Published In The Summer 2014 Issue Of Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine!

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Happy Saturday friends!  Today I wanted to share some happy news.  I have a layout that is published in Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine's Summer 2014 issue! This issue should be in Canadian news stands June 1.

There is something about being published in a printed magazine that is special.  This magazine always is full of lots of inspiration and it doesn't matter where you live, you can subscribe to it.  Here is the link to subscribe.

I also noticed that many of my scrappy friends are published in this issue too.  I love the online world of scrapbooking!  Although I have not met a lot of my online scrappy friends in person, it's like I already know them as we share our lives and creations on a day to day basis and there is this camaraderie that is special.  Being on several design teams, both on a Canadian level and international level has built many special friendships.  It's an amazing feeling to inspire others and be inspired.

The layout that I have published in this issue is on Page 34 of my Dad, who is a kindhearted, gentle guy and a man of integrity.

I snapped this photo on a whim as my parents do not like getting their photos taken and I love it because it's natural and not posed.  Father's Day is coming up and I was happy that I could honour him by being published.

Thanks Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine and especially Jackie Ludlage.  You rock!

Have a wonderful day everyone! I hope you can do something today that brings you happiness.

Sunflower Love

Happy Sunday!  Today I wanted to share with you an autumn layout of one of my favorite flowers...the sunflower.  I love their cheery yellow petals.

Sunflower Love
Adhesive - 3L Adhesive, Beacon, Scotch, 
Cardstock - DCWV
Chipboard Letter - American Crafts
Diecut - Silhouette America
Distresser - Zutter
Flower Diecut - Silhouette America
Letter Stickers - Glitz Design
Patterned Papers - Glitz Design
Punch - Kreaxions 4 In 1 Punch #311
Ribbon - May Arts
Sequins - Lawn Fawn, Michaels
Stain - Tim Holtz Distress Stain (Tea Dye)
Stickers - Glitz Design, Studio Calcio,
Wood Embellishments - Prima, Studio Calico
Sewing Machine Stitching
Silhouette Cameo

I love the new "Sunshine In My Soul" Collection that Glitz Design has recently come out with.  The colors are so autumn and so rustic.  They were the perfect choice for this layout.  I used the "Suns" paper from the collection to cut the yellow sunflower's petals.  If you will see next to the right side of the photo, I have used the Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch #311 with insert A to punch a border design.  Kreaxions punches are so versatile and fun to work with.

The wood embellishments right now are so fun and I wanted to keep with the warm, rustic feelling of the layout so I added some words for the title as well as the dragonflies that I stained with Tim Holtz's Tea Dye Distress Stain.

Sequins are also very trendy too and I added them to the center of the flowers and also some fall leaves and applied them randomly to the page to give some bling and shine.  I also used some Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Mustard to give the center of the yellow petals of the flowers a little more pop.

To finish off the page, I took out my vintage sewing machine and my Distrezz-It-All to give more texture and dimension.  The sketch I was inspired by was created by Laura Whitaker.

Thanks so much for sharing your day with me.  I hope you are inspired to go and do a little creating.  Have a great day!

Practical Scrappers May Card Sketch

Today at Practical Scrappers we are revealing the May Card Sketch

Here is my take on the sketch

I used the Park Bench Collection by Fancy Pants Designs and faux stitched around the card with a white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day!