tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78007045594274468312024-03-12T16:50:32.879-07:00Yes, I'm a dorky scrapbooker...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-52180716041911267942012-08-19T17:50:00.000-07:002012-08-19T17:50:06.152-07:00Hello from the other sideThe other side of scrapbooking, that is. I thought that I should stop in here and update anyone who is interested. I haven't scrapbooked in over a year and have since sold all of my gear. I'm not completely done with crafting as I still make lots of things for my classroom. If you are interested, my current blog is an education and classroom decor focused blog. Feel free to stop by:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-20020404249327242132010-04-21T12:30:00.000-07:002010-04-22T04:03:17.784-07:00Still on the Island, back from Alma and my first DT reveal...This month, I had my first ever DT reveal at <a href="http://www.scraptacularimages.com/">Scraptacular Images</a>. Since we got started a bit late in the month, Jessica gave us a half-kit to post mid-month. We got to play with some Basic Grey Sugar Rush and a Basic Grey laser cut doily. Here is the kit:<br /><br /><br /><div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiox-ZngZTKu1zX8xmLTKtFo6Y6hLYXDtOiQz29W2yEy9iknvgT3hpskcAxzxphTkh2OjKJMohTNqxv5j4Dy5W8hF0k-fJGaneNqyzY2VYCm_MEiluYXQtFUGGl0wasksYhLDWNgWef8/s1600/April+half+Kit.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462678053494123554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiox-ZngZTKu1zX8xmLTKtFo6Y6hLYXDtOiQz29W2yEy9iknvgT3hpskcAxzxphTkh2OjKJMohTNqxv5j4Dy5W8hF0k-fJGaneNqyzY2VYCm_MEiluYXQtFUGGl0wasksYhLDWNgWef8/s320/April+half+Kit.JPG" /></a><br />And here is what I did with it:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwn17EDD2m6SkEkCVXwK9_bBz9PtCf_6G95QQ3KvgqlAkdMIAzIuxjkW-7KAJ-dAVfibDoz-YqeItmtmuIJQLMR7Gbqt6WMCfREnr0SwjekNMwZ4qchitsHw7cOysMLAVOINwT_U0_mAM/s1600/Thank+you+card.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 163px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462677696711050146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwn17EDD2m6SkEkCVXwK9_bBz9PtCf_6G95QQ3KvgqlAkdMIAzIuxjkW-7KAJ-dAVfibDoz-YqeItmtmuIJQLMR7Gbqt6WMCfREnr0SwjekNMwZ4qchitsHw7cOysMLAVOINwT_U0_mAM/s320/Thank+you+card.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3ive-etKowo3h8rqQ3bECTjakrfbREkKUmrMo-ydGk2da4Kl6yzqx29QQNUGGyWW0OtWNdz6-VR5sVYAdhom1w8AypWuFHgKiEMPJBNEmAzOIl3Fi_WvdRHtdGMEIBgHd1L5a6d3ODY/s1600/Lazy+Days+of+Spring.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462676924515390818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3ive-etKowo3h8rqQ3bECTjakrfbREkKUmrMo-ydGk2da4Kl6yzqx29QQNUGGyWW0OtWNdz6-VR5sVYAdhom1w8AypWuFHgKiEMPJBNEmAzOIl3Fi_WvdRHtdGMEIBgHd1L5a6d3ODY/s320/Lazy+Days+of+Spring.JPG" /></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462676892854982082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDzIUM7j-mE8xowD0D5BCNoR9OGxJDVz-97l64wVlNYcqTdgHQTXYbvf4F802Oa3GK_CSx1hQoqAiDLF0ol47VrVuaK4Z3pK4yu4PQNnrlAWoE61i1Ln8mU0H4OMofMqjvEYdqDFA_sM/s320/Blossoming+Star.JPG" /></div><div></div><div>The scrapbook weekend in Alma with my scrappy friends was an absolute blast. We laughed, scrapped and played pranks on one of the girls with Jerome C. Gnome (she has a fear of gnomes and was stupid enough to tell us about it). On top of all the fun, I was pretty productive. Here are some of the layouts that I did while I was there. I have some others, but they are for my next DT Reveal, so you'll have to stop by <a href="http://www.scraptacularimages.com/">SI</a> on May 1 for the reveal.</div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462681456628533986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqg1R_onlj-6ARes2fS4KuvgG0dHw8jCMOYmlvBs4IqyJPeD-AuICB-JsYga6sqA8FVOjdWTqlGUnm7Wa9-3ZspKGdzLP9m7zqEFe60f-McVwUWqtcypIvtYx1Nw00sEcRoY2N5SjrMo/s320/Hand+halloween.JPG" /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462681288168316386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTW6n0i1Corrkrwb3Nz7u-xd76yDRGn4dIvtInaVSjyXdJkFlGy9bWmcjoCx7zlJ5HoGISEQ1-LjD5S2CjPNlM_dysWxySifM3czQCOflf4qOhjsJ3IFdCxrrsAaFM-jKNa8WSL1Tfv7I/s320/Happiness+Butterfly.JPG" /> <div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462680405493079650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIaFjqtMn3oKU_9J-s_0S4YXmhnqPy_W92oSEaI4-eCrZi9SXhvuMuSJTThUO2mMt1hR7GIiAqvoCoksSHWB0mKpPEfr3MNNbfI5W9K06_lO5yW53AK-QMbZ11kWLHGInK-i-UMwpQRQ/s320/Leaves+and+Laughter.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462677694211036114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEsrkNCluGjs4OunRxAFjeCFqhQ3cOhM_ld4S4jx26PXK7ZRsFmFZoawupd0SxD3MAHK2Ca8jV1nVBLSwKJ84ac0SuBQW-DVCtPtVk76kprN2YHdTCxqGv-dcks-NdId5RrEFCN87mcU/s320/Sisters.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462677691094570322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXBRqK2NqoAbXBHnY0kuCGHddEp3T102ZEZQT1b-x4ExG9d2n2ppO5G7w5hmnjrZJctFHgFHXz3NTu1lmwv7UfWhPXIwDiYpWviXAyR3XfL1hDdKA6JTZhYcq9kfNZZqnsrCuIk-aemE/s320/Road+to+Independence.JPG" /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div>This layout is one that I did for a challenge at <a href="http://www.letscaptureourmemories.com/">LCOM</a>. We had to use "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to" as the title for a layout. I have lots of adorable pictures from some newborn photoshoots that I've done for some friends, but I always love the crying shots, so I immediately thought of these. The girls on the board are voting for the best one for a $20 gift certificate at the store - which I could really use with all of the BG 6X6 packs that I pre-ordered. So far I'm in the lead so keep your fingers crossed.