Another week of LOAD216 has passed and I have somehow managed to stay current. Woot! Woot!
Here’s what I made this week. (If you missed my first five layouts you can see them here.)
Actually, this post is a bit late because this Wednesday is not welcome!
I am battling something. Not sure what it is, but two of my three little germ factories … er, daughters … have been hacking and sneezing for days so I blame them for the aches and the runny nose.
But, onwards!
Speaking of my daughters, my eldest (who is soon to be 12) came home from school yesterday with a “funny” notice. That’s what she called it. “Mom I have two notices. One is about basketball and the other is a bit funny.”
Instantly intrigued I snatched it up. It was notifying us that our children would be seeing The Video this week at school and would we please be ready to answer any questions that may arise.
Oh.
Right.
The Video. And yes, it needs to be capitalized like that because that is how she refers to it. I can see the capitals (and there may even be quotation marks) in her speech when she talks about it!
So, were there any questions I could answer before this Terrible Event?
No.
Are you sure? I’m ready, fire away!
No, I’m good Mom.
Phew! Dodged that bullet!
But it does bring up a good point and that’s what I wanted to write about today. How ready am I to answer the questions my daughters may have of me regarding the birds and the bees? Continue reading
Welcome to Make It Monday for February 8, 2016.You may be arriving here from Carole’s site where she is using Paint Shop Pro to create gold elements. I think metallic colours must be the hardest for our digital brothers and sisters to create!
Today I am embracing all things RED in preparation for Valentine’s Day. I’ve already shared some of the cards that are available to buy in my shop, and some of the cute gifts that my daughter’s will be receiving this year, but now I want to share the card that I made for my husband.
There are so many different challenges out there designed to encourage you to get into good habits. Have you tried any of them?
But the original (for me anyway) is the LOAD challenge!
Create a scrapbook layout every day for a month. And it’s happening right now!
I have participated in so many over the years. Even if I don’t always make a layout every day, I still love making what I can, seeing how Lain’s prompts get me to look at my stories in a different way, and stretching my style with new techniques. I’m excited to be up to date so far this time!
Here are my first five days of layouts … Continue reading
Welcome to Words on Wednesday for February 3, 2016.
We have just finished dinner at our house – soft beef tacos, yum – and it made me realize that I’d forgotten to write this post. Say what?!
Writing it in my head doesn’t seem to count, somehow. Go figure!
Today I wanted to share a recipe from our Family Favourites recipe box. Chicken Spaghetti. Continue reading
Welcome to Make It Monday!
You may be arriving here from Karen’s site where she is teaching us how to use masks in Artisan 5 with a quick video. Even if you are not a digital scrapbooker, I’m sure there are plenty of tips there that we paper lovers can put to good use!
At the end of this post there is another link that you can use to continue around the Blog Circle. Hope you have fun and learn something new on your journey!
Today I am talking about single layer cards. Or, what I refer to as single layer cards which really have two layers but compared to my usual cards with pop dots and flowers and all sorts of other embellishments that add a ton of height and bulk, these are relatively flat. And easy! Continue reading
We took a couple months off during the chaos that is late November, and December, but we are back with more inspiration to help you bust through that ever growing scrapbook paper stash!
You should be arriving from Lee-Anne’s blog but if not, have no fear. The entire hop list is at the end of my post to help you out.
Today I am sharing a cute little treat holder made from a toilet paper roll that is perfect for Valentine’s Day. If you’re super ambitious, you’ve got enough time to make one for every kid in your child’s classroom … or just your own children. As I will be doing!
Here’s what you need to make one: Continue reading
