Mom and Ice Cream - 2016

Scrapbook and Cards Today Class - Week 5 - Detailed version

Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee - Bella Rouge & Hello Sunshine
Ink (for distressing edges): Close to My Heart
Marker: Pigma Micron
Alphas: American Crafts Thickers
Punches: Fiskars


Note:

• The black is not a border, it's the table the layout was photographed on. 
• The flowers were fussycut from the floral patterned paper. 
• The ice cream cone was made from a cloud punch and a banner punch.

Mom's House - 2016

Scrapbook and Cards Today Class - Week 4 - Simple version

Cardstock: DCWV
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee - Bella Rouge
Circle Cutter: EK Success
Ink (for distressing edges): Close to My Heart
Marker: Pigma Micron
Die (tab): Sizzix Tim Holtz
Alphas: American Crafts Thickers

Note: the black is not a border, it's the table the layout was photographed on. 

Crabapple Tree - 2016

For the June Layout Tag over at ScrapShotz.

Patterned Paper: Kaisercraft - Botanica
Diecuts: Kaisercraft - Botanica
Burlap: DCWV
Cardstock: Bazzill
Eyelet: Close to My Heart
Flower: Prima
Butterfly: Recollections
Ribbon/trim: Celebrate It
Brads: ????

Ooops - in the photo of the layout, I cut off a little bit of the right edge.  

USE YOUR STUFF - Challenge #226 - 54321 Create!

This week, Julia's challenge involves the following:

5 patterns (Authentique and Teresa Collins)
4 colours (red, beige, blue and black)
3 photos
2 embellishments (Twine - Queen & Co.; Brads - Recollections)
1 washi tape (???)

Stamp set: Stampin Up
Punch: Close to My Heart
Dies (alphas and achor): Art - C
Cardstock: Bazzill

I used one of the June 2016 PageMaps sketches to showcase photos of my family's trip from Canada to France in 1956 via the SS Homeric.

Summer Blog Hop Winner!

Thanks for all the nice comments on my very first blog hop.

The winner of the alpha die set is......

Teresa Gregory

Congratulations Teresa! Please send me an email at dawn@intranet.ca with your mailing address so I can ship this out to you. Thanks.

USE YOUR STUFF - Summer Blog Hop

Welcome to the USE YOUR STUFF summer blog hop.  I'm so happy you could join me here. Your next stop will be Tina's blog, found HERE.

And because this is my VERY FIRST blog hop, I am offering a PRIZE - you just have to comment below for a chance to win.  (see below for more information)

Base page: DCWV
Patterned Paper (from 6x6 pads): American Crafts, Studio Calico and Pink Paislee
Metal Numbers: Ikea (yes...Ikea)
Wooden piece: Simple Stories
Alphas: AC Thickers
Rhinestones: Doodlebug
#so beautiful sticker: My Minds Eye

Sketch: from the 2016 PageMaps Agenda

Journaling: "We have crossed the bridge from Canada and the U.S.A (coming from or going to Watertown, NY) many, many times. It's a beautiful view of the Thousand Islands. This was the first time I was able to get a clear photo since we had to stop for construction. July 2010"

The prize:

A WE R MEMORY KEEPERS alphabet die called LEMON DROP.  It has all the letters of the alphabet plus a few punctuation marks.  The letters are approximately 0.6 inches high.

Scrapbooks and Cards Today Class - Week 2

This layout is based on the EASY example.

Patterned Paper: Heidi Swapp; My Minds Eye; Studio Calico
Dies: Spellbinders
Alphas: AC Thickers
Buttons: from my stash
Vellum: ???