This makes me ridiculously happy!

For the June 15 challenge at Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge I created this layout about my two sons, using a photo from more than 8 years ago! How time flies!

I love everything about this photo (except that it's so dark), see that look on Timothy's face and look at those hands ...  Tim was so in love with his baby brother!

I mainly used the Dear Lizzy/American Crafts "Neapolitan" collection for this page. Such an awesome collection!!

And some close-ups:

Supplies: Dear Lizzy/American Crafts "Neapolitan": patterned papers, chipboard shapes, accent & phrase stickers; Amy Tangerine/American Crafts "Yes, Please": flair and adhesive pocket; Pebbles: layered paper flower; Studio Calico: wood veneer; Bazzill Basics: cardstock. Tools: Silhouette Cameo, Martha Stewart border punch (birds), Dymo tool.

And the start of the page was this sketch:

If you want to see the awesome job the other designers did with this sketch, then hop on over to AFSC's blog! and .... why not play along?!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I really appreciated your visits!
Hugs,

Another sunny Doodlebug layout!

I just can't get enough of Doodlebug's collections! They really make me happy!

Here's another layout I created with one of their collections. This time I used Fruit Stand. And I know it must  sound crazy, but because I love this collection so much I have such a hard time cutting the papers up. So for this page I used lots and lots of scraps I had left from one of my other projects. Crazy right? Considering, I have a whole pile of the new papers on my desk ....

But I love the result:

And the layout with the journaling showing:

and a few close-ups:

And of course I added a few Silhouette cuts. You can never have enough of those, lol.

Thanks for stopping by again!! And I hope you'll have a wonderful week!!

Hugs,

Boys layout using DOODLEBUG!

With Father's Day approaching I've got a "masculine" Doodlebug layout to share with you. Lots of crafters consider Doodlebug's colors and designs too feminine for a boys layout/card and I'm about to show you Doodlebug is just perfect for boys layouts!

Using the "Take Note" collection I created this page about my husband and sons:

The photos were taken last year during our holiday in France. The Tour the France was passing very near where we were staying and of course they couldn't resist the chance to cheer them on!

Some close-ups:

I really love this collection and not only because it's perfect for boys/men projects!

If you want more Doodlebug inspiration for your boys projects, then hop over to Doodlebug's blog and check out the projects of the other designers!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog today!

Hugs,

Hopping with Imaginisce and Tombow!!

Hi there, welcome to my blog!!

This week Imaginisce and Tombow have teamed up for a super fun blog hop and I'm so happy you're joining me today. I hope you've been enjoying the hop this week!

Let me show you what I created for today's hop: a layout about my daughter and my youngest son playing in the street with their water guns. For this page I used Imaginisce's Endless Summer collection and Tombow's Dual Brush Pens (Jelly Bean set) and their adhesives. 

I was really happy I got to work with some of Tombow's products because I just love their markers and their adhesive is amazing!

Here're some details of the Snag'em Stamps (sun) from Imaginisce I colored with the Dual Brush Pens (Jelly Bean set) from Tombow. They are a perfect combo! The colors in this collection are super fun and bright!

Let me show you one of the ways I stamped the sun. The sun at the top of my page is stamped in a "normal" way with an black ink pad and then I colored the image using the soft side of the pens. However, for the second stamped sun I used the pens to color the stamp (see image below) and then I stamped the image.

and then it looks like this: fun right? 

I adhered the wood veneers using the Power Tabs from Tombow (which is an adhesive with a bit of dimension) to make them pop a bit.

Supplies used: Imaginisce (Endless Summer: patterned papers, Snag 'em Stamp (sun), Die Cuts); Tombow (Mono Adhesive, Dual Brush Pen set (Jelly Bean), Power Tabs); Other supplies: Studio Calico wood veneers and Freckled Fawn wood veneers; Bazzill Basics cardstock; tag: misc. Tool: Silhouette Cameo.

Now for the prizes to be won: from Imaginisce the "Endless Summer" collection:

And from Tombow this awesome set: 

  

If you want to win one of these prizes don't forget to visit all of the blogs participating in this hop this week and to leave a comment!

Once more the blogs you'll have to visit today:

THURSDAY'S BLOGS

Tombow DT:
Marie - http://mariebrowning.wordpress.com/
Michelle- http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/

Imaginisce DT:
Guiseppa Gubler: http://guiseppagubler.blogspot.ca/
Monique Liedtke --> You are here!
Regina, Mangum: http://thestampinbean.blogspot.ca
Jennie McGarvey: http://jenniemcgarvey.typepad.com/scrappy-wife-happy-life/

Thank you so much for hopping along with us!! 

Hugs,

Not Everyday!

For today I have a layout for you without a photo! That's a first for me! Last month my husband had his birthday and I decided to buy tickets for the cinema, for the film "Nighttrain to Lisbon". I can't remember the last time we went anywhere -just the two of us - so it was really something special. And it was! special, I mean. The film was perfect and we had such a great time together.

