The New Captain America

Having a wonderful time on our March Break trip...Ethan purchased this Captain America costume, and when it was time for bed said, "I cannot go to bed, I've got to save the world".  Just thought I'd share.

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Tracy

Needed to bring this back to the top

The Wiarton District Optimist Club (the club I'm a part of) is hosting an all day (9am - 9pm) crop day in Wiarton. The date: Saturday March 31, 2012. The cost is $40.00 for your 5 feet of personal cropping space, coffee, tea, snacks all day, lunch, supper and some terriffic raffle prizes! I have  confirmed 6 FANTASTIC prizes!!!! Thanks to: Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine, Scrap~Tures Kit Club,  Scrapbook and Cards Today, Karen's Creations the Cluttered Cupboard in Wiarton, and The Scrapping Nook!!!
Come on out and support a wonderful service organization. All money raised will go to youth activities in the community of Wiarton.  Our big project currently is a basketball court in the Jimmy Brown Park in Wiarton.  Just send me a message HERE if you have any questions, wish to donate a prize or wish to book your spot!


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Tracy

fun with Write.click.scrapbook.

I discovered this blog today:  write.click.scrapbook  and there is a giveaway there - go check it out!  + Becky Fleck of Pagemaps gave them a sketch to inspire their readers.  Here it is:

I turned it on the side and came up with this:

materials used:  Kaiser craft pp; bazzill cardstock; ikea thread; ranger distress ink (forest moss); karen's creations cut out; unknown ribbon and 3d foam dots; cricut cut out of tag; tim holtz distress tool

I used the cut out from Karen's creations as a tempate for the distress ink over and over.  It also darkend up the actual cut out, and I'm quite pleased.

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Tracy

a bit on a tare

Well, I'm posting two days in a row (and on a weekend, no doubt!)  This is the latest sketch from Creative Scrappers:

and this is what I did with it:

materials used:  Echo Park pp; American Crafts cardstock; October Afternoon letter stickers; LEGO wheels, hotwheels car and toilet paper rool for stamping; memento black ink by Tsukineko; buttons from my button jar; unknown twine; mister hewey's color mist by Studio Calico

I had so much fun finding interesting things to run through the ink to stamp!

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Tracy

Challenges for inspiration

This is the current challenge for The Paper Variety:

We can be inspired however we like.  This is my LO that was inspired by the above:

materials used:  pp- cosmo cricket, echo park & simple stores; cardstock - american crafts & bazzill; ink - ranger distress (forest moss); letter stickers - fancy pants, doodlebug, american crafts; button - my button jar; twine - unknown

I just loved the green colour pallette, and the white letters.  The sketch is from todays Finally Friday challenge at Scrap~tures.

Here is the current sketch challenge at Pagemaps:

and this is what I did with it:

pp, letterstickers, stickers - authentique; letter stickers - echo park; thread - ikea; pen - staedtler

and finally, a sketch challenge from The Scrapping Nook The sketch originated from Scrapbook.com(February online crop #6):

and here is my take:

materials used:  pp, stickers, letter stickers - echo park; thread - ikea; pen - staedtler

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Tracy

Lookie!!! Lookie!!!

This is what was at my door when I arrived home from play group today:

The local radio station MIX 106.5 in Owen Sound had a valentines day contest, and I guess I was one of the winners!  Yipee!  There is a gc for DC taylors for $100. and a gc for The Painted Turtle (ladies clothing shop) for $25. + chocolate and the flowers.  Pretty great day, if I do say so myself!

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Tracy

The Paper Variety Challenge

This sketch is the challenge over at the Paper Variety:

and this is what I did with it:

materials used:  Bo Bunny pp, letter stickers, snowflake sticker; chipboard snowflakes, journalling spots, big circle and December rub-on; Authentique letter stickers; staples cardstock; maya road stick pins; unknown ribbon and trim; provo craft adheasive tape; beakons adheasive; ikea thread

This LO also qualifies for Jenn's challenge at The Scrapping Nook February on-line crop (which is happening this week! Feb 10-19) Her challenge was to use at least 2 different alphas.

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Tracy

Feeling a bit behind

With Wiarton Willie weekend, and planning for Ethans birthday, I just haven't been on the computer much except to apply for jobs and read email.  I did make the following for Ethans party.  TOTALLY stole the cone treat bag from Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine (winter 2011), and the photo with the lolly in it came off of their blog last week. I just put the two together! 

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Tracy

Some challenges for Scraptures

Hi there again!

I've been busy this weekend doing some challenges for the Scraptures on line January crop.  Here is some of what I've done:

This one was 16 candles challenge - had to be a birthday LO

Getting Creative!

Hi there!

