Happy Canada Day!

Happy Days to you...today is Canada Day for us and I'm in super sunny Las Vegas! So no Canadian celebrations in my home town but I can share a great new sketch from Let's Scrap Sketches!

If you follow the link you can see what the Design Team created with it and hopefully you'll have time to create this month as well!

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Sketch 6-15-18

June sketches! I'm not exactly sure where the days go but I'm sure y'all can relate...I always have great intentions to get creative...but sometimes that crazy thing called 'LIFE' interrupts my best intentions!

I am happy to report that a busy life is a happy life for me and I'm grateful to be able to be busy and have a household of people and projects, right?!!!

Let's Scrap Sketches has another fantastic sketch up for June...we have two a month for your inspirational pleasure and this month we've been playing with some fun ones.

I've created this page for the monthly Page Club at my local Scrapbook store...big day in my household as my eldest has finish her Phase1 of studies from University!!

This paper collection from one Canoe two, called Twilight, was lovely to highlight this big day. You might be able to make out the fun gold rub-ons there too. The die-cut embellishments made it super easy to get scrapped plus the great sketch design!

Head on over to our Let's Scrap Sketches Blog to see what the other Design Team created with this sketch and if you have time to play, we'd love to see you're creation through the InLinkz link to the right of the Let's Scrap Sketches blog :)

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April 15th !!! Wowzers...I feel like this year is already going too fast.

I have to say that Michelle hit it outta the park with this layout...

simple yet perfect for so many events!

I'm getting lots documented from my trip to Cabo San Lucas,

 this sketch helped me get 8 photos down :)

I've got room above my title on the RHS to put some journalling...I'll add that later!

The tags reminded me of suitcases and I do have a few holidays to get documented and into albums so it all worked great together!

If you're wanting to make this layout more interactive you could make those tags slid in and out and it could be a great place to tell the story of the photos...I liked it as a design concept but can already see using this idea in another layout with this same sketch :)

Have I told you lately how much I LOVE my border punches? Well case in point, this added bit changes the overall look by a bunch don't you think?! Plain 'ole cardstock getting a little jazz up!

It was a fabulous holiday and I've only just started documenting it...spending time with my BFF's to just unwind #allthefeels

Thanks for stopping by for a peek and I hope you have a chance to use this sketch for your projects.

Hugs, 

Kristine

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New Let's Scrap sketch!

Check out our next Let's Scrap sketch on the blog...

We would love for you to play along with us, follow the InLinkz button on the right column of the Let's Scrap Blog to add your creation!

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New Let's Scrap Sketch!

This is what we call a blast from the past...

We dug into the Let's Scrap Sketches Blog archives for this one but you can have some fun with photo layouts as the right page could lend itself to multiple photos!

I've been too busy travelling in January and February to get into my creative space but that doesn't mean you can't play along! 

While we're at it, here's the February 1st sketch we revealed...it's a fantastic sketch for multiple photos and a great way to use up your scraps!

I think I see a layout featuring some of my recent cruise photos...love the flags and the pockets...perfect for hidden journalling or when you just can't decide which photos to use!

Hopefully you have a chance to play along with these sketches this month...if you link up your creation to our Let's Scrap Sketches Blog, you have a chance to win a little something.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!  

Wishing you loads of good times and happy memories for 2018...I hope you have fun documenting your life this year :) 

New Sketch with Let's Scrap Sketches!

Check it out! Michelle has created another great one...

I have been playing with the new Carta Bella 'Cabin Fever' line and thought this layout would be perfect for our upcoming trip to Big White Resort...seeing as we will be in the snow!

I know there will be several photos taken of our adventures in the snow...

Super simple and super fast...why don't you play along with us!?!!

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Only a couple more days before the peak of Christmas activities happen in this household!

I do love the lights and traditions of Christmas...not the mall but definitely all the things I get to do during the month!

Another great sketch from Mich and Let's Scrap Sketches...hopefully you'll have some time to create this month...

I am almost done scrapbooking LAST Christmas...pretty exciting to be up to date on one year of Christmas LOL

This is 'A Perfect Christmas' paper collection from Echo Park...love the black in these papers.

Love the ephemera pack and brads that came with this paper collection!

I got to dig into my stash with this one...LOVE my wood veneer bits...especially in alphabet mode!

Head on over to the Let's Scrap Sketches Blog to see what the other Design Team created with this sketch!

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Hello December !

Are you all ready for the busiest time of the year?!!!  I think I am, but almost always I am not...it's a denial thing.

Check out this great sketch from Let's Scrap Sketches for the 1st of the month...

You will see this paper collection again later this month as I'm working on completing 2016 Christmas before we celebrate 2017 Christmas LOL!

Poor colour day, it's dark and rainy and not so good for taking photos!

'A Perfect Christmas' by Echo Park...I like it !

 This paper collection seems to work out perfectly with all of our Christmas Sweaters :)

Head on over to Let's Scrap Sketches to see what the other Design Team created and to play along with us!

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It's the 15th of October already! Sheesh this month is going by faster than September did!!!

Lucky for you and me though...we have a new sketch to inspire you from Let's Scrap Sketches :)

So I started with this sketch, but once again I ended up somewhere completely different!!! 

Remember that everything is an inspiration or influence when you are creating and that you should enjoy the process and see where your creative time takes you...don't worry so much on everything being exact but instead let the inspiration spark your creativity :)

I'm using Falling for You from Close To My Heart...links at the end of the post...love me some FALL! (remember to click the images to get a close up look)

So the history about these photos goes back to when 

my son was first born. 

