Happy Thanksgiving

Here in Canada it is Thanksgiving weekend and I wanted to make some decorations for our table. My husband picked up some cute pumpkins from Target while he was in the US and I used some Crate Paper patterned paper to make some fall leaves.

I hand cut come leaves from the patterned paper and added a few to the top of each pumpkin.

I love the way they look and they looked even better on my table.

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Dream

I can't believe it's been 5 months since I last posted, It's been a pretty crazy few months but I really hope to post at least once a month this year and hopefully more that that :)

My one little word for 2017 is DREAM. I always look up my word in the dictionary and here's a few of the meanings:

noun

1.

a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.

2.    an aspiration; goal; aim:

3.    a wild or vain fancy.

4.    to see or imagine in sleep or in a vision.

5.

to imagine as if in a dream; fancy; suppose.

6.

to pass or spend (time) in dreaming

7. most desirable; ideal

For me this year is about chasing dreams not only for me but my whole family. My oldest son is graduating high school and we are doing everything we can to make his dream of BCIT come true. My youngest is competing in Anageim this year and his dreams are to win big. My husband always dreams of being able to do the things he loves so I am hoping to help him do more of that in 2017. I am dreaming of Disneyland, scrapbooking and family.

I found a few quotes on Pinterest that I loved. It's very fitting that a lot of the dream quotes I found were Disney quotes. 

What's your dream for 2017?

Fast and Easy

I love page kits, not a lot of people make them anymore but when I saw the one from Paige Evans Fancy Free collection I grabbed it and I knew I wanted to use it for a photo from my 25th Wedding Anniversary.

It was so fast and easy love it!  I did add a few other embellishments from the puffy sticker sheet and wood veneers but I just love this layout!

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My Happy Heart

I was so lucky to get to spend some time with my favorite girls the other day, we took them for lunch downtown and walked around the waterfront. These girls make me happy!

You can see the process video for this layout on my YouTube channel here:

I documented the fun day with the Maggie Holmes Bloom collection.

I love the Snapchat photo lol.

It definitely makes my heart happy.

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Summer Crush

I am sure we have all had a summer crush at some time in our life and this summer I am totally crushing on Andrea Bethke. For my second Summer Camp challenge I am challengein you to tell me about your summer crush, who is inspiring you right now.

I took Andrea's One Magical Mini class on Big Picture Classes and fell in love. Like me she loves Disneyland and mini albums. I was inspired to finally get started on my Disneyland Midori. You can see how I made these pages on my video here 

I made a cute shaker pocket for the cover of my first notebook.

I used the Minc foiling technique from the class to make this fun gold castle for the inside page.

Our first stop was a Breakfast with Minnie in the park where we met Minnie and a bunch of other characters.

The food was amazing and I loved the cute Mickey Waffles.

I hope you stop by in a few weeks to see part 2 of my Disney Midori.

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Friday Inspiration with Joy

This week is another Inspiration Friday with Joy. This month we are taking our inspiration from Ashley Horton a fellow scrapbooker and owner of The Cut Shoppe on Etsy.

I decided to use the free Summer cut file from Scrapbook Nerd for my layout. You can see how it came together on my channel here:

I am using the lovely Maggie Holmes Bloom collection for this layout and I love it.

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Layout Tag

I participated in a game of layout tag over at Scrapbook Nerd, I love playing these they are so fun! Here's the video of the process:

I did one of my favorite things for this layout - fussy cutting. I cut all the pretty flowers from an Amy Tangerine patterned paper and layered them in a circle.

Then I added some of the fun rubber embellies in this collection - I really love these.

The photos are from the day we took my youngest son's grad photos so we stopped at some scenic places and took a bunch of photos. I really love how they turned out.

If you want to check out all the layouts and how they changed over the course of the game head on over to ScrapbookkNerd.com.

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Scrapbook Nerd Summer Camp

It feels so good to be scrapping again, its been so busy these past few months I haven't had time to do anything. I decided to play along with the Scrapbook Nerd Summer Challenge which is a sketch and used the Amy Tangerine Better Together collection.

I had some fun pictures of my youngest using the SnapChat filters and had to scrap them. I try and stay in touch with the stuff the kids use to socialize so I can keep in touch with my boys. SnapChat is a lot of fun!

