back from holidays...

Hiya!

I'm back from holidays, and ready to start refreshing my business. For those of you who follow, yep it's that time of the year again; I do this once a year. I take stock of what I've done, sort through what works and what doesn't and then present something new for the fall.

I'll be meeting with a friend of mine from Digital Relay ; who will be helping me out with my Web Presence and hopefully help me use my time more effectively when publishing online. Until then, here are a few cards I've been working on:

I'll be finishing up my travel journal; which I had so much fun working on this summer, and I'll have some pictures for you by the end of the week.

Happy Scrappin',

Cindy

Camping Adventure... I'm ready for you!

Okay,

So I'm ready to record all of my memories for it... but that's just as important as being in the moment and having all the necessary living items like tent, sleeping bags, cooler, food and so on... :)

Here are those pics I promised, of my travel box:

{various stickers, journal cutouts, adhesive, ink, stamps, paper, markers, scissors

and writing pad to journal;which is the most important to me}

{As you've already seen: my album, simple paper cutter; which fit in the box,

and my very,very,very old label maker with some wood grain label rolls}

I really enjoy these 12x12 clear boxes as they are so much easier to stack & label in my scrapbook room; which is currently a disasterous, but usable space.  They are always on sale at Michael's and  they fit a lot of items. My album does not fit in it with all of items I am taking, but everything else does. :)

I was having such a good time getting these things together and making my album cover that I had some time to make my title page for this album. It's simple, but it'll work with any picture I pick from the lot at the end of our adventure.

Happy Scrappin',

Cindy

Found it!

 Happy August Long Weekend!

Hi there,
How are your holidays going? Mine are going just fine & I'm thoroughly enjoying them. My sister-in-law is getting married next weekend and then we're off for a couple of weeks to Banff; I cannot wait! We haven't gone on a holiday since we started these renos and we need to get out of town... FAST!

We're going camping and one of my favourite pastimes while traveling is journalling {&of course some scrapbooking} ; it really helps in adding those memorable details when scrapbooking months... even years from the date of travel. {I have several albums/projects on the go}

My Portugal album has benfitted a lot from my journal & so has my Vegas album; they're done now & I'll have some pics of those in the coming months.

Well anyways, I found it... and it was on SALE!!!!!
 It's the perfect travel journal & scrapbook combined for this year's camping adventure...

It's a K & Company "Que Sera, Sera" Binder Album with 5 pockets and 10 page protectors... Absolutely Perfect!

{8x10 horizontal}

{pages & pockets- for all of the little pieces I pick up & to pre-make my layouts}

{pocktes are large 8x8 size - perfect for those postcards & maps I like to embellish}

{BEST PART - binder rings & 2 " height for LOTS of stuff! - I'm a serious travel collector!}

Here's what it looks like now...

{Customized the front & back cover with paper I had on hand

& embellishments I've been buying the past few days...

it's so much fun to start a new project!}

{close up of my title... used an old ~ really old~ label maker}

I'll show you my travel box tomorrow once I figure out what exactly is going in it with me... I mean us on our trip! :)

I also had some fun with friend last week and here are the layouts I created of some summer fun last year...

Happy scrappin'
Cindy

simple layouts...

Hiya!

Here are the layouts I created during the Mom's Scrap Club on the 25th of June:

I hope you enjoy your summer...

Cindy

showered with love...

Hi again!
My sister-in-law's wedding shower went beautifully, thanks to the wonderful family I belong to.
They took the ideas we had and created the simple, yet fabulous setting and atmosphere you see below.
I created the stationery and it all came together. And for those of you who have similar items; yes I have a thing for pink & green... they're my daughter's colours! :)

Sister-in-law & Fiancee

Hall

table centres

table numbers with program on other side

thank you tag

thank you gift

shower cake - made by pink sugary cakes

Hi There!