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXkoShu3ttDhYwTVxboZMN-xn_O1Yq5xlFRRH6P95Y7-fP_tDW1roISRFz6XYGjqxvda1eGXoLiSlK0RQyll2qq0KPWGdVByl512LAga78uUSsb9KZ3ji49FnHgpOClsn5yNEBoqWBMA/s1600/Cry.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462676901208086946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXkoShu3ttDhYwTVxboZMN-xn_O1Yq5xlFRRH6P95Y7-fP_tDW1roISRFz6XYGjqxvda1eGXoLiSlK0RQyll2qq0KPWGdVByl512LAga78uUSsb9KZ3ji49FnHgpOClsn5yNEBoqWBMA/s320/Cry.JPG" /></a><br /><div>More good news is that I haven't yet been voted off of the Scrap-ivor island at <a href="http://www.letscaptureourmemories.com/">LCOM</a>. This week is a quote challenge where my tribe, Glua-Glua, had to come up with a quote for the Paper Pusher tribe to scrap and vice-versa. The quote we got is "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." I'm done my layout, but we haven't revealed them to the other tribe yet, so I'll wait until next post to do that. You never know where they may have planted spies :) Last week we had to choose a scrapper from the other tribe and steal her style. We chose Stephanie Hart who is known for her bright colors, bold graphics and her love of Sassafrass Lass products. I didn't have any Sass, but I definitely went bright and bold.<br /><br /><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462676363006348098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4namCPoL9dJI9PvxZaCbN-FbKM7u91wxlXH1Fy8y6xF9lwG2OmkaT2956Je7yPKjOgJj3aNFbzlusb_K8aqT04SEVObYK2AlkdKgxpErWEIrdn5qliy-2LFuvsvg1d1dP8HTqh9DIxU/s320/15+Minutes.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-91019318022621168822010-04-08T07:14:00.000-07:002010-04-08T07:26:57.910-07:00Some recent scraps and a scrappy getaway<div><div><div>It's been a while since I have posted, so I'd thought I'd show you some of the layouts I've been working on lately. This layout of my son's birthday was part of a scrap-tag at Scraptacular Images: </div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 158px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457770568953778258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SILAEAabNjIXDgC4vRRebuNOFvWasxM6gflZagGruoO3lnmh3sDba1yQWqceQ28_EdTq1XJ_KSGd6rV4CluE0q1KB6EFvNYz4Onf7S0Psg-tz-QFy4mlUK7kA83Tb-nAVcMaMAy0y2g/s320/The+Big+6.JPG" /></div></div></div><br /><p>I'm also taking part in Scrap-ivor at <a href="http://www.letscaptureourmemories.com/">LCOM</a>. I'm on tribe Glua-Glua (my name choice :)). We just finished week 1 which was a retro challenge. Here is my take. I really like the way the disco ball turned out. I found a disco ball image on the net, cut out the squares with an exacto blade and then used it as a stencil for my glue and glitter. Time consuming and messy, but totally worth it. We won the challenge and the other tribe had to got to tribal council - suckers!</p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457770575533937762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6INTu7iwZrs1LgtaBfgDINBHl3dkeQBmuwPJjvoX2p7vX069jlC2maFY3jwtBbE-Isjq6QTrBvVnUCafEKO9zcwzIIy6CwWCIgukrKgZzAkeO9FFKxWgHNoA8SN5VoOWuL4aRXxnUFIU/s320/Out+of+Style.JPG" /></p><br /><p>This week's Scrap-ivor challenge is an image inspiration. Here was the image I chose (of 5 we could use): </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 169px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457772167416177650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhv9genZ6QFSkHaVju1qiaeJj77eUOoFl7VcvDmGIQcJogHw1g_0_X9llQkMKnwHwWA-WfntAQBZNumqYFyzZNJka4yvglDW4I5gJcPjkV4l-lauw7I0_IAO3v0TZjpkQxmy8E2RwwEc/s320/Scrapivor+jewels.jpg" />And here is my take on it. It isn't being revealed until Friday, so shhhhh. My tribe has seen it, but not the other tribe yet.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457770586841544450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhyGJSox9eg-ZGxSo0PNioIdbK_Dovu-rpIebFwakBYv_rKeR18jYBfr-yrQo0gajOa9_ALw9ceQKbAq9eI7cvfZl-Pj-p7ylbPY0iB9FvIxF60j2M16KGCJKayP7gsrKlHSiApTIMZU/s320/Jewels.JPG" /><br />In other exciting news, this weekend is the bi-annual Alma scrap retreat. I didn't make it to the last one, so I am sooo excited to go this time. Just a group of ladies, usually 8 or 9, getting together in a B&B in Fundy National Park to scrap, eat and laugh. It is a great weekend and is usually pretty productive. I'll have lots to show you when I get back!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-35881951056783476122010-04-01T05:39:00.000-07:002010-04-01T05:59:24.323-07:00My first DT challenge<div><div><div>It seems like I've been really busy scrapping these days, but I don't really have much to show for it - weird. I did a layout for the Scraptacular Tag at <a href="http://scraptacularimages.forumotion.com/">SI</a>, a layout for my first DT challenge and I'm working on a LO for Scrap-ivor at <a href="http://www.letscaptureourmemories.com/">LCOM</a>. It is super fun so far, but it is only week one. It could get nasty once tribal councils start up. I'm a member of the Glua-Glua tribe. Came up with that name all by myself. I guess the 20 seasons of Survivor watching finally paid off!