C'est Magnifique aprils challenge

Due to being sick last month I missed the last challenge over at C'est Magnifique but I am feeling much better now.....and I really loved this months sketch...here is my take....
this picture was taken 23 years ago...its of me and my brother with out first children they were born two weeks apart and my nephew was born on my birthday :) of course we had to get pictures with our grandma and great grandmother!

thanks for coming to take a peek!

3 pugs

Aren't they just the cutest thing all snuggled together...I couldn't resist scrapping them! I used the sketch from C`est Magnifique Kits....I was trying for subtle distressing but when the paper ripped I kind of went with it LOL I'm just glad I didn't do more damage!

Thank you for coming to take a peek!

Bonnet

Here is my take on this months sketch from C`est Magnifique kits... I've been dying to use this chippy piece but I never found a photo that looked good with until now...I was digging through some old photos and found this cutie,both my girls were bonnet girls I swear my oldest wore one for years ( I might even still have their first ones packed away LOL)

 I haven't decided on my journaling just yet but I normally add it to the back later on...

 Thanks for coming to take a peek!

Papers-A night at the theater #PA406 and Rustic Fly C48 007
Mists- Lindy's canna lily brunt orange and ramblin rose pink
Stencil-Mini art is TCW261s
Blue fern studios chippy piece Spring frame

Sad Puppy Eyes

Evening my crafty friends, I just wanted to share my latest layout.... I used the sketch from C'est Magnifique kits and the criteria from the November "its all white now"challenge over at the flying unicorn....

I also wanted to let everyone know an event......

Every year for the month of November, Flying Unicorn sponsors "The FlyingUnicorn Gives Back." It is about helping, supporting and paying it forward to those that need it the most. Our chosen charity this year is CURESEARCH.

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thanks for stooping by to check out my latest project!

Autumn in the air

WoW its been awhile since I've done a layout...so I thought I would tackle a couple challenge in one swoop...I hope no body minds...I check out the rules and none seemed against it!
So I used the sketch from C'est Magnifique kits....and combined the criteria from Southern girls challenge which "was words on your project" I figured the title and the background paper cover that pretty good and the criteria fro Scrap Africa which is "list it" I did list the top 12 thing I miss about living in Maine (it can be found in the envelop on my layout)

I decided on a fall theme because that was one of the things on my list...I miss the fall colors in Maine here we don't have those bright vivid colors...I used some beautiful papers from Maja Design I had gotten from
C'est Magnifique kits.

 the picture were sent by my best friend she knows how much I miss the colors so she sends me knew ones every fall!

My List:
1.Fall Colors (they just aren't quite as bright here)
2.The sun (seems to shine more in Maine)
3. Trick or treaters (we have had two in the last five years LOL) 
4.Decorations (everyone in our old neighborhood used to decorate for all the holidays)
5.Our old house
6.My bestest friend
7.Family Most of our family lives in the New England area)
8.Our old yard
9.Ginny's Flowers
10.The boys( my nephews)
12. Chinese Food (its just not the same here..they even call things by a different name)

 thanks for coming to take a peek! Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

Always Remember You

As most of you already know I started scrapbooking just about two years ago after a tragic accident claimed my youngest daughters life....September 28th will make the two years that she has been gone! through scrapbooking I have been able to come to grips (sorta) with the fact that she isn't here but will always live on in our hearts and memories! I've created several scrapbooks (including minis) for her friends and our family members...I want to be able to remember all the good times we had! Its been wonderful therapy!

I wanted to share a layout I did using one of my favorite pictures of my Stephanie...she had that whole teen attitude going on, with "really another picture" just thinking about it makes me smile! I used the sketch from C'est Magnifique for their September challenge!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and look at my latest project!

Day Dreamer

Good afternoon scrappers....I truly hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend, I was a day off in my thoughts, haha I thought today was Friday LOL Anyway I just wanted to share my latest layout...just a bit of mixed media....I just love getting messing!
I used the sketch from  C'est Magnifique Kits for their August challenges...

Since Stephanie has been on my mind a lot lately I went thru some of old summer pictures, I came across this one...she was laying on the front steps just day dreaming...this is how I want to remember her!

 I just kind of let my mood take me....and this is what I came up with....

thank you for stopping by and taking a peek at my work! Have a wonderful weekend!

Make it a life worth living

Good after noon scrappers, today I'd like to share my layout I did using the sketch from C'est Magnifique kits for their July sketch challenge ...

I used these beautiful papers from Teresa Collins and some pretty Bo Bunny flowers...

Thanks for taking the time to check out my latest layout!

Joy

Good afternoon my scrappy friends, I am sad to say but this cold is still kicking my butt so I haven't really been crafting all that much the last couple of weeks *cries* I miss my crafting table LOL I did manage to scrap a page this morning (not sure how much I actually like it though) and I wanted to post it before I crawl back to bed!
I used the sketch from C'est Magnifique kits

thanks for coming to take a peek...I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Bits & Pieces Giveaway!

its that time again....head on over to  C'est Magnifique Kits for your chance to win! 

For your chance to win....

1. for your first chance you must be a follower of C'est Magnifique Kits blog..... then add your name to the linky
2. share their post on your blog (in a blog post, not your sidebar) and you can

enter your name again using the Inlinkz tool below 

(just be sure to add the link to your blog post).

Charming

My goal this morning was to tackle the sketch from C'est Magnifique Kits... its such a beautiful sketch...so I pulled out a bunch of mixed-n-matched supplies from Basic grey,7Gypsies,Kaisercraft and ScrapFx plus miscellaneous paints, gesso, and ink,embellishments....Oh can't for get the stamps and a pretty picture (one of my all time favorites) of my youngest when she was just a baby.

Anyway here is what I came up with....

Thanks for coming to take a peek at my work!

Vacation Memories

Just wanted to share my layout I made using the sketch from C'est Magnifique Kits...loved the sketch this month!

thank you for coming to take a peek

Cherished~

Starting February with the wonderful sketch from C'est Magnifique , I picked a picture of my Nephew and his beautiful girlfriends now wife...don't they make such a cute couple? when I started I really wasn't sure where it was heading, I just pulled out a bunch of odd stamps...I love my stamps....then thought oh I could use some tea....these papers were perfect for tea stains and a nice size splatter...I just like making a mess.

I love the end results!

thanks for coming to take a peek....

Two awesome Giveaways

The first one is at the C'est Magnifique Kits blog, where they are giving away the bits and pieces from Leslie's January Kit.   You can find the blog post HERE.

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Blue Fern Garden: Garden Boudoir

 Blue Fern Garden: Calling Cards

Blue Fern Garden: In Bloom

Blue Fern Garden: Love Letters

Blue Fern Garden: Parlour

 Blue Fern Garden: Picnic

Blue Fern Garden: Signature 

 

 Blue Fern Garden: Timeless

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