Savannah & Tessa - Easter Sunday

just finished grooming Tessa yesterday - look at that pom pom tail!

Emma - the little garden girl

just finished a new layout for Emma's book

Did a layout for Rob's book of him out on the lake in New Lowell across from his house - doesn't look like he caught any that day though

Mia - just finished 2 more layouts of Mia

thanks for looking!

Happy Easter everyone

I haven't posted any layouts in awhile so I thought I'd post my latest ones.

this is one I did for my friend Cathy of her 4 boys and put in a scrapbook frame for xmas.

This layout I did for Cathy's son Rob - a real Budweiser fan.

This layout is for Cathy's granddaughter Aly's album

And this layout is for Cathy's newborn granddaughter Mia's scrapbook

This layout is for Cathy's granddaughter Emma's scrapbook

Guess that's it for now - hope you all have a wonderful day.

 

Mark's Finest Papers a Heindrich Company Scrapbook Challenge 8 - Easter/Spring Layout - "Some Bunnies Love You:
It's time for a new challenge at Mark's -

This week's challenge is a theme challenge. Your challenge is to create a layout with a spring or Easter theme. Your layout can use spring or Easter photos, colors of spring or Easter, spring/Easter stamps, embellishments or anything that reminds you of spring or Easter. Remember this challenge is strictly scrapbook layouts, no cards please, and you have to use stamps on your layouts. They don't have to be Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps but if you do use them you will be entered twice for a chance to win.

One blessed winner will receive our March Stamp set prize...
                                                              "Lady Liberty"

Here is the link to their site to see what the other designers have created and enter a layout.

http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/challenge-8-03-28-13

here is my design team layout using stamps from the "Spring and Joy and Easter stamp sets

CCG 237 -  Sweet and Adorable Layout,  Thank You Tag, Bliss Layout

Just a few more projects for the Color Combos Galore challenge CCG237 over at

http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/forum/topics/color-combo-challenge-237

Sweet and Adorable Layout

Photos of the puppies on a play date out in the yard at the trailer lovin the fresh air and sunshine and the feel of grass under their feet.  Tessa wanted to get in to play with them.

Inpsiration taken from:

Photo 1 - Die Cutting - Clustering all the photos around the centre 5 x 7 photo
Photo 2 - Mixed Fonts - 3 different types of fonts
Photo 3 - Stamped Backgrounds - layering of photos and embellies with pop dots.
Photo 4 - Butterlies - little bird rub ons added

Supplies:

Fancy Pants - Adorable
MME - Indie Chic 6 x 6 pad - Citron
MME - On The Bright Side 2
MME - Quite Contrary - Little Miss Muffet - Delight
Websters - 6 x 6 pad - Pretty minis
Little Yellow Bicycle - Lucky Me Rub - ons
Corner Punch
pop dots, Color Box raspberry, lime and turquoise ink.



Thank You Tag - just a little tag made with leftovers from these projects.

 

 

 

 Bliss Layout

Cute photo of the puppies sleeping with Pudge's back paw flipped.

Inpiration from:

Photo 2 - metal word INSPIRE on the bottom of the frame.
Photo 2 - a frame mounted around the back paw.
Photo 3 - 4 different style of fonts.
Photo 4 - butterfly in the die cut Bliss tag

Supplies:

White cardstock with stars embossed on it
Tattered Angels mist in Turquoise and Green
Doodlebug word stickers - Beautiful with the flowers
MME Lime Twist number stickers
Misc Bliss tag, transparent verse, pop dots
Martha Stewart turquoise dye ink marker
Tim Holtz Worn Lipstick distress ink
Color Box raspberry ink

I think that's it for today - gotta go and make something for supper.

Good morning folks

last night I finished another layout for Color Combos Color Challenge CCG237 but there wasn't enough light for a photo so had to wait til this morning.

you can find the Color Challenge at http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/forum/topics/color-combo-challenge-237

here is my layout with the colors

I took inspiration from:

Photo 1 - Die Cutting - I used the flowers and clustered them around my circle.
Photo 3 - Stamped Background  - I have used a lot of layers and popped up elements.
Photo 4 - Butterflies - added a bird and a butterfly to match the bird.


