Up an away

2009-03-31T09:16:00.000-07:00

So I have been a little absent these days I guess!! Lots been going on....

1. I stepped down from Beary Box last month. It was a hard decision for me because they are all so awesome over there but I have to much to do and felt I wasn't able to give it 100%. Congrats to Joey who's expecting her first baby!!!

2. I have been in and out of doctors offices for a variety of reasons!! One was my leg. That was a mess. I had the biggest cankle for a week!! It was painful. Note to self... If you leg is itchy after you shave them DO NOT SCRATCH!!!!! It was all infected and... I will spare you the details. Jordan was in with a perforated ulcer in his throat. Then I was back one more time for another thing and ended up becoming the human pin cushion, not to mention the ultrasounds. I NEVER WANT TO GO BACK TO A DOCTORS OFFICE AGAIN!!!!!!

3. I am trying to get caught up on projects that I started for the store. The good news is is that the owl mini album instructions are finished!! Just needs pictures.

4. I went to the cabin with the girls at the end of Feb. That was awesome. I love going up there. No one around... that's a lie. My friend got her car stuck in the drive way (mountains of snow!!) so we had to get the guy down the street to pull us out.

5. I went to Canmore with my Mom, Gma, Amanda, Ash, Erin, Erin's mom Karel, and Eileen. Lorna always does such a good job with her retreats. We were up till 4 in the morning and up again at 8. I was so sleep deprived by the time I got home on Sunday. My sister (who doesn't scrapbook... well she does now) did an awesome Job and was up late with us every night. She is so creative that one!!

6. Jordan and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary. We are going away this weekend but went for dinner at the Japanese Village on Saturday night. That place is awesome!! GO!!!

7. It's time to get a "Big Girl Job" which makes me sad because I love working at the store and Robin and Lori are SOOOOO good to me. I've been sending out resumes left right and center. I will still work at the store though, just not as much as I do now. I love it here!!!

8. My dad is gone!! He's moved to Abu Dahbi. He will come back for two weeks in May and then they are gone for 5 years!! YIKES. I got to talk to him on yahoo chat last night. We signed I love you over the web cam and I wanted to cry. I am such a family girl that I can't imagine not seeing them all the time. Jen, Chloe, and Austin will join him there before the new school year begins. You can bet I'll be visiting next year for sure!! It looks amazing there and I am so excited for them!!!

I will try to not let this run away from me again!!!! At least once a week is my goal... HA HA HA!!!

Brit

Founds this...

2009-03-10T15:50:00.000-07:00

on Laura's Blog. You are supposed to.....“Go into your photo archive, pick the 4th folder in the archive, select the 4th picture in the folder, and write about it. Then tag 4 other people to do the same”

It sounded like fun to me so here it is...... (and I haven't looked yet to see what it is.....)

This is me and my girl friends on New Years this year. It was a Mardi Gras theme (as you can tell by the beads hanging around our necks!!) One of my best New Years ever!!! Me and my friend Ashley (second from the right) threw it at her place. We must have had like 30 ppl there. Parties with these ladies are never dull!!

Well that was fun!! I am so excited for this weekend!!! 8 of us are heading out to Canmore for another retreat!!! My little sister is coming this time and I can't wait. I love getting out of town!!!

Brit.

BIG HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY!!

2009-02-26T21:20:00.001-08:00

I didn't forget I just wanted it to be at the top!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL, TALENTED little sister Amanda!!!

She is 21 tomorrow. LETS GO TO VEGAS!!!!!

I am so proud of this girl. She is amazing.

Love ya!!

Big Sister

Just A Layout....

2009-02-26T21:16:00.000-08:00

Well I am heading off for a weekend with the girls and won't be blogging all weekend so I thought I would leave you with a layout. Its 6x12 and not as crazy as they normally are but oh well.... it happens....

Thats me.

Brit

My Journal

2009-02-19T09:21:00.001-08:00

So Robin and Lori bought me this Journal (Wreck this Journal by Kerri Smith) when they were in Vegas LAST year. They are so awesome to me!! If you know me, then you know I hate when my books get crumpled, stained, or WRECKED!!!! Doing this journal is almost therapeutic for me... ha ha. I have been passing it around to friends and family and have started taking pictures of everyone WRECKING my journal.
Those good looking people are my brother (Logan 18) and my sisters (Amanda 21 and Chloe 3) They all took a stab (almost literally) at the Journal. Logan set one page on fire and we almost lost the whole book... I guess it's all part of the fun. Chloe needed some encouraging to toss the book off the railing ("you aren't supposed to throw books" were her exact words) The stains were pretty fun.

I totally recommend this Journal TO EVERYONE!! So much fun. You can buy it at Urban Outfitters or Chapters.

Well that's all for me!!!!

Brit

One of those days....

2009-02-17T14:59:00.001-08:00

Today is totally one of those days. I am soooo sick and have been for a few days now. Everything hurts from coughing so much!!!! Then..... I read something that I knew I'd get upset over (but did it anyway) Oh well right..... kicked my self in the butt there!!!!!! It's almost one of those "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all" kinda days..... but I always have something nice to say....

