Scrap Shotz November and December 2015 Kit Reveal!!

Hello and Happy New Year!

I'm playing catch up with my Scrap Shotz November kit projects and also bringing you my December '15 kit projects. In order to keep this post from getting too long I will keep my comments/description of the projects to a minimum, please, please email me or comment on this post if you have any questions :).

Let's begin with the November kit which features My Mind's Eye "My Story".

This gold arrow paper is my favourite paper in this kit!

This layout was our DT sketch project based on this Pagemaps sketch:

It's hard to see all the gold foil in these pictures but take my word for it, it's there and it's lovely!

Now on to the Scrap Shotz December 2015 kit featuring Bo Bunny 'Whiteout'

This mini album was created with the emphemera package included in the kit and that pack is loaded with product! So much I didn't use all of it in this album, some of it is on a couple of layouts with leftovers too.

Would love to have you browse the gallery and see the lovely projects my fellow CT member Lorraine created.

The January 2016 kit is in the store and it features the brand new Kaisercraft #Me line:

I am looking forward to working with this one! Click on the January 2016 kit link above for a full listing of what's in the kit.

Thanks for stopping in!

Scrap Shotz March Creative Team Reveal

It's time to reveal my creative team projects for the March Scrap Shotz kit the fantastic Teresa Collins  line "Hello My Name Is". Click on the preceding link to see all the kit contents and you can see the add ons here. You will not be disappointed if you are a Teresa Collins like I am and if you're not familiar with her products or on the fence, I think you will fall in love with this line!

So, on to my projects this month :)

First up is this layout which was inspired by the kit "polaroids" paper itself. I busted out my handy dandy square punch and went through my overflowing stack of photos to find photos of all of us that were perfect for the square punch.

click on image to see it closer up

All supplies March Scrap Shotz kit & add-ons

I treated each frame as it's own separate space and placed either a photo, embellies, sticker, chipboard or stamped image within. I love how this turned out! I have a 12x12 frame in storage and I just may put this lo in it and hang it in my scraproom.

Next up is this layout  based on the sketch provided by the Scrap Shotz sketch diva Jess Duerksen,

All supplies March Scrap Shotz kit; sequin & ephemera add-ons

I don't scrap photos of myself much but this line screams out to see the "voice" behind the camera! I have lots of photos of my mom before she was married but very few of her with or just when I was growing up as a child. It's important for the kids to have memories of their mom (&dad) at all stages of their lives.

Now I have a special project I earmarked for this kit when I found out it was coming up. I found this frame at a local discount home store cheap ($10) as it had lost some of it's gems

so I thought it would make the perfect frame for our most recent family photo and replace the missing bling with a combination of rolled paper flowers, kit chipboard and add-on sequins & stickers. I added kit add-on wood elements to the kit chipboard & pp to complete the family photo home decor piece.

This was hard to photograph without getting the photographer in the reflection! Here's a close up!

Our CT showcase project was the Teresa Collins file folders included in the kit. I'm sure many people would use them for a mini-book but no 2 would look the same and that is how I used them as well. Here is my book of favorite photos from 2013:

The red ribbon was from a box of Crave cupcakes I purchased a few years ago. I layed the folders out after adhering the photos and punched two holes with my Crop-A-Dile (12x12 version) then threaded the ribbon through the holes to hold all the folders together and my mini-book was born!
Here are some of the inner pages:

All supplies March SSZ kit & kit add-ons

These kit colours are great for any photo and I love how this lo of my dd turned out with them!

All supplies March SSZ kit; sticker, enamel dot & stamp add-on

I was so excited to play with my newest purchases the Taylored Expressions proud peacock cutting plate and Whispy Whishes stamp. Here is my card created with the March SSZ kit:

sentiment kit add-on stamp

My final project was also my March DT Challenge, click here to see the challenge:

My hubby and I don't have too many photos taken together and we really need to do that more often. 

This kit is so versatile and easy to use, go to the Scrap Shotz gallery here to see all the fabulous projects the Creative team produced!

Thanks for looking!

Little League Mini Album

I began this mini album at the Scrap Shotz October 2010 crop. I was pretty much completed except for a few photos that needed to be added. I finally printed those photos and added them last week.
I take LOTS of photos during Little League season of the boys and this is the second year I have created a mini album of their season. It's a great way to use lots of those photos.  I've used the Teresa Collins Sports Edition II papers throughout.

I misted with Tattered Angels "Electric Blue" glimmer mist using a Pink Paislee mask.The stars transparency is included in the Sports Edition papers. The alphas are by Prima, I bought them at the crop, it's so handy that Sandy brings the store to the crop. Die cuts are Creative Imaginations, I picked them up on a trip to the US, hard to find nice baseball accents here.

Here are a few of the inside pages:

The stickers with the green background are by reminisce. Here is a photo of the tabs:

The mini album itself was part of a Scrap Shotz monthly kit from a couple of years ago. Yes I hoard my supplies ;) . Now the album is ready to reside in my mini-album tray on my coffee table for everyone to enjoy.

Registration for the Scrap Shotz National Scrapbook Day Crop May 5 in Calgary begins February 15!

SCHOOL ROCKS

The kids have been enjoying the last few days of school here, mostly because it's almost over! These last few days are full of fun for Jack and Peyton and tests for Blake.
Blake had a fabulous school year winning the award for having the the highest mark in Grade 7 math.
We're so proud of him!
Keeping with the school theme, here's a mini-album I made using those many extra pictures from school photo packages, a Heidi Swapp mirror album and transparencies and the Simple Stories Elementary line.
I added some bulldog clipps from Fancy Pants to keep the transparencies in place where needed :)

It was fun looking back at these photos of the kids. Those preschool pics are just so sweet! Here's to another school year down and a couple of months of summer fun!