Creative Blog Hop!!

Good Morning Everyone!! Some friends I know are doing a creative blog hop!  Last week my sweet friend Di Willcox tagged me in her blog so today it's my turn to share some things about myself and share some wonderful friends blogs with you. Next week they will be sharing their thoughts and sharing more blogs with you! This is so much fun and I would like to thank Di for thinking of me!! So let's get answering those questions!

1. What am I working on?

Right now I'm working on some pages for my Misc. Me binder! I'm so in love with the Somewhere In Time collection from BoBunny. This spread is all about a trip we just took in the mountains.

2. How does my work differ from others in my genre?

I really don't think I am different or do anything special when I scrap. I can tell you what I love!! Layers, layers and more layers! Embellies, paint, stamps and mist!! I love to experiment. I will say that the one thing I tend to lean towards is earthy colors. I have a hard time doing fun bright projects. I will do simple, the next layout is fussy cutting, then the next is a layout with a mixed media twist! It's fun to try new things.

3. Why do I create what I do?

Sometimes I create just for fun. I just want to play. That's usually when I reach for my art journal 

( which by the way has been neglected for the past while).  Other times I am doing design projects where I am assigned something. The bottom line is I create because I want to capture memories on paper, I want to tell a story, and also because I enjoy the creativity. It takes me to my happy place!

How does my creative process work?

I tend to always start with a photo I want to scrap. Then I find a collection that I want to work with. I then play with layers ( lots of layers). The fun part comes next...the embellies!! I mix and match, layer and play! Titles are the thing I find the hardest to do. Now that I have a cameo, it's a little easier to make a title. A lot of the time I will use a sticker from a collection that jumps out at me. To finish off I always grab my stamps and stamp pad. This is the part where I say " just a little more"!! My goal is to add more journaling to my projects. Most of the time I like to hide it with a tag or on the edge of my project.

So the big question is.. where do I find inspiration? I love galleries and Pinterest, but I do love blog hopping and checking in on all the amazing scrappers out there!! Here are two of my favourite ladies!

Juliana Michaels is such an amazing lady. We have been scrappy friends for a few years and she never ceases to amaze me with the projects she does. I met her when I started designing for BoBunny and she took me under her wing and was my mentor!! I call her the Queen of Altered Items!! I am in awe of what she creates. Her layouts are so fun. She has so many different techniques ( and yes she shares them with everyone). I hope you enjoy her blog as much as I do!

 Rhonda Van Ginkel is my scrappy buddy!! We run ideas past each other, chat about everyday life, and she always is ready to help figure out that "little extra something" my project needs. I always admire her projects and try to figure out how she did it!! She is incredible! Her cards blow me away every time. Her attention to detail amazes me!! Did I mention she has the two cutest boys!! I hope you enjoy her blog too!!

Next week these two fabulous scrappers will share with you too.. 


Thanks so much for stopping by. I love reading your comments and I appreciate your scrappy support! Have a wonderfully happy scrappy day! Lynn

Top Ten Blog Hop

Hi and Welcome to the Top Ten Blog Hop! If you came here from Marcia's blog, you are on the right track! If you happened to stop in and want to play along, there is a complete list at the bottom of my post. I'm so excited to share in this hop of such talented designers. A Big Thanks to Christine for inviting me and for organizing the hop! It was fun to go back through my blog trying to pick my Top 10 projects. Each one I liked for a different reason. Could be the color, the design, maybe a technique. I'm excited to share them with you... so here we go!!!

Love This Story

I had so much fun with this one! Layers and flowers..may favorites!

Sweet Love

Loved the sketch design and the soft colors.

Smarty Pants

Having some fun trying mixed media.

Mexico Memories

A little mixed media. I got most of the comments

about the photo! Wish it was me, but it's my daughter! 

I wouldn't dream of wearing a bikini, lol

Eat Pray Love

Loved the rich colours on this one and had fun

learning how to cut titles on my Cameo.

Altered Dress Form

One of my first tries at doing an altered project.

Together

I loved this sketch and had so much fun with this.

