Layout #29 - ARTastic and Creative Scrappers

Whew, I think I'm going to make it just under the wire over at ARTastic with this one! The thing is, I've had this layout in mind for weeks now, but I didn't get the photos printed until yesterday, so I've been scrambling, but I really like how it turned out! For 6 extra diva points, I've got 2 people in the photo(s), striped paper, and a boat. ...

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Layout #28 - Get Picky, CSD, and Sketches in Thyme

I've been waiting to scrap these photos for 2 years, so it's kind of exhilarating to finally get them out of my "to be scrapped" box. Using this sketch from "Get Picky":meant my page came together fairly quickly. I grunged up the background paper with Walnut Stain and Tea Dye Distress Ink, and I really like how boyish it turned out. I changed the...

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Card #8 - Scrapbooker's Anonymous and CPS 223

My poor auntie, she just had surgery on her foot. Something to do with nerves and/or tendons, and she has to stay off her feet for a while still. I made her this card, even though she might not get it for a loooooong time, seeing Canada Post is on strike. I still had out my pretty Basic Grey "Sugared" scraps I used for my last layout, and discovered...

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Layout #27 - Sketches in Thyme and Scrapbooker's Anonymous

You know why I love playing along with Scrapbooker's Anonymous? Whenever I do a project for their challenges, EVERYONE from the DT stops by my blog to leave a comment (well, maybe not everyone, I've never actually counted, but it's probably pretty close)! That makes a lady feel pretty nice, and appreciated! Their challenge this month is to use 6...

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Photo Fun Day 21 - Micro

My camera has an actual mode for taking photos of flowers close-up in bright light, so that's what I used to get these shots of our front porch flowers and the lilacs I had in the mason jar for Day 16. The trickiest part was keeping my camera steady and getting it to focus, but I did manage to come up with these, the best of the bunch! I think they...

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Photo Fun Day 20 - Water

This is the little lake across the street from where we live. It's really a beautiful marshey thing (aside from the bench and can in there) with lots of birds and ducks, so I asked Nolan if he wanted to go down with me last night and do some photography. He was totally game, and after I took a few shots of the water, I concentrated on getting some...

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Photo Fun Day 19 - Summertime

Once again, I am cheating, but it's my blog and I can do that, so ha! Jason took these photos yesterday, but if I was there, I probably could've taken ones just as good! The first photo shows a little spit of land where the fawn was lying - it is just amazing how close he and Ailis were able to get. Isn't it adorable? And the photo of Ailis by the...

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Photo Fun Day 18 - Eyes

Are you all sick of my photo posts yet? Well, hang on, there's still more to come, heheh! I had a lot of fun taking these photos of my girls' eyes the other night. Ailis was more than happy to comply, while Brenna was a little trickier - she just moves sooooo much! I don't think I'm being biased when I say all three of my kids have GORGEOUS eyes...

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Photo Fun Day 17 - Bokeh?

OK, I'm not embarrassed to admit I didn't know what the heck bokeh is. I thought maybe it was a game like Sudoku! Anyway, googled it, and it's a photography effect where the foreground subject is in focus and the background is blurred. After thinking about it for a while, I remembered I'd taken these action shots of my teammate Danielle at Femsport...

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Photo Fun Day 16

June 16th's prompt was Mason Jar/Jelly Jar. The lilacs have been blooming here like crazy, and oh, they smell sooooooooo good!!! So I snipped a few off the bush in our front yard, placed them in a mason jar, and snapped away. It was really fun to experiment with different angles, and I'm not really sure which I like best. What do you thi...

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Photo Fun Day 15

The prompt for June 15th is "Action". Brenna has always been fairly active, even in the womb, but never more than now that she's learned to walk. I took these photos while my mom was visiting, and she was showing off all her tricks within a 2 minute time span. This is how it went down: walking, sitting (and sucking), up, down, yoga pose, "nose"...

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Photo Fun Day 14

I was supposed to photograph someone I love on June 14th. I already have hundreds of photos of the kids, so I thought it might be nice to take a couple of the main man in my life. Now I know I called him a jerk in one of my more recent posts, but I know he wouldn't take it personally. That's kind of how our relationship is, lots of laughs and bugging...

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Photo Fun Day 13

"Reminds You of Childhood" is the prompt for June 13th. I kinda cheated on this one. I took this photo (and a few more) of this Easter Bunny on moving day. I won him in a colouring contest when I was six - first prize! He sat at my parents' house for all those years until my mom showed up with him in Burns Lake one day. I guess she got tired of housing...

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Card #7

I made this card up for three different challenges, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! First off, iCopic Lover wants to see how I can colour with Copics from the E family only, and believe it or not, this entire Tobie image is all done in browns. (Perfect challenge for me, as I only have a few copics, and nearly all of them are E's!) Some...

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Layout #26 - Project 12 for May

I was scrapping away yesterday and late last night, and when I finished this double pager, I thought, "I think I've got some mojo going here! I don't know where it came from, but this is great!" I took these photos, put my finished pages on the kitchen table, and headed off to bed. This morning, Jason says, "I like your pages!" Oh, thanks honey. "Yeah,...

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