tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14135551832250441362024-03-05T20:34:15.655-08:00Sonja McLeanCelebrate the Everyday!Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-1667878545006328172011-11-04T20:21:00.010-07:002011-11-04T21:09:49.602-07:00It's amazing what one can accomplish when inspired to do so. Don't ya think?<br /><br />An urge strikes, then all of a sudden and just like that, nothing can stop you! Things fall into place - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ticketyboo</span> - all so natural, and you feel elated about what you've accomplished in the end.<br /><br />Now, the big question is...how do you get inspired?<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hmm</span>...<br /><br />Who the heck knows!<br /><br />For me, it's usually something I read. Sometimes it's what someone says to me. Like, "What do you do with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">swiss</span> chard? How do you use gaffer tape? Where should I go for dinner?". Huh...a question to be pondered. A problem to be solved. For some strange reason, that person's inquiry will occupy my mind for hours (or days) on end. What is that?!? A need to help. Maternal instincts. Plain curiosity.<br /><br />Who the heck knows!<br /><br />So...the other day (while putting away laundry) I notice a blank wall in my bedroom. Odd! I've lived in this house for so long, it's curious as to why I have a wall unadorned. "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Probleme</span>? Question?", my 11-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> grade French teacher's voice chimes into my head. "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Oui</span>!", I reply to myself, "I need a piece of art on this wall." "En francais, Sonja!!!"...uhhh...(flashbacks of highschool swarm into my mind)...FINE!..."J'ai besoin d'une pièce de l'art sur ce mur."<br /><br />I head to my studio. The largest canvas I have on hand is 12x12. "Good enough," I say. The patterned paper sitting on top of my (dusty) pile is Christmas themed. "Whatever!" I make quick work of it before the inspiration passes or I'm summoned by a resounding, "Mama? MAMA? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Maaamaaaa</span>!!!", where I'm whisked away to wipe a bum, clean up a spill or break up a sibling squabble. Herein lies the fruits of my conquest...updated photos of my babies and a newly occupied space on my bedroom wall. A 12x12 pseudo holiday canvas (that has since turned into a class).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHUmzCgaBI1KA38ipGgvPhe9JvwVSXXI5rcCsy8TJKGc_xzxbxaueiW-jbzTFGiyDvLaHigkgOkrgOBkJmKyaMI7SAmPJRtLD1O-h8mL7UBj4aim1rd0O8D-Df0iUN4gn1jD-KkwzHVAq/s1600/Holiday+Canvas+Class+Photo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHUmzCgaBI1KA38ipGgvPhe9JvwVSXXI5rcCsy8TJKGc_xzxbxaueiW-jbzTFGiyDvLaHigkgOkrgOBkJmKyaMI7SAmPJRtLD1O-h8mL7UBj4aim1rd0O8D-Df0iUN4gn1jD-KkwzHVAq/s320/Holiday+Canvas+Class+Photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671349604219492546" border="0" /></a><br />Back to my first question. Where does one find INSPIRATION? 'Cause I'd like to know.<br /><br />I guess all one can do is pinpoint areas of provocation and expose themselves to those triggers as often as possible.<br /><br />For me, it's people (first and foremost), food and food producers (farmers mostly), <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">crafters</span>, those striving to live sustainably. In essence, it's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">predominantly</span> people passionate about their cause when their goal is something greater than themselves. As sentimental as that sounds, it's what I'm attracted to. Go figure! As the saying goes, "You can't help who you fall in love with." I'm thinking that applies to all areas of life, in general. To each, her own...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">n'est</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">ce</span> pa?Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-59199456874733331792011-10-27T10:50:00.012-07:002011-10-27T12:15:49.442-07:00I have a blog?Hello Again. Hope you all had a wonderful summer!<br /><br />Sorry, I've been remiss is keeping this updated. The past few months have been crazy busy over here. An opportunity arose late spring, diverting my focus elsewhere. I haven't had much free time to devote to computer play, but thanks to my friends for a little (gentle) prodding :) So here it is...a highly overdue update.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Charlie's First Communion<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HIsrUjzoEe4mZ2qhZzRl56UhoYsz-7eq5nCaAnGsef8xnOrsQQHcLiq3st-SbyJqrwDzeRQLWbK5FXtYuPpGBNieBurCTKJ8brGyS0WSogktcerOgvm36Og7mz-MaYfcCRirv2CL0F5A/s1600/DSC_0238.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HIsrUjzoEe4mZ2qhZzRl56UhoYsz-7eq5nCaAnGsef8xnOrsQQHcLiq3st-SbyJqrwDzeRQLWbK5FXtYuPpGBNieBurCTKJ8brGyS0WSogktcerOgvm36Og7mz-MaYfcCRirv2CL0F5A/s320/DSC_0238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668239676837639954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5qEi1vXiLZwaeX7s6nycBurO9Y2Us8BMuFOLAIRiuewf20qX0z519VpUYvxNwskoOAQnPGjVFE1Z1iJnRYF3DRZBMhpb0ZplBH3XQ9SZzA4g74wCk6_pN9D3HNJ15_xDFBohWH-Ep_A2/s1600/DSC_0258.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5qEi1vXiLZwaeX7s6nycBurO9Y2Us8BMuFOLAIRiuewf20qX0z519VpUYvxNwskoOAQnPGjVFE1Z1iJnRYF3DRZBMhpb0ZplBH3XQ9SZzA4g74wCk6_pN9D3HNJ15_xDFBohWH-Ep_A2/s320/DSC_0258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668231603951154866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">General Big Brother Silliness</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3x9J4Q3XldqMlEyDbrIn4tNPLOujWUzBwJh9zzw7nKY3BvAviXaogjQeMU5R9bwxj_58PgW97q9j8wHmTHZwgxotak5IrYEotCvyrq51Eo_x75mB-l7ohxR2PcReFJTGsJ_9nQVVWBPAD/s1600/DSC_1336.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3x9J4Q3XldqMlEyDbrIn4tNPLOujWUzBwJh9zzw7nKY3BvAviXaogjQeMU5R9bwxj_58PgW97q9j8wHmTHZwgxotak5IrYEotCvyrq51Eo_x75mB-l7ohxR2PcReFJTGsJ_9nQVVWBPAD/s320/DSC_1336.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668237620175847586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me & B in the Cascades</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4B2jkaLj09_3FCrDVim1dEMtEfuwXPpI0ePw4ISG-3F-3KxFf_GcrAC0rYqwjK3AZ5Ssas7DgWxUg7T8LJL_CPhxxvUWF6qlL0rrr5c6RfwyD0_XJIXX79wqG0XU989GCkSc_ARH7xIX9/s1600/DSC_1234.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4B2jkaLj09_3FCrDVim1dEMtEfuwXPpI0ePw4ISG-3F-3KxFf_GcrAC0rYqwjK3AZ5Ssas7DgWxUg7T8LJL_CPhxxvUWF6qlL0rrr5c6RfwyD0_XJIXX79wqG0XU989GCkSc_ARH7xIX9/s320/DSC_1234.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668236492900530258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1sYdXPrhA_63GiWO-Iujbw8_Um8u77ebxjgA4B1J4ibWEDLqlNwzop5-ufjfzbHwcjkXQAq16QKYxeZyGCUkXFpXoYJkU4_gf0scWaNUNn9jFiY64vQ48N68TCW9QyXZvgq-MkECDaCA/s1600/DSC_1193.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1sYdXPrhA_63GiWO-Iujbw8_Um8u77ebxjgA4B1J4ibWEDLqlNwzop5-ufjfzbHwcjkXQAq16QKYxeZyGCUkXFpXoYJkU4_gf0scWaNUNn9jFiY64vQ48N68TCW9QyXZvgq-MkECDaCA/s320/DSC_1193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668236478483708322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Jwj1Cc4CvgSHEDajfB_tGT6Upe7eLcWk1Furszgi7_1b_-chGGFMFQ7gueqPHJirbgtqcKVZiTKaePnwLEf4_6RqW2WRLofBFcBtslN7mkL5emIqfXv5stnmLq3cLeccNablTY2ry_Mq/s1600/DSC_1162.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Jwj1Cc4CvgSHEDajfB_tGT6Upe7eLcWk1Furszgi7_1b_-chGGFMFQ7gueqPHJirbgtqcKVZiTKaePnwLEf4_6RqW2WRLofBFcBtslN7mkL5emIqfXv5stnmLq3cLeccNablTY2ry_Mq/s320/DSC_1162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668236471932553890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFg7ns4jLQSygjRnYOmtLJ2WMhIDdzhpVSCoLDbc-g1GUWkRuadKM96haBZGaWfURsSzgBR4QNS5De9IYz0B7ITAyHPpCoLjHU2wywp-jsvV1sVV77b7FnrvXoDteIxN4No163ohM71NW/s1600/DSC_1276.