Happy Mail Mini album

I received some "Happy Mail" from Sharon. Actually I received in back in January, but forgot to post the video.
She has a YouTube channel and her channel name is NJGardengirl1961
She asked me if she could send me a mini album kit.
Seriously....how lucky am I.
You know I said of course she could, I love making mini albums.
I want to put this one together right now. It is so full of beautiful Spring papers.
And right now it is snowing....again:(




I am planning on putting this together once I have completed Heather's mini.
Which I didn't get to work on today.
Actually I didn't get to work on anything today.

Monday is the start of our March Break.
We are going to Minneapolis for a mini trip :)
So today was spent running around.
I had to go to two different banks as the first one didn't have enough American money.
Then I needed to get the oil changed in the jeep.
Pick up some travel insurance.
Pay a couple of bills.
And of course run Kristy around to her placement then to school.

So no creating for me today.
I hope you all had a creative Thursday :)

Tracy :)

Distressed Copics

I love the look of images coloured with distress inks.
So I was playing with how to colour my images with Copics, but make it look like I used distress inks.
I like how it turned out, but not the colour I used for the clothing.
I took this photo with lighting from my lamp so please excuse the poor lighting and grainy quality.

Here is a close up of her face.
I am really happy with how her face turned out.
She will hopefully make it on a card tomorrow :)

I don't know about you, but I never just play with my supplies.
Let me explain. For example lets take this image I coloured today.
I have never tried this technique before, but I will use my finished piece.
I never make anything just for the sake of practicing. When I try something new, I always use it on a project.
What about you, do you make samples of new techniques or just play around just to practice on?

Onto My Day:
I did get down to my scrap/craft room to work on the album today.
I finished the first page and am almost done the second page :)
Boy this one is slow going.

Hope you had a creative Wednesday :)

Tracy :)

Pixie-Fairy Card

Remember my Pixie-Fairy image from yesterday?
Well I put her on a card.
I backed her with black cardstock. I love that it makes the image pop.
The background paper was from some "Happy Mail" that I received from Sybil. Thanks Sybil :)
I then cut some black squares and added a pink butterfly to them.

 

For the inside of the card I needed some colour to back the recipe card on.

So I used one of these pink tags that Brenda gave me.

 Just a question:
What looks better the brown background or the white background that I photographed the card on? I know it is really hard to tell on here.
The one with the darker background is a bit blurry. But which one makes the card pop more?

Onto My Day:
My plans were foiled, lol.
I did not spend ALL day in my scrap/craft room working on Heather's mini album.
I had to run Kristy around....which I do everyday.
Then my friend Lynne came by for a visit. She brought me a hot chocolate and some Robin's Eggs from Robins Donuts :) For those of you who don't know what Robins Eggs are, they are the inside of the donuts but coated just like donuts :)

When I finally made it down to my scrap/craft room I did get to work on the 1st page. Actually I am almost done the first page :)
So much more to do though.
And Kristy's birthday is this month :-O

Hope you all had a creative Tuesday :)

Tracy :)

Pixie- Fairy?

I thought I would share some of my colouring that I did last night.
This isn't a card, just an image I coloured.
I used  CC Designs images. First I coloured the pixie fairy.
I learned that fairies have wings and pixie's have elf-like ears. This cutie has both, so would she be considered a pixie-fairy.

Oops, went off topic again, I tend to do that.
OK, so I fussy cut out the pixie fairy, then stamped and coloured the mushroom.
Popped up the pixie fairy with some foam dots for dimension. Punched out some butterflies and glued them on....oh ya, I also drew in the grass.

I used my Copics.
I was playing around with how I have been colouring my hair.
I really like having the shine run across the hair, but this time I wanted to add some flicks to look like strands going through the shine.
I also punched a flower out of paper for her hair.
The stamp had these leaves and an acorn in her hair. But that feels like fall to me, and we haven't even had Spring yet.
So how did I do? Do you like the way I did her hair?

