I’m back and a Layout!

24 Tuesday Jul 2012

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I’m back from an awesome vacation with M and although it’s nice to be back and the weather is amazing, I kind of wish we were still there! A week of doing just about nothing was fabulous! 🙂

I have just a short post for you today but it has some crafty eye candy so enjoy!

A few weeks ago I started a LO tag with a group of friends and now that it’s finished, I can show you my LO! And, for those of you who are wondering, LO tag is where an initial person (me, in this case) gets inspiration from another person’s work, then passes their take on it along to the next person on the list and so on until everyone is done. It’s super fun to see how much it all changes over the list of people. It’s kind of like the whisper game we played as kids, but in a crafty way instead!

I used the Studio Calico 35mm kit for the bulk of this, along with a roller date stamp and some flair. The picture I used is an all time favourite.

A little while ago my friend Cathie blogged and asked if anyone else reused favourite pics. I had to laugh because this one came to mind immediately! This is the second time (I think) that I’ve used it and I know it won’t be the last – so glad there are others who “recycle” their pictures too!

I’ll be back with the few ICAD’s I managed to get done on vacation – I’m waaaaay behind now! I’ll also do a vacation recap sometime this week when I get a chance to edit some photos!

Quick Va-cay Update!

17 Tuesday Jul 2012

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Kiddies, kiddies, New Brunswick, vacation

M and I are having a blast here in New Brunswick!

The weather has been fabulous and our awesome friends and hosts have a pool (lucky us!) that M is just loving!

We’ve been mostly lazing about, visiting the playground, and we went to Cherry Brook Zoo this morning.

Apart from that, the kiddies are having the best time together – it’s like they were never apart!

Blog Break

16 Monday Jul 2012

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Family, Kiddies, kiddies

M and I are on vacation this week while D stays home to work and G spends some fun time with Poppy. Unless I get a quick second to post, I’ll be on a break this week!

I’m planning, fingers crossed, to keep up with ICAD so I’ll post those pics and details next week along with vacation photos!

See you later!

Happy Anniversary….

15 Sunday Jul 2012

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Family

…to my cute hubby! 7 years ago we had the best wedding on the beach surrounded by all our family and friends. Today, he is asleep in bed with G while M and I hang out at the airport waiting to go visit friends in NB.

It’s been a good run, D, ups and downs, good times and bad, but without you there wouldn’t be our babies, and without you there wouldn’t be us. Love you always.

July 12 on Twelve

13 Friday Jul 2012

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12 on Twelve, Family, kiddies

Played along with the 12 on Twelve again this month – I love doing this, it’s a great way to get a monthly overview easily!

1. Ella’s favourite spot in the summer – in front of the fence and behind the trees where none of the kiddies can reach her!

2. M and her new buddy playing in the tent.

3. G in the crab pool,, enjoying some alone time!

4. My selfie for the day.

5. M having a foot spa with pool water and pine cones!

6. Enjoying the bubble blower!

7. M and G playing in the crab pool and pretending to eat the floaties (they’re hot dogs!)

8. MK and M whispering in the sun.

9. Upside down!

10. Singing and making music at Poppy’s house.

11. Playing in Poppy’s bath with the “whooshers” – it’s a storm!

12. Picking wild strawberries before heading home to bed.

Canada Day weekend

12 Thursday Jul 2012

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Canada Day, Family, Kiddies, kiddies, Terra Nova National Park

I’ve been meaning to post these pics for while. Well, since Canada Day!

We spent the weekend in Central NL at my in-laws cabin and spent most of Canada Day itself at Terra Nova National Park. The kids had a blast and the weather, unlike most other Canada Days, was hot and sunny!

Here was our weekend in pictures:

Sorry for the lack of pics of M, she is not the picture poser like her brother is!

Index Card A Day – #41

12 Thursday Jul 2012

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Cosmo Cricket, Creative Imginations/Luminarte, ICAD, ICAD2, Sharpies, Studio Calico, The Crafter's Workshop, Twinkling H2O's, Wood Veneer

I’m so sorry. My mojo is still in hiding so you have to suffer through another blerg card. You can leave now and come back tomorrow, I don’t mind, really!

Still here? Well, don’t say you weren’t warned….

Another premade background, this time with flexible molding paste and coarse pumice gel – the texture is amazing!

I painted each little block with different coloured Twinkling H2O’s, then misted with water to blend them all a little. I blotted with a paper towel and thought, “Blech.” Seriously. That was the word that came to my mind.

I took a Cosmo Cricket phrase sticker, cut it up, stuck it down and drew lines around the pieces. Then I coloured in the word “color.” Then I inked some wood veneer pieces and stuck them down. Then I threw my hands in the air and called it done.

The texture and shimmer is cool I guess. I’m sulking now….

Later, I’m finding my mojo, beating it into submission, and doing a good card. Or else.

Index Card A Day – #40

12 Thursday Jul 2012

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Distress Ink, Dylusions, ICAD, ICAD2, Ranger, Technique Tuesday, Tim Holtz

Only 3 weeks left to this fun venture! Can’t believe I’m this far along already! The problem is that my mojo went on vacation – argh! Vacation is next week, not this one!

Super simple here – I simply sprayed the card with Dylusions Ink Spray and stamped the pen nibs along the side. Then I left it for a couple of weeks! 🙂

I laid a couple of stencils over the top and rubbed in Distress Ink which I highlighted with white gel pen. I stamped a bunch of words from a Technique Tuesday set, then used Pumice Stone Distress Ink to stamp the script background. I was so fed up with it at that point that I dated the back and said enough!

Blerg. Oh well, they can’t all be masterpieces, right?

Index Card A Day – #39

12 Thursday Jul 2012

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Distress Ink, Dylusions, ICAD, ICAD2, Ranger, Tim Holtz

For this card I wanted to try a technique that I’ve used many times before, but it has a twist that Kristina Werner did in the newest Online Card Classes: Stretch Your Stamps Class.

I inked the background with the new Summer Seasonal Distress Inks, dried it, and then stamped a script background with VersaMark Ink. I heat embossed in clear and then rubbed black ink over the whole card. After wiping away the excess, I got this super cool look with the multicoloured text showing.

I inked a butterfly stamp with same colours and misted to blend, then stamped on a scrap card. I cut out the butterflies, wrapped coloured string around for the antennae, then adhered them with rolled glue dots.

I stamped the sentiment on a previously made background card, cut it out, stuck it on and the card was done!