DCM ~ Thanks again!

Another card for the DCM challenge...a simple thank you card ...LOL! :).

Christmas fun

So Christmas has come and gone and so have those visions of sugar plums. Started to box Christmas up for another year, Brodie took down the garlands on the railings and the wreath on the wall. The tree will come down on Sunday ...I think ;).

It was a wonderful time for us, we are so lucky to have what we have. I'm so fortunate to have such a beautiful healthy family the greatest gift.




But Brodie spoiled me....I told him NO gifts for Christmas! He got me a couple things that made me smile. I'll share some creations using it :)

The story behind the monkey .......a HIT..... during the Christmas game at Judy & Dave's!

DCM ~ Thank you

My card for the "Thank you" card challenge from the inspirational ladies at the Daring Card makers. I used bits and pieces of chatterbox printed paper and tid bits of ribbon...oh can't forget the Foo-fa-la buttons :)

Thanks ladies...I look forward to a great year of card crafting andwho knows you may inspire a couple scrap pages too!

Happy New Year #2 ~ DCM

Okay ladies this was cookn' for a while...LOL.

All Scenic Route printed papers...2 styles :)

little wine bottle hand cut and colored with a water color pencil

and 3 white eylets :)

DCM ~ New Year!

My latest creation for the DCM challenge:

Had fun using some scraps

and bling for this one!

2 minutes?

I bet a few of you can relate with this layout :) just a number of things that we use to distract this VERY busy boy!

Beauty is ...

The the tulips outside the old shack in the vacant lot across the street. :)

Ho Ho Ho

So it's not a card but those ladies from DCM and their latest challenge inspired me to complete this page about our Christmas photo shoot.

Black & White with a touch of color ~ DCM

Having some fun with the ladies of DCM....Thanks for the challenge :)

Just be....You

Carson and Brodie, sharing a moment :)

WANTED: Guest Design Team Member for SS

Scrapbooking Swede January Guest Design Team Search

Can you believe January is fast approaching? The start of another great year!

So our challenge to to you is to reflect on the past year and pick your favourite page. Then we'll decide on who is going to be our fabulous Guest Designer for January at http://www.scrapbookingswede.com/ Our January guest designer will get to work with the Swedest team around and a great sponsor.
Upload one of your favorite layouts from 2006 to the gallery along with the reason why it's you favorite and our Swede team will vote for their favorite.
Your layout can be either 81/2 x 11 or 12 x 12 Let's see what you can do! All pages must be uploaded to our Contest gallery making a note that it is for the “January GDT” search.
The deadline for entries is midnight on December 27th. We will announce our new Guest Designer by January 1st!



So give it a try we want to see your favorite from 2006!



If you have any questions please contact angelique@scrapbookingswede.com

It's been almost a week.....and it's snowing again!

It stated at 2:30 this afternoon and it hasn't let up! Wishing for a white Christmas!
As you can see we didn't go overboard with the lights......nice and simple!

Snooze...just snooze....

SWS ~Rocking Horse

I was delighted when I found
this at the 2nd hand store before
you were born. It was my find of
the day.Although it wasn’t perfect
I saw potentialand had visions
of you rocking away. So
I sent it to Uncle Jerry’s for some
Much needed TLC. It was just
after your 1st birthday
when you received it back. Good as new
and ready to take on a new adventure.
Adventure awaits baby….
Rock away into the sunset

love the challenges...:) I'm officially addicted to SWS

Everyday I say bye-bye

……to the other man in my life.

So it’s a kiss on the cheek and a little tickle, then I’m out the door to my “other job”. Always thinking I should be staying home with you. I think of that everyday I leave the house.
Am I doing the right thing?

I love you sweetheart.
You’re always in my thoughts

Canadian Scrapbooker Publication

Just thought I'd let you know that my first publication just came out in the December issue of Canadian Scrapbooker :)

okay....I'm just a little happy about this...can't you tell.

It's on page 105 if you catch a glance of it at the magazine stand and want to take a peak.

Christmas music

I love all the old Christmas music and those songs bring so many wonderful childhood memories back.
I was watching ER tonight and I heard the closing song to the show. It was a song from Sarah Mclachlan's new Christmas album Wintersong


It's not your traditional Christmas music....and I have to say I've fallen in love. I must get that album!

Check it out and let me know what you think :)

Cluck?

Scrapping with SCRAPS

So excited my layout "Precious Blue Bunny" is posted on the Scrapping with Scraps Blog! .......Thanks Chrissy :)

I love recycling my scraps!

DCM ~ Free Spirit

A little extra from the DCM challenge this week use 3 different ingredients. How fun :) thanks for the challenge!

My Tunes

So music is a big part of my life. Always has been, always will be.
I wear my headphones most of the time and if you ever say anything to indicate I’m being rude, I’ll tell you very matter-of-factly that I can hear everything you say. I keep the volume down. The music isn't there to cover anything up, it’s background music. It enhances my mood, punctuating the high points, and filling in the empty spots.
It’s the soundtrack of my life, I've always liked it that way.