Onto My Day:
I had the pleasure of getting up early this morning...that is said with sarcasm.
I had to get an ultrasound of my tummy and the appointment was at 8:00am. You know how I love to get up early.....more sarcasm.
I have been having heartburn a lot lately and have felt bloated.
My yearly physical is coming up (ya I am a few years behind on that as well) so my doctor just wants to make sure everything is A-OK.

What the heck is this you may ask?
My answer is... I have no idea!?
This is under our kitchen sink.
Funny thing about this is everyone in my family brought it to my attention, but no one bothered to clean it up.
Like I said I have no idea what this is. It dried and was really sticky, like sugar.
I needed a razor blade to scrap it off the inside of the cupboard.
Wouldn't have had to that if certain family members would have cleaned it up when they saw it :(

I did get to work on my mini album for a bit today.
I also got to colour for a while tonight.
Tomorrow I am hoping to lock myself in my scrap/craft room and work on that mini most of the day.

Hope your Monday was a creative one :)

Tracy :)

11 Things About Me.... Tag

I was tagged by my friend, the talented Nicole of CanadianNickelScrap'n.
The purpose is to learn more about our blogging friends.
I think you pretty much know all there is to me but here it goes :)

                                            There are 5 Rules:

1. Post these rules.

2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random things.

3. Answer the questions set for you in the original post.

4. Create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them.

5. Go to their blog/twitter and tell them you’ve tagged them.

 

Here are the 11 Random Things about me.

1. I have been with my Hubby for over 28 yrs, since I was 16 yrs old. We dated for 4yrs before we got married...I wanted to make sure he was the one.....He is :)

2. We have 3 stunning daughters who are my treasures. I am so proud of them.

3. I love road trips. Even though I sleep through most of it ;)

4. I love to spend time at our cottage. That is where this photo was taken.

5. I enjoy reading, it is another passion of mine. As a child/teen, books would take me places I could escape to. I always have a book on the go. Right now it is "Mockingjay".

6. I create every day, my mind never stops.

7. I enjoy organizing and re-organizing.

8. I eat Oatmeal Crisp, apple nut flavour and I add Cranberries to it everyday for breakfast for the last year or two. Before that it was oatmeal with my hand picked blueberries.

9. Me and my family enjoy watching Zombie movies.

10. I want to re- do my kitchen. I mean gut the thing.

11. I could never have imagined my life would ever be this amazing. I don't think it could get any better.

That was harder then I thought, lol.

Here are Nicole's questions to me 

1. ANY TRAVEL PLANS THIS YEAR?   Not any major ones, just our weekend trips to Minneapolis. the best trips we have been on as a family were to BC and Montana.
2. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BOOK YOU'VE READ? There are too many to name. One that stands out is "The true story of Hansel and Gretel" also "Domain" I read Domain when I lived on my own in a basement apartment, freaked me out, lol
3. WHAT DO YOU LOVE TO EAT? I am not a big eater, but I am a lover of sweets :)  
4. COFFEE OR TEA...WINE OR BEER?  None of the above. I have never enjoyed coffee or tea. I also don't like the taste of alcohol. But I do love me some Coca-Cola :)
5. WHERE IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU LIKE TO VISIT AND WHY? I had a dream once that I was in Scotland. So I would love to visit there, plus I would also love to visit England. My grandmother was born in England and my dad in Scotland. 
6. YOUR FAVORITE BLOG TO VISIT? Oh I can't just pick one. There are so many talented women that I visit on a daily bases.
7. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SNOWY MOUNTAINS OR SAND BEACHES? As much as I love the view of snowy mountains, I don't like the cold. Plus we have our own beach at our cottage. So I have to go with the sandy beach :)
8. WHAT CRAFTY THING DO YOU WANT TO LEARN THIS YEAR? There is so much to learn and I love to absorb everything creative. But I would love to learn how to master my Copic colouring and learn how to shade better.
9. WHO INFLUENCES YOU AND WHY? I have put a lot of thought into this question. Honestly I can't come up with anyone from my youth. I would have to say though that I get so much inspiration from the creative people here on blogs and YouTube.
10. MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL? I have always been a night owl.
11. WHICH ERA SHOULD YOU HAVE BEEN BORN IN? 1800's, like on Little House on the Prairie. I find it so interesting that they had to work twice as hard to get things done, and could still accomplish more then we do in a day, lol.
    