<br /></div><br /><div>For my first DT Challenge at Scraptacular Images, I posted the first of many Ad Inspiration challenges. I love using print ads for inspiration because they are always on top of design trends and new color combos. For the first challenge, I used the Potty Dance ad:</div><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455149132715960066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAna1aPa_l43W_eWtAq3sMlfbquzNdBG-pEmU0vJoGewVFh3J6sbQLKDL9RjNZjPil1mstJYZM0BaV0cbfrl_dt_TCDTErWqMCYR0FYQBhGWT9J7TKrsIi3TRzE4hNbntdxb4wk9YNDGg/s320/potty+dance.jpg" /></p><p>I liked how it allowed for so many photos and I liked the freehand style. I don't usually use such a literal take on an ad, but for this one I liked everything so I went with it. Here is what I came up with:</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455149477273707858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawNVTLJB8uhftITfyFlMkVTNLsCylum2mTJMb8aMgLr5PA0cYS_0IbQNZ8FEVoK6L1LEobLPsy79mDtTbDzEmtb0V3FYvImDk2ibQnONbjRsRWdiozAf-3tr3CnagF39EXQYP9bm0gUE/s320/Living+Vicariously.JPG" /><br />My favorite part of the ad was the font, so I tried to copy it using different size and style letters on the Printing Press cartridge for my Cricut and then doodling the shadowing. I really like how it turned out. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 82px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455150271594682162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaDAp4fNT-ixQElvDriLxl5ZBW8-mIHZPSrwz2K4WilCJz1VfM0A6CS0d6uq_2xyO77YJeSi7cFeYeEdJX0ErmudRkIGfJ2aJzy8sS2dhIOd0QB2ztbxx6cvoEnikhAV_c2mF9bQXlsA/s320/Living+Vicar+Font.JPG" /></p><div>I've been wanting to do a LO about the musicals I've directed for a while, but I never really found a way of incorporating them until this.</div><div> </div><div>On a non-scrapbooking note, my little boy turned 6 this week. We had a huge birthday party for him on the weekend and it was lots of fun. I can't believe that six years have already gone by. Wow! Happy birthday, Rhett-boy!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455151068926623682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-ZExNLTb2pw-KEpcqe2nw0c7kjmevb80VaVWxiJEGQZBXRoeTJL6MOeaWVrRIqm2Wk_FC4zxmNlZaJNAHquUBknUDEqYcHtBkrp8hQvMdcywehdfXT_UABbLl_AKO5tx5RCpQrEtANM/s320/IMG_9337.JPG" /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455151063499399138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28nYb3hyb_mU22Z-aezytqmKQeNEbIyqF2NWZ7SPDueI1FVnRMa808UatxIHosTgisoqxTHuAqeKYwC5ESnQJpfyb0VsT4StlCaItby66lfVg4NvxQxj_nMg_ZJWTSbnzDW-gU-jrXmA/s320/IMG_9319.JPG" /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-49093935903973638372010-03-20T17:52:00.000-07:002010-05-24T15:14:55.037-07:00Pick me, pick me!!!<div>WOOT!! WOOT!! I just found out that I've been chosen for the DT at <a href="http://www.scraptacularimages.ca/">Scraptacular Images</a>, the sweetest little LSS in Sussex, NB. They also have a forum and an online store with lots of great deals. Here are the layout submissions I used for my application. The first one had to be made specifically for this DT call and was to be based on this sketch:<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450884828293371458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylv3yfBIrjGaP4iB9kLJLm4gfSa6sVfxe8_T3TRab_cv8V4RU06L8SpdX3l_uwgYsyDleHGrjIbegQLU0Cin3eUpyuKpfTm2UVIPqtSJFGQ9CvLdZXlsuf77V94rYuucA9eHukM_aSLM/s320/scraptacular+DT.jpg" /><br />So I used Rhett's kindergarten picture and did the first "school" page of many, I'm sure.<br /><br /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474963377445620178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwwXCPk6VlJLuYtn8BstqJMZU8fUbS929lmAc7ix3I21Tvd0fh3LYf-_BKMt5Rgh9NicLQjGVMS1e3zE92ZbkTlDc-H7-T0_by3epzO5s4LyTBZrDJJiwytDbzR5J5EF0LONtv5hBCsA/s320/out+for+publication+sign+(Large).jpg" /><br /><div>My other two submissions were just two of my recent favorites. This first one is actually the LO that got my eliminated from the SYTYCS contest. I love this picture of Sutter snoozing on the potty...I'm sure he won't feel the same way when he gets older. The title is a little tongue-in-cheek, I guess. I liked the hilarious and inappropriate photo mixed with the elegance of the layout and the lullabye. I don't know if you can see it in the photo or not, but the paper used for the birds actually has the sheet music for "Hush Little Baby" printed on it.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450884554197937154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXP0BaDmCOom_ZfFt0ufuVLsNb09RfWnFe0bYzql7YYqIb7tJW0oLCTI0I6264idZf04O7WbdR3OJen1tZqdc8krLXnU_v1AGTeEGJBB1Z3RPnnir0AzM_y11FB17L-SZuhwYQRl1A77Y/s320/Flush+Little+Baby.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnSO-ZlN1ZzWFe9Vz-hHJxQAh4BIBLpRTBddQB1Hr5w6Uz2bblnj_-fJZllxFRL52DX8m3Vbb37SDuC6GPhaRpjrnUdNUSF_xqu-oeKouHEPteVphfCH1zpBJ3B3U6iseiixqZLm-Zg4/s1600-h/Flush+detals+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450884704413184834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnSO-ZlN1ZzWFe9Vz-hHJxQAh4BIBLpRTBddQB1Hr5w6Uz2bblnj_-fJZllxFRL52DX8m3Vbb37SDuC6GPhaRpjrnUdNUSF_xqu-oeKouHEPteVphfCH1zpBJ3B3U6iseiixqZLm-Zg4/s320/Flush+detals+2.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dS4uH8CY8t9U1sBhvV4AUVO2P2m_3qk56IzqsM1Iz-0OBQsXpyrNiDo0mwaD2US1OopX16Wt1RO4gRWQ35Agjx5A2trx1EHekfneDnUKavy7TXhiwNCuqeD8Rw_3q3Q6no-9eDC2o_Y/s1600-h/Flush+details+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450884636200911522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dS4uH8CY8t9U1sBhvV4AUVO2P2m_3qk56IzqsM1Iz-0OBQsXpyrNiDo0mwaD2US1OopX16Wt1RO4gRWQ35Agjx5A2trx1EHekfneDnUKavy7TXhiwNCuqeD8Rw_3q3Q6no-9eDC2o_Y/s320/Flush+details+1.JPG" /></a> And this one is just cute. No real reason....