June 1st - Scrap~tures First ever blog hop...

If you just happened by this blog and didn't realize a blog hop was taking
place, please go back to Scrap~tures http://scrapturesblog.blogspot.com/
and start the Hop. You won't want to miss all the inspiration from our team....... or the chance to win a RAK

but if you have made you way through the hop here is a Recap of what is on the Scrap~tures Blog...

WELCOME Scrap~tures first ever Inspirational Blog Hop!!!
We have a great lineup of inspiration from our fabulous team~
Our ‘Inspiration’ this month is a sketch from Sarah De Guzman & http://www.redoaklines.com/
To take part all you have to do is visit each of the blogs in the order given! We have no doubt that you’ll be inspired by the different takes on the sketch from each team member.
Leave a comment on all six blogs, and then return here (Scrap~tures blog). Post a message letting us you have completed the blog hop and your name will be put into a draw for RAK! .
Here’s how you can get MORE entries in the drawing. Leave a comment (with a link) to let us know you have done any of the following:
** 2 for posting a link advertising the hop (blog/Facebook)
** 3 for adding a link OR the button (above) to Scrap~tures Scrapbooking in your blog sidebar
**4 for doing the sketch and uploading it to the Scrap~tures gallery
** 5 for joining our forums and introducing yourself (new members only)
The blog hop will run from June 1st until June 3rd until. Prize drawings will be done on June 14th and announced here on the blog. Be sure to check back! This will give ample time for people to do the sketch if they want to~
Oh, along the way you may also have chances to win prizes from the individual blog owners, so read each blog post carefully!!

Welcome to Scrap~tures first ever Inspirational blog hop!!
Thanks so much for joining us! We are very excited to join the world of blog hopping and hope that you gain lots of inspiration and continue to hop with us!!


Welcome... To My Creative Nonsense and other Scrap.....

So as well as this being Scrap~tures first inspirational blog hop this is my first time being part of a blog hop... I have hopped a few blogs.. and have met some wonderful creative people through hopping... and I sure hope that you enjoy our little inspirational blog hop... we have used this sketch with permission from Sarah De Guzman.....

More sketches can be found on Sarah's Blog here...
http://redoaklines.com//

Birthday Card
(this card was created using left over product from Scraptures February's 2010 Kit...MME Love me do....)













My layout...

(the layout was created using product from Scrap~tures May 2010 kit Pink Paislee BayBerry Cottage)

**** if you would like to have a chance to win a RAK from me just post a comment on my blog... and if you choose to follow me you will get an extra chance to win.... (people who are already follow me will automatically get a chance to win but you have to post a comment...)

your next stop on Scraptures Inspirational blog is Lisa at... http://sassyscraps.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by....

Laurie

BoBunny...Layout Challenge...

Well another one of my all time favourite lines is BoBunny... and when I got my hands on the new Mama-Razzi Line.. I was so excited to create with it... and then the BoBunny Layout Challenge was posted.. and I thought what a perfect opportunity to create with the Mama-Razzi Line and try out the sketch.. I decided to just do one page from the sketch.. here is the sketch

and here is my take on the sketch...

Also... stay tuned... as June 1st... along with the other Scrap~tures creative team members are putting on a blog hop.... hope you can join us...

http://scrapturesblog.blogspot.com/

Laurie

Photography Seminar...with Pictures...

Photography Nature Seminar - Duncan and Wright - Instructor Paul Sparrow...

Well all I can say is what a day we had at Mountsberg Conservation Area ... we could not had asked for a better day.. the sun was shining...and the temperature was perfect at 18degrees .... and by default my photos where critiqued by Paul Sparrow himself... We started off our morning with an in class session on what we were going to be doing for the day.. and received tips on how to get the perfect shot... so with that under out belts we then we went out into the field, me in tow with a loner Sigma Lens....150-500mm and my brand new tripod... and off we went to first shoot Flora and Fauna...and that is where I took shots like this...

yupp that is a snake in the water...

This one I was told had great abstract and it was beautiful and it had nice things going on...with a little cropping it would be worth enlarging to print..

This is my favourite out of the Flora and Fauna session

We hiked to another spot to take more flora and fauna pictures... here are some shot from that spot...

Then off wen hiked to the Swallowville... wow let me tell you the 150-500 sigma lens that I was using was perfect for this.. I got up close to these birds without invading their space.... and here are some on my favourite photos...

I will be posting pictures of the birds of prey... which was our afternoon session... soon..

Getting ready for....

To attend the Nature Photography Seminar... this Sunday.. put on by Duncan and Wright. The instructor is Paul Sparrow and we will be taking pictures at the Mountsberg Conservation Area.... I can't wait to learn and take pictures...

Stay tuned to the blog as I will for sure upload pictures and I am sure there will be layouts done with them as well... I am thinking Project 12 May 2010...will feature this day....

Laurie...

http://www.duncanandwright.ca/index.html

Imaginisce May 2010 Sketch...

I love Imaginisce Paper... and every month they have a sketch challenge on their blog... I tried my hand on this months sketch.. and this is what I created... I used the Live Loud paper... and I have to tell you that it was so fun to work with this paper... Live Loud is definitely what our Kevin likes to do... here is the layout and here is the sketch that I used....

picture of layout taken prior to journaling

May Sketch...http://imaginiscescrapbooking.blogspot.com/

Laurie....

Happy Mother's Day... and Reveal Day at Scraptures..

I had so much fun working with the May Kit we got to play with the new Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage line.. oh... it is so pretty.. I enjoyed the masculine side of this...of course I would... but hey being the Mom of 2 of the best boys every... of course I would do masculine pages... and here is what I created...

Please check out Scraptures for more layouts and cards created with this paper..

www.scraptures.ca

Laurie......

PS... I wanted to wish my Mom and MIL the bestest Mother's Day ever.. with out them.. I could not be the Mom I am today.. Thank you..

Project 12 ....March and April 2010..

I love a day that I can create and get caught up on projects that have had to be put on the back burnner because of other life priorites... so I am please to post that I am now offically caught up on project 12 and even have ideas for May....so here are my layouts for March and April

March

April

if you want more information on this project 12 check it out here at Scrapbook & Cards Today Blog....

http://scrapbookandcardstodaymag.typepad.com/scrapbook_cards_today_blo/project-12.html