Faith's Grad Album

Well, I finally finished Faith's Grade 12 Grad Album. I began it months ago by taking white cardstock and stamping them entirely with Tim Holtz stamps and a couple of my own that were appropriate. I blended them (some lighter and some darker) but used one group of colors on all of the pages. I used a lot of bling and flowers and found some quotes that were very Faithish. I made the album 8 x 8 and Zuttered it. Then I used a stand and screwed the back chipboard page to the stand. Faith can look at either side and keep it on her desk and look at whichever page she wants.

Faith's Grad Album

Faith's Grad Album

It was very easy to take these pictures. Faith looked amazing in her dress. Her tan made it all that more spectacular. Her hair, nails and accessories made the look complete. It was great to see Jade, Sky and Lucas participate in the whole day. They all looked wonderful. It really made my parent's day when we visited the nursing home all dressed up. I think "Super Great" were the words my dad used to describe Faith. Spectacular, beautiful, amazing and gorgeous were other words other people used to describe her.

Faith's Grad Album

I loved making this book for Faith. I knew she would appreciate the time and thought it took. Eventhough I did 32 pages, I doubt I will put all of the pages on my blog.

Faith's Grade 12 Grad

Wow, what a busy few days. Grad went along wonderfully. Faith looked absolutely beautiful and we had a great day for taking pictures. We went to the river for a few hours and had so much fun with her and her dress. Grad ceremonies and banquet and dance were nice. I had all of my children together for the day which doesn't happen much anymore. I have to get out and get some of these pictures printed today before I go to work. Pages and the albums should be done soon.

One Crazy Day

Well, I have tried to get some pages up. I did these five last night after work. I sat and watched the most depressing movie and then decided to watch a comedy afterward to cheer myself up. I did these at the same time. I have been busy with work and with our store's 10th Anniversary weekend, it has been crazy. Faith's Grade 12 Grad is on Thursday, staff parties, etc., will make this week completely nuts. Apparently I am Faith's official photographer for her grad experience. So it looks like I will have a ga-zillion photos by Friday. She finally got her dress after the fiasco of getting it in at the wrong size and only having weeks to re-order, re-make and re-ship it from China. Well, we got it, got it altered and she came to try it on at JSI during the Anniversary weekend. I'd have to say it was a hit with the ladies . . . and really Faith did look gorgeous in her princess dress. You will see it soon enough on my blog.

Just another page done with older pictures. The journaling is on a circle that can be pulled out. Got to get some rest now. I've been sick since Easter and can't shake this bug. I am exhausted!

Picture Perfect Ballerina

Sky and I could not remember the name of the dance she did in this costume. I do remember though that she loved the dress and the flowers that surrounded her head and the top of the organza apron. She has her stage make-up on and was very happy to pose for a few pictures. Ahhh, they grow up so fast.

Wild Thing

This picture has always reminded me of a Dr. Seuss character. Sky loved green and this sweater was one of her favorites because of the soft feathery stuff around the hood. This paper was new and matched the feeling of the picture so I made it quickly and simply. Since the picture is so cute, I wanted to make the page simple so I wouldn't lose it.

River Stuff

We got in this wonderful travel paper. But, since I don't travel much, I found a use for it. The colors worked well and were very "Sky" colors back at this time of her life. We had gone for a walk down by the river and collected things. We couldn't go in the river because it was high and the current was dangerous. We just had to stay on our side and explore there.

Sky and Lucas - Growing Up Together

Here I used some Lime Rickey paper from Basic Grey and some old vellum quotes and Basic Grey letter stickers. It looks like I may have some scrapbooking time and supplies to use up this summer. Maybe I can get caught up -- if there is such a thing. With Faith's Grade 12 Grad this week, I'll probably be scrapping that all summer.

My Monkey

Lucas is always making faces and doing silly things. When this monkey paper came in, I found some pictures that matched the colors and did this page. I love the monkey with the toothy smile. Lucas always flips his eyelids to freak people out. Then there was the day he sucked whoppers to his nostrils. Ya, he's a laugh-a-minute kid.

Cutie Patootie

Sassafrass Line, picture of Lucas at about 1 or 2 years old. Isn't he the cutest thing ever? I never want to forget him like this. He was such a cute kid always having fun and being so sweet.

Looking Back

Yes, sometimes when I see an older picture of me I tend to think about the choices I've made along the way. Eventhough this picture was only taken maybe ten years ago, a lot has changed in my life. How could anyone say that they'd change their lives once they know their children? Maybe some things would change--but since we are not given that choice, I want to teach my children that they have to be strong individuals and make every choice the right one for them. I want them to know that they have to make it on their own and not depend on anyone else to help them survive. We don't know what is around the corner for us, so we have to make sure that we know we can survive no matter what. We have to become independent individuals that believe in ourselves. We also have to be able to take the responsibility for our own decisions and actions. It is hard . . . but once we have, we become better people for it.

Sandy & Mike

We got this wonderful new wedding paper in awhile ago and I was hoping to use it on some of Mike and Rhea's pages; but as I was cleaning up, I found these pictures of my cousin Sandy's wedding. I really wanted to get these scrapbooked because I wanted to make sure I didn't lose the family picture on the bottom. It was probably one of the last photos taken of my Auntie Marilyn before she passed away. I love that Sandy looks so happy in the top picture too. She was my one and only girl cousin around my age. She lived and still lives in B.C. We really should keep in touch. Maybe I can get ahold of her. Sounds like a new and challenging job.

