I had a great time at a blog hop this weekend.  Go and Check it out right HERE   


Start the blog hop at Pamela's!  You won't be sorry!  I've been a follower of her's for a long time, and her work is great inspiration.
And don't forget to check out the member's blogs.  Many diamonds here.
Here's the sketch she did up.

Here's my take on the sketch

It's called Favourite Canadian Idol Judge.  We used to go to Canadian Idol several times a year, and my son's favourite judge was the singer Sass Jordan.  He held up a sign for the tv cameras that said "I'll leave my Mom for Sass Jordan.  She got a big kick out of it  Here he is at her seat with her, before the show.

New Layouts and Contemplation!

This is a page I've wanted to do for awhile.  It's called "Slipping Thru My Fingers".  It's from a song in Mama Mia.  Here are the lyrics.  They are about a little girl, but I've applied them to my son.. my little boy/young man. The song was by Abba.  Seriously, one of the most meaningful to me, I've come across.. to me. Have you ever had a song that you scrapped, or that created the perfect page meaning for you?

Here are the lyrics to Slipping Through My Fingers...

Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning

Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness
And I have to sit down for a while
The feeling that Im losing her forever
And without really entering her world
Im glad whenever I can share her laughter
That funny little girl


Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see whats in her mind
Each time I think Im close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time


Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake, I let precious time go by
Then when shes gone theres that odd melancholy feeling
And a sense of guilt I cant deny


What happened to the wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go
(slipping through my fingers all the time)
Well, some of that we did but most we didnt
And why I just dont know


Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see whats in her mind
Each time I think Im close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time


Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers...
Slipping through my fingers all the time

Schoolbag in hand she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile...


Here are a few of the other layouts I've done this past week.

Missing In Action!

I don't know if I've been missing in action... or missing in IN-action.  However.. with the new move, work, and getting the right internet set up... I've not been keeping this space up to date.  I intend to change that.  I have the internet fixed now, and things are so much easier when the internet is actually working right.  Yes? :)

So.. how have you all been???

 Cards, Cards, and More Cards

I had a good time at  World Card Making Day at weScrap !  I made a batch of new cards, learned some techniques, and had fun with some ladies !  Here are some of the cards that I made. 

 

 This is a Misting challenge.  I stamped the lips with red ink, and emossed the one lip with gold embossing.  Then I sprayed Glimmer mists (4 colours) around the page, and wiped it off, to make this look.

This is a gatefold card technique that I learned.  I really enjoy this style of card!

Another gatefold card!



This is a card I made at card tag

This is the other card I made at card tag.  Fun!