Memories...

Feels great to be finally scrapbooking again, did two classes and finished a layout of my own in the last month and a half. For this one page layout, I used the Prima paper line "Printery Collection"; such beautiful paper. I scored the filmstrip chipboard from the Scrapbook fair this past weekend in Edmonton. (Even though the fair was a quarter of the size from last year, it still never stopped me from finding some great products....but that's never hard, I can always shop). On the chipboard filmstrip, I used perfect pearls..... I LOVE using perfect pearls. I made the flowers using kraft glassine, I then used alcohol inks to colour them. The folds on the kraft glassine really hold the colour, super neat. I learned this technique last weekend from Roxanne. I coloured the brads with alcohol ink and touched the flower edges with smooch pearlized accent ink. Under all the layered cardstock I also embossed the paper with iridescent embossing powder for a added touch.

Designed and created by

Rhonda Witzke

Finding Fall Colors

HAPPY OCTOBER 1ST everyone, it is definitely looking like fall outside with all the reds, oranges, browns and golds. I just love Autumn...... its one my favorite seasons of the year (the other is summer)! Recently, I had a very optimistic friend question my love for this time of year, "Why would you like fall, it only means that the most wonderful season is over and that winter is on its way? It's always dark and dreary and you can't  garden and camp any more..."  Yes, so maybe there are some down sides, like night arriving much, much earlier but to me fall means a whole lot more. I love that the crisp weather does not require a big winter coat, just a sweater or a light coat will be enough to keep warm. I also love sipping my favourite fall tea:  gingerbread  and making sugar cookies with my little man.  Lastly, Autumn also means putting away my flower pots and setting up my hay bails, scarecrows and pumpkins on my front steps. Overall, its just a beautiful season.

I loved the fact that the September layout for my monthly scrapbook class was based on Autumn. This is one of the very few layouts that I have completed in 2 years that does not contain any photos of Raydn. Its actually the first layout where there are not any people in it at all. I focused on the fall colours that were in my yard, the red vines, the golden leaves and my red and orange coloured lilies.
The technique we used this month was alcohol inking and glimmer misting with perfect pearls (I just love them..), all on kraft glassine, vellum, acrylic and foil leaves. We used the memory keepers paper line "Autumn Splender", very, very beautiful paper. I actually changed the layout a bit but accidentally. I made a wrong cut and ended up loving the change. I was one that used to worry about making mistakes in classes but now I'm much more slacked. You end up being the only one who knows there even was one. I loved working on this layout, it wasn't as much detail as we usually do but I think it is definitely one of my favourites. My next post will be something by me, I found the most beautiful paper the other day and am super excited to get started.

Below and above:

The alcohol inks used were rust, butterscotch and cranberry.

They were then misted with copper perfect pearls.

Created by Roxanne Olsen and Put together

by Rhonda Witzke

Autumn Greetings......

With the change of the seasons...comes the change of my outside decor :)

Happy Trails.....

Good morning everyone!! Well I guess we can say now that Fall has officially arrived. The grass is turning brown and crunchy and the flowers are wilting away. As much as I love summer with the heat (well not this year anyways...) and the outdoor activities; fall is probably my most favourite season. The changing colours and the nice crisp mornings are amazing!!! The only downside is, it means winter is on its way..BOO! Well I guess there is always snowmen, snowmobiling and sleigh rides to keep Raydn entertained. This has been one busy summer for him for being outside, so I think winter may be torture for him if its to cold to go outside. I guess time will tell.

With fall comes scrapbooking again, no flowers to keep me busy until bedtime. I actually cleaned my scrapbook desk off yesterday so I can start; I have SO many ideas and pictures that I want to scrapbook. Lots of camping, Raydns 2 year birthday party, family reunion, Raydns 2 year pictures, girls trip to Las Vegas, quading and lots of pictures at grandmas house with cousins!!  Many, many, many great memories and great times.

This layout here that I did is a Roxanne Olsen creation. It was her August layout and her technique this month was wood. We used my favourite products...Tim Holtz stains and alcohol inks :) Very fun class!! This is paper I would normally not have used because its very bright and not distressed but I LOVED the end product. Being in this class pushes me to go outside my comfort zone and create some things new. Its good to be pushed a bit, I think it makes you a better scrapbooker. Unfortunately I DO NOT have the last 3 months of Roxannes classes completed...just the kits in my room. My summer was way to busy to attend the classes but never less great winter projects.

I also was nominated for a blogger award from my good friend Roxanne eons ago it seems. I actually typed it out twice (a very long post) and blogger erased it....twice. I am going to redo it again and get it posted as well, perhaps I will use Microsoft word first..lol. Just like today........ I went to add pictures to this post and it booted me out of blogger. Thank gosh this time it actually saved it!!! Technology can be so frustrating!!!!

I also just want to thank you all for still keeping in touch with my blog (Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!) and not forgetting me throughout the summer months. Now that's its cooler out, I will be in my room much, much more (that means I am going to have a lonely husband again...lol). Happy scrapbooking all!!

These pictures were taken at Drayton Valley on one of our quad trips. This was taken early August and the leaves were already starting to change. The couple on the top left are great friends of ours, Betty and Carl...

one of the many times we were stuck that day. The top right is Timm and Raydn throwing rocks in the river. Great Day!!!!!

The top bottom picture is of Timm and Raydn in the ranger. We have created a monter...Raydn cries when he is NOT in the ranger!! The top right picture is of all the men that we quad and camp with.

Happy Trails created by Roxanne Olsen

and put together by Rhonda Witzke

Hipstamatic

Wow! It sure has been a long time since I wrote on my blog but not for the sake of trying. My computer booted me out and shut down about 3 times in the last couple of months. I thought computers were supposed to make our lives easier. Now I type it out in word and transfer it all.  

This summer has been one of the busiest ones since we have moved here four years ago. So far just in the last 2 months involved camping, a family trip to Winnipeg, a trip to Las Vegas (the temperature in the middle of the night was 38 degrees…hotter than any given summer day so far here), a very busy 2^nd birthday party for my little prince and of course the duties of yard work and housework (which never seems to end as a mother). In fact I have been so busy that I have not attended the May, June or July’s scrapbook class with Roxanne. I am really hoping to make it to Augusts. Nothing planned so far and I am REALLY happy about that!!!!

I wanted to share this new app on my phone called Hipstamatic for any of you iPhone lovers out there. It is truly a great photo app for taking really neat pictures. My sister-in-law got my hooked on it. I believe you initially pay $1.99 for the app and if you would like additional lenses and films each cost $0.99. Here is a list of some of my favourites:

1.    Lens: John S

Film: Kodot XGrizzled with the flash off.

……This adds a vintage “just out of the dryer” look to your prints

2.    Lens: John S

Film: Float with the flash off

……This adds a pleasant warm tone to your prints.

3.    Lens: John S

Film: Ina’s 1935 with the flash off

…….This film is clean and beautiful.  Needless to say the photograph speaks for itself. Another favourite of Ina’s is 1969…this also adds a vintage look to your photos.

4. Lens: Lucifer VI

    Film: Kodot XGrizzled

    .....Makes it a little rough around the edges

These are just a few of 10 films that you can choose from, I save the pictures and email them to myself and print them on my photo printer instead of sending them away to get printed….it is cheaper to do it yourself.  It’s a neat app if you want to add something different to your photos.

Well I thought I would share this with everyone and if you have an IPhone try it, you won’t be disappointed…..I promise!!!!