So when I saw the cinema ticket lying on my desk I knew what to scrap! I used the Dear Lizzy "5th and Frolic" collection from American Crafts (LOVE!!!) and lots of bits and pieces of Elle's Studio. I also decided to use her Thursday sketch, but I don't know if you still recognize it: 

I really love how this turned out! Here're a few details:

Supplies: Patterned Paper: American Crafts: 5th & Frolic; Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Tags/Vellum/Snippets: Elle's Studio; Stamps: American Crafts Dear Lizzy and Pink Paislee; Buttons: American Crafts; Letter Stickers: Simple Stories; Wood Veneers and Color Mist (yellow): Studio Calico; Color Mist (pink): October Afternoon. Tools: Silhouette Cameo. 

This is the sketch I started with: 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog today and hope to see you back sometime soon!

Hugs,

Teacher Appreciation - End of Year Projects! - Imaginisce

Next month my son will be saying goodbye to his current school as he'll be moving to another location, a location for older kids. He's both happy and sad about this. Sad, as he'll have to say goodbye to his wonderful teachers and to the fact that he's now the oldest and largest pupil in school! Happy because he'll finally be joining all the "big" kids! 

To thank his 2 teachers I've created these two gift bags:

and a few details of the paper "weaving" I did: 

Both bags are created with the "Outdoor Adventure" from Imaginisce.

Don't know yet what we'll put in them, but probably a book, some sweets and a drawing from my son. 

Okay, this is it! Off to do some more scrapping today!! 

Have a great Friday!

Hugs,

Let's get married! - JBS layout

Anne from Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge has come up with yet another fun challenge for June!

This is June's challenge: 

How did your spouse propose to you? Where? How did you propose to your spouse? 

If this has never happened to you ‐ how did you dream it would? 

Or did you ever want that to happen to you?

I'm ashamed to admit that I can't remember exactly how or when we decided to get married. What I'm sure of is that Patrick didn't go down on one knee and officially proposed! I think it was like this: as soon as I found out that I was pregnant with Manon we knew we wanted to get married before she was born. So that's what we did. 

I chose this photo of Patrick with my dog Murphy (from 1994) as it's one of my favorites of that time. I only knew him for about a year and until then Murphy was the most important figure in my life, so to me it was extremely important that they would get on well. Seeing them together like this, I knew he was the right one for me, lol. 

I used the May papercrafting kit from Jenni Bowlin and added a few bits and pieces of my own (mostly from the Paper Issues store, like the corrugated cardstock people). 

Hope you'll find the time to join us for this fun challenge! 

Thanks for visiting my blog today! 

Hugs,

Imaginisce Monthly Challenge - LOVE DAD!

Every month Imaginisce has a fun challenge for everyone to participate in. This month's challenge rules are as follows:

1. Use the sketch as inspiration for your project (i.e. card, layout, mini book cover, etc)
2. THEME: Father
3. Use the color BROWN
4. Use some kind of recycled product on your project.

You must use at least 70% Imaginisce product on your entry.
Submit your entry at the end of correct post on Imaginisce's blog.
Deadline: June 25th, 2013

Here's my page: it's about my husband with our 3 kids. Photos were taken during our week in Barcelona last year. I've used Imaginisce's Outdoor Adventure collection and lots of Cameo cuts.

In case you're wondering what the recycled product is that I used, it's the blue border strip (above) which I cut from one of the Imaginisce packages.

The circle with the heart and the word love I've got from my scrappy friend Ashley Horton. It's a Silhouette cut file and I really love it. If you've never visited her blog before, you're really missing something. She's an awesome scrapper and I'm a big fan of hers! HERE's the link to the post with the free cut file. 

This is the sketch the layout is based upon: 

I would really love it if you'd play along!! 

Thanks for visiting my blog today and hope to see you back soon!

Hugs,

Love Summer - Doodlebug & Elle's Studio Sketch

Hi everyone! Today I've got this sunny page to share! It's a layout about my youngest when he was in France with us last year. 

I've used the sketch from Elle's Studio from last Thursday, Doodlebug's "Flower Box" collection and little bits and pieces from Paper Issues' store (like the little golden stars from Studio Calico and the Distress Ink from Tim Holtz). 

Have you seen this superb tutorial on Shimelle's blog? It's about different ways to use washi tape. I used one the techniques right away: adhere strips of washi tape to a sheet of vellum or to a sheet for the overhead projector (what I did) and use a punch to punch out perfect circles. I used almost all of the Doodlebug washi tapes I have (and that's a LOT!) and used them on my page!

and a few close-ups of my page with lots of tags and snippets from the May kit from Elle's Studio:

and these are the sketch and the May kit from Elle's Studio: 

Have you visited Paper Issues' store lately?? It's filled with the latest and greatest products like the cork circles and golden stars from Studio Calico I used on my layout! And if you use my code "Monique" you'll get 20% off your entire order! 

Thanks for visiting my blog today! Hope you'll have a fab weekend!! 

Hugs,