Bring Back My Pack

Today I have a layout using one of my favourite paper packs -More Magical!  It’s a

 retake of the Magical Paper Pack that was super popular!  It’s very Disney-esque, but also 

great for all kinds of scrapbook pages!  

My friend Meghan and I did the Walk for Arthritis and I wanted to document the event.  The blue paper in the More Magical pack was a perfect fit for the blue and white Arthritis Society logo!  And the starry paper was great for the "walk star" goodies I saved from the event!  Meghan and I both live with rheumatoid arthritis, and this was a great way to raise money and give back!

The More Magical paper pack and coordinating cardstock and stamp are available for a limited time, while supplies last.  I am planning on using it for some Disney pics that I have from our trip to Disneyland TEN YEARS AGO!  I hope that makes you feel better if you are someone who is chronically "behind" on their scrapbooking!  

Catching up with Fresh Air

I have been busy in my craft room catching up on all those unscrapped photos I have been collecting on my phone!  Because I wanted to get things completed fairly quickly, but still looking good, I opted to use the Fresh Air paper pack and embellishments, along with the downloadable instructions for putting together 3 double layouts and 8 cards!  They came together quickly and easily!

This pack is perfect for your camping, hiking and other outdoorsy photos!  I used photos from our trip to Pender, as well as some from the trip  my husband Mark and son Josh took to the Yukon last summer.  One of the highlights for Josh was a trip to a breeder of sled dogs-huskies, which are his favourite!  We had so many great photos, so I opted to use Flip Flaps to add some extra photos.

The third layout has photos from our recent trip to visit family in Powell River - so many beautiful places to walk and hike-perfect for this paper!  This paper is only available until September 1st, while supplies last, and they are going very fast!  Check out the links above if you want to get some of this great paper and coordinating embellishments!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I am looking forward to sharing more artwork with you!

Back doing what I LOVE!

It has been a long time since I have written a blog post.  I took a bit of a hiatus from my crafty life.  I spent a lot of time working-at work and at home.   I did some quilting, but very little papercrafting, and completed almost no pages for my scrapbooks.  My photos stayed on my phone.

But I have discovered that not having a creative outlet is not great for my well being.  I am grumpier, less focused - and there is a lot less joy in my life. I watch too much TV and mindlessly eat too much crappy food.  I have less gratitude for the amazing life I have.  And I missed it, that creative time, that art making.

So I am back doing what I love.  Scrapbooking.  Memorykeeping. Storytelling.  It's my happy place.  Photos, stories, and all that paper goodness!  I'm excited again.  It's a good feeling, and one I hope to share.  This is a place to share what I am creating, and to offer suggestions to help you on your creative journey. I will also let you know what products I am using, in case you are interested.  I will try not to hard sell - that's not really who I am, anyway, but I do love Close to My Heart products, so I will be talking about them, too.  Thanks for checking this out- I hope you will come back again.  In the meantime, I have some crafting to do!