December Daily - Day 1

...I know!  2 posts in one day, but yesterday, when I set up the advent wreath tutorial, I had forgotten about the December daily.  I am challenging myself to take one photo a day in December to put into this:

I am really trying to make the photos more of everyday life, and less of Christmas, because Christmas BEGINS December 25, and goes for 12 days.  My goal (like in previous years) is to enjoy all of Christmas, even when the secular world stops on December 26. 

Here is today's photo:

Noah made a bullseye out of paper and taped it to his bedroom door so he could shoot his arrows that he made out of connects.  I just love how creative this kid is!

TTFN
Tracy

How to make an Advent Wreath

...my first tutorial!  Ethan (4 year old) and I made this today:



...and here is how we did it:
take one foam circle

cut out leaves from the cricut 

we used scrap paper and different sizes

 we then embossed with a cuddle bug embossing folder and my sizzix machine

we stuck 4 candles into the foam

Then we inked all of the leaves with Ranger distress ink

we began to glue all of the leaves onto the foam

voilia!

TTFN

Tracy

A teacher gift

I have one teacher gift done, and one to go!  (I need a second coffee can), and as I don't drink coffee, I'll have to "borrow" read:  take, and not return one from someone!

materials used: coffee can; simple stories pp, stickers, cut outs and letter stickers; tag - Jillan Anger (the Scrapping Nook)  adhesive - beacons Zip dry;  seam binding - unknown; ink - stampin' up

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Tracy

I've been Highlighted!!!

The Paper Variety has highlighted ME today on their blog.  Please go check it out!  Soooooo excited.

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Tracy

A birthday card for a challenge

The Paper Variety has put out this challenge:

Here is the prize:

and here is my card I made for my dad's birthday:

materials used:  file folder - grand and toy; flower, ribbon & leaves - unknown; brad - american crafts; stamp - studio G; ink - Martha stewart & ranger; corner puch - ek success

I was inspired by the leaves, and the colours.  Fingers crossed that I win a prize!

TTFN

Tracy

Dad's 60th birthday cake

Tomorrow night we are having a surprise birthday party for my dad.  He turns 60 on December 18, and fankly, no one really can get together then, so we are having it this week.  I made his cake (with Noah and Ethan's influence of design)  I hope he likes it.

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Tracy

A thankful challenge

Even though we in Canada celebrated thanksgiving in October, our American friends are celebrating this next week.  The Paper Variety put out a challenge for a layout to use the word thanks in the title somehow...  I used Thankful.  The Scrapping Nook is finishing up the November week long on-line crop tomorrow, and challenge #17 was to use a recipe on a layout.  So, naturally, I put both of these great challenges together and came up with:

Thankful

materials used:  bo bunny, imaginence pp; prima leaves; ek success boarder punch; simple stories letter stickers; ranger glossy accents; forever in time pearls; unknown ribbon; staedtler pens in brown and orange  based on a layout I found in Scrapbook and cards today magazine fall 2011


TTFN
Tracy



A tag and a double page lay out

Hi there!
I don't do too many double page layouts...but I wanted to showcase both boys and their art that they made to give to Auntie Christie & Uncle Mark for their wedding in September.  The quote is one of the challenges from The Scrapping Nook's week long on-line crop (happening right now!) and the layout is based on sketch #182 from Creative Scrappers. 

based on creative scrappers sketch #182
pp-cosmo cricket, fancy pants & simple stories; thread ikea; distressing tool - tim holtz; ink - ranger & martha stewart; cardstock - bazzill; pen - staedtler; chipboard letters - the girls paperie; stickles & glossy accents - ranger; adhesive - beacons & american crafts; pop dot - forever in time; edge punch - eksuccess

..and this is one of about 10 tags that I've made to get a head start. (also for The Scrapping Nook week long on-line crop).  After I posted the one on the left in the scrapping nook gallery, I decided I needed to "spruce" it up a little (HA!)...and I embossed it with a sizzix folder, inked it with green ranger ink and added candy cane stickles by ranger.  What do you think?

materials used: ink - stampin up! & ranger; cricut cartridge: lyrical letters; stamp - stampin up!; ribbon & file folder - unknown

We've had some sort of "bug" come through our house the last few days.  Unfortunately, everyone is having a turn - I'm feeling much better today, and have kept everything that I've eaten inside my body (fingers crossed).  Maybe I'll get to creating again this afternoon.

