tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49441958586799789432024-03-19T07:04:24.354-06:00Projects With All My HeartRoxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.comBlogger501125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-49503509364865615792014-08-16T07:00:00.000-06:002014-08-17T22:22:32.887-06:00yay summer!
when i read the name of this paper . . . "Lemonade Stand" . . . i immediately remembered my little big boy asking to create his own lemonade stand. he was so excited! who could resist his sweet smile?!
it was the first of many summer lemonade stands for my kids. last year they held one at the same time we had a garage sale. i think the kids made the higher profits! homemade chocolate chip Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-26274271583944387852014-07-14T09:59:00.000-06:002014-08-22T10:10:51.292-06:00#lovethesesmiles -- Choose Happy
here is my July layout for the Urban Scrapbook Design Team.
i totally love the pastel brights {never thought i would combine those two words to describe something!} of the new Heidi Swapp {Dreamy} papers. we were also given some new coloured burlap, letter stickers, a roll of MME washi tape, a Double Scoop Gelato crayon and a Memory Box Stencil {modern Pop Dots}.
i cut out several of the Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-906617483853363002014-06-13T22:52:00.000-06:002014-06-13T22:57:39.566-06:00Celebrating Dad
in this digital world it is not an issue to have more photos than we need. the side benefit is being able to have a few amazing photos of a specific moment in time. moments that would have been covered by the dust of our memory. the photo i found is an example of that.
in my memory i still see those little feet, the big grin and his arms stretched out in anticipation of being lifted up by Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-25376500541076742542014-05-12T10:05:00.001-06:002014-05-12T10:15:15.388-06:00blessed
so happy to celebrate another mother's day with my kiddos. they were full of secrets this weekend. it is very cute to watch them. with their dad's help, they spoiled me all the entire weekend. monday morning has been tough to have to do everything myself!
this month the designers at Urban Scrapbook all made layouts that related to "mom".
i was one of those people who did not have being momRoxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-49447258282785201912014-04-29T10:30:00.000-06:002014-04-29T10:30:01.633-06:00Project Life with a twist!
i was invited to join some amazing ladies from Urban Scrapbook to teach a new class series this year. Pat, Lynette and i are taking turns teaching a class each month. we designed a single page layout and a second page that fits the Project Life format.
my turn was for the month of March. i just taught my class last saturday. it was great to see so many of my students that i've had for the past Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-59014384716329707072014-04-02T09:00:00.000-06:002014-04-02T09:00:07.307-06:00lovin' sevenanother amazing kit from the ladies at the Urban Scrapbook. this month the challenge was to use Faber-Castell Gelatos on our layout. i first used them on this layout for one of my classes. i loved them then and i still love them now.
this time i wanted to try a watercolour look on the background that i saw on a layout by Anabelle O'Malley. if art has a watercolour technique i almost always Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-28103831411095319222014-03-07T22:10:00.001-07:002014-03-07T22:10:48.268-07:00live in the moment
this photo was taken in 2009. my babies seemed so grown up at the time. my oldest was just about to start kindergarten and my youngest would soon start her first year of preschool. their lives were so simple. as their parents, ours was not quite as much! however it definitely reminded us to enjoy each moment despite the quickly passing days.
this has been a fun year for the design team at Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-77928590194744461882014-02-06T09:58:00.004-07:002014-02-06T09:58:39.253-07:00so many of my smiles begin with you
another superb kit this month at the Urban Scrapbook!
the selection of Valentine themed papers this year are amazing. i probably said that last year too. i think this year is even better! choices of soft pinks and perfect reds. you can also pair it with a kraft paper or chalkboard looking paper. definitely some papers and embellishments worth hoarding and using for a few years!! you can't seeRoxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-87113052282592780092014-01-13T13:41:00.000-07:002014-01-13T13:41:00.481-07:00frozenJanuary Monthly Kit at the Urban Scrapbook
the new BoBunny Woodlands Winter papers are incredible. i had trouble picking a favourite paper out of the kit. love original designs like this!
there is also a snowflake stencil in the kit that is a lot of fun!
here is my layout:
i tried several techniques on the background page as well as bits of pieces on other papers.. lots of fun! a snowflake Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-38429240958636241392014-01-10T09:59:00.000-07:002014-01-10T20:58:06.596-07:002013 - layouts in review
here is a summary of my 2013 Year in Review Classes at Urban Scrapbook:
February 2013
Pink/Red
{using stencils and UTEE}
March 2013
Green
{gelatos!}
April 2013
Yellow
{ink, perfect pearls, water and UTEE again!}
May 2013
Purple
{painting with a mix of mediums}
June 2013
Blue
{Distress Paints}
September 2013
Orange
{variety techniques using embossing and stencils}
Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-9775632171304688832014-01-08T09:59:00.003-07:002014-01-08T10:00:28.827-07:00January Year in Review Class!