I had an awesome time this weekend. Didn't get to see my movie (hes just not that into you) but I did go with these ladies (see below in my latest beary box design) to the Marilyn Munro exhibit down town. It was great!!!! What a life that lady had!! Wow!!!

Speaking of Beary Box.... check out the blog every Monday (layouts) and Thursday (Cards) and take part in the competition!!!!! Joey gives away awesome prizes every week!!!

Big yay to Jordan. I now have a million games on my DS... guess what I have been doing since I was sick..............I have to say Mario Party is totally addicting!! Yikes......

I have been doing a lot of brain storming these days...... lots going on up there. I will let you know more on that after I hash it out with the girls on girls weekend.

Thanks Guys.

Brit

2009-02-09T16:02:00.000-08:00

Hi guys.

So here is my latest Beary Box design....

I went 6x12 with this one. It was a lot of fun but harder than I thought it would be. Lynn Thune makes it look so easy!!!! I had to shrink my sketch obviously. I made this at my good friend Ashley's house. That's her in the picture. I didn't have any pictures with me so I had to borrow one from her.... LOOK, YOU MADE MY BLOG ASH!!!!!!! Love her.

I also did this one 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately the picture of this one is really really dark!!! It was on craft card stock and is actually a pretty bright page. This is my beautiful sister a couple years ago at Easter.... deep in thought.

Also my Canyon Layout is the feature layout over at calgaryscrapbooking.com. Its a web site totally devoted to Scrapbooking in Calgary. They have some awesome layouts in their gallery not to mention tips, tricks, and all you want to know about Calgary Scrapbooking.

So I have been out in Airdrie for the last week watching my sweet little sister Chloe. She is such a good girl and I am very proud to say that she made her first every scrapbooking page!! I didn't take pictures which I should have but I will next time I am out there. It was soooo adorable. She was very very proud of herself!!!

Well that is all for me.... OH apparently my little sister does read my blog from time to time so... HI AMANDA!!!!!! ha ha.

Brit

Happy 1st Birthday to the Scrap Yard!!!!!!!

2009-01-28T09:05:00.001-08:00

So they have been open since Sept 24th 2007!!!! Jan 17th we had a big crop to celebrate. Unfortunately due to some family medical reasons Lori couldn't make it..... we missed her.

The day was awesome though. Robin did an awesome job of getting all the last minute details together. You should have seen our workroom.... I think there were tables under all of the boxes but I am still not so sure.

The day was great. The Canyon Meadows community hall was awesome. Lots of natural light, there was lots of room. Lots of friends and good food, make-and-takes and games. Everyone had a great time. 12 hours flew by.

I wouldn't let them in until 10... it was really cold outside that day!!! Crazy Ladies.

Diane and Diana (2 of the Chicks with Blades)

Queen Lynn and her Princesses Joanne and China

Elieen and Mom making a mess...... ha ha

Lynn Thune at her make and take table.... Love how messy she gets when she scrapbooks.

Margo showing off the Bind-It-All

Playin Wheel of Fortune ( I was Vana)

Sarah, Chrissy, Lori M and Gail

More Chicks w/Blades

Last but not least, little Tristan. I love this kid. He is sooo cute. His brother Kaleb is equally adorable!!!! I keep telling Lori M I am gonna steal them!! It didn't go over so well....

Robin had some awesome friends that same and helped out that day. Lisa, Roslynn, and Leanne were awesome and so much fun. And Robins mom Gail made all the sanwhiches again!! She is awesome!!!!!!!!!

Wish Lori could have been there for all the fun, but she was where she needed to be... we missed her sermons though..... ha ha ha.... she always makes me laugh.

Brit.

I gotta get better at this.....

2009-01-28T08:55:00.000-08:00

Ok First off..... Here are just a few of the pictures my wonderful friend Laura took of me!!! She has her own photography company, Soul Photography, and she is awesome. She is so much fun that you can just relax and goof off!!! Love her. And she did an awesome job. I am still waiting for a couple but I love these ones.

Here are my latest Beary Box layouts. Don't forget about the weekley challenge over at the blog. Joey's giving away some awesome stuff from CHA.

These are both a little dark....oh well.

I think that is all for me....for now......

Brit

This is what they call neglect....

2009-01-14T08:06:00.000-08:00

Wow. Long time no blog. I hope everyone had an awesome Christmas. I KNOW I DID!!! It was such a fun year for me, I felt like a little kid. Wii, Nintendo DS, Sock Monkey, New OWL Purse, and so much more. It was so much fun. Lots of family and friends. That's the way to do it. Oh and not to forget the FOOD!!!! YYYYUUUUMMMMYYYYY. Everyone loved the gifts I made them, even got a tear out of moma.

I have to say it's totally bizzar not being in school right now BUT I LOVE IT!!!!! I am having so much fun spending more time at the store. I get to concentrate more on where I want to go with all of this.... speaking of that.... I should tell you all that I am not taking part in the Calgary Crop for Kids as I had previously spoken about. It is a very long and sad story but I wish them luck.....it's for a great cause.

