Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C24 & Just Scraps # 2

Here's my entry for the Crazy 4 Challenges "Red" Challenge.
The paper and die cut are by Creative Memories.
I made the flowers using old book pages & red cellophane.
The bling is from Dollarama.

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C24 - Close Ups

Happy Valentines Day

The Play Date Cafe Challenge inspired me to do some Valentine's scrapping. Here are some pics of some of the finished items.

The Play Date Cafe Challenge - PDCC16

Having a snow day today so I decided to take part in the Play Date Cafe Challenge. I really liked the color combination and decided to make a Valentine Card. I love using random objects and materials in my scrapbooking and with this card I used paper doilies in red and silver. I like the way the doilies give the card an old romantic vibe.

Mojo Monday

So a lot of my fellow scrapbookers are taking part in the weekly Mojo Monday Challenges. I've been feeling under the weather for the past week or two and had done absolutely no scrapbooking - so I thought I'd try my hand at this weeks challenge. For some reason I feel very restricted by sketches and kits. Eventhough choosing the paper you want to use can be frustrating for me it's a part of the creative process that I really enjoy. When I see examples of how coordinated papers, embellishments, etc. can be used I have trouble imagining them being used in any other way and then I don't feel like it's "ME". Likewise the sketches provided as part of the challenges seem to be confining for me, but after about 2 hrs. I did come up with one card which I wasn't ashamed of. HS did remark however that "it's not your best work" (look who's being a critic, LOL). So this was the best I could do and so I didn't bother entering it - but I will try again!! Perhaps overcoming the restrictive feeling is my challenge.

My Muse - Chrissy

I've spent so much time lately photographing all my layouts that I've barely had time to scrap. If I didn't have to work for a living I'd have so much more time to be creative, LOL. I have brought my cat scrapbook "Cat Tales" up to date. No pics of that book done yet. Here's a photo of my most beautiful muse - Chrissy. I think she's been featured in three layouts but I've yet to write a story about her. She's 14 years old and has quite the quirky personality. Just this morning me and HS commented on how every time she uses the litter box she starts a very distinctive "meow". We figure it is the feline equivalent of when you're potty training a toddler and they yell out something like "mommy I pooped".

Catching Up

So I've taken it into my head that I should photograph all my scrapbook layouts. This weekend I photographed all of the layouts contained in a three volume scrapbook I'm doing as a graduation gift for my niece. I've also gone through the tedious process of making notes on all the supplies used in each layout. This was such a huge undertaking - like I got nuttin' else to do!!
In the next days / weeks / months ... I will post some of these pics ... especially some of my favourites. As I went through this process however I remembered that feeling you get when you've done a layout that just feels right! It also conjured up some good memories of people, places and events - and so perhaps it was all worth it!!