Get Picky Inspiration!

When this was posted at Get Picky in April, I thought neat colour combination and inspirational photo. 

I especially loved my Nook friend Carol Manson's take "10 in 2010"!  At the time I thought I did not have any photos that would work with the combo.  Then recently, when I was looking through my last 2 1/2 months photos, I can across my quickly taken photo of my dd before heading off to school for Crazy Hair and House Colour Spirit Day.  Taken on the morning of the Royal wedding, I missed both kisses as I was retrieving hairspray during the first one and then more butterfly clips on the second one, as I created her requested hairstyle. 

Supplies: patterned paper (Heidi Swapp, Lily Bee), cardstock, Ink and liquid glass (CTMH), glitter chipboard and foam letter stickers (American Crafts), wht glitter letter stickers (Recollections), blue glitter (Art Accents), punches (Fiskars, Stampin' Up), glimmer mist (Tattered Angels), floss (DMC), pen (Sharpie), misc. yellow Post Its, foam for banner stamp

This year it was to be Trollz hair.  The straight on frontview photo does not do the height of the hair justice and in my rush to get to school, I didn't get a side shot.  On the bright side, I did at least get this one fun photo that I cropped both vertically and horizontally and the colours worked perfectly for the combination.  I used 2 2x3 copies of the horizontal one on each side of the 4x3 vertical one. 

So in the end, I was lucky to be able to get a great layout totally inspired by the photo design, using a colour combo that I would not have likely have used on my own and I got to use up some of my stash.  Thanks Get Picky for inspiring me once again to create a layout that I love!

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Finally!

I finally got through the nuttiness that was June at school!  I can now get back to my scrappy endeavours as summer vacation hits.  I have 3 Nook kits that I haven't had a chance to touch yet and oodles of ideas so I am looking forward to evening scrap sessions in my scraproom!

As for a little sharing, check out the Summer issue of Scrap Street Magazine.  My friend Stacey has the cover {Huge congrats girl!}! She is so uber talented!  I have a fun summer layout on page 12 (second one down) made with the July 2010 Nook Kit featuring Lily Bee's Hello Sunshine. 

Also some of my other Nook friends have their fabulous layouts gracing the following pages:
Petra page 4, Pam page 8 & page 11, Diana page 9, Nicole & Elizabeth page 19, & Leah page 22.

Way to represent girls!

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Whoo Hoo!!!

Such a scrap happy week! Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine hit the newstand this week and my cover challenge take is on page 8.

Supplies: patterned paper (Upsy Daisy Designs and Pink Paislee), cardstock (Bazzill and Nature's Preserve), rub-on (Upsy Daisy Designs), ribbon (Harmonie), title alphabet stamps and ink (CTMH), date stamps (Making Memories), jewels and metal embellishment (Dollarama), feather (Webster’s Pages), Photo by Shandro Photo, Edmonton, Alberta

 As if that was not exciting enough, today I had 2 double page layouts picked up for publication in Scrapbook News and Reviews magazine.  Definitely starting the weekend with a happy dance! Now if only I could get some scrapping time in with marking student work and prepping for report cards. LOL! So not likely to happen. 

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Can't wait for June 1st!

Well, okay that is a bit mellow dramatic but I am really anxious for it's arrival. That is because it is the release for Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine's summer edition.  I am so excited to see my cover challenge layout and those of the other top 5.  I just received this in the mail yesterday as the sponsor product prize package from Savvy n'Sassy sent back with my layout and just had to share it. 

Such a generous package of scrappy goodness!  My daughter and I had fun opening it and marvelling at the items. The KaiserCraft's family tree is spectacular and will make a fabulous gift.  I will definitely have some fun with the adorable 3 Bugs in A Rug "Spread Your Wings" Caboodle kit. Perfect for the birdie lover in me!  And check out the gorgeous pile of coordinating trims.  Could a girl ask for more?!  I am smiling from ear to ear.  Thanks to both Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine and Savvy n'Sassy!

Now starts the eager daily stalking of my mailbox awaiting the magazine's arrival.  Now you know why...I  can't wait for June 1st!