One of my all time favorites to date!

Sunflower Canvas

I'm trying my hand at art journaling and making some canvases. 

This was a project I made for my best friends birthday.

So Happy Together

Love this picture of my daughter, her hubby and their little

boy Jackson!

Create

Another mixed media layout of my scraproom.

And now for some Blog Candy!! How would you like to win this fun BoBunny Pincushion collection? All you have to do is be a follower or become a follower of my blog and tell me which is your favorite project from my Top 10!! Easy right? The hop ends on December 29th, but I will leave the blog candy open until December 31st! I will announce a winner on January 2 here on my blog. You will have a week to contact me for your prize! Now your off to visit Lissa's blog. Have a wonderful day everyone and have fun hopping!

Monika Wright

Christine Meyer

Suzanna Lee

Ashley Horton

Jodi Wilton

Lisa Swift

Cathy Harper

Marcia Dehn-Nix

Lynn Shokoples - That's ME!!!

Lissa Mitchell

Juliana Michaels

Melissa Elsner

Charissa Miller

Kelly Jean

Ashley N Newell

Jennifer Haggerty

Laurel Seabrook

Krissy Clark

Kerri Yarus

Rhonda Van Ginkel

Malika Kelly

Thanks so much for stopping by. I love reading your comments and I appreciate your scrappy support! Have a wonderfully happy scrappy day! Lynn

Let's Get Sketchy Birthday Blog Hop

Let's Get Sketchy is turning ONE and to celebrate we are having a Birthday Bash Blog Hop! As you make you way along our hop to visit each of our DT blogs, you will find lots of birthday inspired projects. If you have arrived here from Michelle's Blog welcome to the LGS blog hop. If you have stumbled across this by chance and want to play along, then you can head back to the Let's Get Sketchy site to start at the beginning and to start collecting your Birthday challenge words. These words should be bolded on each DT members pages. When your all done, just email Let's Get Sketchy with your sentence! Here are some of my Birthday projects for you!

Hi Everyone!! Hope your all having a fabulous day! Just wanted to share a few cards I made using the  Bo Bunny "Family Is" collection. If you haven't seen this collection,go take a look. The sayings are way to funny!!! Well, funny to me, because it sure describes my family!! I'm starting to get the hang of making cards I think. They use to take me all day, not sure why, maybe the small space, but I'm sure starting to like this! The last card I did was using the new Bo Bunny collection C'est La Vie, love the soft colors and the details are so fun to work with! Now.. back to the hop, some rules and a fun give a way! If you want to win some extra prizes Let's Get Sketchy is hosting a fun challenge! Stop by the blog to see the challenge!!!

Since we are celebrating birthdays.. I have this Bo Bunny "Suprise Collection" prize to one lucky scrapper!!! All you have to do is become a follower of my blog, and leave a comment telling me when your birthday is. I will announce the winner here on my  March 4th! You have one week to email me to claim your prize!
Thanks for stopping by..your next stop on the hop is Alison's Blog.

Family
Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Fun, Silly, Nuts/ Family Is
Stickers: Dimensional Stickers/ Family Is
Jewels: Family Is
Doilies: Small Doilies
Blooms: Denim Blue Daisy

You And Me
Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Messy,Silly,Fun/ Family Is
Chipboard: Family Is
Doilies: Small Doilies
Blooms: Denim Blue Daisy
Jewels: Family Is

Follow Your Dreams
Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Belle, La Vie En Rose, Decoupaage/ C'est La Vie
Noteworthy: C'est La Vie
Blossoms: Blush Daisy
Lace: Blush Lace
Bling: Recollections


Thanks so much for stopping by. I love reading your comments and I appreciate your scrappy support! Have a wonderfully happy scrappy day! Lynn

Top Ten of 2012 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Top Ten Blog Hop!

I was so honored that Christine asked me to be a part of her hop. Along the way you will meet amazing ladies who are all so talented and are sharing their projects with you. You should have just visited Malika's blog, she is oh so talented. If you get lost along the way or want to start at the beginning head to Liz's Blog Now welcome to my blog! Hope your having fun!