Lets see, what else is going down around here.... I am still trying to get my room all done. I just got so busy last year and let it slip. I have still been scrappin but there are things in there that need to be cleaned up from NOVEMBER!!!!!! It's looking good but it's still not clean or FINISHED!!! Lot's to do still. I am heading to Edmonton this weekend with some girlfriends and I am making a stop Urban Outfitters to stock up on some awesome decor!!!!

Here are a few of my recent Beary Box Layouts. Go check out the blog!!! They have some great designers over there.

Going through a "man color" fase........ not to worry!!! I feel some pink commin' on. Well that is all for me for now. Sorry again for the big lag......

Brit.

Dear Blog...I am sorry.....

2008-12-23T08:28:00.000-08:00

Wow, so between finals and Christmas shopping/crafting I haven't blogged in forever!!!!! I have so many awesome things to show you all however.....they are Christmas presents for my family and in the off chance one of them checks this I don't want to ruin the surprise!!!! I went outside the box this year and went a little "Tim Holtz" on a few of my projects. It's fun to get messy but I'm not diggin the clean up.......

So I am very very very very very very very very (you all get the point!!) to tell you all I have graduated from SAIT!!!!!!!!!!! 2.5 years and it is all over. Unfortunately the ceremony isn't held until May but it's exciting anyway!! YAY MMMMMEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! It's such an awesome feeling to know I have accomplished something big, however at the same time it will be strange not going to school in January!!!

Today is a very strange day for me. Two years ago today my Gpa lost his battle with cancer. I woke up very early this morning and couldn't sleep again. I re play that day over and over and over again. He was such an amazing man. He as full of life and love. No matter what you did you knew he was always there for you. He was always good for a cuddle. I miss that man every single day!!! LOVE YOU GPA.

Well that is all for me. I wish you all a wicked Christmas and and a Rockin' New Years!!!!! Keep safe and be smart.

Brit.

OMG!!!

2008-12-08T16:32:00.000-08:00

Oh My Goodness!! My baby sister turns three today!!!!! I can't even believe it. It seems like just yesterday we met my dad in the hallway at the PLC where he introduced all 7 (that's right a big blended family) to this amazing, tiny, beautiful little baby girl. Now, I have no kids of my own but it was at that moment that I understood what my mom meant when she said instantly fell in love with each of us. Chloe was love at first sight!!!

Now three years later she is totally smart with the attitude of a 10 year old....LOVE IT. She is my best little friend and my love for her grows every single day!!! Thanks to Dad and Jen for such an awesome little girl!!

This layout was made for Beary Box. Check out their site!! They hold an awesome contest every week with amazing prizes!!!

Still looking for Christmas Presents (for scrapbookers....!!!) come check out the awesome new stuff at the Scrap Yard. New Tim Holtz "stuff" stamps, stickles...There is an awesome new Basic Grey calendar kit. Robin and Lori always order such awesome stuff!!!!!!!!

That's me.

Brit

PS....

2008-12-04T10:45:00.001-08:00

We are working out some kinks for our first Scrap 4 It event comming up in the new year. As soon as details are finalized I will let you all know ASAP!! I can't wait!!!

Thanks.

Brit

Scrap4it

2008-12-01T16:11:00.000-08:00

Me and my good friend Jen have started our own company!! And we are both very excited about it. We will be running crops and selling kits to raise money for different casues and charities here in Calgary. The venue is booked....the date is booked.....and I am gettin excited to be able (almost) to announce our first big crop comming up in the New Year!!!! So keep an eye on this blog for deatails of our brand new (in the works) website for Scrap4it.

Before there was Chloe....

2008-11-17T10:18:00.000-08:00

I always scrapbooked (is that a word?) Davy.... THEN IT STOPPED....but I made this for Beary Box. Hes soooo cute!!! Ha Ha Ha.

I so love Sassafrass paper. It was fun to scrapbook "boy" instead of "girl"....... and I freaking love that ASTRONAUT!!!!!! And Prima page pebbles are AMAZING!!!! so much fun....YAY....

Well I have a very important meeting with my friend Jen tonight.... man I am so getting excited to tell everyone about this!!!

That is all!!

Brit.

How much do I love this job??

2008-11-10T09:37:00.000-08:00

Ok so....CropnCruise put on a Crop-Crawl last weekend. Knowing Lori and Robin I knew they would deck out the store (and themselves) in Hawaiian paraphernalia but I did not expect all this!!! They even decorated me!! How amazing are these ladies??

Shrimp on the Barbie(doll)

All dressed up...waiting...

Waiting for the next bus of ladies to arrive

Robin with the Friday night ladies and Alison Orthner

DON'T FORGET THE TIKI BAR!!!!

The store looked amazing!!! Unfortunatly I had a very sick man at home and didn't stay for the whole day. That was also the night of the big Halloween party!!! Wow I have amazing friends!! So many came to help decorate...the true test was the clean up the next day...YIKES!!! How that much ends up on the floor.....???? The costumes were amazing and we had such an awesome time!!!