TTFN,

MME Blog Card Sketch Challenge #23

This was a fun card sketch for May from My Mind's Eye blog challenge #23.  Here I flipped the sketch in my take:

Supplies: patterned paper and chipboard (My Mind's Eye), cardstock (Bazzill), marker (Sharpie), border punch (Fiskars, flower jewels (CTMH, glitter glue (Hampton Arts), pen (Staedtler)

Tons of MME Fine and Dandy pattern papers and chipboard layering, inking, faux stiching, border punching and a little bling to top off this cute little birdie card.

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Prima Palette Cards

So I oowed and ahhed over the April Prima Palette in my last post but there is more to share.  While I was waiting for the Glimmer Mist to dry on the lace before adhering it to my layout, I decided to make some cards with the scraps.  Once I started it was hard to stop and I ended up using every single itty bitty scrap and some of my stash.  I totally was in the zone and lost track of time into the wee hours of the morning.  In all I ended up with 8 cards in a variety of sizes.

I made this birthday one for my sister-in-law's special day.

Then I made a bunch of thank you and a couple of congratulations cards.

As you can see, I was thoroughly inspired and I have Prima to thank for sparking this creative frenzy!

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Prima April Colour Palette

Oh my! ... such luscious inspiration could be found in Prima's Picks for April.

I fell in love with not only the Prima Palette but also the design and whimsical feel of the Prima Picks photo.  It became my inspiration for this layout of my daughter's post performance dance photo from 2008.

Bits and pieces all bursting with fun and fresh colours and, of course, the requisite flowers, butterflies, and bling, were all part of the look I was going for with this one.

The ruffled lace technique under the photo was inspired by my friend Tanya's lace ruffle on her Nook April Inspiration Class layout. I just love the dimensional effect it gives along with the textured flock of the Prima teal-turquoise coloured patterned paper.

Some inking and creative stamping techniques, I rotated the edge of a damask stamp to create the border stamp brush effect, and some Glimmer Mist for a little sparkle on the orange butterflies completes the look.

TTFN,

Get Picky Sketch #6 from Guest Designer Becky Fleck

You only have to look on my sidebar to see I am a fan of Becky Fleck and her PageMaps sketches.  Not only will you find a site badge, but you can see from the number of posts/layouts in the labels menu, that I am.  As some of my favourite layouts that I have made are based on her sketches, I was so excited to see that Becky was the Guest Designer at Get Picky in March.  While I did not have the opportunity to participate in the contest part of the challenge, I loved the sketch and wanted to use it.  Here is the sketch used for March's challenge.

Here is my take:

Supplies: patterned papers, chipboard (MME), cardstock, chalk and blue marker (CTMH), VersaMark (for chalked shape), punches (Stampin' Up, Fiskars), pen (Staedtler), kitchen twine (Misc.)

I had picked up the MME Fine and Dandy from Scrapbook Memories - The Design Studio's brand new location on a March Break sojourn to London, Ontario where I naturally had to LSS shop both on my way and in London.  Once I started to think about what I wanted to do with the sketch, I knew that I wanted to use this line and exactly which pictures I wanted to use.  So again this month it required a trip down memory lane to find the photos in my pre-scrapbooking 35 mm film days.  This time it was back to 2001.  The outfit my DD is wearing is one of my favourite's from her toddler years.  So have to love the Gap for their adorable coordinated lines!

I marvel that I actually have some good photos from then, as I was really just beginning to learn more about photography and how to use my manual camera.  Not to mention, you get what you get as no editing was available with the film developed as is.

Be sure to check out both the Get Picky DT's takes as well as the spectacular entries.  This site is proving to be one hugely internationally talented inspirational place to visit!  April's sketch challenge closes in a day so there is still time to get your entry in.

TTFN,

Happy Easter!

A pillow box chocolate Easter egg treat holder.  Be sure to check out today's Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine's blog for another really fun one that I made for my sister-in-law.  She is very much a bling/glitter girly girl.

If you observe Easter celebrations, enjoy your time with family and friends.

Happy Easter!

Crate Paper Sketch meets Nook Kit

My Scrapbook Nook's March kit was well worth the wait.  Chalk full of Crate Paper's Emma's Shoppe with some added MME accessories it is perfect for little girl pages.  Lucky for me I ordered the border add-ons because they were perfect for this month's Crate Paper Blog sketch challenge.
  

Supply list can be found here

My take is a little different from the sketch.  That is the nice thing about starting with a sketch sometimes; it gives you inspiration and gets you going but it can take on a life of its' own as you make it work with the photos and supplies that you have on hand.

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