March 30 Sensational Love Mojo Monday

As I was blog hopping yesterday I relized that I still need to make some more cards for my card challange. I saw this was the current sketch on Mojo Monday and decided to try and play along.

So here is my version of this sketch. It is a 6x6 card, I used the Sophia papers, Pink collection designer ribbons and buttons, stampsets Baby love, Sensational season, I also used the Bohemian alphabet on the inside with the word LOVE.

Cards 6/24, Layoust 15/52,Helen 1, CFC 24

More sophia layouts

Here are the other layouts I created with Sophia. The first three are the ones created for the WOTG. Ever since my girls have started doing these workshops I have been getting a lot of pages done. Thanks ladies...lol! Layout # 12 This layout was great for using up those small photos of the animals at the zoo. When the Winships go on vacation we always make time if there is a zoo! It does not matter how many times we go my children adore to go to the ZOO! Exspecially the Calgary Zoo! So I do not need another page with all the same animals on them so this way they are still there and I have the main pictures of my family displayed instead. Layout #13 I love using up the silly little moments in my pictures - I know it is hard to see here but in some of these pictures my kiddos are making strange faces or laughing, it just brings back memories of the day for me. Layout #14 This layout is really neat - because these are photos taken by my youngest daughter on a walk during our holiday. It is amazing to see life through her eyes sometimes. Some of the pictures you may question what she took a picture of but let me tell you.... bottom left hand picture may look like dirt to you but there is a brown dragon fly there.Right hand page - top left picture is a paw print of a large cat of some sort (I do not claim to be an expert so I will not guess what kind) and to think I walked over it a dozen times and did not see it! And the top right is a picture of fluff caught on a piece of grass! Layout #15 OKAY! This one is not Sophia but it does go with my spring layout. Also this layout was created by Roz Kelly who I hope to one day meet. I just thought this fun Cherry - O paper went so well with the colors in my photos. And of my girls. Final Thoughts: It is amazing to see my children freak out over every new layout I create. More so over the pictures of them as little babies or toddlers. I guess because when I do current pictures they still have the memories, so fresh in there minds. I guess I need to continue on the older photo boxes. Hope you enjoy Layouts 15/52 Cards 5/24 Helen 1 CFC 24

March 25/11 Sophia Layouts!

Well I really think I should start of this post by saying Happy Anniversary to my hubby! We have been married for 16 years today! Love you babe!

Now on to the good stuff - lol

These are layouts that I have created for my WOTG, of just because.

Layout #12

This layout I created for my Funky swap for spring. I was just thrilled when I could uses it for pictures of my baby girl on her first days home from the hospital. She was born on May 10th which just happen to be mothers day that year. What a gift! Just so you know how old these pics are - my daughter is turning 13 in just a short time! Man am I behind!

Layout #13

This layout came from the new idea book. It is on page 1 and as soon as I saw it I wanted to recreate it. These pictures are dating me again. These are of my first daughter when she was three months old. We are on a trip to visit family. Can you believe how well the color of her dress goes with these papers. And again to give you an idea she is turning 15 this year!

Well I have lots more sophia layouts to show you but it seems I am out of time - please keep watching for more to come!

Cards 5/24

Layouts 13/52

Helen 1

CfC 24

Mixed Layouts

These are layout that are not from any specific paper packs.

Layout # 9




This layout was done with hooligans. I had a lot of fun making this one and discovered that sometimes parents should just never ask. Like when you find a blue doll on your craft table filled with pins. Yelling out to my youngest daughter I asked "What is this?" when she replied very simply "I looked up how to make my own voodoo doll mom, isn't it cool?" And you know what just because her sister is being a pain she named it Paige!


Layout #10




This one is done of my 4 year old son - his check up was a little late but I decided I wanted a picture of him to scrapbook his height and weight. He came up with the rest "Mom now my foot, and my eye, my mouth (really he wanted his tongue ) then his hand!" I am so happy how this one turned out. Ex specially using the Magnifique paper and new color ready boarders.


Layout # 11






This a layout of the puppy we rescued in January. We were not looking for another puppy but she was hard to resist. A quick little back ground for you. Oreo and her sibling were found in a recycling bin on the 29th of December outside a local store. Their pads were frost bitten so bad that 2 1/2 weeks later when we went and met her they were still bleeding. She is the sweetest dog you will ever meet.








Layouts 11/52
Cards 5/24
Helen 1
CFC 24

Sweetheart Layout March 16th 2011

Now that I have got the funky swap all done and shipped off I am able to take some time and post some layouts that I was able to get done while preparing for WOTG's and Group nights. The first set is done from the Sweetheart paper pack for CTMH.

Two layouts are the suggested layouts from CTMH - but I always provide a third layout sometimes even a forth.

LAYOUT # 6

This is my husbands cousins wedding. She played the piano for our wedding - and when she got married she asked both of our girls to be the flower girls.

LAYOUT # 7

LAYOUT #8

This is one of my favorite layouts even though my son is not looking at the camera in any of these pictures. For the first time he is writting out his own Valentines day cards for pre school. He not only signed his name but copied all the names of his class mates as well. I would have to say my favorite part is that I added a picture of his actual printing in my layout. As soon as it was finished I wished that I had the same for my girls - what was I thinking??

Cards 5/24

Layouts 8/52

Helen 1

CFC 24

A Grrr moment in the life of a Crafter!

I know you have had these moments! Well mine came yesterday! I was happily making the changes to my, now fab layout - hehe - when part way through my SEWING machine decides it no longer wants to work. It no longer wants to move - on top of that there is a even louder whining noise! Well I think my machine is done!
It wouldn't be so bad - except that means there are 2 lovely swappers who will not get a layout with stitching on it! Out comes a bucket I guess and I will have to draw names.

SWAP LAYOUT REVISED

So here is the before and after of my layout with the Boys layout -I didn't do much but I added just enough to spice it up just a little, I added a stamp to the tag beside Mike (tough), also two signs on the right hand page, I double stitched around both layouts and added more Lagoon brads.

Love to know what you think of the changes

Swap Layout

Ok ladies after seeing my layout all done up and on this blog I would have to say I am not happy with the end result - I feel its just to plain for what I want to send out to my swaping sisters, so keep your eyes open for the newer photo coming soon (working like a mad lady - hoping to have it look right to go out!)

Swap Spoiler - Male Child

So this is the layout I did for the Male Child. Now I am not a big gun person but when we went to the dollar store for my son to spend his first allowance (all $4 lol) he decided he wanted to be a police man. So ok suck it up mom, and relize that some of his preschool friends are into things far worse than wanting to be a police man! Ok so he got his sticky dart gun. Well the rule was that he could only shot it at the window or at his ABC chart on the wall. He could be the ABC cop! Well it did not take long before his two teen sisters got into the act. As you can see by the dart stuck in the middle of his eye protection. HEHE!

The paper I used was Hooligans

Lagoon and Black for embellishments

and Added Mike on there from a disney card I borrowed from my buddy Jenn

Cards 5/24

Layouts 5/52

Helen 1

CFC 24

Swap Spoiler layout #2 Spring

So this is the layout I did for our Spring part of your Funky Swap. I used the new Sophia papers. The 3-d flowers are crumpled flowers (I sprayed them with a touch of starch to hold their shape with shipping.) The spirals are from the Shopia stamp set - I guess I am really enjoying that set ...lol! I also used the new Bohemian Alpha.

I hope you enjoy!