So Sketch #2 is now up on the Beary Box blog. Check them out. There are some awesome designers over there!!! Here is mine.... It's Chloe....AGAIN....she's is so cute though!!!! I was having a minimalistic kinda day....... things will get more exciting in the future!! (Ha Ha....it's been one of those weeks)

Lynn Thune was in this weekend with her group....I have to say I am soooooo totally inspired by her!! I can't even explain her work. Its so 3D and touchable and AWESOME and she is one of the nicest people I have met!! Go see her work on her blog. http://www.memoriesbylynn.blogspot.com Just amazing.

Well that's all I got....wow two posts in under 24hrs.....I am on a roll!! I am going to get Jordan to help me finish my room tonight!!! Hopefully tomorrow I can make something in there!!!! I'm so behind the ball.

Brit.

WOW!!

2008-11-09T16:16:00.001-08:00

I just want to say thanks for all the awesome comments on my blog last week!!! I love the support and love you get in this industry!!!!!

I had a couple of people ask me some questions and thought I would answer them for you!!!

1). Do you make a living designing?? NO!!! I SO WISH I DID!!!! I love to design and teach and scrapbook and if I could make a full time job of it I SO WOULD, however it's slowly becoming that way. There is something about sitting around playing in my scrap room that just makes my day. This is the second design team I have been on and I love it.

2). How do I get on a Design Team?? I am a big blog addict!! I am checking blogs everyday. I also check out facebook groups on a daily basis too. The best way to get on a design team is to watch on blogs and web sites. They will often put out a call for designers through sites. Watch in magazines as well. Make contacts. I know lots of awesome ladies in the scrapbooking community here in Calgary. It never hurts to know a lot of people.

Ok so moving on!!! I just sent in my second page for Beary Box today. I thought I would post the first one I did for you guys. I have to say that BASIC GREY, while it had always been my favourite, has totally out done themselves on this new line..... Granola is soooo my new favourite. It is sooo organic and sub-dude and........ I LOVE IT.

Well....I am still not finished my scrap room so no pictures to show you there!!!! Soon......very very soon!!!

Hope you all had an awesome weekend!!!

Brit.

TA DA!!!!!!

2008-10-28T20:01:00.000-07:00

Yay!! I can finally tell everyone!!!! I have been accepted onto a new design team!!!! The company is Beary Box. I can't wait to get started!! I just got my first sketch in my in-box so I better get going....watch my blog for pictures!!!!

Brit.

Check Her OUT!!!

2008-10-21T17:58:00.000-07:00

So my good freind Laura has a blog too!! AND SHE'S AWESOME!!! I totally admire her digital expertise!!! God knows me and digital just don't mix right now!! But Lauras digital pages are amazing. I love her photography too....Check out her Blog....

http://weesoby.blogspot.com

That's all for me!!

OOOOOOO I have some totally exciting news!!!!!! BUT....I can't tell anyone until the end of the month!! Let's just say I am soooo excited!!!!!

Brit.

YAY!!!

2008-10-11T12:26:00.000-07:00

Look at my new blog topper!! ITS AWESOME!!! The wonderful Janine Wahl made it for me!! She is sooo talented!! LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!

I met Janine last may at the Camp Caroline Scrap Your Heart Retreat. She is so easy going and down to earth. She's on the Prima design team, a freelance teacher, and has contributed to many different publications....it goes on and on and on.....She is just AWESOME!!!

Check out her blog....

http://janinebean.blogspot.com/

THANKS SOOO MUCH JANINE!!!!!

Brit.

For the love of OWLS!!!!

2008-10-10T17:52:00.000-07:00

So if you know me you know my obsession of OWLS!!! All shapes sizes, styles, real, whimsy, cartoon, stuffed, glass, paintings, sketches...you name it. I LOVE THEM!!!!!! Aren't they awesome!!! I found all these on line today. Just randomly surfing!!! I love the rubber boots!!

Well that's all. I just wanted to share some OWL eye candy!!!!

Brittany

Not enough time...

2008-10-08T20:56:00.000-07:00

Well I am back from another AMAZING retreat in Canmore!! I have to say I love Lorna's retreats. Really what is better than two nights in a BEAUTIFUL hotel (with the best beds I have ever slept in!!), no cooking, great friends, free stuff, and not to mention UNINTERUPTED SCRAPPIN!!!! We had such a good time. There were six of us this time and what an awesome group. Mom, Gma, Eileen, Tanya and my good friend Ash.

So this time we decided to challenge ourselves a bit. One hour....ONE HOUR....to finish a page, and to make this a little more of a challenge, we had to use a secret item! It was so much fun and it got pretty competitive. The second time around we ahd only an hour and had to use a crimper. I hadn't used one of thsoe in FOREVER!!! So it was alot of fun. However the crimping challenge proved a bit more difficult and took two hours!!

End of the first hour.

It truly was a great weekend. I didn't want to come home. I even won two door prizes!! I never win anything. None of us did!!! We all got so creative on Sunday (of course) and had to pack up. I finished 13 layouts this weekend. Which I thought wasen't that much until I spoke to others who only finished 5 or so!! Here are a few pictures of my layouts on the last day. The pictures aren't that great but I wanted to get some pictures taken before I got home and they got lost in the insane mess that is my house ( we are currently under construction!!)

