I Love Sketches

I was lucky enough to have some time this Good Friday to scrapbook with a good friend.  I used some sketches to help get my creativity flowing...

For this one I used the March Sketch from Practical Scrapper.  I was even able to use up some of my old stash.

The next page I made was using sketch #105 from Sketches in Thyme.  It was nice to dig into my bright paper Amy Tan paper that I had been hoarding.

 

 

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Scrapping the Now

I took part in Studio Calico's Weekly Challenge, which was to scrap a "now" picture.  I have such a hard time not scrapbooking chronologically, hence why there are only two newborn pages in Miss E's baby book. This was a great challenge for me to break out of my rut.

I choose to use a couple pictures from last weekend.  We were spending the last few minutes playing before bedtime and I looked over and saw my two favourite people playing together and thought these are the moments that life is all about.

I am really loving getting back in the creative groove!

Have a gooder,
Lindsay

What a Difference a Year Makes...

This time last year the hubby and I were just telling the world our big news.  Now we are proud parents to a 7 month old baby girl.  Now that the nights are a little less sleepless and the naps a bit more structured, I am finally finding time to scrapbook again.

Here is the title page to Miss Elise's baby book.

I really need to work on taking better pictures of my pages, but you get the idea.

Hopefully there will be more pages to share soon!

Have a gooder,
Lindsay

Nothing like a Challenge...

There is nothing like a good challenge to get the creative juices flowing.  After a complete re-vamp of my craft room it was nice to sit down and actually create!

I saw a challenge on the Scrapbook Paradise blog and decided to give it a try.  I don’t usually make tags, but it was nice to try something different. 

With all of the big changes coming in my life I hope that I can continue to squeeze in some creative time!!

Have a gooder,

Lindsay

World Card Making Day

Studio Calico hosted some challenges for World Card Making Day this weekend and I was able to play along.  Here are the three cards that I made based on their challenges.

   

Have a gooder,

Lindsay

4 Years Ago Today…

In front of our family and friends the Hot Hubby and said I Do!  I can't believe it has been 4 years already.  It seems just like yesterday I was looking down the aisle at my husband to be.

I haven't started our wedding album yet.  The whole idea scares me ;)   I have done a couple of pages with our wedding pictures including the layout below which I put in our 2006 album.

 

Have a gooder,

Lindsay

I *heart* Studio Calico

After drooling over the kits forever, I finally broke down and ordered their kits.  When the I received the box on my door step I was so excited.  I haven’t had that much time to play with it yet, but here are the first two pages that I made using some of the Back 40 Kit.  I can’t wait for the next box to show up on my door step!

The first page shows the pictures that the hot hubby and I had taken to celebrate our 1st anniversary (our 4th anniversary is tomorrow!).

   

This page shows the “adventure” I had babysitting my nephew.  After reading Wacky Wednesday we both got a little wacky ;)

 

Have a gooder,

Lindsay

I Need a Vacation!!

Around this time ever year I start getting the vacation itch.  The Hot Hubby and I have been lucky enough to get away for a week the last two winters and I really hope we can sneak off again this year.

In December 2008 we celebrated my parents 30th wedding anniversary in Punta Cana.  We celebrated Christmas at the resort, and let me tell you I didn’t miss the snow at all!

Here are some pages that I did for that vacation that I never got around to posting.  Looking at these pages makes long for the beach and the sun…

 

Have a gooder,

Lindsay

Falling Back into Creativity…

The air around here already has the fall crispness in it, which means it is time to start scrapbooking again.  It seems like the summer sucks all of the creativity out of me.

To get the dust off of this blog I am going to post some pages that I completed in the spring.

This page is one that I completed at the National Scrapbook Day Crop at Urban Scrapbook.  We were given a kit and asked to create anything with the contents.  I was lucky enough to be chosen as the winner and came home with a brand new Slice Machine :)  This is definitely one of my favourites.

Have a gooder,

Lindsay

Happy Day

After some crazy weather the last few weeks the sun is finally shining and summer is upon us!

I needed to make a birthday card for one of my closest friends, so I decided to try a sketch from 2Sketches4You.

I hope she likes it!

Have a gooder,

Lindsay

Back to Reality…

After three months of long days of work and chaos as home, due to the long hours at work, things have finally started to slow down.  I have even had time to upload some the cards and layouts I managed to get done in the last little while to my computer.

Speaking of chaos, my craft room is a disaster!  The only time I have spent in there the last few months is to throw together some cards, after which I never cleaned up.  The room desperately needs some reorganization. I really struggle with organizing this room and it seems like I clean more in there than I “play”.  My goal over the next few weeks is to make it more functional for me.  Wish me luck…

Here are few of the cards I have made the last little while (aka the reasons why my room is such a mess).

