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1st I would like to say how absolutely overwhelmed I was at the amount of comments I recieved on this giveaway. I want you all to know I read every single comment and am grateful for them all. Such sweet talented ladies you all are. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment and share some love, I was in awe of feeling so much love from the scrappy world. And yes it IS TRUE (I have witnesses) I did scrapbook this many pages and cards in 24 hours. I am a fast scrapper, when I am feeling it, it just kind of flows.

There were 182 comments in total, WOWZAS! The lucky lady of the Giveaway is............. Ronda! Congrats!! Please email me your mailing address to rivermyheart@yahoo.ca and I will send it on its merry little way!

I know the feeling of disapointment from not winning something awesome, so I have decide to choose 5 of my favorite comments to send a little something too as well! I will be sending some/all of the Diecuts used in these pages in assorted colors, I cut them using my Silhoutte Cameo and I find they make such a big statement on a page so would love to share some. As well I will throw in another little scrappy gift, maybe some samples of my favorite washi or something........ so you five ladies please email me you mailing address' as well and I will send off your prizes! rivermyheart@yahoo.ca

Thank you so much to Canadian Scrapbooker for posting my giveaway and letting you all know about it! They are an a amazing magazine! Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and gets some scrapbooking in!! I am cropping tonight with some amazing ladies!

I'm "IN LOVE" with this Kit! & a GIVEAWAY!

I was super pumped and grateful to be asked to the Guest Designer for this months fabulous kit over at Treasured Memories

I cannot even believe how far this kit went! Nadine did an amazing job putting this kit together! I made a whopping total of 10 layouts and 10 Cards with it all within 24 hours! I guess you can say I was super inspired by its lovliness and all the fun little bits. But talk about bang for your buck! You get $50.00 worth of product for only $35.00! And it all goes so amazing together, it makes everything so fun & easy!

Here are some of the Layouts and cards I made with the kit, please comment on which is your favorite and I will put your name into a fun little giveaway! I am purging scrappy supplies and have a ton of fun brand new products that need a good loving home. Good luck and Happy Valentines!!

So which one is your favorite? I will pick a lucky winner next Friday, and try and post a pick of the goodies sometime in between (there will be washi and October Afternoon goodies for sure, maybe even some exclusive goods). Have an awesome weekend!

There are all sorts of awesom goodies in here!!! October Afternoon, Studio Calico (even some exclusive die cuts as promised, Washi!!! basic Grey, My Minds Eye and a ton more!

What does having an 8 year old girl mean to me...

It means Scraping glitter off my kitchen counters
It means having stained hot pink fingers from giving her washable streaks before school
It means being so filled with pride you might burst at so many accomplishments
It means we can do more things together like scrapbook
It means fights with friends and lots of hugs
It means she can run her own shower and wash her own hair
It means she knows how to skate
It means she has her own fashion sense and I am not to mess with it
It means reading hundreds of chapter books
It means stepping on girlie Lego
It means she can ride a 2 wheeler like a champ
It means I can introduce more child labour (cleaning bathrooms, etc)
It means (thank GOD) she still wants to snuggle with me all the time
It means she has her own TV and DVD player in her room
It means she is becoming a little lady and losing her littleness
It means I fall more in love with her everyday as she becomes more and more amazing
It means she knows how to make oatmeal in the microwave
It means she has a passion for learning and science and loves school
It means she is growing up, and I am so grateful to be there with her every step of the way. To catch her, to teach her, to love her, to guide her, to let her fall, and then catch her again.
It means I am an amazingly lucky person and Mother.

All photos taken by the amazing Sheri of Captureitphotography, Scrapbook pages done with the amazing upcoming February Valentines kit from Treasured Memories

Oh Sn@p!

I had to do an entire post for this amazing new line by SImple Stories Sn@p! Life. I think it is one of the funnest, most versatile, and most affordable lines out there right now.

It is perfect for Project life and believe me this line ALMOST makes me want to start up PL again after quitting back in May. Everything about it is fun and happy.

I created a few Layouts with it and a couple of cards. I found they came together so fast and easy, I literally created 4 of these pages in less than an hour. Love. Love. Love. If you want to score some of this happiness for own greedy crafty self Treasured Memories has the whole Shebang!

Would love to see links to other awesome projects made with this super awesome line! Have a super happy, colorful kind of day.

I'm a sucker

Well my friend and AVID blogger Lisa has asked me to participate in this Q&A sorta thang, so here goes nothin....