Well that's all I have to say for now. OH!!!! I am so excited!! My mom and I (at her house) are hosting our own crop. The Grey Cup Crop (it's the same weekend!!) I can't wait. I love getting together with friends to scrapbook all weekend long. FUN FUN FUN!!

Ok now I'm really done!! Going to bed now.

Brit.

Found these.....

2008-09-29T09:48:00.000-07:00

I had taken pictures of some of my layouts I have up at the store a while ago and TOTALLY forgot about them.....

I am ususally not a "theme" paper kinda girl....however....this monkey paper from Daisy D's was sooo cute I HAD to use it. And look at Chloe's little monkey face!! So cute...I used to make the same one when I was little.

This is Studio 45 paper. I loved the green houndstooth paper.....Who wouldn't???? But I wasn't sure about the rest of it. I loved the ladies, but I hate the paper they were on...so I cut them out...I LIKE IT!!!!

I went to the Craft show down at the Round Up Center this weekend. It was good...Glad to see scrapbooking is making it's way in there!!!! It was good to see some of my friends in the industry and to make some new ones. I got to meet Katharina Doyle, co-founder or Canadian Scrabooker magazine, who was awesome. There were also other stores down there so it was nice to meet them to!!!!

I am frantically trying to get my stuff together for the crop in Canmore this weekend. I CAN'T WAIT!!! But seeing as we are still working on our house...my scrapbooking stuff is kind of all over.... SUCKS!!! But wow is this place gonna look good....back to scrapbooking....I still have to pick up all my pictures (from Costco, where else??) ...thank gosh i don't match my paper to my picture, so my paper is all ready to go. But that's all I planned...I am taking everything else this time.

Well I should get on with my day. Have a good one!!

Brit.

I found a new one!!!

2008-09-25T12:28:00.000-07:00

I have a seriouse blog addiction....I was doing my daily rounds when I hit Janine Wahls Blog. While reading her new post she had a link to another blog. Naturally I checked it out.....
http://anamstubbington.typepad.com/a_little_of_my_life/
This is Anam. I LOVE HER STYLE!!!! Found it really inspiring and if I was not at school right now I may have had to scrap!!! However....I am at school so I will have to save it for home.... BOOO!!!

Thats all.....

Brit

Back at Er!!!

2008-09-23T09:34:00.001-07:00

HEEEELLLLLLOOOOO!!!!!

Well school is back in!! Only one more semester and I can't really complain because I am only here two days a week!!! I have the boring classes this semester but I am acutally liking them!!! Crazy Hey??

I haven't scrapbooked at home in FOREVER!!! My scrap room is under construction...our whole upstairs is under construction....but its OK!!! NO MORE UGLY BLUE CARPET!!! I am also going to re-paint my room and change it up a bit. I can wait to post pictures when it's all done!! It's going to look amazing!!!

So what else is new??? My friend Jen just started her own blog....I LOVE BLOGS!!!...check her out.... http://www.jenniferrowsell.blogspot.com/.

I am teaching lots of classes and crops at the store this month...and we have a new web site!! It's very Robin and Lori..... http://www.thescrapyardcalgary.com/. It looks awesome!!!!!

I had two pages go up for Monday Night Class this month.... Summer in the City and Fall Favourites... which......was also in CANADIAN SCRAPBOOKERS!!!! YAY....page 72..... its in the add....thanks Kristy and Cindy!!!!

Well thats all for me....Can't wait to show off my new scraproom... It's going to look amazing!! Oh I taught my sister, aunt and cousin last night at my Scrapbooking 101 Class!! It was fun....I love passing this hobby onto others!! Everyone seemed really enthused by the time the class was over!!

Oh on another note...I am never really finished....... I sent pictures into Costco for be printed...12 cents!!! I was sooooo excited.....LOVE COSTCO for pictures!! They do an awesome job. Now I can't wait for Canmore. This retreat is going to rock...I am so excited I could pee my pants!!!! (not litterally!!)

K see ya.

Brit.

Finally!!

2008-08-16T14:26:00.000-07:00

So I am trying to get a little Organized around here!!! I figured it was time to put some layouts in albums!! No one's gonna see 'em while they sit on my shelf. While I was doing this I figured I would take some pictures of a couple of them and post them on here!! Only two are new.....the last two...but it's been so long whats the difference!! Ha Ha!!!

It's ME!! Love all that Elsie stuff, and Prima Tape!!!

Sister Love. I used the Indy Art cartridge on the Cricut for this page... and added some wings.

My Daddy!!! Love Hambly Transparency sheets!! The grid is my ABSOLUTE fave!!!

Good times on 17th Ave. Used coragated cardboard to make the brackets...love it!!

This one says "U R My Sunshine" I used to sing that to her when she was little. I think we all did!! You totally can't see it on the picture but I used masking tape on the left side of the photo. It was my first time and I looks cool on the real thing.

Well thats all. I feel so much better getting these up!!! Like a load lifted off my shoulders!!! Had an awesome time scrapin with my friend Ash today!!! Love scrapbooking with her!!!!

