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Crop and Create Markham

Ahhhh.... how good do I feel right now....

Just home from a wonderful weekend with my scrapbook girls - Holly, Jenn, and Sue, re-aquainted myself with some wonderful women who make me laugh, met some new friends, taught someone how to sew LOL, and came home with sore stomach muscles from laughing so hard...!

Crop and Create - hosted by Scrapbook and Cards Today started Friday afternoon and I was all packed up and ready to go. If I can tell you a little secret - I almost called my friends and cancelled.  The inspiration part of the weekend could not be packed up, or purchased at the crop, and I was feeling a little worried that I'd forgotten the art of scrapbooking... or should I say I forgotten how to love scrapbooking again.

I was SO WRONG!  It was exactly what I needed.  I'm sure all you scrapbookers will agree with me - there is nothing quite like being surrounded with supplies, industry leaders, and some challenges to get the creative juices flowing again. I had my most productive crop EVER with a total of 5 - yes 5 layouts done (well one needs journalling..) I know some of you think this is pitifully - but for me it is just a joy... and the BEST part of it all is that I LOVE every layout I did!

Catherine and Leica did a wonderful job with the event.. the food was amazing, the prizes were great - and the after crop "gathering" was just the laughter I needed.  Meeting the ever so sweet Kelly Goree over the weekend and once again hanging with Vicki, Leica, Kelly, Catherine (SCT owner) and the rest of the gang was hilarious... a perfect ending to a perfect weekend.

As usual I did bring my camera along... and as usual I took few photos.  I did however snap a few shots...

 


The Crop Room (that chair there with the red camera bag is mine)

Shot @ 2 of the Hall - it was pretty quiet when the classes were running




The Challenge Winners (Hint, HInt ;)

My Workstation - always ever chaotic

My scrapping buds...its so great to be together again!
(Please excuse the tired/pale look I have going on here...
you now have proof first hand of my low iron, B12/always
feeling like crap life that I'm living currently... LOL!  but  as they say.. it is what it is!)

Hmmm... well now I should be showing you all of my work right... well I WANT to - but I need to photograph them, and that my friends is a job for tomorrow night.  I did however give you a sneak of a few.  One has to stay hidden for a little longer and another one needs some finishing touches... so patience my friends...

I have so much creativity running through my head right now I wish I wasn't so tired and could just stay up and scrapbook all night long!  It feels good to home from such a fun weekend!  I hope you had just as a fantastic one as I did?

Hugs,

What a difference a few days make!

A few weeks ago when I was at the doctors office - I boringly turned the pages of a magazine and came accross this image in an article.... and I fell in love... it stirred something in me... if only a little bit of excitement at the possibility of feeling like this again.

I hunted down the image on the internet last week.

For a while now I have felt like I was the left side of  this brain...
(even though deep down I KNEW I wasn't).

After yesterday I am so on the Right!

(Click to enlarge image and ENJOY!)

So I know my last post was all Debbie Downer - I realize that - but the flip side is that when you have zero creativity in you - it can only go up there right??  

Well here I sit a mere 4 days later and I feel so inspired to create - I am bursting!

I spent the weekend at the Holiday Inn in Kitchener Ontario with Donna Downey and my amazng friends:  Holly, Sue, Donna Downey, Me & Lee

My hands were sticky with paint!  My mind was filled with techniques and cool new products! My bank balance was decreased!  The best advice I was ever given was heard... (more on that later)...  and I met new freinds and old acquaintances!

... and most important my MOJO is back in full gear!  I honestly haven't been this excited in a LONG time about the possibilities.  With the last few classes I've taken being more mixed media than Scrapbooking - it really has opened an entire new world of creativity for me.... I'm excited!

I am waiting for some more photo's before I post more details of our wonderful day... I just wanted you all to know that I am so Inspired... thanks Donna for lighting my creative flame!!

I've been tagged!

I've seen this go around before but I didn't participate the first time around so here goes:  If anyone wants to play - please link here and feel free to join in!

RULES
- You can only use ONE word!!!
- Pass this along to 5 of your favorite bloggers!
- HAVE FUN!!!

Here goes...
1. Where is your mobile phone? PURSE
2. Your hair? BLONDE
3. Your mother? FORGETFUL
4. Your father? AGING
5. Your fave food? ITALIAN
6. Your dream last night? XRATED
7. Your fave drink? SANGRIA
8. Your dream/goal?  WEALTHY
9. What room are you in? SCRAPROOM
10. Your hobby? SCRAPBOOKING
11. Your fear? ALONE
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? TRAVELING
13. Where you were last night? HERE
14. Something that you aren't? PATIENT
15. Muffins? MAYBE
16. Wish List Item? HOLIDAY
17. Where did you grow up? HERE
18. Last thing you did? EMAIL
19. What are you wearing? PJ'S
20. Your TV? ON
21. Your Pets? NONE
22. Friends? NEIGHBORS
23. Your Life? GREAT
24. Your Mood? DISAPPOINTED
25. Missing Someone? ME
 26. Vehicle? ACADIA
27. Something your not wearing? BRA
 28. Your fave store? CHAPTERS
 29. Your fave colour? PURPLE
 30. Last time you laughed?  YESTERDAY
 31. Last time you cried? TUESDAY
 32. Your best friend? DAN
 33. One place that I go to over and over? WORK
 34. One person who emails regularly? SUE
 35. Fave place to eat? EXPRESS

OK NOW TO TAG 5 FELLOW BLOGGERS WHO I ADORE!!

1. LEE
2. JULIE O.
3. HOLLY
4. DANIELLE F
5. CINDY S

Have a great night everyone!

Lori

 

A Scrap filled weekend....

My weekend was consumed with all things scrappy!  LOL! On Friday evening my friend Sue and her husband as well as Holly came down ( or up?) and we had a great night out.  We went to Milestones for dinner and then over to Dimitri's for a slice of heavenly cheesecake.  It was nice to catch up and chat - even though I did feel a bit sorry for our husbands when we started talking scrapping!!  Oh well - thats getting him back for all those times I've gone out with his high school friends and listened to them retell the same story for the 100th time!! LOL!

Saturday I cleaned up my scraproom and did all of my "re-decorating". It doesn't look to much different - I will get some photo's this week and show you the small changes and update my photo album in the sidebar as well.

My new clean scrap room defiantly got me in the mood to scrap and that was a good thing because the October Kit has been revealed over at Just Cre8 and I just couldn't stop creating with this one.  I got 3 layouts done and have another layout planned and an altered project as well!!

Here are my layouts that I just finished uploading into my gallery there!!  Wow I'm feeling so organized tonight LOL!

One of my niece a few years ago during her first time dressing up for Halloween!  Isn't she a sweetie!

Here is one of my guys and my other niece during a visit to the pumpkin patch!  Love this colour combo - there is just something about it that draws me in!

And last but not lease another photo of Blake Jared and Arden during an outing with to the fall farm!

Back to work tomorrow...sigh...if only I could take a week off and scrap the entire time...I may get close to what I want to accomplish in the next couple of weeks!

Make sure you drop by tomorrow when I will reveal my next layout for my week 4 challenge!

Have a great week everyone.....