Whew!!!!

It was a very busy weekend at Just Scrap It. Our Friday Late Night Crop was so much fun with so many fantastic women to scrap and chat with. We had just gotten in boxes and boxes of new product and were trying desperately to get it all out . . . beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Then on Saturday, because we had so much product to find room for, Julie and I decided to re-merchandise the store a bit . . . crazy, crazy, crazy. So, sorry . . . no new pages. Besides, with Ralna and Deb coming back from Vegas, there will be even more new product to work with . . . hee, hee, hee!

Cal's '77 Vette

What a perfect way to end a fun weekend. Not only did I get some pages done, I saw Dionne (who worked at JSI when I began to scrapbook). She is a radio-personality in Yorkton who came in to see some friends. Then to top it off, Cal and I got the 'vette running and took it out for a cruise on Sunday Nite. I drove it to work Monday and out for supper Monday. My kids came home from their dad's place and all of this tied in a neat bundle -- made me very happy. I think the topper; however, was that Lucas told me he had read the entire book I had just bought him -- and he ASKED FOR MORE BOOKS TO READ!!!!!! Yeah BABY!!!!!

Here Comes the Bride

I love this picture of Rhea that Faith snapped as she walked down the isle. She looks so happy. Daddy was trying his best to not cry -- he is so sweet. So many of us know Rhea as the Dairy/Angus farmgirl that isn't afraid of some cow drool or doodoo. I have had so many comments on just how well she "cleans up". You truly were a very beautiful bride. And for those who know you, it matches your wonderful personality.

Far Away

A Day in the Life

What an easy page. I have loved this line of paper since it arrived at Just Scrap It and was just waiting for a picture to go on it. Then this flower popped out at me and the page was almost done. Don't Faith and Mike look cute together?

Joy

Since Jade is such a soft kind of kid, this line of paper works so well for her. I used up some scraps from a previous page, used up some stickers from the same Daisy D line and added some Prima flowers and a Basic Grey Rub-On. Jade and Nathan looked so cute together.

Beautiful Jade

My Jade had no problem with pictures with her Mom. I wish it would have been a bit warmer so that Jade hadn't worn her jacket. Her dress was so perfectly Jade: pink, cute, soft and lovely. I used a favorite line of Basic Grey, did some hand-written journalling, used the new steel magnolias, a Heidi Swapp clock face, some bling . . . well you can see. I enjoyed making this page . . . I guess I like to doodle -- been doing it all my life (didn't think it would help me out anywhere) Nice to underestimate a frivilous past-time.

Snarl

I was hoping for some pictures with my children and Cal at the wedding since we would all be dressed up. I guess I'll have to try it again when we all have jeans and t-shirts on. Sky looked absolutely beautiful in this dress and her hair and make-up done; however, it is not how she prefers to be. Her response to "I would like a picture of us girls together" was: "I wore the dress, you're not taking a picture too!" I guess I'll just have to settle for whatever I can take; which is the way it should be -- the way she is: casual and crazy!

Fabulous Flip Flops

I loved that eventhough us four girls came from three provinces and had no contact prior to the wedding, we all wore flip flops with no heels for the wedding. Each had their own degree of bling; but had bling non-the-less.

Follow Your Dreams

I made this canvas for Sky out of the best pictures I had taken when she was riding for me this summer. I had only taken my digital camera (which is nice to delete the ones that weren't good); however, I know my SLR with the 300 mm zoom would have taken better pictures. Guess I need a new camera.

The Girlz

Told you I'd be one of the girls in "orange". Actually I kind of liked my dress. My daughters said that I looked beautiful. It's amazing what a gown, updo and make-up can do for a "jeans and t-shirt kind of girl". Of course, that's me on the left. Pamela is beside me. Kara is next to Pamela and Heather is on the opposite end. We all got along well. We loved the fact that despite our distance from each other (B.C., Sask and Manitoba), we all ended up wearing very blingy flip-flops with our dresses (& no heels).