Supplies:

Paper - Heidi Swapp - Sing Song and attached embellies
Webster's Paper - picnic hampers. blue circles with vines
Pebbles - dimensional flower stickers
Misc felt flowers and vines, acrylic flowers, pop dots
Colorbox turquoise ink
Martha Stewart caligraphy pen

Enjoy your Sunday

Color Combos Galore Challenge CCG237 - Love Life

for details of the challenge see my original posting below.

This layout shows pictures of Cory's kids Zaida, Lane and little Quinn playing with the puppies at Adrian's 50th birthday party.

For inspiration for this layout I used:

Photo 1 - Die Cutting - I used the clustered flowers, a border punch, and wood plank paper as a mat behind the 2 kids.
Photo 2 - Mixed Fonts -I used some word phrases in both bird cage groupings.
Photo 3 - I used many layers in quite a few areas.
Photo 4 - I took inspiration in the bird cages, and added glittery butterflies and a glittery snail.

Supplies:

Lilybee Designs - Victoria Park Grand Theatre
MME 6 x 6 pad - On The Bright Side
Webster's 6 x 6 pad - Petite papers
Bo Bunny  -corners and border
K & Co - Glittery embellies
Recollections - paper flowers
Misc tickets, bingo card, bling, pop dots
Colorbox raspberry ink
Tim Holtz - iced spruce distress ink

have a great weekend.

Color Combos Galore Challenge CCG 237 - 1 Day Old

Just finished another layout for this challenge over at Color Combos at http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/forum/categories/the-challenges/listForCategory  for more details on the challenge see my previous posts.

This layout features photos of Savannah's puppies the day they were born.  We had them in the puppy swimming pool and they always clustered themselves together to sleep.  Pink is Willow, Blue is Skye, Yellow is Abbey and Pudge has no ribbon since he was the only boy.

Inspiration for this layout was taken from:
Photo 1 - Die Cutting - flowers and clusters of flowers and butterflies, a bit of silver metal on the blue butterfly.
Photo 2 - Mixed Fonts - words, phrases and title scattered over the page, glass and crystals on the Love key, flourishes and the centre of the large pink flower and acrylic flourishes, tinted green.
Photo 3 - Stamped Backgrounds - 5 layers of papers
Photo 4 - Butterflies - a bird and scattered butterflies on the page.

Supply List:
Pink Paislee - Spring Jubilee - Celebration,
Lily bee design - Victoria Park Wortley village and Richmond Row
Cratepaper - Random Collection - Curtains
Misc  and mat, bling, flowers, butterfly from my stash, pop dots
MS  border punch
Clear acrylic flourishes inked with Tim Holtz Alcohol inks Lettuce and Citrus
Tim Holtz ticket
Pink Paisley Spring Jubilee Rub-ons
Colorbox Raspberry ink
Handmade flowers stamped with MME Miss Caroline Howdy Doody "Baby" stamps
Lily bee designs alphas

Here is another entry for Color Combos Galore color challenge over at http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/forum/topics/color-combo-challenge-237

for all the details see my post below.  Here is my tag that I made in the wee hours of the morning for our superintendents.

Color Combos Galore Challenge CCG237 - This Is Living http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/forum/topics/color-combo-challenge-237

There is a new challenge over at Color Combos Galore and the colours are my favourites.  Head on over to try the challenge and see what all the designers have created.  Some amazing work this week, as always.

This week is Designer's Choice with Design Team Member Jinny Newlin. Her two color choices were turquoise and  raspberry.  Janet added the other colors.

 

 

 

 

I picked a photo of all the puppies sleeping right after a feeding.  From left to right is Willow, big boy Pudge, Skye and then Abbey.   Savannah’s back leg is wrapped around Pudge.  You can really see the different colours of the pups in this picture. 

 

 

For my inspiration:

Photo 1 - Die Cutting - took inspiration in the large raspberry flower and the cluster of flowers around it, the pink wooden plank paper with the border punch around the edges
Photo 2 - Mixed Fonts - 4 different types of fonts, inspiration from the glass in the crystal border and the glass centre on the large flower as well as the centre of the turquoise flowers and the clear tinted acrylic flourishes.
Photo 3 - Stamped Backgrounds - 5 layers of papers.
Photo 4 - Butterflies - a single bird on the bird house dangling from the tree branch, and a butterfly.

