Halifax Mojo!

I spent last weekend with Dave and the boys in Halifax...and as some of you know, I love scrapping among the chaos! tee hee I'm not sure if its the limited supplied, scrapping at the kitchen table and socializing or the fact that there are no "house chores" to distract me at Dave's...but I always seem to get a few layouts done in just one day!

I still haven't finished the "glimmer Mist" accident LO from last week...Hoping to work on it tonight :)

Some of you wanted to see photos from our trips to London/Paris and New York...I'll see if I can get some posted in the next few days...I haven't even printed our NY photos for scrapping yet! With my move to Halifax in less than 2 months, work and the Whimsy shop being busier than ever, I just seem to run out of day all week long LOL

Thanks for stopping by :)
Steph

Sassafras Surprise!

A few weeks ago, my fav scrappy paper company was having a warehouse sale...and normally, I don't even give these a second thought because shipping is usually sooooo expensive to Canada...but c'mon! It was Sassafras! I HAD to order the large box of goodies.....tee hee

It was perfect...considering the amount of stash I already have, there were few duplicates! Especially the acrylic stamps, they sent me all of the ones I don't already have! Yay!

Forgive me for the terrible photo....I didn't have time to take these outside to photograph and there was too much stuff to fit into my light box!

No scrappy layouts to show today...working on one, but I had a Glimmer Mist "mishap" yesterday... and I have to change a few things on the layout now. LOL I'm determined to get the hang of that stuff....I think its such a fun product and it adds so much sparkle to a layout! I just seem to be heavy handed with it...if any of you have suggestions, recommendations etc. please post below!

I'm off to Halifax to visit Dave and the boys tomorrow morning...I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend!

Cheers,

Steph

A few new Layouts and some Felties!!!

On Saturday night I scrapped a bit with my friend Kristine, and she introduced me to these awesome French sketches! I'm a big fan of Histoires de Pages, and so these really appealed to me! Here is one of the sketches...lots of white space, which normally drives me batty....but I managed to leave it alone this time! LOL This is my awesome friend Nat and her family.... she often calls Felix her "little Dude" tee hee Isn't he scrumptious??? Look at that blond curly hair! So adorable!

Here is one that is near and dear to my heart...the documentation of the last 3+ years for Dave and I...we've been on the road since April 2006, driving back and fourth every weekend between Saint John, NB and Halifax, NS...for those non-locals, that's a 4hour drive :)

We've grown accustomed to the travel time...I often work all day on Friday, get home, feed the cats and I'm on the road by 6pm...arriving at Dave's just before midnight (I often visit my sister who lives at the halfway mark for a pee break! haha!) With the help of cat sitters, fast food, audio books, iPods and netbooks and Blackberries we've made it work...but the time has come for me to move to Halifax :) Yay!!!! So I thought it would be a good idea to do the math and see what the stats are for us...when October Afternoon's RoadBlock collection arrived in the mail, I knew it would be perfect for this layout :)

And here is my super cute nephew Rohan....I can't believe how fast he's growing and how darn CUTE he is!!! Way too smart for his own good....he's giving his parents a good run of it! tee hee

Dave and I took the boys and my parents to New York city a couple of weeks ago...we drove all the way to New Jersey! Yikes! It took a day and a half there and back in the car....and as many of you know, I don't like sitting idle....but I wanted to be able to spend some time with Dave, so I picked up some felt and brought along some of my Whimsy buttons along with my silk threads from my cross stitch stash! These are the things I've made...I have no idea what I'm going to do with them, many are just way to big to add to a layout..but they were super fun to make :)

Until next time!

Cheers,

Steph

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The Whimsy shop has been keeping me busy lately, thank goodness, because I seem to have lost my scrappy mojo! I scrapped two layouts last night for the first time in AGES! Hopefully I'll have a chance to upload photos this weekend....In the meantime, I just realized I completely forgot to post my Creative Scrappers Reveal Sketch #62 and a mini album I created for my fav 2009 Grad Honor Student (Congrats Em!!!)

This week's layouts!

Hi there,
Just a quick note to post these photos of my recent work this week...I just spent about 6 hours trying to remove this nasty trojan virus on my computer, it just kept coming back! Grrr...well, after getting over my regedit fears, I jumped in and I *think* I have gotten rid of it....I'll do another scan before I go to bed :)

I had all of these plans tonight, to get chores done around the house for the move, get some Whimsy pins finished, do laundry...but I was determined to get RID of the virus... Things like that irk me to no end!

Anyway, here are the layouts...3 are Sassafras (of course!) and the one of Seymour is K&C paper and diecuts (such a fun line!)

Until next time!
Steph

New Sassafras!!! CHA 2009 Summer

Sassafras has just released some sneak peaks of their new CHA releases and I want them all! So bright and funky...just how I like my scrapbook paper! tee hee

A House of Color...

People often comment on the bold colors I use in my scrapbooking, and so I thought I would share a glimpse into my living space....so you can see the trend LOL

I'm feeling a bit sentimental about my little townhouse, now that the plan is in place to move to Halifax (yay!) It has been my sanctuary, my little house of color since 2005.

I'm absolutely giddy with anticipation and excitement to move and be with my Sweetie full time...but I just had to take some photos of "Candyland" (as my brother in law calls it!) for future scrapbook layouts....what'dya think, White Cardstock and a few flowers should do the trick eh? LOL

Here is my basement scrap space, just around that corner on the right is my computer space

My soft lilac bedroom that is soooo relaxing....


I had to use the flash here, so the lime isn't "Quite" that zingy...but its not far off...notice the Buffy and Spike Statues...I'm like a 13year old with a paycheck hahaha

Sofa covers=5 cats...nuff said


FYI, I never eat at the table.....but Brontë and Seymour put it to good use!

So there you have it.....Now my scrapbook pages make a bit more sense to those who don't know me tee hee

Thanks for stopping by!
Steph

ps Check out the new Whimsy Pins I added to the Shop tonight!

Creative Scrappers Sketch #60 Reveal

Here is my take on the latest Creative Scrappers Sketch #60...again with the Sassafras! tee hee I just can't help myself lately...their beautiful and funky collections have been calling to me! A Million Little Things had a clearance sale last week, and I stocked up on even more Sassafras products (check them out, I believe they still have some older listings at amazing prices!)

I've caught a few glimpses of some of the new releases for CHA coming up next week, and so far I've only spotted a few "must haves" (my wallet is thankful!) Cosmo Cricket, Crate Paper and Pink Paislee are on my wishlist so far and I'm waiting to see what Sassafras and October Afternoon will come out with :)

Until next time!
Thanks for stopping by
Steph

Rosy Posy cushion

rosy posy cushion
Originally uploaded by sarah london textiles

Wow! Wow! Wow!

I just spotted this in Flickr and I love it! Although I know the basics in crochet, I've never really learned how to follow a pattern etc. I may have to bribe my Mom next weekend to give me lessons, this is just stunning!

Just had to share!

Steph

The Zoolander Pose

This is one of my favorite photos of Payman and Rohan....I think R was about 3months old ;) The Sassafras Jungle Bungle just seemed to go well with this funny photo!

I'm on a Sassafras kick these days, I just can't seem to get enough :)

Cheers,

Steph