Away You Go! - 2012

Dr. Doom Fear Fall ride at Universal Studios - my DH was the one who went on it - NOT ME!

For the October layout tag at ScrapShotz.

PP: DCWV - Once Upon a Time (I've had this paper for AGES - it was nice to use it again)
Cardstock (yellow circle): Bazzill
Blue Dotted paper: ?? I added those black dotted circles myself.
Alphas: Making Memories

I wish you could see all the SPARKLE on this layout. 

Ribfest - 2015

YUMMY!

Based on a layout found in Scrapbook and cards Today Magazine - Summer 2015

CS: Bazzill
PP: MME - Now & Then Izzy
Enamel Dots: MME - Now & Then Izzy
Pins: MME - Now & Then Izzy
Stickers (date): MME - Now & Then Izzy
Embroidery Floss: Anchor
Alphas: Basic Grey
Sequins: Close to My Heart
Border Punch: Fiscars

Dad - 1953

This is a photo of my dad the year he became a first time father (to me).  A very serious face.

PP and stickers: Authentique - Natural
Metals: We R Memory Keepers
Grunge Stamp: Stampin Up
Ink: CTMH

Idea: Spellbinders Ad

Banks Family - early 1940s

Another layout from the Virginia Nebel Class kit.

Fulford Place Tea - 2014

This was the last year that my friend was organizing this tea. 

Another layout from the Virginia Nebel class kit.

Wedding Wands - 2015

There was a class at Crop and Create Cornwall that my friend took with Virginia Nebel. I didn't take the class but LOVED that layouts. Fortunately, the kit was available for sale, so I bought it and did up the three layouts when I got home. This is one of them.

Here we are making wedding wands for next year's wedding.  The journaling is tucked in the pocket titled "The Story".  

Universal Studios - Characters 2008

Based on PageMaps Sketch August 2015

PP: AC Dear Lizzy - Lucky Charm
Stickers/enamel dots/brads: Simple Stories - Good Day Sunshine

Me - 1976

Layout done copying an idea from the Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine using the Simple Stories - I AM paper line. It's not exactly the same, but close....

60th Anniversary - 2012

The immediate family at my parents 60th anniversary party. 

Layout done using instructions and product from the Crop and Create goody bag.

Me - 2012

Photo taken at my parent's 60th anniversary party. 

Class taken at Crop and Create with Nicole Nowasad.  I finished this at home because I didn't have the photo then. 

There is another 2 page layout to be completed for this class.  I just need to find some photos that will suit the layout.

Baguettes - 1957

A photo of me, my mom and sister in France.  We learned to love baguettes young.

Layout done using instructions and product from the Crop and Create goody bag.

Condo Bliss - 2015

From an idea online using CTMH - Seaside.
Twine - MME

Great Nephew - 2014 (Xmas)

From an idea in the CTMH  catalogue - tweeked a bit.

All product: CTMH - Jackson

Cabot Cove Provincial Park (PEI) - 2015

A wrong turn brought us to this beautiful park in PEI.

All product CTMH - Jackson.
From an idea in the CTMH catalogue.

Brothers - early 1950s

My maternal grandfather and his brother in a pub in England.

I started this at Crop and Create but finished it at home. Based on an idea I saw on-line.

PP: combo of Fancy Pants and Authentique
Diecuts: Fancy Pants (Swagger)
alphas: Recollection (painted with Tim Holtz distress paint)

Anthurium - 2009

Hawaiian flowers.

Done at Crop and Create
PP, diecuts and stickers: Basic Grey - South Pacific
Metal paper and "beautiful" die: Tim Holtz
Sketch: PageMaps

Pineapple Field - 2009

I thought I was finished my Hawaiian album, but I found two more photos I wanted to scrap.

Done at Crop and Create
PP, Stickers and Diecuts: Basic Grey - South Pacific
Sketch: PageMaps

Lunch - 2015

A friend and her husband were in town visiting from out west and we had a great lunch together to catch up.

Done at Crop and Create
Idea lifted from the PageMaps calendar using mostly Jillibean Soup products.

Concert in the Park - 2015

Our friend plays the trombone in a band and we went to see her play.

Done at Crop and Create.

Everything: Carta Bella - So Noted
except
Crochet Flowers: Recollections
Pearls: CTMH

Sketch: PageMaps

Christmas Mantel - 2014

In our hotel at this last Christmas.

I pretty much copied this layout from one found on their website but didn't have everything, so fudged it a bit.

Everything: Pink Paislee - Merry and Bright

Doors - 2015

In the town of Orillia, they had all these doors that were made by artisans to represent the various businesses in town.  Too cool!

Done at Crop and Create
Sketch: May Flaum

Family campers - 2015

We visited some of the family in August where they were camping for the week.

All products: CTMH - Zoe

Family - 2014

We visited some of the cousins two days after Christmas.

All products: CTMH - Zoe

RIP - Marc - 2015

We lost a very special person this year, an ex-colleague of mine.  I was compelled to do a tribute page for him using old photos of when we worked to together.

Products: Fancy Pants - The Good Life

Note: I can't find the photo of this layout right now.

Food and Friends - 2015

While visiting our friends in Virginia, they took us to their favourite Italian food restaurant. Yum!

For a SSZ layout tag.

Products: Simple Stories - 24/7

No Snow - 2015

We had NO SNOW over this past Christmas and New Years and that is almost unheard of around here.  It made for good driving conditions though so I was ok with that!

All product: CTMH
except
Alphas: AC Thickers
Sketch: PageMaps

Finally scrapping again....

I haven't done as much scrapping this year as I usually do.  BUT, things really picked up in September.  I went to Crop and Create at the end of September and got a bunch of projects done there.  This event kick-started my mojo and I'm hoping it sticks around for a while!