The Bride and her Daddy

From the time we arrived out at Champetre County, we contemplated the location for the wedding ceremony: inside the Saloon or outside in the Garden (the original plan). The weather forecast called for the possibility of a thunderstorm. The ceremony was at 3pm -- we would decide at noon. Considerably later than that, it was decided that we would go with the Garden idea since Rhea and Michael had their hearts set on it. Not a drop of rain fell -- up until Rhea began her walk down the isle. The entire time we stood outside for the ceremony, it rained. The bridal party giggled the entire time. Rhea and Mike snickered a bit too. The minute the documents were signed and we walked back down the isle, the rain stopped. It didn't rain the rest of the day. Thanks to the good sense of humor of the Bride and Groom, the silliness of the Bridal Party and the amazing talent of Sheryl who did hair and make-up for the girls -- no one could tell we had gotten so wet. Everyone's clothes, make-up, hair looked perfect the rest of the day. The only thing worse for wear was the temporary marriage license which dried by the next day.

Unique Wedding Photo

I will be scrapbooking Rhea's Wedding photographs for her (and with her). This should be a very interesting journey as you can tell by this particular picture. Rhea's family owns and operates a Dairy Farm in British Columbia while Michael and his family own and operate a Black Angus Farm just outside of Saskatoon. I learned (during the course of the weekend) that there is a rivalry between Dairy and Beef farmers. I also learned that there is different ways to prepare them for shows (and portraits at a wedding). I learned to keep my mouth shut about any aspect of them since I don't even know the correct terminology to refer to them by. They are not modest, they spook easily, they eliminate in proportions unseen by a city girl. They snot, drool and are fond of pretty orange and red bouquets of flowers. The pure mass of them is astounding. This is not a formal photograph -- it is a candid taken from behind the photographer. Take a look at the Ring Bearer's face. Rhea, I can hear your laugh from here!

Busy, Busy Life

Rhea's wedding is this weekend, so I had to get the girls and spud new clothes. It's a bit of a kick in the head when your daughter likes and looks good in a dress like this. I have been very busy with going back to work, getting the kids back to school, going to my highschool reunion and now Rhea's wedding. I should be able to get some pages done after the wedding. I am doing her album so I may even have some wedding pages on here for you. I hope everyone has a great weekend -- we'll chat next week -- I hope!

2nd Nature

At the end of August, my mother and I went out to watch my daughter Sky ride her horse. After walking through the pasture for awhile, tacking up Neeko, visiting with the llamas, other horses, cats, dogs and donkey; Sky rode for us. The entire time, she had a smile on her face. She talked to the horse and made sure he wasn't ridden too hard. She had treats in her pocket (which Neeko kept trying to get at) so she could give him some whenever she felt he needed one. She spends most of her free time outside with "her animals". She loves being at the farm and riding. It is second nature for her to ride bareback and run through the fields with her "friends".

American Muscle

Again, I missed Cruise Weekend; but Cal took tons of pictures for me to scrapbook. I picked out my favorites and developed them along with his. The Basic Grey Obscure line looks great with each and every picture. I used a little black acrylic paint on this one, sandpapered, added a skunk stripe and a title and I was done. One of those simple pages that I love.

eggsplosion

What can I say . . . one of the funniest experiences of my life: after heating up some hard-boiled eggs, Cal tried to stab one with his fork and the darn thing blew up . . . everywhere . . . we screamed and then laughed as Cal stabbed a couple more . . . just to see what would happen.

Mini Family Album

Since I couldn't take my children to my 25-Year High School Reunion, I made a 3" x 3 album with pictures of them as young children and now. This particular album I bought at JSI and liked it because it had minature page protectors in it of which you could add to. It came with 10 page protectors which was all I needed for this project. I used up scraps for the entire book since it was so small. I made wallet-sized photos which fit almost perfectly. It was quick and fun and everyone loved it.