<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFx8O-pb7tf80t27pMlINxG9rcI2Efdy05v0p3QGl4-0st9GvIKB5E7xZIN0qN7COE3Sq4iseOhIY1OVdxZu2sizSat7s1hDm22SffjAp51MSfVOVRBvDeP-3C2AdP9eoOLb68-ch4QQ/s1600-h/Black+Tie.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450884545439048162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFx8O-pb7tf80t27pMlINxG9rcI2Efdy05v0p3QGl4-0st9GvIKB5E7xZIN0qN7COE3Sq4iseOhIY1OVdxZu2sizSat7s1hDm22SffjAp51MSfVOVRBvDeP-3C2AdP9eoOLb68-ch4QQ/s320/Black+Tie.JPG" /></a> So, needless to say, I'm pretty excited. I can't wait to get started with the challenges and kits!! Bring it on SI!<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-18605746848161460032010-03-16T18:24:00.000-07:002010-03-16T18:37:22.036-07:00Scrapbooking in French class????So, my 9/10 advanced French students handed in some poster projects just before the break and I was shocked at how little they understood about design. I guess it has something to do with not seeing print media as often as I did growing up since computers are so important now. So today, instead of actually teaching French, we had a quick lesson on the basics of design (lines, balance, color, consistency, etc.). When I was done and we had looked at some examples, I gave them all a sheet of paper with 4 photos and some info about the author of the novel that we are about to begin. They had to use it to make a mini-poster (8 1/2 X 11). Anway, all I can say is wow! The difference between what they did before and what they produced today is staggering. <br /><br />It is funny that, as teachers, we worry about teaching the curriculum, but we forget that there are skills along the way that never get taught. I don't know how many times I've assigned a poster project and gave some marks to creativity or attractiveness of the poster but never showed them how to actually DO a poster. And one little class can make a huge difference on many projects in all of their classes in the future. Just struck me as a pretty cool moment when they handed in their 2nd poster. And they were all so proud of their work as well even though I told them it wouldn't be marked.<br /><br />Anyway, in other news, I have a LO to show you. It has been soooo long since I participated in a 1 hour sketch challenge. Tonight I did one on the Scraptacular Images forum and it was lots of fun. Here is the sketch:<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449408542209145186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNiuRvInLJ66yJAAjc9uKuDoZSIIGex6jhbZrhTaFbPT-8EWVtCJY8oK6Am5kSOJ8aHL-VTj8iEQxJOkT2CyTK47n1b6lCx3vaUqbFfcGItTuZONP_eP6fs1IsP_SKVgeB6Yol14oqjg/s320/sketch+1+hour.jpg" />And here is my take on it....<br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449408550818635506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PLL4CZWk5ZMcSMqtKSDnCCQgZXnb3gY-XEGVBbmRaLjgxr8c5fL4CkiXIod4vUt8YuBiEmX53fQM9YY9L6K9GpBRbdrtkPnbweypJKuagDmryjhoVAEuSvJFkfyIA4_HwXZTvzJAaLE/s320/IMG_9188.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449408555323714610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RQp1MFBzquOtV80r3QibGu4ykkyqL3LDYHdyAkWApz5thUYFhUHBwNEiOVKUnY0peNkMa8Av1FMSI0lY1V61Cx5MPm7OIKI7loBE9-n1Ww_o3h1Nc-JNoi-OHkKbQc4Iw9XleB62dzY/s320/IMG_9189.JPG" /></p><p>Isn't Rhett's little friend the most adorable thing? He was over for a playdate and we had a little photoshoot so they could have a pic of each other for their rooms....and I may have wanted one for a LO....</p><p><br /><br /> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-57441219359017837602010-03-11T16:31:00.000-08:002010-03-11T16:41:36.854-08:00Great while it lasted...So, I didn't make it as far as I had hoped for the SYTYCS contest at LCOM. I got through to Week 6. My take on "All About Me" (week 5) was a bit of a funky layout about my tattoo. I didn't really like it at first, but it is growing on me...<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447539299388568930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6r73xyJyA9COwXjKBnYx8WbH2s5TcI7RqQA5EmGFIe_slKlFmQXkd-KgyJ7I5xUz81D6fKBS5oZSrJBtbdlnaSWOHQWU6IFiAoUMfGFhs-hmbq7Bs3j1yfbUYXHDkRNRHT_QIvVwiXs/s320/Got+Ink.JPG" /><br /><br />The layout that got me eliminated was actually my favorite LO in a long time. So even if it got me booted, I'm really happy I did it. It was "Tinkie Style" based on Tanya Munn's style and using Pink and Black. Without the challenge, I likely wouldn't have done it, so I can't complain. It was a super fun contest! The girls who are still there (6, I think) are super talented.<br /><br />I can't post my Week 6 "Tinkie Style" LO, because I am actually using it as part of my application to a new DT. Scraptacular Images is the cutest little LSS in Sussex, NB, where my parents live. I visited it for the first time just after Christmas and I haven't made a trip to Mom and Dad's without stopping in since then. It is small, but it has tons of great deals and cool stuff packed in to a small space. They also have an online store and a forum. Check them out: <a href="http://www.scraptacularimages.com/store/">Store</a> and <a href="http://scraptacularimages.forumotion.com/">Forum</a>.<br /><br />In other GREAT news, I'm going to be published again. Check me out in the next issue of Canadian Scrapbooker!!! They picked up one of my layouts based on a wood theme that they posted.<br /><br />Hopefully, I'll have more good news about the DT application next time....