     Now for my questions to you:
    
    1 What is your favourite craft to do?
    2. Where were you born?
    3. What is your favourite crafting tool?
    4. What is your least favourite household chore?
    5. Sweet or Sour treats?
    6. What is your favourite movie?
    7. What is your easiest meal to put together?
    8. What is your best project you have ever made...photo if possible :)
    9. What is your guilty pleasure?
    10 When is your best time to create?
    11. What is your favourite season.
    
    Here is who I would enjoy learning more about
    Schell  
    Becky
    Dena
    Katie
    Tina
    Claudia 
    Leslee
    
    
     *** BE SURE TO POP IN AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT TO LET ME KNOW YOU'VE SHARED YOUR 11 THINGS SO WE CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU.***
    
    Wow that was a long one wasn't it :)
    
    Hope your Sunday was a creative one :)
    
    Tracy :) 

Chickadee dee dee

Sorry no creative projects or cards today.

A good portion of my day was spent at our cottage. Or maybe I should say driving to and from our cottage.
I did go with Hubby today, as he wanted to plow out the cottage road, and I didn't want him to do the drive alone. Not sure how much company I was as I kept napping, lol.

As he plowed I shoveled....a bit.
This is a chalkboard we have at our cottage. We leave little notes to each other, or just to mess around on it.
This is what was written on here from the last time we were out ;)

It was about -10C (5F), so I stayed in the cottage, sat on a pillow next to the baseboard heater and read my book.
Until I got bored so I decided to feed the birds.
First I scattered the seeds in the snow, but they sunk, lol.
So I found a ice-cream bucket lid (we use the ice-cream buckets to go blueberry picking in the summer....oh how I long for those days) put the seeds on that and put it on the deck for the little birds.
They were so happy and sang their love for me ;)

This little guy must have been eating well over the winter as he has sunk in the snow, lol.
I know how you feel little fellow ;)

On our way  home we stopped for some burgers and fries at a truck stop.
I have been colouring some images the rest of the evening, while Hubby, Heather and I watch Fringe.
We like to watch a lot of our shows in the dark, so it is frowned upon when I turn on the lights to colour.
So I have a tiny desk lamp with a swivel head that I use, everyone wins :)

I hope you were able to stay warm today and had a creative Saturday :)

Tracy :)

Lights, Camera......Card

The last card out of my stash from my girls creative weekend :(
It almost feelings like the end of the weekend all over again.

I made this card for a very special person in my life :)
It is perfect for her as photography is one of her passions.
When I saw this background paper I knew I had to use it for this card. Then when I saw this image, I thought I had to use both of them.

I coloured this CC Designs image with my Copic markers, then paper pieced her outfit. I am really enjoying paper piecing.
Even though I paper piece I still like to do some shading on the paper pieced pieces.
I also drew in the grass by using flicking motions from the bottom to the top of the grass.

And lastly the inside of my card.

Onto My Day:
I worked all day and watched YouTube videos to keep me company.
I am happy to say I have balanced, posted and the invoices are ready to be mailed out.
Everything went so smoothly....I love when that happens. Yes I did the happy dance and sang my month end song, lol.

Kristy and her friends went to Applebees tonight to celebrate her one friends birthday.
She came home with leftovers, that she gave to her loving mommy ;)

Sharon came by for Friday Night scrapbooking.
She put some finishing touches on her 2013 Christmas card. No you didn't read that wrong, she is almost finished her Christmas cards for 2013.
I made a couple of projects that I am planning on giving to a couple of friends. 

Hubby wants to take a drive to camp to plow the road.
I am not sure if I want to go or not.
I don't want him to do the 2 hour drive there all by himself. But I have nothing to do once we get there.
He will be plowing and I will be in a chilly cottage. We have the heat on, but very low.
We won't be there long enough to warrant lighting a fire.
I was going to bring some colouring, but like I said it will be to cold.
So we will see.
Plus getting up at 7:00 or 8:00am on a Saturday morning just doesn't appeal to me, lol.

I hope you had a creative Friday :)

Tracy