This was a page I did prompted by a challenge Susan posted on Scrapbooking Swede.....Thanks for the challenge Susan!

more photos

I really overexposed this photo of Carson.

WHY??

Does this photo

best represent our family?

1. A little rough around the edges
2. not quite in focus at all times
3. and lastley .... we're not perfect!..... So why should this photo be?
4. In my opinion a true representaion of what .......a/our family is.

SWS - Blue Bunny

The ladies at SWS have a this and that scrap challenge. Here's mine using some scraps and bits and pieces.

Christmas Photo shoot

Some Photos I took during our Christmas photo shoot.

DCM ~ Here Comes the Sun

Here is my card for the DCM challenge "Sing". I used the song title ...Here Comes the Sun.

Wake Up?

Wish ?

Rules For Happiness.

- Something to do.

-Something to love.

-Something to hope for.

~Cest la vie~

I was tagged!!!! 4 things :)

Thanks for the tag Tara!
A) Four jobs I have had:
1. Thrift store
2. Waitress
3. Janitor
4. Records Manager

B)Four movies I could watch over and over:
1.Big Fish
2.Where the Heart is
3.Garden State
4.Elizabeth Town

C) Four places I have lived:
1. Abbotsford
2. 100 Mile House
3. Kamloops
4. Burnaby

D) Four TV shows I love to watch:
1. HEROES
2. Medium
3. Gilmore Girls
4. Desperate Housewives

E) Four places I have been on vacation:
1. Toffino
2. Victoria
3. Montreal
4. Edmonton...I know not a world traveller LOL!

F) Four of my favourite foods:
1. Japanese
2. Indian
3. CHOCOLATE
4. Chinese

G) Four places I would like to be right now:
1. Australia
2. Antigua
3. Hawaii
4. some where WARM.....brrrrrrr.

H) some friends I think will respond:

Carrie :)
Christina
Wanita

Wishing on a Star

So I just made this card using the scraps from my last Layout! The ladies at the Daring Carmakers had posted. The challenge and it was to creat a card with a STAR. :) Thanks Ladies for the challenge and inspiration.

Hi Mom!

Just a page I did showing Carson being himself...TROUBLE! He had our playing cards thrown all over the floor..... I was wondering why he was sooooo quiet....that stinker!

The view from my window, gingerbread cookies and over exposed :)

I love my Window view! It was especially cold today....brrrrrr.

Hutch waiting for me to take out the gingerbread cookies I made tonight!

I wish I had better exposed this photo another one of my Carson fav's

Farflung Frou Frou :)

Got a message from Kristy at Farflung :)

~ I sent off goody bags to everyone last week with some new fabric and a few fabric flowers. Also is just a little silly note pad I picked up and thought of all of you.I am about 99% done with the outline and when it is done I will send it to all of you. I am hoping you will all be willing to assist me with layouts and projects for the book!

Peace and happy holidays. Kristy ~

How cool!

I can't wait :)

Snapshotz

Some photos from when Mike, Mel and the gang visited.

I'm in love with this photo of Carson looking at Ashley...I can't stop looking at it. This one is getting put up my wall :)

Snow Day...part 2!!

We bought Carson a new sled today! So we had to try it out and he ended up falling asleep halway through our walk :) Hutch was a great "musher" he must be part husky.

Card - wintery

Are we there yet? - Layout

It was 9:00am when a brilliant idea sprung to my mind ..... Why not go and visit Oma for the day?

Old bowls - Layout

As we watched you play in Grama’s plasticware cupboard. I had to laugh

when Brodie was reminiscing about the time he, and the rest of the kosoblair gang would use

that silver bowl as a sled ……. in the snow! That “silver rocket” is dented and bumped up with love.

They sure put a lot of miles on that bowl, miles that can be remembered whenever they look at it.

*** oh boy this is one crooked scan! LOL ***

waiting on the world to change

Waiting On The World To Change, Those in this generation are fighting for a voice...that is why I love this song by John Mayer

me and all my friends
we're all misunderstood
they say we stand for nothing and
there's no way we ever could
now we see everything that's going wrong
with the world and those who lead it
we just feel like we don't have the means
to rise above and beat it

so we keep waiting waiting
on the world to change
we keep on waiting waiting
on the world to change

it's hard to beat the system
when we're standing at a distance
so we keep waiting waiting
on the world to change
now if we had the power
to bring our neighbors home from war
they would have never missed a Christmas
no more ribbons on their door
and when you trust your television
what you get is what you got
cause when they own the information, oh
they can bend it all they want

that's why we're waiting waiting
on the world to change
we keep on waiting waiting
on the world to change

it's not that we don't care,
we just know that the fight ain't fair
so we keep on waiting waiting

on the world to change
and we're still waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting waiting
on the world to change

one day our generation is gonna rule the population

so we keep on waiting waiting on the world to change we keep on waiting waiting on the world to change.

Some Cards :)

Just finally getting some cards posted :)