Spring Fever .... achooooo!!!!

Congrats to Jennifer on the WIN!!!!! Enjoy the BG products -- they're FANTASTIC!!!!

Hi Everyone!!! Just Jill checking in to see how everything is going. Yes....I've been following the Crop and Cruise Blog and have been itching to post again, however, other things have gotten in the way. I'm just getting over a nasty cold (head, nose, fever, etc.) and hoping & praying that my kids don't get it from me. Anticipating getting my scrap-space back in working condition, as we JUST finished some huge renos on our house (main floor) and my office is sitting in piles in our back upstairs bedroom. I should really post a before / after photo on this one 'cuz you will not believe it after I get everything back to working condition. I'm soooooo excited!!!!

Although I have NOT started working on my cruise album yet (I did a HUGE 12x12 album for the 2007 Crop and Cruise -- over achieving, I guess), I am looking forward to getting my paws on all that Luxe paper and the Prima Build-a-Book project that Trisha gave all of us. I know.....pattern paper can be scarey for some of you but, believe me, I am sooooooo excited to create something with all of it and show you that it doesn't need to be a project you sweat over -- Trisha's album ws gorgeous!!!! I'm addicted to PP (the first step is admitting it, I know), so I will share what I create with you at a later date. {check Leica's out on her blog}.

So.......wanted to share some pics of some layouts that I've created lately with the Making Memories Kit we all got from Deanna on the cruise. I added a few more MM products to the kit & some Riff Raff Designs images. Other than that, everything is Making Memories -- love it!!!!! I simply took the kit (baggie in hand) to my basement -- away from my scrap-space -- so that I would ONLY USE products from the kit. It was a bit of a challenge -- not being able to go into my office and pick my latest & greatest from other companies, slapping some paint on whenever I wanted, grabbing whatever I wanted from my embellishment muffin tins and stapling it on (you all know me by now!!!!) -- but I actually stayed within my rules and kept the layouts to Making Memories & Riff Raff. Yeah!!!!!!

enjoy.

Hope everyone enjoys their day.

Spring is finally here.

Go outside, rake the lawn, play fetch with the dog, go for a walk.

{you can scrap tonight}.

smiles from Manitoba,

jill

Layouts from Our Sponsor products!

How much fun to have some of the industry's TOP companies sponsor our Crop and Cruise Scrapbooking Cruise for Canadians!!! Here are some layouts I created with all our goodies... be sure to click on each company logo to see more inspiration and/or to send a note of thanks!!

First, one of the most widely known amazing companies... Making Memories! This layout was created using Marvy circle punches and the Making Memories "Paperie" line.

Next is Upsy Daisy and we totally LOVE this Canadian company (and the ladies behind it are simply delightful!!) They have such a wonderful variety of papers, rub-ons and stamps... this layout is done with their "Cupcake" line...Magenta is another amazing Canadian company that has amazing products especially their stamps and "Peel Offs"...

Luxe is full of fun, energy and fantastic colours and I've always heard their rub-ons are some of the best in the industry... YES folks, their rub-ons do go on like butter!!!
Tattered Angels and their Glimmer Mist is simply too much fun to create with!! I haven't had the chance to work on the kit they sent for the cruise, but wanted to still share one of my favourite layouts using their screens and mist!!!
So continue to watch here for more inspiring layouts from our sponsor's products and of course we'll throw in an occasional blog give-away as part of the mix!!!