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFg7ns4jLQSygjRnYOmtLJ2WMhIDdzhpVSCoLDbc-g1GUWkRuadKM96haBZGaWfURsSzgBR4QNS5De9IYz0B7ITAyHPpCoLjHU2wywp-jsvV1sVV77b7FnrvXoDteIxN4No163ohM71NW/s320/DSC_1276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668237616503324898" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Visits to Community Gardens & Farmers Markets</span><br />Here we are in East Vancouver, but Colony Farm's Community Garden is fantastic. One of my favourite jaunts on a lazy Saturday. My favourite Farmers Markets are Coquitlam and Bellingham. The Vancouver one's are great, but I find them a little pricey in comparison.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoeqxzUXUMMQlWNBNZCj4woTeh8xyOXwYTBVBef5-2IM1rXzuMCowW57JUNQOleSBaPKIfp_l8yKc3PMpK4G8li-bGpQ2l9irzSKJDhuax2ZOBVUVuTwVZOKbcpzh0RTm8hr41DKfT2Qs/s1600/DSC_1018.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoeqxzUXUMMQlWNBNZCj4woTeh8xyOXwYTBVBef5-2IM1rXzuMCowW57JUNQOleSBaPKIfp_l8yKc3PMpK4G8li-bGpQ2l9irzSKJDhuax2ZOBVUVuTwVZOKbcpzh0RTm8hr41DKfT2Qs/s320/DSC_1018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668236466480307842" border="0" /></a><br />A lovely Henna artist was at Coquitlam's Spirit Square Market this summer.<br />Jordy got this work of art done.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCy5g8lHCwdwFyDiIbXUs97xi2jxm_Y7MBy3GeQ8-ylHa76Wcfb4NSgEWV6b88RgFeG5TKgtJhS_Nl-z-KIEwa6nqlZGYvbpYmqv0VLoAdh3tW3vJsygiZsgLq_x78PBjxIDUi8BCvidj4/s1600/DSC_0902.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCy5g8lHCwdwFyDiIbXUs97xi2jxm_Y7MBy3GeQ8-ylHa76Wcfb4NSgEWV6b88RgFeG5TKgtJhS_Nl-z-KIEwa6nqlZGYvbpYmqv0VLoAdh3tW3vJsygiZsgLq_x78PBjxIDUi8BCvidj4/s320/DSC_0902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668235287846680962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Community Trees</span><br />Zay's band has been doing very well on the local scene. They perform regularly around town including The Corner downtown. A few weeks ago, they opened for Kyprios on the Sunshine Coast. So proud of you guys!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsGOsBV5Olpnt6S9_nL1q3M8L25QVOqZAENfx3PLp4EOKq2I8dAQuajKt0IhWJcfTg9yHivSbU3o82noc17eTXZbV1Enq287USfm8QGhtSEy5jzZ0DUG-ayTq5pYf_X-Wq8CF9qJqfY1l/s1600/DSC_0959.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsGOsBV5Olpnt6S9_nL1q3M8L25QVOqZAENfx3PLp4EOKq2I8dAQuajKt0IhWJcfTg9yHivSbU3o82noc17eTXZbV1Enq287USfm8QGhtSEy5jzZ0DUG-ayTq5pYf_X-Wq8CF9qJqfY1l/s320/DSC_0959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668236455155513010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Creekside Rock Sales</span><br />When the kids and I are craving water, we head to a little secret cove affectionately named "creekside". Lilah sets up a booth (chair) where she sells rocks for $100 and $200 for a handful...although she has been known to sell a rock for a kiss (but only to select people:).<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqb6VNX_KudaQHwxFecxaJ8jHHcFoYrSOaZlkxTrTcxa4dEaOMClUmOEADZ0tOJ3Y3MiIbkjWACSuG2_pWmocmJSI6d225PA_tkNNkhUKe175mBcNn3HrWfhrxDPVX17v14yMr2edy7oNL/s1600/DSC_0933.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqb6VNX_KudaQHwxFecxaJ8jHHcFoYrSOaZlkxTrTcxa4dEaOMClUmOEADZ0tOJ3Y3MiIbkjWACSuG2_pWmocmJSI6d225PA_tkNNkhUKe175mBcNn3HrWfhrxDPVX17v14yMr2edy7oNL/s320/DSC_0933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668235307768670706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Camping, camping and more camping.</span><br />We went camping 7 or 8 times this summer...Maple Ridge, Sunshine Coast and Washington.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1Pg9XHY0Q6UkKM_5C0YGOSwYNMgsKF9pyunhQIw2CnclHVhzs8ONVbP-1Evll_lD8QKTvILO7XEBzQfXJH9jRYQ22wFPIx0HkuH2QEB2QzMqXD0xpBHl6vpRFoW7EqLUEs7RugzCb3J8/s1600/DSC_0911.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41vmQGDlo0Ehr21xYylJAiFX5WGwh1RN4_UERdJFz10TmDkN4ik_qwrpsA0v4ITiDoVehaWbqtZ8DimDUgaD4GMyDroVcBXMv5O6pmYee4oFa3nEYKx7lZnUGOr6TQQxJKDuNHHfpXCBZ/s320/DSC_0675.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668233663733740610" border="0" /></a><br />Zay has a thing for trees. He can't help but climb them (scares the heck outta me but whatever...he's an adult now! I just stand at the bottom praying he doesn't fall.)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKD2S1zrS4OK_pLWBleDxUyWPEhK2iqgDU8MZoryLFhJWhQrYCSr4RpALEs9qur1VH2Op4xAIGvR7cON_kJ9aBZ9uFemYMDF73utDpj-MF-8ZjAuMjiV6czUs83gBfRxsosfA0yGBRfTw/s1600/DSC_0656.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKD2S1zrS4OK_pLWBleDxUyWPEhK2iqgDU8MZoryLFhJWhQrYCSr4RpALEs9qur1VH2Op4xAIGvR7cON_kJ9aBZ9uFemYMDF73utDpj-MF-8ZjAuMjiV6czUs83gBfRxsosfA0yGBRfTw/s320/DSC_0656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668233661810352834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our Annual Wine Tour to the Okanagan</span><br />Tracy and I savouring the food, wine and art of the Okanagan.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSabY27EsPP_gA8llbCrJeP4Ot4vty_rVGhd2MYCpd8qwmpprQqdGx6NIy6GWApE5OMhPy-h5r6ST6OQkfHFkTUi_3JXdYbFyn1mGfHwyN5JFmPxzw9QKHAX2s3TDaC5kQ9xjiMAfG1OS/s1600/DSC_0614.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwvAYtx9M5CNzIhRmdykUaNuGmrliJtgvlQlt1y0YjbQXca-TYfNiH9ZmC4hmrP1AfS9X0D5CVC1SPwGt86RRiF4faEHHdwomlJI2GarWra88PwQDlAPqiZiYrVY45H5ycwZVDN40-n0Z/s320/DSC_1416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668237634788333986" border="0" /></a><br />I've never seen anything like this giant "air pillow".<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVSnXJcMBxE7lTRIKf5MS7DAHbM93eYwWJkVX1PnNcjkBqTqnAY9UxaeiR1rbmB05l3xonSi6ZUZjIukFhSr0Qwwth10-jk8HOLNGAmDQlsaHgPwx1o6vTEYzxbkA7cg3XrXNYvahFrlK/s1600/DSC_1431.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVSnXJcMBxE7lTRIKf5MS7DAHbM93eYwWJkVX1PnNcjkBqTqnAY9UxaeiR1rbmB05l3xonSi6ZUZjIukFhSr0Qwwth10-jk8HOLNGAmDQlsaHgPwx1o6vTEYzxbkA7cg3XrXNYvahFrlK/s320/DSC_1431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668238316525810754" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Charlie firing corn out of an air gun at The Apple Barn in Abbotsford.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-uF3IKhvTFELp-k1SwlzQZdlUdnDa71uq4ZmKVasDIJQ6kNYf6ViocxGv_CowOwEix00kRR_-masBRi4bHrb0z-0q0tpyGdDoypYUVbALfkZq39n0rd6FcadeHRcMmoo_fwn6rrC2v8J/s1600/DSC_1404.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-uF3IKhvTFELp-k1SwlzQZdlUdnDa71uq4ZmKVasDIJQ6kNYf6ViocxGv_CowOwEix00kRR_-masBRi4bHrb0z-0q0tpyGdDoypYUVbALfkZq39n0rd6FcadeHRcMmoo_fwn6rrC2v8J/s320/DSC_1404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668237634398789442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Couple of Projects.</span><br />Album from me & B's trip to the Cascades.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRu7y9TBTrnANR8vFpanYUQSfXMUuwEXa2RmADxZ1w6ZhEnS-MBkdXVAH35orskJGt658awdVly6p83ua893sVNw-GJKccNf1ePEyWjBSvgQc8erlCLEDLnceSJufOR10qs0afO3C_41a/s1600/DSC_1445.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRu7y9TBTrnANR8vFpanYUQSfXMUuwEXa2RmADxZ1w6ZhEnS-MBkdXVAH35orskJGt658awdVly6p83ua893sVNw-GJKccNf1ePEyWjBSvgQc8erlCLEDLnceSJufOR10qs0afO3C_41a/s320/DSC_1445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668238338694695282" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZKjGKL49DCkjh0ytbB96X7jvtREhJg4eZ16Z3vbcm5Xk5Ao5PZQA5QE0BF4ewtWG4EgbFREzkTPbfTGa_ShJLw9lANTTwzoAhDoCeabhVS2N26DG65CIC88NwlKCBW1mobVWF2BP40A_/s1600/DSC_1442.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZKjGKL49DCkjh0ytbB96X7jvtREhJg4eZ16Z3vbcm5Xk5Ao5PZQA5QE0BF4ewtWG4EgbFREzkTPbfTGa_ShJLw9lANTTwzoAhDoCeabhVS2N26DG65CIC88NwlKCBW1mobVWF2BP40A_/s320/DSC_1442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668238338194420530" border="0" /></a><br />Inspired by a woman I met at Langley's Country Celebration who makes bags out of old sweaters. I went home and made this coffee cozy from the sleeve of an old (but dear) sweater I've been keeping for sentimental reasons.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFsZPQNNAfj38GVjux78GlMrOItUMXcSRWimUGNipy884cfpbJh4GUA-o5XvsklNkoxgchegBMz5qv340QPcBJNFrGDezxeWYit-mDJUb_sQk0KM0fr3-mjcvOgbuN24kMxperzPpHjPY/s1600/DSC_1436.