These are my Top Ten Favorite Projects of 2012! I didn't realize I've done 250 projects this year. It was fun going through them all again. Each of these are my favorites for different reasons, some it's the paper, some the design and mostly I just loved the photos. So hope you enjoy your stay and Thank You So Much for stopping by.

"Thankful Always"

 Love this one of the kids. They love taking "non traditional" family photos and always make me smile.

"Big Boy Jax"

 This is Jax! What can I say...he's a bundle of energy and only about 6 months old in this photo.

 
"Snow Day"

Daisy and Jax..my two new puppies!! They make me smile and laugh every day.

"Promises"

 One of my favorite engagement photos of Nicole and Chris

"She Art"

 This fall I began playing with mixed media and this is one of the first She Art Girls I made.

 I've always wanted to Alter "Something"..and so I tried  making a shadow box.

"Butchart Gardens"

 This just brings back the memories of my vacation to Vancouver Island

"The Best Days are With You"

 Playing with some fun colors and I Love the Photo of Ryan and Ashley

"Toil & Trouble"

 Laya and Aaron love Halloween, and I fell in love with this photo.

These are my two girls, Nicole  and Tessa just before Tessa passed in January. I will always

remember her love, her warmth and her cuddles.

Thank you so much for stopping by...now hop on over to Kristine's blog to see her Top 10 for 2012!!!

Before you go I have a little RAK you can win, but of course there is always rules right? lol. If you would like to become a follower of my blog, and leave a comment letting me know which of my Top 10 is your favorite and why ( yup, I wanted to make it hard, lol), you will be in the draw to win a little something from me. The deadline to enter is December 31st!  I will announce the winner here on my blog on January 2nd    

It includes: Bo Bunny Powder Mountain 6x6 paper pad, jewels, brads, rub-ons and stickers!


Thanks so much for stopping by. I love reading your comments and I appreciate your scrappy support! Have a wonderfully happy scrappy day! Lynn

Let's Get Sketchy Blog Hop

Welcome to the VERY FIRST Let's Get Sketchy Blog Hop!!!

We at LGS are so very excited about our First Hop!

If you have arrived here from Melinda's Blog, then welcome!! If you have stumbled upon our hop and want to play along, just head over to Let's Get Sketchy to get your start on collecting our Fall Challenge Words. Each team member will have a word in bold type on their page! Collect all the words, then mail Brenshevia at letsgetsketchy@gmail.com for your chance to win a prize!

Fall is such a beautiful time of year, the leaves start changing color, and everything around us is beautiful. It's also the season of Thanksgiving, which reminds us to take a moment  to reflect on all the things we are most thankful for. So in celebration of Fall, we are hosting a Fall Color Challenge!! You are to use the colors below and create ANY project related to Fall. Easy right? It can be a layout, card, mixed media project or altered item. The sky is the limit. Once your done your project, just head back over to Let's Get Sketchy and link up your creations using our friend "Mr Linky", to win an additional prize pack!

 I can't wait to see what everyone creates!! 

Here is the color challenge!!

Remember... you MUST use all the colors ( light blue, autumn red, yellow, brown and green)

I thought since we are all taking time to be Thankful today.. I thought I would share a layout with you.

Today on the Bo Bunny we are also celebrating what we are Thankful or Grateful for. I'm so thankful for my kids,that I chose them as the subject of my layout. When I think back to them as babies, toddlers, young adults and now adults, their journeys and accomplishments make me one proud mama! They follow their dreams, they take risks, they live life to the fullest. We always think we teach our children so much, but I'm astounded at how much I have learnt from them. So, today my friends...take a moment and be grateful for all you have and all you have become!

Now.. we have to go over the rules, the fun stuff of the hop!
1.The winner will be randomly chosen. 2. You MUST be a follower of each LGS team members blogs and leave a comment in order to be entered for the prize. 3. You also MUST be a follower of the LGS blog. 4.Some of our girls are hosting their own challenges, so make sure you stop by and see what they have in store for you! 5. I promise this is the last rule... all entries must be in by midnight, November 15, 2012.

