Recent Scrapbook pages

Here's a quick peek at some of the scrapbook pages I created during the two weekends I scrapped in January. The first one is on Bo Bunny Etcetera Watermark paper. The paper is gorgeous - it's so ethereal and dreamy. I used it for a photo from the girls' ballet mock exam.

I also used my favourite new punch on this page - Stampin' Up's Petite Pennant Builder punch for the little banner in the upper right corner.

This one of my favourite dance costumes. I loved the pretty lilac colour, the beadwork and the sweet little tutu. The girls were astronomers in this costume and carried magic wands with little stars on the ends. I decided to carry through the star theme.



Some of the supplies from this page and the one above are from the September 2011 kit bundle from Up The Street Scrapbooking. I love finding a great Canadian scrapbook kit company, and Up The Street is one! I wish I had time for a monthly kit membership, but sadly time is rare around our house the past few years, so I haven't subscribed, but if you're in the market, check them out!




I saw this layout by the ultra talented Danielle Flanders quite a while back on the Studio Calico blog and wanted to lift it immediately. I used photos of each of the members of our family punched into circles and pulled this together rather quickly. To be honest, I'm not sure that it's finished, but here it is as it stands right now.



I've been using up one of my favourite paper pads from K & Company for ages now, and only have a few sheets left. I thought the papers I used on the next two layouts were perfect for Christmas themed pages. It wasn't my original intent to create a 2-pager with these, but part way through I realizes that they worked really well side by side, so ran the strip of Graphic 45 Christmas paper and the pleated ribbon across them both.

The photos here are two of my favourites from Christmas 2010 - one of the kids enjoying a few last Christmas carols before bed on Christmas Eve, and the second is of them eyeing the empty place of cookies Santa left behind on Christmas morning.

I used another favourite new punch from Stampin' Up on these two pages. It's the Large Lace Ribbon Border punch, and it's so easy to work with, it's a dream!

I still have pages from Crop & Create to post, so I will follow up with those as soon as I can. And yes, it's true - we just arrived home last week from a Western Caribbean cruise, and it was absolutely wonderful! I'll hopefully have at least a few photos of that trip to post soon.

Thanks to all those who have e-mailed or Facebook messaged me to check on my Mom's status. She is settled into a rehabilitation hospital now, and her prognosis is quite good. Unfortunately, she won't be able to move back into her apartment, but at 86 years old, it's best that she have nurses nearby more frequently than her old building was able to do. I hope to head out to Edmonton again this spring or summer to visit with her.

Since my last post, I reached a few milestones that came and went without much fanfare - my blog turned 5 years old on March 7th, and I reached 20,000 views as well. I'll have to get some giveaways going one of these days to celebrate! DOn't worry, I'll let you know when!

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the world despite that I haven't been updating very often. Your visits and comments mean a lot to me, and I hope to get back onto the blogging and scrapbooking bandwagon again soon! Cheers!