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-11688841401859591032010-02-14T16:43:00.000-08:002010-02-14T16:58:17.212-08:00Two more weeks down<div><div><div>So I made it past weeks 3 and 4 of SYTYCS. Here was my take on the "Playful" challenge:<br /><div><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438264843072888402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4wt3vadm-NRA_P8u7cGIj22-2o3NXJ5P8mWQFcz5T3RqmKJJ7kQaRhWZfMunZa6M6mCxIdn_mjbnb6NGb3VhBGj9wucF0w0cZzpBsmHgu2TuT0iCFjyfhfQRByy8opSD35z-jj-S7d8/s320/iBoy+journaling+(1).JPG" /></div><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438264852288776674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupXhxIKr1RjovcRLQ5sy7CHYFmXBpa-sJADGzR8WiUYbUPQ3SMX28yBMR02-KeTvTDmBFuefnti1B7BjPTR7UivtokDZn38G7JMVaA9OQPs2rkReVW99Idqb7cy6ZFeYQ_o4TV4-oDSI/s320/iBoy+journaling.JPG" /></p><br /><p>All the pics on the LO are ones that Sutter took of himself with the IPhone over the course of a week or so. We cracked up when we found them on the phone later. He also took a picture of his own butt, but I decided not to include it on this LO... This is probably my favorite LO so far this year.</p><p>Week 4's challenge was "Edgy." I wasn't sure what to do at first, but this is what I ended up with:</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438267219246492978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHGvUnHM4rHnAMjwDVK1Z4jZws8tZV6Zz1hc4wGimuzFLBH50MlThIgutEX8Aq202Ffel_JfCGVuHtcpfgNnq5oS1nU3uqV3eJzZHpHiBd4ylbs_hXCLpRKX8OmqK0IjLK4KajXk18pQ/s320/IMG_9084.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438267661401568642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68bEbkJ2_xpOAJFwo1Ey_sBMqbgJaCqqfWpQYq1awtCrCj25x7Oe3lmBrbVxlipXgqCf8nFINxycfvoc8rqDxQK-skSPtR9V-oVBKergrhRLYydUnh0HLoHeVlFaCib5bDueF2C3DaSQ/s320/IMG_9089.JPG" /><br /><p></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438265747702292034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCleNOpWi_tfMtr2P71aojvGCccxebcNHuQNvcE4Zn8aGD5g9BhIWJJHSNScyURLs2lxpvCqebFnKaaqLuIL55FNKrfPZiM5eQmimdoso7aW-t17A4dAzH4eQmsWm909iFW-QCbE5fus/s320/IMG_9090.JPG" /><br />The Week 5 challenge is called "All About Me" so it needs to focus on me in some way. I think I'll do it about my latest tattoo, but I'm not sure yet. You'll have to check back in and see.<br /><br /><p></p></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-807054012967228112010-02-03T05:56:00.000-08:002010-02-03T06:04:00.114-08:00Oh well, maybe next time...<div><div>So I found out yesterday that I wasn't selected for the LCOM DT. Of course, I am a bit disappointed, but there are a lot of talented girls on the board, so I can understand why. I get to find out who did make it tonight at 9pm. I have a couple of guesses as to who was selected to we'll see if I was right. On the up side, I did get to create 2 layouts for the application that I am really happy with. What do you think?</div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434016686441918450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R-tQgMLx6zbtqmnaw7qvZTlqPJd0fX6ichZx5fjdr-Ixt1g3rsCgcISQ4c6cRiugjyJXk5SpnkRDt1UmIbOXh37c7EvkNrwM6EYdWhh5peo5qlv1cBxgaXAyJn320HdBxyK_NScIYpM/s320/Black+Tie.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 142px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434016690019042898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uWl8RlMiHSWq1E3Z538XgIU78n78BwZWCfMxoIV3dR3nSXodRUvYxq2K5xnPxnDB170adcGHgEsoIxIjCefOTZBzPO3OyPKUjEptPihEp8lFAqeZHfzpPZhUf6tUEFGIJq2fa540xdc/s320/Black+Tie+Journaling.JPG" /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434016671621957538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9uXmxfOazEOCEGSQ0aXubmmAtmxub0Q7Az017Ppi84Wae6tofluIw7bNcijnwB31QIDGhl8p5NzsB_IdiQHcgSMAp_xCsjtIS4mxQWF3_JJhgkqc_qvz4yXOn1wcDJqdIYnLpDTLAmE/s320/Spotlight.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434016675087113634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTqh_x6rFrA2c4B1XsVw86_ar-eFvIo3MvSVzkinlI0zET5yQ-DJdvdwQnWeH4bHemkeXc4e1Q8esNYr7PUroM2fD1to6zDOd3PgxLE8_iGYfcQCsIlGqaxb-KqA71cteJZLW0-FV7TU/s320/Spotlight+details.JPG" /></div></div><br /><br />I also finished my "Playful" layout for Week 3 of So You Think You Can Scrap and I love it! You'll have to wait until the reveal on Thursday night before I can post it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-26851932740449485292010-01-31T18:23:00.001-08:002010-01-31T18:27:10.804-08:00Orange U Glad I Didn't Forget my Blog?<div>Okay, bad joke, I know. But I was totally stumped with SYTYCS Monochromatic Challenge at <a href="http://www.letscaptureourmemories.com/forum">LCOM</a> for Week 2. I was so looking forward to doing a mono page, but I just barely scraped one out. Luckily, I made it through. I am much happier with this week's layout, but you'll have to wait until Friday to see that one. For now, enjoy...and you may need your shades for this one.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433095745706190450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97JnJV0gLG_7WRUYaOASqUE7QbT5BCbr0sHyG0OJMKXOcsxAZh6ULd48zqRkFaeCdLy_HQh0lfBoVp4b0O9la5tON3740NN2e3A4mMq8Sd9bKqxeEB0XWGM5RLUhllKdmyo6KFQgL2Fs/s320/Orange+u+Glad.