1. Favourite colour: Hands down turquoise

2. Favourite song: Right now the song repeatedly played on my itunes is Ho Hey by The Lumineers

Favorite Band: City and Colour/Matchbox 20

Favorite Artist: Jack Johnson & Pink (I have a hard time narrowing stuff down to just one)

3. Favourite Book (or magazine, if you're not a book-reader: I read a shitload of books all the time, again hard to narrow it down to just one. Anything by Augusten Burroughs he is amazingly funny and I can relate to so many of his memoirs and messed up life even though he is an alcoholic gay guy, but hey don't judge.
4. Favourite Blog: http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/ This lady touches my life, I have never met her, but have followed her journey of adoption (no I sure as hell do not want to adopt), she is crafty, has the most amazing little family and her photography rocks. Highly recommended.

5. What are you most looking forward to this season? That moment when all the presents are wrapped, and you sit back with your mochocholatteyaya or whatever yummy drink you happen to be sippin on admiring the tree, listening to Christmas carols and enjoy the peace and tranquility. That is until either my husband or kids request some ridiculous thing of me, like finding the keys that are right in front of his face, or cleaning up an entire jug of milk that was just spilled all over the table.

What a Card!

In our society we are encouraged to buy whatever products we can afford and then throw them out as soon as the newest, and hottest thing comes on to the market. I am guilty for falling into this trap as well, especially when it comes to scrapbooking products. They make me happy, and I ALWAYS have really great intentions of using them up, but let's be real I end up hoarding my favorites and then they lose their awesomeness just a little and never get used.

I have been saying this to myself a lot lately. Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do or do without! So in all areas of my life, my fridge, my pantry, my clothes, my kids clothes, cleaning products, shampoos & conditioners, all that stuff that we continuously buy more of even though we may not truly need it.

So I have been trying to use up my current stash of products that normally would be given to my 8 yr old, or a friend, or maybe even the garbage. I have been making a ton of cards this week with old leftover from my Studio Calico kits. It's amazing what some little scraps can make.

I encourage you to do the same, use your product! Just because it isn't the latest and greatest doesn't mean it isn't beautiful. Use it up. Itfeels great!

Say what? Yes a real life blog post!

Well it's only been since July, jeez, give a girl some credit. I have realized that I pretty much kinda sorta suck at blogging, but I am pretty much all the time good at making lists so here we go...... My life in lists..... the good, the bad, the awesome.

Top ten things consuming my life right now:

1. Dexter
2. Tea and lots of it
3. kids (high maintenance little buggers)
4. Online shopping
5. F%*&^ing laundry
6. Carsgone
7. emails
8. Instagram/Facebook
9. Scrapbooking
10. The freaking elf on the shelf

Top ten things that annoy me right now:


1. Teenagers
2. People eating my salt and vinegar chips and only leaving half a handful in the bag
3. Slow drivers
4. South Common pre-Christmas traffic
5. The fact that my voice doesn't want to go back to non-cougar mode
6. Cupboard doors that are left open
7. Kids who fight over computer time
8. Assholes who wear their shoes into pools when there is CLEARLY 10 signs on the way to the dressing room NO OUTDOOR SHOES
9. Treadmill guilt
10. When Ray "Annihalates" me in Foosball

Top ten freaking awesome things right now:

1. My camera
2. Rivers amazing reading/writing skills
3. Getting our family photos done by the amazing Sheri @ Captureitphotography
4. New fun, fabulous and inspiring scrappy friends and an amazing scrapbook store to hang out at
5. I am done my deadline for another month
6. FINALLY going on a fieldtrip with Taylas Class on Friday (work usually prevents these things)
7. I have a new baby to love and buy stuff for (Congrats Sara and Schmelliot)
8. Scoring an awesome New winter jacket today!!! And it being the last one and on sale!
9. My killer foosball skillz
10. Good books and bubble baths

Top ten excuses for not blogging more than every 4 months


1. No time
2. No one reads this shit anyways
3. To busy scrapbooking
4. To busy watching Dexter
5. To busy yelling at people for eating my chips and leaving cupboard doors open
6. To busy looking for "NEW AND EXCITING" places to hide the freaking elf
7. To busy not going on the treadmill
8. To busy trying to make Team Canada for foosball
9. Carpal Tunnel
10. To busy reading Lisa and Nadines blogs (who actually blog like every. freaking. Day.