Thanks for stopping by... now you can HOP on over to Debbie's Blog! But before you go... you know what I don't like about winter? There are NO BUTTERFLIES!

Here is the yummy prize pack!! (Embellishments may vary)

Thanks so much for stopping by. I love reading your comments and I appreciate your scrappy support! Have a wonderfully happy scrappy day! Lynn

Title: Thankful
Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Afternoon, Journey, Harvest, Pumpkin Patch, Orchard/Apple Cider
Cut Outs: Apple Cider
Chipboard: Layered Chipboard, Chipboard/ Apple Cider
Blossoms: Natural Earth Dahlia, Natural Earth Zinnia
Stickers: We Are Family, Combo Stickers/ Apple Cider
Trinkets: Apple Cider
Stamps: Apple Cider
Brads: Apple Cider

Unique Crafters Blog Hop

Come check out our blogs and enter to win a free digital stamp image for each of the design team sites that you visit. Simply check out the blogs on this list, find the blog hop post on each blog and leave a comment with your name. You will be entered to win a prize for each of the blogs you visit and comment on. You have until Sunday, September 30^th to enter. Please, only enter once per blog.

Watch for the winner announcement post on the Unique Crafters Challenge Blog on October 7^th along with our other prizes for the month to see who won.

Check out all the sites on this blog hop:

http://midnightpixydesigns.blogspot.com/

http://popperandmimi.blogspot.com/

http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/

http://capturingcreativity.blogspot.com/

http://oopsicraftmypants.com/

                     http://scrappyhappymom.blogspot.com/  ( You are here)

http://scsdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://www.justwordz.ca/

http://cissyandfranshow.blogspot.com/

http://scrapbookingunique.blogspot.com/

http://uniquecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for stopping by. I love reading your comments and I appreciate your scrappy support! Have a wonderfully happy scrappy day! Lynn

Frosted Designs Blog Hop - My Scrap Room

Welcome to the Frosted Designs Crafting Space Blog Hop!!! If you came from Anita's then you are in the right spot! She is one amazingly talented artist, so I'm sure you have a great time visiting her blog!  

Now here is a tour of my craft space.....

 My room is our den at the front of our house. It's nice because I have
a lot of natural light.

 I've hung curtain rods on the wall to display some of my favourite layouts and I love to have shelves
full of the nick nacks that hold special memories for me.

 I love the new shelves I got from Costco with the canvas baskets!

I collect pigs, so around my craft space are pigs of every size and shape.

 I labeled all the baskets using "Word"

 My table looks out over our front veranda, so plenty of natural light

 I love flower pots, so I store all my scissors, pens, and distress tools in them

I always have a least one puppy under my desk, so they have a little bed under the table.

Now this is what it looks like on any given morning when I'm working on a project. 

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share my crafting space with you. The next stop on your hop is Lori .Let's pop on over and see what her crafting space looks like! Make sure at the end you remember to stop back at Frosted Designs to be eligible for the prize! If you've lost your way here is the line up!

Ann  http://annsnovemberrose.blogspot.com/
Teresa Jaye http://teresajaye.blogspot.com/
Anita http://theflamingochronicals.blogspot.com /
Lynn http://scrappyhappymom.blogspot.com/ 
Lori http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/ 

Sarah http://scrapsbysarah.blogspot.com/

Lydia http://kiwimumscraps.blogspot.com/
Sassy http://sassymoments.blogspot.com/
Ashley http://ashleyspaperdoll.blogspot.com/

Brenda http://www.brendasscrappyblog.blogspot.com/

Susie http://www.thedieshaveit.com/  
Laurie http://www.laurielariviere.blogspot.com/
Lori M http://frugalscrapper.blogspot.com/ 
Carol http://carolpaperie.blogspot.com/
Channa http://crafts-pieces.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for stopping by. I love reading your comments and I appreciate your scrappy support! Have a wonderfully happy scrappy day! Lynn