30th Birthday Card for a friend

Valentine’s Day Card for the Hot Hubby (notice the mess in the background).

Birthday Card for my FIL.  My in-laws were leaving for Mexico the next day so I thought it was fitting.  I lifted this from Splitcoaststampers.

Have a gooder,

Lindsay

Another Test

One of these days I will get to write a real post, but until then I will just keep trying new gadgets ;)

Why haven't I been posting? Because, I have been here over 70 hours a week...


I need a holiday....

- Posted from my iPhone

This is a Test

Testing 1, 2, 3…

Challenge Pages

Last Friday I was able to attend a crop at a local scrapbook store with a friend of mine. Since my creativity seems to be still recovering from my vacation I did a few more pages for the Jump Start January Scraplift Challenge.

This is my lift of Sweet Life. This one of my favourite engagement pictures of the hot hubby and me.
Then I did a couple more pages for my 2007 album. I can't help, I have to do my pages in chronological order. That being said, my next big project is an album about my trip to Vegas earlier this month. It will be such a treat to scrapbook new pictures!

This my lift of Wedding Countdown.
This is my lift of i love Julie and Julia.

I have been busy the last few days printing pictures, so hopefully I will have new pages to share soon!

Have a gooder,

Lindsay

Jump Start January

After spending most of November and December working on Christmas gifts and wedding stuff for my sister I have finally been able to start working on my albums again. It was nice to clean off my table and get creative again.

To help me get back in the groove I am joing the Jump Start January Scraplift Challenge at Two Peas. So far I have manafed to complete three layouts from the challenge and hope to do a few more this week.

This is a lift of Lisafisa's Thankful layout. The picture in the layout is from the Hot Hubby and mine's 3rd Anniversary photoshoot.

This layout is a lift of Kelly Goree's Best Santa layout. These pictures are from nephew's 4th birthday. He just turned 7 last week, so as you can see, I have lots of catching up to do.

This layout is my take on Nicole Martel's Close layout. This is are recap and the last page for my 2006 album!! Hopefully I will have more layouts to share soon!!

Have a gooder,

Lindsay

Finally Summer!!

The sun has finally come and we have been enjoying some hot summer days! The hot hubby and I are heading to the lake for the next two weekends, so hopefully the heat wave continues. The only down side to the hot weather it the heat in house. My craft room is on the second floor of the house and by in the afternoon/ evening it is cooking. Rather than playing in there, I have been avoiding it. I think I may have to take over a corner of the man floor (aka the basement) until things cool off.

A couple weeks ago I went to a local LSS and scrapbooked with a friend of mine. Here are a few of the layouts I did in the comfort of the air conditioned store.

I just noticed that the bottom of this one got cut off. There should be a blue strip at the very bottom, oh well...

Have a gooder!!
Lindsay

Another Scrappin’ Weekend

I spent another weekend scrapbooking. This time Nadine made the long trek from Saskatchewan to spend the weekend in my craft room. I only managed to get 15 pages done, but we did make a few shopping trips and I had to cook a few meals (okay, only two, but still).

I haven’t scanned any of the pages I made last weekend, but here are a few that I made on the retreat.

This one is about the hot hubby's style, or lack there of, during the winter months.

Just a radom picture of the two of us from January.

I snapped this picture with my new Digital Rebel, while the hubby was trying to enjoy his breakfast.

Have a gooder,

Lindsay

Retreat

3 nights, 4 days, 11 fabulous ladies & 34 pages....

A couple weekends ago I went on a scrapbooking retreat with some of my friends. I had an awesome time and manage to complete 34 pages while I was there. I finally finished 2005 and am almost up to date with this year. It is so nice to get away from the everyday distractions and focus on creating. I can't wait until the next retreat in September!

Here is one of my favourite pages from the weekend.

Have a gooder,

Lindsay

Busy, Busy, Sick, Busy...

The last month has been crazy!! I have been travelling quite a bit for work and then right smack in the middle of the craziest week, I got the flu. I haven’t had the flu since I was a little kid. Without going into the nasty details, I will just say losing 5 pounds in one day isn’t as exciting as it sounds ;)

On a happier note, I won a challenge on the Scrap n’ Supply Shack blog and received lots of American Craft goodies!! Here is a look at what Shannen sent me (Thanks Shannen!!)

I did manage to get a few layouts done over that last month. I am just about finished my 2005 album. I am so sick of scrapbooking “old” pictures so I think I am going to start my 2009 album before I start catching up on 2006.




Have a gooder!

Lindsay