 

Supply List
Lily bee design - Victoria Park Wortley village and Richmond Row
Cratepaper - Random Collection - Curtains
Misc die cut and mat, bling, flowers, butterfly from my stash
MS around the page border punch
Clear acrylic flourishes inked with Tim Holtz Alcohol inks Lettuce and Citrus
Tim Holtz ticket 
Pink Paisley Spring Jubilee Rub-ons
Colorbox Raspberry ink
Handmade flowers stamped with MME Miss Caroline Howdy Doody "Baby" stamps

 Thanks for looking and I hope you'll give it a try.  Have a wonderful weekend.

 

 

I picked a photo of all the puppies sleeping right after a feeding.  From left to right is Willow, big boy Pudge, Skye and then Abbey.   Savannah’s back leg is wrapped around Pudge.  You can really see the different colours of the pups in this picture. 

Sketch Challenge at Mark's Finest Papers a Heindrich company - Go Ahead and Howl

http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/scrapbooking-challenge

Remember this challenge is strictly scrapbook layouts, no cards please, and you have to use stamps on your layouts. You don't have to use Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, but if you do you will receive an additional entry for the a chance to win our weekly prize set for March...

"Liberty Lady Mini"



 Be sure to link your page back to MFP SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge and mention SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge and Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co in your blog post. Please do not submit any back linked layouts. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday March 27th to submit your layouts. Good Luck everyone.

here is the sketch we were given and it's a Pagemaps sketch, from Pagem aps at http://www.pagemaps.com/index.htm

Here is my take on the sketch using photos of our puppy Skye with my brother Adrian. They had a cuddle fest several times a day.

I used stamps from the following Mark's Finest sets:

Hello Butterflies

North American Woods

Fabulous Dogs

I used some embossed paper from my stash, a couple border punches, some film strip and camera transparencies, some Colorbox inks in blue and green, colored the dog from Fabulous Dogs with coloured pencils as well as the butterfly with markers. Then added some green pearls for an accent.

Go on over and see what the other designers have created and enter a layout - you've got nothing to loose and a great stamp set to win.

Mom & Her Boy "Pudge" layout

This is a photo of Savannah and her only boy, Pudge, taken Aug 18 when he was 2 weeks old.  All the pups liked to snuggle up to her face while they slept.

Hope you enjoy your evening on this first day of Spring!

Irish Green Layout

Here's the layout with the girls' pictures from St. Patrick's Day.
They were very co-operative for their photo shoot.

 

 

Savannah - Colorcombos Galore Challenge 236 Layout

This morning I printed a photo of Savannah that I took last week and used the colors from the Colorcombos Galore challenge 236.  It can be found here
http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/photo

here is my layout

For my inspiration I used:
Photo 1 - polka dots
Photo 2 - scattered stars
Photo 3 - gold matting, red and blue pearls
Photo 4 - distressed edges on the banners, picked numbers on the bingo card, script on one of the banners, text on the bingo card and rub-ons.

Paper is MME Lost & Found Market Street, Bo Bunny - Liberty rub-ons, hand made bingo card and handmade navy doilies, Bo Bunny Liberty pearls Colorbox red and navy inks, pop dots under photo and bingo card  and misc word rub-ons from my stash, misc gold sparkle paper and a Martha Stewart border punch.

Happy Birthday Rob!!!

Our friend Rob just had a birthday but he didn't tell me which one.  Here's a layout I did for his scrapbook to celebrate his special day!

Hope you had a great day Rob!

Happy St. Paddy's Day and "Puppy's "Mess" Hall - Colorcombos challenge CC236

This morning I finished another layout for the puppy's Scrapbook and the Colorcombos Challenge CCG236 over at
 http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/photo

Once the puppies started on solid food at 3 weeks feeding time was a mess!  Food everywhere - on the floor, on them and their feet, they walked through the food and Pudge tried to eat everyone's food.  The circle picture shows Skye sitting right in the middle of the dish.

Inspiration from Photo 1 with the polka dot paper and photo 2 Photo from the top, scattered circle theme and paw prints from the favourite shoes. The numbers on the page reflect photo 4.



Paper - Scrapwithinreach - Industrial Park Collection, MME Miss Caroline Dolled Up "Favourite" paperBo Bunny stamps Distressed Texture Stamps, White, Red and Indigo Blue embossing powders, misc dog bone and paw stamps, white marker.

