Bookshelf Update!

Happy Sunday to everyone! It hasn't been a very nice weekend here. We have had lots of rain and it turned much cooler than it has been. I have been spending more time indoors working on some layouts and reading.

I have added 2 new books to my bookshelf (located along the right side of my blog). After finishing the 3 book Hunger Games series, I was looking for something less action packed to read.

I really enjoyed reading Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson. It is about a woman who was in a terrible car accident over 20 years ago and does not have the ability to form new memories. Each day she wakes up and does not remember anything that has happened. It is a great story and there is a nice twist at the end. I also heard that this book is going to be made into a movie and Nicole Kidman could possibly be the star.

Then I moved on to read Daughters For A Time. This book is about a woman who tried for 4 years, without success, to have a baby. She ends up adopting a little girl from China......but there is much more. I don't want to spoil it, but I do recommend you read it.

I have now started to read The Cottage At Glass Beach. This is about a woman who packs up her daughters and moves back to her childhood home after her politician husband is unfaithful. There is a bit of mystery involved so I am looking forward to diving in to this one.

Just Hangin' Out at the Zoo

I am back with another layout for Jay's California trip album. I have already completed a 2-page layout about the Panda bears at the San Diego Zoo, but I still had 2 more photos that I wanted to include. I found this sketch and thought it would work perfectly for what I had in mind.

When I was creating the first layout (you can see it here), I found a file on the Silhouette online store for this grass. I thought it really resembled the bamboo so I downloaded it, but didn't end up using it. As it turns out, it worked perfectly on this page.

I added in some tickets from Maya Road and used some incredibly tiny stickers (I had to get out my tweezers) to add some journaling.

I wanted to include some fun facts about Panda bears so I pulled out my Dymo and Kraft Core cardstock and made my 'fact' strips.

I used my Silhouette and created my own circle ring (pretty good huh?) and embellished it with black brads. I found this chipboard title and misted it with some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. I also misted the background with 3 different colours of mist. On my practice sheet I did a lot more splattering and I should have done that here too, but I was a chicken.....oh well, next time.

I just couldn't resist adding this sweet Panda from Silhouette. I added an Action Wobble to his head, so it interactive.

That is the last of my Panda photos. We really enjoyed visiting them at the zoo. I have discovered that there is a Panda Cam that you can watch and see what they are up to throughout the day. I visit it often. You can check it out here!

Sweet - The Cutting Cafe

Happy Wednesday everyone! I am so excited to share my latest creation using the Strawberry Treat Box file from The Cutting Cafe!

I love strawberries....to eat and to create with. There is something about the red, white and green combination that really inspires me. I used the strawberries that came with this set and made a matching basket and card.

I embossed the background of my card with a new folder I recently added to my collection. I used Bo Bunny dot paper for the strawberry and added some white pen for detail. I really like the look of kraft cardstock so I added a strip of that and embellished it with twine and some red Dew Drops.

I found a tutorial to make this sweet little basket and embellished it with another berry.

I hope you will visit The Cutting Cafe blog and see what the other members of the team have created using this weeks yummy files. The post will be up sometime today.

Canadian Scrapbooker Publication :)

I am so excited to share that I have been published again.

We just received our copies of the Summer 2012 Canadian Scrapbooker magazine at the store and I am happy to say that my layout is being featured on page 124.

This publication is extra special to me because my BFF (Joanne) is also published in this issue too. You can find her awesome layout on page 44! Way to go girl :)

I also wanted to give a shout out to Christa who is featured on page 45, Sharlene who is featured on page 123 and Laura who is featured on page 63!

Buzzing By Card - The Cutting Cafe

Happy Wednesday everyone. I love Wednesdays because it is reveal day at The Cutting Cafe. This week we worked with a really fun set - Beehive Shaped Card Set! There are all sorts of great goodies included in this set. I chose to use the following:

*Small background (I made my own background paper)

*SVG cutting file for my bee (love this bee)

*Sentiment

Here is my card:

Once I cut out all the pieces for my bee (using my Silhouette), I layered it together (inking the edges with brown and white) and adhered it to my card using an Action Wobble. By using the Action Wobble, it actually moves back and forth. I just love this little tool :)

One of my favourite things about The Cutting Cafe files is the fact that they almost always come with printable phrases or sentiments. They always coordinate perfectly.

Be sure to visit The Cutting Cafe blog and see what the other ladies have done with this amazing set. The blog post will go us sometime today.