I cut this 1.5" rosette with my KNK Maxx and posted a video on YouTube with a trick for assembling rosettes so that they don't split apart when you're assembling them.You can download the SVG cutting file here. Note that you will probably need to resize the file once it opens. I find it works best at a 1-1/2" width. Here...
Here are some of the Christmas cards I made recently.I used various paper collections and played around with cuttings using my Silhouette and Cricut machines, as well as punches and pieces from my stash. I keep a project box for Christmas in which I keep all papers and embellishments with a Christmas theme so that I can...
I worked on this layout while at a friend's house this week.The photo is of my husband, his cousin and her daughter during his cousin's visit to Montreal in the summer of 2009. The reason for her visit was the Stevie Wonder concert at the Jazz Festival, which we all thoroughly enjoyed!!!Her daughter was studying to become...
My studio is coming along. We have had a bit of a setback in that paint matching was a disaster (long story) so I am going to have to repaint the whole room on Sunday, but after that, it should be full steam ahead. All my furniture is here and most of it is assembled. I am really looking forward to getting my stuff moved...
Once again, I was inspired by a layout done by Nicole Magouirk. She and her family went to South Dakota on vacation and I have many pictures from the same areas because my sister lives in South Dakota. I have lots of shots of Mount Rushmore, scenes from the Badlands (including at sunset), pictures of our fun activities...
I have started organizing the photos for my heritage layouts.Amazingly, my aunt (my father's sister), wrote on the backs of every photo she sent my father and it is from her information that I discovered that I had an uncle I never knew about and many other things. Before I can scrap most of those photos, I will have...
I finally completed my Soccer Buddies layout. It has been on my mind for quite some time and now I'm happy with the result.For those who know my husband, it would have been unthinkable that a dog would be sitting beside him on the couch, much less to see his arm around the dog. Well, things certainly have changed around...
My major project these days involves working on my scrapbooking studio. I recently purchased the furniture for my room and finished sanding and washing the walls so I could start painting. I am hoping to start that this afternoon.Once I am done painting, I can start putting my Ikea Expedit units and other pieces together...
I was a divorced single mom until my son was about 8 years old ... and then I met my husband (we have been together 26 years now).Anyway, my son needed a regular male influence who could spend one-on-one time with him so we registered with the Big Brothers organization. My son had a lot of fun with his "big brother",...
This mini album page is available as a cutting file in MTC, SVG, KNK, GSD and WPC format to members of my ScrapperCreations Community. Full details are available on the site and many more files will be shared soon.The cutting file formats can be cut on Klic-N-Kut (KNK), Silhouette, Gazelle, Pazzles, Wishblade and other...
I just love how Percy is looking up into my daughter's eyes in this photo.He weighed 8 pounds here and already weighs 15 pounds now. We have had him just under two month...
On May 7, 2011, Percy joined our family. He is the most precious and adorable Cocker Spaniel puppy. People actually stop in their cars to tell us how cute he is, but of course, we already know that!!I really get it about dogs now....
Something inspired me to make a card today. I'm not always happy with my cards, but I'm very pleased with this one. It actually took a lot of time because I cut all the shapes by hand, except the one on which I stamped the sentiment.For some reason, this one just came together as I worked on it. I love it when that happens!!!I...
Below is a picture of the ATCs I made for this swap. I ended up using quite a few of my favourite techniques, including resist embossing, ink blending, die cutting, using embellishments, distressing with inks and crackle medium and misting.I also recycled the base for my ATCs because I had originally used the larger piece...
On May 7, 2011, our lives were completely turned upside down with the latest addition to our family, Percy -- a 3-month old Cocker Spaniel puppy. It's hard to believe that more than a month has already gone by. Time really does fly when you're having fun (and when there aren't enough hours in the day ... seriously!!)We...
I am hosting a Favourite Techniques ATC Swap.There will be no RAKs (random acts of kindness) or extra ATCs or gifts for the hostess. Some people host swaps and expect these types of extras so I just wanted to clarify this.We currently have 10 members in the ATC swap group in the ScrapperCreations Community, but if...
One of my scrappy sistas wasn't able to use water over the weekend due to a problem with the city water supply so she came over to do a bit of laundry. It was a perfect excuse to work on some layouts and chat :)))I worked on the layout below using the beautiful BoBunny Sophie paper collection.The "gorgeous" title is from...
At the request of a member of my ScrapperCreations list, I am posting photos that show how chipboard cut with a cutter can be used and what you can do to the pieces to use them in projects.I glued paper on after cutting out the chipboard, filed the edges, inked the edges, ran the piece through my Cuttlebug with an embossing...
I am working on my son's baby album. I don't have many pictures because I did not have a camera in those days and digital cameras did not exist yet. The album size is 8" x 8". I find this size more challenging because photos usually take up a large space, but the few pictures I have are fairly small or can be cropped...
Robin, My Pink Stamper, is having a Pinkalicious Blog Hop and her daughter Katelyn is celebrating her birthday so she is having a challenge in which you need to create "anything birthday". Since I need to practice my card-making skills, I made this card for Katelyn. Happy Birthday Katelyn!!!I used my Cricut Wall Décor...
One of my Scrappin' Sistas organized an all-day crop this weekend and we had a fantastic time. The hall she rented is huge -- big enough that we could each have an entire table and there were still enough tables free to sit and eat. She plans to organize more soon and I'm really looking forward to them!!!!This is another...
I totally scraplifted this idea from Nichol Magouirk. She does a weekly series of From Start to Finish videos at Two Peas in a Bucket and I wait for each new video. I just love how she shows putting everything together and she uses many elements in her layouts.I find it fairly easy to get ideas for layouts for girls or...
Last weekend, we went to the St. Patrick's Parade in Montreal and really enjoyed ourselves. There were so many people, you'd think a rock star was in the area!! I brought my camera and took lots of pictures.Since I was very young, I have always loved parades and marching bands in particular. The music from parades...
My husband and I went walking in a nearby wooded park. It truly is a winter wonderland in there. I used the BoBunny Midnight Frost paper line for these layouts. They add to the magic of these wintery photos. I used the Cricut Quarter Note cartridge to cut out Breathtaking. The cursive font is ideal for weldin...
This layout shows my drumming teacher playing at the Montreal Jazz Festival last summer.I used the Cricut Quarter Note cartridge for this layout and love, love, love it. I plan to use it for many more layout...
I finally finished my 8 x 8 Gaspé album and am quite pleased with it. I got ideas from a number of places and included my own ideas as well. Click on the picture to view more detail in a larger version.It's funny how you can have such different memories of the same event.We camped at a different location every night....