Happy Birthday Tag for Colorcombos Galore CCG236 color challenge at
http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/photo

 

 

 

just a quick tag to go along with the layouts I did for the color challenge

 

Inspiration from photo 1 - polka dot pattern with stamp

Inspiration from photo 4 - numbers, text and distressing

 

 



CCG236 - Ice Fishing - Collingwood Harbour

Here is another layout I did for the Colorcombos Galore challenge 236 over at
http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/photo

This photo show the ice fishing huts and a lone fisherman in the harbour near the Collingwood grain elevators.  There is always a colorful array of fishing huts as soon as the ice is frozen enough for fishing.

I've used inspiration from photo 1 in the banners, polka dots, and the little glass jars with blended fish oil and little fish eggs for bait .

From photo 2 I used the fabric in twine.

From photo 4 I used the books inspiring the little book of Live Bait tails along side the little jar of fish bait, distressed the edges of the background paper and inked the edges of all the tags.

Paper is Bo Bunny, Tim Holtz distress Inks in Chipped Saphire, misc fishing images found on the internet, used the Ice and Snow stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers a Heindrich company, silver embossing on the icicles, snowflakes and around the edges of the popped out swirl. and the ridges of the corrugated paper,  Tim Holtz calendar, misc kraft corrugated paper, lots of pop dots under the flags, little embellies on them and the photo is popped as well...

hope you enjoy your weekend.

"Enya"

Here is another layout for the Colorcombos  Galore challenge CCG236 over at
http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/photo

Photo of our dogs' best friend Enya - they became instant friends the first time they met at the dog park when Enya was only about 5 weeks old.

Inspiration from Photo 1 in the polka dots,Photo 2 with the scattered circles and scattered star elements , Photo 3  with the gold embossing on the Kraft background paper and Photo 4 with the numbers and distressing and inking  and the text on the background paper.

Paper is Tim Holtz kraft paper with gold embossing on the page, other misc papers, an EK Success border punch, a Tim Holtz dog card, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Chipped Saphire, ColorBox red ink, circles and stars from Creative Imaginations, pop dots.

ColorCombos Galore Challenge 236 - My Little Sunshine

There is a new color challenge at ColorCombos here at
http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/forum/topics/color-combo-challenge-236



Here is my take on from the colors and inspiration photos.  A photo of hubby and the girls just after a summer rain storm coming up the pathway in the gardens at our trailer.

Inspiration Photo 1 - polka dots and glass element in the glossy accents on the cloud title and the Canadian Maples.
Additional inspiration from Photo 2 for the maple leaves scattered around the page. From photo 3 I took inspiration for the circle pop bottle tops, and from photo 4 I distressed the craft corrugated paper and inked it.
Hard to see in the photo but a second picture is used on top of the other and the umbrella, my hubby and dogs are popped up on the small photo as are the maple leaves.
Misc paper, MS border punches, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Chipped Saphire, Pink Paislee stamps, Bo Bunny On This Day Stamp, Wall to Wall Texture Stamp, Stained Textures Stamp. ColorBox white and red and navy ink, glossy accents, pop dots.

Thanks for looking and enjoy your weekend.

Mark's Finest Papers a Heindrich Company Scrapbook Challenge 6 - My Irish Lasses

It's time for a new scrapbook challenge over at Mark's Finest Papers Speedy TV. This week's challenge is a themed challenge. Your challenge is to create a layout with a St. Patrick's Day theme. The layout doesn't necessarily have to be about St. Patrick's Day, just use some element from the day as inspiration for your layout. It could be the color green, a shamrock, a saying... whatever you come up with. Remember this challenge is strictly scrapbook layouts, no cards please, and you have to use stamps on your layouts. You don't have to use Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps, but if you do you will receive an additional entry for the a chance to win our weekly prize set for March...

"Liberty Lady Mini"

Here is my submission for the design team

 for my layout I used paper I bought about 9 years ago with a map of Ireland and pictures of our girls.  I used stamps from the Celebrate mini stamp set, made some shamrocks and embellished with green sparkles.

 

 

I look forward to  seeing what you create for this  challenge! Be sure to get some inspiration from the other design team member's layouts, leave a comment on their blogs and link up your page at MFP SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge #6 . Don't forget to mention SpeedyTV Scrapbook Challenge and Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co. in your blog post. Please do not submit any back linked layouts. You have until 9:00 pm on Wednesday March 20th to submit your layouts.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Skye 1st Christmas

here is a photo Skye's family brought us when they came to visit.  Her first photo with Santa ...  so sweet

It's a cool but sunny day here.  Just did a layout last nite of Papa holding our girls when they were about 8 weeks old.  They were a handful.

