Long time no post

I'm just not into blogging lately. Life has been pulling me in every direction and I'm pooped! I have been scrapping though! The reveal at the Turtle went up on 15th here's smattering of my efforts:

A seasonal canvas...

The Scrapping Turtle does a product highlight each month and this month we got to play with Tim Holtz Distress Crackle paint...yum! I'm a bit of a Tim Holtz junkie lately so I was excited to try it out since I haven't tried it before.
I used "Peeled Paint" crackle paint, lots of distress inks (Mustard Seed, Fired Brick and Vintage Photo) on the background, Grungeboard letters and distress stickles. Also some American crafts rub-ons and stamps.
I want to do one for every season now!
You can check out the rest of the DT's work here and Tim Holtz's awesome demo here.
Thanks for peeking!

A new season...

Fall is always a season of change for me. This year is no exception. Sid's starting grade one has changed the routine of our daily lives immensely.
My scrappy life (OK, is it really sad to call my hobby that? Yeah...probably) is ready for a change too. I've decided to not re-apply to the Butterfly Crafts DT. I've had a great nine month run and loved my time there but feel I need a change. I've been on a design team of some sort for for the the past 18 months. So, I decided to take a break and just scrap for me. Then (literally that same week), I got an email form the Scrapping Turtle asking me to be the guest designer for October. Of course I said yes. How could I not? I love the community there and the great ladies I've met there and well, they have awesome stuff too!!!
My not-so-little kit came this week and it chalk full of scrappy goodness. I received Dream Street's "Merry & Bright" line with papers, rubons, chipboard, felt, ribbon, brads and lot of other goodies.
Here's my first page: I'll post more in the coming weeks. Thanks for peeking!

Some new work...

Not much to report today so here's some things I've been working on.
First two are made with some Jillibeansoup goodness. The card is actually painted with watercolours.
The next is a card I did for my brother's birthday. I used glimmer mist, distress inks a plenty and some Tim Holtz masks.


Then we have a card that was custom made for a co-workers special birthday. I love making cards for the girls at work...they pay me in coffee...mmmm....coffee. I digress.

Finally here's a fun layout I did the other night.
Lots of doodling, spray ink, Sassafras, Prima, thickers. I coloured the button with alcohol ink and then added stickles.
Thanks for looking!!

The Bee

Meet our bee. I say "our bee" because he likes to sit on our balcony. Right on the corner, looking out, quietly surveying his kingdom (or bee-dom).
He comes most days in the summer and has been coming for a few summers now. At least, I think it's the same bee. He always does exactly the same thing. If we are out on the balcony then he literally turns around in midair and flies away. He generally returns in a few minutes. He never bugs us (pardon the pun) and Sid loves to watch him.
I got this shot from our balcony door when the glass was out being replaced.
I love this shot.
P.S. Click on the picture to see him up close...he's fuzzy.

Bad to worse....

Ugh, what a week.
That's all I will say about that.

On to brighter things!!!
Here's my last challenge for Butterfly Crafts! Check it out here.
Scrap a summer tradition. I did a mini album of our mini vacation this summer (fitting, non?)
It makes great bedtime reading for Sid. So come play with us!!

A crafty weekend

The princess and I ( the king was busy as he's a chef and it's the Toronto International Film Festival right now, so he's working like dog... poor guy) enjoyed a nice quiet weekend at home, complete with crafts.
Here's a few:
A layout:

Some flower barrettes (made from left over scrap supplies and my glue gun):

And cute pumpkin lanterns (which are not quite finished). I saw the tutorial on this awesome blog I just discovered. Check it out here, she has wicked projects for adults and kids:

Hope you had a lovely weekend too!!

This week

I've aged about five years.
Sid started grade one. For the most part it's been great. The one and only problem: lunchtime. We live close enough to her school to walk but it takes her about 20 minutes. Couple that with only an hour for lunch and a sleepy Dad who works late as a chef (not to mention a Mom who works part time and would like to get back in the jewellery studio soon) and you see why we'd like her to stay for lunches. I have to say the school program is pretty awful. I don't blame her one bit, especially since most of her friends either go home for lunch or are in other classes.
After crying and a trip to McDonalds for lunch, I bribed her with getting her ears pierced and she found a lunch buddy...phew. Let's hope next week is better.
Here's some pics of the first day:

Heart on my sleeve

Well I wasn't going to post this but I figured what the heck...I worked too hard to not show these beauties off!
I just (as in at 7 a.m. this morning) finished my application for the Tattered Angels Design team call. You might know them better as the manufacturer of Glimmer Mist.
When the call came out I was sooo excited. However, the more I saw other applicant's work on the net the more my heart sank. Then, it hit me, I didn't really care if I got picked or not...honestly. I had a lot of fun (and frustration) making my layouts. I think I learned a lot about new techniques and really got into the joy of experimentation again.
So here's a few to take a peek at:

Kinda cool...

A few months ago I sent in a layout to Canadian Scrapbooker, not quite sure what issue it was for. Then yesterday this came in the mail. Not only did they use my layout, they did my demo too. (It's a little different but close enough....I used quickutz).
Here's the page and the issue. I'm such a geek, this makes feel giddy.

Vacation

Vacation was wonderful, stressful, exciting, frustrating, goofy and above else...FUN! We went to Niagara Falls for a few days and then did some day trips from home. Here's way too many pictures:

Besties

I'm very lucky to have many wonderful girl friends in my life. So. I decided to make the next challenge at Butterfly Crafts all about best friends. I did my layout about three special women in my life:


The journaling reads:
Cynthia, Kate and Emilie are three very different girls. They are all unique and true friends. Each is generous, thoughtful and kind. I realized I met them at various milestones in my life. Cynth at the beginning of school, Em at the start of high school and Kate on my first day of University.
I feel very lucky to have these girls in my life and I hope to be as good as a friend to them as they are to me.
Thanks ladies.

Cyber crop

Butterfly crafts is having a fun movie themed Cyber crop this weekend on our forum. Here's my layout:
Come play with us here and win some fun prizes!