TTFN
Tracy

sketch challenges

This one is based on Creative Scrappers sketch #181:

ROM

pp - bo bunny; ink - ranger; distress tool - tim holtz; floss - bazzill; sew ez tool - wermemory keepers; punch - ek success; pop dots - forever in time; adheasives - beacons & american crafts

This one is based on pagemaps blog sketch challenge:

Late Night

cardstock - bazzill, bo bunny; pp - bo bunny; letters - the girls paperie; ribbon - unknown; circle punch - ek success; pen - marvy; distresser - tim holtz; adhesive - beacons & american crafts

TTFN
Tracy

Cousins

I finally got around to scrapping this photos of the 4 Perrin cousins from last December (how embarrassing), but I did so because of the challenge set forth by The Paper Variety.  The challenge is to put a family word - "family", "dad", "mom" "cousin" etc. into the title, and this is what I came up with:

Sorry that the photo isn't all that great, it reads:  Cousins by chance, Friends by choice December 2010.

supplies used:  pp, rubons, stickers - fancy pants; grungeboard letters - tim holtz; letter stickers - cosmo cricket; thread - coats; adheasive - ez runner, zip dry; ink - Ranger; sketch - pagemaps Jan 2011

Ethan is home sick today, so this is about all of the creating for today.  I am heading to Karen's Creations Friday for an evening crop.  Should be fun (and I hope productive).

TTFN
Tracy

Some LO's from the Port Elgin Weekend Retreat

Hi there!

Karen's Creations hosted a weekend retreat at the Super 8 Motel in Port Elgin over the weekend!  I had a blast!  I ate too much, slept too little and laughed until I cried.  Oh yea, I also created some things!:

SKY

pp - color coordinations, bo bunny; brads, star pin - maya road; buttons, doilie, floss & flowers - unknown; sew ez tool and sew ez ribbon tool - we r memory keepers; stamp - tim holtz; embossing powder - american crafts; ink - ranger; cardstock - bazzill

Noah Starts Grade 1

pp - bo bunny, simple stories & TPC studio; stamps - stampin' up; ink - ranger; thread - ikea; cricut cartridge "simply sweet"; distress tool - tim holtz; letter stickers - authentique

 First Day of School

pp- piggy tales, mme and bo bunny; stickers - bo bunny; thread - ikea; letter stickers - authentique; ink - ranger; distress tool - tim holtz; brads - mme; sketch - pagemaps sct calendar september 2011; punch - ek success

 Waiting for 539

based on sketch #98 Creative Scrappers
pp - fancy pants, cosmo cricket & piggy tales; thread - ikea; ribbon, eyelets, buttons - unknown; spray & ink - ranger; floss - bazzill; eyelet setter - we r memory keepers

 December Daily 2011 - mini album

Simple stories pp; bazzill cardstock; ranger ink, stickles and glossy accents; coats & ikea thread; tim holtz distress tool; we r memory keepers sew ez tool and eyelet setter; + a whole bunch of pop dots etc.

and here are some photos from the weekend:

TTFN
Tracy

Creative scrappers sketch #179

You can find my inspiration here

Now here is my version:

materials used:  cardstock - bazzill; pp - simple stories & so old that I have no idea!; rik rak - maya road; letters - tim holtz; letter stickers - simple stories; spray - mr. hewey; buttons - my button jar; pen - staedtler; marker - bic (to colour the tim holtz grunge board letters); punches - ek success

TTFN

Tracy

You Need Your Imagination Here

Hi there!

I completed this LO for a Pagemaps blog contest - a chance to win a whole bunch of goodies!  When Ethan and I would be at childrens hospital in London waiting for his appointment...we had to get creative with keeping ourselves busy, as colouring and TV only went so far.  I would pull out the camera and we had all sorts of fun!

materials used:  pagemaps sketch; cosmo cricket pp; guttermann thread; american crafts embossing powder; tim holtz die, stamp and distressing tool; girls paperie chipboard letters; simple stories letter stickers

and an upclose of the bottom right hand side:

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Tracy

A LO, a ghost card & some Hallowe'en treat bags

I did this using Creative Scrappers sketch #177:

supplies:  cosmo cricket pp; bazzill cardstock edge; unknown letters; ranger ink & stickles; forever in time perals; foam squares; unknown ribbon

Made this cute little card for the Scrapping Nook's week long online crop:

supplies:  staples cardstock; Mr. Hewey spritz

Now, these were a bit more involved than that ghost card! (+ I've made over 100!)

supplies used:  yellow brand paper lunch bags; ranger clear & teastain ink; american crafts embossing powder; bazzill & staples cardstock; cricut cartridge Lacy Lables; unknown assortment of ribbon; and staples from staples!

TTFN

Tracy

some calendar pages

here are the last three calendar pages for The Scrapping Nook that I've done.  Now I'm just waiting on 4 so I can put photos in them, and photocopy them for the grandmas.

materials used:  pp, letter stickers - simple stories; pumpkin - creative memories; ink - ranger; floss & cardstock - bazzill; seam binding - unknown; sew ez tool - we r memory keepers; punch - ek success

materials used:  cardstock - bazzill; punch - ek success; pp - piggy tales; ribbon - maya road; seam binding - unknown; letter stickers - suthentique; distress tool - tim holtz

materials used: cardstock - staples & bazzill; pp & stickers - echo park; ribbon - unknown; ink - ranger; liquid appkique & heat tool - marrvy; distress tool - tim holtz

...and a card I did for the October card exchange:

materials used:  simple stories pp, letter stickers; unknown ribbon

TTFN

Tracy