I added a pocket and some tags to hid my journaling.

Head on over to ScrapbookNerd.com to play along with the fun summer challenges and games and maybe even win a prize :)

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Summer Journal - Midori Stlye

Hi and thanks for dropping in today!

A few weeks ago I ordered a Websters Pages Craft Folio in a sunny yellow with a pineapple on it, I mean how could  I not. The folio came with lots of embellishments too and also a trasvellers notebook. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to turn it into a summer journal.

I added some journaling cards from the Dear Lizzy Happy Place collection on the cover and one of the fun tassels.

On the inside page I added the Summer To Do List from the same collection and added some Dear Lizzy gold letters to the list.

My first layout is from our first visit to the beach and some cute Floaties I bought.

You can see the video on how I set it up here:

Project 365 April and May catch up

Today on my YouTube channel is my Project 365 catch up for April and May. I am really loving this version of my Project 365.

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Scrapbook Nerd Summer Camp

Hi all, I was missing all the amazing ladies at Scrapbook Nerd so I asked if I could be a guest designer for their 4th annual Summer Camp. For my first challenge "Campfire Songs" I am challenging you to use lyrics on tour layout.

I used this photo of my son's grade 7 class and the song I chose for their year end video from Owl City called Verge. The lyrics are perfect for grad and my favorite line was "out on the verge of the rest of our lives".

I am using the Amy Tangerine Better Together collection from Scrapbook Nerd which is a really fun collection and has some fun journaling tags.

I used them as layers and also made a pocket to add some journaling cards.

I added some cards in the pocket and used the Our Playlist to write the songs that Linden is listening to right now and also used the Good Friends tag to write down his friends and teacher and other details.

Head on over to ScrapbookNerd.com to play along with some awesome challenges, games and prizes.

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Ice Cream Gift Bag

I wanted to make something cute for Linden's dance and voice teachers and came up with this cute ice cream gift bag.

You can see how I make them on my YouTube video here:

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Friday inspiration - Mixed Media

It's time for another Inspiration Friday with Joy and this week we are taking our inspiration from Mixed Media.  I have to say I am not really into mixed media but I did just buy a watercolor set and decided to take the plunge.  You can watch my video here:

For my take on this challenge I took a black and white background page and watercolored the arrows to go with the photo. I know not too artsy but it was definitely out of my box.

I love how it ended up and had fun playing withe the watercolors so I might keep playing and see where it takes me.

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Pirate Booty Fun

I finally got my prize from Imaginisce from CHA and had fun making some pirate and mermaid gift bags and boxes.  You can check out the video here:

Here is one of the projects I made, a fun little treasure chest.

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Planner Love

I am still loving the Planner craze and I have many planners lol. They are all so beautiful I have a hard time saying no to them!

I have one planner I keep strictly to keep track of my son's dance/theater stuff which trust me is a lot.

I have been using my scrapbook stuff for this planner. The Crate Paper Poolside collection is perfect with my Teal Color Crush Planner.

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Minnie Mouse Love

I am so glad we had National Scrapbooking day a few weeks ago, it gave me a chance to actually do some scrapbooking and layouts just for fun.

I love this Selfie my hubby took with Minnie when we went to Disneyland and I had to scrap it.

I made the Minnie Mouse ears with some wooden hoops from the Crate Paper Craft Market collection, I love these and I have used them before to make Mickey Mouse ears.

The heart is a die cut I filled with torn patterned paper.  

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Key chain

One of my favorite gifts to make for friends and family is a key chain using my Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio tools. They are so easy to personalize with photos and paper.

I made this one for my Mom for Mother's Day last week. 

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Cactus Love

I am loving the Cactus trend right now, so fun. I saw some fun paper cactus (cacti) on Pinterest and wanted to make some.  

I painted a Mason jar with acrylic paint and added a fun paper cactus cut from double sided patterned paper. So cute!

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Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all you and your Mom's - I made a quick video showing some fun crafts you can make for your Mom.

One was this fun paper torn heart card.  You can see how I did it on my video here

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May the Fourth be with you - Happy Star Wars Day

I hope you are all enjoying Star Wars Day, I know we have plans to watch the latest movie A Force Awakens, put on our Star Wars t-shirts nd use our Star Wars cups today.

Happy Star Wars Day and thanks for stopping by!