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFsZPQNNAfj38GVjux78GlMrOItUMXcSRWimUGNipy884cfpbJh4GUA-o5XvsklNkoxgchegBMz5qv340QPcBJNFrGDezxeWYit-mDJUb_sQk0KM0fr3-mjcvOgbuN24kMxperzPpHjPY/s320/DSC_1436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668238324681816498" border="0" /></a>Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-49733174940981040322011-10-27T10:20:00.007-07:002011-10-27T10:48:22.337-07:00Tofino AlbumHello Ladies (from Sue's Crop), here are the pages from my Tofino album, as requested. Pardon the delay and thanks to Jessie from <a href="http://www.cherishthethought.ca/">Cherish</a> for the gentle reminder last week:) Click on the photos for a closer look.<br /><br />The inspiration for this project was to scrapbook ALL my Tofino photos in 3 evenings. I took a small basket and loaded it with misc flowers, stickers, rub-ons, buttons, ribbon, chipboard shapes and brads...things I love to hoard. The challenge was to only use the things in the basket. Try it...it's a great way to get rid of your little bits & pieces that collect over time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsCeEMflrfHD0y_fclCkuf0MhGUGwRt-tRKw_SbRnTqXGx9DqUhDtSNMe1hqpIvvJkSYTh4NiXRqNdES2k1jGlVnJCygNCHO9739guRWy4rydT9rkItd-OR_spwyi88eJSQVvSpdpGzjC/s1600/4x6+tofino+cover.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsCeEMflrfHD0y_fclCkuf0MhGUGwRt-tRKw_SbRnTqXGx9DqUhDtSNMe1hqpIvvJkSYTh4NiXRqNdES2k1jGlVnJCygNCHO9739guRWy4rydT9rkItd-OR_spwyi88eJSQVvSpdpGzjC/s320/4x6+tofino+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668223533272468770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiU4vnNO7vcIsXbZMBCELGuhBSOk2eKitdEV6eLcpK6QPxRwFPGzQs1aKY3WFLfoWMF-tX0Mk9-5IRjYrSLSvAvUx_mXQn_xMcR88XBxA6jmVrWD7WhrCUA7RSr-J0N6UGGHEUxCCrvRl/s1600/4x6+camping.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiU4vnNO7vcIsXbZMBCELGuhBSOk2eKitdEV6eLcpK6QPxRwFPGzQs1aKY3WFLfoWMF-tX0Mk9-5IRjYrSLSvAvUx_mXQn_xMcR88XBxA6jmVrWD7WhrCUA7RSr-J0N6UGGHEUxCCrvRl/s320/4x6+camping.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668230173431997266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67dlA9ZwVmPQfra39sGepvQMeSrImFdJZeFnfO6-rsjk6_yP9BAgTW8VbVS8lMHAEX6k1hAu30OqmEsuYWXhU_k_06F_q1rFQJeMgXQ9vntiiifETKL5TYnhkMufOouEPWWCA0kUtPK7b/s1600/4x6+surf.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67dlA9ZwVmPQfra39sGepvQMeSrImFdJZeFnfO6-rsjk6_yP9BAgTW8VbVS8lMHAEX6k1hAu30OqmEsuYWXhU_k_06F_q1rFQJeMgXQ9vntiiifETKL5TYnhkMufOouEPWWCA0kUtPK7b/s320/4x6+surf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668223547660398226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzjeysLwxOulqiu9BjCGmOAi_aP8S6Zhq8sWnanBCgjY7R7Y0tm6iauRQZyRtP3j_JP5kAAmRk5WcVLptsm598WjvRZ6U9xUBfNwAnYIKeHdQjCbOQr5JqcKboWPNM4QbxNp4DYtH7E4Q/s1600/4x6+the+beach.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzjeysLwxOulqiu9BjCGmOAi_aP8S6Zhq8sWnanBCgjY7R7Y0tm6iauRQZyRtP3j_JP5kAAmRk5WcVLptsm598WjvRZ6U9xUBfNwAnYIKeHdQjCbOQr5JqcKboWPNM4QbxNp4DYtH7E4Q/s320/4x6+the+beach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668223739654978834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifV6OIalWMw_GugZhapf8l2fO_DDjUKjTVDprWBxucjU7GYkEbo-f9RJrkYTy6fASBHrUiJ2dacSHP2wKLx5tu3zAdtNsNCDLEGZ1rWXRZekHww8DNjSKDtIG_Sfkmk73dsHcQov_t-lPg/s1600/4x6+around+town.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifV6OIalWMw_GugZhapf8l2fO_DDjUKjTVDprWBxucjU7GYkEbo-f9RJrkYTy6fASBHrUiJ2dacSHP2wKLx5tu3zAdtNsNCDLEGZ1rWXRZekHww8DNjSKDtIG_Sfkmk73dsHcQov_t-lPg/s320/4x6+around+town.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668223551354711986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBLnv3PXyXdx-xFagIk2tg2MytN8frpOJxr4a_h6ShTRAnDKF7DCmWPufRxQZDPi3vaNOaKDytViZ1OHXl1lLjps4A2TEIgEnZ5azvkNb_zKlrw30E0L3qDqcxBZmxJcHZ3nnflj7HmHQ/s1600/4x6+hug+a+tree.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBLnv3PXyXdx-xFagIk2tg2MytN8frpOJxr4a_h6ShTRAnDKF7DCmWPufRxQZDPi3vaNOaKDytViZ1OHXl1lLjps4A2TEIgEnZ5azvkNb_zKlrw30E0L3qDqcxBZmxJcHZ3nnflj7HmHQ/s320/4x6+hug+a+tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668223743381626946" border="0" /></a><br />Have fun scrapbooking your 4x6 photos:) Contact me if you have trouble finding 4x6 photosleeves. Note: We R Memory Keepers are my favourite...they are top-loading (side-loading tends to slip out of their sleeves!) and they are thicker than competitors.Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-89448436812446682782011-05-07T11:05:00.003-07:002011-05-07T11:39:31.473-07:00National Scrapbooking Day!Happy National <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Scrapbooking</span> Day to all you <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">crafters</span>, artists and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">mamarazzi's</span>! Today, I'd like to share a few of my all-time favourites with you. For more ideas, visit <a href="http://theinspiredscrapper.blogspot.com/">The Inspired Scrapper</a>, where other designers share their scrapbook stories & favourite projects in celebration of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">NSD</span>!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why do I scrapbook?</span><br />By 22 years old, all I had left of my parents was a shoe box of photos and even fewer stories. I never want that to be the case for my four children. I scrapbook to document our life together, to share stories and my experiences with them. Even if I'm not here to show/tell them in person, they'll know who I am, what was most important to me, and how much I treasured them as individuals. As parents, all we really want is to be there for our kids when they need us. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Scrapbooking</span>, for me, ensures that. Everything else...my beloved <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">scrapbooking</span> friends & <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">colleagues</span>, the supplies, teaching...is all icing on the cake!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Organizational tip.</span><br />My organizational tip is not about organizing at all, but about keeping things visible. When I buy something new, I keep it on my desk. I'm more likely to use it if I use it right away. I keep a bin of stamps (ones I've bought but haven't used yet) on my desk, along with my new patterned papers. I bought them because they spoke to me somehow, so I try to draw on that inspiration right away rather than stashing it for later?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Must have tools.</span><br />My corner rounder and sanding block. Can't scrap without them!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Favourite manufacturers.</span><br />For paper it's Crate Paper, Echo Park and Basic Grey. My favourite embellishments are by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Hambly</span>, Jenni <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Bowlin</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Prima</span>. My all-time fave stamps are by <a href="http://www.purpleoniondesigns.com/">Purple Onion</a>...classic images and they're easy to store (and cheap to have shipped) because they're unmounted.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Most "out-of-the-box" projects.</span><br /><br />Baby shoes made from Grunge Board:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOSAAfVQ-MCVJuCfKhZZPlH0UwvwCyolkp70pDpqmA7_c1ZNJeBgnzOI9etkIlQp_yA-MvdkI7HjlCn7kEYbgfzXrPp958lr3U9lyGDkqDmczNOsuggACvjhs-_RQsKWJiQW_1LwNrqo/s1600/Baby+Flip+Flops+View+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOSAAfVQ-MCVJuCfKhZZPlH0UwvwCyolkp70pDpqmA7_c1ZNJeBgnzOI9etkIlQp_yA-MvdkI7HjlCn7kEYbgfzXrPp958lr3U9lyGDkqDmczNOsuggACvjhs-_RQsKWJiQW_1LwNrqo/s320/Baby+Flip+Flops+View+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604019580608736514" border="0" /></a>And this 4x4 photo sleeve project which I love because it allowed me to use bits and pieces of my favourite things in one place...like chipboard, stamps, rub-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">ons</span>, flowers, lace <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">cardstock</span> and overlays. All the things I love to hoard!