Well, Hello There…

09 Tuesday Apr 2013

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A while back I took part in another tag LO – love those! – and since I was number 1 on a long list of people, I kind of forgot about posting it here once the tag part was done.

This actually turned out to be one of my fave LO’s ever. The picture cracks me up, the kit from The Paperie is my favourite one from them since they started, and the way it all came together worked better than I envisioned. A rare, rare occurrence!

The picture of Gabe was taken at the cabin last year and as soon as I saw the expression on his face all I could think of was my grandfather, Edgar Case – he had the same look many times! The thing is, Pop had glasses and a moustache and well, Gabe is only 3, the moustache is not something happening on his face right now!

Enter the kit. It had some October Afternoon Midway paper, including strips that had glasses with moustaches. And by some fluke of the universe, they were the right size for the picture that had been printed for months. It was just all meant to be!

How seriously funny are those glasses?!?! Can you even believe how perfect they are?

I added a bunch of banners and some flair at the top:

And cut out one of the “LOVE” words on the bottom to make it stand out more:

When I finished this one, I showed my dad and the first thing he said was, “You really need to show this to my siblings.” Yes, he actually said siblings, it’s just his way! But really, it’s uncanny how much Gabe looks like his great-grandfather here – I wish they could have met.

Back tomorrow with an awesome blog hop full of projects to get you in the spring mood – I know I’m ready for a warmer season!

Things on Thursday…

04 Thursday Apr 2013

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Canvas, Christmas card, marriage equality, Mixed media, Studio Calico, Things on Thursday

Before you start reading this list, I want to say that there is no rhyme nor reason to the order of things. I write this post over the course of the week as things pop up and so sometimes the important things (see #3) end up in the middle rather than at the top. Yes, that goes against everything I ever learned in English and Writing classes but that’s just the way it is around here – my blog, my rules! 🙂 The reason I mention this now is so you all know that the list is not in order of importance or relevance, it’s just the way the week went! So enjoy and read them all – don’t skip the middle parts!

1. I signed up for this class as soon as I heard about it. I missed the first one and kicked myself over it so I’m really looking forward to this new one!

2. I’ve been given a couple of blog awards in the past week or so. I never really know what to do with those (they almost make me uncomfortable, is that weird?) but it’s exciting that people like me – they really like me! More on those next week.

3. I came across this in the WordPress Freshly Pressed blog post. Awesome post. Go read it. Now. I’ll wait! 🙂

(Musak playing, Jeopardy theme song playing…)

Did you read it yet? Good! Moving along…

4. Last November I had a card published in Create: Christmas Cards. But I haven’t submitted anything since. And because all the calls right now are for September/October that means it’s been almost a year since I’ve submitted anything. Time to get back on that horse, I think!

5. One reason I haven’t been trying to get published is that I’m doing very few scrapbook layouts or cards, apart from the ones for Simple Scrapper, and have been concentrating on canvases and mixed media. Here’s a peek of a canvas I did for a blog hop next week and for a class I’m teaching at The Paperie retreat at the end of the month. I like it so much that I might actually make something else for the blog hop and submit this – we’ll have to see.

Currently… | March 2013

03 Wednesday Apr 2013

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Cats, Currently..., kids, quilting

listening: to Molly sing. All day, everyday – sometimes she sings French songs she’s learned at school but most often they’re made up about whatever she’s playing with at the time.

feeling: sick of winter and cold weather.

weather: cold, rainy, with more and more sunny breaks all the time. Now if only it would warm up…

eating: lots of mini eggs. And I don’t even like milk chocolate. Easter chocolate is the worst…

drinking: Coco Chai tea, steeped in hot milk – it’s yummy! And more water than usual, trying to keep a glass around all the time.

needing: to share this picture of Ella. The kids were thrilled to see that these little leprechaun hats fit her though she was not a fan. Our cats put up with an awful lot around here!

thinking: about LO’s I want to do and techniques I want to try.

watching: The Voice and American Idol – terrible TV but I love it!

reading: not a whole lot. Any suggestions?

enjoying: funny Mister Gabe – he makes the craziest faces and tells silly jokes that make no sense at all!

wearing: summer shoes. I’m determined to get rid of the boots and socks.

wanting: to go see Oz the Great and Powerful in 3D, at the theatre, on the big screen.

wondering: how my quilt is going to turn out. I already have plans for at least two more so I’m crossing fingers it goes really well!

wishing: that it was summer already!

Simple Scrapper Blog Hop & HUGE GIVEAWAY! | April 2013

02 Tuesday Apr 2013

Posted by Sara in Blog Hop, Giveaway, Simple Scrapper

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Blog Hop, Giveaway, Simple Scrapper, Sketch Templates

The giveaway for this month’s Simple Scrapper blog hop is amazing! Really an awesome one to win so make sure you read all the way to the end to enter for your chance to win!

This month, I made two LO’s from the same sketch so you can see how versatile they are, and one LO from the Story Starters.

All the sketches were letter size, or 8.5 x 11, this month, a size I love! Here’s the first LO I made:

The kiddies love to have stories read to them and they always want to sit on the same sofa no matter who is doing the reading.

I added a little interest to this one with a punched edge and some stapled baker’s twine, a couple of my new favourite things to do!

The second LO, as mentioned, is from the same sketch but I made a 12×12:

Seriously, same sketch! I love how flexible they are!

With this one, I layered a bunch of elements in the top corner and added metallic stitching:

Finally, I did a LO based on one of the Story Starters. This is my brother Matthew and I when we were much younger – my best guess is that this pic was taken early 1979:

Come on now, weren’t we the cutest?!?! 🙂

I added lots of dimension and texture here with both the layers of papers and the paint through the stencils:

Now, for the big giveaway!

That’s right! A full one year premium membership at Simple Scrapper! And you can win even if you’re already a member – we’ll just add it when your membership is due for renewal! Just click on the Rafflecopter link below to enter; there are three ways to enter and three winners will be selected. To be eligible, you must enter by 11:59pm CDT on Friday, April 5.

Hopefully, if you’re following the hop you will have come here from Celeste’s blog. If that’s the case I’m the final stop, so congrats on making it through and be sure you go and enter the giveaway. If you just stopped by here, I’d suggest you start at the beginning of the hop and see what the rest of the team did this month – as always, they made incredible LO’s!

Simple Scrapper (Jennifer Wilson)

Margrethe Aas Johnsen

Sara Case Strickland <- that’s me!

a Rafflecopter giveaway <- click here to enter!

As always, you can check out my gallery at 2peas for more images. See you all tomorrow with a very delayed Currently list!

The Premium Membership at Simple Scrapper provides skills and shortcuts to help you simplify and find more meaning in your memory keeping. Each month members receive a new collection of sketch templates and Story Starters, story-focused prompts for pages and projects.