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 156px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433095810466150466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6P7KUmvGbRtrvTuDiTsL8i0F_PB_FNDNwZPJKj5dkit7QwhOfUHA7BFhv7n7qXwTeDuNQuFSMXrHqUsZuhvpAGYjJybAjIEJA3ewyO3lR9WrlBSVdDf-QVh5WEVY0ZVLU2e0DEAvu7e4/s320/Orange+u+Glad++Journaling.JPG" /><br /><div>\</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-83533960076519568952010-01-25T18:52:00.001-08:002010-01-25T19:02:04.345-08:00So You Think You Can Scrap - Week 1So I made it past the first round of SYTYCS at <a href="http://www.letscaptureourmemories.com/">http://www.letscaptureourmemories.com</a>!! It was a fun challenge - clean and simple. I was a little stumped at first because I tend to put lots of elements into my layouts, so I looked to the Queen of Clean, Kathy Thompson Lafoley (<a href="http://kathythompsonlaffoley.typepad.com/">http://kathythompsonlaffoley.typepad.com/</a>) for inspiration. I love the way she can put such simple shapes and geometric organization and have a beautiful result. Here is the finished layout: <div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430876738043097362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4KCSQnmTC3R9WjLhtyAlWO17_EfTCU1vKIGUvs3MEQVKlaFLgm-K-k2fUwjN1OGrXYSwuChqaEdjEAH-9vBY3VWMmxUxQhGUHSqiwwgTrLUky7tWaTJBRdlbNoxVRT7DH4PE2lWf0HAQ/s320/Next+Stage+%7Bfright%7D+of+Life.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430876741252406914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJ-2BlCZgpB87uHFym4eTL7MOY91uC_vpP0pDQYZePyxqms31s3gRw-IpiNma6NBMRCn7gw24xll-q5H-hwiCtN8P4fh5sUFBpPT22olnKyDVVD34VTSC4yXeH-nrnaKa_TxVpbGkFlo/s320/Next+Stage+journaling.JPG" /><br /><div></div>Is it wrong of me that I love how miserable he looks in these pictures??? I felt awful for the poor little guy, but he looked so cute and vulnerable in hind sight.<br /><br />Week 2 challenge is monochromatic. It is one that I was looking forward to because I thought it was an obvious (and difficult) choice for a challenge at some point. But -wow - did I ever struggle! I used a pic that I've been meaning to scrap for a while, picked the accent color that I wanted to use and pulled everything that I owned in that color...and then drew a complete blank. I was super tough but, three nights of scrapping later, I finished it. I'm happy with the result, but pretty shocked at the length of the process. I've never had to sit down more than twice to finish a layout and this took about 5 sittings of working away and then stepping away and coming back to it. The results are posted on Friday, so I'll be back then to show you what I came up with. I'll give you a bit of a tease....the color I used is....drumroll, please....orange.<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-30121254454123282882010-01-19T17:34:00.000-08:002010-01-19T17:38:35.241-08:00Better late than never, right?I can't believe that it has been almost a year since I last posted on my blog. To tell you the truth, my scrapbooking has been almost non-existant since the spring. Lately, though, my mojo has been flowing. I've made a few new LOs that I love, applied to the DT at <a href="http://www.letscaptureourmemories.com/">www.letscaptureourmemories.com</a>, am competing in the So You Think You Can Scrap contest there and have starting submitting again. Hopefully that means I'll be stopping by this blog on a more regular basis. Stay tuned for some new LOs!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-64522454450302299502009-04-14T06:01:00.000-07:002009-04-14T06:05:17.851-07:00Finally published!!!I just got an email from Scrapbook Trends magazine asking me for one of my altered Christmas items for their Holiday Ideas book. I am soooo excited! It was something that I sent as an after-thought. It isn't something that I really like very much, but it was Christmas-y, so I sent it. Oh well, it is getting published and that is all I care!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-91375046123199988472009-03-03T16:57:00.001-08:002009-03-03T17:08:09.430-08:00March Break is a wonderful thing!Everyone knows that one of the many perks of being a teacher is having March Break. Well, one of the many perks of being an <em>Private School</em> teacher is <strong>two</strong> weeks for March Break!! I have been off since Wednesday and I'm loving it. Living at the school with my students makes the school breaks seem all the more relaxing. I love the kids, don't get me wrong, but two weeks with no knocks on the door for homework help or to sew a button on or for advice on what to buy a girlfriend for her birthday....the list goes on...is really nice.<br /><div><div><div><br /><div>Greg and I went to Maine on the weekend and I went silly on the clearance wall at Lane Bryant. The difference in plus size clothing in Canada and the US is ridiculous. Up here, we have our choice of different shades of sweat pants or really old lady floral flour sack dresses. I bought at least 30 different items over the course of 24 hours and I love them all! And I saved over $800 according to the receipt!</div><br /><div>The weather hasn't been great for March break, but the kids don't seem to mind. Rhett, Sutter and I went out in the snow exploring the campus and they had a blast. Check out how much snow we have. It reminds me of a "when I was young" story waiting to happen. I can just hear Rhett telling his grandkids about the winter of 09 when the snow was 18 ft high and he had to walk 2 miles to the dining hall, uphill both ways....</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309132647713148066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGOFZ2DQKeiBxoY8nSB_UebF2pDqGFqIqDvPwqE2fJD4GSyftbZHc4jIQVYl4z8IMdoDhxlUBuWoZzYmWIawTgSG0TktrdibXIxMeVvY8cS0WtcD3-YuKRrtZXUn0tpGCIIZEatBCrR8/s320/Big+Snow+Piles+004.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309132656923616578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB8ZaFDKS2dzO8JgtzkQOmm3JlkACUBvrIu6ln8ZQW8JFL3JcnimYnESZh2HpvKqii4QbSANEmRhUDYoLi-_AtJZ6vgHsRA4QLlANOAB-4ZrPupG56vairrib-v7OTc-GjzZO7AOHP4Q/s320/Big+Snow+Piles+001.