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wHwAVTaJokFJenQhuIGyKEIOtMlzTJFNvpW9AOa8ZanvBZgpys2wOLaXVUMqwOb_1WxlEyLD90t20m_XVw0MR_w5cVb-2mAO_4ZXLpS1rwfqzmiIzxrYF0iMUs3hfnuqm-Shr3z8dxg/s1600/I+Am.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wHwAVTaJokFJenQhuIGyKEIOtMlzTJFNvpW9AOa8ZanvBZgpys2wOLaXVUMqwOb_1WxlEyLD90t20m_XVw0MR_w5cVb-2mAO_4ZXLpS1rwfqzmiIzxrYF0iMUs3hfnuqm-Shr3z8dxg/s320/I+Am.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604034345445644418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My favourite altered item. </span><br /><br />A large canvas celebrating my youngest daughter's first year:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IOQcVzUVztipAQCGNisYLo9L18sm9z9y-k0L9cLxkj81p-y21Do822lc9ht3nDCVjiavgUUpOzsrGzFJh2YJhmPNFtNYZQtk8eXb2aNLoUbrDozDmBmT4bFAQOTHbCXo2NF99BN9azQ/s1600/Lilah+Canvas+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IOQcVzUVztipAQCGNisYLo9L18sm9z9y-k0L9cLxkj81p-y21Do822lc9ht3nDCVjiavgUUpOzsrGzFJh2YJhmPNFtNYZQtk8eXb2aNLoUbrDozDmBmT4bFAQOTHbCXo2NF99BN9azQ/s320/Lilah+Canvas+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604019592184414850" border="0" /></a><br />Also, this 4x4 album I made using printed tissue to cover the chipboard.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt022VLw9Yyi5s7yj36AyaogAOFu6fJhR_-xNPWqmPkpRqAHJPK9WIRAarlck1FHXBomIUn6cF16OgSqCIWIVocava4WXT4kxcBquBqE52AOtt0QAOpA81S2mI7XLCUZzhiVZcO7HAvKs/s1600/Hugs+%2526+Kisses+Album.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt022VLw9Yyi5s7yj36AyaogAOFu6fJhR_-xNPWqmPkpRqAHJPK9WIRAarlck1FHXBomIUn6cF16OgSqCIWIVocava4WXT4kxcBquBqE52AOtt0QAOpA81S2mI7XLCUZzhiVZcO7HAvKs/s320/Hugs+%2526+Kisses+Album.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604035660152065634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My favourite layouts.</span><br />A sketch by <a href="http://www.pagemaps.com/">Becky Fleck</a> featuring photos taken by my "adopted" daughter, Gel and celebrating my oldest son, Isaiah, who I adore for being a genuine soul.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPFsF2ENeb3hvsoSobUfSterwZBZBOUzHdraS7XsCUKklLNYU5AWVgEEGTS5xcgG-jWkKygEmN07WTK16E-bM2-qwQaKKm7d2ylRPg9ipgsleb7VM3JzPr7M6OGrZxmkHwJJJfh3mPL4/s1600/The+Real+Deal.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPFsF2ENeb3hvsoSobUfSterwZBZBOUzHdraS7XsCUKklLNYU5AWVgEEGTS5xcgG-jWkKygEmN07WTK16E-bM2-qwQaKKm7d2ylRPg9ipgsleb7VM3JzPr7M6OGrZxmkHwJJJfh3mPL4/s320/The+Real+Deal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604020883558270498" border="0" /></a>A simple layout that I adore because it took me an hour to make and features my favourite patterned papers (at the time, anyway).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0x6W5J0IefSltuPmejYId8ekYQ5L95WIyjHjhDfGZ6Hx2dIM41G8kL74kyFBvwi-O18S8B6alyQ2OmxHd1mIjWxpt0an5n06EsS5Uetw6Qd3IBhbvAJEpmtN8xoL5fBiUIPMeso1f-cA/s1600/Lala.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0x6W5J0IefSltuPmejYId8ekYQ5L95WIyjHjhDfGZ6Hx2dIM41G8kL74kyFBvwi-O18S8B6alyQ2OmxHd1mIjWxpt0an5n06EsS5Uetw6Qd3IBhbvAJEpmtN8xoL5fBiUIPMeso1f-cA/s320/Lala.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604019589199111106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My favourite card.</span><br /><br />Heart stamps by <a href="http://www.purpleoniondesigns.com/">Purple Onion</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbl7si-Ks2Bt2pNiUOgi5Sz6YuTR1aBVdlxODTpCZzThi73MXBap1udrt1rB-Rv4yIpqexNvVR-EtWsO0lK7Nk7JPGNEjN2GsXDX8cTuoRWB7VkswrutxDrW_t2jvcEwIympmcmHSnSLE/s1600/Card+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbl7si-Ks2Bt2pNiUOgi5Sz6YuTR1aBVdlxODTpCZzThi73MXBap1udrt1rB-Rv4yIpqexNvVR-EtWsO0lK7Nk7JPGNEjN2GsXDX8cTuoRWB7VkswrutxDrW_t2jvcEwIympmcmHSnSLE/s320/Card+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604020879722119778" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Scrapping this weekend!Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-31097670429483532592011-04-15T10:50:00.002-07:002011-04-15T10:54:14.580-07:00Inspired Scrapper - Today's ChallengeHappy Friday, everyone! Today's challenge on <a href="http://theinspiredscrapper.blogspot.com/">The Inspired Scrapper</a> comes from Becky Fleck's <a href="http://www.pagemaps.com/">Pagemaps. </a><br /><br />Here's my version of Becky's amazing sketch. This 12x12 layout titled "Have Faith" is for my son's First Communion in May, which is why there are no photos yet. Hope you like it:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOZ0BqP57S8NUCkfykEq9uE1PVXOw7ltQppbiNtUCecBCOGd2dGxO402F1XkEL6jGbF8rvSsA65UTl1Ha-OBEO8-wwoQfa-VBGLf7ia4j_gF2IuOTJfGM7uuRiec6lwD3GF441rmswhQ/s1600/Have+Faith.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOZ0BqP57S8NUCkfykEq9uE1PVXOw7ltQppbiNtUCecBCOGd2dGxO402F1XkEL6jGbF8rvSsA65UTl1Ha-OBEO8-wwoQfa-VBGLf7ia4j_gF2IuOTJfGM7uuRiec6lwD3GF441rmswhQ/s320/Have+Faith.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595867985167722162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgZcQ2jK1ZFoUWpbiS4Il_yp5uOa9KjFnIGkwlJ7ygw-fSx4i4HeqUXHZ8v7J0I4Q1ZgGfqR9wKa9o82N2VvOInyIU0qdcSB5znm5kL9F14guPzaeoTNtsvpQ9CDHqAK8y56zNOsTOTc/s1600/mar1112x12d.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgZcQ2jK1ZFoUWpbiS4Il_yp5uOa9KjFnIGkwlJ7ygw-fSx4i4HeqUXHZ8v7J0I4Q1ZgGfqR9wKa9o82N2VvOInyIU0qdcSB5znm5kL9F14guPzaeoTNtsvpQ9CDHqAK8y56zNOsTOTc/s320/mar1112x12d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595867981764872834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOZ0BqP57S8NUCkfykEq9uE1PVXOw7ltQppbiNtUCecBCOGd2dGxO402F1XkEL6jGbF8rvSsA65UTl1Ha-OBEO8-wwoQfa-VBGLf7ia4j_gF2IuOTJfGM7uuRiec6lwD3GF441rmswhQ/s1600/Have+Faith.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqyzd4qA9-6_EIVepjsLnY3XySVmTc75vaKUmjJSMBsY9HRNDJN_SfyHpGMetPGnOF9Ro6J3aNAWRTlANK9REHtZmJVELTYFOpflmSp_GaMB0353jeCCDTPB0e8lPBZjJrm0LjRLOh0o/s1600/Have+Faith+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqyzd4qA9-6_EIVepjsLnY3XySVmTc75vaKUmjJSMBsY9HRNDJN_SfyHpGMetPGnOF9Ro6J3aNAWRTlANK9REHtZmJVELTYFOpflmSp_GaMB0353jeCCDTPB0e8lPBZjJrm0LjRLOh0o/s320/Have+Faith+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595867985373605090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsna27lUJvUFKnFwfoAGUJ0MBXZnk1_3zxa66XIo5vjyflMa6NKro54pRc-3LmS341jnU9Hpq8HAVASIYT2ZisOe4gs3DVGoyEQ04rLHFzXmjeH9f6jrOX1yxlsMJafekmxiem6uAD5o/s1600/Have+Faith+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsna27lUJvUFKnFwfoAGUJ0MBXZnk1_3zxa66XIo5vjyflMa6NKro54pRc-3LmS341jnU9Hpq8HAVASIYT2ZisOe4gs3DVGoyEQ04rLHFzXmjeH9f6jrOX1yxlsMJafekmxiem6uAD5o/s320/Have+Faith+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595868482068040930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Supplies: Patterned paper by Bo Bunny and Basic Grey, Maya Road chipboard butterflies, Prima bling, Jillibean Soup corrugated alphabet.</span>Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-34823703595596366912011-04-03T10:43:00.003-07:002011-04-03T11:02:05.394-07:00Crazy About QuotesFriday's Inspired Scrapper was all about Quotes. Here are some projects I created using quotes...<br /><br />A Wall Hanging made from Technique Tuesday tiles. It's a quote from the tv series "Firefly", and it reminds me that my friends are always there for me...all I need to do is lean on them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEWUMdFKupF8dluuh-v0gjzofv1QwfSpu2XgvjZKBd0Svq2VNGGsqqR19i46K8XgBfrESGI9ESqC-KMTg046vyOVXPXyDB2mZ2WZbItnuDXtt6DIAkROBqgv_5jaMwWl1j3wN1-R2OfLx/s1600/Friends+Wall+Hanging+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEWUMdFKupF8dluuh-v0gjzofv1QwfSpu2XgvjZKBd0Svq2VNGGsqqR19i46K8XgBfrESGI9ESqC-KMTg046vyOVXPXyDB2mZ2WZbItnuDXtt6DIAkROBqgv_5jaMwWl1j3wN1-R2OfLx/s320/Friends+Wall+Hanging+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591414877304355538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArIf13B0ZxwqT3K0li8Ty117sjvKqH1vNqANOQa_V6WWJgJgY3Zg8Yssxk6AChuCAiBcFlLTp2vewbJJN1HNQTnTYT3WGiEskjZIXNGngHItIaCAA33Bk4uOJdt4ZuyZQRsFhKSGfvAt-/s1600/Friends+Wall+Hanging+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArIf13B0ZxwqT3K0li8Ty117sjvKqH1vNqANOQa_V6WWJgJgY3Zg8Yssxk6AChuCAiBcFlLTp2vewbJJN1HNQTnTYT3WGiEskjZIXNGngHItIaCAA33Bk4uOJdt4ZuyZQRsFhKSGfvAt-/s320/Friends+Wall+Hanging+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591414882589034754" border="0" /></a><br />One of my all-time favourite quotes, on a 4x4 mini canvas made into a fridge magnet. I took this sunset photo on our Crop n' Cruise Carribean trip in November. With Allison Orthner beside me giving great photo advice, it's hard not to take a good photo!