Thats All!!!

Brittany

Just Playing Around

2008-08-15T08:55:00.000-07:00

So...I LOVE LOVE LOVE reading blogs. Its becoming worse than my facebook addiction. One blog in particular though gets me every time!! Adrienne Loomans!!! Her work....her photography...it was amazing. I love the way she edits her photos. So quite by accident (I double clicked or somthing!! ha ha!!) the other day...I found that the lap top has a program do that!!! I WAS SOOO EXCITED!!!! So here are some of the photos I was playing around with.

Back ally in Victoria. Love the way it turned out.

MY FAVE!!!! She is soo cute to start with though!!!

This one was just fun to change the colors.

Anyway...now I am editing EVERYTHING!!! ha ha. So there will be more I am sure. I haven't been scrapbooking lately....I think I am in a scrapbooking RUT!!! Any advice???? I have also been teaching kids camp all week. It's alot of fun!! Those kids are crazy!! I will have some pictures up next week hopefully!!!

Thats all folks!!

Brittany

Faves, Tricks, and News!!!

2008-07-25T09:45:00.000-07:00

Since I can't get around to acutally taking pictures of new layouts I thought I would just show you some of my new (and old) favourite products!! Some aren't even out yet but oh I can tell they are gonna be awesome!!!

Hambly Screen Prints....I LOVE THIS GRID!!!! It looks awesome how ever you use it and it's a transparency!!!

I love anything with brids and owls so I LOVE LOVE LOVE these rub-onz!!!

Very cool trasparency tape from prima! Love the bar code and the crowns!! Looks awesome over top of pictures!!

American Crafts Paper

Prima "A is for..." Stickers...Usually not my thing but I really like these craft colored stickers.

Two new lines from the 5 that Basic Grey introduced at Summer CHA show in Chicago!! I love them all but I especially love Ambrosia and Urban Prairie (which is a little more girly that I usually go for but it's soooo pretty)!!! So can't wait for those to come!!

And then there is always my good old roll of dry wall tape...and aluminum tape....and CRAFT cardstock!!!! Those are my tops!!! If I could just use craft cardstock everytime...I am going to buy faux wood contact paper (you know the kind they used to line cupboards with...)...Elsie Flannigan uses it all the time and it is for sure somthing I want to try!!! Who knows maybe that will end up in my favourites!!

I just learnt somthing new the other day!! I have never been a big "Cuttle Bug" fan... however.. one of our regulars came in and used it to emboss ACRYLIC!!!! It was sooo cool!! She embossed Heidi Swapp Ghost Letters. It just makes them stand out a little more than they normally would. TRY IT!!! Now that I found a cool use for it I may have to buy one!! (this is where Jordan would roll his eyes). I did a layout using this trick and I will post it ASAP.

Robin and Lori just got back from CHA Chicago and I CAN"T WAIT FOR EVERYTHING TO GET TO THE STORE!!! Robin showed me everything they baught and WOW!!! Some AWESOME AWESOME stuff comming up!!

Me and Jen R. are still in talks about our big "THING" as I call it right now.......I CAN"T WAIT....to get seriously into planning and working on it!! It's going to be amazing and fun and crazy!!!

I also have to add that I was looking at Donna Downey's blog yesterday and she looks AMAZING!!!! She has been doing the Nutrisystem thing and has lost 45 pounds!! I was so inspired when I saw her before and after pictures on the web that I am going to start trying harder!!! Wow she is INCREDIBLE and looks HOT!!!! WAY TO GO!! ( I love her!!!)

http://donnadowney.typepad.com/ Check it out!!! JUST AMAZING!!!!!

Anyway....me and Jordan go on holidays in less that a week!!! YAYAYAY!!!! Can't wait....Love going out of town!!!

That's all I got for now!!!

Brit

Holy COW!!!!

2008-07-09T10:42:00.000-07:00

So apparently my resolution to blog at least twice a week has gone totally down the tube!!! Summer has been crazy and I can't believe it's already JULY!!!! wow.....only 2 more months (not even) until school starts!! Got back from my trip to kamloops... heading to the island in august!! YAYAYAYA!!! My favourite thing to do in the summer. Lots happening right now...can't wait to share...some exciting things in the works with my good friend Jen who I used to work with.!!! YAY!!! I'll post some new layouts in the following few days.

Newbees....

2008-06-05T09:18:00.000-07:00

OK OK OK.....the lighting was really bad when I took these pictures!!! But I haven't done any work in a while so I felt I should post these!!!!! I realy really like them....hahhahah... I LOVE one page scrapbooking!!!!!!

My selfish layout...Everyone needs one...The bottle I am holding is a bottle of Britt Coffee Liquor..MY NAME SAME... but no...I was not named after it...but I have the bag...and the cup!!!

And just another Chloe Layout...*LOVE* craft paper!!!!!!! And the 'is for' stickers from Prima!

Also thanks to Marie who dropped off my blog candy to me last night at work!!!! Super nice of her. Can't wait to go see her studio!!!

Thats all for me!!!!

Brit.

