Playin' with some Queen & Co.

Core'dinations and Queen & Co. recently did a product trade. The Core'dinations design team members all received a very generous amount of Queen & Co. bling, pearls, chipboard, felt flowers and other such deliciousness. Queen & Co. has recently released a line of embellishments which coordinate with colour families from Core'dinations. It makes scrappin' that much easier!

Here's what I cooked up:

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (Vintage Ruby and Black Magic Abracadabra), Jillibean Soup kraft paper and twine, Queen & Co. chipboard and brads, Technique Tuesday stamp, Tsukineko ink, Creative Memories oval cutting system, Sizzix embossing folder and embossing machine, other: pin and darning needle.

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (Black Magic and WhiteWash), Jillibean Soup kraft paper, Queen & Co. chipboard, rocs, and felt flower, Maya Road trinket pin, Glue Dots, Helmar layering tape, Technique Tuesday stamp, Tsukineko ink, Sizzix embossing butterfly die, embossing folder (sanded over top in corners) and embossing tool, Making Memories sanding block, Creative Memories oval cutter, other: pin.

Boo to you...and me

Today, over on the Jillibean Soup blog, this project of mine is posted using the new Monster Stew collection. Lately I have been burning through googlie eyes. Thank goodness I have located a good (a.k.a. cheap) source for them at Zellers. They come in a package with three sizes and they are adhesive backed.

Supplies: Jillibean Soup patterned paper, journaling sprout and cardstock letter stickers, Helmar layering tape, other: black kraft gift bag, googlie eyes, sewing machine and thread.

Today Craig and I are celebrating our 14th wedding anniversary....which is somewhat scary in itself. Fourteen years? Whoa. It's amazing how time flies. Here's the card that I gave him this morning along with a gift certificate for a new fitness centre in Woodstock.

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock, Jillibean Soup kraft paper, corrugated alphas and twine, Sizzix embossing folder, Fiskars "Everywhere Punch" (squares), Glue Arts layering tape and adhesive, Stampin' Up heart punch, Making Memories sanding block and We R' Memory Keepers Crop-a-Dile.

Ema is six...whoa...six

When did that happen?

All of a sudden my little girl is six. Ready for grade one. Kind. Sweet. Creative.

Yesterday was her party but today is her actual birthday. Little does she know that tonight she will be seeing Justin Bieber in concert in London, ON...floor seats none the less. I am planning on picking up some ear plugs for us both since there is a high chance of screaming girls.

Here is a photo of her "Mermaid Party" table just before the guests arrived. Note the self-trimmed bangs which she lopped off at the end of June. Sadly they aren't growing as fast as I would like.

Supplies for "Sebastian" Place Holders: Core'dinations cardstock (Poinsettia red), Fiskars circle punch, Glue Dots, other: googlie eyes, pipecleaner, deckle edge scissors, and red plastic bowls.

And a birthday would not be complete without a birthday card that took me about an hour to make.

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock, Jillibean Soup kraft paper and corrugated number, My Mind's Eye patterned paper and diecuts, Fiskars "Everywhere Punch" (scalloped circle), Creative Memories circle cutter, Spellbinders butterfly die, Marvy butterfly punch, Queen & Co. pearl gems, Making Memories sanding block, Prima flowers, Maya Road trinket pins, Glue Arts layering tape and adhesives, Glue Dots (to adhere flowers to pins), other: sewing machine and thread.

Summer with a pool...

...rocks!

This past summer has been hot as heck and it's the first summer of my life where I have had a pool. As a child my parents would always buy me one of those plastic ones that held about 8 inches of water.

Another advantage to having a pool is spending lots of time with friends. Here's a layout that I made of our friend, Matt, his kids and our kids in our pool. Matt has mad cannonball and kid-tossing skills!

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock, Jillibean Soup patterned paper, corrugated alphas, Cool Bean buttons, twine and journaling sprout, Making Memories letter stickers, Stampin' Up! stamps (fish), Tsukineko ink (VersaFine), Glue Dots, Helmar layering tape, Xyron Sticker Maker (to adhere "flying"), Cricut/Provo Craft Opposities Attract cartridge, other: sewing machine and thread.

A couple of friendship cards

Jillibean Soup just came out with a new collection called Pasta Fagioli. It comes with the cutest journaling sprout collection as well. Slap them together and you've got some quick and easy cards.

Have a great week!

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (Vintage Ruby), Jillibean Soup patterned paper, journaling sprout and kraft card bases, Stampin' Up heart punch, We R' Memory Keepers Crop-a-Dile (for small holes), Maya Road trinket pin, Glue Dots, Helmar layering tape, other: sewing machine and thread.

New Jillibean Soup goodness

At summer CHA Jillibean Soup came out with a new line called Atomic Soup. It has a science based theme and offers up some awesome patterned papers, journaling sprouts, cardstock stickers, and coordinates with many of the previously released Jillibean Soup products. If you want to see all the new products that were released at CHA they are now all available for viewing on the Jillibean Soup website.

Here's a layout that I cooked up of Matthew's first day of grade three from last school year. My friend Amy Beattie took the photos of him that morning as I had to work.

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (Core Impressions - Jillibean Soup Collection), Jillibean Soup kraft paper, printed paper, journaling sprouts, corrugated alphas, Making Memories sanding block, Stampin' Up binder punch, Helmar layering tape, Font: Mason. Photos taken by Amy Beattie.

Friggin' cutest puppy ever!

I seriously can't take it.

She's gotta be one of the cutest puppies I have ever known.

Once she makes it through the night without waking us up I will think she is ever cuter.

She even makes the weeds growing in my garden look good. Dang. That's cute.