My Favourite 12 Of 2012

All I can say is this has been a fantastic year for me for scrapbooking and if I had to look back on 2012 I would say that I enjoyed every minute of my design teams, the friendships and the way scrapbooking has helped me in so many personal ways.  Thanks to all of you who read my blog and also that leave comments in your busy day.  I truly appreciate it!  As my blog title reads "Love The Journey....living life to the fullest one day at a time".  I can honestly say creativity feeds my soul and I hope it does yours too or whatever you choose to call your hobby or something you enjoy.

In 2012, I created a total of 125 layouts.  Not that I'm counting, but with being on 5 design teams, it keeps a girl happy and busy.  All of these layouts mean something special to me, because I create with my heart and soul and usually I scrapbook whatever person, animal or thing that is on my mind for that day.  There are about three I have out for publication at the moment, so I wasn't able to share those layouts, but here are some of my personal 12 favourites:

Layout created for Scrap It With A Song - One Thousand Years 

My daughter and her dog Elly

A layout created for Scrap It With A Song for our personal favourite Christmas carol.  Silent Night

A layout created For Scrapbook Challenges of our great Canadian winters.

A layout created for Twisted Sketches of my son at the beach. 

A layout created for Let's Capture These Sketches of my husband's aunt who was a nurse in Ethiopia and Kenya for 30 years.

My late brother Dean who passed away 6 years ago.  This was created for Let's Capture These Sketches

A layout on Elly for Scrapbook Challenges

A layout created for Scrapbook Challenges

A layout created for Let's Capture These Sketches

A Halloween Layout created for Scrapbook Challenges

A layout of my dear friend.  Created for Scrapbook Challenges

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day and hope that you take some time to do something you love.

10,000 Views!

Hi everyone!  Hope you are all enjoying your Saturday.

I have some great news to share.  Today is a milestone on my blog.  It has reached 10,000 views!  Thank you everybody for joining me in this blogging journey.  It has been quite the journey so far.  I hope you enjoy my little piece of the blogging world of scrapbooking.

I started my blog about a year ago and it has gone from a few views per week to about 500 views per week just in the past three months.  Wow!  I am so honoured!  Blogging is my little contribution to the creative world of scrapbooking and other creative things that I love such as photography, mixed media, art journaling and cooking and baking.  It has helped me to inspire and reach out to other people who are passionate about being creative.

I really appreciate everyone that views my blog and leaves comments and I always enjoy making new friends who share the same love about being creative.

Thanks again for stopping by.  It would be awesome if you would subscribe to my blog and I would be more than happy to follow your blog too.

Have a great day!

SC Blop Hop

Hi everyone!  It's great to see you hanging out with us at Scrapbook Challenges for our blog hop. You should have arrived here from  Chanell's blog.  Here is the list of all the design team members in case you get lost along the way:

 SC Blog (http://www.scrapbookchallenges.com/blog)
Amanda (http://amandapace7.blogspot.com/)
Tabitha (http://zippity-do-dah-tabitha.blogspot.com/)
Carmen (http://kalahenscrapjoy.blogspot.com/)
Anna (http://madetoscrap.blogspot.com/)
Cheryl (http://craft-thing.blogspot.com/)
Livy (http://livybugtheladybug.blogspot.com/)
Cathy(http://whatsupwithcathy.blogspot.com/)
Dinah (http://dmaningat.blogspot.com/)
Jullene (http://studiojullene.blogspot.com/)
Nanette (http://scrap-4-kids.blogspot.com/)
Lauri (http://lacreations99.blogspot.com/)
Bev (http://beeceecreativity.blogspot.com/)
Devi (http://fortheloveofdigiscrap.blogspot.com/)
Jowilna (http://www.jowilnanolte.blogspot.com/)
Chanell (http://www.theinstinctivescrapper.blogspot.com/)
Lee Anne (http://lee-annelovethejourney.blogspot.com/)  You are here
Emmy (http://few-favourite-things.blogspot.com/)


My name is Lee-Anne Thornton and I am so excited to be a new design team member.   I have created a layout of a winter vacation that my husband, son and I went on to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in 2010.  It was my first tropical vacation and it was so beautiful and so fun.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my layout:

I thought these bright papers just screamed tropical.

I am married to my best friend Rick and have three great kids.  My oldest son is 26 and married.  My daughter is 24 and married, and my youngest son is 12.  He is my baby and the only child still at home.

Creating something everyday, whether it is scrapbooking, crafts, photography, mixed media, cooking or baking is in my blood and I feel an emptiness if I don't create in some way every single day.  Here are some of the prizes:

Here is the Hop On Prize.  Such a great prize!  We will draw for completing a layout based on the Blog Hop Sketch and posting it to the Hop On Thread.

If you comment on all the design team blogs you could win this:

Also, there is a prize drawn for one random new member who joins Scrapbook Challenges between January 13 and January 15, 2012.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting my blog.  Now hop on over to see what the talented Emmy has created at:(http://few-favourite-things.blogspot.com/)