My Weekend Away

2008-05-29T12:53:00.001-07:00

Ok so I'm a little bit late.....however I still have to blog about my trip to Camp Caroline for the Scrapbook Your Heart retreat 2008. I got to meet so many awesome people this weekend!!! Christine Collier (Close to my Heart), Janine Wahl(from Prima) and Allison Orthner just to name a few!!!

It was great to hang out with friends....and after some interesting table talk I am very sure I will not be having children any time soon....again...I'M SO SORRY MOMA!!!!!!!!!!! After seriouse lack of sleep the stories flew!!!!!

But my favourite part of the weekend was all the sessions. Family, Friends, Faith and Fun. Each one inspiring me to scrapbook deeper....and to think about why I scrapbook......I was so insipred to come home and work on some new pages!! Not to metion the layouts we did were BEAUTIFUL!!!!! I still need to finish a couple of them!! I ran out of time.

Ladies working very very hard....

Getting Ready to listen to another one of Allisons awesome sessions

Good friends and an awesome weekend!!!!

All of these pictures were taken by Jennnifer Rowsell. THANKS JEN!!!! for letting me use them!!

Thats All

Brit.

Blog Candy!!

2008-05-22T18:37:00.000-07:00

I won some Blog Candy!!!! Thanks Marie!!! Everyone go and check out her blog!!! She has lots to see!!!

www.scrappingworld.blogspot.com

Thanks!!!!

Brit

Because She is so CUTE!!!

2008-05-13T09:41:00.000-07:00

I had to put these pictures up. I'm a very proud big sister. I took a bunch of pictures of Chloe on the weekend....nothing fancy just took them while we were playing...She is sooooo CUTE!!!

Playing dress up.....Love the rain boots with her princess dress???

Chloe and Jordan playing

Supper TIME!!!!

Brit.

New Stuff

2008-05-11T13:06:00.001-07:00

I finished some cavases!!! They are totally fun to use. I love using the Heidi Swapp masks and pages out of an old book. I found aluminum foil tape at the dollar store and its soooo much fun to use!! It takes onthe texture of whatever you use it on!!! The painting in the funnest part!! I haven't used pictures on any of these....maybe the next one. The yellow on is my favourite.

Thats all... I have a couple more but they need to dry so I can finish them up!!!

Brit.

Just....

2008-05-07T21:53:00.000-07:00

I'm working on some canvases right now and I LOVE THEM.... but I'm not posting them yet.....soon... anyway here are some more layouts I've been doing...I have decided to put up a rack in my room and put them all up along the top of my walls, they don't get seen in books....

I have to say I rarely do just one picture but I'm loving it right now...it's my new thing I think...I like the freedom of not scrapbooking certain events. Just pictures I love or things I need to say....TRY IT!!!

Chloe's Bigger Bed...I KILLS ME THAT SHE HAS A BIGGER BED!!! She is growing up toooo fast. I want to freeze her now!!

LOVE THIS LAYOUT...it's one of my favourites... It's my group from school who I LOVE. The are all awesome people who I miss already!!! Unfortunaly you can't really see the clear embellishments but they're there!!!

Thats all folks!!

Brit.

YAY!!!!!

2008-05-04T21:30:00.001-07:00

YAY!!!! My first kit is up on the site!!!! This is totally exciting for me!!!!!!! This is the one....... You can see it at mondaynightclass.ca

This weekend was totally awesome. NSD went so well I had so much fun!!!!!! I also got to see some awesome friends from school.....can't wait to hang out again!!!! I will have more pictures up tomorrow..... I'm super sleepy tho!!!!

Night!!

Brit.

Here's Somthing New....

2008-04-27T20:44:00.000-07:00

I made this...... I hate it when people cut around people in pictures....however.... when I copied this picture, the wrong paper was in the printer so it looked kinda funny........so I CUT AROUND THE PEOPLE!!!! AHHHHH.....(I layerd them to) but it worked... I like how it turned out in the end.... but still....cutting around people gives me the shivers...... I just got LUCKY this time.....

ps.... the picture is dark.... I couldn't get a bright picture.... I TRIED A MILLION TIMES..... BAH..

Brit

The Big Picture...

2008-04-26T10:54:00.000-07:00

So I was asked if I only scrapbook one picture on a page and if so do I only use 4x6??...NO. Ha Ha. Actually I usually never do just one picture. And if I do it's usually never 4x6. I'm just trying new things. I feel more creative with one page. Anyway here is one I did today. It's only one picture but it's a big picture!!!!

Brit

I'm at it AGAIN!!

2008-04-24T15:50:00.001-07:00

I made these two today... I love them!!! I'm on a creative roll!!!

That's all I got....

Brit

New Layouts....

2008-04-23T20:33:00.000-07:00

I did two new layouts today!!! I love them....They are both totally different but that's ok....Im doing single pages for a while I think...in saying that I have a stack of doubles waiting to be made!!!

This on is obviousely about my GPA. I love this picture of us, you can't see them but i have little cowboy boots on!!! I didn't want to much else on the page. It's really simple but it works..... This one on the other hand....I scraplifted.....I love this paper and the picture is sooo adorable. Its so busy but it's mostly just the paper.. I didn't add to many embellishments.