It has been a long time coming!  But today, I took the time while Brad was away in London and the boys were in school to get a bit crafty!  Here is what I've done:

Birthday Pie

based on pagemaps sketch p. 44 SCT magazine fall 2011
materials used:  pp - bobunny "enchanted"; ribbon, buttons & floss - unknown; letter stickers - doodlebug & Kaiser craft; rikrak - maya road; thread - ikea

and here's a closeup:

Building Memories

based on pagemaps sketch Nov. 2011 sct/pagemaps calendar 2011
materilas used:  cardstock - american crafts & staples; punch - ek success; pp & stickers - bo bunny "midnight frost " line; buttons - button jar; floss - we r memory keepers; thread - ikea; trim - maya road; font - teletype adhesive - beacons & scrapbook adhesives

and here is a closeup:

Up to Snow Good 

based on sct/pagemaps 2011 calendar sketch "bonus sketches" section
materials used:  cardstock - american crafts & staples; pp and stickers - bobunny "midnight frost" collection; thread - ikea; font - teletype; foam squares - moments in time; sparkly snowflakes - unknown; stamp - smash; ink - ranger distress "broken china"; boarder punch - ek success

and a close up:



We're in the middle of a snow squal right now.  I'm expecting the boys home from school in about 1/2 hour.  I'm going to go and tackle shovelling the driveway while I wait for them.

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Tracy

You Are My Sunshine

Hi there! 

Here's a layout I've done!  (it has been quite a while since I've done a layout...probably way before Christmas)

Anyway...it is based on a couple of challenges.
1.  The Paper Variety challenge is to make a fan embelishment on your project.  I did "fan" flowers.

2.  Creative Scrappers put out this sketch:

and
3.  The Scrapping Nook is having their January on-line crop right now!  The theme is OLD vs NEW.  One of the challenges is to use something new to me.  The paper from Echo Park's "times and seasons" arrived at my door on Friday, so that is my newest scrappy purchase.

Here is my layout:

 I turned the sketch on its side.

supplies used:  pp, stickers - Echo park "times and seasons"; buttons - my button jar; ribbon - unknown; thread - guttermann; distresser - tim holtz; adhesive - beacons & scrapbook adhesives 

and here is a closeup of my homemade fan flower:

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Tracy

Optimist Crop Day

The Wiarton District Optimist Club (the club I'm a part of) is hosting an all day (9am - 9pm) crop day in Wiarton.  The date:  Saturday March 31, 2012.  The cost is $40.00  for your 5 feet of personal cropping space, coffee, tea, snacks all day, lunch, supper and some terriffic raffle prizes!  I have already confirmed two FANTASTIC prizes!!!! One from Scrapbook and Cards Today and one from Karen's Creations. 
Come on out and support a wonderful service organization.  All money raised will go to youth activities in the community of Wiarton.  Just send me a message HERE  if you have any questions, wish to donate a prize or wish to book your spot!  


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Tracy

new year, new challenges!

The Paper Variety is once again doing a year of challenges.  They've changed it up a bit, and putting out two challenges a month:  on the 1st and the 15th of each month.  This is the current challenge:

I then went ahead and used Creative Scrappers sketch #189 for my first calendar page for 2013!

and this is what I came up with:

materials used:  bobunny pp; bazzill & staples cardstock; unknown buttons, floss and rikrak; kaiser kraft tiny alpha stickers; we r memory keepers sew ez tool; beacons adhesive

a close up showing my "pop of colour" - it is rose, and the photos do not show it well. 

I will be adding a photo once a photo has been printed!

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Tracy

Happy birthday to me!

Today is my 37th birthday.  We celebrated by going out for lunch at Kettles and they served me a piece of cherry pie with a candle in it, and sang.  We then headed over to Leons to look at sofas.  Bought one.  They'll be delivering on Saturday.  Got the groceries and home.  Have had a low-key day ever since. 

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Tracy

Thought I'd better get this done...

Here's a pagemaps contest I'm entering:

my version is a bit (ok, a lot more plain) + not the best photo:

pp- crate paper; cardstock - ac; thread - guttermann; stickers - crate paper; distress tool - tim holtz; unknown suede pieces

here are some close ups:

now some December daily's to catch up:

December 25

December 26:

I don't seem to have one for December 27 or 28th (boo to me, but that is really ok, as I only have 21 pages in my album...I was thinking it was going to be difficult to squeeze them all in anyway :) )

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Tracy

Merry Christmas

December daily - day 24

Perfect!

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Tracy

December daily - day 23

This is what we came home to today after shopping:

sometimes being married to the pastor isn't so bad! ok, most of the time it is good...  but Christmas time it seems to be extra good with the presents from the members of the congregation.

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Tracy

Sketch challenge and December daily - day 22

Hi there!

Here is a pagemaps sketch for the Crop and Create facebook page challenge this week:

And this is what I did with it:

materials used:  bo bunny snowfall collection of pp, stickers, letter stickers, chipboard and rubons; ek success corner rounder and edge punch; ac cardstock; shimmerz pearl; beacons adhesive

This is more linear than I would normally do, but I thought it fitting for all of the Christmas letters that we have written over the years to be put into our family album.  And this sketch worked for them.

On to my December daily for today... today was "sneaky" Christmas wrapping.  So, I've hidden the presents in plain view, in hopes that the boys won't look up:

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Tracy