 





The papers are some old Bo Bunny I had in my stash and just made a few copies of the paper so I could pop up the little flowers and just added some bling and inked the picture and edges of the page and all the little pop ups.

have a great day!

Hi folks,  we are now into March and we changed to daylight savings time over the weekend.  It's a dull day here and we are getting some rain so the snow won't be here for very much longer, thank goodness!

Here's a layout I did for Skye's farewell photo when her new family came to pick her up.  They named her Skylar which was the name I originally had picked for her but I shortened it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lovely Girl

just finished another layout this morning for the ColorCombos Challenge 235 over at http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/forum/topics/color-combo-challenge-235

This one is a photo of Abbey and in the background is Skye.  Abbey was trying to climb out of their pen and looked pretty guilty...that did not stop her from trying again and again to escape. 

I used inspiration photo 1 - Focus on Texture with the dry embossing  and the scalloped border on the frame.
Other inspiration from photo 2 - Focus on Frames - for the framed photo mat
Other inspiration from photo 3 - Focus on Tools - Punches - used the all around the page border unch and a single layered title tag.

The colors are more on the blush side but do not show as well in the photo.

Papers are MME Lost and Found Market Street, doilies misted with Tattered Angels copper, misc brads, rub-ons, flowes, a little chipboard that came wrapped with ribbon that I sprayed with copper, a MS around the page punch with scalloped edges and Colorbox chestnut and copper ink and an MME Ginger Pictures music note stamp, and copper embossing.

thanks for checking in.

ColorCombos Challenge CCG235

There is a new color challenge up on ColorCombos Galore
http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/forum/topics/color-combo-challenge-235

Here is my entry for the challenge - I did a page layout on Savannah and a tag to add to my stash.

I used inspiration photo 1 - Focus on Texture with the dry embossing on my banners and the scalloped border on the frame.
Other inspiration from photo 2 - Focus on Frames - for the framed photo mat and inspired by the scroll design on the merry-go-round mirrored in the stamps
Other inspiration from photo 3 - Focus on Tools - Punches - used the all around the page border unch and a single layered title tag.




here is the challenge details

Here are your details for this week's Color Combo Challenge:
The following images are for detailed purposes only.
Please use our Inspiration Board graphic for sharing

Color Combo #235
seafoam - copper - blush - ecru - gold

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Inspiration Photo 1: Focus on Texture: EMBOSSING Dry embossing or texture plates More Inspiration Ideas: fabric, scalloped borders, gelato/metallic rubs, journal about a romantic getaway or honeymoon...

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Inspiration Photo 2: Focus on Product: FRAMES Frames or labels More Inspiration Ideas: ruffle ribbon, photo in a frame, journal about the fair, stickles...

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Inspiration Photo 3: Focus on Tools: PUNCHES Punch around the border More Inspiration Ideas: monograms, use a script font, ribbon tied to tag, single layered cards or tags...

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Inspiration Photo 4: Focus on Topic: INDULGENCES Journal about a weakness or sweet spot for something More Inspiration Ideas: shimmer or glossy accents, rounded corners, textured paste, torn or curled edges...

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR CREATIONS!   so head on over and see what the design team came up with

 

Papers are MME Lost & Found Market Street, misc ribbons, rub ons, cuttlebug embossing folder, copper embossing, misc flowers and bling.

 

here's a layout I just did this afternoon of Savannah with a picture I took a couple days ago.  As soon as I turn the camera on she comes running and usually has her face so close to the camera that it's out of focus but managed to get a pretty good one of her.

The paper is Lovely Bonjour by lilybeedesign and white cardstock for the mat that I misted and stamped with MME "Ginger Pictures" stamps and an assortment of flowers from my stash.

Thought I'd share a few layouts I made for my friend Cathy's granddaughter's albums.

This photo is a double layout of Cathy and Emma holding our newborn puppy Pudge.  Emma was very gentle with the little guy.

This photo is of Emma in the woods across from Granny's.

 

 This double layout is of a tea party at Granny's - Emma loves to play dress up.

 

 

This double layout if of Cathy's son Rob holding Pudge when he was just a few days old.  The puppies enjoyed visits from them while they were with us for the first two months.