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sf0zYajYvLPccPtTpQ4mHfaXDfBSHs-5FOOvwTgcBC0XKcx91LgT8V9KYNdtAgfHn6rA0iOx1hRh89i-jWViO82pH7u5ch-Bf0gxbuOaHxdG3uLxA3dxhVJCQ06dJ9QxcjrEMB2TkkU-/s1600/Positive+Attitude+Quote.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sf0zYajYvLPccPtTpQ4mHfaXDfBSHs-5FOOvwTgcBC0XKcx91LgT8V9KYNdtAgfHn6rA0iOx1hRh89i-jWViO82pH7u5ch-Bf0gxbuOaHxdG3uLxA3dxhVJCQ06dJ9QxcjrEMB2TkkU-/s320/Positive+Attitude+Quote.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591414879681419586" border="0" /></a><br />A 12x12 layout of my youngest girl, being the quirky and amazing person that she is. Lady Gaga quote from her song "Born This Way".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJifgxqeyHsU0pgxTyPwYS7j_5ZN1qJsxbRBtFw-jHXwkRSVpDhDbLvmcUZ35uzkPetI9-jdJd4ncgcvLifcksOlqtkLZAFuTwpVKCWNbi9Razg87Q6FxbKi_4DgQ2VZ3r3IJh65_fVrW/s1600/Born+This+Way+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJifgxqeyHsU0pgxTyPwYS7j_5ZN1qJsxbRBtFw-jHXwkRSVpDhDbLvmcUZ35uzkPetI9-jdJd4ncgcvLifcksOlqtkLZAFuTwpVKCWNbi9Razg87Q6FxbKi_4DgQ2VZ3r3IJh65_fVrW/s320/Born+This+Way+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591414869763575266" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some of my other favourite quotes:<br /><br />"I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up." - Tom Lehrer<br /><br />"Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life." - Eric Hoffer<br /><br /><span class="sqq">“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” - Dr. Seuss<br /><br /></span><span class="sqq">“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” - Dr. Seuss</span><br /><br />And this one of Christy Riopel's favourite quotes, which she shared with me last night (sorry, girl, but I'm stealing it;), "When people try to hold you back and <em>bring you down</em>, it's because they are behind and <em>beneath you</em>."<br /><br />And thanks to Katarina, Cari and Christy for a fantastic evening. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time! You ladies are the BEST!!! Mwah<3Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-79259154554397978292011-03-30T12:29:00.008-07:002011-04-03T16:49:37.969-07:00Spring BreakThis year's Spring Break was two weeks for us. During the first week, I had the pleasure of teaching at <a href="http://crop4kids.blogspot.com/">Crop for Kids in Calgary</a>. Tracy and I stayed with our lovely friend, Sandy, who we met and became close to during <a href="http://cropandcruise.blogspot.com/">Crop n' Cruise</a> Carribean last November.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX0mK1dt3NwcLE2KpTlsCTWbsAdrLQvB_SJolj9375-2LLsfqWA_YSYt7YTUYKVyDBCWtEuEXSOCIkriB8HBKbH5VC3zGaGtkjRShXCqB70LoR6WtaQA-sHM0TgHhsJ5Wb_Ns5zQN852A/s1600/DSC_9743.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX0mK1dt3NwcLE2KpTlsCTWbsAdrLQvB_SJolj9375-2LLsfqWA_YSYt7YTUYKVyDBCWtEuEXSOCIkriB8HBKbH5VC3zGaGtkjRShXCqB70LoR6WtaQA-sHM0TgHhsJ5Wb_Ns5zQN852A/s320/DSC_9743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589959794664915042" border="0" /></a><br />Crop for Kids holds this contest called "Iron Scrapbooker", where designers compete like they do on Iron Chef. Christy Riopel, Susan Weckesser and I each had one hour to complete a double-page layout, one card and one atc, and could only use the items they gave us, which turned out to be thrift store finds. Was nerve racking but a lot of fun! Can't believe I made all that stuff in ONE HOUR...if only I could work like that at home! Christy remains the "Iron Scrapbooker" champ! Katharina Doyle of Canadian Scrapbooker was the commentator (and heckler) of the contest...lol! She's was hilarious!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h_LqUgAdnQvm7BJmC7siQAICUehCRaCggDEEV4v58AMXKzt8fi8xmLiAALyZFbwNKOJsUzn30kZ5GKpLnL7Hwaui4F5TqOKUU4L6krhwWKnIwXASUwE0Qd8B5fgvpCrErkx9bVthlx5d/s1600/DSC_9736.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h_LqUgAdnQvm7BJmC7siQAICUehCRaCggDEEV4v58AMXKzt8fi8xmLiAALyZFbwNKOJsUzn30kZ5GKpLnL7Hwaui4F5TqOKUU4L6krhwWKnIwXASUwE0Qd8B5fgvpCrErkx9bVthlx5d/s320/DSC_9736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589959785584834802" border="0" /></a><br />Each designer was given a "sous" scrapbooker to help us out.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPCUHihfNKdz6m_UftTDWkc0_21NKUzd99EdhP-GSegcpc-nVXCx_Nq13225b3pR0U33hvIRATvXrx1-kDELO8628qmQUO2hlg9WM69_DbC3Pom-TXxgFr1tOdjRnexhXuHJer-jLc8Em/s1600/DSC_9724.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPCUHihfNKdz6m_UftTDWkc0_21NKUzd99EdhP-GSegcpc-nVXCx_Nq13225b3pR0U33hvIRATvXrx1-kDELO8628qmQUO2hlg9WM69_DbC3Pom-TXxgFr1tOdjRnexhXuHJer-jLc8Em/s320/DSC_9724.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589959776605451522" border="0" /></a><br />Viola worked most of the weekend, but was able to have dinner with us on Friday night:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-LE77_zZtlifl49LN6FYNshAOxFyF-PiFpqp1W_ruy7gXPwruXQ_E318uCZTyeozJ_UxAB-6JNMRUGwH3Kz_zyFFjLZRuV6nPh0tV78gNwJqffEQe74C5q8bLYvba0L1_YZ6CivM3T8H/s1600/DSC_9718.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-LE77_zZtlifl49LN6FYNshAOxFyF-PiFpqp1W_ruy7gXPwruXQ_E318uCZTyeozJ_UxAB-6JNMRUGwH3Kz_zyFFjLZRuV6nPh0tV78gNwJqffEQe74C5q8bLYvba0L1_YZ6CivM3T8H/s320/DSC_9718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589959140941580834" border="0" /></a><br />There is nothing cooler than shopping in a scrapbooking wholesale warehouse! Nothing!!! I'm pretty sure the staff had to mop up drool from the floor after we left. Haha!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Z8iFBO_4UEDxFDa0EV6nGk4EAx-LCXEdYdwfap6TRm39iLVR7E4aADSF-gqPAis7jl3tz8ue1XnqsmiDG5IxuiS6-I2xAz_9EggCufs7YinW5YPpyfd_HF0JjFfNafAUwYvFPqWwkAdh/s1600/DSC_9787.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Z8iFBO_4UEDxFDa0EV6nGk4EAx-LCXEdYdwfap6TRm39iLVR7E4aADSF-gqPAis7jl3tz8ue1XnqsmiDG5IxuiS6-I2xAz_9EggCufs7YinW5YPpyfd_HF0JjFfNafAUwYvFPqWwkAdh/s320/DSC_9787.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589957700915877090" border="0" /></a><br />I was so inspired after I got home from Calgary that I started scrapbooking and pretty much didn't stop until 48 hours later (except to sleep, eat, clean and grocery shop). I completed a new Gimme 5 class (sneak peak above) using the supplies I picked up at the warehouse in Alberta. It's a mix of patterned paper from Echo Park and Crate Paper. I will sell them as kits during my classes at <a href="http://www.scrappingaway.com/register_whistler.html">Scrapping Away Whistler</a> in April.<br /><br />I also finished 2 layouts for upcoming <a href="http://theinspiredscrapper.blogspot.com/">Inspired Scrapper</a> challenges. So a total of SEVEN layouts. I was pretty proud of myself, considering I've haven't done seven layouts in the past three months combined...lol!<br /><br />After my mojo ran out, I still had a few days before the kids got home from Dad's week, so Gel and I reorganized the garage and did some yardwork. Took a lot of time but I'm so glad it's done!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJRVOPUM8gDlS8IOmJggyXxc6n4DbGRiGy-rbS7jSZiPrC7FAmHDKWS2Hxyo0B8U5lezvJfCAdYpP10sYjvp-DYigcDnyC2URPEi5Rj9Z4ZL3hhoqSZ1DyXtf6LnCQlSt9rtSzvgE7fUf/s1600/DSC_0091.