Relaxing weekend and exciting sale!

What a great weekend I just had.  We went to Caraquet and spent the weekend at my in-laws.  It was fun seeing the whole family.  It was also very relaxing.  The kids played outside with their cousins and friends, or with pépére in the garden, I got to curl up in a chair on the patio, watch them while reading a book.  It was also the kickoff for the Acadian festival.  The highlight of the weekend was seeing the fireworks from my brother in law's boat (merci Camille!).  That being said, I did not do any crafting during the weekend.  I'll have to catch up this week as I have a workshops and gatherings to plan for the coming weeks.  I did manage to complete 2 layouts yesterday night.  Here they are!

Here are my amazing in-laws at Christmas.  The paper used is Everlasting and is from a previous workshop I had done.  I used Ponderasa Pine cardstock that I dry embossed and sanded to create the grid effect.

Here is a layout of my beautifull Marianne using the Daydream paper with Heartfelt felts.

Now for the Sale!!  It is set to start in a little over an hour from now (Aug 4th at noon untill Aug 11th or while supplies last)!  Almost all the paper and stickers in stock are going to go on sale... stickers at $2.00 a set, level 1 kits at $4.00 a set and Level 2 paper packs at $6.00 a set.  They are all while supplies last and only available online :  http://jocelyne.myctmh.com/
It will be hectic and some sets will sell out fast.  To help you plan, here are some tips from a fellow CTMH consultant.

Have a great day and happy shopping!!!

A night off...

While I'm sitting at my computer, blogging with you, my youngest, Zoé, is singing a song to her doll. The song of choice, to put her doll to sleep, is a song my Dad wrote about the love he feels for his children. It's a touching ballad and from a 3 year old, it's just so precious. I always felt like I had amazing parents, but seeing them interact with their grandchildren is even more amazing. I often ask myself who is having more fun when I see my dad with the kids in his garden, or when my mom starts a craft project with them. I remember when I was small, spending time at my grandparent's house. I have so many great memories of time spent sleeping over, eating ice cream and playing kick-the-can with my cousins. I'm just so thankfull that my girls get to create those kinds of memories too. My daughters sleepover at my parent's house often. I think it's good for all parties involed. My daugther get to spend time with my amazing parents, get fresh air and learn new stuff.. My parents have an excuse to play legos and do crafts, plus get "help" with the gardening. And we get to have a night off, relax, go out or socialise. All that said, I truly believe that my daugthers are the ones who benefits the most. I find it hard to express to my parents just how thankfull I am that they are such a meaningfull part of my daughters' lives. Hearing Zoé still singing my Dad's song, I think somehow they must know. I'll tell them Thank you again anyway.

I though I didn't have anything to blog about, I kind of suprised myself there. hihi. Well back to business, here are the layouts I got completed during my "night off"
This layout was started about 2 years ago, of Zoé at 7 months and my causin's daugther playing together. I had the pictures and the layout done, but something was missing. I added Heartfelts, felt diecuts in blue and I really find that it balances out the colours well.

Here is and even older layout. Zoé was only 6 months old in these pictures. All I did to complete this Heaven sent layout was add coordinating stickers that I had hanging around.

This layout is made with paper from the days to cherish kit. I found stickers from the Let's get together kit that went perfectly with it.

This last one is from the Daydream Kit and I used stickers from the Discovery set and Heartfelt Felt diecuts to complete it.

Thanks for reading!

Christmas in July

What a great weekend we just had! I really feel like I have the best neighbors in the world! We had a Christmas in July theme block party Saturday afternoon. We had wonderful weather and had fun meeting all our neighbors. The kids had a blast in the bouncy castle, riding their bikes, meeting Santa and Mrs Clause. Even the fireman and policeman came over talk to the kids, and the kids got a chance to sit in the firetruck and police car. It was so much fun. A great thing about it for my scrapbooking is I will get to use some of my Christmas layouts!!! better get some of those pictures developped! hihi


Zoé with Mrs ClauseThe Cul de sac getting ready for the party


Now here are some of the layouts I have completed since I last blogged. I did not do as much as I wanted in the last week, but I still managed to get 5 done!

Here is a Christmas concert layout I did using the Evensong paper kit and Gloria stamp set which I colored in with markers. I then added a little bling here and there.

In this layout using pictures of Marianne playing soccer, I used the Tinkering paper packet with the coordinating Badge buttons.

I though that the colours in the It's a guy thing paper set went perfectly with my pictures of Buda Castle hill that I took last summer. I used copper photo clips and as an accent, made a flower using 5 of them secured with a brad. I think it looks cute.

I used the Caprice paper pack for these pictures of Stephansdom, in Vienna. The yellow really brings out the tiles in the roof of this amazing building. Makes me want to return to Vienna.

