Layout # 20 & 21 2011 Challenge

I'm back!!! I have been absent from my blog for several weeks and I am feeling a little sheepish! I think the bulk of my work with the Census is done, at least the really time-sensitive portion of it, so hopefully I will have a little more time to devote to other things. I've been away so much lately as well - I just returned yesterday from a week in Nova Scotia with my family! It was so wonderful to be home - it's funny what you miss, like the sound of the birds and frogs singing, the beautiful country roads, the familiar faces when you go to the mall, and of course time with family. We spent the last night in a gorgeous Victorian inn in Wolfville, I will post pictures in a couple of days.

The first layout here was super easy, patterned paper was just accented with flowers, matted the photo and added the title and journalling piece. The second layout was from a sketch that I've used before and uses paper from CTMH's "You Rock" collection. The chipboard alpha was embossed with clear embossing powder and then inked to colour it, same look as what you get from CTMH's irresistables. Images are from CTMH "Starstruck".

Layout #10 & 11 2010 Layout Challenge

I am enjoying scrap booking with a great friend via web cam.....it has been a great motivator for both of us and we are getting so much accomplished and keeping each other company while we work away! If I could figure out how to chat with all my friends at once using my web cam, it would be like having a party in my scrapbook room! Anyone know how I can do that?? Hmmmm, might not get any scrap booking done though!

The first layout uses the new Basic Grey "Origins" paper, rub-ons from CTMH, Starform peel-offs (guitar), arrow from Scenic Route die cut sheet, Clear Sakura jelly roll pen, Jumbo Java Dew Drop ink, Fiskars Threading Water punch, Bazill card stock, My Acrylix Star Struck stamp set from CTMH.

The second layout has a card stock base that was stamped with Versa Mark using a stamp set from Fancy Pants. The patterned paper is My Mind's Eye "Bloom & Grow" collection. The chipboard letters were painted with Tim Holtz dabber paints, then sprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, ribbon is from BoBunny (I think) and the journaling card is from Little Yellow Bicycle "Summer" pack, spritzed with Glimmer Mist as well. Flowers were cut out from the patterned paper.