Project Life integrated...

Hello! SO glad you've stopped in!!!

I have been sorting through my photos and I'm getting them into albums! I've decided that of all the plastic containers I have of certain events full of photos, I know that I have already scrapbooked my favourites. 

How do I know this? 

Well if I've printed these events out months and months ago, and I've already scrapbooked some of the photos from the event...then it stands to reason that while I might like the extra photos (because I chose them to print in the first place) I am done scrapbooking it in my mind already! So that being said...I've pulled out my Becky Higgins photo sleeves, trimmed my remaining photos and added bits of left over papers and stickers and now I have the whole event in an album! Yeah for me!!!

Want to see? ok...

Let me show you how these pages are going to sit in my 'Everyday Life' album for 2012...starting with page one of our trip to the Zoo. I took my nieces and my son and daughter and it was so much fun that I took waaaaay too many photos ;)

page 1&2 

page 3&4

page 5&6

page 7&8

and here's a few close ups:

Now after all that I still had a couple photos I wanted to created a page from! Imagine that! and I still had some scraps of paper from this great Echo Park 'Fall Fever' line to create this:

This layout will go into my 'All About Marissa' album...seeing as it's all about my daughter's relationship with her cousin, I thought it would be nice to add to her personal album.

It just so happens that this layout was created from today's sketch release from Scrapbook Challenges as well :) So after this really long post you are rewarded with a new sketch to play with!!! 

need inspiration?

So glad you've stopped in!

I have found another fantastic scrappy site! Great sketches and Design Team inspiration...some great prizes up for grabs too! Check out inspired Blueprints !

I know it may sound funny, but I love how they present their sketches...nice and clean with the basic skeleton of the sketch...I prefer this as I find I don't obsess over the paper patterns in the sketch or try to duplicate them...I just look at the basic design and find photos and papers I want to work with...this makes the design and assembly so much simpler for many scrapbookers!

I took my nieces and kids to the Greater Vancouver Zoo in September last year...took oodles of photos of course but this is what I made from the sketch...

I've used three (3) sheets of 'Fall Fever' by Echo Park, CTMH cardstock (Juniper and Colonial White) and one sheet of CTMH patterned paper (wood plank background), assorted Twinery twine

You'll have noticed that I used two 4x6 photos instead of the one larger 6x8...always use your sketch as your starting off point...it's intended to help you with general design...not hinder you...so don't worry about 'exact' when you are looking at sketches...look at it from the perspective of "Do I like this sketch?" and "Can I work with this?"

I know it was crazy...but I fussy cut each leaf and owl...I just had to because they were the perfect accent from the scraps of paper I had left. These pictures aren't the greatest as we've had rain and more rain these past couple of days which makes everything dark and gloomy.

I've also entered this page in the 'Scrap Your Story'  Animals Challenge for this week :) You'll remember that I posted about this new Challenge site last week, four challenges a month and prizes up for grabs as well!!! What better incentive do you need? Check them out too :)

Now I mentioned earlier that I took oodles of photos of our Zoo visit...to add more photos with this layout and to be able to still journal about the day, I've incorporated some Project Life sleeves into my 'Everyday Life' album along with this layout above...here's how they look together:

I worked on this layout and four (4) PL sleeves to add to this event in my album for about 2 hours last night! I still need to add some journalling, but I wanted to show you how I'm starting to add these sleeves to my regular albums...

The 'You're a Hoot' came from the reverse side of the papers, the benefit of picking patterned paper with sentiments and cards on them.

I just know that I can't scrapbook everything I take photos of...so instead I'm just scrapbooking some of my favourite pictures and using Project Life for the rest...this way I can take bits of paper and stickers etc. and add them as well...it all still ties it together and looks fantastic too! But best of all I'm getting these photos into albums for people to enjoy instead of sitting on my computer!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a scrap-tastic week full of goodness!

Thanks!

I created this card for a special lady that was hosting a home gathering a couple weeks ago and thought I'd share it with all of you! I really enjoy meeting new ladies and showing them the great products Close To My Heart has to offer in scrapbooking and cardmaking...and we get to make a card or two, eat delicious treats and socialize! my favourite part of home gatherings;)

I've used the new stamp set called 'Remarkable Wreath' (C1473) as well as some Sorbet and Colonial White card stock AND our clear cards! the cardstock pieces were cut from my Cricut cartridge 'Art Philosophy' exclusive to CTMH and available through me...

Every time their is a new catalogue release with Close To My Heart, I seem to instantly gravitate to one stamp set, Remarkable Wreath was it for me :) I like that there are different sentiments included and that you can add berries, leaves or flowers to your wreath to work it through the different seasons, very versatile:)

Contact me if you would like one of your own:)

September's Sharing From the Heart BlogHop!

Good Morning!

I hope you've got your coffee or Tea and are sitting comfortably so you can enjoy our Close To My Heart BlogHop! and Remember to click on any of the images you see here for a more 'close up' view~

If you've arrived from Amy McVey's blog then you are on the right track!

This month I want to show you several different projects that I hope you'll enjoy as much as I enjoyed making them!

Let's start with Fall!

products used:

Originals Card program pg. 29

Mischief paper pack

C1463 Harvest Happiness

Sunset ink

Red Barn ink

Cocoa ink

Desert Sand ink

I love to add more stamping to the inside of my cards and the envelopes...

products used:

Original Card program pg.29

Mischief paper pack

C1462 All Hallows Eve

D1437 Party Animal

Black ink

Grey Wool ink

bitty sparkles

I have been using the Stamp of the Month, Limited Edition (S1109), since I first got it...It will have many purposes I can tell but this is how I used some of the stamps in this set this time:

I've stamped the journalling spot and added the little floral wisps from the Dreamin WOTG kit's exclusive stamp set...I've also used the new Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge to cut out the paper on the chipboard title! Yeah!!! no more fussy cutting and sanding and time consuming work! 


Now this is the sketch I used for this layout and it happens to be the new Let's Scrap sketch for this week!

I have to say that I love this sketch...if you have some favourite paper collections that you only have a tiny bit of...this sketch is perfect for it! I've used a little paper and it's created a big effect with this sketch...give it a try yourself!

I used our new Trinity Alphabet set to stamp the 'let the' words and then I used the 'goodtimes' from the Stamp of the Month set...

products used:
(all CTMH unless otherwised noted)

Dreamin paper pack
Dreamin WOTG stamp set
S1109 Limited Edition stamp set
Brown Bag ink
Pacifica ink
Goldrush ink
Cocoa ink
Cocoa re-inker with CTMH Spray Pen (love this!)
E1021 Trinity Alphabet stamp set
C1446 Retro Tech stamp set
Notable Alphabet (chipboard)

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Now head on over to Nicole Schuette's site to see all of her wonderful creations :)

Fall Family Photo Shoot!

 With the changing of leaves and cooler weather comes that faithful time of year...the dreaded Photo Shoot! This year we visited the beautiful Deer Lake Park in Burnaby, where textures are abundant, even if Fall colour was harder to find...here's a few pictures to hopefully jump start your
Fall Family Photo Shoot!

My three fabulous kids...

Just the two of Us...where it all started ;)

Take some time this weekend to enjoy the beauty of the season!