peace out & good karma . . .

more craftiness to share....

on dec 4th to 6th i made my way to bittern lake with girlfriends & giggles retreats in a storm to spend the weekend scrapping away with my friends terry and kelsey.... neither sleet, nor rain, nor snow, nor hail - can keep us from our scrappin trail...

here's what i got accomplished...

      

  

hope you like...

peace out peeps....

it's been forever....

since i scrapped...likely the last retreat i went to in june i believe..at least that's the last time i remember scrapping.  well i finally sat down and did something today.  hopefully this is a start of some flowing mojo! i used my october kit from scarlet lime.  yes, i am a subscriber to a kit club once again.  it's not hard to see why i was over the moon in love with this kit.  november's is just as lovely, let me tell ya!  it would take a lot to have me subscribe to a kit club again because my budget is so restricted now with regard to money i spend on scrapbooking but i have been watching christie's kits for some time now and they are consistently outstanding so i'm hooked!  

this is a picture of kaleigh at the start of grade four (2008)...i so loved her hair that color...suits her don't you think?  

i'm in love again...

...with fall.  
the cover of darkness keeps my spirit in a peaceful slumber
until the fresh crisp air awakens my soul
i love color.  the varegated hues of nature bring sweet pleasure
to my eyes and envelope me with an invisible warmth
i'm joyful at the sheer sight of the changes around me
this time is fleeting
as winter creeps upon us and covers this beauty with a blanket of snow
until spring blossoms with renewed life.

new bedroom decor

well i decided that i needed a change in the decor in my master bedroom.  i've been kind of looking but then once i saw this duvet, it was an instant gotta have!  so, home with me it came - found it at the new urban barn in sherwood park (love that store).  so then i get this bright idea, and actually i had been thinking of it for a while - to paint canvases and hang them behind my metal wall hanging that hangs above the headboard from a curtain rod.  it was just to plain in behind and i wanted to brighten it up.  the colors of the new duvet did just that!  love how it turned out!

Now I'm on a mission to find just the right "blue" for a pillow!  

rainbow bridge

Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

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My thanks to Debbie for sending me this at the most needed time - it brought me such comfort.  

Our house is a sad one today as we are missing our buddy - Waldo.  We love you so much and miss you terribly.  Our house is just not quite the same without you.  I pray you are enjoying Rainbow Bridge and will so until we meet again.  

Love Ki, Presley & Kaleigh

basb challenge #15

it's time for another challenge!  time to get your scrap on!  dawn is our lovely hostess for this, our 15th challenge...already!  create a monochromatic layout!

head on over to basb for all the details, to get inspired and play along.  here is the layout i came up with.... big surprise, my color of choice was .... tada .... orange!  go figure!

i really must take a better pic of this page, not keen on the angle of it.  but, 'til then this will do!  now get your pretty little buns over to basb and get scrappin' !!

a very successful scrap retreat....

i spent the weekend with kelsey, mona and marguerite at bittern lake june 5th to 7th with giggles & girlfriends and had a great time!  the food was spectacular, as always.  this is my second time there and there will indeed be a third!   i completed eight, yes, eight pages!  that's a record for me!  here they are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

here is the one that i completed for the basb challenge #14, which was to scrap a self-portrait.  the topic is pretty personal, but one i was needing to do.  if you would like to take part in this challenge, you have until june 15th!

  

so, if you were counting, you know that there are only seven layouts posted.  that's because the 8th layout is for the upcoming challenge #15 at basb which will be coming up soon!! 

don't faint.....i scrapped!!!

i got a couple things accomplished actually.  i finished off danielle's wedding shower album and i'm totally happy with the way it turned out.  then for the basb challenge #13, i got a layout done too!  woohoo!  

here ya go, have a boo!!

and for the basb challenge #13, I completed this layout of my bff michelle (whom I affectionately refer to as "my mischa")

that's it for now....hopefully my mojo will continue!

another amazing talent to share

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