Get Sketchy #23

Another week is up at Get Sketchy and it's been fun creating...

Here's the sketch:
Here my card:
It's not complicated, it's one of the simpler ones I have done!

Oh, on the upside...
...I've finally got a new camera. I have been talking about getting a new camera for almost a year, and looking for one has been a real struggle. Now, I did not get THE camera that I truly wanted, but I got a really good one.

I went from a 5.1 MP Hewlett Packard (almost 6 yr old) camera to...drum roll please!
...a 12.1 MP, 4X optical zoom Sony CyberShot and I am very happy!!!

The pics are so much clearer and sharper. The camera even has a smile detector (the old HP does NOT have that!!)

Now, I'm excited about the pics I take of my work!!

Schtufff!!

I've had some pics sitting on my crafting table for quite some time and I've been really good at setting them aside day after day.

So, I decided to clean and re-organize (because that's what all good procrastinators do) and knew I had to tackle the pics that were starting to collect dust.

Here is a LO I made of Robert's first baseball season (May-June 2009). I used the most "boy" paper I could find, but managed to add some ribbon and have it not look too cutsie!!

I was happy with the outcome!
The next LO was inspired by my sister, well indirectly. She went on a retreat last weekend (the lucky bum!!) and was looking for some paper. I went to Winners looking for some fun paper stacks and bought the Spring Stack.

I love bright colors and here's what I came up with.
The title reads: 1 Mother + 1 Daughter = 2 best friends

These LOs kinda got me in the mood to do more! So, after re-organizing I actually got stuff out for another LO (that has not been the case for me lately)

Anyhow, I'm praying for more inspiration!! I think that with the many crops coming up in the next couple of months I am starting to get excited again.

It's hard to set aside life, but I think I can manage to squeeze in a night or two of creativity per week.

Later,
Camille

GS #22

Once again, here's the latest from GET SKETCHY.

Here's the sketch:

Here's the card:(please don't tell Rob about this card because it's his Valentine's card this year!!)

And, go check out CROP SUEY's blog. The new design team just posted their first challenge and they have made some fabulous creations!

If this is any indication of the creative talent we have in our new team, then we are going to have an AMAZING next few months!! I am really looking forward to seeing what the other half of the team comes up with for the next challenge.

Go check it out, play along and YOU could win this week's UBER fabulous prize from Bo Bunny!!

Later,
Camille

A new year, some new endeavours!

I realize it's been awhile. Our family has been busy (like everyone else out there) and it's taken precedence!

I have not been to my scrap table in quite some time and I'm sad about that. It sits lonely, just waiting for me to come and spend some time with it.

Crop Suey has also been gearing up to launch our re-vamped blog. We have an amazing new team of designers...Crop Chicks are what we call them!!

Check out our BLOG...it's going to be a fun new place to hang your hat!!

There is still so much fun going on at GET SKETCHY and here's the latest sketch.

Here's the sketch:
Here's my card:
Ok, so I realize it's the beginning of a new year and I should have resolutions all ready to go...but I don't.
We've been trying to eat healthier...aren't we all? But it's really weighed on my heart to eat "unprocessed and unpreserved" food, making it healthier. So, I need to figure out what to do with that. I will come up with resolutions...probably by the end of January.

For now, I'm trying to get back into the swing of things; like getting my son to school on time and my daughter to preschool on time! Once I get that routine back, I'll start working on those resolutions.

Later,
Camille

Some more creations...

My weekend away was so much fun. A room filled with women passionate about scrapbooking...really, does it get any better than that.

Oh, yeah...and meals prepared for me. No cleaning, no kids and no bedtime! It was nice and I managed to get some fun pages done!

This one is Reese's 3rd Birthday:Reese NEVER falls asleep on us...except for this one time just before supper:Reese is all girl...just yesterday she told me that she wanted a green cell phone for Christmas, one with Tinkerbell on it (I wrote that one down on the "to get" list):Every year our first camping outing is to the same place. It's become a tradition to skip stones along the river sometime during the weekend (and doing it for a couple of hours at a time...Robert is actually getting the hang of it):
More to come later, enjoy your week.

Later,
Camille

Get Sketchy

The new sketch is up at Get Sketchy and here it is:

The sketch:
My card:

Every week, I am challenged by the sketch to come up with something original. I love making these cards because I am stretched and have been way more creative making cards for my family and friends...thanks to Get Sketchy.

Later,
Camille

My favorite page from my weekend.

So, last weekend I spent doing what I enjoy so very much. I went on a retreat that I attend every year. It was just what I needed and just happened to be preceded by a few days in the Rocky Mountains with my fam.

Our time in Banff was so much fun. We simply relaxed in our chalet most of the time. The kids saw a doe and a buck just outside of our room as we pulled in and that was the best start to the trip. It actually made me a little nervous because the buck had 5-point antlers and was only about 5-feet away from us. I was quick to tell the kids not to move a muscle and let the animals pass.

Once in our chalet we had chickadees come to our balcony...so we fed them some bread and nuts. That brought more birds...some whiskey jacks, magpies and even one very confident squirrel.

We spent our time lazing around and walking through the many shops in downtown Banff. Really, for us a trip to Banff is seldom a bore. It was really nice to get away.

Here are some pics from our trip:
What trip is complete without a tea party?


We came home from Banff on Wed evening and I headed out to my retreat on Fri afternoon. All in all a great week.

Here is my fave LO from the weekend. It a pic of my son and his ABSOLUTELY best friend in the world...TOOT (our dog)! Last week made a year that we've had him...it's hard to believe what life was like without him in our home!
Later,
Camille