Vintage LO's - so special

I would not say they are my absolute favourite LO's to do - I enjoy variety - but they really are special. Of course I'm very fortunate to have a wonderful collection of old pictures to work from. Anyone who has been following along this blog will know that by now!

I recently made these two LO's with a new Page Set (and Add Ons) by Rina Kroes. I'm really pleased with how they have turned out and I know already that I will be making more pages with this collection for sure. It suits my pictures and my idea of vintage feminine perfectly!

Here is a look at the Page Set but take a look HERE at the rest of the Collection you can also hop on over to Rina's blog for previews, more LO's and a QP freebie

I turned my LO (second one featured here) into a gift for you.

Download the freebie HERE

Oh and Rina is the Designer of The Month at Scrapbook-Elements for this month (starting this Wednesday 14th. (actually this will be from the 21st, so you still have time to sign up for the newsletter!)) ) Here is a look at her free gift. Sign up now for the SBE newsletter if you'd like this beauty. It coordinates with Rina's Serenity Collection

July...done at last

My house has never been this neat and clean and tidy for so many days in a row. Of course don't even think to ask me where some stuff may be. I have only a general idea! I hope to make some progress in that department this week, but in the meantime I finished off the 5 pages I have for July. I'm only posting 2, the others are full of faces I would have to blur and that spoils all the fun of showing them to you :-(

But here is July

and the Flowers of July. Such a colourful time of the year.

For the first page a used a fun kit of Kimberly Stewart's, 'Spotted Cows'

and the Flora one features an older kit ' Lemonberry Zinger' by Rina Kroes

oh and by the way Scrapbook-Elements have a 40% off sale, running till the 31st, don't miss this one!

I'll be back with a little giftie for you shortly...have a great week!

Those Billy Goats Again....

I figured they probably need a page for themselves these guys....Rina Kroes has a new collection out. 'Bring Me Sunshine' (her wish has come true, we've had more sun in the Pacific Northwest since...)

See the rest of the Bring Me Sunshine Collection HERE. If you are signed up for the Scrapbook-Elements newsletter, you'll be getting a couple of BB QP's that I made as gifts, later this month.


Also -  you can head on over to Rina's blog and pick up this beauty

Yearbook - June 2011

So far I'm able to keep to a 2-pages-per-month average. I feel I'm able to keep up just fine that way and that everything that needs to be documented, is. It will probably take me a few more months though, to get 'free' of the desire to do a picture-a-day album. ;-) Click on the picture/link for full credits to products used!

So here is June Page 1  I find nature shots irresistable...

and June Page 2

Right now I'm working hard on catching up on recipe cards. I also host the recipe card exchange over at Scrapbook-Elements. This month we are doing desserts. Here is my contribution (make one card get all the submitted cards see the forum post for details) This dessert is delicious. Easy to change flavours to suit what you have in the house, or to suit your meal. Yummy indeed!

Panna Cotta        

I used  Rina's Sweet Taste of Summer Page Set     I also used this and other bits from the Sweet Taste of Summer Collection for my first June Page pictured above.

Summery Freebie Time

Well the weather man is promising us some summer this weekend. We'll wait and see if it happens, but I'm not holding my breath. I figured a sunny QP may just get us in the mood for the long weekend ahead though.

Here's a better look at the kit I used.

You can get the freebie HERE If you have problems downloading, please leave me a note. I had to change some settings in my 4Shared and just wanted to make sure it is all still working fine for you!

Have a Happy Canada Day...and a great 4th of July! ...and don't forget to drop by at Scrapbook-Elements for the weekend long SALE starting Friday 1st!

Funshine Sale at Scrapbook-Elements

Scrapbook-Elements is running sales every Friday for the month of June...

~ad created with UBI Beach Vacation Papers 1, UBI Beach Vacation Tiki Bar Elements by Cathy Krenek

SBE FunShine Fridays!

