Belle Papier {pretty paper}

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends! We’re enjoying an absolutely gorgeous fall day here. I’m busy with the turkey stuffed and in the oven, the squash and the pies baked and am just starting to work on some salads and veggies. Yummm! I was hoping to have a Thanksgiving card to share with you today but a busy weekend just seemed to fly by! Instead, I just thought I’d share a “blast from the past” with you today. A design I created two years ago for the Dirty Dozen Gallery. I’m thankful for so much today! My family, my husband, my home, a relationship with God, plenty to eat, my health, my job and being able to do what I love. Truly I am blessed!

Time to Give Thanks

I’ve made my Dutch Apple Pie yesterday…yummmm and some pumkin pie too. I thought I’d share another requested recipe I get for special occasions…Raspberry Cream. I’ve made some alterations to the original recipe to make it fit our family. Even if you don’t have a large family…make it big anyway! You’ll want leftovers!

 Raspberry Cream

3 - 3oz packages of Raspbery gelatin

2.25 cups boiling water

3/4 cup sugar

2 cups Frozen raspberries

2 cups small marshmallows

1 large tub of Cool Whip

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water in medium large bowl. Add sugar. Stir to dissolve. Stir in frozen raspberries. Chill until syrupy stirring a couple times. Fold in marshmallows and Cool Whip. Pour into serving bowl. Chill.

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We’ve been having a fabulous weekend. Spent a lot of the day Saturday on the lake. On Saturday’s, as part of the Jessica Sprague Now We’re Rockin class, she challenges us to create a 30 min. quick layout. This week it was to design a layout featuring photos you took on Saturday on the theme, this makes me happy. Here’s mine…

Happy

I hope you’re having an absolutely wonderful day!

These cooler days of fall were just meant for scrapping summer images. Not so very many weeks ago we were on the water. It’s kind of sad, really. I have two fun summer layouts to share with you today…one paper and one digital. Who says I can do both?! I’m having fun with both and learning a lot!

Wild Ride (paper layout)

This layout was part of a Craft Critique review I wrote on Page Maps sketches. This layout uses one of September’s sketches for inspiration. They actually have some great new sketches up for October so check them out if you have the time!

Quick Tip: Even if you use a sketch to help design your layout, don’t feel you need to be a slave to them. In this layout I rotated the photo panel to a fun angle to make it my own.

Supply List:

Stamps:
-Writer’s Block Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms
-flourish from Beautiful stamp set (rummage bin line) By Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Black Palette ink by Stewart Superior

Paper:
-My Mind’s Eye
-blush red dark cardstock by Prism
-Fancy Pants Designs

Other:
-letters by American Crafts
-circle cutter,
-flowers and decorative tape by Prima
-ribbon & ric rak by Creative Impressions 

-buttons by Autumn Leaves

-felt fish by Fancy Pants designs

-sewing machine, stapler

Wild

This layout is from the second week class of Jessica’s Sprague’s Now You’re Rockin’ Is that not a cool circle photo element? Hmmmm…I’m wondering how this would work on a paper layout….

Have a fabulous day!

Brushes and layers and sepia, oh my! Lesson one has been fabulous and Now I’m Rockin’! I’ve learned so much already I can’t wait to get started on lesson 2! In case you’re just coming to this blog…I’ve started the Jessica Sprague Now You’re Rockin’ with Photoshop on-line class and I’m enjoying every minute.  I was hoping to get some stamping done as well but as life goes with a large family, I have another sick kid and a wedding to get ready for tomorrow and well as some work to finish up.

Don’t forget about World Cardmaking Day tomorrow! There is still time to enter this giveaway and lots of fun challenges going on at CHF tomorrow. You can even check them out tonight to get an early start! See the details here.

dream

 pout

One thing I learned was how to make faded in sub-titles. Look close…do you see the giggle under the journaling? I love how it work with with what I’ve written. If you can’t see it…just click on the photo for a better view. Just so you know…all the digital elements you see came with the course. Cool, huh?

Happy Friday!

Yay www.jessicasprague.com I’ve finished Up and Running on Thursday and now starting Monday…I’m ready to start Now we’re Rockin! As you can see…I’m totally having fun with this. Now I just need to figure out the best place for getting my layouts printed!

Have a beautiful day!

I hope I’m totally not boring you!Next class…I promise…just one digi post a week. I’m seriously cramming to get ready for it and having a blast while I do. I think by now, you’re getting a good idea of my favorite place to be.

I actually created these digi layouts yesterday. I’m just about done the course now and yay! Ready to start the next! I’ll show you my lesson four designs in a few days. Right now…I have a million things I have to get caught up on. This digital scrappin is a little addictive!