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309132687225330258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbabK8aJw7ZPyJod2EA1LGl5aNckaQ5VobzPQGvBM2KMIeTPjyqYDgOVAjXZ1vFzy9QpSnlUdnHeP4_iuKO60sotUxTqZzWUOo2BMPQCXyeStzAfpNKGjp3nxzeSD71gcDhXZqcKZweY/s320/Big+Snow+Piles+014.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309132658094287826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKld2eU4FguuZegublEftpJ8V1nsAaVtSvzcrJeNwdI1O7wSfcelSKJc84A3AwTSClDxdPgd630zQUP4Uj_2VLTnuFs1fxoQtz50z0kt4M97sZ-z3Q5KZNvUtQu-GHTNEUfbKN9sso5Gg/s320/Big+Snow+Piles+035.jpg" border="0" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-75397658277223982452009-02-20T05:01:00.000-08:002009-02-20T05:17:55.597-08:00Useful ArtDon't you love when you can create something that is great to look at but also useful? I created this door-hanging for the Big Girls DT call (didn't get it BTW, boo) and I've had tons of compliments on it - even from the teenage boys who live in my residence. For those of you who don't know, my husband and I live in a junior boys residence at our school and he is the Daddy-Away-From-Home for 28 boys, ages 10-17. About 75% of the time, he is the go-to guy if they have questions or anything and the other 25% it is assistant-housparent who lives up-stairs. Sometime they get confused and knock on our door when she is the one on-call. So this sign solves that problem as there is no question as to who is on-call...and it looks pretty good too.<br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304866110050266818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 181px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEh1S-DimN2Qs7SbJzD94MEDAnU6v78UcFO4XwxuqC52YzWmr_rx1v8BAuwcafpSsWDNh6ybnQq7N4gYpif-znOog6v36Hu9gTlWLQXiR32VOcnEpFbkabyp0MBB9rhrnKPoRrYgUV1Do/s320/IMG_5164.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304866113259119490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWrP6pD7E10tFubR069P4nqYTfHpHR57tryi0nUmXLO5r4KQFffTR83WdvSItC11eaVBGsppaRhoNQDq4ZBPHNR9dn4LhvoGPArX3xSF8KgZQhUckDcAuZY_lNaIQvrPo8vfTHFxiaLc/s320/IMG_5165.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>The arrow between Greg and Maryelle is a Piggy Tales slider, so it changes the direction of the arrow by sliding the cover over when the on-call teacher changes.</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304866111622740706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWhyphenhyphenc08rPJ0ZreuXhN8Ed-VXNBpqlsaEpn0RK3UFaEs3xXwP_MOUik1bs354WTYyJUyDI4axlkZ5CQeYtPGnVpsSszLsGPhUJ4qplxPhWOaaOcg1h8CmIImXUn3L9iJoMYGTny9LP4Gs/s320/IMG_5167.jpg" border="0" />I didn't know what colors to use for this project because it had to be boyish, but not babyish. So I looked in some of DHs Sports Illustrated and all the ads had this same color scheme.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304866846248648562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 205px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAKrVXac806KQ4mQxwGPMQeo3dV0ujdt3AOplodjD-W8FMNMBqK9Lc_qYD0qhb3uRcV-1at-Rj1wXfa6_USt8ORURrunpWo-pKTc9EWlkhuBTzoRT58jjjeD-sJS_zjI_Gd9x01W8f5I/s320/IMG_5148.jpg" border="0" />I really liked the way the colors turned out and as a bonus, I got to use up some yellow!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-85270413318333141352009-02-09T17:36:00.000-08:002009-02-09T17:39:22.767-08:00Application AnxietyI'm about to send off my application to the <a href="http://www.badgirlskits.com/">Bad Girls </a>Kit Design Team call. I'm pretty new to the site, but the work is incredible and the kits are unbelieveable. I haven't applied for anything this big before, so my fingers are crossed. Wish me luck!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-43940890966358622502009-01-28T18:33:00.000-08:002009-01-28T18:48:27.827-08:00Having fun with photoshop!!I've been loving playing around with Photoshop brushes lately. Last night I found some piercing brushes and ended up creating this:<br /><br /><div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296539013488560034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5TkeNu0Jh3WhfHTgnjaRQOcriFYt6wpvVod8bE8VlPoQBy84vejtUiJIKU7GD1DyrD7pSF_gMinXZSYb7Ev94OnadTatVA8ddGBUdWF4Vy6b3JUTifdnuV3lqMGXBPk2Yb5ZjPu2ikU/s320/Badass.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>Of course, I couldn't wait to wait to scrap it. I have always loved tattoos and used to have an eyebrow ring, so this layout is about what could have happened if my life had taken a different path. </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296540621558026066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9sFXauITezbNRggfUI5GdHBWLFIcZEeU0EpTdNiaQlqbmxPOI8Z8gitC5X-6QMJZGDQ3u0fs29IKEW15QJyBZQoN7WeN35RSuQpsRLzVlHvPHN5bPBsuj0DNr9guh1x-MPqpbFomqR4/s320/What+Might+Have+Been.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296541768133810082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnIzJfQ9F6foI8PwV9tE3eJqwcMxmu0edWM_O2m9dq1UzWkQxIC0xMe-v2ey2hazZv_9O46VYVM9smJ4ejUDN6_m4gv-m9nSx2lT-VG7n2Ml6NPSsiz2gnARdomdL4ShAxB-aadh6iWQ/s320/WMHB+journaling.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296540632100234450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEige7nYgQ53BkFeCnyJnU45aMBjSRhyphenhyphen2xEcWKpQWVDhBnaGNl2d2Y3YTZaT2SqABvNq2JdkdS9xeSeQA46ZFGj_-ikiQ2NSAxyUnLTUQz-6qOajPHOXxo7vt9OkHCf-xMSh71Agi_v6xhU/s320/WMHB+Title.