30% off most products*

June 17th and 24th (central time)

*Sale excludes New Releases, gift certificates, CD burns, DOTM, Closeout, UBI, Bargain Bin

and Designer Resource categories plus all items regularly priced at $2 or less

What's in Santa's Sack?

Check out this thread at Scrapbook-Elements

I have a week-per-page set of Quick Pages for you for December. Just have to put out a few proverbial fires in my neck of the woods and then I'll be tending to that (and those 'missing' Weekly page LO's ;-) )

Week 14 - 2010

It was a hectic week! Funny how some days I have to take special pics for the day...and some days I have too many pics...which is why I added and extra pic on this week's page...that Junco having such an exuberant bath simply had to be recorded. It was soaked completely by the time it was done, and flew off to preen in a nearly bush (have I ever mentioned how much I like birds?)

For credits, please see HERE   Pictures/previews/links for this page have been removed due to Designers retiring and stores closing

I spent a whack of hours pulling pictures off disks and into folders so I can find them when I'm actually needing them. This next LO, started it all : I knew I had 2 pictures of myself sitting with dolls and animal 'dolls' in this particular spot in the garden. I finally found the elusive 2nd one on disk #3. ;-) I used items by Rina Kroes and Kimberly Stewart from the new 'U Build it' collection, called Floral Symphony, at Scrapbook-Elements.

The older UBI collections are still available, although slightly more expensive now, HERE

And then I've also started on the yearbook for 2008. I got the 2009 copies intended for family yesterday and am looking forward to hearing their comments when they finally get their copies!

Hopefully what I'm feeling is hayfever (so much pollen in the air), but I'm thinking it may be a cold slowly creeping up on me...ugh...as long as I can keep making LO's...I'm on a roll and don' want to loose speed now! LOL

Week 13 - 2010

I did this one in the 'new' format ready for the photobook for this year! You can see I've allowed ample extra paper around the edges for bleeding off the page edges and the spine of the book. I also changed the way I'm doing the dates. As I change the LO's for the new format, I'm changing the dating accordingly. I think this is less cluttery (is that a word?) and it certainly is easier to do.

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For credits please see HERE

Lisa, over at Studio Gypsy at ScrapbookGraphics has a new kit in store called "Sunsine"

I used that one for this LO

which is my answer (wonderfully expressed by Randy and Cheryl in their song "Heal Me" sung so beautifully by Cheryl)  to this LO I did a few weeks ago :

Here is a look at Lisa's "Sunshine"

I have a crazy busy week ahead but I so much want to tell you about (and show off!!) Rina Kroes being Designer of the Month at Scrapbook-Elements. Rina has some wonderful stuff on special HERE and many new goodies in her store. Do check it out mean time, will you?

See you asap!

Week 10 - 2010

Looks like a busy weekend means a Wednesday post eh?

Take a look at this sale at Scrapbook-Elements : a good time to pick up items from your wishlist!

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and my Week 10 LO....it has such a nice spring feel and today looks and feels like spring! You can find the credits HERE

Family Treasures - U Build It!

Anybody who drops by here frequently will know how much fun I have in scrapping old family pictures...those black and white treasures I have stashed away...well the new U Build It Collection at Scrapbook-Elements is titled 'Family Treasures' and it is beautiful!

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Here is the ad and info : The Collection, with 17 Designers taking part, using the same colour palette, boasts 78 items

The backing paper on the ad is from Rina Kroes' Stacked Papers :


You can see the rest of Rina's Family Treasures Items HERE

Kimberly Stewart also participates. Just take a look at this beauty

You can see the rest of Kimberly's Family Treasures HERE

Baker's Delight : Daily Download

I really enjoy these Advent Calendars ! Click on the image to go to the forum thread at Scrapbook-Elements, where the download links are!

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Abundant Fall

I just love the colours of fall....sigh....

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Scrapbook-Elements presents The SBE U Build It! Abundant Fall 2009 Event

All items in the Abundant Fall U Build It category are priced @ $1 or $




15 designers and a single rockin' fall color palette combined to create a huge variety of over 90 coordinated items to use for scrapping your fall layouts or any other thing your heart desires. All items in the Abundant Fall U Build It! Category are priced either $1 or $2.Available at these prices for a limited time only.

