Layout 9 - 2012 Layout Challenge

Layout # 9....I am so far behind!  This is one of my favourites that I did at the last crop I attended.  I love the summery colours and I was able to use up some paper I've had around for a little while.  The flowers are made from 1/2" or 1/4" strips of paper that are looped and held in place with adhesive, then you stack the loops and poke a hole through the center and secure with a brad.  Great way to use up those little strips of scrap paper.  I am entering this in Seriously Creative's May Challenge - Handmade flowers challenge.

Don't forget about the candy I have available to be won!

CANDY!!!

Yesterday I celebrated my birthday and (inter)National Scrapbooking Day - can one person have any more fun!!  As promised, I am going to give away a little "candy" in celebration.  To win you must be a follower and leave me a comment on this post.  If you share this post on your blog or Facebook, you'll get another chance to win.  When I reach 100 followers, I am going to add another prize so you'll have two chances to win!  I'll draw the winner on May 31st.  Good luck!!

Layouts 6-8 2012 Layout Challenge

OK, where the heck did the last month go???  Is it just me, or does time seem to go by faster as you get older?  And speaking of getting older, I will be another year older very soon so I thought that perhaps I should give away a little blog candy in celebration of my big day!  Interested??  Watch for a post in a day or two with the picture of the "candy".  For now, here are a few of the layouts I promised.   I have a really hard time using some of my patterned papers, in particular the map and also the die cut paper.  I struggle with how to cut them up and use them, without loosing the "look" of the paper that I love so much.  These three layouts were from a road trip we took a couple of years ago from Winnipeg to Ontario and back again and I couldn't seem to get them done because I wanted to use these papers but couldn't commit to how I would use them.  I finally just did them.  I like the top and bottom ones, not so happy with the middle one. 

  Done, like dinner!