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJRVOPUM8gDlS8IOmJggyXxc6n4DbGRiGy-rbS7jSZiPrC7FAmHDKWS2Hxyo0B8U5lezvJfCAdYpP10sYjvp-DYigcDnyC2URPEi5Rj9Z4ZL3hhoqSZ1DyXtf6LnCQlSt9rtSzvgE7fUf/s320/DSC_0091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589959130728281442" border="0" /></a><br />When the kids got home from their week with Dad, I threw myself into mama-mode. We've been baking, painting, building forts, playing at the park, sleeping in and spending time with friends. It's been heaven!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8OQVdVyGQAz6udpcU0qyRjb-Uss57ofGc8MVa0q8g_BUZa3vuBjwunp95eC7ilGZBDvWpWf36UNLTPQo5tWKajkNz8pY5L9vzDPqljsFY9rdVAAhFTDtGq5QeAqiSX7Qm1-9jfKUgvNDW/s1600/DSC_9818.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8OQVdVyGQAz6udpcU0qyRjb-Uss57ofGc8MVa0q8g_BUZa3vuBjwunp95eC7ilGZBDvWpWf36UNLTPQo5tWKajkNz8pY5L9vzDPqljsFY9rdVAAhFTDtGq5QeAqiSX7Qm1-9jfKUgvNDW/s320/DSC_9818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589959814330934002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXyTqhPziwQ1apaJCZ5lLAjqZGk4FToztdbFu9qwD08aCbDFMS9bl9vnpReq-mSGlj6iPylzJetSWzQAmFmeYrEDLyJBMaqIGPb9xUFaxADw957mo2dPaElZMGUeI0Qm5vA5vHC1sFtzE/s1600/DSC_0070.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXyTqhPziwQ1apaJCZ5lLAjqZGk4FToztdbFu9qwD08aCbDFMS9bl9vnpReq-mSGlj6iPylzJetSWzQAmFmeYrEDLyJBMaqIGPb9xUFaxADw957mo2dPaElZMGUeI0Qm5vA5vHC1sFtzE/s320/DSC_0070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589959124220628706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZXpeTkpLDuCgAbYuE60_q2PumXU7YFwfXOThVERyNDSiB-XJbI9EKiAUgDkmSOaheS2fZ3sr3YbbJ0cXmbnxI4c856g0OqMvYaA6PG-UV72mDv1fJiDer3oA92SmlR3CQ7e9ZKfwY6Tu/s1600/DSC_0047.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZXpeTkpLDuCgAbYuE60_q2PumXU7YFwfXOThVERyNDSiB-XJbI9EKiAUgDkmSOaheS2fZ3sr3YbbJ0cXmbnxI4c856g0OqMvYaA6PG-UV72mDv1fJiDer3oA92SmlR3CQ7e9ZKfwY6Tu/s320/DSC_0047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589959112269640050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBs1pKNUji536QxciPg8LLlRFkq8o8Gb3jdZxoGJ9I79B1PJVr7K3H1Lhdsw8EMcQOgoYnSkqJq49u_0dxwpPyKkEOihp17BhaO95f6Z6IAVKAQ9QCmotVrJgZyr12S2ifbkcnSdBXV0O/s1600/DSC_0044.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBs1pKNUji536QxciPg8LLlRFkq8o8Gb3jdZxoGJ9I79B1PJVr7K3H1Lhdsw8EMcQOgoYnSkqJq49u_0dxwpPyKkEOihp17BhaO95f6Z6IAVKAQ9QCmotVrJgZyr12S2ifbkcnSdBXV0O/s320/DSC_0044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589959102805812034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Z8iFBO_4UEDxFDa0EV6nGk4EAx-LCXEdYdwfap6TRm39iLVR7E4aADSF-gqPAis7jl3tz8ue1XnqsmiDG5IxuiS6-I2xAz_9EggCufs7YinW5YPpyfd_HF0JjFfNafAUwYvFPqWwkAdh/s1600/DSC_9787.JPG"><br /></a>Here's Lilah...at it again with the felts! Oh my, can't imagine what I'll have to deal with when she's a teenager:/<br /><br />Well, that's all to report for now.Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-16644712175093291662011-02-02T09:53:00.003-08:002011-02-02T09:57:37.072-08:00The Inspired Scrapper (TIS) Photo Challenges<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec3TtezWi00_VO3YZNhEKSdiXTDpTqQcNd_H-e2bubqOnvosFF939JTb72m5_NRY24qE1Njz7_Unof4k13Q7wH0v9C6GoM7VPIHgIcn_QUgFpWWxFEvJ42GqvDW8icL2bsSuLv3cX01vY/s1600/contrast.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec3TtezWi00_VO3YZNhEKSdiXTDpTqQcNd_H-e2bubqOnvosFF939JTb72m5_NRY24qE1Njz7_Unof4k13Q7wH0v9C6GoM7VPIHgIcn_QUgFpWWxFEvJ42GqvDW8icL2bsSuLv3cX01vY/s320/contrast.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569152865927496834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The first TIS Photo Challenge is posted <a href="http://theinspiredscrapper.blogspot.com/2011/02/newphoto-challenges.html">here</a>. Deadline to post your pics on our FB group is Feb. 28th, then a new challenge will be posted for March. Feel free to join us and play along.Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-73547254725381391392011-02-01T08:14:00.002-08:002011-02-01T08:21:28.989-08:00Meet The InstructorsI'm super excited to be one of the instructors at Crop for Kids, Calgary on March 19th. Here are the other talented ladies:<a href="http://crop4kids.blogspot.com/2011/01/meet-2011-crop-4-kids-instructors.html"> Crop 4 Kids: Calgary Instructors</a>, including fellow <a href="http://www.theinspiredscrapper.blogspot.com">Inspired Scrapper</a> designer, Virginia Wong.Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-39939494835238984852011-01-28T13:58:00.003-08:002011-01-28T14:01:59.631-08:00List It Challenge on The Inspired ScrapperA new challenge was posted today at <a href="http://theinspiredscrapper.blogspot.com/">The Inspired Scrapper</a>. It's all about making Lists.<br /><br />Every Christmas, my oldest son gives me a sketch book for the upcoming year to make notes, lists and sketches. This year, he bought me a blank journal by <a href="http://www.ecojot.com/">Ecojot</a>. It's 7x10 in size and raw cardboard. At first, I was disappointed that it wasn't already decorated...<a href="http://www.ecojot.com/">Ecojot</a> makes some pretty cool designs. But then I thought about the creative possibilities. I decided to list all the words that would inspire a positive and productive year ahead. Here it is:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6ug0RjK-_RA41IrQnxr7fC4S1ymfAiyAQPOcDEuzlIvD0wFlO-vcrCdw8oJo_SI2J8uf60CptZZrzVneUVxUlcqzyGyYA20qjGmV_cicAkctPjdtp_KqQtYrgfogvwHuYvch7gFnr-_d/s1600/2011+Journal.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6ug0RjK-_RA41IrQnxr7fC4S1ymfAiyAQPOcDEuzlIvD0wFlO-vcrCdw8oJo_SI2J8uf60CptZZrzVneUVxUlcqzyGyYA20qjGmV_cicAkctPjdtp_KqQtYrgfogvwHuYvch7gFnr-_d/s320/2011+Journal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567360039881206418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvyIL4MM69JKgFWST3X-QTkCQmxbfCIrNq9Y8VSiyJwXnfrVCItTsONA-1DsXOjZ0BQJrqjT2-IvZFcTeHfVDDvttFFSJYOigyEyz5pI48JZKcTl5NjRoEqPYMQBQ3wuBc0b1huAodxfK/s1600/2011+Journal+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvyIL4MM69JKgFWST3X-QTkCQmxbfCIrNq9Y8VSiyJwXnfrVCItTsONA-1DsXOjZ0BQJrqjT2-IvZFcTeHfVDDvttFFSJYOigyEyz5pI48JZKcTl5NjRoEqPYMQBQ3wuBc0b1huAodxfK/s320/2011+Journal+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567360035499193090" border="0" /></a>The whole journal is done with stamps in my favourite colours. The background is done in faint musical notes. There are five symbols on my journal. The heart represents by oldest, Isaiah, who is always full of love. The smiley face is Charlie, whose smile lights up my life. The flower is Abby, my delicate blossom. And finally, Lilah, the hand print, because she's always making an impression. The stars represent me, the North Star in particular, the only star in the sky that doesn't move, which reminds me to be constant, unwavering...a guide for those who rely on me.<br /><br />Happy Friday!Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-85364050272982700652011-01-24T12:05:00.002-08:002011-01-24T12:10:42.268-08:00Inspired Scrapper Card Challenge<a href="http://www.theinspiredscrapper.blogspot.com/">The Inspired Scrapper Challenge Blog</a> now has card challenges, which I'm excited about. Making cards doesn't come naturally to me and I really need a push to do them. This week's theme is "just because" so I created this "Hi" card. Love working with clear products...so much fun! It's difficult to take photographs of clear projects, so I shot this on a black background. Hope you like it:) Happy Monday!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HVQfUXh_I-1nMujIjP7muisRnDOuUJJRFFVVkaIqzhlFoNNwy_Av7UFBV7iqkuumHWLkMkcVqZq5e5ByGHjjmrUqUfqeqgww-9X_FjBwEXkr_YnQVa8zjXsteK5Hxnxj1xYUX19K-NYD/s1600/Hi+Card+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HVQfUXh_I-1nMujIjP7muisRnDOuUJJRFFVVkaIqzhlFoNNwy_Av7UFBV7iqkuumHWLkMkcVqZq5e5ByGHjjmrUqUfqeqgww-9X_FjBwEXkr_YnQVa8zjXsteK5Hxnxj1xYUX19K-NYD/s320/Hi+Card+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565846233774576114" border="0" /></a>Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-1730776455676601472011-01-11T10:48:00.007-08:002011-01-11T14:15:13.814-08:00Gifts from GodIt is my belief that we are all born with gifts. I was always taught that when God gives you a gift, you should share it with the world. Some people are good with numbers or words, some athletically inclined, some are artistic...and so on. I can't imagine a place where people didn't share their gifts with others...it would be a pretty boring place, I think! People who invent things that make our lives easier, those who create beautiful art and music for us to enjoy, athletes who give their lives to their sport and authors who pour their hearts onto paper and share their imagination with us. Their talents give us hope, make us smile, make life easier and inspire us to be better people.