Jade's Dream Car & Wheels 60's Style

Well, Jade and I went outa car for Jade. She nearly jumped out of her seat when she saw this 2001 Toyota Celica. While it needs a bit of work, we got it for a good price and are going to slowly work on it together. We get all season tires for it tomorrow -- but have a set of awesome winter tires for it too (guess I'll need to store them somewhere for the summer -- if the summer ever shows up). She's been driving it everywhere. I had to put a restriction on the amount of gas she can use each week because all she wants to do is drive it. I understand that's normal, but with the price of gas going up yet again, she has to slow down on the cruising. I called this page Jade's Dream Car because ever since she could differentiate between different cars (many years ago), she has always wanted this style of Celica. She says she still can't believe it is hers. I hope that will help her to take care of it.



These are pictures of my brother Dale when he was a kid. Like any kid, he had his bike and his toy cars. I really do believe it was my two brothers who set me up to love cars. They always had HotRod magazines and then there was the t-shirts with the cars on them. As we drove around the city, they were constantly pointing out different cars. That's how I learned which cars were which. The first car I ever drove was a Dodge Dart. Loved that car.

Studio 45 - Heritage

Yes, me too! I fell in love with this line of paper. I still have so many pictures of my ancestors and have been waiting around for some new paper. This line really worked well for all three of these pages. I used some of my old paper and mixed some with the new lines and old embellies. And, no I don't think I will ever get all of my heritage pages done. As I have said before, I go back and forth between old and new. This was the most fun I've had with old pictures recently.

Oops & Tiny Dancer

Doing some older pictures again. I loved the look on Lucas's face here. He's such a funny kid. We had this great shaped paper in and I wanted to do a page. Now that I look at it, I wish I could have done something better with it. But, we all know, some pages turn out the way we wanted them to and others don't. Whatever . . . the memory is there along with the pictures and journalling.

I found this picture of Jade when she was in ballet. She loved ballet and was really really good at it. Her form and discipline was A+. I will always feel bad that I couldn't afford to keep her in it. She still says she misses it. I see her once in awhile pointing her toes the way she did when she was small.

Jade and Lucas

This is Jade's Grade 11 school picture. She doesn't like it! Duh? She's beautiful. So I didn't have to do much with the page: some sparkly paper and bling and that's it. It has the date on the bottom, so I didn't add the grade. Then there is Spud. When he was little, he was always sick with a pluggy nose, sniffles, sneezes, skin rashes and stuff, so we took him for allergy tests. Luckily it isn't anything serious; but he still reacts at different times of the year. Isn't he cute? He still is. This is another new line of paper MVP - though I can't remember the company name. Love it for boys!

Albert Oling 1926 Finland

Sorry the quality of the picture is so bad, didn't seem that way when I downloaded it. This page was done using our new Graphic 45 collection. I have another one in the works (one I just couldn't get together yesterday. Now I'm glad I waited, these papers are perfect for my heritage pages. This is my father's father and the next page I'm doing is of his sisters Signe and Inez. Lovin' the Line.

Ready, Set, Smile or Not & Peace Out

Some recent snaps of two of my girls. Faith had her hair curled while looking for her grad hairstyle. She loved it, so I snapped a few pictures of her. Her personality definately shines through in this pictures. She is so much fun. We had a blast taking and looking at these pictures. Man, she should be an actress -- but she wants to be a lawyer. Cool! Then Sky triple barrelled her hair for Easter and wanted some pictures, so I took them. Too bad it was outside and dark. In the original pictures you can see her hair; but on this you can't. It really looks nice. This is a typical pose for her. PEACE OUT!!!!

Donna and Jade

My sister Donna was the first child born in my family. Therefore, there are quite a few pictures of her. I have my favorites and am trying to scrapbook them without anyone else on the page so that each of my siblings can one day have their pages (if they want them). This paper is from our new Sassafrass line. Cute huh? I'll do some more with it. The next page is of Jade. We were in Radium Hot Springs I believe and Jade was great at dressing herself. Is she not the cutest thing around? I have more to add to the page. I'll probably do it at the store this weekend. But for now, really the B-Zoo line really does most of the work for you.

Kids

These are both fairly simple pages with some cardstock and new paper. You know how some days you are really creative and other days you are not. Well, with the winter/spring blahs, I seem to be really uncreative. I have been putting quite a few pictures on a page using older pictures. These are two examples. I have been published in the past; but feel that it is almost like another job to research new techniques to do publishable pages. I, however, have so much to do in my life, that scrapbooking is suppose to be my hobby and/or (as I have always said) my therapy. I don't have an endless supply of money, so my pages are on a budget (as I believe is the case for most scrapbookers.) So, take my layouts as they are: from a woman who has four children, two jobs and a single income. Once in awhile I may even surprise both of us and produce a "wow" page. It's nice to do that once in awhile. But, I have decided that I have to be happy with the time I have, the money I have to spend and getting my memories down.

Bikini Summer & You

I posted this earlier and just noticed that I had the same picture twice, so I just redid it. I have been going through old pictures and am enjoying this line of paper because it isn't so bright; but still bright.

Little Blessings Bring Joy to Life

A friend of mine recently announced that she is expecting her first child. So, I made her this card. I know, I don't make many cards; but I like this one. I guess she inspired my card-making creativity.

Celebrate Saskatchewan Winters

I wanted to make sure I had these photographs scrapbooked somewhere. This snowstorm was last years blizzard. I got some really good pictures and have wanted to scrapbook them. It seemed as though any patterned paper didn't work well. So, I used some cardstock, old rub-ons and stickles for the dots.