scrappy tuesday.

i haven't done any scrapping in about 2 weeks, and even then, those were invitations! so here's another layout i did a few months back. i started it initially with no specific picture in mind. i just loved this print that was floating around pinterest, so i used that as my jumping off point. then when i found a picture - which isn't the greatest, i admit - it sat on my table for weeks. it wasn't until thanksgiving that i managed to put it all together.

supplies used: pp: pebbles, crate, amy butler, fancy pants, american crafts, sassafras | stamp: studio calico | alphas: basic grey | stickers + rub on: studio calico | buttons: ? | mist: maya mist sunflower + pink, mister huey lunchtray

when i was putting this layout together, i was using an exacto knife to cut out around the numbers. my dad walked past to see what i was doing and offered to take over cutting for me. my dad! he's a whiz at using exacto knives as he's a technical illustrator and i remember growing up, he always seemed to be using them for his job (to this day, i don't remember what he was cutting?!). anyway, i wish i took a picture because the mental image of my dad helping me scrapbook is something i'll never forget. and he was seriously enjoying it. when he was done he asked me if i had anything else that needed cutting! i'll have to remember that next time i need help ;)

scrappy tuesday.

another page to share. i made this close to 2 months ago, i think? it was inspired by this image from dear miss modern design shop:

products used: pp: fancy pants, crate, american crafts, sassafras, october afternoon | alphas: american crafts, crate | mist: mister huey lunchtray, pink maya mist, tin type sprinklers | note tag: studio calico | twine: divine twine

this is probably the best photo i got of my brother-in-law and his new wife from their wedding day! which, by the way, was beautiful. they were married on bowen island, just a short ferry ride from vancouver. the church was set at the base of a hill, with the reception on the hill right next to it. it was a simple wedding, which is exactly what they wanted. our only regret was not being able to stay at the reception longer. because of the ferry schedule, we had to book it back to the mainland or risk being stuck on the island overnight without a place to stay. in hindsight, we should have booked a hotel on the island for the night as we weren't able to see curt and zoe the rest of our trip. but i guess that's what christmas is for!

scrappy tuesday.

i picked up a bottle of studio calico's mister huey shine a few weeks back and used it for the first time on this page. it's almost impossible for the camera to pick it up, but it gives a hint of shimmer. it's really subtle, but i love it. i'm sure i'll end up misting all my christmas cards. and no, this isn't my cat. just a really cute one we saw at the humane society :)

supplies: pp: studio calico, pink paislee, my mind's eye, echo park | alphas: american crafts | twine: twinery | buttons: ?? came in a studio calico grab bag | punch: ek success 2" scallop | embellies: cosmo cricket | mist: studio calico mister huey shine

GIANT laughter.

i was at the library the other week because kent needed to pick up a book for school. i'd heard how hilarious this book was from a number of different people, so when i saw it in the express section, i got so excited i snatched it up right away.

it wasn't until i got home and opened it up that i realized i probably should have looked a little more carefully at the cover.
oops. although the funny thing is, it just seems to add to the humour. it's like tina fey is yelling her memoirs in my ear!

has anyone else read this? thoughts?

it's november 1. why not blog?

yikes, has it really been 3 months since i last blogged? funny how fast time flies! i wish i had some great story as to where i've been the last 3 months, but i don't. the truth is, i was just a little uninspired and unmotivated.

anyway, seeming as how november 1 happens to fall on a tuesday, i have a scrappy tuesday page share for you. although i haven't been scrapping much, i did head out to a fundraising crop in morden over the weekend for leigh's upcoming missions trip and made this page while i was there. it's probably my fave of the weekend:

supplies used: pp: studio calico, american crafts, echo park | alphas: k&company, basic grey | journaling tag: studio calico

i feel like this weekend got my creative juices flowing once again. so here's to blogging regularly!

scrappy tuesday.

we're taking a bit of a break over at mss, and only posting challenges every other week. luckily, since the weather has been too nice lately to stay inside and scrap! i had to force myself to sit and do this layout a few weeks ago, instead of being outside in the sun.

i chose this colour palette to serve as inspiration for this week's challenge:
and here's my layout:

friday randoms.

it's been quite awhile since i've done one of these posts, so i thought i'd dust it off and do one today.

1. oh, what a difference 72 hours can make! on the left was the weather on tuesday. scorching, humid, unbearable. (notice the part that says it feels like 46C?) and on the right is the weather this morning. i actually needed a sweater! not complaining, though. after weeks of heat, i was definitely ready to turn off the ac, open up the windows and breathe some fresh air.
2. we're going camping this weekend at hecla provincial park with some friends for the first time this year. i'm really looking forward to it, as i haven't been there in years. also looking forward to diving into these books while camping (thanks lenore!)
3. after 3 years, i've decided to get back on the grey's anatomy train. not sure why i stopped watching it in the first place....i think it was before we had pvr, and we were always busy the night it came on? anyway, i'm on season 6 and so far loving it! anyone else still watching this?

4. i ran into the mall quickly over my lunch break to look for new jean shorts, thanks to a little max incident, and really shouldn't have. there's sales galore at the mall right now! i always want to laugh because it feels like summer just arrived here, and yet all the summer stuff is on sale to make room for fall. doesn't seem right at all! have you gotten any good deals lately?

5. last night, kent woke me up at 3 am to say that he couldn't find george, our cat. she didn't come running when he gave them food, which is unusual. (yes, kent feeds the cats in the middle of the night. totally his doing - i have nothing to do with it!) usually, she comes bolting from wherever she is in the house the second she hears the knob turn on the closet where their food is kept. anyway, george has a terrible habit of jumping through windows to be outside. no joke. she's busted through our screens trying to get out before. and last night, because it finally cooled down enough for us to open our windows before bed (see #1 above), we figure she must have jumped out without us knowing.

so there we were, at 3 am, in our pjs, half awake, with lanterns (because we don't own a single working flashlight), scouring our backyard for this dark grey cat. to no avail. so then we tried the front yard. kent even walked to the main street, just to check. he told me later that he was scared to even look, for fear of seeing a dead cat on the road. so after checking the front and back and calling and trying to coax her by shaking a bag of treats, we were ready to give up. and that's when i saw something move above my head. and wouldn't you know? there's george prancing on top of our carport. i guess she had climbed a tree, and jumped onto the carport roof and was just hanging out. i figure she was probably out there at least 3 hours. and she probably hated us for making her come inside. i tell you, that girl was born to be a farm cat! oh the joys of owning pets!