<br /><br />I've always been the type of parent to focus on gifts. "Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life", is my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">philosophy</span>. When Isaiah was little, he used to complain that he wasn't good at anything. I told him not to worry...that all he could do was expose himself to as many things as possible and, one day, he'll find his way! Sure enough, in Grade 7, he tried out for the role of "Daddy Warbucks" in his school's musical and he got the part. From then on, he discovered that his gift was music. Isaiah shares his love for music with us everyday, as do his closest friends, and they perform often for others to enjoy.<br /><br />My youngest daughter, Lilah, loves art. She paints, draws, molds clay, cuts & glues things...she creates every day, several times a day. It's a beautiful thing! She's my little "artista":)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0w0mt9SpO2o8XvkM8xdolZlp0fUXYAFRZVwxruQOrL6p212UnmjYK2y8oqTpEolWKX2tPYZbNJwAUvAdjSnPUVJCu7gl8O5Vj0LEUon8LvSPCSFdMr2FmT1uB4_ZpVZQrT914u0KdEBf/s1600/Artista+with+Lilah2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0w0mt9SpO2o8XvkM8xdolZlp0fUXYAFRZVwxruQOrL6p212UnmjYK2y8oqTpEolWKX2tPYZbNJwAUvAdjSnPUVJCu7gl8O5Vj0LEUon8LvSPCSFdMr2FmT1uB4_ZpVZQrT914u0KdEBf/s320/Artista+with+Lilah2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561003918090509298" border="0" /></a><br />Smile, baby!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6r4m9r1YVKvSMIwr1D9ExneYCBteA7uem-npgcN7Zwhpu-LwQcVAzXc64jNlAgDh8I5s_dvBy1CPj_2Klm8wcwQQ0CXpZN8gBF4zZHWsBGqmAoyecyIEOGXSWO0FPtOsrl_ZA2F2lmg5/s1600/Artista+with+Lilah.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6r4m9r1YVKvSMIwr1D9ExneYCBteA7uem-npgcN7Zwhpu-LwQcVAzXc64jNlAgDh8I5s_dvBy1CPj_2Klm8wcwQQ0CXpZN8gBF4zZHWsBGqmAoyecyIEOGXSWO0FPtOsrl_ZA2F2lmg5/s320/Artista+with+Lilah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561002329036819698" border="0" /></a><br />"Beep, beep...Lilah. I'm trying to take a picture of your layout!"<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfCaAiuG0y1_PG5hWcPg5vKLzOkZ0_vi1WHQebQuytoUf4ieeiLJhHqxogNqSvt8lN3KPJjzigFN7zeVud-GJtK7jT9oOIkw1DvvpgRndf_XferGddPJeuhLeV3M7-nj7D9hHXU1uBS8l/s1600/Artista.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfCaAiuG0y1_PG5hWcPg5vKLzOkZ0_vi1WHQebQuytoUf4ieeiLJhHqxogNqSvt8lN3KPJjzigFN7zeVud-GJtK7jT9oOIkw1DvvpgRndf_XferGddPJeuhLeV3M7-nj7D9hHXU1uBS8l/s320/Artista.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561002722100861202" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the layout of Lilah's "people" drawn on Charlie's etch-a-sketch. They kinda look like potato heads, but I love them...so cute!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6r4m9r1YVKvSMIwr1D9ExneYCBteA7uem-npgcN7Zwhpu-LwQcVAzXc64jNlAgDh8I5s_dvBy1CPj_2Klm8wcwQQ0CXpZN8gBF4zZHWsBGqmAoyecyIEOGXSWO0FPtOsrl_ZA2F2lmg5/s1600/Artista+with+Lilah.jpg"><br /></a>Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-30807019371602368972011-01-03T10:49:00.006-08:002011-01-03T11:25:41.078-08:00Happy New Year!Wow...can't believe it's 2011! Sounds so surreal. Hope you all enjoyed the holidays:) Here's a little update on my little family.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEhWRwQoZrgMk1PpwopliMyC-LKy3Zq-pZew49kCGsnqTlpdbbllAC0XyUyOxDQkVBCcB5DUUgfwwyBg2oahnBe5FbuV3qOvJ3y6heqFkz16h8tsHRgC6iDRoUthhrt7MZ4chtMi8d0jo/s1600/DSC_9303.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEhWRwQoZrgMk1PpwopliMyC-LKy3Zq-pZew49kCGsnqTlpdbbllAC0XyUyOxDQkVBCcB5DUUgfwwyBg2oahnBe5FbuV3qOvJ3y6heqFkz16h8tsHRgC6iDRoUthhrt7MZ4chtMi8d0jo/s320/DSC_9303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558035136960086754" border="0" /></a><br />Lilah loves to draw and craft. One day, she asked me how to draw eyes, claiming "mine eyes didn't look like real, Mama...they're only dots". So I showed her and this is what she drew. Don't they look like Potato Heads? LOL!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXW7dL-gNUyg6YZfjH6WwxyXSDGJPfgcQWlg2pgC8gXkAVt_PpshhZ1OXh7pdTY8mGXx_Ox8JJy17crJf2yl5xbeR44_ndg8WA4xhd2ZwmHNOCOCyi6-5n8qJUNYVoJtWQ4Uast_IOkm5/s1600/DSC_9323.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXW7dL-gNUyg6YZfjH6WwxyXSDGJPfgcQWlg2pgC8gXkAVt_PpshhZ1OXh7pdTY8mGXx_Ox8JJy17crJf2yl5xbeR44_ndg8WA4xhd2ZwmHNOCOCyi6-5n8qJUNYVoJtWQ4Uast_IOkm5/s320/DSC_9323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558035135674722226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Isaiah at sunset.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2if-yeomChKObIMMO6fS6qk_U48NiPdDHro-7J1SW1GwXj8GRtaUbSkQkCS_97GK4Y-Q85hncdHXeG2zeJHJyHsgSCl288cJln2QvgjLTvPA42pO0wtyRvLl6YaBtcxeGfv1z2Q_Xrt3T/s1600/DSC_9338.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2if-yeomChKObIMMO6fS6qk_U48NiPdDHro-7J1SW1GwXj8GRtaUbSkQkCS_97GK4Y-Q85hncdHXeG2zeJHJyHsgSCl288cJln2QvgjLTvPA42pO0wtyRvLl6YaBtcxeGfv1z2Q_Xrt3T/s320/DSC_9338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558035134807627618" border="0" /></a><br />Abby made this man for target practice. She put it on the fridge then started to throw popscicle sticks at it. Don't know where she gets this from (wink, wink).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnw0d13RgILhXY93g5vL7aT2gcoeDAFnFBYdgyXJo4yoASDIgzMHf3TWVLvAN_dP1wGtxHhX2A46ooDVY-tTmHN2JKczJ03m-S_aV6iJXhZEB7a4aid0uO7ZBsxDUuD0SrZo_Uas3EXzbO/s1600/DSC_9351.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnw0d13RgILhXY93g5vL7aT2gcoeDAFnFBYdgyXJo4yoASDIgzMHf3TWVLvAN_dP1wGtxHhX2A46ooDVY-tTmHN2JKczJ03m-S_aV6iJXhZEB7a4aid0uO7ZBsxDUuD0SrZo_Uas3EXzbO/s320/DSC_9351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558034825255119522" border="0" /></a><br />Love when Zay's friends come over and spontaneously break into song. It's like a live concert in my family room. Here's a little something from Corbin's "Last Song for You" concert. Click <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Svgjrdwu-w">here</a>. The kids were were truly amazing. Zay's playing the drums.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaPUgNb4uKqDpZSbDJ54P9HRU3glVSOUb5U5zyvEgcW33MpaOlDtuJHyVAsJpZIro53d_7JHTATQZ1mBtfNoT9s3nbzba0pT9ue0dNquuh7_d73p2fIA6tW1GUk7sDsFe5WWV_Cc-F25X/s1600/DSC_9378.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaPUgNb4uKqDpZSbDJ54P9HRU3glVSOUb5U5zyvEgcW33MpaOlDtuJHyVAsJpZIro53d_7JHTATQZ1mBtfNoT9s3nbzba0pT9ue0dNquuh7_d73p2fIA6tW1GUk7sDsFe5WWV_Cc-F25X/s320/DSC_9378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558034821598030130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Zay teaching Abby to play drums at Gel's house.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYo2EWX8PlGHKo7lEMQj4gduaNd9Ys5_S4pJsQl0rXb4YR0FKFX3qAwzf0lHop-67_m6NeHItmpITVj3dum3HZpynca10ax3Iz0TyIEOyErnat3WMGkv5nrcVLqFdv1GvCUIIxSkGh3sq/s1600/DSC_9382.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYo2EWX8PlGHKo7lEMQj4gduaNd9Ys5_S4pJsQl0rXb4YR0FKFX3qAwzf0lHop-67_m6NeHItmpITVj3dum3HZpynca10ax3Iz0TyIEOyErnat3WMGkv5nrcVLqFdv1GvCUIIxSkGh3sq/s320/DSC_9382.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558034808963339058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hIGxU0IssU5tZZxi_-TwYQVkGcgwGG_Gn8D1PP2GBAEZJTWDOmiA3-j4WuTm6gg8dGuCoXjLv-l4Vf7l6_mfBvOwksqDUHFzmtL689o0ywcGhTJUbMxEjkl_qH9cCl9wgfek_X4A8vzf/s1600/DSC_9383.