It's monday, but it's tuesday!

I get so confused on these short weeks...Although I love the extra time off, I just can't manage to adjust my internal calendar to match the shortened week. Our family spent yesterday (Victoria Day) in Cumberland with our good friends, the Cockertons (or Campertons or Cockpos, depending on how you know them). We watched the parade and enjoyed some of Cumberland's Empire Days festivities. Here are a few pics that I grabbed from the parade...


After days like yesterday which was a mellow and fun-filled day spent with family and dear friends, it makes a person just happy to be alive and very appreciative of those in one's world who are supportive, understanding, loving and precious!!

I hope you all had as great a long weekend as we did...
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tell time with style (and vanity!)

I made this fabulous clock with components by Creative Imaginations. I have been holding on to the package for a while until I decided on the color and the photos. This was truly an inspired moment of creativity. You'd never know that parts of the design were "creative opportunities" AKA mistakes! I love these photos so much. I have made some very cool projects with them including marble tile coasters and of course, a scrapbook album. I think I almost like this clock more than the slatwall!

Funny that I like the clock so much even though it's kinda vain of me to like it as much as I do. But honestly, it's not so much about the photos, but the overall composition. I LOVE the Heidi Swapp clock face overlay. I'm tempted to make clocks for every room of the house but as it is, we have 4 phones that have the time, two computers that have the time, I wear a watch and so does Ray, each of our cell phones have clocks, there are six clocks in the kitchen/dining/living rooms, three in the studio, two in our bedroom and one in Noah's room! I get the feeling that we don't need any more clocks!

Oh well, anything in the name of creativity, right??

Mother's day

This year I said to my husband that the only thing I wanted for Mothers Day was time. I wanted a little free time to use however I wanted. I got exactly what I asked for. So, on that Sunday, I called my dad who came over with his pickup truck and we headed to Home Depot. We bought a huge panel of slatwall and some primer & paint. We brought it back to my house where I proceeded to spend the afternoon (with some potentially very threatening weather) priming and painting every groove and crevice to absolute perfection. Ray kindly helped me mount it to the wall in my studio (or more accurately, I helped HIM!) and a few days later, the fixtures arrived. I love the results. I'm so much more inspired by my space and have a million other decor ideas that I CAN'T wait to implement!!!! I'll update as it all happens!

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Blogging guilt (challenge 20)

I have been playing a nasty game of catch-up with my work ever since I got sick...it was beginning to feel like I'd never get on top of things but it would seem that I'm no longer as far behind as I was a week ago. I have so many cool things to show and share, but the first things to show you are my pages for past sketches. I forgot about 17 an 18, but they're coming. But from top to bottom are my pages for sketch 19, sketch 20 in the middle and my page for sketch 20 on the bottom. I'll post a few more pics later on of some of the other projects that kept me from blogging and also from my personal scrapping. I'd LOVE it if some of you would post comments, just click on the "comments" link below each post and follow the instructions...

Being sick sucks

I just returned from a great family trip to Victoria BC, but I gotta say how many challenges come up when 3/4 of the family is fighting a nasty, nasty cold. One of us was coughing all night, one's head was in a permanent fog and one was nauseous. Not exactly the makings of relaxing family time. BUT, nonetheless, we did manage to take in the IMAX "Deep Sea" and the Titanic exhibit at the museum. We saw some family and ate at a LOT of restaurants. It was really great even though we were under the weather, so maybe for the next trip we'll be feeling better and it will be an even better trip.

I know I didn't post a challenge page for this past Friday so here's one for those of you who check regularly.