And did you know (fyi) that one of my mostest favouritest scrapbook designers, the one and only Lizzie Kartchner has a fabulous new line {just out!!!!} that she debuted at CHA just last week. It is going to be so necessary to get my hands on all these products and create, Create, CREATE!!!!! They are so cute & inspiring. Cannot wait.................!
So... I, of course, follow the Studio blog (almost everyday) and one of their last posts was a challenge:
Cool, eh?!? So... I started looking through both my photos and my kids' books to see what I wanted to be inspired by. This is what caught my eye:
Now, naturally the title of the book is the story of my life right now. I am knee-deep in children -- in school, out of school, at home, running to hockey, to dance, to basketball practices, to piano -- they rule my life right now. So, of course, I love them.... forever. But it was more than just the title that attracted me to the book. It was the colours used on the cover AND the mischievious look on that little boy's face that got me. I knew I had the perfect photo of Carter to complete this layout.
So, it is with inspiration from Robert Munsch & Sheila McGraw that I share with you...
... Love You Forever:
Supplies used: American Crafts (all pattern paper except background paper; pattern chipboard everyday; felt shapes everyday; black vinyl Thickers Vera), Cut Your Way (grey vinyl rub-ons), Recollections (felt trim gold), Making Memories (green trim), Kaiser Craft (rhinestones), Stampin' Up (Authentic stamp, date stamp, black ink, background dot stamp).
Here are some close-ups:
Inspiration can be found all around you; in the places you visit, the people you speak to, the things you see everyday, even the books you read. I challenge you to look into your everyday & start creating from what you see. You'll be surprised by just how inspired you are.always lovin' a challenge {from the farm},
j.
And check out how I used this photo of my recycled shopping bag as scrapbooking inspiration. love doing this!! makes a layout colour choice a whole lot easier. try it.
just chillin' today {from the farm},
so, I'm going to do a little giveaway in the next few posts. check back soon for details. you will be shocked.
i'll post once i've got a peek myself.
Most of you know by now that we spent the whole afternoon on the Blue Dolphin Catamaran -- sailing and snorkelling. It was Daria's & Carter's FIRST-ever snorkel experience........and boy, did they get a good show!!!!! To be honest, they were a little nervous about the whole experience at first, and we kinda' felt we were forcing them into it. But we KNEW they would love it, once they got their feet wet.
Carter & Ron were together the whole time, snorkelling and finding lots of cool stuff under the water. All I saw were their colourful noodles and two bums floating on the surface of the water. It was soooooo cool to see Carter & his dad enjoying this together. There were lots of great stories when we were back on the boat together.
Then the real party began. We all enjoyed a contest of jumping off the front of the catamaran; lots of cool jumps (air guitar by Carter, splits by Ron, etc.)......all egged on by the coolest chick in the world, Jessica. Then........everyone got a little crazy and jumped off the roof of the boat -- yes, right up by the sails. Even Carter & Daria took their turns jumping off the roof -- no lifejackets even. It was a hoot!!!!! The kids all had a blast.........special thanks to a wonderful new friend, Jessica!!!!!
On the way back to the beaches of Tamarindo, we enjoyed our last beautiful Costa Rican sunset -- while Carter enjoyed his 4th Coke of the day.
It was one of the most fun & memorable days in Costa Rica we had spent. The kids ranked it as #1 on their list (Asha's #1 was zip-lining in the end -- figure that).