A few New Year layouts and a Mini!

Here are a few things I've been working on this New Year....Our weekends have been mostly snowy ones, so I've been taking my camera and layouts to work with me in hopes that I can get photos of them during my lunch break!  The days are so short now, its pitch black by 5pm when I get home from work ;)

I was really in a "Sassafras Mood" last week!  I think every project was made with nothing by my Sass stash!  Tee hee some of you have asked me about my stash...one of these days I will take photos of it LOL I can't explain my obsession, it just makes me so very happy :)

Here is the mini I made using an entire sheet of Sassafras Journal Stickers!  I must have about 50 of these sheets, I think this is a great way to put them to cute use :)

Cheers!!

Steph

2011 Art Journal

Happy New Year Folks!
Time to kick off 2011 with a super fun Sassafras project I worked on over the holidays....My very first "pop up" and certainly won't be my last, this was so much fun to make!  I purchased the class from Leila Bentahar HERE  Check out her shop, she is such an inspiration,  I can't wait to take more of her classes, so fun!

Since I'm such a Sass Junkie, I had lots of Me Likey kickin' around, so I was very liberal with my embellishments and paper usage.  Loving this type of book, made with a combo of paper and box board...and that side envelope, just knocks my socks off!  Its been some time since anyone has really done something that makes me sit back and go "ahhhhhhhh, that's such a cool way of doing things!"  Leila's project class does not disappoint!  (I have no affiliation with Leila aside from the fact that I want to be just like her when I grow up.... I just really loved making this book)

Her class was to make a "new born" book, but since I didn't have anyone in mind to give something like this to I thought it would make a super cool art journal.  A place to jot down any notes or projects that I'm thinking of working on :)

Thanks for stopping by!
hugs
Steph

Its a Bird! Its a Plane! No, its a Princess!

I was just looking at the last post on the blog and near fell over when I saw the date!  Oh my word, I don't think I've ever gone this long without any posts at all...and even worse, that shows you how long its been since I SCRAPPED!  No wonder I'm stressed!  LOL

Without boring you with the details of my day to day life, lets just say these past few weeks have been very challenging for me on the work front.  To the point that I would be so mentally exhausted from the day, that it would take 2 hours in front of the tv just to get myself out of the "work" zone....Suffice to say, this means there hasn't been much time for the fun stuff in life like scrapbooking and making my Whimsies :)

Its getting better though, and I did get some scrappy time this weekend to finish my layout for Creative Scrappers' reveal!

Here is one of my favorite sets of photos of us when we were kids; this was for a costume contest one summer in Victoria Park (Moncton, NB).  I just love the 80's style princess costumes and my cousins in their superheroes outfits...hilarious.  I'm going to post this photo on Facebook right now and tag them hehehe (<-evil laugh)

  Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas and Happy New year!
Cheers,
Steph
xo

Paper Poppy Layouts and Mini Album!

This kit from the Paper Poppy was so wonderful! I was able to finish three layouts and a mini album and STILL had some leftovers for cards! (haven't had the time to make said cards, but the kit package is still on my scrappy desk!)

Thanks for stopping by!
Steph
xo

Guest DT This week at the Paper Poppy Kit Club!

When Aphra emailed me a few weeks ago asking if I would guest DT for her fab kit club, I YELLED (via email) YES! YES! YES! and then did a little dance :)

Her kits are super fab and this November's kit was no exception! Love every bit of it!  Combination of Bella Blvd and Jillibean Soup papers, Basic Grey felties and lots of other yummies!  I made three layouts and a mini album, with lots left over to make cards this weekend if I have time :)

Check out my blog posts HERE

Cheers!
Steph
xo


 

Creative Scrappers Sketch 131

Again, another super fun sketch from the best sketch blog out there....Creative Scrappers!!!

Here's my take on sketch #131

Sasssafras Monstrosity collection of course....

C'mon over and be inspired!

Cheers,

Steph

xo

More LCOM Layouts!

Kristine and I were on fire!!!  I think she got 5 or 6 done herself...

we normally struggle to get two done at an all day crop LOL  Hope you like :)

Steph

xo

Sassafras Hello Mini Album

Here's an Album I've been working on for a few weeks now...finally got it finished and photos taken!  I just love this Sassafras collection...Amplify, one of my all time favs :)

I have no idea what photos I'll add to the album yet...but isn't that always the way?  I love making the albums...just never seem to get around to adding the photos LOL

Hope you are having a great day!

Steph

xo

LCOM Crop Layouts!

Hi Folks!

The sun decided to come out today (yay!) so I was finally able to take some photos of the layouts I worked on during the fabulous LCOM crop in Saint John last weekend.  Kristine and I scrapped from 10am until 2am!  Can you believe it?!?  So much fun and I got lots done!  The space is super comfortable...great table, great lighting and unlike many scrappy venues....the room temperature was great (very important when you are scrapping for so long!) I'm already looking forward to the next one in January :)

Here are a few of my layouts from the day!

(I should have more Whimsy Duckies in the shop soon!)

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope everyone is having a great weekend :)

Steph

xo

Our Freak Lunchbox Date

Whenever we are downtown Halifax, Dave and I love to visit the Freak Lunchbox....its the BEST candy store ever!  It has all the candy we had growing up....and some funny novelties!

Steph
xo