I used to get his sisters to give him a smooch on both cheeks for a photo...they used to think it was cute and Matthew used to as well.

Currently, Matthew no longer lets me get the shot I used to...no surprise seeing as he's almost 20! Maybe someday in the future he will think it's cute again LOL

I liked the idea of text running the length on the layout and will likely try this technique again...I used the September SOTM (stamp of the month) from CTMH, Feel So Blessed, to stamp the 'so thankful' sentiment...I LOVED that stamp.

All stickers and compliments were from the Falling for You Complements pack...great value.

Products Used:

X7223B - Falling for You paper pack 

X7223C - Falling for You Complements

Z4030 - White & Bronze Twine

Z4029 - Bronze Sequins

Asst. CTMH cardstock

Check out my link for more CTMH products

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Design Team Call at Let's Scrap!!!

We are so excited to announce the call for Let’s Scrap Sketches Design Team!!

Do you LOVE to play with sketches? Do you have an active blog? Do you love to inspire others with your creative flair? Then we want to hear from you!!

We’re looking for talented scrapbookers who love to create layouts with sketches, and are committed to creating quality layouts/cards each month.

To apply send us your take on the sketch to marcelcathy@comcast.net and include Let’s Scrap Sketch DT Application in the subject line.

Follow this link to go to the Design Team Call at Let's Scrap



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Holiday Joy

Hello my crafty friends!

It's the 15th of the month and that means we have another sketch posted at Let's Scrap Sketches...

This month I've designed some layouts for the Cherry Lane Scrapbook Shoppe's Page Club...we have used Photo Play's Holiday Cheer paper collection this month and it has a very subtle old fashioned feel to me :)

Apologies for the bad photo quality...I was losing daylight by the time I finished...

This was a trip to Leavenworth, WA back in 2004!

I have to admit it to y'all, scrapbooking older photos is hard...usually because the composition isn't where you'd have it now that you scrapbook and most importantly for me...it tends to make me sad of the days past...

Your kids literally grow up in a blink of the eye!

Head on over to the Let's Scrap Sketches blog to see what the other Design Team created this month! I hope you play along and get some scrapbooking done too :)

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Kuranda Rainforest

November! Oh my!!! 

Is it just me or is this year speeding by...I'm not sure how I feel about that ;)

With the first day of the month comes a brand new sketch with Lets Scrap Sketches...

...so that much we love!

I saw some new Graphic 45 papers at the Shoppe and had to play with it using some photos of our trip to Australia and the Kuranda Wildlife Centre...awesome day and great photos of us feeding the birds!

Graphoc 45 papers are usually pretty 'busy' for me...loads of pattern and sometimes challenging to use lots of it together...I loved this sketch for adding bits of pattern to get a taste for it.

Cork alphabet...all time favourite...not sure how it'll survive the years in an album...but I don't really care, so there! LOL

Burlap and twine...all time favourite for ribbon...you can probably tell that much about my style :)

I'm sure you'll have fun with this sketch...head on over to the Let's Scrap Sketches blog to see what the other Design Members did with this sketch...check out their blogs as well as you will often see tips or techniques and usually better photos of their projects :)

Happy Crafting my Creative Peeps!!!

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Jeepers Creepers...it's October 15th!!!

Jeepers Creepers...where'd you get those papers?  

Welcome to our October Blog Hop featuring Jeepers Creepers Creations.  To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop! 

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Michelle her BLOG

If you came from Corinna's Crafts then you are in the right place! 

I'm loving these CTMH halloween papers even if I don't have any little monsters at home anymore...well sometimes they are little monsters but they aren't so little and they don't dress up and embrace Halloween like they used too ;)  

Here's the new sketch from Let's Scrap Sketches...I was playing with the layout design in this sketch and just kept getting stuck...so I rotated the sketch and my layout evolved from there :)

My little pooches do embody the 'Monster' qualities sometimes...

I'm pleased with how it turned out. Remember that a sketch is supposed to inspire you...often times the layout design will evolve around your photos and papers and embellishments :)

The 'double' and stars are the new glitter chip bits in our Jeepers Creepers Complements package...along with some super fun stickers...

The purple is our new 'Pansy' colour...lovin' it <3 font="">

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Michelle!

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. 

We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring projects created using our Colour of the Year, Seaglass.  So mark November 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.

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October 1st! Oh My!

Wowzers my creative friends! I can't believe we are in the month of October already...and with that I have another great sketch from Let's Scrap Sketches to share :)

This sketch has great potential for adding lots of extra photos...I see some Flip Flap possibilities here :)

For me, I've been using some Fall papers from a 'new to me' company called Photo Play...we used these papers for the CherryLane Page Club this past month and I wanted to get busy using the leftovers so I have less paper (hahahaha), which may be futile, but worth the effort, right?!!!

Here's a couple of close ups...

I've got some really old Close To My Heart Jute ribbon along the banners here...love jute and burlap with the Autumn layouts and cards!

I raised the banners and the photo as well as a couple of the falling leaves for some added dimension and because that Jute ribbon was so thick, I felt like I needed to balance the layout out a bit more by adding height because of it :)

Thanks so much for stopping in today, head on over to the Let's Scrap Blog to see what the other Design Team ladies created with this week's sketch!

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