Butter Beer - 2012

For a challenge over at ScrapShotz to use a silly photo of yourself. 

Here I am at Universal Studies drinking some butter beer in Harry Potter World. Yum!

Halloween 1981

For a challenge over at SSZ to do a layout WITHOUT any photos.  I used some old K&Company paper here. 

I had already done this story back in 2009 but I hated it. Not only was the year wrong, the journaling was crooked.  So this was a good opportunity to redo an important story.

It's the story of how DH and I met, at a Halloween party (he was dressed as Fred Flintstone - yababadoo). I don't have photos of him or I at this event.

SSZ October Kit

The ScrapShotz October kit included the paper line called Harvest Lane by Simple Stories, Bazzill Cardstock, BoBunny buttons and bling, some canvas trim and Studio Calico canvas leaf stickers.  This is my last kit as Design Team member : ( 

I did 3 layouts, 2 cards (not shown) and a Welcome Sign.

This first layout is based on the sketch provided and are of photos taken when my Mom and I first met Dad's Canadian family in Snelgrove (just outside Toronto), in 1954.  I'm the baby in the photo.

The second layout is a simple one showcasing a photo of the PG5 (minus one) having lunch on one of our PG5 weekends. This was the first time I ever ate a club sandwich (really!) 

The third layout is of my little brother and our dog Queenie in 1959 (France).  That dog would let my little brother do anything to her.

The welcome sign was made by altering a Dollar Store sign with the paper in the kit. I also added some inked grungeboard alphas and hung it with some ribbon from my stash.

Turning 59 - 2012

I've started a new class at Big Picture Classes called Kit-tastic.  It's all about making your own kits from your scrappy supplies or using existing kits. I have so many, I thought it would inspire me to use some of them up.

This layout encompasses 2 of the challenges this first week - contrast and a sketch (by Valerie Salmon). I used the SSZ May kit - which includes the Heidi Swapp - No Limits line of paper. 

This is a photo of me and my brother who was in town the day of my birthday. We spent the whole morning and early afternoon together and he treated me to breakfast AND lunch.  We spent most of the time downtown at the market.  The other two photos are of curried shrimp (yum) what I had for dinner with DH and the beautiful flowers he gave me.

CTMH WOTG - Avonlea

I've started up my monthly Close to My Heart Workshop on the Go and did two 2-page layouts using this kit.

The first is of Hampton Beach, NH where we were staying only a few days ago.  What a beautiful spot!

The second layout is of our beautiful niece's wedding shower that I went to in July.

 

 

 

SSZ - September kit

This was SUPPOSED to be my last kit as design team member for ScrapShotz, but I've been extended for another month.

I did three layouts and 3 cards (not shown).

This first one, based on the sketch is my very first school class photo.  It was taken at l'Ecole internationale in France. I am the first kid seated in the bottom row. 

The 2nd one is my sister and I in France.

The last one is of my great-niece (plus her Barbie and Ken dolls) who was here for a visit a couple of weeks ago.  This layout was lifted from one in the recent Creating Keepsakes magazine.

Gail - 1954

Here I am as a baby. 

I used the SSZ Summer kit plus added some of the trim I've been hoarding. This is sketch 9 from BPC 28 Days of Sketches.