Super Collab Available Again!

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I just found out, earlier this evening, that a super collab page set has become available again!

'"Sunday Afternoon".......what memories does that evoke in you? An afternoon sipping tea on your patio? Or gardening? Perhaps it's church services...a walk in the park... a visit to mom or a dear aunt... All of these and more are wrapped up in this mega collaboration by some of your favorite Scrapbook-Elements designers: Rina Kroes, Betty Jo Martin, Saxon Holt, Vickey Morrissey, Tracey Monette, Kiki Halbert, Julie Jorgenson, and Miki Ferkul.'

Sunday Afternoon can be found in the 'specials' section at Scrapbook-Elements. I don't know how long this will be available for though...

See the items in the store for previews of the contents!
Here is a LO I made with it back in March :


Later gators...

Treasure Hunt

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Wow! What a busy weekend!
It is celebration time over at Scrapbook-Elements. They are celebrating 5 years in business and we are having a bunch of challenges happening. I've seen some amazing prizes being offered! Come on over and check it out!

I am hosting a Treasure Hunt
I took a scenic drive through the store and collected 25 items in my treasure chest. These items here used to put together this rather unusual 'scene'
I invite you to browse the store and see if you can list all 25 items for me. (this does not include the 4 pieces of paper that I used!)

And I have prizes galore : There is a participation gift : for any list that is submitted to me, even if you don't have 25 items on there :


and for getting 20/25 items correct....I'll give you this :

Find and correctly list 25/25 and I'll add this to you package :
and while you are 'digging' find where I got the papers from....and I'll give you this :


And that should give you a fine helping hand towards getting some scrapping done! You'll need it as you'll be spending some time in the store, finding all the goodies! LOL
The challenge runs until April 4th....come along and join us.
You can find all sorts of other challenges in this thread. And did you notice the Sunday Afternoon Collab Kit in my previews? That is a free with purchase deal...and it is beautiful :

Till later....happy hunting!

A New Danglement!

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Remember I told you of a new Danglement by Rina Kroes coming today? Boy am I ever glad I can show it to you...at last! LOL.

Now this beauty is available at only $1.00 for today and tomorrow. Rina also has some decorated frames and a gorgeous alpha in her "Dollar Bin" for today.
Here's the Alpha
Now maybe you don't need a calendar for this year anymore...but take a look at this deal! You get 15 unique decorated frame clusters in this set (remember these are sized for CD cases) For someone like me who does tons of bragbook size LO's these are PERFECTO!
and the price of $1.00 is hard to beat...
Remember to check out the rest of Rina's Dollar Bin..those frame clusters are the best (and they come with handy cutting mats...it could not get any easier than that! and while you are there, take a bit of time and look around at Rina's Close-Out Products. Some FINE deals to be had there.

And remember the Scrapbook-Elements March Madness Sale is today and tomorrow only!

See you there !!!

Springtime Memories...

Well it sure looks like it on these pictures. that is my sister...and no her name isn't really Jane, but then again, there was a point in time when my Mom called each one of us 'Lady Jane'

I just love these pictures of her, I tell you these negatives I'm receiving, of these old family pictures, are a treasure beyond words. Many I've never seen.

Oh the album ideas I have in my head!

I used a new Collab Kit (Through My Window)over at Plain Digital Wrapper for my page and the template is by my friend Denise Rich. You can find it on her blog The Rich Scrapper.

Now I just received more negative yesterday, so I have scanning and house cleaning to do.

Remember the March Madness Sales every Friday & Saturday over at Scrapbook-Elements! Don't miss out on these bargains...they are amazing!!

Join us for some March Madness and Crazy Prices at SBE Friday and Saturday ONLY Click the ad above to go directly to the March Madness section.

Till the next time : Happy Scrapping!

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