I'm so excited about this part of my little girl's life; she's much more talkative, using complete sentences and singing the alphabet as if it's the only song she knows. And this September she's starting school! Yippee!

As a scrapbooker I knew these were the memories to keep so I started early. I bought an adorable album and came up with a 2 page layout that was easy, fit the individual and class photo, and had a pocket for all of those special items that she creates (I'm going to have to make a box for the larger items... :) ) 

Here it is...

I'll be teaching a class in the fall for the Caboto Centre, and if you'd like sign up and come and make one for your little one or your older ones, your grandchildren or your graduates... It's a great way to hold all of those precious school memories. Send me a message if you'd like more info on this class.

Mom Scrap Club...

Who's coming?
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
Wildwood Community Centre
5pm to 11 pm
$5 per person and snack to share

Again, give me a call (996-4960) to reserve your spot!

Happy Scrappin',
Cindy

a few projects I enjoyed this past month...

Project 1:

Lulu is turning 4 this july and it was time to get her invitations ready. I was/am so crazy with wedding invites and exams for my classes that i decided to "cheat" and get photo invites done at costco this year. Nnow, depending on your philosophy of life, they came back printed with a saying I did not want. with no more time to get them changed or even argue with the photo people, I took them home and came up with a fix. Lulu being 3 going on 4 wanted to help and so she did! I was so happy having her help make her own invitations... {she put all of the circle stickers on the cards to cover the saying and then I stamped it up} They turned out great and Jules and I got to play together for a little while.

Project 2:

The next project I enjoyed was my sister-in-law's wedding invites. She's going with a pastel / feather type theme for her wedding this summer and here are the invites I came up with...

I really fell in love with the elegance of the invite and the crystal heart. I found the ribbon on sale at Michael's and bought them out that day. :) I love the feathers, but they were a tedious application as I had to cut the point off and the flat part of the feather at the end. (most were tinged yellow and I really only wanted the white fluffy part.  I also created multicoloured insides/invites/replies {replies had mathcing envelopes} to match the dresses being worn by the bridesmaids. The entire package was stuffed in black envelopes and the addy's were written in white. It was beautiful!
 
Project 3:
My last fun project of the past month was the shower invite for my sis-in-law... I can't show you the whole thing yet, but here's a sneak peek...

I printed the invite on vellum, stamped the back of the vellum with the flower you see and then added the crystal centre. These are so pretty... trully one of my favourites!

I'll be back soon, with more of my fun projects....

By the way... who's coming out the the last Mom's Scrap Club of the Season? Send me an e-mail at cindy@auniqueflair.com or call 996-4960 to save your spot on June 25th, 2011 from 5 to 11 p.m.

See you soon & Happy Scrappin',
Cindy

Happy Scrapbooking Day!

Today is National Scrapbooking Day!
Yippee!
Does anyone know of a better way to spend Mother's Day weekend than scrapbooking & enjoying one's family? I don't!
Thank you God for all of the great things I am blessed with as a mom!

Here are a couple of projects I have on my list this weekend:
- Sister-in-law's wedding invites
- Nephew's baby book
- Scrappin' for MS! thank you cards

I'll post them as I complete them this weekend!

Couple of things to note:

- I've been spending more time on facebook with A Unique Flair so check out our facebook page & like us!

- I attended the Baby & kids Show in February and thoroughly enjoyed my time meeting new people.

Here are a couple of projects I have completed in the past few months...

Enjoy your weekend & Happy Scrappin',

Cindy

One more project!

Okay,
So I am now well on my way to being organized and have many completed projects for the upcoming Baby & Kids Show here in Winnipeg. I am listed on the first exhibitor listing page with a logo & link. I am super excited about this.

Here's a look at what I've been working on in the past few days...

January's Challenge - Let's Get Organized,  is almost coming to a close & I've not seen one entry in the facebook page album. Should I extend the deadline? Let me know.

Check out our facebook page for more photos on my photo organization process.

Happy Scrappin',

Cindy