"It's All Fun & Games" Winter Crop

So on November 19th i headed to Rocky Lane AB to teach classes for fundraiser supporting there Headstart program. What a wonderful crop hosted by Tammy Predovic and Heather Batt. And what a wonderful cause. This was there second year of an annual crop for them. I am very greatful for the invite to there event to teach classes. So this is what i came up for there crop.

Make & Take #1 a simple card

Make & Take #2 Gift Pockets

Class #1 Just Dance

Class #2 Bakers Tray

Scrap "til you Drop 2011

So this year was my second year attending the Peace River Scrap 'til you Drop scrapbooking event hosted by Jenn Thietke and Megan Curry, and what a great event. This year it was hosted on October 21, 22, and 23. This year i was invited to teach, and wow i had a great time, seriously what an amazing bunch!!!

So i taught seven classes there this year, and i had so much fun. The ladies who took the classes were just simply wonderful. And the food, well, words dont describe just how awesome it is!!! If you haven't been to this crop you should definitely check it out for next year, it's an annual event!!!

So here are the classes i did.

Corrugated Alterations

Villalicious

another view of villalicious

Villalicious with a view of the front and back cover of the mini album that goes inside it.

Vintage ticket holder

Super scissors

Close up of supper scissors.

Meet me at the 5 & Dime, two page layout. 

Pop the top. 

Fruit-tastic, two page layout.

Someone New

So on October 21, 22, and 23 i attended the "Scrap "til you Drop" scrapbook event in Peace River, and while i was there i met a wonderful women by the name of Sandy Hobbs (which we also had the pleasure of meeting at the Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnival this year as well), and she is the owner of a scrapbooking store by the name of Scrapbooking Fanatics (http://www.scrapbookingfanatics.com/) She recently purchased this store from Jayme and is located in Sturgeon County. She has super great prices and a wonderful selection of items plus she will ship any where, and she is a wonderful person! Also she offers free shipping on orders over $100, how awesome is that? I know i love free shipping. She also told me that if she doesn't have the item or items you are looking for, just contact her directly and she will be happy to try and find what you need. I love love love stores like this!!!! So check her out ladies!

Staying current

Ok so from now on i am going to try and stay more current! I guess of late i have been kind of a slacker. But i promise to get my butt in gear and start posting more stuff on a regular basis. Maybe even some contests and prizes in the future perhaps!

Birthday card....

I was on the circut circle forum, and i came across a women named Kat who had posted "103 and still going strong". She is hosting a birthday party for a dear friend that is turning 103 on September 1. She is  planning just a beautiful celebration for her friend. Her theme is Riding thru the decades, and she has arranged for vintage cars to take her dear friend around the block to celebrate. Some of the cars include a Model T and a 57 chevy. Also since the women is turning 103 she wanted her to receive 103 Birthday Cards, in honor of her years! So i volunteered to make a card. How wonderful is Kat, so thoughtful, to honor her friend in such a way!!!! Just a simply amazing story, such kindness that is very rare now a days!!! Kat was kind enough to let me take part and accepted my offer to make a card for her dear friend, and this is what i came up with...

Canvas Flower...

OK...so this is me tooting my own horn...TOOT TOOT...LOL. So i'm sitting downstairs in my craftroom, and i am working on this project, and i want....no NEED a canvas flower for it. And i know there are flowers out there, but i couldn't find anything that i thought would suit my project. So today i stopped at the fabric store and bought some lightweight canvas material. Now keep in mind that i wanted a huge canvas flower! So after playing around with the fabric for a little bit, this is what i came up with. I am loving it, and it is huge, it's as big as my whole hand!!! What do you think?

Playing with copics...

Ok so here is a fun thing i've been playing with...copics...but not just copics...the copic airbrush system! So much fun i tell ya!!! So i started with plain white prima flowers, and then my colors were Y and BV colors from the copic line. To give the illusion of high points i started and highlighted with a very light B color from the copic line, then started layering in other colors lighter to darker. I yellowed the center to start and then re sprayed it at the end. I took some hemp twine and lightly colored it a matching yellow to the center.

So here are my pieces after i was done airbrushing...

so i threaded the hemp twine all the way through the flower and the button and then tied it. I put a little spot of tape runner between each layer and a little behind the button, just to hold it in place while i was pushing holes to thread the hemp twine through the button! And this was my finished product.

Hope you like it!!!