I just love this paper, having girls, I scrapbook alot in pink, and I just love the how pink and chocolate go together. I used dimentional element chipboards mixing the negatives of the letters with the positives for the title.

I really hope you like what i've done. And please don't hesitate to post remarks of even suggestions. I would love feedback!

Have a great day and Merry Christmas in July!!

Scapbooking and reality TV

Two of my biggest addictions are scrapbooking and reality TV, sometimes together. I'm thankfull today and in the last week that my scrapbook room is in the basement. It's been very hot and humid and not only do I get to play, I get to stay cool and catch up on some reality shows (The ruins and Fresh Meat II, if you like survivor type shows, and they are free to watch on demand on MTV.ca). I was able to complete another 5 layouts last night while watching those! I'm so excited! As i'm looking at them now, I keep asking myself why they were all sitting on the shelf when I had pictures to put in them all along. Here are my most recent completed layouts


This first layout was done with the CTMH Serendipity kit. I used pictures from our visit to the Schonbrunn Zoo in Austria.

This layout is made with I'm guessing Stampin up paper. The colours went perfectly with our Quebec trip pictures.

This layout is from the Days to Cherish paper pack from CTMH. I used pictures of my youngest, Zoé, working on her flower bed.

This last layout is from the CTMH Tickled Pink paper pack. The colours were perfect, they matche the blues of the water and the pink of the girl's outfits. I added a little ribbon ruffle to the big picture, anchoring the ribbon with blue and pink brads. I love how it turned out.

What do you think? Please leave a comment.

Still going!

To think that all I needed to get myself motivated to complete those stagnant layout was a self imposed challenge and a blog to hold myself accountable! Here I am posting 5 layouts that I've completed in the last 2 days! I'm pretty proud of myself to tell you the truth. I've always though of myself as a self-motivated person. I guess this in a way, proves it.

Seeing how easy this challenge has been so far, I'm going to be giving myself more challenges for the coming year, the first and biggest one being earning the 2012 incentive trip. As announced at convention this year, the trip will be a cruise around Hawaii! How cool would that be! I'll keep you posted on my progress starting in October when the qualifying period starts. The other challenge is to earn enough with CTMH to fund a family trip to either DisneyWorld or Dineyland in spring or summer 2011. Having convention in Disneyland in July 2011, I'm hoping we can combine the 2.

Anyway, here are the layouts that I've completed since last posting:

This layout is from the Daydream Workshop on the go. Ive had the pretty pins since last sping when they came out but never used them. I think they work great with the princess them I was going for.

Here is a layout from the Emporium workshop on the go. I had lots of pictures of Marianne, my eldest making goofy faces and just laughing, so this layout was really easy to complete.
This one is also from the Emporium workshop on the go. I used pictures from my 2009 austria trip.

This one is from the Aspen Workshop on the go, perfect for the sledding pictures from last winter.

And here is another one from Aspen. The pictures are from out March trip to Quebec with the girls.

I hope you like them and hopefully I'll see you tommorow with more completed layouts!

I'm on a roll!

I think I might be becoming a blog-addict! I'm liking this format!

Friday night alone with the girls, might as well scrapbook while they are asleep! I put on some reality TV on the web - my other addiction- and I scrap-away! I have conquered 3 more layouts! I'm having a blast!

This first layout was made at a workshop several years ago (I'm guessing 4 years) the paper is CTMH but it's been retired for a while. I used colored wire that I twirled to make flowers and vines. I glues them on with liquid glass. I add drop in every little flower in the pattern paper as well. I updated it a little with some rub-on flourishes

This one is more recent. It was from the Emprium workshop on the go. I loved this layout and the detail of inking the sides of the paper with the brayer.

I also loved this last one. The paper is so much fun! This paper pack and layout was purchased from my friend Gaël Després.
Now.... to do another layout or go to bed... that is the question

Operation Complete Layouts - 2 down 32 to go!

Operation Complete Layouts is underway! I have completed 2 layouts last night while watching Big Brother and So You Think You Can Dance. It is quite a challenge i've given myself, even bigger that I expected! I counted 34 layouts that I had hanging around on my shelf that were waiting for pictures!! 2 down, 32 to go! I think I'm going to run out of pictures!
so here they are :

This one is from the Jingles workshop I did last November. I used on Target Dimentional elements and glitter brads.

This one is from the Daydream Workshop on the go. I loved the paper, just never got around to use it. I also used the adorable July stamp of the month. I just love those hedgehogs!

I first stamped the hedhogs directly on the the patterned paper, then on a Sweet Leaf cardstock. I cut out the balloons and the butterfly and used 3D foam to mount on top of the origianal stamped image. I then used chalk to colour in the hedgehogs and then I added stardust Glitz on top.
Hope you like them! now back to work for me! I'll be back soon!