Jabba the Cat - 2012

For a layout tag over at ScrapShotz using the new November kit.

Our cat loves to sit like this sometimes. We call it her "Jabba the Hut" pose.

Day with Dad - 2012

At the same CTMH workshop, I did this layout. 

My sister and I took my Dad out for the day.

Farmer's Market - 2012

This layout was done at last month's CTMH WOTG but I didn't finish it until yesterday.

While I was down visiting my parents, Mom, sis and I went out for the day. One of the places we stopped at was this cool farmer's market.

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.