Anyway...that is all....I'm going to bed...or to scrap more..??

Brit

PS...I still can't figure out how to take awesome pictures of my layouts...any suggestions??

I'm BBAAAACCCKKKK

2008-04-23T16:12:00.000-07:00

SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER!!!! Yay today was my first official no-more-school day!!!! I'm really excited to start scrapbooking again!!

First I thought I better upload the pictures from the Canmore Retreat!! We had such a great time....I could have done without the fire alarm in the middle of the night but other than that it was so awesome to have three days to just SCRAP!!!!

Mom showing off her work!

I like to make a mess when I work

My Cricut on a chair.... we didn't have
enough table room!!

What happends when you don't pay
attention....

Trying to figure out what to
do next....

And finally........

That's all for now!!!!
Ciao!

Brit.

Long Time NO Blog....

2008-04-04T08:48:00.000-07:00

Wow its been so long since I have blogged....school is nuts right now lots of projects on the go but at least this semester I have add a little scrappin to the projects........ can't wait for summer to scrapbook the fun stuff!!!

I'm going away this weekend with my mom and my gma and our friend Eileen.... can't wait.... 4 hours and counting... I will post pictures on here on monday...I"LL HAVE LOTS!!! Can't wait to SCRAP ALL WEEKEND!!! However I've been making kits and crop pages with no pictures for a while so and I'm a little nervouse to open up my BIG (I printed off a million pictures at Costco) pack of pictures!!!

Speaking of Costco.... they have the best picture printing and its sooooo cheap...even cheaper than Wal-Mart... and awesome quality.....just an FYI!!!!

See ya.

SHE IS CANADIAN

2008-02-25T14:51:00.000-08:00

I had to post this!!! My mom has lived in Canada all her life but shes British!!! Today she became a Canadian. We all went and watched at the Chinese Cultural Center!!! We met a really cool guy from Ethiopia named Mike. It was awesome to watch all 150 people become Canadians. I can't wait to scrapbook it!!!

Kate Voegele

2008-02-19T14:13:00.000-08:00

Ok so I first saw Kate Voegele on One Tree Hill.... Her voice is AMAZING!!!! I absolutley love her C.D. Her song called Kindley Unspoken is just awesome!!!!!

http://www.myspace.com/katevoegele

Oldies But Goodies!!

2008-02-18T15:42:00.000-08:00

I was looking through some old pictures when I found these!!!! These are my three favourite people to scrap with!!!

Thats my mom in white, Eilleen in blue and my Grandma (aka GMA) in beige!!! So much fun..... Then there is the mess I make when I scrapbook!!!

Then I found this..... Its the most important thing I have ever ever ever MADE!!! I made it for my grandparents for their birthdays after my grandpa was diagnosed with terminal cancer... GMA loves it and shows it off to all her friends!! Its proudley hung over her bed.

Anyway I just wanted to post those!!! I love looking back over all my old stuff!!!!!!!

My Art Joural

2008-02-13T16:41:00.000-08:00

So here is my attempt at my art journal....I think having so much room(becuase I didn't use a picture) to create and be crazy made me nervouse!!!! I like it but I'm back to scrapbooking!!!! However I do love how this turned out!!!! And its got my fave color!! PURPLE!!!!!!!!!

Sooooo Cool.......

2008-02-01T12:37:00.000-08:00

I just found this website and I thought it was soooo coool!!!!!! He cuts all this stuff out of paper but its incredible!!!! http://www.misterrob.co.uk/

So much goin on up there

2008-01-29T11:24:00.000-08:00

I hate it when I have all these Ideas in my head but can't seem to get them on paper. My scrapbook lately has been kinda boring (to me anyway) so I think I'm going to take a break and start an art journal....... We just got 6x12 albums in and instead of freaking out about pictures and colors I think I'm just going to try some new things and use some of the stuff I've baught (and never used) and my CREATIVTY ON!!!!!!!........

A present for Chloe

2008-01-25T12:27:00.001-08:00

I made this for my baby sister!!! She loved it, and I got to use my favourite new company!! Sasafras Lass!!!!! Its meant to hang on her wall.

The Love Book

2008-01-24T08:35:00.000-08:00

The Pictures of the book didn't turn out as well as would have liked ( I need to work on that) but I really like this book!!!! It turned out good and I know it was muchly appreciated.

My Latest

2008-01-23T14:23:00.000-08:00

So Im almost done the book for my step mom. Its looking CUTE!!! I used the Bo-Bunny Board book and papers from the Basic Grey Mellow line....SO ADORALBE. I used Tim Holtz Crackle effects and wasen't impressed with how it turned out so I altered it a bit. Ill have pictures soon.

So I have some new favourite companies.......Hambley....I love thier rub-ons and overlays. And Sasafrass Lass.....Love all of thier stuff especially the Owls and the whales!!!!!!! AHHH.

2008-01-21T10:58:00.000-08:00

Yay my first post. I plan on putting projects on here and cool things that I find!!!! Im really excited to start my blog!!!!