Christmas inspiration

I can't believe how long it has been since I have posted to my blog. I would love to say that I will post more regularly, but somehow life seems to get in the way.

Here is a single page layout I created recently of my kids looking at their Magic Santa videos last Christmas. Hope is 6 and Hunter 10 in these pictures. I love the look of amazement on their faces.

Frosty

A quick layout of Hope with the first snowman she made. Layout is pretty simple...and I forced myself to use the paper I already had in my stash. The colour in the layout changed once scanned. I hate that!

Bowmanville Zoo

I managed to tear myself away from my stamps and cardmaking long enough to make a couple of scrapbook pages. This one is from a trip to the Bowmanville Zoo a couple of summers ago. It was just me and the kids. I won't forget this trip to the zoo, especially after putting something in the garbage only to find two little eyes starring back at me. A baby raccoon managed to get into the garbage can. It was quite shocking. I'm still cautious when putting stuff in a garbage can!

Christmas 2006

Here is a double page layout I created last night. It is a complete "lift" of a page in the October 2008 issue of Creating Keepsakes by Summer Fullerton in the column Becky's Sketch. See page 38 of this issue. (I wish I knew how to post these side by side).

The pictures are from a Babyville Christmas get together in 2006. We did a gift exchange, so I had lots of pictures of everyone with their gift. This layout was perfect for these pictures.

Last two calendar pictures

More calendar pictures

2009 Calendar

As promised, here are pictures of the calendar I made my Mom for Christmas. I need to figure out a better way to take pictures of scrapbook layouts. I don't like scanning this many pages, because it takes time because I have to scan it in pieces and then "stitch" it together. So I take pictures with my digital camera, but I haven't figured out the right setting, to take good pictures. Back to the calendar...I usually create a page to relate to the month (i.e. January has a picture of my brother-in-law Colin, because his birthday is in January). I'm happy with how the calendar turned out this year. I hope my Mom likes it.

Carvin'

Another Halloween layout. I created this following a challenge at Scraptivity. The challenge was to create a layout following instructions given. I have to be honest, I wasn't prepared to glue anything down until I got to the end. It turned out pretty good...although it's not something I would generally create (i.e. the handwritten journalling).

I've been trying to make Christmas cards lately. Note the key word, "trying". I get all these great ideas, but they don't seem to work very well. So I gave up on cards for a little while and decided to finish the Halloween layout I've been working on. Thanks for looking.

SuperHeroes

Today I have a Halloween layout for you. It will be here before you know it. This layout is a picture of my son Hunter and his best friend Thomas on Halloween a few years ago. Hunter is dressed up as Superman and Thomas as Batman.

Another Zoey Page

It's so fun creating pages about my niece Zoey. It's hard to believe that she's 6 months old already. She is pretty much just born in this picture. So adorable. I created this layout loosely based on a sketch I found on the Prima website. The only thing I would change is where I put the rub-ons for her name. I don't like how the "y" is on her beautiful face.

Patterned paper is Daisy Bucket Designs. Ribbon is Close to my Heart. Flowers are Prima. Jewels I found at Michaels. The flourishes are Quickutz. Rub-on letters are Making Memories.

Wheels Inn

This page was very easy to assemble, thanks to the Easy Pattern in the September 2007 issue of Creating Keepsakes. As I was cutting the pieces according to the directions, I didn't think I was going to like it. I thought it was going to be another waste of paper, but I really like how it turned out. More importantly it was really easy to create.

Bowling at Wheels Inn

A two page layout about our game of bowling at Wheels Inn. We took the kids there for March Break. It's an older hotel, but we had a good time. The page got cut off a bit during the scanning process. I need to get a 12x12 scanner. I also need to figure out how to post these pictures side by side. Thanks for looking.

August Scraplift Challenge

Another layout about my niece Zoey. I created this for the August Scraplift Challenge at Scraptivity. I really like how it turned out.

Sweet Baby Zoey

Another page about my beautiful niece, Zoey. These pictures were taken of her at the hospital. The outfit she was wearing was Hope's. It's hard to believe that Hope actually fit into it at one time.

Baby Zoey

A page I created about the birth of my niece Zoey. The scanned version really doesn't do the original any justice. The colour of the pink background looks different. You also can't see the glitter on the butterflies, which really adds to the layout!

Pink cardstock - Die Cuts with a View

Patterned paper - Chatterbox.

Journaling card - Cosmo Cricket

Rub-ons - Basic Grey.

Flowers - I think are Prima.

Title - printed in Word using Monotype Corsiva and handcut.

The butterflies were stamped with Certainly Celery and cut out using the butterfly from Priceless. They also have a bit of Dazzling Diamonds glitter on them.

The layout was created from a sketch on Scraptivity (see link to the scraplift challenge).

http://www.scraptivity.com/tell/viewtopic.php?t=28142

The Latest!

At last, my latest page. It's based on a layout by Allison Davis that was featured in the April 2008 issue of Creating Keepsakes. I'm posting a picture of her layout as well. The patterned paper is K & Company. "Two" and "Children" are rub-ons from the Dollarama. "Beautiful" is the Emily font from Quickutz. The journaling strips was printed from Word using the Comic Sans font. The flower embellishments are also from the Dollarama. The picture of Hunter and Hope is from last year, if I recall correctly, we were on our way to a birthday party for Matthew (our friend's son). The journaling is from an e-mail from my Mom. The layout is a bit different for me, hardly using any patterened paper, just the strips at the bottom, but the journaling is what makes this page.

An Easter Layout

Believe it or not, but this is the first Easter layout I have ever done. The patterned paper and cardstock stickers are Bo Bunny, cardstock is DCWV. The layout is based on a sketch from Basic Grey (see sketch). This layout is a little bit different from the layouts I typically create.

Here is my layout based on a sketch by Anam Stubbington in the Summer 2008 issue of Scrapbook and Cards Today (I've also posted a picture of the sketch). The patterned paper is Cosmo Cricket, the letter stickers are Making Memories. I really like how this turned out. I should point out that my scanner is not big enough to scan a 12x12 page, so I had to scan it in two parts and then "photo stitch" it together. That's why it looks uneven on either side of the layout.

Oakwood Inn

Here is a two page layout I completed last night. I still need to put the date somewhere but haven't decided how I want to do that yet. The cardstock is Die Cuts with a View. The patterned paper is Three Bugs in a Rug. The circles were all cut from the patterned paper (the front and reverse sides). Pictures are from our trip to Oakwood Inn last summer. I wish I was there right now!