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296540631534631218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iG3-_GhvJTMTy89JGbKQDLU7kwcKxCdh1vInOymFqaxyIaQBxos7dvKLtwrUt8iukt94dhyw1lebek1SzKYYU9BI1kB4DQoY9P01d4x94GF9xnA2FuVm7RMD0qQrW-iujnsP8206D9k/s320/WMHB+detail.jpg" border="0" /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-27760954357608601972009-01-26T17:40:00.000-08:002009-01-27T04:10:38.822-08:00My LOs are really there!!!Looky what was posted on the Scrapbook and Card Today blog (<a href="http://www.scrapbookandcardstodaymag.typepad.com/" target="_blank">http://www.scrapbookandcardstodaymag.typepad.com/</a> ). It seems like Christine is having a great time hob-nobbing (sp?) with the big wigs of the scrap word. To the left of the picture, you can see the LOs that Beth Sear and I did for the show. My layouts are at CHA and scrapbook legends are looking at them. I am way too excited about this, aren't I? Oh well, it isn't the dorky blog for nothing...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Q5t-0s8j5idf-Qsq4MB-W1eJAymn25O8ei0aLlPEBq01uWvEpolvoEhJ4lEnp04xKyI5hfDFrK13zqpAfpDNrGOe7ulFkbwDXTpf9lS1EvUf_aK1dJHkJdnq0g1U-_2faP7WRvOiex8/s1600-h/6a0105349d6b3d970c010536ee10a2970b-320wi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295782431389646498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Q5t-0s8j5idf-Qsq4MB-W1eJAymn25O8ei0aLlPEBq01uWvEpolvoEhJ4lEnp04xKyI5hfDFrK13zqpAfpDNrGOe7ulFkbwDXTpf9lS1EvUf_aK1dJHkJdnq0g1U-_2faP7WRvOiex8/s320/6a0105349d6b3d970c010536ee10a2970b-320wi.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-78771950707018452392009-01-23T04:48:00.000-08:002009-01-23T05:00:34.463-08:00Black River Designs<div><div><div><div><div>Today, my friend Christine Campbell is off to CHA to show off her beautiful line of papers and rub-ons. You can check it out on her website: <a href="http://www.blackriverdesigns.ca/">http://www.blackriverdesigns.ca/</a>. I have the privilege of designing for her and I've loved having a chance to play with her products. I'm so pumped to have some of my layouts on display at her CHA booth - its almost like I'm there...but instead I'll be here in NB freezing cold (but I'm not bitter). Here are some of my favorite BRD layouts:</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294472991216401634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldmG_U_3_MUbvehJ9BWRsBvjUvgmh387u8TTOxV8UK_M_EbbR9vDPbdGhjr_Mt2gIO9vujSje5C2EixYmyb1Hlcf6RV-oBg0yD1w6iaHL3BhyUGwjthEsYiZnOb-BZrRYt-iWb9Hhdgk/s320/IMG_3463.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294472998120244290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanNeqiOuXPUWzp3IIOrGyrcQ_oEw5Yj087_PHMNBSeHJ3AqUrHgjzRVL1LPQMD2fzE79UjV8VKW4_yeGK4GBMzmiD66HNRHQVtyz62m0VW7wt6FSG45FYuMT9fOdi-yKIXxtQ2ulyp4Y/s320/IMG_3459.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294472997017295538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 317px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUrgLnPyQ-vJ7p_u69AV8z1ZqdOrx8DMw6F2kb4q7CX615-FQ3srmO2htJvDDRjE5MESNEUKQ0Kv0l_32BjNsZ_cux4y1uK3E0I-gj82griTnOzp97WXi0Zf1CFJKpru5Iu4YoT38uTs/s320/IMG_3466.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294473001927625106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXx5C9PTqat-SiR38BWzzJcyPsZpCp-0O4IvvOYTA2HrBoL2rBKEqKWOEgoj4-zSHq_0b5Rhrsr-n_uQyJYvyNft17dWqVBR5FfD2YtdjDtQsGb4fgYvFgxuRbgoQuvrNTV8A_lMxr8xM/s320/Take+my+Hand.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294473001179743682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGPbLTZRY3FLRQIl85eo6LQirS3av_R5ixYf9GAJqG5sGdmiLn77BnKrC-j00YrE-2JUe7vSWYdoXxQa9whpcnCF1_3i2_4Kpgtwvo7JhGbD2rjJYVBWFBbwy3gDZBar6tCPmqYy9KTc/s320/Take+My+hand+details.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800704559427446831.post-71623433744686517362009-01-22T19:04:00.000-08:002009-01-22T19:16:04.039-08:00Let's Get This Blogging Started...So, after having this blog sit empty for a few weeks, I decided I'd better get started and put down my first few words. I've been doing a lot of scrapbooking lately because of all of the challenges going on at my LSS. I spend most of my time online at <a href="http://www.pawsonscrapbooking.com/">http://www.pawsonscrapbooking.com/</a> surfing the board and taking part in the challenges. It is a great community of ladies with tons of great layouts to check out for inspiration and challenges to keep you going. Right now, there is the Winter Sketch Fest going on with lots of great sketches to keep you motivated. Here are the first two layouts that I've done for the WSF: <div><div><div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294320964004891714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DQTKDZUkr6XcwS6iUPwu6onNWBU8hYDXl_Mn2RRLczTtT0u8vuFbmCrjnCYFg5j1qaK2g55aN8T2NMZajwu8kPk4ztV2dTfEFJwxdYcaJ_9rmiaS1kchg16vU9wQBMGN97doevjUolk/s320/Sunshine.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294320967988265394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDhSNFQhjZejv66JYw3rehoSWqEuEoBAGcK-0lFem20RZI3grdTJsIVY107knZ77j4mn14iGMyfPrUOtesevNh0UZKhJVxfMpJf0_VoTV1jABRFs2g2mf7mKpE9s7XVBE6ToUQzO9ksw/s320/Sunshine+journaling.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294322451947312882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WsAlSuFltdmaxVt7GLTXiKugeJ32OlxBryP_WnHYqvbTk7H2RibLqR4KAY9cnUkkUpq1THNj7WEth7CxgUjbkYT4i6BKLlzAneMZeXuaYj6lqcPF5AzJmXfFt3nR-iSZ91FOL6-Nsjs/s320/Sunshine+CU.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294320969616353202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStwZ-cZqJuKWQ_AIDAKYSHpl72Xbpa5WRJnNMKvwM8AN-S-n8u_xRuObRfc3ObPvBOcsUDjqhPWreDLxICJEBBF_WAx4wu1miQIPtAm_CSQclrU9UwOcHa7EiaYVH3KhNOtqKJVSPVjQ/s320/Fossil.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0