Green Apple Girl

August Up The Street Kits

I'm in vacation mode this week, so I'm a couple of days late sharing my layouts and cards using the Up The Street August kit.  I worked with both sides of the kit...Bookworm and Enjoy The Journey.

I loved this entire sheet of Cosmo Cricket paper and couldn't bring myself to cut it up....so I used it as the background for the entire page. (Layout based on a Studio Calico sketch.)  I sprayed the wooden letters with some Studio Calico Mister Huey mist.

 

Next up, this hilarious photo of Norah from one of our looooooooooong drives up north last summer. 

 

I can't believe what a difference a year makes when I look at that photo from last summer compared to this one of her from this summer.  She is getting so big....and off to JK in just a few weeks. I LOVE the Maya Road Kraft doilies so much!

 

And yet another photo of Norah with her cousin who was here visiting for July from Singapore.  I loved seeing her with him and think she is going to make an excellent big sister in just a few months!

 

And finally, a layout with photos from the first and last day of grade one for Ruby. 

 
I loved both sides of this kit - especially all the embellishments!  I've got cards to share too, but I'll save those for another day.

Thanks for stopping by...hope you are having a great summer!

 

 

Pink or Blue?

It's a miracle...I scrapbooked!  Even though I haven't scrapbooked much lately, I'm still taking lots of photos so I'll be ready to get them onto pages when the time is right.

I'm still loving the colour combination of yellow and turquoise...and I adore this photo of the girls.  They look so grown-up!  Tomorrow is the last day of grade one for Ruby!

 

And this little one is still making me queasy on a daily basis.  I was hoping by now (19 weeks), it would have stopped...but maybe I'll be feeling this way until November. 

 

This early ultrasound photo barely looks like a baby (Ruby said it looked like a beehive)...but I wanted to use it on a simple layout with my favourite new punch, this sweet little Martha Stewart elephant!

 
Hoping to find some more time to scrapbook when I'm on vacation next week!  Thanks for stopping by!

Memories Manor

If you are looking for an amazing scrapbooking weekend get away....Memories Manor is the place to go!

I have a friend who was supposed to be going there this weekend (June 10th & 11th), and due some unfortunate circumstances, she can't go and is looking for someone to take her spot for just $200.

If anyone is interested....please email me for the details!

 

 

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!  Here are the cards that I sent to my mum and my mother-in-law.

 

 
Today we took our annual Mother's Day drive to Port Stanley for some Mackie's (yum) and of course a photo on the beach.

 
This time next year, there will be 3 kids in the photo!  Baby #3 is due in November and we are thrilled!

 
I'm really hoping that I start feeling better in the next few weeks and get back to scrapbooking and feeling like myself again.  These first few months have been rough to say the least!

Hope you had a great weekend...thanks for stopping by!

Social Butterfly & Cottage Country

I know I say it everytime...but I LOVE the Up The Street kits!  This month I worked with both sides of the kit: Social Butterfly and Cottage Country.

I adore the mix of papers and embellishments in Social Butterfly.  I thought these little tags were perfect for making a banner.

 
 
 
The Cottage Country side of the kit is just so pretty and girly.  I had a seriously hard time deciding which sides of the paper to use because they are all so lovely!

 
 
I used bits and pieces of both kits for this next layout.  Once again, used a photo I took on my ipod.  It was the last photo of Ruby before she lost her big front tooth...and then lost the other front tooth the next week!

 
I've got more to share later this week...but for now, I'm using this rainy Sunday afternoon as the perfect excuse to bake some bread, make a big batch of soup and curl up on the couch with the cat!  Thanks for stopping by!

Sneak Peeks

Here are a few peeks of what I'm working on with the Up The Street kit for May.  I'm working with both sides of the kit and loving them both!

 
 
Check back on May 1st for the full reveal!

 

Hi there!

Hi there!  Just popping in to say hello and post a few cards that I've made recently.

 
 
 
I've been slowly re-organizing my scrapbook space and recently found this vintage first aid supply holder. (sorry for the super grainy ipod photos!) 
 

Perfect for some washi tape!!  Thanks for stopping by, hope you are having a great week!

Up The Street Blog Hop!

If you are here for the Up The Street  blog hop...welcome!!  I hope you enjoy hopping around to all the blogs and checking out some projects made with the Up The Street Kits.

I wanted to share this layout that I made with the Very Vintage kit from November.  I'm trying to use up all my scraps of paper and this was the perfect way to use lots of little pieces of all the pretty papers in the kit! I'm attempting to use up my scraps to make room for all the new, gorgeous goodies that Tara has at the store!! I love this photo of Barclay...he'll be 8 years old next week and the girls and I have already decided what kind of cupcakes to make for him!

 

I'm always on the lookout for new ideas and inspiration for scrapbooking, home decor and cooking - and  I recently found Pintrest. I love it!  What an easy way to catalog all sorts of inspiration.

So, before you hop along to the next blog...leave me a comment for a chance to win the beautiful  Shabby Valentine kit!  In your comment, let me know what blogs or websites you use for inspiration - I'd love to hear your ideas!! Here's the kit you could win (you have until Monday, March 14th to leave a comment!)

 
 

Here are the other stops for the blog hop...enjoy!!

Julia

Lesley

Mandy

and of course the Up The Street blog!

Thanks for stopping by...happy hopping!

 

Time For Some Sunshine!

It has been a long, long time since I've updated the blog and I won't bore you with the multitude of reasons why!

Along with the break from blogging, I also took a 6 week break from scrapbooking but the February Up The Street Kit was the perfect thing to get me back into it!  This month Tara did two sides to the kit that can work on their own or together. I worked with "Let The Sun Shine" and Lesley worked with "My Shabby Valentine" and "Let The Sun Shine".

"Let The Sun Shine" was exactly what I needed in this dreary, grey month!  Lots of bright yellows and turquoise and as always, lots of gorgeous embellishments! So many buttons!

I made three layouts and a card this month.  In addition to the kit I also used some other things from Up The Street: Dear Lizzy foam Thickers in white, some Studio Calico Mister Huey's in Sunshine, some Basic Grey Curio brads and a My Mind's Eye "Family" tag .

I've been playing with the ipod I got for Christmas and taking lots of photos with the Hipstamatic app and the Instagram app. So, I used one of those photos for this page.  I LOVE the KI Memories calendar paper with all that stitching!!  I sprayed the Thickers with the Mister Huey mist to give them a nice warm yellowy-orange colour.

 

I've been looking for ways to display more of the kids artwork around the house...so I did a smaller layout to fit into an 8 x10 frame.  Rather than using Ruby's original drawing, I scanned it and printed it for this layout.  Her drawings are so sweet!

 

Next up, a baby card. The colours in this kit were perfect for a gender-neutral card. I took apart the Prima flower and added one of the Sasafrass Lass blooms to the top.

 
 

For my final layout, I used some more of my ipod photos of a recent trip to A&W for lunch with my dad.  The girls never get pop at home, so root beer is a HUGE treat for them.  After drinking it, Ruby asked "How much sugar is in this stuff, because I feel really silly!!".

 

I rolled up some of the Webster's eyelet trim to make the little flower.

 
Thanks so much for stopping by - hope you are staying warm....there's another huge winter storm on the way!

 

 

 

 

 

 

christmas eve eve

one more day of work...then 10 days off!  i can't wait to spend some time with Ken and the girls. nothing matters more to me than creating our own holiday family traditions.

 
for those of you who stop by and read my blog on a regular basis....thank you!!

a very merry christmas to you and yours!