time playing in her studio experimenting with water colours and alcohol inks. We just played. It was great! I created this little whimsical painting inspired by the uber talented Diana Trout.

 

Sue made me a delicious lunch and showed me how to make her super easy and quick homemade bread! I'm running out today to pick up my own pizza stone so I can recreate this beautiful Artisan loaf. 

 

I was mesmerized by her beautiful kettle and tried to capture the perfect shot.

 

Just outside Sue's kitchen window is her hummingbird feeder. I captured the following shots of this darling little female hummingbird.

 

 Daisy spent the whole day with us. What a good girl she is!

My dear friend Sue.

Thanks again Sue for such a lovely day. I learned so much and had such a fun time! How blessed am I to have such a good friend as you!

Homemade Washi Tape and Spoiler Alert - My ATCs

I watched a few tutorials on Pinterest for making your own Washi tape and was dying to try it myself so I picked up some tissue paper in a variety of colours, cut them into strips, stamped a background polka dot stamp onto each of them with a coordinating colour and then applied my SookWang tape to the tissue paper. I then trimmed the tissue paper to the edge of the SookWang double sided tape and wrapped them around these wooden spools that my mother-in-law gave me. I knew they would come in handy one day! I love the bright colours and can't wait to use them on my projects!

If you're in the ATC swap with me, and wish to keep it a surprise, you may not want to scroll down further. Just sayin...

Here is my finished ATC card for my swap. I wanted to do something that currently reflected what I am loving most right now, so I decided to do a little mixed media ATC. I hope the Paper Dolls will like them.