2013 was another unique year for my Year In Review classes.
my "bonus" class for 2012 was opened up to my new 2013 students as well as spaces for my 2012 group. that was fun! i put my "bonus" layout pages in my 2012 album, but they would also work for 2013. {Celebrate Today and Always Remember This}
my first year for teaching this set of classes was in 2010. each month followed a monthly themeRoxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-23266883816100427222013-12-31T10:34:00.000-07:002013-12-31T10:34:00.495-07:00just for funi hope your Christmas was joyous and peaceful.
in our home, we were all very excited for the holiday this year. all four of us will have had an entire 2 weeks off, and we're at the halfway point today. i know we will all enjoy returning to work and school next week, but for now we are pretending that this week will be the longest ever!
we had a virus hit the kids, so that part wasn't so fun. Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-52598007627636625912013-12-30T10:36:00.001-07:002013-12-30T10:36:59.173-07:00merry Christmas and Happy new year!Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-64484327507890901312013-12-09T10:09:00.000-07:002013-12-10T19:57:13.907-07:00jingle all the wayi had to convince my family to take advantage of a snowy day to do a family portrait. it was a really bright day. and i was tired! i tried to think of what i had learned in my Ambient Light workshop in the spring. i didn't get the "rembrandt" look….but at least we don't have bad racoon eyes or harsh shadows. phew!!
i was so happy to use this on a scrapbook layout right away!
these papers Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-72771720650006919462013-12-04T10:05:00.001-07:002013-12-04T10:05:17.024-07:00if you give a kid a cookie….
this is not a post about a layout. but you can bet this story will be retold on a layout.
the kids and i look forward to attending the Festival of Trees every year. this year the time passed by too quickly! i didn't feel like i had a chance to view many of the trees. this year they were more interested in the activities than the decorations. they also spent most of the time doing their Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-77828956003788555572013-11-08T21:30:00.000-07:002013-11-08T21:30:02.031-07:00mr. handsome
had i only known October would be a "blink and you'll miss it" type of month! wowzers!! at the same time i started teaching, i caught a cold.
it. would. not. leave.
then we suspected a sinus infection. after a week of antibiotics i am feeling much more like myself.
everywhere you go these days, someone is suffering with a cold too. it is still circulating among the kids at school. as soon as Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-69171902652559880962013-11-04T17:35:00.001-07:002014-01-08T09:50:01.347-07:00dreaming of winterit appears my new trend has been to blog on a monthly basis! it has been that kind of a month. a good month. just a very busy one. in fact this blog post is partly a procrastination from the work i'm supposed to be doing. there is a pile of marking with my name on it. i tried to pawn it off on the kids in my class today {jokingly} and they were ready to help me out. if only they could!
sigh.
on Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-78195061054254116602013-10-11T19:26:00.000-06:002013-10-11T19:26:00.953-06:00it's the Halloween Countdown!chalkboard and glitter. fun!
Happy Haunting by My Mind's Eye has them both.
i love this skeleton. i really think it stole the show in this collection.
i had a halloween countdown item that had a really ugly picture on it. but i loved the countdown idea. it was a perfect opportunity to make it look pretty. of course we are down to 20 days until Halloween...
it was a rosette making storm in Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-51815114652028542412013-10-06T20:20:00.000-06:002013-10-06T20:20:26.223-06:00doing this
Creative Chemistry 102 with the one and only Tim Holtz!!
it is 7 days of techniques with Tim. i don't think it is too late to sign up!
what are the odds that this is also the busiest week of teaching for me? apparently very high. sigh.
fortunately i can watch them when i get home from work and wait for the microwave to heat meals for us! ha!! hmmmm.....maybe not a bad idea thoughRoxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-23444544420984933742013-09-29T14:26:00.001-06:002013-09-29T14:27:15.609-06:00unbelievable
a text from a neighbor woke me up just after 2:30am.
"sorry to text so late - FYI MAJOR fire.....evacuating houses on 20th ave.....sparks on our street"
i got up very quickly. and saw the orange glow of the fire and smoke our bedroom window.
i snapped these at 2:45am. Forty-five minutes after the firetrucks had been on scene. you could see explosions and flames above the rooftops of the Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-52869870605368619422013-09-28T20:20:00.002-06:002013-09-28T20:25:34.013-06:00only boring people are bored...
...and we are not boring!
primary colours? check! { red, blue and yellow }
secondary colours? check! { green, purple and orange }
here is layout Number Seven...
black!
is black a colour? well....if you mix all of the primary colours together then you will get black. or at least close to black.
how lucky for me that the hot trend right now is chalkboard. Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-6925237147874127522013-09-16T20:43:00.000-06:002013-09-16T20:43:35.983-06:00perfecthave you seen the Design Team layouts at Urban Scrapbook this month?
gorgeous!! it always has amazed me to see the variety of designs that come about from the monthly kits. it is an honour to be a part of this team.
so....sometimes a layout just needs a sketch!
one of my favourite places to find a sketch is at Creative Scrappers. it was very quiet over there during the spring and summer....butRoxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-45817251386460224202013-09-02T13:57:00.001-06:002014-01-08T09:49:40.631-07:00together
we are in month six.
so far we have our red, green, yellow, purple and blue designs.
there are lots of techniques and products on these pages. this was a fun page to create. i played around with so many different products and ways to use them....by the time i was finished i had too many surfaces to use on one layout! i LOVE when that happens!! although it was super hard to choose my Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-37421412452873822722013-08-29T11:41:00.001-06:002013-08-29T11:41:59.901-06:00i didn't forget!ok. who sped up the clocks this month?!!
so much for teaching a class in the summer. i made a "to do" list for myself at the start of July. i don't think well if i'm not organized. room by room i managed to de-clutter and breathe easier. i managed to get 90% of the list marked off as complete....so i'm happy.
the day i went into Urban Scrapbook to organize for the September class i wanted to Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944195858679978943.post-70436336246180761742013-08-06T12:22:00.001-06:002013-08-06T12:22:13.091-06:00road tripthe paper collection from October Afternoon in our kits this month was titled: "Travel Girl"
when i went to choose my photos, i thought these ones were perfect! one of Kiara's friends has a little mini-corvette. the two of them had fun driving up and down the driveway and around the yard in the little coupe.
i made the photos look like they had been taken by my phone using Instagram. i Roxannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289781463865923405noreply@blogger.com3