big changes

Well first off, no big changes in the scrap area that's pretty much the same. BUT stay tuned tomorrow for the reveal of the July kit! it was really out of my comfort zone but i really like what I've done so far with it! Here's a card i did for my husband's birthday last Tuesday. I LOVE how it turned out, it's exactly what i wanted! don't you just love how what you create is how you had envisioned it!


OK now for the big change part. I've changed diapers for Charlie. Since this morning, I am now using the Gdiapers check them out they are totally awesome and so much better for the environnement. I'm horrified to think that my kids diapers (pampers, huggies and such) will still be in our landfill 6 generations from now. Isn't that horrible! Well the gdiapers will break down in the landfills between 50-150 DAYS!!! yes that's right: days. You can also flush them in your toilet or compost them. We don't compost so that's not an option, i was going to do the whole flushing thing (you also don't have the smell of the poopy diaper!) but i don't think my toilets like it very much, they have a tendency to clog very easily. I've had to use my plunger 3X already today. If you go on the website they have videos that show you how easy they are to flush and dispose of. i guess i my toilets are too finicky to flush, i still feel better throwing these away knowing they will break down so much quicker and they are better for mother earth since they are made of all natural products.

Slowly i've been trying to do things a bit "greener", i use phosphate free detergents and recycle a lot more than i use to. But this is a huge change. i'm glad i'm making it. Now to convince they daycare, hopefully they will be all for it!

Tune in tomorrow for my newest Just Cre8 July kit cre8tions!

storm video

OMG! check out this video of tuesday's storm. This was taken in Longueuil on montreal's south shore. I was at work in Candiac (also on the south shore) and it was very similar to this video.

big storm

So we had a big storm on tuesday, luckily we still have power but my neighbors don't (weird huh?) So i thought i'd share some pictures of the damages we had in our yard. Our house is ok, no damages. the trampoline and swing set are scrapped! it looks like a tree fell on the trampoline but actually the trampoline flew into a tree, our neighbour came over after the storm passed to take it down. I was at work and it was quite a show, i've never seen a storm so bad. during the downpour you couldn't see 20 feet in front of you (outside of course! 'cause we were fine inside! lol!) we finally got the cable-internet-phone today! (we have all three with Videotron!)

new layout

this is a non-kit layout i did for the SR monthly challenge and a contest on CMK. the lines in the sun are orange glitter and i put some green doodlebug velvet flock on the flowers. i really like the way this turned out. Thanks to Leslie Ash for the inspiration.

more pics

here are some miscellaneous pictures from our trip to Mexico, the scuba diving we did there and some pictures of the kids taken at the park last week-end. oh yeah and i slipped one in there of me and Tamara (my best friend from junior/high school) from when i went to spend a week-end with her in Ottawa about 1.5 months ago TFL!

JC8 june kit layouts

Here are my layouts for the Just Cre8 June scrap pack, you can get your hands on it here and see the other DT members' cre8tions here.

back from vacation

I just came back from a week long vacation in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. It was great! nice (well great) weather, good drinks, good food and i got PADI certified level 1. So obviously we did lots of diving and a little bit of relaxing by the pool and the beach. Unfortunately we would've needed more time to visit some of the great sites like Chitchen Itza, Tulum and Xcaret (which is more of a park) Here are some pics from the trip (they're not as good as i'd like them to be but what can you do...) I'll post the diving pictures later since they're on my hubby's camera and he's gone to Toronto with it. My mom came down from NB to babysit the kids and unfortunately the week was harder than expected. charlie got the flu and gave it to my mom mid-week. When we came back on Sat someone must've still been contagious because hubby and i got it on monday so i missed my first day back at work. We're all ok now and feeling better.


there were alot of buildings with gorgeous flowers flowing from the roof and balconies.this one is taken at dusk

there were lots of waves...very fun for body surfing!
this is the lagoon pool at the hotel


at the beach at Sensi beach club



















a view from the plane arriving in Mexico



















yummy Pina Colada!









on our balcony











the beach at dusk.





oh yeah and this one is for my friend Josie. There was a beach club/restaurant called "Sensi" i thought of you right away!


I'm working on my layouts for the Just Cre8 June kit, the reveal was last wednesday and the girls really rocked the kit (it's a little intimidating if you ask me...) i've got 1 done and need 2 more. i should be done this week-end, so check back in soon.

class pics

i know i've said it before and i'll say it again...i'm a bad blogger. i forgot to tell you but i'm taking another photography class. this one is introduction to portraiture. here are a few pics we took, some in studio and some at the Dawson library.











































































these are 2 pics of Brady i took a few weeks ago. i just love the one of him on his new bike with his dad.




















here is a digi layout for a scraplift i did on a board i'm on.





















and here's my latest Just Cr8 layout with the May kit!

May reveal!

ok so i haven't posted in a while. i couldn't pass up the opportunity to come show you my new layouts made with the yummy May scrap pack from Just Cre8.
for this card i added the felt shapes (robot) from Fancy Pants from my own stash.
and i also did this other layout with some Stampin'Up papers i had bought almost 1 year ago!!!!
and a another card using some of the new Cosmo Cricket papers and black chipboard. TFL!!!