Resolutions class: one little word

I am about to start my new years resolution page! I am inspired by some beautiful papers (Crystal has also used them a few posts down) as well as a challenge set out by Ali Edwards. She is picking one little word to sum up her goals for the year and every month will be scrapping something around that word to stick to the goal. I am not sure if I'll do the year long thing, buy for now I've chosen my word: health. It mainly refers to my wanting to up my gym schedule and pay better attention to the foods I eat. My layout will be featuring gym pics, but you could choose any photos that suit your goal. Start thinking about your goal and look for this class likely the first week in February.

Layout number 3

Layout number 3! Only 16 more to go until all caught up. This layout is created using mostly Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss. I love the colour combinations and just happens to match the mucky water of Kiskatinaw River and my kids blue bathing suits perfectly! On to number four now.

Layout two

Layout 2 is another two pager. I used Fancy Pants Summers End paper again. I really love the colors and I thought this paper went so well with my photos. I guess I better get busy working on layout 3. I always say I work better under pressure. 16 more layouts to go.

Layout one!

So here is layout one! I used Fancy Pants Summers End. Stop by Unforgettable Memories and grab some. What a beautiful. I love the soft tones. I also pulled out my Cricut and used it to cut my title. I am happy with the way this turned out!

Up for a challenge

So suddenly my scrapbooking has gotten away from me. I don't know how it happened but unfortunately it has. I have decided to set a goal and get this taken care of!

1. I went through the pictures on my camera and recently uploaded photos. I recorded the orientation of each photo and complied a list based on event or memory. I have 18 layouts to complete.
2. I then went through my scrapbooking magazines and flagged sketches or layouts that would go well with the pictures I have.
3. I sent in a photo order that consisted of 195 photos.
4. So now to get cropping! My goal is to complete a layout a day for the next 20 days. To keep me on track and accountable I will post the layouts daily here on the blog.

Okay so now that I have put it out there, wish me luck!

Need to get one whole year caught up or want to get a jump start on your scrapbooking for 2012? Join me on Saturday, January 21st 2012 from 1-3pm. In this class you will recieve a 12x12 album, Simple Stories Life Documented paper kit and embellishments and some other various papers! The album pages follow a simple sketch and allow for some creative freedom! This class is $90.00 for members and $95.00 for non members. This class is great for beginners and also the experienced scrapbooker who finds themself a little behind. Sign up today. Phone Unforgettable Memories Foto Source 250-785-2711.

January Kit Class 12 Days of Christmas MME

Join me on January 26th and get those Christmas photos all scrapbooked. This class is from 7 to 9 pm. It is $25 for members and $30 for non members. You will create one two page layout in class and then have product, inspiration, sketches and tips for three additional two page layouts. What a great way to end 2011! Call Unforgettable Memories Foto Source and sign up today 250-785-2711. All layouts are at the store and I will post some additional sneak peeks here and on our Facebook page.

a quick layout

Happy New Year to all the scrapbookers out there.  I expect you all enjoyed yourselves and have lots of photos to prove it.

I put together a quick layout yesterday and took photos as I scrapped.

I started off with a white sheet of Bazzill cardstock.  I punched 3 stars out of scrap paper and used them as masks with my Espresso and Gold mists for an easy peasy background.

One of the most time consuming things for me is deciding what papers go with my photos and also coordinate together so starting with white cardstock is a real timesaver.

I decided my matting should be a piece of shite mulberry paper.  I love the texture! I chose a couple of fairly neutral patterned papers to use as accents.  One torn strip went along the top of my page.

I used a stamp that simulates a stitched line (much quicker than pulling out the sewing machine and trying to figure out how to thread it) and black archival ink to `sew` my strip of pp to the top of my page.

I cut up some magic mesh into strips and stuck it down along the edge of my matte.  More texture!

You can see the mulberry paper is a little opaque so the ink mist shows through just a little.

Then I put my photos down...

...a couple strips of patterned paper ground them nicely.

I always like to use flowers on my layouts; even boy ones.

Prima has some less `pretty`colours for more masculine pages. The leaves are Kaiser woodcuts. The stickers I have added on are from a Bo Bunny sheet.

Now I just need a title...

...and it`s done.

How`s that for quick and easy?

A quick gift

Gift giving season has come and gone, but if you have children in elementary school, you know that there are birthday parties seemingly every 3 days. I am always looking for {economical} little gifts for the abundant birthday parties. Here is a version of a slightly scrapbooky project i saw on pinterest:



What's going on here? Well, it's a simple black frame, and a sheet of lined scrapbook paper with a stamped phrase on it. Then, you put the glass on top, and you give your lucky recipient some dry erase markers and they have a fun little REAL LIFE status update poster to put in their room or around the house. (I confess that I wrote the first message in blue ink!!) This example is very simple (it was for a 13 year old boy), but think of the fun you could have with scrapbook papers and embellishments.



Change the phrase, use Thickers or other alphabets, flowers, butterflies - the possibilites are endless. You could even have this in your house for making lists, or having a really cool looking "quote board". I need some more frames...
The only think I would suggest is to make sure the background area intended for the dry erase writing is a light color and not too busy so that it's easy to read. So dive into that massive stash of yours and get busy getting crafty. {PS: can you just make sure that my kids aren't invited to the same birthday party when you make this? Be kinda weird for the kid to get TWO of these ... :)}
Have a great New Years weekend. 2012 is going to be AWESOME!!

My little Artist

I have old photos lying around everywhere.  Unorganized and messy.  That's me.

My husband is always looking for a bookmark and quite often grabs a photo to use.  Especially if it's of one or two or all of his cute kids. This photo he used as a bookmark for several weeks until I stole it back to scrap it.

I'm still playing with travel papers.  These patterned papers are Making Memories. And though the photo is taken in our kitchen and not some exotic holiday location I think they work just fine.

I sprayed an old doily with 3 colours of Glimmer Mist and then cut it up.

Here are some close ups...

The Prima bling bird is so pretty!

I used some chipboard scrolls from Bo Bunny's travel line, and some metal branches by Prima, to frame my photo. 

The title is also BoBunny product.
The last time I was in the store I spotted some pretty little flowers by Prima.  I usually play with bigger flowers, but I really like the size of these ones.

The oval embellishments are by BoBunny.  I think there was 6 in the pack.  I used 2 on this layout.