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hIGxU0IssU5tZZxi_-TwYQVkGcgwGG_Gn8D1PP2GBAEZJTWDOmiA3-j4WuTm6gg8dGuCoXjLv-l4Vf7l6_mfBvOwksqDUHFzmtL689o0ywcGhTJUbMxEjkl_qH9cCl9wgfek_X4A8vzf/s320/DSC_9383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558034796454086194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMq8-HiRBIKBaVvC_60bLb7eYktWMde5QtY8ctiJXUUfUrgK4zoZ33witzJ_1H7_cG2LC1-r7SZMiYXdQgQbIze9hJGjiYKs1l1SVGfRhNc2VVN2uYoaboXO60L_drVFDyxzBAizd3Zro/s1600/DSC_9389.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMq8-HiRBIKBaVvC_60bLb7eYktWMde5QtY8ctiJXUUfUrgK4zoZ33witzJ_1H7_cG2LC1-r7SZMiYXdQgQbIze9hJGjiYKs1l1SVGfRhNc2VVN2uYoaboXO60L_drVFDyxzBAizd3Zro/s320/DSC_9389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558034793151335794" border="0" /></a><br />I think Lilah thinks she's a Charlie's Angel. Again...don't know where these kids get this from;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihD4lHVtoh3qqYD_GlDjegYbI1ArHj53LoqigBrCTH2rd6F4VdzJocJ3KmGWvb51Sdp0VwC3ICR5orX3kudIBYvVlxL_k4c60zfkB4Y-IzE_hjpiwvuURCyUYnYa3T_8ZCKKhpvG24ou5u/s1600/The+Real+Deal.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihD4lHVtoh3qqYD_GlDjegYbI1ArHj53LoqigBrCTH2rd6F4VdzJocJ3KmGWvb51Sdp0VwC3ICR5orX3kudIBYvVlxL_k4c60zfkB4Y-IzE_hjpiwvuURCyUYnYa3T_8ZCKKhpvG24ou5u/s320/The+Real+Deal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558038598305052274" border="0" /></a><br />A Pagemaps sketch to get me in the scrapping mood! Love these pics Gel took of Isaiah.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7nMdvND3EzdX4X9O0bjsMERkft9Ct2v_TlrWcQoEik-yHb8z49jEFQ0aI_fpKOCB1aRI0TOu8-ecztw81_aGmuv81HCfJTPLvhQFUkysFHMzHHL3UMpqKcjMxutmPVh4C2oP9pkP84MG/s1600/Homemade+Cookies.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7nMdvND3EzdX4X9O0bjsMERkft9Ct2v_TlrWcQoEik-yHb8z49jEFQ0aI_fpKOCB1aRI0TOu8-ecztw81_aGmuv81HCfJTPLvhQFUkysFHMzHHL3UMpqKcjMxutmPVh4C2oP9pkP84MG/s320/Homemade+Cookies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558038594808378770" border="0" /></a><br />My first <a href="http://www.theinspiredscrapper.blogspot.com/">Inspired Scrapper</a> project in a long time. But I'm back and will be participating as often as I can.<br /><br />Another good tidbit of news...I will be teaching at <a href="http://crop4kids.blogspot.com/">Crop for Kids in Calgary</a> on March 19th. Stay tuned for sneak peaks of my projects.Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413555183225044136.post-68463427490656954452010-11-27T20:48:00.001-08:002010-11-27T21:47:45.438-08:00A New ChapterHello and welcome to my first post to a new blog, turning a new chapter in my life. The blog's a work in progress, so bear with me while I figure out how to use Blogger...lol!<br /><br />I've just returned from an experience of a lifetime, as a featured instructor on Allison Orthner's <a href="http://www.cropandcruise.blogspot.com/">Crop n' Cruise</a> to the Caribbean. I taught three classes and an optional fourth class on-board the Carnival Conquest. It was a 7-day cruise, stopping in Jamaica, Cayman Islands and Cozumel. My friend Tracy accompanied me, so I wouldn't get lost or stolen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRykN5vbxdY5VmkTHaBpbvvc_7XITK1WstsUqd2iaozlEDTaUG2agYK3wwmHeo0FxT9ZT7Cgv6bkksZWCb8VOp_LFMVhJYyTMWgCo65oLVjIegxXhtrKEZc0HBksWOnjSI_q5lWiq3mTU/s1600/girls.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRykN5vbxdY5VmkTHaBpbvvc_7XITK1WstsUqd2iaozlEDTaUG2agYK3wwmHeo0FxT9ZT7Cgv6bkksZWCb8VOp_LFMVhJYyTMWgCo65oLVjIegxXhtrKEZc0HBksWOnjSI_q5lWiq3mTU/s320/girls.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544463254209787906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yU7sua1ysh7bOS2ssVj4i5pGub4mqHYeyvQv-68OtPnhbYYtjLu8wiy4p_uHLyC1ITH-pjNxB1tRViJJJ1NsdtIgJ8TByRH5zF8PnMkjdzRbLeaIYWEQH7pvbCGhs8pqBVexdu2IqACj/s1600/onledge.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOM4YfDErHDzNwydySZSFCDOs_hOfwncxpGVSl-odAY7RQMW8ruahv8W3jGGbz4HiBrSFGKFo7bL18idFhRduSjWThmQB6vOYJnP7caRDv6Dyy6wIwYeFXnbWG4QE5zlOTubTvlI0vywn/s320/2cruiseships.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544462925009972290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSvKQ-IzUAoAM-U8rO8s3JVPUnL4UDAOgdcFAPpCJwGMoeNIQnvFAOqul4m9S9ewePTdaiEtZ72dd-nolzPGfqPTrqJGX5OJ-6v9e_VGbbNsmuLPcHc0e8p0gjHfPdPb9FQOqP-H6yrXt/s1600/sunset1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSvKQ-IzUAoAM-U8rO8s3JVPUnL4UDAOgdcFAPpCJwGMoeNIQnvFAOqul4m9S9ewePTdaiEtZ72dd-nolzPGfqPTrqJGX5OJ-6v9e_VGbbNsmuLPcHc0e8p0gjHfPdPb9FQOqP-H6yrXt/s320/sunset1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544464078208750354" border="0" /></a>Aside from the many friends I met, the breathtaking sites I saw and the fact that I was on a real "vacation" (albeit a working one) for the first time in 8 years, I was happy most about rekindling my love for photography and scrapbooking, something I'd forgotten over the past 20-months or so.<br /><br />Here are some projects created for the cruise.<br /><br />Fancy Pants class, featuring paper and embellishments from Rusted Sun line:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XTFQtSdRCtzVe07B5l7SpknUdy83khVUnqInR31KSUx8TUIJ4IqSUB0i4HU1CWOCtOcmnt0LD1PKDrHVCxvnfufbT_TUAaJM6E2ya8XPtA-c4rY7_mpp4Of9vD2zCzkMwMqwWQjTqKpw/s1600/FancyPants1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XTFQtSdRCtzVe07B5l7SpknUdy83khVUnqInR31KSUx8TUIJ4IqSUB0i4HU1CWOCtOcmnt0LD1PKDrHVCxvnfufbT_TUAaJM6E2ya8XPtA-c4rY7_mpp4Of9vD2zCzkMwMqwWQjTqKpw/s320/FancyPants1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544465828371114370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SPb2ANOh3Vj8S_MkcmVFeSzyZ7BICDRAfqB8VU5P97Tb-pDTk1v0pu0h-ej1goiWOSssCPbOSfyr208YEjOUqqvU3EYKWkMw5thEOa4dVPVMAZeqa5wkBEge5EPCTQ7QTuhat9aE2ceJ/s1600/FancyPants2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SPb2ANOh3Vj8S_MkcmVFeSzyZ7BICDRAfqB8VU5P97Tb-pDTk1v0pu0h-ej1goiWOSssCPbOSfyr208YEjOUqqvU3EYKWkMw5thEOa4dVPVMAZeqa5wkBEge5EPCTQ7QTuhat9aE2ceJ/s320/FancyPants2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544466347113999106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeMTgf1JSZfUMzBaqsuYJI6WJD9mmXve0gTw6geWld6QOu_uMFIJFDX7XdB8hF-nYSBDx0Qcq9mdJv2vs90nhfgf560XLYMh6GizT2iRzsMapvOgJghE_F8toas3vrJSxtLxQj5q1qrk3/s1600/SunFun.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeMTgf1JSZfUMzBaqsuYJI6WJD9mmXve0gTw6geWld6QOu_uMFIJFDX7XdB8hF-nYSBDx0Qcq9mdJv2vs90nhfgf560XLYMh6GizT2iRzsMapvOgJghE_F8toas3vrJSxtLxQj5q1qrk3/s320/SunFun.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544466073596888322" border="0" /></a><br />Harmonie class, a Canadian company...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsscAggwaN6GrYQDYfdWSNS9DEjFpBg-2XxBWv4Rb2vLXCLrhtkBLue4awXp5Th7lRAunzMwE1ajS9d3IRHU_8U9OYbdW8uRR7JSBerqA35NrhuSbn4FqgbSpS1A0Mpxst8VK8wIQMA_P/s1600/HarmonieOwens.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsscAggwaN6GrYQDYfdWSNS9DEjFpBg-2XxBWv4Rb2vLXCLrhtkBLue4awXp5Th7lRAunzMwE1ajS9d3IRHU_8U9OYbdW8uRR7JSBerqA35NrhuSbn4FqgbSpS1A0Mpxst8VK8wIQMA_P/s320/HarmonieOwens.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544466589668068562" border="0" /></a><br />One of the layouts from my recent Gimme 5, my optional class...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1S8DHxloiZg6wFh2iUz7MoPQi26mqLAulwIRiQWfL6yxruF0oVRRDGsou4fkGWBjjHxlCvuvDjN2OAJcfgazsQ8iDvHA3p_rQAF-lNA03s2akbnSjZUROaGk0cKlbGIlWTxcU05zP6h9j/s1600/GimmeFive5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1S8DHxloiZg6wFh2iUz7MoPQi26mqLAulwIRiQWfL6yxruF0oVRRDGsou4fkGWBjjHxlCvuvDjN2OAJcfgazsQ8iDvHA3p_rQAF-lNA03s2akbnSjZUROaGk0cKlbGIlWTxcU05zP6h9j/s320/GimmeFive5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544467244341008450" border="0" /></a><br />I printed over 150 photos from the cruise, which I've already started scrapbooking. I'll post my layouts as soon as I'm done, which at this rate shouldn't take very long.<br /><br />All I can say is that I'm happy to be back, once again sharing my life's ups and downs with you, along with a few creative projects and (hopefully) some inspiration along the way.Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302848448337532522noreply@blogger.com0