up next?

this week has been a blur!

the store grand re-opening was spectacular i heard. i had hoped to pop in for a bit, but that day was pretty hectic around our house. suddenly it was 6pm and the day was nearly done.

i finally got the parcel sent off and it has already arrived at the magazine. relief! i seem to have missing mail issues....so it is nice when mail goes where it is supposed to go. i have to admit i will feel much better once i have it back!

here are some sneak peaks of a few classes coming up...






i cannot wait to see what my ongoing group thinks of the new techniques in this one. so fun!



didn't i have the craziest time trying to get photos too. when i was not rushing around...the sun was behind the clouds....or the earth. when the sun popped out, i had shadows. i definitely have to rig up something so that i can do them any time of day or weather. i just love natural light photography and interesting backgrounds. tough to have such issues! ha!

if you are one of the ladies from my classes, welcome! and let me know if the photos i shared last week were helpful. comment if you need a different angle or anything.

right now i have the most amazing paper and products from the Teresa Collins Noel (Christmas) line sitting on my desk. yummy! i cannot wait to play around. we have had the most amazing Christmas-y ribbon get shipped to the store lately. beautiful colours.

but for now i am in much need of blogging and seeing all the other yummy and amazing projects out there. i can scrapbook year round. which i do. however Christmas projects are just so fun for me.

this week the kids are also making Christmas cards to raise money for a local children's hospital. {more about that to come!} so the Christmas music was heard in our home today. actually it could have been played in September when i was creating the garland for the stores' display...the things we do to get ourselves into the spirit!

celebrate a second year

you may remember this post...


ahhhh.....August....it only took me two months to complete this!


i made a mini mini-album {4 inches square} to review Aidan's second year. i plan to do the same for Kiara....have the supplies! just need to choose photos.


the added bonus? Aidan and Kiara both love looking through the album. it is the perfect size for those little hands.

here are the details:
this is on one of the last pages. good way to document what the album is actually about. i also added dates to some of the pages too.

LOVE this cover.

a photocopy of a handprint from around his first birthday and one from his second birthday. they like to place their own hands over top and compare sizes.

and a photo from his very first birthday.

second halloween.

second snow.

you are a cutie!

second Christmas. second tree.

you are my sunshine!

mmmm....chocolate. second valentines day.

You make me laugh, you make be cry
Oh, little one of mine
You are my light, you are m life
My little ray of sunshine.
-Laura Taylor Mark

NONONONONO!!! Second spring in Canada. yes the snow feels like it never ends.

No day is so bad it can’t be fixed with a nap.
-Carrie Snow

so big. yes, still second spring. it does go on forever!

second easter. and yes improved spring weather. for the second time!

cute.

haircut. the first one with a hairdresser. still bald though!

second summer.

Oh! the places you'll go!

-Dr. Seuss

vacation to the ocean.

lil' gardner.

lil' carpenter. i guess it is in the jeans...or lack thereof.

last few days before he became a big brother.

Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

tough to get a clear shot with page protectors! oops!!

the last picture i attached to the back cover....his second birthday.

and there you have it. can't wait to share Kiara's book.

and still wondering if i should do something to hilight the remaining years? they still grow so much that second year....and it kind of gets lost in the busyness of that year....something to think about. but so glad i am doing something special to remember their young lives, and let them look back with us!

inspired to

make some

.....year in review....

albums!


i have lots of photos and journalling from Aidan and Kiara's first year. {and so glad to be done those albums!} and an album for "the years after they turned one". i've thought it might be nice to limit myself to a number of my favourite photos of a particular year and make an album of those. add in some journalling....and a cute little keepsake.


these will be for the photos of their second year. basically the day after they turned one, until they were {officially} two.

the plan is to pick out 2 photos for each month....my most memorable, or defining or just good photo.....i should end up with about 30 all together. and my math is correct. even though i'm aiming for 2 per month or 24 photos....there are always a few that just HAVE to be added in!



this is a felt covered mini-album made by ki-memories. the pages are 4inch square. the page protectors are sewn in place...easy to make the little pages and pop them into place!

when i showed Aidan this album.....he was so excited to see the star!

and this one is adorable. totally Kiara. they had a lot of flower designs...given that the name of the line is "bloom", i suppose that is rather obvious. lol.

there are 20 pages in total. but you have to double that number, because each page is really two pages---front and back.....i could have 40 photos if i wanted! yikes!that number keeps increasing.

i hope to have at least 12 photos that will take up the entire 4 inch page. no paper. {gasp} maybe do these in black and white? the remainder of the photos will be 3 inch square or even wallet size (2.5 by 3.5 inches). most in colour. some of the pages will have my journalling and not a photo.

the papers are all double-sided. love that. and all primary and secondary basic colours. nothing too busy or too mixed. totally "d0-able" for both a boy or a girl. the theme is growth.

these are the papers. a few of the sides are definitely girly. fortunately there are enough non-girly ones to choose from too. love that about double-sided papers. and i picked up some ribbon and these cool rubber embellishments. my plan is to also make some felt ones. and this is where i can also emphasize the boy or girl theme. and felt is really cool right now. and i love that ribbon!

i did get some letter stickers that work with this line of paper and add-ons too. very excited about them!

i saw those albums....and then saw the papers and other embellishments.....and thought it would be cool to have complimentary albums. and tiny, translation...quick! i want to keep the pages simple so that the focus is on the photo. on the days and moments when they were still little, and cute! i needed a kick to get back to organizing and printing photos....yay for me!



stay posted....hopefully i can have two completed albums to show you next week!